168 Buying horses in the West Market

Good medicine is good for disease, and good advice is good for action.

In the face of Qing'er's complaints, Yu Jin knew that she was also thinking about herself, a Jiupin school book was restless and guarded herself, and took the initiative to ask Ying to deal with those unreasonable Tatar missions, or in the case of the two kings competing for succession and someone stabbing back and forth, it was really a bit self-defeating.

Yu Jin knew that she had good intentions, so he didn't refute it, wiped his nose and said, "There are many things, how can I do it without trying, besides, I have found the weakness of the Tatar mission." ”

"Find the weakness, what weakness?" Qing'er hurriedly asked.

With a "snap", Yu Jin snapped his fingers: "Brother Kong Fang." ”

"Money?"

Yu Jin nodded and said, "That's right, it's money, think about it, what kind of comments have you heard about the Tatar Mission these days?" ”

Qing'er wrenched his finger and said: "Well, rampant, eat more and give less, buy and sell by force, ride horses on the street, and beat Ming officials"

"That's right, you mentioned one of the key points, that is, to buy and sell" Yu Jin smiled confidently: "When the Tatar mission arrived in the capital, I witnessed with my own eyes that many people only noticed that they were riding horses in the streets, ignoring the number of horses, there were many horses at that time, and everyone had an average of four or five horses. ”

"It is a long-distance transfer to war, at most three horses are enough, this is related to the problem of grain and grass supply, the number of envoys is not much, but the horses are seriously overloaded, and soon I heard that the Tatar mission people buy and sell, very simple, they are short of money, Tatar has always wanted to open a horse market in the Ming Dynasty, mainly because they have few other outputs in addition to horses, and many living utensils have to be purchased from the Ming Dynasty, which requires money and silver, so these missions are on the mission. Take advantage of the convenience of the envoy to sell horses and make money. ”

This is commonplace in the Ming Dynasty, taking a small tribute in exchange for a large reward, bringing a large number of goods when the envoy is out, and taking the opportunity to make a sum of money in the market to return to China, these have become the unwritten habits of the mission, so that these small barbarian countries from afar can earn a little. It's nothing to the Celestial Empire.

Many officials have one eye open and one eye closed, so there must be a little bit of energy.

It's just that the warring countries have not forgotten to get rich, which is a bit strange.

Qing'er's eyes lit up: "You mean, as long as you use silver, you can send them away?" ”

"Money can make ghosts grind, and these missions are not gods, so they can naturally take them, but they also have to pay attention to methods, and after contact, the person headed by them is called Selemo. He is a nobleman of the Horqin tribe, and his position should be a thousand households, this person has won the trust of the son, as long as he is taken down, then this task will be much easier. ”

After that, without waiting for Qing'er to speak, Yu Jin continued: "Deng Yong and Zhang Ben have been too idle recently, it's time for them to move their fists and feet. ”

Inside Yu's house. Yu Jin and his men discussed their future actions in the inn where the Tatar mission was staying. Selemo was also secretly discussing countermeasures with his henchmen in the mission.

"Thousand households, you almost didn't scare me just now."

"That is, are we a little excessive, that is the prince of the Ming Dynasty, and it is very likely that he will be the next king of the Ming Dynasty."

"Don't eat a good meal on the table, go eat the mutton soup. What are we doing, ouch, it's drooling just thinking about it. ”

"If the talks fall apart, won't the Great Khan tie us up and drag us to death behind the horse's tail?"

Seeing his subordinates arguing, Selemo smiled, waved his hand and said, "Okay." Don't make any noise, what to do, this thousand households know in their hearts, as long as we do this well, the Great Khan will definitely be rewarded. ”

"Lord Qianhu, the little one saw that before you went out, he received a secret letter, and then his behavior was a little abnormal, I don't know what the letter wrote, can you reveal it to us?" One of his men asked in a whisper.

Only then did everyone remember that Selemo had indeed received a secret letter before going out, so they hurriedly asked one by one.

Selemo was a little proud, and deliberately lowered his voice and said: "You don't know, the letter says that the Ming Dynasty has no intention of starting a war with our Tatars at all, and King Yu was ordered to negotiate peace with us, knowing the bottom line of the Ming Dynasty, as long as we are tougher, we will naturally get more benefits." ”

"Oh, I see" a subordinate named Zhana suddenly realized: "Before the banquet, Qianhu specially went to the Hu Ji Sheep Soup Restaurant, just to test Yuwang's reaction, but I didn't expect them to turn a blind eye to our tardiness and rudeness, and greet us with great fanfare, from here you can see their attention to us, and also verify the accuracy of the secret letter, right, Lord Qianhu." ”

Selemo slapped Nazha on the shoulder and said happily: "Hahaha, I didn't expect that the beautiful woman of Daming didn't blinded you, the eagle on the grassland, yes, Naza, you learned to use your brain." ”

"Senho-sama, what should we do now?" Nazha asked as if offering a treasure.

"Wait, they are not in a hurry for us, wait for the people of Yuwangfu to take the initiative to find us, so that we can get the first opportunity, by the way, let the sons and daughters not be lazy, sell the good horses and skins we brought, and I am still waiting for the silver to buy gifts for my beloved Mara."

