Eighteen sweat-blooded BMWs, this is the top horse.

There are more than 300 "middle horses" with many sweat-blooded BMW blood, which are second-class horses.

There are more than a thousand "dismounted" horses with certain sweat-blooded BMW blood, and this is a low-class horse.

But no matter which level, it has great value.

A major achievement of the Western Expedition was taken by Shao Shude to one of the most important breeding bases under Sinong Temple: Dedan Ranch.

At the foot of Qilian Mountain, Shao Shude looked at the herd of horses filling the entire grassland and was very fascinated. He once wanted to ride a horse and feel the atmosphere among the herd of horses, but was finally blocked by his ministers.

"This Western Expedition, the war horses cultivated by Sinong Temple have made great contributions. The horse government has lived up to my expectations for 30 years. It is very good, very good." Shao Shude said happily as he looked at the smooth and smooth horses.

There are actually two ways to raise horses.

The first type is to stock horses, which means to enclose a large area of ​​land, with mountains, water, and grasslands, which are enough for horse herds to move.

Because horses are not heat-resistant, the climate should be colder. If it is in the humid and hot south, it is best to choose a cooler and dry place with a unique microclimate, otherwise the horse will easily get sick or the horse breed will degenerate.

A part of the farmland should be opened, employed to cultivate, or sent to the offender to cultivate, and plant some crops such as wheat and beans in order to make up for the gap when there is insufficient forage in winter.

The second type is called "stable horse", which means that the horse is locked in the stable when it is very young and fed manually. For example, Nanzhao feeds the foal with rice soup, and after growing up, it feeds the food and grass.

Because it is kept in lockdown, for the development and health of the horse, it is best to take it out for a walk and have activities regularly.

This method of raising horses does not require too much place, it can be raised in cities, but the cost is a bit high and it is more luxurious.

In Han Yu's "Theory of Horses", there was once "Pian died between the stables", which is what he said.

In fact, as long as you have the heart, why can’t you raise a horse?

Nanzhao will feed foals with rice soup, thus maintaining a large-scale cavalry unit and even equipped with armored cavalry. With the prosperity of Bianjing and the prosperity of the canal transportation, even if it is piled up with grain, it can produce an astonishing number of stable horses. What's more, there are a large number of places suitable for free-range horses in the northern plains and even the south.

After hearing what Shao Shude said, all the generals followed him deeply agreed.

They now highly recognize one thing: horses must have characteristics.

A horse that rushes to the formation does not require endurance, but emphasizes impact force, must be tall, have strong explosive power, and fast speed.

A horse riding does not require impact, and a pony can do it. Even if it is as small as a dog, it must have good endurance.

Pack horses do not need impact force and endurance, because they are destined to fall behind when marching, but they must have strong carrying capacity. They cannot get more than 100 kilograms of luggage, foam directly at the mouth, and die suddenly. In addition, it is best to withstand rough feeding to reduce costs.

There is also a kind of horse-pulling that must be strong and resistant to rough feeding. Other aspects can reduce the requirements.

If strict breeding is not carried out and the concept of breeding is not deeply rooted in people's hearts, the horse breeder will breed at will. Over time, the genes with obvious characteristics will disappear.

Grassland herders basically have this virtue, and they have no concept of breeding at all, and the quality of horses is ridiculously poor.

In history, when the Mongolians went to Qinghai, they simply refused to ride a river and robe horse.

When I went to Central Asia, my eyes were even more dazzling and I collected all the good horses by my side.

Although they do not pay attention to breeding, they are clear about which horses are suitable for what they do, but they are very scientific to use.

"It's not easy to search horses." Shao Shude looked at the officials of the Sinong Temple and said, "These good horses are all exchanged for blood from the soldiers. We must make good use of them and strive to cultivate a new variety."

"I will obey the order."

"Have people been sent over the Western Regions?"

"Does of people have been sent to Dihua to enclose land and build ranches."

"That's good." Shao Shude was relieved.

This new herdsman, called "Tianshan Ranch", cultivates not only horses, but also cattle, sheep, camels and other livestock. Of course, the more important task in the early stage is to find a large number of calves to train and first meet the gap in the needs of plowing ox.

