After receiving the gold and silver aided by the Mi family, Chu Tian considered replenishing the horses of the Xiliang cavalry.

A large-scale heavy cavalry is essential.

Chutian gave priority to purchasing the Xiliang cavalry horses from the great lords of Liangzhou.

Liangzhou is far away from Langya Kingdom, so the teleportation array can only be used.

From Langya Kingdom to Luoyang, a horse costs 10 taels of silver. To Chang'an and Longxi, it costs 10-20 taels of silver. As for the transportation fee to the Western Region Protectorate, the price is even higher.

If you use the teleportation array to transport ordinary goods, you will definitely lose everything.

But using the teleportation array to transport good horses is hard to say.

A good horse can easily cost dozens of taels or even hundreds of taels of silver. If you can afford a good Liangzhou horse, you won't care about the price of the teleportation array.

Areas without good horse-producing land are so passive, and the lords who occupy the horse-producing land can make huge profits.

In the past, Xia Liang was responsible for buying horses, but this time...

The lord of Liangzhou may not sell Liangzhou horses to him.

War horses are an important strategic resource. Under the premise that Chutian has a high probability of occupying Xuzhou, selling good horses to Chutian will undoubtedly increase Chutian's power.

The trading partner that Chutian thought of was Jiujiang Laoqin, the lord who had been ranked second in the Eastern Han Dynasty for the past two or three years.

The first national war was also directed by Jiujiang Lao Qin.

Jiujiang Lao Qin may be the lord who Chutian thinks is the most strategic. After all, his life experience is richer than Chutian, a fledgling lord.

"You might as well try to contact Jiujiang Lao Qin and buy a batch of war horses from him. Although his territory is in Guanzhong, he should have a lot of Liangzhou horses in his hands..."

Chutian sent people to contact Jiujiang and Lao Qin in order to confirm the trade treaty.

Li Xiuning specially came to visit: "Lord, Miss Xia has woken up. When she heard about the purchase of war horses, she thought that she should not sign a treaty with Jiujiu Lao Qin, but should replace her."

"What does she have in mind?"

"She thought that Jiujiu Lao Qin occupied Guanzhong. Guanzhong was a prosperous land with eight thousand miles of Qinchuan River, which was enough to establish a country. In the future, he would be a powerful enemy to compete with the lord for the world. Signing a trade treaty with Jiujiu Lao Qin, our

He will provide you with excellent war horses, and if you become an enemy in the future, you will be quite passive."

"I probably understand what she means."

Chu Tian quickly understood.

The relationship between the first lord and the second lord is delicate. If there is a conflict with Jiujiu Lao Qin, the supply of fine war horses will be cut off, and it will be difficult for Chutian's high-level cavalry to be replenished.

"Take me to see her."

Chu Tian had very complicated feelings towards this subordinate.

As long as there are useful talents, Chutian will collect them from Xiacheng. He will not let go even Lu Zhi, Cai Yong, Cai Wenji, and the dancers from Luoyang Band.

Improving strength is everything.

But as time goes by, some people become more comfortable using it.

Hua Mulan was also in the tent, which was cold in summer, holding a medicine bowl. When she saw Chu Tian arriving, she quickly stood up: "My lord..."

As an independent individual, Hua Mulan also has her own small circle, but her personal relationship with Xia Liang is quite good.

Chu Tian wasn't surprised to see Hua Mulan here, and Li Xiuning was recently added to the list.

As one of the three great civil servants of Langya Kingdom, if Xia Liang were killed in battle, many things would be difficult to handle in Chutian.

For example, after taking Xuzhou, Chu Tian had no energy for foreign trade, while Fang Xuanling and Li Kui had limited knowledge of the outside world.

That's why Chu Tiancai felt angry after she was almost killed in battle and attacked Tancheng for three days.

"We don't trade with Guanzhong. According to your opinion, which lord should we trade with?"

As soon as Chu Tian arrived, he directly asked about horse trading.

The silver involved in this matter is worth more than 100,000 taels, and the trading partner may become the source of Langya Kingdom's excellent war horses in the future.

Xuzhou can raise horses, but the quality of the horses is not high. There is no problem in equipping low-level light cavalry or even ordinary heavy cavalry.

Not so high-level cavalry.

Xiliang cavalry must be equipped with Liangzhou horses.

Hua Mulan saw the two discussing internal affairs, so she took the initiative to leave to avoid suspicion.

When Xia Liang learned that Chu Tian was asking about official matters, he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed, but he still replied: "Lord, why don't you consider the lords of Longxi? I ​​heard that the lords of Longxi occupy the horse-producing land, and they are the real lords of Liangzhou.

Moreover, the Lord of Longxi will be the enemy of Jiujiu Lao Qin sooner or later. We buy war horses from the Lord of Longxi, we get good horses, they get gold and silver, and they will use the gold and silver to recruit troops to deal with Jiujiu Lao Qin. This is so-called

Killing two birds with one stone.”

"Lords of Longxi? I ​​have heard of them. They support Ma Teng to be the leader of the Longxi Group, but in fact they control everything in Longxi. They are the local emperors of Longxi. Because of their rule, Longxi is not known to the outside world."

