Mo Province was only a small province. Xu Fengwu and his group set off in the morning and entered Xiong Province at noon. In the evening, they arrived at the border of Bai Gou Posthouse.
Although it was the border between the two countries, Song and Liao had signed an alliance for a hundred years. The relationship between the two sides was very harmonious, unlike the tension when the Great Song was founded.
After resting at Baigou Posthouse for a night, they continued on their journey the next day. Xu Fengwu spent some money and easily passed through the border of the two countries and entered the Nanjing Road of the Liao Kingdom.
Like the Song Dynasty, the Liao Kingdom also had the system of five capitals. The country was divided into five provinces, namely the east, south, west, north, and middle.
At the border of the two countries, there were many small market towns. Many of them were merchants who came and went to do business. It was like a trading area.
Xu Fengwu found a shop to settle down in. The next day, he looked for buyers for the goods in his hands.
The Nanjing Road of the Liao Kingdom was the former land of Yan. During the Five Dynasties, it was ceded to the Liao Kingdom by Shi Jingtang.
At that time, no one expected that after Shi Jingtang ceded the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, it was not until the Ming Dynasty more than 400 years later that it truly returned to the hands of the Han regime.
Nanjing Road was mainly made up of Han people, so they naturally had no lack of rich people. Xu Fengwu and the others only stayed for three days and sold all the goods in their hands for more than 20,000 strings.
After all, Xu Fengwu had come to Liao Kingdom to test the waters. He did not bring all the stolen goods with him. He also brought a discount when he sold them, but it was enough to make him happy.
Sigh, doing business with rich people is so comfortable!
In order to make it easier to carry, Xu Fengwu exchanged all the money for gold and packed them in small boxes. Then, everyone set off for Ji Province.
In less than a day, they arrived at a small town called Wugang Town.
As soon as they arrived outside the town, they heard the neighing of horses and the braying of donkeys. It was a group of people selling horses.
As everyone knew, horses were rare in the Great Song. It was not only because of the loss of Yanyun, but also because the Great Song did not pay attention to horse politics. After the population increased, there was a land conflict.
One had to know that a few decades ago, the Song Dynasty had established ten horse prisons in Hebei with the purpose of raising horses.
However, due to the increase in population, the common people had to farm to eat, while the horse farms had to occupy a large area of land. With this contradiction and the mischief of some people, these horse prisons were gradually abandoned.
Furthermore, the amount of money needed to train a qualified cavalry was enough to train several infantrymen. Many ministers felt that it was not worth it to train cavalry.
The Great Song had a population of more than a hundred million, and only a few people died in a battle. Tens of thousands of casualties were nothing to the Great Song.
On the other hand, warhorses were very precious, and every loss meant one less.
Therefore, the Song army had adopted the motto of 'using foot to subdue cavalry'. More than half of the imperial guards were archers, and they were there to deal with the Liao cavalry.
At this moment, Xu Fengwu and the others heard the neighing of the horses and immediately became alert. They ignored the stench of feces and squeezed into the crowded area.
In the crowd, seven or eight horse dealers were shouting. There were more than thirty good horses tied up beside them. Green steeds, purple steeds, dark steeds, and so on. Each of them was of excellent quality and were rare to see in the Great Song.
No one had ever seen such a good horse. Xu Fengwu only took a few glances and picked a Dark Stallion. Its fur was like silk, shiny and shiny, and its limbs were strong and sturdy.
Ruan Xiaoqi, Shan Shiqi, and the others were also staring at it with their eyes wide open. This good horse was like a luxury car in the future. Which man wouldn't want to own one?
Xu Fengwu had come to the north to buy a few good horses. He immediately went forward and asked,"Horse seller, how much are you selling these horses for?”
"Which one do you like?" asked one of the horse dealers.”
"Your horses are not bad. I want all of them!" Xu Fengwu said.”
Hiss!
When Xu Fengwu said this, not to mention the horse dealers, even the surrounding commoners took a deep breath. They were deeply shocked by his heroism.
"Is this customer joking?" the horse dealer asked hesitantly.”
Ruan Xiaoqi said impatiently," Who has the time to joke with you? Are you still selling these horses?"”
"Please wait for a moment, this is a big deal.”The horse dealer hurriedly said and then ran to the faraway pergola.
After a while, the man and a man with a red and yellow beard walked over.
The man cupped his fists and said to Xu Fengwu,""I'm Duan Jingzhu, everyone calls me Golden Retriever Dog. Greetings, great official! I've heard that you're very generous and want to buy my good horses. Other than that Dark Stallion Horse, which costs eighty strings, the rest of the horses will cost thirty strings.”
Xu Fengwu couldn't help but feel surprised. He didn't expect that the leader of the horse dealers was actually Duan Jingzhu, the person who had caused Chao Gai to attack Zengtou City and was ranked last on Earth Dog Planet.
Ruan Xiaoqi had never bought a horse before, so she couldn't help but frown.""Why is it so expensive?"
" This is a fair price," Duan Jingzhu said." If these horses are shipped to the Song Country, it will be at least ten strings higher."”
Xu Fengwu smiled and said," It's quite fair. How many horses do you have here? Let's calculate it. We'll pay and deliver."”
Duan Jingzhu was overjoyed." I have a total of 37 horses here. It's 1160 strings in total. Please give me 1150 strings."”
Duan Jingzhu was different from ordinary horse traders. His group of people did business without capital. They stole good horses from the horse farms of the Liao nobles and then transported them to the border of the two countries to sell.
In the horse farms of the Liao nobles, there were at least a few hundred horses and at most a thousand horses. It would be difficult to find even one or two missing.
However, in the Liao Kingdom's Nanjing Road, there were many people who stole horses like Duan Jingzhu. Therefore, the Liao government had always been strict with their investigations, and such transactions were not often done.
Usually, Duan Jingzhu and the others would steal five or six horses and sell them for about a hundred strings.
This time, however, they had done something big. They had stolen thirty-seven good horses from the horse farms of several Liao nobles, intending to eat them until they were fat.
Since they had met Xu Fengwu, a big client, Duan Jingzhu and the others could rest for the rest of the year.
Xu Fengwu didn't know the reason. After getting the money, he said to Duan Jingzhu,""Brother Duan, do you still have any good horses? If you do, I'll take them all.”
Duan Jingzhu did not expect Xu Fengwu to have such a big appetite. He had bought more than thirty good horses, but it was still not enough.
"To be honest, I don't have any left, but if you want, I can introduce you to a few people in the same trade.”Duan Jingzhu replied.
"How long will it take?" Xu Fengwu asked.”
"Sir, you only need to wait for a day or two," said Duan Jingzhu.”
Xu Fengwu nodded and said," Alright, I'll stay in town for a day or two. I'll wait for your good news!" You've helped me a lot this time. How about I treat you to a few glasses of wine?”
"How dare I let you spend money?" Duan Jingzhu quickly said.”
"You're welcome. Since we're in the martial arts world, we're all brothers.”
Xu Fengwu laughed. He had gotten close to Duan Jingzhu not because he wanted to recruit him, but because he wanted to continue buying good horses so that he could form a cavalry in the future.
Although it was a little whimsical for Liang Mountain to build a cavalry. After all, there were only about 2,000 minions, Xu Fengwu had to make preparations.
If a tall building was built from the ground, not to mention conquering the world, just to protect themselves in the chaotic world in the future, they would need cavalrymen. Otherwise, how could they fight against the Jurchen?
"Since you have invited me, I dare not refuse.”Duan Jingzhu also understood Xu Fengwu's intention and was happy to have such a big customer, so he immediately agreed.
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