Liu Xiang named the little white horse and felt like it even more.
After combing Bai Xi's mane a few more times, he forced himself to calm down. He warned himself that he must be restrained. No matter how much he liked or disliked, he could not let his emotions spread without limit, otherwise, his reason would be controlled by his emotions.
The growth of mind lies in the ability to control emotions.
He must always remind himself that this is no longer a peaceful modernity. At the end of this dynasty, he has no capital to indulge his emotions.
He smiled and patted Bai Xi's neck.
"I'll play with you later."
Yan Rou saw this and asked, "How many times will my lord ride this horse?"
Liu Xiang waved his hand and said: "Let's train for a few days and get familiar with it. I'm not good at riding and I don't want to be thrown off.
Although I like this horse, it is unwise to take unnecessary risks."
Riding an unfamiliar horse suddenly is not called showing off one's dignity, but is called recklessness. People fell off horses and were injured everywhere, and many fell to death. Liu Xiang thought it was better to be cautious.
"My lord, what I said is that you are indeed mature and don't look like a young man."
Liu Xiang chuckled and said: "It is good for young people to be high-spirited, indulge in arrogance, and belittle princes, but being reckless is reckless, and it has nothing to do with whether you are a young man or not."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Yan Rou and said, "Ziming, if you have something to say, just say it, you and I are brothers, why should we be pretentious.
Do you still remember when we raised the army a month ago? I made a covenant with you to advance hand in hand. I also said that I would show Ziming the way.
Now, I have fulfilled my promise, Ziming’s path is at my feet, why does Ziming want to trick me?”
Yan Rou was shocked.
"My lord, why did you say this? I have no intention of deceiving my lord."
"I like this horse very much. If there is another reason for it, I don't mind killing it on the spot."
Yan Rou quickly explained: "My lord has misunderstood. This horse was given to me by Lord Wuhuan Qiu Liju. I just handed it over on my behalf. I have no other intention. Please tell me about it."
Liu Xiang just sighed and looked at Yan Rou without saying a word.
Yan Rou saw sweat on her forehead and suddenly knelt down on her knees, bowed down and said:
"Lord, when I was young, I was trapped in the Hu land and was reduced to the status of a slave. I was trusted by my lord, and I was at a low level. I also gave advice from the bottom of my heart. I will never betray my lord. If I violate this oath, I will be killed by both heaven and man."
"When Zi Ming got up and spoke, I didn't doubt Zi Ming. I only lamented that Zi Ming was unwise."
Yan Rou stood up and said, "I thought that by making good friends with Qiu Liju, it would be easier to recruit Hu Qi and also relieve the pressure on the border defense."
"Ziming has misunderstood. How can Qiu Liju allow you to recruit his troops? One of the Hu Qi recruited by Ziming is from the Qiu Liju tribe. If you want to win over, you should go to those small tribes.
If you want to borrow Qiu Liju's soldiers and horses, you must be stronger than him. Then you can use him to fight for us.
This is what the Han Dynasty did, and this is something we can learn from.
As for the issue of border defense, what does it have to do with whether we are on good terms or not? If we are strong, the other side will not dare to come. If we are weak, we will only get beaten.
Border defense, to put it bluntly, is just a matter of hard work."
Yan Rou was quite enlightened after hearing this.
"My lord is farsighted and far-sighted, but I am not as good as me. Fortunately, my lord reminded me of my mistakes. I made mistakes without realizing it. I am really ashamed."
Liu Xiang shook his head and said: "Ziming, there is no need to underestimate yourself. When you first take on a big job, you will inevitably encounter bumps and bumps, so don't hesitate.
Let’s talk about Master Wuhuan, that Qiu Liju must have something up his sleeve.”
"He wanted to trade with each other. The grassland was barren and the barbarians were stupid, so he hoped to trade with the Han people to supplement daily necessities. After the lord raised an army, the trade with each other was cut off. Naqiu Liju wanted to trade with the Han people openly, otherwise he would go south to plunder."
Liu Xiang sneered and said disdainfully: "He wants salt, iron and grain, and what he is anxious about is not that the mutual trade has been cut off, but that the smuggling of powerful families has been cut off.
You are trying to deceive me into being weak, so you don’t dare to fight with me, you just want to blackmail me.”
