At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

It can only be said that the two complement each other and have achieved unprecedented centralization of power in the Wei Empire style.

And if the Guowei Empire wants to continue to maintain centralized power, one must maintain the roads all over the country and the existence of toll stations, and the other must ensure that the military horse farm does not decline and everything is under control.

Roads and horses are indispensable and important assistants of centralization. Without one, the centralization of the Wei Empire will be on the verge of collapse in a short period of time and enter a period of decline in the dynasty.

Many powerful centralized dynasties began to decline after the horse administration and road administration were corrupted, but few people paid attention to this rule.

As the first military horse farm set up by the Wei Empire, the Longyou Army Horse Farm was also the residence of the Wei State's only official official of the Nine Ministers with real power, so it must have received great attention from Guo Peng.

Moreover, the Longyou Army Horse Farm is not only the largest army horse farm, but also the location of the only military horse lineage optimization research center in the Wei Empire.

In the seventh year of Yande, Guo Peng received a report from Xian Yuyin before and after the Northern Expedition to Xianbei, saying that according to his observation, he felt that the war horses of the Wei Empire had gradually weakened in recent years, and hoped that Guo Peng would pay more attention.

He said that based on his many years of experience, measures should be taken immediately to increase financial expenditure and recruit more people to work on the military horse farm to ensure that the breeding of military horses is under the control of the military horse farm.

Excellent war horses must be mated with equally excellent war horses to reproduce offspring, and they cannot be left alone. Otherwise, in a few years, the Wei Empire would not see [strong limbs, described as tall] war horses.

At that time, Guo Peng was slightly taken aback.

Then he immediately realized that what Xian Yuyin meant was that the unrestrained interbreeding of military horses caused the bloodlines of excellent military horses to become mixed and degenerate their offspring. This trend must be curbed.

At that time, the Longyou Army horse farm was short of manpower and lacked enough manpower to organize the mating and reproduction of horses.

Horses with excellent bloodlines cannot be mated with equally excellent horses, but with inferior horses, which affects the inheritance of excellent bloodline horses.

This made the tall and handsome war horses with strong limbs not have the same excellent offspring, which made the war horses of the Wei Empire inferior to each other.

Guo Peng realized at that time that the situation was serious.

If this continues, the lineage of war horses cannot be artificially optimized, so that the reproduction of Wei Jun's army and horses will develop in a benign direction. Sooner or later, Wei Jun will lose excellent war horses just like the Northern Song Dynasty.

Guo Peng always kept in mind the funny story of the Northern Song Dynasty losing its excellent war horse, and this situation cannot be allowed to happen to the Wei Empire.

So he allocated a large amount of funds to recruit experts to enter the Longyou Army's horse farm to assist Xian Yuyin in breeding horses, while planning to attack the Western Regions.

At the end of the eighth year of Yande, the Wei army conquered the Dawan Kingdom and captured a hundred Dawan hard-blooded horses, nearly a thousand first-class horses, and no middle-class horses.

Except for a small number of these war horses that were sent to Luoyang for the enjoyment of the rich and powerful, most of them were brought into the Longyou Army horse farm.

Guo Peng ordered the optimization of the bloodlines of war horses to be carried out at the Longyou Army Horse Farm. The army selected excellent war horses and captured Dawan horses to mate in large numbers to breed more excellent second-generation war horses, and then selected the best from them to breed even better offspring.

In this way, the excellent war horses were combined and mated generation by generation, and finally the breeding work of the Wei army's war horses was brought into a virtuous circle. The war horse genes with short limbs and not strong enough were eliminated within the range of the army horse farm, so as to make the Wei army cavalry stronger.

The more tall and strong horses there are, the better the military horse blood of the Wei Empire, and the combat effectiveness of the cavalry can be maintained and strengthened.

This is a lot of work and more costly, but what is gratifying is that the quality of Wei Jun's war horses has indeed gotten better and better in the past few years.

