Chapter 7: The Horse Market Horror
(Thank you for your great trust, and I will stick to it in the future.) )
Su Tiancheng's purpose in coming to the horse market was to trade horses, and he never forgot this incident.
What he didn't expect was that as soon as he led the war horse into the trading enclosure, someone came over immediately, and he couldn't wait, and the person who came didn't wait for Su Tiancheng to speak.
"This strong man, my master wants this horse of yours, the price is easy to say, can you follow me to the side to talk."
Su Tiancheng nodded, he didn't think about it so much, this is in the horse market, and there shouldn't be anything else.
After walking for a few minutes with the horse, he came to a slightly darker place.
He felt that something was wrong, trading horses, where there is no negotiation of the price, there must be a demon when things are impermanent.
Thinking of this, Su Tiancheng stopped, but unfortunately it was a little late, there were already two people behind him, and the people in front also turned around, although there were many people in the horse market, but there were really not many people coming in this direction.
"Boy, are you guilty, you dare to come to the horse market to sell war horses, what a bold man."
Su Tiancheng was stunned for a moment, how did the other party know that this horse was a war horse, could it be that the war horse had any special marks, when he was in the inn, he looked at five war horses to see if there were any imprints on his body, or other signs, and after careful inspection, he didn't find anything at all.
"What do you mean, if you want to buy a horse, we'll have a good conversation, if you don't want to buy a horse, we'll have a date later."
Facing Su Tiancheng's people, a sneer appeared on his face.
"Young man, it seems that you don't understand anything, hairy boy, you dare to come to the horse market to trade, I think you are impatient, either you leave this war horse, I don't think anything happened, or after dawn, I will take you to the government, you just wait to go to prison."
Su Tiancheng suddenly sneered.
"Hmph, what, do you think Lao Tzu is afraid, I haven't seen anything in the world."
The atmosphere was a little tense for a while, Su Tiancheng would never retreat for no reason, although he was still gradually adapting to all kinds of situations in the Ming Dynasty, but this was specially to come to trade immediately, so many people were in the horse market, and they were timid at this time, how would they continue to mix in the future.
The surroundings were a little dark, probably Su Tiancheng's words, which shocked the people opposite.
"Boy, I've been paying attention to you for a long time, do you know what kind of horse you are trading?"
Su Tiancheng was stunned again, in this regard, he really did not study, although he said that he was familiar with history, but he never thought that he wanted to study war horses, not to mention war horses, ordinary horses, he was not familiar with them.
Probably Su Tiancheng couldn't say it, and the man opposite smiled.
"Boy, the horses that come to the horse market to trade are generally southwestern horses, and other horses are rare, you probably don't know what kind of horse Lu Dao is leading, this is a Mongolian horse, only a sergeant rides such a horse."
"So, do you think I'm selling war horses?"
The man stopped talking, and the two people behind him slowly approached, it seemed that they were ready to forcibly rob it, Su Tiancheng raised his vigilance, in the horse market, people who are not familiar with the place, shouting is not of much effect, maybe it will make the other party hurt the killer, but sitting still, Su Tiancheng will not do it, in case there is no way, he can always ride a horse and rush out of the city.
"Alas, the old beggar is not full, the baked cakes still taste good, there is no meat to eat, no wine to drink, this stomach still has to protest, uh, what is the situation."
The old beggar appeared quietly again, at a critical moment.
The person opposite Su Tiancheng had a very ugly face, seeing that a good thing was about to be done, but a beggar came over to make trouble. He made a gesture towards the two people behind Su Tiancheng, meaning to ask the two to blast the old beggar away.
Two short screams appeared, and the two who walked towards the old beggar, not knowing what they were talking about, all lay on the ground, their mouths open, but they couldn't speak.
"You, you are so bold, the one who dares to touch me, well, you wait, you wait......"
What kind of place is the horse market, there are many fish and dragons here, maybe when, you will meet powerful people. The man had been in the horse market for a long time, of course, he was very smart, and when he found that the situation was wrong, he said cruel words in his mouth, turned away, and the two people on the ground, struggling to get up, staggered and followed, and soon disappeared.
