Chapter 153: The Battle of Changping (8)

Huang Xuan knows that in addition to being beautiful, there is no advantage in terms of practicality, and he believes in the business method of gradually building trust.

Even if it's a liar, it will start small.

Therefore, it was not so much that Huang Xuan completely conquered the monarchs and ministers of Zhao who were present with a miraculous performance, but that it was 10,000 stones of grain that conquered King Xiaocheng, and he generously sent Huang Xuan a thousand acres of land, a mansion, and hundreds of slaves.

It sounds like a lot, but it's a pity that a hundred acres of land can only be regarded as a middle peasant in this era, and Huang Xuan didn't expect that he could wait until the fields grew crops, as for the slaves, Zhao Guonanding is either on the battlefield now, or has died on the battlefield, so except for an old man in his 50s, the others are women and children.

The so-called slaves, in fact, are slaves, Huang Xuan returned home at night, the house had been cleaned up in an orderly manner, the old man knelt at the door with a hundred and ten slaves, holding the deed on his head, and said: "Welcome to the king." ”

This mansion is near the palace, and it is in the center of Handan, but Huang Xuan is not interested in these contracts, but first helps the old man up and says, "What is your name?" Who else is in the house? ”

The old man was quite frightened by Huang Xuan's courtesy, and said tremblingly: "The old slave has no surname, no name, and no one in the family." ”

"Then you should be called Huang Xi." Huang Xuan let go of the hand holding him and said, "Clean up a house for me, and then you come over, and I will ask you what to say." ”

"Yes." Although Huang Xuan did not have a title, it was still quite a glorious thing for servants to give a surname, Huang Xi hurriedly responded, sent two low-eyed maids to send Huang Xuan to the room, and he also handed over the deed in his hand to Huang Xuan, kneeling down and saluting.

The master bedroom is a suite of more than 30 square meters, the outer room is a small room where the servants live, the two maids are busy making beds for Huang Xuan, pouring water, Huang Xuan is curious to walk around in the Warring States bedroom, the house is very dark, there is no table, there is no stool, the water cup is bronze, and it smells of metal.

After a while, Huang Xi leaned over and walked in on his knees, and Huang Xuan's house was well-behaved, and he had never seen anything like this, so he smiled bitterly and said, "You get up, just sit there." ”

Huang Xi responded, but still knelt, Huang Xuan didn't say any more, but said: "Do you know where the market in Handan is?" ”

"It's in the bazaar outside the east gate of the city."

"Are there cattle, horses, pigs and sheep and other livestock for sale?"

Huang Xi thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, most of the ploughing cattle are from the state, and most of the horses have been collected in the past two years, and someone is selling them." As he spoke, he looked up at Huang Xuan cautiously and said, "If you are thinking about the spring ploughing at the end of the year, you can first ask the mansion to borrow cattle and horses." "A horse is a horse that ploughs the field and carries a load, and a pig is a pig, the so-called chicken, guinea dog, and animal.

"The name Jun Shang sounds pretty good." Huang Xuan smiled and said, "I have some grain, you can go to the market tomorrow to sell it, and then pick up the animals that are not sick and bring them home, you may do it." ”

In the family, the head of the family is usually called Jun. And if it is outside, the title of "Jun" must be approved by the "Imperial Council" of Zhao State before it can take effect, and famous people such as Meng Weijun and Xinling Jun are all famous big names.

However, with Huang Xuan's head, he can't figure out the difference. After all, they are people of two eras, in fact, even if two doctoral professors are really sent from the 21st century, in addition to being able to call out the central officials of some countries, the rest are also blind, the classics are almost burned, and those who can know are pitiful.

Huang Xi only dared to look at Huang Xuan, then quickly lowered his head and said, "Yes." ”

He replied first, then hung his head and said in a low voice: "If you want to buy a lot of livestock, you can ask the merchants in the ruins to come and see, they all have a lot of cattle and horses." ”

Although Qi refused to lend grain to Zhao because of dissatisfaction with Zhao's diplomatic vacillation, neither Qi nor Chu would prohibit merchants from trading in Zhao, and the rise in grain prices during this period of time promoted the speed of merchants.

