Hearing Li Tai praise his camel team, Li Xian couldn't help but show a proud look on his face, but he sighed and said: "This realm is not as dense as Guanzhong's cities, roads and canals are convenient, once people leave their hometowns, there are few roads to follow, if there are not enough strong animals to make a difference, a large number of people will be difficult to walk."

Li Tai nodded after hearing this, he only saw the bad traffic conditions here after coming to Longyou.

Although the ancient traffic is naturally far inferior to that of later generations, where there are people, even if there is no straight carriage and horse avenue, the sheep intestine path can also be walked. After all, there is no road in the world, and when there are more people walking, it becomes a road.

Li Tai didn't like the traffic environment in Guanzhong very much, there was no systematically hardened dirt road, usually running with dust, rain and snow and muddy and slippery, every time he went out he would be tired because of road conditions.

If it weren't for the fire of ambition in his heart that wanted to change the dynasty burning all day long, he would be more willing to be a local tyrant man who eats and drinks without worrying and has a group of servants.

But after coming to Longxi, Li Tai found that Guanzhong can definitely be called a prosperous area with convenient transportation. He came all the way from Longguan to Tianshui, and he never encountered a shaped road with a length of more than 20 miles, and the infrastructure construction was almost none.

Although there was no infrastructure in northern Shaanxi where he was stationed before, he was not deeply touched by this, and it was quite enjoyable to travel lightly in the wild under the guidance of a guide. This is because the construction of northern Shaanxi has just begun, and the exchange of materials between different regions is still not frequent enough, so the restrictions on road traffic are not too large.

But after he came to Qinzhou, just as Duguxin was about to lead the army to the west to quell the rebellion, the grain and grass of tens of thousands of troops suddenly pressed on his shoulders, and the logistics of these materials had strict military restrictions, which was a headache for the harsh logistics and transportation environment in Longyou.

Regarding this, it can't be blamed on Dugu Xin's head. The last wave of large-scale infrastructure construction in Longyou was probably still in the Han Dynasty, and the centuries-long turmoil not only prevented these infrastructures from being properly maintained, but was even destroyed by various natural and man-made disasters.

In ancient times, logistics and transportation were already costly, and now there is no road that can run through the whole and unimpeded, and the scrapping rate of horse-drawn carriages for land transportation is amazing, and transportation through human and animal burdens has become the most mainstream mode of land transportation.

Among the various animal power that can be used for transportation, camels are undoubtedly the best, with large weight and low dietary requirements, hard-working, cold and disease resistance, and are the most cost-effective mode of transportation.

An adult camel can carry hundreds of pounds and travel nearly 100 miles a day, so Li Xian's group of camels is simply a half-trailer, as long as they walk on the road, they can continuously produce considerable profits!

"There are nearly 2,000 camels in this caravan, but not all of them belong to my family, and some villagers and camels are also in the team."

Li Xian could hear the envy in Li Tai's words, so he smiled and said, "The breeding of this thing does not require special care, just like cattle and horses, but it needs to be taken care of when changing moults in the summer. I don't know exactly how to serve it. Li Sanqi is still curious about this, and the staff will answer for you later. At present, there is still a need for transportation capacity on the westward journey, and when it is time to turn back, I will give Li San a few more horses for the fun of the game."

Li Tai took the initiative to talk about this, not to make others cheaper, after hearing this, he waved his hand and said with a smile: "I'll leave these for later, but it seems that the camel herd you see today is not full, right?"

A camel can carry hundreds of catties, which is nearly 2,000 camels, which is a large capacity of hundreds of thousands of catties, and the goods that can be transported are very amazing. Although Li Xian is also responsible for part of the army's supply, the share is obviously not up to such a scale, and there must be a part of the transportation capacity that is still idle.

Li Xian nodded after hearing this, and said: "There are indeed hundreds of camel animals idle at the moment, and the state government can also borrow it, but it must let the materials arrive as soon as possible, after all, the military period is urging you to stay here for a long time."

Of course, Li Tai has the idea of borrowing capacity, but the purpose is not only to complete the current logistics and transportation tasks, but also to explore a new way of resource integration and allocation.

Among all kinds of armaments, grain and grass are undoubtedly the most important necessities, and the cost of long-distance transportation is extremely high.

However, as early as the seventh year of the Great Unification, when Deng Yan stole and occupied Guazhou in Hexi, Duguxin and other Longyou generals had already begun to prepare for war, relying on the Weishui waterway to establish a warehouse in Weizhou to collect and store grain and grass, and pushed the base camp of the army's distribution and supply to the west for hundreds of miles.

However, the army did not only need food and grass, but also all kinds of felt tents, spare armaments, fire paint, wax oil, and various medicines for the prevention and treatment of epidemic wounds, all of which were indispensable, and the lack of any of them would cause a lot of trouble, and it was difficult to obtain when they were on the front line, and could only be supplemented by logistics.

