Liu Yu took Yuwen's beloved concubine to the racecourse outside the city.
The horse farm outside Luoyang City has existed for hundreds of years.
It has always supplied draft horses and military horses.
However, when Liu Yu arrived, the horses he saw were all short and small.
When Yu Wenzhao saw this, he also showed dissatisfaction.
"Your Majesty, are these all military horses?"
"Well, they are all horses left over from the past." Liu Yu nodded.
"Your Majesty, in my opinion, these military horses are all unqualified. They can only be used as draft horses. They are fine for pulling goods. If they are galloping on the battlefield, they are still far behind. They cannot compare with our Western Hippos or grassland horses. ." Yu Wenzhao said.
What she said was all true.
Liu Yu was also dissatisfied with this racecourse.
There are many horses here, but none of them are good.
Especially, when several Hexi horses sent by Yu Wenzhao's father showed up, they instantly killed all the horses from the racecourse.
Liu Yu immediately felt a little dull on his face.
All the grassland horses he had purchased from Yelu Dashi were used by the new army.
However, no horses were assigned to the official racecourse, and Liu Yu didn't care much.
"Where are the officials at this racecourse?" Liu Yu asked.
Soon, Zhao Kun was brought by the horse racing official from the racecourse.
The level of Ma Zhengguan is not low. They are all official positions directly under the central government and belong to the category of civilian officials.
As soon as this Ma Zhengguan from Luoyang came, Liu Yu saw that he was a scholar.
"Jiang Lun, your Majesty, I have met you!" Ma Zhengguan said.
"Well, get up. Let me ask you, why are the horses in this racecourse so short?" Liu Yu asked.
"Your Majesty, the military horses in the racecourse are all born short, no matter how well-fed they are," Jiang Lun said.
He was afraid that his majesty would think that he had embezzled food and grass money, so he explained carefully.
However, Yu Wenzhao next to him was not very satisfied.
"Your Majesty, I know that when it comes to raising horses, if a strong male horse is paired with a strong female horse, the child will definitely be strong. They must have embezzled the strong military horse."
Hearing Yu Wenzhao's words, Jiang Lun felt aggrieved.
Liu Yu was also very puzzled.
"That's right. Don't you, a Ma Zhengguan, even know such a simple truth?" Liu Yu asked.
"Your Majesty, those tall military horses are often related by blood and cannot be used for pairing." Jiang Lun said.
"What? What do you mean by this?" Liu Yu was confused.
He hasn't thought about Ma Zheng for a long time.
However, Liu Yu always remembered the genetic selection of organisms.
By pairing strong genes with strong genes, offspring can inherit them with a high probability.
Even a very small number of excellent individuals can use this method to obtain near-perfect genetic purity.
For example, a strong male horse with 100% purity is paired with an ordinary mare to obtain an offspring mare with 50% purity.
By pairing this 50% mare with the previous 100% pure male, the next generation will be able to produce offspring that are 75% pure.
If this continues, we will eventually get an infinitely close individual.
This method can breed enough and strong military horses.
However, the Ma Zhengguan Jiang Lun in front of him told himself that this method was not feasible.
Liu Yu really didn't understand.
"Tell me, why can't this be done?" Liu Yu asked.
"Your Majesty, if you do that, you will let Ma's father marry his daughter, and let grandfather Ma marry his granddaughter. This is a very bad ethics!" Jiang Lun said with a serious face.
"..."
Liu Yu was speechless for a moment.
He really didn't expect that this political officer Ma would come up with such a bizarre theory for himself.
He even lectured horses on human ethics.
"Hahaha!"
Yu Wenzhao next to him couldn't hold it back and actually laughed.
Ma Zhengguan Jiang Lun, who felt slighted, immediately changed his face and spoke to Liu Yu very seriously.
"Your Majesty, even if it is horse administration, it must follow the laws of nature and human relations and must not be destroyed. Otherwise, even if you get some strong military horses, it will be because of your endless benevolence and a small loss." Jiang Lun said.
Liu Yu was immediately furious with him.
I don’t know who supported this rotten Cuo Da, but he actually talked about human ethics with horses.
"Then let me ask you, is it important that the army and horses are strong, or is the so-called natural law and human relations more important? Oh, it shouldn't be the natural laws and human relations, it should be the natural laws and Malun." Liu Yu said.
Jiang Lun stiffened his neck and said very stubbornly.
“Your Majesty, of course it’s natural principles and human ethics that are important!”
Liu Yu immediately laughed angrily.
"I'm telling you that the backcrossing technique is beneficial to the country and the people. Are you willing to adopt this method?" Liu Yu asked.
Jiang Lun was unmoved, "Your Majesty, nothing can defeat the interests of nature and human relations."
"Hmph! How can you be so mean and talk nonsense? Aren't you afraid that I will depose you?" Liu Yu said.
"Your Majesty, even if you want to remove the subordinate, it is the highest moral principle!" Jiang Lun said.
"Okay, then I'll leave you alone!"
Liu Yu waved his hand.
"Come here, collect his uniform and seal, and let him go home and farm from today on!"
After all this messing around at the racecourse, Liu Yu had no intention of riding a horse anymore.
When he returned to Luoyang Palace, he said this once when he saw Xi Jian, Gongsun Sheng and others.
When Xi Jian, Gongsun Sheng and others heard this, they all looked as if they were not surprised.
"You are not surprised at all. Do you all know?" Liu Yu asked.
"Your Majesty, this is the first time we have heard about this racecourse." Xi Jian said.
"However, Your Majesty, there are quite a few of these rotten scholars in Luoyang City now, and many of them still hold important official positions." Gongsun Sheng said.
When Liu Yu heard this, he immediately knew the seriousness of the matter.
"Now I want to accumulate grain and build a wall in Luoyang. It is the time when we need talents. However, there is such a group of rotten scholars, all of whom are uneducated and have no skills, and just stick to some rules and ethics every day. It is really abominable!" Liu Yu said.
"Your Majesty, there are too few scholars now. There is no other way to use it," Xi Jian said.
"No, I can't bear it anymore." Liu Yu said.
"Then what does Your Majesty plan to do?" Gongsun Sheng asked.
"Since these fools who study hard can also become officials, there must be many people who are not stupid and have no chance to become officials." Liu Yu said.
"What your Majesty said makes sense, but there are only a few scholars nowadays. No matter how hard you choose, you will eventually meet someone like this." Xi Jian advised.
"Just being one person is already making me unbearable. This matter must be resolved now!" Liu Yu said.
This is definitely not a simple matter of a rotten scholar harming Ma Zheng, but also a matter of officialdom.
