Chapter 216: "Hussar Warriors" II
Chapter 216 "Hussar Warriors" II
The yellow sand of the Gobi can be scraped for a whole day and a night, and the team of more than 50 people does not dare to move rashly, and reinforces the tents and cleans up the yellow sand in shifts, but the tents are still buried little by little, although the camels and horses are passed on and connected, but they all have room for movement, and they have the ability to stand up from time to time, so that the yellow sand has always been under the body, and will not be buried by the yellow sand.
The desert storm has passed, the sun's light has shone on every grain of sand again, the yellow sand is slowly absorbing the energy of the sun, and the desert surface temperature is rising, which is rising uninterruptedly, and more than 30 degrees Celsius is fleeting.
Fortunately, the Gobi storm did not really move sand, and if it did, it would be difficult for people and livestock to survive, and they might all be completely buried.
The caravan set off, stepping on the grains of yellow sand with temperature and went straight to the national city of "Shule Country", and then it was smooth sailing, and smoothly entered the national city of Shule Country.
Different countries have their own characteristics and particularities, and the caravan personnel did not have time to stay here for long, so they hurriedly exchanged materials and mapping, and then headed for the westernmost "Dawan Kingdom" in the Western Regions.
Hussar soldiers and caravan personnel know that "Dawan Country" is the farthest country in the road map, and it is also a country that all personnel yearn for, because Dawan Country can produce peerless horses, and the legendary "sweat and blood horse" can really come from Dawan Kingdom.
Before the departure of the team, General Lan also gave the "hussar soldiers" a clear task, that is, if they could spend a lot of money to get the "sweat and blood horse", it would be the best, so as to win the future country's horses can be mixed, and improve the breed of war horses.
The caravan walked through the long-distance desert, and finally entered the national city of Dawan on this day, one country and one characteristic, which made everyone new, including the caravan personnel, because the caravan personnel had not carried out such a long-distance trade before, if there was no Silk Road map drawn by the Han Dynasty to guide, the caravan personnel did not have the courage to walk to the border area of East Asia and Central Asia, but only to trade around Qishan.
Because Dawan and Qishan are too far apart, the language is not incomprehensible at all, there are two foreign affairs officials from the court accompanying the caravan, and the foreign affairs officials still have some understanding of the basic general language of the Western Regions, just like the English that is now common in the world, the countries of the Western Regions still have a basic lingua franca, and it can only be the time for foreign affairs officials to exert their abilities for a while.
Through the communication between foreign affairs officials and the merchants of Dawan Kingdom, the team of more than 50 people found the pavilion, and when the evening time came, they could only stay for a while, settle down and rest!
In the early morning, after eating the breakfast of Dawan's national characteristics, everyone began to divide up, more than 20 merchants were in charge of trade, and more than 20 people could gallop away.
The trade area of Dawan is divided into two parts, one side is the goods trade area, the other side is the livestock trade area, the livestock trade area can be far larger than the goods trade area, this is a major feature of the trade of Dawan country.
Under the guidance of the foreign affairs officials, all the personnel of the "Hussar Warriors" rushed to the livestock area, and they all wanted to witness the true face of the "sweat and blood BMW" in the livestock area, to see if the horses could really seep out of the skin like blood, and to see whether it was worth it for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to send a large army to Dawan for a long distance in order to get the "sweat and blood BMW"!
A group of people can enter the livestock area, at a glance, the livestock area has already been driven, there are countless horses, who can tell the horses?
In fact, this is not to be considered by everyone, there are more than 20 people in a group, and the horse merchants of Dawan have long paid attention to everyone, because foreigners are here to send money and buy horses.
Horse dealers are not allowed to maliciously compete for transactions, there are rules, they are all waiting for the foreigner to talk to them and inquire by their own horse circles, and once they are inquired, other horse merchants cannot disrupt the situation.
The two commanders of the "Hussar Warriors" and all the personnel passed through the conversation between the foreign affairs official and the horse merchant, and after the translation, they knew how many kinds of horses could be divided here, mainly divided into two aspects: meat horses and war horses.
