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Chapter 24 One man and one cow

Chai Jin pointed to the cow and said, "These cows are all strong and good cows, but there are still individual differences. For fairness, I asked someone to write the cow numbers on these cards, and use the method of drawing lots to get as many cows as you catch."

Someone took the license plate and asked fifty guards to draw lots. After a while, everyone received the license plate.

Then, everyone followed the license plate to hold their own cows, and each guard was so happy that they were so beautiful, as if they had eaten ice cream in the summer and hot pot in the past three or nine days.

"The guards must also perform their own tasks. Now hand over the cows in your hands to your family." Chai Jin said.

The guards' families rushed up one after another, yes, they rushed up and pulled their own cows. The moment they held the cows, they felt that others were getting taller.

As a tenant, if you have a cattle at home, it means that farming is more labor-saving and profitable, and it is easier to find a wife for your son. In an instant, you become the most beautiful boy in the village.

Chai Jin went down and continued patrol with his guards to protect the safety of Chaijiazhuang. This is their responsibility.

Chai Gang walked onto the stage and said, "Don't leave first if you get the cattle. I'll tell you what you should pay attention to."

Most of these families don’t have cattle. How to raise cattle and how to raise cattle is a technical job. It seems simple, but in fact it is still a bit complicated. The details determine success or failure.

Chai Gang told you in detail about the precautions for raising cattle. When you go home, you must first build a fixed cattle shed for the cow. It is not very good, but it must be able to block the wind and rain. You cannot think that the cow has strong resistance to diseases and just leave it alone. In addition, the forage, the delicious and poor grass must be clean. The moldy and spoiled grass must not be fed to the cow. A small amount of essence and salt are essential things.

Chai Gang roughly explained it and finally said: "Whoever can raise cattle is the problem of raising it well. If it is well raised, it can not only work, but also have a calf in a year. It is equivalent to a treasure pot. If it is not well raised, the cows are skinny and have no energy to work. From tonight, a breeding training course will be held in Dongcun, free classes will be attended by yourself. If you want to pass this village, there will be no store. If you want to ask the masters for advice, I am afraid that people who are good at wine and good food may not pay attention to you."

Chaijiazhuang is now a super large construction site. After the river is silted, Chai'an led 1,500 people to start building a reservoir. There are many small rivers in Chaijiazhuang, and tens of thousands of acres of land are needed among the mountains and hills.

The mountain streams are different from big rivers. During the rainy season, mountain torrents broke out. The water was extremely fierce, the yellow waves surging, and the water was very large. However, in the dry season, the farmland needs to be irrigated with water. I’m sorry, the water in the stream is clear and it’s okay to carry it with a bucket. As for large-scale irrigation, don’t think about irrigating wheat fields.

In order to alleviate this situation, Chai Jin asked someone to plan six small reservoirs, each of which was only a dozen acres. Why build such a small reservoir? First, there are no professional workers, all the Zhuang Dings were mobilized. Second, there are no large machinery, and they all rely on manpower and animal power.

The small dam in front of me is only more than 200 meters long, but there are many people. If you don’t have it, there are three hundred people, and there are more than a dozen mules and donkeys. They carry earth and rocks and build dams.

Chai An was both happy and sad when he looked at the busy construction site. What was happy was that Chai Jin finally calmed down and did something practical. Although the construction of this reservoir cost a lot of money in the short term, it will be able to see benefits from next year. The most basic reservoir of this size can irrigate three to four hundred acres of land. With water sources, the harvest will be greatly improved. The most important thing is that it can save the life of crops in the year of drought. If the life of crops is the life of farmers.

If you can raise fish in the water, you will have no problem with harvesting a fish of 18,000 kilograms a year. Although these profits are small, no matter how small they are, they are profits.

What I was worried about is that the remaining money on Chai Jin’s books was equivalent to only 10,000 taels of cash. The construction has been too crazy recently. There are ten pig houses, hundreds of sows in each pig house, horse farms, donkey farms, and projects that consume money and grain, and labor is even more cost-effective.

Just as he was thinking, Chai Jin arrived and drove several large carriages over, and twenty single-wheeled small iron carriages were pulled on the carriage.

"Uncle An, how is the project progressing?" Chai Jin asked.

Chai An said: "Six reservoirs will be repaired at the same time and will be completed in ten days. Wait until the earth dam experiences a winter rain and snow, and wait for the busy farming next spring to undergo a second rest and compact it, and then the rainy season can be stored. What wheelbarrow is the owner of the manor doing?"

"Yes, this is called a construction wheelbarrow, frame, box, and wheels are all steel, sturdy and durable, can push 200 kilograms of weight, save physical strength, and should be able to speed up the work." Chai Jin introduced.

Chai An looked at it and found that the unicycle was ingenious and almost every detail was perfect.

"Tsk tsk, it's good, it's a bit reluctant to use it. I don't know how many times more expensive this wheelbarrow is than a wooden wheelbarrow." Chai An said.

Chai An called two men to push a cart of gravel of about 200 kilograms. It was easy to push 200 kilograms by one person on the flat ground. When going uphill, someone needed to pull the rope in front.

"Let me try it." An old man came, who was in his sixties. It was normal for people in his sixties to work in rural areas, and nothing strange.

A few people helped and shoveled a bucket of soil for the old man. Seeing that he was old, he didn't dare to shovel too much, which was more than 100 kilograms. The old man was not convinced, so he added a few more shovels and pushed them away, which was quite brisk. If he used a load, the old man of such an old man could at most sixty or seventy kilograms. He couldn't get it any more heavy. With a wheelbarrow, it would be much easier. It was more flexible than a large carriage and was more suitable for the construction site environment.

"The wheels are too relaxed, and they seem to be very lubricated inside." Chai An sighed uncontrollably.

"Well, this is what you want. Uncle An put the wheelbarrow on a number and distributed it to a dedicated person. After completion, it will be handed over to the warehouse for maintenance." Chai Jin said.

Chai An wrote down one by one. Chai Jin made up his mind this time and built 200 wheelbarrows for construction sites and 500 elite pickaxes, which were allocated to six reservoir construction sites to speed up the construction of the reservoir.

Chai An pulled Chai Jin to the side and said, "Master, I want to tell you a bad news. The money in the warehouse has bottomed out, and there are more than 10,000 taels left. Recently, it will cost Shi Xiu more than 7,000 taels of silver for 500 grassland horses. Zengtou City will also send hundreds of donkeys here one after another. In addition, the oil mill you arranged to form, I'm afraid the money will not last for half a month. Otherwise, the owner of the manor would make a lot of money by selling this wheelbarrow and pickaxe to take out."

Chai Jin smiled and said, "Uncle An, don't worry, there are still 10,000 taels left. What you need now is to spend the money. The more you spend the money, it will not increase at home. Remember to come to me after spending the money, and I will give you a big surprise at that time."
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