Li Chiqi and Hong Huangnan looked at each other and did not dare to speak anymore. [No pop-up novel website] Both of them have experienced Nick's crazy energy. After his energy subsided, he took them to the ranch's office.
Mopanling Pasture looks natural, but in fact it has undergone earth-shaking transformation. Most of the hillside pastures have undergone water and soil conservation projects. Along the mountain, you can see a series of stone drainage ditches coming down from the mountain ridge and draining into the water below. Artificial river. It ensures that the surface soil of the mountain is not eroded by running water and can retain water and materials. Water drained from the mountains is stored in reservoirs at the foot of the hillsides for drinking by horses - horses have a high demand for water.
The composition of the soil in the pasture has been improved, and the green grass looks natural, but in fact most of it is artificially grown high-quality grass. Reservoirs and artificial rivers were built at the foot of the mountain to store rainwater and adjust the ecology. The Mopanling Ranch project has a huge investment: it is the third largest agricultural infrastructure project of the Committee of Agriculture after the U.S.-Taiyang reconstruction and the Xuexiang reconstruction. The investment in horse breeding has caused controversy within the executive committee. In the long run, Laigao is not a suitable place for large-scale horse breeding.
However, the urgent need for horses in the military and agriculture finally led to the approval of the Mopanling Ranch project. After all, it is difficult to expand the horse population without a large enough pasture: the original pasture area along the Wenlan River was limited, and in the plains where agriculture is developing rapidly, it is difficult to expand the horse population. The district also doesn’t have much potential for expansion. In contrast, the climate in mountainous areas is relatively cool, and the land and hydrological conditions are also suitable for animal husbandry.
The ranch office is located in a wooden house not far from the stables. The windows are open, and the fragrance of pasture combined with the stench of horse manure permeates the entire house. If you smell it carefully, you can still smell the smell of disinfectant. The decoration of the office is very rough, with log-colored wooden plank walls, stone-paved floors, an oldest-style white-stubble wood desk, and many filing cabinets. Written on the cabinet: Stallion score sheet, pedigree, fertility records...
For modern horse breeding, the cultivation and maintenance of horse breeds are the focus of horse breeding work, especially when the quality of horse breeds is too poor and is in urgent need of improvement. Nick actually didn't know much about these things: he was very familiar with horse pedigrees and could be said to be very knowledgeable, but this was just a discussion in the riding club and had little to do with actual operations. Now Yang Guogui is doing the main work in this area, and Nick is studying hard.
"Sit down." Nick took off his work clothes and threw them into the laundry basket aside. Invite them to sit down. Yang Guoguo is familiar with the way and sits down as soon as he enters the door. Nick poured them two large glasses of cold water from a carafe. Li Chiqi thought that the simplicity of this reception was one of the best among all the members of the Senate. No matter how much you pick at the mén, you still have to make a cup of tea. Offices and workshops in industrial and commercial areas are always stocked with various beverages and are open to supply.
"What do you want to do today? Horse training?" Nick said straight to the point.
"Yes, Xun Suji, you know, right? From the food factory", "!
Nick nodded repeatedly: "Oh, I know. I took scraps from the food factory to make feed."
"He is getting married." Li Qianqi said, "My wife is a native. This is the first marriage between a senator and a native.
The executive committee wanted to make it more grand, so they approved him to use a red flag carriage to welcome the bride. The carriage team is now in my charge, and I have to send two horses to pull the wedding carriage tomorrow. "
Most people would not refuse this kind of icing on the cake, but Li Chiqi knew that Nick might not.
"What does Xun Suji's marriage have to do with me?" Nick said indifferently, "Let the bride ride in a sedan chair. We don't all ride in a sedan chair in time and space."
"We are all veterans, so you have to show your face by using a carriage for your wedding."
"If it is for military, agricultural, or foreign affairs, of course there is no problem with using horses - this is the overall situation. What big deal is getting married? If you don't have a carriage, why don't you get married?"
"This" Li Chiqi was speechless, but his words made sense. But the wedding car thing has already been decided and cannot be changed without his consent.
"Don't worry, it's just two horses pulling the cart for a circle. It's not a heavy load." Li Chiqi talked a lot and added a lot of guarantees before he got the horses he needed.
Hong Huangnan secretly thought that with Comrade Nick's behavior, his plan to sell cars would have to choose another source of horses. This matter must be discussed carefully with Guo Yi, Si Kaide and others.
Yang Guogui was not surprised and said with a smile: "When the horses of these officers and soldiers arrive, they will not be so nervous."
"The indigenous horses always come one by one, and the new horses will be useless if they are not recuperated for three or four months." Nick said, "How many horses can come this time?"
"The numbers have been reported." Hong Huangnan said that he could memorize these numbers, "107 horses, 71 mules, and 51 donkeys."
"That's it?" Nick was disappointed. "The horses that were sent after the Chengmai War were more than a hundred! Now it's still more than a hundred horses that are sent to their home base?"
Hong Huangnan said: "I heard that the officers and soldiers ate a lot, but they were not ready to kill horses to satisfy their hunger. I think it was just for eating meat."
