Song Dynasty Iron Armored Army

Chapter 10 Shi Xiu sells horses
Chai Jin and the others got off their horses, cupped their hands and asked, "But Boss Ma?"

"It turned out to be a senior official, Chai. The senior official was joking. I dare not be the boss in front of you." Ma Yongdao.

Chai Jin smiled and said: "You are a real boss, you can slaughter thousands of pigs a year."

"I don't know what the officials are doing here? The hut is small, let's talk here." Ma Yong brought some chairs and said.

"My village is building roads, and in the coming year we will open up wasteland and plant trees. We need a lot of meat, so I came to buy some sows from you," Chai Jin said.

As soon as Ma Yong heard the business, he said happily: "That's no problem. I have nearly [-] pigs grazing here, including sows of all sizes. I just don't know what kind of sows the high officials want?"

"I want [-] gilts weighing about [-] jin. As long as they are good, the price is up to you, but don't bring sick and disabled pigs." Chai Jin said.

"The senior officials are really experts. The piglets weigh about [-] catties. If they are not reserved for breeding, they will be knocked out. There are just a hundred of them. Now the market price is [-] yuan per pig. I will count for the senior officials." Seven hundred coins apiece, how about having it delivered to your home?" Ma Yong introduced.

Chai Jin said: "Okay, the price is up to you. Look at the pig first, if it's okay, you can send it to me tomorrow."

"no problem."

A group of people entered the fence and walked a few hundred meters before seeing the herd of pigs. This group of piglets weighing about [-] kg was alone together. Mayon threw in some sliced ​​pumpkins from the rack cart next to them. , the piglets rushed up immediately when they saw something to eat, and two or three hundred piglets snapped it up, eating happily.

The more Chai Jin looked at it, the more he admired it. This horse will never end, and the wisdom of the people of Song Dynasty should not be underestimated.Using grain, seasonal melons and vegetables, and grass as raw materials, they spend the night in pens and run around the site during the day.This kind of pig grows slower, and it takes about a year from birth to slaughter, but the meat quality and taste are far inferior to factory pigs.

Chai Jin is an expert in breeding. He studied it for more than two years when he was in the army, and he has acquired the ability to distinguish good or bad pigs by their coat color, and he can spot rice pigs at a glance.

Chai Jin arranged for Ma Yong to select a hundred piglets today, and deliver them to Chaijiazhuang East Village early tomorrow morning. He immediately paid Ma Yong half of the money, and the balance was paid upon delivery.

Ma Yong was very happy, and praised Chai Jin for his bright work.In terms of quality, Ma Yong personally checks it. In other words, in this area, no one dares to fool Chai Jin, who is a big man on the ground.

After leaving the pig farm, a group of people came to the cow and horse market. Today is a big market. There are a lot of cows and horses, and not all of them are for sale.

"Master, why are you here in person today?" A man came out and asked.

Chai Jin saw that this was Chai Gang, the supervisor in charge of driving the carriages in the village, nicknamed Chai Dabashi, a capable man in his 30s, who was now in charge of buying cattle, horses and mules.

"I was looking for you, how has the mule's purchase been in recent days?" Chai Jin asked.

Dabashi took Chai Jin to the side, and said, "I dare not neglect what the housekeeper arranged. I bought fifty heads in three days, and I can't take any more."

"Why is this? Isn't there still mules?" Chai Jin asked.

"There are, but the prices have skyrocketed, and many sellers are charging so much that they can no longer buy them," Chai Gang said.

Chai Jin thought about it for a reason. Majiaji was a small market. Originally, there were not many mules traded in the market. The Chai family collected [-] mules in three days, which was enough to raise the price of mules in the market. At this time, they would definitely not be able to collect any more mules. up.

"Then what other animals can I buy?"

"No, the cows are basically calves, and they are unusable. They have to be raised for at least one or two years before they can work. As for the horses, it is not suitable for us to buy carts, and the cost is too expensive." Chai Gang said.

At this time, someone shouted in the northwest corner of the market: "I bought it cheap. This is a really good horse. It has strong endurance and can withstand roughage. It's just a little short. Why don't you like it?" A man said, foaming at the mouth , but the people around were unmoved.

Chai Gang said: "This man's name is Shi Xiu, and he trafficked more than 200 prairie horses from the Daliao Kingdom from Zhending. This kind of prairie horse is good, but untrained, wild-tempered, and short in stature. The big family sees it If not, ordinary people can’t afford it, so his [-] horses have been stuck here for more than ten days.”

"Oh, go and have a look." Chai Jin said.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, Mongolia had not risen yet. At this time, Mongolian horses were still called Liao State prairie horses. The prairie horses were short, with a shoulder height of only 1.2 meters and a weight of only seven or eight hundred catties. They were about the same size as the donkeys of the Song Dynasty. , but much better endurance, good at long-distance running.

Chai Jin saw that there were about [-] horses in the group, and they were kept in the fence, with some hay scattered on the ground.A typical prairie horse has a large head, short neck, broad chest, long mane and muscular development.

Seeing someone coming, the man who sold the horse quickly cheered up and came over to introduce: "Guest officer, don't look at this horse's size, it has very good stamina."

Chai Jin shook his head and said, "Endurance is good, but this horse has not been trained, at most it can only be ridden, it has a wild temper, it can't pull a cart, and it can't plow the land."

"It doesn't matter if you are wild, I will be responsible for training you, as long as you buy it, I will be responsible for training you for a few months." Hanzi introduced.

The man who sells horses is Shi Xiu, about 1.7 meters tall, but he is strong and powerful, but at the moment he is at the end of his rope, and if he can't sell these horses, he may only be exiled in the rivers and lakes.

Chai Jin said: "How many geldings, mares, and ponies do your horses have? How old are they?"

Seeing that Chai Jin was interested, Shi Xiu immediately introduced: "Fifty male geldings, all well-trained horses on the grassland. It is not good to pull carts to plow the land, but they are the best in riding and good at running. 160 mares, all It is a three- or four-year-old mouth, and it can breed ponies in a few months.

Chai Jin said to Chai Gang: "You go and check to see if the horse is healthy and whether there is any disease."

Chai Gang has a lot of research on large animals such as cattle and horses. He has inspected more than a dozen animals, checked their teeth, looked at them, and there is nothing wrong with them.He came back and said: "Back to the owner, these horses are very healthy, but they have not eaten enough during this period of time, and they have lost weight."

Chai Jin said: "Boss Shi, have you eaten yet? Let's go to the small shop next door." Chai Jin pointed to the haggis shop outside the market.

"No problem, I'll treat you." Shi Xiu said.

Chai Jin, Chai Gang, Shi Xiu and a group of three came to the haggis shop next to it. This haggis shop is where the bosses and fellows in the livestock market eat. They sell some mutton and haggis. Zamian, there is a layer of black oil on the table.The guy's clothes were covered with oil, and the owner of the haggis shop saw that he was Chai Jin, and he was a little cautious, and said, "Your official, you don't mind the small shop's Mai Tai."

Chai Jin said: "If you talk about your store, the business is pretty good. It doesn't matter if the store is big or small. You have to improve the hygiene, right? I came here today for dinner. I cut two catties of mutton and got a few catties of water and wine."

Shi Xiu also noticed that Chai Jin is a big man, who on the ground in Cangzhou can be such a big man?
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