"Sister Yinhuan, you think too simply."
Ming Zhanxue, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly spoke up, "Cows are different from each other."
"Ah?" Li Yinhuan was stunned when she heard that.
Murong Yanran was a little anxious and asked hurriedly, "Sister, what's the difference? Even if it's different, can it be used for farming?"
"If not, what's the problem?"
Murong Yanran came from a prominent family and had never touched water since childhood, so naturally she had no idea about these things.
Ming Zhanxue glanced at her and explained helplessly, "First of all, the breeds of cattle on the grasslands are different from those in the Great Zhou."
"Cattle on the grasslands, due to their frequent movement and migration, have fat and delicious meat. They are mainly eaten for meat and milk."
"The water buffalo from the south of the Yangtze River and the yellow cattle from the north of the border taste very different."
"Even if we get the grassland cattle and bring them to the north and south, it's still a question whether they can adapt to the climate of the Great Zhou or whether they will suffer from acclimatization."
"Not to mention, if you want to train cattle for plowing, you have to domesticate them for several generations, otherwise they are useless."
Hearing this, Yan Jiaoran's mouth twitched.
As soon as he opened his mouth, he was obviously a gourmet.
As the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, she couldn't taste any difference between the beefs!
How much beef must one have eaten to gain this valuable experience...
Murong Yanran nodded, "I see, that's how it is. I think it's too simple."
"Even humans can experience acclimatization issues, let alone cows."
"Sister, you are so knowledgeable, erudite, and have a strong memory. I admire you so much."
Ming Zhanxue's eyes moved slightly, and she said modestly, "I just heard it from him. Sister Yanran, if you want to learn, just come and ask me. If I don't know, I'll take you to ask him!"
After a few rounds of discussion, the rankings of the two were finalized.
At the same time, Li Yinhuan suddenly realized something and clapped her hands, "It turns out that cattle are different from war horses. They need special training and cultivation!"
Qin Yuan glanced at her and said calmly, "Of course I have to train."
"No cow is born to plow the fields."
"Generally speaking, in order to integrate farming skills into the cattle's bones, they are trained from a young age."
"At the beginning, let the calf pull something from behind. This can both build its strength and help it get used to the feeling."
"Then you have to put a nose collar on the cow and let it know what it can and cannot eat."
"For example, if a cow got extremely hungry and ate the crops in the field, it would be dragged out in front of all the other cows and executed in public."
"Killing cows to scare them away, and after repeated practice, the cows will know not to eat the crops in the fields."
"Even if you're starving to death, you can't eat it."
"In short, training oxen is a very troublesome task, and it's not something that can be done on a whim."
"Do you have any other ideas?"
Qin Yuan looked at the five stunning girls in front of him and smiled slightly.
He finally realized that those rich second-generations, nouveau riche, male protagonists in novels, and the like all liked to show off in front of beautiful women.
It’s such a great feeling to have your eyes shining and full of little stars.
Well……
Yan Jiaoran and others fell into deep thought again.
How can we solve the problem of scarcity of oxen?
We can't follow the example of the horse policy and also establish a cattle policy to specifically breed oxen for drafting, right?
Before anyone could figure out what was going on.
Li Yinhuan spoke again to liven up the atmosphere.
"If a cow doesn't work, a horse will do!"
"There are countless horses on the grasslands. Apart from the war horses, there must be a large number of unused horses for pulling and delivering goods. Wouldn't it be better to use these horses to plow the fields?"
"Are horses easier to tame and control than other wild animals?"
"In this way, the problem of insufficient oxen for plowing can be solved."
Li Yinhuan's words made everyone laugh.
Before Qin Yuan could even speak, Murong Yanran was the first to retort: "Sister Yinhuan, you think too simply."
"Raising horses costs countless dollars, grain, and energy every year. If we only use it to plow the fields, it would be a waste. For farmers, the cost is too high. The remaining grain each year might not even be enough to feed the horses."
"Besides, the Jiangnan region is mostly paddy fields. It would be difficult for horses to work in the waterlogged lowlands, right?"
Ming Zhanxue and Yan Jiaoran both agreed with this.
The cost of raising horses is very high, and the investment in horse farms has been huge throughout the dynasties.
Many times, people in the Central Plains would see the people of the grasslands coming and going like the wind, with so many war horses that one person could ride more than one, and they would be filled with envy and hatred.
But who can blame the lack of war horses in the Central Plains?
Whenever I train cavalry, I wish I could have one horse and several riders to take turns training.
Only in places like Bingzhou and Youzhou, which are close to the grassland, there is a relatively sufficient production of horses. Compared with other places, the riders' riding skills are more sophisticated, and some rich children can bring their own horses to join the army.
The imperial court could hardly bear the burden of raising horses. For ordinary people, even if they gave them away for free, they probably wouldn't be able to feed them.
"Alas..." Li Yinhuan sighed, "This doesn't work, that doesn't work, what should I do?"
Hearing this, Yan Jiaoran was also very distressed. It could be said that Li Yinhuan had expressed all her thoughts.
His brows were furrowed so tightly that they were almost knotted. He looked several years older, but he still couldn't figure it out.
Dog man!
What a stupid question!
Yan Jiaoran was very angry.
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