The two leaders then signaled to the foreign affairs officer, explaining that they wanted to see the war horse, the better, the better.
Dawan country horse merchants knew the meaning of the group of people, so they began to lead everyone to introduce the war horses within their range, and everyone with the continuous translation of foreign affairs officials, they knew how many kinds of war horses were here, and the sources were different.
A quarter of an hour has passed, and everyone has not heard the words "sweat and blood" from the mouths of foreign affairs officials and any clues.
Du Ling Zhang Qiang told the foreign affairs officials, and wanted to ask if there was a better and higher war horse?
The horse merchant of Dawan Kingdom heard the words of the interpreter, and after scanning the group with his eyes, he said: Okay, there are good war horses, that is a sky-high horse, and it is also the best horse I can buy and sell.
The foreign affairs official immediately translated it into the crowd, and Zhang Qiang said: Okay, as for the price, you can put it first, see if it is okay, and if you can see it, can you talk about the price later?
The foreign affairs official translated Zhang Qiang's meaning to the horse merchants, who were not afraid of things, this was their country, and the horse merchants led everyone into the central area of the horse farm, where dozens of horses were individually fenced, and each one looked no different from other horses, but it looked very strong and the muscle lines were obvious.
The horse merchant naturally saw everyone's doubts, and the horse merchant immediately said: These dozens of horses are not ordinary war horses, they are pure mixed horses, and they are the first generation of mixed horses of Dawan country's "sweat and blood horse", and their running ability and endurance are greatly superior to the war horses of various countries, and they are definitely the king of war horses in any country, which is true and undeniable.
With the translation of the translation officer, everyone finally heard the information about the "sweat and blood BMW", and they all led Zhang Qiang to the foreign affairs officials and said: Okay, this horse is really good, but it is rumored that Dawan is out of BMW, and I and others will not be able to see it, under what circumstances can we see the "sweat and blood BMW", I don't know if we can see it under your guidance?
Ma Shang understood through the interpreter, it turned out that this group of people came to the "sweat and blood BMW", and his eyes looked at everyone again, of course, a large number of them.
Zhang Qiang, the leader of the capital, saw that the horse merchant was looking at everyone with his eyes, and knew that there might be difficulties, so don't see the "sweat and blood BMW" first, and the conversation may be over, so he immediately reached out and took out some silver taels from his waist and handed it to the horse merchant's hand, waiting for his reaction.
The horse merchant can get benefits without paying any material costs, and at the same time see that everyone who comes is rich and powerful, so he said: "Sweat and blood BMW", you have seen the mixed-breed horse, the mixed-race horse is already expensive, and you really want to see the "sweat and blood BMW".
Everyone listened to the foreign affairs official's translation and nodded in acknowledgement.
Ma Shangdao: The country's "sweat and blood BMW" is managed by a national special personnel, and our horse dealers and special officials have an intersection, that is, we can agree on the exchange of horse mating rights, that is, our horse dealers can use good war horses to mate with the country's "sweat and blood BMW" (sweat and blood BMWs are characteristic, sweat and blood BMWs are all stallions, and it is necessary to breed and mate with other horses), of course, it requires a lot of money, and the result is threefold.
On the one hand, if after mating, the mare really gives birth to a horse boy who inherits the bloodline of "sweat and blood BMW", it has no right to deal with it on its own, and it is to be handed over to the state, of course, it will get more money in return.
On the one hand, the mare did not give birth to a "sweat BMW", but a mixed horse, which does not need to be handed in, it belongs to our horse dealer, and the return is our selling price, which is slightly higher than the mating price we paid.
The worst of all, if the mating is not successful, the mare is not pregnant at all, and the money paid is nowhere to be found, and he thinks he is unlucky.
Do you understand what I'm saying, do you see?
Of course, the group of people understood, that is, ordinary foreigners do not have the opportunity to see the "sweat and blood BMW", and if they want to see it, they have to pay for it, and they can only see it by mating horses.
Now that the situation is out, everyone's goal is not to see it, but to get it, as the horse merchant said, the "sweat and blood BMW" is managed by the Dawan country, and there is no buying and selling of horses?
