The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

If it is not enough, I am afraid that many people in the clan will starve to death.

So Su Puyan was very interested when he heard about the issue of food, especially after Liu Zheng said that he could help him solve this problem, Su Puyan was even more interested.

"Can you help us solve the food shortage problem?"

"Of course, I don't know how much stone grain you need a month now?"

"Not much, we only have a population of more than [-], and each person has two shi of grain a year. If we go through the winter, one shi of grain is enough. Can you get me [-] shi of grain?"

But after Su Puyan finished speaking, he felt that something was wrong, so he said something again.

"If it's not enough, half of it is fine, five thousand stones!"

Su Puyan may feel that he is a lion, and the grain of [-] shi is indeed a little too much, so he hastily asked for less.

Although he didn't think Liu Zheng could give him so much food, since Liu Zheng had spoken, he answered truthfully.

"Five thousand? Ten thousand?"

After Liu Zheng heard Su Puyan's words, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He thought he needed a lot of food, but it turned out that it was only five thousand or ten thousand shi.

The people under Liu Zheng's [-] mu of land can produce [-] shi in a season, which is still not high. If it is higher, it can reach [-] shi.

Moreover, three seasons of crops can be harvested in a year. Just one year's work can squeeze a lot of food, and this does not include other food. Liu Zheng has a lot of food and grass after occupying Jiaozhou for more than a year. What is lacking is food.

Chapter 395 Bartering

A stone of rice in the Han Dynasty was equal to four jun and equal to 120 catties, and Liu Zheng knew before that that a catty in the Han Dynasty was only half a catty in later generations.

That is to say, one stone of rice is only equal to about [-] kilograms in later generations.

Three hundred stones, that is, nine thousand kilograms.

Even if he has [-] kilograms, this is the output of a hundred acres of land.

Liu Zheng vaguely remembered that the rice output of later generations could be 350 kilograms per mu!When the output is high, it can even reach five or six hundred kilograms.

As for other crops, the yield is not particularly different from that of rice, but compared with the ancient land, it is several times higher.

Fortunately, Liu Zheng's subordinates are located in Jiaozhou. The two seasons of planting are very casual, even occasionally more compact, and they can also be planted for three seasons. If this kind of grain continues to be planted, there will be enough grain for his subordinates. The grain handed over by a county is just Enough to feed a state for a year.

The rest is surplus grain, and Jiaozhou has no specialties, but there is a lot of grain. Selling these grains and exporting them to other states and counties may benefit.

When Liu Zheng came to Youzhou this time, he didn't bring much money, he just brought a few boats of grain, because he himself didn't have enough money to buy horses, and if he wanted to buy horses, he could only barter them.

And what he has the most is food, and he can only exchange it with food.

However, grain was not particularly valuable at the end of the Han Dynasty. Before the Yellow Turban Uprising broke out, a stone of grain could only be sold for a few hundred dollars. Later, there was a famine, and many places had no harvest, so the price of grain gradually increased. The price of a stone of grain is thousands of dollars.

Of course, in some places where the famine is relatively serious, food is also priced and there is no market, and the price will be even more expensive, especially in the hands of ethnic minorities in the north, the price of sophisticated food such as rice, millet, and corn is even more expensive.

One stone can even be exchanged for more than [-] yuan in the hands of ethnic minorities.

That's why, there are businessmen who do business everywhere, because they go back and forth and exchange the scarce things in the two places, and they can get several times the return.

And the grain of five thousand shi is almost equivalent to the price of one thousand gold in Karasuma.

Horses are worth a lot in other places. Ordinary horses are worth 1 or even [-] yuan, and the price of war horses is as high as [-] to [-] yuan.

On Karasuma's side, horses are not a rare thing, not to mention the large number, there are many wild horses in the wild. If you are lucky, you can see a herd of wild horses, tame a few wild horses yourself, and you can make a fortune.

