The East is white, and the remnants of the dream are gone.

Gong Sheng, who got up in the morning, was in good spirits, and he thought in his heart that he had to make a living, otherwise what kind of face would the eldest husband have to marry his beloved girl and enter the door. After thinking about it, it was difficult to use his ability to fight all by himself, and the relationship between the army was probably useless, so he finally came up with a clever plan.

This clever plan is simple to say, but it is just a cat and a tiger, and the two words "steal the horse". I think that when Gong Sheng led the position of Ma Wen, he rode the horses of the official family every day, and many officials from the three royal horse farms secretly replaced the horses of the heavenly family with inferior horses, and it was really not a matter to have one or two less horses. Besides, even if the case is discovered, according to the situation of the horse farm, there are many ghosts, and it is not his turn to catch horse thieves.

Gong Sheng took the doctrine in his heart and began to plan how to act, the first thing was to find a shipping channel, so Gong Sheng changed his coat and went straight to the horse market.

Luoyang Horse Market is located outside the East Jianchun Gate of the Imperial City, Gong Sheng came all the way to the horse market, and heard the sound of horses' hooves and the neighing of horses far away.

When they got closer, the family horse dealers displayed their horses outside, chasing the wind, flying the wind, flying electricity, flying yellow, black, white, yellow, gray and brown colors. There were loose horses, and there were those tied to the edge of the trough.

"Brother, look at the horses?" Someone greeted him warmly, it was the owner of a horse dealership, more than forty years old, and the smiling philistine was cheesy.

There is a big flag in front of the door of the horse shop with the word "Thousands of Horses" written on it, and there are seven or eight horses tied outside the line, most of which are bowing their heads and eating the grass in the trough. Gong Sheng looked at it, seven or eight horses were fat or thin, and their appearance was neither high nor low.

"Boss, do you want to collect the horses?" Gong Sheng asked, he didn't think much about it and directly pointed out the intention.

When the owner of the horse shop heard this, his eyes rolled slightly and said, "Accept it, what are you selling?" ”

Gong Sheng smiled and asked, "I don't know what the price is?" ”

When the boss heard this, his eyes rolled and said, "It's hard to say, it depends on your horse to talk about the price." ”

Gong Sheng asked, "How much is a good horse?" ”

The boss smiled and said, "The range of good horses is too wide, but generally good horses are eighty taels for five to ten years." ”

Eighty taels? A good horse can be sold for two hundred taels of silver, and you profiteer must be a good bargain. Gong Sheng repeated the boss's words and cursed in his heart. With a smile on his face, he asked, "Is it only eighty taels?" ”

"Eighty taels is a lot of brother, this is the price of conscience." The boss said, looking heartbroken, Gong Sheng couldn't help but praise his acting skills.

Gong Sheng casually perfunctory the boss and continued to walk forward. turned a corner, and a big flag was embroidered with the four big characters "Divine Travel Thousands of Miles", and Gong Sheng immediately went up to take a look.

A young man in this silk coat greeted him and asked with a smile: "This boss is watching the horses?" What price do you want? Western Regions Horse, Hexi Horse, Quhe Horse, Hetao Horse, Three Hippos, Black Water Horse, I have everything here, and the varieties are very complete. ”

Gong Sheng followed the introduction of the young boss and went around, this horse shop is really all kinds of horses are complete, the young boss patted a yellow horse casually and said: "This horse is four years old, you look at the muscles are very strong," and then he pinched the horse's mouth again, let the horse open its mouth, "You see that the horse's teeth are still neat, just to the age of riding, it is a good time for a horse." Boss, if you buy it sincerely, I will give you a discounted price, only one hundred and twenty taels. ”

Gong Sheng asked, "Can't it be cheaper?" He shook his brow as he spoke, and a noncommittal smile came to his face.

