The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

The famous Taoyuan three knots.

When Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei revolted, the merchant who funded Liu Bei and the others was called Su Shuang.

Chapter 873 I'll be there

Anyone who knows a little about the history of the Three Kingdoms knows it.

When Liu Bei was in Zhuojun in his early years, he was just a straw sandal seller. After the three knots in Taoyuan, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others did not have the initial soldiers and equipment.

It was all thanks to a passing merchant who subsidized them with fifty war horses and five hundred catties of refined iron, allowing them to build their own weapons and recruit the first batch of local braves.

The passing merchants are Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping.

Speaking of which, that was almost ten years ago.

However, Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping were not recorded in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and I don't know what happened.

Liu Zheng did not expect that he would meet someone from the Su family in Zhongshan County.

He originally came to Zhongshan to look for the Zhen family, but who would have thought that this place is still the territory of the Su family.

Followed Nasuquan all the way to a small manor outside Wuji County. This kind of small Wubao does not occupy a large area, but it is only used as a temporary transfer, which is enough.

Before he got close, he could hear the howling of horses coming from here, which showed that there were many horses in the village.

"Sir, this is the horse boy of our Su family in Wuji County. There are usually dozens of war horses stored there, and sometimes hundreds of them. Most of the war horses we transported from the north will be stored here, sir. If you want to buy it, the price can be negotiated, and at the same time, you can also choose the horse you want.”

"Let's take a look first."

Liu Zheng didn't answer Su Quan directly, but planned to take a look at the Su family's horses first. If the Su family really had the ability to get the most horses, then Liu Zheng could seriously consider cooperating with the Su family to let Su The family sold the horses to Yangzhou.

Su Quan also knew that Liu Zheng was a big customer and could afford so many horses. Once this business was completed, it would immediately alleviate the economic crisis of the Su family.

So Su Quan was quite attentive to Liu Zheng, and immediately led Liu Zheng and others into Zhuangzi.

In this village, there are only a few houses, most of which are sheds for raising horses. It is conceivable that this village is only for a stable boy who stores horses.

Su Quan led Liu Zheng and his party, and began to walk around the manor, mainly to visit the horses in the stable.

There are forty or fifty horses in this manor, which is not a small number. After all, the price of a horse is close to three gold, and fifty horses are worth more than 100 gold.

Such a large amount of money is not a small amount for any family, and it is just a transit point.

If there are more such transit points, it will not be a small expense.

After walking around, Liu Zheng also had a clearer understanding of the horses here. The horses traded by the Su family were indeed Xianbei horses sold from the north.

These horses are small in size, but they are light and can run for a long time.

Moreover, the horses of the Su family have lustrous hair and radiant looks, and they look like they have been carefully raised. Although they cannot be said to be top-notch, they are definitely good war horses.

It is more than enough to serve as cavalry for the soldiers under him.

Just seeing these war horses, Liu Zheng already felt in his heart that this Su family was not simple.Being able to get so many flatterers is not an ordinary person in this day and age.

"A good horse, a really good horse. Brother Su, you can make a price. If the price is right, I will take all the horses in your village."

Originally, Liu Zheng was only planning to buy twenty horses, and he just wanted to get it.But now after seeing the war horses in the Su Family Manor, he wants to buy all the war horses here.

He still has money for dozens of horses.

Moreover, these dozens of war horses were ridden by his Jin Yiwei, so it was not too difficult to get back his own territory.

Su Quan already thought that Liu Zheng in front of him would be a big customer.

After hearing Liu Zheng's words at this time, his face was even more happy.

"Is this true sir?"

It is a lot of money to be able to buy all the horses in this village at once.

If Su Quan could sell all the war horses in the village, then he would be able to get a lot of dividends.

So I really hope to sell all the war horses in this village to Liu Zheng.

"Of course it's true. Do you think I'm joking with you? Or do you think I can't spend so much money to buy all the horses in your farm?"

"No, no, no, I didn't dare to think that way, but I just felt a little surprised. I'll go and discuss it with the steward in charge right away, and I will definitely negotiate a suitable price."

Su Quan was very excited, and quickly comforted Liu Zheng with a few words, and then hurried into a house in this village.

I found the steward of this village and that steward, and negotiated a suitable price.

Liu Zheng brought his own men and horses, but did not go to meet the manager of the village.

After all, Su Quan didn't take the initiative to tell him, and he couldn't force himself to meet the manager here.

