Since a batch has been sold, another batch needs to be bought back. Recently, Wang Junzhuo's head manager has been helping Wang Junzhuo find a solution. Wang Suiyun thought to himself that his young master was very lucky; just when he was dozing off, someone came to deliver a pillow.

Wang Suiyun didn't take the initiative to approach him; he was waiting. He believed that if Wang Junzhuo wanted to buy horses, he, a merchant from the Northwest, would definitely come to him on his own initiative.

Wang Suiyun waited anxiously for several days. Finally, one morning, Wang Junzhuo, the head manager, came to the inn where Wang Suiyun was staying and talked to him about buying warhorses.

After listening to the shopkeeper's words, Wang Suiyun pondered for a long time and said, "Shopkeeper Wang, it's very difficult to buy warhorses from the Hexi area here. As you know, General Wei is very strict in controlling warhorses, and it's a long journey to get them to us, so there's a risk of something going wrong along the way."

The shopkeeper looked troubled upon hearing this and said, "Our General is truly determined this time. As long as there are good warhorses, the price is negotiable. It's just a pity that now, if we want to buy horses from the Northern Barbarians, we have to go through Yanmen Pass, and if we want to buy horses from Liaodong, we have to go through the capital. What if someone gets greedy and our General's money is wasted?"

Wang Suiyun asked casually, "Isn't there also the Great Yan? Aren't there many horse farms north of the Great Yan?"

The shopkeeper sighed and said, "Alas, Shopkeeper Wang, you don't know this, but Da Yan stopped doing horse business with us a long time ago. In previous years, we could still buy some horses from Da Yan and raise them carefully, and a few foals would be born. Later, Da Yan only sold us stallions, and we couldn't even build our own horse farm."

Wang Suiyun thought of Xu Di's speculations. It seemed that the Great Yan was determined to fight. However, her ninth son-in-law was about to go to Wuzhou, and she wondered when the war would begin.

Wang Suiyun remained silent for a long time before saying to the shopkeeper, "Our shop assistant sent me a message saying that some of our regular customers wanted some seafood. I went to Dengzhou this time, and the seafood there is really good. But I encountered something strange while I was there."

The shopkeeper, intrigued, asked, "Strange things? What strange things?"

Wang Suiyun lowered his voice and said, "A few days ago, during the Liaodong War, I heard that Japanese pirates took advantage of the chaos to land and cause trouble in Penglai County and Huang County of Dengzhou. The magistrate of Penglai County was said to be a man of strong character. He and the navy stationed in Dengzhou not only wiped out the Japanese pirates, but also took a boat from Dengzhou to Liaodong. Not many people know about this."

The shopkeeper was no ordinary person; he naturally knew that Xu Di, the magistrate of Penglai County, had taken a boat from Dengzhou to Liaodong. This was something the steward in the General's Mansion had told him. Although they were from different factions, it was still admirable to hear that someone was willing to risk their life to take a boat to the other side of the sea to kill the enemy. Even General Wang praised Xu Rao and his son Xu Di highly.

The shopkeeper neither said he knew nor he didn't, but simply nodded. Wang Suiyun whispered, "I heard that Magistrate Xu intercepted and killed several thousand Jurchen soldiers who were besieging Liaodong Prefecture, and used sea ships to transport their warhorses back to Penglai County."

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper exclaimed in surprise, "Does Magistrate Xu have such audacity?"

Wang Suiyun nodded and said, "Who says otherwise? When I heard the locals say that, they asked the same question. They said that if Magistrate Xu hadn't taken these warhorses onto the ship immediately, they might have run back to the Jurchens. So many horses! If they had run back, wouldn't that have been adding insult to injury for the Jurchens?"

The shopkeeper nodded, and said thoughtfully, "That's really the case."

Wang Suiyun said with longing, "You don't know, those horses are all kept on a piece of wasteland on the outskirts of the city. It's such a big area fenced off, the horses can't even run around. I heard that Magistrate Xu even hired people to take care of the horses and livestock. Although those horses came by boat across the sea, they are well-fed and strong. Our trading company even bought a few."

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper asked in surprise, "Can we buy and sell freely?"

Wang Suiyun said, "Why not? I even went to see Magistrate Xu about this. Magistrate Xu gave me a discount, saying that with so many horses, especially warhorses, how could they possibly raise them all themselves? They should sell them all. With the money, they can repair the city walls of the county and improve the fortifications along the coast. The reason we were able to wipe out all the Japanese pirates this time was because of our well-trained navy. In fact, the fortifications built along the coast are also very important."

The innkeeper chatted briefly for a few more minutes before taking his leave. Wang Suiyun escorted the innkeeper to the entrance, then calmly returned to his premium room. After closing the door, he grinned and practiced his boxing for a while. Finally, he lay on the bed, chuckling to himself for a long time before tidying himself up and preparing for General Wang's audience.

Soon, the innkeeper arrived at the inn accompanied by a steward from the General's Mansion. He very politely invited Wang Suiyun to the General's Mansion, saying that he had important matters to discuss. Wang Suiyun kept glancing at the innkeeper, who nodded slightly to him. Only then did Wang Suiyun follow him to the General's Mansion with a relaxed expression.

The person who received him was not Wang Junzhuo, but one of Wang Junzhuo's advisors. After all, Wang Suiyun was just the owner of a general store selling goods from the north and south; why would he need Wang Junzhuo to personally receive him?

The staff member introduced himself as surnamed Zhao, and Wang Suiyun politely addressed him as Mr. Zhao. Mr. Zhao inquired in great detail about Wang Suiyun's situation in Penglai County, focusing on how many horses he owned, what breed they were, and how many he usually bought. Upon hearing that quite a few had already been sold, Wang Suiyun's sharp eyes narrowed slightly as he noticed Mr. Zhao's eyes.

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