Chapter 064: The Way of the City Horse
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Xiao Tang looked at Sun Erniang in a daze and said, "Why are you here?" ”
Sun Erniang twisted her waist and said to Xiao Tang playfully: "Why, don't you admit what you said?" Who promised my father that he would take me in that day, and I forgot about it after only a few days? ”
Xiao Tang was dumbfounded, where could he have imagined that this Sun Erniang would take Zhang Qing and return, but really come to join him?
It turned out that Sun Erniang left angrily that day, and after calming down and thinking carefully after burying Sun Yuan, she thought that she was a woman wandering in the rivers and lakes, and Zhang Qing, the vegetable garden who followed her, had no ability, and it was even more difficult to gain a foothold in the green forest. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info and Xiao Tang promised to take her in, in HB Lianglu, this Xiao Tang is a powerful and famous figure, it is a good shade under the big tree, if you cast it under his door, you will still have no way to make a living?
Moreover, Sun Erniang saw Xiao Tang handsome and heroic, but she was inexplicably hostile to herself, which aroused her temperament, Sun Erniang is not a lady who takes her face very seriously, don't you want to see me? Okay, then I'm going to tease you!
And Zhang Qing couldn't extricate herself when she saw Sun Erniang, at this time Sun Erniang was lonely and alone, and Zhang Qing made up her mind to follow her. Sun Erniang had no helpers, so she no longer bombarded Zhang Qing, and let this man follow without shame or impatience, and the two came all the way from Gaizhou to the Daimyo's Mansion.
Sun Erniang changed her tone, and threw a wink at Xiao Tang and said with a smile: "This HB both sides praise Xiao Daguan for his righteousness and squandering money, and his wisdom is far-reaching, and the slave family is lonely and pitiful, presumably the big official will not break his word and get fat, and ignore the slave family, right?" ”
Xiao Tang snorted heavily and said, "I also said that I will teach you not to do bad things, otherwise I, Xiao Tang, will not be the first to tolerate you!" ”
Sun Erniang said with a smile: "Hey, Xiao Daguan is so chivalrous, there are big officials to support the slave family, why should the slave family do the previous business again?" ”
Xiao Tang thought to himself that since this dominatrix came to the door, he could only place him down to see her, so that she would not follow the trajectory in the Water Margin to open a black shop on the cross slope and kill innocents, thinking of this, Xiao Tang's eyes turned to Zhang Qing again.
Zhang Qing saw that he hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted: "The villain's surname is Zhang Mingqing, a person from Mengzhou, and the people in the rivers and lakes are called Caiyuanzi." Because of the cut path on the slope of the big tree, he got acquainted with the old man of the mountain Yasha Sun, and he had heard for a long time that the famous mansion was a chivalrous man, and the villain admired and worshipped him, and he was also willing to join Xiao Renxia's disciple to serve the work of dogs and horses. ”
"What you said is not true, is it?" Xiao Tang squinted his eyes and looked at Zhang Qing for a moment, and then asked sharply: "You originally planted a vegetable garden in Mengzhou Guangming Temple, but because of a dispute with the monk over a trivial matter, you killed this monk of Guangming Temple and set fire to make it a white ground. ”
Zhang Qing's heart was shocked, and he said that how could this Xiao Tang's news be so well-informed, and he actually checked his bottom clearly!? Sun Erniang also looked surprised, it is said that the past behavior of a small person like Zhang Qing is not a big deal, this Xiao Tang can understand it so thoroughly, it seems that Ren Xia of this famous mansion is indeed good!
I heard Xiao Tang say again: "You just kill people and set fire to the temple for some trivial matters, and you are narrow-minded and vicious!" Even if the government doesn't go to the sea to catch documents and take you, how can I, Xiao Tang, use people like you!? ”
Zhang Qing was trained by Xiao Tang to turn blue and white for a while, and after a long time, he said in a deep voice: "The monks of Guangming Temple often humiliated and scolded the villain when they saw that the villain was born poor and only relied on growing vegetables in their temple to make a living. The villain did kill the monk for some trivial matters, but he was angry with them for a long time in the past, although the villain was from a humble background, but he was also a bloody man, and he was coldly abused all day long, how could he be indifferent? ”
When Xiao Tang heard Zhang Qing say this, he thought that he really had a hard time. Although he and Sun Erniang opened a black shop in the Water Margin, after Wu Song's blood was splashed on the Mandarin Duck Building, Zhang Qing and Sun Erniang rescued Wu Song, and helped Wu Song escape from the pursuit and recommended him to Erlong Mountain. Thinking of this, Xiao Tang sighed and said, "That's it, if you really vote for me, I may not be able to tolerate you." ”
Zhang Qing was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly bowed: "Xiao Renxia's kindness is remembered by the villain, and he doesn't dare to forget it!" If there is something to do, send the villain, the villain will not be lazy! After that, Zhang Qing looked at Sun Erniang, and his face was full of joy.
Sun Erniang glanced at Zhang Qing with disdain, but she was taken in and bowed and expressed her loyalty, not like a good man with a backbone. It's not like this, Xiao Tang is quite interesting. It's just that I heard that he was engaged to Miss Su's family, and Xiao Tang didn't take himself seriously, but I was afraid that this candle was really not good......
