Zhang Ji drank a glass of wine, and became enthusiastic. He opened his clothes and took a piece of meat to eat. He said to Shisanlang: "I haven't seen you for several years, and you have a lot of alcohol. I remember that when you and I drank together, I didn't see you so much!"

Yao Shouxin on the side said: "The chief minister, one time and another. At that time, Shisanlang was just a politician, and the chief minister was the inspector. How dare he drink in front of you? Now that your official ranks are similar, your drinking capacity will naturally be different."

Shisanlang glared and said, "What nonsense! I am such a person? I'm not practicing military troops in Suizhou. I'm with you every day and I've been practicing alcohol! Come on, Dujian, let's drink another big glass!"

Zhang Ke said: "Are you afraid of you? Who among the generals on Hedong Road can drink more than me!"

When Du Zhongxiao was in the Volcanic Army, Zhang Ke was inspecting the border capital. After several years, he became the chief supervisor of Linfu Road, and his official position was even behind Shisanlang. Zhang Ke felt that he was so cowardly. If he followed Du Zhongxiao, who could have escaped these contributions? Speaking of war, although Shisanlang was brave, was he not bad? During the years he fought against Dangxiang, he was one of the most powerful generals of the Song army.

If you have a knot in your heart, you will drink a lot of wine, and Zhang Ke and Shisanlang can't stop drinking.

Du Zhongxiao got up late on the next day. After washing up, he ordered someone to come and find Wang Pu.

Sitting in the living room, having tea, Du Zhongxiao said, "Last night, I saw that your lantern was a sheep. Do you intend to do this business?"

Wang Pu nodded repeatedly after hearing this: "Attack of wisdom! I have been a little Zhuma for a long time and feel that this business is good and there will be a future in the future!"

Du Zhongxiao said: "You have been doing things for many years and you have a good idea. When I was aware of the Volcano Army, I invited people from the Western Regions to learn how to spin and weave them. Now six or seven years have passed, and the scale is large, but it is far from enough. During the Volcano Army, I also asked people to buy grass cotton seeds from the Western Regions, and plant them widely after they arrived at Jingxi Road. Speaking of which, it is several years later that the Volcano Army weaves wool. But now, the money earned by weaving wool on the entire Hedong Road is only a fraction of the cotton cloth on Jingxi Road. In this way, this industry should have great potential!"

Wang Pudao: "In the light of the matter, grass cotton grows from the ground, and wool is harvested from the sheep, which is incomparable. Planting grass cotton is easy, but raising sheep is difficult. In summer, you have to find a place with abundant water and grass, and you don't live in nomadic places, harvesting hair in autumn and enduring hard in winter, which is too difficult."

Du Zhongxiao said: "I'm here to come to you today, just to discuss ways to raise sheep in the future-"

Wang Pu waved his hands repeatedly after hearing this: "Master, you have instructions, just do what you should do, and discuss how to take it?"

Du Zhongxiao smiled and said, "How much do I know about farming and grazing, as an official in the court? Of course, we have to discuss it. In the future, the grazing here on Hequ Road will all change from nomadic to fixed herding. This is not an easy task. If the land camp is completed, the people will inevitably say that only the Han people can do this, and the foreign people are all nomadic. So choose your home to try it out and show it to others if it is done."

Wang Pu knew Du Zhongxiao's style when he was in power in the volcanic army. He was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked him.

Du Zhongxiao said: "As for the nomadism as a decisive herd, what are the difficulties do you think are there? Let's hear it."

Wang Pu pondered for a while and said, "The first difficulty is the pasture. Why do you need nomadism? Because there are so many pastures, cattle and sheep only eat grass in one place, and they will eat all the grass quickly. They must change to another place. The so-called nomadism does not mean sheep everywhere, but choose a route, eat from here and then change a road to eat it back. It just so happens that the summer pasture will be changed to the winter pasture. If you change to the fixed herd, you must divide the pasture and take turns to grazing at home."

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Yes, this is the first difficulty. When drawing up the pastures of each family, you must choose a good geographical location and be able to take turns to grazing. Eat one piece of land and turn back to the original pasture grass and grow. Spring and summer here are short, so this is not too difficult."

