The Qin State launched another series of attacks, trying to break the alliance of the five kingdoms.
Some are happy, some are worried.
Zhao Yong had a rare moment of leisure these days and indulged himself in the pleasant things in the flower fields.
The reform of land administration went surprisingly smoothly, and the originally expected resistance did not occur.
Once the new law was promulgated, the people were enthusiastic and enthusiastic, and the nobles chose to acquiesce when they saw that the monarch had not violated their interests for the time being.
Neishi Zhaotian set up three experimental points each at the Daidi border, the Qinzhao border and the Zhongshan border.
A large number of people were gathered in the local area, and records were compiled. The local soldiers were ordered to cooperate, and the county and county officials collaborated with the Ministry of Internal History to jointly control them.
At the same time, the military and civilians stationed in the fields were exempted from some corvées and taxes.
Zhao Yong was very pleased with this.
The Metropolitan Procuratorate was also being established step by step. After selection, the deputy governors were appointed to the post by Hou Zheng and Xun, who were formerly standing in charge of the camp.
Xun Cheng was a man in his thirties. He was the descendant of Xun Lin's father, a former official of the Jin Dynasty. He was also a descendant of a declining noble. His family has now been generals in the Zhao Kingdom for three generations.
After Luo Coral returned home, she also showed her true qualities as a strong woman. Now the Metropolitan Procuratorate has recruited more than ten merchants of all sizes in Zhao State. It will not take long for intelligence from various countries to be continuously gathered in Handan.
At this time, Zhao Yong was sitting comfortably on the couch, watching Si Yue and Meng Rou having fun outside the palace. Although the two women were married, they still had the temperament of a little girl.
Beautiful women are like fragile flowers in this troubled world, making those who rely on them feel safe. Seeing the two women smiling from the bottom of their hearts, Zhao Yong felt relieved.
In a happy mood, his thoughts became clearer. He waved to Chen Zhong, who was standing beside him, and said, "Bring some new silk books."
The two women turned around and saw Zhao Yong suddenly starting to write and draw with a pen on the desk. Out of curiosity, Si Yue lifted up her skirt and trotted over and said, "I, my concubine, will study ink for the king."
Meng Rou also walked closer, looked at the slightly twisted thing on the silk book, and asked aloud: "What is this thing, your Majesty? How come I have never seen it before?"
Zhao Yong did not answer them, but continued to write vigorously.
Meng Rou sat on the bench aside and looked at it for a while, as if she could see what Zhao Yong was painting, and said softly: "The king is painting saddles and saddles!... But it's a little bit... It doesn’t look like it, why are there two legs on the saddle?”
After hearing this, Zhao Yong couldn't help but feel a little funny, but he also felt that what she said made sense. Meng Rou actually described it very appropriately. The two legs that grew out were stirrups.
Zhao Yong has never studied painting and is not a craftsman, so he can only draw a rough sketch based on the impression in his memory, so it seems a bit weird.
He planned to draw a pattern first and let the engineers make a sample based on his instructions.
If you want to be proficient in this way, you can understand it in just a few clicks.
"This is called a stirrup. When cavalry fights on the battlefield, the most difficult thing for soldiers is to use strength. If I, Zhao, have this thing on the saddle, the knights can fight with twice the result with half the effort." Zhao Yong pointed to the silk book and said.
Both women were stunned, as if they didn't understand the meaning of Zhao Yong's words.
Zhao Yong suddenly became interested. Thinking that the two girls had never ridden a horse, he immediately asked the eunuch to bring his royal horse.
His green-maned horse came from trade with the Spanish people. It has a slender body, shiny coat, and a total height of about 1.45 meters. It was called a sweaty horse in later generations.
The horse had already been saddled and harnessed, and was pulled up to the high platform by the eunuch. When it saw Zhao Yong, it snorted at him.
It is said that horses are highly intelligent and spiritual, and this is true.
Zhao Yong took two steps forward and took the reins from the eunuch's hand. Without the help of external objects, he suddenly exerted force on his waist and abdomen, turned over and jumped lightly, and got on the horse's back.
The two women looked at this in a daze.
You must know that there are no stirrups at this time, and mounting a horse alone is not only a matter of luck, but also a test of the strength of the waist and abdomen.
"Have Xiao Yue and Rou'er ever ridden a horse?" Zhao Yong asked, looking down at the two girls.
The two women shook their heads when they heard this.
"Come closer, I will teach you."
Looking at the tall green-maned horse in front of them, the two women took a timid step back at the same time.
Zhao Yong waved to Meng Rou and said, "Rou'er comes first and sets an example for Xiao Yue."
Meng Rou heard Zhao Yong calling her, looked up at him and said, "I am afraid."
Zhao Yong looked a little funny, stretched out his hand and said, "What are you afraid of? Come here quickly."
Meng Rou bit her silver teeth gently and walked forward with a faint look in her eyes.
Seeing this, the eunuch hurriedly lay down on the ground to serve as a meat stool for Meng Rou.
Meng Rou gently lifted the hem of her skirt with one hand, stepped on the eunuch's back with one foot, and grabbed Zhao Yong's big hand with the other.
Zhao Yong stretched it gently, and his arms were full of fragrant jade.
At this time, the saddle did not have front and rear head blocks, which was a thick layer of brocade cloth padded under the buttocks, so the two of them were in a tight fit.
Zhao Yong then flicked the reins, and the green-maned horse started walking slowly.
Meng Rou sat astride Zhao Yong, eyes closed tightly and said: "Your Majesty, I am about to fall down."
Zhao Yong hurriedly grabbed her waving little hand and asked her to hold the reins.
"Open your eyes, look ahead, clamp the horse's belly with your legs, and follow my example." Then he whispered against her ear: "Just like clamping the horse's waist, clamp the horse's belly."
Meng Rou squealed, but she slowly opened her eyes and started to learn in a decent manner.
"How?" Zhao Yong asked softly.
Meng Rou did not reply to his words. She waved to Si Yue who was not far away and said, "Yue'er, you are not afraid at all sitting up here."
Seeing this, Zhao Yong couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth, and whispered a syllable in his mouth.
The green-maned horse seemed to have received the order and began to move its four hooves, gradually accelerating.
The wind roared in their ears, and the two of them bumped up and down in response to the rhythm. A running war horse was completely different from a horse walking in the park.
After a while, Meng Rou was covered in sweat, and the horse's running caused her body to rise and fall violently.
In front of Zhao Yong's eyes was Meng Rou's smooth skin on the back of her neck, which was even more visually stimulating against the contrast of her jet-black hair.
The 'shang' under Zhao Yong's body was like a skirt, which was actually not conducive to riding horses, but at this time he felt different benefits.
"Your Majesty, please stop, I can't bear it anymore." Meng Rou turned her head and looked at Zhao Yong with tears in her eyes and said.
Zhao Yong, however, ignored her and let himself run wild. The horse ran faster and faster, and the distance between the two people on the horse became wider and wider.
"Yu!"
The green-maned horse gradually stopped moving its hooves, and the eunuch hurriedly ran forward and took the reins.
Zhao Yong took Meng Rou off the horse and looked at her trembling legs and couldn't help but smile: "Isn't Rou'er not afraid?"
Meng Rou instantly turned her face away in shame.
Zhao Yong was about to tease Meng Rou a few more words, when Chen Zhong suddenly ran over from a distance and said to Zhao Yong: "Your Majesty, the Marquis of Han has passed the party and entered the territory of our Kingdom of Zhao."
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