Although Liu Zheng doesn't know the price of the horses here for the time being, he knows that it will definitely not be higher than other places. As long as he can get enough food and exchange some horses from Su Puyan, It's not difficult.

"How about this, Su Puyan Shanyu, I will give you [-] shi rice, [-] shi, which should allow you to spend this winter with peace of mind. There is even extra food, and even sending troops to expedition is not a problem."

Liu Zheng pondered for a while, and offered a price that was enough to surprise Su Puyan.

Sure enough, when Su Puyan heard Liu Zheng said that he could provide [-] shi of grain, his face immediately showed a look of surprise.

"Is this true?"

Su Puyan responded briefly to Liu Zheng, just to ask Liu Zheng whether what he said was true.

If what Liu Zheng said was true, it would be really great news for Su Puyan.Although the winter food for the tribe under his command is not particularly tight, if they save a little, they can still survive this winter.

But who would think that they have a lot of food? It is also a very good thing that they can get tens of thousands of shi of food from Liu Zheng and make them live better this winter.

So Su Puyan fixed his eyes on Liu Zheng, hoping to hear a satisfactory answer from Liu Zheng.

Liu Zheng nodded.He quickly responded to Su Puyan.

"Of course it's true. Do you think I'm joking with you? I said that if I can give you [-] shi of food, then you really have [-] shi, or even more."

Liu Zheng first tossed out his ability, what he could give to Su Buyan, and after attracting Su Buyan's attention, he changed the subject.

"Of course I didn't give you these grains for no reason. I also need something and I hope that you, Su Boyan, can satisfy me."

As soon as Su Puyan heard Liu Zheng's words, he knew that the matter was not that simple. He immediately put away the surprised expression on his face, and after showing a serious expression, he asked Liu Zheng.

"What do you want?"

After Su Puyan asked the question, Liu Zheng did not hide it, but generously opened his mouth and said what he wanted.

"I want war horses. You should have this thing. Just help me see how many war horses I can exchange for [-] shi of grain!"

Although Su Puyan vaguely felt what Liu Zheng wanted from the beginning, when Liu Zheng really said that he needed a war horse, Su Puyan still frowned slightly.

war horse!This is a strategic material, a strategic resource, and will not be traded easily.Even if they usually trade with those traveling merchants, they only sell a small amount of war horses.It is not at all trading with a hostile force like Liu Zheng, and directly selling a large number of war horses is tantamount to capitalizing on the enemy.

Strengthen the enemy while weakening your own strength in a disguised form.

Although they have many horses, they don't want to sell them directly to the big man.

So Su Puyan still had some scruples, and didn't want to hand over the war horse to Liu Zheng.

When Liu Zheng saw Su Puyan fell silent and the surprise on his face disappeared for a long time, he understood what Su Puyan was thinking at this time.

He immediately continued to speak, and said something to Su Puyan.

"Su Puyan Shanyu, there is only one opportunity in front of you. If you don't agree, we can talk to another tribe. Presumably other tribes are short of food and grass. This winter is not so easy. Who has the opportunity? Food, whoever can sit back and relax, will even be able to attract more people to join in the coming year, and grow their own tribe, but it's just around the corner."

Liu Zheng threw out his bait and waited for Su Puyan to take the bait.

Su Puyan looked at Liu Zheng silently, thinking about it in his heart, but in the end he still couldn't resist the temptation of the [-] stone grain and grass.

"Okay, I can give you some war horses, but you must know that we don't have many war horses here. I can only give you four hundred war horses for your [-] stone grain and grass!"

Four hundred war horses are exchanged for [-] shi of grain. If you calculate it, this price is not very fair, at least there is no competition.

Chapter 396 Completing the Transaction

However, for Liu Zheng, he was a profiteer, so how could he stop at four hundred war horses?

What he needed was a large number of horses, and he wanted to form a cavalry force of more than [-] people. Four hundred horses were far from enough for him, so Liu Zheng spoke immediately.

"Four hundred war horses are too few."

"Four hundred war horses are too few for you?"