Yan Rou advised: "My lord, if a powerful family can trade with him, we can also trade with him. Anyway, we can make money. We don't need to smuggle, and we can make more."
"A powerful family can ignore the life and death of the people, but we can't. I also want to recruit refugees to open up wasteland. The more food I have, the better, so I won't give it to him.
Iron cannot be sold to him.
Ziming went to give him a reply. Food and iron were scarce and could not be traded. Others could be traded with each other.
I have the anti-plague pill, and I asked him if he wants it. I have a good talk with him about using the anti-plague pill to treat the plague.
Just say that this is a treasure, and it was because you were on good terms with him that you worked hard to get a batch of them. Ten plague-repelling pills can be exchanged for a war horse. That’s it, if you miss it, it’s gone.”
Yan Rou had seen Liu Xiang cure the plague quickly, and he had also heard about the "Heavenly Punishment Incident". He felt that the plague-repelling pill was very magical and a treasure that even the world was afraid of. Although Liu Xiang distributed it to the army, it was because of the Lord.
Love the soldiers.
This idea was generally popular in the army, and Liu Xiang's reputation in the army was much higher than he thought.
Yan Rou felt that how could such a valuable treasure be sold to the barbarians and sold so cheaply, so she hurriedly advised: "My lord, the anti-plague pill cannot be sold to the barbarians. This is a miraculous thing that even the heavens are afraid of. How can it be sold so cheaply?"
Hu people."
Liu Xiang blinked.
Um?
His understanding of soap is different from that of people of this era. He has already adjusted the positioning of soap. Judging from Yan Rou, is it still too low?
Mistakes in product evaluation will affect profits.
Liu Xiang asked tentatively: "How much does Ziming think the Anti-Plague Pill should be sold for?"
“Priceless!”
It's all nonsense. There is no priceless treasure in the world. Liu Xiang curled his lips and said: "The army is almost full of people. How can Ziming have the confidence to say that it is a priceless treasure?"
"That's the Lord's love and protection, and the refining of the divine elixir to protect the sergeant."
Well, Liu Xiang didn't expect that Yan Rou was also stubborn about soap. His words should have been said by Cui Yi.
So, he changed his mind and said, "If I give a piece to Qiu Liju, can it match the value of the white sacrifice?"
"How can such an ordinary horse compare with the Anti-Plague Pill?"
Liu Xiang was a little dazed. He had distributed tens of thousands of soap bars in the army. According to Yan Rou, his soldiers were millionaires per capita?
Impossible, in Liu Xiang's values, loyalty also has a price, and there is no betrayal just because you give less.
"Won't they sell it for money? If you sell it, you will be rich for a lifetime." Liu Xiang's voice was a little erratic, and he didn't even know whether he was asking Yan Rou or himself.
Yan Rou replied solemnly: "Then his reputation will be ruined, and his descendants and his clan will be shamed because of him.
Moreover, he will undoubtedly die, and one of the soldiers in the army will chop him into pieces with one sword."
It is also a matter of values. Liu Xiang and the people of the Han Dynasty had different core concepts.
This era pays more attention to morality and reputation. It is not about the good character of the ancients or the good Confucian education. Confucianism only puts forward a standard, not the core need.
The most important thing is survival.
It's all about living.
In modern times, a person's bad reputation will not affect his survival. He can still have enough food and clothing.
But the Han Dynasty was different. This was an era of low productivity, and one person could not survive alone.
And productivity determines the social structure.
The foundation of Han Dynasty society was still a clan society that held together for warmth, and people with a bad reputation would really die.
So they instinctively protect their reputation.
Therefore, loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness prevail.
This has practical needs and is not entirely about the construction of spiritual civilization.
Liu Xiang shook his head, human nature was so complicated. He didn't want to be a philosopher, he should think about how to trade soap.
Liu Xiang believes that the soap has such a high evaluation because the time is too short. People's shock has not yet passed. After a while, the evaluation will naturally drop.
It is more practical to take the opportunity to make money.
It’s safe to put the bag in the bag, this is a wise saying.
"I took a high-quality lacquer box, put a few anti-plague pills in it, and gave them to Qiu Liju so that Ziming could show off.
If Qiu Liju wants to buy it, let him make an offer, my base price is one gold in exchange for a high-quality war horse."