Xu Yuanzuo didn't know who his guest was, but seeing that Xu Jie's confidence was obviously a big gift, most of them were a capable staff master.

Shen Yujun knew that Xu Yuanzuo would not be able to leave for a while, so he simply returned to Chongming first. She left two pigeons and was able to return home. I was afraid that Xu Yuanzuo wouldn't use it, so I specially admonished them, and finally said: "Let them come back three days in advance." Generally, it will not be wrong. Don't let them go until it's getting dark. ”

Although carrier pigeons will find a place to spend the night, in the cruel nature, the overnight is a great risk in itself. There are no large birds of prey in the coastal area of the south of the Yangtze River, but there are many leopard cats that can climb trees.

Of course, Xu Yuanzuo understood, looking at the two carrier pigeons with gray feathers, he was quite interested.

Shen Yujun saw that Xu Yuanzuo liked pigeons so much, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen a real flying pigeon book!" ”

Legend has it that the Queen Mother of the West used the blue bird to make pen pals with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and the ancients often said that the wild goose passed on the book. However, the most certain cultivation of carrier pigeons in China appeared in the Lingnan generation of the Tang Dynasty, and spread to a large area in the south during the Song Dynasty.

The pigeon is not like Harry? The owl in Potter is so reliable that it is likely to be attacked by predators during a long journey, so it is safe and reliable for short distances, faster than humans, and less costly.

Most of the pigeons around one year old can return to their nests from a distance of 400 km in eight hours. In this day and age, no land animal can do this.

"Have you set up a pedigree, selected breeders, and bred carrier pigeons that are separated in the short and long term?" Xu Yuanzuo asked.

Shen Yujun was choked.

Xu Yuanzuo was unaware and said, "Some people run fast, and some people have good endurance." The same is true for pigeons, some of which are explosive and can fly hundreds of miles a day. Some pigeons have good stamina and do not fly fast over short distances. But you can fly down tens of thousands of miles, so you have to train separately according to your bloodline. ”

"You know a lot." Before Shen Yujun could get complacent, he was sunk by the encyclopedic Xu Yuanzuo.

Xu Yuanzuo sighed and said secretly: I also participated in the carrier pigeon association when I was a child.

"The pigeons are really good friends." Xu Yuanzuo said: "You may just use pigeons as a tool, but in fact, they are also human. And the perseverance is even greater than that of many mediocre people, even if they are thousands of miles away, they have to return to the nest. I've been living with them for a long time. You'll find them cuter than many people. ”

"Stinks." Shen Yujun frowned and said: "We raise pigeons, just take them on the boat to report for help, and there are not so many things." ”

"Huh." Xu Yuanzuo suddenly thought of his inn, and couldn't help but curse "brain-dead"!

Even if there are no ready-made carrier pigeons, ordinary pigeons are enough to complete the transmission of letters from Tang Xing and Shangzhu! It is a pigeon's instinct to return to the nest, just like when you have money, you have to buy a house.

If you can carry out basic training flights, even short-distance pigeons can easily complete the distance of 300 km.

Xu Yuanzuo never raised a pigeon since the disappearance of one of his favorite pigeons, so that he ignored such a big weapon. With the theoretical knowledge he has mastered. It takes luck to train pigeons that can fly 1,500 kilometres – but it doesn't work.

It is quite feasible to train medium and long-distance carrier pigeons from 700 kilometers to 1,000 kilometers.

As for the short-range pigeons under 300 km, they don't even need to be trained without considering the speed of the race, and they can return to the nest when they are mature.

"By the way, how many pigeons do you have? Where to find someone to raise? Xu Yuanzuo asked, "I really like it, and I want to get some too." ”

Shen Yujun only saw Xu Yuanzuo skillfully holding the pigeon, and knew that he was not bragging. "I have about 100 pigeons in my house," she said. It's a Cantonese guy hired from Guangzhou. Almost every household in their area keeps pigeons, and there is a pigeon release meeting in May and June every year. The atmosphere is very strong. ”

"Well, that's great, I'll have to trouble my cousin to hire a few for me." Xu Yuanzuo thought for a while, and then said, "Make up a whole number, just hire ten." ”

Shen Yujun was taken aback: "Ten? How many pigeons are you going to raise! You hire one or two, and send them a few apprentices. There are so many pigeons, and you can add some slaves to be dispatched, where do you need ten? ”

"That's the difference in our vision." Xu Yuanzuo said with a smile: "You raise pigeons just to report the news." I keep pigeons......"

