"Song Guo wants a high-quality Mongolian horse over there?" Hao Ren Wanhu is not surprised.

A high-quality Mongolian horse can be sold for a few hundred taels of silver, and a superb Mongolian horse can be bought for a thousand taels of silver. As a family of 10,000 people, Hao Ren did not lack high-quality or even high-quality Mongolian horses, but what he lacked was good farm tools and needlework and awls.

In particular, needles and threads and awls can be exchanged for good horses in the Mongolian steppes. Of course, the premise is that those Mongolian princes on the steppe are willing to let Hao Ren Wanhu do business on their territory.

"Are you sure they want Mongolian horses?" Hao Ren Wanhu confirmed.

"Wanhu, it's true, Song Guo said it clearly. They just want the best Mongolian horses. ”

After determining the requirements of the Song State, Hao Ren Wanhu finally stopped worrying about money. Mongolia had a high level of horse breeding, and the Great Khan Kublai Khan gave good horses to the nobles every year. Not to mention a few high-class horses, even a dozen is not a problem. In Mongolia, there is a lot of good horses, but there is a shortage of iron tools.

The deal was completed quickly, and the people sent by the Song State saw several Mongolian horses of Hao Ren Wanhu, which was full of praise. After some bargaining, six stallions and four mares were exchanged for 10,000 sickle heads. In addition, the two sides have recently traded 10,000 hoe heads. Or in exchange for horses.

Normal business is always done on mutually acceptable terms, and Hao Ren Wanhu is very satisfied with this transaction. After sending the horses away, Hao Ren Wanhu said with a smile: "These horses must be dedicated to the nobles of the Song Kingdom, they probably don't know that the two fastest stallions are very stubborn. ”

This is a very easy to understand consideration, Hao Ren Wanhu's subordinates also think the same, imagining the appearance of the Song nobles who have no way to deal with the stubborn Mongolian horses, Hao Ren Wanhu's subordinates can't help laughing.

The Mongolian side felt that it had made a very good deal, and the Great Song side did the same. The Song side captured six or seven thousand Mongol horses in the Battle of the Yellow River, most of which had been castrated. In order to breed mares, it is very important to have a high-quality Mongolian horse. For example, the Song State Horse Farm did not adopt the normal conception method of horses, but adopted the method of artificial insemination. Traditionally, a stallion has only one chance to impregnate a mare at a time. The method of artificial insemination, the amount of a stallion can inseminate dozens of mares. Even if there is a possibility of not conceiving, the overall efficiency is dozens of times higher.

As for whether the horses that run like a gust of wind are stubborn, the standards of the Great Song Racecourse are completely different. The horse can run fast enough to make the breeder stroke, and that's it. As for the military horses, they were trained. If you run fast, this gene will be inherited, but the stubborn personality will not be inherited.

The information about the stallion was collated and reported, and at the end of August, it was sent to the military headquarters in Hangzhou in accordance with normal procedures.

At this time, Xiong Sheng went to meet Zhao Jiaren. He had already been assigned a house two months ago, and it took Xiong Sheng a lot of energy to renovate it. This time, Xiong Sheng wanted to ask Zhao Guan's family why his cousin's errand to run for the military horse farm was ruthlessly brushed off.

In the system of the Zhao official family, national defense and foreign affairs are departments directly under the official family. Since Xiong Sheng decided to work for Zhao Guan's family, in addition to being motivated, he also hoped to arrange a position for his relatives.

After listening to Xiong Shang's words, Zhao Jiaren said, "I know about your cousin. ”

"Huh?" Xiong Sheng was stunned. According to the previous tradition, even if the Zhao Guanjia had a certain understanding, they would not understand it so deeply. Xiong Sheng actually wants to use a small trick of holding chicken feathers as an arrow, as long as the official family says that he wants to intervene in something, Xiong Sheng has the means to move around with a fox and a fake tiger.

"But I didn't know that the official family knew about my brother."

Zhao Jiaren asked the attendant to retrieve a document and handed it to Xiong Shang, "Take a look for yourself." ”

Xiong Shang opened it and saw that it was his cousin's campaign rhetoric. In the current system run by Zhao Guanjia, any election must have self-recommendation. The self-recommendation was originally a letter, but now it is to be told to the selection committee. Of course, it's best to have a cover letter as well. This cover letter was written by Xiong Shang, at least Xiong Sheng himself thought it was written very well.

After reading it about once, this content is similar to what Xiong Sheng wrote. And someone ticked a few strokes on it, and after Xiong Sheng read it, he found that it was a statement about the output of the military horse farm.

"Captain, but I don't know what is not suitable?" Xiong Shang asked.

Zhao Jiaren explained a little. The gestation period of the mare is relatively long, 11 months. In addition, there is also a type called "hot matching", which refers to the mare who has just given birth to a foal, and after about 10 days, she will usher in an estrus period, which is about 3-7 days from estrus to ovulation. At this time, the mare mates have a high chance of pregnancy. If you can grasp this time well, generally speaking, the mare is basically pregnant from the time she is able to give birth.

Xiong Shang is still the same as a scholar, and he is a little impatient when he listens to this kind of cumbersome content. is this kind of content related to childbirth, that is, in front of Zhao Guanjia, his face has become unpleasant. Fortunately, Zhao Guan's family is not showing off, so it is told quickly.