Huang Xuan patted his head and said, "Then you can find a few people tomorrow, I'll talk about it after asking." He estimated that Zhao Guojun and his ministers would have a new military operation in the next two days, and he had few days to spare, so he urged: "Go early tomorrow morning, don't waste time." ”

Huang Xi's head immediately lowered to the ground and said, "Your Excellency, don't worry." ”

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Grain for livestock, it is completely the Warring States version of oil for food, at this time many of the means of production belong to the state, especially cattle, of course, those big landlords always have some cattle and horses, but there are not many who are willing to sell them, but Zhao is close to the Huns, and there is always no shortage of livestock.

The most meat food eaten by the Warring States people was dogs, and until the Han Dynasty, butchers were all referred to as dog killers - every time they slaughtered dogs, Fan Hao followed Liu Bang before, it was also such a profession.

However, Huang Xuan is not picky about anything, R001 is a whole plane, and listening to Lu Min and Shi Yu's meaning that day, their R001 sphere of influence should cover a lot of planes, so many people, there are always people who eat dog meat.

Huang Xuan brought 12,000 tons of grain, 1 stone per 30 kilograms, which is 400,000 stones, not to mention those corn spices and other things, if they are sold according to grain, this is 36 million yuan, you can buy 1,800 cattle, or 18,000 pigs, the price of the latter, is slightly overflowing 20% than the price when he bought grain, if it is used for cattle, it is obviously a loss.

If you judge by the price of grain, Zhao's knife currency can almost reach a 1:1 ratio with the RMB, but if you look at the issuance, it is not the case at all, in the last 120 years of the Warring States period, the total amount of copper coins issued by various countries is only 28 billion, 36 million yuan, which is enough to rank among the rich people of Zhao.

Of course, Huang Xuan would not take out so much grain at one time, but the market was originally the most sensitive machinery, and from the next morning, Huang Xuan suddenly found that he was in the market again.

It's really a market.

The merchants of the Qi State, the merchants of the Yan State, the envoys of the Chu State, and even the agents of the Xiongnu, in the past few years, the bulk of the grain trade has almost come to a standstill, and the sudden emergence of so much grain is simply exciting.

Soon, the envoys of King Zhao arrived.

Huang Xuan smiled secretly, pretended to be busy, and said coldly: "Where do I have time to see your king now?" ”

The envoy's eyes widened, and the businessmen present all stopped, and then looked at Huang Xuan, but said with a smile: "My king has something important to discuss, Xuanzi only needs to meet him, and I will help you clean it up." ”

"Then you all listen to Huang Xi." Huang Xuan shouted and said, "Huang Xi, they are all your subordinates. ”

And immediately the messenger and his servant face collapsed.

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King Zhao stroked the peiyu on his waist with his hand, and his face was as calm as water.

The ministers of the palace were thinking about their own things, or bowing their heads and contemplating, or closing their eyes to recuperate, or brushing their beards, or outside the gods, in a huge palace, only the sound of breathing remained, like a group of goldfish that had eaten enough.

The sound of cowhide stomping on the ground sounded, only the imperial guards had such equipment, and Lian Po's originally closed eyes also opened.

As a general, he believed in both gods and ghosts, which was somewhat like the belief of later generations, but it was much simpler and simpler.

But Huang Xuan obviously gave him a great impact, especially when the Zhao State was in danger of life and death.

Strictly speaking, Lian Po can only be regarded as an excellent general, and his ability is not commensurate with his reputation, so even if Huang Xuan tells him that the opposite is Bai Qi, what they are doing now and what they are going to do, it is difficult for him to do anything in the face of such an unfavorable form now.

The Battle of Changping was a typical national strategic battle, and when the strategic intention was achieved, no matter how many battles were won, it could not be compensated.

Therefore, at this time, Zhao Guo may really only be saved by God.

King Zhao's hand stroked faster and faster, until the jade pendant was hot, and then he stopped in shock.

"Your Majesty." Huang Xuan's voice was stretched and clear, as if he was answering a question in class.

King Zhao settled down, in front of this "businessman" who was even younger than himself, he lost that innate sense of superiority, which made him extremely uncomfortable, but he had to endure it. Looking at the floor under the dragon chair in a daze, Zhao Wangdan said in a deep voice: "Pingyuanjun, you can explain it to Xuanzi." ”

"Plains Jun Zhao Sheng?" Huang Xuan asked Luo Lindao uncertainly, he had seen this person in the information.

