Supervisor Duan and others looked pale and looked at each other, not knowing what to do for a while.

However, Jiang Xiaochun had already said in a deep voice: "My lords, please come!" However, he was overestimating the guest and wanted to drive everyone out.

Superintendent Duan had no choice but to hand over to Qin Xiao, and everyone retreated in fear.

Qin Xiao winked at Jiang Xiaochun, Jiang Xiaochun understood and signaled to Fat Fish, and the two of them also retreated.

"This...?" Qin Ji finally came to his senses at this moment and sighed: "If the common people guessed correctly, you are General Qin Xiaoqin?"

Qin Xiao said with a smile: "On my way to the grassland last time, I met Uncle Ji in Pingcheng. We had a good relationship. However, it was difficult to reveal my true identity at that time, so please forgive me."

"Don't dare." Qin Ji also understood that Qin Xiao had a special status and it was natural for him to remain anonymous outside.

Qin Xiao poured wine for Qin Ji enthusiastically and said with a smile: "Come on, Uncle Ji, let me toast you first."

"Your Majesty, you're welcome." Although Qin Ji knew Qin Xiao's identity, he was neither humble nor arrogant. He held his cup and said, "Common people are short-sighted. I have been negligent in the past. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Qin Xiao smiled and said: "Where. By the way, how did Uncle Ji know my identity at once?"

"They call you a knight. As far as I know, no one in the entire Northeast has been knighted. I heard that General Long Ruijun who just came out of seclusion was given a knighthood by a saint." Qin Ji sighed: "In addition,

It would be foolish not to guess the lordship's age, words and deeds."

Qin Xiao smiled and said, "That's it. Uncle Ji, do it first out of respect!" He raised his head and drank. Qin Ji also drank all the wine in the cup. Although he did not appear humble in front of Qin Xiao, he was still somewhat restrained.

"Uncle Ji should know something about this pasture, right?" Qin Xiao asked: "This is the largest pasture in western Liaoning, and it is less than 200 miles away from Pingcheng. Uncle Ji is a native of Ma Dao, so he is naturally familiar with this pasture.

very familiar."

Qin Ji said: "I can't say I'm very familiar with it, but Husu Ranch is one of the few ranches in the four northeastern counties, so there are naturally many people who know it." He hesitated and then said: "I'll tell you the truth, early on.

The year before last, I wanted to find a way to get in touch with Husu Ranch, hoping that there would be people who knew horses at the ranch who would accept Lion Cong. However, the pearl was covered in dust, and no one could recognize that Lion Cong was a peerless horse, so there was no way to get here.

"

"Uncle Ji had originally thought about contacting this side?"

"The owner behind the Husu Ranch is the Liaodong Army." Qin Ji explained: "There are some horse farms in the Northeast, but there are only three government-run horse farms that can be named, and the Husu Horse Farm is one of them. Although in

It ranks last among the three major racecourses, but I heard that the government allocates a large sum of money every year to raise war horses." He smiled awkwardly and said, "At that time, the common people thought that if the government could invest a large sum of money for the purpose of raising war horses,

If you cultivate lions, you will definitely get rewards tenfold and a hundredfold."

Qin Xiao smiled and said: "It's a pity that I couldn't do it."

Qin Ji just sighed and shook his head without saying much.

"Uncle Ji, why didn't you go to Long Rui Army?" Qin Xiao asked.

Qin Ji smiled bitterly and said: "Earlier, the grassroots people did not know the identity of the lord, and they thought that even if they went to Long Ruijun, there would be no results. The grassroots people have been rejected repeatedly over the years, and they are really discouraged."

"You have spent more than ten years and gone through hardships to achieve the results you have now. How can you give up?" Qin Xiao said solemnly: "It is common for pearls to be dusty in the world, but if you give up, then the pearl will be lost forever.

When I never saw the light of day, I still remember Uncle Ji said that you traveled all over the world to visit horse breeds. Your original intention was very simple, just so that we, the Tang Dynasty, could have war horses that could rival the northern grassland cavalry. For this, you paid countless sacrifices.

All the hard work has now yielded results.”

Qin Ji nodded and said: "Your Majesty is right. As long as a person can accomplish one thing in his life, he can die in peace. In my life, all I want is to allow lions to exist in the government-run racecourses of the Tang Dynasty.

If you can do this, you will die with peace of mind."

"Uncle Ji said it well." Qin Xiao clapped his hands and said with a smile: "That's why I invited Uncle Ji to come this time, precisely because Uncle Ji has this long-cherished wish. I wonder if Uncle Ji heard what I said just now? If you are willing

, From now on, this Husu Ranch is where lions are cultivated. The future owner of Husu Ranch is you!"

"Sir, this...!"

"Duan Baozhi, the pastoral supervisor of Husu Ranch, broke the law, so he can't be retained." Qin Xiao said calmly: "To put it more bluntly, not to mention that many officials here are corrupt and bend the law, even if they are all innocent.

I will not allow them to stay here anymore. These people are all members of the Liaodong Army. They are officials of the imperial court in name. In fact, they only follow the instructions of the Liaodong Army. Therefore, replacing these officials and controlling the pasture in the hands of the imperial court is

It’s a natural thing.”

Qin Ji nodded slightly, as if he understood this.

"The reason why I came here to inspect the ranch this time is actually to resolve the affairs here." Qin Xiao said: "If Uncle Ji is willing, he will temporarily take over the position of pastoral supervisor from today on, and you will handle all the affairs of the ranch.

Reason. Of course, the ultimate goal is to allow Uncle Ji to cultivate lion horses here with peace of mind. Don’t worry, the money for breeding horse breeds will be allocated separately every month. You only need to go about your own affairs. I am here

I’ll make sure you don’t have any worries.”

