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Chapter 14 Eastward, Eastward

In Shazhou City, everyone knows that Yang Langjun, who brought tens of thousands of livestock before, brought thousands of livestock here this time, and there were also a lot of goods.

For a moment, another businessman came to the door.

Yang Hao refused everyone and no one was allowed to sell the cows.

That was suggested by Niu Jinbao, saying that he hoped he would sell it to the government in various states along the road: "I have sent people to various states to inform you. Yang Langjun drove the cow away, but I think he would not have to worry about selling it."

So the cattle cannot be sold. But the people in Shazhou said that it would be fine without cattle and sheep.

He brought back not many sheep this time, and sent another 1,500 troops to work hard. You and I two will be digested in Shazhou City within three days.

He originally planned to bring five hundred people home, but now he can only give up.

However, the goods he brought back were quite jealous. But everyone knew that he was protected by the Governor's Mansion, and no one dared to hit him.

Later, I learned that Yang Hao would follow the troops to return east. If he had any thoughts, he could only press it.

If you are escorting the troops on the road, you dare to rob it, which is undoubtedly a rebellion.

Those who like it can only buy it with real money.

Most of the goods were leather and fur, and some jade materials.

When Yang Hao was selling goods, he discussed with the caravans: "If I can evenly match the carriage, the goods will be cheaper for you."

He had no choice.

Although most of the goods I brought back last time were sold, a lot of them were left behind. This time, I brought a lot of them back.

Although it can also be transported by livestock, it is just a hassle of transportation. There are still more than 2,000 miles to go back, and you need to load and unload goods every day to give the livestock a chance to rest.

How labor-consuming?

So he planned to get more cars and let the cows and horses pull them, while the camels can carry less as much as they can. He can save some effort on the road.

He also advised Niu Jinbao: "General, there are so many livestock, and eating and chewing on the road consumes a lot of hay. Only by preparing enough can you walk fast on the road."

I just want Niu Jinbao to help get more board trucks and ship hay.

"In addition, if the livestock drinks cold water today, they may get sick. Yang thought that it would be better to prepare some wooden troughs and large iron pots. You can also boil water along the way for livestock to feed them."

Niu Jinbao felt that this was sophisticated: "I will make people look for it. How much do you think you want?"

Yang Hao suggested that at least 300 vehicles be used to pull the grass: "Let the states along the way prepare some hay. We will send them cattle and they prepare some hay. It is not considered to let them work in vain."

Niu Jinbao thought it was feasible, so he asked someone to go first and say hello along the way.

Three days later, more than 5,000 cattle, and more than 400 camels and more than 200 horses. All of them were concentrated outside the east gate of Shazhou.

Niu Jinbao personally practiced the eight hundred soldiers escorted, which made it a huge fortune, attracting the people of Shazhou City to go out of the city to watch.

However, the even more majestic scene is that the herd of livestock begins to advance eastward.

Yang Hao shouted loudly, pretending that he was commanding the camel caravan.

Then all the people in the sandbank heard a voice: "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Camels stood up one after another, with reins connected to each other, and began to go east with goods. These camels carried fur or marching tents. They looked large in size, but not very heavy.

It is easy to load and unload.

There were more than 200 carriages behind, and the carriages were all tall and shiny fur. They pulled the carriages, and they were loaded with the goods brought back by Yang Hao.

Behind them are hundreds of ox carts, some of which are loaded with goods - Lin Lang.

Then there is hay - for the herd.

This vast 700 cattle and horse carriage is two or three miles long. Behind it is the cattle herd.

The guards were all cavalry, with three hundred riders falling at the end. There were also three hundred riders in front to open the road. The remaining two hundred riders were in the middle.

The cattle and carriage naturally walked on the main road, but the cattle gradually walked into a ball in the wilderness by the road.

Yang Hao was walking in front of the cattle near the herd of cattle. Did he shout?

It's strange that when he shouts, the skinny donkey will scream a few times.

At first, the escorted cavalry were worried that the cattle would get separated, or even frightened and ran away. Unexpectedly, the cattle would always go into a group.

Not only do they walk properly, but they also don't walk slowly. They seem to turn a blind eye to the hay on the ground.

The leader of the army, Captain Huang, finally let go of his heart a little.

He slapped his deputy and then rode his horse to Yang Hao.

