Chapter 667: Shan Yu Raise a Horse for Me
In the past, they often studied from a certain school, and a few people followed multiple teachers and studied different schools.
However, no one has ever learned and understood so many hundred schools of thought in a short period of time, and all of them are the most essential parts of these theories, and even many of the ideological arguments are diametrically opposed.
But it is undeniable that these ideas and doctrines are all reasonable, and you can't say that they are wrong.
More than 100 officials, who were baptized by the tide of ideas every day, finally returned to the dormitory to rest for the night, and just woke up the next day to bear the pain of yesterday again.
But pain is pain, and their gains these days are also huge.
In addition to seeing the thoughts of the hundred schools of thought, I also saw the greatness of doctors, farmers, and workers, and it turned out that in addition to soil and water, plant growth is also related to light and temperature, as long as the light and temperature of plants are changed, even in winter, you can eat fresh vegetables and fruits.
It turns out that there are so many stars in the sky, and it is very likely that the earth is not the center of the universe, the sun is larger than the earth, and the area of the earth and the distance to the sun can be calculated.
Although the two old men, Gander and Shi Shen, did not calculate it.
But it doesn't prevent everyone from thinking that what these two old men said is right.
Astronomy has been a tall existence since ancient times, and those who can play this thing are ruthless.
In addition to explaining to them the causes of the disease and preventing the plague, the doctor also helped them to check their bodies free of charge.
This time, it was not checked by everyone together, but by the room alone, so that everyone was not embarrassed.
For officials who are ill, the imperial court also gives free treatment, and everyone is still very touched by this.
They don't have any talents, they are just ordinary middle- and lower-level officials, and in the eyes of the monarch, they are even more of a momentary existence, and no monarch will really care about their health.
Only Zhao Kuo cares about them.
After the trip to the academy, Zhao Kuo took them to the library and asked them to choose a book from it to take home, which was given to them by the imperial court for free.
Although it has been several years since the invention of paper, the library has been filled with all kinds of books.
But it does not mean that knowledge is cheap, for the vast majority of middle- and lower-level officials, books are very precious, a book of 10,000 words is enough for them to treasure to their sons and grandchildren.
In fact, with the exception of the students who graduated from the academy, many of them did not have the opportunity to read a complete book of 10,000 words.
"King, the players are ready."
When everyone walked out of the library pavilion, Liu Ping walked briskly from a distance and said with a fist.
Everyone put away the books one after another and looked at Zhao Kuo curiously, looking forward to it and scared in their hearts, not knowing whether Zhao Kuo was preparing for surprise or fright.
"Let's go, let's go relax and watch the horse races." Zhao Kuo said.
Horse racing, this year, and Keju are a level of entertainment, but Keju can be played by anyone, even ordinary civilians can play it, at most there is no way to form a real team.
But horse racing is different, you can't afford to buy a horse without a certain family background, and you can't hire a knight to teach horseback riding.
The group of people with the highest riding skills in Zhao State were all in the army, and there were very few scattered among the people.
After Zhao Guo rode and shot in Hufu, horse riding gradually entered people's field of vision, and horse racing also came into being.
The imperial court also specially built a place for everyone to race horses outside the city of Handan, just next to the Keju field, every time a horse race is held, the field is crowded with people, the seats are full of people, and there will be many people lying on their stomachs outside the railing to watch.
There is a natural love for this confrontational sport.
In addition to Handan, Jinyang, Yecheng, Wuyang and other big cities also have racetracks.
Zhao Guo did this not to make money, but to gradually integrate horseback riding into the bottom and stimulate people's interest in learning horseback riding.
The cavalry of Zhao mainly comes from the three northern counties, and the reason why the three northern counties are natural cavalry sources is mainly due to two reasons, one is that the people of these three counties, a considerable part of them are 'Zhaohua' Hu people, such as Dai Rong, Lin Hu, Lou Fu, etc., they are good at horseback riding.
On the other hand, because the three northern counties border the Hu people, and in the face of the Hu people going south from time to time, they had to learn to ride and shoot against the Hu people.
However, with the surrender of the Hu tribes such as the Xiongnu, the Huns, the Linhu, and the Lou Fu, the Zhao Hua of Zhaohua, and the demise of the three northern counties, the long-lost peace was obtained, which also made them gradually lose the advantage of cavalry resources.
There are no enemies, no life-and-death crises, you can eat enough by honestly farming, and you don't have to worry about food being robbed, who will desperately practice horseback archery?
