Daming Yuanfu

The size of Jian Xinzhai's racecourse is not large among the racecourses owned by Jinghua, but it is very large for the capital. It is only smaller than the size of the racecourse of the Imperial Guard's Beijing North Camp, and even larger than Jinyi Weiti's. A horse farm for riding and a horse farm for pure troops. Not to mention Dongchang, they share the racecourse with Jinyiwei.

This is not surprising, because Jinghua is not only the largest second-hand dealer in domestic sales of Mongolian horses, but also began building its own ranch many years ago to breed new breeds of horses.

Gao Pingshi was very concerned about this matter. He made a classification plan from the beginning and conducted breeding according to three categories: riding horses (war horses), draft horses, and pack horses. Although so far, the main progress has been made in war horses, professional draft horses and pack horses, stallions and mares have also been introduced as the scope of ocean trade continues to expand, but there has not been one that satisfies him yet. Just results.

There are objective laws for issues such as animal reproduction and population stereotyping, including intergenerational inheritance of genes. If you can’t rush this kind of thing, if you can persist for decades and see initial results, that would be great, but it’s not very pragmatic. What time traveler golden finger can be used to change it.

What's more, his reserve of this knowledge is quite limited to begin with, so Ding Po Tian can only provide some strategic direction guidance, and he has to rely on professional wranglers, mainly Mongolians, to do the specific tasks. For him, having a clear direction and sufficient funds is all he can do.

Gao Pragmatic has always hoped to breed Don horses, Ili horses and other horse breeds that will be famous in later generations (similar ones will work), but the conditions were very immature when he started doing this because he only had Mongolian horses on hand.

Fortunately, the Mongolian horse itself is also an important source of breeding genes for the two famous horses mentioned above. Because both require the Mongolian horse's super endurance, easy to raise, docile temperament, strong adaptability and other top qualities, Dang Gao pragmatically mastered the top Mongolian horse. After becoming an important horse-producing area and foreign trade channel, Jinghua has a bargaining chip to exchange with political figures and businessmen in other regions.

Do you still remember the batch of Ujumqin white horses that gave Han Naji to Gao Pragmatic? Later, Gao Pragmatic not only collected the best Ujimqin white horses, but also specifically sent people to investigate and investigate all over Mongolia and settled on the "Four Famous Mongolian Horses", namely Ujimqin White Horse, Abaga Black Horse, and Dongsheng Zouma. , Qingping iron-hoofed horse.

There are two issues that need a little explanation here: First, the so-called "Dongsheng walking horse" and "Qingping iron-hoofed horse", "Dongsheng" and "Qingping" are both named according to the names of the Ming Dynasty.

Dongsheng refers to the Dongsheng Guard of the Ming Dynasty. However, due to various reasons, the Dongsheng Guard originally set up has been moved away long ago. Now this place is not under the direct jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty, but is in the hands of the Ordos tribe. The specific location is about two hundred miles southwest of Yijinhuoluo, Jinong Khan's tent in the Ordos tribe. It is where the Wushen tribe of the Mongols is located, and in later generations it was called the Wushen Banner. Therefore, the special horse breeds produced here are called Wushen horses and Wushen walking horses.

Dongsheng is like this, and Qingping is naturally the same. It is the Qingping Guard set up at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty. The Qingpingwei in the early Ming Dynasty was located relatively north, about two hundred miles (more than 100 kilometers) northwest of Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, and was called the Keshiketeng Banner. The Qingping Guard was also established very early and moved away early, but now this place is under the direct jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty and is under the jurisdiction of Daning.

That's right, it was what happened after the victory of the Northern Expedition to Chahar and the reconstruction of Daning City. Gao Jingshi insisted on rebuilding Daning after this battle. One of the important reasons was to set up Ming Dynasty's own military horse farm - but obviously it would not be just the military horse farm. Jinghua itself also bought land here to build a horse farm.

Having said this, it can be seen that the "Four Famous Mongolian Horses" created by Gao Jingshi are actually the four famous horses in Inner Mongolia in later generations. However, these four kinds of horses are indeed excellent, and it is not that Gao Jingshi is shoddy.