"Yang Langjun, according to this journey, we will arrive in Guazhou City tomorrow. I am just worried that the herd of cattle will be frightened."

Yang Hao rode a donkey and he rode a horse. He had to look up at the other party and smiled and said, "Person Huang, please relax. The cattle are raised by those tribes, and I am used to those tribes practicing fighting. Even if there are a large number of horse thieves, they will not be frightened."

"Ah Ang, Ang Ang~" That is, these livestock are always in chaos after my command.

Captain Huang was stunned by the screams of the skinny donkey and said with a smile: "That's good. It is said that the more you go east, the better the weather. Since the beginning of winter, there has been several snowfalls in the sandbank. After passing Guazhou, there has been basically no snow, and there is basically no snow on the road.

“And the rivers along the way have frozen, so it’s easier to walk.

"There is no need to cross the river. If there is no trouble along the way, I can't deliver the cattle in advance.

"I have to rely on Yang Langjun along the way."

Before leaving, the general told the general that the main thing to do was to escort these livestock depends on Yang Hao.

These cavalrymen are just guards.

Yang Hao smiled and said, "Mr. Yang must do his best."

Captain Huang said again: "In this way, please."

Although he had to rely on Yang Hao, Captain Huang was not completely relieved and ordered that the 300 cavalry following him not have to maintain their formation.

Three hundred cavalry scattered into a scattered line and followed behind the cattle. The ones who were originally protecting the convoy were followed behind the convoy.

In this way, the convoys were taken on the road, and the cattle were grazing in the wilderness.

At noon, I found a snow-covered slope, and the group stopped to rest.

Yang Hao found Huang Xiaowei and asked him to order someone to set up a pot and dig snow to boil water: "There is no need to boil it. Just burn it into warm water."

It is not easy to boil water for thousands of livestock.

Yang Hao comforted, "Every time I pass a land, there will be fewer cows. This job means heavier at the beginning."

Captain Huang was not comforted at all.

If Niu Qun gets sick, he will be dealt with by military law. So he can only do it as Yang Hao said.

At this time, he regretted not insisting on asking the general to recruit some civilians.

If there were civil servants here, they wouldn't have to work so hard.

Unfortunately, the general said that if the civil servants were recruited, it would be expensive to eat and consume on the road. He refused his request.

While boiling water and feeding livestock, Yang Hao called more than a dozen soldiers and went to the carriage to pick up more than twenty packs of things.

"Master Huang, it's a cold weather, everyone has worked hard. There are some beef and mutton sauce here. While there is a fire, everyone will roast some to eat."

Captain Huang always smiled and said, "It's a waste of money for Yang Langjun." He knew that all these beefs and mutton were bought by Yang Hao from the Western Regions.

It is said that it has sold a lot, and the price is not low.

After all, it's meat.

And it can also be served for a long time on hot days.

It was very busy at noon and the time was short. The guards could only deal with dry food.

Suddenly I heard that there was meat to eat was definitely an unexpected surprise.

After eating, I continued to rush in the afternoon, and my morale really increased a little.

Yang Hao sighed very much when he looked at it.

These soldiers are not herders, so he can just let the skinny donkeys drive them away. But he can't take care of such a large group of livestock even if he is too busy to take care of them.

If he was on the road alone, he could first bring the livestock into the space and then walk lightly on his body. But there was no room for operation.

But if the soldiers who originally killed the enemy took care of these livestock, people will inevitably get bored over time.

He had to keep these people enthusiastic about the work.

That night, they rushed to Changle County, Guazhou.

Changle County is not big, and it is impossible for livestock to enter the city. Whether it is livestock or humans, they can only stay outside the city.

However, Changle County Government Office was very enthusiastic when he learned that it was going to send them plowing oxen.

The soldiers were much more relaxed when the county government organized people to help feed the livestock. There was also hot food delivered, so they ate it with soy sauce. There was a little more laughter and joy in the camp.

After passing Changle County, fifty miles eastward is Jinchang City, the capital of Guazhou.

That was also their first stop on the eastward journey.

Guazhou is also a border state.

Now the Turks are powerful, and outside the Great Wall is the sphere of influence of the Turks.

The border is only forty or fifty miles away from Jinchang. The troops here are also garrisons. There are also military camps, and spring plowing will occur after spring. Guazhou is also short of cows.

Yang Hao and his party got up before dawn. They fed the livestock first, and then had a full meal.
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