Nick was heartbroken, and after a long while he said: "Do you want me to send a few stockmen here to help drive the horses? Is the supply of water and grass on the road guaranteed?"
"I asked people from the artillery team to help drive the horses. They have all been trained by you. You can rest assured, right?" Hong Huangnan said with a smile, "Don't worry about the water and grass feed. I am the logistics staff. This Can you at least get the job done?"
Yang Guogui asked: "Are there many injured horses?"
"It's not much. Those who were sick and injured have already been fed by the officers and soldiers." Hong Huangnan did not say that some of them were sent to the joint factory. He asked, "How many horses do we have now?"
"There are 1 horses in total, including the new foals." Nick said, "The donkeys have concave heads and the mules have 10 heads. Some of the mules are captured and some are new. Once they are recuperated, they will be handed over to the farm itself. Breeding and serving.”
The entire Mopan Ridge is now home to all the horses, donkeys and mules under the control of the Crossing Group. According to the relevant regulations drafted by the People's Committee on Agriculture and approved by the Senate, horses, donkeys and mules obtained through various channels are not allowed to be retained by any department or individual, and all are transferred to Mopanling Pasture first. Only after treatment, recovery and breeding, and evaluation of breeding value, can they be classified for use.
Nick heard that Hong Huangnan and others were going to Guangzhou to promote horse-drawn carriages, so he talked about the problem of horse supply. He was curious about how to supply horses for carriages in Guangzhou, a place where horses were not produced. Hong Huangnan talked about Si Kaide's idea: to buy Guangxi horses and Yunnan horses locally.
"Both of these horses should be from the Yunnan horse breed in the southwest. They are as small as donkeys, and their carrying capacity is not as good as a good donkey." Nick disagreed, "Except for the possibility of being useful to mountain troops, I really don't see it. Find out what it’s worth.”
Hong Huangnan clung to his business plan of selling carriages, and had already thought of the reason: "Isn't it easy to get ancient horses? Besides, the thousands of horses that have been obtained with so much hard work are sold to rich people. You can’t bear to go pull the cart, right?”
"That's true." Nick nodded, "When you buy a Yunnan horse in Guangzhou, I will send you a professional horse breeder."
"Thank you very much, but you'd better send someone to give us the horses as soon as possible, otherwise Xun Suji, the groom's official, will have to wait impatiently." Hong Huangnan said. The husband's family laughed.
Many years later, when "new marriage" has become the most common form of wedding among ordinary people, those old people who witnessed the "Australian wedding" for the first time in Lingao will still reminisce with relish to their impatient wives. Recalling the past events of the day, for such a remote country, the new wedding format opened their eyes.
That afternoon, Mo Xiaoan wore an all-white summer military uniform of the U.S. Navy that she borrowed from Le Lin and took off the collar. The reason why she borrowed the military rank from the United States was because the U.S. military was the most gorgeous, with glittering gold. Decoration, lest any natives think it is a fierce costume. Similar misunderstandings have occurred in the past when the senators wore white T-shirts and white shirts in the summer. Now the naturalized people and some Aboriginal people who have frequent contact with the elders already know that Australians are not taboo about white clothes.
Xun Su Ji Xiong wears fresh flowers. Holding a bouquet of flowers in hand. Accompanied by Mo Xiaoan, they rode a red flag carriage to the Liu family to welcome the bride. There were a lot of spectators along the road, whether they were indigenous people or naturalized people, all wanting to see what this "newly married" looked like. Pulled by two horses, the red-flag carriage clad in red and decorated with colors strutted past on the road. The wedding carriage was lined up by soldiers from the security battalion to clear the way. They all wore new uniforms, looking both majestic and energetic.
The dragon and lion dance team of the Appreciation and Promotion Department, under the personal leadership of Ji Denggao, created a great momentum in Liujia Song Dynasty. Amid the din of gongs and drums, Zhang Yu’s stuttering live broadcast:
"The motorcade has entered the square in front of Liu's house...the soldiers of the guard camp," Commander Xun got out of the car with a smile on his face and waved to the relatives and friends who came to attend the wedding and the people in the square..."
The bride did not wear a traditional phoenix crown and harem, but wore a "Hanfu" designed by Huaxia Society. Zheng Shangjie personally made a red satin Hanfu wedding dress. Wearing a century-old "Hanfu" phoenix crown. Looks different. The Liu family and the scholars among the guests were discussing whether the clothes of the Song Dynasty were like this?
Suspicion is suspicion, no one in Lingao dares to doubt the elders. Seeing the horse-drawn carriage coming to welcome the bride, the majesty was extraordinary and everyone envied her. All the wealthy landowners who have adult daughters at home are making plans one by one.
Amidst the joyous crowds, the first batch of trade and intelligence personnel heading to the mainland have quietly arrived at the Foreign Intelligence Agency to receive mission orders for the areas they are going to. According to Ji Ge, they will go to the mainland. Continent strategy operations were officially launched in multiple locations. (To be continued
