hsntnovel Chapter 2396: Buying a Horse with Gold
Chapter 2396: Buying a Horse with Gold
Seeing Li Shen and Xue Wanbei like this, others also gathered around. They didn't understand why King Ji was so excited after seeing a horse.
Although the horse has a unique color and looks like a BMW, it can be seen that King Ji is very wealthy and has no shortage of good horses.
Ashina She'er also looked confused, as he had never heard of the name "Shifachi".
Everyone could see that Prince Ji loved the horse. His eyes lit up and he reached out to touch the horse's head.
But the horse turned its head and avoided Li Shen's hand.
"Your Highness, Prince Ji, this horse was captured during our campaign in the Western Regions. I wonder why Your Highness named it Shifachi? However, this horse is truly exceptionally majestic. It gallops like lightning and possesses exceptional endurance."
Ashina She'er came to Li Shen and spoke softly.
"Take it out and show it to me."
Li Shen took a few steps back and gave an order.
Ashina She'er quickly went into the stable and led the horse out.
Li Shen walked around Ma Pi and looked at him carefully. The more he looked, the more excited he became, even more excited than if he had won a million.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, I wonder if this horse has any deeper meaning?"
Seeing Li Shen so excited, Ashina She'er asked curiously.
"There's no deep meaning. I just think its color looks good." Li Shen shook his head.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, the Shifachi you are talking about is..." Ashina She'er continued to ask.
At this time, Xue Wanbei, who was standing by, also looked at the horse and explained:
"General Ashina, this Shifachi is..."
"cough!!"
Before Xue Wanbei could finish his words, Li Shen coughed heavily and then warned Xue Wanbei with his eyes.
"Um... General Ashina, I love this horse very much. I wonder if you would be willing to give it to me? I am willing to pay a thousand strings of cash for it. I hope General Ashina will agree to this."
Li Shen looked at Ashina She'er expectantly, his eyes full of desire.
"This..." Ashina She'er hesitated. He got this horse by chance and he loved it very much.
As a general on the battlefield, he understood how important a good warhorse was to them.
To them, war horses are their comrades-in-arms and can save their lives at critical moments.
"Two thousand strings of cash!" Li Shen stretched out two fingers.
The others stared in amazement. This horse was actually worth two thousand strings of cash? Impossible! Even the best horses in the Tang Dynasty would not be worth more than a thousand strings of cash.
It seems that this horse must have other value.
Ashina She'er was also a little shocked. He didn't expect that this horse was worth two thousand strings of cash. He just took a look at the horse with some reluctance in his eyes.
After hesitating for a long time, he said:
"Your Highness Prince Ji, your humble servant..."
"Five thousand strings!"
Li Shen saw that Ashina She'er wanted to refuse and immediately stretched out five fingers. Ashina She'er was a duke and a general.
He was also a leader of the Ashina tribe.
Two thousand strings of cash was indeed not very attractive to him, so Li Shen increased it to five thousand strings of cash.
"This..." Ashina She'er was stunned. He was actually just about to agree, but thinking about how King Ji had spared Yaoluoge Pijia for his sake, he was ready to thank King Ji in this way.
Unexpectedly, Prince Ji increased the amount again and gave him 5,000 strings of cash to buy a horse.
Others were also a little shocked and even more curious about this horse. What exactly is the value of this horse?
"Why? General Ashina is unwilling to part with it? Or is it that the money I offered was too little?"
Li Shen asked with some displeasure, spending five thousand strings of cash to buy a horse, who else in the whole Tang Dynasty could be so wasteful except him.
"No, no, no, Your Highness Prince Ji has misunderstood. Since Your Highness likes this horse so much, I am willing to give it to Your Highness Prince Ji without charging you a penny."
Ashina She'er waved his hand quickly. Five thousand strings of cash was indeed a lot, but compared to his good relationship with Prince Ji, it was nothing.
How much profit can Ji Wangfu make from its 20% share of northern sales every year?
"Hahahaha, in that case, thank you very much, General Ashina, for giving up your love."
Li Shen's expression changed and he burst into laughter. As long as he could get this horse, it would be fine.
"Your Highness, Prince Ji, you are too polite. A horse is a gift to a hero. Your Highness, Prince Ji, is so heroic and worthy of this fine horse."
Seeing that Prince Ji was happy, Ashina She'er also followed suit and flattered him.
These words made Li Shen even happier.
"General, thank you for your praise. I just like this horse.
I cannot take the general's warhorse for nothing, so I will have the five thousand strings of cash I mentioned earlier delivered to the military camp tomorrow."
Li Shen waved his hand.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, I have already said that this is a gift to Your Highness. How can I ask for Your Highness's money? This is absolutely unacceptable."
Ashina She'er quickly refused.
"General, please don't refuse. This is also a token of my appreciation. Compared to this, I am the one who has the better deal.
Such a fine horse would be worth ten thousand taels, not to mention five thousand taels."
Li Shen stroked the mane on the horse's neck as if he was stroking his concubine.
Everyone could see how much Prince Ji loved this horse.
"Then I would like to thank His Royal Highness Prince Ji for the reward." Ashina She'er no longer refused. Sometimes, refusal actually means to distance oneself from the relationship.
Prince Ji doesn't need that little bit of money at all. Five thousand strings of cash is just a drop in the bucket for him.
"Well, oh, I've come at the right time today. I'm very happy. It's getting late, so I'll go back.
Tomorrow the king will send the shopkeeper to buy the spoils from the soldiers.
You can rest assured that it is definitely a fair price.”
Li Shen was happy to get the good horse, but he was also anxious to go back.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, please use kindness again before leaving. This is also our respect for Your Highness Prince Ji."
Ashina She'er suggested.
Li Shen shook his head and refused:
“No, I’m busy with official duties, and there are still many things to deal with in Xizhou Prefecture, so I won’t delay here.
I can feel your friendship."
After saying that, Li Shen ordered Shitou to lead the horse outside. He was not in the mood to inspect here anymore and just wanted to go back and try out this fine horse.
Seeing that Prince Ji was determined to do so, everyone did not force him and sent him to the gate of the camp.
"We respectfully bid farewell to His Royal Highness Prince Ji." Everyone saluted and watched Li Shen board the carriage and slowly drive away.
"General Xue, what is the origin of this horse?"
After Li Shen's team walked away, everyone stood up. Yang Hongli looked at Xue Wanbei and asked curiously.
"Didn't the general just tell you about the origins of this horse? He found it by chance."
Xue Wanbei replied.
"We naturally know that he was an accidental acquisition of the general, but we don't understand why King Ji values this horse so much.
He was actually willing to pay five thousand strings of cash to buy this horse.
Does this horse have any other meaning? Please enlighten me, General Xue."
Seeing Xue Wanbei's nonchalant answer, everyone was not satisfied with it, so someone asked further questions.
(The elderly people in the village are getting old, so I went to help them, and it was a bit late.
At our age, we have to help out when there is something going on in the village.)