The middle-aged clansman led Li Yanzhi and Tao Heng around some small tents around. Those tents are the dwellings of the families. There was a small sheepfold next to each tent, and as far as the two could see, there were a dozen sheep in the few, and dozens of them. The sound of sheep is incessant. There was also a strong smell of mutton in the air.

Tao Heng came from the Longxi region, and there were not a few people who dealt with the Qiang tribes in Longxi, and he was not surprised by this situation. The two of them followed the middle-aged man all the way to the big tent. This is not in the army, and there are no guards on duty at the tent. Since the rebellion was put down, the head of the bald department has also been deliberately demilitarized from time to time, so as to reassure the surrounding counties and the governor of the prefecture hundreds of miles away.

The middle-aged clansman entered the big tent to report, and after a while, he walked out of the tent, signaling that the two could enter the tent. Li Yanzhi took Tao Heng and walked into the big tent. When you take a look inside, you can see that the furnishings in this tent are also quite simple. But there are three cases, a few beds, and some stools. The old man sitting behind the first few cases wore a fox fur fur hat. Although he was old, he was in good spirits, and looked at the two people who entered the account with a gentle smile.

Li Yanzhi walked to the tent, clasped his fists and bowed: "I've seen the leader." Tao Heng was also saluting on the side. The old man looked at the two of them with a smile, and then opened his mouth and said, "The two of you have come from afar, it is very hard, sit down first, and let me prepare a little wine to entertain the two." After that, he clapped his hands, and there were several Xianbei young women in leather and fur hats outside the tent holding trays into the tent, Li Yanzhi and Tao Heng walked to the two tables at the bottom of the tent and sat down, and those women took a silver pot and a silver cup from the tray and placed them on the cases in front of the three people.

The old man raised the silver kettle in front of him, and then poured it into the silver cup, Li Yanzhi and Tao Heng also did the same, each pouring into the silver cup in front of him. Li Yanzhi saw that the liquid poured out of the silver pot was milky white, and he leaned forward, and he smelled a faint milky fragrance wafting from the cup, as well as the fragrance of a little wine. Seeing the old man raise his glass, the two of them also raised their glasses, and then drank them all with the old man.

In the mouth of the milk wine in the cup, Li Yanzhi only felt a sour taste after fermentation, coupled with a sweet and sweet taste of wine, and a little sheep's smell. The mixture of these smells also made him feel a little uncomfortable. In his previous life, he didn't have the opportunity to see the mare's milk wine on the prairie, but in this life, he actually tasted the milk wine brewed by the Xianbei tribe in this era. It's just a little rougher, which makes him a little unaccustomed.

However, out of politeness, Li Yanzhi still thanked the leader during the banquet. When the Xianbei women offered wine, they retreated out of the tent. Only one of them stood by the tent door with a tray in his hand.

After a while, several young tribal men entered the tent outside, each carrying a rather large tray, and in each tray there was a small roast leg of mutton. The young men each brought the tray to the table of three, then took the knife from the tray and began to cut the leg of lamb neatly. Watching them cut off the meat on the leg of mutton piece by piece, Li Yanzhi couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart, sure enough, for thousands of years, the habits of these nomads have been the same. The life of living in pursuit of water and grass has indeed set the tone for these nomads.

After cutting the leg of mutton, the men also took their knives to the crowd and then retreated. There was also a small dish of salt on the side of the tray, presumably to eat the meat dipped in salt. Li Yanzhi picked up the knife and ate a few pieces of salted lamb shank. I feel that although the seasoning is not rich enough in this era, the meat quality of this mutton is well preserved. The grilled food is also soft and tender, and it tastes like a different flavor.

