Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 206 Economic Colonization
After the meeting of Han and Wu in Niangzi Lake, Wu Guoxiang appeared in endlessly.

Huanglong was discovered in Xiakou; Jiahe was discovered in Kuaiji County; red crows were flying above the Wuchang Palace; Baiwan dreamed that God wrote him a letter and asked him to proclaim himself emperor.

Near Wuchang, a nursery rhyme began to spread: "Golden car, Banlaner, Kaichang gate, the emperor is born."

Not long after, the ministers of the state of Wu collectively wrote a letter hoping that Sun Quan would become emperor, but Sun Quan pretended to be modest and declined politely.

Unable to restrain his excitement, Sun Quan went to alchemist Zhao Da in private and asked him how long he would live in Wu and how long he could be emperor.

Zhao Da flexed his fingers and calculated, with a dignified face, he replied cautiously: "Gaozu Jianyuan 12 years, your Majesty is even worse than that. Guozuo is not a mortal who is here!"

Sun Quan's mentality was also more open-minded, and he said with a smile: "Today's worries, you can solve them alone, and the worries of future generations are also for the children and grandchildren."

And these days, Chen Zhen had close civil and military contacts with the upper echelons of the Wu Kingdom, discussing the matter of Sun Quan's proclaiming himself emperor.

Liao Li accompanied other great Han shepherds to inspect the area around Wuchang and helped Wu build a horse farm.

Longyou was completely pacified from May to September. Ma Dai frantically bought war horses from the Qiang tribe. On the one hand, he used them for himself, and on the other hand, he shipped them to Chengdu.

The group of horses that followed Liao Li and Chen Zhen to Wu was the first time that the great Han sent war horses to Soochow, with a total of 1000 taels and hundreds of horses.

Among these horses, [-] were a congratulatory gift from the great man to congratulate Sun Quan on becoming emperor, [-] were a gift from Zhang Wen's family, [-] were sold to Wu's army, and the remaining [-] were sold to Jiangdong gentry.

More than a thousand horses are castrated horses from Longyou, suitable for riding in the army.In order to ensure the health of more than a thousand war horses, the Dahan also sent herdsmen to help Soochow build a military horse farm, and assisted Soochow to build cavalry for use in field battles in the Northern Expedition.

A few years ago, Han Dang's son Han Zong rebelled against Wu and led a death-defying army to defect to Cao Wei, and the cavalry pawns established by Wu Guocheng disappeared.

The big man was able to spend so much effort and do his best to help Soochow build cavalry pawns because Soochow paid too much money.

If money is used as the unit of calculation, Muyuan ordered Ma Dai to buy a good horse from the Qiang people for only tens of thousands of dollars, while the average price of a big man selling to Soochow Wu was one million dollars, and the price had increased dozens of times. It's hard to make money.

It means that Soochow only needs to buy one horse from the big Han, and the big Han can buy dozens of horses from the Qiang people. The big Han is completely using Soochow's money to build its own elite cavalry.

But there are very few truly excellent war horses here, and most of them are horses eliminated by the big man and sold in Soochow.

Even so, Soochow, which lacked horses, had to offer them up as treasures, for fear that these horses would get sick or be damaged.

The Great Han almost turned Soochow into an economic colony through Shu brocade and horses, and as the Jiangdong gentry penetrated into the army, with a large number of tribes in hand, they also needed a large number of war horses to build cavalry. do business.

And the big Han, just like the later American emperors, used horses and Shu brocade as hard currency to buy grain, grass, and daily necessities from the Jiangdong gentry.The gentry in Jiangdong either bought Shu brocade and horses from the big man with hundreds of dollars, or directly bought Shu brocade and war horses from the big man with grain, grass and ore in exchange for barter.

In this Battle of Longyou, the Great Han sent more than [-] troops, which cost countless money and food, but I believe that it will not be long before the central government will be replenished through various channels, making Longyou a solid backing for the Great Han.

The people of Longyou made money through the horse business, and the Qiang and Han people were more loyal to the great Han; Army field capability.Dahan perfectly achieved three wins, and everyone was happy.

However, all of this is inseparable from the excellent horse administration of Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of the big man. Apart from consuming the energy of the big man, his horse politics hardly cost the treasury of the big man a penny. Fang's praise.

At this time, Liao Li, who was sent as an envoy to Wu, also became more and more aware of the wise policies of the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, and couldn't help admiring Zhuge Liang even more in his heart.

Wuchang (now Ezhou), Yanji, ancient Yandun.

Guyandun is a beacon tower set up by the state of Wu. It is integrated with the nearby hills. Although it is only ten meters high, it has a panoramic view of the Yangtze River and both sides of the river. It is indeed the best place for observation.

Mu Ling Niu Chong pointed to the surroundings and said respectfully: "This place is open, sparsely populated, and lush with water and grass. It can be used as a site for a military horse farm."

Niu Chong was a member of the Niu family in Longyou. Ma Dai saw that he was good at horse affairs and was rigorous in governing affairs, so he was appointed as a pastoral order, and later sent Niu Chong to transport horses to Soochow.

Liao Li had no choice but to ask Zhuge Jin, "What do you think, Mr. Ge?"

The matter of the military horse farm is of great importance, so Zhuge Jin went to investigate in person.

Zhuge Jin glanced at Cheng Zi beside him, and asked in a low voice, "I don't know what Cheng Jun thinks?"

Cheng Zi, the son of Cheng Pu, was good at riding and shooting, and knew military affairs.I was specially called by Zhuge Jin to inspect together.

Cheng Zi looked around, nodded and said in response: "What Mr. Niu said is reasonable, General Zuo can turn Yanji into a military horse farm. This place is convenient, close to the river bank, it is convenient for big men to sell horses, and it is also possible to station here with cavalry for training. Support the east and west to prevent the Wei army from harassing."

Wu's military horse farm is not the same as the traditional herds for breeding, but for the convenience of raising war horses, training large-scale cavalry, and conveniently receiving horses that arrive one after another from the big men behind.

Zhuge Jin pondered for a while, then said: "According to what you said, I will report to the king to use Yanji as a military horse farm, but I don't know if Gongyuan can let Niu Muling stay in Jiangdong for a few months to help my Great Wu build a military horse farm."

After a pause, Zhuge Jin continued: "I am worried that the Malays of Longyou will not be acclimatized to Jiangdong, and the damage will be too much. At that time, the king will blame me, and I will not be able to absolve myself of the blame. I also hope that you can help my country of Wu."

Niu Chong thought for a long time, looked at Liao Li, thought of the friendship between Han and Wu, nodded and said: "For the sake of diplomatic relations between the two countries, I would like to stay in Jiangdong for a few months. But I have something to say first, Jiangdong and Longyou have different climates. Regarding the matter of horses, I only dare to speak out and do my best, and dare not boast.”

Zhuge Jin cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Thank you, Mr. Niu, for your help. In the past few months, my country of Wu will not treat Mr. Niu badly."

Liao Li thought about Liu Chan's confession to Zhang Wen, took over the conversation, and said: "Ge Jun, don't forget about Zhang Huishu! I am a big man who helps the noble Wu, and I forgot Ge Jun's words, let the king of Wu allow Zhang Huishu to enter the Han!"

Zhuge Jin stroked Xu with a smile and said, "Don't worry about Gongyuan. My lord is proclaimed emperor, and I am very happy. At this time, the Han envoy proposed to exchange two hundred good horses in exchange for forgiveness. I think my lord will agree, and I will also do it at that time." Advise."

"Thank you Jun Ge!" Liao Li replied.

(End of this chapter)