Chutian didn't pay much attention to the lords of Longxi before, but later he gradually noticed the lords of Longxi.

Lords in "Lords" have multiple development paths. Chutian's expansion is considered normal, and he climbs up step by step according to the official positions in the court.

There are also some lords who find other ways, such as the lords who launched the Yellow Turban Uprising in Hanzhong, the lords who supported Yuan Shao in Jizhou and used Yuan Shao's reputation to recruit talents...

The lords of Longxi are a rather strange group of beings. They have joined forces to rule Longxi County very early and formed a group of nobles.

In Longxi County, they insisted on suppressing the original aristocratic families and replaced them as the local emperors of Longxi County.

In the entire Eastern Han Dynasty, there are probably only a few counties like Longxi County.

Xia Liang continued to add: "Not only can we use gold and silver to buy war horses from them, but we can also barter. We have sea salt, silk, tea, and indigo here. These are the resources Longxi County needs. In this way, each

To get what we need, we exchange special products for war horses, which is the lowest cost."

"It's true, I'll go deal with the Lord of Longxi now, and I'll have a way to buy war horses in large quantities from now on."

Chu Tian stood up and before leaving, he said: "Don't take risks easily next time, otherwise I can't find another person who can make money."

"The Mi family can take over from my subordinates."

"It's different. The Mi family can make Xuzhou's money, but you can make the whole world's money. After conquering Xuzhou, they will start trading with Jiangdong, Liaodong, Korea, and Japan."

Chutian already has a complete plan.

There was no overseas trade before because the basic base of Langya country was not big enough.

The size of a Xuzhou is enough.

Xuzhou has several good ports, such as Xihai County and Qu County. Mi Zhu in Qu County can become richer by relying on overseas trade.

Chu Tian left, and Hua Mulan was waiting outside the tent, acting a little uneasy.

"Please take good care of Miss Xia during this period. If the injury worsens, remember to notify me."

When Chu Tian saw Hua Mulan staying here, he simply asked her to take care of Xia Liang.

Hua Mulan is not proficient in other matters except fighting. Once something happens to Chu Tian, ​​maybe she will end up better under the protection of Xia Liang.

In Didao, Longxi County, the lords of Longxi County received Chutian's request for mutual trade. More than 40 Longxi lords were in an uproar privately.

"The number one Chu Zimou also knows about our group of local emperors in Longxi County?"

"It is said that he lost a lot of horses in the Battle of Xuzhou. We can make a lot of money."

"He thought too much about making a big fortune. He knew that he came to our Longxi lord to buy good horses. He must have weighed it up. If our asking price is too harsh, he might reach a mutual market agreement with other Xiliang lords."

"I plan to go to Langya Country in person to discuss a mutual trade treaty with them. We in Longxi County happen to be short of oriental specialties."

"President, are you sure you want to go to Langya Country in person? What should you do if he detains you?"

"If he is a far-sighted person, he will not attack me easily. Our Longxi is far away from Xuzhou, and he wants me to contain Lao Qin in Guanzhong."

After discussion among the lords of Longxi, one of them left for Xuzhou in person.

War horses are one of the specialties of Longxi. The lords of Longxi can earn a lot of profits every year by selling horses.

This time, their trade target is the future Xuzhou Mu, and they may buy thousands of war horses from Longxi every year, which means that the annual trade volume may reach more than 100,000 taels.

The annual trade of one hundred thousand taels is enough to impress the lords of Longxi.

Xu Fengnian, the representative of the Longxi lords, took the lead in signing a teleportation array treaty with Chu Tian, ​​opening a teleportation array from Didao to Langya City.

Both sides deployed troops in the teleportation arrays in their respective cities to prevent each other from using the teleportation arrays to sneak attack on the other side.

Secondly, Xu Fengnian used the teleportation array to come to Langya City and went to Tancheng in person to discuss the Xuzhou-Longxi Mutual Market Treaty with Chutian.

What the two parties trade with each other are valuables that can be exchanged using the teleportation array, such as war horses, silk, and salt. However, bulk materials such as grain, iron ore, and wood are not worth it, because the price of the teleportation array is higher than their own value.

Chu Tian also besieged Le Yi below Tancheng. At the same time, he instructed the Langya Kingdom to continue operating and continuously transport troops to the front line. In addition, he ordered Xue Rengui to lead an army of ten thousand people to pacify other counties in the East China Sea Kingdom.

While laying siege to the city, they also attacked other counties and conquered the counties of Donghai Kingdom one by one. Le Yi would be unable to fly.

"My lord, Xu Fengqian, the representative of the lords of Longxi, is here to ask for an audience!"

Following the notification from his own soldiers, Chu Tian personally took Zhao Yun out to meet him.

A young lord turned over and dismounted from his horse. His movements were smooth and fluid. It was obvious from a glance that he had been fighting on horseback for a long time.

Also dismounting with him was a fierce general, holding an iron spear, majestic and arrogant.

"Isn't this the Wang Tiejian who showed off his power at Hulao Pass?"
To be continued...