Duan Jingzhu, whose ancestral home is Zhuozhou Mansion in Hebei Province, was born with red hair and yellow beard, and the people of the rivers and lakes call him "Golden Retriever." Although he looks fierce and ugly, he knows etiquette very well, and invites people into the house to sit down, serve refreshments and hand-held mutton. He even instructed his men to entertain the guards outside and feed the horses.

It is worthy of being a well-known horse thief in this area!

Duan Jingzhu has been engaged in horse theft for many years, and has been working with one hundred and eighty people so far. The eyesight is not bad, and when I look closely at this group of people who want to buy horses, I find that they are all practicing families, and everyone is heroic. The big axe made his heart tremble. Even if there is a beautiful girl in this team, it can't hide that murderous aura.

I also saw Chao Gai's eyes signaling, and the two big men used black cloth bags to restrain their momentum. I understand that this bearded man is the team leader, and he is even more sure that he has an extraordinary background and is also a big customer. The smile on his face went from professional to enthusiastic, until he brought some flattery, and persuaded him to use tea.

Although tea is not good, it is also a heart!

Chao Gai took a few sips from the cup and looked at the golden retriever with a smile. Although this girl killed the previous king, it has nothing to do with herself!

To accept this kind of old fritters, you need to concoct it slowly.

Duan Jingzhu felt that Chao Gai's eyes were deep, as if he was not wearing clothes. Some uncomfortably clenched their fists and asked, "Where did the big officials come from?" Name? ”

"I came from Cangzhou under the next, and my surname was Chao." Chao Gai smiled, half-truth.

"Ouch, the big official, my brother is also from Hebei."

"Hahaha, then please take care of the fellows."

"It's easy to say, it's the absolute lowest price."

"There are many livestock in the Northland, and there are probably a lot of horses."

"Little brother, there are good horses here, I don't know how much the big officials want to buy?"

Between questions and answers, the two got closer, and Duan Jingzhu went straight to the point.

Chao Gai didn't talk nonsense to him, and said domineeringly: "We will buy as much as you want." ”

"What? Do you want it all? Duan Jingzhu and a few people behind him were taken aback.

"Come all the way, can it still be fake?" Chao Gai grabbed a piece of mutton and looked at Duan Jingzhu: "The horses are there, so how many do you have?" ”

"I dare not say more, more than six or seven hundred, and nearly a thousand horses from the village were purchased." Duan Jingzhu saw that Chao Gai was not joking, so he replied.

"Yo! So much, huh? Chao Gai knew about Northland Mado, but he was also a little surprised. Duan Jingzhu is a horse thief who has a thousand horses in stock when he opens his mouth.

He looked at Hu Cheng and Su Ding, and when he saw that they were the same, he couldn't help but wonder: "Brother Duan, there are really a thousand horses?" But I've heard that the average dealer gets his hands on it and gets rid of it as soon as possible, so he won't get into trouble by hoarding at all. ”

Duan Jingzhu noticed Chao Gai's suspicious eyes, and hurriedly explained with a smile: "The big officials don't know anything, and the Liao officials are very anxious to investigate, and they have made great gains several times in a row, but they don't have time to find a buyer, and they hide all the way to Tibet. It was only settled down more than a month ago, otherwise there would normally be only a hundred horses in the past. ”

"So that's the case, then it's such a coincidence that we came, I don't have to say it, I want it all." Chao Gai suddenly realized, and bought the horse directly with a wave of his hand.

If you don't buy it if you have this opportunity, you are a fool!

"Big official, is this true?" Duan Jingzhu got up excitedly. The fear of the past few months is much worse than what he said about hiding in Tibet, and he is worried that these horses are like a life charm in his hands.

He wants to sell it to his peers at a super low price. Unexpectedly, a big customer came, and he wanted it all at once to solve the urgent need.

Duan Jingzhu was ecstatic in his heart, patted his chest, and gave a very low price: "Big official, each horse, twenty-five yuan, no, twenty yuan." ”

The price of an ordinary horse in the Great Song Dynasty fluctuated at thirty-five yuan. The stronger the better, the price of good condition will be higher, and the price of Maxima is even more priceless. Northland horses were sold for twenty cents, which was indeed a very low price.

"Brother Duan is kind enough to get it, according to the standard market price, thirty yuan a horse." Chao Gai didn't let him get a discount, and directly said a price.

Duan Jingzhu froze when he heard Chao Gai's words, and looked at each other with a few subordinates. After so many years in this industry, I have only seen as much bargaining as possible. I have never seen such a customer, who does not bargain, but raises up.

"It's not easy for you to exchange your lives for money, but don't be shoddy, otherwise the consequences will be serious." Chao Gai saw that they were stunned, and smiled and put on a straight face.

Behind him, Su Ding took a package and put it on the table and opened it, and it was full of garlic strips and gold, gold bricks, gold ingots, shining with golden light, eye-catching.

Where had Duan Jingzhu and a few of his subordinates seen so much gold, and they were all petrified on the spot. looked straight ahead, his face was full of obsession, and there was only golden light in his eyes.

Chao Gai didn't laugh at them, because he had a similar expression when he first saw the piled gold, wiped his greasy hands, got up and reminded: "Look at you, take us to see the horses quickly, you are indispensable." ”

"Okay, big official, you come with us!" Duan Jingzhu and a few of his subordinates came back to their senses, and their eyes became more and more respectful when they looked at Chao Gai. It's one thing to have money to buy a horse, but it's another thing to treat money like dung.

"I, Duan Jingzhu, absolutely dare to guarantee that I am definitely a good horse in the Northland."

