The horses were quiet, and from time to time the groom poured buckets of freshly steamed black beans into the trough, and the water trough next to it was filled with clean water.

Most of the horses in Jizhou are fed with wheat stalks, but the military horses from this batch of grasslands have higher requirements, ordinary wheat stalks can not raise good horses, and they must use high-quality food, and Jizhou has no pasture, so they can only use black beans.

Therefore, it is extremely expensive to raise cavalry, and it takes an average of six households to support one cavalry, not to mention other branches of the military.

If it weren't for Han Fei who robbed Dong Zhuo, he would now be rich; Without the full support of the Zhen family behind him, with the follow-up lasting strength, Han Fei alone would not be able to raise more than 2,000 cavalry.

In the tent, Han Fei happened to meet Zhen Yao, who was also looking at the situation of the war horse with his hands behind his back.

"It's so late, isn't the second uncle resting?"

Zhen Yao shook his head and smiled: "I'm so excited, I can't sleep." ”

It's no wonder that Zhen Yao is excited, this time the transaction ended perfectly, not only is the influence of the Zhen family going up, but just these war horses are dedicated to Han Fei, which is enough to make him so excited that he can't sleep.

He could feel the change in Han Fei's attitude towards the Zhen family.

"All the way, the caravan has not been troubled!" Han Fei asked with a smile again.

This time, it was Zhen Yao who went out in person, and it was not until the war horse passed Taiyuan that Zhen Yao broke away from the caravan, took a few Zhen guys, and hurried back to Jizhou to deliver the letter.

It can be said that this time, it was completely his own hands.

"There are always some difficulties, but everything is opened with money, and there is no danger, and more importantly, it is divided into more than a dozen batches. Nor did it attract the attention of the defenders on the road. Speaking of this, Zhen Yao smiled contemptuously and said: "Actually, many people know it in their hearts, but for the sake of money." They all pretended to be deaf and dumb. ”

Jizhou is very chaotic, and even the army can't find a home, it's more for its own interests, so it's too normal to turn a blind eye.

Han Fei nodded, and exchanged a few more words with Zhen Yao. Revealing a hint of affection, Han Fei left here and stepped forward to observe these war horses. The horses were already equipped with saddles, but they were all straight-legged, with rope sleeves for feet, and a small pedal on one side. Arguably. It's very vulgar, but today's cavalry configuration is like this.

Although Han Fei knows the high bridge type saddle and stirrups, he can't use them now, his cavalry has not been trained yet, the cavalry of the northern wolf clan is far stronger than the Han (except for the Xiliang iron cavalry), and the cavalry under the command of Gongsun Zhan is also quite strong, once it is passed out. This strengthens the enemy's forces.

Once they arrive in the state, they will have to deal with the northern wolf clan.

But. You can consider using horseshoes, Han Fei noticed that the four hooves of the war horse are wrapped in animal skins, so that although the horse's hooves can be protected, it is very inconvenient to walk and easy to fall off.

This batch of war horses is of great significance to Han Fei, with this batch of war horses, he can establish a strong cavalry, whether it is an impact on the enemy formation, or a long-distance raid, will have a great advantage, it can be said that the combat effectiveness of the army under his command has leapt to a new level because of this cavalry. So that he will gain a foothold in the future and merge states, and even compete with the princes of the world, and also have a certain amount of capital.

To be honest, he is very grateful to the Zhen family now.

No wonder, no wonder in history Liu Bei relied on the Mi family, Cao Cao wanted to reuse the Wei family, and Liu Yan and Liu Zhang's father and son also reused the Jia family...... Without the Mi family in the East China Sea, with Liu Bei's repeated defeats, he would have long been annihilated in the long river of history, how could there be the later Three Kingdoms; Without the support of the Wei family, how could Cao Cao have Chen Liu's army? Without the help of the Jia family, how could Liu Yan and his son gain a firm foothold in Yizhou?

Although businessmen are profitable, they will also fight for profit!

Marx said that if capital has 50 percent profits, it will take risks, if it has 100 percent profits, it will dare to trample on all the laws of the world, and if it has 300 percent profits, it will dare to commit any crime, even in danger of being hanged.

The same applies to the late Han Dynasty.

Long before welcoming the horses, Han Fei prepared the horse training ground.

This horse training ground is actually a military camp in Jizhou, located in the northwest of Yecheng, is a wilderness covering an area of more than five or six thousand acres, surrounded by fences, the ground is level, in the west of the horse farm, there is another building covering an area of 100 acres, there are military camps, stables and food storehouses.

It's a bit ridiculous to say, Han Fu originally established this military camp to train cavalry, but he didn't know much about military affairs, and he didn't find the right way, although he opened up a military camp, but in fact, his war horses were only more than 300, or he bought them from Youzhou at a high price, and it was not a good war horse, just a local horse in Youzhou, for this reason, whether it was Liu Yu or Gongsun Zhan, they all made a lot of money in his hands.

