Chapter 1755 Important Mission
After breakfast, Zhu Ping'an called Liu Dadao, who was practicing endurance with the Tiger Crouching Cannon, into the commander's tent and gave him a stack of banknotes.
"Master, what is this?" Liu Dadao was a little confused as he held a stack of banknotes.
Uncle Zhu Shouren, who was lying in the handsome tent reading a book to prepare for the exam, had red eyes. He looked like a rabbit with chicken blood, and he wanted to snatch all the banknotes from Liu Dadao's hand.
"Da Dao, this is three thousand taels of silver. You take people to the city to buy horses. Buy as many horses as you can. If there are good horses, give priority to buying good horses. If there are no good horses, buy ordinary horses. Ordinary horses If not, just buy mules. Remember, both horses and mules must be in stock. We don’t have time to wait for them to bring horses from other places.”
Zhu Ping'an told Liu Dadao that he should go to Suzhou City to buy horses and mules. The more the better.
These three thousand taels of silver are the income from selling the secret magic knife and medicine.
Zhu Pingan knew well that according to the current market price, a good horse costs about thirty taels of silver. The price of an ordinary horse is half that, about fifteen taels of silver per ordinary horse. As for a mule, a mule costs less than Ordinary horses are three cents cheaper, and a blue and white mule costs about six to ten taels of silver.
The Japanese pirates are about to attack Suzhou City, and a war is about to begin. With the Japanese pirates' ferocious and greedy nature, Suzhou City and the surrounding towns and villages will face the threat of Japanese pirates.
Zhu Ping'an led the Zhejiang army to sit in Suzhou City, so he had the responsibility and obligation to protect Suzhou City and surrounding towns and villages.
Then, it is crucial to form a mobile and flexible cavalry team.
Cavalry is much more maneuverable than infantry. With the cavalry, troops can be quickly delivered to where they are needed.
Moreover, during the period of excessive use of hot and cold weapons, cavalry was still a key unit, playing a prominent role in reconnaissance, harassment, pursuit, covering communication lines, and breaking formations, such as the famous dragoons, carbineers, and cavalry during the Napoleonic period. Cuirassiers, hussars, etc.
The Zhejiang army now has 700 mules and horses, which is far from enough to cope with the current situation, so Zhu Pingan asked Liu Dadao to go to Suzhou City to buy horses.
However, Zhu Pingan also knows that Suzhou is located in the south of the Yangtze River and is not a horse-producing area.
Even though Emperor Hongwu encouraged the people in Jiangnan to raise horses and gave them special subsidies and tax benefits, raising horses would take up time and land for farming. The input and output ratio was not cost-effective, and the people in Jiangnan did not raise many horses.
Even if Suzhou City is the most prosperous city in the world, the number of horses currently in the horse market in the city will not be too many.
Of course, if you give time to adjust the horses, hundreds or even thousands of good horses will not be a problem.
Not enough, what is lacking now is time.
So, the next best thing is to buy an ordinary horse if you don’t have a good horse. If an ordinary horse is not enough, buy a mule.
In fact, mules are not very suitable for war horses. Compared with horses, mules are smaller in size and have obvious disadvantages. Mules are slower, less courageous, and less powerful than horses, about a quarter to a third smaller.
However, at critical times, mules can also be used as war horses.
Although mules are smaller than horses, their endurance and hard work are far superior to horses. They can walk more than forty miles in one breath, regardless of good or bad roads, or even mountain roads. Next words.
In addition, mules are not easy to get sick, their leather is very durable, and they have no requirements for forage. Unlike war horses, which not only need maintenance, but also need to be fed fine grains at critical times, mules only need coarse grains.
Historically, Li Xilie organized a mule cavalry because of the lack of war horses, and their combat effectiveness was quite strong.
Perhaps everyone has no impression of Li Xilie, but everyone must have heard of Yan Zhenqing, a famous calligrapher in history. Yan Zhenqing was killed by Li Xilie.
"My nephew, why don't you leave it to us, we will guarantee to buy a good horse for your nephew."
Uncle Zhu Shouren was jealous of the three thousand taels of silver notes in Liu Dadao's hand, and stood up and patted his chest. Take the initiative to ask for help.
"Uncle, you are new here and are not familiar with Suzhou, so let Dadao handle it. You can just study and prepare for the exam with peace of mind."
Zhu Ping'an smiled and firmly rejected the uncle's initiative. Please take a tassel.
Haha, just kidding, if you leave it to you, wouldn't it be like a meat bun beating a dog, with no return? I'll give you these three thousand taels of silver. I'll probably turn around and go to the flower shop to buy a thin horse. I don't know you yet.
"Okay, time is tight and the task is heavy, so go ahead, Da Dao." "Zhu Ping'an waved his hand and told Liu Dadao and the others to set off immediately.
"I obey, young master." Liu Dadao put the banknote close to his body, clasped his fists and left, summoning the troops to go to Suzhou City to buy horses.
"Oh, my dear nephew." Seeing that the deal was done and Liu Dadao walked away with the money, the uncle slapped his thigh in annoyance, looked at Zhu Pingan and said, "Didn't we say that we are here to help you? A helping hand, you have something to do, Just ask us to study and prepare for the exam. We can do it at night.”
Hu Wei and Xia Qiang also stood up and said.
The corner of Zhu Ping'an's mouth twitched, "How many brushes do you have? Don't you know? You are so sloppy and careless to the point of being outrageous. You fail to succeed but fail to succeed. I'm talking about you. I can't even send you away in time. Why?" Dare to use you.
"Haha, you are so positive, I have nothing to be embarrassed about. I do have something important to tell you."
Zhu Pingan said with a smile.
“Is it important?” The uncle and the others looked at each other with excited expressions.
"My nephew, you are right. Don't worry, you are right to leave important matters to us. We were careless last time, and our arithmetic and copying skills were not enough to show our actual level."
Uncle Zhu Shouren patted his chest and said.
"Please give me your instructions, we will definitely complete the mission." Hu Wei and Xia Qiang followed closely.
"Xiang Nephew, if you have any important errands, please tell me. Do you want to buy more important things? Give me the money quickly, and we will set off right now." Uncle Zhu Shouren swallowed a mouthful of saliva, He urged again and again.
You are obsessed with money.
Zhu Pingan was speechless.
"That's it. The Japanese pirates will attack Suzhou soon. How to increase the combat effectiveness of our army as soon as possible is a top priority. I hope that my uncle and Mr. Hu and Mr. Xia can help me think of some good strategies to help me. Quickly increase the combat effectiveness of the Zhejiang Army."
Under his uncle's repeated urging, Zhu Ping'an narrowed his eyes and curled his lips, and said slowly.
"Rapidly increase the army's combat effectiveness?" Uncle Zhu Shouren, Hu Wei, and Xia Qiang were immediately confused. How could they know?
However, even though their minds were in a state of confusion, Uncle Zhu Shouren and the others still patted their chests and accepted the offer. "Please rest assured, my dear nephew/Master Zhu, we have left this matter to us, and we will be able to figure it out." Good strategy."(End of this chapter)