Later, Xian Yuyin also presented seven sturdy sweat horses bred by the Longyou Army's horse farm, all of which were very handsome and strong.

When Guo Peng rode one of the most handsome horses to inspect the army, he attracted the eyes of the soldiers firmly.

Later, Guo Peng rewarded Zhao Yun with a blood-sweat horse, which made Zhao Yun so happy that he didn't sleep well for several days, and even wished he could sleep with the horse-sweat horse in the stable at night.

Then Guo Dong was rewarded with a sweat-blooded BMW. From then on, Guo Dong would ride this sweat-blooded BMW wherever he went, with his head held high, as if he was defiant.

At this time, having a hard-earned BMW as a mount may be as meaningful to a soldier as a fake criminal who actually got a luxury car. Riding it out and dangling in front of others is a great pride.

Xian Yuyin's work is very good, and he is considered a responsible person. When Xian Yufu was recommended to take care of the horse, Guo Peng originally planned to let him be in charge of the transition.

But in the end, even Xian Yufu himself was punished, but he still worked steadily as his servant. He could be called the driving force and hero behind the rapid development of the Wei Empire.

For the Wei Empire to become the [country on horseback], in addition to Guo Peng's policies and achievements, the success of the horse administration under the leadership of Xian Yuyin is also one of the necessary conditions.

Without his hard work, it would be difficult for Wei Empire's horse administration to scale up and get on track. I don't know how long it will take. His contribution to horse administration is definitely no less than those generals fighting on the battlefield.

So Guo Peng made him a marquis and gave him two thousand households to eat. Even if Xian Yufu made a mistake, Xian Yuyin was not implicated.

Speaking of which, Guo Peng hadn't seen Xian Yuyin for four or five years, and the last time he was summoned was before the Wei army entered the Western Regions.

Cao Lan and the others were not as healthy as Guo Peng, and the journey was tiring, so Guo Peng left Cao Lan and a few other women to rest in Longxi County, and only took Guo Chengzhi and some personal guards to the Longyou army horse farm in light clothes.

Xian Yuyin got the news that Guo Peng was coming an hour before Guo Peng arrived at the Longyou Army Racecourse.

Time is running out, and there is no time to make preparations, so we can only bite the bullet and use our normal state to meet it.

Since he usually stays in the herd of war horses, it is inconvenient to wear formal official uniforms, which are easy to be damaged and dirty, so he wears a coarse cloth bunt, durable short leather boots, a leather cap, and the general uniform. The officials and officials of the military horse farm are the same.

It was the same when I saw Guo Peng, there was no time to go back and change clothes, and my face was full of shame.

"I didn't know that the Supreme Emperor was coming, and I lost my way to greet you, and I lost my dignity. I'm guilty!"

Guo Peng couldn't help laughing when he saw Xian Yuyin's appearance in a coarse cloth bunt.

"I deliberately didn't let you know in advance. I just wanted to see how you look like in your daily work. Seeing that you can do it yourself and come to the front line in person, you will know that you are a professional, and you can rest assured that the military horse farm will be handed over to you."

Guo Peng stepped forward and held Xian Yuyin's hand, encouraging him in a gentle voice.

Only then did Xian Yuyin feel relieved, and led Guo Peng forward.

When Guo Peng introduced Guo Chengzhi to him, Xian Yuyin was as shocked as Mao Jie.

"I don't know the identity of the young master, so I have been rude. I hope the young master will not blame him."

"It's okay, it's okay."

Guo Chengzhi looked at Guo Peng, remembered how many times Guo Peng had praised Xian Yuyin, and said with a smile: "Father told me many times about the merits of Xianyu's eunuch, and said that if Xianyu's eunuch did not try his best to maintain the horse administration, Wei The country will not be where it is today."

"The overlord praises it, the young master praises it!"

Xian Yu Yin is sincere and fearful.

