Qin Official

"Tingzhang, three thousand dollars, no more!"

"Otherwise, this horse is obviously worth six to seven thousand gold, how can I be less valuable than you?"

In the Huyang Pavilion, Hei Fu and Ju were having a unique bargaining session. The seller Ju kept lowering the price, but the buyer Hei Fu kept raising the price...

It turns out that just now Caiju came to visit and said that Heifu had no other way to repay him for saving his daughter's life. He had a pretty good horse at home, but he was too old to ride it. He hoped that Heifu could take it. .

Heifu flatly rejected Ju's offer without even thinking about it.

He said solemnly: "Not to mention that it is my duty to help you find your daughter. Just say that Qin law does not allow officials to collect bribes in private. If they pay a single sum of money, they will be tattooed as Chengdan! This horse is worth at least several thousand dollars. Thousands of dollars, and you gave me a horse as a gift. Not only will it not benefit me, it will actually harm me."

In the Qin State, those who gave or took bribes of one copper coin would be punished by having their faces tattooed and doing hard labor. This was the most stringent period in history when it came to combating corruption. It could only be compared with the period of Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty. Although he was surrounded by trustworthy people, Hei Fu didn't want to test the law, and it wasn't worth ruining his future just for the sake of some profit.

Now the horse was so anxious that he quickly said that he was not bribing, but repaying a favor.

"The law doesn't care about the difference between repaying a favor and paying a bribe."

As Heifu spoke, he looked at the horse and saw that the horse was red in color, with smooth hair and no damage. The shape of the horse's hooves is the same, the shoulder height is about the same as Hei Fu's height, and the eyes are bright. There is a bit in the horse's mouth, and the reins are hanging down, but there is only a "shackle" on the back to support the buttocks, no saddle, and no stirrups...

Ju said that he worked in the cattle and horse farm in the countryside and took care of these livestock on weekdays. As expected, the horses he raised were also very strong. Although Heifu didn't know how to tell horses, Li Xian knew a little about it. After walking around the horse, he said to Heifu that this was indeed a good horse.

Hei Fu couldn't help but have an idea. The time before Qin Chu's battle was getting shorter and shorter. Not only did he have to practice swordsmanship and archery, he might also have to learn to ride a horse and drive a car. These are essential skills for Qin soldiers, and with horses for transportation, the time to go to the county town or home can be shortened by half. I don't have to wait for a ride on the roadside every time I take a bath.

When Ju was feeling sad because the gift of the horse failed, Hei Fu suddenly said, why not pay for the horse himself?

Thus, there was a scene of two people bargaining.

"Six thousand six hundred dollars, it cannot be less. If it is less, I will take advantage of you through favors."

After some negotiation, Heifu settled on the price. He received a reward of more than 5,000 yuan last time, plus some savings, which was just enough.

So he called Ju, took the money and the horse, and went with him to the countryside, specifically asking the officials of the township and city to testify. The two of them signed a deed, each keeping half, and then the transaction was legally completed. .

The village officials were surprised by this, because although the Qin State stipulated that officials were not allowed to receive benefits, Hei Fu and Ju had no official relationship at present. It was said to be a private gift, but in fact it did not need to be sanctioned by the law. However, Hei Fu said solemnly: " If you receive a horse and lose your salary, you will not be able to ride a horse; if you do not receive a salary, you will have a horse for life. I am not a morally honest person, but I am afraid of the law and do not dare to take the position..."

After saying that, Hei Fu bowed and led his horse away under the guidance of everyone in the village and city.

Ju held the heavy copper coins in his hands and looked at Hei Fu's retreating back. He felt mixed feelings in his heart and could only bow down and thank him.

On the other side, Heifu, who was leaving the market, stared at the horse that already belonged to him with big eyes and small eyes.

The horse was a little acclimated. After the foal left, it snorted uneasily and looked at the big black man in front of him with a careful look. At this time, Heifu suddenly remembered a question.

"I can't ride a horse!"

He is not the kind of bastard from the Qing clan who is so talented that he can ride a horse, shoot a fierce bow, and shoot bears right after time travel. Nor does he dare to ride alone on a winding and bumpy road and fall down and break his neck. Funny.

So Hei Fu could only hold the horse and walk slowly back to Huyang Pavilion...

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After that day, Ju told everyone he met in the countryside that Hei Fu was an honest and upright man. And Hei Fu's saying, "If you receive a horse and lose your salary, you will not be able to ride a horse; if you do not receive a salary, you will have a horse for life", it also spread through the mouth of the village officials and spread to the county. The image of the "cool official" left behind has been wiped away a lot.

