As soon as he heard the horse, the shopkeeper Lan smiled, waved his hand and said, "Please come here." ”

As he spoke, he led the five men to the backyard, where there was a huge fenced horse farm, and all thirty horses were tied to the stable.

"Take a look, Brother Zhang, this is a few brothers who risked their lives to get it back from Liaodong, and the ranch where I sold my horse is the property of the Tartar lord, and it is said that behind it is the Tartar's big Belle Daishan."

"It's not a brother to blow, it's not a problem at all for this horse to be sent directly to the Tartar barracks, a few brothers to see if it's true."

The shopkeeper Lan said, Li Chaohu heard this and smiled: "Don't fool me, I can see the horse of the Tartar." ”

Li Chaohu said that he entered the horse circle, and Li Chaosheng and the rest of the people also entered the horse circle, although they didn't understand, they all pretended to look at it, Li Chaohu came to Li Chaosheng and said: "I have seen these horses are not bad, but the breeds are a little miscellaneous, there are foreign horses, passion horses, earth horses, and Mongolian horses." ”

"Is it so miscellaneous?"

Li Chaosheng frowned when he heard this, he saw that these horses all looked similar, and their size was almost the same, and they couldn't distinguish the breed of horses at all.

Li Chaohu said: "Tartars are actually short of horses? They also need to get horses everywhere, especially the Mongolian tribes, where horses are more abundant, and this Lan shopkeeper has a relationship outside the customs and can get horses raised in Tartar pastures. ”

"Is he reliable?"

Li Chaosheng asked, and Li Chaohu said: "It should be okay, it is said that he has a cousin who is a Niu Lu who is in charge of horses in the Tartar Han Army Banner." ”

Li Chaosheng nodded and said, "Then let's take this horse?" ”

Li Chaohu said: "You can accept it." ”

Hearing this, Li Chaosheng said: "Okay, you will negotiate with him in a while." ”

As the two spoke, Li Chaosheng stretched out his hand to pat the horse's fart, looking at the short horse in front of him a little speechless, compared with the tall horses that Li Chaosheng rode in the modern horse farm, the size of these horses is a bit similar to a mule, and it is larger and limited than a donkey.

There is no way, the main reason is that there are no high-headed horses in China, and the high-headed horses we are talking about generally refer to the Dawan horses imported from the Western Regions, among which the more famous ones are sweaty BMWs.

However, the import road is too long, and each time it is imported, the consumption is quite large, and the superior wants to use the Dawan horse to cross with the local horse to produce a good breed, the beginning is not bad, and the intermediate breed can be bred, but due to the difference in quantity, the Dawan horse is too few, resulting in a few generations later, the descendants of this intermediate horse, directly atavistic to their ancestors, and become a low local horse.

So after the tortuous process of introduction, hybridization, improvement, atavism, and disappearance, the Chinese horse breed was not improved in the end.

Of course, the Chinese are still very smart, and in the Song Dynasty, there was a breakthrough in the breeding world, that is, the Song people Fu Yanqing once tried to use the method of backcrossing to strengthen the kinship characteristics of the horse's offspring, but a little accident occurred.

This story was recorded by the Song Dynasty poet and essayist Wang Yuyan.

In order to maintain the excellent characteristics of good horses, the horse breeder made the mare give birth to a pony, hoping that the pony and the mare would breed again to strengthen the characteristics of the mare, but this attempt was detected by the two horses, and then the two horses committed suicide and died.

So at that time, the society criticized this phenomenon and said: Etiquette is called rudeness of birds and beasts, so father and son gather! The husband and horse are also beasts, and the ancient sages subdued and planned to control them, so it is said that the barberry horse is also! Is it a horse and a beast, and a man is in his heart?

This sentence is recorded in Wang Yuyan's "Collection of Small Animals" Volume 14 "Remembering Horses", to the effect that birds and beasts do not understand etiquette, so they will share their wives with fathers and sons.

So this behavior was completely eliminated, and even deviant, so this modern and more scientific breeding method was directly abandoned, resulting in more and more difficult to keep good horses, as for the Yuan Dynasty, not to mention, Mongolian horses are Mongolian dwarf horses, and the horses at that time were almost all crossed with Mongolian dwarf horses, so ponies became the mainstream.

So far, in addition to the princes and nobles in the Central Plains, a small number of high-headed horses will be imported from abroad, and the rest of the conventional horses are this kind of short horses, which are one size larger than donkeys and similar to mules.

But being short does not mean poor physical strength, poor stamina, and slow running speed, you must know that most of these horses have the blood of the former Mongolian dwarf horses flowing in their bodies.

Mongolian pony, who dares to say that it is not strong, think about the Mongolian iron horse that once crossed the continents of Europe and Asia, and fought the countries that fled from the wind, isn't this Mongolian pony used?

Li Chaosheng touched these little ponies, not to mention that they were quite sturdy, at this time Li Chaosheng couldn't help but have a strange idea in his mind, they all said that there were ponies in the horse farm of the famous cross talk actor Yu Qian, was that kind of pony cultivated by this kind of pony?

