It didn't take long for Kou Ji to return to the mansion.
Kou Zhong happily arrived at the Sijun Garden and said to Kou Ji: "Little Master, Zhang Yuan and Yu have returned to the house."
Kou Ji was overjoyed, "Hurry up and ask them to wait in the side hall."
Zhang Yuan and Yuyou went back to the mansion, and he traded with Qingtang and Ganzhou Uighur horses to be on the agenda.
Prior to this, he and Kou Zhong, from An Ziluo and his entourage, had already figured out some details about the Qingtang and Ganzhou Uighurs.
However, the two did not take the initiative to come to the door to negotiate with the envoys of Qingtang and Ganzhou Uighurs about the horse trade.
Kou Ji's identity is a heavy minister in the DPRK. If he consulted the two envoys of Qingtang and Ganzhou Uighurs to negotiate horse deals, they would definitely be treated as official horse deals by the two envoys.
At that time, if the Yuma Supervisor of the imperial court heard the wind and intervened, it would ruin Kou Ji's plan.
That's why Kou Ji called Zhang Yuan into Beijing, planning to hand over the purchase of horses to Zhang Yuan and Kou Zhong.
Kou Zhong left Sijun Garden and took Zhang Yuan and Yuyou to Pian Ting.
Kou Ji also appeared in the Pian Ting not long after they arrived in the Pian Ting.
Zhang Yuan and Yuyou hurriedly got up to salute Kou Ji.
"The villain Zhang Yuan..."
"Fish swim..."
"I have seen the young master..."
Kou Ji smiled and glanced at the fish swim, then nodded in satisfaction: "Is the injury healed?"
Yuyou gave a deep salute to Kou Ji and said, "Thanks to Young Master's action, I can save my life."
Kou Ji smiled and said, "It's fine... just sit down."
After sitting down, Kou Ji said frankly: "You two have been in Baozhou for a long time. You must know the situation in Baozhou, and you also know that there is a shortage of horses in Baozhou.
I am anxiously calling you two back, also for horses. "
Zhang Yuan heard Kou Ji's words and only waited for Kou Ji's instructions.
Instead, Yuyou asked too much, "I don't know what you plan to do with me?"
Kou Ji smiled and said: "Of course it is to buy horses... I and Kou Zhong have already checked. Currently, the only people who can buy horses for us without castration are Qingtang and Uighurs."
The reason why Kou Ji speaks of Uighurs instead of Ganzhou Uighurs is because in the Western Regions, there are not only Ganzhou Uighurs, but also Shazhou Uighurs, as well as some Uighurs scattered throughout the Western Regions.
As long as he is willing to buy Kou Jiliangma, no matter which part of the Uighur, Kou Ji is willing to contact him.
Yuyou was stunned when he heard the words.
He thought Kou Ji was going to let him both go and steal horses.
After all, he had helped the court to get a batch of horses before, and he didn't do it with serious means.
So he naturally thought that Kou Ji was going to send them to do some gangsters, but he didn't expect that Kou Ji would let them go the right way to sell horses.
Zhang Yuan didn't have as much thought as Yuyou. After hearing Kou Ji's words, he asked, "Little Master, how do you plan to let us buy horses from Qingtang people?"
Kou Ji smiled and said, "Before you came back, I had inquired with Kou Zhong. The Qingtang and Uighur tribes had many horses in their hands. They chose to lack cloth, salt, and some small tribes, and they would need some tea bricks.
I intend to ask Kou Zhong to help you provide these things, and you will contact Qingtang and Uighur ministries and buy back horses from them. "
Zhang Yuan thoughtfully said, "Young Master, don't you plan to come forward?"
Kou Ji shook his head and smiled: "I can't come forward. If I come forward, the nature will change. If the horses are bought back then, they will have to be divided up by the court."
Zhang Yuan nodded.
Yuyou said with a bitter face: "There seems to be nothing I need to do in it..."
Kou Ji shook his head and said, "You are wrong... Your mission is the most important. You not only have to ensure Zhang Yuan's safety when buying horses in the Western Regions, but also responsible for sending the horses back to Baozhou safely. ."
Yuyou said blankly: "This... I'm afraid it's hard to do it by myself."
Yuyou is also self-aware.
With his martial arts, protecting Zhang Yuan would not be a big problem.
He can transport horses, but he can't do it alone.
Once he transported more than a hundred horses from the Western Regions into the Great Song Dynasty, he would be targeted by many people.
The first to stare at him is likely to be the soldiers sticking to the border.
Even though his martial arts are strong, he has to die when facing thousands of soldiers.
Kou Ji smiled and said, "I will send a guard guard to help you."
