Chapter 43 Barbarian Shepherd Dog
"Giant dog? Haoxuan wants to buy a giant dog from the barbarians?"
In the restaurant, Jian Yong looked at Liu Cang in disbelief, looking him up and down, as if he wanted to see some baggage on Liu Cang. Obviously, Liu Cang and the others did not carry any money except for a simple weapon.
sack...
"How much money did Haoxuan bring?" Jian Yong asked Liu Cang. Seeing that Liu Cang's expression was a little awkward, Jian Yong chuckled and continued to preach to the three of them with a hint of advice.
"Although I am not familiar with hounds, the fighting dogs played by wealthy families also cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, right? In the early years, I heard that barbarians were looking for the governor Liu to sell dogs. A puppy was sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars. At this price, it can be bought
A good horse."
"You still need Liu Yu to buy a dog?" Liu Cang questioned.
"They don't directly quote the price, they just brag about the price, and say that they won't give it to anyone who is not an honorable person. Yong is not sure about the specific situation, but with all the flattery, how can Governor Liu not reciprocate the gift?" Jian Yong shook his head.
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"..." Liu Cang was silent. This routine seemed a bit familiar.
"Brother, do you know what that dog looks like?" It's normal for the Han people's courtesy to be exploited, and Liu Cang never thought about spending money to buy it. When he asked Jian Yong, he was even more curious about the breed of dog.
Nowadays, the price of a local meat dog is only two to three hundred yuan, but as Jian Yong said, the fighting dogs played by nobles often cost hundreds of thousands or hundreds of thousands.
In Liu Cang's plan, if he wanted to raise a dog, combat ability must be the first choice.
No matter how ridiculous it is, pet dogs can't beat working dogs, and working dogs can't beat guard dogs. Large dogs are always at a disadvantage when facing giant dogs. When it comes to talking about it, mastiffs are the inevitable choice.
However, there are many differences between the natural animals and plants of the Eastern Han Dynasty and later generations. Now Liu Cang is not sure what kind of guard dogs the Xiongnu Xianbei would have domesticated during this period, so he can only target giant dogs.
"What does he look like? I don't know about Yong. At that time, Yong had not yet joined the job, and I heard that the dog was raised to death before it reached adulthood. Liu, the governor, was praised among the people for a while because he did not hold the person who raised the dog accountable."
Jian Yong shook his head and said.
"That's it..." Liu Cang was disappointed. In this era, there were many creatures that have become extinct in later generations. After all, Xianbei dared to price the paparazzi for more than 100,000 yuan. Liu Cang expected the existence of some unknown alien species.
"Well, by the way, Lao Wang has been through border wars for a long time, so he should have some understanding of barbarian things." While Liu Cang was disappointed, Jian Yong suddenly remembered something, and while speaking, he turned his face and shouted in the shop.
"Old Wang, Wang Yue, have you finished your work? Let's talk if you have time."
"Hiss~~" Liu Cang gasped, "What?"
"What are you doing? If you want to chat about the grown-ups' things, the old man won't dare to accompany you." Liu Cang was surprised and looked up, only to see the previous shopkeeper with a crooked left leg saying to Jian Yong.
"Nothing, do you know the dogs kept by the barbarians?" Jian Yong asked as the store approached.
Only then did Liu Cang take a closer look at the shop owner, and saw that the middle-aged shop owner had a rough face. Although his legs were crooked, his limbs and bones were very strong. His hands were broad, his fingers and claws were strong, and his hands were obviously good at lifting.
"I'm not bragging to you young people. I've gone deep into the hinterland of Xianbei. How could I not recognize those beasts? What's the point of asking about them?"
The shopkeeper seemed interested, so he came to the table with several people. When he knelt down and sat down, he saw that everyone except Liu Bei was not in a proper shape. He raised his hand to support his left leg and sat down cross-legged.
"Wang Yue? Hero Wang Yue?" the old man asked, and several people naturally looked at Liu Cang. As a result, Liu Cang seemed to be cautious and excited at the same time.
"Huh? Which family are you from? Wang has been in the army since he was a child and is now a good man. How can he become the hero you call him!"
