The stables in front of me were lined up one after the other, and there were twenty of them.

Each room is about eight meters wide and six meters deep, with troughs on both sides for fodder, and each room has six to ten horses.

In such a rough calculation, there are about 100 or nearly 200 horses in the entire Wangjia Horse Farm.

That's a lot of money!

"Where to stop!" Bai Qi listened to Han Yan and Shu Yu marvel at the scale of the Wang family's horse farm, and smiled proudly, "There is only a part of the stable, and there is a small half, and it should be raised by the shepherd in the mountains at this time!" ”

Han Yan silently estimated and exclaimed, "Then your owner is really wealthy!" ”

The horses of the Wangjia Racecourse are all tall and mighty, full of energy, on average, according to the market price of a horse's twelve taels of silver, this hundred horses is 1,200 taels, and the entire Wangjia Racecourse is definitely more than 4,000 taels!

This is just the cost of ordinary horses, and it does not include those super-excellent horses that cost tens or even hundreds of taels of silver.

To maintain such a large expenditure, Wong Kee Horse & Co. had to multiply its operating capital several times.

In a remote place like Xiushui Hezi Town, there can be tens of thousands of taels of family assets, but it is difficult to pick one of them.

"That's it!" Bai Qi and Yourong said proudly, "Otherwise, how could Shopkeeper Li take the initiative to admit defeat and beg for mercy, and avoid going to the countryside to retire!" ”

Han Yan's smile froze slightly when he heard this, and then he returned to normal, echoed and praised two sentences, changed his words, and said with a smile: "I want to go and see those Wara horses, especially military horses, I don't know, is it inconvenient to put them at this time?" ”

Bai Qi didn't doubt that he had him, and said with a smile: "Brother Han wants to see it, of course there is nothing inconvenient!" I had already greeted the owner and said that there was an acquaintance who wanted to buy a horse, preferably a Wara horse or a military horse. ”

Since he had crossed the Ming Road in front of the owner, what Han Yan wanted to see was naturally arbitrary.

"However, after Brother Han and Shu Yu saw it, don't go out and tell people that there are military horses in our racecourse!" Bai Qi Zhengse admonished, "After all, buying and selling military horses is strictly forbidden by the imperial court. ”

If it weren't for the fact that the people who came were Han Yan and Shu Yu, he would definitely not reveal half a point.

"We know what's important, so don't worry." Han Yan responded with a smile.

Shu Yu also nodded again and again.

Bai Qi scratched his head and smiled: "Of course I can trust you!" The horses are kept alone in the small yard at the back, so let's go over. ”

Let's lead the way.

Skirting the long row of stables, you will see a small forest, behind which a tall cedar fence is also enclosed, and the warhorses and military horses are kept in it.

At the gate of the courtyard stood two mighty and majestic men, looking fierce and vicious, when they saw someone coming, they crossed their long knives to stop them, stretched out their hands and said, "Evidence." ”

Bai Qi took out a sign engraved with the mark of Wang Ji Ma Xing from his arms and handed it over.

One of them took it, carefully compared it for a long time, and then put away the knife and let it go, and said coldly: "Half an hour at most." ”

"Got it. Thank you both. Bai Qi smiled and thanked him, turned around and asked Han Yan and Shu Yu to go in first.

Shu Yu was so shocked by this battle that he held his breath, waited into the courtyard, and walked away, only then did he and Bai Qi whisper: "Where did your host invite these two door gods? Look at the monster can bluff people! ”

"Don't underestimate the two of them!" Bai Qi said solemnly, "They are the masters of the rivers and lakes that the owner spent a lot of money to invite!" ”

Those who can stay in this courtyard are either high-quality and high-quality horses, or military horses, each of which costs more than twenty taels, and those with excellent qualifications who happen to meet big customers have also been sold for one hundred taels!

Such a yard, of course, has to hire peerless masters to take care of it.

"If we hadn't agreed with the owner in advance and asked for the token to enter and exit from him, we wouldn't have been able to enter today!" Bai Qi explained with a smile.

Shu Yu was stunned when he heard this, and asked puzzledly: "Then what if the guests want to choose horses?" You can't go and ask your owner for a token first, right? ”

"Where can ordinary guests get here?" Bai Qi explained with a smile, "Generally, the horses in this courtyard are thrown into the front yard in batches for guests to buy.

"As for those regular customers and distinguished guests, they are generally received by the owner in person, where can I still use the token?"

"What kind of guest is considered a regular customer or a distinguished guest?" Han Yan, who had been silently observing around, suddenly asked.

"I don't know much about that." Bai Qi smiled apologetically and explained, "Although I am the bookkeeper of Wang Kee Horse Company, I am actually only responsible for ordinary horse trading.

"As for the horses in this courtyard, the owner has always been in charge of buying and selling them himself. Even when my master was there, it was the same.

"However, I think that the person who can make the owner a guest of honor is not a wealthy family, but a powerful person. For example, the county giants, county magistrates, and the like were all personally received by the owner. ”

Han Yan silently remembered it in his heart.

Shu Yu said with a smile: "The 'level' is quite strict. ”

Bai Qi smiled and said, "Outsiders don't know what's going on. ”

The implication is that he treats them very favorably.

Shu Yu laughed.

The three of them bypassed the courtyard wall, and their eyes suddenly opened up.

In the endless mountains and forests, there are many horses roaming freely, they are grazing with their heads down, or walking leisurely, or galloping with their hooves raised, neighing their heads......

However, no matter which posture they are, they can be seen at a glance to be obviously different from the horses raised in the stable in front of them, the kind of either unruly or well-trained calm, even Shu Yu, a person who doesn't know much about horses, was also firmly grasped at once.

Compared with the tall and mighty mounts of Han Yan and the horses in front of him, he suddenly became "weak and delicate".

Han Yan's eyes were sharp, he scanned the surroundings, and quickly distinguished the types of these horses.

Great Perimeter Horse, Warama, Western Regions Horse......

There are almost all the good breed horses here, but there are no military horses.

The military horses were selected from the good breed horses, after rigorous and careful training, and went to the battlefield to see blood, calm and resolute and brave and fearless, even if they retreated to the mountains and forests, they were like a sword hidden in the scabbard, so that people could see its extraordinary at a glance.

Han Yan's heart sank, but his expression remained unchanged, and Lang Ran smiled and said: "'Grape wine glow-in-the-dark cup, if you want to drink the pipa, urge immediately. Drunk and lying on the battlefield, Jun Mo smiled, and a few people came back to fight in ancient times! 'Although I didn't have the opportunity to go into battle to kill the enemy in this life and sacrifice my life to serve the country, I can see the war horse, which can be regarded as comforting! ”

Han Yan's words resonated with Bai Qi, and he clapped his hands and sighed, "Exactly! Precisely! 'Why don't you take Wu Hook and collect Guanshan Fifty Prefectures. Although I am a bookkeeper, if the border needs it, I will definitely go to the front line generously and sacrifice my life to defend the country! ”

Bai Qi, who grew up in a border area, thinks that he can better understand the pain and meaning of war than Han Yan's scholarly spirit. 2k reading web