As for the 120,000 horses, silk is not only worth a lot of money, but it is also one of the currencies in circulation. Because of the high quality of silk and the daily necessities of the royal family, the wealthy and wealthy merchants, it will not depreciate as easily as the five-baht coin, which is prone to artificial damage. Among them, the slightly lower quality and relatively low value of the silk were also the price of 618 yuan per horse when the world was peaceful, not to mention the brocade, silk, luo, yarn and so on that were more refined and more valuable than the silk production. And now it is a time when the world is in turmoil, and sometimes the price of the silk has risen to seven or eight thousand dollars a horse. Therefore, 120,000 horses of silk are enough to make the Manchu ministers feel excited.

Silk, also called silk, is the general term for all silk fabrics. Originally, when paying tribute or rewarding silk fabrics, there was generally only one type, and the most common were silk and silk (缣, that is, finer silk). However, Ma Chao scavenged too many silk fabrics from the Sanfu family to classify them completely and clearly in a short period of time. Ma Chao left Sanfu in a hurry, so he just hurriedly retrieved some of the various silk fabrics from the warehouse, leaving only the most valuable silk fabrics, such as brocade and Lian, all of which were transported back to Liangzhou by Ma Teng.

For the shocked eyes projected by Liu Hong, the Ten Standing Attendants, and the Manchu Dynasty Ministers at the same time, Ma Chao felt it deeply. Ma Chao has only one feeling at the moment, that is, the feeling of being rich is cool. Of course, he didn't conjure up this money out of thin air, he got it all by looting Sanfu. Basically, except for the Fufeng Ma clan from Ma Teng and Ma Chaoyuan, most of the Sanfu family participated in Huangfu Song's official army, and most of them were looted by him.

If it weren't for the fact that time did not allow, and considering the bad impact, Ma Chao would also want to send his subordinates to dig the ancestral grave of the Sanfu family. These families are all after a hundred years or even two or three hundred years, and the atmosphere of thick burials is very strong, so most of their heritage is reflected in those burial goods. If Ma Chao really does it, his wealth will inevitably increase several times. Looted the Sanfu family, so Ma Chao can be so generous. For Ma Chao, this is not a lot of money.

Ma Chao turned a blind eye to the eager gaze of the Manchu Dynasty Minister, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, the minister had already given his subordinate military division to sacrifice wine before the last dynasty, and asked him to send his troops to transport tribute in a car to the Shaofu Guan Temple. Thinking about it, at this time, the tribute had already been delivered to Shaofu. ”

Ma Chao then turned sideways and waved lightly at Huang Wan, who was kneeling and sitting, and said, "There are a lot of tributes, and they are heavy, so I have to ask Huang Gong to bother more." ”

Huang Wan also pretended not to know Ma Chao, got up and waved shallowly, and said, "Yes, Ma Gong doesn't need to be polite." ”

The Manchu Dynasty ministers immediately came back to their senses, and the tribute did not go to the treasury, but into the Shaofu, and everyone knew that Ma Chao was currying favor with Liu Hong. Liu Hong was even more overjoyed, and said to Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others with a bright smile: "Oh, look at it, it's not enough for Ma Qing to be born and die for me, for the court, and to fight on the battlefield, but he can still get so much money for me and the court." The courtiers are so loyal, what can the rulers do? As he spoke, Liu Hong spread out his hands and looked embarrassed.

Ma Chao wanted to complain in his heart, this person didn't say a word of gratitude after taking the money, there are so many plays, he really deserves to be a ruthless person who plays a real person in the Xiyuan imitation of the folk construction market.

Zhang Rang's flattering appearance made Ma Chao want to vomit, he smiled and said: "To have such a shrewd and capable courtier, isn't this a confirmation of Your Majesty's virtuous and benevolent sage, knowing people and being good at their duties!" ”

The other eunuchs also followed Zhang Rang and hurriedly boasted, and Ma Chao had to watch Liu Hong's performance with a light smile.

