I Built a Territory in Ancient Times Chapter 59

Chapter 59

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“These are the horses that the caravan brought back from the Wan Kingdom?” Xie Yixiu was surprised.

Ming Yu nodded proudly, he pleasley said: “Of course, the horses of the Wan Kingdom are famous in the countries of the Western Regions, otherwise Ben Wang would not bother to let people bring the horses back.”

“Good horse!” Xie Yixiu praised.

Hearing the praise, Ming Yu smiled until his eyebrows bent, looking like ‘you have good taste.’ “Let me tell you, this time Bu Atan also changed back two rouge horses, the fur color is as red as rouge, hence the name. This rouge horse can be regarded as a famous horse in all countries of the Western Regions, its speed is as strong as if it’s flying. It’s really a rare good horse.” Ming Yu began to show off.

Xie Yixiu looked over, and sure enough, there were two red horses, which were like cranes in a flock of chicken. It’s whole body was as red as charcoal rouge, without the slightest bit of variegated color from head to tail. At a glance, it could be seen as a good horse breed. 

Xie Yixiu nodded in agreement. At the beginning, when Ming Yu had nothing, he came to beg him, and promised to exchange with a good horse, originally he did not believe in this kind of empty words of wolf in sheep clothing, but after listening to Ming Yu’s plan, he actually took the advantage to agree on the spot. 

He didn’t have much hope for this. It wasn’t until Ming Yu began to prepare the caravan. Then the caravan went west, it was only now that the horses really appeared in front of him as Ming Yu said, that he realized that Ming Yu had unknowingly fulfilled his words that were once like a fantasy story.

No matter what, Ming Yu was determined in moving towards the goal he had set. When others were still confused by the light in front of them and couldn’t see through the direction of the future, Ming Yu had already planned the path he would take in the future. Moreover, he had begun to silently prepare in this aspect, how strong a wisdom is needed to move forward step by step like this? Then the next step would be the horse farm, the future armored horses of the Great Yan, all of them will be slowly realized in the hands of Ming Yu.

Xie Yixiu was shocked and relieved in his heart. Ming Yu was really different. He stared blankly at Ming Yu’s bright smile, as if as long as he saw his smile, his heart could gush with sunshine-like warmth.

Ming Yu didn’t notice Xie Yixiu’s eyes, he looked at these horses, the smile on his face couldn’t stop, these are the capital of his fortune, all his future wealth!

These horses were previously covered in dirt, so they couldn’t see anything, but now that they were clean, they looked noble and strong, with smooth lines. Each one of them was too beautiful. Especially these two rouge horses, as long as people see them, they will grow to like them. Ming Yu had already begun to regret it, he already knew that he really shouldn’t have agreed to General Xie’s conditions, he really couldn’t bear to give the horse out for nothing.

If he left all these horses behind, he would have a lot of foals in the future! Therefore, Ming Yu regretted.

“That… General Xie, what do you think about this horse?” Ming Yu’s heart spun quickly.

Xie Yixiu came back to his senses, “These horses are very good. ”

“No, I, Ben Wang meant… Well! Is it okay if Ben Wang owe the horse to you and slowly send you one by one instead?” Ming Yu said with a shy face.

Xie Yixiu didn’t know why. Why would Ming Yu propose to slow it down like this?

Ming Yu leaned in and said with a smile: “These horses are all from the Western Regions, think about it, they came all the way here, they definitely are not used to the climate here. Moreover, these horses are very expensive, the horse breeder over there on your side will definitely not be able to raise them if they don’t understand their habits. If you instead let them foster on my side first, and have professionals from Wan Kingdom to take care of them, there will never be such a problem, right? ”

Xie Yixiu narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at Ming Yu, as if to pry something from Ming Yu’s sincere face.

Ming Yu generously let him look, the expression on his face was indifferent. It was as if everything was really for Xie Yixiu’s sake.

Xie Yixiu thought for a while, and already understood what Ming Yu meant, there was a hint of softness in his eyes, he nodded in thought, “Hmm! That’s true. ”

Ming Yu was overjoyed in his heart, seemingly promising, as long as he continued to work hard, this matter might really have a turnaround.

“Isn’t that right? You also think that this is the case, then Ben Wang’s proposal should be feasible, right?” Ming Yu put his elbow on Xie Yixiu’s shoulder and asked with a smile.

Xie Yixiu had long lost his temper with Ming Yu’s occasional unruly behavior. At first he was not used to it, so he would avoid it, but now, he had even begun to get used to it.

Therefore, regarding to the hand on his shoulder, Xie Yixiu turned a blind eye, only glanced at it and withdrew his gaze, “It’s feasible…”

Before Ming Yu could rejoice, he heard the second half of Xie Yixiu’s words come out, “It’s feasible, but… I thought that I could also send people to learn the horse breeding method of the Wan Kingdom people. It’s better to teach people to fish so they can eat fish forever than to give them the fish so they would finish it in a day, right?”

No! Don’t think that! Ming Yu gritted his teeth angrily, b*stard, you’re deliberately teasing me, right?

His eyes opened wide, he hated the fact that he can’t stare holes into this person. Xie Yixiu was calm and collected, unaware of the eye blades that Ming Yu threw over.

However, even though he was angry and hateful in his heart, on the surface he still had to show a smile, “There are so many troubles, Ben Wang will do it for you, General Xie, you just have to rest assured.” 

Xie Yixiu saw that Ming Yu was bulging and dared to be angry and did not dare to speak, he even had to force a smile showing a joyful expression, the corners of his mouth had a slight curve.

