Qingzhou has a vast area, and ordinary people come and go, and their two legs have to run to the dead, so horses and beasts are widely used as the most suitable vehicles.

A long time ago, people realized that animals as a means of transportation have both convenience and its defects, and there is no obstacle in the wild, and since the fixed situation of enclosing the land and building the city has gradually formed, the domestication of horses and beasts, captivity, and fecal disposal and other scattered and messy behaviors, the degree of civilization of the entire city and the environment related to it, public security have caused pressure, which requires the unified and standardized management of the main government organs to avoid affecting the people's livelihood.

Therefore, the state-nature chariot and horse shop came into being, and even the state explicitly ordered that private individuals were not allowed to keep horses and beasts in captivity. The whole city is concentrated at the east gate.

"It's peaceful. With such a big market as the East Gate, it takes so long to find a few horses?" Li Xiu rode a white horse and stepped on, and when he crossed the East Gate, he glanced back at the rudimentary city defense facilities behind him, and asked casually.

A pro-looking accosting person next to him said:

"The east gate actually doesn't raise horses, young master, our entire Qingguo horse beast concentration domestication place is in front of this ten thousand beast garden, you look at the place surrounded by mountains on all sides, there is a canyon six miles in front of it, the past is.

Oh, of course, you can't see it from here, you have to go around that hill, you can see the famous line of sky, after there, it is the real garden of ten thousand beasts, all the horses and beasts are over there, too close to each other, the east gate simply does not raise horses. ”

He pouted unhappily:

"The huge carriage and horse market, all of them are doing some paperwork, recording current accounts, and temporarily pulling a few bad horses, I gave them back, and then found a steward, and a few horses came out of the city guard horse team. As for this white horse, it was one in a million, and I finally grabbed one. ”

"I see, this Ten Thousand Beasts Garden is very famous, but it is the first time I have come here, but I want to open my eyes. I don't know if it's full of horses there?" Li Xiuping didn't care, just curious.

The pro-man smiled and said:

"Young master, I heard that it's still quite fun over there, it's not just about raising horses, it's also gathering a variety of geomorphic environments, preserving all kinds of artificially bred beasts, here is where our entire Qingguo animal husbandry and agricultural roots are located, it can be said that most of the meat in the country is produced from here, young master, you should be right when it's a big farm." ”

"Ordinary people can't come to this territory, only hearsay that there is still the most powerful Colosseum in our Qingguo, which is surrounded by the mountains, and you also know that the city wall and the garrison have formed a long line, and the people can't get through when they come. ”

At this time, you can see from a distance that several people standing guard at the gate of the city gathered together, one of them took out a handful of melon seeds, and several people were there to wipe and rub, talking and laughing.

Everyone was amused, and the attendant continued:

"However, compared to other portals in our Qingguo, the personnel are indeed scattered, I heard that the garrison sergeants have nothing to do, and if they want to have a meal, they have to invite them in advance, and they are used to calling friends. City defense, hey, it's all furnishings, after all, because this garden of ten thousand beasts is further east, is the endless sea, there is no natural or man-made disaster. ”

Li Xiuping agrees:

"Then this granary of Qingguo is really solid. There are no internal worries in the near future, there are no external troubles in the distance, a good place, well, the three princes of the Colosseum have said a few times, and it is a fun thing to say, since we are here, let's go and see, fourth, you have been there, tell me?"

The one called the fourth child answered, and said:

"The Colosseum is currently operated in cooperation between the military department and the city guard, with a combination of civil and military, a detailed division of labor, and the principal is named Qinghuayu, who is His Royal Highness the second prince of Qingguo. ”

"Speaking of the second prince, hehe, young master, that's a wonderful person, I think the Colosseum was not called the Colosseum back then, it was called the Maintenance Bureau, and there was a disaster inside, all because of the two groups of people from the military department and the city guard, one relies on his fists to speak, and the other eats by his mouth, after all, this is the granary of the world, not a battlefield, the former chief is of course appointed by the city guard, and the civilian officials are in charge, and the military department also has a garrison among them for balance considerations, and where there is friction between the two systems, a little favoritism is inevitable, and after a long period of time, the grievances are deep, and it will cause a disaster.

