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Chapter 13 Building a Horse Farm

Chai An said with relief: "The owner of the manor has grown up and knows a lot of things. I, the old man, feel relieved."

"I just provide technical information. You have to arrange the details. You are always coordinating and leading the way to grasp the overall situation." Chai Jin said.

Three days later, the road was repaired and the rammed earth road needed to be strong after wind, sun and rain. Only three bridges were left to be under construction, and more than a hundred elite personnel. Chai Jin started working on his own construction site, repairing pigpens and stables. Chai An recommended a civil engineering expert named Chen Erdan.

Chai Jin's own construction site adopts the employment system, with strong workers thirty cents a day and small workers thirty cents a day. The one who can do monthly is one-month money for large workers, half a month of money for small workers, and food and accommodation. In this era, it is also very kind.

Erdan is thirty-seven or eight years old, with a small beard, a medium-sized figure, but his hands are thick and powerful. The most rare thing is that he is literate, drawing drawings, and scheduling construction.

At the stable construction site, 150 grassland horses were first fenced with a simple fence. There were five strong black donkeys next to them. The local donkey was tall and mighty, and it could be twenty centimeters taller than the grassland horse. The stable was under construction, and the walls of the stable were built with blue bricks and lime. The walls were all four bricks thick and durable. The roof of the stable was made of wooden boards and red tiles, which ensured that there was no leakage and could withstand the pressure of snow.

There are drainage channels all around the stable to ensure the safety of the stable on heavy rainy days.

"Mr. Chen, do you think there is anything else that needs to be improved in this horse farm?" Chai Jin came over and asked Chen Erdan.

Chen Erdan said: "The main project of the stable is not a problem. It is strong and durable. Fences can be used in the middle sections to ensure sturdyness. However, fences cannot be used for fences, they are not durable and durable. I told me that the fences are also surrounded by bricks, not too high, just two meters. Two brick-thick walls, just add a column every ten feet apart. This will be fine. It is just that these 300 acres of walls are too laborious and money-filled with bricks."

"What the housekeeper said is indeed correct. Manager Chen is a talented person. Your name is Chen Erdan. If you become prosperous in the future, you will not be nice to say. Why don't I change your name to you?" Chai Jin said.

Chen Erdan said happily: "It would be better to get the owner of the manor to give it a name."

"Just call me Chen Heng. I hope you have perseverance in doing things and never forget your original intention."

"Thank you, the owner of the house."

Chai Jin pointed to the fence and said, "You are right. The fence is not strong and not safe. It's just a temporary solution, because there are thousands of horses here. When building the fence, you leave a place for the fence. Once things are not busy, we will start building the fence. After the horse farm is built, there are still ten pig farms waiting for you to build."

"Okay, I'll write it down. Don't worry, the owner of the manor." Chen Heng said.

At the Chai Family School, Shi Xiu was telling the guards about the characteristics of the grassland horse.

"Don't look at this grassland horse with a short head, but its speed and endurance are not enough, it's very fast," said Shi Xiu.

Everyone didn't believe it, and Iron Guard said, "This horse is quite strong, but it looks like a donkey. Can it be so fast?"

Shi Xiu said: "Lears are false, and seeing is true. There is a mile of land in this school field. I will pull a horse from the farm and compete with this grassland horse for a few laps."

An escort immediately rode a horse from the Chai family. Shi Xiu turned over the grassland horse. Two horses stood together. The grassland horse was obviously short and its shoulders were twenty centimeters lower.

The two waved their horse whip, and the two horses neighed and rushed out, and the school ground was filled with dust. If you want to say that the school ground was actually used for escorts to run, the horse racing was a bit small.

There was no difference between the first two laps. At the beginning of the third lap, the Chai family's horse began to fall behind, and by the fourth lap, it was already 200 meters behind. The gap was still very huge.

The two returned to the team and everyone was convinced.

Chai Jin said: "From now on, each of Chai Yong and Chai Meng will have a grassland horse, and will add horse riding training subjects every day to strive to get familiar with the people as soon as possible."

"Yes." Everyone said.

"As for Teacher Wu, he should choose one from Zhuang Zhongjun horse. The grassland horse is short and I'm afraid it can't carry Erlang's physique." Chai Jin said.

"Brother Xie." Wu Song clasped his fists.

There are only a few people in the village, so naturally they have to be fully cavalry-like, otherwise they will sometimes run slowly with their legs. From the east village to the west village, it takes 20 to 30 minutes to ride a horse, and it takes more than an hour to walk. With such a large range, it is urgent to build a cavalry guard.

Most of Chai Yong, Chai Meng and others can ride horses, but they are not proficient in riding horses and charge. What they need is to practice more. Chai Jin also stipulated that each person's horses are fed by the grass and bristles themselves, and as long as they have free time, they need to be with the horse more, so that they can cultivate mature riding skills. As for Wu Song knows nothing about riding, it doesn't matter. Wu Song has a solid foundation, so it's only a matter of time to learn to ride a horse. Learn to ride a horse first, and then learn to fight immediately. Anyway, there is plenty of time, and I almost spent training and actual combat all day.

In the living room of Chai’s family, Chai Jin invited Shi Xiu over.

Chai Jin said: "Brother Shi Xiu, what are your plans in the near future?"

Shi Xiu said: "This time, thanks to my brother's help, Shi Xiucai will not go bankrupt, otherwise I really don't know what to do. My uncle is old and decided to go back. Five guys and I want to stay and help my brother train the horses."

"To be honest, the grassland horse is too short, not even as tall as the local donkey, so it cannot be sold at a price. I want this horse to raise mules, and there is no need to train. Why not do this? If you go a few more trips, I will pay you two hundred horses with you, mainly mares. As for the old rules this time, I will pay you a horse at the price of thirteen taels of silver. If you agree, I will arrange for the account to give you two thousand taels of silver first." Chai Jin said.

Shi Xiu said: "I just don't know why my brother cultivates so many mules?"

"Our Song Dynasty established a country with agriculture, and agriculture is the foundation of the country. Whether the people can eat mules is very important. Pulling carts and plowing land depends entirely on mules. With more mules, the people can also be more relaxed." Chai Jin said.

Shi Xiu said: "I have also seen each other. My brother is a good owner who is dedicated to serving the people. I, Shi Xiu, are not a person who is jealous of money. I, Shi Xiu, are willing to sell horses for my brother, as long as you pay for food and drink."

"That's not possible. Those who work are getting hard money, while those who work hard get blood money. The journey from Cangzhou to Zhending Mansion is more than a thousand miles away. Nowadays, bandits and powerful people are everywhere, and they are doing life-work. Even if you don't have money, what should your brothers do? So you can't lose your reward. In addition, I hope that Brother Shi Xiu can recruit some good players from my village and promote it more. When you meet a brother with loyalty and good skills, you can introduce him to me." Chai Jin said.

Shi Xiu thought about it and found that this is true. This is a high-risk business for horse trading these days. His six people have a little weak power, so he has to ask a few more swordsmen to help, and these swordsmen all need to collect cash.

Shi Xiu said: "It's OK, there's my brother saying this. Shi Xiu is heartbroken. Let's set off tomorrow. I'll bring another batch of horses to come before the cold."
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