In the second year of Xiping, spring, the first month, there was a severe epidemic.

In the spring in the north, the ice and snow have not melted. The bacteria have not spread, and the patient has been in time for shelter and treatment, fortunately the plague has not affected Lou Sangyi.

When the ice began to melt on the road, the carriages and horses could barely pass.

The stable was dormant for a winter day, and good news spread frequently. Su Shuang said that several good horses would soon be born. The green horses made great contributions.

Lack of horses is the most troublesome problem for Lou Sang.

By the way, Gongsun Zan once said a few years ago that someone can solve the urgent problem of lack of horses. But I don’t know who he is talking about?

Liu Bei was twelve years old.

The body jumped higher and stronger. The two-stone Hun longbow can be opened freely. When he fights with Gongsun, who is slightly shorter than him, he can be undefeated by two hundred. Sword strike is considered a first achievement.

A famous teacher produces a great disciple.

It is said that Qin Wuyang killed twelve people, and people dare not disobey him. With Liu Bei's skills, it seems that they are not much different.

The school has started. It is still difficult for many classmates and friends to meet the young lord during the day, and Liu Bei still goes to school late. Even so, the time is very full. In addition to his own practice, he also needs to decide on all matters in the town. Mayor Geng Yong and Chief Cui Jun even visited the lord's mansion every day without mentioning it.

Bai Li Jing soldiers, sailors, bandits arrested and assassinated traitors, and strictly investigated and defended them without neglecting them.

When spring was getting better, a horse suddenly ran into the town.

The young man immediately had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and was bright and energetic. He asked the guard about the location of the school hall, and then rushed there.

Soon, Gongsun Zan sent someone to submit a letter and said that his friend had arrived. Liu Bei hurried to meet him.

The noble children of Gongsun Zan rented a different restaurant on the third floor of the dormitory. On weekdays, there were maids and servants serving their daily lives. It was time for dinner, and the students went to the cafeteria to have a meal. When Liu Bei arrived at the other hall on the third floor, Gongsun Zan was chatting and laughing with a young man in Hufu.

Seeing Liu Bei, he got up and called him in.

One left and one right, holding Liu Bei and Hu's young man's hand, and introduced: "My brother, this is the one who can help you. His name is Yan Rou, and he is from Guangyang, Yan State."

"Yan Rou, Guangyang, has seen the young lord." Although Liu Bei was wearing casual clothes, the young man in Hu clothes did not dare to neglect and saluted respectfully. Yan Rou should be young but seemed very mature. It must be related to his own experience.

Liu Bei smiled and replied: "I am in line with Brother Zan, brother. You are not polite."

Gongsun Zan also smiled and said, "What my brother said is the ultimate. We are classmates and have known each other for a long time. We are classmates and brothers. Yan Rou, you don't have to be polite."

"Okay." After all, they are all young. Yan Rou is not pretentious and stands up straight with pleasure.

The host and guest sit down.

Liu Bei then spoke, "Brother once told Bei that you can solve the problem of Lou Sang Quema. I wonder if this statement is true?"

Yan Rou nodded gently: "If it's just for horses, (Yan) Rou really has a way."

Liu Bei was overjoyed: "How to help each other?"

"No more, go to the northern border to sell horses." Yan Rou replied.

A few years ago, Zhang Shiping also wrote to the Northern Xinjiang to sell horses. Liu Bei was quite worried at that time. Now Yan Rou mentioned it again, and then he became interested: "Do you know the Hu people?"

After hearing this question, Yan Rou's face tightened. Then she spread her eyebrows and said, "It's not just about knowing me. The Hu people trust me quite a lot."

Gongsun Zan said: "When Yan Rou was young, he was captured by the Wuhuan and Xianbei. He grew up in the Hu tribe. He was quite believed by the Hu people."

I see.

No wonder he showed a hint of hesitation on his face.

This experience must be very painful. Liu Bei was not sure how to speak. Yan Rou said indifferently: "I can talk about the several tribes roaming outside the pass. The price is low and the lord should be relieved. It will be several times cheaper than the Ma market." As he said, Yan Rou talked about another old news, "Last year, the old Xiongnu Shanyu died of illness. The new Shanyu had just succeeded to the throne and was in need of gold and silver to appease and win over other tribes. At this time, Ma Yi was sold."

