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The grassland people outside Datong City are frowning, like a defeated rooster, dejected, but on the walls of Datong City, there are cheers inside the city gate. Victory always makes people happy, and good wine and food are even more fascinating.
In today's battle, they achieved an unprecedented victory. Not only did they successfully repulse the attack of the grassland army, but they also left behind a dense mass of corpses at the foot of the city wall that were difficult to count.
Because it was too late, they didn't even clean up the battlefield, so they don't know an accurate number yet, but up and down the city gate, there were people everywhere who were drinking wine, eating meat and bragging.
Like Mr. He stood on the city wall today and stabbed three prairie wolves to death with his own hands. It was as easy and simple as killing a chicken. He only needed to stab the prairie wolf hard with his spear and he could easily stab to death the prairie wolf that was about to come to the top of the city. .
What else is there to say? Today, I shot at least ten prairie people with arrows. One arrow was so amazing that it hit the little prince directly. This was obviously a bit exaggerated. He probably didn¡¯t even know what the little prince was looking for with his arrows. , but today¡¯s archers are indeed very brave, and they are also the ones who have sacrificed the most. They have been shooting with the grassland people¡¯s eagle shooters from morning to evening, and thousands of archers have died. It seems that it is not an exaggeration to brag.
It was a noisy night. Even the commander-in-chief Liu Yu and his generals were drunk and drunk. They were not even in a hurry to write the battle report today. They planned to wait until the battlefield was cleaned tomorrow before writing about today's brutal fighting. .
Early the next morning, when the north wind was still whistling and the sky was just getting dark, the heavy city gate slowly opened, and groups of Ming troops rushed out excitedly. It was time to enjoy the fruits of victory. The battlefield has always been everyone's favorite thing to do.
In addition to these Ming troops who were cleaning the battlefield, there were also a large number of businessmen who came after hearing the news. They also took the opportunity to come here to make a fortune. Qiao Yong was one of the many businessmen.
¡°The merchants who are able to come to Chengguan to do business, and who dare to come to Chengguan to do business, are all very powerful businessmen, and they are also businessmen with profound backgrounds.
Qiao Yong comes from the Qiao family in Shanxi, which is considered a famous family here in Shanxi. Although Shanxi merchants at this time are far from comparable to Shanxi merchants in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, they are also inferior to Hui merchants who started their business by relying on salt, grain and tea.
But because it was close to the border area, Shanxi merchants also had their own ways to make a fortune, such as smuggling iron, salt, and tea to the grasslands, and selling horses from the grasslands. The profits from this process were extremely astonishing.
Of course, this business is not something that ordinary people can do. This is a head-killing business. Not only do you need to be brave enough, but you also need to have strong connections, and you also need to know how to divide profits to be able to do this business.
At this time, Qiao Yong looked at the corpses on the ground in front of him, and he was slightly dumbfounded. He was very familiar with the frontier army and the grassland people. Even ordinary generals and so on are all greedy guys.
The army on the grassland is like a pack of wolves, advancing and retreating in an orderly manner and extremely ferocious. The little prince is known as the hero of the medium-sized Mongolia. He goes south repeatedly and returns with a full load.
But everything I saw before me was full of grassland soldiers who died extremely miserably. Under the city wall, the corpses were piled up several feet high. The blood flowed, changing the color of the land, and a thick stream of The smell of blood came with the cold wind.
Qiao Yong could not believe what he was seeing. The Ming army unexpectedly won the battle, and it was a great victory. There were probably tens of thousands of corpses under the city gate in front of him. When could the Ming army wipe out tens of thousands of grassland troops at once?
It is estimated that it can be traced back to Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di who founded the country. At that time, the Ming army swept across the world, expelled Bei Yuan, swept across the grasslands, and killed many tribes who surrendered.
Qiao Yong shook his head slightly, wondering what these things were for. He was a businessman and came here to make money. As for other things, that was not what he, a businessman, should care about.
Many people will ask, with these corpses all over the ground, what money can a businessman make?
Qiao Yong will definitely say that there are many places to make money. He can take over the sheep jackets worn by the prairie people and resell them for several times the profit. Although the sheep jackets are ugly and have the smell of sheep, they can keep you warm. , now that the weather is cold, a lot of people are willing to buy.
There are also weapons in the hands of the prairie people. The prairie scimitars are extremely sharp and of much better quality than the weapons in the hands of the Ming army. They are purchased here at the price of scrap metal, and when they are resold, they can immediately earn several times or more than ten times the profit.
There are also injured war horses. You can buy them back for a few taels of silver. Then you can recover from the injuries. Once you change hands, at least?Sold for hundreds of taels of silver, they are all fine war horses after all.
It can be said that there are many places to make a fortune, and the profits are also very amazing. This is why businessmen like them rushed here early in the morning. Because they arrived late, they might not be able to make anything.
As for whether it is illegal, there is no need to worry about it. All the frontier troops can benefit from this. Now they have won a great victory. They just deal with some spoils on the battlefield. The court will not pursue it at all. , for the imperial court, it was a great joy to be able to win the battle, and there was no time to worry about such trivial matters.