Li Chaosheng thought about getting rid of this weird idea, the horse is still good, and the combat effectiveness of this kind of horse is also there, after all, the main combat power of the Tartars is to ride these horses.

Li Chaosheng thought, at this time Li Chaohu checked all the horses again, first looked at the teeth of the horse, to determine the age of the horse, this horse teeth are like the annual rings of a big tree, people who know how to see the age of the horse from the teeth of the horse at a glance.

Immediately after Li Chaohu and a few people, he pulled the horses out of the stable to see if there were any problems with the legs of these horses, and to see if there was anything wrong with the hooves.

Li Chaohu was watching the horses, but the shopkeeper Lan kept staring at Li Chaosheng, and then a guy came to the side of the shopkeeper Lan and said, "Shopkeeper, what are you looking at?" ”

Shopkeeper Lan smiled at this time and said, "What about the big guys?" ”

"Big shots? The kid? ”

The guy looked at Li Chaosheng and asked, and after hearing this, the shopkeeper Lan said, "Why don't you believe it?" ”

"I don't believe it, the big man here should be that Zhang Mazi."

At this time, the guy said, after hearing this, the shopkeeper Lan shook his head with a smile and said: "You are the wrong boy, that pockmark is the auxiliary, and this young man is the main master." ”

Hearing this, the man looked at the shopkeeper Lan and said, "How do you know?" ”

Hearing this, the shopkeeper Lan smiled and said: "I have been traveling south and north for so many years, I haven't seen anything, and I wonder that Zhang Mazi is only five people, no matter how powerful he is, how can he beat four or five hundred people in Black Dragon Village, it seems that all this is supported by a mysterious person." ”

"You mean the boy?"

The guy said, hearing this, Shopkeeper Lan shook his head and said, "I'm not sure, but this young man at least has a status in this mysterious force, otherwise Zhang Mazi can't treat him like this?" ”

"What do you mean?"

The guy was puzzled, and the shopkeeper Lan said: "From the beginning of entering the door, Zhang Mazi has been intentionally or unintentionally blocking in front of the young man, at this time it is a kind of protection, and secondly, his subordinates all surround the young man in the middle, which is a kind of protective behavior." ”

"And in the process of Soma just now, that Zhang Mazi took the initiative to talk to the young man, how can anyone who has a superior will take the initiative to bow his head and talk to a lower person."

"The other few people are inspecting the horses, and even Zhang Mazi has done it himself, just this young man is motionless, hehe...... Don't you think it's weird? ”

The shopkeeper Lan looked at the man and said, the man heard this and said, "It can't be that this young man can't watch the horse." ”

"Then it's even more strange, why come and buy a horse, and bring someone who can't look at the horse? Decoration? ”

The shopkeeper Lan asked a rhetorical question, and the guy was stunned for a while, and the guy said: "This young man is really the head of Zhang Mazi." ”

"I don't know if I'm headed, but I'm definitely a big guy."

The shopkeeper Lan said, and at this time Li Chaohu checked all the horses? No problem, all horses are good horses, even the horseshoe on the horse's hooves is freshly knocked up.

Li Chaohu jumped off a horse at this time and said, "Yes, shopkeeper Lan, your horse is very good." ”

Hearing this, the shopkeeper Lan smiled and said: "They are all the best horses, how can you use bad horses to count for Brother Zhang." ”

Li Chaohu smiled and said, "Okay, this horse is good, let's post it."

Hearing this, the shopkeeper Lan turned around and made a gesture of please: "Chat in the house." ”

Li Chaohu was the first to go in, followed by the fourth and third children, and then Li Chaosheng and Li Chaosheng walked over violently, and when they arrived here, the shopkeeper Lan looked at Li Chaosheng and said, "Son, your surname?" ”

"Huh?"

Li Chaosheng was stunned by the question of the shopkeeper Lan, and then said: "Don't have your surname Ye, Ye Liangchen." ”

Li Chaosheng smiled and put on a defensive vest for himself, and when he heard this, the shopkeeper Lan arched his hand and said: "Ye Gongzi is extraordinary, and he should be unspeakably precious. ”

Li Chaosheng looked at Shopkeeper Lan and smiled: "Shopkeeper Lan also knows physiognomy?" ”

"I know a little bit about it."

Shopkeeper Lan said with a smile, Li Chaosheng squinted his eyes when he heard this, looked at Shopkeeper Lan and said, "What did Shopkeeper Lan see?" ”

"Lan doesn't know anything."

Shopkeeper Lan shook his head.

