Jinyang Pass, the capital of Yanzhou, is the last link of the Yunjin Defense Line in Liaodong. After passing Jinyang Pass, you will reach the famous Yunjin Defense Line in the north.

It was here that the Northern Liang army wiped out five thousand Tiefutu in one battle. More than a hundred thousand Jin soldiers were defeated in embarrassment, leaving tens of thousands of corpses behind. Prince Wanyan Agu of Bei Jinlong drank and hated the battlefield.

Chenyue, who has been wandering around the land of Yanzhou for seven or eight days, finally entered Jinyang Pass today accompanied by Wang Shouren, the commander of Yanzhou.

In the past few days, Chenyue has been deeply impressed by the land of Yanzhou. In fact, the area of ​​Yanyun and Tanzhou is much larger than that of Shunzhou and Tanzhou. Although most of it is a deserted land with rolling yellow sand, there are also some oases.

The rivers cross and gather together, making it suitable for people to live.

Because of the war, the people who originally lived in these places were gradually lost, causing the entire Yanzhou land to look like a no-man's land, and all industries were withered.

Now almost all the people in Yanzhou have moved into Jinyangguan and other military towns one after another. Only a few stubborn people still live outside the city.

For example, in Guxian Town, the place where Tiefu Tu was annihilated, the people there refused to leave their homeland no matter what. They said they were not afraid of Tiefu Tu, so what did other Yan people and barbarians have to fear?

They also understand Chenyue's feelings about the inseparability of their homeland, but if a war accidentally injures people, they will feel heartbroken, which is really a headache.

"Shouren, we started building a horse farm near Jinyang Pass two years ago. How is it going?" Chenyue asked with a chuckle.

The first thing Chen Yue did when he came to Jinyang Pass was not to inspect the city defense, but to pay attention to Ma Zheng.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the racecourse has always been an important matter for Jinyang and it is progressing smoothly. Your Majesty, do you want to go and have a look today?" Wang Shouren replied softly.

Chenyue raised his head and glanced at the sky, stretched and said, "Forget it, I'm really tired from traveling for days. Let's go see it together tomorrow."

"promise!"

…

The next day, Chen Yue led Wang Shouren and a group of white horse righteous people out of the customs. After galloping for dozens of miles, the yellow sand scenery in front of them gradually turned into a lush green grassland.

This is probably the most extensive grassland in Yanyun Land. It is located at the intersection of two streams and is full of green fields. As soon as they arrived at the edge of the grassland, everyone could hear the gentle sound of horse hooves and the flags of the border troops.

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The grassland is called Qinghe Plain. Because its geographical environment is quite special in the Yanyun Land, Chenyue, Wang Rusong and others specially enclosed it as a place to raise horses.

As we all know, Beiliang produces horses, and they produce good horses. However, compared to Beiliang, the horse administration in Liaodong seems to be very stretched. Most of the black land is suitable for farming, and it is really difficult to raise horses.

Somewhat wasteful.

Therefore, there are only four or five small horse farms in the entire Liaodong, which were newly built after the Liang army regained Liaodong. In the past, the Jin people completely regarded Liaodong as their food and grass supply place, and no one was allowed to raise horses.

The terrain of the Qinghe Plain is just suitable for raising horses, so they transformed it, and the largest horse farm in Liaodong was formed:

Yanqing Racecourse!

Because there were occasional bandits in Yanzhou, in order to ensure the safety of the racecourse, Wang Shouren specially allocated two thousand garrison troops from Jinyang Pass for the defense of the racecourse.

Several people had just arrived at the edge of the racecourse. A middle-aged civil servant who had been waiting here bowed and saluted: "Yanqing Racecourse, horse administrator Chen An, pays your respects to the prince!"

"No courtesy." Chenyue smiled and waved his hand: "I heard from General Wang that Mr. Chen was transferred from Mr. Hu of Beiliang?"

The Master Hu mentioned by Chen Yue is Hu Lianghan, the horse envoy of Northern Liang. He is in charge of horse administration in Northern Liang. He can be said to be a talented horse breeder.

When Chenyue was still the Marquis of Beiliang, he summoned Hu Lianghan many times to discuss horse breeding. In a few years, Hu Lianghan greatly increased the output of good horses in Beiliang, and the number of adult horses also increased by 30%.

Without these huge numbers of high-quality war horses, how could the 300,000 Liang army maintain their combat effectiveness?

Behind the Beiliang Iron Cavalry's success in the world, the silent dedication of these people is indispensable.

Chen An said somewhat honestly: "Yes, I was just a horse breeder before. I was sent to Liaodong to manage the Yanqing Racecourse because of Lord Hu's favor. I really deserve it."

Perhaps because of being exposed to the wind and sun all day long, Chen An's skin is not only dark, but also a bit rough. Although he is in his thirties, he looks like a person in his forties.

"Master Chen is being humble." Chen Yue smiled slightly: "Master Hu, I understand that people with no ability will not be reused in his hands, haha."

Chen An scratched his head. Chen Yue's praise made him feel a little embarrassed. But Hu Lianghan was well-known in Beiliang as a practical person. Raising horses is inherently a technical job. People with no skills would really

Can't do it.

"Your Majesty, please~" Chen An stopped talking nonsense and stepped out of the way.

"Walk!"

…

Under the guidance of Chen An, everyone first came to the densely packed stables. Most of the stables were empty. The weather was good today. All the adult horses were let out for daily training. Only this year's foals were left.

Still in the stable.

Although the neighing of the horses seemed noisy, it was particularly soothing to Chen Yue's ears.

Chenyue glanced at the layout of the stables and nodded frequently. At first glance, the layout was that of an apprentice taught by Hu Lianghan. The layout was reasonable and orderly.

Chen An introduced: "Your Majesty, these are this year's foals. The horse breed is a mixture of Northern Liang horses and Liaodong stallions. After two years of testing, we have been able to breed good quality horses that are accustomed to the soil and water of Liaodong.

What a good horse."

Although the quality of Beiliang horses is good, as the saying goes, the soil and water support the people, and the same is true for war horses. It is not the best choice to copy the breeding methods of Beiliang horses to Liaodong, so Hu Lianghan and Chen An specially

A new breed of horse was carefully bred, suitable for growing in Liaodong.

"Yes, I don't know much about horse breeds, but with experts like you taking care of it, there won't be any problems." Chen Yue smiled and nodded.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your trust!"

It is Chen Yue's style to do things without trusting others and not trusting others.

"But I know that breeding good horses requires concentrated feed. War horses in the early stage grow very fast and naturally have a good appetite, so you can't use up your feed. If the expenses in the racecourse are not enough, write a note and ask Master Tong for it.

." Chenyue warned in a deep voice:

"I know that Liaodong's finances are not as good as those of Beiliang, but the money that must be spent cannot be saved. I have already said hello to Mr. Tong, Mr. Chen, do you understand?"

If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools. Chenyue knew that this horse farm was a gold-eating beast, but he couldn't save it.

Chen An smiled and said: "With these words from the prince, the subordinates will dare to spend money freely."

"Hahaha!"
Chapter completed!