There are pros and cons to everything.
Zhao's destruction of the Xiongnu was not all good.
Of course, compared with the benefits obtained by Zhao Guo, this disadvantage is not a problem at all.
At present, this drawback has not been completely revealed, the Xiongnu have only been destroyed for a short time, the north has not really come out of the past, and everyone still has the habit of riding horses and archery.
The three northern counties will not really lose the advantage of the innate cavalry source until twenty or thirty years later.
However, Zhao Kuo, who was planning ahead, had already anticipated all this and prepared in advance.
It is not necessary for everyone to be able to ride a horse, this is impossible and unrealistic, as long as some Zhao people are inspired to learn to ride a horse and archery, even if only one of a hundred people can be selected to be good at riding and archery, it is enough for Zhao Guo.
At present, there are two types of horse racing, one is the horse racing car, which has been around for hundreds of years, and the other is the regular horse race.
It is more difficult to control a carriage than a war horse, but this time Zhao Kuo wants to take the officials to see the latter type, because the chariot has gradually been eliminated from the battlefield, and the cavalry is full of vitality.
After everyone got the news, the rich and powerful bought tickets, and the rich and powerful came to the stadium early to grab a good position.
The fence of the arena is not too high, and you can see it from the outside.
The war on the front did not affect the country, and Handan was still immersed in peace.
The horses and participants in this competition are officially selected.
Zhao Kuo, like most men, enjoys horseback riding and horse racing.
There is no entertainment in this year, so you can't stay in the palace every day to make a baby, although this is also one of the responsibilities of the monarch.
"Let's go and have a look." Zhao Kuo walked towards the preparation area with some excitement, the war horses and players were ready, the handsome horses were fat and strong, and the young men were also powerful.
"Who is in charge of raising these horses?" Zhao Kuo pointed to the three war horses in the middle and said.
These three horses were noticeably taller than the others, with thicker hooves and legs, smooth, supple hair, and bright eyes.
Definitely a good horse out of 10,000.
It can be seen from the demeanor of the horse that the horse breeder takes care of it and cleans it every day, otherwise the hair cannot be so soft and spotless.
People who don't love horses from the bottom of their hearts can't do this.
"Your Majesty, these three war horses are in charge of one person." Bi Ma Wen next to him saw Zhao Kuo asking, and hurriedly stepped forward to report.
Bi Ma Wen here is not Sun Wukong, but a petty official under the servant.
At the beginning, he was responsible for raising monkeys, which means to avoid horse plague, because the smell of the urine emitted by the female monkey has a preventive and inhibiting effect on the plague of horses, and the monkey's active habits can also prevent the diseases caused by horses standing still for a long time.
Therefore, as early as the Zhou Dynasty, people would raise a few monkeys along with them while raising horses, which was used to ward off horse plague.
This is how the so-called Bimawen was born.
"Touman, don't come over quickly, the king has praised you." Bi Ma Wen hurriedly beckoned to a man behind him.
"The little head man pays a visit to the king." The man hurriedly stepped forward, and when he saw Zhao Kuo, he immediately knelt on the ground.
"You're the head man? Huns? When Zhao Kuo heard the man's name, he immediately frowned.
Touman, isn't this fucking Xiongnu Shan Yu? Now he even raises horses.
But thinking that the first emperor still called him father, it seems that it is nothing to raise horses for him, the Huns have been destroyed, what can he do with Shan Yu in the future?
"The little one used to be a Hun person, and now it's a Zhao person." Touman's Zhao dialect is very fluent, no different from the native Handan, and it is obvious that he has put in a lot of effort.
Since his father was killed and the Xiongnu were destroyed, Touman was captured by the Zhao army to the Zhao State.
However, Zhao Guo did not embarrass him, the heir, after learning that he had the talent to raise horses, he arranged for him to be in charge of raising horses in the stable, because the horses he raised were more majestic, and he quickly stood out and was recommended to Handan, until today.
In the past few years of raising horses in Zhao State, Tou Man learned a lot of things from his colleagues, the Xiongnu are now gone, the pasture of the Xiongnu has become the pasture of Zhao State, and the people of the Xiongnu have either become Zhao people, or they are mining and building roads for Zhao people.
Even he, the son of Shan Yu, was forced to raise horses for Zhao State.