Li Chaosheng heard this, and confirmed that the Lan shopkeeper must have seen his identity, but this old fox was unwilling to say, Li Chaosheng thought of this and looked at the Lan shopkeeper and said: "Then thank you Lan shopkeeper, by the way, our big boss is still waiting for the Lan shopkeeper's account." ”

Hearing this, the shopkeeper Lan smiled, followed by a gesture and said, "Childe, please." ”

Li Chaoshengzi glanced at Shopkeeper Lan again and said, "Shopkeeper Lan, please." ”

……

After entering the house, the shopkeeper Lan recovered as before, and discussed everything with Li Chaohu, as if he regarded Li Chaohu as the leader again, but Li Chaosheng kept frowning, where did he leak a flaw, he really underestimated the ancients, just look at people's skills, and take it seriously.

The price has been negotiated, seventy taels of war horses, last time the deposit was given five hundred taels, this time Li Chaohu took out one thousand five hundred taels again, enough to make up two thousand one hundred taels of silver.

In this way, the transaction was completed, and the transaction was completed, Li Chaohu did not want to stay longer, and wanted to hurry back to the cottage, after all, this is the territory of the Lan shopkeeper, and it will change later.

Saying that, a few people moved the horse away, and before leaving, Li Chaosheng found the shopkeeper Lan and said: "Shopkeeper Lan, you are a character, my Ye Liangchen likes to make friends the most, let's make friends." ”

Shopkeeper Lan smiled at this time: "Lan also likes to make friends the most, and it is my honor to make friends like Ye Gongzi." ”

Hearing this, the shopkeeper Lan said: "By the way, if Ye Gongzi needs horses in the future, you can find them below." ”

Li Chaosheng heard this and looked at the shopkeeper Lan and said, "Definitely, but next time it may be a big order." ”

Saying that, Li Chaosheng waved his hand and said, "Goodbye, I have time to chat." ”

After speaking, the group led the horses forward, and everyone was very cautious along the way, these thirty horses are a lot of wealth, and after two or three miles, Shi Dalei led the first row of the penitent army to seal the seal, which made Li Chaosheng breathe a sigh of relief.

With thirty horses swaggering through the market, it was really a bit arrogant, so everyone walked ten miles, and suddenly there was a burst of smoke and dust in the distance, seeing this scene Li Chaohu was stunned, and pulled the reins on the horse, signaling everyone to be vigilant.

At this time, he saw a group of people and horses walking in front of him, Li Chaosheng glanced at the crowd, it turned out to be a group of officers and soldiers of a team of ten people, ten people rode over the road, and the leader glanced at this group of people and horses, especially the thirty war horses, his eyes lit up, but when he saw the number of people on the other side and the guy in the other party's hand, he didn't say anything.

Riding their horses directly, Li Chaohu and Li Chaosheng glanced at each other, and they both saw a trace of uneasiness in their eyes.

And after this group of men and horses ran over, a cavalryman said to the leader: "My lord, they are all good horses." ”

Hearing this, the cavalry leader nodded and said, "But there are many people on the other side, and it is more tricky, and the guy in his hand is a bandit." ”

Hearing this, the cavalry said: "Yes, it looks really greedy." ”

The cavalry said, and the cavalry leader nodded: "By the way, how familiar does that leader look?" ”

The cavalry said: "It's quite familiar." ”

At this time, a cavalryman behind him said: "I know, isn't that guy Zhang Mazi?" ”

"Zhang Mazi?"

The cavalry leader frowned when he heard this, and then said, "I remember, the horse thief helped Zhang Mazi." ”

I heard a cavalryman say: "This kid has been in the limelight recently, and I heard that he has leveled the Black Dragon Village, and now he has become the big boss of the Black Dragon Village." ”

Hearing this, the cavalry leader said: "Yes, I really didn't expect that the Black Dragon Village would be flattened, that Panshan Dragon is a character." ”

The cavalry leader said, and at this time, a cavalryman on the side said: "My lord, let's really watch this horse slip away like this?" ”

Hearing this, the cavalry said: "There's no way there are too few people this time, okay, don't worry about it, let's go and pass the news to the Lantian County Order first." ”

The cavalry leader said, urging the horses, this time he was in charge of transmitting the message, the bandit leader Wang Er led thousands of men and horses, captured Pucheng the day before yesterday, and had the intention of continuing to advance southward, and after Pucheng, and then south to cross Weinan and approach Lantian, so Lantian County ordered to immediately cooperate with Lantian to garrison thousands of households, do a good job of defense, and prevent the enemy from attacking Lantian.

The cavalry leader rode his horse and galloped wildly, rushed all the way, rushed to the county office, and met the county magistrate, who heard that the second king of Baishui actually had the intention of coming to Lantian, and immediately frowned, and immediately looked for the garrison Qianhu to discuss countermeasures, and this team of heralds directly brought down the greeting of good wine and meat.

And among the people who greeted the cavalry leader, there was a person named Bai Shoumin's servant, who was very eloquent, so he pushed the cup with the cavalry leader and exchanged lamps, and the cavalry leader said: "Brother, you bandits in Lantian are really rich, I saw Zhang Mazi in Heilongzhai today, and bought thirty war horses to swagger through the market, thirty horses, that is two or three thousand taels of silver......