- I raise pigeons, but I want to change the times!

Xu Yuanzuo thought about it, this is a bit too middle two, so forget it.

Shen Yujun saw that he swallowed halfway through his speech, and asked, "What about your raising?" ”

"I keep pigeons. It's for fun. Xu Yuanzuo said casually.

Shen Yujun really wanted to kick it.

After Xu Yuanzuo had these two pigeons, he didn't even read books. He spends his days with pigeons, feeding and watering, cleaning the loft and doing it himself, as if he had returned to the innocent days when he was a child and made friends with a flock of pigeons.

Although scholars in the Ming Dynasty had a lot of time to study hobbies and hobbies, and were regarded as elegant, seeing their children not reading and playing with birds all day long still made the elders worry about playthings. You can turn a blind eye to your own home, but if you are a guest in someone's house, if you are still indulgent, it will be that the family style is not clean enough.

Xu Fan talked to Zhang Yuanchen about this, hoping that Zhang Yuanchen could remind him as a friend.

Zhang Yuanxi felt that Xu Yuanzuo might be a little discouraged.

"Yuan Zuo is talented, but he promised not to write before the weak crown, and he will not go to the township to test...... Will it be decadent because of this? Zhang Yuanxi said.

Xu Fan also blamed Lin Dachun for being troublesome: Zhang Juzheng was a make-up student at the age of twelve, Yang Tinghe was promoted at the age of thirteen, and Wang Chen, a native of Luling during the Chenghua period, was already a jinshi at the age of sixteen...... My son Yuanzuo didn't go to school until he was fourteen years old, and you have so many things! I also want to weaken the crown before not testing with the township...... Isn't that a delay!

However, this matter was privately agreed upon by Xu Jie and Lin Dachun, two close friends, Xu Fan can slander Lin Dachun, can he still slander his father?

"Let's enlighten him." Xu Fan said.

Zhang Yuanchen had no choice but to agree to come down, but he and Xu Yuanzuo are friends, but they have no identity to teach others!

What's more, it's just a bird, which teenager doesn't like flying eagles and lackeys, and some people linger in Flower Street and Willow Lane at the age of fourteen!

After pondering and meditating, Zhang Yuanchen decided to send his son out, and he watched from the side.

Even if a child says something excessive, it will not create a gap. Not to mention that the age of eight and fourteen are still the same age! Even if you fight, you will forget about it after sleeping.

Zhang Rulin was quite precocious, and said to his father like a little adult: "Father, rest assured, my son knows how to persuade Xu Jinglian." ”

Early the next morning, when Xu Yuanzuo was washing the pigeon cage, Zhang Rulin leaned over and looked left and right as if he was interested.

Zhang Yuanchen stood a little farther away and sweated in his hands. He is not worried about his son's failure, but he is afraid that his son will be seduced and fall in love with the bird together.

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Qu Dajun's "Guangdong New Language" cloud: "Guangren has a pigeon release meeting. The year of May and June began to release pigeons, the pigeon people each with their pigeons, the master of the inspection of its pigeons, for the tune of four tunes five tunes six seven also, then to seal half embedded in the wings, half embedded in the book to recognize it. ……。 Each pigeon pays two dollars, and the owner saves it as a reward. ……。 The owner chooses the first to return, wraps the pigeon's neck with a bonus, and the pigeon man celebrates with a big white and a play. The more days passed, the branch store gold, and a certain person returned a certain number of pigeons on the same day, then he received a certain amount of gold.

It can be seen that the pigeon release meeting in Guangzhou is already a very well-organized commercial competition. (To be continued......)

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