The environment and climates of different places are different, so we must cultivate varieties suitable for the local area. In this regard, over the past 30 years, not only Sinong Temple, but also officials, and even scholars who have some knowledge among the people have gradually understood this concept.

Shao Shude lived in the countryside when he was a child and raised pigs at home. When mateing sows, he usually needs to contact someone from all over the country to pay the fee. The person would come over with a very strong boar, then tie the sow to a bench and let the boar climb onto the sow's back...

During the whole process, the boar was whispering and the sow was chirping heart-wrenchingly, as if he had been killed.

After the incident, the boar was driven to the next house and then breeded.

Farmers all knew that strong boars should be used to breed sows, but at this time, breeding was very casual in the rural areas of Daxia.

The book "Theory of Bloodline" has been published for twenty years. Most prefectures and counties in the north of Daxia should have a few books, and many places in the south are also continuing to spread.

This epoch-making masterpiece destined to be included in the "Tongguang Complete Book" has profoundly changed the entire north.

In the south, where animal and plant resources are richer, smart people are already trying to cultivate new varieties using the theories in the book.

Theory guides practice, a very perfect model, Shao Shude is very happy.

The next step is to summarize the theory from practice. If this behavior can become a habit, form a trend, and make people profitable, the society will be different - profitable is the key among the key.

BMW was led away by the officials one by one, surrounded by a small ranch, and sent special personnel to take care of it.

Shao Shude looked at it for a while before leaving.

On the twenty-seventh day, he left Didan.

On the second day of September, I stayed in Dadou Army City in Dadouba Valley overnight. Because it is one of the nodes connecting Shanzhou, Ganzhou and Liangzhou, there are 300 Qingtang Town soldiers stationed here, and there is a tax card to collect taxes from merchants.

On the night of September 12, the army city stationed in Anren.

On the fifteenth, he arrived in Shancheng County, the natural souvenir of Shanzhou, commonly known as "Qingtang City".

Shao Shude ordered to stay here for several days to inspect the Qingtang Town Army. At the same time, he sent a messenger and rushed to various ministries, and ordered the chieftains to come and pay their respects immediately.

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"I have left many memories here back then." Qinghai in September was already a little chill, but Shao Shude's face was rosy and his conversation was very exciting.

Women listen patiently, even if they don’t feel anything, they still pretend to be very interested, and make some amazed, nervous, or joyful voices from time to time, and give responsive expressions, which really test their acting skills.

This is the charm of power.

Even if women don’t love him, don’t like him, or even hate him, they must serve him with all their hearts, and work harder than treating the ones they love, because this man can easily destroy their family and love their happiness.

My heart is on other men, but their plump and white bodies can only be left to the man in front of me and give birth to children for him. This is the cold reality.

"In the second year of Wende (889), I was hunting on the seaside of Xingsu, vowing to break the Qingtang City and recover the old land of Huangshui." Shao Shude took the step bow handed over by Lian, quickly picked up the bow and arrow, and pulled it to the full moon.

"Swoosh!" An arrow flew out, and the water bird flying high fell to the ground.

Mrs. Lian, who is over forty years old, showed a little girl-like admiration.

Shao Shude smiled but said nothing.

How could a woman like Lian, who is born in Gaochang, not knowing hunting? How could she have never seen someone with outstanding archery skills?

Shao Shude asked himself that he was excellent in archery when he was young. Now that he is older, his physical function is declining, and his archery is no longer as light as he used to be, and his speed is much slower.

He looked at Lian and her daughter-in-law, and the speed of ejaculation was much faster.

"Master Jiezan set up an ambush in Changning Canyon, thinking that I had many cavalrymen, so I must march straight into Qingtang." Shao Shude hugged his mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in his arms and said, "But my main army was steadfast, and the partial troops surrounded the two routes took the empty Qingtang City. Jiezan, haha, a fool who can only copy and force the military books."

"Your Majesty is wise and powerful, who can match?" Lian said with a smile.

Wei's body was slightly stiff and silent.

