Chapter 1033 Beiyuan Prison

In Su You's view, the solution to the problem of raising horses in the Song Dynasty was actually very simple.

Since northern horse breeds are not suitable for the southern climate, then just look for suitable horse breeds.

Since the methods of raising horses in the north are not suitable for the south, then we should find out the methods of domesticating horses that are suitable for the south.

Anyway, according to Suyou's limited knowledge of horse breeding, in later generations Arabia and South America, many places where good horses and cattle were produced, had subtropical climates, or even rainforest climates.

War horses and pack mules involved a major change in the cavalry of the Song Army. Of course, Su You attached great importance to it, so he went to the pastoral supervisor to inspect it.

If other officials come, the junior officials in the Shepherd Supervisory Department can fool them as much as they like, but if they want to fool little Su Shaobao, hehehehe...

The person in front of me can be said to be an animal husbandry expert in the Song Dynasty.

A five-year-old castrated pig, a six-year-old hatching egg, can impregnate nine hundred cows and horses in one night, how can you afford to offend?

Knowing that he couldn't afford to offend him, the shepherd supervisor honestly rode on a patrol with Su You, answering all questions and reporting any difficulties.

Beiyuanjian is a newly established racecourse located to the east of Puyang, just three hundred miles away from Bianliang in the south.

Nowadays, the roads in Bianjing City are accessible and the speed of vehicles has increased. Accordingly, troops can be deployed to farther places.

The Privy Council petitioned for the establishment of "four auxiliaries" in Ruzhou, Shanzhou, Zhengzhou, and Chanzhou beyond the three regions of Weishi, Dongming, and Zhongmou, and to move the Forbidden Army to Xiangxiang for food, further reducing the population of Bianliang City

Pressure and logistical stress.

At the same time, the defense posture of Bianjing City was changed from centralized defense to decentralized three-dimensional defense, and the scope of the capital's defense was suddenly expanded from a hundred miles in Sanji to a range of five hundred miles around the capital!

Sifu, Sanji, and the capital are respectively stationed by the Xiang Army, the old-style Forbidden Army, and the new-style Forbidden Army. They are strengthened step by step and echo each other to build a large defense network to ensure the maximum security of the capital.

The designer of this suggestion was another emerging strategist in the Song Dynasty - Zhang Kai.

Zhang Kai is Zhang Dun's second cousin, and he is as talented as Zhang Dun.

A song "Shui Long Yin·Yang Yang Hua" attracted Da Su to accompany him, and he composed a song "Water Dragon Yin·Ci Yun Zhang Zhifu Yang Hua Ci".

Later generations commented: "Zhang Zhifu wrote "Shui Long Yin", chanting Yanghua, and the meaning of his destiny is clear and pleasing. Dongpo Hezhi, if he is bold and unrestrained and does not fit into the rules, he will look at it slowly, and the sound and rhyme are harmonious, and he will feel that Zhifu's poems

I have the skills to weave and embroider."

"If there is no famous work in front of it, this is also a good one."

He has successively served as the magistrate of Chenliu County, the judge of Jingdong Transportation, the Hubei Penal Prison, and the transportation envoy of Chengdu Road. He has outstanding local political achievements and is diligent and frugal.

When he first entered Shu, his wife and children accompanied him. The wife rode on a donkey, and he walked beside him holding the reins. The children were still young, so they shared the burden on another donkey.

Later, when he had more sons, he became strict in his teachings. He was worried that some of his sons would be loose and loose, so he would lock them in a study room whenever they had free time.

His official career history has always been related to Zhang Fangping, Han Qi, Wen Yanbo, Liu Si, and Shu Zhong. In addition, Zhang Dun's friendship with the Su family meant that he was greatly influenced by the Guan Shu School.

Therefore, although there was a ten-year age difference between him and Su You, they exchanged many letters.

Su You liked the suggestion of a defensive circle for the capital very much, so he reported it to Zhao Xu as a way to introduce talents.

General Zhao Xu discussed it with the Privy Council, and Feng Jing thought it was a stroke of genius.

There are countless benefits in terms of politics, economy, and national defense.

Not to mention anything else, just using the space that can be freed up in Bianjing City for real estate would be a lot of financial revenue, so we "strive to do it."

Zhao Xu decreed that the four auxiliaries could not finish the construction for a while, but it did not mean that nothing could be done.

For example, we will move all the horse prisons around Bianjing to Pudong and set up Beiyuan Prison. We will try it starting with raising horses.

The Beiyuan Supervisor follows the example of the South China Sea. Both Zhejiang and the South China Sea can now produce horses. According to the principle that it is better to raise horses in the north than in the south, if the Beiyuan Supervisor cannot produce good horses again, it will be unreasonable and unreasonable.

So Beiyuan Supervisor Wang Huai was under great pressure.

People who try to cheat under Xiao Su Shaobao are basically miserable. On the contrary, they honestly admit their mistakes and explain their difficulties, and often receive forgiveness and help from Xiao Su Shaobao.

There are indeed some difficulties in the pastoral prison. Wang Huai said to the officer in front of him, who was much younger than himself and had a gentle and curious look on his face: "Shaobao, this is roughly the situation in Beiyuan Prison. Now we have also planted elephant grass."