Liu Zheng led his men to watch the stable for a while, and after observing the horses, it seemed that Su Quan had finished the discussion and hurried back from the village.

Liu Zheng saw Su Quan walking back with an unattractive gloomy look on his face, which seemed strange.

Seeing that Su Quan hadn't spoken yet, he asked Su Quan first.

"Brother Su, how is it? Have you negotiated the price?"

Liu Zheng's question made that Su Quan look uneasy, and immediately answered Liu Zheng.

"Sir, sorry, maybe you can't buy these horses."

Su Quan's words immediately made Liu Zheng, Guo Jia and others stunned. They never expected Su Quan's answer to be like this. At first, they thought it was Su Quan who hadn't negotiated the price.

"Brother Su, what's the matter? Why don't you sell it when it's good?"

Embarrassment appeared on Su Quan's face, but he immediately explained to Liu Zheng.

"Sir, it's not that they won't be sold, but this batch of horses has been booked, and they must be given to others first, so I can only buy two or three horses for you. If you want them, we need to go to other counties to transfer them over. , and then sell it to you.”

Su Quan's explanation made Liu Zheng understand. He thought that his identity had been exposed and was known by the people of the Su family, so he stopped selling horses to himself.

"Who made the reservation, didn't I come first?"

Liu Zheng still asked.

"The third master of the Zhen family in Wuji County made an appointment, saying that they would prepare some horses and consign some things to the next county. The Zhen family has a good relationship with our Su family. This is an order from our master, and I can't help it." call the shots."

Chapter 874

"The Zhen family?"

When Liu Zhengyi heard these two words.The expression on his face changed.

At this time, a few people came out of the village, a person who seemed to be in charge, accompanied the other people.

"Master Zhen, we only have these horses left for our horsemen in Wuji. You can see if there are enough horses. If you have enough, then buy them all. If there are not enough horses, I will transport some from other places."

"Then thank you very much. These horses should be enough. After all, we don't want to form an army. We just equip some carriages and carry some food. Alas, you also know that Yuan Xi recently asked us for food. Where will there be so much food, we can only go to the surrounding counties to raise money."

Zhen Yao showed up to the Su family's horse boy because of the Su family's horses.

In fact, the Zhen family also buys and sells horses themselves, but the Zhen family’s business is mostly salt and iron. The horse business is not as big as the Su family’s. Besides, it’s an extraordinary time, and the Zhen family rarely goes to the north to buy It's too late, I can only buy some from the Su family nearby.

After all, in an emergency, they had to transport grain from some neighboring states and counties. If there were no horses, it would be a bit slow. Only by using a horse-drawn cart could they go faster.

Zhen Yao and the steward of the Su family servant came over from not far away.

Liu Zheng, Guo Jia and others happened to see Zhen Yao. Of course, Liu Zheng didn't know that the person not far away was the third master of the Zhen family that he was looking for.

When I really wanted to come over with the steward of the Su family, I also saw Liu Zheng and others.

"Who are these?"

Zhen Yao took the initiative to look at Liu Zheng and the others, and then asked about Liu Zheng's identity.

The manager of the Su family didn't know Liu Zheng, but just now he heard from Su Quan that these people came to buy horses.

"These few are also customers who came to our village to buy horses."

"Oh."

Zhen Yao nodded politely at Liu Zheng and the others, and after cupping his hands, he didn't intend to pay attention to Liu Zheng.

But at this time, Liu Zheng didn't intend to just let it go. He heard from Su Quan that the horses in the village were bought by the Zhen family, so Liu Zheng knew that the person in front of him was probably the Zhen family. people.

He wanted to catch up with the Zhen family, so this was an opportunity.

"Brother, excuse me."

"Ok?"

Liu Zheng spoke suddenly, but Zhen Yao looked at Liu Zheng, a little curious, what did Liu Zheng mean by speaking suddenly.

"I just heard from Su Quan that all the horses here were bought by Xiongtai?"

"Well, my Zhen family needs to transport a batch of goods recently, so I need some horses. Does this brother also want to buy horses?"

"Yeah, I came to this village to buy horses, but now all the horses here are bought by Xiongtai, so we just ran away."

"Haha, that's really a coincidence. If you don't want too many horses, I can share them with you."

