Physician of the Song Dynasty: Zhang Kai and Li Qingzhao have a private life-long contract

"Reform and Ma Zheng!"

News that the imperial court was preparing to reform Ma Zheng spread quickly and immediately caused shock among the people.

Without him!

It's just because the horse protection law back then really made the horse owners miserable.

The Song Dynasty has always adopted the strategy of strengthening the trunk and weakening the branches. Most of the horse farms are concentrated in the north and south of the Yellow River, and Kaifeng has the largest number of horse households. The Horse Protection Law of the year deeply affected Kaifeng horse households.

"I heard that the imperial court is serious this time. Veterinary surgeon Pang Jizu has proposed a method of artificial insemination. One stallion can breed five hundred mares." An idle man exclaimed.

Artificial insemination was so shocking that immediately after the court ended, news of the political reform spread throughout Kaifeng City and became a hot topic among the people.

Of course, the court did not want to hide it. After all, there were many pastures in Xixia and Liao countries, and artificial insemination was of little use to them, but it had an immediate effect on the Song Dynasty. This evil recipe was spread among the people and could also promote the development of horse breeding among the people.

"Artificial insemination!"

Everyone who heard this twitched their faces.

"Mr. Pang is indeed a classmate of the evil doctor Fan Zheng, and his evil prescriptions are from the same origin." Kaifeng people said with strange expressions.

"Immoral!"

An old master in Confucian clothes accused angrily.

"Old Master, this is a way to breed animals, and it has nothing to do with immorality." Ma Hu, who came from the side after hearing the news, retorted.

He heard about the method of artificial insemination, but he felt like he had found a treasure. If he used this method, his horses would multiply rapidly. In his opinion, this was a great method.

"Anyone who can come up with this recipe must have evil intentions!" the old Confucian scholar scolded.

"Have evil intentions?"

Ma Hu raised his brows and said: "This method has been successfully tested at the Shenwang Pig Farm. Kaifeng City can have a more abundant supply of cheap pork. Blindfolded birds are almost extinct. Pang Langzhong is indispensable. Is this still a bad intention?"

"Although this method is evil, it will benefit the country and the people. If one stallion can breed five hundred mares, horse politics will definitely flourish!" Some knowledgeable people exclaimed.

"So what if we have this evil recipe? With the style of those horse officials, you think they can feed a few horses." The old Confucian scholar sneered.

In the Song Dynasty, horse administration was simply a joke. Let alone breeding war horses, one would be a good horse official if he did not raise the horses to death.

"The Di newspaper is here! The imperial court is going to change the law!"

Suddenly a noise attracted everyone's attention, and they immediately rushed to the side of Dibao.

"The imperial court is preparing to sell a batch of stallions!"

Suddenly a piece of news attracted Ma Hu's attention.

With the method of artificial insemination, the court only needs to keep the best stallions! The rest of the large number of stallions have no use, so they are ready to sell them, which can not only reduce the burden, but also make a lot of money.

The horse owner's heart was moved. He must know that these stallions were not eliminated from the imperial court's official racecourse, but were the original authentic stallions of the imperial court, which were far better than the folk stallions.

If he had a good stallion, he would probably make a lot of money just by breeding it. He was secretly planning to buy one at any cost.

The merchant will not focus on the little stallion, but will look feverishly at the next message.

"Is the court going to allow private horse farms?"

As businessmen, they are most sensitive to business opportunities. Naturally, they know that the so-called horse farm loses a lot of money and spends a lot of money because the pastoral supervisors are too busy.

If they were allowed to run the racecourse, it would naturally not be so unbearable except for irresistible natural disasters.

Not to mention that now that there is a cure for artificial insemination, there is no need to worry about horse reproduction. In addition, the Song Dynasty is in urgent need of war horses, and the price of horses is high. Running a horse farm is a good business that can make a profit without losing money.

