0p0 Chapter 268: Can I Get Cows
Chapter 268: Can I Get Cows
"I seem to understand, but I also seem not to understand." Nanchuan scratched his head.
"Write it down first, and then you'll understand it after thinking about it more slowly. Let's go to the next farm. It's time for lunch."
The group got on the carriage and drove to the next village.
Everyone else was thinking and digesting what they had talked about today.
Changle was carefree and listened to the excitement, and even yelled with the Monkey King,
"The timid are afraid of the stupid, the stupid are afraid of the aggressive, the aggressive are afraid of the desperate, when two brave men meet in a narrow road, the brave will win! Charge!"
The Monkey King was standing nearby, also dancing with excitement and chirping: Go, go, go, go!
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When the group returned to the villa, they brought back the newly made iron plowshare.
Moreover, it has been tried in the fields by harnessing the ox, and it is indeed more labor-saving, lighter, easier to operate and control than the previous ones.
Since it is so useful, we must make more. Give orders and order more to be made to ensure that all the fields at home have enough of it.
By the way, he kept one and had someone send it to the young prince along with the blueprints.
Since it is better than the current products on the market, we should promote it so that everyone can use it.
Before going to bed at night, I made systematic arrangements for the fields I had visited today.
The corresponding plan for fertilizing the fields has also been determined, and people can just carry it out according to the plan.
There are still five villages that I haven’t visited yet. I’ll try to finish them all tomorrow.
The indenture contract in Shen Ruyi's hand is getting thicker and thicker.
In the evening, Nanny Li had someone bring back a thick stack of indentures, along with more than 130 people.
The next morning, Shen Ruyi decided to meet these people.
Most of them are good at farming and are veterans.
At the moment, they are looking pretty good. Basically, they are people with families, and after simple training, they can now be directly assigned and used.
Among them, there were two families with a total of 11 people who were good at raising livestock and were directly assigned to the sheepfold and cattle shed.
There are also three people who used to help the owner raise horses at the farm and are considered professionals.
Now keep doing this and row straight to the stable.
Feeling that there were not enough people, he picked out a few people who were in charge of feeding the horses at the previous owner's house and rowed over as well.
The remaining people were all directly assigned to the farms we visited yesterday.
After the distribution was completed, we found that there were still not enough people. Although there seemed to be a lot of people, there were also too many fields.
On average, there are not many in each village.
We need to continue recruiting people, and by the way, I passed the message to Nanny Li that we are still in need of people who are good at growing rice and raising fish.
Two of the villages we visited yesterday had many rivers, large puddles and small dams.
After digging and processing, it is very suitable to raise some fish and shrimps and plant some lotus seeds.
Suddenly I remembered that I seemed to have forgotten about the pigs and rabbits, and I had to build a pigpen and rabbit shed.
Rabbits reproduce very quickly. As long as there is no plague or disease, raising rabbits is a good choice.
It's special grass.
If you want your pigs to grow fat and have tasty and nutritious pork, castration is a necessary step.
Shen Ruyi remembered and explained it.
The same goes for lamb. If you want the lamb to be tender and delicious without any smell, this step is also essential.
This was the first time Manager Qin heard about this, but he still obediently carried out the task.
As for who knows this, you have to ask around.
I thought others were like me and had never heard of this practice, but I realized it only after I truly understood it.
Some nobles have been eating castrated meat for many years.
However, this is also a technology, and everyone is trying to keep it secret. No one would be stupid enough to publicize it and make it known.
Otherwise, how can we demonstrate our uniqueness and nobility?
Following this line of thought, Manager Qin specially made friends with a person who was in charge of this matter at someone else's farm.
And promise the other party that the operation will be done privately and the money will be paid according to the number of heads.
The two had a very pleasant conversation and felt a little bit like they had met too late.
This person returned the favor by introducing me to a few businesses that raise piglets and lambs well and offer fair prices.
Manager Qin went over to take a look and found that the man indeed looked quite energetic. He told him the quantity and paid a deposit.
Just wait until the pigpen and sheep shed are built, and then catch them and take them home to raise.
I also heard a piece of news that there is a way to get cows that only produce milk.
The price is very high. They said they brought it back from the barbarians with great effort. Do you want it?
Manager Qin estimated that his master would agree to this, but the price was too high after all, so it would be better for him to go home and ask his master.
Of course, they also have a group of strong calves and cows that can give birth.
It will be here in a few days. If you are interested, you can come and choose. Manager Qin agreed to this.
This can be considered as an unexpected result.
As for Shen Ruyi, before she left, she asked someone to buy the 20 boxes of bees at noon today.
Put it in the yard that I specifically liked yesterday.
When I come back at night, I put it into my space.
This house will no longer be used for living, it will be used only for moving things in and out.
There are no other residents around, so generally no one pays attention to what is transported in or out. As long as you pay attention to the time difference, there will be no problem.
Otherwise, many things cannot be operated.
Today, Shen Ruyi led everyone to handle official business and did not stay for long.
After checking the terrain, I informed the tenants of my arrangements and plans, communicated about the subsequent hiring of people, and then went to the next place.
After rushing around, I finally visited all the villages.
On the way back, he passed by the yard, put 20 boxes of bees into the space, released 20 bags of corn cobs, and took them back home.
As soon as we pulled it home, we arranged for someone to rub the corn kernels.
In the evening, the crops to be planted in the remaining farms were determined according to the soil and topography.
When Shen Ruyi heard that Manager Qin actually had a way to buy dairy cows, she knew she had to have one.
I agreed immediately, “If the price is not outrageously expensive, I can consider buying them all.
Remember to tell you about this in advance, and then send someone who knows about breeding to go with you to select.
As for cattle, as long as they are strong and have good teeth, you can buy them.
There is no need to worry about not having enough space to raise the animals. There are several farms with forests and mountains where you can open up an area specifically for breeding.”
After all, those places were originally grasslands. If you feel that there is not enough grass, you can plant some more grass.
Manager Qin naturally had no objection and left after reporting.
The next morning, the cattle, horses and sheep sent by the young prince arrived.
Twenty horses were donated, including four pregnant mares and one breeding stallion.
There are 5 non-pregnant mares and the rest are all foals over one year old.
Twenty cows were given, including two pregnant cows, six non-pregnant cows, two bulls, and the rest were all calves.
20 sheep were delivered, including 1 ram and 2 lactating sheep mothers.
There were 3 suckling lambs, 6 ewes, and the rest were mediocre lambs.