The boss shook his head with a smile and said, "Such a good horse, one hundred and twenty taels is already a discounted price, and if I fold it again, I will lose money." ”

"That black horse is not bad, the horse is nine years old, it is the time to be strong," said the boss and pointed to a black horse on the side, he stretched out his hand and patted the horse and said, "You see how Peugeot this horse is, ride it during the day, and ride the one at home at night, this is a perfect match." Then he said with a smile that you know, "Little brother, a man needs a good horse." ”

Listening to the boss's words pointing to the point, Gong Sheng was still unmoved, he asked the price gently, and the boss waved his hand and told him arrogantly, "Three hundred taels is good!" ”

Gong Sheng glanced at the boss's affirmative eyes, and then said, "I plan to sell a few horses of this quality, and the boss will make a price." "He thought in his heart that if you sell it for three hundred taels, why don't you give one hundred taels for collecting horses?

The boss was stunned and said, "Oh, that's it? When I first received this horse, it only cost fifty taels, and if you have the goods, I will add ten taels to you, and sixty taels will be a price! "As for the purchase price, it is actually one hundred and twenty taels, how can I tell you?

Three hundred taels of business, you sixty taels to send me? You're ruthless! Gong Sheng smiled and arched his hand: "Farewell." ”

"Hey, brother, don't go, I'll tell you that sixty taels is really a lot, or seventy? Seventy lines?。。。 ”

It is also a horse shop, more than 20 horses in the fence eat grass and eat grass, drink water, meditate, daze, bask in the sun, and so on, and there is a pennant with the words "Zhang's horse line" floating on the horse farm, indicating that the boss's surname is Zhang. There is a small pond in the small field, and the microwave in the pool is light, which is different from the meadow on other horse farms, which shows the elegance of this Zhang horse shop. Behind the pond is a two-story small building, but on the small two-story building is arranged carved gallery and painted building, a sense of luxury and luxury.

I only heard the shopkeeper say: "We don't buy the horse directly, but sell it for you, and the horse will be sold before you will pay the bill, and before that, we could only give you a deposit of one-tenth of the value of the horse, and the cost of the horse will also be deducted during this period." ”

Gong Sheng asked, "Do you still want the cost of horses?" ”

The shopkeeper said, "It's all a little money." You don't have to stare at this little money, how much can a little horse care cost? Once the horse is sold, you make money. ”

Do you also need a storage fee for your horses? That's too much money! Gong Sheng muttered in his heart, he glanced at the four words "Zhang's Horse Travel" fluttering on the horse farm, and scolded the profiteers in his heart. He turned to leave, and saw that the Liubu Bridge was not far away, and planned to cross the river and look at the situation on the other side of the river.

The bridge corridor on the Liubu Bridge is carved with moire water waves and dragon horses galloping, although it is only a small stone arch bridge, but it also shows the luxury and elegance of the Beijing master's creation, and it is said that it was also built by Du Wuku in that year, and it has the reputation of "staying in the north and south, east and west, and BMW heroes come to meet" in Luoyang City.

When Gong Sheng stepped on the stone slab of the Liubu Bridge, a clear voice sounded behind him - Brother Tai is going to sell horses?

Gong Sheng turned around when he heard this, and the person who called him had deep eyes and high cheeks, a pair of eyes that were blazing, and he only felt awe-inspiring when his gaze swept over. Although Gong Sheng was taller, for a moment he did feel like he was looking at a soaring eagle. Judging from his appearance, the person who spoke was a Hu man, either a race from the Western Regions or a white Hun from Middle Earth.

"So, what do you have to say?" Gong Sheng asked lightly.

