Chapter 226: Grassland
The price of horses is very high.
And for Daqi, it is relatively scarce.
In the capital, a very ordinary horse can be sold for forty taels of silver.
Even in northern Xinjiang, where there are a large number of horses, they can be sold for twenty taels of silver.
There are about 1,000 wild horses in front of him, and if he can catch them all, even if he sells them on the spot, he will have 20,000 taels of silver.
And it's for nothing.
Just when Jiang Long's eyes were red, the snow field that was in Qinshui by the river raised his head at this time, and then walked slowly and gracefully in the direction of the wild horse herd with his head held high.
Hei Rui also showed a curious look in his eyes, and then followed the snow field and walked that way.
Xueyuan is the king of horses, in the eyes of the horse, there is a noble temperament on the body, the head horse in the herd just looked up at Xueyuan, that is, immediately obediently lowered his head, not daring to have the slightest competition and resistance.
Heirui is also a great horse, only slightly inferior to Snowfield.
Running into the wild horses, Black Rui just didn't honestly sniff the mare.
One by one, the mare was harassed by it, but they did not dare to dodge, and the fierce stallion would kick the mare half to death if he launched a fierce attack.
Snow Field held his head high, came to the head of the wild horse herd, lowered his head, sniffed lightly, and then looked up at the other horses of the wild horse herd, and then turned and slowly turned back.
Obviously, in this wild horse herd, not a single horse in the snow field is also disdainful.
However, Jiang Long, who was looking at him, was a little anxious.
Snow is the king of horses, and should be able to subdue this herd of wild horses!
That's 20,000 taels of silver!
When Xueyuan came back, Jiang Long stepped forward to hug Xueyuan's head and gently supported the horsehair on Xueyuan's neck, but he was in a hurry, but he didn't know what to do.
Although Xueyuan is more spiritual, no matter how smart he is, he can't understand people.
After gesturing with his hands for a long time, Xueyuan was still ignorant.
Look at the Jiang Long, and then look at the wild horse herd that the Jiang Long is referring to.
Eventually, he snorted and lowered his head to graze.
Jiang Long was a little helpless, could he really let these thousand horses leave?
At this time, Heirui also walked back.
Obviously, there is no mare either.
Qin Yu saw what Jiang Long meant, and hugged Hei Rui's head again, making a gesture for a while, but Hei Rui was also unclear.
It seems hopeless.
Jiang Long was just about to dispel his thoughts, but suddenly he had a flash of inspiration.
Hold on to the reins, turn over and jump onto the back of the snowy horse, and then ride the snowfield and walk slowly in the direction of the wild horses.
Seeing someone on the back of the snowfield, the group of wild horses was a little nervous.
Living in the savannah, there have been many humans who have fought their ideas.
Some dig traps, others use ropes.
Therefore, they are very defensive against humans.
However, Xueyuan was not happy at this time, Jiang Long was its owner, and these horses in front of him actually dared to show a hostile look.
Immediately stood on his legs and snorted unhappily.
The mustangs immediately bowed their heads one by one and became well-behaved.
Let Jiang Long ride the snow field and walk among the horses.
Although he came to the herd, Jiang Long could feel that these horses were still very wary of him.
Even if they shoot now, they will only be able to catch a few horses alive.
So after thinking about it, he didn't do it in the end.
Just riding in the snow in the wild horses, walking back and forth slowly.
After a while, he simply let Snow Field bow his head and graze.
And as time passed, seeing that Jiang Long did not move, the defensiveness of these wild horses gradually weakened.
After a while, Qin Yu did the same, and rode Hei Rui to the wild horse herd.
Seeing Qin Yu approaching, Jiang Long shook his head lightly and motioned for him not to speak.
Jiang Long has some understanding of the habits of horses.
In general, horses have their own territory, especially during the period when the weeds are abundant, and they have food so they do not run far easily.
They will eat back and forth in their own territory.
In this case, then this herd of wild horses should come here again after three to five days.
As long as these wild horses are not gone forever, then there is a chance to catch them.
Today is the first time we have met, so it is not advisable to make too many moves, let the horses let their guard down first, and then find a way to catch them later.
Jiang Long also knew that it would be difficult to subdue all the wild horses with the majesty of Snow Field and Heirui alone.
After nearly two quarters of an hour, the wild horses began to slowly move towards the depths of the grassland, and Jiang Long rode the snow field to follow before turning back.
When you get back, get back to the work at hand.
After another day of drawing lines, there is no need to worry about building the house, and the people will have nothing to do.
Although the soil used to build the walls is damp, it is not water and mud, so you can move in after a day or two.
The number of recruits was large, and they were not afraid of wild beasts coming to attack, so many people began to live in it.
These people also have their own thoughts, worried that there will be more and more people behind, what if there is no spare room at that time.
Lingtong County is not big, and there are not many inns in the city.
Therefore, the people live in the room here, and Jiang Long is happy to see it.
These people come with a blanket and don't have to worry about getting cold.
The wages were settled on the same day, the food was still full, and the news spread, and more people immediately came.
In the first two days, only about 500 people entered the city a day, but after the third day, 1,000 people from other counties came every day.