"It's time to collect the sheep's coats, it's time to collect the sheep's coats~ The price is fair, and you can be honest!"
"Take in the dead horse, take in the dead horse, I only want the dead ones, not the living ones~"
"It's time to collect the broken copper and scrap iron~ It's time to collect the scrap copper and scrap iron~"
Groups of merchants set up stalls directly at the gate of the city, and their men were shouting at the top of their voices. Whenever a military master came over carrying a lot of sheep coats and weapons, He will immediately go up to have a chat, discuss the price, calculate the quantity, and give you cash on the spot.
Qiao Yong carefully observed the entire battlefield. In yesterday's battle, the grassland army left behind too many things. Each of the Ming soldiers seemed to have entered a treasure mountain, picking them up carefully.
"Haha~ Brothers, there is still one alive here~"
Suddenly among a pile of dead bodies, a prairie man holding a weapon in his hand looked at the Ming army around him in horror, as if he was a trapped animal.
When the surrounding Ming troops saw it, they immediately surrounded them. They were very good at dealing with the injured grassland soldier. They used their spears to deal with one of them. They took care of the grassland soldier in just a few seconds and tied the knot with a rope. Solid.
There are quite a lot of injured prairie soldiers who are not dead. From time to time, you can encounter some who are not dead. If the injuries are too serious, they will be stabbed directly. For those who are less injured, according to the general rule, He ordered that these prisoners should be brought to the capital to be presented to Emperor Hongzhi.
"Ma Dan, these Tatars are so tough. They won't die this way, but it would be easier to die. We can even take off their clothes and sell them for a few pennies in exchange for drinks. Those who are not dead are not even worth a penny. What can you do if you send it to the capital, other than to make it cheaper for those birds above."
At the gate of the city, a group of Ming troops pressed these prisoners into the city gate, cursing and cursing in their mouths.
¡°Worthless?¡±
Qiao Yong looked at these strong prairie captives in front of him, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind. If these captives were sold as slaves to workshops and factories in the capital, they would be very popular, right?
As a businessman, Qiao Yong has traveled widely and has seen a lot. He has been to the capital and seen its prosperity. There are many large and small coal plants and cement plants in the capital, and they employ a lot of people.
Because Liu Jin was the pioneer of Xishan Coal Industry, the salary was basically pretty good, with three meals a day and at least a few tens of cash in wages every day.
But even so, because there are too many workshops and factories in the Beijing-Tianjin area, and people in this era are still agricultural-oriented, they can never do without the three-acre land, so there are often labor shortages. Especially during the busy farming season, many workers will choose to go back to farming.
Qiao Yong suddenly thought that if these prisoners were sold to these factories and workshops, there would definitely be a lot of people who wanted them.
These are all captives who can be used as slaves. They only need to be given food and do not need to be paid at all. Moreover, these are prairie people. They do not have the care of the fields. They can work in factories and workshops throughout the year. .
Thinking of this, Qiao Yong's eyes lit up, and then he looked carefully at the battlefield. There were a lot of injured and captured prairie soldiers, thousands in fact. All the serious injuries were treated easily, and the rest were all lightly injured. Injured.
These prairie people grew up eating meat. They are very strong and are definitely the best slaves.
Thinking of this, Qiao Yong hurriedly found Liu Yu, the commander-in-chief, and expressed his intention to purchase prisoners to him.
"You want to buy these prisoners?"
Liu Yu looked at Qiao Yong and asked in confusion: "What are these prisoners for? What did you buy them for?"
"Mr. Liu, we are also old friends. Let's not talk secretly. I plan to buy these prisoners and transport them to the capital, and sell them as slaves to the factories and workshops in the capital."
Qiao Yong and Liu Yu have not cooperated once or twice. Liu Yu's private horse market is naturally indispensable for businessmen like Qiao Yong and others.
"How much money can you give me to sell as a slave?"
When Liu Yu heard this, he nodded slightly. He also knew about the factories and workshops in the capital. The most profitable ones now are various cement plants and coal plants.
Originally, he planned to dedicate these captives to Emperor Hongzhi, but if the captives could be sold for money, it would certainly be good. After all, he still needed money. If he wanted to go up, it would not work without money.
"I can give you twenty taels of silver for each one~"
Qiao Yong silently thought about it and quoted a price.
"Twenty taels of silver each?"
When Liu Yu heard this, his eyes widened slightly. This business was OK. One prisoner would be sold for twenty taels of silver. His eyes suddenly turned slightly red. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)He also knows about workshops. The most profitable ones now are various cement plants and coal plants.
Originally, he planned to dedicate these captives to Emperor Hongzhi, but if the captives could be sold for money, it would certainly be good. After all, he still needed money. If he wanted to go up, it would not work without money.
"I can give you twenty taels of silver for each one~"
Qiao Yong silently thought about it and quoted a price.
"Twenty taels of silver each?"
When Liu Yu heard this, his eyes widened slightly. This business was OK. One prisoner would be sold for twenty taels of silver. His eyes suddenly turned slightly red. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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