The fourth smacked his tongue with a look of sympathy:

"I don't know how many people are dead, I finally pressed it down, and it came again in less than half a year, and then, the royal family realized the problem, so he changed Qinghuayu to take office, thinking that his identity was special, and he could be suppressed on both sides. ”

"Hey, but I never thought that Qing Huayu, who was only eighteen years old, showed amazing business talent, and turned an originally simple livestock farm into a complete gold cave. Nowadays, not only Qingguo, but also five countries and three continents will have heard of it when they reach a certain status. ”

Lao Si said and admired:

"To do this job of a dull agricultural and forestry steward, you can see what kind of talent he is. ”

The leader of the four entourages next to him was very disdainful:

"That's not a pig farmer. ”

A few people laughed, but Li Xiuping didn't pay attention to it, and just went all the way with them.

Sure enough, soon, a glimmer of heaven came to the fore. A pair of centaurs were already waiting here in the distance, and one of them smashed the horse and saluted.

This is Xiao He, a first-class steward of the Colosseum, working under the second prince, never steady, no mistakes, step by step climbed to the present person, and last year added a beautiful concubine, when the spring breeze is proud of the old man.

The past few days have been mixed, and Li Xiuping has been stuffed over for some reason, and he has also put on the hat of a big steward?

Then he Xiao He wondered, the steward has always been only divided into four grades, how can he be the big steward? The key is that this person has no division of labor under his name, he doesn't have to do anything, he just hangs a big name, isn't this a joke?

Fortunately, the old man at home has wisdom, and he analyzed the pros and cons, and the exclusive title of this person is there, so don't expect to share your worries. Take advantage of the situation, hehe, but with this person's family background, as long as you Lao Xiao serves well, the world will be big in the future, Qingyun Ladder, Wanjin Grotto, and there will be golden towns everywhere.

Thinking of the happy place, he Xiao can wake up at night with a smile and a smile.

Li Xiuping saw that the man was sweating hotly, and after he got close to salute, he looked at himself with a happy face, but he felt inexplicable, so he still just looked at this person to see what he had to say.

"Xiao He, a subordinate, has seen the chief steward, the chief steward has come from afar, and he has just arrived, and the small one has come to greet him. ”

Xiao He's smile was as bright as Qiu Ju, knowing that this master was a nymphomaniac, and he was notoriously disliked to listen to nonsense, so he led a group of people inside while talking.

A glimmer of heaven lives up to its name, only a glimmer of sky light is sprinkled overhead, and the whole canyon is dark and cold. The people and horses walked through it, but it was quite cool.

Life and things, there are joys and sorrows, others don't know what happened to Li Xiuping, but Xiao He knows it, and who knows, on the night when Li Xiuping became the chief steward, a secret decree in the palace fell on his head, this secret decree chattered, sang a lot of merits and praises, summed up in two words, replacement!

Who is it for?

Hehe, it turned out to be the second prince!

Xiao He was scared into a cold sweat at first, and then thought carefully, "I'm just a person, what do these things have to do with me, maybe it's a godsend?"

To tell the truth, he is in charge of the bends in this, he can understand what he can do, just do it, the difficulty is in the eight words inside: move with the wind, the grass and trees are not surprised.

Therefore, in public and private, Xiao He plans to follow Li Xiuping as much as possible in the future, and is ready to take great pains to teach by word and deed.

He led Li Xiuping and the others through the canyon, the front suddenly opened, everyone raised their hands and foreheads to block the eager light in the sky, looked up, it was a vast plain, the grass and trees were abundant, the eyes were full of green color, occasionally sparsely dotted with several camp tents, there were horses and beasts running and chasing among the mountains, and there were sergeants shuttling back and forth in it, neighing, roaring, shouting, singing, all kinds of things, a group of scenery infinitely natural, pure and beautiful, and then in the distance is the vast mountains, high or low, faintly and there are smoke clouds waving, misty and do not know the depth, like the abode of the gods is fascinating。

Xiao He stepped forward, stopped at a high place, stretched out his hand and pointed:

"Lord Li, come and see, there are more than 24,000 horses and beasts in this willow forest mountain, seven have become fostered by the military department, and the rest are civilian, there are six kinds of twelve categories, the so-called horse beasts here do not only refer to horses, horses are just one of the more common, to be exact, there are two kinds of horses in the ordinary sense, the fire scale horse in the red flame city in the south of Qingguo is smaller, the horse legs are slender, and it is good at running at high speed, and the white monsters in the northern White Devil City are relatively large, and the horse legs are thick and short compared to the body size, and the physical strength is long, and it is good at camel luck. Both are horse-shaped, and at first glance they are the kind that can be grabbed and ridden. It is the main breed of horses we breed here. ”

Saying that, he waved his hand again, very proud:

