please make me king

Chapter 1062 Counting Horses to Pair
To build cavalry, you first need horses.

Even Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding father of the Ming Dynasty, said: "When people in the past asked about the wealth of a country, who would count the horses?"

"The matter is in the army. Its army started Xuanyuan, its horses carried armored soldiers, worked on behalf of them, prepared frontiers to defend against humiliation, and rushed with their feet. The strength is great, and the beauty of the achievements, do you not love education?"

"That's why the ancients paid for the horses first, so they counted the horses. The merits of the horses are not only to prepare the ears for military affairs, but if they make the king have the way, the power of the horses will pull the plow and drive the dung cart, and open up the soil and fertile fields. It is very beneficial. That's why the most ancient people do this!"

What do you mean?That is to say, when the previous people asked about the wealth of a country, they first calculated how many war horses they had.

Therefore, after Zhang Shun decided to establish a cavalry, he asked Hong Chengchou: "Dare to ask how many horses are in Ganshan?"

"The horse administration in the Ming Dynasty began in Hongwu and was completed in Yongle. It successively set up Taipu temples in Shaanxi, Gansu and Shanxi. At its peak, it set up six prisons and twenty-four gardens." Hong Chengchou couldn't help telling the story from the beginning.

"Among them, there are [-] horses in the upper garden, [-] horses in the middle garden, and [-] horses in the lower garden. They are respectively set up to be herded by Enjun and Team Army."

As soon as Zhang Shun heard it, his mouth drooled. Could it be that there are hundreds of thousands of war horses?

At present, there are only more than [-] soldiers under his command. Not to mention that each person gets a horse, but if he organizes [-] elite cavalry, who in the world can stop him?
"And during the reign of Hongzhi, the administration of horses was severely damaged, and there were only two prisons and six gardens left. The original grassland was more than [-] hectares, and only [-] hectares remained." Hong Chengchou continued.

"After being rectified by the famous official Yang Yiqing, the Xingtaipu Temple in Shaanxi has jurisdiction over the Changle and Lingwu Second Supervisors, and altogether supervises the Qiyuan Racecourse, which has [-] war horses."

"A total of [-] horses?" Zhang Shun couldn't help being taken aback.

"Yes, a total of [-] horses!" Hong Chengchou said affirmatively.

Nima, Zhang Shun's eyes turned green.

It turns out that the Ershisiyuan Racecourse, based on the median of [-] horses, still has [-] war horses, but now there are not even a fraction of them?
"By the beginning of Zhengde, there were more than [-] horses and foals in the horse temples in Shaanxi Zhuyuan. In the tenth year of Zhengde, there were only more than [-] horses, foals, and stallions left."

"At the beginning of Jiajing, the official horses were not enough, so we had to buy horses with money from the Taipu Temple. At that time, we set up the large and small salt ponds in Lingzhou and Huamachi salt ponds. 'Without manpower, there is little rain in the water, and the wind is born naturally. “Yi’, ‘It’s very rich, you can take it infinitely’, so it’s supplemented by tea, salt and horses.”

"So in the [-]th year of Jiajing, all Guyuan towns on three sides used cavalry. In the fifth year of Longqing, the horse administration was badly damaged, and the total number of war horses in Xingtaipu Temple in Shaanxi was less than [-]!"

Following Hong Chengchou's narration, Zhang Shun's mood also fluctuated, and he couldn't listen to it at the end, he couldn't help interrupting: "Leaving aside the past, just say how many war horses can be gathered now? "

"It's estimated that it's less than one battalion!" Hong Chengchou couldn't help hesitating.

Zhang Shun's eyes turned black when he heard the words, and he almost lost his breath.

This Nima, at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, only the land of Shaanxi could raise [-] to [-] horses, no wonder it was able to chase Mobei and conquer Mongolia five times.

Now the official racecourse can't even form a battalion of cavalry, no wonder you can let Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai and other rebels spread across the four northern provinces for thousands of miles, and no one can control them.

The emotional horses are all finished by you, of course two legs can't run with four legs!

