Pegasus County of the Great Sui, the territory of the former Xia tribe, a silver-covered scenery just caught Yang Dong's eyes. The accompanying generals Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin, Niu Jinda, Wei Chigong, and Shui Tianji were all listed, and in addition, Concubine Li Xiuning also accompanied the army.

Revisiting the old place, Shui Tianji was as happy as a lark, chattering to Yang Tong and Li Xiuning sharing his childhood spent on every square inch. You could tell she was happy.

Soon after, a huge plain appeared in front of you, and on the plain, a large-scale stable appeared, only to see a strong, tall, divine steed, horses of different colors are happily eating forage, there are many guards around the horse slaves, it seems, either the Khitan or the Turks, they are all proficient in cultivation, and now they have become the captives of the Great Sui, obediently and obediently become official slaves, their lives are not good, but there is also something to eat, those who behave well, five years later, they will get the official status of the Great Sui, can live a normal life, and for the sake of Dasui's 'green card', they are all very diligent.

Li Xiuning, who was riding on a horse, saw the boundless stable, his eyes were straight, and all the black pressure he saw was full of horses. She's grown so big, she's never seen so many horses.

He knew that his father and brother had always wanted to form a strong cavalry, but if he wanted to form a cavalry, he needed to have countless good war horses, and so many war horses were only available in Liaodong and Hexi, or the Turks and the Western Regions.

Now that there are so many in front of him, how can Li Xiuning not be excited, how can he not be surprised? No wonder his husband casually sold 20,000 old horses to Wang Shichong, it turned out that he still had such a treasure land, providing a steady stream of war horses for the Great Sui. I thought to myself: If my father had such a horse, he would not have lost so badly. But soon he cut off this thought, and now, she is the Yang family, why do you want to do so much.

Although the combination of the two has political factors, but with such a place, Li Xiuning, who already likes Yang Tong, has accepted his fate, you can say that this is mainly due to the traditional thinking of following his father at home and marrying his husband, but it must be indispensable to Yang Tong's careful management.

The main thing is that Yang Tong really hurts her!

That's enough for a woman.

Now that the raw rice has been cooked, even if she returns to the Li family, she has become a guest, and she will have to give birth to children for Yang Tong in the future, how can there be any other choice? Once people accept their fate, they look at their current life from a new perspective, and they see nature differently.

"Xiaguan Zhang Long live to meet His Royal Highness, Concubine Wu, and Concubine Li."

At this time, a group of people rushed out of the pasture, and the first one who was generous was none other than the Great Sui Bole - Long Live Zhang of the Imperial Servant and Pegasus County Shou.

"It's hard work, everything is fine!" Yang Tong asked gently.

"It's all good."

"Master Zhang, how many war horses are there?" Li Xiuning asked curiously.

"Yu Niangniang, there are 250,000 war horses here, and there are three such horse farms."

"Seven hundred and fifty thousand?" Li Xiuning gasped.

Zhang Wanzai nodded and said respectfully: "This is just now, more foals will be born after the beginning of spring." A million horses is not a problem. ”

"So much? Where did it come from? Li Xiuning asked Yang Tong.

Yang Tong said with a smile: "Robbed the Khitan, robbed the Xi people, robbed Goguryeo, and then robbed the Turks, and some were sold to the imperial court by the people of the Xi tribe, and there were also Luo Khans and Southern Khans who paid tribute." In short, there are still a lot of grabbies. ”

Li Xiuning: "......"

"Lord Zhang, how many ploughing cattle do we have in our pasture?" Yang Tong asked again.

Zhang Wansui said: "After the distribution of households to the state, there are now less than 50,000 heads, and there are still 230,000 cows. ”

"Keep 200,000 cows, and let all the rest be sent to Kannai Province, one for each household, and in addition, some horses will be picked out and distributed to the people instead of ploughing cattle."

"Whoa!"

"Husband, horses can also plow the fields?" Li Xiuning asked

"Of course!" Yang Tong said with a smile: "Horses are more docile than oxen, they plough the fields faster, and they can carry animals." ”

Li Xiuning sighed and asked again: "Is it all for nothing?" ”

"Yes, each family will send a cow or a horse. If you have a lot of spare money, you can buy one or two more. ”

Li Xiuning was stunned when she heard this, and couldn't help but exclaim: "There are millions of households under the rule of the husband." ”

Yang Tong said: "To be precise, there are more than 2.3 million households, and more than 12 million people. ”

Li Xiuning gasped, the Great Sui was at its most than 9 million households, more than 5,600 people, according to the number reported by Yang Dong, it accounted for a quarter of the world's population, but the number of people who died in the war over the years is not counted, if there are three points of population in the world, then it is not an exaggeration to say that Yang Dong occupies one of them. What shocked her even more was Yang Dong's generosity, and every family actually gave away a cow or a horse for nothing, how bold this is.