"Forget it, it's not necessary to buy these horses. I just heard from Su Quan that the people who bought these horses belonged to the Zhen family. I have known the Zhen family in Zhongshan for a long time, so I want to make friends. Maybe you We can still have some business contacts and cooperate together.”

Liu Zheng wanted to catch up with the people from Zhen's family first, so he could only talk to Zhen Yao boldly.

When Zhen Yao heard that Liu Zheng was also a businessman, he became interested. At this time, the Zhen family was going to collect grain and grass in the neighboring counties and counties. It is good to say that in Jizhou, the business means of the Zhen family can be collected, but Jizhou Other places, the Zhen family's hands can't touch it.

The person in front of him is not a businessman from Jizhou at first glance, so Zhen Yao is very interested in chatting with Liu Zheng. If he can really get a lot of food and grass from Liu Zheng, it will also solve the problem of the Zhen family. Urgent.

"Where is this brother from?"

Zhen Yao was interested in Liu Zheng's identity, so he asked Liu Zheng.

Liu Zheng knew that Zhen Yao's words were actually intended to find out Liu Zheng's identity, and then guess where Liu Zheng was from, and which aristocratic family he was from. If Liu Zheng's status was noble enough, it could arouse Zhen Yao's idea, Only then can the Zhen family and Liu Zheng cooperate.

For this, Liu Zheng had already made some preparations. Before Zhen Yao could speak again, Liu Zheng had already spoken directly to Zhen Yao.

"I'm in charge of the Mi family in Xuzhou."

It was naturally impossible for Liu Zheng to reveal his true identity. If Zhen Yao and the Su family found out that the man standing in front of him was the emperor of the Southern Han Dynasty, they wouldn't be scared to pee.

Instead of mentioning his real name, and attracting the attention of the Zhen family, Liu Zheng can only think of the identity of the Mi family in Xuzhou.

After all, the Mi family in Xuzhou is quite well-known in the way of doing business. Even if the Mi family's business did not involve Jizhou, the Mi family had the experience of doing business in the outer seas and north to Youzhou.

The Zhen family and the Su family from Zhongshan County are all doing business in Jizhou and Youzhou, and they have heard of the name of the Mi family in Xuzhou to some extent.

Sure enough, upon hearing that Liu Zheng was from the Mi family in Xuzhou, not only Zhen Yao's face changed, but even the steward of the Su family who didn't care much about Liu Zheng just now changed slightly at this time.

"Xuzhou Mi's family, aren't you Liu? Aren't you mainly active in the south? Why did you come to Zhongshan County, Jizhou?"

The reputation of the Mi family is not small to Zhen Yao. After all, the Mi family controlled the entire business in Xuzhou, and even extended their tentacles to Jingzhou and Yangzhou.

Later, relying on Liu Zheng, the business went to Qingzhou and Youzhou.

It's just that the pace of expansion has slowed down recently, but the momentum of the Mi family is clear to both the Zhen family and the Su family.

"Just like Xiongtai, our Mi family wants to buy some horses, but there are no horses in the south, so we can only come to the north to try our luck."

Liu Zheng explained a few words casually, but Zhen Yao didn't doubt it either. After all, there are indeed no horses in the south, and most of the transportation is by water.

"Then you have come to the right place, Your Excellency. Our Su family is the largest horse dealer in the vicinity. If you ask them to buy horses, they can get you as many horses as you want."

"Well, it seems that I have found the wrong person."

"It turned out to be from the Mi family. I'm sorry, I didn't know the identity of my brother before, so I was a little neglectful. Please don't take offense."

The manager of the Su family, after hearing Liu Zheng's words at this time, treated Liu Zheng a lot more politely, and took the initiative to make friends with Liu Zhengpan.

At this moment, the two sides had some contact, and immediately began to bring Liu Zheng together to introduce the horses in this village.

Chapter 875 The Zhen Family

Liu Zheng has seen all the horses in this village before, and after Su Quan's explanation, there is nothing to understand.

The reason why I still accompany the people of the Zhen family and the steward of the Su family to continue to hang out here.

The main reason is to make friends with Zhen Yao.

Sure enough, Zhen Yao observed here, and soon lost interest in the horses among the stables.

On the one hand, the people from the Su family were asked to transport all these horses back to the Zhen family, and on the other hand, Zhen Yao was more interested in Liu Zheng.

After Liu Zheng revealed that he was from the Mi family in Xuzhou, Zhen Yao became very interested and wanted to have a further conversation with Liu Zheng.