The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 396 Confluence of Civilizations ([-])
As for history, as long as the people who tell it are of sufficient level, you can talk about big things for a long time.But in the same way, things that have happened for thousands of years can also be summed up in one sentence.In general, Matthews spoke very well on the first day of communication, and he has successfully created an unprecedented storm in the minds of all the participants.

On the second day, Arda, a Sasanian Persian scholar, gave a lecture on Persian history.

Speaking of the history of Sasanian alone, it has only been more than 40 years.But since Matthews has been talking about Rome for 1000 years, then Artaban is naturally not to be outdone.He pushed the history of Persia back to the Achaemenid dynasty established by Cyrus II in 559 BC.When talking about the Achaemenid Dynasty, it is necessary to talk about how Cyrus the Great made his fortune from a small lord and defeated three seemingly impossible opponents at that time: Medes, Lydia, and Babylon.Now that we are talking about these three countries, well, let’s start with the origin of the Two Rivers civilization.

The language arts of the Persians are extremely high.Although the history of this time is about 2000 years, and the ethnic groups in the Middle East and West Asia are as numerous as stars in the sky, their prosperity and decline are extremely fast, and the relationship between them is extremely intricate.However, under the ingenious organization of Aldaban and Guan Yi consciously sent topographic maps of West Asia and the Middle East.So everyone who participated in the meeting on this day listened with great interest.

But after he said this, on the third day, when Said of Palmyra appeared on the stage, he was a little embarrassed: You have all talked so much, what did I talk about?What you need to know is that the time for Palmyra's independence this time has been fully calculated, and it has only been ten years!
So Said got angry and simply started talking about the origin of Egyptian civilization, and then talked about the Aegean civilization.Occasionally, the story of Troy was told in detail.Although the real history of Palmyra was finished in less than a quarter of an hour, no matter what, the lecture was delayed for a whole day.Moreover, it seems that speaking in this way, the effect is very good.At least in the after-class questions, everyone was very interested in the Pharaoh's pyramid, the business of Athens, the destruction of Sparta and the ending of Troy.

It is said that in a society, only those whose personal humanistic quality far exceeds the average level will be interested in history.And those who can become interested in foreign history can only be those who have a certain experience in the study of their own history.

At least for those who attended the lectures in these three days, they were all top class of big men.They naturally have such conditions, so after three days of teaching.The response was very obvious and extremely enthusiastic.

"Wonderful! I always thought that the Spring and Autumn Period when the philosophers were shining was the most wonderful era in history. I didn't expect that there were so many sages in the west at the same time as the philosophers, and they left so many immortal theories."

"Yeah, I didn't expect that there are so many different types of political systems and state systems in this world. There are also powerful countries that rely mainly on commerce."

"It turns out that the world is so big! Thanks to the fact that we have been confined to the area of ​​the fifteen prefectures of the Han Dynasty. Hey! I can't wait. I will go to ask for orders from Da Sima later. When the Three Kingdoms Mission returns to China, I must take the initiative Follow the missions of the three countries to the west, and be that visiting scholar."

"Great! My generation of men was born at this time, and it is just like this. It's just a pity, no matter what, we can't surpass Li Lingbo in the history books."

"Well, Lingbo's achievements in pioneering the Far West have already surpassed those of Bowanghou and Dingyuanhou. In the future, he will have a place in history. However, it would be too arbitrary to say that we will never be able to surpass Li Lingbo in this lifetime. If we In the follow-up exchanges between the countries, how about spreading Chinese civilization to the three western countries and achieving results? At that time, not only will our name be recorded in the history books of China, but our name will also be recorded in the history books of other three countries."

"Hiss~~~This statement is magnificent!"

"Excellent! I would like to share my encouragement with you!"

"Not only to encourage each other, but also to walk together!"

"Let's go together, I'll go and ask Da Sima for orders tomorrow!"

After receiving such a strong stimulation, the high-ranking officials and scholars in Chang'an either fell into contemplation or were already passionate.However, at this time, in the distant Xiping, Ma Jie and his brothers were caught in a game that seemed to take a long time with the shepherds who came from West Asia.

The core area of ​​the so-called Xiping County is Xining City, the capital of modern Qinghai Province.This place is located in an extremely rare basin on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau formed by Huangshui River.Its natural conditions are much better than the surrounding flat plateaus.The water source is abundant, the terrain is flat, and it is covered by mountains, so it can be used for both grazing and farming.So at the current level of productivity.This place is a tentacles extended by the Han people to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

After Ji Han pacified Yongliang, Guan Yi sent Ma Jie to lead 6 Han troops to overwhelm more than [-] Jin army prisoners and come here to garrison fields.At the same time, it has also been built into Jihan's largest war horse breeding base.

In the past two or three years, Ma Jie led this army of more than 7 people to develop more than 200 mu of highland barley fields in this valley basin.The nearby grasslands of more than [-] million mu have been brought into the scope of effective governance.Nearly [-] war horses have been raised on this vast grassland.The number of war horses in stock accounts for more than [-]% of all war horses in Jihan's country.