He possesses the three virtues of righteousness, courage and integrity, and has repeatedly solved crimes, making the place safe. In the eyes of the people of Anlu County, Heifu is almost a perfect Qin official.

How can such a person submit to the position of a small pavilion chief? Some people have already begun to avenge Heifu.

Heifu was unaware of the change in his reputation. Throughout May, he was learning how to ride a horse.

Horses were very important in ancient China. Because of their great use in warfare, transportation, etc., they were long known as the first of the "six domestic animals". At first, horses were only used for driving. By the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, they gradually began to be used for riding. Riding a single horse, when King Wuling of Zhao was riding and shooting in Hufu, the style of horseback riding became popular throughout the north...

Nanjun is a land of Jianghan water network and uses more boats than horses. However, the government still raises a lot of horses in animal husbandry. There are two large horse ranches in Anlu County. There are also many private horses. Generally speaking, people with a title above "hairpin" basically own horses. Because the original meaning of "hairpin" is the formation of horses, this title is also called "Zouma", which means that you can Prepare your own horses for the battlefield.

Although Heifu is just a young master, he can still afford to raise this horse. The accumulated rewards he received amounted to more than 20,000 yuan. After excluding the cattle and horses for the family, there were still several thousand yuan left, which could satisfy the horses' daily diet of beans and cud--Hei Fu would not dare to embezzle it. The Qin State not only does not allow bribes for bean sprouts and custard grains in pavilions, but also does not allow private use of public grain. This kind of behavior is like using a public card to refuel a private car in later generations. Once discovered, you will be punished. Punishment for theft.

Since the case in Blind Mountain, perhaps because they were afraid of their reputation as the "Five People of Huyang Pavilion", everyone in the Tingbu area was honest and honest, and even the idle people disappeared. So throughout June, official duties suddenly became idle. Come down.

Hei Fu also had a lot of time. After feeding the horse, he rode it outside for a walk.

These days there are no saddles, only bridles, and no stirrups, so riding a horse is not easy. Fortunately, Li Xian in the pavilion was the only one who knew how to ride a horse, so he taught Hei Fu some of his experiences.

"The horse may be disobedient when you control it. Don't be afraid at this time. The more afraid you are, the harder it is to ride. This beast is smart. It can sense whether a person can ride a horse. If it is afraid of it, it will know that the person can't. If you ride a horse and you are afraid of it, it will not take people seriously and will not obey orders at all.”

"Don't be afraid of falling off your horse. If you accidentally fall off, get back on the horse quickly if it's not serious."

Heifu also learned from his mouth that in those movies about horses, they were docile, kind-hearted, and human-like. As long as people are gentle to them, horses will be gentle to people. This is only suitable for veterans, not beginners.

The real situation is that horses are very proud animals. When you are a new person on the horse, most of the horses will not take you seriously. If you want to run, it will not run. If you want to turn to the left, it will turn to the right. If you want to move forward, it will lower its head to eat grass.

At this time, what Heifu has to do is to be strict and decisive with the horse and make it obey him. The so-called horse riding is the process of taming, letting the horse know who is the master, so that it can carry out your will without hesitation. So be strict with the horse at the beginning. If you want to move forward, you must drive it forward. If you want to be still, you must stop. If it is disobedient, use the reins to control it and slowly develop its obedience to people.

After the horse understood who its real owner was and became obedient, Heifu also spent more than a month getting along with it, feeding it and training it every day, and gradually developed a tacit understanding. At the beginning, I only dared to walk slowly, and gradually I could trot, and I could even hold the horse's belly tightly with my legs, allowing it to let go of its legs and feet and gallop...

One day in early July, as the autumn harvest was approaching, Heifu was riding on the road to the countryside. The weather in Anlu County was good this year. After autumn, there was enough rain, and the millet and rice in the fields began to slowly change color. The green color turns into golden color. When the autumn wind blows, the yellow crops rise and fall, and a scent of rice mixed with hot air hits your nose. From a distance, you can see the fields full of people doing the final work before the autumn harvest.

When Heifu was about to arrive at the village, he turned a corner and prepared to follow the path through a village and head to the garden a few miles away. It had hundreds of acres of pasture and was a good place to practice horsemanship.

The labor force has all gone to work in the fields, so there are not many people in Liju. Although this place does not belong to Heifu's jurisdiction, Heifu still subconsciously looks around while riding on his horse to see if there is anyone here who is idle and not doing his job. This is the occupational disease of the pavilion chief.

Just as he was about to walk out of Liju, he suddenly heard a frightened exclamation next to him.

"Killed!"

The horse was frightened by the shouting, and suddenly raised its front legs and neighed, almost knocking off the black husband!

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