Nobody was in the mood to eat after the transaction of ten thousand cheap horses.
The transaction of money and goods was completed before three quarters of the morning.
Zhuangzi gave out five thousand horses, and the other five thousand were rented by the imperial court to transport the goods.
Now that the procedures for the horses were in the hands of the imperial court, there was no need to pay rent.
Song Jing was in a good mood and continued to eat in Earthly Paradise.
Li Yi breathed a sigh of relief. "Tomorrow, send people to learn how to ride bicycles in Chang 'an and show others how to ride them."
"Dongzhu, do you want to depart now? They should be arriving soon. "Song De nodded to show that he knew about the bicycles and talked about another matter.
"I haven't eaten yet. Let's go, I'll go too." Li Yi rode the bicycle to change his clothes.
He put on his military coat and sat in the ambulance with a sleigh. Zhuangzi's large group of people left Zhuangzi and went west.
They sent out a thousand sleighs, three thousand Winged Knights, and two hundred villagers.
When the Li Family Zhuangzi moved out, the people were curious again. What were they doing?
"Li Yi left Li Family Zhuangzi. His ambulance was protected from the south of the city and seems to be heading west." Someone ran to Earthly Paradise to report.
"It's almost New Year. What's his purpose for coming out? Is there a problem in the west that he needs to deal with personally? "Song Jing couldn't help but pay attention.
Li Yi's every move affected many people's hearts. He just bought ten thousand horses at a cheap price. Could it be that he took things too hard?
Bi Goo didn't understand the situation and looked at Su Yi. Su Yi hadn't been the prime minister for long, so he didn't know Li Yi's thoughts.
Yao Chong took a look and sighed, "Sigh! It's not expensive to buy a horse for twenty-five horses. The sleigh doesn't cost much. Ask the workers' union to make it. "
"Yes, it's not expensive." Song Jing nodded. That's right. If he bought ten thousand horses in bulk and sold them slowly, he could make a profit.
"Ah!" Wei Zhigu also sighed. "Yu Huaide and the others are back, right? I don't know if I'll go out again next year. "
Bi Goo slapped his forehead and said, "That's right. The Smuggling Alliance hasn't returned yet this year. They probably want to come back for the New Year. Last year, we opened the door. This year … His Majesty will be happy. "
Bi Goo remembered that there was another team that earned money for Her Majesty.
That team had cheated many officials. The officials had taken the money, but His Majesty had ordered them to work, so they had to pay out of their own pockets.
Song Jing hadn't been in Chang 'an last year, and no one had told him about it. Now that he heard everyone talking about it, he asked in a low voice, "Is that team doing business?"
"A lot of horses will be sent back. I don't know if they're only trading at the Tubo border or if they're also running to the Turks."
Bi Goo looked very helpless and picked up the wine to drink.
"Twenty-five silver coins for a horse, not expensive." Yao Chong comforted Song Jing again.
Song Jing: "…"
… …
Li Yi's team kept running west. When it was almost midnight, the scouts reported that the two teams were 20 miles away.
"Quick, they can't wait any longer. Let's go over first and help them set up camp so they can rest." Li Yi could guess how anxious Yu Huaide and the rest were.
It was almost the New Year. The closer they were to home, the more anxious they were.
When Li Yi's team and Yu Huaide's team met, many people who had followed the Smuggling Alliance back couldn't help but cry.
They had been on tenterhooks the whole way. Only when they met up did they feel completely relieved.
Those who came later helped to set up camp, while those who came back drank some soup and lay down to sleep.
In the morning, when the sky was already bright, they were woken up. After a simple meal, everyone headed back.
The goods were moved to the sleighs last night. The more than 40,000 horses that were brought back were also fed.
Sitting in Li Yi's car, Yu Huaide and the rest began to talk about the trade.
They bought very few horses from Tubo, but they bought a lot of pearls and furs. The horses were used to prepare for war, and many of them were stolen by the Tang dynasty.
The stolen horses were left at the border, and the military governor or provincial governor was in charge of raising them.
The trading team heard about the internal strife of the Turks and ran to the border to trade for many good horses.
Some small tribes felt that the days of oppression by the Turks had come to an end and celebrated.
"On the way back, we used weak horses to exchange for food. The officials didn't accept anything anymore." Yu Huaide said regretfully.
"They aren't stupid. After being cheated once, they already know who your backer is." Li Yi laughed.
"Li Dongzhu, these horses are still yours. The rest of the goods should be enough for His Majesty and us. We earned a lot this year."
Yu Huaide and the rest didn't want horses. It was too tiring to raise them.
The area around the capital was a flat plain. The Qinchuan River was 800 miles long, and it was not suitable for raising horses.
West was where the Tang dynasty raised horses. Up from Gyeonggi Province was Guannei Province, and Guannei Province was the Loess Plateau.
North, past the Great Wall, was a desert, Maowusu Desert. It was the place where wells and roads were being built.
East was a small plain, but it was actually a basin, Fen River Valley.
If they wanted to find another plain, they would have to go to the North China Plain or Luoyang Plain.
Raising horses was too troublesome. It was better to give them to Li Yi. The Li Family Zhuangzi had the ability to find a place to settle the horses.
"I only want these horses. I don't want the rest. You all stay. You all have to work hard outside. I don't know what will happen next year. It's best if you all stay at home. Send someone to take a look."
Li Yi decided to ask for less goods this time. The extra goods would be given to the smugglers.
"Li Dongzhu is benevolent." Yu Huaide agreed on behalf of everyone.
Actually, it wasn't much, only about 50,000 to 60,000 horses.
Of course, it was much more than last year. The situation this year was good, and they brought more goods.
With the sleigh, the team's speed was very fast. When noon arrived, they saw the city wall.
The people passing by saw this huge team. There were so many horses, and from the looks of the horses, they were all good horses.
The team continued to make a detour from the south. They first went to the Li Family Zhuangzi, and then rested.
They took a bath, ate well, and slept for a day and a night. They didn't think about anything, and didn't care about anything. When they were comfortable, they would sell the goods.
… …
"There are 45,000 to 60,000 horses, and they can be used as military horses. The imperial government doesn't lack horses."
The person who went to inquire about the news returned to the Political Affairs Hall of Xingqing Palace.
Song Jing used his tongue to lick the two large blisters in his lower lip. His face was full of bitterness.
He looked at Bi Goo. Bi Goo shrugged his shoulders and spread out his hands, "I knew it. This matter is too straightforward. There must be a problem."
"The blisters in my mouth should be removed, and I should apply watermelon frost. Let's find the imperial physician." Song Jing felt that the blisters were even more painful.
Yesterday, he was afraid that a long night might lead to trouble. He didn't even eat and rushed to give the money to Li Yi. Both parties signed a contract and pressed their fingerprints.
Yesterday's horses were worth 30 coins, but today's horses were not worth it.
More than 40,000 military horses were better than 10,000 horses bought for 250,000 coins.
"Yes, find the imperial physician. The watermelon frost is good. The preparation method of the watermelon frost has been spread to all parts of the Tang dynasty. Li Yi has never kept it a secret. Otherwise, he can make a lot of money with this medicine alone. "
Bi Goo was quite embarrassed. He felt that he was a little responsible.
If he wasn't so proactive, how could he spend 250,000 coins to buy 10,000 horses today? Two hundred thousand yuan was already too much.
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