Chapter 267: Dividing Cattle and Sheep
Except for the people in the convoy, everyone else has a three-day holiday today, because the most important thing about the whole West Continent during these three days is to divide the cattle, sheep and horses!
All the numbers of cattle, sheep and horses have been counted, and Iron Hammer and the others are naturally like this today, they have already been temporarily detained according to what Captain Wang said, and the cattle, sheep and horses are temporarily separated according to their age.
Iron Hammer and the others were a little excited, because these cattle, sheep and horses did not belong to them at all before, but after today, everything belongs to them! And His Highness said that they will not be required to pay taxes for the next five years.
Iron Hammer is one of the herders who divide the cattle, sheep and horses today, but he is also one of the staff.
Captain Wang didn't show up with them today, but others sent by His Highness worked here.
Hammer: They gathered here these twenty herdsmen.
"Hello everyone! My name is Zhao Lin, and today I am responsible for the distribution of cattle and sheep for you. ”
"First of all, it is the distribution of cattle and sheep, calves and lambs are all herdsmen as a whole, everyone should not have emotions in their hearts, the same, ewes, rams are also distributed separately and equally, each person is divided into how many males, females, calves, lambs are the same! As for the adult cattle, sheep and horses, there must be some difference in size, and His Highness asked me to apologize to everyone here for him first, because His Highness has no way to guarantee absolute fairness. Zhao Lin said loudly.
"Mr. Zhao! Where do you put our faces when you say that! We will not have the face to see His Highness in the future, His Highness will give us cattle, sheep and horses, try every means to feed us, and even want us to live a better life, if we still have complaints, then Changsheng Heaven will not forgive him! ”
"That's right! From the arrival of His Highness to the present, we have not done anything for His Highness, but we have always accepted His Highness's favor, if anyone still complains, then his face is comparable to that of a rat on the grassland, and he will be drowned by saliva! The herdsmen in the crowd all turned red and roared loudly.
They all felt a little angry, but this anger was not directed at others, but at themselves, because this was said by His Highness, and it was obvious that His Highness was afraid that they would feel uncomfortable. But how could they feel uncomfortable, knowing that these cattle and sheep were not theirs before!
What's more, until now, they haven't done anything for His Highness, but His Highness has been trying to feed them as waste! So they were all angry.
"Mr. Zhao, the skinniest cattle and sheep in these flocks, give them to me!" A person in the crowd said loudly, and Iron Hammer glanced at it, it was Zarin's eldest son, and their whole family was now working for His Highness, and they had never had enough to eat, but now they were living a very easy life.
"Fart! How can you have that qualification, it's all mine! The other person stopped in an instant, and said loudly with eyes like brass bells.
"That's it! It's all quiet! Don't fight with anyone, whoever gets a share in a while will be whoever! Hammer spoke loudly.
Everyone heard Hammer speak, so there was no argument, but they still glared at each other with their eyes!
Zhao Lin smiled, it's okay, although they are all barbarians, they can still understand His Highness's heart. After pacifying the crowd, the people who divided the cattle and sheep quickly began to catch the sheep and distribute the cattle and sheep according to the number of people! However, what Zhao Lin didn't expect was that everyone tried to pick up the thinner, or calves, or lambs to ask for them. In the end, what was left for His Highness was the strongest ewe, ram, and cow.
"No, no!" Zhao Lin stopped them.
"Your Highness said, these ewes should be divided by you first, don't argue first, Your Highness said, just try to leave some half-sized lambs for Your Highness, because you need these ewes to maintain your life!"
"Your Highness hopes that you will be able to live well one day, and in five years, you can maintain your good life while paying more taxes to Datang, this is His Highness's expectation for you! Now take the sheep back and redistribute them! Zhao Lin said loudly.
"Evening, you see we're all marked, and we're mixed together." In the crowd, an old herdsman grinned, pointing to the cattle and sheep that had been coated with black charcoal juice and mixed together according to different parts of the cattle and sheep.
"Yes, Mr. Zhao, don't worry, we are all grassland people living under the immortal sky, we know how to raise cattle and sheep, these little sheep will grow up soon! With His Highness here, we will definitely have a good life! ”
"Let's go, let's go, little cubs, hurry up and herd the sheep." Someone else hurriedly opened the fence that enclosed the sheep they had been assigned to, and pointed to the children who were in charge of herding the sheep.
The children immediately commanded their hunting dogs to drive the sheep out, leaving only the extra cattle and sheep belonging to the Tang Dynasty.
Zhao Lin looked at the herdsmen who were talking and laughing, he was silent for a moment, and then he stopped talking, but said loudly: "Then next, Your Highness will let me distribute Quyuan plows to you!" Unlike ordinary ploughs, this plough can be pulled by one or even two horses, without the need for oxen. Of course, it is also possible to use cows, and someone will guide you later in the work of threading the nose ring of cows. ”
"The reason why you are giving out plowshares is because Your Highness has found good forage seeds for everyone, and after these grasses are planted this year, they will not need to be planted in the next few years."
"Actually, the land near Qinghai Lake can be farmed, but now it can be used to grow pasture, and this grass can be harvested several times a year next year, and this harvested grass can be used as hay for cattle and sheep to feed."
"This can minimize the starvation of cattle and sheep due to heavy snowfall and other weather."
With Zhao Lin's words, all the herdsmen were stunned. Herbage? Can grass still be planted? And His Highness also found them good grass seeds? So that they can store hay for the winter?
Your Highness...... It's true...... I.
All the herdsmen didn't know how to describe their feelings for a while, it turned out that it was not enough for His Highness to do so much, he was still trying to make our lives better and think more for us!
"That's right! His Royal Highness also said that the lucid waters and lush mountains are our homeland, and this grassland has nurtured us, so we must protect the grassland and water sources, and His Royal Highness said that trees cannot be cut down indiscriminately, because trees can maintain the water and soil of this land and prevent them from being lost! I know that everyone doesn't understand, but let me give you an example, you should all know Loulan and Peacock Sea. ”
"It used to be a bigger lake than Qinghai Lake, and the water flow there was full of poplars, and then as the people of Guloulan continued to cut down the poplars, when the poplars there were cut down, now the water flow of the Peacock Sea has been broken, and the Peacock Sea is about to dry up." Zhao Lin said loudly.
"So, you have to remember in the future that it's okay to cut down trees, but if you cut down one tree, you will plant two! In this way, our grasslands can get better and better! Otherwise, one day, this place will become a desert like the Peacock Sea. Zhao Lin said loudly again.