To be honest, when they saw this scene, Li Jue and the other three were confused at first, but then they were overjoyed. The bosses were all from their own side, so they were scared. From now on, the three brothers would be kings of the world again.
Needless to say, military advisor, Na must be covering himself, Jia Wen and Na are still useful, haven't they known each other for many years, and after all, they are brothers from Liangzhou, so there is no problem in giving face. As for Zhuge Kongming, back then When we were in Congling, they were brothers, so stable was the word.
There is nothing to panic about, the three brothers came back at the right time!
"Although I know what you three are thinking, the timing of your return is indeed quite impressive." Li You rarely praised, "You have done a good job in Congling. You three guys have nothing to gain from promotion. Just continue to be the Western gateway into the Central Plains."
Do these three brothers need to be promoted to nobility? In fact, there is no need. Although the titles of these three guys are not at full level, they are close to it. In addition, they left the country very early, and the feudal countries are all real ones. The territories are also very large. Their efforts have also been successful. Fengguo, plus the dark history, what else is there to reward?
"It's okay, it's okay, as long as we can pass on the country." Li Jue and the other three smiled like idiots. Rewards or other things are not important. What is important is that they can pass on what they have now to their heirs.
"This is not a problem. Liu Ziyang has something to do and is not in Chang'an. I just need to write a document and leave a record." Li You said calmly, not to mention Liu Ye is not here, even if Liu Ye is here, Li You can still help the three brothers. After all, it is one of the benefits of princes to have documents that pass down the country to their heirs.
The three of them, Li Jue, started applauding on the spot. Their biggest worry was that after struggling all their lives, the results of their hard work would not be passed on. They actually knew that they had too many dark histories. Even if they thought they could fight, some problems could not be solved by fighting. of.
This is why Li Jue and the others have started sending gold ingots to Liu Tong every year in recent years. To put it bluntly, they pretend to be normal princes and do not want to be included in the list.
"Okay, let's tell you in detail how these horses came." Li You greeted Li Jue and the others. As for Yong Kai, he was drinking tea and watching the fun after he arrived. The Yong family's stunts are to some extent should be classified as melon-eating masses.
Li Jue and the other three described in detail how they obtained the war horse from Taqituo. Li You nodded. The success of this explained a lot of problems.
"Help find Dr. Mi." Li You directed Xun Yun to find Mi Zhu.
After all, San Shao couldn't understand the transaction. Li You could tell at a glance that Tachito and the others wanted to change, but it was hard to say anything. Then he half-assed it and passed the blame to Li Jue and the others.
Li You said that he would not reject this kind of transaction at all, but since the Romans liked this kind of transaction, it is no problem. We Han Dynasty need this kind of top stallion, and we can re-sign the trade scope. To be honest, Li You really I thought Rome did not produce war horses.
Because the main force of Rome was basically heavy infantry and the cavalry was very small. Although the terrain of the two rivers was the reason, the performance of the Roman legions always seemed to give the Han Dynasty a hint that they did not have good horses.
As a result, now that Rome has taken action, the Han Dynasty has been shocked. It's not that Rome doesn't have good horses, but it just doesn't like to use cavalry. In this case, we can expand the scale of the transaction. We like this horse quite a lot, and we still have some silk.
Trade balance is good for everyone. The Romans used to mainly rely on jade, olive oil, and dried fruits to balance trade with the Han Dynasty. However, the Han Dynasty's silk, sugar, porcelain, and tea were all bulk commodities. The Romans The trade balance is somewhat difficult.
Now that there are good horses in Rome, what else is there to say? Compared with small-scale private smuggling, of course it is more in the interests of the country to sign a trade agreement between countries, and such high-quality stallions, in Li You's opinion, are It is necessary to sign a supplementary agreement with Rome.
After Mi Zhu saw those horses and learned that these horses came from Rome and were not prohibited goods, he knew what Li You wanted to do. Transnational trade with Rome itself was one of the very important businesses of the Han Dynasty. Mi Zhu himself With this sensitivity, Mi Zhu was already prepared before Li You even opened his mouth.
In fact, after Tacito's unlucky child was held down by his camp and carried back to Rome, just as Quiney estimated, he did not encounter Pompianus' education. In fact, Pompianus himself I don't want to build such a legion, because the cavalry is so good at eating, but they can eat five times the food and grass of the same level, and they can't defeat five times the elites of the same level.
In terms of input-output ratio, the Ninth Spanish Legion is the one that needs to be listed. In fact, Pompinanus prefers the legions of the Tenth Knight and the Eleventh Loyal Claudius because these two legions The material requirements are very small, and the input-output ratio is extremely high.
