Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 782 Horses
Li Chiqi and Hong Huangnan looked at each other, not daring to speak anymore.Both of Nick's crazy energy have been taught.After his strength passed, he took them to the ranch's office.

The Mopanling pasture looks natural, but it has undergone earth-shaking transformation. Most of the hillside pastures have undergone water improvement and soil conservation projects. Along the mountain, you can see stone drainage ditches coming down from the mountain and draining into the water below the mountain. In the artificial river.Ensure that the soil on the surface of the mountain is not eroded by running water, and can retain water and fertilizers.Water drained from the hills is stored in reservoirs below the hillsides, where the horses drink - and the horses have a high demand for water.

The composition of the pasture soil has been improved, and the green grass looks pure and natural, but most of it is artificially planted high-quality pasture.Reservoirs and artificial rivers have been built at the foot of the mountain to store rainwater and adjust the ecology.The Mopanling Ranch project has invested heavily: it is the third largest agricultural basic project of the Agricultural Committee after the transformation of the United States, Taiwan and foreign countries and the transformation of school fields.Such a high price for raising horses has caused controversy in the executive committee-in the long run, Laigao is not a suitable place for large-scale horse raising.

But the urgent need for horses in the army and agriculture finally made the Mopanling Ranch project approved-after all, it is difficult to expand the horse population without a large enough pasture: the original pasture area by the Wenlan River was limited, and the rapid development of agriculture There is not much potential for expansion in the plains.In contrast, the climate in mountainous areas is relatively cool, and the land and hydrological conditions are also suitable for the development of animal husbandry.

The ranch office is located in a wooden house not far from the stables. The windows are open, and the fragrance of pasture mixed with the stench of horse manure permeates the whole house.If you sniff carefully, you can still smell a smell of disinfectant.The decoration of the office is very rough, with log-colored wooden walls, a stone-paved floor, an old-fashioned white stubble wood desk, and many filing cabinets.The cabinet reads: stallion grading sheets, pedigrees, birth records...

For modern horse breeding, the breeding and maintenance of horse breeds is the focus of horse breeding work-especially when the quality of local horse breeds is too poor and urgently needs to be improved.Nick actually didn't know much about this: he was very proficient in horse pedigree, and he could be said to be well-versed, but this was just talking in the riding club and had little to do with actual operation.Now the main work in this area is done by Yang Baogui, and Nick is studying hard.

"Sit." Nick took off his overalls and threw them in the laundry basket beside him.Asking them to sit down, Yang Baogui was familiar with the way, and sat down as soon as he entered the door.Nick poured them two large cups of cold water from the carafe.Li Chiqi thought that the level of simplicity of the reception was one of the best among all the departments of the Senate.No matter how stingy a department is, it needs a cup of tea.Offices and workshops such as industrial entrances and commercial entrances are always stocked with various beverages and are open for supply.

"What's the matter today, tuning the horse?" Nick cut to the chase.

"Yeah, you know Xun Suji, right? The food factory..."

Nick nodded again and again: "Oh, I know. I took the leftovers from the food factory to make feed."

"He's getting married," Li Chiqi said, "his wife is an aborigine. This is the first marriage between a senator and an aborigine. The executive committee meant to make it more grand, so he approved him to use a red-flag carriage to welcome his wife. The carriage team is now under I care, I have to transfer two horses to pull the wedding car tomorrow."

This kind of icing on the cake is something that most people are unlikely to refuse, but Li Chiqi knows that Nick is not necessarily so.

"What does Xun Suji's marriage have to do with me?" Nick said indifferently, "Let the bride sit in a sedan chair—not everyone in this time and space sits in a sedan chair."

"They're all elders. You have to show off your face by using a carriage for your wedding."

"If it is for military, agricultural, or foreign affairs, it is of course no problem to use horses-this is the overall situation. What is a big deal to get married? If you don't have a carriage, you can't get married?"

"This—" Li Chiqi was at a loss for words, which made sense.But the matter of using the car for the wedding has already been decided, and it cannot be changed without his consent.

"Don't worry, just two horses will drive the cart for a lap, and it's not a heavy load." Li Chiqi talked about it, and added a lot of guarantees before he got the horses he needed.

Hong Huangnan whispered inwardly - with Comrade Nick acting like this, his plan to sell the car had to choose another source of horses.This matter needs to be discussed with Guo Yi, Skaide and others.

Yang Baogui was not surprised, and said with a smile: "When the horses of these officers and soldiers arrive, they won't be so nervous."

"The native service horses are always coming around, and the new horses are useless if they don't take care of them for three or four months." Nick said, "How many horses can we come this time?"

"The numbers have been reported," Hong Huangnan said, he could memorize the numbers, "107 horses, 71 mules, and 51 donkeys."

"That's all?" Nick was disappointed, "There are more than 100 horses sent after the Chengmai battle! Now they have more than 100 horses in their lair?"

Hong Huangnan said: "I heard that the officers and soldiers ate a lot—in fact, they haven't reached the point where they want to kill horses to satisfy their hunger. I think it's purely for meat."

