Take the earth to enshrine the gods

Chapter 259 Who is the Lake, Deer, Shu and Shu?
April [-], sunny.

In eager anticipation, the hundred lake beasts exchanged from Qingqiu Kingdom finally arrived in Zhaoyao City.

I saw that every Shuhu beast was locked in a huge fine iron cage, with chains on its feet, fixed with the carriage, and guarded by soldiers.

There is a lot of battle.

Perhaps because of its ability to fly, the body of the Shehu beast is slightly smaller than that of an ordinary horse demon. Its long green snake tail is vivid and combined with its long big bird wings, it is very powerful.

"Completely crush the Griffin."

Seeing the Shuhu Beast, Qian Yuan was very moved.

"Brother-in-law, I want to ride, I want to ride, give me one, okay?" The fifth class Xing, the little ancestor, was quite well informed, and Pidianpidian followed.

When I saw the lake beast, I couldn't even move my eyes away, and my little eyes narrowed to a slit.His whole body was hanging on Qianyuan's body, like a little monkey, and he seemed to be refusing to come down if Qianyuan didn't agree.

Qianyuan has a headache.

Shuhu Beast is not cheap, even in Qingqiu country, they are all top-level monsters, one Shuhu Beast can be exchanged for twenty sets of courage suits, which is worth thousands of gold.

But being entangled by this little devil, Qian Yuan couldn't help but nodded in agreement.

"Thank you brother-in-law!"

In the fifth lesson, Xingchi slipped away from Qianyuan and was led by the animal trainer to choose a mount.

Although it is a branch of the horse monster clan, the Shuhu beast does not eat grass, but a special kind of little monster - the ear mouse, which needs to be specially domesticated.

The ear mouse looks like a mouse, but has the head of a rabbit and the ears of an elk. It barks like a dog and flies with its tail. It is an extremely rare branch of the rat demon family that can fly.

This is very similar to Shuhu Beast.

"Your Highness, do you still keep the Shehu beast in the Spirit Beast Garden?" The questioner was a middle-aged half-demon - Qing Teng, who is also the master of the Spirit Beast Garden, Yuan Zheng, and the only master-level animal trainer in the fiefdom. .

The spirit beast garden that Qingteng mentioned was naturally the one built on the outskirts of Qingqiu City, where top-level monsters such as purple-eyed demon tigers, dragon horses, and spinning turtles were raised.

Qian Yuan asked without answering: "Does a flying monster like Shuhu Beast need to build a special place?" He was worried that after leaving the iron cage, Shuhu Beast would fly away, so it would be a joke.

Qingteng smiled and said: "Your Highness, please rest assured. Although it is a carnivorous monster, the Huhu Beast is still a branch of the horse monster. It has inherited the gentle temperament of the horse monster. As long as it adapts to the new environment, it will not be driven away. .”

"That's good."

Only then did Qian Yuan feel relieved, and said: "Then let's keep it in the Spirit Beast Garden for the time being, will it be crowded?"

"It's a bit crowded."

When planning to build the Spirit Beast Garden, although the issue of expansion was considered, no one would have thought that the number of monsters in the fief would increase so quickly.

"That's it."

Qian Yuan thought for a while, and said: "Qingteng, I just have something to ask you, an animal taming expert."

"Your Highness, please speak."

Qing Teng's face was full of panic, he was just a lowly half-demon beast trainer, how could he be worthy of this.

Qian Yuan asked: "Apart from Longma and Shuhu, which other branches of the horse demon clan are there? Among them, which ones are suitable for cavalry mounts?"

"That's a lot."

Qianyuan was right, Qingteng is an expert in this field, "There are tens of thousands of monster clans, and the horse monster clan alone has more than a hundred branches. The more common ones are Lushu, Shu, Shuima, Ma, etc. Among them, apart from Longma and Shuhu Beast, Lushu Beast and Shu Beast are the top ones."

Lu Shu, shaped like a horse, has a white head, red tail, and tiger stripes all over its body.In addition to inheriting the characteristics of the horse demon, it is more like a low-profile version of the Purple Eyed Demon Tiger, which is more suitable for heavy cavalry.