Su Puyan was immediately displeased and showed a displeased expression.

"In other places, [-] shi of grain can be exchanged for [-] war horses, which is not a small amount, but here in the Liaodong vassal state, grain is a hard currency. Not to mention that we are the only ones nearby who can produce [-] shi of grain. Even if I give these grains to other tribes, I am afraid that people from other tribes can give me more than five hundred war horses."

Four hundred war horses were the price Su Puyan offered, but Liu Zheng, who always liked to bargain in business, certainly would not agree so Qingyi.

No matter what, you have to deceive dozens of war horses.

Anyway, the war horses in Su Puyan's hands are not particularly valuable. The people under them graze nearby, and the flocks are hundreds, thousands of sheep, and a family sometimes takes care of hundreds of war horses.

Not to mention one hundred thousand war horses, there must still be tens of thousands of cattle and horses.

Although Liu Zheng will not only buy war horses from Su Boyan's men, but he will definitely set down the price so that he can transport a large amount of grain to sell in the future.

"The price of [-] war horses is quite a lot. If it is not winter, if you come at other times, we will not sell it to you at this price."

"That's why I came here in winter. Rare things are more expensive, and Su Puyan Shanyu, I came this time to discuss business with you. I didn't do it for the court, but to buy war horses." It’s for another adult who doesn’t have a good relationship with the court, don’t worry, the horses sold to us are not directly in the hands of the Han court.”

Liu Zheng knew that Su Puyan didn't sell him the horse because he was worried that the horse would fall directly into the hands of the court.

"Think about it, the imperial court has its own horse farm and needs war horses, so they would never buy them from you. Half of them go to Xiliang to buy Xiliang horses that are strong enough, so why would they come to you to buy horses?"

Liu Zheng's explanation made Su Puyan's complexion look better. After thinking about it, it is indeed the case.

The imperial court has set up horse farms in Youzhou and Xiliang respectively, and has their own horse supply places. Although the supply of horses from these horse farms has sprung up, the imperial court's own army configuration is still sufficient.

Most of the time, there are occasional merchants who buy horses from the Karasuma people. In fact, the Karasuma people also know that they are bought by some dignitaries in the Han Dynasty or princes from various places.

However, Su Puyan also turned a blind eye. After all, if he didn't do it, people from other tribes would still do it. At that time, others would become stronger because of it. On the contrary, he, who insisted on not giving horses to big men, finally starving.

So Su Puyan would sometimes sell horses to others, but he never thought that it would be the same as now. Selling so many war horses at one time, hundreds of war horses for sale, is still very rare.

After all, this is a lot of money, and many people cannot afford it all at once.

"If you say that, it's not impossible to give you more."

"Five hundred horses, [-] shi of grain, and I can promise you with Su Puyan that I can also contract your grain for next winter, so that you won't go hungry in winter, how about it?"

Su Puyan hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed.

"Okay, I promise."

"Since you have agreed, you don't mind sending us dozens of additional cows. We can give you some salt and iron."

After Liu Zheng finished talking about the most important war horse, he immediately asked Su Puyan for some cattle.

Cows are only used as food in the Liaodong area, but if Liu Zheng transports them back to Jiaozhou, it will be different.

That is an important little expert in farming, a good helper for farmers.With cattle, the efficiency of farming can be greatly improved and the degree of fatigue can be reduced. If there are a large number of cattle, the area of ​​cultivated land in Jiaozhou can increase several times again.

At that time, when there is more food and grass and no worries about food and clothing, Jiaozhou's economy will also develop. If you are full of food, everyone will have more children. With more children, you can talk about everything.

Now that the horses have been sold to Liu Zheng, the cows are no longer precious things. A cow is less than one-fifth of a war horse on the Liaodong side. Su Puyan is naturally no problem with dozens of cows. .

He agreed directly, especially after Liu Zheng said that he could give him some salt and iron, which surprised Su Boyan even more. After all, in Liaodong, salt is a rare item, and few people sell it.