However, the reserves of these military supplies in the Qinzhou Prefecture are far from sufficient, although there are special official workshops for production, but the materials accumulated before have been consumed by the Great Reading for many years, and now they can only be rushed to work overnight in various workshops, and then transported to the state capital after making a batch, and the state capital will send it to Weizhou in a centralized manner.

The last batch of supplies was sent away two days ago, and now Li Tai has no goods to send even if he wants to hitchhike with Li Xian's camel herd. Moreover, the Weizhou army is about to be launched, but the shortage of some materials is still huge, Dugu Xin has sent several letters to urge, and the wording is gradually harsh, but Li Tai is also a clever woman who is difficult to cook without rice.

At present, the official workshop is already in a state of continuous rotation overload, but the output is only so large, Li Tai is a chief of staff who has a long history and can't roll up his sleeves and go down to the workshop in person, the key is that he won't get it!

Li Xian's group of camels that made people greedy when they looked at him made him see a little possibility to solve the problem. If done properly, it may be possible to fill the material gap before the army leaves.

"These camel animals brought in by the Xiafeng Gong should not be just used to transport supplies, right?"

Li Tai looked at Li Xian again and said with a smile, although camel breeding is not too particular, but it always needs to consume a lot of feed, Li Xian ran away with so many camels, and it will not be because he is too fat to go out for a walk to lose weight.

Li Xian didn't hide this, and after hearing this, he nodded and said, "Yes, half of this batch of camel animals is going to take advantage of this westward journey to Hexi to sell barter. There is no shortage of herdsmen in the township who depend on this for their livelihood, and in previous years, they could go to Lingzhou and Yuanhe through Gaopingchuan to go out and trade with the Hu merchants in Yanze.

However, in recent years, this journey has been dangerous, and goods are often lost and people die. These camel animals have been backlogged for several years, and the villagers have suffered a lot of damage, so they want to take this opportunity to sell them to Guazhou for a profit."

Li Tai couldn't help but sigh when he heard this, the reason why this trade route was no longer feasible was naturally because the Western Wei Dynasty was at odds with Rouran, while the Eastern Wei Dynasty was involved with Rouran.

In previous years, Princess Rouran was the queen of the Western Wei Dynasty, and the two countries were still friendly, and Li Xian and other Gaoping tyrants could still take advantage of the geographical advantages to share part of the profits of the Silk Road trade. But now Princess Rouran went to the bed of the Gao family, and the camels raised by the people of Yuanzhou were smashed in their hands. It's really a camel that can't get out of the circle, my big brother He Liuhun has the final say!

Guazhou is deep in the west of the river, with many barren moraines and deserts on the left and right, and it is an important commercial town for east-west exchanges, so the demand for camels is great.

In fact, according to the most reasonable method, Li Xian should first buy a batch of goods in the township, and then sell them with the camels after arriving in Hexi, which is much more profitable than simply driving the camels there. But after all, there is still a war now, and it is difficult to say how this war will go, so it is natural that we can only be a little conservative.

"If the current price of this township is the same as that of Hexi, is Xia Feng willing to sell it in the township?"

Li Tai asked with a smile again, just a few camels, he can't look down on them, if you want to do it, we have to get a large group!

"Of course I am willing, the road to Hexi is still far away, and it is inevitable that it will be damaged on the way, not to mention the same price, even if it is discounted to half price, if it can be sold in this township, I am very happy!"

Li Xian's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he smiled half-truthfully, "Could it be that Li Sanqi can help me facilitate this deal? If I could, I would be willing to give half of the proceeds from this sale to Li Sanqi as a reward!"

"Then it's decided, the lower seal can be counted by the staff, and the livestock will be paid here, but the payment for the goods needs to be taken by the lower seal public dispatch in my township."

Li Tai also said with a heroic face, he is often shown off his wealth and shows off his face, and he almost forgets that he is already a big tyrant, isn't it just more than a thousand camels, just buy it!

"Is that true?"

When Li Xian heard that it was Li Tai who wanted to buy the camels, and that there were so many of them, he was also surprised for a while, and his expression changed slightly before he said in a deep voice: "This matter does not involve my family, and many herdsmen in the township are waiting for this harvest to continue their livelihood, so I dare not make a rash promise. May I ask Li Sanqi how much is the price of such a batch of camel animals? Is there enough savings in the township?"

"If the price is still within a million pieces of silk, Xia Feng Gong can send someone into the countryside to get it at any time."

Of course, Li Tai is forced to pretend to be perfect, there is no shortage of silk silk in his hometown, and when he sent his wife back from Chang'an, he inspected the township industry by the way, and he was still worried about how to spend the money, and the investment opportunity is not coming?

Of course, if you want to say that the price of this batch of camels can exceed a hundred Gao Aocao, then let's not talk about this deal. And from now on, you don't want to call me uncle again! I can't afford such a black-hearted nephew.

When Li Xian heard this, he was immediately slightly moved, and looked at Li Tai's expression seriously, and couldn't help but secretly suspect that this kid's face was worth a million horses? Of course, he is not a village man who has never seen the world, but he has never heard of a million pieces of silk, and he can't open his mouth to come.