Hearing this, Yuyou nodded slowly and agreed to take the job.
With the help of the guard patrol, he was quite sure about the transportation of the horses.
Others don't know the guards, only when they are a group of old guys riding horses around all day long, but Yuyou knows the guards.
That is a group of elite soldiers selected from tens of thousands of soldiers.
Although he was older, his combat effectiveness was far stronger than that of ordinary soldiers.
Yuyou has seen it with his own eyes. A group of hundreds of horse thieves was slashed under the horse by a patrol guard squad of only ten people.
Seeing that Yuyou agreed, Kou Ji smiled with satisfaction: "In recent days, the envoys of the various ministries have arrived in Bianjing. You two set off quickly to get in touch with those envoys and conclude the purchase of horses as soon as possible.
You don’t need to worry about cloth, salt, and tea.
As many horses as they can provide, we can give them as much cloth, salt and tea. "
Zhang Yuan and Yuyou nodded heavily.
Kou Ji smiled and continued: "In addition, after you have concluded a horse deal with them, you can still buy wool, cotton and other things from them."
Zhang Yuan and Yuyou looked blank.
Only Kou Zhong seemed to have thought of something, and a bright smile appeared on his face, "Little Master, this old servant admires him."
Kou Ji smiled lightly.
Zhang Yuan and Yuyou still looked blank.
Kou Zhong smiled and reminded the two of them, "The young master just built a few weaving workshops outside the city. Wool and cotton are among the spinners."
Both Zhang Yuan's eyes widened in amazement.
Zhang Yuan cried out in silence: "Use their wool and cotton to woven cloth in exchange for the horses in their hands?"
Kou Ji nodded and smiled: "If they provide enough wool and cotton...I can make a lot of profits after trading the horses in their hands."
"Hiss..."
Zhang Yuan and Yuyou both glanced at each other and took a breath of air-conditioning.
The two of them are not indifferent people.
The difference between the value of wool and the value of cloth is still a bit in his mind.
Kou Ji's trick is not uncommon.
The wool and cotton in the hands of the Qingtang and Uighurs were woven into cloth in exchange for the horses in their hands.
There is only one more process in the middle.
But if Kou Ji bought a horse, it was equivalent to not spending any money.
Not only does it cost nothing, but it also makes a lot of money.
It is equivalent to the Qingtang people and the Uighur people who gave Kou Ji horses and money.
Seeing that the two were in shock, Kou Ji smiled and said, "How?"
Yuyou said with a complicated expression: "After the Qingtang people and the Uighur people know the truth, I am afraid they will hate you to death."
Kou Ji smiled indifferently: "By the time they know the truth, I have already traded enough horses."
Zhang Yuan thought differently from Yuyou. After listening to Kou Ji’s words, he pondered for a long time, and said: "Young master, if you allow the villain to stay in Qingtang and other places, the villain must find a way to make all Qingtang People, Uighurs, help us herd horses, herd sheep, and grow cotton."
Kou Ji raised his brows and stared at Zhang Yuan, silent.
He had to admit that Zhang Yuan's proposal made him a little excited.
If Zhang Yuan could let all Qingtang people and Uighurs get off their horses and help him herd horses, herd sheep, and grow cotton, then he would no longer have to worry about horses in the future, and there would be no need for lack of horses after the Song Dynasty. Worry about the problem.
More importantly, Jiao Si La, the Qingtang hero, will also be strangled in the cradle, and the Qingtang people will not rise again, nor will they become a threat to the Song Dynasty in the future.
Perhaps after three generations, Qingtang, Ganzhou and other places will be assimilated and included in the territory of the Song Dynasty.
It can be said that Zhang Yuan's proposal has many benefits.
But precisely because Zhang Yuan made this proposal, Kou Ji had to think more about it.
How powerful is Zhang Yuan's destructive power? It is not difficult to know the battle between Xixia and Song Dynasty after the founding of Xixia.
If such a destructive person arrives in Qingtang, if he fails to affect the Qingtang people and the Uighurs, if he is affected by them, he will inevitably become a disaster for the Great Song Dynasty.
Kou Ji didn't want to cultivate an opponent personally to fight against himself.
Kou Ji thought about it for a moment, and said: "At the moment, we have not started the horse trade between Qingtang and Ganzhou Uighurs. It's a bit too early to talk about this topic now.
Besides, Jiao Si La is also a character, can he watch you to instigate his tribesmen to herd horses, herd sheep, and grow cotton
And you have never been to Qingtang, Ganzhou and other places, and you don't know the local people.
Doing this kind of thing rashly is likely to cause unnecessary trouble. "
Zhang Yuan looked down upon hearing Kou Ji's words, "The villain understands..."
