When he saw the camel, Zhao Guodong blurted out in surprise, "Why is it a dromedary camel?"
Zhao Guodong worked for the Fan family, and the business groups in Zhangjiakou all used camels to conduct land trade. I know a lot about camels.
Although there are few dromedary camels, they are not absent in Ming Dynasty, Mongolia and Qinghai. The dromedary camel is native to Turkey and later spread westward to North Africa and Arabia. Spread eastward to West Asia and Xinjiang.
But these dromedary camels are different from the common ones. These are taller and stronger. The fur color is much brighter. The camel red hair is fluffy, shiny, and looks very beautiful.
Zhao Guodong and the shopkeepers, waiters, and veterans he brought with him suddenly felt their eyes light up. These dromedaries are so beautiful too. One by one, they were delighted to see the camels and came up to observe the camels carefully.
Open your mouth and look at the teeth, pick up the hoof and look at the soles of the feet. Pinch your thighs and look at the muscles.
It can be seen that the owners of these camels cherish their animals very much. There is only one possibility to feed camels so well, and that is to feed them with bean cakes or grains.
Yang Fan's ranch is specially trained, and animal husbandry students from the academy are responsible for feeding and monitoring. Whether they are cattle, horses, alpacas, poultry, pigs, or dogs, they are all raised according to scientific formulas and are generally better raised than the livestock of this era.
The strongest comparison is with pigs. The pigs of the Ming Dynasty are relatively thin, and even some pigs in rural areas are very skinny. The main reason is that people lack food, and the food of pigs is also very poor. It is difficult to fatten pigs.
Those three-inch thick fat meat that Yang Fan sent over from the beautiful country are very popular. There is so little fat in this era, and everyone is eager to eat fat meat.
The dromedary camel is named after its hump. The height from the top of the hump to the ground is about 2.4 meters.
It is taller than the Bactrian camel, with a stronger body and slender legs. The dromedary has short hair, ranging from dark brown to dark gray in color. The hair is shorter and softer than that of the Bactrian camel.
Camels bred in modern times are far superior to the best camels of this era.
The legs are also relatively long, the head is flat, without horns, the head and neck are long, the tail is slender, the eyelashes are thick, the ears are small, the upper lip is deeply cleft, the nostrils are flat and slit-shaped, and the hooves are wide and fan-shaped.
These people are old tricks, commonly known as animal eyes. He is very experienced in looking at animals.
After reading it, they all nodded and came back to introduce the situation to Zhao Guodong.
"Second housekeeper, these camels are not from the Ming Dynasty or Mongolia. They are taller and stronger than the local camels. Look at the teeth. They are all three-year-old camels. Half of them are female camels. They have camel milk, which can be used in emergencies. Look at the paws as they go away. There is no problem with the road at all." An old man with one eye said to Zhao Guodong.
"Second Butler, these camels are much better than the Bactrian camels that are common in Ming Dynasty and Mongolia. The load capacity should be larger. Although they have a single hump, the hump is thick. They should be very durable. Moreover, these camels have a reddish-brown coat. It is very dense and can withstand severe cold." An old man who managed the camel team also came over and said.
Zhao Guodong nodded. Since the camel was so good, he was relieved. These are just old animals. If they want to say there is no problem, then there is absolutely no problem.
"What about the camel's dromedary frame for carrying goods?" Zhao Guodong asked.
Camels need saddles whether they are riding or carrying goods. According to different uses, it can be divided into two categories: riding saddle and pack saddle. Mainly to protect the camel's back and facilitate camel riding.
Packing saddle, also known as "packing rack", is a saddle specially used for carrying goods. Dromedary camels and Bactrian camels are different. Because there were too few dromedary camels in the Ming Dynasty, the carrying racks were generally used for Bactrian camels.
This is more than the local camels. Generally, the carrying capacity of local camels is less than 250 kilograms. The camels brought by Zhuzhu can carry 170-270 kilograms of stuff and cover about 47 kilometers per day in four days, and can travel about 4 kilometers per hour. Or travel long distances with 150 kilograms of cargo.
It's better for pulling cars. Two camels can pull half a ton truck (load capacity 1,500 kilograms). Just slower. For urgent transportation tasks, horses must be used.
"Uncle, we all carry these. They are all customized for dromedary camels." Zhuzi said, "Er Gouzi, San Gouzi, find a camel to put on the carrying gear, and then load the goods."
The two young men immediately took out a majestic fiery red camel, installed a pack on it, and then loaded one end of it with a heavy wooden box. It can be seen from the difficulty of two people lifting it that it weighs a full three hundred kilograms.
"Uncle, what do you think? Are you satisfied?"
"Okay, great. This dromedary is taller and stronger than the bactrian camel, and can carry more goods. I am very satisfied with it. I will talk to the young master about it when I get back. Just wait for my news. But the conditions here are too Sorry, uncle, let me find a better place in the fort for you. Someone will take you there in the afternoon."
Hong'er and Zhu Zhu sent Zhao Guodong away. Zhuzi said with emotion: "Your cousin is such a good man. Let me say hello to An Sanxi. When they call, be careful to protect him and his family. After all, swords and guns have no eyesight. These Shanxi merchants are well-versed in foreign countries." , betraying the interests of the Ming Dynasty is an unforgivable crime. However, the culprit must be punished, and it is not good to implicate too many people by threatening others. Many stewards and men work to support their families in Hukou. If possible, avoid being implicated. I will give Letter from the master."
Hong'er nodded. Brother Zhuzhu was always soft-hearted. If he followed those who came out of the factory, except for his own relatives and old friends, no one else would be considered. They don't care at all how many people are involved, and even for them, raising a big prison can help them get promoted and make a fortune.
"This time we can finally enter the inner city legitimately. Let's quickly find out the situation in Zhangjiakou, and then send the situation to the master and An Sanxi."
Fan Mansion, inside Chengxin Hall.
"Master, the camel problem has been solved."
Fan Yongdou was stunned when he heard this. He was still worried about the shortage of camel teams yesterday, but it was solved so quickly.
"Where did the camel team come from? Is it reliable?"
"It's a distant niece and her husband I haven't seen for many years. The family runs a camel team." Zhao Guodong said, describing today's situation.
Fan Yongdou turned a golden lock handle in his hand and frowned. This was just in time. After thinking about it carefully, he said: "It's not that I don't believe you. After all, I haven't seen you for so many years. Jiexiu is not far away. I immediately sent a fast horse to check. This departure from the fortress is of great importance and there can be no mistakes. Drive carefully." Thousand-year ship."
Zhao Guodong nodded and said, "I think so too. Young Master, please see if we can take them into the city first and resettle them."
"Are they willing to enter the city?"
"There was no hesitation. The big car shops outside the city were terrible and they were happy."
Fan Yongdou felt relieved when he heard that this camel team wanted you to enter the city. The process is easy but difficult to get out of the city. Dare to go to the city for resettlement, at least it shows that there is no evil in your heart.
