Chapter 680: A small request
The old horseman Xia Peng lit his head like a chicken pecking at rice, and said repeatedly: "I'm used to it, I'm used to it. The grass-roots people, oh, no, no, they are the officials. When the officials were in Qin, they were just a lowly groom. They never thought that one day they could become officials. The officials were polite to me and tried their best to bring my family to enjoy the happiness. Now my wife and eldest son's family are also working in the horse farm. The officials now have no other thoughts. Even if they don't sleep, they have to raise the horses and cultivate the best horses for His Majesty."
Luo Yi, the deacon of Qinggan Hippo Farm, was afraid that this colleague who didn't understand the rules would say something inappropriate. Hearing these few words, he couldn't help but smile on his face.
What words are the most satisfying to the hearts of the people? It is not the kind of passionate expression of loyalty, nor is it the kind of kowtow to be like pounding garlic, and the flattery words are like the ones in the sky. As the founding emperor, Qin Feng, even more so, does not eat this trick. Instead, Xia Peng's heartfelt but inadvertent language can make people feel comfortable as if he had eaten ginseng fruit.
"Why can't the groom be an official?" Qin Feng laughed loudly, "As long as you have a skill, you can make the horses in the Qinggan hippo farm grow continuously, raise them, and raise them well, that is, you will make great contributions to the country. Xia Peng, I have another requirement that I hope you can do it."
"Your Majesty, please give me instructions. The emperor will do his best." Xia Peng said.
"I know very well that you have your own unique skills. This horse raising technique is also the ability to eat in your Xia family. Many people have their own secret skills, and they only want to pass on their father to their sons and their sons to their grandchildren, but they don't want to pass on these skills. My requirement is that you have to bring more disciples out and let these disciples give you the same good. Don't be afraid that you will teach your disciples to steal the master's job. The more good disciples you bring out, I will promote you to a higher official. How about it?" Qin Feng smiled.
"Your Majesty, the Xiaguan is now very satisfied. The Xiaguan has no other specialty, but he can only raise horses and breed. The Xiaguan must do what His Majesty ordered and will bring many disciples out to cultivate more good horses for the Ming Dynasty." Xia Peng said.
Qin Feng turned around, looked at the number of officials behind him, and shouted: "This is the reason why the Ming Dynasty can be reborn and become stronger and stronger. People who fulfill their responsibilities and work hard, and those who do practical things should get the reward they deserve."
There was a lot of money behind him, and the praise of His Majesty's wiseness was endless.
Turning his head, Qin Feng looked at Xia Peng: "You agreed to my request. In return, I agree to your request. Let me tell you, what do you want?"
As soon as Qin Feng said this, the people behind him, including the chief minister Quan Yun, became a little nervous. His Majesty said something golden, but once he said it, he could not take it back. If Xia Peng made any difficult requests, it would be troublesome.
Xia Peng rubbed his hands in a hurry, his face that was already a little dark, but now it was purple and red. "Your Majesty, the emperor has no other request. It's just that my eldest son has entered the city several times, and I don't know what anyone said. When he came back, he wanted to send my two grandsons to the school to study. Xia Guan's house has been raising horses for generations, so what kind of books should he study? But my son argued with me. I asked Lord Luo to inquire. There is a school run by the imperial court in Yuejing City, but the number of people has been fully collected and cannot be squeezed in at all. Those private parties are too expensive, so the salary of the emperor is a little unbearable."
"Just such a request?" Qin Feng was dumbfounded, and the officials behind him also widened their eyes. What a great opportunity. This old boy really doesn't know how to cherish it. Your Majesty can't see him just by saying it, and even if he sees him, it would be even more rare to let His Majesty say this. As a result, Xia Peng actually proposed that such a thing is not a problem in the eyes of everyone. Who can't do the people present?
"Just this matter, the officials are very satisfied now, very happy, full, warm-dressed, have work to do, and have money to take, and nothing else." Xia Peng seemed to feel that he had made some great request, and looked at Qin Feng with some anxiety.
Qin Feng nodded with some emotion and turned around and said, "Mahou, after returning to the city, you will go there and arrange your two grandchildren in the best school. Lord Xia cultivates horse-raising talents for us, so let's train these two young grandchildren for Lord Xia, hahaha!"
After a simple lunch at Qinggan Hippo Farm, the group left here and went to Beidaying, which is Fengtaiying. In front of the horse farm, Qin Feng reached out to attract Luo Yi, the manager of Qinggan Hippo Farm.
"You are a horse farm manager, and you are doing well, and the management is well organized. The horses in the horse farm are also well raised." Qin Feng said.
"Thank you for your praise." Luo Yi was a little excited.
