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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Erpingham on June 22, 2020, 04:07:23 PM

Title: Chinese horse trading
Post by: Erpingham on June 22, 2020, 04:07:23 PM
A short article (https://www.medievalists.net/2020/06/horses-medieval-china/) on medieval Chinese problems of maintaining a supply of a strategic asset - horses.

Title: Re: Chinese horse trading
Post by: Jim Webster on June 23, 2020, 06:47:11 PM
Quote from: Erpingham on June 22, 2020, 04:07:23 PM
A short article (https://www.medievalists.net/2020/06/horses-medieval-china/) on medieval Chinese problems of maintaining a supply of a strategic asset - horses.

An interesting article, on reading it I do get the feeling that the Chinese bureaucracy didn't really understand horses too well
Title: Re: Chinese horse trading
Post by: Imperial Dave on June 23, 2020, 10:32:43 PM
just remember which end of the horse bites and which kicks and you will be fine....ie avoid at all costs
Title: Re: Chinese horse trading
Post by: Jim Webster on June 24, 2020, 10:32:25 AM
Quote from: Holly on June 23, 2020, 10:32:43 PM
just remember which end of the horse bites and which kicks and you will be fine....ie avoid at all costs

Horses were put on this word so that sheep could feel intellectually superior to somebody

As a species they prove that you can go a long way with a nice body and good hair  ;)
Title: Re: Chinese horse trading
Post by: Imperial Dave on June 24, 2020, 11:42:21 AM
Oh I love horses just one at a time and with a metal barrier between us  :)
Title: Re: Chinese horse trading
Post by: Erpingham on June 24, 2020, 11:59:31 AM
Few people could eat more than one horse at a time.  Or am I misunderstanding :) 
Title: Re: Chinese horse trading
Post by: Jim Webster on June 24, 2020, 12:42:21 PM
Quote from: Erpingham on June 24, 2020, 11:59:31 AM
Few people could eat more than one horse at a time.  Or am I misunderstanding :)

I used to joke I'd eaten horse more recently than I'd ridden one, but thanks to Tesco most people can say that
Title: Re: Chinese horse trading
Post by: Imperial Dave on June 24, 2020, 02:03:50 PM
No joke. As part of my job I look at things like this  :-[