Chapter 108 Dragon Blood Horse
Are you really going to work at the Hebo Office?
Still in the county?
Whatever you think will come true.
Liang Qu knelt on one knee, his brows raised with joy as he heard this.
The whole thing is like a person lying at home, eating, drinking and sleeping, and the high-welfare, lazy job that he had been dreaming of suddenly falls on his head.
What's even more outrageous is that after observation, the higher-ups decide to designate the surrounding area as a new development zone and open a branch near your home so you can start working there.
We have prepared all the means of transportation for you to and from get off work, including the Dragon Blood BMW produced by Dashun!
Sold to many countries, well-known brand, accelerates to 100 kilometers per hour while consuming a handful of grass!
After the messenger finished reading, he closed the scroll and held it out.
Yang Dongxiong stood up, took the imperial edict with both hands, saluted and stepped back.
"Congratulations, Sir Yang. Congratulations, Sir Yang."
The envoy bowed and congratulated, and the serious atmosphere suddenly became harmonious.
Yang Dongxiong carefully put away the imperial edict and said with a smile: "The envoy must be tired from the journey. I have asked someone to prepare food. Why don't you come in and rest?"
It’s not that Yang Dongxiong is omnipotent and knows the whereabouts of the messenger carrying the imperial edict.
Yesterday, the envoy group sent one person to ride as fast as possible to notify the Yang residence in advance, so as to avoid the recipient of the imperial edict being disrespectful in front of the emperor.
After entering Pingyang County, the delegation calculated the time and took a short rest to ensure they arrived on time.
It's all customary.
Faced with Master Yang's invitation, the envoy politely declined, and after repeated reluctances, he finally agreed and led everyone into Yang's mansion.
Liang Qu and his fellow disciples stood on both sides, lining up to welcome them.
After the messenger and his followers had all entered, Xiang Changsong nudged Liang Qu with his elbow and asked, "What is the Pinyin method? Why haven't I heard you mention it before?"
Everyone was rewarded with more official positions and more money for their contributions in resisting the Ghost Mother Cult.
How come you have an extra pinyin method? A dragon-blooded horse? The official positions given are all better.
Making fortune secretly without telling your brothers?
The Dragon Blood BMW is a signature BMW specially bred by Dashun and is divided into six grades based on its performance.
Although I don’t know what grade of BMW the reward is, the lowest grade six dragon-blood BMW is several times better than an ordinary horse!
It is sixteen miles from Yixing City to Pingyang Town. A dragon-blood horse can run two round trips without resting in one stick of incense.
Ordinary people have no access to dragon blood horses at all. They are usually only provided to serving officials and are taken back after retirement.
Being able to continue holding it after retirement is a special reward.
Liang Qukong coughed and said, "It's just a method of learning Chinese characters. It's better than the Fanqie method and it's faster. I've reported it to the headmaster of the academy and I'm thinking of getting some invention award."
Everyone present had read books and knew what the Fanqie method was, which made them even more confused.
Can something that has been used by our ancestors be innovated?
Xiang Changsong asked: "Is it better than the Fanqie method? How much better?"
"Uh," Liang Qu scratched his temple, "Can you read four or five times faster?"
"???"
What method can make people learn to read and write four or five times faster! ?
The brothers were puzzled.
Seeing that everyone was about to ask more questions, Liang Qu quickly interrupted: "No more, no more, the envoy is still waiting for us."
"Well, go in first, we'll talk about this later."
After Second Senior Brother Yu Dun spoke, everyone stopped asking questions and followed him into Yang's residence.
The remaining servants leading the horses followed at the end, carried in the rewards, and then led the dragon blood horse to the stable.
Liang Qu looked at the tall horse with envy and wanted to take a closer look at his new vehicle, but it was not the right time and he had to have dinner with the envoy first.
The area in front of Yang's house became empty, and the townspeople who had come to watch the fun dispersed, talking about the angel's majesty when he arrived.
In the hall, eight brothers took turns pouring wine for the envoys, and the envoys all praised them.
When it was Liang Qu's turn, the messenger grabbed his wrist and looked him up and down carefully.
"This must be Lord Yang's ninth disciple, right? He is truly as pure as a willow in the spring moon, and as elegant as the morning glow! He is truly extraordinary!"
Liang Qu had no idea what the messenger was up to, and even praised him too much.
"No." The messenger shook his head. "His Majesty is full of praise for your Pinyin method. The Dragon Blood Horse is not the only reward this time. In a few months, the Imperial Capital Academy will thoroughly promote the Pinyin method and verify its effectiveness, which will surely benefit the subsequent ones."
"What on earth is this phonetic method?"
Yang Dongxiong was curious for a moment. What method could be used to exchange for a dragon blood horse? It was not the entire reward, but just the beginning?
Having said that, Liang Qu hurriedly explained and drew a few pinyin symbols on the spot for everyone to see.
The messenger added: "Compared to the common Fanqie method, this method can be learned four or five times faster! You can complete literacy within a year."
Yang Dongxiong raised his eyebrows slightly: "So many?"
