Liu Ming was still here wondering what was wrong, so Zhang Fei greeted him: "Brother, come over and try." After saying that, he and Guan Yu both pressed the saddle with their hands and flew on the horse. Liu Ming suddenly thought: By the way, I said
Why does it feel weird? It turns out that I only saw a low bridge and a flat saddle on the horse's back, and there were no stirrups at all. This time when I heard Zhang Fei call him to walk the horse, I thought to myself: I don't know how to ride a horse, but now you
There is no horse riding yet, isn't this an act of murder? At this time, Guan and Zhang had run a long way. Liu Ming opened his mouth and nodded to shout, but without shouting, he turned to Yang Jun and asked: "Mr. Yang, what do you think of these horses?"
No stirrups?"
Yang Jun said in surprise: "Master, what is a stirrup? And where does the term stirrup come from?"
Liu Ming was stunned for a moment: What? Don't we have stirrups now? Then he realized it and complained in his heart: TV dramas like Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty are very harmful to people.
All the actors were kicking their stirrups, thinking that the era of Guan and Zhang should have been around a long time ago. How could they explain it to Yang Jun this time? With their thoughts racing, they decided that since Yang Jun and the others had long believed that their so-called teachers were gods.
, then just blame him. Liu Ming smiled at Yang Jun and whispered: "Old Yang, I saw this from my teacher. He has two stirrups attached to the saddle for riding.
People use horses for relays." As he spoke, he drew the shape of stirrups on the ground.
Although Yang Jun did not know how to ride a horse, he was a descendant of Fa Mo after all. He immediately discovered the value of stirrups and praised them repeatedly, saying that an expert is extraordinary and can have such fantastic ideas and turn decay into magic.
At this time, Guan and Zhang saw that Liu Ming did not follow, so they circled the horse back. Zhang Fei shouted when he was far away: "Brother, why didn't you follow?" When they got closer, they saw old man Yang Jun following the devil.
As if he couldn't stop praising Liu Ming, he said strangely: "Mr. Yang, what's wrong with you? My eldest brother is an expert. We all know this. You didn't find out until now, right?"
After hearing Zhang Fei's words, Yang Jun turned to Zhang Fei and said, "You don't know, Lord Three, but the owner just pointed out a good thing." Then Yang Jun told him about the stirrups.
Zhang Fei was overjoyed when he heard this and said loudly: "What a good thing! If I had known about this thing earlier, I wouldn't have had to practice the basic skills of horseback riding with my legs clamped on a wooden pier for most of the day. I also had to practice shooting on it.
, the butt is not allowed to touch the wooden pier, it is really not a human practice. But the master said, it is to practice the leg strength, waist strength, and the strength of the legs to hold the horse, so that in the future, you will not be able to fight while riding the horse.
He can be chopped down with one move."
Guan Yu also had the same feeling after listening to it, and said with emotion: "Well, that's true. In the past, it was always difficult to use strength on a horse. This time, with it, there is a place to use strength. The only thing the master teaches is to be familiar with the nature of the horse."
, to achieve the unity of man and horse, you will be a good general on the battlefield. This time, with good horses and stirrups, you will definitely be able to achieve the unity of man and horse that the master said."
Liu Ming didn't say anything. Anyway, Liu Ming had gradually gotten used to the fact that whatever he said could trigger a lot of associations. Then he asked Zhang Fei: "Third brother, how did you get such a good horse?"
Zhang Fei touched his head and said with a smile: "I almost forgot when I was so happy. Brother, I went to the wine shop for a drink today when I had nothing to do. I met a big horse dealer. This guy came back from selling good horses in Liaodong and wanted to sell them to the Central Plains at a high price.
For sale, I didn’t want to go to the capital on the way there except for the hungry people, the plague, or the rampage of bandits. He drove a large group of horses and there was no way he could get through. When he came to our place, he heard his brother’s name and tasted the village.