Two of these four famous horse producing areas are in the hands of Tumut, one is in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, and the other is in the hands of Ordos. According to his plan, the Ordos tribe would move westward to the Qihe area after the victory in the Western Expedition, and then transfer Wushen Horse, the origin of Dongsheng Horse, to the Ming Dynasty. At this time, the Ming Dynasty had two famous horse producing areas, which could compete with Tumut in the breeding of famous horses.

Of course, the Ordos Department is not at a loss, because the Qihe area is also a good horse production area. When the court breeds and promotes Ili horses in Ili, the participation and sharing of the Ordos Department will definitely be indispensable - but they may have to change their name to the Qihe Department. .

In short, with the four famous horses in hand, Gao Pragmatic has obtained many good horses through the two Silk Roads, including sea and land, including the Akhal Tekin horse, a bloody horse obtained by land, and the Arabian horse obtained by sea. This is a very good phenomenon, because the two major horse breeds recognized in the world in later generations are Mongolian horses and Arabian horses.

The famous "exclusive mount" of the Tsarist Russian Cossack cavalry, which Gao Pragmatic has always been vigilant about, is the Don horse. The main bloodlines are these two horse breeds.

But this is not enough, because the Don hippopotamus horse breed also needs some characteristics of European horses, especially in terms of physical strengthening. They are added with the genes of Orlov and purebred horses. However, at this point, Jinghua has nothing to do for the time being - it's too far away.

Thoroughbred horses are British, and there is nothing we can do about this at the moment. The Orlov horse does not exist at all at the moment - it was bred by Duke Alexei Orlov, a minister of Tsarina Catherine, at his own horse farm. Theoretically, it will take about 150 years to come into being.

But it doesn't matter. Gao Pragmatic looked up the information when he was reading the novel. This horse was the first generation bred by Duke Orlov from an excellent Arabian horse and a Danish mare.

Although Gao Pangshi did not delve into the specific situation at the time, considering the characteristics of the Don horse later, it is very likely that the mare should be a cold-blooded horse or a warm-blooded horse - after all, the male horse is an Arabian horse and is a warm-blooded horse, while the Austrian horse is a warm-blooded horse. The reason why the Erlov horse was able to become one of the genetic sources of the Don hippopotamus was certainly not for the characteristics of the hot-blooded horse. After all, the main bloodlines of the Don hippopotamus are Siberian Mongolian horses and Arabian horses, so there is no need to make extra efforts.

All in all, to put it simply, if you want to create a new breed of Don hippopotamus or something similar to the Don hippopotamus, you need to create some Nordic "big horses", and you may not necessarily need a stallion, but you may need a mare. As we all know, excellent stallions are difficult to buy, but mares are relatively easy to buy.

This matter depends on whether the Spanish and Portuguese can help. Anyway, Jinghua has already said that it wants to buy it, and it will buy it at a high price. It's just that this problem is not easy to solve for Liangya - the sale of good horses is often restricted or even banned, and this is the same in Europe. They fight every day, who is willing to sell his good horse casually? That one might become an enemy if not done well.

Anyway, Jinghua has proposed this matter for seven or eight years, but so far they haven't sent a single tooth. Gao Pragmatic thought of this as soon as he came to the racecourse today, and even doubted whether he should use some tricks on the King of Spain - for example, if you don't get me the big horse I want, then I will ban the sale of weapons for you.

Hiss...why do I smell like Midi?

Gao Pangshi was thinking about these major national strategic events when he suddenly heard Meng Guzhezhe cheering softly: "Master, look, my Zhu'er!"

Gao Pragmatic was stunned for a moment, wondering what Zhuer was talking about, was it your maid or a certain Dongzhu? But following the direction of Meng Guzhezhe's eyes and fingers, I realized that she was talking about a Ujumqin white horse.

"This horse..." Gao Pingshi looked at it and said thoughtfully, "It seems a bit familiar."

Meng Guzhe said happily: "It's the one that the master gave me last time. It's a mare with a very beautiful coat color, just like Dongzhu's color, it's that kind of warm white, so I named it My name is Pearl."

Gao Pingshi smiled and said: "I see, you just like it." As he said this, he felt very happy in his heart, because he found that Meng Guzhezhe's current joy was absolutely true - there is evidence: Meng Guzhezhe just said Gao Xing didn’t even use “concubine”, just “I”.

Of course, Gao Pragmatic didn't find it offensive, and even preferred it that way. After all, even after more than thirty years, his modern soul has not dissipated, but in some cases seems to be getting stronger with time.