The messenger nodded. Lu Gang frowned and thought, "Junior brother, this method only requires you to remember more than seventy pronunciations. Compared with the thousands of combinations of fanqie, it is hundreds of times simpler in terms of pronunciation alone."
Xu Zishuai wondered: "Why didn't I think of this method when I was learning calligraphy?"
"If my junior brother had come up with this method earlier, I wouldn't have found it so difficult to learn to read."
The envoy laughed and said, "That's why His Majesty praised it so highly. This move is truly in the Emperor's heart."
Hearing this, everyone admired it.
As the drinks flowed, the sky gradually darkened.
Several maids quietly brought in a few nine-branch bronze lamps with animal heads, illuminating the room.
At the end, the messenger revealed two more important pieces of news.
"The county government team has been selected and is on the way. It will take more than half a month. The Hebo Office and the Monster Hunting Department are a little faster and can arrive within ten days. The leader of the Hebo Office is an old acquaintance of Lord Yang."
"Oh, my old acquaintance?" Yang Dongxiong was slightly surprised. Just as he was about to ask who it was, he saw the messenger shaking his head and keeping him in suspense.
Yang Dongxiong had to suppress his curiosity.
"In addition, there is another important matter. The food and grass from several prefectures surrounding Huaiyin Prefecture will be delivered tomorrow. By then, Pingyang County will be recruiting more people. Lord Yang needs to pay more attention to this.
Today’s Saint said that if Pingyang County develops well enough in the next few years and the population reaches 100,000 households, it may not be impossible to call it Pingyang Prefecture.”
Everyone was shocked; this was big news.
There are very few examples of a town becoming a county or a county becoming a prefecture, let alone a town becoming a prefecture.
There are countless opportunities.
The imperial court is going to challenge the Ghost Mother Cult, Liang Qu thought.
This approach is just like building a strong pass in a dangerous place in the border area to resist the barbarians and protect the rear.
Although it is not as exaggerated as rising from the ground up to achieve success, it is almost the same.
No wonder they specially set up a Hebo Office and a Demon Hunting Office.
These two institutions do not exist in ordinary county towns, only in prefecture-level cities.
Pingyang County is now like a region that is being given key support. There is no major support, as the imperial court does not have that much energy and finances, but small supports are definitely continuous. It has become a pig in the wind, attracting many ambitious people who seize the opportunity to become the rentier class.
By the time the messenger left, everyone was drunk.
Liang Qu followed Yang Dongxiong to the stable.
There was the sound of dry grass crackling underfoot, and the faint smell of livestock penetrated into my nostrils with the night wind. Several servants held torches to provide light.
In the stable, all the horses subconsciously avoided the four tall horses in the middle.
According to the messenger, all four horses were fifth-grade dragon-blood horses, so it didn't matter which one was given to Liang Qu and which three were given to Yang Dongxiong.
Yang Dongxiong let Liang Qu choose for himself.
"This..." Liang Qu scratched his head, "Master, please help me pick one. I don't know anything about horses."
This is what happens when you advance too quickly, and many supporting things can’t keep up.
Hu Qi was able to teach other apprentices when he reached the third level. Liang Qu would also be at the third level soon, but his knowledge reserves were far less than Hu Qi's. He could teach, but his teaching would definitely not be as thorough and comprehensive as Hu Qi's.
Yang Dongxiong smiled and shook his head, took a torch, looked around the stable one by one, checked the horses' teeth, lifted their hooves, smoothed their hair, and felt the horse's muscle texture.
Finally, he led out the third bay horse from left to right: "This one, a big stallion, has a hotter temper, so you'll need to spend more time getting used to it."
Liang Qu was overjoyed: "Thank you, Master, for choosing the horse!"
Even someone who doesn't know much about horses can tell at a glance that this is an extremely rare and majestic horse.
After following the delegation for more than a month, its fur is still as shiny as new, its eyes are bright and alert, and it does not look tired at all.
Its body is covered with maroon hair, which must be fluttering like flames when it runs.
Although the other horses also did not look tired, they did not feel as energetic as the one in front of him.
"Nothing, but I want to remind you that horses cannot grow fat without night grass. You really have to get up at night to feed the horses. There is also the ratio of feed, when to feed, when not to feed, and whether to feed four times or five times a day. Do you know all of this?"
I also rode a dragon blood horse when I was young. Although it is not as delicate as ordinary horses, it still needs to be well fed, with eggs and meat for every meal. "
Raising horses is a very troublesome thing. There are many things to pay attention to, including getting up at the right time every day to feed the horses. It is not something that most people can do. Otherwise, if the horses lose a little weight, it will be a loss of dozens of taels.
Wealthy families often have special horse servants, who must be trustworthy and able to endure hardship.
There are three horse servants in the Yang Mansion to ensure that the horses are well taken care of.
Liang Qu chuckled: "I know that, but my house in Yixing City has not been repaired yet, and I don't have a stable to put horses in. I still need to ask Master for help with raising horses. Help me feed them for a month or so."
"Hahaha." Yang Dongxiong laughed. "I knew you were a good kid. I'll let you raise him for two months. If you don't take him away, Marco will be mine."
"Thank you Master!"
(End of this chapter)