After Zhao Guanjia finished speaking, Xiong Sheng still didn't understand why his cousin was eliminated. So in line with the latest propaganda slogan of 'if you don't understand, you can't ask, you won't learn', Xiong Sheng asked: "Official, I don't know what my brother is not suitable?" ”

Zhao Jiaren took the self-recommendation with the instructions, and pointed to the content outlined for Xiong Sheng to see. Xiong Sheng watched it three times, and then thought back to Zhao Guanjia's words, and then suddenly understood. It turned out that his cousin first got the horse's pregnancy period wrong, the horse's pregnancy period was 11 months, and his cousin made it 13 months.

Xiong Shang felt a little aggrieved. He sighed: "Official, it's just such a little mistake. Maybe it's just a clerical error. ”

Zhao Jiaren didn't want to talk nonsense anymore, and directly handed another cover letter to Xiong Shang. Xiong Sheng saw that there was basically no smooth writing in this cover letter, and there were no elegant words. In addition to saying at the beginning that he was a graduate of an agricultural university and had experience in a horse farm, he said bluntly that he was willing to be loyal to the Great Song Dynasty and the Zhao official family, so he applied for a new position.

After a brief statement, this one wrote a lot about horse breeding, breeding, optimization, and comparison. Later, he also emphasized that he would establish a horse registration system and make a comprehensive record of the stallions, so as to prepare the data for the future eight generations of horse ancestors.

At the end, this one echoes the previous theme. As a Great Song people who are willing to serve the Great Song Dynasty and the Zhao official family, I hope that the military department can give him the opportunity to serve allegiance. Compared with the self-recommendation on both sides, it is obvious that there is a difference between Yangchun Baixue and Xiariba people. It can be seen that Zhao Guanjia and the selection committee like the Lower Riba people.

"Official, Ma Zheng is an important matter. We are waiting to retake Henan and Shandong, and we can already restart Ma Zheng. Shouldn't this matter be left to the doctors? "Xiong Shang does not give up.

When Xiong Sheng read the document, Zhao Jiaren was commenting on the official document, and when Xiong Sheng asked, he raised his head and said in a mocking tone: "Ma Zheng of the Great Song Dynasty has always done a lot of holes, that is, the scholars colluded with local people. As far as I can see, it's really not optimistic. Raozhou had five hundred and sixty-two horses, five out of three hundred and fifty, and seven out of twenty horses. ”

Zhao Jiaren's information means that of the 562 stallions used for breeding, 315 were raised, and the remaining 247 stallions were raised, and 27 foals were raised!

Xiong Sheng listened to the black materials of these scholars, and he didn't know what to say for a while. Ma Zheng in the Northern Song Dynasty is indeed very bad.

"As far as I know, there is a problem with the horse administration of the Great Song Dynasty, not that the horses are really as problematic as reported. It's that after the doctor made a mistake, someone protected him and couldn't move them. Since the scholars who make mistakes cannot be punished, of course they act recklessly. Zhao Guanjia's words were very polite.

Xiong Shang, as a scholar, was very dissatisfied with Zhao Guan's statement. Since the Zhao official family came to power, the tradition of the Great Song Dynasty official family and scholars ruling the world together has been constantly attacked, and now the subordinates of the Zhao official family are literate and can write official documents in the vernacular. But most of them are not scholars. is similar to this horse farm applicant who is recognized by Zhao's official family, who started by work.

These people rose to prominence and occupied the official positions that originally belonged to scholars. Xiong Sheng felt that he couldn't follow Taiwei Zhao before, just because he was disappointed. It wasn't until this kind of cadre who started from work presided over the division of the room that Xiong Sheng reluctantly changed his mind.

As the saying goes, a bowl of water is uneven, and this is especially true for things like separating rooms. It's all too easy to be deducted for using power for personal gain. However, this cadre can make these high-ranking officials who participated in the division 'not very satisfied, but they can all accept it', which makes Xiong Sheng very impressed.

The solution is actually very simple, the first is information disclosure. The position, the length of political service, and the way the score is calculated are all public.

The second is the grading and lottery. Based on the previous calculated scores, there are several levels. This is in line with the cognition of the Great Song Dynasty, if there is no hierarchical distinction, it will be unacceptable to the officials of the Great Song Dynasty. At the same time of grading, this person is not divided into upper and lower levels in the same rank, he adopts the method of drawing lots, and the selection is left to fate.

After this set of methods, he is not satisfied, and he knows who to blame. The lottery is providential, and there is nothing anyone can do when it comes to making people. And the draw was in full view, and no one did anything. Those who really can't accept the results can participate in the next round, and in the next round, they can occupy a more advantageous position in the selection of houses.

This kind of thing points to the dark side of the human heart, and it is what the officials are supposed to do. The officials used such a method, and Xiong Sheng was very shocked. If it were in the era when scholars were in power, those who dared to do this would definitely be criticized and criticized. However, in the era when scholars were in power, the imperial court did not have the ability to divide the officials in the capital in this way.

"Always, what I want is for workers to rule the world together." Zhao Guanjia naturally said the words that made Xiong Xiang's hairs stand on end.