For Ouyang Bian, as long as he can buy a horse, it's fine.

As for where to buy and how to buy, it doesn’t matter.

However, the decline of Ma Zheng in the Song Dynasty was beyond his expectations.

Wang Anshi introduced Ouyang Bian to a purchasing manager of the group maid department.

Ouyang Bian bought some gifts and came to the door without further ado.

The person in charge of purchasing was named Wang and his name was Wang Qitong. When he heard this name, he couldn't get along with the people of Wang Qinian's clan. When he asked, he was really the case.

As a member of the Wang clan clan, Wang Qitong is of course familiar with Ouyang Bian, so he is very enthusiastic.

But when I heard Ouyang Bian’s request, I was still a little numb: “Mr. Ouyang, do you want to buy 10,000 war horses?”

Ouyang Bian nodded: "Is there any problem?"

Wang Qitong looked a little frowning: "The amount is too large."

Ouyang Bian smiled and said, "But there is a way, right?"

Wang Qitong cried and said, "Sir, do you know how many horses we buy every year in the Song Dynasty?"

Ouyang Bian was a little curious: "How many?"

Wang Qi said: "Six and seven..."

"Wan?" Ouyang Bian interrupted.

"Qian, Qian! My master, your tone is even bigger than our official family!"

Wang Qitong shouted.

Ouyang Bian laughed: "How many times did you buy at the most?"

Wang Qitong recalled: "When we were in the Heavenly Saint, one year, we bought 35,000 horses in the Song Dynasty, and in the next few years, they were nearly 30,000 horses, generally about 10,000 horses."

Ouyang Bian said: "Is it because they refuse to sell it, or do we don't want to buy it?"

Wang Qitong smiled and said, "I definitely want to buy it, we can't afford it anymore!

Most of the war horses came from the Liao Kingdom. After the Chanyuan Alliance, we did not fight with the Liao Kingdom, so the Liao Kingdom was naturally not afraid of selling horses to us.

As for why the Liao Kingdom was not afraid of selling horses to us, the reason was very simple, because as a war horse, the normal peak state period would not exceed two to three years.

These three years are the time to ensure that it can charge. After its peak period, the service life of retreating to the second line cannot exceed three to five years at most.

In other words, a war horse can serve at most eight years, of which only three years can participate in the war.

So, the Liao Kingdom naturally hopes to sell horses to us, and the more the better.

Of course, horses are so expensive. If we don’t have any war, we usually don’t buy them. If we buy them, we have to pay a lot of money to raise horses. It’s a loss!”

Ouyang Bian nodded, he understood this principle.

These horses are consumables, and they have to be served with delicious food and drink every day when they are bought. War horses cannot eat bad ones, just eating them is enough to make people feel troublesome.

"That means, is it okay for the horse I want to buy?"

Ouyang Bian said.

Wang Qitong frowned again: "The quantity is still large. If you buy it at one time, it will attract the attention of the Liao court. They will suspect that our Song Dynasty wanted to start a war."

Ouyang Bian nodded and said, "Then buy it in batches, anyway, it will be done one after another."

Wang Qitong's expression became relaxed: "Then there is no problem, it's just..."

Ouyang Bian heard Xian Zhiyayi: "Don't worry, the central bank will come to sign a contract with you. The number of horses your people will give you will go to the central bank to pay as much as you want.

Of course, you must pass the inspection. You must communicate clearly with your customers. If you are a bad horse, you will not need to look for me if you are rejected at that time."

Wang Qitong smiled and said, "I dare not. A horse is dozens of stagnant coins, so I dare not cheat. Moreover, no one dares to cheat you, Lord Ouyang."

Ouyang Bian glanced at him and said, "It's okay, just cheat me. Anyway, the people from your Wang family can't escape. If you dare to cheat me, I will follow a line and open all the clerks named Wang in Kaifeng Prefecture."

Wang Qitong suddenly felt sad: "Oh, my Young Master Ouyang, don't worry, no one dares to cheat you!"

Ouyang Bian dares to say this, but who made his father Ouyang Xiu?

Ouyang Xiu was still sitting in the Kaifeng Prefecture. If he offended Ouyang Bian, Ouyang Xiu would really be able to get rid of all the clerks with the surname Wang, and the Wang family would be greatly damaged by the vitality.

Well, even if Ouyang Xiu does not have such great ability, even if he only cleans up the family members in Kaifeng Prefecture, they will have to be hurt to death.

When the family found out the reason, Yoho, it turned out that Wang Qitong had offended Mr. Ouyang. Come on, pretend to be in a pond!

There are many things to do, and Ouyang Bian has to do it.

To form a team, logistics must keep up and people can be arranged to take charge in the future. However, when you are developing your own path, you must take the initiative, otherwise you may not be able to recruit all the people and equipment.

Just like the central bank's preparation, Zhao Zhen only gave him one staffing this time. What are military spending and equipment, Ouyang Bian has to do it himself to make enough food and clothing.

However, with the establishment, it is still much more convenient. At least he can customize it with the weapon supervisor openly. Of course, it costs money.

Weapons must be produced by weapons. Generally, each case department of the three departments allocated funds to place orders, and then the weapons supervisors were produced according to demand.

