But this has led to the degradation of horses from generation to generation. Normally, horse breeding should select the best horses in each generation as breeding horses, and breed them from generation to generation. Other horses that are less likely to be castrated are then used. In this way, it is natural that horses will be bred better and better in the future.

However, the powerful in the history of our country have precisely reversed this level. So it led to the degradation of the war horse population. But in fact, in the final analysis, it is the farming people who are not good at raising horses.

You must know that raising a war horse is not so easy! First of all, the war horse has to eat concentrate. And it's better than what most people ate in ancient times. What's more, war horses must get enough animal protein as a supplement every day, that is to say, war horses eat meat! This results in extremely high costs for feeding. Don't think that horses just eat forage. Even in modern times, breeders feed eggs to horses.

Secondly, raising a war horse requires a long run every day, so that they can get sufficient exercise and not degrade their physique. If a horse is not trained for a long time, it will quickly degenerate into a mess of fat! Completely lost its meaning as a war horse.

Moreover, the horses have to be constantly trained, so that they are familiar with the command of the rider and can cooperate with the rider's movements. It is also necessary to simulate the sounds of the battlefield to listen to them and let them get used to it. Otherwise, what if you are frightened by Europe and send the rider on your back into the enemy team? So raising horses is very expensive.

And the Mongols realized this truth through the struggle with heaven and earth. Therefore, their best horses are kept for themselves, and the rest of the horses are castrated and sold. As a result, the cavalry of the Central Plains Dynasty has never been comparable to the nomads in terms of quality and quantity. And before the invention of muskets and bayonets, cavalry could almost be said to be the king of the battlefield. This led to the Central Plains Dynasty having to take a defensive stance against the nomads.

Shopkeeper Fan heard what BMW said, but he was a little disapproving. What kind of big business is buying and selling horses? Don't talk about other people's families, let's talk about our Fan family, which year will not get a few batches of horses from Mongolia back. Still, he said, "It's easy. I just want the cattle shopkeeper to say the quantity first, and then estimate the plate fee. ”

Niu Mancun said with a smile: "Fan is arrogant! But the horses you want are not the kind you sell in the market. I want a MA and the best horses. ”

Shopkeeper Fan sneered in his heart when he heard this. However, it was not revealed on his face, but said to Niu Mancun very sincerely: "Niu Shopkeeper, I'm afraid you haven't sold horses, right?" You know, those Tartars won't sell their MAs! Even the best war horses, they will not sell them easily. This is no longer a question of money, but a question of balance between the Ming Dynasty and the grassland. ”

Niu Mancun said disapprerovingly: "I still know this below." However, there is a certainty that they will agree. I have a cargo that they definitely love! ”

Hearing Niu Mancun say this, it hooked the curiosity of the shopkeeper Fan. He twisted his beard and said, "Oh, I wonder what treasures the cow shopkeeper has?" Can you give Fan a certain view? ”

Niu Mancun smiled and said, "Of course you can." ”

After speaking, he took out a small porcelain vase from his bosom and put it on the table. Shopkeeper Fan looked at this small porcelain vase, which was only a circle bigger than his thumb, and was even more puzzled. Could it be that this is filled with wine? But what is the purpose of such a little wine? Besides, even if the Mongols gave them good wine, they wouldn't be able to taste it! Because they only like spirits.

But he still calmly reached out and picked up the porcelain vase. When he pulled the cork off the bottle with a hint of carelessness, and didn't even have time to put the porcelain bottle under his nostrils to smell it, at this moment, he smelled a faint fragrance! The scent is so pure! For a moment, all that was left of his nostrils was scent. All the other smells were dispelled!

Shopkeeper Fan's eyes widened in surprise, and he looked up at the smiling Niu Mancun. Then he lowered his head and sniffed vigorously at the mouth of the bottle. A wave of dizziness rushed straight to his brain! The taste is so pure and so strong! For a moment he could barely think!

However, years in business quickly calmed him down. He knew he had come across a strange item! This thing should be a perfume that has always been on the market, but there is no trace of it!