Nick was heartbroken, and after a while he said, "Should I send a few herdsmen to help drive the horses? Is the supply of water and grass on the road guaranteed?"

"I hired people from the artillery team to help drive the horses. They have all been trained by you, so you can rest assured?" Hong Huangnan said with a smile, "Don't worry about the water and grass feed. I am the logistics staff. This Can you get the job done at least?"

Yang Baogui asked: "Are there many injuries?"

"Not many, the wounded and sick ones have already been eaten by the officers and soldiers." Hong Huangnan didn't say that some of them were sent to the meat factory.He asked, "How many horses do we have now?"

"There are 196 horses in total, including the new foals of the year." Nick said, "24 donkeys and 10 mules. Some mules are captured and some are newly born. After they are nursed back, they will be handed over to the farm to raise themselves." Serve."

On the entire Mopan Ridge, all the horses, donkeys and mules under the control of the Crossing Group are now being raised.According to the relevant regulations drafted by the People's Committee of Agriculture and approved by the Senate, horses, donkeys and mules obtained through various channels are not allowed to be retained by any department or individual, and all of them are first transferred to Mopanling Ranch.After treatment, restorative feeding and evaluation of whether there is breeding value, it can be classified and used.

Nick heard that Hong Huangnan and others were going to Guangzhou to promote horse-drawn carriages, so he talked about the issue of horse supply.He was curious about how horses were supplied for carriages in Guangzhou, a place where no horses were used.Hong Huangnan talked about Skaide's idea: to buy Guangxi horses and Yunnan horses locally.

"These two kinds of horses should be of the Yunnan horse breed in the southwest. They are as small as a donkey, and their carrying capacity is not as good as a good donkey." Nick disagreed, "Except that the mountain troops may be useful, I really don't see Find out what it's worth."

Hong Huangnan held on tightly to his business plan of selling horse-drawn carriages, and had long thought of a corresponding reason: "Aren't Mongolian horses easy to get? Besides, the Mongolian horses that I have acquired through countless hardships are sold to rich and powerful households to pull carts." , you don't want to."

"That's true." Nick nodded, "When you buy a Yunnan horse in Guangzhou, I'll send you a professional horse breeder."

"Thank you so much, but you'd better send someone to give us the horse first, otherwise Xun Suji, the groom officer, will have to wait in a hurry." Hong Huangnan said.Everyone laughed.

Many years later, when "new law marriage" has become the most common form of wedding among ordinary people, those old people who witnessed the "Australian wedding" for the first time in Lingao will still recall it to their impatient children with relish. All kinds of past events of the day-for such a remote place, the brand-new wedding format opened their eyes.

That afternoon, Mo Xiaoan was wearing an all-white summer military uniform of the U.S. Navy that he borrowed from Le Lin—the collar flower rank on it was removed—the reason why he borrowed the U.S. military uniform was because the U.S. military’s is the most gorgeous, with golden glitter decorations, lest the natives think that this is a murderous costume.In the past, when the elders wore white undershirts and white shirts in summer, they had already had similar misunderstandings.Now the naturalized people and some aborigines who have frequent contact with the elders already know that Australians are not taboo about white clothes.

Xun Suji wears flowers on his chest.Holding a bouquet of flowers.Accompanied by Mo Xiaoan, they went to Liujiazhai to meet their relatives in a red flag carriage.There are many spectators along the road, whether they are aborigines or naturalized people, they all want to see what this "new law marriage" looks like.Pulled by two horses, the red-flag carriage swaggered past on the road, and the wedding car was cleared by soldiers from the garrison battalion—all of them wore new uniforms, which looked mighty and energetic.

Under the leadership of Ji Denggao, the dragon and lion dance team of the Propaganda Department made a big splash in Liujiazhai.Amidst the din of gongs and drums, it was Zhang Yu's stuttering live broadcast:

"The convoy has entered the square in front of Liujiazhai... The soldiers of the garrison battalion lined up... Chief Xun got off the car with a smile on his face, and waved to the relatives and friends who came to the wedding and the crowd in the square..."

The bride does not have the traditional phoenix coronet, but wears the "Hanfu" designed by Huaxia Society--a red satin Hanfu wedding dress that must be done by Zheng Shangjie herself.The 21st century "Hanfu" phoenix crown worn on the head.Look different.The Liu family and the scholars among the guests were discussing a lot-is it true that the clothes of the Song Dynasty are like this?

Doubts are doubts, no one in Lingao dared to doubt the elders.Seeing the carriages huddled in front and back to welcome the bride, the style is extraordinary and everyone envies.All the big landlords with adult daughters in their families are counting.

Amidst the joyful voices, the first batch of trade and intelligence personnel to go to the mainland has quietly come to the Foreign Intelligence Agency to receive mission orders for their respective regions. According to the plan, they will go to multiple locations in the mainland , officially launched the mainland strategic operation.

(End of this chapter)