Zhang Qi drank a glass of wine, was full of pride, opened his clothes, took a piece of meat and ate it, and said to Thirteen Lang: "I haven't seen you for a few years, you have a lot of wine." I think back then, you and I drank together, but I didn't see you so much! ”

Yao Shouxin on the side said: "Metropolitan eunuch, this time and that time." At that time, Shisanlang was only a brief entourage, and the capital eunuch was an inspector, how could he dare to drink in front of you? Now that you have similar ranks, you naturally have different amounts of alcohol. ”

Thirteen Lang glared and said, "What nonsense! Am I that kind of person? It's not Suizhou training yet, I'm with you every day, and the amount of alcohol has also been practiced! Come, Governor, let's have another big drink! ”

Zhang Qi said: "Are you afraid of you!" Among the generals of Hedong Road, which one can drink me! ”

When Du Zhongxiao was in the Volcano Army, Zhang Qi was patrolling along the border, and after several years, he was able to be stationed in the capital of Linfu Road, and his official position fell behind Thirteen Lang. Zhang Qi felt that he couldn't do it, if he followed Du Zhongxiao, which of these credits would he be able to run? Speaking of fighting, although Shisanlang is brave, is he bad? In the years when he fought against the party, he was one of the most fierce generals of the Song army.

There was a pimple in his heart, so he drank too much wine, and Zhang Yu and Shisanlang couldn't stop drinking.

On the second day, Du Zhongxiao got up late, and after washing, he ordered someone to find Wang Pu.

Sitting down in the living room and serving tea, Du Zhongxiao said: "Last night, I saw that your lantern was a sheep, do you intend to do this business?" ”

Wang Pu listened and nodded again and again: "After a little discernment!" The little one has been going on for a long time, and I think this business is good, and there will be a future in the future! ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "You have been doing things for many years, and you really have a vision." When I knew about the Volcano Army, I invited people from the Western Regions to learn how to spin wool and weave there. Now, six or seven years later, it has a rough scale, but it is still far from enough. When I was in the Volcano Army, I also asked someone to buy grass cotton seeds from the Western Regions, and planted them widely after arriving at Jingxi Road. Speaking of which, the cultivation of grass cotton on Jingxi Road was several years later than the wool weaving of the volcanic army. But now, the money earned by weaving wool on the entire Hedong Road is only a fraction of the cotton cloth on Jingxi Road. In this way, this industry should be promising! ”

Wang Pudao: "After a while, grass and cotton grow in the ground, and wool is collected from sheep, which cannot be compared. It is easy to grow grass and cotton, but it is difficult to raise sheep. In summer, you have to find a place with abundant water and grass, live nomadism, harvest in autumn, and endure hard in winter, which is too difficult. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "I came to you today to discuss the way to raise sheep in the future——"

Wang Pu waved his hand again and again after hearing this: "Jingluo, you have orders, and the small ones will do it, how dare you do it?" ”

Du Zhongxiao said with a smile: "How much do I know about farming and grazing, as an official of the imperial court?" Of course, it is negotiable. In the future, grazing here on the meandering road will all change from nomadic to fixed grazing. This is not an easy task. If it is only done in the fields, the people will inevitably say that only the Han people can do this, and the Fan people are all nomadic. So choose your home to try it, and show it to others when it's done. ”

Wang Pu knew Du Zhongxiao's style when the Volcano Army was in power, and he was overjoyed when he heard it, and hurriedly thanked him.

Du Zhongxiao said: "As far as nomadism is a fixed herd, what difficulties do you think there are, let's hear it." ”

Wang Pu pondered for a while and said, "The first difficulty is the pasture. Why nomadic? Just because there is so much pasture, let the cattle and sheep only eat grass in one place, and soon the grass is eaten up, and they have to change places. The so-called nomadism is not to herd sheep everywhere, but to choose a good route, eat from here to there, and then eat back by another way, just when the summer pasture is changed to the winter pasture. If you change to fixed grazing, you must divide the grazing land and take turns grazing at home. ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Yes, this is the first difficulty." When dividing the grazing land for each family, it is necessary to choose a good geography and be able to take turns grazing. Eat one piece at a time, turn back to the original pasture, and the grass grows again. Spring and summer here are short, and this is not too difficult. ”

The premise is that the area around the meanders is vast and sparsely populated, and even grazing is sparsely populated. It is nothing more than a larger pasture, which can be rotated in spring and summer. Of course, there is another way, that is, the sheep are mainly raised in captivity, harvested grass and fed. This step is too big, a few pilots are okay, and there are many difficulties in large-scale promotion for a while. Wait until the population increases, and then slowly change in this direction.