Kou Ji nodded and waved his hand: "Go down and rest. Rest for one day, and start working tomorrow."
Kou Zhong, Zhang Yuan, and Yuyou all responded and left the side hall.
The next day.
Zhang Yuan withdrew some money from the mansion, and selected two clever entourages from the mansion, and went out to contact the various envoys.
Zhang Yuan spent three or five days in the midst of the envoys.
He returned to the house and reported his achievements to Kou Ji.
Inside the Four Jun's Garden.
In the study.
Kou Ji lay on his side in a chair, Liu Heng sat aside with his head drooping, Zhang Yuan stood in front of Kou Ji with a bow.
"Young master, the villain has been in contact with the envoys of the Fanbang in recent days and found that the horse business is not easy to do."
Zhang Yuan said respectfully.
Kou Ji questioned: "How do you tell?"
Zhang Yuan said in a deep voice: "They seem to know that our Song Dynasty is short of horses, so the asking price for horses is particularly high. It is easy to exchange cloth, salt, and tea for some bad horses from them.
But it is very difficult to exchange for the good horse in their hands. "
Kou Ji frowned slightly and said, "You can't do anything?"
Zhang Yuan shook his head and said, "That's not the case. They can also get the good horse in their hands, but they only need iron."
Kou Ji raised his brows and said solemnly: "Just iron?!"
Zhang Yuan nodded heavily.
Kou Ji pondered: "I can't give them iron... But if we don't give them iron, they won't give us good horses... They will only give us some bad horses... But what's the use of bad horses?"
Kou Ji pondered over and over again and asked Zhang Yuan: "They didn't say, can't other things be exchanged for good horses?"
Zhang Yuan shook his head.
Kou Ji frowned and said, "Could it be that there is no way to get their good horse?"
Zhang Yuan whispered: "It's not impossible..."
Kou Ji raised his brows, "How do you tell?"
Zhang Yuandao: "After the villain learned that they only needed iron, he knew that it would not be possible to trade good horses directly from them, so the villain changed the method of trading.
The villain buys wool and cotton from them, and buys wool and cotton at a high price
But the villain told them to use good horses to help us bring the wool back.
They agreed. "
Kou Ji was taken aback for a moment, shook his head and smiled: "I thought they really didn't buy in oil and salt, but I didn't expect that they were just playing clever. Cotton and other things are not valuable in the Western Regions, and wool is not worth a lot of money.
They probably feel that these worthless things are sold to us at a high price, and they can take advantage of the opportunity to increase the value of the good horse a lot, allowing them to make a lot of money. "
Zhang Yuan nodded and said, "The villain thinks that's what they think."
Kou Ji smiled and said, "They think we are fools."
Liu Heng interrupted abruptly and said, "This kind of fool, it's good to do something."
Kou Ji nodded and smiled: "Yes, such a fool can do a good job."
After Kou Ji smiled and finished speaking, the smile on his face narrowed slightly, staring at Zhang Yuan, and said earnestly: "Zhang Yuan, talk to me in the future, don't pant, or you will die."
The smile on Zhang Yuan's face froze, and he hurriedly said: "The villain knew that he was wrong..."
Kou Ji snorted in a serious manner, and waved his hand: "Go down and do things. Remember to make a deal with the envoys as soon as possible. It is best to send someone to their tribe as soon as possible to bring our horse back.
The sooner this matter is done, the better, but later it will change. "
"The villain understands..."
Zhang Yuan agreed and left the study.
After Zhang Yuan left, Liu Heng said indifferently: "You are not bad as a subordinate."
Kou Ji smiled and said, "Of course there are no mediocre people that can be used by Kou Mansion."
Liu Heng gave a hum and didn't speak any more.
Kou Ji stared at Liu Heng and groaned: "In the past few days, you ran to my house every day. You didn't say anything when you came, and you looked listless. You didn't say anything if you asked you what's important."
Liu Heng was silent for a long time, then suddenly said, "I don't know what to say..."
Kou Ji glanced at Liu Heng with a smile, "Then wait until you know what to say, then talk about it."
After a pause, Kou Ji pretended to remember something, and said with a smile: "The girl from Qingtang hasn't bothered you anymore, right?"
Liu Heng was taken aback, and he whispered with mixed feelings in his heart: "No..."
Kou Ji nodded and said, "That's good... But even if she comes to bother you, you don't have to care. I ran into An Ziluo two days ago. An Ziluo said his sister was making a lot of noise in the city of Bianjing, and he planned to send someone in advance. Send his sister back to Qingtang.
I heard... I will never bring her to Dasong again..."