Therefore, after Li Mi brought back the big horses from Persia, Rome and other places, except for leaving a very small number of horses as tribute to the royal family and high-ranking officials, all the other nearly [-] big horses stayed here.

Followed here are more than 300 shepherds brought back from distant West Asia.

As Ji Han, who was popular with Guan Xun's studies, all the officials at the top and bottom understood one truth: the production enthusiasm of slaves is very poor.Therefore, generally speaking, even if it is a serf in the manor of an aristocratic family, the owners rarely take away all the output of the serf.Instead, it is divided into serfs in proportion.In this way, both parties can benefit.

It is also because of this that Li Mi made it clear after buying these shepherd slaves: You will no longer be slaves after you reach the Dahan.It's my Dahan's staff at Xiping Ranch.Both have independent personalities, and both have a salary.They are also free to marry and have children.Your children will not be slaves either.If the horse is raised well, General Ma's reward will definitely be indispensable.

As a result, the entire team of shepherds burst into great enthusiasm.During the journey back east, even some members of the Han Dynasty's own mission died of illness.But this group of shepherds who are full of hope and full of longing for the future are getting more and more energetic, not to mention passing away, none of them escaped or left behind.

After arriving in Xiping, Ma Jie first let the group eat a delicious meal, and then directly advanced three months' salary.As a result, the hearts of these shepherd slaves completely settled down, and they quickly and actively devoted themselves to work.

Then came the problem.

"General Ma, your method of raising horses is wrong. If you follow this method, my big man's horses will become smaller and smaller, and the bloodline will become less and less pure."

"Huh?! What did he say? Is the translator here?"

"General, he said his name was Kunta. He used to be a horseman in the family of a prince in Sasanian Persian Elam province. Later, the prince was wiped out by the sand in Persia, and all his followers were sold as slaves. So here we are…”

"What did he just say? The general's way of raising horses is wrong? What's wrong? Let him make it clear! Although my horse family doesn't specialize in raising horses, it is definitely the top of the line!"

"General Ma, I have been here for three days, and I have traveled to every corner of the grassland. I found that none of the stallions here have been castrated. This is not acceptable! We must take advantage of the season when winter is coming and the wounds are not easy to be infected. , castrate more than ninety-nine percent of the male horses in the entire racecourse!"

"What did you say? Did you really work as a horseman before? Don't you come here to lie to me? There are so many male horses castrated, how can you get the tens of thousands of mares in this stable to be pregnant?"

"One stallion is enough to impregnate hundreds of thousands of mares in one spring. So there are very few stallions left, which are still enough to conceive all the mares on this farm. But once a marre is pregnant, within a year They cannot conceive again. Therefore, the vast majority of male horses must be castrated."

I don't know which time travel text is talking about it. The main reason why China's horses are not as good as the next generation is because China has the habit of castrating male horses.As a result, the genes of Chinese horses are getting worse and worse.This erroneous view is so influential that most people are very unhappy when it comes to gelding horses.

In fact, this is a big misunderstanding.

The reason why Chinese horse breeds are getting worse is not because of gelding horses.On the contrary, it is precisely not gelding.

Horses are creatures that can begin to mate or conceive when they are about four or five years old.Once a mare is conceived, it lasts 11 to 12 months.Usually only one child is born at a time.This process continues until around the age of 25-30.In other words, a mare can give birth to more than 20 ponies throughout her life if there are no accidents.

In this process, the genes of the stallion are crucial!

Large-scale castration of stallions is not a one-size-fits-all approach.Instead, those male horses who are short in stature, lack of stamina, and whose blood characteristics are not obvious in the race are castrated.Only the strongest stallion is left as the middle horse: in a word, the weak have no right to breed, and there is no need for their genes to be passed on.

Then after the birth of the next generation of ponies, the best of the best will be selected, the relatively weak ones will continue to be castrated, and the genetically strong ones will continue to be bred as the next generation of middle horses.In this way, from generation to generation, the good genes of horses can ensure orderly inheritance.

In the breeding of war horses in China, castration is not paid attention to in normal times.As a result, bad genes can also be inherited. (Wild male horses have to duel for the right to breed, and the number of male horses in the horse farm is too dense, and the weaker male horses always have an opportunity. Besides, in the eyes of professional Chinese horse breeders , the male horse that wins the duel may not necessarily have the best genes.) And the mare does not accept other male horses during conception.Therefore, if those weaker stallions are not castrated, excellent genetic inheritance becomes a low-probability event.

"Dear General Ma, I do not mean to offend you. But it is really wrong for you to raise horses like this. Why don't we demarcate a specific area in the ranch. We are responsible for the selection of male horses in this area. Castration. At the end of next year, after the newborn ponies are born, we will each compare a thousand ponies to see whose ponies are taller!"

"Okay! This bet will be accepted."

(End of this chapter)