Senan Province.

In the morning, the first rays of sunlight shine on the grassland, and everything begins to wake up.

In pastoral areas where the Katai system is also implemented, the military households of the Ming Dynasty have already gotten up, released the cattle and sheep from the pen, and let them roam freely on the divided pastures.

The cattle roam the pastures, and the sheep graze quietly under the management of the herding dogs.

"Woo woo woo~"

At the skyline.

There was a train on the railway, and the sound of the whistle could be heard far and wide.

The herders never go there to graze.

Cattle and sheep were killed by a train on the railway, and the train did not pay compensation, and if they dared to go to the railway station to make trouble, not only would they not get compensation, but they would also be asked for the repair cost of the locomotive.

Herders herd their cattle to different areas of the pasture and graze them according to the season and the condition of the forage.

During this period, they need to constantly take care of the cattle and sheep, and veterinarians from the mainland will regularly visit the various pastoral areas to ensure the health of the animals.

At the same time, they look after the pastures and ensure that the pastures are properly rested and restored.

It's hard and important work, but the herders have no complaints, because they love the land and its cattle and flocks.

In the afternoon, the sun becomes more intense.

It's time to rest on the ranch.

The herders herded their cattle and sheep into the shade of the trees, and they themselves rested in the shade.

"Jingle bells."

The caravan came to the pastoral area and brought with them a wide variety of goods, which were not only complete in variety, but also cheap, and were very popular and loved by the herdsmen.

Iron pots, iron buckets, coal stoves, salt, tea, sugar, vegetables, cotton clothes, hats, quilts, clothes, tents, trucks, spices, books, newspapers, makeup mirrors, makeup boxes

"This is the autorotation platform."

The merchant brought something new.

A boxy, half-human-high machine, each floor has carved puppets, the red and purple figures on the first floor, holding signs engraved with the words "noon", noon and so on.

The sign held by the little green man on the second floor is engraved with thirty-four, thirty-five, and thirty-six moments

"When it comes to the singular hour, the little red man in this row will pop up to tell the time, and when the double number is on the hour, the purple little man in this row will come out to tell the time, and every quarter of an hour, it is the way the little green man comes out to tell the time and beats the drum."

"Anyway, when the time comes, each puppet will hold up a corresponding sign, and there are ninety-six puppets on the third floor, and the top layer is used to tell the time at night."

While introducing, the merchant debugs at the same time.

The little puppet on the top, like a watchman in the city, a little person the size of a little thumb, looked at the tiny gong, and made a crisp sound, which made the herdsmen dumbfounded.

"Every hour is a watch, and every time a smaller puppet arrives, it will start to beat the time."

"That's interesting."

"It's an eye-opener."

The herders sighed.

"Where did this thing come from?"

"There was one in the Song Dynasty, but at that time it was driven by water conservancy, and now the clockwork used in the new technology has a lot of attention in it, and I don't understand, I see that there is no key here, and it has been twisted to the end, and it can be turned on its own for half a day."

The merchant introduced.

"How do you sell this thing?"

"It's not expensive, only twenty-eight yuan."

"Huh."

The surrounding herdsmen shook their heads, and they couldn't bear to spend twenty-eight yuan on this thing.

Nor did the merchant expect to sell.

This is his "treasure of the town", and the carving of hundreds of small puppets alone is worth a lot of money, in order to open the eyes of the herdsmen, attract the flow of business experience, and finally promote other goods.

The girls from the pastoral area also arrived.

A lot of gadgets such as red head ropes, paper mandarin ducks, kites, and bamboo dragonflies were sold, as well as needles and threads, scissors, etc.

The most eye-catching thing is the clock.

The herdsmen gathered around the clock and caused heated discussions, and many people were amazed by the vivid puppets.

After the merchant finished his business, he was invited by the herdsmen to his home, and the merchant did not shirk, but took a few men and a dozen herdsmen to drink a beautiful meal in the tent.

Rest in the pastoral area that night.

However, with the opening of the interior and pastoral areas, some bad customs have been banned, such as the custom of hospitality, and a large number of Han people have influxed, let alone such a situation.

On the second day, the caravan went to the next place.

Tranquility was restored to the pasture.

Wang Dabing was assigned to the province of Senan.

A total of more than 3,000 recruits, led by veterans, conducted a summer training.

The armies of the entire province of Senan, Saibei, Daning, Kaiping, and part of the northern parallel provinces were assembled on the land of Senan, and more than 50,000 cavalrymen began from fishing in the sea, and 450 were small battalions, and more than 100 small battalions formed a wave, patrolling from east to west along the areas with fertile pasture and flowing water.

It is a common practice in spring and autumn every year.

There are no hostile forces on the grassland, and it is the small foreign forces that are guarded against, and no foreign tribes are allowed, so as to ensure local tranquility and peace and stabilize the order of the grassland.

"Bang bang."

The journey of more than 3,000 miles takes more than half a month.

