Great Song Super Scholar

Chapter 495 Pony
After settling down his family, Fan Ning immediately split up with Steward Liu, and Guan Liu took a few servants to Xiwazi, Zhou, where there was a small animal store that sold small animals like cats, dogs, and rabbits. , the children of rich families are in demand, so some people do this kind of business, and the profits are very high.

Fan Ning didn't want to raise cats and dogs for his daughter, which would be difficult to take care of. He planned to use the small hill at home to raise squirrels, hedgehogs, rabbits and lambs for his daughter.

In addition, he remembered something. Last year, Kunzhou sent a batch of ponies, about a hundred of them, and two of them were given to him. Because it was inconvenient for him to be in Yingtian Mansion, he fostered them in the Royal Horse Garden in the capital.

There are two places to raise horses in the capital, one is in Moutuogang in the north of the capital, where the Tiansi Supervisor under the Qun Musi raises nearly 3000 war horses, and the other is in the east of the city beside the Jinming Pool, where the Son of Heaven The Royal Garden of the Imperial Palace is here, and there is a horse farm in it, called the Royal Horse Garden, which raises more than [-] horses, and the horses are mainly provided to the royal family and the emperor's guards.

Fan Ning arrived at Yumayuan with four Zhu Long and other generals in less than half an hour.

The Mujian was an eunuch named Yuan Lun. When he heard that Fan Ning was coming, he immediately greeted him enthusiastically.

Now it's not just the officials who fawn over Fan Ning, but also the eunuchs. Any eunuch who doesn't want to be transferred to the East Palace has a chance to follow the dragon. Wang has an impression of himself, even if he can't be transferred to the East Palace, he will still have a chance to be promoted in the future.

"I'm bothering supervisor Yuan Mu!" Fan Ning saluted with cupped fists.

"Where! Where!"

Yuan Lun hurriedly said politely: "It's an honor for Fan Zhanshi to come to us. Is there anything I can do for Fan Zhanshi?"

"That's right, did Kunzhou bring in a hundred ponies last year?"

"This incident caused a sensation at the time, and the royal family and dignitaries in the capital came to visit and ask for it."

Fan Ning's heart tightened, "Is there any more?"

Yuan Lun smiled slightly, "On Kunzhou's list, two horses are reserved for Fan Zhanshi, and 98 horses have already been taken away. Now there are two left for me to keep. Without Fan Zhanshi's consent, I I dare not give it away."

Fan Ning was overjoyed, "Thank you so much Supervisor Yuan Mu!"

Yuan Lun took Fan Ning into the Royal Horse Garden. Due to the limited space, the horses here are still raised in captivity, and the quality is relatively weak. After all, horse breeding still depends on the middle and high latitude prairie. It is a little smaller, and can only support a herd of 30 war horses at most, unlike the Hexi Corridor, which can support millions of war horses.

When they came to a special pony stable, they saw two pony ponies standing quietly in the two-acre stable, like two donkeys, with strong physique, thick and short hooves, and one black and white. Alternately, it looks like a streaky horse, and the other horse is red all over. It can be seen that the two ponies are very docile and a little cute.

"Are both horses mine?" asked Fanning, laughing.

"Of course it's Fan Zhan's business. There is a delivery document to prove it. Other dignitaries have to pay a hundred pennies to buy it, but Fan Zhan's business can be taken away directly, and the foster care fee of ten pennies is also waived."

"The foster care fee must be paid. We can't break the rules and let others talk about it."

Yuan Lun was right when he thought about it. Fan Ning didn't care about such a small amount of money. A bad reputation would outweigh the gain, so he nodded, "Okay! Thank you Fan Zhan for the matter."

Fan Ning winked at Zhu Long, and Zhu Long immediately withdrew ten taels of silver to pay for the foster care.

Yuan Lun asked again in a low voice: "Does the East Palace still need people?"

Fan Ning smiled slightly and said, "Maybe the servants are no longer needed, but His Royal Highness Liang has always wanted to practice horseback riding. Yuan Mujian will pick two good horses to go to the East Palace tomorrow to accompany His Royal Highness Liang on horseback riding and archery!"

Yuan Lun was immediately overjoyed that Fan Ning had given him this opportunity, and he hurriedly bowed to salute, "Fan Zhan's great kindness, the villain will always remember it in his heart!"

Fan Ning left the Royal Horse Court with the two ponies and returned to the capital, attracting countless people's attention along the way. Zhu Long took turns taking care of the two ponies like a baby.

Before Fanning, Housekeeper Liu brought a few servants back with a full load. They bought four squirrels, four hedgehogs, two pairs of hares and two lambs. It disappeared into the small hill, and a large family was discussing around the two lambs.