Shopkeeper Fan tried his best to hide his surprise, but he failed. Because when he wanted to plug the porcelain vase, it took him two times to succeed. So he was very annoyed in his heart, because he knew that his actions must have fallen into the eyes of the shopkeeper. So the price is not negotiable.

Although the shopkeeper Fan is located in the inland of the Ming Dynasty, the tentacles of Shanxi businessmen can be said to be all over the country. Especially in the capital and within the court, they all have huge power. So when perfumes and soaps became popular in the capital, they also received the news.

So after the shopkeeper Fan put the porcelain vase firmly on the table, he said: "Shopkeeper Niu, you have a way to the sky when you pour!" This is probably a perfume from overseas, right? ”

Niu Mancun nodded with a smile and said, "Shopkeeper Fan has good eyesight!" That's what perfume is. ”

Shopkeeper Fan said in admiration: "This is a good thing!" ”

Shopkeeper Fan felt in his heart that those Tartars on the grassland must like this thing, and they should be able to sell it at a high price on the grassland. At that time, the nomads on the steppe generally ate meat, coupled with the lack of necessary hygiene, so the body odor on the steppe was generally very strong. If the ladies of the prairie saw these perfumes, they would go crazy!

Shopkeeper Fan quickly estimated the sales channel and price in his heart, and then looked up and said, "Shopkeeper Niu, this thing is indeed a good thing." It's just that it's still difficult to exchange this cargo for a good horse! Those won't sell them to us. ”

Niu Mancun also knew that what Shopkeeper Fan said was right. Those Mongolian Tartars have very strict control over the species of MA. There is a dedicated person who is responsible for feeding management. But Niu Mancun has a bottom in his heart. He maintained a smile on his face and said, "What Shopkeeper Fan said makes sense, but it doesn't necessarily mean that it can't be done!" Then it is up to the shopkeeper Fan to find a way to sell these perfumes to the nobles on the grassland. As long as those noble ladies use these perfumes, those princes and Taiji will naturally flock to these noble ladies. Let them blow a little pillow wind, and maybe it's done! ”

Shopkeeper Fan lamented in his heart, it seems that although this shopkeeper Niu came to Shanxi for the first time, he still knows the information on the grassland. It seems that there is no chance to get the goods at a low price this time. He was about to speak, but was stopped by Niu Mancun.

Niu Mancun said: "Shopkeeper Fan, there are still some things, enough for those Sao Dazi to be willing to sell horses to us." ”

Shopkeeper Fan raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh, could it be that the shopkeeper still has good things?" ”

Niu Mancun pointed to the perfume bottle and said, "Shopkeeper Fan also recognizes that this is a Western product." So one of my shippers is a Westerner. They came to us by boat. Because there was not enough space on the ship to transport the horses, this led to them not having enough cavalry. So they entrusted me to buy MA on my behalf so that I could breed it myself. In addition, I was in contact with many daimyo of the Wa Kingdom. They are also one of the buyers of MA. ”

Shopkeeper Fan said strangely: "Shopkeeper Niu, I don't believe what you said!" Westerners are reasonable, but why do Japanese people buy horses from you? Isn't there a horse in the Wa Kingdom? ”

Niu Mancun laughed and said: "It's not that there are no horses in the Wa Kingdom, but that the horses in the Wa Kingdom are too short. So they desperately need new breeds of horses to improve their country's horses. Shopkeeper Fan, you don't know, I've seen a Japanese warrior riding a horse. I'm short, and the horse is even smaller! It looks like a monkey in armor riding a mule! ”

Shopkeeper Fan was amused by Niu Mancun's words, and the two of them laughed together. I have to say that at this time, the Ming people were not intimidated by the massacre of the Manchus, and at this time they still had the stubborn thinking of the Heavenly Empire. Think that everyone else except the Ming people is a barbarian! As for those red-haired, green-eyed Westerners, they are even more barbarians among barbarians. Therefore, Niu Mancun mentioned the samurai of the Wa Kingdom in humiliating words, and the shopkeeper Fan was not surprised at all, and even felt very happy.