The old man named Wang Yue was slightly stunned, then he glared angrily and waved his fist, as if Liu Cang would beat him if he didn't explain clearly.
Well, "hero" is not a good word these days. It can basically be associated with words such as not doing anything in production, being idle, causing trouble and so on.
"Well, entering Helan alone and attacking the Qiang leader's tent at night...?" Liu Cang was stunned and muttered softly.
"Huh? You kid, how could you have heard that there are hounds wandering around the Qiang people's tent? How is it any different from seeking death if you break in alone?" Wang Yue shook his head, but put down the fist in his hand.
Liu Cang refused to give up and took a peek at Wang Yue's attributes. It turns out that ordinary people don't even have the karma attribute. He has probably been in the army since he was a child, and he doesn't even have the small amount of karma that a warrior would have.
Liu Cang's muttering, not to mention the store owner Wang Yue, Liu Bei and the others also shook their heads and chuckled. Although there is no such term as second grade these days, people also know that teenagers love to dream...
Liu Cang was embarrassed and did not explain. According to his opinion, Wang Yue, who was good at swordsmanship, should exist. However, he was reminded by the Wang Yue in front of him that it seemed that the legend of the night attack on the leader's tent in later generations was a bit too much.
The Hu Qiang people tend to raise dogs as a warning. It is impossible that there will be no dogs patrolling around the leader's tent. When the man leaves, the dog barks, haha...
"If you want to talk about those dogs, you have to ask the right person. In his early years, the old man was a first-class rebuke in the army. After he was injured and removed his armor, he often dealt with dogs on weekdays. Tell me, what do you want to know? "
No one paid much attention to Liu Cang's interlude about the name Wang Yue. The old man sat down and Jian Yong poured him a bowl of wine. The two of them responded naturally. It seemed that this was not the first time they chatted at the same table.
A first-class scout? That is obviously a bit bragging. After all, without karma, he is not even a soldier. Where can he go?
Wang Yue said that he often dealt with dogs after taking off his armor, and several people looked at the big pottery tripod stewed with fragrant meat.
"Old Wang, I would like to ask what kind of herding dogs the barbarians outside the Great Wall train. Do the general Xiongnu communities also domesticate them? Are there any giant dogs?" Liu Cang asked Wang Yue.
Liu Cang spoke up, and the lame Wang Yue looked at Liu Cang again. He had thick hands and a dark face, and was wearing coarse linen clothes. He was obviously not a kid from a rich family. Wang Yue relaxed his mind, but secretly laughed at how familiar this kid was.
"Well, barbarians often train wolf dogs that are related to wolves. That's because these dogs make it difficult for us to carry out surprise and night attacks when we fight against them. In order to deal with these beasts, the soldiers in the army have all trained them A good way to kill a dog with one hand." Wang Yue said with emotion.
"The Xiongnu mainly breeds a kind of large four-eyed dog with double points on the eyebrows. The beast stands as tall as a man and is as strong as a strong man. Its fur is thick and it is difficult to kill it quickly without the help of a weapon.
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Wang Yue said, and Liu Cang frowned. Is the Tibetan Mastiff still a Mongolian Mastiff? It should be a Mongolian Mastiff, right? How tall is a person when he stands up? Is a Mongolian Mastiff that big?
As we know in the previous life, the Mongolian Mastiff is not outstanding. With the help of that Genghis Khan, it failed to blow up. Then all the herdsmen and lamas came out to show off. In the end, it was suppressed by the Tibetan Mastiff with extremely low IQ.
"I know that kind of dog, are there any others?" Liu Cang shook his head, a little uninterested. He was not very interested in Mongolian mastiffs.
"That's right. Although that kind of dog is big, its fur is loose, but it doesn't actually have that much meat." Seeing that Liu Cang was not interested, Wang Yue became interested, nodding as if he had met an expert.
Well, the animals of today are generally more wild, that is, more ferocious and stronger than those of later generations, but obviously, the people of today are not by the same order of magnitude more ferocious than those of later generations.
Chapter completed!