Song Dynasty Iron Armored Army

Chapter 263
Chai Lin said: "No, not three. Sweet potatoes and corn provide food and fodder for everyone. Potatoes are a kind of cheap vegetables, so that everyone can eat and satisfy their hunger. Don't forget that there is also cotton. Cotton is used to make cotton coats to protect everyone from the cold. Peanuts can be used to extract oil and provide grass fodder. Peppers are the best condiments to invigorate the spleen and appetizers.”

Lao Liang slapped his head: "Look at my memory, I forgot about cotton, peanuts, and peppers. Then first set up a merit inscription and write down the time and techniques of planting, so as to pass on the merits of the owner."

"Okay, write down Uncle An and Zhuang Ding, the first batch of planters." Chailin said.

In fact, there are some other new crops, such as Artemisia ascaris, but they are medicinal materials. These crops are not related, so they are recorded separately.

Chai Lin and the others were planting sweet potatoes, and they were covered with dirt. At this time, a horse flew over, and a soldier came over on a horse with iron hooves.

"Report, Director Shi Xiushi has brought back three hundred good horses, and I have something to ask for you at the horse farm."

"Okay, I got it. I'll be there soon." Chai Lin said and handed over the sweet potato planting to Lao Liang, and rushed to the horse farm with two bodyguards, Dian Zhengnan and Xie Bao.

In the temporary horse farm in Chaijiazhuang West Village, there was a lot of sound of horses, and hundreds of strong black horses were grazing and drinking there.This kind of black horse is still different from the black horses mounted by Chailin and Wu Song. The color is black with a little red.

The veterinarian boiled orange peels and hawthorn slices in light salt water to supplement the horses with vitamins and minerals. Shi Xiu led a team to check the horses.

These horses are on average ten centimeters taller than iron-shoeed horses. There is no harm if there is no comparison, and the difference will be revealed once the comparison is made.The average height of this batch of dark horse stallions is 1.4 meters, and the average height of the mares is 1.3 meters. Judging from the weight, it is estimated that they will have to weigh more than 100 catties.

"Brother Shixiu, it's been a hard trip, why did it take so long?" Chai Lin asked.

Shi Xiu came over and said: "I made my brother worry. I have not been idle in Zhending Mansion during this time. I will introduce a few friends to my brother at night. Now let's talk about these horses, but they were bought with a lot of money beyond the budget. Brother, don't blame me That's good."

Chailin said: "Since I have entrusted you with the matter, I must delegate power to you, otherwise how would you do business. These horses should all be prairie horses, why do they look so much taller?"

"These horses were found by Brother Duan Jingzhu from the depths of the grassland. They are called Wuyun horses, also called monk black horses. They come from a grassland tribe called Wuyun. Almost all the horses raised in their tribe are black, and there are very few horses. Other variegated horses, in addition to the common characteristics of grasslands, this kind of horse is big and heavy. However, this kind of grassland horse is a bit taller, and it is forbidden to export in Liao Kingdom. When Duan Jing lived in Liao Kingdom, he had one We only paid three taels of silver for the road, and the horse in our hands is only 20 taels of silver, fully twice as expensive as the iron-shoeed horse." Shi Xiu introduced.

Chai Lin nodded and said: "It's okay, it's okay, if this horse can be sold for three or forty taels in the horse market, it's no problem. This batch of dark horses arrived in time, and the new generals have to allocate horses, and it's useless now." It’s a good horse. I think there are dozens of geldings over there, and they are still very good.”

There are a total of forty geldings, twenty stallions and 240 mares.Among them, there are more than 50 horses with foals in their stomachs, and an average of 20 taels is not expensive.In particular, this kind of mare is big and can be bred with a black-headed donkey to produce a tall mule weighing more than 800 catties.

After a while, Chai Lin called Lin Chong over.

Lin Chong was training, and came over on horseback with a gun.

"Brother, what's the matter?" Lin Chong got off his horse and came over to ask.

Chai Lin pointed to the forty black geldings and said, "Teacher, please see, are these forty black horses suitable for the heavy cavalry battalion?"

Lin Chong said: "Good horses, these dark horses are in good spirits, but they are very tired. They weigh [-] catties, a little shorter than Yanyun horses, but much taller than iron-shoe horses. Let the horses rest for a few days , Put on fat, try their strength and you will know if it fits, I don’t think it’s a big problem.”

