Chapter 130: The Price of Favors
The wine and food were quickly served, and Lin Sen called Cheng to bite the gold and them, and they all came to the new restaurant, where the tables and chairs of camphor wood looked much more orderly.
After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food, and the atmosphere of chatting gradually became warmer, after they congratulated Lin Sen on moving to a new house, Lin Sen, as the owner of this room, simply asked about the questions he had always cared about.
"I don't know what the results of Datang's army have achieved this winter? What enemies did you overcome? Lin Sen remembered that at this time in history, there seemed to be no foreign wars worth writing about, but he didn't know if he had flapped his butterfly wings when he arrived.
"Just ask when your reward will come down." Cheng Yanjin glanced at Lin Sen and said.
"Hehe, that's what it does." Lin Sen smiled a little embarrassedly.
If you don't see it through, it's still a good friend, and he also knows that he can't hide these spirits present at all with this little bit of caution, but if you expose it directly, it's a little boring, right?
But who let this be his future father-in-law, it's obvious that this is still haunted by what happened last time, and it seems that he has to find a chance to toast a few more glasses of wine.
"It doesn't hurt to tell you something like that. This winter, he launched an attack on the Turks, captured countless cattle and horses, and captured many Tang people who had been taken captive by the Turks.
On the way back to the army, by the way, Luo Yi's stubborn villain was destroyed, this guy commanded the Tianjie Army and has been entrenched in the Jingzhou area.
In the early years, there was a disagreement with the present, but after His Majesty ascended the throne, not only did he not blame him in the past, but also crowned him as the third division of the Kaifu Yitong, and the food was sealed 1,200 households, and the grace of the Longguo Dynasty was almost unmatched.
But this repeated villain dared to rebel blatantly, and the Turkic army was able to raid the bank of Weishui years ago, and I am afraid that he could not be indispensable to the credit of releasing water from it.
However, such unkind and unrighteous people, even his commander's subordinates are unwilling to follow, the so-called rebellion is like child's play, and it will collapse when it encounters a little resistance. Niu Jinda was a little disdainful of this Luo Yi.
"This time it can be said that the results are quite fruitful, so if nothing else, your reward should be coming down soon, so wait." Qin Qiong was the most considerate, and he didn't mean to hang Lin Sen's appetite at all, so he simply told him the answer he wanted to know the most.
"I've had a problem recently, and I'd like to ask you about it." Lin Sen smiled happily and said again.
"If you have something, say it, and let it go if you have a fart." Cheng Yanjin glanced at Lin Sen again, and said impatiently. However, he didn't mean to refuse, obviously he still cared about Lin Sen.
"I've been trying to get some mounts lately, and I and the dealers need them, so I can be quicker if there's a thing. I don't know if you have a suitable channel? Lin Sen asked sincerely.
"If you don't use a lot of them, you can go to the mule and horse market in Chang'an City to have a look, you can still see some good mounts there, but the price is definitely more expensive, but they can be used immediately, which is more convenient." Niu Jin Daluo groaned for a while, and replied affirmatively.
"I've also been there to see it, and I want more quantity, but if I buy it there, I'm afraid I can't afford it at all." Lin Sen remembered the last time the merchant who planned to sell him a horse from the Western Regions at the price of 1,000 yuan of vomiting blood, he shook his head helplessly and said.
"If you want a large number of horses, you may be able to wait. In this battle with the Turks, a lot of war horses were captured, and in addition to selecting some to continue to enrich the army, there were still many that had to flow to the market.
At that time, the price of horses may also be lowered, and there will be more choice, and then there will be a good opportunity to buy. Niu Jinda continued to suggest.
"How many horses do you want? At that time, there should be a certain share, and you can get in touch with that batch of captures in advance, but you can choose some good color for you, and the price will definitely be much lower than what can be seen on the market.
Even if you don't have the money for a while, it's okay, so you can put it on for you first, and then fill it in from your profit. ”
Qin Qiong gave a better way, but this must be more of their affection, after all, the price of human affection is not something that anyone can get.
"Isn't it going to be too much trouble for you?" Lin Sen didn't happily agree, but asked first.
His current need for war horses is not so urgent, and he is not about to participate in the big battle, even if he fights with Wang Junkuo's men, most of them are just fought at his own doorstep, and it is estimated that there is no room for cavalry to play.
Therefore, it is completely possible to use the efforts of the next few years to gradually complete the transformation of his subordinates, and gradually equip them with mounts. For this reason, it is not necessary to make Qin Qiong and them too embarrassed, or owe too much favor.
Lin Sen still felt that the relationship between himself and them should be saved for the critical moment. Human affection is often used a little less, especially in the case of unilateral payment.
"Don't bother, there are a lot of old people in the team of this sortie, and the share that belongs to them will naturally be dealt with by them first, and if you talk to them, you still have to sell this face." Qin Qiong shook her head calmly and said.
"In that case, then I won't be polite to you. Anyway, I'm not in a hurry to ask for these mounts, and when the time comes, if you see how easy it is, help me pick some, let's have two or three hundred war horses first, so that the dealers can have a mount for walking. Lin Sen said with a smile.
Favor is what he values, with his relationship with these military bigwigs, the matter of money is a trivial matter, after all, there are so many common industries to put there, and the relationship in this regard is much more reliable.
"Come on, come on, drink, drink ......" solved two big problems at once, Lin Sen's mood was much more relaxed, and he was energetic to persuade him to drink.
This time, the warm pot naturally ended with Lin Sen drinking down all the visitors, anyway, there are more rooms, this time it is completely possible to let these big guys, even the guards with them, stay here for the night.
They were not polite, and only after a meal did Shi Shiran leave the next day, and they all brought all kinds of bonsai sent by Lin Sen.
Datang has this habit at this time, in addition to entertaining guests with wine and food, souvenirs are also indispensable, and guests cannot be allowed to leave empty-handed, which will make the host too stingy.
After sending off the guests, Lin Sen bought the two brothers for Xi Jun as always, finished the class, and practiced with Li Mu for a while in the dark, and then prepared to go back to the house to rest.
The huge wooden door of the tulou suddenly rang out with a bang, and the sound was very loud in the slightly empty tulou.