In the summer of the eleventh year of Yuanyou, the silver deposits of the household came and went quickly.

The prosperity of maritime trade contributed to the commercial prosperity of the Central Plains Dynasty, and also brought huge taxes and silver to the imperial court, far exceeding the field tax.

But there are many places where the imperial court wants to use silver, especially the laying of the railway and the upgrading of the equipment of the forbidden army, every project is a gold-swallowing monster, and the silver in the silver treasury is like flowing water to pull out a car, and anyone who sees it will feel distressed.

Lin Ruhai inherited the Pixiu nature of the former Hubu Shangshu Wen Tongxuan, no matter how much the household received and spended, there would always be 18 million taels of silver left in the Hubu treasury in case of emergency.

After calculating the silver needed to buy the war horse, Weng and his son-in-law wrote a letter asking for silver, sorted out their clothes, and went to the palace majestically.

Jia Cong mourned for the emperor's money bag for a while, pondered for a while, and felt that it was a little inappropriate to stay in the imperial city.

What if the emperor has no silver, and in a fit of rage, he takes a big stick and Jia Cong? It's better to find a professional to consult about buying a horse first.

With the annexation of the grassland, the source of the war horses does not have to be confined to the horse households or the Taifu Temple's own horse farm.

Jia Cong rode to a magnificent Wujin mansion, and a pair of imperial plaques with red background and gold paint hung on the eaves - the Shunyi Palace.

As soon as he got out of the car, a tall, rugged man greeted him.

"The small one is see Lord Xiao Jia, and please wait a while, the little one has already asked people to send a message to the master......"

Before the words fell, the middle door of the Shunyi County Palace's palace creaked open.

Yilan, who was dressed in regular clothes, had several tugs on his head, and greeted him with a little girl in his arms.

"I didn't expect you to come over today, please forgive me for the neglect."

Jia Cong pointed to the open middle door of the palace, and then pointed to the tugging on Yilan's head, and laughed: "Can the king of the county open the middle door to welcome me into the palace, can this also be said to be sluggish?" ”

The middle door of the prince's mansion is rarely opened when non-royal guests come to the door.

Jia Cong's sudden visit, Yilan's appearance was obviously too late to change clothes and makeup, and directly opened the middle door, which represented the importance of the Shunyi County Palace's attention to Jia Cong.

Jia Cong stretched out his hands to the little girl held by Yi Lan, this two-year-old little girl was extraordinarily delicate, with a pair of brown eyes and fair skin, which was not at all like Yi Lan, a rough man.

Maybe Jia Cong is good-looking, where will people with good looks get liked.

The little girl successfully arrived in Jia Cong's arms, staring at Jia Cong with wide eyes, and both of them grinned.

"King Jun, this child is destined for me, how about letting her be my daughter?"

Yi Lan was anxious when he heard this, and reached out to snatch the child back from Jia Cong's hands.

But where would Jia Cong let him get his wish, dodge Yilan's back, and walked into the gate of the palace with a laugh.

When Jia Cong was sitting in the main hall of the palace playing with the little girl, Yilan kept staring at him with unkind eyes.

"Lord Xiao Jia likes children, so hurry up and marry Princess Wen'an home to give birth to herself, don't always stare at other people's daughters!"

Jia Cong could feel this resentment several feet away.

He tied the warm jade he wore around his waist to the little girl's clothes, smiled and said: "The king of the county will not wait too long, in July, the Rongguo Mansion will definitely invite the family of the king of the county to drink the wine!" But, I really like this girl, this godgirl, I think so! ”

"Being loved by Xiao Jia is a blessing for my Lu'er. With the blessing of Wenkui Xingjun, Lu'er will definitely be able to have a smooth life! ”

"Mom~"

The little girl screamed and stretched out her hands to the door of the hall.

Jia Cong followed the voice and saw that the person who came was Yilan's wife, the princess of Shunyi County, Rose Lan Qiduo.

This noble daughter from the Rose family is more far-sighted than her husband Yilan.

The dynasty can now give their family such preferential treatment, firstly, to appease the hearts of the people in the grassland, and secondly, because of the person sitting in front of him, the future Jia Xiangye of Great Xia.

Warat is already in the past tense, and as the imperial court's control over the grassland continues to increase, the role of the Shunyi County Prince's Mansion will become smaller and smaller.

Although Yilan now holds the position of the protector of the capital of Anbei, everyone knows that almost all of the power of Anbei is in the hands of the deputy protector.

The protector of the capital of Anbei is an idle position, and it is impossible for Yilan's generation to enter the power center of the imperial court.

If you want to live in the Central Plains for a long time, you can only be loyal to the royal family in order to be reused by the imperial court in the future.

Yilan once thought about marrying with the family in the capital, but was stopped by Lan Qiduo.