Xian Yufu was dismissed from the post of governor of Youzhou because of his lack of work. He was not implicated, he was still a servant, but he became more cautious in handling things, for fear of being criticized by someone who cared about him. Xianyu's family would be really in danger.

Therefore, Xian Yuyin was conscientious, cautious, serious, and did not dare to slack in the slightest, thus the prosperity of the Wei State Horse Administration.

In fact, because Xian Yuyin has done a good job, Guo Peng is worried about who can succeed him and continue to be in charge of horse affairs when Xian Yuyin retires.

Talents in horse administration are really very important, and Xian Yuyin is almost 60 years old, his beard and hair are all white, and he doesn't know how many more years he can last.

"Did Xian Yuqing sleep well when he came in? How's your appetite? Did you eat a lot?"

Guo Peng held Xian Yuyin in his hand and walked in front side by side with him.

"The minister is worried day and night that the horse government will not be prosperous, and dare not sleep for a long time, and dare not eat more."

"How is this possible?"

Guo Peng shook his head: "No matter what you want to do, the first and most important thing is your body. If you are not healthy, you have nothing. I have fought in the world for 20 years, and I have been emperor for 13 years. I have no credit for the world and I have a little hard work.

Even if I work hard, I will not forget to eat more and sleep more. It is not necessary to sleep at night. After lunch, after a short rest, I can take a nap. It doesn't take too long. Two sticks of incense, three sticks of incense are enough. In this way, you will be full of energy in the afternoon and will not feel drowsy.

In addition, it is necessary to eat more food. Xian Yuqing does so many things every day, but he doesn't eat much.There are not many people in our country of Wei who are as good at horse politics as Xian Yuqing, and the new emperor needs to rely on Xian Yuqing a lot. "

Guo Peng patted the back of Xian Yuyin's hand: "Xian Yuqing, don't take yourself lightly."

After listening to Guo Peng's words, Xian Yuyin's nose felt sore, feeling that all the things he had thought, thought and worried about for many years had been thoroughly explained by Guo Peng.

So he apologized to Guo Peng with red eyes.

"The old minister knew he was wrong, and the old minister dare not do this again."

"now it's right."

Guo Peng smiled and nodded: "Move more, look at me, I am also in my 50s, my body is still very good, I can eat and drink, and I can eat steaks, I don't like meat, if I am in good health, I can't stop eating meat, don't always eat meat." It is to stare at the root of the vegetable and eat more meat."

"The old minister obeys the order."

Xian Yu Yin could not bear the smile on his face.

Chapter 1520 One thousand 460 So how can the emperor be lenient?

It was already afternoon when Guo Peng arrived at the military horse farm.

At the military horse farm, he followed Xian Yuyin to visit a lot of places, inspected a lot of places, saw the place specially for war horses to mate, watched some professional facilities, and the horses of the gods, he was quite satisfied.

In the evening, Guo Peng had dinner with the officials and employees of the military horse farm. To entertain Guo Peng, the military horse farm made a lot of meat dishes, including mutton, chicken, duck, and a lot of horse meat.

It is also possible for these people to raise horses and eat horses at the same time.

This is said to be nothing uncommon either.

There are often some selected unqualified horses that cannot be used as war horses, or horses that are injured and lame. Most of them are transported to the people, and a small part is left here for internal digestion.

It's kind of an internal benefit.

There is no way, not everyone can afford to eat meat, and not everyone can often eat meat. How can you refuse the opportunity to eat meat?

Horse meat is fresh and tender, has less fat, and has a unique umami taste. It can be boiled in soup, roasted, or fried in a large pot.

Guo Chengzhi has never eaten horse meat, this is the first time he has eaten it, he thinks it tastes good, and he can't stop eating it.

Guo Peng also felt hungry. He ate a lot of meat and was very full.

After eating, he fell asleep in the collective dormitory of the military horse farm at night. Xian Yuyin wanted to give up his residence to Guo Peng, but Guo Peng refused and took Guo Chengzhi to live in an ordinary dormitory.