"You should pay more attention to technical talents like Xia Peng in the horse farm. They are the foundation of this horse farm. Luo Yi, if you don't have you, you can still do it well in this horse farm. But if these people are missing, there will be problems. Do you understand what I mean?" Qin Feng reminded.
"I understand, Your Majesty." After being excited, Luo Yi's vest began to squirm again, "The Xiaguan must be the butler of this horse farm. Not only horses, but also people must be taken care of."
"Well, it seems you really understand. A leaf knows autumn. Although this is just a small horse farm, it reflects the desire for talents in our Ming Dynasty. As long as you have a skill, when we come to our Ming Dynasty, you will definitely have your place to use your skills. We can even give up talents without any restrictions. We can even be awarded the horse-raising grooms. When other people come, isn't it easier to get a job with their own skills?" Qin Feng turned his head and looked at Quan Yun and smiled.
Quan Yun nodded understandingly: "Your Majesty, I understand. I will make a big contribution to this matter in the palace report, so that the world can know Your Majesty's desire for talents. It will attract more talents from all countries to come to vote."
Qin Feng laughed: "What we want is talents, don't let some people who are just making up for the numbers come in. Let's go to Fengtai Camp to see how Yu Chao's cavalry is practicing."
Amid the laughter, Qin Fengyang whipped the horse and ran towards Fengtai camp like a wind.
Compared with Qin Feng's arrival last year, the Fengtai camp has undergone great changes. As Qin Feng's attention, the cavalry camp focused on building by the Ministry of War has only been in full swing, but it has undergone earth-shaking changes.
Rows of blue brick and red tiles replaced the original temporary residence, and the original wooden fences were replaced with solid walls, with towering towers standing tall. Here, it has become a cavalry and military competition.
Qin Feng unexpectedly saw the clever hand of the Minister of Works here.
"Your Majesty." Qin Feng was a little surprised as he watched the clever hand walk over, "Why are you here?"
"Your Majesty, this is a coincidence. I really don't know that Your Majesty will come to Beidaying for inspection today. I came here to deliver horse spears to Beidaying." Jieshou said with a smile.
"Ma Shuo?" Qin Feng looked at the clever hands in confusion: "Didn't you say that this kind of weapon is difficult to make and it will take at least one year to complete?"
"Your Majesty, it was indeed like this at the beginning. The horse lance is powerful, but the cost is high, and it is extremely troublesome to make. But after I went back, I thought of a problem. The sample given to me by Your Majesty was used by a general. Ordinary soldiers do not need to be so meticulous. So I experimented a few times and reduced a few processes. The time and the cost was greatly reduced. Now the first batch of 1,000 pieces have been made. I specially sent them for trial use to see if there are any defects there that need to be improved." The clever hand said proudly.
Originally, the cost of a horse lance was as high as hundreds of taels of silver, but after he tried to do so, the cost was reduced by half. More importantly, the production time was greatly shortened, and although the quality and power had decreased, it was enough for ordinary cavalrymen.
"How powerful?" Qin Feng turned his head to look at Yu Chao.
"Your Majesty, it is indeed much more comfortable than the spear I used before, and more importantly, it is much more powerful." Yu Chao's face was full of excitement. "On the school ground, the soldiers are experimenting with the newly obtained horse spear. Please move and watch."
"Let's go and take a look. Even if the cost is reduced by half as Qaishou said, a horse spear is still fifty taels of silver. This is a weapon made of silver. If the court throws the money in, it will always be heard." Quan Yun nodded repeatedly.
Standing on the reviewing stand of the schoolyard, thousands of cavalry stood on horseback, and horse lances flashed with cold light in the sun. Looking from above, you can only see the faces of the cavalry outside, and inside were all blocked by the long horse lance blades. The formations of thousands of cavalry were not messy at all. Compared with the chaos I saw when I first came to Fengtai Camp, it really changed my appearance.
The drum sounded, and the first row of cavalry rode out, first trotting, then accelerating, with a long lance in his hand, and the soldiers held their tails and stretched forward.
The drums suddenly became excited, and the cavalry immediately accelerated and rushed forward. Scarecrows in armor standing on the ground rushed forward. These scarecrows were tied on the wooden pillars of a cross, and the whole weight was not much lighter than that of a man.
The sprinting cavalry shouted loudly, and the horse spear in his hand rushed forward, with a loud bang, piercing the armor and piercing the wood, until the plot of the horse spear was left above the long blade. At this moment, the horse spear bent out of a huge arc, and then it collapsed and straightened, and the dummy standing on the ground was already picked up.
Dozens of people took action together, and dozens of dummies were picked up in the air. With the crackling sound of landing, Qin Feng showed a satisfied smile on his face.
He applauded gently.
Chapter completed!