They couldn't help but be excited, thrilled and shocked.
A good horse would cost fifty taels of silver.
The entire stable has 2,000 top-quality horses, which is worth 10,000 taels of silver.
Not to mention the medium and low-quality horses.
Their annual salary is only a few dozen taels.
As the eldest brother, He Bowen had a higher salary, but it was only a little over one hundred taels.
Others don't have to ask them for help, so if they want to make money, they can only withhold the horse's fodder.
So there is a reason why there are so few horses here.
"Lord He!"
Zhao Lin just stood up to help He Bowen up, but he saw He Bowen, who was about fifty years old, suddenly straightened his waist and sat up abruptly.
"As expected, heroes emerge from youth. No wonder Lord Li and Minister Fu both like Lord Zhao so much."
When He Bowen looked at Zhao Lin again, his eyes were filled with eagerness.
The money he got from selling a horse was equivalent to his half-year salary.
If I sell all the horses in the stable...
He Bowen didn't dare to think about it.
He Bowen said in a trembling voice, "If we sell it so cheaply, I won't be able to explain it to the higher-ups..."
Zhao Lin asked, "What do you want to be told? The Northwest Border Army doesn't want these horses, so keeping them here is a waste of money. Wouldn't it be better to sell them to me at a lower price and kill two birds with one stone?"
He Bowen said, "What if the higher-ups find out that we're taking the difference..."
Zhao Lin asked, "Do you want to tell it to others, or do I tell it to others? Or do the adults here tell it to others?"
These people all waved their hands.
Just kidding, they are not stupid.
Zhao Lin spread his hands and said, "So, Sir He, do you want to do this business?"
Seeing the anxious eyes of his subordinates, He Bowen gritted his teeth and said, "Do it. Lu Yan, how many suitable horses do we have?"
Deputy Supervisor Lu Yan immediately said, "Your Excellency, we currently have over 23,000 adult horses, of which 1,200 are top-grade horses, 8,000 are medium-grade horses, and the rest are low-grade horses."
He Bowen thought for a moment and said, "Master Zhao, I need to keep some horses for emergencies, so I can only give you 20,000."
Zhao Lin said, "Okay, but you have to give me all the top-quality and medium-quality horses."
He Bowen smiled and said, "That's natural."
The deal was concluded so happily.
There were 1,200 high-quality horses, each worth 50 taels of silver, for a total of 60,000 taels.
Eight thousand medium-quality horses, each worth forty taels of silver, for a total of thirty-two thousand taels.
The lower-grade horses were rounded up to a total of 11,000, each worth thirty taels of silver, for a total of three hundred and thirty thousand taels.
The total amount is 422,000 taels.
Zhao Lin was satisfied, and He Bowen and others were also satisfied.
Although Zhao Lin gave a lot of money, he only bought a horse.
He Bowen and others got the money.
Win-win!
As for the losses at the racecourse.
Anyway, we have been losing money for so many years, so what if we continue to lose money?
Zhao Lin said, "This is half of the banknote. I'll pay the other half when the horse arrives."
Zhao Lin had already exchanged the silver notes before coming.
Otherwise, it would be difficult to carry hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.
“That’s what should be done.”
He Bowen smiled so much when he saw the thick stack of banknotes that his eyes were completely blurred. He said, "I'll arrange it right away. It will definitely be delivered in half a month at most."
"I'll send someone to meet you." Zhao Lin said.
It's a chaotic time now, and so many war horses can easily make people jealous.
He Bowen said, "Master Zhao is very thoughtful."
Everything was done smoothly. Zhao Lin declined He Bowen's invitation to stay for a few days and immediately returned to Qingzhou.
He has so much to do that he has no time to play.
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"Twenty thousand horses?"
Sudi was surprised and said, "This Ganxi Horse Farm has accumulated a lot of good things, but we got them at a bargain price."
Sudi calculated excitedly, "With a little training, we can have an additional 10,000 to 15,000 cavalry. Of course, it will take time to become combat-ready, but we're not in a hurry."
Zhao Lin nodded.
If the Crown Prince and Prince Yu want to fight, they have to wait until Emperor Cheng** dies.
So there's still a year or two left.
Zhao Lin asked, "How many soldiers have you recruited?"
Sudi said: "More than 10,000 people have signed up, and the assessment is still in progress."
Zhao Lin was surprised and asked, "There are still so many people?"
They have recruited three or four times. The Qingzhou army has 30,000 troops in public and 30,000 in secret, totaling 60,000.
And in just a few days, more than 10,000 people have signed up.
Sudi smiled and said, "Our treatment is good, and the people all want to come. This time, not only the locals of Qingzhou, but also people from other places came. When they heard that we were recruiting soldiers, they all came."
Zhao Lin said, "We must conduct a strict assessment. Besides physical fitness, it's more important to have a clean background. We must use people from good families. We won't accept those hooligans or gangsters."
Sudi said, "I understand."
Zhao Lin said: "This time we bought 20,000 horses in one go, which will definitely make people jealous. We have to prepare to deal with it next."
Every army wants cavalry.
But there were only so many war horses, so the average local army was lucky to have one or two thousand cavalrymen, and the elite troops only ranged from five thousand to ten thousand.
Only the elite among the elite like the Zhenbei Army has as many as 30,000 cavalry.
This is also because Zhenbei Pass is close to Beidi, and many Beidi people smuggled horses here. In addition, Daqi’s military supply first choice is the Zhenbei Army, so this elite cavalry was armed.
They were so elite that they could fight against the Northern Di army in the field without being at a disadvantage.
So Zhao Lin bought 20,000 war horses at one go. Even though the Qingzhou army had no skilled cavalry and could only be regarded as mounted infantry, it was still terrifying enough.
If others find out, they will definitely want to snatch it away.
For example, now.
"Zhao Lin bought 20,000 horses? Where did he get so much money?"
In the governor's office, Feng Siyuan jumped up when he heard the news, then came to his senses: "Yes, those young masters' families paid so much money in compensation, so he naturally has the money to buy horses."
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