Qinggan Hippodrome is only 20 miles away from Beidaying, that is, Fengtai Daying, the Qinggan River, a tributary of the Luohe River, traverses from a wasteland, the water and grass on both sides are luxuriant, and more than 10,000 acres of land circled by the fence have become the Qinggan Hippodrome directly under the Ministry of War. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info wasteland horses from the Qin State, where they were first domesticated for the first time, and then sent to the Fengtai camp and handed over to the cavalry battalion there.

It's just February, and the weather is still extremely cold, but the grass after the snow has melted, there are already dots of green, and in the yellow, it is particularly conspicuous. The clear water of the river flowed through the frozen soil on the bank, and from time to time some loose embankments slipped into the river, splashing a muddy yellow splash.

Hundreds of horses roamed freely on this land, or in groups of three or five, or alone, and when they saw someone coming, they only looked up a little, but they were not afraid, they still looked down on the ground and chewed on the blades of grass.

Qin Feng, Quan Yun, and Huo Guang, surrounded by a group of guards, rode their horses into the Qinggan Hippodrome Farm. That day, Quan Yun said that he wanted to come and see the horse farm of the Ministry of War in person, but Qin Feng was also interested, so he came down to take a look in person.

War horses have now become the top priority of the military department.

"Your Majesty, these horses that have been put outside have already been gelding, and their wildness has basically been worn away, so they are not very afraid of people." Huo Guang introduced.

Quan Yun didn't understand these very well, and looked at Huo Guang strangely: "Why do you want to gelding the war horse, and the horse goes to the battlefield, shouldn't it be as fierce as possible?" I read in the book that some war horses can bite and kick people on the battlefield and help the knights? ”

Hearing this, Qin Feng and Huo Guang both burst out laughing.

"Shousuke, what he says in the book, can't be fully believed. The war horses used in the army are basically gelding, and the war horses do not need their wildness, but their rules, and what they want is to communicate with the hearts of the cavalry. Qin Feng explained with a smile.

"It turns out that they are all geldings?" Quan Yun made a foreign appearance, and his face couldn't help but blush, "These wild histories are really mistaken for me." ”

Huo Guangle said: "Shoufu has never been in the army, so he is not familiar with these details, so he doesn't have to care. You don't need to pay attention to that, you just need to find a way to get us more horses. ”

"That's no problem, the Qin people want our grain and steel, so they have to exchange it for horses, and they have nothing else to give us." Quan Yun nodded.

"It's almost there, and there's the stables ahead." Huo Guang pointed to the rows of houses in front of him and said. "Gelding horses can be kept out and harvested early and late, but horses that have not yet been domesticated cannot do so, so they can only be kept in the stable."

In front of the stable, an official of the seventh rank stood there neatly with a large group of people, and around them, there were a group of guards such as horse monkeys who had arrived in advance.

Seeing Qin Feng riding his horse approaching, these people suddenly knelt on the ground.

"I've seen Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live Long live."

Huo Guang and Quan Yun rode their horses to avoid these people's salutes, Qin Feng turned over and dismounted, stretched out his hand and helped him, "Get up." You're in charge here? He looked at the seventh-rank officer and asked.

"Xiaguan Luo Yi is assigned by the Ministry of War to manage this horse farm."

"You know horses?" Qin Feng asked as he walked inside.

"The lower officials don't understand horses." Luo Yi followed Qin Feng's side in small steps and replied in a low voice.

"Huh?" Qin Feng turned his head and glanced at this person a little strangely.

"But the lower officials know how to manage such a horse farm." Luo Yi explained: "Here, there are special people in charge of technical matters, and the lower officials are only responsible for the normal operation here. ”

"I see, you're pretty straightforward." Qin Feng laughed, "Who is in charge of technology here?" His eyes swept over the crowd behind him.

"Your Majesty, the official in charge of the technology here is called Xia Peng, a native of Qin, and now the whole family is working in the Qinggan Hippodrome Farm." Luo Yi introduced.

"Oh, this is what you said about the talent of horse breeding that was dug up from the Qin State?" Qin Feng turned his head to look at Huo Guang.

"It should be, the specific matter is not very clear, but only one of these people who has been dug up has actually received the seven-rank official, who is mainly responsible for raising horses and taming horses, it should be this Xia Peng." Huo Guang nodded, "What, didn't this Xia Peng come?" ”

"Originally, I was also going to come to greet Your Majesty, but just now a stallion is about to give birth, this is a hybrid breed that Sharp has been making, using a wasteland horse to cross with a horse from the Chu State, hoping to get a completely new breed, so he went to take care of the mare, please forgive Your Majesty." Luo Yi bowed.

"What is the sin?" Qin Feng looked relieved, "This Xia Peng seems to be a person who does things. ”

"Indeed, if ordinary people hear that they are coming to greet Your Majesty, they are afraid that Baba will come to him, but this person is more concerned about the things at hand, which is indeed rare." Kwon Yundao.

