When Shi Yi thinks about Xianyu, someone always comes to disturb her.

Horse improvement is a good thing that will benefit the present and future generations!"

King Dongshan looked at Weidong in astonishment, with turbulent waves in his heart.

More than that, this is a major event that benefits the country and the people!

He thought: Weidong, you don’t know that what you are doing now is what your royal brother has been planning to do for a long time, but because there were too many people opposing it, and the court was too poor, etc., due to various reasons, it was never accomplished.

Although there is no ability to implement it immediately, my brother the emperor has always mentioned this matter. As long as there is a little surplus in the national treasury, breeding good horses will definitely be the top priority.

And you, a small businessman, actually accomplished this task so quietly. Your vision is much farther than those old antiques in the court, and your ability to take action is beyond their reach.

They have to discuss every little thing over and over again, worrying about this and that, and by the time they have finished discussing it, the opportunity is gone.

I will definitely tell my brother about this good news in the future. I wonder how happy he will be.

Make sure he rewards you well!

It’s worthy of you, Weidong!

King Dongshan's health gradually recovered. He was able to walk slowly and became healthier day by day.

Weidong was very happy and took him to eat the most authentic mutton soup, Hu Bing, milk tea, milk lumps and other foods that are very characteristic of the grassland.

Dongshan King is very adaptable!

There is nothing pretentious about eating.

Weidong thought that the King would not like the smell of mutton, but he did not expect that the King of Dongshan would be surprisingly easy to feed. He would accept any mutton or beef and eat them happily.

He ate two large bowls of food before putting down his chopsticks. His belly was round and his face was visibly rosy. Weidong was happy to see Xie Jiu like this.

After eating, Weidong took him for a walk on the grassland to help digest the food, and occasionally told him about the different customs in different places on the grassland.

Because Weidong found that when he said these to Xie Jiu, Xie Jiu always listened very carefully.

So, whenever he remembered, he would tell Xie Jiu about it.

Huba from the caravan came to Weidong and said, "Boss, Altan is here and is waiting for you at the stable."

Wei Dong nodded, "Got it, I'll be there in a minute."

Weidong said to Xie Jiu, "Do you want to go back and rest, or come with me? I need to discuss business with Altan, which may take a long time."

His original intention was to tell Xie Jiu that he would be busy for a long time, and asked him to take a walk for a while and then go back to rest. After all, he had not fully recovered yet, and he was afraid that he would be tired.

King Dongshan wanted to go with Weidong to take a look. He pulled Weidong's sleeve, and Weidong understood his idea.

He shook his head helplessly,

"You said you're not fully recovered yet, but you're still so dishonest. When you get better, I won't be able to find you every day."

Having said that, I still took him with me.

A prairie man with a big belly was standing next to the horse farm fence.

He was dressed in gorgeous grassland clothing, a loose robe with wide sleeves, three huge rubies inlaid on the belt, an eagle crown on his head, a big fleshy face with a double chin, and his whole face was bright red.

Altan saw Weidong from afar, opened his arms and laughed happily, speaking in a language that King Dongshan could not understand: "...&***&...&"

Then he was about to give Weidong a warm hug, but was pushed away by King Dongshan.

Altan had a confused look on his face. He looked at King Dongshan in disbelief as he continued to chatter non-stop.

You don't need a translation to know that this passage is definitely not nice to hear. It is very likely an insult. The insults are probably very dirty and the hands are constantly gesticulating.

Weidong was also completely unprepared for Xie Jiu's behavior, but after a moment, he explained to Altan in fluent Hu language.

The gist of it is: "I'm a newcomer here, and I don't know the etiquette of the grassland. I thought you were going to attack me, so I attacked you subconsciously."

Altan looked at the burly man next to Weidong and thought: It doesn't look like that. It seems like he just doesn't like me.

But for the sake of business, this is not a big deal worth delving into.

Altan accepted Weidong's explanation and happily talked about business with Weidong directly, skipping the hugging part.

He said in nonsense:

"Hey! Dong, your horses are in great shape this time! I can trade my horse with you. Or how about ten horses and ten sheep for one horse?"

Wei Dong raised his eyebrows, smiled faintly and said nothing.

Altan laughed and continued:

"Look, last year I gave you several Arabian horses, they are all worth a fortune, and only I, Altan, can get such beautiful horses."

Wei Dong also spoke nonsense:

"Alatan, if you still have a Ferghana horse or a Thousand-Li Horse this time, you can trade directly. I can also exchange horses with you in the same way as before.

However, there are no horses in your stable that I like this time. They are not really good horses, but just a little bit better than ordinary horses. I am not interested in such a deal. Unless…"

Unless you give me a good horse, you don't have to say all this, Altan knows it.

"This Alatan is getting more and more cunning, and he is more perfunctory each time, and the quality of the horses is getting worse and worse.

Shopkeeper, why don't we not trade with him this time? The Red Sun Tribe also wants to trade with us."

Huba stood aside and couldn't help complaining, and made suggestions to Weidong.

Altan could not speak Chinese, but he could understand a little bit. He said excitedly:

“Don, don’t trust the Red Sun Tribe. Their horses are not as good as mine. It’s best if we cooperate.

I will find you some good horses from other places, and I will definitely satisfy you."

Weidong took a look at the horses in the fence next to him. They were all in good condition. Their caravan was more strict this time, and the horses with poor fat were under strict control.

It would be impossible to exchange the horses according to the previous exchange standards this time, but it would not be good to directly reject Altan.

It would be easy to offend him that way. Although this man is cunning, he also has some skills.

He was able to smuggle out the Ferghana horses that were under extremely strict control of Dayuan. Although the number was small, he was able to get a few every time.

Otherwise, Weidong would not let him reap the benefits.

Altan also knew this.

Weidong didn't want to offend him to death, but he also wanted to put some pressure on him to give him more good horses.

He said calmly:

"Alatan, the Red Sun Tribe and several other nearby tribes will hold a horse race in a few days.

You can bring your team of horses to participate. If you can take first place, it will prove that your horses are good enough. We can also make the exchange as you said.

If you come in second, you will have to subtract two horses and two sheep from your conditions. If you only come in third, then…"