Wang Pu said: "In spring and summer, especially in summer, everything is easy to say. At that time, the grass was abundant, and the sheep grew up soon after eating the grass. In the past, when I was nomadic, there were not many people who moved in the summer. The hardest part is spring and autumn, when there is grass outside, but it's too thin to stay in one place for long. Herders have summer pastures and winter pastures, but the difficult ones are spring and autumn, and they have to go all the way. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Horses have no night grass and no fertilizer. In this matter, the division has already made up his mind, to plant grass in a suitable place, and to sell it to you. In spring and autumn, you can buy ready-made pasture grass and feed it to the cattle and sheep. ”

Wang Pu shook his head when he heard this: "After a strategy, how much money can you make from raising sheep?" If you buy grass, won't you do it for nothing? ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Don't worry, the price of grass will not be expensive, and you will be guaranteed to make money." The grass sold is all alfalfa and other concentrates, and it is pressed into bundles, good luck and good feeding, and you will know the benefits when you use it. ”

Grass is not ordinary grass, otherwise it would not be rowed. For example, the most common alfalfa, introduced to the Central Plains from the Western Regions of Hantong, is one of the highest quality forage grasses. Alfalfa is a leguminous plant that does not consume much soil energy, and is rich in nutrients, which can be used as a part of concentrate.

The meanders of the river, including the territory of the party, are all barren and impoverished, far from being comparable with the Central Plains. When the Song army fought, they ate wheat, millet, and rice, and the military rations eaten by the party army were barley, long beans, and green hemp seeds. The people don't even have these, and the staple food is drum vines, cong rong seedlings, Dengxiang and alkali pine nuts and the like. It's hard to hear that the party army defeated the Song army by eating fodder.

Wang Pu's parts are similar, grazing cattle and sheep is good, but there is no meat to eat. They eat meat, and what do the chiefs and nobles eat? Not only is there no meat to eat, but even food is scarce, and most of the year depends on wild vegetables and fruits to satisfy hunger.

is used to living a hard life, what Du Zhongxiao said, Wang Pu's intuition is unreliable. People don't have anything to eat, and they still have money to buy grass?

Du Zhongxiao said: "It will be different in the future. You know, the railroad goes to the Baode army in the south, and in a few months it will go to Dongshengzhou. At that time, countless grains will come in from outside, and the price will not be as expensive as before, and you will be able to afford it. Most importantly, things can be shipped out of the country after the railway. How much money did you get from selling a horse or a sheep before? I went to spend on the road, and I didn't have much money left. In the future, it can be transported directly to the Central Plains by train, and the price will rise, and there is no worry about selling, how can it still be the same as now? ”

Wang Pudao: "When I learned a little about the Volcano Army, the prices of horses, cattle and sheep had risen, and it was really a good life for a few years. However, after a little while, the livestock is not easy to sell, and the price has also dropped. If the price is as good as before, it will be different. ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Of course the price is good." You don't know, now here in Higashikatsushu, the price of a sheep, you can't even buy a leg of lamb in Tokyo. With the convenience of railways, I don't know how many people will come here to sell cattle and sheep. Not only cattle and sheep, but also wool will rise. ”

Wang Pu listened to it and was a little fascinated. After the construction of Tanglong Town, there were many businessmen nearby, and Wang Pu heard them talk about the prosperity of the Central Plains, which was really a place that he didn't want to think about, just like the sky. If the price of livestock goes up and the price of food falls, it will be really different in the future.

According to the price Du Zhongxiao said, Wang Pu made a slight calculation and couldn't help but be startled. The price of Tokyo City sheep is seven or eight times that of here in Higashikatsushu, and it is easy to sell. In the future, it will be easier to transport, not to mention the same price as in Tokyo, as long as the herdsmen sell it for one-third of the price there, their income will more than double. Coupled with the price reduction of grain and cloth, the days were unimaginable before.

After being fascinated for a while, Wang Pu suddenly asked Du Zhongxiao: "Jingluo, the railway, can we people take the car?" ”

Du Zhongxiao smiled and said, "Of course you can!" As long as you are willing to pay for the ticket! ”

Wang Pudao: "Why can't you be reluctant? Money is earned by people! If you can go to Tokyo City, it's worth it for a lifetime! ”