Xu Ping rarely went to the Bachelor's College, although it was not far from the Three Departments Offices. In the hearts of ordinary officials, this is a very noble place. Being able to serve here can be said to have reached the peak of this era. Hanlin Bachelor's College also has many names and no designated personnel, but except for part-time jobs outside, full-time Hanlin Bachelor's College is generally about three people. Any edict issued directly in the name of the emperor without passing through the Secretariat and the Privy Council is drafted by Hanlin Bachelor's College here.

Especially the great worship, such as the appointment of the priest, the appointment of the envoy, the grace of the prince, etc., are all written by Hanlin scholars.

This is not only a honor and favor, but also a great job. Every time a Hanlin bachelor who has a great prayer, a cursive lyricist will receive a large amount of money. If the words are gorgeous, it will also add extra money to those who worship, and it will also add thousands of coins at a time. A Hanlin bachelor who has a noble status, has a high status, and is very rich, and has basically no other job to compare with the priest.

Xu Ping came to see Mei Xun this time, but it has nothing to do with the Bachelor's College, but because Mei Xun also serves as the group herder.

In the past, most of the group pastoral envoys were appointed by the Deputy Privy Councilor. Later, the abolition of the infrequent group pastoral envoys were appointed by the primate. The group pastoral envoys were changed to civil servants, and the recent term was a part-time job by one of the Hanlin Bachelor.

The herds' Department is in charge of the world's horse politics, while the official animal husbandry such as cattle and sheep is in charge of the cattle and sheep. In terms of system, the court cannot ignore the horse politics. The status of the herds' envoy has always been the slaughter officers, or only one level lower than that of the slaughter officers. However, in terms of actual results, the horse politics is very bad. The horses' department is less and less horses are maintained by the horses of the slaughter officers, and the quality is getting worse and worse. The military and horses are increasingly dependent on the trade income of tea and horses in the northwest.

If it is a system, the assessment system is also complete, and the punishment for horse loss, rewards for breeding, and the equipment of various personnel can be followed. Technically, the Group and Herds Department also concentrated all the horse breeders in the world, and the "Master Sutra" compiled is the best animal husbandry textbook. But all this cannot stop the downward trend of the horse government being worse than the day.

When things come to this point, they cannot be attributed to the person in charge. There must be people in such a big yamen who have no professional title or even bad behavior or neglect their duties, but which dynasty can completely eliminate it? To find the reasons, we must look for the system and technology. Human factors cannot explain all this.

In terms of system, the officials in charge do not care about technology or even do not know how to raise horses at all. Management means placing the responsibility on the public officials and soldiers in the lower army. No matter how complete the reward and punishment regulations are, it is only superficial effort. Whatever the loss and punishment is more rewarded is just a clause, and it cannot effectively improve the level of horse government. These benefits cannot fall into the officials and soldiers at the lowest level, and the punishment is borne by them. After years of experience, the lower level is unwilling to do things, so how can the upper level be glamorous?

Technically speaking, horse raising now includes many metaphysical components, and there is basically no research on truly improving horse breeds. By simply importing good horses from the outside, breeding only counts the quantity and quality. Where did so many good horses come from in the Song Dynasty and put them in horse herders and herding prisons in various places?

Management is also a knowledge. Most of the management of the Song Dynasty courts now have such problems. The regulations seem to be extremely detailed, but if you are serious, most of these regulations are useless. Not only the Group and the Samurai Department, but also the Three Departments in the past.

The general guarding the gate came in and reported it, and came out to report it within a moment, and took Xu Ping into Mei Xun's official hall.

There are few officials in the Bachelor's College, but the place is very large. The official hall of Mei Xun is much more elegant than Xu Ping. There are no desks piled up here, nor are there any public officials coming and going to urge them to keep going. There are only neat bookshelfs, and even a table with paintings for appreciation, and Go scattered beside them.

After entering the official hall, Mei Xun came up and said with a smile: "It's rare that Xu Waijian came to the Bachelor's College. I remember that I haven't been there since the recruitment test when I entered the museum. It's such a rare guest. Come and take the seat!"

As soon as Mei Xun approached, a strong fragrance came to his nose.

In his previous life, Xu Ping remembered that men's perfume was not very common. This era was different. Many men from medium-sized families were incense, and spices were very important supplies. Mei Xun was also a lucky person, and his appearance was always meticulous and his body was full of fragrance.

I sat down at the guest seat, and the mistress came to tea.

After drinking tea, Mei asked Xu Ping: "I came to the Bachelor's College this time, but is there anything important to ask me?"

"It's something, but it's about the Muslim Department. The bachelor of the school knows that I also have horse raising at home, and I have some experience recently."

"Of course I know that the horse on Xu Waijianzhuang is famous near the capital, and I can't buy one at a glance. Why, what good way do you have to offer to the court? This is a great thing!"

Xu Ping smiled and said, "Yes, recently the people who raise horses in my village came up with a way to breed good horses, but this method is related to mating between male and female, but it is difficult to explain in detail."

Mei Xun is already a lot of years old and has been in the flowers. What kind of male and female mates are ordinary in his eyes, and he is not as thin-skinned as Xu Ping. After hearing this, he said, "What's the point that is difficult to say? Just tell me a rough idea when I hear this method. After hearing this, I will naturally know whether this method is feasible."

Xu Ping took a note from his sleeve and handed it to Mei Xun: "I can't explain it clearly for a few words. I wrote a note here yesterday. The bachelor can read it calmly. After reading it, I will understand it."

Mei Xun took the letter and read slowly. After a while, he didn't know where he read, but his eyes suddenly widened. The more he read, the more colorful Mei Xun's expression became.

It won't take long for Mei Xun to finish reading the letter, but he didn't say anything, just holding the letter in his hand and was stunning.

Xu Ping didn't know what Mei Xun meant. Seeing that he had been slow to speak, he couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Bachelor, what do you think of the method of writing in my letter?"

Mei Xun then came to his senses and breathed a sigh of relief, "I didn't expect that there were people in the world who could think of this method, which really opened my eyes. Some people used to spread rumors that Zhang Taiwei's family had many concubines, and they all arranged to live opposite the stable. Seeing the horses on the opposite side, they couldn't help but feel moved. At this time, the Taiwei went in to rest, so there were many children. Everyone we know knows that this is just a rumor that idlers in the capital were spreading randomly, but they didn't expect that the method in your letter was somewhat similar to this."

Zhang Qiguang had more than 20 sons, which were rare in this era. So I don’t know when this rumor appeared in the capital, saying that his concubines usually watched horses mate, so they were soaring and had many offspring.

Artificial insemination is indeed similar to this rumor, but the female is replaced by the male, and the human is replaced by the horse.

Mei Xun was surprised and after a while, he asked Xu Ping: "Is this method really feasible? But don't it be your servant who made up this for the sake of rewards, so we would be really embarrassed."

Xu Ping said: "Scholars are at ease. How could I ever be so unreliable? In fact, hundreds of mares in my village were conceived by using this method. That's not all. There are dozens of donkeys in the village and successfully mated with stallions. In the future, you can get a lot of mules. After a few days of Dragon Boat Festival, the scholars will follow me to the village and see if this method is successful."
Chapter completed!