"This is a great thing. Now the company is seriously short of mules and horses. We can only use two horses to haul heavy goods over long distances. If this thing comes true, I will apply to raise horses... Come, today

You're in charge! By the way, why doesn't this kid know how to call someone? It's rude!"

But no matter how calm and calm Mrs. Xiushan was, Hong Tao was already on guard. Naturally, his words were impeccable, and he took advantage of the situation and pretended not to care too much, and he picked Ma Yu up into the carriage and stuffed him with a horsewhip.

"Hello, Grandma Xiushan... Drive! Drive!" As the saying goes, dragons give birth to dragons and phoenixes, and mice's sons can dig holes. Ma Yu lives with a group of coachmen, and even if he doesn't want to learn to drive, he can't do it.

This is not what Hong Tao asked for. When Xiaoma runs short distances, he basically takes his children with him. He has been immersed in it and practiced for several months. Except that he is still too weak and cannot dance the whip, his every move is no different from that of an adult coachman.

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However, this child has a relatively withdrawn personality and rarely talks. She is particularly wary of strangers, even a little too much. There is no way, her previous memory was basically black and lacked sunlight. It will take a long time to change this perception.

long time.

The pastoral area in the north of the city where Mrs. Xiushan is going is not under the jurisdiction of the Chengbei Safety Zone in terms of administrative division, but directly under the Ministry of Agriculture. Its general location is near the Ming Tombs Reservoir, including the surrounding hillsides and a small part of Changping City.

If you want to ask why you chose this place as a pastoral area, there is no other reason, just because it has mountains, water, and convenient transportation. It has been 11 years since the end of the world. Although the global climate has not changed much at once, God only needs to sneeze.

, there will be tornadoes blowing on the earth for half a year.

Compared with the old world, the Ming Tombs Reservoir is probably more than ten times larger. It has been spreading westward along the Dongsha River, almost turning the north of Changping City into Zeguo, and it is impossible to see the edges if you look at it.

Dry reeds.

Mrs. Xiushan said that it won’t take half a month. As long as the temperature rises slightly by another five or six degrees for two or three days, the reeds will sprout and decorate the banks, swamps, and wetlands with tender green. In another half month, it will be

The world of wildflowers comes in all colors and shapes, all vying for beauty.

However, it is also very dangerous here when the rainy season comes. Even if the dam discharges water 24 hours a day, the rainwater from the nearby mountainous areas will more than double the reservoir. Once there is too much rain, Changping City in the south will become Zeguo

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But the more unfriendly the natural conditions are to humans, the more animals like them. After six or seven years of construction, this area has become the largest horse farm and livestock base in the East Asian Alliance.

Compared with the HR area where the mountains are steeper and the woods are denser, the mountains here are gentler and there are fewer woods, which is conducive to the growth of pasture. You don’t have to go outside the Great Wall to read the poem about cattle and sheep being seen when the grass blows in the wind. In late summer and early autumn,

You can see it anywhere you find a ranch.

Of course, Hong Tao couldn't see it. Now the mountains and plains were all yellow, and there weren't many cattle or sheep. There were quite a few horses surrounded by wooden fences on a certain hillside. When they saw a carriage approaching, a few of them ran with it.

stand up.

"There is a good pasture over there. As long as the trees are cut down, a few cabins are built, and a few miles of fences are built, at least a hundred horses can be raised!" Hong Tao felt that this kind of scenery was more beautiful than the high-rise buildings in the city.

Once you are familiar with it, you can no longer keep your mouth shut.

70% of his little knowledge about herding comes from listening to Kerim, and 30% comes from practice. It belongs to the level of saying that it makes sense and the secret is revealed as soon as he does it.

But this does not prevent you from fooling an old lady from Japan. As long as you are not from Hokkaido, have you ever seen what a grassland is? Do you know what a herd of horses is? Listen honestly!

"I heard that the alliance has specially transported a lot of horses back from Xinjiang Province, and is about to encourage refugees who can herd to contract the mountainous land. That is the pasture reserved for the future. You have a good vision."