Jiang Long was very satisfied when he heard the news.
Cheng Ze and the others were also very happy, but as soon as there were more people, they became even busier.
After determining the location of the house, Jiang Long arranged for them to start digging the river.
Xiao Fan sent people to bring all the shovels and other tools made by the blacksmiths to distribute to the big guys.
The weather has already warmed, and there is a lot of sandy land in northern Xinjiang, so the soil is very loose in most places, and it is easier to dig some.
Occasionally, there will be a harder place, so you have to use a pickaxe to plane it first.
Although there are not many rocks here, there are occasionally some that if they are too large, they must be opened with a hammer before they can be moved.
The stones are all gathered together, and they can't be wasted.
There are still many uses for these stones, such as building a house with stones to lay a foundation underneath.
Otherwise, in case of heavy rain, there is no foundation, and the land below will be washed soft by the rain, and the wall may be tilted.
Serious, even if it collapses directly, it is possible.
Jianglong also specially brought some cement to use on the foundation.
Speaking of cement, Hou Jiang came to Jianglong once, and it cost a lot to burn cement, so the money he had on hand was almost spent.
Jiang Long just had 100,000 taels of silver in his account, and he took 50,000 taels and asked the black-clothed guards to help him go to other places to buy food, and he still had 50,000 taels on hand.
He gave Hou Jiang 10,000 taels.
He still had 10,000 taels of silver before him, so now he still has more than 50,000 taels on him.
There are many people who are easy to do, and I see that many parts of the city wall have been changed into new clothes.
Where the cement was first plastered, the cement was already dry.
The sun is blowing during the day and the wind blows at night, and outside, the cement must dry faster.
Jiang Long originally instructed that he only needed to rub about an inch thick.
Some people are amazed at the place where they are working around the cement.
Most people will touch it with their hands, and it is very hard.
Some naughty children will scratch their fingers around on the wet cement.
Fortunately, He Dao and others supervised the work, so they would drive the children away in time.
In the blink of an eye, two days passed.
Jiang Long was naturally busy in the past two days.
and Delisi had a spring supper overnight, the two were evenly matched, and Delisi's organization had already transported the smuggled iron ingots, and Jiang Long directly pulled people to the blacksmith shop.
It is illegal to smuggle iron ingots, but it is the government that arrests and tortures them.
Now that the government buys it itself, naturally there is no one to manage it.
At noon on this day, after eating by the Hunhe River, Jiang Long saw the wild horse herd a few days ago, walking slowly from the depths of the grassland.
Snowy and Black Rui looked up and glanced at the herd of wild horses, recognizing the last time they had seen them.
There is no curiosity, that is, lying on the ground without passing.
Jiang Long instructed Qin Yu and Tu Du to go and fetch some grains.
When the wild horses began to drink water by the Hunhe River, Jiang Long stepped forward to let Xueyuan get up, and then rode Xueyuan into the wild horse herd.
Only two or three days have passed, and these wild horses obviously still remember Jiang Long.
At first, there was a little defense, but it didn't work hard, and it just didn't take care of Jiang Long.
A few sturdy horses seemed to be interested in the snowfield, and leaned close to the snowfield, but they were snorted by the snowfield and driven away in dissatisfaction.
After a while, Qin Yu and Tu both brought cereals.
Then Qin Yu rode on Hei Rui and came to the herd of horses.
Jiang Long opened his pocket, took out the grain, and fed the wild horses with his hand.
The wild horses will be frightened at first, but they will be bold enough to stick their noses out and sniff and then taste and take a bite.
Then his eyes lit up and he chewed heavily.
Horses, sheep, cows, and pigs obviously prefer to eat cereals rather than grass.
With the first, there is the second...... Gradually, more and more horses surrounded Jiang Long and Qin Yu to eat miscellaneous grains.
At this time, Jiang Long reached out again to touch the heads and manes of these wild horses, and the wild horses no longer dodged.
It's a big step forward in the relationship.
There were not many cereals, but there were many wild horses, and they were eaten in a short time.
Seeing that the wild horses were about to enter the prairie again, Jiang Long suddenly wanted to follow and take a look.
When Tudu heard this, he stopped it, but he didn't stop it.
Jiang Long sent someone to say hello to Cheng Ze and the others, took some steamed buns, and took Tudu, Qin Yu, as well as Guntibak, and Fan Ren, with the wild horses, slowly walked towards the depths of the prairie.
That night, Jiang Long did not return, but Cheng Ze and the others were not too worried.
They knew that Tudu and Gunty Buck were very skilled, Fan Ren was even better at archery, and Jiang Long's mount was still the king of horses, so he could deal with any danger.
Don't lose your life.
Tonight, Jiang Long slept among the horses.
Next to the snowfield, next to it are a few mares who are interested in the snowfield.
There are horses blocking the night breeze, and they can also borrow the horses' body temperature, so Jianglong sleeps very soundly.
The next day, go deep into the steppe again.
But not long after walking, Jiang Long found that the horses were gnawing and licking a white lump.
Jumping neatly off the back of the snowy horse, Jiang Long hurriedly stepped forward, picked up a piece and put it in his palm to look at it carefully.
The eyes are getting brighter and brighter.