Liu Hong said again: "Since Ma Qing is loyal, then I will accept it." Ma Qing mentioned that there are two very skillful things in the tribute, I don't know what kind of strange things they are? ”

Ma Chao groped out two objects from the pockets in his cuffs, one was a stirrup and the other was a model of a curved plough carved from wood. Ma Chao held the stirrup and the model and said, "Your Majesty, the clever things that the minister said, one is the stirrup, and the other is the zigzag plow. ”

Liu Hong and the Manchu Dynasty ministers all stretched their necks to look at Ma Chao's hands, and Zhang Rang, who was the most proficient, hurriedly stepped down from His Majesty Dan and went to take over the stirrups and Quyuan plough wood carving models in Ma Chao's hands. When Zhang Rang approached, his eyes collided with Ma Chao, and Ma Chao saw the hidden hostility and alienation in Zhang Rang's somewhat cloudy pupils. Just looked at each other, and the next moment the two looked away. Zhang Rang took the stirrup and the wooden model of the Quyuan plow, and hurriedly walked back to Liu Hong and presented the two things to Liu Hong.

Liu Hong took two things, played with them in his hands and looked down. Ma Chao explained: "Your Majesty, the stirrups are tied under the saddle and hung on both sides of the belly of the war horse, and the hole in the middle of the stirrup can be tucked into the soles of the feet. In this way, the cavalry could easily step into the stirrups and quickly climb on the horse's back and sit down. Moreover, with the stirrup, the cavalry can firmly sit on the back of the galloping war horse by pedaling the stirrup with both feet, and it is difficult to fall off the horse if it is not dead or wounded, which ensures the safety of the cavalry. And with the help of stirrups, the cavalry can free their hands, whether it is raising a bow to shoot, or swinging a knife to slash, or stabbing the enemy, they can use it freely and exert all their strength. ”

After listening to Ma Chao's explanation, Liu Hong and the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty looked at the stirrups more and more eagerly. Even the hostile He Jin, who had been a general for three years, was eager to get the stirrups to improve the combat effectiveness of his subordinates. Lu Zhi, Liu Yu, Han Rong, Ma Riyan and others looked at Ma Chao with more admiration in their eyes.

Liu Hong suddenly sighed and said, "I can't imagine that such a simple thing can make the power of cavalry increase so quickly!" Thinking that in the year of Xianbei Tanshi Huai Koubian, I sent Xia Yu and Tian Yan to lead 10,000 horsemen out of the Northern Expedition. I had high hopes for the two generals, but I didn't expect them to be defeated and lost, and the 20,000 cavalry that the imperial court had managed to form was gone......"

The more he said to the end, Liu Hong's voice became deeper and deeper, and finally fell silent. After a while, Liu Hong said with pity: "Alas! If Xia Yu, Tian Yan and other departments were also equipped with this little stirrup at that time, why would this be so? ”

After speaking, Liu Hong was silent again. After another moment, Liu Hong cheered up and asked, "Don't talk about this." Ma Qing, what is this? ”

Ma Chao talked eloquently: "Back to Your Majesty, this thing is called the composing plough, so the plough is crooked, which is different from the plough used by the people at the moment, which is named after the straight wheel." The plough of the minister is composed of eleven parts, such as ploughshare, plough wall, plough bottom, press, strategy, plough arrow, plough wheel, plough tip, plough evaluation, plough building and plough plate.

Today's plough generally needs two oxen to pull it, not to mention the need for too much ox power, and the efficiency of plowing and loosening the soil is not high; Too long, difficult to turn, turn direction; And the depth of arable land is insufficient. With the use of the minister's curved plow, only one ox can be pulled to plow the land, and the ox force can be fully used, and the ploughing speed is faster. And the special shape of the ploughshare of the ploughshare of the Chen's curved plough not only makes it easier to plow into the soil, but also pushes the soil on both sides to plough out a deep ditch; If you can flexibly master the plough evaluation, you can carry out deep ploughing and shallow tillage; There is also a flexible rotating turntable on the curved plow, which is convenient for turning the direction; And the minister's curved plough is smaller and lighter, and it is easier to use. In the humble opinion of the ministers, if this plow is replaced by this plow, the people will be more efficient in cultivating the land, and the difficulty of clearing the land will be greatly reduced. The richer the people, the more money and food the court received. At present, Liangzhou has fully promoted the Quyuan plow, which is indeed convenient to use, and may His Majesty use it. ”