There were exactly 24 people. Qiao Xuejun looked around, nodded, and began to talk to them about the purpose of today.
"Everyone, the transport horses have initially adapted to our environment and are ready for practical use. However, since they've never done this kind of work before, they'll need an adjustment period, and everyone needs to work with them through some initial adjustments." Qiao Xuejun carefully explained the current situation. "Zhu Zhou, can you explain the basic commands and key points about interacting with horses?"
Zhu Zhou came forward and greeted everyone first, then began to introduce how to get along with horses one by one.
He finished speaking carefully and asked, "If there's anything unclear, you can ask me again."
The masters of the ice-harvesting team had their eyes almost all on the ice-hoarding horses in front of them.
Their eyes will shine.
Although I still had many doubts on the way up the mountain, the moment I saw the horses, the sense of anticipation and novelty that came naturally overshadowed my doubts.
Someone immediately asked, "Now that we know the commands we just heard, can we command the Ice-Foot Horses?"
Zhu Zhou: "Of course, it just needs some time to get used to it. After all, the Ice-Footed Horse doesn't know you yet, so it's normal for it to be disobedient."
Suddenly someone asked worriedly, "What if this horse doesn't obey and kicks people?"
The leader of Group 8 added worriedly, "With such a short and fat body, if it kicks him hard, I'm afraid all his bones will break."
Zhu Zhou said, "No, they are all quite docile, and there's no record of them kicking anyone. Just follow my instructions, approach slowly and step by step, and there won't be any problems."
"Who knows?" The man said with a wry smile, "They might just not kick you. When I get there, they'll kick me."
There is indeed this risk.
If someone who has never been in contact with a horse wants to get close to one, they will first feel scared. They must control this feeling before getting close to a horse.
Qiao Xuejun encouraged everyone: "I'm here today, and I guarantee that the Ice-Footed Horse won't kick anyone randomly. Everyone can rest assured and spend some time getting used to each other."
Ren Wangwang's expression turned a bit grim. "Follow orders! If you don't want to, get out. I'll send someone else."
Now no one said anything. They hurriedly followed the arrangements of Zhu Zhou and Qiao Xuejun, found horses from different groups, and began to slowly approach the horses.
The methods Zhu Zhou taught them were all appropriate, and none of the horses behaved abnormally.
Qiao Xuejun watched everyone's performance from the side. If someone's performance was not right and could be corrected, she would go up and teach them again.
Ren Wangwang came over and followed Qiao Xuejun, watching her busying around and chatting with her for a few minutes.
After a while, the sound of his radio came again.
"Deputy Captain, those salmon are coming again!" The patrolman on the other side said angrily, "They're dancing in circles on the ice rink. Damn it, they're even spitting at us!"
"A mockery! This is definitely a mockery!" The patrol soldiers couldn't help but say, "I really want to beat them to death!"
Another soldier said, "It seems they thought we had given up on harvesting ice. That's why they're so excited."
Although the two sides do not speak the same language, the sea monster has a certain degree of intelligence and can express its meaning through logical actions.
Ren Wangwang: "Don't worry about them. What are they happy about? We'll just start harvesting ice when it gets light."
Soon, another group of people came from the direction of the mountain base, pulling two sleds, both of which were piled with equipment and accessories.
It’s Zhao Yun’s team.
Zhao Yun also started to greet Qiao Xuejun from a distance.
Qiao Xuejun responded, just like before, asking him to move more slowly, so he stopped while still keeping a certain distance.
Qiao Xuejun walked over and took a look.
They are all brand new harness sets, basically made of wood and fish skin leather.
Zhao Yun said, "These horse harnesses can be matched with the ice harvester."
He waved his hand and gave instructions to his staff: "The ice harvester is parked over there. Hurry up, one set of harness for each vehicle, put it on quickly!"
After Zhao Yun finished giving his instructions, he turned to Qiao Xuejun and Ren Wangwang and said, "This harness also has some labor-saving features. In short, two horses should have no problem pulling a ton of ice. They can even overload it a bit."
He added, "But it's best not to overload the horse, for fear that the harness will break."
Qiao Xuejun: "Okay, I know."
Ren Wangwang was very interested: "Two horses pulling a ton of ice? How long would it take?"
Qiao Xuejun: "It only takes ten minutes to come up. If we let them run, it will be faster."
Because Hongmei Mountain is relatively gentle, sometimes you don’t feel any big slope when walking up. It is also more convenient for horses to walk here, and it is not as tiring as simply going uphill.
This will definitely make shipping times faster.
Ren Wangwang's eyes lit up. "If it's that fast, combined with our human transportation, we can completely avoid those sea monsters and collect and transport ice within the four hours before dawn!"
After all, the sea monster really didn't dare to show up during the day and confront them head-on. It could only ambush in the dark like a clown and harass them.
Originally, according to the daytime schedule, the ice harvesting team only had four hours, which was not enough to transport all the water for the day. This was necessary unless the team was expanded. However, with all departments currently facing staff shortages, where would they find the manpower to harvest ice?
But now it’s different. If the ice-footed horses could really transport more and faster, there would be no need to fight a guerrilla war with those salmon.
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