The merchants were happy, the soldiers were happy, and the Sang Hong sheep were happy. ▲ ∴, in this transaction, Sang Hongyang did not invest a single money, just tossed and tossed twice, and suddenly found that he had become a rich man, and the time was still very short. This time, Sang Hongyang was completely convinced by the Su people, he was also from a merchant family, and he was never very interested in Su Ren, who was known as the god of business, even if he watched Su Ren stir up the Huns into a pot of porridge in Mayi, Sang Hongyang felt that if he had the opportunity, he could do it. As soon as this incident came out, Sang Hongyang was completely convinced, what is the highest level of making money? Isn't this the way of grouting a white wolf?

After shopping, the eyes of the businessmen were fixed on military exploits again. The Great Han's attention to military exploits is quite high, at least for now. The Han Dynasty is surrounded by strong enemies, and there are kings in the country. After a battle is won, there will naturally be a lot of rewards, and it is never hesitant to add officials to the knighthood. If you lose the battle, the punishment is also very strict. Otherwise, there would not have been a situation in history that Li Guang could not be a marquis in his life.

This time it was a winning battle, especially since the people who rushed to the front line had a few to a dozen heads per person as long as they lived. The Han Dynasty followed the law of the Qin Dynasty, and beheaded the first-level transformation to promote a title, and all twenty titles were built with human heads. Of course, the title is not given casually, and for the little soldier, the maximum is only the eighth level of the common car, that is, it requires sixty-four heads. In addition, the title cannot jump three levels in a battle in a row, which means that even if you cut off sixty-four heads, you can only upgrade by three levels, and the rest will be invalidated.

It is these benefits that the merchants see, many soldiers have killed countless people, and they have won many heads, so it would be a pity to invalidate them. At the instigation of Su Ren, the price of 500 yuan per head became a secret that everyone in the barracks knew. When people have money, they think about power, and there is not much psychological burden to pay for it, not to mention that there is Su Ren behind him, even Han Anguo laughed when he saw it. Su Ren's explanation is also very simple, since it is a scrapped head, nothing can be left behind if it is scrapped, and it will be regarded as waste if it is exchanged for some money.

Human heads can be recycled, and dead and wounded war horses also have the value of waste utilization. Horse meat, which even wild beasts didn't want to eat, suddenly became a sought-after commodity. No one knows what Su Ren wants so many horses to do with the dead in battle, only that Su Ren buys it again, as long as the horses are dragged into the city from outside the city and handed over to the people designated by Su Ren, a few copper coins will be in hand immediately, and such a good thing has become the favorite thing for resting soldiers.

Sitting in the lobby of the City Lord's Mansion, Han Anguo asked Su Ren while drinking: "Those businessmen have acquired and seized, the old man can understand, things that seem worthless in this place, and it is a good price to take back the big man; The acquisition of military merits, the old man can also understand, this time there will be a big victory, a few more civilians, His Majesty will not blame General Su; What the old man couldn't understand was, why did you get back so many dead horses? ”

Su Ren said: "Hehehe, what's so difficult to understand about this, the horses killed in battle can't be ridden or used, and the only way out is to eat." ”

"Eat?" Han Anguo shook his head again and again: "The early spring has come, and the weather will naturally heat up slowly, even if so many horses are smoked for a few months, I'm afraid there is no way to complete it, not to mention that the bacon can't be left for long, when will the mountain-like horse carcasses be eaten?" ”

"If you can't finish eating, eat slowly!" Su Ren looked relaxed: "Does the old general know why the poor always can't eat?" And the amount of food is huge, so I don't think there is any problem in it? ”

Han Anguo thought about it, and what Su Ren said made some sense. At least the poor people he had seen were very good at eating. Don't talk about it, just compare it with the soldiers under your command, if you let these soldiers eat enough, even a mountain of grain can't stand it. Han Anguo once saw a strong man who ate his food for three days, and said that he was only half full.

"General Su knows?"

"That's nature!" Su Ren sat up straight: "Although my Han is richer, there are too many poor people to count, and there are many people running around for two meals a day?" However, they each eat a generous amount, the same bowl of rice, you and I can eat for a day, they are not enough for one meal, the root knot is actually very simple, lack of oil and water in the stomach. ”

"If you can't get enough food, where will you get the meat?"

"That's the problem! The people of the Han Dynasty only know how to grow grain, and the technology of breeding and growing vegetables seems to have been lost, you must know that the same bowl of rice, if you eat an extra bite of food today, it means that you will eat a less mouthful of rice, if you eat an extra piece of meat, three mouthfuls of rice can be saved! Of course, it doesn't mean that we only eat something else, we don't eat food, and no one can replace food or staple food, but we can find ways to eat less. ”

Without waiting for Han Anguo to speak, Su Ren continued: "It's a pity that these horses killed in battle were thrown away, so I got them back, salted them with salt, and they won't be ** for a year, General Han thinks that how much is a pound of horse meat like this?" ”

Han Anguo frowned: "If compared with mutton, horse meat is rough, and my Han is not allowed to eat beef, pork is too low, not to mention that civilians and beggars are unwilling to eat it, if General Su can really keep one piece of these horse meat, the old man thinks that it is more reasonable to pay thirty yuan a catty." ”

Su Ren shook his head.

