After a short rest, everyone talked a few words, and the topic turned to the new horse breeding method on Xu Pingzhuang. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 This matter is more important and more extensive than the previous one.

Zhang Shixun spoke first: "In recent years, Ma Zheng has not been as good as a year by year, and the horse supervisors from all walks of life have not only had difficulty breeding, but there are very few horses suitable for military use. The year before last, Wang Yan was on Hebei Road, because it was useless for the horse supervisors under his rule to raise horses, so he spent two horse supervisors as farmland for farmers to cultivate. If this continues, it will not be many years before the horse supervisors will be completely abandoned, and the horses needed by the imperial court forbidden army can only rely on horses from the northwest city? We have to come up with a good way. ”

Wang Deyong, who has not spoken, said: "According to Xu Ping's chapter, it is a new way to breed thousands of mares with a small number of excellent stallions. He is good at raising good horses in Mou Zhuangzi, and the capital is famous far and wide, so this method should not be untargeted. With the good law of raising horses, the horse supervisor can be maintained. ”

Lu Yijian said: "I have heard of good horses in Xu Pingzhuang, but, Wang Taiwei, have you seen the horses in his village?" Is it really suitable for military use? The horses used by the forbidden army cannot be taken lightly. ”

"I've seen that many of them are also good horses in the army, and they are no less than the horses sold from the northwest."

Zhang Shixun listened, turned his head and asked Xu Ping: "Your method mainly focuses on good stallions, to be honest, good stallions are so important to raise good horses?" In the northern desert steppe, I have never heard that they have to pick good stallions first to breed good horses, that is, let the horses be raised naturally. ”

Xu Ping sighed secretly, now he only has a vague understanding of genetics, and he has not yet risen to the height of rationality, and he does not think it is a matter of course that good offspring need good paternal and female parents. It is precisely because Zhang Shixun and other ministers do not have a clear understanding of this point that they have doubts about the role of the new horse breeding method.

"The Privy Counsellor used to say, 'Plant melons get melons, sow beans and get beans,' and say, 'Dragons give birth to dragons and phoenixes, and the sons of mice will make holes.'" Why? What the offspring are like, they all come from their parents, and they can't be left to chance. In the desert grassland, although no one chooses a good stallion, but each horse herd has only one head horse, and this head horse must be the most majestic and robust, and can subdue and run away from other stallions, so he naturally chooses the best stallion by himself. Therefore, among wild horses, the more numerous the herd, the easier it is to produce good horses, which is the reason. And the horses are all small groups, where are there so many good stallions to fight and compete? Naturally, one generation is not as good as the next. ”

Zhang Shixun listened to Xu Ping's words, half-convinced, turned his head and asked Wang Deyong: "Captain Wang has been in the army for a long time, and he knows the habits of horses, is there really such a thing in the horse herd?" ”

Wang Deyong said: "The head horse in the herd must be excellent, able to deter other stallions, and can also make all the mares willing to obey, Xu Zhizhi said that it is indeed good." ”

Natural selection, wild horses on the grassland can naturally select excellent stallions through natural selection, so that the horse breed can be improved from generation to generation. Artificially bred horses do not have this condition, and can only rely on artificial methods to make up for this shortcoming. Of course, the characteristics of natural selection are not necessarily what humans want, but only horses in order to continue the reproduction of the race, and from this point of view, artificial selection is more conducive to selecting horses suitable for human needs.

Wang De joined the army at an early age, and no one is more familiar with horses than him, and since he said that this method is useful, it is useful. The question was no longer discussed, but instead discussed how to promote new breeding methods.

Mei Xun said: "Your Majesty, all the prime ministers and ministers, Weichen is in the academy, and it is difficult to take care of the official affairs of the herd department. Now in charge of the herd husbandry department, except for Weichen, there is only Han Ju, a herd pasture judge, and there is a shortage of manpower. If you want to promote new breeding methods, you should increase the number of people first. ”

Speaking of this, Mei Xun smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I am a word minister, and these things are indeed beyond my strength." ”

Hearing this, Xu Ping couldn't help but look at Mei Xun curiously, but he didn't expect him to be honest and didn't want to do it, so he said it directly, and the court found someone else to do it. After thinking about it, the status of the Hanlin Bachelor is there, and it is really not half a benefit to have this errand, and if you have the opportunity, of course you have to push it out, so why bother to make trouble for yourself in your hands.

Seeing that the rest of the people didn't speak, Xu Ping said: "Your Majesty, the new law has been launched, and there are indeed many affairs, and it is not just about breeding horses. The division of horses, the barn and pasture, etc., are different from before, and the number of people will inevitably increase. Dr. Taichang Wang Su returned to Beijing from Xu Zhoutong's appointment and has been idle, and the minister recommended him as a group judge. Wang Su was born in a famous family, he did things carefully, and he had already shown his talents in the local government before, and he would definitely be able to do this well. ”

Zhao Zhen naturally knew that Wang Su, the precious son of the former prime minister, with Wang Dan's status, had not been properly sent to Wang Su, and he was embarrassed. As soon as Xu Ping's words fell, Zhao Zhen looked at the ministers present.

I saw Lu Yijian looking at his nose and nose, his nose looking at his heart, silent as if he hadn't heard. Zhang Shixun on the other side glanced at Xu Ping deeply, then held his breath and closed his mouth.

Wang Suman is a relative, and it is good for someone to help him if something happens, but at this time, he has to avoid it, so no one will talk to him. Lu Yijian and Zhang Shixun are even closer, and they definitely dare not speak.

Wang Zeng coughed lightly and said to Zhao Zhen: "The minister thinks it's okay, Wang Sudang is competent." ”

Li Shi also said on the other side: "The minister seconded the proposal. ”

Wang Deyong was a military general, and he was silent at such times and never participated in the appointment of officials in the imperial court.

Zhao Zhen was helpless, looked at Yan Shu and Mei Xun, the two of them pondered for a while, and said together: "Weichen seconded the proposal." ”

"Then let's do it, let Wang Su go and be the judge of the herdsmen." Zhao Zhen nodded, paused slightly, and said, "But just adding a herd judge, the manpower is still not very large." ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Zhen looked directly at Xu Ping: "Xu Ping, can this method really improve Ma Zheng?" The major events of the imperial court can not be left to chance, so you must get it right! ”

What can Xu Ping say? I had no choice but to reply respectfully: "Back to Your Majesty, judging from the horses raised by Weichen's own Zhuangzi, it must be possible." And logically speaking, things are indeed as they should be, and there can be no mistake! ”

Zhao Zhen nodded: "Okay, you have always been steady, you can't be wrong if you think about it." ”

Turning his head, Zhao Zhen leaned forward behind the case, looked at the ministers, and said in a deep voice: "I think that for such a major matter, it is still not enough to add only one herd judge, how about appointing another group of herd deputy envoys?" ”

The deputy envoy of the herd and the deputy herd herd are not usually set up together, but with Mei Xun as the herd herdsman, there is no need to set up the deputy herd herd envoy according to the convention. Now Zhao Zhen proposed to set up a group of herd deputy envoys, then the official position of Mei Xun group herdsmen will be vacant, unless he is changed to a group herd system to be placed in accordance with the rules. However, the herd herding system is also the chief executive, and Mei Xun's level is lower.

What's more, looking at Zhao Zhen's appearance, I'm afraid that there is already a candidate in my heart.

Seeing that everyone didn't speak, Zhao Zhen said slowly: "Li Yonghe, the assassin of Enzhou and the official of the Imperial City Division, is steady and reliable. I thought that he would be the deputy envoy of the herdsmen, what do you think? (To be continued.) )