"Yes, Senho-sama."

As if remembering something, Selemo told again: "Let those guys clamp the big tail for me, don't be a robber, this is the capital of Daming, be polite to the guests who buy things, if you scare them, no one will dare to ask for our things in the future." ”

"Yes, yes, Senho-sama."

Selemo laughed, raised his glass and said, "For the sake of the Tartars, the eagles of the steppe, drink!" ”

"Drink!"

Beijing, the capital of the Ming Dynasty, is the economic, political and cultural center of the Ming Empire, with a permanent population of hundreds of thousands, dozens of people's clothing, food, housing and transportation, creating unlimited business opportunities.

"Your Excellency, you see, the stall in the southwest corner is the Tatar Mission, and they are still selling." One of the men, who looked like a subordinate, pointed to a stall selling horses.

This young man is Yu Jin, and when he heard this, he nodded and said, "See, I am selling horses, and there are only three horses left." ”

There are great differences in temperament, skin color, and dress between Tatars and Central Plains people, and Yu Jin recognized them at a glance, and besides, most of them were from military backgrounds. With a fierce air on his body.

I don't fit in with the merchants around me.

The person who brought Yu in was Deng Yong, and when he heard this, he hurriedly said: "These Tartars, their temperament is only average, but their vision is good, and the horses they brought are tall and mighty, fat and strong. The coat color is good, they are all good horses, and the price is cheap, so they sell quickly. ”

"The one with the waist knife is the leader, right, have you found out?"

"Back to the words of the lord, I found out clearly, the man's name is Naza, and Nazha means elephant in Tatar language. Intelligence said that this man likes to drink, has a bold personality, and is a good person. ”

Yu Jin patted Deng Yong's shoulder and said, "Brother Deng, it's hard work." ”

"Don't dare, this is what subordinates should do."

"Let's go, this elephant warrior is a bit interesting, then we'll meet him."

After speaking, Yu Jin smiled and walked towards Nazha. Deng Yong didn't say a word, and followed quickly.

Now his identity is Yu Jin's personal entourage.

Yu Jin walked over to the horses. smiled and said, "Several, is this horse for sale?" ”

"Sell, of course sell, this son, you can look at it casually, even if you ride around twice." Seeing that there are guests coming. Naza said happily.

Yu Shi is gorgeously dressed, and at first glance he is a rich man, and this kind of seller is very popular wherever he goes, and Lord Qianhu has instructed him to be angry with these main customers. lest no one dare to do business with him in the future.

There are three more, and if they had been sold out earlier, they wouldn't have had to stay in this smelly place all day.

Yu Jin nodded, didn't say anything, and began to look at the horse, only to see him look at the horse's feet for a while, look at the horse's hooves for a while, and let people open the horse's mouth for a while, observe the horse's teeth, and look very sincere, even Nazha nodded secretly when he saw it.

"This is a good horse, with a tall physique, strong limbs, bright eyes, and in the prime of life, and a good horse." Yu Jin finished reading it and nodded in praise.

Nazha is in charge of selling horses, not because he is favored, but because he can speak Chinese, and when he heard this, he was first surprised, but soon said happily: "This son, you still have vision, not me Nazha Kuhaikou, every horse here is carefully selected, none of them have dark diseases, and none of them are bad horses." ”

Using the identity of the mission to sell horses to the Central Plains, the mission is not a business group, although people turn a blind eye, but it can't be too much, in order to make more money, take the boutique route, are to pick the best horses in the tribe to sell.

There is not much in Tatar, but there are many cattle, sheep and horses, and now that the horse market is closed, there is even more surplus livestock.

Those Ming people, are all believe in the sky-high price, the landing to pay back, in order to reduce the price, did not negotiate the price, first find faults, said that the horse here is not good, the horse has a few miscellaneous hairs have to shout for a long time, Tatar is mostly rectal and straight-bellied men, not good at eloquence, often sell horses to sell a belly.

Sometimes when I am in a bad mood, I do it, or in a hurry, I pull people to sell, and if I don't sell it, I will move the old fist or something, so that Selemo has to be specially reminded that he can no longer be rough, so as not to cut off the trade route.

The rich man in front of him, unlike those cunning businessmen, praised the horse as soon as he opened his mouth, which made Nazha seem to see a ray of sunshine on a rainy day, and he immediately had a good impression of him.

Yu Jin said dryly: "Such a good horse, is it not common, I don't know how much it costs?" If the price is reasonable, I will have all three horses. ”

All three?

That's great, I don't want to stay here for a long time, and it's also pleasing to the eye to see this son, Nazha said happily: "These three are all first-class horses, let alone 40 taels of one, if this son wants it, then 110 taels of silver." ”

Horses are the most important means of transportation in ancient times, different periods, the price is not the same, in peacetime there is a horse in 10 taels or 20 taels, and in the war period, it is difficult to buy a good horse even if it is a hundred taels.

Now the imperial court wants to prevent Tatar every year, and needs to use more horses, and the horse market is closed, so that the price of horses continues to rise, the most important thing is that there are not many good horses in the Ming Dynasty, these three good horses from Tatar can be sold for 50 taels on weekdays, and now three horses are only 110 taels, which is indeed cheap. (To be continued......)

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