Liu Bei also heard that the old Shanyu died before the New Year, and his son Tu Te Te was chased away, and he had already joined the position of Shanyu.

I guess it is him the new Shanyu that Yan Rou mentioned.

"I wonder if you are familiar with the path to Shanyu?" Liu Bei asked.

"(Yan) Rou (born) grew up in the grassland, and the plants and trees outside the border are as clear as homes. Naturally familiar."

"Are you familiar with the tribes along the way?" Liu Bei asked again.

"Young playmates are mostly scattered in various departments. Rou is naturally familiar with it." Yan Rou replied again.

"In this way, please linger for several days, and whether to go or not will be a matter of time." Liu Bei thought for a while and said.

"That's right." Yan Rouzheng pointed his head.

Leaving Gongsun Zan, Liu Bei turned to the market building and asked Geng Yong that there are tens of millions of dollars in the warehouse now. There are enough five million coins available. If it is exchanged for horseshoe gold cakes, there are more than three hundred pieces. The reason why gold is expensive is not 10,000 to 1, but 5,000 to 1,000,000 to 1, because copper coins are not convenient to carry. Bulk goods are mostly settled in gold. It is also because it is easy to carry, so Hu merchants especially like gold. Therefore, in the horse market, Hu merchants were even willing to exchange 15,000 copper coins for a horseshoe gold ingot. In addition, Liu Bei's exchange rate this time was large, so the gold price was particularly expensive.

Ordinary merchants are unable to bear it.

Liu Bei asked, among the people he knew, only the Tian family in Liaodong could exchange it with him.

Don't worry.

The next day, Liu Bei invited Gongsun Zan again to ask about Yan Rou's life experience.

Gongsun Zan will tell you what he knows.

The blood and tears are really unbearable to look at them. They are burdened with deep hatreds in the sea of ​​blood, but they can still get along with the Hu people as friends. Yan Rou is an extraordinary person.

Seeing that Liu Bei was silent, Gongsun Zan knew that he was suspicious, so he advised: "Yan Rou is a good friend of my brother. He is loyal and courageous, and he values ​​promises rather than death. He will surely succeed in this journey. You can rest assured."

"Brother is too worried." Liu Bei nodded with a smile: "I'm just thinking, if things can be accomplished, how can I thank you?"

Gongsun Zan was relieved: "All of them are their own brothers, why bother thanking me! After the matter is completed, it is to find him a job to settle down in the city."

"That's good." Although Liu Bei nodded, he was a little worried. He always felt something was wrong.

Well, since he is a friend of Gongsun Zan, there is probably not much problem.

After making up his mind, Liu Bei sent a letter to Zhang Shiping again and asked about everything about horse trafficking.

I soon received a reply from Zhang Shiping.

The letter said: It is not a best idea to abandon the near and seek far. Why not go to Wuhuan in the three counties?

After a closer look, Liu Bei suddenly realized that there were three counties of Wuhuan in Youzhou at this time.

Wuhuan, divisions, towns (counties), towns, towns, towns, towns, and towns are communities under their jurisdiction. Each tribe governs hundreds or even thousands of towns.

"Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Biography of Wuhuan" records: "There are small commanders in each town, and hundreds of houses are made into one." Falling often means households. For each account or account, there are as few as seven or eight people as many as more than ten people. For several houses, they are gathered together, and they are simply called towns. "There are about two or thirty households in each town", and "there are people in each town, and there are people in each town, which have a population of more than one hundred to two hundred people."

There are tribes or tribes above the towns. "Hundreds and thousands of tribes form one by one", and the size of the tribes is huge, and they are annexed each other, which is very unstable.

There are many Wuhuan tribes distributed in the ten counties of Liaodong, western Liaoning, Youbeiping, Yuyang, Guangyang, Shanggu, Dai, Yanmen, Taiyuan, and Shuofang. The population should be more than 300,000. The tribe leader is called the Lord and holds great power. The orders of the Lord, "no one dares to violate the enemy" and "death of the Lord."
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