Now that we have this idea, we must implement it in a timely manner. After all, there are so many troops, and we cannot let them starve.
Especially when facing an expedition, food and fodder are the lifeline of the army.
It seems that I have to go to the livestock market tomorrow to buy all the cows, sheep, chickens and so on.
If there is a horse, you have to buy it.
When the Fengling Army left, all the horses raised by several nearby generals were taken away.
It was because of Liu Feng's identity and his dual relationship with the local army that he was able to keep the batch of military horses.
But Liu Feng was going to train heavy cavalry next. According to the training standard of one heavy cavalryman with two horses, the current number of horses, including the pregnant ones, less than 600, was completely drained.
And that’s not even counting the horses needed to train the light cavalry.
Headache.
We have to get a horse.
I went home and planned to take a day off, but there was no time to rest. The next day, Liu Feng ordered another hundred local soldiers to set off.
The first step is naturally the livestock market outside Wenhuang County.
Without the real Liao people's pressure, the livestock market is now much more lively.
As Liu Feng stepped in, a voice came from inside.
"Hey, General Liu, why are you here?" The person who spoke was none other than the person in charge of the livestock market.
No, do I know you very well?
The person in charge walked up quickly and shook Liu Feng's hand directly.
"General Liu, the last time you came to me, you were just a tiger hunter. Now you are the world-famous general of the Tiger Roar Army."
"Seeing you come to my place again, I feel really honored."
"General Liu, if you need anything, just let me know. I'll have these guys prepare it for you. I've been looking forward to seeing you here for so long."
Liu Feng really looked confused.
The last time I came here was when I had just sold the wild boar. At that time, I was just a small fry.
When I first came into this world, I knew nothing and only wanted to get rich by hunting. I never thought I would get to where I am today.
This was something he had never dared to think about before, but Liu Feng did it, and he went from an unknown person to his current position.
Although Liu Feng bought many things in the market with a wave of his hand, an old cow cost fifteen taels of silver. Liu Feng didn't believe that he, as the person in charge, did not make money.
Liu Feng looked at the person in charge with a vigilant look, trying hard to recall what happened.
Is this the same person he saw last time?
Liu Feng was a little bit unbelieving. The attitude of the person in charge was not like this when he came last time. He seemed to be very condescending.
Could it be that it really wasn't the same person, but a newcomer who was trying to get close to me?
Even though I bought a bunch of things with just a wave of my hand, it shouldn't be like this, right?
"What do you want me to do?"
Liu Feng asked.
"Look."
"General Liu, you may not know that ever since your local army repelled the northern barbarians, villagers have been picking up horses in the wild and bringing them to our livestock market."
"You must have horses to establish a local army, right? These are all yours."
"I've been keeping it for you. Several horse dealers from the Central Plains have come here, and I've always told them it's reserved for you. These horse dealers didn't dare to compete with you, so they've been keeping it with me."
"I know you, General Liu, are very busy, so I haven't dared to disturb you. I've been waiting for you to come."
"You don't know, these horses are very greedy. My income here is not enough at all. The little salary given by the government is almost eaten up by these horses."
Liu Feng then remembered that the managers of this historical livestock market also belonged to the local government, but they had no rank, but their salaries were paid by the court.
Liu Feng looked at the person in charge with a bitter face. This scene really made Liu Feng laugh.
I see. If there are enough horses and their quality is good enough, I would have to thank the person in charge.
He couldn't treat badly someone who cared about him like this.
Of course, these common people sent the horses they picked up in the wild to the livestock market because of the imperial system. The imperial system clearly stipulated that raising horses for the military without authorization was a capital crime.
Moreover, after handing it over to the livestock market, according to regulations, they can get silver as subsidies. Of course, these responsible people will definitely not give all the commercial silver to the people who exchanged for military horses. Of course, the people are simple and they think simply. In short, a little bit, although it is little, is better than nothing.
It's much better than being beheaded after being discovered.
It is precisely because of this that the person in charge has a hard time. Under normal circumstances, these military horses would have to be handed over directly to the court, or returned to the army nearby.
But the Fengling Army had already returned to the capital, and the Xuanwu Armor was inexplicably driven away by the bandits, so the county magistrate was also very clear that no one would accept this batch of military horses, so when the person in charge of the livestock market handed over the horses to the county government.
The county magistrate said directly that there were not enough stables in the county government office, so there was no place to keep the horses, let alone where to hand them over, so they had to keep them in the livestock market first.
This person in charge had thought about going to Liu Feng to discuss the issue of military horses directly, but he didn't dare. How could a low-ranking official like him meet a great general who could defeat the northern barbarians?
He was even more worried that Liu Feng would chop off his neck with a knife.
So, we could only wait like this. Fortunately, God finally opened his eyes. After waiting for so long, Liu Feng finally came.
"So how are you going to sell this horse?"
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