In fact, Zhang Shun didn't know, it was thanks to him coming early this time.If it really waited until the [-]th year of Chongzhen to invade Shaanxi, the following wonders would appear:

"The Seven Prisons of Shaanxi used to have more than [-] shepherds, but now it is less than [-]. Heishuiyuan used to have [-] horses, but now there are seven left; Twenty-six horses."

As a result, there are seven horse farms in Shaanxi, but there are only a hundred horses left.

Zhang Shun frowned, and said after a while: "Originally, I asked you to recommend talents for me and restore the order in Xi'an Mansion. Now that this matter has been basically completed, I wonder if you can ask me to reorganize the Yanma Second Affairs for me and restore it to its former glory?"

Restore its former glory?Hong Chengchou's face almost turned green when he heard this, how much do you think of me?
In the early Ming Dynasty, Shaanxi raised nearly [-] horses. Who can do this?
Hong Chengchou muttered for a while, and couldn't help but replied: "The king of Qin has an order, so I should try my best to do it."

"However, manpower will be limited, and the way of heaven will be determined. I am afraid that we may not be able to reach the number of the past."

Well, what the hell can't afford to build a battalion now, so what's the number of [-] to [-]?

Zhang Shun quickly comforted him: "That's just a future number. If Yang Yiqing can restore the number of horse administration in a few years, my heart will be enough!"

Well, after hearing it this way, it's okay!
Hong Chengchou made some calculations in secret, now the official grassland should have [-] hectares, and the feudal lords have already been expelled and slaughtered by the rebels, there is nothing to fear, there should be ten thousand hectares that can be recovered, if the gentry and officials, big and small, are cleaned up again, It is estimated that the number of [-] can be made up no matter what.

Thinking of this, Hong Chengchou quickly nodded in agreement.

The long-term plan has been settled for the time being, but what about the war horses that are currently in short supply?
Zhang Shun frowned, and began to think about how much silver the rebels had in their hands to use as horse silver, but Hong Chengchou hesitated to speak.

He couldn't help but wonder: "Mr. Hong doesn't know how to teach me, why is he so hesitant?"

"I have something to say, I don't know whether to say it or not!" Hong Chengchou looked behind the screen and asked tentatively.

Zhang Shun was so shrewd, he immediately understood what Hong Chengchou should have had concerns, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Only Mrs. Ma is here, there is no one else."

Ma Yingniang was born in Luoyang. Although she is in charge of the military academy, it has nothing to do with the local interests of Shaanxi.

Sure enough, Hong Chengchou couldn't help heaving a sigh of relief when he heard the words: "Actually, if King Shun wants to use horses, why didn't he find your old father-in-law?"

"The generals of Yulin have a lot of wealth. I'm afraid each family has three to five thousand good horses. However, the origin is not right, so we can't get to the bottom of it!"

"Drinking soldiers' blood?" Zhang Shun immediately reacted.

"Although he didn't win, it's almost the same!" Hong Chengchou couldn't help nodding his head and said, "In addition to encroaching on the horses, there are actually many horse farms on the side wall."

"At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, when the military power was so strong, the Tartars did not dare to go south and graze horses, all of which were pastures for the frontier troops."

"Afterwards, troubles continued, and the Ao'erdu Division invaded the Hetao, and the pasture land on the side wall was abandoned. In addition, the gardens under the jurisdiction of Lingwu in Ningxia Town were often robbed and robbed because they approached the Hu captives. They were successively abolished and abolished. "

"Therefore, there are many generals who encroach on the grassland here, graze privately, and raise thousands of horses and foals."

Zhang Shun's eyes turned red when he heard this.

Let me go, it turns out that Yulin Jiangmen is so fat?

I saw that they hadn't annexed many farmlands, and thought they were relatively clean, but they just left it here and waited!
If it weren't for the fact that he had no foundation in Shaanxi, Zhang Shun would have wished to raise the knife himself, one at a time, and kill this Yulin general.

At that time, if they seized their pastures and war horses, at least they could organize more than ten thousand cavalry.

(End of this chapter)