The so-called "bone density" is particularly high, and there are also claims that the Japanese dissected "Ama" and found that they are not afraid of the cold, can dive for a long time, and eat "pony bone meal" for a long time. Feng Zongze believes that this is just to deceive tourists into buying health care. It’s just the “story” of the product
Feng Zongze has opened a small drugstore himself and has a pharmacist license. He knows that from the perspective of calcium supplementation alone, there is not much difference in the calcium supplementation effect of bone powder, whether it is horse bone, pig bone, or cow bone. The so-called Jeju pony bone The statement that the density is particularly high and the calcium supplement effect is particularly good is nothing more than self-promotion.
Although the pony has its advantages and is more convenient for working in mountainous areas, its short size and limited carrying capacity make it not a useful horse for working or riding.
The Mongols introduced their own horse breeds to improve the island's horse breeds and make them suitable for riding and drafting. It was not necessary or possible for them to deliberately retain and cultivate ponies of little use.
The court of the Lee Dynasty required Jeju Island to contribute horses every year, which were only used for the army, post station and ceremonial guard. Ponies were of no use in this regard. Therefore, although Jeju ponies may be preserved, they will not become the mainstream of the island's pastures. Horse breed
"Your analysis makes sense. I also think that the horses I saw are typical Mongolian horses," Nick said. "I want to set up a team immediately and start screening the existing horses."
"No problem," Feng Zongze, who is also a horse lover himself, agreed, "It's up to you to choose the place - but you have to ensure safety. You can also choose the horse and people."
"I need a translator..."
"I have the right person here," Feng Zongze said and asked someone to call Pu Demeng.
Unlike his elder brother, Pu Demeng did not have many "foreign affairs". He mainly stayed in the Military Control Commission to help with paperwork and acted as a translator - of course, it was still a "written talk" kind of translator. However, it is easy for young people to learn languages, and he knew Chinese characters, so he was very good at it. I will soon be able to communicate with them in simple Mandarin.
"I know you rarely go out in Lingao, and Gaoshanling is a green zone, so it's fine if you go out with a few apprentices without weapons or guards, but this is a purple zone and I have to ensure your safety."
The blue zone is inside the city wall, and the green zone is inside the county prison. Basically, as soon as the elders leave the confines of the Jeju city wall, it is equivalent to entering a dangerous zone where they must carry weapons. Feng Zongze knows that Nick has never liked pomp and circumstance, and he hates armed guards.
"As long as those few Japanese soldiers protect me, that's all."
Then Feng Zongze, under the leadership of Pu Demeng, visited several places inside and outside Jeju City. Jeju City has a large horse pen. Every year, the horses selected after the "tribute horse sealing" are driven here to wait to cross the sea.
Because 700 horses are required as tribute in the most years, a horse pen that can accommodate thousands of horses was built outside the city. However, Nick was disappointed after an on-site inspection. This horse ring is very simple-so simple that it cannot be considered a "horse stable." "Buildings" are just open-air fences and exposed muddy ground trampled by horses. They look very desolate. Some facilities such as drinking water troughs and reservoirs are now at the beginning of the year, and there are still more than half a year until the day when the tribute horses are sealed. So here Not a single horse was left, and even the fences were incomplete. Many areas were vacant in entire sections, and other areas were also incomplete. The only roofed building was the residence of the caretaker of the horse pen.
The shepherd in charge of managing the horse pen told Nick that this is only a temporary horse pen. The horses that pass the inspection are only temporarily kept here for a few days and will wait until the weather and sea conditions are suitable before setting off for Chaocheonpo, where they will board a ship and be transported to the mainland.
As for covered horse pens, they are only found in inns, prison camps and barracks.
Nick listened carefully to the shepherd's introduction through the translator and asked a few questions from time to time. He was particularly concerned about the winter feed reserves.
Jeju does reserve some feed such as hay, but the quantity is not large. It is mainly prepared for the officers and horses of the Jeju prison camps, local garrisons and inns.
Nick checked the feed warehouse and was disappointed to find that not only was the stock of hay limited, but there was also almost no concentrate. No wonder the horses he saw along the way were in poor condition and were losing weight seriously.
Then, he inspected various captured official horses. Most of these official horses were horses from the Jeju garrison.
"How many horses are there now?" Nick asked with a frown, looking at the listless horses in the stable, the messy horse manure on the ground, and the bedding that hadn't been changed for many days.
A naturalized cadre responsible for receiving the horses and taking care of the horses quickly reported: "Report to the head: There are 195 horses in four circles, and there are 40 horses toward Cheonpo."
"How many horses have died in Jeju City since the capture of this place?"
Seeing Nick's unkind expression, the other party was frightened and stammered: "Report... report... report, 25 horses died..."
"Why are there so many dead?"