As Lin Chong said, he walked over and came to a gelding. This horse was not so docile. Seeing that it was a stranger, Herod barked wildly.

Lin Chong put his hands on the horse's back, and turned himself onto the saddleless horse.

This horse still wants to blow its wings, but Lin Chong is very good at riding, so he can't tolerate his recklessness.Lin Chong pressed hard on the horse's back, and the horse was able to hold its strength.

After riding for a while, Lin Chong got off his horse and said, "The load-bearing capacity can be several tens of catties stronger than that of iron-shoeed horses. It is no problem to allocate heavy cavalry as spare horses." Armor is generally not worn on the body, and only before the battle will they put on heavy armor and charge into battle.

"When we come to our place, the second-generation dark horse will grow even bigger," Chai Lin said.

Shi Xiu was puzzled and asked, "Why?"

"Horses are in the grasslands, and there is almost no concentrate. They all rely on grazing. During the growth period, the nutritional supplement is not balanced. Our horse farm is in good condition. Although the forage is not as good as the grassland, it has more concentrate, more salt, proper mineral supplementation, and timely deworming. It should be no problem to grow six to seven centimeters taller." Chailin explained.

Lin Chong said: "This kind of horse and iron-shoe horse are excellent horses. Brother Wanchun's light cavalry battalion performed very well, and their riding and archery skills are unmatched in the world. It doesn't take much. Three thousand heavy cavalry and [-] light cavalry can stand firm. Stabilize Hebei and Shandong."

Shi Xiu shook his head when he heard this: "Brother Duan Jingzhu's way is not that wild. Although there are as many horses on the grassland as a cow's hair, they can't be transported. Two or three hundred horses at a time, and seven or eight times a year are only a few thousand horses."

"Brother Shi Xiu, don't worry, you have to eat every bite, and you have to walk step by step. The goods that Brother Duan Jingzhu buys from us are all hot-selling items in the grassland, and the profits are huge every time. Brother Duan Jingzhu's method will definitely be able to run smoothly in the Daliao Kingdom. Besides, most of the horses we buy are mares, and the fodder is sufficient, so the number of horses will double in a few years." Chailin said.

Shi Xiu said: "What my brother said is that Brother Duan exchanged all the money from selling horses for tea, silk, and iron pots. There are more than 200 camels full."

"Okay, brother Shixiu has worked hard, go back to the inn and rest, I will clean up the brothers at night." Chai Lin said.

Shi Xiu took a dozen brothers back to the inn. This trip was not hard, but definitely not easy.More than a dozen people drove more than 300 horses for more than 500 miles all the way, eating and sleeping in the open air, which was definitely not easy.Of course, what Chailin gave was money for his life.

In recent years, Chaijiazhuang has made a qualitative leap in terms of economic strength.The completion of the iron ore factory produced more than ten tons of iron a day, which was ten tons just now.Yantian has also built [-] mu, and it is still under construction.

Then the completion of the two paper mills and the two grain processing workshops is completely a money printing machine.

Especially in the grain workshop in Dongping Prefecture, twelve machines process rice, millet, and wheat day and night. Chailin doesn't own a grain store, but he does processing for a big grain merchant.The rice is mainly processed into rice. In addition to charging an appropriate processing fee, the rice bran, rice bran, and bran are all returned to Chaijiazhuang.

The leftovers such as rice bran are not cheap, the normal price is [-] Wen for [-] catties of rice bran.The grain workshop in Dongping Prefecture normally produces [-] catties of waste a day, but the grain workshop in Chaijiazhuang is worse, because it has not yet found a suitable large grain merchant, and it only does local business, with a daily waste of [-] catties.The main reason is that Chai Lin is too soft-hearted to monopolize Cangzhou's grain.

As for the paper mills, it is even more expensive. The two paper mills mainly make tissue paper. In the late Northern Song Dynasty, the polarization between the rich and the poor was very serious. Rich people steal money, so this tissue paper sells very well. Well, sellers from all over the country came to buy goods, and money flowed into Chaijiazhuang.Of course, there have been more and more workers recently, and another [-] workers were recruited from Qingzhou, and about [-] workers were recruited from around Taiyuan Prefecture.

Those who are ingenious, know a little bit of technology, and are willing to learn, entered the shipbuilding workshop, papermaking workshop, or went to build houses and so on.

Xie Bao reminded: "Brother, Brother Shi Xiu said that there are a few new brothers in the inn."

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