Under the warm greeting of the golden retriever Duan Jingzhu, everyone came to the backyard. Many houses have been torn down to make rows of stables, and many horses are kept.

Duan Jingzhu really didn't brag!

The horses, which were fat, strong, with thick limbs and powerful neighing, and some of them were constantly jumping and struggling, trying to break the reins or break through the stables, and anyone who knew horses could see that they were the best horses of the Northland.

There are more than 600 horses!

Duan Jingzhu explained how many horses there were like a guide, and took Chao Gai and the others to the cleanest stable, pointing to the horses inside.

"Great official, you are generous and benevolent, and our brothers cannot fail to express it. Look at these dozen or so BMWs, don't charge a penny, and give them to the big officials. ”

Everyone looked over, and sure enough, they saw that there were more than ten horses inside, seven or eight feet high, with thick limbs, and horses' hooves like a big bowl, which were indeed BMWs!

It's not as good as the top horses like Chaofu Mustang, but it's also BMW.

It's just that some people have seen too many good horses, and they really can't look at it. He is this kind of person, with a big mouth and a little disdain: "At most, it is a good horse, similar to the dozens of horses sent by Chai Daguan!" ”

"The black guy has to say more." Chao Gai stopped stumbling, and smiled at Duan Jingzhu: "Thank you Brother Duan for giving me the BMW, but Chao is disrespectful." ”

The unintentional words made Duan Jingzhu dumbfounded. Cangzhou Henghai County Chai Jinchai big official who doesn't know? Who is this bearded man in front of him, Chai Jin has to give a gift in return, or dozens of BMWs?

"Brother Duan, you send someone to buy the horses in the village, and we will start trading." Chao Gai wasted no time and confirmed that the horses were safe and ready to trade.

Duan Jingzhu naturally couldn't ask for it, and beckoned his subordinates to help.

Chao Gai also let Hu Cheng and Su Ding be responsible, paying the money with one hand and delivering the goods with the other.

When the sun is setting in the west! Drinking Ma Chuan Guo Sheng, Yu Tai led three to five hundred people to arrive.

With the assistance of those horse thieves, Han Shizhong and Lin Chong led a team to drive a large number of livestock, and rushed to converge one after another, with a total of eight or nine hundred good horses.

At dusk, nearly 2,000 good horses and many livestock were transported away in batches.

Duan Jingzhu led his subordinates to witness all this. has a deeper understanding of Chao Gai, and also knows that this master's identity is terrible, and at night, he killed more than ten fat sheep to entertain dozens of people.

But the gold that comes in your hand is cold in your hand, but your heart is warm. Looking at the piles of gold like a hill, Duan Jingzhu, the golden retriever, felt that he hadn't understood before, and he had to hug this thigh no matter what.

An empty backyard hosts a bonfire dinner.

Several bonfires were burning, golden roast sheep, and everyone sat around talking and laughing.

Duan Jingzhu came to Duan Chaogai's side with a wine bowl and asked respectfully.

"Great official, I don't know what else you have to order?"

"Brother Duan, there's no need for this! Come, sit. Chao Gai pulled the golden retriever to sit beside him, and asked with a smile, "Where did you get your good horses?" ”

Duan Jingzhu saw that Chao Gai was relaxed and relaxed, and his face was full of smiles when he heard the line of eating: "The big officials don't know, my brothers and I sneaked into the Liao people's pasture late at night, and quietly drove away the horses, turned the day, sold them for some money to make a living, we call this leading horses." It's just hateful in the eyes of those Liao people, and it is because of this that they are said to steal. ”

"I see!" Chao Gai suddenly realized that he couldn't match the ordinary stealing. No wonder these horse thieves are respected when inquiring about the news.

He also understands that what others say is easy, but this kind of work is not something that ordinary people can do. You need to step on the plate in advance, see the right time, and take huge risks. As long as he was caught by the Liao, the end was very miserable.

"Brother, can you get tens of thousands of horses?"

"Tens of thousands of horses?" Duan Jingzhu was taken aback, and the cup in his hand almost fell to the ground.

"Big officials, it's not a secret, the pastures outside Jizhou City are vast. Cattle and sheep and other livestock are herds, and there are countless of them. There are hundreds of thousands of horses alone. Not to mention tens of thousands of good horses that can go to the battlefield, there are tens of thousands of horses. ”

"Hundreds of thousands of horses? Hundreds of thousands of good horses? So much? ”

The crowd around the campfire was amazed. Even Hu Cheng, Su Ding and others were shocked. One of them was in business, the other was a northerner, but they didn't know the details of the horses, how could they not be shocked to hear such terrible numbers?

"Can you talk about it, brother?" Chao Gai came back to his senses, and his eyes shot a fierce light!

"The little brother really knows a lot about staying in the north, and the livestock of Liao is not valuable." People like Duan Jingzhu were a little surprised, and said with a wry smile.

The 16 prefectures of Yanyun are vast and sparsely populated, with only a few million people living in more than 100,000 square kilometers of land. The rest of the country is mostly mountainous forests and vast pastures.

There are several natural pastures around Jizhou alone, which are almost connected to the vast expanse. The hundreds of thousands of horses Duan Jingzhu said were the numbers of more than a decade ago.

Now it's just going to be more!

Not to mention other local state capitals, as well as the grasslands that started in the north of the Great Liao Kingdom. As long as the Liao people have a little status, they will have their own pastures for grazing.

How many horses there are in the entire Great Liao Kingdom, there have never been a number of people, and the key problem is that they can't be counted, because there are tens of millions of horses, which are more than the people of the Liao Kingdom. It is precisely because there are too many livestock that a horse thief gang like Duan Jingzhu has been derived!