16 Breeding Eagle Dogs (Asking for Tickets, Asking for Collections)
In the Han Dynasty, where there was no telegraph telephone, it was not an ordinary difficulty to quickly transmit information. In order to quickly transmit information, the imperial court built a large number of post stations in various places, and when there was an emergency, people rode fast horses to pass it. But Liu Hong doesn't have this condition now, and even if the so-called eight-hundred-mile rush at the post station is still too slow in Liu Hong's eyes.
How can we speed up the transmission of information, thinking about it, Liu Hong thought of the carrier pigeon. Using pigeons to convey information is not very safe, but it is definitely much faster than riding a horse. Besides, the loss of the carrier pigeon is not irremediable, as long as the carrier pigeon is released, and someone will send another piece of information, so that the matter should not be delayed.
Liu Hong is definitely a man of action, just do it when you think of it. However, this pigeon, in ancient times, especially in the Han Dynasty, was not a common thing, and it was not easy to get it. And Liu Hong, as a three-year-old child, even if he has a noble status, he will definitely not be able to get it with his own ability. Therefore, Liu Hong could only go to his housekeeper to find a way.
Hearing that Liu Hong wanted to raise pigeons, Liu Zhong couldn't help but laugh, "Little Hou Ye, if you want to say something else, it may take a little effort." But if you want to raise birds and pigeons, you really don't have to work hard. ”
"Oh, why is that?"
Liu Hong was quite curious about the housekeeper's statement, but after listening to the housekeeper's explanation, he was relieved.
As a close relative of the emperor, his family is a dignified Hou Mansion, if there are not a few guests, it will be quite a shameful thing. But with the previous situation of his family, how could a person with the ability come to his house to be a guest? So in order to save face, the housekeeper took charge and recruited a group of gangsters who are good at fighting dogs and birds as doormen.
This is also a mistake, at least Liu Hong wants to raise pigeons, there is no need to worry.
"Uncle Zhong, among these people you recruited, which one has the best pigeon breeding skills, please let him come over."
"Little Hou Ye, I'm not very good at this set, but among these guests, Lao Zhang's prestige is the highest, and those people listen to him, I'll let him come over and listen to your orders."
"Okay, just do as you say."
After a while, the housekeeper brought a little old man and said to Liu Hong: "Little Hou Ye, he is Lao Zhang, his name is Zhang Jun, I have asked, he has more experience in raising pigeons." ”
Liu Hong looked at Zhang Jun, just looking at his age in his fifties, he looked very neat and shrewd.
"Uncle Jun, right, I heard that you are good at raising pigeons?"
"Don't you dare to be the title of Uncle Jun, if you don't dislike it, just call Xiao Lao'er Lao Zhang. As for raising pigeons, the little old man has a little experience. ”
"Okay, then I'm welcome, I'll call you Lao Zhang in the future." Liu Hong is also a little marquis, and he doesn't want to call anyone uncle, so after listening to Zhang Jun's words, he should go. Then he said: "Lao Zhang, I want to raise pigeons now, where do I want to buy them, and what should I pay attention to?" ”
"I don't know what the little marquis wants to raise pigeons? There are many kinds of pigeons, some are ornamental, some are messengers, and some are specially used for eating, each of which is different and requires different attention. ”
"Oh, there are so many things to do with raising pigeons, I really don't know, I raise pigeons mainly to send letters, do you have research on this?"
"Little Hou Ye, you can be regarded as the right person. You don't have to buy this pigeon at all, the little old man has raised the pigeon for more than 20 years, and now there are dozens of pairs of well-cultivated pigeon at home, I will go to get it for you. ”
"Lao Zhang, you can be regarded as a great help. I can't ask for this pigeon for nothing, you go to the account office to pay the money in a while, and I will buy it. If you find a few more trustworthy people who will help me raise pigeons from now on, I will definitely not treat you badly. "I didn't expect to solve the problem of carrier pigeons so easily, Liu Hong is quite happy.
Zhang Jun was also quite happy, he saw the changes in the Hou Mansion in this period. He is a shrewd person, and he knows that all these changes are directly related to this little marquis. With the current situation, the rise of the Hou Mansion is already unstoppable. And he is now helping the little marquis to do things, as long as he works hard to do things well, he will not dare to say that he is rich and noble, and he will get ahead.
Probably wanting to leave a good impression on Liu Hong, Zhang Jun sent those carrier pigeons to Liu Hong early the next morning. Not only that, but he also brought two eagles, which Liu Hong was very strange about.
Zhang Jun hurriedly explained, "Little Marquis, yesterday you said that you raised carrier pigeons to deliver letters. However, there is a disadvantage of sending a letter from a carrier pigeon, that is, it may be taken by a bird of prey. And I don't just keep carrier pigeons, I'm best at feeding eagles. The eagle is a thing that can be sent even if it is fed. And it is not afraid of other birds of prey, the only drawback is that it eats meat, which is not as good as pigeons. These two have their own benefits, and I think that the little marquis may use them, so he took matters into his own hands and brought the two eagles at home. ”
"Well, the two eagles are good. Since they can also send letters, let's raise them together. Isn't it just eating meat, we are such a big Hou Mansion, and we can still let a few eagles eat poor. ”
For eagles, Liu Hongke is much more interested in pigeons. In his previous life, he had seen some eagle lovers carrying eagles to hunt, which was quite majestic. Now that he has the conditions, how can he not make an eagle show off.
Fortunately, Liu Hong also knows that falcons are to be raised from a young age. Only when it is raised from a young age and trained can it understand your commands. However, Liu Hong is not in a hurry, after all, he is only three years old now, and he will have to wait a few years to go hunting. So he had time to breed falcons and wait for them to grow up.
With falcons, how can you lack hunting dogs, which are indispensable for hunting. Taking advantage of the time now, Liu Hong plans to get a few good hunting dogs.
Liu Hong made hunting dogs, but it wasn't all for hunting in the future. He knew that for a long time in the future, the nomads in the north would continue to rebel, disturbing the Han Dynasty. And if he wants to be emperor, he will inevitably have to go to war with them. The weather in the north is cold early, and heavy snow often falls in mid-August. And once it snows heavily, movement is hampered. Under normal circumstances, there will be no fighting in winter, and the fear is that there will be heavy snow and road closures. And dog sledding is the best way to solve this situation, as long as there are enough sleds, you can catch the foreigners off guard. If you're lucky, you can even solve the problem once and for all. So now he is planning ahead and raising a dog to solve the problem of sledding.
Knowing that there is such a group of capable people who know how to fight dogs and birds in his house, how can Liu Hong let them be idle, of course he has to make use of them.
Regardless of his past life or present life, Liu Hong likes to play, and in his previous life, he had no conditions, so he could only watch others play greedily. But this life is different, he has the ability to play whatever he wants.
Playing is not only Liu Hong's hobby, but also his pastime. In this Han Dynasty, which lacked entertainment, if you want not to be suffocated, you can only play with the law.
Unexpectedly, this is another mistake.
Raising dogs and feeding birds, adults doing it, that is definitely not a proper business, but Liu Hong does this, it is a matter of course.
Children, playing is the right business, and it's not normal if you don't play. Therefore, in the eyes of others, Liu Hong finally looked like a child, and Liu Hong just fell silent and hid himself deeply.
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