"That's right, the fourth prince of the Warring States." Lorraine replied in the affirmative.

Pingyuan Jun is at least 50 years old, but his black hair is fluttering, his face is like a crown of jade, and he has a beautiful manly demeanor, he is the younger brother of King Huiwen, and the uncle of the current Zhao Wangdan.

This is a legendary figure, who has been deposed three times and reinstated three times, and is one of the few well-known figures in the Warring States.

He rarely came to regular meetings, and Huang Xuan didn't see him yesterday.

Zhao Sheng knelt on the seat elegantly, bowed his body, and said: "We think that Your Excellency's judgment is correct, therefore, I would like to ask you how to solve the current predicament. ”

It's very simple and straightforward, but it does have a problem-solving attitude, and such a gesture, in some cases, made by the superior, does have the effect of making people feel good.

Huang Xuan's eyes ushered in a nod and smile, which made him a little embarrassed, and said: "Now the situation, except that the Zhao army has run out of food, the losses of both sides are comparable, and I feel that relieving the siege of Changping is the first priority." ”

Saying it is equal to not saying it, an incisive Chinese answer.

Pingyuan Jun still said humbly: "Then how to solve the siege of Changping?" ”

Huang Xuan shook his head and said, "I don't understand military affairs, but I can send 10,000 stones of grain to Zhao Kuojun, and the rest depends on the efforts of the monarchs." ”

Although 10,000 stone is only enough for 400,000 troops to eat for one day, it has a huge effect on alleviating the food shortage, and if it is enough to save, it is not impossible to hold on for a few more days.

"In this way, there is Lao Xuanzi." It seems that Huang Xuan's answer has long been expected by Zhao Guojun's ministers, but Zhao Wangdan is still overjoyed and said, "In this way, what reward does Xuanzi want?" He couldn't say the word deal yet.

Huang Xuan raised three fingers with a smile on his face and said, "You can send food to Zhao Kuojun in the future, but there are three requirements." ”

"Please." Pingyuan-kun sat up very seriously.

"First, Zaixia's business in Zhao State must not be affected."

"Naturally, noble servants can trade at will in the East Market, but the number of cattle bought and sold must be limited." Huang Xuan's transaction, to a certain extent, has great benefits for alleviating the grain shortage of Zhao, after all, no matter how delicious pork is, it can't survive hunger, in history, Zhao Jing after the end of the Changping War was starving.

"If you don't plough the oxen, forget it." Huang Xuan likes to compete with me in negotiations, so he put down a finger and said, "Second, I still want to make a deal with your country." ”

"Oh?"

"I know that Pingyuan-kun himself, including Pingyuan-kun himself, has a lot of livestock, cattle, horses, and silk at home, and I am willing to exchange it for food, which can also alleviate the crisis of your country, and I hope that Pingyuan-kun can play an exemplary role. However, no matter whether the price in the market rises or falls, grain is 90 yuan per stone, cattle and horses are 20,000 yuan, and sheep are 2,000 yuan. ”

When there is more grain in the market, the price will naturally drop, but for Zhao Guo, such a thing is fair, not to mention, it is unknown whether Pingyuanjun and others understand such economic laws, so Zhao Sheng immediately eased his face and said, "Okay." ”

When Bai Qi slaughtered the Zhao people of Changping, during the siege of Handan, Pingyuan Jun did a generous donation, using his family house to support the defenders, and ordering his concubines to sew up the sergeants, which was just an equal deal for Zhao Sheng, who had a better reputation, and was nothing.

What's more, if you want to alleviate Zhao Kuo's danger, you have to send more soldiers, these are all food needs, and Huang Xuan's suggestion is beneficial to both sides.

Huang Xuan raised his middle finger at this time and said to Zhao Guojun's ministers: "The last one, as a reward for helping Da Zhao in Xia, if you recapture Shangdang, or even enter the Qin realm, you must have the right of first refusal to purchase all items." ”

Two or three sentences explained what the right of first refusal was, Zhao Wangdan slapped his hand on a few and said, "The widow allows you." ”

There is nothing easier to sell than future interests.