The first thousand five hundred and forty-three chapters grand performance
At the Bei'an Railway Station, all Li Xuan saw were hundreds of local officials and prestigious gentry who were qualified to enter the train station to welcome him, but after leaving the train station, he saw several people in the square of the train station.
Thousands of people are waiting.
These were also local officials and prestigious gentry.
When Li Xuan came out, relevant officials had already guided the officials and gentry who came to greet him to kneel down and salute, shouting long live long live long live long live.
Li Xuan looked at the scene of thousands of people kneeling to welcome him, but remained calm!
He raised his right hand slightly and said softly: "Everyone is at peace!"
Under the watchful eyes of thousands of local officials and gentry who were waiting for him, Li Xuan got into a specially made carriage, escorted by more than a hundred personal imperial guards!
This carriage is a royal carriage prepared in advance. I won’t talk about the carriages, but only the horses that pull the carriage!
What they were pulling were six Jurong horses, all white in color, with a shoulder height of 1.65 meters. Each one was worth thousands of gold!
The Jurong Racecourse was the only large government-run racecourse in the hinterland of Jiangnan. At first, it only bred ordinary Mongolian horses, but later it changed to research and breed taller war horses. They spent huge sums of money to introduce
A large number of foreign horses are then cross-bred.
They introduced Andalusian horses from Spain, local horses from England, Cypress horses and purebred Arabian horses from West Asia, plus many horse breeds owned by the empire itself, such as Arabians bred by the empire itself.
There are horses, Central Asian horses, northwest horses, Mongolian horses, southwest horses, and even ponies from Beihai Province.
Basically, Jurong Racecourse has brought all the horse breeds that can be found in this era.
Then came the long and complicated horse breeding, but horse breeding is not that simple. Although they have also produced many new horse breeds, they are either not as good as the three major horse breeds currently used in the empire on a large scale, or there are almost none.
What a special place.
The three major horse breeds in the empire are the Tang version of pure-blood Arabian horses that were bred locally in the Tang Dynasty, and the Empire version of Central Asian horses that are mainly Arabian horse blood, mixed with a small amount of Central Asian horse blood, and then
It is a northwest horse mixed with Arabian horse blood, but still mainly Mongolian horse blood.
The three major horse breeds mentioned above are the horse breeds currently cultivated and used on a large scale in the empire.
Among them, the Arabian horses localized in the Tang Dynasty were mainly used as mounts for senior generals, messengers and heavy cavalry.
Central Asian horses are the main horses used by light cavalry, and ordinary officers generally ride Central Asian horses.
Northwest horses, on the other hand, are used as draft horses and pack horses in the military because they have better endurance and are easier to raise. Although a single horse is a bit less powerful, using more of them is better than
It is cheaper to use Arabian horses.
Good quality and low price, this is synonymous with Northwest horses. They are not only important draft horses for military use, but also are widely preserved by the private sector. Eight out of ten horses pulling carts on the streets are Northwest horses.
With the development of the Northwest Horse, it has basically completely replaced the original purebred Mongolian horse. In today's vast grassland areas such as the Hetao area, the horses bred by herdsmen are no longer Mongolian horses but Northwest horses.
Pure-blooded Mongolian horses are now rare in the empire. Except for a small number of pure-blooded Mongolian horses reserved by major horse farms for breeding, if you want to find a large number of pure-blooded Mongolian horses, you can probably only go to the Tartars.
The Tatar wants it.
In fact, many of the horse breeds bred at Jurong Racecourse are similar to the three types of horses mentioned above. Therefore, although new breeds have been bred and their bloodline sources are different, they are still classified into the ranks of the three major horse breeds according to custom.
But Jurongma is different.
The Jurong Racecourse uses two hot-blooded horses, the Cypress horse and the Arabian horse, and combines them with the cold-blooded horses from some European regions, and then the Jurong horse is created, a horse breed with mixed reputations!
The reason why it has mixed reputations and reputations is because the advantages and disadvantages of this Jurong horse are very obvious!
Its advantages are very obvious, and are highly praised by a large number of horse-loving dignitaries and even military cavalry generals. Its shoulder height can generally reach more than 1.6 meters, and excellent ones can even reach 1.7 meters.
Moreover, the body shape is beautiful and pleasing to the eye. The body proportions in all aspects are quite perfect, which results in the horse's explosive power. It can run as fast as the wind and move as fast as a red rabbit. Especially when starting, it is powerful.
The explosive power is enough to kill all contemporary horses in an instant.
This series of advantages has made it the riding horse with the highest shoulder height and the most explosive power among the many horses that Datang has bred over the years. According to this, this kind of horse is actually very suitable for riding heavy cavalry.
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But it's very unfortunate. The military doesn't like this kind of Jurong horses. Why?
Although many senior military generals like this kind of horse very much, they still strongly oppose the military's large-scale purchase of Jurong horses, and say that they would rather have Southwest horses than this kind of Jurong horses.
Because the advantages of Jurong Horse are obvious, but the disadvantages are even more obvious.
Its great advantages are its beautiful body shape, tallness, strength, strong load-bearing capacity, and strong explosive power.
