Qin Yi's idea of exchanging the cut war horses for grain had already impressed Lu Bu, but he also mentioned the idea of exchanging Hu Nu for food. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The so-called Hu Nu is the prisoner captured by the Tiance Army in several battles against the Xianbei and Qianghu people. The captives of the Southern Xiongnu have all been digested by the Tiance army, but there are still a large number of Xianbei captives and Qianghu captives left.

In order to ensure the purity and stability of the troops, Lü Bu only selected a small number of strong and obedient captives to join the cavalry, and the rest of the captives became an unmanageable burden.

Lu Bu originally planned to drive all these Xianbei and Qianghu men into the mountains to quarry and mine, but Qin Yi's proposal gave him a new idea. He asked Qin Yi: "Why did Counselor Qin suggest exchanging Hu Nu for food?" ”

Qin Yi replied: "The people of Bingzhou are very disgusted with the Hu people who have repeatedly violated the border, and they hate to eat their flesh, sleep on their skins, and drink their blood. ”

Song Xian immediately retorted: "You only see the benefits, but you forget the dangers!" If these landlords and wealthy households first exchanged grain for horses, and then exchanged grain for Hu Nu, who could fight on horseback, they would not be cocooned in the future when they united to rebel and rebel! ”

Lu Bu looked at Qin Yi and then at Song Xian, and felt that what these two subordinates said seemed to make sense.

Xu Rong suggested: "In the humble opinion of his subordinates, he can sell the eliminated war horses to Shangdang County, and sell some of the weak Hu slaves to Taiyuan County, as for those unruly Hu slaves, they must not be sold, and they should all be imprisoned and let them work until death!" ”

Lu Bu bowed his head, thinking that Xu Rong's compromise idea was preferable. Any unruly Hu people really can't be allowed to have any chance to escape. Only the dead Hu people are the Hu people who can be reassured!

According to the grain prices and prices in a normal year, one stone of rice is worth about 400, one stone of millet is worth about 300, and one stone of corn is worth about 240; A ploughing horse or chariot horse is worth between 8,000 and 20,000, a war horse is worth between 20,000 and 100,000, and a good horse is worth more than 200,000; A beautiful maid or strong slave is worth 2 to 30,000 yuan, and an ordinary slave is worth 1 to 20,000 yuan.

Now because of the turmoil, the price of grain has doubled, and the price of horses has risen more than grain, because the land where horses are produced in the Hetao area is occupied by foreign races, and it is very difficult for the Han people to obtain war horses. Compared with the price of grain and horses, the price of slaves has fallen. The reason is that the cost of supporting slaves has increased, and many dilapidated families have sold themselves and become slaves in order to survive.

Although the 3,000 war horses that are ready to be sold in the Tiance Mansion cannot be compared with the war horses that are serving in the army, they are still much better than the horses kept by the people. These horses were all captured from the battlefield by the soldiers of the Tiance Army, even on the side of the Hu people, who are rich in horses, they are not bad, and they are sold in Bingzhou at an average price of 50,000 yuan each, and there are definitely people rushing to buy them. If it is transported to other states where there is a shortage of horses, I am afraid that it will be coaxed to more than 80,000 to 100,000 yuan.

One horse can be exchanged for 100 to 150 stone of grain, and 3,000 horses can be exchanged for 400,000 stone of grain. The price of Xianbei and Qianghu slaves is calculated according to the price of 20,000 to 30,000 yuan per person, and there are at least 5,000 captives held in the camp of the Tiance army, and if you sell 2,000 of them, you can get 40 to 50 million yuan, and you can exchange it for 100,000 stone of grain.

With these 500,000 stone of grain in storage, the problem of eating food for more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians in Xihe will be basically solved, which will be enough for them to last next year's summer harvest.

After Lu Bu finished calculating this account, he couldn't help but sigh that he could actually make a fortune by fighting.

There are more than 200,000 Xiongnu people in the south around Meiji, and the Xianbei people in the northern steppe add up to nearly one million, and they have horses, cattle and sheep as many as millions.

That's why Lu Bu dared to have this kind of thought. War can indeed make money, but only for the victors, and the defeated side will not only lose property and relatives, but also give up their lives! Therefore, whether the Tiance army can make a fortune in the future depends on how Lu Bu, the supreme commander, commands and dispatches.

The plan was decided, and Lu Bu began to give orders to the relevant personnel.

Lu Bu felt that it was more appropriate to give Xu Huang and Qin Yi the task of going to Shangdang to trade and transport grain, so he sent someone to Zhongyang County to give Xu Huang an order, so that Xu Huang was ready to go to Shangdang to transport grain, and then waited for Qin Yi to come to meet him with horses, and then went to Shangdang together.

The matter of accepting the returnees has basically ended, and the area of Zhongyang, where Xu Huang led the army to station, is closest to Shangdang, so it is more appropriate to send him.

Lü Bu also sent Song Xian and Jia Kui to Jinyang, where they were responsible for selling 2,000 Hu slaves in the Jinyang market, and then buying them on the spot and transporting them back to Lishi.

A few days later, Qin Yi came to Zhongyang with 3,000 horses to join Xu Huang, and then Xu Huang led 4,000 soldiers from the rear battalion to Shangdang.

In order not to panic the Shangdang counties, and also to sell these horses at a better price, Xu Huang sent fast horses to take the lead and send the news to the Shangdang counties in advance.

After Chen Shi received Xu Huang's news, he immediately took people to Huguan County, where he greeted Xu Huang's arrival.

From Huguan to the northeast through Fukou, a few days later you can arrive at Wei County, Jizhou, Qin Yi put the location of the transaction here, in fact, it is a silent hint. This is very helpful for increasing the price of the horse.

When the landlords and wealthy households who took the initiative to sell grain to Tiance Mansion at a reasonable price received the news, they were ecstatic, and they felt like they had bumped into great luck. They just took out the food stored at home and sold it at a fair price, although they lost some premium income, but this was tantamount to paying a protection fee to the Tiance Army in disguise, so they didn't complain too much. As long as the Tiance Army keeps its promise and does not levy any more food from them, they can accept it.

Now, the Tiance Army is here with horses, and these horses are used for fair trade! The notice made it clear that these horses were first used to deduct the grain payments of each family, and the remaining horses would be sold at the market in Huguan.

Huge business opportunities are in front of them, and each family hurriedly sent people to Huguan to sit back and wait for the opportunity to make a fortune in their hands.

In the anticipation of everyone, the mighty Tiance army came to Huguan with horses.

Xu Huang invited these landlords and tycoons into the tent, and Qin Yi was responsible for communicating with everyone to determine the appropriate and convenient trading methods.

The patriarch of the Zhao family, who was more courageous, asked that a part of the horses be deducted from each family first, and then each family would use these horses to pull the cart and transport the grain promised by each family to Lishi. The loss of grain and grass during transportation can be borne by each family, so as to ensure that when the grain is transported to Lishi, it is a full amount of 200,000 stones. The Tiance Army only needs to send a small number of cavalry to escort along the way to ensure the safety of the road.