At this moment, Shi Xiu rushed into the house, and when he saw Sun Erniang, his eyes widened angrily, and he said sharply: "Why are you this mother-in-law again!?" ”
Sun Erniang laughed and said to Shi Xiu: "Yo, I have long heard that there is a desperate San Lang under the Xiao Daguan, who is shrewd and capable, and the slave family is also admired. I don't know the ****, and I ask Brother Shixiu for forgiveness if I offend. ”
"Whew! Which is your brother? Shi Xiu turned to Xiao Tang and asked, "Brother Xiao, you don't really want to accept this thief mother-in-law, right?" ”
"Needless to say, I have made up my mind on this matter." Xiao Tang said: "Why did San Lang come? ”
Shi Xiu raised his eyebrows and glared at Sun Erniang, who was looking at him with a smile, and snorted: "Steward Yang Xu has arrived at the house, and I want to discuss matters related to the horse farm and the dart shop with Brother Xiao." ”
Xiao Tang nodded and said, "In this case, you and I will go and negotiate with Brother Yang Xu." He then ordered Zhuang Ke to arrange accommodation for Sun Erniang and Zhang Qing, and went to the council hall with Shi Xiu to find Yang Xu.
Sun Erniang looked at Xiao Tang's departing back, thinking that it would not be easy to let this man fall under his pomegranate skirt, but the future will be long, since there will be a lot of opportunities to get close to him in the future, who would have expected that he Xiao Tang would not change his mind and think of her Sun Erniang? Thinking of this, the corners of Sun Erniang's mouth couldn't help but float a hint of a charming smile.
Zhang Qing walked to Sun Erniang's side, and Ai Ai said: "Erniang... I..."
"What are you, what are you!?" Sun Erniang immediately changed her face, pointed at Zhang Qing and scolded: "Look at you, a virtuous old lady who can't kick a fart with one kick, there is a fire in her heart!" Now that I have followed your wishes, I have leaned on that Xiao Tang, don't keep pestering the old lady in the future, the old lady will not come from one place when she sees you angry! ”
Zhang Qing was scolded by Sun Erniang again, his face was cloudy but he didn't dare to fight back, and when Sun Erniang turned around and left, he was stunned for a moment, and finally stomped his foot fiercely, and followed Sun Erniang again.
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"There is a rumor in Bianliang, Tokyo, that it seems that the official family is going to reopen the law of animal husbandry and horse breeding." Yang Xu lightly buckled the table case and reported to Xiao Tang.
Since Yang Xu made a living from Xiao Tang Dynasty's fields, shops, wine shops, etc., he was also very attentive to the changes in the imperial court's decrees on Ma Zheng, Qian Yin, and salt tea. Xiao Tang listened to Yang Xu's words, so he asked, "Brother Yang Xu, do you intend to buy land and set aside a racecourse?" ”
Yang Xu nodded and said: "That's right, now that my Great Song Dynasty war horses are in short supply, the young master in the past acted under the hands of Liang Zhongshu, and this matter of buying horses privately in the north has never been less. Although there is San Lang to control and do his best, if the Liao State is tightly investigated, the source will be cut off, so it is not a long-term solution. ”
Since the Great Song Dynasty pacified the Northern Han Dynasty and waged war with the Liao State in order to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, the Liao State tried its best to curb the trade of horses with the Great Song Dynasty, which had weakened its cavalry strength. The Great Song Dynasty had no choice but to import war horses to ethnic minorities such as Tubo in the six valleys of the northwest, but with the growing momentum of the party members, horse-producing areas such as the QHGS area were also completely occupied by the Western Xia. The Great Song Dynasty could only meet the needs of the war by encouraging the entry of horses to sell horses, smuggle horses, and exchange tea for horses.
In order to solve the problem of shortage of war horses, the Song Dynasty also adopted the method of raising horses internally, but Renzong counted that there were only 30,000 or 40,000 horses in the country at that time, accounting for more than 90,000 hectares of fertile land, and the annual cost of millions of horses, raising a horse on average, spending more than 500 horses, and the horses suitable for war horses are less than one of ten, the imperial court in order to avoid this unnecessary expenses, and implemented the horse breeding system of raising horses by households, and then Wang Anshi changed the law to implement the horse protection law, which once had a certain effect, but due to the fierce internal party competition, the horse government was changed overnight, As a result, the shortage of horses in the imperial court has been further deepened.
Moreover, after the emperors of the Song Dynasty ascended the throne, most of them also attached great importance to the armament situation, but this Song Huizong Zhao Ji is different, the current pastoral supervision horse system is in a state of abandonment, resulting in the removal of pack horses and horses for general transportation, and some horses raised in Zhuang Town in various places of the people, the shortage of war horses for cavalry equipment in the Great Song Dynasty has reached the most serious period!
In addition to the smuggling on the Song-Liao border, smuggling is also extremely rampant, and there are also many horse thieves and private businessmen in Liao who find a hidden place to trade secretly with Song merchants for profiteering, but Liao strictly prohibits war horses from flowing into the Song Realm, and the transaction volume is bound to be not very large, and there must be a person who leads the needle, otherwise the other party will not be able to believe it, and secondly, he is afraid that he will be robbed and killed by those horse thieves.
I heard Yang Xu say again: "Although there are huge profits on this road of the city horse, but this matter is very risky, if there is no person who is proficient in the way of raising horses, the horses are infected with diseases and often die in batches, so whether to do this matter or not, but also ask the young master to decide." ”
What Yang Xu said is also the truth, not only the decree, but also the Great Song Dynasty has a big problem in raising horses, "the whole gang of horses in the city died of the epidemic", a large number of good horses bought with a lot of money for breeding died of disease, and the birth rate and survival rate of the foal were not even one-tenth..... This kind of record is not uncommon in the history of the Song Dynasty.
Xiao Tang smiled calmly when he heard this, and said: "Brother Yang Xu doesn't know, this time I broke Niu Wenzhong's village and rescued someone, but it is the best candidate to be used to open the horse trading road!" ”