Marriage with the big clan can indeed make the Shunyi County Royal Mansion quickly integrate into the circle of the capital to a certain extent, but you are a vassal and a former grassland khan.

Who dares to marry you? Who will marry you? Will the court be relieved that you are married to the Great Clan?

In contrast, marrying the Ning Rongjia family would definitely not make the current emperor doubt the loyalty of the Shunyi County Palace.

A godgirl is also a girl, as long as Jia Cong is willing, let her own girl be a daughter!

"Lu'er? Cui Wei of the crown cut the clouds, and was admired by the bright moon. Lu, Meiyu also, sure enough, it's destined for me! ”

Jia Cong smiled and said: "Since the princess agrees, then it is decided!" Tomorrow, I will go to the people of Qin Tianjian to find a good day and send out invitations, and I must let the whole capital know that I Jia Cong has a daughter! ”

As soon as the two sang and harmonized, they almost cooperated to settle this matter, making Yilan, who was hanging aside, directly dumbfounded.

Lan Qiduo stopped Yi Lan, who wanted to speak, and bowed to Jia Cong.

Jia Cong did not avoid it, since the seventh year of Yuanyou, the Yilan family did not live a good life in the capital.

There is no shortage of food and clothing, and there is no shortage of money, but it is difficult for their family to integrate into the circle of the capital.

Lan Qiduo is worthy of being the pearl of the Ross family, and his vision is farther than that of Yilan, a rough man.

Opening the door to the capital circle through the Jia family is probably the most convenient shortcut.

……

"Get down to business!"

Jia Cong invited Lan Qiduo to discuss the matter together, and told the court about the preparation of a large number of war horses.

"King Jun, according to your understanding, how many war horses can the Anbei Protectorate provide for the imperial court?"

Yilan is not very proficient in human relations, but for war, this former Warat Khan is still extremely talented.

Although the power of Warat was almost controlled by the Golos family, Yilan still had channels to learn about Warat's situation.

He only pondered for a moment, and then he came up with an approximate number.

"If it is a horse required by heavy cavalry, the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate can provide a minimum of 20,000 horses at a time. The need for light cavalry was not less than 200,000. There are countless horses! ”

"Zhou Li, Xia Guan, Horse Quality" contains: "There are three things for horses, one is called a horse, the second is a field horse, and the third is a horse. ”

The Central Plains Dynasty fought with the grassland for thousands of years, and one of the disadvantages was the horse, whether it was a horse or a horse, the grassland occupied a great advantage.

According to the records of Taifu Temple, seven years ago, all the horses of the Kingdom were only 300,000, and the number of horses could exceed one million.

Listen to the arrogant words of others, you can provide no less than 200,000 horses at a time, and you don't even need to say the number of horses, in a word, you can say how much you want to buy.

"300,000 horses, 1 million horses!"

Jia Cong thought for a while and said a number: "The horses are sixty taels of silver and twenty taels of horses, and the imperial court will give money in two years, so that the herdsmen in Anbei can send the horses into the customs as soon as possible." ”

In fact, if you purchase from a horse dealer, a high-quality horse is a war horse, and the lowest price is more than 80 taels, or even more than 100 taels.

But Yilan did not hesitate, he lacked nothing now, what he lacked was the opportunity to make meritorious contributions to the court and be loyal to the emperor.

Sixty taels, it's already earned!

"The price doesn't work......"

Well?

Jia Cong looked at Yi Lan, gritted his teeth and said, "Sixty-five taels of horses, twenty-five taels of horses, no more!" ”

But he saw Yilan stretch out his five fingers and said, "Fifty taels, fifty taels for one horse, and fifteen taels for horses." I'll arrange for someone to go back to the grassland, and Master Xiao Jia remembers to let people go to Datong Town to prepare for the handover! As for the silver, if the court is in a tight supply, it will be fine to give it in two or three years. ”

Ha?

This time it was Jia Cong's turn to be shocked, this business was done, and the seller took the initiative to reduce the price?

By the time Jia Cong left the Shunyi County Mansion in a daze, his mind hadn't turned a corner.

After a long time, he said to Jia Shiyi on the side: "Uncle Eleven, I have thought of a good solution to the problem of Ma Zheng's slack!" ”

……

Although Yilan is no longer the Khan of Wara, the residual power of the Erjinjin family is still there.

With Yilan as the Chinese people, those large and small tribes in the Anbei Protectorate are enough to provide 300,000 Rong horses and tens of millions of horses for the imperial court.

There are no middlemen to make the difference, the herdsmen benefit, and the court has less unnecessary losses.

Lin Ruhai took out 10 million taels of silver from the emperor's pocket, and did not send it directly to Datong, but sent a trade order to the household department by representatives of the major tribes in Anbei, under the organization of Yilan.