The Hu man came over with a smile and said, "If you guess correctly, my brother should be from the Su Guard, and he should be selling military horses." ”

Gong Sheng immediately became alert, and he said, "I'm just doing a business. ”

The Hu man laughed and said, "When my brother was bargaining just now, he naturally reached out and touched the hilt of the sword on his waist a few times, and at first glance, he was born in the army. ”

Gong Sheng didn't have a sword, but he had already developed the habit of pressing the hilt of the sword in his perennial military career, but he didn't expect this to be seen by this Hu man. He said quietly on his face: "I'm just a hobby of swordsmanship." ”

The Hu man shook his head and smiled: "What do you say about shaking the skirt armor when you tried the horse just now?" Brother, you don't wear armor and practice swords every day, do you? ”

Although Gong Sheng was not afraid of this Hu man, it was still very uncomfortable for people to see through at a glance, and his tone was slightly deep: "This does not mean that I sell military horses." ”

The Hu man's sharp eyes revealed a playful smile, and he snorted and said, "What are you afraid of? First time in Malaysia, right? Which of the six battalions of the Northern Army, the Fourth Army, and the four guards of the East Palace is not here to resell military horses? Seeing the surprised expression on Gong Sheng's face, he continued with a disdainful smile: "There is no need for the Su Guards to get along with money, right?" If you look at the horses again, do they have some horseshoes? ”

When Gong Sheng heard this, he suddenly realized that the horsehoe was not popular among the people, except for the northern border army, it was the cavalry of the Jingshi Su Guard Army in Luoyang who matched the horseshoe to the war horse.

Military horses dare to sell them, these moths in the old guards, isn't this just a traitor! Gong Sheng was a little annoyed in his heart, and he asked the Hu man: "Okay, let's say someone sells military horses, how to price a military horse?" ”

Hu Ren laughed: "Yes, let's assume that we buy and sell military horses, and an ordinary military horse buys one hundred taels and bids one hundred and fifty taels, which is according to the rules." ”

Gong Sheng heard the sound of the strings and knew the meaning of elegance, so he asked: "So how about playing cards without following the rules?" ”

Hu Ren pulled Gong Sheng and said, "Let's go, let's talk in detail in my store." He is enthusiastic like an old friend for many years, which makes people naturally feel a sense of intimacy in their hearts.

Gong Sheng asked him, "What do you call it?" ”

Hu Ren said as he walked: "My surname is Shi, just call me Shi Le, you can also call me Shi Shilong." "Most of the Hu people are vulgar, although they live in the Central Plains, but most of them have a Chinese name, and it is rare to take a word. Therefore, Schler has always been very proud of his words, and always wants to introduce them to others.

"It's a good thing you didn't go in that store just now, their Zhang family is the blackest, if you give him the horse to sell, he told you that the storage fee is a small amount of money, right? Hehe, when settling accounts, the horses eat, drink, and Lazar are indispensable, can you think of it? Horse peeing also has to be counted as money, which is called a professional horse urinal maintenance fee. Schler said with a smile.

Gong Sheng was taken aback when he heard this, and he asked, "Isn't this profiteer?" ”

"Hahaha!" Shile laughed, and he said, "In addition to pooping and peeing, the horse's rations will also be a credit for you." Do you know what horses eat? It is a high-quality jade leaf health meal, and what people feed the horses is not grass but jade leaves. And do you know how to make this jade leaf health meal? ”

Gong Sheng asked: "How to make this jade leaf health meal?" ”

Shi Le smiled and said, "I don't know how to do it." Of course, such a high-end dish comes from the hands of a chef, if you think about it, cooking for people is commonplace, have you ever seen cooking for horses? I haven't seen it. So these are all masters, and the masters have the price of the masters. So you just take the money. ”

Gong Sheng was stunned when he heard this: "This is too dark." ”

Shi Le smiled again and said, "Do you think this is the end?" Hehe, it's more expensive to see a doctor. ”

Gong Sheng was stunned for a moment and asked, "Ma still needs to see a doctor?" ”

"Of course, people are high-level foster care, and they must be equipped with top veterinarians. And the profession of veterinarian is very high-end. Do you know how to diagnose a horse's pulse? Do you know where the acupuncture points on the horse's body are? I don't know. He doesn't know if you bring a doctor. So it's easy to treat people, it's not easy to treat horses, and it's very expensive to hire a veterinarian. ”

Gong Sheng sighed and said, "Fortunately, there was no way for him just now. ”

After a few words, the two came to Shile's small storefront. There was not a single horse in Shile's shop, but a horse tied to the door, which he probably used for his own transportation, and it was unique in the horse market. The so-called shop is just a grocery room separated from the next door, and it is very crappy, and naturally there is nothing to entertain customers.

