"The carbine is a combination of equestrianism and spearmanship. It is the most difficult of the six martial arts events."
really.
Ning Wushan guessed that the hardest part would be at the end.
He probably already guessed what kind of skill the carbine was testing.
At this time, Ning Wuyi paused and saw that his expression became particularly solemn. He couldn't help laughing and said: "Although it is the most difficult item among the six items, I think it is not difficult for you, fifth brother." you."
Third brother, you are so optimistic.
Ning Wuyang secretly smiled bitterly and said: Is this the legendary boldness of talented people?
"Third brother, the carbine should be used on horseback, right?"
Having said this, Ning Wuhao not only felt a little pain in his butt, but also a little pain in his head.
The memories of the original body finally broke out of the shell and came over me in waves.
It reminded him of the experience of falling off his horse in order to practice carbine, only to be beaten up by his grandfather every time.
pain.
It hurt so much.
"The carbine is really designed to test the candidates' skills in using a gun on horseback."
"At that time, four human-shaped puppets will be placed on the test site, lined up one after another, and sand and dust will be stirred up on the ground, allowing candidates to ride horses and enter. They can only pick and stab the puppets with guns. If the other five All items are excellent, and those who hit two are qualified. If the other five items are poor, two or more are considered qualified. If the puppet is kicked down by a horse, the number will be directly reduced by one."
The carbine can be said to be a test that combines equestrianism and spearmanship. It also tests the rider's observation skills, and even involves a bit of luck.
After Ning Wuzhen finished speaking, he seemed to comfort and encourage him: "Fifth brother, don't think it's too difficult. The four puppets will be placed within a radius of ten feet. As long as you practice diligently and don't let the horses mess around, If you run, the probability of stabbing three of them is extremely high.”
It's extremely high.
After listening to the explanation, Ning Wuyang understood what he should do most at the moment.
Practice horsemanship.
"Third brother, how is your equestrian skills?"
In line with the learning policy of not worrying about one thing or the other, and learning like the top students, Ning Wuhuang planned to continue asking his third brother for advice.
Don't admit it.
The third brother smiled ashamedly, and the gun head behind his back trembled slightly.
"To be honest, my equestrian skills are not necessarily that good. You should know about the previous situation in Ning Mansion. In addition, my mother asked me to focus on studying literature. My marksmanship would not have been possible if my grandfather had not personally taught me. It’s possible to have the results we have today.”
We are poor in literature and rich in martial arts, as the old saying goes, I will never deceive you if you are honest.
Seeing that it was no longer possible to ask Third Brother to help open a small stove and give private lessons, Ning Wuyan could only ask the veterans in the house who were good at riding and shooting to help.
However, due to the decrease in cavalry in Daxing every year, and the fact that Daxing implemented a combined conscription system and a hereditary military system.
The law stipulates that all military personnel aged fifteen to fifty are required to serve in the military for two years. The cavalry is almost inherited from the ancestors. However, Jiangnan Road does not fall into the category of training cavalry. Most of the cavalry comes from Guannai Road and Jin Dynasty. West Road.
So I searched all morning.
Ning Wuyang also failed to find a suitable candidate to teach him how to ride horses.
"See, please pay someone else to help."
Money can make the world go round.
Anyway, practicing one is practice, practicing two is practice, and equestrian skills are not only used to cope with martial arts exams, but are also more important for actual combat.
Ning Wuyang decided to find someone with excellent equestrian skills to teach him and his third brother. In this way, his third brother should be able to get excellent results in the horse event, no matter how difficult the assessment is.
You can be one step closer to becoming the top scholar in martial arts.
However, the ideas are rich and the reality is very skinny.
When Ning Wuyang sent someone to the horse market to inquire about people who were good at equestrians, the feedback he received made him very disappointed.
"No, this horse selling market can sell more than a dozen good horses a day, but it doesn't even have an after-sales service, an upstream and downstream system, and equestrian training?"
Ning Wuyang felt that this was simply a discredit on Jiangnan people's reputation for being good at business.
