Chapter 373: The State of Chu is squeezed dry

"Do veterinarians who are good at raising horses need veterinarians who treat horses?" Zhao Kuo asked again.

This time he hesitated, don't do it, although Chu can also raise horses, but after all, there are no northerners who are good at it, and there is no veterinarian who specializes in treating horses.

Think about it carefully, if these war horses are not adapted to the soil and water after arriving in the Chu State, and some of them die, the Chu State will lose a lot, and this money cannot be saved!

"This ...... How is the price calculated? Qu asked cautiously.

"My grooms and veterinarians in Zhao only borrow but do not sell, 20,000 yuan per person per year, and can borrow for up to five years. Rong Di's grooms and veterinarians only sell but do not borrow, 150,000 yuan each. As for how to trade, it's the same as before. Well, I, Zhao Guo, can give away five grooms and veterinarians of the Qu family for free. Zhao Kuo said.

"Thank you...... King. Qu Zhi just wanted to scold Zhao Kuo Lion and opened his mouth, but when he heard the last sentence, he gritted his teeth and said. Then my Chu country will buy fifty grooms and twenty veterinarians. ”

Although it is a little expensive, it ...... After all, it was Chu State's money spent, and Qu's didn't spend a penny, so he could still get some benefits for nothing, and ...... It's not unacceptable.

"Okay, I'll send it with the war horse when the time comes." Zhao Kuo said with a smile.

With the relief of the Chu State, the money, grain and materials for the development of the Zhao State are finally available!

"Then the foreign minister will retire first." Qu Zhi said.

"Wait. The envoy sent by the widow to the state of Chu was talking about war horses and ploughing cattle, and Mr. just bought war horses, could it be that Chu had no interest in ploughing cattle? Zhao Kuo asked.

Qu Zhi looked at Zhao Kuo without tears, he could say that he was interested, very interested, but he didn't have any money?

The state of Chu has lost half of the country, which is far inferior to before, and Bai Yue is constantly backstabbing the state of Chu in the back.

What's even more odious is that the remnants of the Yue State don't know where to get help, and the soldiers are all wearing armor, and their strength has made a qualitative leap, and they have snatched several small cities from the hands of the Chu State.

In addition, the state of Chu has experienced two major wars in recent years, where can there be so much money.

But...... This is a ploughing cow!

The two sides of the Yangtze River in the Chu State have a large amount of uncultivated land, the land is vast and sparsely populated, if it can be fully reclaimed, doubling the grain output will not be a problem, whether it is for the Chu State or the Qu family, it is advantageous.

Now the question is: money!

"How many ploughing cattle is Zhao Guo willing to sell?" In the end, he still didn't resist the temptation of ploughing cattle, no way, ploughing cattle is too important these days, except for Zhao Guo, a nouveau riche, no country will sell ploughing cattle to another country, which is no different from a capital enemy.

"10,000 ploughing cattle." Zhao Kuo stretched out five fingers, "In addition, no matter whether Chu Guo buys a ploughing cow or not, I, Zhao Guo, am willing to give Qu's five hundred ploughing cattle for free." ”

'If you buy ploughing cattle for the Chu State, I can still say that the Qu family's ploughing cattle are also bought, and there is still this privilege as an envoy, and those nobles can't say anything when they see it. Nima, if I take 500 ploughing oxen back alone, and the king of Chu and the nobles see it, they can skin me and skin. There was a wave of slander in his heart.

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If he didn't buy a ploughing cow for Chu State, Zhao Guo didn't dare to ask for it even if he sent him ploughing cattle.

But he was unwilling to go back like this, this is 500 ploughing cattle, given away for free!

"Ploughing...... What is the price of ploughing cattle? Qu Zhi's voice trembled a little, and the moment he spoke, he knew that he couldn't refuse.

"Five thousand." Zhao Kuo said.

"Everyone else buys more and cheaper, why does King Zhao buy more and more expensive?" Qu said unhappily.

