In the sale of horses, Liu Bei's side probably has some advantages. After all, before Liu Bei made his fortune, two northern merchants once funded Liu Bei's hundreds of war horses, and now these two merchants are working under Liu Bei.

Officials, Mi Zhu did not dare to neglect Liu Bei's orders, and quickly pulled the two of them from the grassroots to the central government to participate in this economic war.

One of them has thick eyebrows, big eyes, and two wisps of beard, giving him the appearance of a businessman, while the other is more upright compared to that person. These two are Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang, the Youzhou businessmen who funded Liu Bei back then.

When Zhang Shiping saw that Liu Bei, whom he had supported in the past, became emperor, he made the right bet that Liu Bei would be able to achieve great success. He made the right bet, and Su Shuang lost the bet. Therefore, Su Shuang was not excluded when he later joined Zhang Shiping's team.

Instead, he and Su Shuang became rivals, and the two became major representatives in the business world.

"Your Majesty, Zhang Shiping (Su Shuang), pays homage to Your Majesty!" Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang paid homage together.

Seeing the benefactor who had funded him back then, Liu Bei was overjoyed and asked them to stand up quickly: "Please get up quickly. In the past, you two helped me raise an army. If it weren't for your help, how could I be where I am now?"

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After getting up, Zhang Shiping smiled and said: "If we didn't support His Majesty, there might be a second and third one like us to support His Majesty. His Majesty's success did not rely on our strength."

Hearing these words, Liu Bei suddenly felt warm in his heart, and he had an urge to repay his kindness, and now there was an opportunity for him to repay their kindness.

"Shi Ping's words are serious! Now I have a big problem that needs your help again. I wonder if you can agree to it?"

Mi Zhu on the side stepped forward and faced Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang and said: "You two, the overall situation in the world is changing very rapidly. A few days ago it was a battle of swordsmen, but today it has become a big competition of economic strength, so Your Majesty wants to

Let you two also participate in this and help His Majesty win this economic war."

It seems that Liu Bei still needs his help. Since they all made the right bet back then, they don't mind taking another gamble. And in the current situation, small bets are no longer possible. Zhang Shiping wants to make a big bet, betting all his wealth and life.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Shiping answered Mi Zhu's words: "General Mi, do you want my two brothers to participate in this huge economic war?"

Mi Zhu nodded without saying anything. Liu Bei, who was sitting on the dragon chair, also nodded slightly. Now I'm just waiting for you two to say whether you agree or disagree. It's okay to disagree. I, Liu Bei, don't have to let you two join this battle.

Yes, but you were kind to me back then, so I can’t let you lose.

Su Shuang was about to speak, but was abruptly interrupted by Zhang Shiping. He said, "Your Majesty, since I dare to bet that Your Majesty can soar into the sky, I dare to bet that I will win this economic war in terms of strength!"

Liu Bei's eyes lit up and he said: "If you say so..."

I saw Zhang Shiping bowing: "I am willing to share the difficulties with your Majesty! To win this competition of economic strength."

Su Shuang, who was still standing there, looked confused. Where did this happen? Zhang Shiping, you fell down when you said you would. What about the basic morality of a businessman? Is this gone?

Seeing that Su Shuang had not yet expressed his stance, Liu Bei looked at Su Shuang's expression blankly. Was he meditating or obsessing over whether to serve the Kingdom of Shu or not?

"Brother Su Shuang, why are you still standing there?"

After reacting, Su Shuang saw that everyone around him was staring at him, so after thinking for a long time, he finally replied to Liu Bei with his own intention: "Your Majesty, Su Shuang, is willing to work with Zhang Shiping to assist your majesty in winning the war of economic strength."

After a while, Liu Bei, who was about to become sullen at Su Shuang's words, suddenly disappeared. Now the Shu Kingdom has Mi Zhu, a wealthy businessman, and two well-known people, Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang.

Although there are not enough business talents among horse traders, the fewer people there are, the more talented they are.

Next, it was time for Liu Bei to appoint the two of them to official official positions. Now their official positions were county magistrates. Liu Bei directly promoted them to the positions of state Sima and prefect. Zhang Shiping was the Sima of Xunzhou, and Su Shuang was the Sima of Xunzhou.

The two governors of Chengmin not only want to strengthen local management and suppress the powerful and evil deeds, but also actively prepare for war, with the goal of winning this decisive battle.

After being appointed to official positions, what Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang were best at was not the private commodity trade, but the trading relationship between war horses. Since ancient times, horses have been tools for people to travel, and war horses refer to horses used for marching and fighting on the battlefield.

The biggest difference from ordinary horses is that war horses have strong endurance. Ordinary horses do not have strong endurance, and sometimes they may lose their physical strength due to lack of fodder.

"Your Majesty, our country's horse farms are now in the north, adjacent to the Tang Dynasty. Although we are not afraid of Tang's invasion, it may cause discomfort to the horses there, so I suggest that the horses be placed in the eastern suburbs. This can solve any problem.

." Zhang Shiping thought for a while and said.

Zhang Shiping has thought a lot about this issue in his mind, where is the best place to move the horse farm, so these days they are both looking for places to raise horses. Some places are good and have abundant water and grass, but some may cause problems for them.

Symptoms of discomfort. If a war horse suddenly becomes uncomfortable on the battlefield, there is no way to solve the problem.

"I suggest that the horse farm should be moved closer to the capital, because the weather and humidity here are basically the same as the horse farms in the north, and if you move here, you can prepare for war quickly." Zhang Shiping expressed his thoughts and

He also wanted to personally take the troops to the newly built horse farm and let them take them for a month. If there was a good response, then the horse farm would be placed there.

"What do you think?" Liu Bei asked Mi Zhu and the people around him.

Mi Zhu nodded and replied: "I agree with Zhang Shiping's idea. It is best to move the horse farm to the east of the capital. The land and temperature environment there are relatively high. Without experiencing the baptism of war all year round, these war horses no longer look like war horses.

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In fact, this sentence is well-founded. The Kingdom of Shu is now peaceful, with no thieves or rebellions. This group of war horses has no use at all. But when it comes to the eastern border, Soochow is eyeing it, and Cao Cao in the north will not be too quiet.

So they now have to make two preparations.

Su Shuang continued: "War horses are the lifeblood of our country. If they are bred in large numbers, many male horses will be needed to breed them to maintain the strength of our country's cavalry."
Chapter completed!