The people of the grassland have been getting better and better in recent years, and there is no war, as long as the people are willing to endure hardships, shepherd sheep, horses, and cattle, and every wool can be exchanged for silver.

But there is no chance to spend the silver on the grassland, and all kinds of commodities in the Central Plains are their favorites.

This huge trade between Jia Cong and Yilan gave the grassland a new way of trading.

There is no middleman to make the difference, whether it is the people of the grassland or the cargo owners of the Central Plains, it seems that they can get greater preferential treatment and benefits.

This also provided Jia Cong with a way to solve the crisis of Ma Zheng......

"Ma Zheng's strategy needs to be reformulated, and before that, we can make a contract with the herders of the grassland."

In the main hall of the East Palace, the crown prince Liu Hong, the first assistant of the cabinet Zhou Jiong, the head of the cabinet Lin Ruhai, the head of the household department Lin Ruhai, the king of Shunyi County, and Jia Cong, the prince servant Siqing, discussed government affairs with the fragrance of tea.

I saw Jia Cong handing over the new orders to a few people: "These are the orders of the Ministry of Industry and the major workshops in the Jingbei Industrial Zone, and almost all the tribes in the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate have a large number of needed things to buy from the Central Plains." It just so happens that we also need to buy cattle, sheep and horses from the grassland. Now that Ma Zheng is in ruins, it will not be able to return to the past in a short period of time. So ......"

"Cultivating horses, cattle and sheep is a skill that our grassland sons are born with, and besides, it is a waste to raise horses and cattle in the fertile soil of the Central Plains, so the men of our grassland raise horses for the imperial court. The imperial court only needs to provide grain and salt to the herdsmen of the grassland! ”

Yi Lan eagerly took Jia Cong's words, he didn't want to give up this opportunity to make meritorious contributions.

Besides, he felt that this was a good opportunity to deepen the relationship between the grassland and the Central Plains, and it must not be wasted.

The crown prince, pavilion elder, and Lin Shangshu in the hall glanced at each other and nodded secretly.

This is indeed a good idea, even if it is impossible for the imperial court to keep such war supplies as a horse in one place.

"What the king of the county said is right, Your Highness, the old minister thinks that this policy can not only solve the crisis of the imperial court's horse politics, but also benefit the people of the grassland and the merchants of the Central Plains, the best of both worlds, there is a lot to do!"

Zhou Jiong's words can almost set the final tone for this matter.

Yilan was overjoyed in his heart, and his eyes looked at Jia Cong more kindly.

He couldn't wait to lower the previous price again, but Lin Ruhai stopped it, saying that he couldn't chill the hearts of his grassland compatriots, and the price of fifty taels was low enough.

When the monarch and ministers agreed that Jia Cong was about to leave with Yi Lan, he saw Yi Lan suddenly take out a letter and bow down to the prince.

"Your Highness, please lead the troops to fight for Great Xia!"

The main hall of the East Palace was instantly quiet, Liu Hong looked at Jia Cong, and saw that he shook his head in confusion, so he took the fold and asked: "King Shunyi, there is no war in the dynasty now, why did Qing say this?" ”

Yi Lan didn't hide it at all, and replied bluntly: "The minister didn't think about these things originally, but the minister's princess ......analyzed it with the minister after Lord Xiao Jia left the day before yesterday."

It turned out that when Jia Cong proposed to buy a large number of war horses from the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate, Lan Qiduo was already keenly aware of the mystery behind this move.

There must be a big war happening or about to happen, and the imperial court is secretly preparing for war.

It is impossible to need so many war horses to conquer the Wa Kingdom, and the imperial court has already made a plan for the affairs of Wusizang.

Then, it means that there is still a direction that requires a large number of war horses to prepare for the war......

"No matter who the court is going to fight, the ministers are willing to wear armor and be sharp, fight to the death for Your Majesty, and for Great Xia!"

Lan Qiduo couldn't guess who the imperial court was going to fight, but the horse war was the best thing for the grassland erlang.

Yilan, as the former Warat Khan, will naturally not be bad at work.

With the credit of raising war horses for the imperial court, as long as Yilan is willing to give up his face, even if he is a pawn before the battle, he can make the Shunyi County Mansion begin to emerge in the court.

"Master Zhou, what do you think?"

Sure enough, it was difficult for Liu Hong to refuse Yilan's request.

For the sake of the imperial court, the price of the horses was reduced to fifty taels, and they tried their best to raise horses for the imperial court's contact channels.

Such a courtier, Liu Hong, the prince, was still a little moved.

He looked at Zhou Jiong, the first assistant to the cabinet, and asked for his opinion.

I saw Zhou Jiong glance at Jia Cong with deep meaning, pondered for a long time, and said leisurely: "The king of Shunyi is dedicated to the country, and he is proficient in the affairs of the battle array. The old minister thought that he could be the vanguard before the battle. ”

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