Chapter 53 The Great Power
"I am really a good minister and a righteous man!"
"This boy is cunning!"
This is what Zhao Zhen and Bao Heizi said about this Feng Zazi. The two are completely different.
Zhao Zhen saw the loyal and good minister who served the court.
The memorial mentioned that horses, like humans, have inherited good horses and bad horses. In the Han Dynasty, sweat-blooded BMWs were introduced, combined with local horses, and large Han cavalry were bred.
A hundred years later, purebred sweat-blooded horses may grow old or be castrated. Although the BMWs in the world are majestic, because of impure bloodline, they will accumulate more and more inferior horse inheritance, and lose the inheritance of sweat-blooded BMWs and gradually disappear.
Wang Ning'an tried to explain the reason why the sweat-blooded BMW disappeared in language that Zhao Zhen could understand.
If you want to have hundreds of thousands of war horses, you have to cross the local horses. The clever way is to retain a small number of purebred northern horses as stallions. At the same time, among the breeding descendants, select the ones that are most suitable for war horses, constantly cultivate and improve, so as to maintain the stable population of war horses and obtain sufficiently excellent war horses...
Wang Ning'an pointed out that every stallion should be archived, and every reproduction should be recorded. What kind of forage to eat and what kind of training to receive must be carefully studied and repeatedly verified, and finally, you can find out a set of experience in cultivating excellent war horses.
Due to the huge project, it requires too much energy. If the court fully implements it, the pastoral supervisors in various places may not be able to complete the task, but will instead waste financial resources.
It is better to use the Wang family’s six northern horses as seeds. The Wang family must give all of them. Once successful, they can promote the world. If they fail, they will not lose anything to the court...
The pain of lacking a war horse is definitely unforgettable, and Zhao Zhen knows much better than Wang Ning'an.
What is Li Yuanhao? He just relies on his sufficient war horses to challenge the Song Dynasty, and even forced the Song Dynasty to take out annual monies to seek peace. It was a very shameful and humiliating!
If it is true that excellent war horses can be cultivated as Wang Ning'an said, then why didn't the court give it a try?
"Go and invite Mr. Xia."
Soon, a thin and tall old man came to the palace. This man was the British Duke, who was the Minister of the Central Secretariat and the Privy Councilor Xia Jun!
Xia Xianggong had a very good reputation in the first half of his life and was admired by everyone, but a few years ago, he did something that shocked everyone.
Xia Ze ordered people to imitate the handwriting of Shi Jie, a famous minister who strongly supported the Qingli New Deal, forged letters, and falsely accused Fu Bi of intending to rebel. Zhao Zhen was shocked and suspicious, overturned the Qingli New Deal and drove Fan Zhongyan, Fu Bi and others out of the capital. Xia Ze Ze won the victory, but he soon discovered that the victorious water wine was actually made of bitter melon.
Fan Zhongyan, Ouyang Xiu, Fu Bi, Han Qi... None of these people are famous and popular. The people don't believe that they will rebel. Moreover, too many scholars have high hopes for the Qingli New Deal and suddenly stopped. Everyone dared not blame Zhao Zhen, and pointed all the fingers at Xia Rou.
He regarded him as a treacherous villain and was a thief who caused trouble to the court.
No matter what Xia Ze does, no matter what right or wrong, he will always be blamed.
This made Mr. Xia tremble and discouraged, completely lost his vitality, and just wanted to live a life of scattering.
"Your Majesty, the old minister has seen it. What is said above may be right or wrong."
Zhao Zhen's face darkened, "Xia Qing, I want to ask for advice. According to what has been said above, can we add tens of thousands of war horses within a few years?"
Zhao Zhen just planned that instead of letting the Wang family carry out a pilot, it would be better to fully promote it. Each pastoral supervisor works together, and the Song Dynasty can still get a few stallions. If the method is right, isn’t it much faster than the Wang family doing it alone! The Song Dynasty is really short of horses!
Zhao Zhen was as hot as charcoal, but Xia Ze was worried.
