It turned out that Long Aotian was actually a native of Yanqi in the Western Regions, or the clan of the King of Yanqi, but after a long time, the previous generations moved to Baitu Town, Longxi. Yanqi is an ancient country in the Western Regions, seven or eight thousand miles away from Chang'an, its royal family is surnamed Long, and the country is small, the population is sparse, it is a small country. A few years ago, he was also crusaded by Liangzhou Mu Zhang Rail, King Long Xiyin groveled and spent countless good words, and Zhang Rail thought that this small country had no beneficial value, just teach it a lesson, and Yan Qi was barely able to keep the country alive.

Although Yanqi is small and poor, and all of them have no property, they are rich in the same good thing - Yanqi horses. The horse has a strong physique, solid hoof, light and steady walking, and is particularly good at walking. A good horse day or even a thousand miles a day, trekking through mountains and rivers has the characteristics of long-lasting and durable. Yanqi horse also has the reputation of "seahorse dragon foal", in case of emergency, it can swim twenty or thirty kilometers without a problem, and can carry the owner to swim together. It can even dive with its owner's luggage, and its swimming posture is also very beautiful and generous, like a dragon soaring in the water, so people also call it 'seahorse'.

Another reason why it is called 'seahorse' is that it is good at walking and running on ice lakes and ice beaches, pulling and carrying people. In winter, the people in the Yanqi area call the local Bosten frozen ice beach as the Dahaizi Ice Beach, and the horses in other places walking on it will definitely fall down and be unable to walk an inch, but the Yanqi horses are walking like flying on the big ice beach, and will never fall, and they also pull the cart and the plow on the ice, pulling the car and carrying hundreds of pounds of heavy carts. It's easy.

Therefore, the Yanqi horse has always been known as the Western domain horse, which has been prestigious for a long time, and this is also the only one that the Yanqi people can get their hands on. The king wanted to sell horses in exchange for some wealth to enrich the treasury. However, there are also Xiliang horses in Liangzhou, which are also extraordinary, and the production is abundant, which is enough to supply the Xiliang cavalry, and the Liangzhou army prefers native Liangzhou horses. After subduing the Yanqi Kingdom, he was not interested in the Yanqi horse, neither looted, nor was he willing to buy it, and even felt that his own cool horse was better than it.

To the east, Yanqi borders only Liangzhou and Qinghai. Liangzhou has no interest in Yanqima, and the Xianbei people in Hexi in Qinghai are even more respectful. The Xianbei people who dominate Qinghai, the country name is Tuyuhun, which was originally a branch of the Xianbei Murong Department in Liaodong, and the founding lord who is still reigning today is Murong Tuguhun, who is the brother of Murong Diao, the monarch of Murong Yan in Liaodong.

The two brothers had a good relationship, but there was a small provocation, so Tuyuhun led his troops, traveled thousands of miles, and came to Qinghai, a vast and sparsely populated place, so he stopped and took it as his home, and gradually became a country.

Tugu Hun came from the east, and originally brought thousands of Liaodong horses. Liaodong horse was born in the bitter cold land, but also excellent endurance, after coming to Qinghai and the local Qinghai horse mixed and crossbred, the offspring is more vigorous and good at running, good quality, called Qinghai Cheng. Tuyuhun didn't care about Yanqi horses at all, and said that if it was another business, it could be discussed, and if you wanted to sell horses, stop as soon as possible.

King Yanqi was extremely disappointed, like a poor man's family with four walls, and the only one with an ancestral jade, he wanted to exchange it for some gold, silver, money and grain. Unexpectedly, other people's houses are full of beautiful jade, and there is no need for this at all, which can't help but make people depressed.

Long Aotian was originally a businessman without a capital who traveled between Yanqi and Han, in today's words, he was a white wolf with empty gloves, selling the things of the A family to the B family, and selling the things of the B family to the C family, and earning a difference in price for running errands. He lives in Longxi, of course he knows the situation in his county, and he also heard that Longxi has a high interest in war horses, so he can't help but think that if he comes from his hometown to Yanqi horses and sells them to Gao Yue, isn't it also a good thing that everyone is happy and the three families are profitable?

Businessmen are inherently profit-oriented. As soon as he thought of this, Long Aotian could still sit still, so he came to Shouyang from the east of Baitu Town, prepared some gifts, and knocked on the door of his cousin's house, who had not been in contact for many years. Kong Deliang was a little surprised by his sudden visit, and after hearing about his intention, he also thought that if he contributed to this, whether he had money to make was secondary, and the key was to be able to help Taishou, so that he could look down on his own family, and he would invisibly climb the big tree, and when he climbed on the ground, he would be a head taller, which was not something that money could buy.

So Kong Deliang was also willing to contribute, he was a local native, and soon trusted the relationship and found He Cheng, who was the acting county leader. As soon as He Cheng heard that this matter was not small, he bluntly told him, I can't be the master of this matter, but Captain Li is about to return to his hometown for a wedding, and Gao Taishou will also come in person at that time.

So there was a scene of the right talent. Long Aotian finished speaking with great interest, and looked at Gao Yue with a blank eye, for fear that he would shake his head or have another change. After Gao Yue pondered for a moment, he shook his head, "Most of this matter will not succeed, I just understand it with good intentions." Long Aotian's heart, along with Gao Yue's words, sank suddenly.