Daughter Fan Zhen's eyes sparkled with excitement. When she saw the lamb for the first time, she wanted to touch it but dared not. At this moment, Fan Ning smiled and said, "There are two more babies!"

Everyone turned their heads and saw two ponies coming, Hodor screamed and rushed up.

"Brother, is this a pony?"

Fan Ning patted the pony and smiled, "This is a short horse, at least two years old."

"Then give me a horse?" Hoduo begged, shaking his elder brother's arm.

"Let Zhen'er choose first!"

A Duo hastily picked up his little niece, and said with a smile, "Which one do you really like? Is that flower good?"

Fan Zhener's eyes were dazzled, and she pointed at the little red horse for the last time, "It's going to be popular!"

A Duo curled her lips, in fact, she also wanted the red pony, but she didn't expect her niece to be unambiguous at all, so she had to comfort herself, in fact, the flowers are not bad. !

Zhu Hu fitted the two ponies with saddles and bridles, and Ado rode on the streaky horse first. She had the basics of riding a donkey, and soon mastered the horse riding skills. After a while, she started trotting around the lake.

With the support of her father, Fan Zhener rode slowly. She was so happy that she danced and giggled. There were little squirrels, hedgehogs, rabbits and lambs, and a group of little ducks in the lake. With another little red horse, Fan Zhen'er was so satisfied that she had long forgotten about Ying Tianfu's mansion.

A Duo rode up and said, "Brother, this place is still too small to let go!"

"The third grandfather has a manor outside the city, and there is a large open space. You can go to the little aunt and ask her to arrange for you to ride a horse in the manor."

Zhu Pei stepped forward and said with a smile: "Husband, we will also buy a manor outside the city. I asked before, it costs about five pennies per mu of land, and we can buy a two thousand mu manor. We will build it into a pasture, and we will have a big family in the future." People can go to camp and ride horses."

Fan Ning pondered for a while and said, "The imperial court does not allow the conversion of arable land into grassland. Let's see if we can buy wasteland, or just use it as grassland. This is not urgent. I'll inquire first."

For the next five or six days, Fan Ning was busy welcoming the new officials of the East Palace. The first one to report was Fan Chunren. Because taking care of his father delayed his official career, he was 36 years old and only became a sixth-rank official.

However, the length of time in an official position has never been the basis for being able to sit in a high-ranking official. Many old Jinshi have been in official career for almost 20 years and have not yet become a full-time official in Beijing.

The key is ability, followed by family background. Although Fan Chunren is capable, if his father is not Fan Zhongyan, I am afraid he will not have many opportunities.

The second person to report was Su Zhe. He was also suspended from work to take care of his father at home. In fact, it was his protest against the unfair treatment he received in the system examination. But three years have passed, and the anger in his heart has disappeared. Su Zhe was also looking for opportunities. This time, Fan Ning recommended him to serve as a lecturer in Chongwen Museum. He was the seventh grade and assisted the king of Liang in studying. Su Zhe was very fond of this position. Satisfied, it can also be said that this position has made many people jealous.

Many people also came to report quickly. The fastest one was Gao Taotao's father Gao Zunfu. He served as the left general of the Shenwu Army. He reported to Fan Ning on the same day and lived in the barracks that night. quick.

He has participated in the battle against Xixia before, and he has a strong brand of the Northwest Army. He advocates strict management of the army, loves soldiers like sons, and opposes the exploitation of soldiers. His ideas have been recognized by Fan Ning, so Fan Ning recommended him for the Shenwu Army General Left.

In fact, Fan Ning wanted to recommend Yang Wenguang as the left general of the Shenwu Army, but Zhao Zhongzhen preferred his grandfather, so Fan Ning no longer insisted, and could only consider Yang Wenguang when he had a chance in the future.

In the morning, Fan Ning wrote a report on the establishment of the military office of the Shenwu Army. The military office needed more than a dozen officials, and he only appointed five of them. He also returned from panning for gold in Kunzhou, and served as the chief of the eighth rank in the palace, and transferred him to be the eighth rank judge, which was regarded as a promotion.

In addition, there are Shi Cao joining the army Tan Shenzhi, Cang Cao joining the army Lu Youwei, and Fa Cao joining the army Duan Yu.

These five people were determined by him, and the other officials, Fan Ning, were going to be handed over to the Privy Council for selection, so he didn't want to worry about it anymore.

Fan Ning finished writing the report, affixed his official seal, and handed it to Zhong Nan, "Go to the Privy Council and hand this report to the official office, and ask them to appoint officials as soon as possible. My official office is eager to be established."

At this time, the tea boy said at the door: "Master, an official named Li Dashou is here to report."

When the birthday came, Fan Ning quickly smiled and said, "Please come in!"

(End of this chapter)