There is very little farmland here, and there are pastures everywhere, and the grass is very tall, so it is too suitable for producing horses.

"War horses are consumables, and every battle consumes a lot of horses. It is autumn now, and it is the time for the northern Xianbei, Wuhuan and other nomads to sell their horses. This is going to expand the military horse farm in Dalian Bay, and you need excellent horses, I heard that you have a lot of research on war horses, how about leaving this matter to you? ”

"Thank you Wenhou for your trust, I will live up to my trust."

Lu Bu called the logistics and transferred it to Yangyi in exchange for supplies.

The horse farm to be built in Dalian Bay is to locate tall and strong horses and cultivate tall horses for heavy cavalry.

Yangyi still has a way, and the logistics department has allocated 5,000 large iron pots, 30,000 salt bricks, and many pressed tea bricks.

Yangyi had more than 1,000 people from his headquarters, pulled up supplies, and rushed towards the northwest border of Liaodong County.

In Xiangping City, Lu Buzheng and Hao Meng were drinking tea and chatting in the camp.

Hao Meng reminded: "Lord, Yang Yi left with the people and materials and money of the headquarters, will he escape?" ”

Lu Bu smiled slightly: "And today's big event, if you want to stick to one side, you can only be annihilated in the end, and if you want not to be annihilated, you can only develop and grow as soon as possible." Yang Yi is a famous man in Liaodong, he has real talent and real learning, he has to let him work hard to take refuge in us, this time is a touchstone, if things are done beautifully, they can be reused in the future. If he takes the opportunity to escape, he will also avoid accidents in more important positions in the future. ”

"The lord is thoughtful and thoughtful."

"If you are appointed as the county guard of Liaodong, what are your plans?"

Hao Meng thought about it, Liaodong County has a population of less than 100,000 people, almost all of which rely on grazing and medicine collection, and there is almost no agriculture, let alone handicrafts and mines.

A huge place, vast and sparsely populated.

For example, this Xiangping City, the city is small, the population in the city is small, and there are few shops and businesses, which is more or less not fun.

"Lord, I'm still suitable for going around fighting and fighting, and I'll be funny after resting for a while."

"Okay, since you don't do this, I won't embarrass you, but you have to tell me what you think."

Hao Meng thought for a moment and put down the teacup: "If I am in charge of Liaodong, I must first improve the conditions of livestock, most of the local herdsmen are from the Central Plains, and unlike the nomadic grassland herdsmen, these herdsmen use fixed herding. The most important influence on livestock is the weather, and if herders have strong pens and forage sheds, the survival rate of livestock can be greatly improved. ”

Lu Bu nodded, the animal husbandry in Liaodong County is in a semi-wild state, especially the horses, which are outdoors all year round, and the snow is also in the snow in winter, and it is common to freeze to death and frostbite.

You don't have to store too much forage every year, it's when the snow freezes. In the grasslands directly north of Youzhou, the grass stored by the Wuhuan tribe in winter has played a certain role, but it is not ideal, because these herders are too slow to mow the grass and have few people.

"It's a big deal to get these herders to build enclosures and store forage, and it's not so easy to do. In winter, herders slaughter cattle and horses to make air-dried meat. ”

While chatting, Mi Zhu came.

"The lord, the general, the general."

Lu Bu beckoned: "Mi don't drive, sit down, sit down." You've got a lot of ideas, and I'm about to ask you something. ”

"The lord is polite, just say anything about it."

"The herdsmen in Liaodong County are poor, and the forage stored in winter is insufficient, and now if you want to develop animal husbandry in Liaodong County, let Liaodong County provide horses, cattle, sheep and other livestock for Qingzhou and Xuzhou, what good way do you have."

Mi Zhu thought for a moment and replied: "A strong enclosure can greatly improve the survival rate of livestock in winter, but the herdsmen accept the need process, but there are a few supported by the government, and other herdsmen naturally want to build when they see it." This can be built for them by craftsmen from Qingzhou and Xuzhou, of course, there is a fee. As for the grass, it is easy to solve, Qingzhou has a large population, and every year in late autumn, you can come to do odd jobs, cut grass for herdsmen, and earn some pocket money. It would be even better if the lord could invent a grass cutting machine. In addition, Qingzhou and Xuzhou have increased their grain production rapidly in recent years, and when the official warehouses and Yicang are full, they can sell oats, soybean cakes, and bran to Liaodong County. Of course, the government can also choose a few suitable places to open Guantun Mintun to produce a large amount of grain in exchange for local horses, cattle and sheep. ”

Lu Bu laughed: "Hahaha, the way Mi Beijia thinks is too good, now the population of Qingzhou and Xuzhou is increasing at a rate of one million every year, and expanding outward is the best way." Liaodong County is a sparsely populated area, which is a good place to go. Laborers from the Central Plains came over just in time to build enclosures for local herdsmen, cut grass and store grass. ”

Everything is done by the laws of the market, and at the beginning, a small amount of government support can be provided, but in the later stage, it must be solved by the market, because there is no free lunch in the world.

The green brick firing technology in the Central Plains is very advanced, and it is used to build a wintering pen for livestock, which can be used for a hundred years without damage.

As for the machines for mowing grass, there are really them, such as animal harvesters, but these things have to be promoted in agricultural areas first, and then in pastoral areas.

The horses, cattle and sheep bred in Liaodong County should be promoted in Qingzhou and Xuzhou in large quantities through commercial banks.

Let the people of these two states realize the agricultural animal power, as for sheep, in addition to fertilizer, meat, can also produce sheepskin.

Sheepskin was an important material for warmth in this era, making leather jackets, quilts and so on.

It is easy to fight Liaodong, but it is difficult to develop Liaodong.

There are strong enemies all around, and there must be a general to defend it.

As for Gongsun Du's original general, Liu Yuan's martial arts were mediocre, and it was difficult to deter the strong enemy in the north.

Who to choose and who to use made Lu Bu think about it for a long time.

Five days later, news came from all over the country that the entire territory of Liaodong County had been subdued.

After learning of Gongsun Du's death, there was no fierce resistance in various places, most of them chose to follow Lu Bu, and some forces were unwilling to be loyal to Lu Bu and withdrew westward to join Gongsun Zhan.

Gongsun Chan and Gongsun Du are not in harmony, but after all, they are both members of the Gongsun family.

As soon as September arrives, it will be cool autumn in a blink of an eye.

Dozens of miles south of Xiangping City, Lu Bu came to inspect the pasture.

The craftsmen of the Central Plains are building enclosures for the herders for the winter, and the structure of the enclosures is very reasonable, divided into pens for young animals and pens for adult animals.

For example, the family in front of me has 300 horses, including more than 200 adult horses and more than 80 foals. Build. The large livestock enclosure is taller, sitting north and facing south, and the north wall is tightly closed, which can completely block the northwest wind. The roofs are lined with thigh-thick logs and covered with tiles to keep the roof out from the wind and rain and to prevent the roof from being crushed by a blizzard.