In this room where only grandparents and grandchildren get along, Guo Peng can talk to Guo Chengzhi about many things.

For example, the method of controlling.

In the face of subordinates with different personalities and different pursuits, how to control and use them.

"Controlling subordinates is a very important skill. Whether you can master subordinates proficiently is an important criterion for an emperor's excellence. It is very important to understand the courtiers, know what they want, and do corresponding things.

For Mao Jie, his desire is to return to Luoyang and become an official in Luoyang. He has been an official in Luoyang for too long, so he urgently wants to be an official in Luoyang. To control him, he must give him the hope of returning to Luoyang. By the way, beat him, tell him not to do anything just to get back to Luoyang.

For Xian Yuyin, his desire is safety. His elder brother Xian Yufu was expelled from office because of a crime, and the Xian Yu family is supported by him alone. He absolutely dare not do wrong things, for fear of being impeached and losing power position, let Xianyu's damage.

So to control him, you have to appease him, give him a guarantee that you will not take him down because of some trivial things, remove him from his position, and give him a sense of security. When he has a sense of security, he will feel grateful and work harder work..."

After lighting a lamp, Guo Peng quietly imparted his life experience to Guo Chengzhi, just like he imparted the corresponding life experience to Guo Jin many years ago.

It's just that at that time, Guo Peng was in full swing, and most of the things he taught Guo Jin were means, methods of doing things, and tricks.

After years of precipitation, after many years of ruling and abdicating, Guo Peng has developed many new ideas for governing the country and dealing with his courtiers.

It was too late to teach these ideas to Guo Jin. His head was full of the "skills" taught to him by Guo Peng. With the skills, he was enough to be a qualified emperor.

But if you want to be an excellent emperor, an emperor who can be called "one emperor through the ages", it is not enough to master "skills" and skillfully control the officials.

He must have his own "Tao", the "Tao" realized through the long-term use of "skills".

Art is important, Tao is even more important.

But not everyone can realize their own way.

After listening to Guo Peng's narration, Guo Chengzhi was thoughtful, and then asked his own question.

"Father, it's very easy to know a person's appearance. You just need to look at it with your eyes, but the human heart is hidden in the body. How can you see it? If you can't see the human heart, how can you understand theirs?" What do you want?"

Guo Peng was quite satisfied that Guo Chengzhi could raise this question.

"This is the most unsolvable question. If everyone can easily see what the other is thinking, Cheng Zhi, do you think there will still be failed emperors in this world?"

"The emperor failed because they didn't understand people's hearts?"

"There may be a reason for this, but more, it should be because you don't understand the general trend of the world?"

"The general trend of the world? People can't understand it, so how can they understand the general trend of the world?"

"Hahahahahaha!"

Guo Peng laughed and rubbed Guo Chengzhi's head: "Well said, well said, a person's heart can't understand, how can he see the general trend of the world? So, Chengzhi, you have to remember, look Never listen to what a man says, but what he does."

Guo Peng pointed at Guo Chengzhi's mouth: "The mouth is the most deceptive, the eyes are also deceptive, and the least deceptive is what they are going to do. From the things they do , you can see what they really need."

"Then how do you know what they're doing?"

"Linzi Camp."

Guo Peng grinned: "This is the importance of Linzi Camp. If you don't have clairvoyance, how do you know who is doing what? You need someone to help you see, someone to be your eyes, someone to be around them. When your eyes are watching, you know what to do."

"I see."

Guo Chengzhi felt that he had caught important information.

A pair of eyes is not enough, you need more eyes to help you see, and then you can get more effective information.

On top of this, summed up the way to deal with the courtiers.

Early the next morning, Guo Peng, Guo Chengzhi, and Xian Yuyin went to inspect the military horse training office together.

From the time a horse grows into a qualified physique, to when it becomes a qualified war horse and is sent to the army, it takes a long period of training.