The boy who was sent to inquire about the news looked confused.
What are upstream and downstream? Didn’t the Fifth Young Master ask me to ask who knows how to equestrian? Doesn’t upstream and downstream mean you want to swim?
"Forget it, I'll ask someone else."
Horse sellers don't know who is good at equestrian skills. This is probably due to the environment where Daxing emphasizes culture and suppresses martial arts. Even if you find someone who knows equestrian skills, there is a high probability that they will only be able to pass the Junzi Six Arts, which is about the same level as him.
Industry specializing in surgery.
You have to ask Jiang Yan for help with this matter.
After all, where you usually ride a horse for a long time and may fight on horseback, apart from the cavalry, the rest are officers, soldiers or government servants.
If the dwarf tries to pull out a general, he must also pull out a general.
"I'm not poaching, I'm just going to find them a part-time job. Mr. Jiang should be able to help with this."
He glanced at the sky.
Ning Wuyang turned around and went to the kitchen.
As the saying goes, you have short hands and soft lips. Before you go, send Jiang Yan's lunch there, and then go find someone to handle the matter in the afternoon when Jiang Yan gets off work. Everything will come naturally.
…
Jinling Mansion Office.
Su Rui, who had just left here a few days ago, was called over by a private message from Jiang Yan, saying that something big had happened and he needed to make a decision.
The fatigue from traveling all night was not over yet. When he saw Jiang Yan sitting in front of a large table eating and drinking with a smile on his face and a proud look on his face, Su Rui almost fell down in anger.
"Well, Jiang Zhichu, you wrote a letter to trick me into coming here just to treat me to dinner?"
Zhichu is the name of Jiang Yan.
Jiang Yan heard Su Rui calling him this after a long time. He looked up and saw Su Rui with a dark face and bags under his eyes. He asked in surprise: "Now is the time when Jiangnan Road collects grain taxes. Shouldn't the governor be happy? Why?" You still look worried?"
The land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River.
Even if large-scale or small-scale disasters have occurred in other places in recent years, Jiangnan has been safe and sound, and the annual grain tax has been stable and improving.
In the past, Jiang Yan didn't know much about the situation in other prefectures and counties, but now he is the chief historian of Jiangnan Province and is responsible for taxation. The grain tax accounts of various prefectures and counties have passed through his hands. He naturally knows that Su Rui is not worried about this matter. He deliberately brought up a topic, gestured to the seat next to him, and motioned for Suri to sit down and chat.
"Jiang Zhichu, Jiang Zhichu, I used to tease you a few times. You were so stubborn that you would just kick people out. Now you are more capable and more shameless."
Su Rui knew that Jiang Yan had something to say to him, and because he was hungry, he sat down, glanced at the sumptuous food on the table, and admonished: "I know your Jiang family is well off, but you The food on this table is too eye-catching. Didn’t you say last time that you donated money to wounded soldiers and you were short of money?”
"It's not the money I spent, it was sent by Mr. Ning."
At the mention of the words Mr. Ning, Jiang Yan smiled mysteriously and stretched out his hand towards Jiang Yang.
"Brother Su, I invited you here because I have a good thing for you to see. I guarantee that after you see it, all your worries will be gone."
"..."
Su Rui glanced sideways at Jiang Yan, who would fly to the sky with joy if he had a tail, and retorted with a dumbfounded response.
"It's just that Jiangnan Road has increased grain taxes, but these are nothing compared to the repair of water canals in various states and counties. I have been busy working on this recently. After careful calculation, the cost gap is 200,000 taels. This If the money is reported to the court, it will definitely be stuck again."
"What's so difficult about this? Just use Jiangnan Province's own treasury tax revenue to come up with this money, and use it for the people."
Jiang Yan said it very easily.
Suri was almost anxious.
"This tax is a carrot and a pit, and every tael of silver expenditure has a fixed amount. If you want to save these 200,000 taels, if each state and county divides it equally, it will take several years. Jiang Zhichu, Jiang Zhichu, this idea of yours is indeed an idea. , but saying it is the same as not saying it.”