After the two of them sat down, Shi Le told Gong Sheng about his plans: "Luoyang is the distribution center of horses in the world, and things are scarce and expensive, and it is inevitable that everything will be cheap. Here a horse is given a hundred taels, and it can rise to one hundred and thirty taels when you go to Nanyang. As long as you are willing to walk more than a few hundred miles, you can eat more of these three layers of gross profit. ”

Gong Sheng pondered in his heart and looked at Shi Le's shabby appearance, and really couldn't see that there was still a deal in Nanyang, so he asked: "Boss Shi, is there still a stall in Nanyang?" ”

Shi Le said: "There are a few people in Nanyang who have contacted us, and we are not good at farming, so we can only make a living by doing some small business. Brother Gong, how many goods do you have? Can you give me an explanation? ”

It turns out that you are a Qianren, Gong Sheng said in his heart. The so-called Qiang people are the Sai people who belong to the five Xiongnu tribes of Bingzhou, and are often called the White Xiongnu. At the height of their power, the Xiongnu were as far as the Western Regions, conquering and enslaving many Serbs in the Western Regions, who were subordinate to the Xiongnu and were called the White Xiongnu.

Shi Le is a Qianren from Shangdangwu Township, and he pointed out this line to tell the patron in front of him that this way of selling horses relies on the relationship between the same clan, and he should not fight the idea of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge.

Gong Sheng didn't dare to boast about Haikou, after all, it was hard to say how to do business without capital, he thought for a moment and said, "I can probably provide one or two horses a month." ”

Shi Le pinched his chin and thought for a while and said, "Brother, if you can trust me, the goods will go with me, and I will give you an additional three layers of profit." ”

"Boss Shi, Gong has one more mouth, don't care. Do you really have the money to get off the horse? Gong Sheng asked Shi Le with a smile, after all, the display in this Shi boss's store was too shabby.

"Brother, don't look at me as poor, heroes don't ask about their background, I still have this money." After Shi Le finished speaking, without waiting for Gong Sheng to ask, he took out his belongings, 24 taels of silver, 32 taels of money, a lease of 18 yuan a year, and a lease of 6,300 yuan a year. After taking out all his belongings, Shi Le said, "The horse at the door is worth twenty taels, these are enough to eat a good horse, right?" ”

Gong Sheng glanced at it, and understood in his heart that the eighteen yuan lease corresponded to the place where the two of them were sitting now, and the 6,300 yuan lease was Shi Le's residence. These coins and rents can barely be regarded as eighty taels, plus the horse tied to the door, which is equivalent to one hundred taels, which is probably the price of a good horse.

Gong Sheng then said: "I see Boss Shi's sincerity. Tomorrow I will take the horse with me. ”

Seeing that the business was done, Shi Le also said with a smile on his face: "Then I will wait for good news"

The two immediately agreed on this no-cost deal, and Gong Sheng said goodbye and left. After returning home, the harem won some preparations, and after nightfall, he sneaked into the horse farm in black clothes and unknowingly followed the horse, and it was two.

The next day, Gong Sheng led the two horses to the horse market, and Shi Le saw that Gong Sheng brought the two horses and immediately looked embarrassed, he frowned and said, "I only have the money for one horse." ”

Gong Sheng said, "You have money for two horses." ”

Shi Le was stunned for a moment, then nodded to Gong Sheng and said, "Thank you." ”

Gong Sheng continued: "You ride the horse outside the door first, you always need to travel when you go far away." ”

Shile asked again: "You are not afraid that I will not come back." ”

Gong Sheng said, "Didn't you already pay the deposit?" ”

Shile said, "That's only eighty taels." ”

Gong Sheng smiled: "Your vision is worth this price." ”

Shile then laughed and walked away.