But its endurance is too poor!
Moreover, this kind of horse also has a very big flaw, that is, it is very delicate and has very high requirements for the living environment.
When Li Xuan learned about the Jurong Horse, he habitually compared the Jurong Horse with the British thoroughbred horses of later generations. Later, he discovered that the Jurong Horse was even more extreme than the British thoroughbred horses!
In later generations, the British purebred horses can still be used as military horses, but Jurong horses, forget it!
With its little endurance and extremely delicate body, it would probably die before even reaching the battlefield!
Therefore, the Army of the Tang Dynasty has always refused to introduce Jurong horses as cavalry horses.
Because the military cannot accept the above two major shortcomings!
Why is the military so keen on using Arabian horses?
This is because the Arabian horse has comprehensive qualities in all aspects. It has a good body shape, good load-bearing capacity, a certain amount of explosive power, and finally good endurance!
Another important point is that Arabian horses are actually very easy to raise!
Although the qualities in all aspects are not the best, they have qualities in all aspects. Taken together, the Arabian horse has become a natural war horse. In the original time and space, almost all horse breeds bred from cross-breeding were more or less
At least they all have Arabian horse blood.
That’s why the empire introduced and domestically bred Arabian horses on a large scale and used them as war horses for heavy cavalry.
The Central Asian horses used on a large scale by the imperial light cavalry are actually mainly of Arabian horse origin. They also have the above advantages, except that the shoulder height is slightly different, but the endurance is better.
The northwest horses also have the blood of Arabian horses.
The above-mentioned horses all have the advantages of good endurance and easy maintenance.
But Jurong Ma!
Sorry, its endurance is so bad that the military can't stand it.
And it’s too delicate, and it will kill you if you don’t eat well. How can the army’s cavalry have so much money to keep these delicate things?
Therefore, although Jurong horses have appeared for many years, the military has not adopted them on a large scale. Only senior generals ride them, and they usually bring them with them. The military has never purchased Jurong horses.
However, the sun does not rise in the east and rises in the west. The military does not want to see Jurong horses. However, among the people, or more accurately, among the elite, they are very popular because this kind of Jurong horses have a beautiful body, strong explosive power, and their hair is also very beautiful.
There are mostly solid colors, among which maroon, white and black are the main colors.
Tall and strong, with a beautiful body, great looks, super explosive power, and a super fast start!
What's more important is that it's expensive!
Not only is the purchase price expensive, but daily feeding is also expensive!
If this Rongma is placed in later generations, its characteristics will be similar to Ferrari!
That's why Jurong Horse was widely welcomed by the empire's dignitaries, especially young dignitaries!
Many young men of power are proud to own a fine Jurong horse.
Take your beloved Jurong horse out when you have nothing to do, and compete with other powerful children to see whose Jurong horse can run faster. This has been one of the main entertainment activities of young powerful children in Jiangnan, especially in areas near Gyeonggi Province in recent years.
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To put it bluntly, it’s drag racing!
No, it’s a horse racing!
That’s not right, it should be said to be horse racing!
Alas, they all have almost the same meaning, they are all young and powerful people who are too idle to pursue various excitements!
It is normal for Jurong horses to be widely welcomed by the rich and powerful. As for the high price, this is not a problem. The rich and powerful are not short of money.
The royal family was naturally the most powerful person in the Tang Empire, so it was reasonable to use Jurong horses on a large scale.
In the early years, the horses used by the royal family on a large scale were localized Arabian horses bred by the Tang Dynasty. In the past five or six years, Jurong horses have been used on a large scale!
There is no way, Jurong Ma’s appearance is off the charts!
When royal personnel travel, regardless of whether they ride horses or cars, their image is very important, and the Jurong horse with its stunning appearance is naturally the first choice for travel.
The six white Jurong horses that are pulling the royal chariot are the Jurong horses that the royal family has shipped in advance. In fact, they have shipped more than these six Jurong horses in advance. There are more than ten horses in total, all pure white.
A top-grade Jurong horse with a shoulder height of more than 1.65 meters and the most perfect body shape can be sold for thousands of yuan on the market.
But royal purchases naturally don’t need to be so expensive, and in fact they don’t cost any money!
Because Jurong Racecourse is different from Liaodong Racecourse, Jeju Racecourse, Damaying Racecourse, Hetao Racecourse and other government-run racecourses. It is not a government-run racecourse, but a commercial racecourse. It belongs directly to the Royal Assets Department and is a serious royal family.
industry.
The royal family uses their own Jurong horses and still has to pay them. That’s nonsense!
Pulled by the six Jurong horses, the carriage started to move slowly, while Li Xuan, who was sitting in the carriage, sat upright, listening to the shouts of long live outside one after another. Li Xuan was in a good mood.
When he was in a good mood, he would wave gently to the welcoming crowds on both sides from time to time!
When he saw that when he waved, some people in the welcoming crowd cried out excitedly, the smile on his face became even bigger.
Seeing the smile on the face of the Holy Emperor not far away, Xu Chenbing also smiled!
It seems that Shengtianzi is still very satisfied with the performance he arranged!