In order to fill the façade, Han Fu got more than 500 animal horses mixed in Jizhou, claiming to have thousands of horsemen...... Thinking about it now, Han Fei felt a little ridiculous, this face problem was really a common problem among the scholars of the world. In fact, animal horses can also be used as military horses, such as to deliver letters, carry goods, and soldiers generally ride and march. But when it comes to fierce battles on the battlefield, animal power horses are too far behind, whether it is speed, endurance, fighting power and sprinting ability, they are far inferior to real war horses.

On the one hand, it is true that the breed is not good, on the other hand, the land of Jizhou cannot raise good horses, so the streets and alleys are full of bad horses in the city.

But that's it, the top grade of these 300 war horses and more than 500 livestock and horses was also raised like a baby by Han Fu, and a lot of financial resources were invested.

Baby's!

With more than 4,000 war horses stationed in the racecourse, the training ground suddenly became lively.

Han Fei stood on the edge of the racecourse, watching the busyness in the racecourse, and his heart was also excited.

Han Fei looked at Kirbineng who came with him from a distance, and on the way, he unexpectedly got a news from Zhen Yao that these more than 4,000 war horses had been castrated, and there was not a single stallion, and the Xianbei people refused to sell the stallions to them.

This made Han Fei really unhappy in his heart, although he could understand that the Xianbei people did not want the stallions to go out, but this result still disappointed him, he was originally going to breed war horses in Bingzhou, but now the plan was disrupted.

It seems that I can only go to the grassland to rob it myself in the future!

It was autumn, and the fallen leaves were scattered, and a thin layer was spread on the ground, and Kirby was able to sweep away a fallen leaf, and sniffed it carefully while lying on the soil, at this time, one of his attendants brought a basket of horse food, which was freshly steamed black beans, and he grabbed a handful, put it in his mouth and chewed it carefully, but shook his head.

Seeing this, Han Fei walked up slowly and asked with a smile, "Is there anything wrong?" ”

Kirby hurriedly saluted, "These war horses have lived on the grassland for generations, and they have long been accustomed to the water and soil over there, and I am very worried that they will not adapt to the water and soil of Jizhou and will get sick and die." ”

This sentence aroused Han Fei's worries, which was what he was most afraid of. He hurriedly asked, "How is it now?" ”

"The land of Jizhou, although it is different from the land on the grassland, but the difference is not very big, although the war horse is said to be very delicate, but to adapt to a period of time, presumably it can still be adapted, the problem is not very big. However, there is a problem with these ingredients. Kirby was able to say, grabbed a handful of black beans, spread them out on the palm of his hand, and said with a smile: "Raising horses is like raising children, you can't be too pampered, you can't be too rough, just eat black beans, these horses are too delicate, and there will be no black beans to eat when marching and fighting in the future, they will have problems, after all, they are eating grass more on the grassland, black beans...... Xianbei people are not rich, and they really can't afford to eat. The grass on the grassland is not as fine as black beans...... I mean, the general didn't want to add some coarse stuff and mix it with black beans to feed. ”

Han Fei thought for a while, and also felt that Kirby could say it was reasonable, so he nodded and asked, "For example, ......?"

"Straw." Kirby Neng replied: "I look at the wheat fields in Jizhou, and the wheat stalks are endless, so they are also cheap, and they are the most suitable choice." ”

"What will happen to the fed war horses?" Han Fei didn't mind the cost of feeding, even if it was all raised with black beans, Han Fei could grit his teeth and endure it, all he cared about was the quality of the war horse.

Kirby smiled, "It's just going to be stronger, after all, there aren't many black beans on the grassland, only pasture." I suggest that the black beans and the crushed wheat stalk are divided into five or five, so that the war horses fed in this way are not only fat and strong, but also have strong adaptability, and when marching, just grass and other things can be dealt with in a short period of time, without worrying about affecting the combat power. ”

"In addition, the general can use the wasteland to grow pasture, and the green pasture grass will make the war horse more vigorous."

Han Fei couldn't help but feel glad for Kirbyneng's arrival, if it weren't for this person who knew horses, with his subordinates alone, I am afraid that he would leave a major hidden danger for him in the future, and if he didn't handle it well, what was waiting for him would be the annihilation of the cavalry. At that moment, there was a little less resentment about Kirby's ability to sell the stallion to him, and he sincerely thanked: "Thank you Young Chief for your advice, General Ben is grateful!" ”

"You're welcome, who let me fall in love with Taishou!" At a banquet, Han Fei and Kirby can eat as much as the guests and hosts, and Kirby can also feel that Han Fei is very appetizing, no more than the red tape of those Han people he has seen. Kirby smiled heartily: "In the future, the general will definitely go to the grassland as a guest, and I will treat the general as a distinguished guest." ”

"Hehe, there will be a day." Han Fei said with a smile. Words in my heart: That day will not be far away, and I may not be a guest, but with a knife and a gun, go to the expedition!

Kirby seemed to understand the disappointment in Han Fei's heart, and smiled slightly: "In two years, when I succeed to the throne, maybe I will sell the general a few good stallions." (To be continued......)