Valley Emperor

In the North Shore Railway Station, all Li Xuan saw was only hundreds of local officials and famous gentry who were qualified to enter the railway station to greet him, but after leaving the railway station, he saw several hundreds of people on the square of the railway station. Thousands of people are waiting.

These were also local officials and gentry of fame.

When Li Xuan came out, there were already relevant officials leading the officials and gentlemen who were welcoming them to kneel and worship, shouting long live, long live, long live.

Li Xuan looked at the scene of thousands of people kneeling to greet him, still calm!

He raised his right hand slightly, and said softly, "Zhongqing is flat!"

Under the watchful eyes of thousands of local officials and gentry, Li Xuan got on a specially made carriage under the **** of more than 100 personal guards in front of him!

This carriage is a royal carriage that was prepared in advance. I will not talk about the carriage, but only the horses that pull the carriage!

What they were pulling were six Jurong horses with a white body and a shoulder height of one meter sixty-five, each of which was worth a thousand gold!

The Jurong Racecourse is the only large-scale official horse farm in the hinterland of the Jiangnan Empire. At the earliest, it was mainly to cultivate ordinary Mongolian horses, but later it was changed to the research and cultivation of high war horses. They spent a lot of money to introduce them. A large number of foreign horses are then cross-bred.

They introduced Andalusian horses from Spain, native horses from England, cypress horses, purebred Arabian horses from West Asia, plus many horse breeds owned by the empire itself, such as Arabian horses bred by the empire itself Horses, Central Asian horses, Northwest horses, Mongolian horses, Southwest horses, and even ponies from Beihai Province.

Basically, the Jurong Racecourse has brought all the horse breeds that can be found in this era.

Then there is the long and complicated horse breeding, but horse breeding is not so simple. Although they have also come up with a lot of new horse breeds, they are either not as good as the three horse breeds that are currently used on a large scale in the empire, or there are almost no horse breeds. what a special place.

The three major horse breeds in the empire are the Tang version of the pure-blooded Arabian horses cultivated by the localization of Datang, and the imperial version of the Central Asian horses mainly of Arabian blood, mixed with a small amount of Central Asian horses, and then It is a northwest horse that is mixed with Arabian horse blood, but is still dominated by Mongolian horse blood.

The above-mentioned three horse breeds are the horse breeds currently cultivated and used by the empire on a large scale.

Among them, the localized Arabian horses of the Tang Dynasty are mainly used as mounts for senior generals, messengers and heavy cavalry.

The Central Asian horse is the main horse used by the light cavalry, and ordinary officers also generally use the Central Asian horse.

Northwest horses, on the other hand, are used as draft horses and pack horses in the military, because they have better endurance and are easier to raise. Although a single horse is less powerful, using more horses is always better than using more horses. Cheaper with Arabian horses.

High quality and low price, this is synonymous with Northwest horses. It is not only an important military horse, but also a large number of private horses. Eight out of ten horses that pull carts on the streets are Northwest horses.

The development of Northwest horses has basically completely replaced the original purebred Mongolian horses. In today's Hetao area and other vast grassland areas, the horses raised by herdsmen are no longer Mongolian horses but Northwest horses.

Pure-blooded Mongolian horses are rarely seen in the current empire. Except for a small number of pure-blooded Mongolian horses reserved by major horse farms for breeding, if you want to find a large number of pure-blooded Mongolian horses, you can only go to Tatar. The Tars want it.

In fact, many of the horse breeds cultivated by the Jurong Racecourse are similar to the above-mentioned three types of horses. Therefore, although new breeds have been bred and the origins of bloodlines are different, they are still classified into the ranks of the three major horse breeds according to habit.

But Jurongma is different.

The Jurong Racecourse used the two hot-blooded horses, the Cypress Trojan and the Arabian horse, and merged the cold-blooded horses from some European regions, and then obtained the Jurong Horse, a horse breed with mixed reputations!

The reason for the mixed reputation is because the advantages and disadvantages of this Jurong Ma are very obvious!

Its advantages are very obvious, so that a large number of horse-loving dignitaries and even military cavalry generals appreciate it very much. Its shoulder height can generally reach more than 1.6 meters, and the outstanding ones can even reach 1.7 meters.

Moreover, it has a beautiful body and looks pleasing to the eye. The proportions of the body in all aspects are quite perfect, which causes the horse's explosive power to be very powerful. It runs like a gust of wind and moves like a red rabbit, especially when it starts. The explosive power is enough to kill all modern horses in seconds.

This series of advantages has made it the horse with the highest shoulder height and the strongest explosive power among the many horses that the Tang Dynasty has cultivated over the years. According to this, this kind of horse is actually very suitable for the heavy cavalry Use a horse.

But it's not bad. The military doesn't like this kind of Jurong Ma. Why?

Although many senior military generals like this kind of horses, they still strongly oppose the military's large-scale purchase of Jurong horses, and say that they would rather have Southwest horses than Jurong horses.