And the Northwest Yellow Sand City? Hey, a barren land, relative to the three eastern kingdoms, species are scarce, water sources are rare, in the sandstorm raging season, even the blood of humans and beasts is traded as a scarce commodity, this kind of harsh environment not to mention horses to breed here, even survival is very difficult, after all, although it has a certain size, but there is neither a spiked carapace, nor a sharp claw and steel teeth, there is no advantage at all, so the people over there, choose to ride beasts to earth dragons, this kind of earth beast is the main, the body is huge, slow, hideous appearance, and the best thing to wear is a spear. It is also one of the favorite mounts of officers and generals in the entire continent. We also have a batch here. ”

He then pointed disdainfully to the southwest, and added:

"As for that side, a group of barbarians in that ghost place are said to have mastered a peculiar skill that can domesticate all kinds of strange creatures, but these can't be used as established mounts, so they are not included in the list of horses and beasts, of course, we got some eye-catching ones, and raised some. ”

This Xiao steward foamed at the mouth and summed it up:

Therefore, it can be said that when it comes to horses and beasts alone, what others have, we have here, and what we have, others may not have. ”

He pointed out the country very proudly, full of pride. It can be seen that he has a strong sense of pride in being a citizen of Qingguo and being a first-class steward.

Li Xiuping looked at the mountains with his eyes and the branches green, but he was thinking in his heart, it was really interesting, it was the end of autumn, and the natural nature in this garden was actually created, and the solar terms were reversed?

In the distant mist, there is a strange voice curling in, like a spider on the blue water, gentle and delicate between the movement and spread far away, listen carefully and like a three-foot steel front, only to hear it from afar, it has pierced thousands of mountains and rivers, close in front of you. The voice, at first it was a "ang~~", and it seemed to be a "hum~~" in the vast expanse, and when I noticed it, I listened carefully, and it was already a "huh~~".

He was immediately interested, and asked instead:

"In addition to these beasts, I often heard my father mention when I was a child, and there are flying dragons in my Qingguo?"

Xiao He's face was solemn, but he couldn't help but be overjoyed in his heart, Li scratched the itchy flesh in his heart with this question, and immediately straightened his chest and said loudly:

"Yes, this is the whole world, only my Qingguo, there is a flying dragon, even if others want it, they can't domesticate it, and they can't find it at all, my Qingguo immortals live in Yulong Mountain, surrounded by cliffs, without this flying dragon, who can see the fairy face?"

He shook his head, and added:

"Besides, apart from our Qingguo immortals, who can subdue this heaven and earth spiritual thing. Let's not say big things, just say that this is the power of the real dragon, if it weren't for the immortal master's words, the dragon lord shook his body casually, hey, what kind of red flame dragon rider you are, what white devil soldiers, all of them are paste, paste!"

Xiao He's expression then became profound:

"Have you heard, decades ago, Lord Li, you may not know, at that time, why was our Qingguo disturbed by the ghosts of the south and the north at the same time, and the national strength was declining. Seeing the situation of this country, the strength of this country is he~"

"Dangerous~矣~"

Heavy as he spat out these two words, and then he saw that his eyes grew brighter, like a devout believer seeing the light, and he chanted aloud:

"Who is it, who saves the people of this land from fire and water, who is it, who is the single sword and the mortal dust, who is the one who spreads for thousands of miles, who is the one who covers the sky and the earth and the sun and the moon is dim, who is the thunder above and below the nine heavens. ”

When Xiao He said that he was rising, a piece of mouth foamed at the mouth, the burning heat in his heart gradually rose, and there was a glitter in his eyes, and finally his chest stirred, and he shouted loudly:

"Immortals have no boundaries for ten thousand years, and the green country will last forever!"

The tears in his eyes erupted thinly.

No matter how indifferent Li Xiuping's usual state of mind is, he can't help but be dumbfounded. He knew that this article was written by Taige when the emperor was still in power, and the former national teacher had also devoted himself to it as a classic of Mongolian studies, but for various reasons he failed to do so, and finally brought this regret to the grave. But unexpectedly, today I saw the most pious cluster. I've seen fanatics, but I've never seen such fanatics.

Seeing Li Xiuping's demented appearance, Xiao He eagerly grabbed his sleeve and said:

"Li Gongzi, dragon, that's a real dragon, look up five hundred years, look down five hundred years, that's a real dragon, the divine virtue of your saint, far away from the turbid world and hide itself, puff into clouds, the king of fire, that's a real dragon, all living beings, heaven and earth, in front of you, there is a great opportunity. ”

He licked his lips and spread his arms as if to hug the cosmos:

"You, you're going to see the real dragon!"

Li Xiuping dodged the dots of foam flying backwards slightly, and said indifferently at Xiao He's fanatical eyes:

"Oh, so you're going to wash your face!"