The merchants carefully read the news about the horse administration in the Di newspaper. Although the court released only small-scale and remote horse farms, it did not dissuade the merchants from raising horses.

Although the racecourse is small in size and located in a remote location, its price is definitely cheap and the risk is low. If the imperial court transfers the government-run racecourse, they may not dare to take it over.

For a time, the court reforms and Ma Zheng's political reforms caused quite a stir among the people.

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"Thank you, Senior Brother Fan, for your support!"

In the Imperial Medical Office, Pang Jizu bowed solemnly to Fan Zheng and expressed his gratitude.

He was an imperial doctor at first, and his greatest achievement in his life was to become a medical officer in the Imperial Academy.

The change in his destiny began when he heard Fan Zhengbian's heroic ambitions as a forensic scientist at the entrance of Taiyuan Hospital. He felt excited and followed Fan Zhengbian, a forensic scientist.

He was recommended by Fan Zheng and was directly promoted from a white man to a sixth-rank official. This was simply a dream that he had never thought of.

Fan Zheng shook his head and said, "What you have achieved today is inseparable from your own efforts. You are responsible for the reproduction of war horses in the world. If you succeed, your future will be limitless. However, there are some issues that you must pay attention to."

"Senior brother, please tell me!" Pang Jizu said disapprovingly.

"With artificial insemination, a stallion can reproduce 500 foals in one year, and 1,500 foals in three years. After three years, the first foals can be reproduced again, and in five years, ten years What? The breeding number of stallions will be greater, and coupled with the reproduction of their offspring, it is extremely easy for inbreeding." Fan Zheng asked.

"Inbreeding?"

Pang Jizu's expression suddenly changed.

He knew that Brother Fan's first evil recipe was to marry close relatives. All kinds of problems would arise when people marry close relatives, and the same goes for horses.

You must know that raising horses is different from raising pigs. After the pigs are raised, they are directly killed for meat. There is no need to think too much about this. Horses have a long lifespan, and war horses need to be trained to fight. If inbreeding occurs, not only the horse politics If it is not prosperous, I am afraid it will also delay the war.

"Please give me some advice, senior brother!"

Pang Jizu said respectfully.

"Humans use surnames to avoid inbreeding, and horses can do the same as usual. Every horse farm and every stallion is represented by a special mark. Every time a foal is reproduced, it is immediately branded with a mark to trace the horse's lineage. This can not only prevent the war horses from inbreeding, but also prove the horse's pedigree, and the people will naturally be willing to pay for good horses run by the government, thereby ensuring the horse's value."

Fan Zheng explained the pedigree theory of horses in later generations.

The fine horses of later generations are worth a lot of money, and their pedigree is as documented as a family tree. Of course, it is not so complicated to prevent horses from inbreeding. It only needs to avoid three direct generations.

"Besides, when you first enter the horse administration, you need to remember that the government-run horse farms are overstaffed and the private horse farms are only interested in profit. The two compete with each other to make the horse industry prosper." Fan Zheng said again.

"Just like Taiyuan Hospital and Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital!" Fan Jizu thought thoughtfully.

"Not bad!"

Fan Zheng nodded solemnly. Although Fan Zheng became a forensic doctor, the Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Tai Hospital took different paths. The Tai Hospital was born out of the Imperial Medical College and had imperial funding, making it more similar to an official hospital. However, Fan Zheng has always maintained a traditional Chinese medicine hospital. The hospital operates independently. Although it is collectively owned, it is more similar to a private hospital.

"Junior brother, I sincerely follow your senior brother's teachings." Pang Jizu said gratefully.

"Doctors will have a meeting soon to discuss medical skills. As a veterinarian, you will attend!" Fan Zheng said again.

In an instant, Pang Jixian was ecstatic. The gathering of doctors from all branches can be said to have brought together the most cutting-edge medical skills of doctors. Even if you are an observer, you will benefit a lot, not to mention that it means that the veterinary branch has been recognized by the orthodox medical family.