"Fifty dollars?"

Su Ren still shook his head: "General Han is still too dark-hearted, I am ready to sell it for three yuan a catty." ”

"Three coins? Wouldn't that lead to a crazy robbery? Pork is not even at this price! ”

Su Ren said: "General Han also knows that these horse meats are just those dead war horses, and a horse only gives five dollars to the soldiers, and selling it for three is already considered violence!" ”

"General Su won't sell it once and won't sell it?" Han Anguo is a master of the art of war, and his head is naturally bright, so he immediately grasped the key point: "If this is the case, it will not have the slightest effect on my Han." ”

"General Han is wrong again! If it's a good business, why not sell it? When I came to Mayi, I had already negotiated with Yu Dan and King Youxian, in the future, their dead horses, of course, could not be sick and dead, I bought them all, although the price was a little more expensive, it was also within the acceptable range, and I also said that the Qiang people also said that the total number of horses in the two places is one million, and tens of thousands of horses die every year, right? ”

"Besides, this kind of thing is just a snack, no one will eat it as a meal, I dare not guarantee that it will supply the entire Han Dynasty, there is still no problem in Gyeonggi and the northern counties, and I am not ready to make money with this thing, in order to let my Han people also eat meat, it doesn't matter if it is difficult to eat, it is a good thing to eat less food!"

Han Anguo stood up and bowed to Su Ren: "General Su has the world in his heart, and the old man admires it!" By the way, yesterday I heard that in the Yazi River, a horse thief robbed dozens of Hun tribes, slaughtered all the livestock, and pulled the meat and did not know where to go, I don't know if this matter has anything to do with General Su? ”

"Ugh! Hahahaha......"

"Hahaha......"

The two looked at each other and laughed, never talking about horse jerky again.

The city of Mayi became a huge workshop and market, and the merchants were happy, the soldiers were happy, the Sang Hongyang was happy, and the Han people who moved back from Yanmen Pass were also happy. Although the taste is a little unpleasant, the Ma Yi is still in the hands of the Han people, and this is the biggest victory. Seeing today's scene again, many people began to wonder if Mayi would become a good place in the future. I hope that the imperial court will send troops to garrison it, so that the Huns will not kill it again.

The captives went on the road, and under the escort of the soldiers, they followed the people of the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce to the south. The Han people are doing a good job, as long as the family is arranged together as much as possible, one is to reassure these captives, and the other is to reduce the probability of the captives escaping. Tens of thousands of prisoners are not a small number, and Cui Jiuming used almost all the power of the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce.

The captives did not find it hard to eat, although their hands and feet were tied, at least when it was time to eat. It's much more comfortable to say than when I came from Wolf Juxu.

The captives are gone, Han Anguo is also leaving, he is the commander of the main force this time, and it will naturally fall on his head to go to Chang'an to offer prisoners. In order to highlight the military exploits of the Han Dynasty, Li Guang and Cheng Buzhi were exceptionally promoted to deputy commanders, and returned to Beijing with Han Anguo, so that the two veterans who were stationed in the northern Xinjiang of the Han Dynasty all the year round would not be too chilling. As soon as several generals left, the highest leader on the battlefield of Mayi turned out to be Su Ren.

On the night of leaving, Li Danghu, Wei Qing, Gongsun He, and Gongsun Aoquan came to Su Ren to say goodbye. Several people are friends, and after getting along for many years and getting to know each other, I feel that these friends are worth it. Although Su Ren didn't grow up with a few guys, but in their hearts, if there was no Su Ren, what would be the current glory of Dahan? Not to mention the identities of several of them today.

Several people drank all night and talked all night. Before leaving, everyone came over to hug Su Ren and told him that they would wait for him to come back in Chang'an. In Su Ren's words, the scene was the same as a lover's farewell, and several people laughed.

Walking away, the lively Ma Yi regained its tranquility. The imperial court really cared about Ma Yi this time, and deliberately left 20,000 troops at the disposal of Su Ren. When the generals left, the young generals came out, and this battle helped Wei Qing block the promotion of Li Cheng, the commander of Shu County, who had made meritorious contributions to the army, and stayed by Su Ren's side as a Zhonglang. Another Zhonglang general of the 10,000-strong team is also an acquaintance of Su Ren, Liu Jian, who was recommended by Li Guang to the imperial court.

Although Liu Jian had the blood of King Huainan, he washed away his grandfather's shame with blood on the battlefield and was recognized by the emperor. Exceptionally promoted to Zhonglang General. In addition, Sang Hongyang, Lei Fu and others also stayed. It can also be regarded as Liu Che's comfort to Su Ren, lest everyone go to Chang'an to receive the reward, and Su Ren will be lonely.

Now that there are people, money, food, and money, the reconstruction of Mayi City is naturally on the agenda. It is not easy to build on the grassland, stone is the biggest problem, and it is impossible to transport it from Yanmen Pass, so it is a fool to do so. Therefore, Ma Yi could only build Tucheng, but Su Ren was still not worried about the defense of Tucheng, so a strange-shaped thing was built in the closest place to the river, and no one knew what it was doing when they saw it, and the doorways were more like prisons. asked Su Ren what he wanted to do, and Su Ren only had one sentence: turn waste into treasure.