Along the way, Mrs. Xiushan had a lot of chats, ranging from the company's business to the current status of the safety zone, to the alliance's policies and several recent major events. The coverage is very wide and the level is very deep. For example, the alliance's views on future agriculture and animal husbandry

She actually knew about the career plan.

"I've heard of Yili horses, but I don't know how they compare to the Mongolian horses here. In fact, the company doesn't need too many good horses, and it would be best to crossbreed more horses and mules." Hong Tao didn't mean to say anything, but there were not many

To be honest, even if I didn't deliberately make it up, I would try to be as superficial as possible and just talk about the facts without using my imagination.

"But once you become a herdsman, you cannot join the company. This is also a method used by the alliance to ensure the supply of basic living supplies. If everyone goes to the company to make money, who will be willing to herd cattle and grow food."

Mrs. Xiushan was not in a hurry and continued to chat with each other. From time to time, she would give Hong Tao extra lessons and act as a teacher on the details of the alliance regulations.

"This rule makes sense. If you lack anything, you can't lack food and drink. In fact, raising so many horses is a bit wasteful. It's better to raise more cattle and sheep."

On these issues, Hong Tao really could only accept teachings. Before he left the Renaissance Alliance, he basically didn't worry about food and drink. The labor force was not rich enough to develop animal husbandry, let alone formulate rules that were conducive to the development of agriculture and animal husbandry.

These are definitely the achievements of the successors, and they deserve to be praised. They are indeed necessary.

"Not only for eating meat and pulling carts, all horses here must be selected by the army, and the rest are allowed to be used by civilians. Currently, the alliance is in urgent need of war horses. It won't be long before our army may head south.

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Seeing that Hong Tao was not fooled, Mrs. Xiushan once again brought up a more tempting topic, then slightly raised her eyelids and stared at the man's face from the side and back to observe carefully.

"...There's going to be a war again! If something goes wrong, then the company's fleet will be requisitioned!" Oh... Hong Tao simply turned his head and showed a straight face, except for his eyes which were covered by sunglasses.

Every cell outside is filled with deep uneasiness and fear.

"Hehehe, it's still early, maybe...turn left ahead and follow the path, we're almost there, let me come down and take a walk, my waist is almost broken!"

Looking at this face that could really frighten a child in the middle of the night, Mrs. Xiushan was not going to test it anymore. After riding in a carriage for a whole day, even if it was covered with soft cushions and you could lie down on it, it was not very comfortable.

Even at walking speed, we climbed over the last hill before dark, and a small group of houses suddenly appeared on the opposite hillside. From a distance, they looked like mushrooms growing on the grassland.

There is what Mrs. Hideyama calls the Japanese ranch, which is run by two couples. Two of the husbands are from rural Hokkaido. They had been herding cattle when they were young. After they fled to the East Asia Alliance and had no other skills, they simply continued to contract ranches.

Later, he married a wife from Russia and South Korea respectively, and transitioned from raising sheep and cattle to the more profitable horse breeding. Over the past few years, more than 70 Mongolian horses have been bred in the pasture. The scale is neither large nor small.

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The two old Japanese men were very happy about the arrival of Mrs.

Eat havoc.

During the dinner, everyone communicated in Chinese, and the topics included not only the current living conditions, but also the sufferings of the past and the memory of family members in the old world. They laughed when they were happy, cried when they were sad, sang and danced when they were drunk, and drank too much.

Then he fell asleep.

Hong Tao's drinking capacity was average, but he would not let a few old men and women who were about the same age as Mrs.

Check to see if the fence is closed properly to prevent wolves or other animals from sneaking in at night.

Are there wolves in Changping District? The answer is yes, not only there are, but there are quite a few. As long as it gets dark, long bursts of howling will come from the mountains. People who are not used to it will stay awake all night, always feeling that there is movement outside.

But it doesn’t matter much. In addition to having long guns, the herdsmen here also have relatively ferocious dogs that help herd during the day and serve as sentries at night. As long as there is not a large group, generally speaking, wolves are not willing to face the shepherd dogs.
Chapter completed!