Chapter 122: Crazy robbery of cattle, horses and sheep
Because all seventeen cities have opened, and the total number of customers this year is only twice that of last year, it is not too busy to be assigned to seventeen cities, but because there is only one export from Liaoguo, it is busier than last time, and it will definitely be the same in the future, Yang Jiulang immediately transferred a hundred certificate clerks from the entrance of the Great Song Dynasty on the opposite side to support, so that there was no blockage. Because the livestock of the Liao State must not have come early, Yang Jiulang's 600 million catties of grain were all sold, and later statistics showed that he accompanied 120,000 taels and smiled bitterly.
Although this opening is not as good as the last time, it is not a loss, and it is the local farmers in the 16 cities who are the happiest, because the vegetables they grow can be sold to restaurants, and they will have an extra income. Because of last year's good harvest, many families now want to buy ox carts and horse-drawn carts, and the carts are easy to handle, but where do the cattle and horses come from? After thinking about it, there are only the Liao Kingdom and the Great Song Dynasty, but they are afraid that everyone will raise prices, so they asked the cities to make a statistic, and about 60,000 sets are still needed.
Yang Jiulang smiled after seeing it, "No more, no more, I'll find a way." Yang Jiulang went to Liao Kingdom first, and the three uncles and nephews laughed after hearing this, "Brother Emperor, now is the best season for water and grass, good cattle and horses, the herdsman will not sell, and it will not be possible until the winter begins and there is a shortage of forage", the second emperor brother said, "Then I will come in advance when the time comes, and it is just right that his grain has been harvested, and I will exchange the grain for cattle and horses", Yang Jiulang returned.
After going back, Yang Liulang first ordered 60,000 oxen and horse-drawn carts from the Great Song Dynasty, and as soon as the cattle and horses were in place, they were distributed, and then, after returning from the Great Song Palace, he led his family to experience life, and the first thing to go was the pasture, and all the cavalry were happy, the reason was very simple, the pasture in the past two years was sufficient, and there was no shortage even in winter, so the livestock multiplied very quickly, and the livestock of every household became a large herd, and they must be sold this year, otherwise, they couldn't take care of it at all, Yang Jiulang was overjoyed after hearing this, and said to the accompanying Liao officials, " If you ask them when they will sell it, the fiefdom will be fully collected, and when the time comes, I will bring the peasants from all over the country to buy it in person, so that they will not have to rush to the market and have trouble", "Good cattle and horses are coming to the early winter, this is a habit," the accompanying official replied.
As soon as the crops were harvested, Yang Jiulang went to the ranch and asked them to roughly count the number of livestock to be slaughtered, so that they could be prepared, and finally, the transaction date was also set on the day of the beginning of winter.
60,000 farmers all arrived this day, saw such a good cattle and horses, did not pay the price, one person and one horse was quickly robbed, more than 32,000 heads, did not buy very sad, in a fit of anger a person and a sheep to buy home for the New Year, the people who bought the horse because of happiness, but also robbed the rest of the sheep, and even bought five or six heads, the beautiful name said, "such a good sheep, bought home to feed", so that Yang Jiulang's family who wanted to eat mutton returned empty-handed.
Yang Jiulang informed everyone that the ox and carriage were ready, and they could go to the local government to buy it, so the family returned collectively, but coincidentally, Zhanzhao came, and the two of them drank wine for three days, talking without a word, and finally talked about the children, all of them sighed, "When the spring flowers bloom next year, I will let Guang'er pick up the six of them to ride horses", after speaking, the two laughed at the same time.