Wei Qing had a total of two items of income in Ping'an Market.
One is to collect stall fees from stall owners, and the other is to, in an official capacity, purchase large quantities of animal skins and medicinal herbs from people in the mountainous areas, and send them to Pinglan, the county government, for sale.
Ma Xiaoli is usually responsible for these high-profile matters.
This is not to say that Wei Qing will not give his old brothers a chance...
But he was afraid that the elite legion he had worked so hard to create would be contaminated with too much copper odor and its combat effectiveness would be reduced.
"..."
Wei Qing's purpose of making money is to support the army.
The purpose of raising the army is to cultivate an elite army to deal with the Huns.
If it is just to make money, it is putting the cart before the horse.
That's why Wei Qing handed over this matter to Ma Xiaoli.
"..."
Let’s get back to the point.
Ma Xiaoli turned to the dozens of soldiers who were following him and said, "Count the numbers and load the goods quickly!"
After hearing Ma Xiaoli's words, the soldiers behind him immediately took action.
The two of them worked together to drive their respective cattle over, and together they carefully moved the animal skins and medicinal materials into the baskets, then pulled up the cattle and stood in a row.
Seeing that all the beast skins and medicinal materials were packed, dozens of cattle were standing there neatly, and more than a hundred soldiers were waiting there, waiting to set off.
Ma Xiaoli couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction.
"..."
Immediately, Ma Xiaoli, after bidding farewell to Commander Liu, gave the order and returned to the Gannan military camp with a large army filled with goods.
"..."
Still following the old rules, Ma Xiaoli rode his horse and walked at the front of the queue.
The dozens of soldiers were driving the cattle on the ground on foot, slowly returning along the winding mountain road from where they came.
Ma Xiaoli led the ox team and trekked on the mountain road for an afternoon. At dusk, they finally returned to the Gannan military camp.
The long line of cattle slowly entered from the village gate, walked to the warehouse door, and then lined up again.
"..."
Ma Xiaoli jumped off his horse and ordered his subordinates to gather their cattle, unload the furs and medicinal materials, and put them into the warehouse for stacking.
At this moment, most of the warehouse, which is about a hundred feet wide, is filled with fox, black bear, tiger and other furs, as well as valuable goods such as ginseng, Ganoderma lucidum and Huangjing. It is a spectacular and shocking sight.
"..."
In the main hall of the Gannan military camp, Wei Qing walked out slowly, followed closely by Bai Yunsheng.
Seeing Ma Xiaoli coming back with a team full of goods, Bai Yunsheng greeted him loudly from a distance: "I've worked hard on you these past few days, Ma!"
Hearing this, Ma Xiaoli hurriedly stepped forward. While greeting Wei Qing, he smiled at Bai Yunsheng and said, "You're welcome. There's no such thing as hard work."
When Wei Qing heard this, he smiled slightly, patted him on the shoulder encouragingly, looked at the furs and herbs in the warehouse, nodded and said, "This time, we have mined enough ore."
"It's not easy to store so much goods in your hands, except for keeping those top-quality furs..."
"It's time to sell those ordinary goods and exchange them for some copper plates and silver."
"..."
Ma Xiaoli nodded and replied: "What you said makes sense, we should sell these goods to get some money."
"..."
Looking at the goods in this warehouse, Wei Qing felt proud.
With these furs and herbs on hand, Wei Qing can increase the pay of his soldiers, ensure their soldiers have good food, and have excellent equipment.
But there is still a certain distance between establishing an elite army.
After all, a truly elite army cannot be created by throwing money at it.
Now, although Wei Qing has gradually become wealthy due to his business of selling furs and medicinal herbs, there is no doubt that Wei Qing is still far from enough in other aspects.
Therefore, he planned to exchange it for silver as soon as possible.
In the future, whether it was rewarding subordinates, buying off superiors, or recruiting talents, Wei Qing would always use money.
Bai Yunsheng on the side heard this and nodded in agreement.
"..."
Just when Wei Qing, Bai Yunsheng and others were looking forward to a better future.
A soldier wearing armor rushed in from outside and gave Wei Qing and others a blow to the head.
I only heard the soldier saying urgently to Wei Qing: "Sir, it's bad, something has happened."
"Over the county town of Pinglan, brothers used flying pigeons to pass messages and return letters. There, Inspector Niu Ben, who was responsible for selling furs and medicinal herbs, was injured by several patrolmen. He took thirty carts of furs and medicinal herbs with him. , and all of them were detained.”
When Wei Qing heard this, his expression changed, and a surge of anger surged directly into his heart.
"..."
It turned out that Wei Qing, who was engaged in the business of selling large quantities of furs and medicinal herbs from the Mengton Mountains, naturally set his sights on Pinglan, the most populous and prosperous county in Dai County for the sake of sales.
Although the Han Empire had always had strict laws prohibiting the army from doing business.
But the profits are exciting. Which of those generals is innocent in private? Have you ever done anything like this?
Moreover, many legions have excessive expenses and insufficient military pay. They cannot make ends meet and the soldiers are hungry.
At the general level, there is no other way but to find a way to solve the problem of money and food.
"..."
As for Wei Qing, in order to get rid of the goods in his hands, he locked the market in Pinglancang, the county town.
Niu Ben, a ninth-grade inspector, led more than forty capable soldiers and drove thirty bullock carts filled with goods to the county town of Pinglan for sales.
Wei Qing's move was to open up the fur and herbal medicine business and pave a way for the normal operation of the business in the future.
"..."
Unexpectedly, Niu Ben didn't find the seller in less than half a month. Instead, he was injured and the goods were robbed.
"..."
For Wei Qing, this was like scratching a tiger's butt. Damn it, he was looking for death!
After taking a deep breath, Wei Qing first asked with concern: "Is that guy Niu Ben seriously injured?"
"..."
"Sir, Inspector Niu was seriously injured, and the other brothers were also beaten, but fortunately, no one died."
Hearing this, the soldier bowed and replied.
“…”
Wei Qing couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.
As long as no one died, it's okay. It's okay if the goods are lost, as long as the people are okay.
"..."
"Didn't that bastard Niu Ben reveal his identity?"
On the other side, Bai Yunsheng interjected angrily.
"..."
"It was bright, but when the other party heard it, he hit him harder."
"They... they cursed and said that we were with the wrong master and didn't know how to show appreciation, so we deserved to be beaten..."
The soldier glanced at Wei Qing cautiously and murmured in a low voice.
