Chapter 35: Entering the Path of Right and Wrong (Middle)

  Of course, when Xiao Shouren was cutting the meat, his arm had been pecked by Geshu Yun's mouth countless times. When applying medicine, it was even more so that he would not rest until he had shocked people to death.

  "Hey! You scoundrel, does your arm hurt now?" Gu Shu Yun asked.

  "It doesn't hurt, it was taken away by a dog."

  "You're angry, huh? Actually, I didn't intentionally bite you. If we were on the vast grasslands, even if others allowed me to bite them, I wouldn't bother." Ge Shu Yun said with an extremely arrogant tone.

  "Uh-huh."

  "What does it mean? Ah! Are you thinking of something bad now?" Geshu Yun asked timidly, seeing Xiao Shouren ignoring him.

  Nothing

  "What? How can there be none?" Geshu Yun subconsciously added a sentence.

  "What? What do you mean?" Now it's Xiao Shouren's turn to be at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

  Xiao Shouren helped Ge Shuyun bandage his wound, and by then, Ge Shuyun had already fainted from the pain. After all, in this era, there was no anesthetic, and Ge Shuyun wasn't Guan Yu, who could endure scraping his bones to treat his injury. Xiao Shouren certainly wasn't the divine Hua Tuo either.

  However, after Xiao Shouren came to this world, he also slowly realized the importance of money and power, which is always in the first place in any era. Only when you grasp the unimaginable wealth and power can you have the opportunity to hold the world's handle.

  When their power and wealth reach an unattainable height, they hold the reins of heaven, with the world as a furnace, the people as firewood, blood and tears boiling within, to grasp the helm of the eight wildernesses.

  Power is still too far away for Xiao Shouren, but now that he has hugged Yang Guang's thigh, maybe tomorrow he can ride a horse in the capital and become a pillar of the Sui Dynasty overnight. However, he understands the principle that power generates wealth and wealth safeguards power.

  With the knowledge of a modern university student, it's enough to make a fortune in the Sui Dynasty.

  Xiao Shouren looked at Ge Shu Yun, who had already fainted for some time, and his mind suddenly turned quickly. He already had a rough plan to make a fortune in his heart. (Guess what it is, hehe.)

  Looking at Ge Shu Yun's sleeping posture, Xiao Shou Ren really didn't know what to do. Perhaps it was because he had helped her cut off the rotten and almost rotten flesh earlier, which was too painful. Ge Shu Yun bit down on Xiao Shou Ren's arm with all her might, even harder than Leslie Cheung biting that hard steamed bun in A Chinese Ghost Story. It was so fierce that it left a deep mark on his arm.

  At this time, Ge Shu Yun had already fainted, but from her trembling body and slightly fearful murmurs, it could be seen that she was not sleeping very soundly.

  From her intermittent mumbling, Xiao Shouren had already roughly guessed many things.

  It's really hard for her, the prairie thing was handed over to a 28-year-old girl to handle, under tremendous pressure, came to this heavily guarded and dangerous commercial city, to complete step by step plan, now also seriously injured, fortunately fell in his own house, if fell in someone else's territory do not know what kind of situation it is now.

  He gently pulled out the arm that had been numb and sore from being pressed by Gu Shu Yun, stood up and stretched his limbs. After a moment's thought, Xiao Shou Ren went out of the door and instructed the shopkeeper not to enter his room before heading out onto the streets of Yu Yang to take a stroll.

  Three months ago, on a night outside Youcheng City's Flying Horse Ranch.

  It was the third day after Yang Guang's large army passed through Yuyang City, and Yang Guang's so-called 30 million-strong army continued to advance in batches. The last wave finally passed through Yuyang City and headed towards Goguryeo. At this time, Yuyang City had already exited people's field of vision, and no one paid attention to the small town of Yuyang City anymore.

  The sky had just darkened, and the horses in the pasture had just been fed their fodder. The groom had also finished washing them down, and another noisy day was about to come to an end. Gao Xiong, the head of the pasture, let out a sigh of relief - these past few days had exhausted him.

  Yang Guang's army marched on, climbing mountains and crossing rivers, many horses were exhausted, especially the southern horses. The southern army had fewer cavalrymen, but that didn't mean they had none. Perhaps it was due to the unfamiliar environment or their physical weakness, as soon as they arrived in the north, they all fell ill. At this time, the opportunity for Fei Ma Pasture came.

  In ancient times, business was not like it is now. The special goods of the past were all controlled by the imperial court. What are special goods? In ancient times, there weren't many special goods, but neither were they few. Things like weapons, iron ore, refined iron, horses, and salt were all special goods. If you wanted to sell horses or salt and iron as a merchant, you had to get approval from the imperial court. This so-called "approval" meant that you had to have the salt and iron permits issued by the imperial court. If the imperial court issued 6,000 salt permits, then you could get several dozen or several hundred salt permits and sell salt legally, making a small fortune.

  These things that can shake the foundation of a country cannot be allowed to be sold at will. Rulers throughout history have understood this principle. Salt is an essential thing for the people's livelihood, and it is the foundation of the country. The foundation of the country refers to the people, and salt is an indispensable thing for the people's life. Therefore, rulers must firmly grasp it in their hands and not allow private individuals to intervene.