, with the help of Shaobao, we introduced overseas dragon and horse breeds, and we also had exchanges and cooperation with Liangzhe Road Sitong Horse Racing and Langdu Racecourse."

"We have adopted a new method of raising horses, as well as... the method of stallion. This spring, there are 500 more horses in Beiyuan. Your Majesty was very happy and rewarded me with a jade belt."

Su You smiled and said, "Congratulations, but Lao Wang, don't just talk about your achievements. I want to listen more to your difficulties and suggestions."

Wang Huai handed over his hand: "If you want to talk about suggestions, there are indeed some. Now there is a team of people near Beiyuan Prison looking for some kind of mineral deposits. They fire cannons and dig every day. The impact on the horses is really great..."

Su You rode on the horse: "Then, has Ambassador Wang Yuan thought about how to solve it?"

Wang Huai said: "The lower official suggested... to move Beiyuan to Xiangzhou."

Xiangzhou is a good place. The distance to Bianjing is about the same as that of Puyang. In addition to the Yellow River basin in the east of Huaxian County, the rest of the jurisdiction includes Wei River, Zhang River, Huan River, Tang River, Qi River, etc., the old capital of the Shang Dynasty, and water plants.

Rich.

However, because the racecourse was moved away due to geological exploration, there might be something fishy here. Which wealthy family is so powerful?

Su You frowned: "Although there are abundant water and grass in Xiangzhou, potassium sand has just been discovered. This is a very important mineral deposit in our Song Dynasty. I was originally going to visit the Han family this time..."

Han Qi had been the prime minister for ten years, and his disciples and old friends were all over the court. Because of Wang Tao's attack, he was promoted to official position. Zhao Xu made a special order to let Han Qi use it to stabilize the situation. He defeated the two armies of Jiedu Envoy and Situ and Shizhong, and judged the prime minister state.

After the flood in Hebei Province, Han Qi was asked to lead four groups of pacification envoys, and he was promised to "do it cheaply". Not only would he return home in fine clothes, but he would also be entrusted with important responsibilities.

It should be said that Han Qi tried his best and completed the task fairly well, but due to the limitations of the old-school scholar-officials, many problems were left when he died.

The blind emphasis on agriculture resulted in Hebei's commercial roads being blocked, embankments weak, industry stagnant, and people's livelihood difficult.

This has led to more social problems, such as banditry.

Among the several sons, Han Zhongyan is now a privy scholar and a minister of the Ministry of Rites. The other sons all have official positions. The two youngest ones are now supervisors of the state liquor tax.

Zhao Xu blatantly took care of Han Qi. Even though he had passed away, he deliberately left two sons for Han Qi to guard the ancestral property in Xiangzhou.

Therefore, if the Han family is in Xiangzhou, it is a first-class family.

The old man had tricked Su You many times in his life, but Su You didn't think Han Qi had made any big mistake.

If he and Han Qi had switched identities, he might have gone even further.

Moreover, the old man cheated Su You not for himself. In the final analysis, he was based on the old scholar-bureaucrat's thinking, in order to avoid unnecessary troubles in the country in the future.

From this point of view, after Su You was persecuted, his opinion of the old man was not very big.

Of course, this does not mean that Su You was always polite to the old man in officialdom. If you suppress me, I will slap you in the face.

The imperial examination, the system of science, the knowledge of Kuizhou, and the prevention of large-scale volunteer training in Shaanxi. Han Qi was slapped in the face by Su You, which also created a psychological shadow.

However, Han Qi changed his view of Su You because of this, believing that the boy was as steady as a dog, as slippery as oil, capable, smart, and both civil and military.

If you dare to think and do something, you will be able to slap someone in the face. This is the proper behavior of a minister of the country, and it is very similar to my style in the past.

After Wang Anshi came to power, Han Qi felt that Su You could be saved and could not let him go to Wang Anshi and become a disaster.

As a result, there were many exchanges of letters between the two about current affairs, and the relationship finally improved.

Putting aside many thoughts: "Do you know who is looking for minerals here? The Sansizhou case or the Royal Institute of Technology?"

Wang Huai lowered his head: "I heard... that he is from the Mining Department of Sitong Company..."

Su You was surprised. Now mineral prospecting has become an emerging industry. In order to encourage the search for mineral deposits, Zhao Xu decreed that any mineral deposits found would be mined at will by the discoverer within twenty years, and the income would be divided 30-70 by the imperial court.

Resell as personal assets or invest in shares.

This led to the creation of a unique team - the prospecting team.

Nowadays, those in the Song Dynasty that have this capability are mainly the San Si Zhou Case, the Royal Institute of Technology, the Southwest Institute of Technology, and the Mining Department of Sitong Company.

With Zhao Zongyou at the helm, and the South China Sea being rich in mineral deposits, Zhongshan Institute of Technology is catching up by leaps and bounds, but it does not yet have independent exploration capabilities.

The Puyang area is the core area of ​​the Zhongyuan Oilfield in later generations. However, the depth of the Zhongyuan Oilfield is a bit scary, generally two or three thousand meters. The current drilling technology of the Song Dynasty is said to have been able to penetrate to a depth of about 1,600 meters, which is still far from the oil field.

Half the difference!

Su You asked: "Do you know who is leading the team?"

Wang Huai's voice became even lower: "I heard he is the director of the Mining Department..."
Chapter completed!