With Liu Zheng's promise and Su Puyan's consent, the transaction was not so difficult, and a consensus was reached very quickly. Liu Zheng did not immediately trade with Su Puyan, even if he wanted to trade, He couldn't produce that much grain at this time, and the boats he carried were still docked on the coast of western Liaoning.

After calculating the distance, I began to calculate that it would take a few days to get here, and then I made an appointment with Su Puyan to conduct the first transaction.

After asking Su Buyan to prepare the horses, Liu Zheng said goodbye to Su Buyan. While they started to go to Liaoxi County, they transported the goods in their boats docked on the coast of Liaoxi to the city of Su Buyan. We are also preparing for the second shipment.

This time, although Liu Zheng had prepared thousands of soldiers and several cargo ships, including the fleet of the Mi family in Xuzhou, there were still more than a dozen ships, but the loads of the more than a dozen ships were scattered, and food and grass were not enough. not many.

They also have to reserve grain and grass to return to Jiaozhou, so there are really not many that need to be traded. If they want to complete the [-] shi grain and grass transaction, the second round of transportation must be indispensable.

But now that Liu Zheng has opened up the shipping route from Jiaozhou to Youzhou, he just needs to follow the plan they came here before, and there will be no problem, and the second round of transportation can also be put on the agenda.

A few days later, Liu Zheng sent the grain and grass transported this time to Shanyu Wangting, and completed a deal with Su Puyan for three hundred horses and one hundred cows.

Liu Zheng transported these things again and returned to the coast. At the same time, Mi Fang led people to trade with Karasuma people from other tribes of this generation by using their identity as traveling merchants alone.

After staying here for seven or eight days, Liu Zheng led all the people back.

Chapter 397

When returning from Youzhou, Liu Zheng made a special trip to Yangle County.

I plan to find out some information about Youzhou from Yangle County.

Sure enough, during the half month he stayed in Youzhou, the situation in Youzhou has changed a bit.

Yuan Shao, after being rejected by several important princes and prefects to support Liu Yu as emperor, he was not afraid. He approached Liu Yu directly. Although Liu Yu refused, he still held Liu Yu hostage and announced unilaterally Liu Yu proclaimed himself emperor in Jizhou.

Liu Yu suddenly became Yuan Shao's puppet emperor, and Yuan Shao changed from the leader of the ten towns at the beginning to an opponent scolded by the allies.

Cao Cao was the first to stand up and denounce Yuan Shao's injustice. This is an act of blatant rebellion, no different from Wang Fen.

And although Yuan Shu scolded Yuan Shao for being shameless on the surface, he didn't dare to publicly reprimand Yuan Shao. After all, they were all members of the Yuan clan, so they still wanted to make it a matter of superficial brothers working together.

After Yuan Shao recruited the eunuch he had made friends with and announced that he would support Liu Yu as emperor, this matter was not a big deal at first. The court had already sent Gongsun Zan to lead [-] soldiers and horses from King Muqin of several states to kill Liu Yu. Go to Jizhou and prepare to destroy Yuan Shao.

But Yuan Shao, this guy, did not stop doing anything, and directly cooperated with Nanlou, the leader of Karasuma in the northern part of Jizhou.

In the name of the emperor Liu Yu, he sent an imperial decree to Nanlou, naming Nanlou as Shepherd of Youzhou, guarding Karasuma Zhonglang, and the new Karasuma Shanyu.

All of a sudden, Nanlou was drawn to his side.

Nanlou, after seeing Qiu Liju's sending troops to occupy Youzhou, has always been worried about it, and he couldn't bear it for a long time, and wanted to intervene to get a share of the pie.

But it was too late for him to send troops, and he had no excuses, and now Yuan Shao gave him excuses and reasons.

With the title of the imperial court, the newly appointed Karasuma Shanyu and Youzhou Mu, Nanlou's dispatch of troops has become a fact. His strength is originally the strongest among the many Karasuma tribes. A small half of the territory was knocked down.