After opening up the high-level relationship of Zhao Guo, Bai Gui began to prepare for the sale of horses in large quantities.

This time the horse transport was different from the horse transport on the grassland, and it was necessary to requisition a transport team of several hundred or even thousands of people. Other than that! There are other things to be prepared for.

In the savannah, there is no boundary, as long as the horses do not run too loosely, they are allowed. But when it comes to Zhongshan and Zhao, the horses can't run around casually. If you spoil someone else's crop, you can't afford to pay for it. And also! Landowners everywhere will also find you trouble.

On the surface, the land belongs to Zhongshan or Zhao, but in fact! It is divided into hereditary nobles or something. Maybe? It's a commoner who rents seeds. So! When the horses reach the interior, they are not free to run.

Bai Gui talked about the difficulty of transporting horses, and Uncle Wu and the others thought of a good way not to let the horses run around. And! It is also very labor-saving. According to this method, one laborer can manage at least ten or twenty horses.

According to the principle of the carriage, Uncle Wu and others used wooden sticks to make wooden frames in the shape of "mouth", and circled the horses inside. The horse is like pulling a carriage, and it cannot be crossed. Other than that! Between the horses, they are also connected with wooden sticks. Five horses or several horses are joined together to form a small detachment.

In this way, one person can manage at least two or three squads. If there were no ravines, it would not be a problem for one person to manage thirty or fifty horses. Of course! For the sake of safety and not to find out about the accident, Bai Gui did not save this money. One person is in charge of two squads, about ten horses. On average, one person manages a small detachment. Others, who are in charge of the overall business.

For example! Some horses are naturally mischievous, unsociable, and unwilling to be restrained. In this way, the horses should be placed at the back of the team and managed separately.

And also! When encountering a ravine, it is necessary to untie the connection between horses and transport them one by one.

Other than that! Also to prevent robbers on the road.

The big robbers don't, the thieves probably do. If the thief sneaks in, it is very troublesome to leave the horse.

But! These horses, brought back from the steppe, were not saddled and did not have iron hooves. It's just that the halter is installed and the reins are tied.

Knowing that Chu and Zhao had negotiated the purchase of horses, Bai Gui asked Zhongshan to transport the horses to the checkpoint between Zhongshan and Zhao first. And then! The people on Zhao Guo's side greeted him at the edge of the checkpoint.

There are rules between countries that do not allow such large-scale people to enter. The prevention is dressed as a soldier, and it is a sneak attack.

So! On the side of Zhongshan Country, it is necessary to hire migrant workers to transport horses as early as possible. And Zhao Guo is the same, he has to hire a large number of migrant workers who transport horses. After applying for the migrant workers, they went to the Zhao State Government to collectively file for the record. And then! Pick up a caravan pass.

The reason why you have to declare tariffs is for this! If you don't declare the customs duties, the government of Zhao will not let you go. The horse-transporting laborers you hired will not be issued caravan passes.

When the caravan comes, all the personnel should not register their household information one by one. But! Unified declaration by the caravan. Something went wrong, and the caravan was responsible.

It's the same in Zhongshan, all the formalities are learned. In fact! It was all done by the Baigui Instructor's Mansion in order to facilitate the caravan not to be checked by the checkpoints. With the government's passage documents, plus a big red envelope for the boss of the checkpoint, everything is easy to do.

Although it is said that the recruitment is a temporary horse transport worker, for the Baigui caravan, it is not a random recruitment.

It's not like modern society, as soon as you run to the talent market, register, set up a booth and start recruiting. Only look at academic qualifications and professional knowledge, not character, first recruit and try it out.

The recruitment of people in the caravans of Baigui is personally responsible for the shopkeeper of the inn or the person in charge of the inn, restaurant, wine store, etc., and recruits people who are familiar with it and have good character. And! There must also be an acquaintance to vouch for it. If something goes wrong with this person, the guarantor is responsible.

Of course! It's not a big responsibility, it's just that the credibility of your recommendation and guarantee will be low in the future. Later! What do you recommend and guarantee, but the shopkeeper doesn't believe you.

And also! Although it is a temporary horse transport worker, it is also for the selection of talents in the future. After this trial, if the performance is good, I will give priority to you next time. Even! Recruit you directly into the caravan and become a regular worker.

To know! In these troubled times, no young man can escape military service. If you can't join the caravan as a migrant worker or a guard, you may have to do military service. The consequences of military service are conceivable, and no one knows whether to live or die on the battlefield.

Basically! Men mostly die on the battlefield. As long as you are not disabled, you are required to serve in the military. When the war comes, you're going to be re-drafted. Unless you survive an injury, you can avoid dying on the battlefield.

So! Those who were in contact with Bai Gui's caravan hoped that they or their relatives would join the caravan as migrant workers or guards. Only by not staying at home all the year round, and the hukou is not the hometown, can it be possible to avoid the disaster of military service.

Military service not only faces death, but also does not pay much. When it comes to remuneration, it is only a reduction in taxes for family members. But! When the country is in danger, taxes continue to increase until the people can no longer bear it.

And the caravan that followed Bai Gui was paid every day. If you are injured, you will receive a pension, and if you die, you will not only have a pension, but you will also take care of your family. Who wouldn't want to do such a good job?

This time, nearly 20,000 horses will be transported, and at least two or three thousand people will be recruited. This is no joke, when the country conscripts, sometimes there are not so many at once. So! If the movement becomes bigger, it will attract the attention of Zhao Guo. If it touches the nerves of someone in the upper echelons of power, it will be a big problem.

Oh, yes! Can you recruit two or three thousand able-bodied men at a time, can you not attract the attention of the high-level officials of Zhao State? To know! You can recruit two or three thousand soldiers at a time, and you can form a pretty good army!

Furthermore! If you make a big move, and others accuse you of rebellion, the trouble will be even greater.

In order not to attract the attention of the government, Bai Gui asked people to recruit from various places in Zhao State. And then! By giving the caravan the opportunity to transport goods, the personnel were transferred over, and then transferred to the border of Zhongshan Kingdom, waiting for the opportunity.

"Who's that? Smear your face! Hook your waist a little! Otherwise! The government will find out that you are a strong man and will pull you to military service! ”

"Who's that? Expose the wound on your arm, and if someone asks you, you say that you were wounded on the battlefield and retired. ”

"Who else is that? Someone asks you, and you say that you are disabled, will you pretend to be better? ”

"Hehehe!" When they heard this, they all laughed.

"I said who's that? You guys are serious, okay? Otherwise! I'll let you go home! Under the reprimand of the shopkeeper, these temporarily hired horse carriers did not dare to giggle anymore and became serious.

(End of chapter)