Emperor Qin

Horses have always been important military supplies in ancient times. The quality of horses is directly related to the maneuvering speed and combat effectiveness of the army. King Zhao Wuling began to learn Hufu riding archers, and cavalry began to replace chariots and became the king of the battlefield. .

The blood-sweat horse has great stamina. It can run for [-] miles without drinking water and bring the rider with it all day. It can withstand the high temperature of [-] degrees and can withstand long-distance travel. The most famous horses have been widely introduced by various parties to improve the breed.

Such a famous horse is like a bright pearl, and no one can hide its light. In one night, it has spread throughout the county and attracted countless eyes. Can keep this peerless horse.

Li Chong, the prefect of Longxi who was over sixty years old, was the Duke of Nanzheng personally conferred by King Zhaoxiang of Qin, and the patriarch of the Li family in Longxi.At this moment, the old man with white beard and hair but still thin and strong was holding a cane, trying to knock his impatient grandson off his horse.

However, the 16-year-old grandson seems to have grown up on a BMW, resisting all the sticks, insisting on making this good horse his own mount, and this good horse seems to have seen the world, and it will stand still in the wind and rain , leisurely chewing the high-quality soybeans they sent, and there seemed to be a trace of contempt in the clear eyes, which made the onlookers even more excited--with swords and soldiers but without being disturbed, this is simply the king of war horses .

In the end, Governor Li Chong was really reluctant to beat his grandson to death, so he could only tell him earnestly that this horse can be ridden for a few days, but such a thing cannot be kept at home, and it will definitely be given to the royal family. If you have the heart, why not give it to him? Find a few more mares, and then give birth to some good ponies, and they will be yours.

The onlookers also nodded yes, they brought the best mares one after another, and surrounded the BMW almost instantly, regardless that this season was not in estrus at all.

No matter how young and vigorous the young master was, he did not dare to separate himself from the royal family. He was so sad that he hugged the horse's neck and cried loudly. Suddenly he thought of something, touched his face, got up and left in a hurry.

The Li family in Longxi has been operating here for a hundred years, and has already evolved from a local snake to a local dragon. It only took half a cup of tea to ask where the horse seller lived.

So last night, the cat owner harassed him in the middle of the night. Yan Jiang, who wanted to sleep until the sun was three poles, was interrupted by an uninvited guest in his sleep.

He wasn't angry either, since he was going to live in Longxi for a while, it was necessary to build a good relationship with local snakes, and he also had a lot of goods to sell after walking the entire Silk Road.

"The sweaty horse is far away in the Fergan Basin," Yan Jiang sat in front of the desk, dipped in water and drew a road map, "If you want to get it, you need to go west out of Didao, enter the Da Yuezhi, and enter the Taklamakan Basin along the Hexi Corridor under the Qilian Mountains , along the way, you can pass through many cities in Loulan and walk around the mountain..."

"Why did you make such a big circle?" Li Xin, the young son of the Longxi family, asked.

"There is a big desert in the middle, no water and no grass, extremely dangerous, there is no way out..." Yan Jiang told him about the quicksand, dust storms, high temperature and severe cold in the desert. Occupying the Hexi Corridor, blocking commercial routes, and strictly forbidding to reveal anything about the Western Regions, the young young man was fascinated by hearing such wonderful stories beyond Daqin, and wished he could go there himself.

Yan Jiang also talked about the special spices in the Western Regions, focusing on a kind of alfalfa plant, which is resistant to drought and cold and heat. It is the favorite food of horses, cattle and sheep. kind.

In the middle of the talk, he was hungry, and he mentioned that pepper, cumin, and chili in the Western Regions are the perfect match for mutton and beef. After eating it once, he will never forget it. Li Xin was dubious, and immediately asked his servants to slaughter a fat sheep—cows dare not kill it. Yes, that is a felony.

The ancient mutton has no additives. After being cut into pieces, it is skewered with a wooden stick. The fat overflows quickly on the charcoal fire. It squeaks and smokes on the charcoal fire, which stimulates an irresistible taste. Sprinkle with a little chili powder, Refined salt and cumin, after only one sip, Mr. Li was speechless, and just ate it yesterday.

After eating, Li Xin felt that his spirit had been sublimated and asked to buy all the seasonings in Yan Jiang's hands.

Naturally, this is not possible, and he still needs to rely on this to win word of mouth, so he showed hesitation, and slowly said a price.

The young master's face paled instantly, he hesitated for a while, and reluctantly packed the remaining skewers, saying that he was going back to discuss with his grandfather.

Yan Jiang naturally sent it off respectfully, and went back to the room to continue to catch up on sleep. Before going to bed, he took a look at the cat owner who was in a ball on the bed. It was lying on the bed and sleeping soundly, and it was not an owl.

This master never sleeps with one eye open and one eye closed like a good owl. He loves the bed, loves riding horses, and eats chili and cumin barbecue. This chili was brought from his hometown back then, and he is about to eat it up. It's gone, there are only dozens of chili peppers left, and I just gave Li Xin the last bit of chili powder, and I'm afraid it will be fried when I get up.

Yan Jiang was a little worried again, alas, I knew I was going to cross, so I should have brought some sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn, now it's good, only pepper.