"It seems that we have come to the right place today, just as the horse has a cub, Zuo Xiang, Huo Bingbu, we may have ridden a lot of horses, but we haven't seen the horse produce yet, let's go, go and see the results of the horse farm during this period of time!" Qin Feng said with great interest.

In the rows of horse corridors, there are horses tied to each other, different shapes, some are tall and mighty, some are strong and sturdy, some are slender, the horses tied here are not very honest, the sound of horses neighing in the horse corridor is one after another, and from time to time there are some horses that burst out, and the hooves of the bowl are raised, and they kick heavily to the fence of the thickness of the bowl.

"Good guys!" Walking between the two rows of horse corridors, looking at the imposing horses on both sides, Qin Feng laughed, "It looks good, all the stallions here, right?" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, these are the stallions carefully selected by Xia Peng to be mated, the most violent horse in jujube red just now is a wild horse, it has been here for more than a month, but it is still wild and untamable, Sharp is very optimistic about this horse." As Luo Yi walked, he introduced to Qin Feng the stallions tied in these two rows of horse corridors, each with different characteristics, some with strong sprinting power, some with excellent endurance, those horses are suitable for heavy cavalry, those horses are suitable for light cavalry, each horse has a different name, it is rare for him to be an official, and he actually remembers it clearly.

It also seems to be a practical one. Qin Feng secretly praised one in his heart. With officials in charge like Luo Yi and technical talents like Sharp, it seems that it is only a matter of time before Qinggan Hippodrome prospers.

"Your Majesty, it's here!" Luo Yi pointed to a separate corridor in front of him, where a somewhat clumsy figure was half-squatting on the ground, holding a newborn pony in his arms.

Luo Yi was just about to open his mouth to call someone, Qin Feng had already waved his hand to stop him, walked over lightly alone, and walked around to the front of this back, this person named Xia Peng closed his eyes, a pair of green hands, and was gently touching the bones of the pony in his arms, for a long time, he opened his eyes with excitement, and carefully put the pony on the ground, the pony struggled, and staggered to his mother's side.

Sharp stood up, took a few breaths, looked up, and saw Qin Feng with a smile on his face in front of him.

He was a little stunned for a moment, turned his head a little stiffly, and then saw Luo Yi, Quan Yun and Huo Guang. Quan Yun he didn't know, but Huo Guang as the secretary of the military department, and Qinggan Hippodrome is directly under the military department, but he has been here many times, Xia Peng, as a technical official, has naturally seen it many times, at this moment I saw Huo Bingbu actually standing with a group of people, but the young man in front of him was standing alone, and instantly remembered the things notified today and the palace guards who arrived in advance, and suddenly understood who was standing in front of him.

With a pop, he knelt down.

"The grass people have seen Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live, long live!" He threw himself on the ground and knelt in the porch.

Qin Feng walked over with a laugh and stretched out his hand to help Xia Peng, "You are not a grass people, you are my Daming Seven-Rank official!" Excuse yourself and get up and speak. ”

When Xia Peng was in the Qin State, he was just an ordinary groom, let alone an emperor, any official was high to him, and when he came to Daming, although he became an official, deep down in his heart, he still felt that he was just a horseman who raised horses.

At this moment, he was helped up by the emperor himself, his legs couldn't help trembling, and he was a little unsteady, as soon as Qin Feng let go, he slipped down again, and Qin Feng had to stretch out his hand and grab him.

"Your Majesty, grass people, oh, no, no, no, the lower officials, the lowly officials are dirty, and the official uniforms are dirty." Xia Peng was incoherent.

"No, it's the best-looking official uniform I've ever seen." Qin Feng stretched out his hand to smooth the wrinkles on the other party's official uniform, the other party's official uniform was stained with a lot of blood and ash, Qin Feng stretched out his hand, but his hands were also stained. "How? Looking at your appearance, you should be very satisfied? Tell me about it. ”

"Yes, yes, Your Majesty!" Xia Peng nodded again and again: "This mare is the Qin Country Wasteland Horse, and the horse that was bred for him is from the Qi Kingdom. The wasteland horse has good endurance and can carry weight, but this stallion of Qi is good at short sprints, and is the best choice among the war horses. When it comes to technical issues, Xia Peng's language has finally become fluent.

"You got it?" Qin Feng's eyes flashed with excitement.

"Your Majesty, not so fast. However, the lower officials can be sure that I am on the right path, and in two or three generations, I will be able to get the war horse that is excellent in both aspects as I envisioned. ”

"Two or three more generations? Wouldn't it take at least four or five years? Qin Feng was a little disappointed.

"Your Majesty, this is already fast. Or more than that, because in the process, there is a chance of failure. Xia Peng did not shy away from saying, "But there are a lot of horses in various places in the horse farm, and we can always get what we want through different breeding." ”

"It's me who is too anxious." Qin Feng patted the other party's shoulder with a smile, "Do it slowly, don't be in a hurry." You're from the Qin Kingdom, right? ”