"Childe, the old beggar really can't imagine that you are here to trade war horses, you are really bold, such horses, where can they be traded openly."
Su Tiancheng looked at the old beggar and was dumbfounded, they all know the war horse, is there really a mark.
"Childe can trust the old beggar, let's find a place to talk."
The old beggar turned around and left, without staying, Su Tiancheng didn't even think about it, and left directly with the old beggar.
When Su Tiancheng and the old beggar sat in the inn room, the old beggar's outfit was completely different, he was dressed in a cyan robe, his gray-white hair was pulled up, there were no stains on his face, and his goatee, which was more than two inches long, actually had a trace of majesty.
The old man didn't speak, all the wine and food came up, and the old man began to eat and drink by himself.
Su Tiancheng didn't speak, watching the old man eat and drink, he had too many doubts in his heart.
After a pot of wine, the old man spoke slowly.
"Childe, Xiangling County is a small place, the horses traded there, most of them are southwest horses, occasionally you can see Mongolian horses, and Qu horses, and even once there was a horse, everyone knows that Mongolian horses, and Qu horses are war horses, ordinary people do not have them, as for the horses, those who come in from the outside are even more precious, and they are generally royal horses."
"Dare to ask the old man, how can this horse be distinguished."
"The old beggar knows that you are a scholar, you don't care about these, you come to the horse market to trade, the basic situation is not clear, the old beggar really admires, the newborn calf is not afraid of tigers."
The old man shook his head, obviously dissatisfied.
Su Tiancheng blushed a little, even though he was still wearing a hat.
"This southwest horse, about three feet five inches high, sensitive and docile, is the most important means of transportation for the people, the body height of the Mongolian horse is about three feet nine inches, hard-working and not afraid of the cold, not frightened on the battlefield, brave and fierce, the body of the river meander horse is about four feet two inches high, strong pulling force, both can be pulled and multiplied, durable and durable, adapt to the cold climate, as for the royal horse, the body is about four feet four inches high, the body is beautiful, the movement is elastic, tame, docile, friendly, hard-working, fast, strong endurance, and the battlefield shows bravery, When attacking an opponent, even if he is frightened, he will never retreat. ”
"The royal horse that the old man said is the Arabian horse."
The old man looked at Su Tiancheng and was a little strange.
"The old beggar thinks you don't know anything, so you are pretending to be confused here."
"Uncle, I don't pretend to be here, I really don't understand horses, I heard what the old man said, I'm empowered."
"The old beggar estimates that you don't know, Childe, you came to the horse market today, and almost suffered a death, this Mongolian horse, Hequ horse, are difficult to see, and the price is completely different, but anyone knows that the Mongolian horse is a war horse, only in the army, there are too few places, you dare to openly sell Mongolian horses, bold enough, in this horse market, it is not simple, I don't know how many outlaws in Lu Dao, have been staring at you, if you don't trade, they don't dare to do it easily, I don't know which rich son you are, but you are going to trade, although they dare not harm your life, they still have to do it if they steal the horses. ”
Su Tiancheng broke out in a cold sweat on his head, these situations, he is a person who has crossed over, where can he know the Tao.
"Ordinary southwest horses, the transaction price of the horse market, is 30 taels to 50 taels of silver, Mongolian horses, Hequ horses, the transaction price is generally about 100 taels of silver, as for the royal horse, the old beggar is rarely seen, the old beggar has seen a royal horse, the price is more than 100 taels of gold."
The old man said to himself, eating and drinking while talking, and did not persuade Su Tiancheng to eat some.
Su Tiancheng is already nervously settling accounts, five war horses, can be traded for five hundred taels of silver, this is very good, it is a lot of money, you must know that the county governor during the Chongzhen period, the annual Yulu, is only sixty taels of silver.
"The old beggar sees that you are thinking about trading, it is estimated that you are not only this Mongolian horse, the grace of dripping water is reciprocated, the old beggar will help you contact, the time to trade, a Mongolian horse, ten taels of gold, right here, if you can trust the old beggar, come here, if you can't believe it, you will go to the horse market by yourself, but don't lead the Mongolian horse over."