Ma Chao said firmly: "Cattle are indeed important, but in the imperial court, horses are more important than cows. Because the main horse-producing area of the Han Dynasty is Xiliang, the war horses produced by the Shandan Military Horse Farm set up by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in Liangzhou are the main source of war horses for the Han Dynasty. Now that we occupy Xiliang and Qiangzhong, we have obtained the vast majority of the war horses and horse-producing land of the Han Dynasty.

Henan was originally also the horse-producing land of the Han Dynasty, but it was later rewarded to the Xiongnu for settlement; Xianbei and Karasuma sold a limited number of horses to the imperial court; The loss of the main horse-producing area, the imperial court's own war horses, even less. And without horses, the military strength of the imperial court was greatly reduced, such as a few years ago, the captain of the guard Karasuma Xia Yu Northern Expedition Xianbei, led only 10,000 cavalry, not surprisingly by the Xianbei leader Tan Shihuai, who controlled 200,000 strings. The lack of cavalry in the imperial court was one of the reasons why the Yellow Turban Army was still strong today; It is also one of the reasons why we can dominate Xiliang.

Er guessed that the 50,000 cavalry under the command of Huangfu Song were already seventy or eighty percent of the cavalry of the imperial court. While the cavalry of the official army was weak, Xianbei gradually became stronger, the Xiongnu and Karasuma were no longer tamed, the rest of the Yellow Turban Army was still ravaging the Central Plains, and we were in Xiliang again, and the imperial court could be described as embattled. Therefore, the imperial court must urgently need war horses to form cavalry troops. At this time, we asked for horses to be cattle, which was a charcoal in the snow for the imperial court. Since Huangfu Song is a famous general in the world, he has led the elite soldiers of the imperial court for many years, so he naturally knows the details of the official army. Send him a war horse, and he will probably agree. ”

Ma Teng thought for a while and said, "Chao'er has analyzed well, the imperial court does need war horses more than us, so do as you say." Wasn't Yang Fu sent by you to persuade the family? Presumably, Yang Fu has the ability to speak, and after he convinces the family, he will send him to trade with Huangfu Song. ”

Ma Chao said: "Okay, let's set the conditions of the transaction for the time being as one horse for three cows." In the Han system, the county has officials who specialize in raising cattle, and the county commander and taishou are directly responsible. Presumably, there should be a lot of cattle in the hands of the imperial court. ”

Ma Tengzheng nodded in agreement, and suddenly a waiter Cao walked in outside, and said, "Young master, Yang Zhicao of Gongcao came back to report on his work and asked to be received." ”

Ma Chao couldn't help but glance at Ma Teng and said Cao Cao Cao. Ma Chao secretly thought that Yang Fu would come back in more than 20 days, could it be that he had already done what he had explained? So he hurriedly said, "Okay, let him in!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Yang Fu flashed out from the side of the door, walked in across the threshold, and saluted Ma Chao and Ma Teng with a smile: "Subordinate Yang Fu, meet the lord and the young master!" ”

Ma Chao looked at Yang Fu's expression and knew that Yang Fu was probably successful, and he was also happy in his heart. Ma Chao said happily: "Okay, no need to be polite." Seeing that you are full of spring breeze, could it be that the errand I gave you has been done? ”

Yang Fu pursed his lips and said, "The young master is too contemptuous, of course that little thing is done!" ”

Ma Teng said excitedly: "Oh, tell me how you did this time?" ”

"Back to the lord, my subordinates found that the family has been hiding acres, and in fact, the family has more land than we imagined. This time, his subordinates bought 400,000 hectares of fertile land from various families in Xiliang. These lands are good land that does not need to be fallowed, and can be planted twice a year, whether it is wheat or millet, it will definitely be abundant! Moreover, these lands have dock forts, and the houses, enclosures, granaries, mills, farm tools, etc., in the dock forts, have also been bought by their subordinates, and the people only need to carry their bags to move in. In addition, these fields have well-developed water conservancy ditches, for which there is no need to build new ditches, and irrigation water is abundant. ”

When Ma Teng heard this, his eyes lit up, and he said happily: "Oh, it's so intact? He turned his head to Ma Chao and said, "Chao'er, since these fields are so good, then our Ma family will take 150,000 hectares of them as the real estate that our Ma family has passed down from generation to generation, what do you say?" ”

Ma Chao's mind was not on the field at all, because after the land was given to 1.6 million people, Xiliang still had seventy percent of the fields that had not been equalized, and in fact, every inch of land in Xiliang belonged to Ma's. Ma Chao said to Ma Teng: "Listen to my father", then turned his head to Yang Fu and said: "Yang Yishan, I want more than just fields. How much did you get? ”

Yang Fu said with a smile: "I know that the young master wants the hukou the most, and his subordinates want to report to the young master!" This time, the subordinates bought 50,000 slaves and maids from the family, 250,000 mouths, men and women, old and young, young masters, you can steal the fun! ”

When Ma Chao heard this, he stood up excitedly and said, "Really? You didn't lie to me? Is there really 50,000 households? ”

Yang Fu patted his chest and said, "Of course!" I, Yang Yishan, have never been ashamed! The 50,000 households are now on their way to Jincheng by various families, just waiting for the lord and the young lord to settle. ”

Ma Chao said: "There are so many 50,000 households, how many accounts are left in the family?" ”

Yang Fu said with a smile: "After losing so many hukous, where do the families still have many hukous?" The subordinates estimated that they still had a few thousand households left. ”

Ma Chao was relieved that the strength of the family was so weak that it could not pose a threat to the rule of the Ma clan at all.

Ma Teng nodded and said, "Okay, you're doing a great job!" Chao'er used to say that as long as you do it well, you will be allowed to take the position of Cao Peng and the right military division. Now, you are the criminal Cao Peng and the right army division! In addition, you can recommend a few family members, and I will arrange them at my discretion. ”

"Thank you, thank you!" Yang Fu was overjoyed and couldn't stop thanking.

Ma Chao suddenly thought of something and said, "No, your family are all shrewd people, how could you let you buy so much real estate and people?" You can't use any means, do you? ”

Yang Fu listened, his face showed a slightly shy look, he scratched his head embarrassedly, glanced at Ma Chao, and said, "Hehe, I really let the young master say ......."

Ma Chao suddenly felt bad and said, "Say, what means have you used and how much trouble you have caused me!" ”

Yang Fu said timidly: "Young master, don't be angry, some families are persuaded by their subordinates, some are deceived by their subordinates, and some are too strong and too smart, they can't persuade him or deceive him, so his subordinates have to use some extraordinary means......"

Ma Chao was puzzled and said, "What do you mean by extraordinary means?" Ma Teng also looked at Yang Fu with distrust.

Yang Fu lowered his head and muttered without speaking.

"Speak quickly!" Ma Chao was a little anxious, afraid that Yang Fu would provoke those families to rebel.

Yang Fu said slowly: "Young master, you know, General Pang De led thousands of cavalry, and often led the cavalry to practice between Longxi and Qiangzhong......

Ma Chao's eyes widened, and he said, "You colluded with Pang De and led the troops to persecute the family?" ”

"Hehe, the young master is wise......"

Ma Chao was so angry that he couldn't speak.