The population of Zhao was several times that of the Xiongnu, and the excellent armor of the soldiers and the good fighting of the soldiers were incomparable to the Xiongnu.
The longer he lived in the Zhao State, the farther away the former Xiongnu was from him, and the revival of the Xiongnu had become an impossible dream, and the only thing he could do was to live, even if it was to integrate into the Zhao State.
"You're good, can you ride a horse?" Zhao Kuo asked.
"Yes." Touman said.
"You participate in the horse race with them, and if you can win first place, the widow can give you a chance to change your fate." Zhao Kuo said.
The Xiongnu are gone, he is not worried that Touman will rebel, smart people will not do this, the only thing Touman can do is to take refuge in Zhao and make contributions to Zhao, and at the same time, it is also for his own bloodline to be passed on.
"Little one, thank you, the king." Touman kowtowed three times seriously and got up from the ground.
"Let's go down and get ready." Zhao Kuo said.
"No."
Soon, Touman came over with a steed, which was not as tall as the previous three, but it was also very clean, with bright eyes, and rubbing Touman's face with his head.
Horses will only do this if they have a very good relationship with them.
The knights entered the arena one by one, and when they saw the knights, the people erupted in crazy cheers.
Touman was last in line.
Although the quota has been set, King Zhao said that no one would object to adding one person.
The riders were full of energy, and they already knew what had just happened.
Touman can get the king's reuse if they get the first, so if they get the first, can they also attract the king's attention?
What was originally just a performance game suddenly became full of gunpowder.
"King, are you going to get started?" Ben looked at Zhao Kuo.
Zhao Kuo nodded.
"Everyone, prepare." Ben stepped forward and gave orders.
All the knights quickly turned on their horses, tightened their grip on the reins, put their legs on the horse's belly, and leaned forward, ready to charge.
"Rush!"
With Ben's order, eleven horses rushed out like arrows off the string, and the whole arena erupted in extremely enthusiastic cheers, and everyone chanted the name of the rider they supported, eager to rush up and race with them.
"This is the first time I've seen a racehorse, and I have a feeling of excitement." An official in his fifties couldn't help but say.
The position they sat in was specially arranged by Zhao Kuo, the best position in the entire arena, and they could see the entire arena.
"You say, 'What did the king tell us about the horses?' The gray-haired official next to him did not enter the oil and salt, even if the surroundings were so boiling, it still did not affect his intention to figure out Zhao Kuo.
"Maybe the king just wants us to relax." A young man said uncertainly.
Suddenly, the surrounding officials looked at each other like idiots, but when they saw that the other party was a freshly graduated student, they suddenly showed a look of surprise.
"What do you mean by that? Looking down on people? The young man was suddenly upset.
"It may be that we should encourage the people under our rule to learn to ride and shoot." Another official said.
"Then just say no, why bother beating around the bush." Someone disagrees.
"The dignified monarch, how can you say it directly?"
"Didn't the king say anything before? And discuss problems with us! ”
I said...... Do you think about the problem, as far as I know, the king used to watch horse races and kemari a lot, and sometimes he would go on the field himself and race with everyone, and the king riding and keju are very good. It's just that since the start of the war, the king hasn't been to the arena. I think the biggest possibility is that the king just hasn't watched the horse race for a long time, so he just took advantage of this opportunity. The young man couldn't help but say.
"What you say is true?" The gray-haired officer was a little confused.
"Do you think I need to lie to you?" The young man gave him a blank look, a little speechless.
Zhao Kuo didn't know what they were talking about, but looked at the arena excitedly, but as a monarch, he still paid attention to his image and didn't shout like everyone else.
"It's worthy of being the son of Shan Yu, and his riding skills are really good, but it's a pity that the war horse is a little worse." Zhao Kuo said softly, from beginning to end, Touman was in the top three, and the two people in front of him were riding horses raised by Touman, even so, the two of them could not open the gap with Touman.
If they were to change horses, it was very likely that Touman would have overtaken them.
But if he hadn't provided these three most majestic horses today, he might not have attracted Zhao Kuo's attention, and he wouldn't have been able to get this opportunity to soar, and he could only raise horses in the stable for the rest of his life.
A peck and a drink, there is cause and effect.
ps:Today I opened the computer to prepare the codeword,I found that the outline and settings were all gone.,It seems that I accidentally covered it.,Tinkered with it for a long time.,Didn't find it back.,And then spent more than 100 yuan to open a member.,Find back the version a few days ago.,Distressed to death.