Except for the people in the transport team, everyone else has three days off today, because these three days are related to the most important thing in the entire Xizhou, which is the division of cattle, sheep and horses!
All the cattle, sheep and horses have been counted, which is naturally the case for Iron Hammer and others today. They have already followed what Captain Wang said, and the cattle, sheep and horses have been temporarily imprisoned according to their age.
Iron Hammer and others were a little excited, because before these cattle, sheep and horses did not belong to them at all, but after today, everything belongs to them! And His Highness said they would not be required to pay taxes for the next five years.
Today, Iron Hammer is one of the herdsmen who divide the cattle, sheep and horses, but he is also one of the staff.
Captain Wang did not appear with them today, but other people sent by His Highness to work here.
Iron Hammer and the others gathered here were these twenty families of herdsmen.
"Hello everyone! My name is Zhao Lin. Today I will be responsible for distributing cattle and sheep for everyone. Before distributing, I will explain some of His Highness's policies clearly to everyone."
"First of all, among the distributed cattle and sheep, calves and lambs are allocated to all herdsmen as a whole. Don't get emotional. Similarly, ewes and rams are also allocated separately and equally. How many males, females, and calves are allocated to each person? , lambs are all the same! As for adult cattle, sheep and horses, there must be some differences in body size. His Highness asked me to apologize to everyone here for him, because His Highness has no way to guarantee absolute fairness." Zhao Lin He spoke loudly.
"Mr. Zhao! Where do you put our faces when you say this! We will never have the face to see His Highness in the future. His Highness gave us cattle, sheep and horses, tried every means to make us full, and even wanted us to live a better life. If we If he still has complaints, the Changsheng Heaven will never forgive him!"
"Yes! From the time His Highness arrived until now, we have not done anything for His Highness, but we have always accepted His Highness's favor. If anyone still complains, his face will be as shameless as a rat on the grassland, and he will be drowned in saliva. !" The herdsmen in the crowd roared loudly with their faces turning red.
They all felt a little angry, but this anger was not directed at others, but at themselves, because His Highness said this, and it was obvious that His Highness was afraid that they would feel uncomfortable. But how could they feel uncomfortable? They must know that these cattle and sheep were not theirs before!
What's more important is that so far, they have done nothing for His Highness. On the contrary, His Highness has been trying to find ways to feed these wastes! So they were all very angry.
"Mr. Zhao, give me the thinnest cattle and sheep among these sheep!" A man in the crowd shouted loudly. Tie Hammer took a look and saw that it was Zalin's eldest son. Their whole family was now working for His Highness. , I never had enough to eat, but now my life is very relaxed.
"Fart! You don't have the right to do that, it's all mine!" The other person gave up immediately and shouted loudly with eyes like bells.
"Okay! Everyone, be quiet! No one should fight, it will be whoever gets it in a while!" Tie Zhui said loudly.
When everyone heard Iron Hammer talking, there was no argument, but they still stared at each other!
Zhao Lin smiled, not bad, although they are some barbarians, they can still understand His Highness's heart. After appeasing the crowd, the people who divided the cattle and sheep quickly began to catch the sheep and distribute the cattle and sheep according to the number of people! But what Zhao Lin didn't expect was that everyone tried to pick the smaller ones, calves or lambs. In the end, all that was left for His Highness were the strongest ewes, rams, and cows.
"No, no!" Zhao Lin stopped them.
"His Highness said, these ewes should be given priority to you. Don't argue for now. His Highness said, just try to leave some half-grown lambs for His Highness, because you need these ewes to maintain your lives!"
"His Highness hopes that you will live a good life one day, and that in five years' time, you can maintain your good life and at the same time pay more tax sheep to Datang. This is His Highness's expectation for you! Get the sheep back now. , redistribute!" Zhao Lin said loudly.
"It's late, look, we've all marked it and mixed it together." In the crowd, an old herdsman grinned and pointed at the various houses that had black carbon juice painted on different parts of the cattle and sheep and mixed them together. The cattle and sheep said loudly.
"Yes, don't worry, Mr. Zhao. We are all prairie people living under the Everlasting Heaven. We know very well how to raise cattle and sheep. These lambs will grow up soon! With His Highness here, we will definitely live a better life." Have a good life!"
"Let's go, let's go, kids, hurry up and herd the sheep." Someone else quickly opened the fence that enclosed the sheep they were assigned to, and pointed at the children who were responsible for herding the sheep.
The children immediately commanded their hounds to drive out the sheep, leaving only the extra cattle and sheep belonging to the Tang Dynasty royal family.
Zhao Lin looked at the laughing herdsmen. He was silent for a moment, then stopped talking and said loudly: "Then, Your Highness asked me to give you the Quyu plow! This Quyu plow is different from the ordinary plow. The difference is that it can be pulled by one horse or even two horses, and does not require the use of oxen. Of course, oxen can also be used. Someone will guide you later on the work of piercing the nose of the cow."
"The reason why we distribute plowshares to everyone is because His Highness has found good grass seeds for everyone. After these grasses are planted this year, they will not need to be planted in the next few years."
“Actually, the land near Qinghai Lake can be farmed, but now it can be used to grow pasture, which can be harvested several times a year next year, and the harvested pasture can be used as hay for cattle and sheep. "
"This can minimize the risk of cattle and sheep starving to death due to heavy snowfall and other weather conditions."
Following Zhao Lin's words, all the herdsmen were stunned. grass? Can pasture still be grown? And His Highness also found good pasture seeds for them? So they can store hay for the winter?
Your Highness, he...really...me.
All the herdsmen didn't know how to describe their feelings for a while. It turned out that His Highness had done so much and it was not enough. He was still working hard to make us live a better life and think more for us!
"By the way! His Highness also said that green water and green mountains are our home. This grassland has nurtured us, so we must protect the grassland and water sources. And His Highness said that trees cannot be cut down indiscriminately, because trees can maintain this land. We must prevent the water and soil from being lost! I know everyone can’t understand it, but let me give you an example. You should all know Loulan and Peacock Sea.”
"There used to be a lake larger than Qinghai Lake, and the water there was covered with Populus euphratica. Later, as the people of Gu Loulan continued to cut down Populus euphratica, when all the Populus euphratica there were cut down, now the water flow in Peacock Sea has been cut off. The Peacock Sea is almost drying up." Zhao Lin said loudly.
"So, you must remember in the future that it is okay to cut down trees, but if you cut down one tree, plant two! Only in this way can our grassland get better and better! Otherwise one day, this place will become a sea like the Peacock Sea. Desert." Zhao Lin said loudly again.