After three rounds of drinking, the old man looked at Li Yanzhi and said with a smile: "I heard that the two of you are here to discuss some business with me?" ”

Li Yanzhi straightened up during the banquet and arched his hand: "Touren Mingda, I am waiting here just to buy some cattle and horses from your department. Oxen would be used as ploughing oxen and lent to the people for ploughing. And the horse was filled into the army and used as a military horse. ”

The old man nodded, thought for a while, and asked, "If you want to talk about cows and horses, there is no shortage in my tribe." But I don't know what price you plan to pay for these cattle and horses? ”

Li Yanzhi said: "On the market now, the price of a cow is only a thousand yuan, and the price of a horse is more expensive, only about 1,500 yuan. I am willing to pay 800 yuan to buy a cow and 1,200 yuan to buy a horse, and the head man thinks, is the price we give appropriate, can you accept it? ”

When the old man heard this, he laughed twice and said, "The price given by this official is fair. But copper coins are of little use to us. I wonder if the official can call the shots and convert the copper money you are willing to give into food and send it to us? ”

"Grain?" Li Yanzhi was a little surprised.

"Yes, food. It doesn't matter if it's corn or wheat. The old man took a slice of mutton with a knife, put it in his mouth, and said with a smile.

Li Yanzhi was silent for a while, and secretly calculated in his heart how much food he needed to pay for the purchase of these livestock as the old man said. However, after calculating for a long time, the fifty cows planned to be purchased only cost more than 400 stone of grain! Even if you buy another hundred horses, it will only be 16,700 stone of grain. If it is paid like this, for Li Yanzhi, compared with paying with copper coins, it can really be said to be a big advantage. In the warehouse of Fan Ji Grain Shop, the grain stored is more than ten thousand stones!

However, Li Yanzhi thought about it carefully, and still said: "Since the head man talked about trading with grain. I don't dare to disobey it. It's just that the current price of grain is inflated, and I think that I will lose money at the bottom. Otherwise, I would trade mainly in grain. But in the meantime, there may be some cloth, what does the head person think? ”

"Cloth? What do I need cloth for? When the old man heard this, he looked slightly unhappy.

"The head man did not know that cloth could also be used as a coin. If a merchant came here, the head of the city would barter with a cloth. Li Yanzhi was a little speechless at this head. I even learned Chinese, but I didn't know that cloth could be used for money. I really don't know what to say.

The old man pondered for a long time, and then said categorically: "Don't use cloth, if you feel that the current food price is inflated, give more, I don't think there is too much food......"

Li Yanzhi pondered for a moment, and then said with a sad face: "Although there is not much grain in our county, there is not much ......."

Seeing that the old man's face became grim, Li Yanzhi changed his words and continued: "But since the head man wants to exchange these cattle and horses for food, I will go back to the county to put together the grain, maybe I can get these grains together and send them to the head man...... I also hope that the head man will fulfill the agreement and prepare the cattle and horses sold to us. ”

When the old man heard this, he smiled and said, "That's nature." If the official sends the grain as promised, I will naturally send the people of the clan to send these livestock to the official county, please rest assured. The bald tribesmen have always said the same. ”

After that, the old man picked up the wine glass and drank the milk wine in the cup in one gulp. Li Yanzhi also did the same. The matter of bartering livestock with the bald ministry was preliminarily decided in such a staggered account.

In exchange for a batch of grain for these precious animal power, I don't know how much trouble will be saved for those displaced people. It can also make this reclamation a big boost. If the reclamation of the displaced people can achieve considerable profits, and if the grain output increases greatly in the future, and then the grain is exchanged for livestock, it is conceivable that in the future, the Lingju county soldiers are likely to achieve a high degree of mobility with the help of a large number of mules and horses exchanged for grain, so as to occupy a greater initiative in this cold-weapon battlefield.

However, this idea still has to be distributed to the displaced people in a down-to-earth manner, and if it continues for a few years in the future, maybe this idea will become a reality? Li Yanzhi has never lacked the courage to pioneer, and the one acre and three points of land in the army in the past two years was just limited to his identity and position, and he could not directly meddle in civil affairs through his own ideas.

Now that the time is ripe, he is completely able to change the place of Lingju County according to his own ideas. Xin Taishou sent his nephew to take over the Lingju County Order, which was nothing more than mixing up some deeds on the one hand, so as to be beneficial to his future, and on the other hand, it was also a clear expression of support for Li Yanzhi. Under such a good situation, Li Yanzhi really has no reason to be timid.