Lian looked at her, her eyes full of pity, admonition, and even begging with a hint of begging.

When Wei saw this, he opened his eyes and whispered for a while, "Your Majesty... is amazing."

Shao Shude laughed and sat on the hillside with his arms around the two of them.

Around the hillside are densely packed camps, with palace guards, Yinanzhi and a group of imperial guards stationed nearby.

Even further away, there are the inky city walls.

The city wall has been repaired for many years and looks quite grand.

Near the city walls, thousands of villages fall and fields crisscross the streets.

After the winter wheat is harvested, the harvest season is time for the short-term miscellaneous grains planted in the planted period.

In the endless fields, farmers sometimes bent over and struggled to harvest; sometimes they straightened up and gently beat their sore waists, but after seeing the golden millet, they looked satisfied again.

It's worth it! Everything is worth it!

In Hebei, it is impossible for a family to have thirty or forty acres of land.

Although Shanzhou is desolate, it has a lot of land and is considered fertile. After the food harvested is paid, it is enough to support the family and the family, and there is still more surplus. What are you going to complain about?

We can't beat Shao Zhe. That old guy has never died, and he is afraid of it. But to be honest, the saint didn't treat us too badly. It's better for the whole family to have enough food and clothing than anything else.

There are also a large number of hills around the farmland, which can grazle cattle, sheep, horses and camels.

When the three-crop rotation process was developing in the Huangshui River Basin, a new variant appeared: farmers were reluctant to take out part of the farmland to plant grass, but instead grazed in the surrounding hills, and then picked up cow dung. In order to compete for feces, the grazing children even started fighting.

In short, life is booming, and the hostility in the hearts of Hebei immigrants is gradually eliminating.

The title "Shao Zhe" only exists in the mouths of the older generation...

Qingtang City, surrounded by farmland and orchards, is now the only place in Shanzhou (formerly the Huangshui River, namely Ledu). Because many post roads pass by here, business is also quite prosperous.

In the past two years, they have even opened up a business road to Khotan, and the passenger flow has been further increased.

On the basis of the three counties of Shancheng, Huangshui and Longzhi during the Tang Dynasty, Shanzhou added four counties: Minhe (now Minhe), Anren (now Huangyuan), Weirong (now Menyuan), and Haoyi (wěi, now Datong). It has already led seven counties, with more than 43,000 households and more than 213,600 entries.

Guzhou, in the south of Shanzhou, also changed from the three counties in the Tang Dynasty to the five counties under the jurisdiction of Guangwei (now Hualong is close to the Yellow River area, and the city is 80 steps outside the Yellow River), Dahua (now Jianzhaxi), Michuan (now Xunhua), Jishi (formerly Jishi Army City, now Guide), and Diaoke (formerly Diaoke City, thousands of troops stationed in Zhenwei during the Tang Dynasty, and Baoan Town, Tongren County), with a total of more than 12,800 households and more than 63,300 entries.

In addition to the initial acquisition of a large number of Tubo Qiang species, through continuous immigration, Central Plains immigrants have now become the mainstream, especially near Shancheng County, because the Qingtang Town Army had 10,000 infantry and cavalry stationed in various places, which is no different from the Central Plains.

Outside the two states of Shan and Kuo, especially those above 3,000 meters above sea level, were distributed to various tribes that depended on the court. Together with the Qingtang Town Army, they served as the pillar of force of Daxia in the Qinghai Lake area, the twelve counties of these two states and twelve counties, basically occupying the most important areas of Qinghai.

As for the areas outside, most of them were Tubo people.

The court was too lazy to care about them, and they themselves did not dare to go north. The two sides traded each other and were in peace.

Shao Shude himself had no idea about the Tubo Plateau. Even if he found Zanpu's descendants from Gaochang, he just did it casually with the mentality of being a rare product.

This time he sent a messenger to the south and summoned various tribes to join the alliance, but he didn't know how many of them could come.

Keep a calm mind, it’s good to have it, but it doesn’t matter if it doesn’t. This place is like that.

However, the descendant of Zamp named Tie Ge seemed to have some ideas, which is interesting.

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