Xu Ping rarely went to the academy, although it was not far from the Third Division. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoIn the hearts of ordinary officials, this is a very noble place, and to be able to serve here can be said to have reached the peak of this era. There are also many names for Hallym Bachelors, and there is no fixed number of people, but except for those who work part-time, there are generally about three full-time Hallym Bachelors. All edicts issued directly in the name of the emperor without going through the Zhongshu and the Privy Council were drafted by the Hanlin scholars here.

In particular, the great expulsion, such as the appointment of the ruler, the appointment of the minister, the grace of the prince, etc., are all drafted by the Hanlin scholars.

This is not just an honor, but a ministry of great oil. Every time there is a big worship, the Hanlin bachelor of the cursive words will receive a large amount of pen fee, if the words and sentences are beautiful, and the people who are in addition to the worship are praised, they will also add extra money, and it is common to collect thousands of times at a time. Hanlin bachelors are noble, have a high status, and have a lot of oil and water, and there is basically no other errand to compare with except for Zaizhi.

Xu Ping came to find Mei Xun this time, but it has nothing to do with the Academy, but because Mei Xun also serves as a herd envoy.

In the past, most of the herdsmen were concurrently served by the privy councillors, and later there were abolished and infrequent herdsmen who were concurrently appointed by the governors, and the herdsmen were changed to civil officials, and the most recent ones were all part-time by one of the Hanlin scholars.

The Herd Husbandry Department is in charge of the world's horse administration, while the Cattle and Sheep Department is responsible for the government-run livestock such as cattle and sheep. In terms of system, the imperial court did not attach importance to horse politics, and the status of the herdsmen has always been either concurrently held by the chief executive, or only one level lower than the chief executive. However, in terms of practical effect, the horse administration was very bad, the horses under the supervision of the herd department were getting fewer and fewer, the quality was getting worse and worse, and the military horses became more and more dependent on the tea and horse trade in the northwest.

If it is a system, the assessment system at all levels is also very complete, and there are examples to follow for the punishment of horse loss, the reward for breeding, and the allocation of various personnel. Technically, the herding department also concentrated the world's horse breeders, and compiled the "Book of Horses" is the best animal husbandry textbook. But all this can't stop Ma Zheng's downward trend day by day.

At this point, it can't be attributed to the person in charge. In such a big yamen, there must be people who do not have professional titles or even behave badly and derelict their duties, but which dynasty and which yamen can completely eliminate it? To find the cause, we still have to look for it from the system and technology, and the human factor cannot explain all this.

In terms of system, the officials in charge do not care about technology, and even do not know how to raise horses at all, and management is to put the responsibility on the public officials and soldiers below. No matter how complete the reward and punishment regulations are, they are only superficial efforts, and what losses and penalties are only articles and how many rewards are bringing, and they cannot effectively improve the level of Ma Zheng. These benefits do not fall on the officials at the bottom, and the punishment is borne by them.

Technically speaking, there are a lot of metaphysical elements in horse breeding, including the Book of Horses, and there is basically no research on the real improvement of horse breeds. Only rely on the import of good horses from the outside, and the breeding is only counted in quantity, not quality, where did so many good horses come from in the Great Song Dynasty and put them in the horse husbandry prisons in various places.

Management is also knowledge, and most of the management of the Great Song Dynasty now has such problems, and it seems that the regulations are extremely detailed, but most of these regulations are useless when they are serious. Not only the Herd Division, but also the former Third Division.

The military general guarding the door entered to report, and after a while, he came out to resume his life and took Xu Ping into Mei Xun's official hall.

There are very few officials in the academy, but the place is very large, and the official hall that wants to be inquired about is much more atmospheric than that of Xu Ping. There are no desks piled up here, and there are no public officials who come and go to urge them all the time, only neatly arranged bookshelves, and even a table with paintings to be admired, and Go scattered next to them.

Entering the official hall, Mei Xun greeted him and said with a smile: "It's rare for Xu to come to the academy, I remember that I haven't been here since the recruitment test when I entered the pavilion, it's really a rare guest." Take your seats! ”

As soon as Mei Xun approached, a strong aroma came to his nose.

In his previous life, Xu Ping remembered that it was not very common for men to use perfume. This era is different, many men from modest families and above are incense, and spices are very important materials. Mei Xun is one of them, her appearance has always been meticulously cleaned up, and her body has a strong fragrance.

They sat down at the guest seats, and the miscellaneous servants brought tea.

After drinking tea, Mei asked Xu Ping: "Waiting to come to the academy this time, but do you have something important to do with me?" ”

"It's something, but it's about the herd priests. The bachelor should know that I also have horses at home, and I have some experience recently. ”

"Naturally, I know that the horses on Xu Zhi's Zhuangzi are somewhat famous near the capital, and they can't buy one when they are free. Why, do you have any good ideas to offer to the court? That's a terrible thing! ”

Xu Ping smiled and said: "Yes, recently, the horse breeders in my village have come up with a way to breed good horses, but this method is related to oyster mating, but it is not easy to elaborate." ”

Mei Xun is already a lot old, and he has been among the flowers, what male and female mating is common in his eyes, and he is not as thin-skinned as Xu Ping, so he said: "The talent of birds and beasts is male and female, what is there to say?" Just give me a rough idea of what you need to do, and you will naturally know if this method is feasible or not. ”

Xu Ping took out a notebook from his sleeve and handed it to Mei Xun: "I can't say it in a few words, I wrote here that there was a notebook yesterday, and the bachelor can read it calmly, and after reading it, he will naturally understand." ”

Mei Xun took the notebook and began to read it slowly. After a while, I don't know where I read, my eyes suddenly widened, and the more I read, the more colorful Mei Xun's expression became.

After a while, Mei Xun finished reading the book, but he didn't speak, but he just held the book in his hand and was distracted.

Xu Ping didn't know what Mei Xun meant by this, and seeing that he didn't speak for a long time, he couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Bachelor, what do you think of the method written in my book?" ”

Mei Xun came back to his senses and let out a sigh of relief: "I didn't expect that there would be people in the world who could think of this method, it really opened my eyes." In the past, some people spread that there were many concubines in Taiwei Zhang's family, and they were all arranged to live opposite the stable, and they couldn't help but be moved when they watched the horses on the opposite side. At this time, the captain went in to rest and sleep, so he had many children. Those of us who know each other know that this is just a rumor spread by idlers in the capital, but I didn't expect that the method in your book is somewhat similar to this. ”

Zhang Qiguang has more than 20 sons, which is rare in this era, so I don't know when there will be this rumor in the capital, saying that his concubines usually watch horses mate, so the **** is high, and there are many offspring.

Artificial insemination does have similarities with this rumor, except that the female is replaced by a male, and the human is replaced by a horse.

Mei Xun was surprised again and again, and asked Xu Ping after a while: "Is this method really feasible?" Don't let someone in your family make this up for the sake of a reward, then we will be really embarrassed. ”

Xu Ping said: "Bachelor's peace of mind, how can I ever do things so unreliable?" It's really hundreds of mares in my farm, and they all conceive in this way. That's not all, there are dozens of donkeys in the Zhuangzi, and they have also been successfully mated with stallions, and they can get a lot of mules in the future. A few days later, during the Dragon Boat Festival, the bachelor went to Zhuangzi with me to see with my own eyes whether this method could succeed or not. (To be continued.) )