Next to him, Kong Deliang looked disappointed, and he didn't know what to say. He Cheng was also a little secretly strange, the lord had wanted high-quality war horses for a long time, and now that others were selling them, why did he refuse in person, but where did he dare to ask, he wanted to take Kong Long and the others away.

Long Aotian didn't give up after all, and turned around after taking two steps, "Xiaomin still wants to ask, why did Ming Fu refuse such a mutually beneficial and reciprocal good thing, didn't you understand what I meant?" ”

He Cheng sank his face, "Presumptuous! Since the Ming Mansion has already expressed its attitude, what is the reason why you are still so stubborn? Explain that the government does things, can you question it, especially if you don't know the severity! Several guards were quick to hear, and they ran over in a few steps, glaring angrily, and many guests looked at them in surprise, and the atmosphere was immediately sluggish.

Kong Deliang was very panicked, it didn't matter if he made money or not, the key was not to cause trouble, he was implicated for no reason, he stepped forward and grabbed Long Aotian and scolded a few words, and smiled at Gao Yue again and again.

"It doesn't matter." Gao Yue waved his hand, not feeling offended, waved his hand to let the guards retreat, and signaled everyone not to mind. Then Long Aotian, who was confused on the other side, said: "Actually, it's not that I'm not interested, but I can't afford to buy it at the moment, so I have no choice but to refuse." ”

It turns out that it's not that I don't want to, it's just a matter of price, and this is easy to do. Long Aotian couldn't help but perk up, and said hurriedly: "Master Mingfu, I haven't said the price yet, how does the master know if it's expensive or not?" I am a big horse, each horse" Long Aotian rolled his eyes and said: "Each horse sells for five taels of silver, how about it?" He made an instant calculation in his mind that he would have to ask the king of Yanqi for a one-tenth of the rebate for each horse.

Gao Yue couldn't help but be stunned, and his sword eyebrows raised: "Oh? Is it accurate? "Not long ago, he bought horses from the Xianbei people in Hexi, and each horse cost nine taels of silver, and Gao Yue only bought fifty; turned to Liangzhou to buy horses, each horse actually cost ten and a half, Gao Yue's flesh hurt, let Lei Qizhi, who knows a lot about horses, go in person, only picked twenty horses, and was secretly laughed at by Liangren at Longxi at that time.

Now I suddenly heard the equally loud Yanqi horses, which are only five taels each, which is already very cheap. couldn't help but hesitate, and couldn't help but say: "I bought a horse in the hands of Xianbei people, and it cost nine taels of silver, but it is indeed the best Qinghai Cheng." You only need five taels, don't you fool me with a sick horse, right? ”

When it comes to trading, Gao Yue is indeed not good at it. In his previous life, although the imperial court was weak, it had abundant financial resources, and the emperor's reward was thousands of taels of gold, and Gao Yue was very insensitive to money. At this time, before he talked about it in detail, he had already given his bottom to the other party.

Gao Yue thought that he had picked up a bargain, but he didn't know that King Yanqi was even willing to sell four or two horses. Over there, there are many horses, and there is no place for them to keep at home, and they can't sell them if they want to exchange for property, and no matter how treasures they are, they are useless if they are not worth money.

Long Aotian hurriedly patted his chest and said, "Master, I promise you with my life, they are definitely strong and sturdy horses!" I just want to make a little money to make a living, but how dare I coax the master, and say that I will have to deliver the goods in person in the future, if there is a difference, the master will dispose of it at will! ”

"Hmm. If so, then you might as well give it a try. However, Yanqi is said to be far away, and the horses are running long distances, and what if they fall ill and die of exhaustion on the way? ”

Long Aotian hurriedly lowered his face and said: "I was about to tell the master, the loss on the way, this is a matter of no way, I can only bear with the master, and there will be as many horses as there will be at that time." Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, after listening to Xiaomin, Yan Qi Ma Sheng has excellent endurance, in my understanding, such a long journey, even if there is loss, it is definitely not more than one of ten, and the proportion is still very small. Long-distance trading is like this, there is no perfect way, I am also telling the truth, sir, look? ”

Gao Yue was originally attracted by the unit price of five taels per horse, but now that he heard what Long Aotian said, he calculated in his heart that it was acceptable, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay then." I will buy 500 horses at one time, and you will take the lead, and after the matter is completed, there will be a bonus to thank you. ”

Gao Yue called Lei Qi over again, told him about the matter, and finally admonished: "Lao Qi is shrewd and strong, this first transaction, I bother Lao Qi to go on a trip in person, and I am also relieved." You go with this Mr. Dragon, and bring two hundred cavalry in case of accidents. ”

The deal is basically settled, and there are strong soldiers to escort you all the way, but if you run a little more, you can make a steady profit. Long Aotian smiled happily, and repeatedly swore that he would get things done no matter what, and he couldn't live up to the trust of the master of the Ming Mansion.

Three days later, Gao Yue ordered Li Hu to re-serve as the governor of Shouyang County, supervising the military of Shouyang and Didao counties, and after three days, he would take office. He also ordered Lei Qizhi to lead the crowd to follow Long Aotian to the west, and only said that he had another business trip on the surface. Subsequently, Gao Yue bid farewell to Hu Laohan and other fathers and villagers, and led a group of civil and military personnel to turn to Xiangwu.