It is sparse, shaped like a horse, with horns on its head, which can ward off fire. It is somewhat similar to a western unicorn. It is agile and suitable for light cavalry.

"Then, do Lu Shu Beasts and Shu Beasts have fiefdoms? How about the scale?" Qian Yuan asked repeatedly.

In fact, when deciding to vigorously develop cavalry units in the Southwest Corps, the biggest obstacle was the issue of mounts, which can be subdivided into two.

One is the insufficient quantity, and the other is the variety.

Currently, the cavalry mounts are mainly the most common monster wolf, mixed with bull monsters, horse monsters, pig monsters, elephant monsters, etc. In short, they can ride whatever they have.

This again creates two problems.

First, the pace and habits of various types of mounts are inconsistent, resulting in a chaotic marching rhythm of the cavalry troops and the inability to form a more consistent charge.

This is a fatal shortcoming for cavalry.

Second, the variety of mounts also poses a big problem for the military workshops that make outfits for mounts. They cannot be produced in a standardized manner, but can only be customized one by one.

Efficiency is not ordinary bottom.

Furthermore, the rations eaten by different monster mounts are also varied, some eat grass, some eat meat, and some only eat designated food.

It brings great inconvenience to logistics support.

Every time the cavalry went out, Cao Cao had to take off a layer of skin, which made Fatty Wu complain endlessly.The cavalry themselves also have their own difficulties. They have to serve their mounts like they serve an uncle.

Greatly hindered the development of cavalry.

Today, except for the third division, the cavalry of other divisions are still in a disorderly stage.

Based on this, Qianyuan came up with the idea of ​​focusing on cultivating unified mounts, completely changing the current chaotic situation, and laying the most solid foundation for the development of cavalry.

Historically, the rise of cavalry in the Tang Dynasty benefited from horse farms in various places.

After comparing various monster mounts, Qianyuan finally came to the conclusion that compared to other monsters, the horse monster was still the most suitable to serve as a mount based on factors such as body size, endurance, weight-bearing, and feeding.

On Earth, the rise of war horses is no accident after all.

As for the purple-eyed devil tigers and dragon horses in the Spiritual Beast Garden, they were really scarce in number and were not suitable for large-scale cavalry troops. Only then did Qianyuan think of lowering the requirements.

Let's develop regular mounts first.

Qingteng said: "Both the Lu Shu Beast and the Shu Beast are high-level monsters. There are fiefdoms, but the number is very small. However, the lower officials have heard that they are very common in the Monster Race."

Qian Yuan nodded, sure enough, in terms of raising monsters, the monster clan is really the well-deserved leader.

The human race is far inferior.

Qian Yuan asked again: "If stallions are imported from Qingqiu, can we build a horse farm in the fief and carry out large-scale breeding?"

"This is naturally no problem. There are good small grasslands in Zhaoyao County and Kongsang County, which are very suitable for building horse farms." I don't think Qingteng is caring, and I have figured out the situation a long time ago.

Qianyuan smiled and said, "It seems that you also want to raise horses."

Qing Teng said with a bitter face: "I can't do anything about it, the generals ran to the Spirit Beast Garden every three days to complain, saying that the mounts were too ugly."

"Okay."

Qianyuan finally made up his mind, "I have decided. After I return, I will set up Dian Mucao in the Fifth Military Division, who will be responsible for raising various monsters for the fiefdom, and will also be responsible for the distribution of war horses and carriages. This organization is yours. Come take charge, what do you think?"

"I, I will be in charge? This, this..."

Qingteng was speechless in surprise.

To be in charge of a Cao, this is something that half-demons can't even dream of.

"What, you don't want to?" Qianyuan deliberately teased him.

"I do, I do."

Qing Teng was so excited that she was about to kneel and kowtow to Qian Yuan, but was stopped by Qian Yuan.

"Then let's do it well. After establishing the Dianmu Cao, the Spiritual Beast Garden will be decoupled from the palace and merged into the Dianmu Department." After preparing to build the Southern Xinjiang Protectorate, Qianyuan deliberately cut down on similar institutions.

"promise!"

Qingteng saluted respectfully.

(End of this chapter)