I played as an assistant in ancient times

Chapter 244

"Grand Secretary Lin and others have advised that I am not suitable to go, and neither is Lu Guan." Shen Changsui frowned. The emperor agreed with Grand Secretary Lin's memorial a few days ago, but this time he was too happy when he received the news that Ben Ya was killed by Waqi.

Shen Xiaoye was enlightened and turned around to look for Lu Guan's uncle, and Shen Changsui followed slowly.

General Lu was transferred to Daning last winter to be in charge of military farming and military preparations. He used to be a close confidant of the emperor in the palace guards.

When Shen Xiaoye was about to go to the stable to get the horse, he called out to people in the open space, and after glancing at the auxiliary soldiers on the left and right who were far away, he stopped them and said, "You must trust His Majesty, he will leave the useful calf behind."

"I believe in your majesty, but I also believe that the executioners below are swift.

Should we separate the calves and place them somewhere else first? "It took nearly a month to get the cattle here, and it would be a pity to kill them.

The emperor was so happy that he spread the word, but he lost a huge amount of hidden income.

Seeing her uncle's embarrassed expression, Shen Xiaoye realized something was wrong. She took a deep breath and said slowly, "General Lu must know that the Wei Tuntian needs a lot of cattle and horses. Although we have captured a lot of horses this time, horses are not as useful as cattle for plowing the land.

Some people would say that cattle on the grassland are not suitable for farming, and it takes a lot of effort to tame them, but they still have to pay a lot of money in fodder.

However, the cattle and buffaloes we use today were also domesticated by our ancestors, and not all cattle on the northern grasslands are these two types.

What's more, when selecting, we found soldiers from the Imperial Stables who were familiar with livestock and specifically picked calves that had the potential to be tamed.

But he would certainly support keeping the cattle in the garrison."

"Impossible, he can't speak frankly in this position.

You have lost your own interests, how could the person above not know that someone has selfish motives?" Shen Changsui patted her.

"Putting tens of thousands of domesticated cattle in northern Zhili is not a lot, but if they are all sent to the villages and counties of Shuntian Prefecture in a short period of time, it will inevitably suppress the price of previous oxen.

This makes it impossible for merchants who travel back and forth from north to south to sell livestock to earn high prices.

Besides, some people saw the people from the Imperial Stables in charge of the calves, so they were afraid that the horses and cattle would be taken away by His Majesty." Yes, she was talking about some civil officials around the emperor. They all said nice things, but they were fighting for the interests of their fellow countrymen.

Most of those who raised cattle and sheep on ranches in the north were wealthy and powerful gentry who moved to Beijing when the capital was moved from the south.

Shen Xiaoye asked, "Uncle, are you really not going to fight for it?"

Shen Changsui suddenly asked: "Xiaoye, what are we doing now? Whose captured property is it?"

"Yes..." Shen Xiaoye was silent for a long time. He was just an ordinary citizen, but why was he so unwilling?

Shen Changsui advised: "Don't meddle in other people's business. You and Lin Xueshi are busy and it's very hard, but are those soldiers suffering as much?

If you want to do the livestock reselling business, you can go to Qiqige to introduce you. I believe that the tribes that have just joined here are in urgent need of daily necessities, and buying and selling them is also a business.

Besides, after entering the Pass, Master Lin will hand over his duties. Can you still buy calves at a low price from the Imperial Horse Administration? Even if you can, a few hundred will be the limit."

Upon hearing this, Shen Xiaoye rubbed her face vigorously with both hands. She thought it was too simple.

The little black cat scratched her shoulder, "Lu Guan is here."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Guan came hurriedly and said, "Shen Changsui, why are you here? It's so hard for me to find you.

Quick, quick, quick, His Majesty has distributed the rewards to our vanguard team that has penetrated deep into the northern barbarians."

Little Black Cat blurted out: "What reward?"

"The cattle you want most are living cattle. Three calves per person. Just now everyone said they would entrust them to you to sell." After Lu Guan answered, he immediately felt something was wrong. He pointed at the little black cat and shook his index finger.

At the same time, he quickly glanced around and luckily this place was empty and there was no one else there.

Shen Xiaoye was stunned for a few seconds, then looked at his uncle, who smiled and said, "More than a hundred is not a small number, why don't you go and pick them quickly."

"Hey." She ran quickly towards the grassland outside the city.

Lu Guan didn't have time to ask her to ride a horse. "Why is she in such a hurry? The cow won't run anymore."

"She was afraid that someone would take her and kill her."

"She must not know that His Majesty has already asked my uncle to pick out a batch of them for the military farms in Daning and Liaodongwei."

"When did this happen?"

"Last night. Otherwise, why do you think I didn't return to the camp all night?"

"Not selling it to the interior?"

"Not for sale."

Shen Xiaoye didn't know that all the calves were saved, but even if she knew, she wouldn't have a share.

But she didn't have time to care about all this now. There were 52 people in their team. Even though there were casualties, the reward for the cattle would be calculated based on the number of people at the time of departure.

People in Taixu Temple were willing to drive the cattle back to the temple, but Xia Huwei and the other cavalry and scouts had to follow the army and did not have the energy to drive a few cattle back, so this task fell to Shen Xiaoye.

After counting and keeping account, she agreed with everyone that she would be responsible for the taming of each cow and would take one or two taels of silver from each one sold.

If any calf is injured, she will be responsible for it. However, if the calf dies due to water and soil incompatibility, she can help sell it to the butcher without taking any money.

Guard Xia and others thought it was too much trouble, so they sold the products to her directly, and only let her raise a few cows of her sacrificed teammates in the capital.

Shen Xiaoye said that she raised and gave away these cows for free, so everyone was happy.

Because cattle had already been slaughtered near the pasture, she quickly hired people to drive more than a hundred calves away from here. Xuanmiao chased after them: "Why are you running so fast? We are driving the cattle of both groups together."

"I couldn't ask for more." There was no reason for Shen Xiaoye to refuse. She turned around and saw another team of people driving cattle away.

As the two parties approached, she recognized the leader: "Master Wu Qi?"

"Miss Shen!" Master Wu Qi looked haggard, and his originally plump figure had turned dark and thin.

He saw Shen Xiaoye driving the cattle and laughed, "Hahaha, it turns out we did the same thing."

"We will never have trouble selling Derun's cloth." Shen Xiaoye admired this man very much for being brave enough to risk his life for the clan's business.

Wu Qiye said: "But right now we need to clear out the inventory and turn it into cash. I wonder if you are interested in going to Hejian to pick up a batch of goods."

Shen Xiaoye nodded heavily: "If the price is right, of course I am willing.

When you are free, I will treat you to a drink."

"How about we set off tomorrow and meet at Taoranju, at the north gate of the city, at 9:00 pm on the fifth day of the eighth month?

I will play the role of host at that time." Master Wu Qi set a time.

Shen Xiaoye did not disagree. She had long wanted to go to Suining to look at the fabrics. After the two parties reached an agreement, they went their separate ways.

Xuanmiao said from the side: "Does this mean the deal is done?"

"It's just the beginning." It was an unexpected surprise, and Shen Xiaoye couldn't help but smile even more happily.

Xuanmiao asked, "When do you plan to leave? Are you going to wait for your uncle and the others to come together?

How about we go together?" After asking three questions in a row, he looked at her intently.

Shen Xiaoye was alert: "If you have something to say, just say it. My heart is beating fast when you keep messing around like this."

"If the heart stops beating, the person will be gone." Xuanmiao was amused by her.