Ouyang Bian needs weapons, so there is no problem with the imperial court organization, but the three departments do not pay, so the central bank has to allocate the money itself.

However, the advantage is that the quality of weapons can be controlled.

The central bank's money is naturally the best thing you want. The weapons surveillance side also understands it in their hearts and dare not fool it.

This is not those martial artists, but the son of Kaifeng magistrate Ouyang Xiu, the new top student Ouyang Bian, the celebrity in front of Zhao Zhen, and the God of Wealth in the Song Dynasty!

The prefect of Kaifeng, the chief censor, the three envoys, and the Hanlin scholars, these are the so-called "four heads". The so-called four heads are the source of the prime minister.

Most prime ministers must go through the training of these four positions before they will be promoted. If they have not experienced it, they will be criticized.

Later, Wang Anshi was criticized for being prime minister because he was only a Hanlin bachelor who had been a Hanlin scholar for half a year, and he was rushing to be deputy prime minister, which would naturally be criticized.

Ouyang Xiu became the prefect of Kaifeng, and his next step might be to be a position such as the magistrate and political affairs.

Of course his son can't mess with him.

Well, even if you only look at this guy’s father-in-law, you can’t mess with him.

Fu Bi is now the second-in-command of the Political Affairs Hall, and maybe he will become the top leader at any time.

Such a popular celebrity, the Weapon Supervision department naturally dare not offend him, so Ouyang Bian took a large volume of weapons and also put forward many high-quality requirements. The person in charge of the Weapon Supervision could only agree with a bitter face.

Of course, the key is money.

Ouyang Bian is purchasing at a premium. He requires good quality, and he is not afraid of spending money. The extra money is considered to be a benefit to the craftsmen of the weapon supervisor, and the requirement is to be good quality.

This way, there will naturally be no problem.

Ouyang Bian put out ten thousand sets of equipment in one breath.

The so-called set refers to the spring and autumn clothes, training clothes, a whole set of bows and arrows, rifles, sabers, outdoor equipment, etc. It covers all the essential equipment of a cavalry, and it is all the best choices.

The style cannot be changed, but the color can be customized. After all, the bank guards are not regular troops and do not have to follow the military's set, so they can make their own decisions and make it easier to distinguish.

Most of the Song Dynasty's army was mainly red, while Ouyang Bian chose dark black, black armor and black clothes. In one set, they were mainly black, which was imitated by the decorations of later security personnel mainly black.

Ouyang Bian first contacted the external channels, and then a security department was organized within the bank, which was used to specifically manage the bank guards.

It is said to be a security department, but it is actually a small army configuration, including the staff department, combat department, logistics department, information department and other departments.

Because there is no need to follow the structure of the Song Dynasty army, Ouyang Bian simply established a modern command system according to the later Chinese army.

Of course, it refers to the command system, not the means of communication.

This is an army with the General Staff as its brain, not someone's army.

The team of 5,000 people is quite large, and the workload is very large. Fortunately, Ouyang Bian is a person who dares to let his subordinates do things. He promoted people who have been trained from within the central bank to take over the security department.

He started a new job, so he didn't follow the Song Dynasty army's arrangement.

In terms of organizational structure, it is built with a army that is more adaptable to high-intensity wars. Although he is not a professional, his vision is beyond this era.

Di Qing saw Ouyang Bian's new thigh and sent all his elite soldiers and generals over. Anyway, following him would have to waste time.

Di Qing sent his family generals. Although the Song Dynasty was quite resistant to family generals, most generals would support their own confidants. The family generals they raised were more like commanders on the battlefield.

Di Qing knew that he had no chance to go to the battlefield, and these generals followed him had no future, so he simply drove them out and gave them to Ouyang Bian.

As for his sons, Di Yong, who was most optimistic, was sent by him, but not with the army, but with Ouyang Xiu, intending to achieve something in the imperial examination.

He was stimulated by Han Qi's words "The one who sang a name outside Donghua Gate is a good man." He hoped that a scholar would be included in his son.

The generals sent by Di Qing were naturally all long-time generals in the army. They had a very good understanding of the Song Dynasty's army. Ouyang Bian would not let them not play the platform, but they would not completely follow the Song Dynasty's military system, but instead transformed it in combination with the model of later generations.

Although Di Qing's generals were quite disgusted with Ouyang Bian's fingers, they had to bow their heads under the eaves and had to make adjustments under Ouyang Bian's guidance.

After all, before leaving, Di Qing instructed them that since Ouyang Bian's subordinates came, they had to completely obey Ouyang Bian's command and stop treating themselves as Di Qing's subordinates.

So Ouyang Bian could still command them. Of course, with Ouyang Bian's temperament, if he could not command them, he could send them back on the spot.

The structure was built and the personnel were gradually in place.

The Logistics Department was promoted by people from the central bank, while the General Staff Department invited some young generals to serve through Di Qing and Zhong Yi.

For example, young children from the Zhe family and the Zhong family came over, and Ouyang Bian also unexpectedly discovered that Wang Shao was here to join.

Wang Shao was also in the same year as Ouyang Bian and was a Jinshi from the second grade. As a Jinshi with a high ranking position, Wang Shao was actually sent to him.

It seems that he is the chief clerk of a certain place. Although he is not a particularly important mission, he is also a serious person. Why did he come to his place?
Chapter completed!