  What is iron? Iron and steel are the foundation of a country's stability and turmoil. Stability relies on this, and chaos also arises from this. It's like a double-edged sword; if rulers grasp it firmly in their hands and control it well, it can be a powerful tool for expanding territory and stabilizing the nation, harming enemies while protecting oneself. However, if this thing is lost and falls into others' hands, the world will be thrown into chaos. Ancient swords are now modern guns and cannons; if everyone had guns and cannons today, from minor disagreements leading to gunfire to major political differences resulting in organized riots, could the country not be chaotic? Could the ruling power of ancient exploitative societies not frequently change hands?

  Feima Pastures acquired one-fifth of the horse trading rights from Da Wei due to a major background reason. In Xie Lingyun's words, it is: The world has one stone of horses, Feima has two dou, Yutu has two dou, Bashi has two dou, and Feilong has two dou, with a total of two dou in the world.

  The Jade Tiger refers to Yuwen Hu, because the sons of the Yuwen family all wore jade pendants with large spotted insects at their waists, and the clan's totem was said to be a tiger, so outsiders called them the Jade Tiger Family. The White Lion is also known as the Bai family, referring to the White family, which will be introduced later. The Flying Dragon is undoubtedly referring to the Yang family. As for the mysterious owner of the Flying Horse Ranch, no one knows who it is. Although many people are curious, what does it matter? As long as the horses from these ranches are sold to the imperial court to supplement the military, that's all that matters. The imperial court won't care too much about who the boss of the ranch is.

  No matter whether it was curiosity or other purposes, so many years have passed and countless people wanted to find out who the mastermind behind Flying Horse Ranch is, but they all failed. The Flying Horse Ranch is very large, with four branches in different locations: one in Yuyang City because of its good geographical location, which will be explained later; another at the junction of Zhongyuan and Dunhuang; one in the inner belly of Zhongyuan; and the last one outside the border.

  Yang Guang's so-called three million strong army was able to smoothly occupy Shangjing and launch a major battle three months ago, relying on the support of Feima Pasture to provide horses.

  Although the terrain of this fishing city is very good and suitable for opening a pasture, over the years, only Feima Pasture has been able to make a name for itself here. Other pastures have also wanted to open up a gap and come in to share a piece of the pie, but these are all just fantasies, because so far, no one has succeeded, and they all slink away with their tails between their legs from Fishing City.

  Because within the hundreds of miles around only Fei Ma Pasture in Yu Yang City had horses for sale, so Yang Guang's army could only get in touch with Fei Ma Pasture. After both sides reached an agreement, Fei Ma Pasture kept providing horses to the Great Sui Army.

  The big Sui army has been gone for three days, and Gao Xiong thought he could finally take a break. But this period of time really exhausted him, busy running around, busy with no end in sight, so busy that his body was about to fall apart.

  Talking about Gao Xiong, it's really not simple. Originally, Gao Xiong was a servant of the Gao family in Yu Yang. His grandfather was a subordinate of the Gao family and was granted the surname Gao for his loyalty. From then on, he took the surname Gao. Gao Xiong's father also helped the Gao family with some small business matters until Gao Xiong brought about change.

  When Gao was young, he kindly gave a bowl of noodles to an old Khitan man. The old man pulled out a worn-out book from his bosom, and the words inside were all in Khitan script. The old man told Gao that this was a "horse classic", which was written by a diviner who could tell fortunes by observing horses during the Liao dynasty.

  After seeing off the old man, Xiao Gao knew that his chance to change his fate had arrived. He used the silver he had secretly saved up to buy some wine and dishes, and then he became an apprentice to one of the servants of the Gao family. The Gao family was a prominent clan in Puyu, and due to the city's geographical location, there were people from all over, including those from the Central Plains, Khitan, Tujue, Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla, and even Japan.

  In the lower house of Gao's family, there happened to be a Khitan person. It was with this Khitan that Gao Xiong learned Khitan language and script. Based on what he had learned and the methods recorded in that old booklet, by the time he was twenty years old, Gao Xiong had already become an outstanding horse physiognomist. The brilliance of gold cannot be hidden, especially in an environment where the Gao family lacked a deeply skilled horse physiognomist, Gao Xiong was soon discovered by Gao Kai Tong, the master of the Gao family.

  The Flying Horse Ranch outside the Fishing City has always been managed by the Gao family, and only the successive heads of the Gao family know a little about the behind-the-scenes boss. At this time, God sent him a capable assistant, Gao Xiong. So, Gao Xiong used only ten years of effort to become one of the top servants in the Gao family. By the age of 30, he was already the manager of the Flying Horse Ranch of the Gao family.

  From now on, it's time to lay the groundwork for the subsequent escape and treasure hunt. Actually, from the beginning of Chapter 1, all characters have had background setup, which will be explained one by one later. Everyone who appears in this military camp is here according to plan, not by coincidence, but with premeditation. I won't say more, please continue to collect, click on the red ticket and leave a message.