Therefore, when he heard that Tacito had sold his war horses, Pompianus showed anger on his face at first, but in fact he clapped better in his heart. In the future, he would not need to allocate six times as many troops to the Ninth Spanish Legion as other legions. The maintenance fee is reduced, and the food and other supplies can be reduced. Long live it.
Then Tacito began to openly bribe Severus and Caesar. Boxes of tribute-level silk were stuffed into the hands of Severus and Caesar. Both of them happily accepted it. As for saying that this was obtained in exchange for war horses, for Severus didn't care.
After all, it is not a time of war, and what he did with Li Jue was a shady transaction. Although Taqito repeatedly complained that he was drunk by Li Jue and then conducted the transaction, just listen to this. In fact, it was just a rush. With those dozen boxes of tributes and thousands of top-quality silks, Severus didn't care about Tachito's behavior.
Isn’t it normal for the Romans to be unable to move when they encountered top-quality silk?
As for the war horses being traded, it’s okay as long as the business is not a loss. Just a warning, if it doesn’t happen next time, forget it this time. You can’t accept Tachito’s tribute and go back to beat Tachito, but Severus also A new task has been assigned to Tachito. Since you sold the horse, if you want a new war horse, you can go to Spain to get it yourself.
Tacito has no dissatisfaction with this. Besides, Spain is still a tax-free area of his own legion. After all, there was the Ninth Spain first, and then there were the Spanish regions.
Pompianus strongly objected, saying that since the war horses had been sold, it meant that Andalusian horses were not suitable for use in the Ninth Spain, and simply returned to the Arabian horses used before.
Of course, Tacito pretended not to hear this, and then stuffed Pompianus with a box of tributes. After Pompianus accepted it, he still said that Arabian horses were the most cost-effective war horses, but Tacito did not answer. , took a boat to Spain, and prepared to change horse breeds.
After all, the Andalusian horse is only the most cost-effective war horse among the top horse breeds. It is not the war horse with the highest combat power, explosive power, durability, and muscle strength. Although for any species, the higher these attributes, the more food the better. , but Tacito spent a roll of tribute silk to buy an analysis report from Herodian.
The report stated that Pompianus saw a new trade plan from this transaction, and Tachito could take advantage of the chaos to say that he had discovered it, and then take advantage of it, such as upgrading his Andalusian horses. For the Friesian horse.
Because this horse is bigger, stronger, more explosive, and more durable. In addition to eating more than the Andalusian horse, it is perfect. Of course, the cost-effectiveness of the Andalusian horse has dropped a level again, and it has dropped to OK It’s ruining the level of middle-class families.
In short, after this transaction, the Romans discovered a new way of trading, and the Han Dynasty discovered that Rome actually had top-notch war horses that the Central Plains did not have, and the other side did not castrate them, but could be used as stallions after they were sent over.
So both sides are happily preparing for new trade methods.
However, Rome has been very low-key recently, because Severus' new mentally retarded operation has made Pompianus want to die. The fiscal budget may enter a deficit state, and he is sure that he will not be able to outlive Severus. , the financial officer could only use new solutions to curb Severus' mysterious operations, so he focused on the Suez Canal.
Making money these days is a very difficult thing, and Severus's method of spending money is really speechless. Therefore, Pompianus needs an industry that can continue to bring in money, and the money is stable. When it's easy to start this industry, you can trick Severus into paying and then eat the interest.
After looking around, the financial officer decided to dig and dredge the Suez Canal, open the passage from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, and strengthen sea trade. As for who would pay for the construction of this thing, Pompianus had already thought about it. Of course it was Sevi. Rude.
I even thought about my words - Your Majesty, I have a big business, a business that can increase the soldiers' wages every year. Severus is not interested in other investments, but this kind of business can increase the soldiers' wages every year. Severus Definitely interested.
After all, Severus can pay the soldiers from the private treasury when the state treasury runs out of money. As the emperor, I will advance this part of the salary first. I can lose money, and it will not have any impact if I have no money, but the soldiers are I need this money for a meal.
This is also one of the reasons why Severus gained the support of his soldiers. Therefore, Pompinanus's words can definitely deceive Severus into investing. In this way, Severus will be defrauded of his private treasury and the national treasury will be emptied. Severus will be short-term. There is no money to raise wages.
As for the salary increase every year in the future, of course it is true. What about the profits from the Suez Canal? As long as European sea trade does not stop, the profits will be endless. And with the exchanges between the Han Dynasty and Rome, the trade between the two sides has also increased. It will become more frequent, and the profits of the Suez Canal will also increase year by year, and the share taken every year will become larger and larger, so the salary increase will not be fake.
