The Little Tail Han Sheep breeding base is really not small, and they had to say hello to every employee. This big circle took them almost a morning.
When they returned to Gao Hongjun's office, Gao Yi sat on the sofa and beat his legs. Even Sun Dahai felt that the amount of exercise during this trip was no less than during his morning exercise.
Just now Sun Dahai visited the infrastructure of the Little Tail Han Sheep Breeding Base. Because the grassland outside was covered with snow, Gao Hongjun could only explain to him orally. Otherwise, the breeding base without the grassland would be incomplete.
The trend of the mountains turned a corner here, and was joined by two mountains in the middle. It became narrower as it went north, and was finally blocked by the mountains, forming a shape similar to a triangle.
The base is at the bottom of this triangle. The middle area is the range of the pasture. There is a small river coming down from the mountain and directly passing through the pasture of the base.
To the east of the creek is the grassland of the base, which is gentle and covers an area of about 5,000 acres. To the west is a gently sloping terrain that reaches the mountains, about 3,000 acres, with many shrubs growing on it.
Gao Hongjun had already conducted an on-site inspection of the pasture last year. The pasture here is lush and there is running water. After spring, you only need to replant some ryegrass and clover to enrich the sheep's diet.
The key is that it is sheltered from the wind and the temperature is relatively high. Moreover, after many years of efforts by the soldiers of the former military horse farm, many trails in the mountain col where wolves, bears, wild boars and other wild animals are prone to emerge have been sealed, and safety has been greatly improved.
Hearing this, Sun Dahai quickly asked: "Will there be wild animals here?"
Gao Hongjun smiled and said: "There must be one. We all think this pasture is great, and the deer, green sheep, roe deer and other large grazing animals in the mountains will also like it here.
If they come, they will naturally attract meat-eating beasts. This is the biological chain. Unless human intervention occurs, how can there be a paradise in nature without natural enemies."
"This was originally a place where war horses were raised. Do war horses also have so many natural enemies?"
"I heard from the locals that there are almost no Siberian tigers and Siberian leopards in the mountains now, so the main natural enemies of horses here are wolves."
"Then how did they seal the trail?"
"I saw one thing with my own eyes during the inspection. I found a narrow spot on the trail, sawed off the trees on the side, blew up the rocks that could be used to borrow strength, and then built a wall about two meters high to connect with the mountains on both sides.
Together, seal the road.
Fortunately, this area of the mountain is relatively steep and has a relatively large drop, so there are not many places that need to be blocked. After more than 20 years of hard work at the military horse farm, there are basically no big loopholes."
"Dad, why don't we use this method when we herd sheep in the northwest? There are quite a few cases of wolves eating sheep over there every year." Gao Yi interjected and asked.
"Silly girl, we have a grassland over there, can't we enclose the entire grassland? The main thing here is to rely on the mountains. Blocking a few points is enough."
"Then now that it's so safe here, wolves can't get in, it'll be a lot easier to herd sheep."
"Safety is not absolute. Who knows where a wild animal can suddenly appear from.
Because of this, the base has to arrange for security personnel to be on night duty every night to prevent wild animals from getting in and harming the base personnel and sheep."
Sun Dahai and the others looked at each other and said in unison: "Xiaolu Chun."
Indeed, the deer family a few years ago, including the two red deer that just appeared this year, all came out of the mountains in this way. No one can guarantee that wolves or other wild beasts will not appear.
Gao Hongjun comforted everyone and said: "But you don't need to worry too much at the base. You all saw it when you visited just now. There are watchtowers at the four corners of our base, and security personnel are on duty on them. There are also many shepherd dogs in the base, and we found that there is something wrong with them.
It will bark."
Gao Hongjun doesn't want everyone to be scared, but this issue must be explained clearly so that everyone has safety awareness.
After lunch, the truck from Long Province Branch Base went back. They had to go to Sun Weimin first to transport back tables, chairs, kitchen utensils and other things.
Sun Dahai asked Hu Cheng to give them two red envelopes. During the Chinese New Year, they ran around a lot for their own affairs, and Sun Dahai felt a little sorry.
In the afternoon, after lunch break, Erxiao was revived with full health. After they saw the sledge unloaded from the truck, they wanted to play on the sledge again.
At the Little Tail Han Sheep Breeding Base, playing with the sledge is the easiest. Gao Hongjun arranged for two security guards to go out with them.
The former military horse farm left many draft and pack horses to the local government, which placed a heavy burden on the government.
When Gao Hongjun was negotiating a joint venture with the local government, he took the initiative to take over ten of the horses, which were used by shepherds for riding during grazing, and for pulling necessary supplies during grazing and moving with the sheep.
It is winter now and there is no need to graze the sheep. Every morning the sheep are driven out for activities and come back in the afternoon. So there are still a few horses in the stables.
Gao Hongjun asked the security guard to bring out two horses. One person controlled one horse to pull the sled, and the other security guard rode the horse and was responsible for protecting their safety.
The security guard was not qualified to hold a gun, and the equipment he carried with him was an eye-opener for Sun Dahai and others. In addition to carrying a machete and dagger, he also carried several torches wrapped in oilcloth.
Sun Dahai took a closer look and saw that there was actually a crossbow hanging on his saddle. And according to him, he also had firecrackers in his bag.
At present, the country has not promulgated a wildlife protection law, but in order to prevent the wolves from retaliating, people will not take the initiative to kill wolves easily.
The security guards have been trained by local hunters. When encountering wolves or other ferocious beasts, it is the best choice to light torches or set off firecrackers to drive the beasts away.
Sun Dahai and his party set off.
Before leaving, Sun Yuanyuan said she wanted to build a snowman, so the security guard found them a shovel and a broom and put them on the sledge.
The sledge they bought was a small double-row sledge that could seat four people. Sun Yuanyuan sat on Sun Dahai's lap, which was just enough for several people to squeeze in.
The security guard on horseback did not walk very fast and was leading the way. The other security guard held the reins of the horse and followed behind, pulling the sledge.
Although there were five people sitting on the sledge, the horse pulling the sledge seemed to have no difficulty at all. It walked easily on the ice and snow road, and soon came to the frozen river.
Except for Sun Yuanyuan and Sun Dahe, everyone else got off the sledge and started sweeping the snow with a broom. The security guard leading the horse got on the sledge, sat in the middle of the second elementary school, and drove the horse to trot on the ice.
The river surface was frozen solid and smooth. No one had walked here, and the snow was still very fluffy. The second child was sitting on the sledge playing on the ice, and Sun Dahai felt relieved.
Sun Dahai, Gao Yi, and Hu Cheng gathered a lot of snow and started building a snowman.
The horse-drawn sledge ran back and forth quickly and slowly for several times, and bursts of crisp laughter could be heard from the river. This perfect fit between man and nature made them very happy.