He thought for a long time before he slowly said: "Your Majesty, the method of raising horses mentioned above has not been verified, and it is difficult to distinguish the true or false. If it is implemented suddenly, all localities will requisition horses, consume forage, and occupy grasslands... are all acts that disturb the people. If it cannot be successful, wouldn't it damage Your Majesty's benevolence? Besides, the above also said that it would register the horses and carefully study and record them. How much effort will it take to do this and how much manpower is wasted? The old minister thought it would never be implemented!"
Zhao Zhen was full of war horses, and he was so embarrassed that he had been thrown into a basin of cold water by Xia Jun. The Privy Councilor, the first in the military, did not agree, and Zhao Zhen really couldn't implement the horse government.
Moreover, Xia Ze's concerns may not be unreasonable, but Zhao Zhen could see that Xia Ze was really old and timid, conservative, and dared not do anything...
"Xia Qing, would you want the court to be tired of war horses all the time?"
Xia Ze could hear Zhao Zhen’s anger, but he really could not please the emperor anymore.
"The old minister thought that since the Wang family was willing to take on the responsibility of raising horses, it would be better for them to let go. It took only three or five years to do so. If it is really effective, it will not be too late to promote the world."
After Xia Ze said that, he lowered his head and remained silent. Zhao Zhen pondered for a long time, looked at Zhazi, then looked at the sky, and finally said helplessly: "As the emperor, I can't use the Wang family for nothing! I will give the Wang family a hundred hectares of barren mountains, three thousand stagnants of money, and fifty mares. Every two months, I report to me about raising horses. I want to see if I can raise good horses in the Song Dynasty!"
Xia Ze had already achieved his goal without immediately promoting the world. As for some rewards, the prime minister of the Song Dynasty really didn't take it seriously.
"The old minister follows the order, let's do it now."
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"Hahaha, Your Majesty, I can't help but praise you!"
After Wang Ning'an got the news, he jumped up and jumped happily. Wang Luoxiang widened his eyes. In his memory, except for the first time selling it to Han Toad and having a permanent exchange for money, his brother has never lost his composure. What a great thing?
"Big, it's even bigger than the sky!"
Wang Ning'an smiled and said, "Your Majesty asked us to report the situation of raising horses every two months. Dad, do you know what this is?"
Wang Liangjing's head was a little square and he shook his head.
"It is the right to report the matter, and it is to go directly to the heaven to listen! In the future, we will go to the thorns without having to pass by Bao Heizi. We can write whatever we want. Once we have contact with the emperor, we will get to know the heaven. Who dares to underestimate us in Cangzhou and even the entire East Road of Hebei!"
Wang Ning'an spat fiercely and said proudly: "The official is not big or small. The superiors value you. Even if he is a sesame official, he can still cause a huge wave. If he doesn't care about you, even if he is a prime minister, he will just put the bed and go home casually! We will make a lot of money this time!"
Wang Ning'an suggested that his father go to Zhazi and swear to raise horses for the emperor. In fact, he just wanted to bring Zhao Zhen's banner to prevent Bao Heizi from coveting his BMW.
But he underestimated the emperor's desire for war horses, and he suddenly got the power to write a letter.
Although it is to report on the horse farm, how can others find out if they stuff some other things into it? Maybe the Wang family can become the emperor's spy in Cangzhou, and they are specialized in reporting!
With the timid and guilty emperor of Zhao Song, this kind of thing can be done. Wang Ning'an did not want to learn from Cao Xueqin's ancestors, and lived by complaining about the crime. The key was that he had regular communication channels with the boss and did a few beautiful things. He had a registration in Zhao Zhen's heart, and it was not far from reviving the Wang family.
Wang Liangjing is not as thoughtful as his son, so he is just a little worried.
"Ning'an, Your Majesty asked you to write a letter every two months, and it will take six times a year. We can't be the same every time, right? Your Majesty is so kind to you, we can't fool things, we have to take out real things!"
This time Wang Ning'an stopped arguing, and he could see that Zhao Zhen's obsession with fighting horses was absolutely amazing.
If you want to win the favor of the big boss, you must consider your preferences and solve the problems that big boss has to worry about!
Chapter completed!