Zhang Qiang was still unwilling in his heart, and he also heard that there was a time difference between what the horse merchant said, and there was a possibility of operation, so he said: We don't have to hide what we mean, we are running for the "sweat and blood BMW", and now it is impossible to buy it directly, knowing that horses can have the right to mate, I don't know how much silver taels, of course, the right to mate is an absolute right, referring to the ownership after mating!
After the foreign affairs official translated, the horse dealer of Dawan looked at the crowd again: You really want to buy the ownership of the horse after mating, first of all, I explained that the right to mate a horse requires a lot of money, and the result is threefold, the heavy money is spent, it is likely to be like those horses in the middle circle of the racecourse, it is a mixed-breed horse, the most pessimistic thing is that even the mixed-breed horse can not win, and the chance of getting the "sweat and blood horse" may be only one percent!
Ma Shang said while the foreign affairs official translated, everyone listened to Ma Shang speak very clearly and in detail, of course, they also knew in their hearts why Ma Shang was serious about it, that is, Ma Shang must be able to help him under relative conditions.
Zhang Qiang immediately said: Things are man-made, success or failure is in the sky, we want to buy your two mares, and mate with the "sweat and blood BMW", of course, the whole process is arranged by you, after mating the horses we take away, how much money do you need?
The horse merchant listened very clearly, and said: Is this silver tael, I am a businessman, in business, I can produce two horses, but this horse is a suitable horse for mating, a non-mixed-breed horse, if you really want to win it, you have to pay it at a high price for the current mixed-breed horse, and I still bear the risk of mating in the later stage, this money you should know, not the money of the horse?
Zhang Qiang and everyone can understand now, it can be done, and immediately discuss the matter of horse mating, and the horse merchant went to the pavilion with everyone to get the silver and said: In the past two days, I have waited for the notice, only two people can enter the breeding ground of the "sweat and blood BMW", watch it, see it, and ensure the smooth progress of the matter.
A day has passed, there is a reason for the horse dealer's efforts, because the horse dealer's interests this time can be said to be maximized, the horse dealer first used two general war horses to sell the sky-high price of the mixed horse (equivalent to the horse mating money came out), the horse mating money was included in the arms of the horse dealer, and then the risk of taking the risk is the sky-high price, the horse dealer has already thought of a countermeasure, so that the two horses that have been naturally pregnant are replaced, and the horse officials are reported to the horse officials to do the record, and the money of the risk is all their own.
The mating process was smooth, and Zhang Qiang and a foreign affairs official also witnessed the difference between the "sweaty BMW and the horses" before the mating, and witnessed the sweating of the horses.
Loulan's "hussar warriors" can go to the westernmost country of the 36 countries in the Western Regions, and it is impossible to buy the "sweat and blood BMW", and all the silver taels brought with them have been spent, and the silver taels have also played their due role, only two mares that may be conceived were bought, and it is providential to have "sweat and blood BMW" in Qishan in the future, and the caravan left Dawan in a hurry.
The caravan of more than 50 people entered the Gobi Desert again, walking through other countries that had been pre-standard in order to complete the compilation of the battle map, and it was difficult to go all the way!
After nearly a month of walking in the desert, everyone finally saw the outline of Qishan, everyone was excited, home, and the country were in front of them, this was a training for everyone, not only the "hussar warriors" but also the caravan personnel.
A caravan of more than 50 people entered Qishan City, and the two leaders personally presented the drawings of the 36 countries of the Western Regions to the court, and reported the situation of the "sweat and blood horse", which can be said to have been personally sealed and rewarded by the empress Lan Qi'er.
The "Hussar Warriors" brought the commendation and commendation of the royal products back to their homes for the family to enjoy and use, and after resting for three days, they gathered in the art field, and the camp of the "Hussar Warriors" began a new training, patrolling the mountains and protecting the country, and the two pregnant horses became the object of everyone's attention, and the soldiers passed a real life and death walk, and they were already able to tolerate each other and unite as a whole.