Because the advantages of Jurong Ma are obvious, but the disadvantages are more obvious.

Beautiful body, tall and strong, strong load-bearing capacity, and strong explosive power are its great advantages.

But its endurance is too poor!

Moreover, this kind of horse also has a very big defect, that is, it is very delicate, and it has very high requirements for the living and living environment.

When Li Xuan knew about Jurong horses, he habitually compared Jurong horses with later British thoroughbred horses. Later, he found out that this sentence is even more extreme than English thoroughbred horses!

The British thoroughbred horses of later generations can still be used as military horses, but Jurong horses, forget it!

With its stamina and incomparably delicate body, it is estimated that it will die before it reaches the battlefield!

Therefore, the Tang Army has always insisted on refusing to introduce Jurong horses as cavalry horses.

Because the military cannot accept the above two shortcomings!

Why is the military so keen to use Arabian horses.

It is because the quality of Arabian horses in all aspects is relatively comprehensive, its body shape is good, its weight-bearing capacity is also good, and it has a certain explosive power, and its final endurance is also good!

It is also important to note that Arabian horses are actually very easy to feed!

Although the quality in all aspects is not considered to be the top, but the quality in all aspects is there. This combination makes the Arabian horse a natural war horse. Or at least all with Arabian horse blood.

Therefore, the empire will introduce and cultivate Arabian horses on a large scale locally and use them as war horses for heavy cavalry.

The Central Asian horses used on a large scale by the imperial light cavalry are actually mainly Arabian horses.

The Northwest Horse also has the blood of Arabian horses.

The above horses have the advantages of good endurance and easy feeding.

But Jurongma!

Sorry, its stamina is too bad for the military to endure.

And it's too delicate. If you don't eat well, you will die. How can the army's cavalry units have so much money to support these delicate things!

Therefore, although Jurong horses have appeared for many years, the military has not adopted them on a large scale. Only senior generals use them, and they usually bring them with them. The military has never purchased Jurong horses.

However, the sun does not come out from the east and the west does not come out. The military does not want to see the Jurong horse, but it is very popular among the people, more precisely among the elite, because this kind of Jurong horse has a beautiful body, strong explosiveness, and also has hair. Most of them are solid colors, among which jujube red, white and black are the main colors.

Tall and strong, with a beautiful body, outstanding appearance, and super explosive power, the start is super fast!

More importantly, it is expensive!

Not only is the purchase price expensive, but the daily feeding is also expensive!

If this Rongma is placed in later generations, its characteristics are similar to those of Ferrari!

That's why Jurong Ma is widely welcomed by the elites of the empire, especially the young elites!

Many young and powerful children are proud of having a good Jurong horse.

Go out with your beloved Jurong horse and compete with other powerful children. This is one of the main entertainment activities for young powerful children in Jiangnan, especially in the vicinity of Gyeonggi, in recent years. one.

To put it bluntly, it is racing!

No, it's horse racing!

No, it should be a horse race!

Alas, it's almost the same meaning anyway, it's just that some young dignitaries are so idle to pursue all kinds of excitement!

It is normal for Jurong Ma to be widely welcomed by the powerful. As for the price, it is not a problem~www.wuxiaspot.com~ The powerful are all short of money.

And the royal family is naturally the top dignitary in the Tang Empire, and it is reasonable to use Jurong Ma on a large scale.

In the early years, the horses used by the royal family on a large scale were localized Arabian horses bred by the Tang Dynasty themselves, but in the last five or six years, Jurong horses have been used on a large scale!

No way, Jurong Ma's looks are amazing!

When the royal staff travels, it doesn't matter whether they are riding a horse or a car, this image is very important, and the Jurong horse, which has an outstanding appearance, is naturally the first choice for travel.

The six white Jurong horses that are currently pulling the imperial chariot are the Jurong horses that the royal family transported in advance. In fact, there are more than six Jurong horses they transported in advance. There are more than ten horses in total, all of which are pure white. With a shoulder height of more than 1.65 meters, the most perfect top-level Jurong horse can be sold for thousands of yuan on the market.

However, the royal family does not need to buy it so expensively, and in fact it does not need money!

Because Jurong Racecourse is different from official racecourses such as Liaodong Racecourse, Jeju Racecourse, Damaying Racecourse, Hetao Racecourse, etc. It is not an official racecourse, but a commercial racecourse. industry.

The royal family uses their own Jurong Ma, but also pays money, nonsense!

Pulled by the six Jurong horses, the carriage slowly moved, while Li Xuan, who was sitting in the carriage, sat upright, listening to the sound of long live outside, Li Xuan was in a good mood.

When he is in a good mood, he will occasionally wave to the welcoming crowd on both sides of the aisle!

When he saw that he was waving his hand, the smiles on his face became even more prosperous when some people in the welcoming crowd shouted excitedly.

Not far away, seeing the smile on the face of the Son of Heaven, Xu Chenbing also showed a smile!

It seems that the Son of Heaven is still very satisfied with the performance he arranged!

Promotion is expected!