Datang: My Peerless Talent Has Been Exposed

Zhang Nuo nodded in satisfaction. It looks a bit like this. It was just his temporary idea. In his opinion, as a person who can do cross-border trade in this era and make a fortune, being his financial officer They are all out of their wits.

Because to put it bluntly, the financial officer of his city is not mainly responsible for reviewing the expenses, but more for the operation of all workshops and product sales.

It is equivalent to being the boss of a state-owned group. This is not something that ordinary people can sit in, but in Zhang Nuo's opinion, Asba has the ability, or at least has the potential!

Chapter 436

Asba had to explain to Lao Li about his entry into the job. All the government officials in his office had titles at present, but all of them held casual titles with only grades.

After all, it is a newly established department, and it is not easy to grade, so we can only show our identity first with a loose title, and it will be convenient to wait for Zhang Nuo's grade to be determined later.

That's right, what is waiting now is nothing else but Zhang Nuo's own grade.

At present, Zhang Nuo only has a county title and a fifth-rank loose title. This level obviously cannot lead the entire Lantian City, but Lao Li told him a long time ago that as long as the food is ripe, he can raise the rank. up.

Just because he knew such news, Zhang Nuo was not in a hurry. Anyway, a county lord would never be able to escape, and if he failed, he would be the Duke of the State, which would be the top of the nobles of the Tang Dynasty.

If there is a noble status, Lantian City can become his fiefdom, and then the whole Lantian City will be governed by him in a legitimate way, unlike now, it seems that he is in control of everything, but even if you search The laws of the entire Tang Dynasty could not support Zhang Nuo's rule, and it was Li Shimin's unexpected trust that supported all of this.

After giving Asba a few days to move and settle the family affairs, Zhang Nuo, accompanied by Asba, seriously observed the group of war horses he had worked so hard to acquire.

Asba is also very proud at this time. After all, no one except him can get so many war horses from outside the Great Wall. Even retired war horses can be used for breeding. Although the hoof armor is worn out, the body is still very strong. healthy.

If it wasn't for Asba who spent a lot of money all the way there, plus some friendships he had established for many years, ordinary people really wouldn't be able to make such a big battle.

However, Zhang Nuo now has a large number of excellent war horses, and this batch of war horses alone is enough for him to grow fat.

Not long after Zhang Nuo was happy, Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, and Yuchi Jingde who heard the news came rushing over.

The three of them came here only after knowing the news that the war horses had arrived. How could they not be happy to see this big fat and strong war horses?

You must know that Datang lacks good war horses, especially now that Zhang Nuo has already innovated various parts such as horseshoes and saddles. The training of cavalry is easier, but the gap in war horses is even greater.

It's not that they don't know that Zhang Nuo wants to fight Goryeo, but if there is no cavalry, they can only mobilize the peasants to send food from thousands of miles and march slowly, which is nothing compared to the cavalry coming and going like the wind.

At this moment, the old goblin Cheng didn't look like a general in charge of the army, his mouth was wide open, and he kept giggling like a fox that had fallen into a chicken coop, making the hairs stand on end.

And although Qin Qiong and Yuchi Jingde didn't lose their composure like Old Fairy Cheng, they were also full of joy at this time.

As long as you are a general, there is no one who doesn't like war horses, because with war horses, you can command an army of cavalry.

Think about being able to roar in and roar away with tens of millions of elite cavalry, isn't this much better than honestly leading sergeants on the road?

The more excellent a general is, the more he cannot resist the temptation of traveling thousands of miles and coming and going like the wind.

Even though cavalry has various disadvantages such as high cost, difficult training, and laborious supplies, this still cannot change the fact that cavalry is the top arm in the cold weapon era.

The three fierce men were all looking at Zhang Nuo eagerly at this moment. They knew very well that Zhang Nuo bought this batch of war horses with his own money, and they were not entitled to take them away unless Zhang Nuo nodded.

Zhang Nuo didn't hold back, and said directly,

"It's useless for you to look at me for the time being. These war horses are currently useless, and their hooves are very worn out, otherwise they wouldn't be retired."

