Yang Qian had a very happy conversation with his right uncle Peisi.
Yang Qian had only seen this kind of animal on the animal channel before, but he had never seen it before, let alone meat.
Since he made the request, Yang Qian must understand the living habits of this reindeer, even though Ge Xiuming has a sika deer breeding farm.
But the differences between the two animals are too big, and I don’t know if they can be applied.
The Ding Ling people are worthy of being called reindeer people. They have an almost professional understanding of reindeer, and even the smallest tribe has its own set of effective experiences.
After getting to know each other, Yang Qian knew that what reindeer like to eat is almost the same as that of sika deer. Of course, there are still some differences, but it doesn't matter. The Central Plains is a vast land and rich in resources, so you can always find substitutes.
The mating season is from mid-September to October every year, and the conception rate is high. The gestation period is 225-240 days, and the calf is born in April-May. One calf is born, and occasionally two calves are born. The lactation period is 165-180 days.
Yang Qian asked in their language and then translated it, while Ge Xiuming recorded it.
Female deer mature at one and a half years old. Individual deer can participate in breeding when they are well developed. They have strong reproductive ability until they are 14 years old. Male deer mature later, but their life span can be as long as 20 years.
The growth rate of young reindeer is unparalleled by any animal. The mother deer is conceived in winter and gives birth during the migration in spring.
The cubs can follow the mother deer two or three days after they are born. After a week, they can run as fast as their parents, almost as fast as a horse.
Looking at all the visual data and the breeding experience, Yang Gan sighed, even if the reindeer could be used, such as deer skin, antlers and so on.
But in the final analysis, I just want to eat it. Unfortunately, the reproductive power of reindeer is destined to only become food for a few people, rather than becoming mainstream meat.
The gestation period is almost twice as long as that of pigs. Although they can sometimes give birth to two, most reindeer can only give birth to one, unlike pigs who have one litter in their lifetime.
Fortunately, reindeer mature very quickly. As long as the mating of reindeer is strictly controlled and inbreeding is avoided, there is no problem in forming a herd.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. When you leave, we will send you a group of at least twenty reindeer as gifts." Your uncle Peisiji said with an air of grandeur.
The corner of Yang Gan's mouth twitched fiercely, "Nah, there are more than twenty, it seems to be more than two hundred."
Considering the relationship between me and your uncle Peisiji at this time, since I only sent more than 20 reindeer, I think the number of reindeer is still relatively scarce.
But there are about twenty of them, and I don’t know when they can eat reindeer meat. It’s too confusing.
However, don't push too hard now, otherwise the relationship will become tense and it will inevitably cause another kind of trouble.
It is said that they are reindeer people, so they must regard reindeer as very precious, but Yang Qian is not worried. There are many tribes of Dingling people here, and each tribe buys a reindeer.
If you collect them all, you will definitely receive a lot of goods. Of course, I just hope that the other party will not be disrespectful.
Yuntong County has a wealth of knowledge on domesticating livestock. It can not only borrow the knowledge of the Dingling people, but also make further progress on this knowledge.
If there are hundreds or thousands of reindeer meat, then reindeer meat can form a relatively good industrial chain.
As a high-quality food, this will be another huge amount of income, and I can eat it often, which is a huge benefit without any harm.
After the banquet, your uncle Peschi left behind a whole reindeer meat and went back with his men.
Ge Xiuming cupped his hands in front of Yang Qian and said, "Your Majesty, deer meat has the effect of nourishing qi and nourishing the kidneys, nourishing yin and nourishing the kidneys. Anyone with body heat, strong yang qi, excessive fire poison, or yin deficiency and excessive fire should not eat too much deer." Meat."
Yang Gan was surprised and said, "Don't tell me I can't eat venison?"
Ge Xiuming smiled and said, "Young Master, Belika, Mr. Cao, Krisna, Ran Jing, and Feilian must avoid eating. If you want to eat a lot of venison, I will prepare a decoction for you. After eating, take a dose. Just make peace.”
Yang Qian nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that Lao Ge was not raised wrongly, and was actually a treasure.
At this time, Ji Xi and Meng Heng rushed in. During this period, these two people were driven to live in the military camp by Yang Gan.
The military camp is the best place to train people and cultivate discipline. When they first entered, the two of them almost died.
It was too difficult and they had to practice every day. For the Xuanjia Army, the wind and snow were their best training tool.
You will either freeze to death or be damaged by the cold here, and you will basically not suffer from any cold or other symptoms, because at such a low temperature, bacteria will not breed.
After this period of hard work and exercise, the two men's physiques have obviously increased by one dimension, and their faces are also covered with a bit of wind and snow.
"Your Majesty, there is a situation."
Yang Qian frowned and said, "Say~~~!"
"In the past day or two, Arina will almost always find sneaky figures coming to investigate." Ji Xi said with a cupped hand.