"Report... to the chief: North Korean shepherds say that many horses die every winter..."
"Asshole," Nick couldn't help but cursed, "Just because a lot of horses die every year, we can continue to die a lot of horses as usual? What do we need you people for?"
The naturalized civilian cadre was so frightened that he shrank his neck and did not dare to say a word. If he had not received enough education, he might have knelt down and shouted something like "The villain deserves to die, please spare my life."
Nick saw that his face was pale, his whole body was trembling, and his heart softened again.
"Forget it, you are not a professional. It was a mistake to send you to manage the horse pen." He waved his hand, "Which department are you in?"
"Little... no, I am the Special Search Team of the Planning Institute..."
It turned out to be Nick from the Planning Institute, thinking to himself, no wonder he was guarding the horses - horses were also trophies, but these people were good at ransacking homes and making statistics, so it was difficult to ask them to look after living animals.
Thinking of this, his expression softened slightly and asked: "Where are the people who raise horses? Who are they?"
"Report to the Chief: The horses are all raised by local grooms. After we count and accept the horses, they will continue to raise and take care of them."
"Where are the people?" Nick felt a little surprised since they hired full-time grooms. Although these people are very unprofessional and have many bad habits, cleaning the horse pens, changing the bedding, and washing the horses are common tasks for grooms, no matter which country they are. Almost the same
Judging from the appearance here, it seems that the bedding has not been changed for at least ten days, and the horses have not been brushed for several days.
"Two weeks ago, Zhengfa went to repair the house," the cadre of the Planning Institute said in a low voice, "Go during the day, come back at night and feed the horses some food, drink water, etc..."
"That's unreasonable." Nick got angry again and complained all day long that there were not enough horses. When he got a horse, he had such a careless and careless attitude.
He looked at the condition of the horses again, and most of them had lost a lot of weight - obviously they were not fed enough, and some of the horses showed signs of being overworked. Without further delay, he needed to get all the North Korean grooms back immediately and cooperate with him to bring them back. People, please hurry up and give your horses some breathing time to regain fat, so as to ensure that their horses can survive the winter safely.
Nick went to find Feng Zongze. Feng Zongze had an excellent attitude. He agreed to all his requests and immediately gave him all the grooms. He also said that he had ordered all horse-related facilities and materials to be handed over to him. Give him a book
As for the horse pen, although the horse pen outside the city is in vain, Nick thinks it is better to set it up there - although Feng Zongze believes that there is enough wasteland available in the city, and it is protected by city walls, making it easy to lock and defend.
"No, animals like horses cannot be raised in densely populated areas." Nick shook his head. "Besides, after the refugees arrive in large numbers, refugee camps will be set up in the city to increase the density. Both humans and horses will get sick easily."
Although the area outside the city is not conducive to customs defense, it is vast, making it easy to gather wild grass nearby in the spring, and there are rivers. It is convenient for horses to drink water - horses are large water consumers. The horse pens are located in the city, and water supply will become a big problem in the future.
"Okay, I'll send you a team of guards to help guard," Feng Zongze said, "I'll arrange the construction work right away - you have to provide the design drawings."
"That's no problem, I'll do the painting myself"
After the grooms who were drafted to build roads and build houses came back, Nick appointed his apprentice Lai Bao as the general manager of the horse pen, taking full responsibility for the work of the Jeju horse pen. He also appointed the breeder he brought as the team leader.
"You know what to do. Instill what I taught you into their heads," Nick ordered. "The first thing is to ask these grooms to take a good bath and purify them all. Horses are animals that love to be clean."
Lai Bao immediately got to work and directed the grooms to go out of the horse pen to change the bedding, wash the horses, and divide the horses in the horse pen into pens one by one. The horses with serious fat loss, injuries, and old horses were divided into pens one by one. , targeted feeding and conditioning
Nick personally asked the grooms and conducted some research on the death of horses over the years. Because all horses are raised here, each horse has a corresponding "horse stall", service status, feed quota, illness and death. The situation is recorded
Generally speaking, the mortality rate of horses here is the highest in winter - it is directly related to over-working, insufficient fattening in autumn, and lack of feed in winter.
Nick found that the prison camps and barracks had very limited reserves of winter hay for horses, and few reserves of concentrated feed. The horses were often driven into the wild and allowed to eat dead grass in the wild. The winter in Jeju Island is relatively not very cold, although it is still cold. The snow is not deep and there is a lot of dead grass in the wild. This feeding method is low-cost, but it is too extensive. If the horses do not gain enough fat in autumn or are overworked in winter, they will easily lose weight and die.
This approach is actually very similar to the herding horses of nomadic peoples - the problem is that horses of nomadic peoples are generally not used in winter, and the feed can be enough to survive the winter. However, it is not nutritious for official horses and military horses that often have to be used. Not enough (to be continued) rq
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