He doesn’t really necessarily want these horses now. What he said just now was just to tease him, seeing how Ming Yu changed his expression so quickly, how cute! It made his fingers itch and wanted to poke! Who would have thought that the usually not laughing person, the cold General Xie would tease people?

“No trouble at all.” Xie Yixiu’s usually cold voice was also two points lighter.

Ming Yu supported his forehead, why doesn’t this person listen to advice? “General Xie, how about you put the horse here, and Ben Wang will help you raise it first, then Ben Wang will calculate it as rent money for you later?” Ming Yu was determined to leave the horses behind, he simply released a big move. These horses were deposited in the bank as principal. When he pays interest, he does not believe that this person would not be moved. Wasn’t it because this person would never want to suffer losses? If there is something cheap for him and he doesn’t bite then he’s simply not called Xie Yixiu.

Sure enough, Xie Yixiu showed interest, “What did you say?” After listening to Ming Yu’s explanation of interest, Xie Yixiu did not immediately agree, and hesitated for a while before saying: “I am afraid that this matter is inappropriate, Wang Ye will inevitably suffer too much.” 

Seeing that he was shaken, Ming Yu was happy in his heart, little guy, I already said it, how could this trick of luring with interests can’t hook you?

“I won’t suffer losses, won’t suffer losses, as long as General Xie agrees, everything is good.” 

Xie Yixiu finally seemed to make a decision, “I can’t let Wang Ye suffer a loss, so I will leave the horse to settle here temporarily, but…”

What Ming Yu hated the most was when people say something half way and leave the other half, General Xie was usually extremely straightforward, but today he’s too over sensitive, really making people anxious. 

“But what?” Ming Yu asked patiently.

At this time, Xie Yixiu did not keep suspense, and said directly: “The eight thousand mile eyes that Wang Ye promised me last time are too few, the high ranking generals in the Red-Robed Army can’t be covered at all…”

This is easy to do, it’s possible if he wanted the thousand mile eyes. The craftsmen can also take a small number of orders after the craftsmen have finished the glass mirrors that are to be transported into the capital, as long as it does not affect the normal workshop work.

“I can help you order another batch of thousand mile eyes for you, but it will take a little longer.” Ming Yu said truthfully.

Xie Yixiu nodded in agreement, “Then what about the money?”

Last time Ming Yu traded with his thousand mile eyes, it was obvious that Ming Yu had resolutely ripped off a sum of money. If he didn’t ask for some back, his heart would be uneasy, after all, he still had the Red Robe Army to raise, so he had to be meticulous. Otherwise others would not give him the title of ‘ferocious’ and ‘cheapstake’, Ming Yu gritted his teeth, “Okay! Ten percent less…” Seeing Xie Yixiu stretching out three fingers and tapping lightly, Ming Yu jumped to his feet, “No, thirty percent less is too much, at most twenty percent less for you!” 

Getting twenty percent worth of thousand mile eyes less was indeed the bottom price of Ming Yu. If he took even lesser money then he will be poverty stricken. He still relied on this income to support his family, and to be honest, it is not easy for everyone.

Seeing that Ming Yu had an iron heart, Xie Yixiu nodded and compromised, “But! When Wang Ye’s horse farm is completed in the future, Wang Ye will give priority of trade to the Red Robe Army. The price is ten percent lower than that of others, what do you think?”

“Hiss!” Ming Yu felt a chill down his spine, the spit of his stomach hurt. If it’s like this, how much will his horse farm be sold in the future? If he’s like this how can he earn any profit!

“I love these horses. There are only more than ten horses, but there are many soldiers in the Red Robe Army, therefore it won’t be enough.” Xie Yixiu shook his head and sighed.

“Hehe! General Xie, what do you think is the relationship between the two of us? Why do you still have to divide between you and me? I would suffer big losses this time.”Ming Yu cried bitterly.

“Favor returns with favor, transaction returns with transaction, the two of them cannot be confused, isn’t this what Wang Ye said?” Xie Yixiu had a smile in his eyes.

This is what Ming Yu said when he talked about thousand mile eyes trade last time, now it was borrowed by Xie Yixiu to say this, directly blocking Ming Yu back.

Alright! Disaster is one brought by oneself, Ming Yu finally understood. Turns out this person had been prepared to take revenge from the start. Because he took advantage of the thousand mile eyes last time, it made him suffer some losses. But this time he came to make up for it! Xie Yixiu is indeed Xie Yixiu, worthy of his name, and he finally experienced it now.

“That’s it, that’s it, so be it.” Ming Yu said with a shrug. Otherwise, what else can he do? He’s seriously short on good horses now, with these more than ten horse breeds, there will be more than this number in the future.

He wants to build the largest horse farm in the Great Yan, so good horse breeds are indispensable, so Ming Yu can only bear it by gritting his teeth.

Xie Yixiu knew the needs of Ming Yu to build a horse farm, otherwise he would not have agreed to leave his horse behind. It’s just that it’s still very good to be able to get some benefits from it, looking at Ming Yu’s frustrated appearance, the more Xie Yixiu looked the more he cherished it. This person is liked no matter what he expression he had on his face, but being able to bully him is indeed very fulfilling, of course, only he can bully him. Others, hum!

Xie Yixiu said that he couldn’t let Wang Ye suffer a loss, but in the end, he took advantage of it. More than a dozen horses were only temporarily raised here in Mingyu’s place, nominally they’re still Xie Yixiu’s, but Xie Yixiu took this as a condition, not only did he get more thousand miles eyes, but also set preferential conditions for the sale of horses in the future.

In this way, Ming Yu had suffered a big loss. After fighting with this person for so long, he was at a disadvantage most of the time, is this still humane? Ming Yu’s current expression was sad, not wanting to speak to him and did not want to pay attention to him.

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