"Master, we..." Meng Guzhezhe said happily, but when he met Gao Pragmatic's eyes, he immediately became alert. He felt that what he had planned to say just now was a little too much, so he changed his words: "Let's find a few riders to watch them ride." How about cum?”

Gao Pingshi smiled and said, "What did you want to say just now? I want to hear what's in your heart."

"Ah..." Meng Guzhezhe was a little embarrassed and lowered his head and said, "I have overstepped my bounds."

"Say." Gao Pragmatic shook his head and insisted. However, he was smiling.

Meng Guzhezhe was even more embarrassed and said: "I wanted to say, Master, should you also find a horse and ride with me, but I thought that this is the honor that only a lady should have... How can I Worthy of mentioning it." Gao Pingshi frowned and asked doubtfully: "Who taught you these ideas? Liu Xin probably didn't teach you these."

At that time, Liu Xin herself only maintained Ming-style etiquette in front of others. When she and Gao Pragmatic were alone, she felt as free as if she were six hundred years in the future.

"Sister Liu also teaches etiquette, but she is too busy, so she won't teach it in such detail. I learned these from books after I learned to read and write." Meng Guzhezhe seemed to be worried that Gao Pragmatic would anger Liu Xin. He was a good teacher, and he actually helped Liu Xin distinguish one thing from another.

Gao Pingshi couldn't laugh or cry after hearing this, and said helplessly: "I think you are the most disciplined in the house now."

It was difficult to hear the emotion or anger in his words. Meng Guzhezhe was so surprised that he quickly took a look at him secretly. Seeing that he didn't seem to be angry, he felt a little relieved, but he didn't dare to make any mistakes. He said carefully: "The book says that etiquette is not allowed." Waste..."

Gao Pragmatic didn't want to talk about ancient times at the moment. He simply put on an authoritative air and raised his eyebrows: "It seems that you are very confident in reading. Are you going to discuss 'etiquette' with me?"

Meng Guzhezhe was shocked, his face changed color and he said: "Master is the Wenquxing who came to earth, how dare I be so overestimating my abilities? I have no such intention, no such intention."

Gao Pinggong said sincerely: You don't know this. My classic is "Yi", and discussing etiquette is really not my best thing. Now I'm like the old man Tianji in Gu Long's works. In fact, my strength has deteriorated greatly as I get older. I usually have the reputation of being the top ranked master in the "Weapons Spectrum", but I can point fingers and criticize everyone. Anyway, I can take it easy. Others don't dare to compete with me, but if you really want to play and meet a master in his prime, such as Shangguan Jinhong, you can only play GG.

But just think about it. Even if he really said it, Meng Guzhezhe would definitely not believe it. Are you kidding me? Six Number One Scholars on Etiquette will not be able to judge me, a woman who has not studied for a few years? At that time, the emperor himself wrote the imperial poem: "The legend of dragons and tigers sings the golden list, and the gathering of wind and clouds wears the jade crown. For the past two hundred years, I have been the true leader, and I have written the poems and written elixirs." This shows how extraordinary it is to be number one in six poems.

For a "foreign woman" like Meng Guzhezhe, who became a monk and studied on the way, there is no doubt that the master's knowledge is as high as the sky and the depth of the sea. No one in the world can compare with the master - this has almost become a kind of ideological seal, which is fundamental. undoubtly.

Gao pragmatically observed her face and saw that her little face turned pale. He was probably really frightened by what he just said, so he laughed again and said, "Okay, okay, I'm just joking. But it's just a horse ride. What is overstepping and not overstepping?" He said and waved casually, and the steward of the racecourse immediately stepped forward to take orders.

Gao pragmatically said: "Let's make some arrangements. I want to try out the horse, and also give this white horse a good saddle." At this point, he pointed to the "Zhu'er".

Naturally, there are Gao Jingshi's mounts in this racecourse, and because Gao Jingshi often led troops on expeditions in the past few years, he occasionally rides horses, so he has quite a few horses, more than twenty top-quality horses, all of which are specialized in For him to use.

It's said to be specialized, but in fact these horses are not always fixed, because Gao Pragmatic will also use horse gifts to win people's hearts, and to achieve the best effect of horse gifts, in addition to the horses themselves needing to be good, they also need to be packaged a little bit - "This It is the beloved horse of Yuan Fu (the Marquis and his boss), and he has been conquering the country in various places, and he is very affectionate. Today, he is willing to part his love and give it to you. It shows that you are really highly regarded and has a bright future. It is really gratifying and congratulatory!"