One man and two horses, not only trained the cavalry, but also exercised the war horses that were usually carefully cared for, and they were the two largest exercises of the northern cavalry.

Wang Dabing had never been on horseback for so long, and he was exhausted.

At this time, their team was only halfway through, and when they arrived at the foot of the Altai Mountains at their destination, they had to return.

A few hundred cavalrymen rested.

The boiling water boiled in the temporary camp last night was poured into the kettle, and there was still half a pot of water left, and Wang Dabing drank it in one go.

"I won't allow that next time."

Shi Chang found out about Wang Dabing's behavior and said sternly.

Wang Dabing was very tired, and his heart was full of complaints, but the long-term tenacity and habitual atmosphere made him still nod honestly, without resisting at all, but asked curiously: "Why?" ”

"If there's an emergency, and you have an extra sip of water left in the kettle, it can sometimes save your life."

Hearing Shi Chang's statement, Wang Dabing didn't care.

Although the 50,000 cavalry is far away and cannot be estimated in the surrounding area, what year is it now? Wang Dabing didn't think it would be surprised, but no matter how much he thought, he still suppressed it.

Although the Katai system was dominated by agriculture, the atmosphere of military discipline was still passed down.

"Woo woo woo~"

The horn sounded, the order to set off, each leader restrained his team, and after sorting out the formation, the team set off again.

Thousands of miles down.

Wang Dabing saw many scenes that he had never seen before, and his eyes were opened.

The mountains and deep ravines, surrounded by river valleys, are areas with abundant water and grass, where cattle and sheep are herded, tents and bags are next to each other, and in the distance it looks like white mushrooms growing in the river valley.

The city was established and became the most prosperous bazaar.

Camels, horses, cattle and sheep, wool, hides, iron pots, cotton, forage, corn, flour, herbs, porcelain and other goods were traded.

Herders rode horses, driving disobedient cattle, sheep, horses, and camels.

The wide river valley, with rolling green trees and blue smoke, looks like someone who hung a dynamic oil painting in the white clouds in the distance.

There are no big trees or tall grass in the grassland here, the ground is flat, and the cattle, sheep and horses are freely gnawing on the grass in the distance.

The valley spiraled up in the mountains along the river, and he couldn't turn a mountain for half a day, Wang Dabing was rough, and there was no fine skin and tender meat before departure, and the war horse under him stepped on the ground of the river beach, making a crisp sound.

"Look."

"Snow Mountain!"

A soldier pointed to the mountains in the sky, full of white, against the white clouds, and shouted excitedly.

"Here we are."

"We arrived in the Altai Mountains."

After a long journey of more than half a month, the soldiers were happy and finally arrived at the destination of the march.

To the south of the Altai Mountains are Hami and Yili, where they are not needed.

They only need to guard the grasslands and deserts, prevent foreign tribes from flowing in, and occupy fertile pastures to recuperate.

The interior of the grassland is already the pastoral area of the Ming Dynasty.

The pastures that are distributed to the households need external stability and security, and these armies are the protectors of the herdsmen, preventing anyone from destroying the stable life of the herdsmen.

The big patrol of 50,000 cavalry did not find too many accidents.

Several unknown small tribes were encountered in the direction of Saibei, and after interrogation, they were not in the Ming Dynasty's register and canonization, and were cleared.

The land of the Ming Dynasty can only support the Ming people.

One by one, small battalions came to the base camp.

The base camp of the Altai Mountains is the gatekeeper of the steppe and desert in the west, and the remnants of Warat dare not set foot on it.

When 50,000 cavalry gathered at the base camp.

Hundreds of miles away, the Warat tribe was so frightened that they left the local area one after another.

The Warat tribe is also accustomed to the twice-yearly movement, and in order not to cause misunderstanding among the Ming army, they will take the initiative to move further west during these two months.

"Whew!"

"Whew!"

There are thousands of people, and there is no boundary.

The gathering of 50,000 cavalry can be described as earth-shattering, and the scale is wider than ever.

It is the embodiment of the national strength of the Ming Dynasty.

And the drill of the base camp, people from all over the country also came to watch, and even the market followed.

Banners all over the mountains, with distinct armor.

"Long live Daming!"

"Daming lives forever!"

Wang Dabing forgot the hard work, and shouted in unison with his comrades, at this time, Wang Dabing no longer had a childish atmosphere, and nearly a month's march was the best exercise.

Drill at the base camp.

It is the Dinghai god needle of the northwest.

When the drill is over, everyone goes back to their own homes and finds their mothers.

Wang Dabing returned to his station in Daning Province.

"I really want to do it again."

The young man recovered quickly, slept only one night, and the next day he was alive and kicking, and his war horse was still nesting in the stable.

Wang Dabing is looking forward to the next march.

"That's how men should be."

He said to his comrades.

The majestic scene in the base camp before made him unforgettable, and he felt that a person's life would be to be the general of the base camp, command the unhurried torrent, and conquer everything in the world.

(End of chapter)