"If Chu State can buy 10,000 ploughing cattle in other places at one time, I will give 10,000 heads to Chu State for nothing." Zhao Kuo said coldly.

The price of cattle is indeed not very expensive, generally only about 4,000 yuan, and ordinary people can't get it, but it is still not a problem for a country.

But the problem is that you can't buy it at all, unless there are special circumstances, who will take out the cattle and sell them, and there will not be a large number of cattle in the market of a country at the same time.

Qu Shu was silent, a few years ago, if he could buy 10,000 ploughing cattle at one time, not to mention 5,000, or 6,000 or 7,000, the Chu State would take it out.

The problem is that Chu has no money at all now, and I don't know how to raise the war horse when I buy it.

"I'm Chu State...... Even if the treasury is emptied, you can't get out so much money. Qu Zhi shook his head, there was really not a drop left.

"The widow can give Mr. an idea." Zhao Kuo said with a smile.

"Speak, my lord." Qu Zhi said.

"Is the Qu family short of money and food?" Zhao Kuo asked.

"I do have some money and food for the Qu family, but the minister can't convince the Qu family." Qu Zhi shook his head.

The problem is here, most of the money of the Chu State is in the hands of the feudal monarchs, and in the face of foreign invasions, these feudal monarchs will do their best to preserve their glory and wealth. But at other times, it would be good not to suck the blood of the Chu State, and break the family for the country? Don't even think about it.

Even if Qu agreed, it was impossible for the entire Qu clan to agree.

"The Qu clan is not as good as day by day, and if it continues like this, it will be annexed by the Jing clan and the Xiang clan. At that point, what's the use of keeping the money? Do you think the King of Chu took the opportunity to have a full meal, or did he help the Qu clan fight against the Jing clan and the Xiang clan? Zhao Kuo asked with a smile.

When he heard this, he suddenly felt a chill rush from his tail to the back of his head, and his intuition told him that the former was the most likely, and ...... He didn't dare to gamble, and he couldn't afford it.

"As long as the Qu family breaks the country and buys this batch of cultivated cattle for the Chu State, as long as the King of Chu is not stupid, he will definitely make compensation, and the Qu family can also negotiate with the King of Chu about the repayment time and interest. As for the price, if my Zhao State sells it to Qu's 5,000, and Qu's sell it to Chu State is 6,000, or 7,000, or even 10,000, then Qu's decision will be upheld, and my Zhao State will definitely cooperate with Qu's side. Zhao Kuo smiled, as if he had seen through Qu Zhi's thoughts.

The cold sweat that had just disappeared on his back broke out again.

How could King Zhao know everything, this kind of thing ...... Isn't it only courtiers who do it?

Ma De, forgot, this King Zhao used to be a courtier, and later usurped the throne to become King Zhao, no wonder he is so familiar with these, he must have done it before.

"Hehe, King Zhao said with a smile, I, the Qu family, am the pillar of the Chu State, how could I do such a thing." Qu Zhi said embarrassedly. "I want these 10,000 ploughing cattle from my Chu country."

"Okay, the widow immediately arranged for someone to take the envoy to the horse farm and cattle farm, if there is no problem, after signing, it can be transported to the Chu State." Zhao Kuo said.

"Then the foreign minister will retire first." Qu Shu turned around slowly, his body was a lot weaker, and when he came, he was still in high spirits, planning to buy more war horses, but now he suddenly felt that the money in Chu State was nothing at all.

"Wait." Zhao Kuo called out to Qu Zhi, "I Zhao Guo also has a batch of matching Quyuan plows, which can speed up the efficiency of cultivated land, and use them with ploughing cattle, the effect is better, does Chu need it?" ”

"Don't. Don't. Qu Zhi hurriedly waved his hand and walked quickly towards the outside of the hall, without looking back.

This time, I don't want anything like that, no matter how good it is.

The family of the State of Chu was hollowed out by the State of Zhao.

He could already predict the reaction of the King of Chu when he went back!