Most people in later generations like to decorate themselves with famous cars and watches, but this is not the case for truly awesome people. They do not need the blessing of any famous brands, because they themselves are "famous brands." Everything they use has a unique value in itself, which cannot be compared with ordinary "famous brands".

Before Gao Pragmatic gives a horse to him, the horse must stay in his own pen for a while. The same principle applies. Well, it’s a bit like bathing crabs in Yangcheng Lake.

At this time, Gao Qi suddenly came over in a hurry. It seemed that because there were other people present, he ignored the etiquette and whispered to Gao Qi Shi in a low voice: "Uncle, the holy driver is only two miles away from here."

Gao pragmatic nodded slightly, and Gao Qi stepped aside. Turning his head, Gao Pragmatic said to Meng Guzhe again: "Just riding a horse is boring. I heard that you were good at riding and shooting before coming to the capital. Are you willing to show it to me today?"

Meng Guzhezhe asked in surprise: "Master, you want to see me demonstrate riding and shooting?" Obviously, she didn't understand why Gao Pragmatic suddenly had such thoughts.

Gao Pingshi smiled and said: "Not only that, I also want to compete with you... But I am definitely not as good as you in archery. I use a short blunderbuss, do you think it is good?"

If he said this to Liu Xin or Huang Zhiting, the latter would definitely agree. Even if it were Liu Xin, she might even be very excited, and she would seriously want to show off to this man who didn't know how much strength he had to stretch his crotch.

However, Meng Guzhezhe and Ji Feiji may not dare to accept it easily. For example, Meng Guzhezhe was a little hesitant at this moment and said worriedly: "It's okay for me to use a bow, but fire guns are dangerous. I have heard of many cases of firearms exploding their chambers." …”

Gao pragmatic laughed loudly and said: "If the short muskets used for my target shooting will explode, the Jinghua Ordnance Industry should be disbanded on the spot." Then he took a step forward and whispered: "Meng Gu, just now Gao Qi said, the emperor is here It won't be long before I arrive, and I want him to see how happy I am that I don't miss Shu, do you understand?"

"The emperor came to see Xinzhai?" Meng Guzhezhe was stunned for a moment, then began to gain some clarity and asked, "Are you here to invite the master to come back to the pavilion to take care of things?"

Gao pragmatic shrugged and said: "Maybe so, but maybe he came to inform me that I can return to Xinzheng to retire."

Meng Guzhezhe didn't believe the second part of this sentence at all, and hesitantly said: "The emperor came to invite you personally, and I still want to be 'lucky about Shu'. Is there something difficult in the court that I don't even want to get involved in?"

Gao Pragmatic was a little surprised. Although Meng Guzhezhe's guess was not correct, her ability to guess like this showed that she had good political acumen. As for not guessing correctly, that's not surprising. She didn't have any sources of information, so how could she guess it so easily? In this situation, even if he were highly pragmatic, he could only make blind guesses.

Originally, Gao Pragmatic had no intention of saying this to Meng Guzhezhe, but now that he saw her intelligence, he changed his mind and said, "That's not true, it's just a negotiation technique. It's like...well, it's like if you go shopping Cloth, if you like a good piece of cloth but it’s too expensive, what will you do?”

Don't think that it's impossible for a highly pragmatic concubine to go out and buy things in person. In fact, she still does it occasionally, but she just follows a group of people when she goes out.

Meng Guzhezhe replied: "Of course I have to be picky. Just say that the color is not right, or the embroidery work is not good. In short, I have to find something wrong. How can I bargain?"

Gao Pingshi smiled and said: "That's it. I'm happy now, but I'm also picky in nature - my life is so comfortable, why should I go to Wenyuan Pavilion to be bothered? It's a trivial matter, and I even have to be scolded."

Meng Guzhezhe suddenly understood, nodded repeatedly and said: "I understand what I said, sir. Don't worry, I will accompany you to ride and shoot well. Let's see whether it is me who is proficient in bow skills or the master who is superb in musketry."

Gao Pragmatic laughed loudly: "Okay, then I want to see how good the archery skills of the daughter of the Jurchen First Cavalry are."
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