I want to use my horse to buy some good wine and sell it to the Xianbei, Wuheng and other foreign races in the Liaodong region. I don’t want the guy in charge of the wine shop to get a good product, so he can say a lot of real wine.
People who bought wine with gold and silver were all queuing up. We didn’t need horses in the farm. We didn’t want these horses. If you wanted to buy wine, you had to queue up with gold. The two were arguing there, and I heard it. I liked the horse very much when I saw it, so I
After scolding the short-sighted clerk, I exchanged three handfuls of sorghum wine for three top horses. It was really a profit. I didn't expect the clerk to say anything about those three horses. The horse dealer only wanted one thousand taels of gold each.
, ours is only one tael of gold per pound, and I still lost two hundred taels. I saw what he said and said a ton, brother, you have to take good care of those boys in the future."
"Nonsense! Third brother, if you see something good, just tell them to buy it. Why bother scolding the guy? You must know that he is also thinking about the village. After all, he is only responsible for selling wine, not buying it, and selling things.
Of course, we have to talk about it on a first-come, first-served basis. This time, I see that you have made a great contribution by buying a good horse, so I won’t talk about you now. You are not allowed to curse people randomly in the future." Liu Ming said sternly. He thought to himself: It is said that Zhang Fei later died fighting.
For those who scold the soldiers, it is always better to give Zhang Fei a vaccination first.
Needless to say, when Guan Yu heard Liu Ming's sermon, Yang Jun's ears became a model of loving soldiers as sons.
Zhang Fei stood aside and said: "I know, brother is kind-hearted anyway, and he is always right, but these horses are really good things! It's worth it." After talking about it, Zhang Fei became very happy again.
Liu Ming shouted from the side: "What are you muttering about? You haven't led me to see that merchant yet."
Zhang Fei hurriedly said: "It's nothing, it's nothing. I will take the elder brother there right away. The horse dealer originally asked me to invite the elder brother to meet him."
When everyone came to Juying Tower, Zhang Fei led the horse dealer. Everyone was polite and had finished setting up the wine. Liu Ming asked: "I wonder where your distinguished guest is from? What is your name? How many horses are left to be sold? What do you want?
for?"
The horse dealer cupped his hands and replied: "Mr. Liu (this person has already inquired about Liu Ming's appointment as the head of the Yizhou Salt and Iron Monopoly Office). The villain's name is Su Shuang. He lives in Guangchang, Zhongshan. Every year he sells horses to the north and transports them to
Selling in Puyang in the Central Plains or Luoyang in Kyoto. I don’t expect to get horses this year. When I travel here, the roads to Xindu, Julu, Guangzong, Qinghe and other places are either hungry people, overrun by bandits, or plague-infested. Thousands of miles of death, it is impossible to pass.
Fortunately, there are rumors that Mr. Liu is extremely benevolent and makes good wine. He came here shamelessly to exchange horses for the wine, but not only lost his money. Now I still have hundreds of good horses, although they are like the ones that Third Master sold away.
There are no such peerless horses anymore, but these good horses of mine are definitely the best among horses, absolutely good Xianbei purebred horses. I am willing to sell them to you for one hundred taels of gold each, or exchange them for the same price.
The good wine. I hope the adults will take pity on the younger ones and fulfill their wishes."
Liu Ming thought for a while and thought: This is the era of cold weapons. I heard in the army training that the cavalry is the most powerful at this time. Since I have decided to rely on force to protect myself through the upcoming Yellow Turban Rebellion, I might as well organize the best.
Come on! Anyway, if you trade horses for wine, you will have plenty of wine. So he said: "Brother Su——" Before he could finish, Su Shuang stood up and said, "I don't dare, I won't do it. Mr. Liu calls me Su Shuang."
Enough."
Liu Ming glanced at Su Shuang, waved his hand and said: "You're welcome, just call me Brother Su. I want all your horses, and I'll make the deal at the price you said, and I'll buy another three thousand horses if you ask for it."