Yang Gan touched his chin, walked up and down the hall, and asked Xiao Yu.
"Could it be your uncle Peisiji's people?"
Xiao Yu shook his head and said, "No, your uncle Peisiji is the leader of the clan. Unfortunately, the clan is weak and not big. Even if he has some brains, he doesn't look like a duplicitous person."
Yang Qian nodded and said, "Yes, I think so too. If he wants to cheat me, then his strength should be at least not far behind mine, but I have already given him an iron sword."
"I believe that anyone with a sound mind will not have any evil thoughts towards us the moment they get the Su Tie Dao."
Xiao Yu suddenly said, "No, we sent scouts there for several days before we came back. Not only did we see the tribe where you uncle Peisi left his mark, but there were many other tribes."
"Our scouts are just watching from a distance. Some tribes are not very far away from us. Master, do you think they are those people?"
Yang Gan said, "I don't know if they were curious about us, so they sent people over to investigate."
Cao Wushuang knelt down in front of the dining table, eating the meat elegantly, and said calmly, "If you are curious about us, given the personalities of these people, they will definitely send someone over to talk. I'm afraid there is something wrong with repeating this."
Yang Gan's eyes flashed with cold light. What the master said made sense. Once or twice, it could be understood as curiosity.
If it happens over and over again, it must have some kind of purpose.
"Assign some scouts to Arina and bring binoculars. I want to see which tribe wants to die and dares to trouble me!" Yang Gan's face looked a little ugly.
This time I came here with the intention of avoiding trouble and taking a leisurely vacation. Naturally, I didn't bring much military power. The most important thing was arrows. They could only support local conflicts. I'm afraid they were a little short of resources for starting a war.
In a small wooden house.
Dozens of people were sitting here leisurely, and the bonfire was beating and making crackling sounds.
Meats and kumiss were piled on the floor. Several big men had their mouths full of oil and kept stroking the oil stains on their beards.
There was also a bloody reindeer on a large table in the house. Occasionally someone would cut off a piece with a knife, put it in his mouth and chew it.
There were also some big men who poured fresh reindeer blood into the snow-white kumiss, stirred it, and drank it in big gulps.
A muscular man of moderate stature sat at the main seat, while two women kept bringing him food and drinks.
"Wu Qige, I have sent people to investigate these days. Are these the people from the Central Plains that the Huns said? They look very strong. I am afraid they are not easy to eat."
The strong man is the leader of this tribe, his right uncle Peidakun.
Although the relationship between the two tribes is not good, they do share the same surname, which is very rare in this era, because tribes with the same surname are usually very united.
In this way, we can resist the plunder and invasion of other tribes or clans. If the grassland is bitter and cold, once the tribe is defeated.
The man will either be killed or treated as a slave, lower than an animal. The woman is almost a reproductive tool. Those with some beauty will be accommodated by the upper class of the winner.
The winner never cares, these women
Whether you have a husband or not, whether you have given birth to children or not, as long as it is a woman, it is a trophy.
Sensing that the clan leader was not interested, Wu Qige immediately explained, "Chief Dakun, you don't know that they have made a deal with my father, as long as they provide oil, fish and reindeer for a hundred sea lions every year."
"They trade a lot of tea, fine salt, clothing and other anti-cold supplies. Especially the fine salt. I have eaten it and it has no bitter taste at all. It is simply delicious."
The right uncle Pei Dakun's eyes lit up and he asked hurriedly, "Is the fine salt you are talking about the pure white salt like sand?"
Wu Qige nodded sharply, "Yes, yes, that's the kind. Clan Chief Dakun also has one?"
Your uncle Peidakun said proudly, "Of course, we are a big tribe, how can a small tribe like you have such a thing."
Wu Qige's eyes flashed with hatred, and he immediately smiled and said, "Yes, the leader of the Central Plains people was so stingy that he only gave my father half a bucket of fine salt..."
"Pfft~~~!" Right uncle Pei Dakun spurted the drink out of his mouth, suddenly grabbed Wu Qige's collar, and asked with red eyes.
"You, what did you say, how much?" Because he was so excited, his right uncle Pei Dakun was speechless.
What is salt? Here salt is life, something related to the survival of a race.
Because there is no salt-producing place nearby, many Dinling people let their reindeer search for salt automatically. If they are lucky enough to find a piece of salt rock, they throw it into the pot and cook it together.
If you don't want to cook it and the weather is cold, you can just take it out and lick it. Because the salt content is scarce, they have been eating raw reindeer meat and drinking raw reindeer blood since ancient times, which is also forced by the living environment.
Sometimes if you are lucky, you can find some natural salt. Unfortunately, this is also risky. Some black and yellow salts are bitter and accompanied by a lot of impurities.
If you are unlucky, you may find mineral salt or poisonous salt.