"Sir, this... is really sudden." Qin Ji said: "I...!"

Qin Xiao said seriously: "To tell you the truth, this time a major case occurred in western Liaoning, and the imperial court sent several envoys to handle the case, including officials from the Ministry of Personnel. The saint has a special decree, and officials below the fifth rank can be sent by the Ministry of Personnel

The imperial envoy is appointed and dismissed on the spot, and then returns to Beijing to complete the formalities. The pastoral supervisor is just a seventh-rank official, and the appointment and dismissal can be decided immediately. I know that Uncle Ji is a person who really wants to do something, so he does not care about the size of the official position. Although the pastoral supervisor is

The supervisor is only from the seventh rank, but he can manage the entire pasture, and what Uncle Ji needs most now is a horse farm suitable for breeding horse breeds."

Qin Ji lowered his head, remained silent, and finally said: "My lord is so kind to me, and the common people are very grateful. The common people really don't know how to be an official, but staying here to breed horses for the Tang Dynasty is my lifelong wish."

." After a pause, he said: "Sir, what do you think of this? Thanks to your Majesty for not giving up, I have entrusted you with the post of pastoral supervisor. The common people will try it out first. If it is not suitable, I will ask Your Majesty to find another suitable candidate."

"It's great." Qin Xiao said happily: "Uncle Ji, don't worry, not all the officials in the ranch have been transferred. Many of the people below are just here to earn a living, and they will still stay here. They are all good at taking care of the ranch, Ji

Uncle just needs to make arrangements."

Qin Ji added: "Others are fine, but there is one thing that seems a little tricky."

"Speaking!"

"Your Majesty, you should remember that the grassroots once said that the best war horses on the grassland are true feather horses. To breed the best war horses, you need both lion horses and true feather horses." Qin Ji said solemnly: "I still have it in my hand.

There are more than 30 lion horses, so the bloodline of the lion horses will not be a problem, but there are no real feather horses on hand. Husu grassland raises almost all native northeastern horses. Northeastern war horses can adapt to the bitter cold environment and endure hardships.

But speed is the biggest flaw. If you want to breed, you need a pure true feather horse, but the true feather tribe regards the pure true feather horse as a treasure of the tribe, and it is not easy to leak out. Many people pay a lot of money to buy it, and it is difficult to buy it from them.

The True Feather Department acquires pure True Feather horses.”

Qin Xiao smiled and said: "Uncle Ji is worried that there will be no purebred true feather horses for breeding?"

"That's what I'm worried about."

"Don't worry about this, leave it to me." Qin Xiao said with a smile: "You can get familiar with the conditions of the ranch for the time being. No more than two months at the latest, I will definitely send you a purebred real feather horse. Sorry."

I can guarantee that it will be more than enough to provide you with two to three hundred purebred horses a year."

He reached an agreement with Wu Qinghan in the True Feather Department. The silk horse trade between the two parties has been negotiated. Although the True Feather Department cannot provide Qin Xiao with large quantities of purebred True Feather horses, Wu Qinghan also promised

, providing at least 500 purebred real feather horses to Qin Xiao every year.

Qin Xiao knows that purebred true feather horses are rare in the true feather tribe. Except for the true feather tribe, there is absolutely no way in the world that any army can be equipped with purebred true feather horses. He can get it from the true feather tribe.

Naturally, the small number of real-feathered horses will be supplied to Qin Ji first.

Qin Ji was a little surprised when he heard this, as if he couldn't believe it. After all, the number of purebred horses flowing into Datang in a year was probably less than a hundred, but Qin Xiao promised to provide hundreds of horses every year.

If it weren't for knowing that Qin Xiao was a loyal military general, Qin Ji would really think that he was talking nonsense.

But since Qin Xiao had such a promise, Qin Ji was naturally filled with joy.

Thinking that the long-cherished wish he had been pursuing for half his life could actually come true, he felt happy in his heart. He picked up the jug and poured wine for Qin Xiao. He was about to speak when he heard footsteps and saw Fat Fish hurriedly running in from the door.

His expression was obviously wrong.

"What's wrong?" Qin Xiao also saw that something was wrong.

"Poisoned." Fat Fish looked solemn, stepped forward and whispered: "General, brothers have been poisoned."

Qin Xiao's heart sank, he clenched his fists and said, "What's going on? Who poisoned me?" Before Fat Fish could explain, he got up and quickly walked out the door, saying in a cold voice: "Should we send someone to keep an eye on Duan Bao?"

?" I just feel that if anything happens in the Animal Husbandry Supervision Office, it must be related to Duan Bao and his gang.

Fat Fish said: "I sent two brothers to keep an eye on it." He raised his hand and pointed to the left and said: "This way."

He led the way, Qin Xiao quickly followed, and Qin Ji also followed him out of the door. However, when he thought that things were unusual and he was still inconvenient to participate, he did not continue to follow.

Qin Xiao followed Fat Fish to a spacious hall, but saw four or five soldiers bending over and vomiting. He was shocked and entered the room. This was a large canteen. As soon as he entered the door, he saw something on the ground.

The ground was full of people lying in various directions, and there were also soldiers lying directly on the table, motionless.

These soldiers were all escorts who came with Qin Xiao. Jiang Xiaochun dispatched thirty elite Neiku cavalry to escort them. After arriving at the Animal Husbandry Supervision Office, the soldiers were arranged to have dinner here.

There is a long table in the middle of the main hall. The table is also filled with food and chairs are placed in a circle. But at the moment, the chairs are upside down. There are two or three soldiers lying on the ground motionless everywhere.

The soldier was checking the condition of his companions, while Jiang Xiaochun was holding a silver needle and checking the food on the table.
Chapter completed!