He slept for two hours, when Li Xin came to the door in despair, he failed to convince the Patriarch, and wanted to eat that delicious meat, so he asked about the affairs of the Western Regions, and the two chatted for another hour or two, until it was dark, and finally , Li Xin revealed his purpose: "It's getting late, you and I hit it off right away, I've prepared good wine and goats, why don't we eat together in the open air, and talk about wine..."

Yan Jiang agreed, so he started to cook, took the seasoning, and put forward his purpose with a smile: "Since the young master likes it so much, Jiang has a plan to get both."

"Oh, Brother Jiang, please tell me!" Li Xin immediately sat up straight.

"Jiang has seeds for these things. It's just that he came to Qin for the first time and there is no land to grow them. If you don't give up, you can rent the land from Jiang and share the harvest equally. What do you think?" Yan Jiang put the grilled meat on skewers. Put it on a plate, raise your glass with a smile and ask each other.

Qin land is state-owned!state owned!Private individuals cannot buy or sell land, and if they want to acquire land, they have to go to the battlefield to make meritorious service, and then the land can be distributed to future generations, otherwise they can only work as farm laborers for others to cultivate.Decades later, the unification of the Qin State had no battles, and seeing that the common people had no future, Chen Sheng, a farmer, said to his colleagues, "If you are rich, you will never forget each other." With that indignant "the bird knows the ambition of the swan"!

Li Xin was also from a great family, so he figured out the key points in an instant, laughed and toasted, and said, "Since Brother Jiang believes in me, he will live up to his trust!"

How much land does Duke Longxi's family want?

The two chatted happily and drank freely, the atmosphere became more and more heated, and they felt like old friends at first sight.

Suddenly, Li Xin instinctively felt a chill. The young man who grew up in the family army had a beast-like intuition. When he turned his head instinctively, he saw a white horned owl as long as an arm on the couch, looking at him indifferently. , those calm and prestige eyes made him feel like he was accompanying his father to meet the king - he must have drunk too much, although the owl is fierce, how can it be compared with the king?

Just as he was thinking, the owl came striding forward, flapped his wings and lifted the wine bottle. When he was about to lift the plate again, Yan Jiang hugged him anxiously, and persuaded him in Greek, "You are the genius!" The most important thing, but this two-legged beast is related to whether I can grow peppers here. His family only has land, and it is especially related to the land snake here. If we offend him, we will have to go to Zhao Guo to mess around! "

His master is very smart, and he learned Greek with him in just a month or two——Alexander unified North Africa, Middle East and West Asia. Even if the empire collapsed for 100 years, the countries carved up by his three commanders still ruled from the Mediterranean Sea. As far as the Indus River, it is a place where Greek can be communicated. It was not until recently that the local aborigines overthrew these countries again and established Rome, the Parthian Empire, the Maurya Dynasty, and the Great Xia.

The cat owner still doesn't agree, and I have the intention of breaking up with you if you don't drive him out.

At this moment, Li Xin also observed this handsome bird in amazement: "This bird is so handsome, Brother Jiang, it will be my seventeenth birthday in a few months, and I need to serve in the army. Give it to me if you give it away, and I am willing to give up [-]% of the profit."

All the Hu people have the ability to tame birds to spy on the military situation. If he can get one, he will have a better chance of winning in the war.

Yan Jiang could hardly control the cat master, and worried that Mr. Li would force the bird, so he used Qin Yu to spoil his own owl: "This is not good, my little master is spoiled and spoiled, and the mouse can't catch it. She only wakes up at night. Eat, grow too fat and have to rest for half an hour..."

But for some reason, the bird, which should not understand Qin Yu, seemed to be even angrier.

"How can you raise birds like this? Do you know how to boil eagles? If you don't obey, you will be hungry!" Li Xin felt very sorry.

Now the cat owner stopped struggling, and stared at Li Xin with a pair of sharp eyes, as if he wanted to write him down.

So Yan Jiang made a haha, saying that he had a deep affection with the bird master, and he couldn't separate it. He really couldn't give it to him, so he sent the regretful Mr. Li away.

After sending the trouble away, Yan Jiang rubbed his master: "Your Majesty has a good temper today, come on, I'll make you another plate of barbecue."

He put the meat on the table aside, because he knew that his master never ate other people's leftovers.

His Majesty folded his wings and enjoyed the service, his eyes became deeper and deeper.

In early autumn, Xianyang City is full of people, just like in the past.

In the Qin Palace, the young Qin King calmly put down the news from Yongdu. In another year, he will be crowned as the ruler in Yongdu.

Recently, he has recruited a new strange person, Wei Liao, with his talent, he should be appointed as a great task.

Also, one more thing.

"Li Yao from Xuannan County." King Qin said suddenly.

The servants did not dare to be negligent. It was almost the first month (October is the first month in the state of Qin), and it was the time for Li Yao, the prefect of Nanjun, to return to Xianyang to report on his duties.

In less than half an hour, Didaohou Li Yao, who was born in the Li family in Longxi, came to see him in a hurry.

"I heard that your family has a son who is already a Fu Ji (service)?" King Qin asked leisurely.

Is this going to promote my son-in-law?Li Yao was overjoyed: "Don't dare to lie to Your Majesty, among the whole family, the youngest Li Xin is over sixteen, and he wholeheartedly serves him. Although he is young and frivolous, he puts his heart into it."

King Qin took a deep look at him and said, "If that's the case, let's enlist him in the imperial guards."

"Thank you, my lord!" This is the confidant of the king's guard!Li Yao was overjoyed, knelt down and kowtowed thanks!