"At present, it depends on how well the horseshoes I arranged to make in advance are done by Your Majesty. After all these horses are replaced with horseshoes, we can start cavalry training!"

"Don't worry, when the time comes, the cavalry leader will definitely be selected among you, and each of you will receive a cavalry in the future. After we can get the first batch of horses, there will definitely be a second and third batch!"

Cheng Yaojin and the others nodded unwillingly, there is no way to do this, and they have nothing to do with the horses that are not needed for the time being.

But Cheng Yaojin looked at the two people around him, a flash of light suddenly flashed in his small eyes, mother, these two idiots probably didn't expect His Majesty to be able to talk, did they?

Anyway, he had made up his mind, he planned to rush directly to His Majesty, and talk to His Majesty first, and let His Majesty talk to Master Xiao Zhang at that time, wouldn't it be possible that the commander of the cavalry will be obtained?

You must know that there are not many cavalry in the whole Tang Dynasty except Li Yaoshi, who is defending against the Turks at the border, and there are not many cavalry in his hands. Now he has to get this cavalry in his hands.

So after pondering for a while, Old Fairy Cheng walked up to Zhang Nuo with a sincere face and said,

"My lord Zhang, I'll take this old war horse, Old Cheng, to His Majesty's side. The horseshoes are all at the prisoner's side!"

Zhang Nuo shook his head, expressing his fundamental disagreement

"Old Cheng, you made a mistake. It's not the horses that pass, but the horseshoes. We have to let the sergeants who will be cavalry in the future know how to nail horseshoes and how to change horseshoes. Otherwise, when we go out, we have to bring a group of craftsmen from Chang'an. Can't you specialize in horseshoeing?"

The old goblin Cheng suddenly realized and continued to say sincerely,

"It's Mrs. Xiao Zhang who is considerate. Then I will work hard for Old Cheng. Mr. Zhang, you write a warrant. Old Cheng, I will go to His Majesty to get the horseshoe. Let's install it as soon as possible and start training as soon as possible."

Seeing that Lao Cheng was so active, Zhang Nuo didn't think too much about it. He felt that Lao Cheng was thinking about military affairs, so he happily took out a small notebook from his hand and wrote a note.

This is not an official official document, but it is the only one in the world, because it is written with a ballpoint pen, and it is written in a notepad exchanged in the system. No one in Datang has this thing on hand except him.

Of course, such a warrant is useless in the yamen, only Li Shimin recognizes it, but didn't Lao Cheng say that he would report to Li Shimin and receive the horseshoe, so wouldn't it be enough for Lao Li?

The point is that he doesn't know how to write official warrant documents. They are usually drafted by others, so he just picks up the big seal in his office and stamps them.

Lao Cheng carefully took the note, smiled and hid it in his chest pocket, then looked contemptuously at the two idiots next to him, then turned around and led the horse and ran towards Chang'an.

Don't be in a hurry, the title of commander of the cavalry has to be placed on him sooner so he can feel at ease!

Chapter 437 The Food Is Ripe

Leaving aside how Cheng Yaojin desperately asked for a recommendation letter from Li Shimin for a cavalry commander, just talking about the preparation of horseshoes and riding equipment for all the horses is not a trivial matter, and almost half of the generals will do it. The people in the prison ran out of the city with raw materials and tools.

There are five thousand sergeants with this group of people. They are not changing careers to become cavalry, but are responsible for the security of the scene. After all, whether the horseshoe or the new saddle is now a secret belonging to the Tang Dynasty, it is not allowed to be touched by outsiders. The kind that touches.

And Lao Cheng took the recommendation letter written by Li Shimin to find Zhang Nuo!

Both Li Shimin and Cheng Yaojin knew that this cavalry was Zhang Nuo's private army, and this was what Lao Li agreed to Zhang Nuo very early on, so Li Shimin was very sensible and only gave a letter of recommendation instead of directly appointing him with an imperial decree .