Yang Tong understood what she was thinking, and said with a smile: "If the people have cattle, they will have productivity, and the grain produced will be more, and the taxes will naturally be paid. Giving them livestock is actually just an upfront investment, which will continue to create more tax revenue in the future. ”

"That's just as well!" Li Xiuning nodded, but thought in his heart: Not everyone has such strong financial resources and such magnanimity.

On this side, Yang Tong asked Zhang Wansui, "Are the war horses ready?" ”

Zhang Wansui said: "Ready!" ”

Yang Tong said to Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin, Niu Jinda, and Wei Chigong: "Let all the soldiers be replaced with Liaodong horses." ”

"Whoa!" The four generals were ordered to go.

"Aren't our horses very good, why do we need to change?" Li Xiuning looked like a curious baby.

Zhang Wansui explained: "The good teacher Niangniang learned that the characteristics of these war horses of different bloodlines are also different, just like the Hequ horse specially cultivated by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, this horse breed has a large and coordinated body, a stretched body, full bones, strong tendons, plump muscles, and obvious joints. With a tame temperament, the stallion is powerful and powerful. The head is slightly long, but there is no coarseness, the ears are long and pointed, and the front is erect and ......"

Yang Tong saw Zhang Wansui's face full of energy and gushing, and said with a black line: "Speak human words!" ”

"The subordinates love horses and become obsessed, so that His Royal Highness and Niangniang laughed." Zhang Wansui blushed and said: "The Hequ Horse is tall and powerful, explosive, and is most suitable for charging into battle, but it lives in areas with abundant vegetation and mild climate. You can't endure hardship, you can't endure the cold, and you can't bear bad weather. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty conquered the Huns, the cavalry was 140,000, and it was also a man and two horses, respectively, by the general Wei Qing, the hussar general Huo Quai, to conquer the Huns, that battle of the Han Dynasty even victory, Wei Qing chased to Zhao Xincheng, and Huo Hussar rode north into more than 2,000 miles, crossed the Hou Mountain, crossed the Gonglu River, chased to the Wolf Juxu Mountain, and fought until Hanhai! Although the victory was a victory, in the end, these war horses died one after another because they could not stand the bad weather. So much so that the Han Dynasty had no horses to use later, so he could only give General Li Ling 5,000 foot soldiers and let him go straight to the Xiongnu Khan's court, but he was pursued by the Xiongnu cavalry and the whole army was annihilated. ”

When he said this, he continued: "Not all horse battles are as outstanding in all aspects as His Highness's detached arrows, or the martial concubines' snow treading, or the generals' horses

, so I've always thought that it's not about relying on bloodlines to strive for perfection. It is better to take the imperfection to the extreme, and the river meandering horse, which is not suitable for thousands of miles of running, will give up its characteristics of running thousands of miles and use it specifically to charge into battle. And the most suitable war horse for thousands of miles in harsh conditions is undoubtedly our Liaodong horse. ”

"The Liaodong horse is not tall and not too strong, but it has a thick body, solid and powerful limbs, and a rough and strong physique. Not only hard-working, but also not afraid of the cold, vitality is very strong, can survive in extremely difficult and harsh conditions, even if it is given rough food, it can also survive tenaciously, this kind of horse is suitable for long-distance galloping, and now it is cold and freezing, with this kind of horse to go on the expedition, more suitable than any war horse. ”

When Genghis Khan marched west, he relied on the amazing speed and endurance of Mongolian horses to carry out lightning attacks on the enemy, so as to win. This trick is simple and direct, and combined with the Mongolian good shooting and hard-working qualities, when attacking others, it is always tried.

Li Xiuning, who was on the side, was amazed when he heard it, and sighed: "I didn't expect that the war horse still has so much exquisiteness, today is really a long insight!" ”

"As the so-called knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can win a hundred battles, weapons, armor, and war horses are one of the 'own'!" Yang Tong woke up.

Li Xiuning nodded silently, she looked at the horse ring, and suddenly said, "Husband, look, that horse is so beautiful." ”

Yang Tong looked over, only to see a fiery red, handsome and tall horse without half a variegated horse appeared in front of him, its hair was shiny, like smooth satin, its eyes were full of arrogance, proud like a princess.

"What is this?" Yang Tong was also a little surprised.

Zhang Wansui said: "This horse is very good, born in the Western Regions, not only handsome, strong, extremely fast, amazing endurance, it is definitely the king of horses, except for His Royal Highness's off-string arrow, not inferior to any general's horse." ”

"Ning'er, it's yours!" Yang Tong said with a smile.

Li Xiuning instantly fell in love with this horse, skillfully picked up the leosed pole, and rode towards the big red horse.

A fierce chase ensued between the two horses on the racecourse.

When the horse on the crotch was weak, Li Xiuning changed to other horses and continued to chase!

And so on......

Every time he changed horses, Li Xiuning jumped directly from this horse to the next horse, and did not give the big red horse time to rest at all.

After about two hours, the big red horse finally descended, and was hit by Li Xiuning at the right time, and then slowly tamed.

Li Xiuning rode in front of Yang Tong, a big red horse, and said with a smile: "I want it!" ”