The not difficult premise is that the Hequ area is vast and sparsely populated, even if it is grazing, it seems to be sparsely populated. It is nothing more than that the pasture land is larger and can be rotated in spring and summer. Of course, there is another way, that is, sheep are mainly raised by captives and harvesting grass and feeding. This step is too big, and a few pilot projects are OK, and there are many difficulties in large-scale promotion. When the population increases, it will slowly change in this direction.

Wang Pudao: "In spring and summer, especially in summer, everything is good. At that time, the grass was lush, and sheep grew up quickly after eating grass. In the past, when they were nomadic, there were not many relocations in summer. The most difficult thing was spring and autumn. There were grass outside, but it was too thin to stay in one place for a long time. Herders had summer pastures and winter pastures, and the difficulty was spring and autumn, and they had to let go all the way."

Du Zhongxiao said: "The horses do not have night grass, but they will not be fat. The Secretary for Administration has already made an idea to plant grass in suitable places and sell grass for you. In spring and autumn, you can buy ready-made grass and feed cattle and sheep."

Wang Pu shook his head after hearing this: "Mainland, how much money can you make by raising sheep? If you buy grass, wouldn't it be useless?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "Don't worry, the price of grass will not be expensive, so you can make money. The grass you sell is made of essential materials such as alfalfa, and it is pressed into bundles, so you will be fed with good luck. You will know the benefits after using it."

Forage is not ordinary green grass, otherwise it will not be worth it. For example, the most common alfalfa, introduced to the Central Plains in the Western Regions of Hantong, is one of the best quality forage grasses. Alfalfa is a legume family that does not consume much ground power and is rich in nutrients, so it can be used as part of the essence.

Hequ and Dangxiang are all barren and poor places, and are far from comparable to the Central Plains. When the Song army fought, they ate wheat, millet, rice, and the military rations eaten by the Dangxiang army were barley, beans, and green pox. The people did not even have these, and their staple foods were drum vines, coniferous seedlings, cereals and alkaline pine nuts. To put it bluntly, the Dangxiang army defeated the Song army by eating feed.

Wang Pu’s family members are similar. It is good to grazle cattle and sheep, but there is no meat to eat. What do they eat when they eat meat? Not only does they have no meat, but they even have very little food. They rely on wild vegetables and fruits to satisfy their hunger most of the year.

Having been used to hard life, Du Zhongxiao said that Wang Pu’s intuition is unreliable. No one has enough food, so he still has money to buy grass?

Du Zhongxiao said: "It will be different in the future. You know, the railway will reach the Baode Army in the south, and it will reach Dongshengzhou in a few months. At that time, countless grains outside will be transported in, and the price is not as expensive as before, and you can afford it. The most important thing is that after the railway is opened, the things here can also be transported out. In the past, you can only get a horse or a sheep? It costs you on the road, but you can't leave much money. In the future, you can use a train to transport it directly to the Central Plains. The price is high and you don't have to worry about selling it. Why is it the same as it is now?"

Wang Pudao: "When I was in charge of the volcanic army, the prices of horses, cattle and sheep have risen, and it will be a good life for a few years. However, if I take a break, the livestock will be difficult to sell and the prices will also drop. If it can be as good as before, it will be different."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Of course the price is good. You don't know that in Dongshengzhou, the price of a sheep can't even buy a lamb leg in Tokyo. With the convenient transportation of railways, I don't know how many people will come here to sell cattle and sheep. Not only cattle and sheep, but the price of wool will also rise."

Wang Pu was a little fascinated when he heard this. After the construction of Tanglong Town, there were many more businessmen nearby. Wang Pu heard them talk about the prosperity of the Central Plains, which was really a place that he didn't even want, just like in the sky. If the price of livestock rises and the price of grain falls, it will be different in the future.

According to the price Du Zhongxiao said, Wang Pu couldn't help but be shocked. The price of Tokyo Sheep is seven or eight times that of Dongshengzhou, and it is easy to sell. It is convenient for transportation in the future. Not to mention the price of Tokyo, as long as the price of herders sells it is one-third of the price there, the income will increase by more than double. In addition, the price of grain and cloth has dropped, and life was something I never dared to think about before.

After a while of fascination, Wang Pu suddenly asked Du Zhongxiao: "After the railway is opened, can we take a bus?"

Du Zhongxiao smiled and said, "Of course! As long as you are willing to give up the money!"
Chapter completed!