Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1608, The Little Days of Herdsmen

"How many slaves do you have here?"

When Zhu Houzhao heard it, he laughed immediately, feeling that he had found a fellow.

I have a lot of women, and look at this big ranch. There are more than [-] people here, and look at the children who came over curiously. There is a big group, each of them is curious and scared.

Take a closer look at these children, they are a little blond, fair-skinned, with a pointed nose, and some are mixed Chinese and Western, just like some of my own children.

"Not many, not many, just over thirty."

Lai Ermao smiled and replied: "There are more than a dozen who have given birth to me, and they are considered concubines. If there are more than [-] who have not given birth to me, they will always be regarded as slaves."

"Where did these slaves come from?"

Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly, and looked at the women around Lai Ermao. Lai Ermao was not tall, and could even be said to be relatively short, but many of the women around him were taller.

If you take a closer look, you can still see some differences.

"This one is from Tianzhu. It used to be a brahman, and it cost me more than a hundred taels of silver to buy it."

"This one is from Persia, and it cost a lot of money. This one is from the Middle East, this one is from the Ottoman Empire, and these are Slavs and Poles from Eastern Europe."

"These are Italians~"

"I can't understand the language they speak, and it feels similar. It took some time to figure out these places."

Lai Ermao smiled and called over a dozen of his concubines, asked them to salute Zhu Houzhao, and at the same time introduced where they came from.

"However, they can all speak our words now, so I don't need to worry about anything."

"You can do it, it comes from all over the world."

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately raised his eyebrows and said with a smile.

"Oh, they are all slaves, not us Han Chinese."

"What I want most now is to marry a Han Chinese official wife, but I am already in my thirties, and it is difficult to marry a Han Chinese official wife."

When Lai Ermao heard this, he sighed helplessly.

Although there are more than [-] women here, none of them are Han Chinese. This is the biggest failure of his Lai Ermao.

When he was in Shaanxi, he couldn't get a wife, and his family was poor. Later, he heard that after immigrating here, there would be women, so he moved here.

This woman is a woman, but none of them are Han Chinese.

It is really difficult to marry a Han Chinese official wife, especially when he is getting old and not very good looking.

"It doesn't matter whether the Han people are Han people or not."

"Look at me, none of my dozen or so wives are Han Chinese."

Zhu Houzhao smiled and pointed to the dozen beauties around him and said.

"That's what it says~"

"But look at my children, none of them look like us Han Chinese, especially the ones with blond hair and yellow hair, and those with blue eyes, and very few of them are black."

Lai Ermao nodded helplessly, and then called all his children over. A dozen or so children stood in a row and saluted Zhu Houzhao in unison.

Although many of them don't look like Han Chinese in appearance, they are all Han Chinese in terms of clothing, speaking, and etiquette.

"You will be content~"

"There are so many women and more than a dozen children. Are you having a good time?"

Zhu Houzhao looked at Lai Ermao. When he first came, he seemed to be enjoying the sunshine with his legs crossed, and all his women were busy.

It can be said that the huge ranch is supported by these women under his command. As for him, he seems to be just a breeding pig, who eats and drinks every day, and is only responsible for sowing.

"It's cool~"

When Lai Ermao heard this, he immediately smiled and nodded.

To be honest, he never dreamed that he would be able to live such a small life one day.

His ranch is very large and covers a wide area. Coupled with the business model of a large ranch, the number of cattle, sheep and horses is relatively large.

Railways have been connected to the Western Regions, and the railways are still being built to the three provinces of Hezhong, Central Asia, and Northwest. Once the railways are connected, the cattle, sheep and horses here can be directly transported to the customs, so the price is much higher than before.

This has increased Lai Ermao's income a lot. Calculated, the annual income of his ranch can reach several thousand taels of silver.

The income of several thousand taels of silver this year is a very considerable income.

We must know that the annual income of a worker in the Beijing-Tianjin area is less than 100 taels of silver, and his ranch brings thousands of taels of silver a year.

Such a considerable income also allowed Lai Ermao to make a fortune quickly. These slaves bought more and more slaves, and they only bought those beautiful slaves.

When he was in Shaanxi, he was a bachelor who couldn't even marry a wife. Not to mention the income of several thousand taels of silver a year. Good meal.

Looking at the present, I have bought more than [-] female slaves, and I have a large ranch, with an income of several thousand taels a year. How cool it is to live a small life with my legs crossed.

This was something I never dreamed of before.

But the hearts of the people are not enough, he still thinks if he can marry a Han official wife, but even if he has a large ranch and thousands of taels of silver a year, it is still too difficult to marry a Han official wife.

Because the Han people who migrated here are basically similar to him, and they all live a prosperous life and live a comfortable life. No one would think of marrying an old man in his thirties like Lai Ermao. , the key is that people are not too tall.

"That's right~"

"Live it slowly when you have a good day, don't mess around."

"What do you mainly graze on this ranch?"

Zhu Houzhao smiled, and then asked about the situation of the ranch.

"I mainly graze cattle and sheep here. Now the price of cattle and sheep keeps rising, and they are easier to sell. I also raise some horses, but the breed is very average. I plan to buy some better quality horses."

"The government asked us to raise a kind of cotton sheep from Europe. I don't know if the benefits are good. You are a nobleman from the capital. Can you help me analyze and analyze?"

When Lai Ermao heard this, he also stood up and pointed to the livestock grazing in his pasture.

"Sheep should be good, but they need to be sheared frequently. The textile mills in Beijing and Tianjin have a great demand for wool. There are many herdsmen on the northern grasslands who specialize in raising sheep and selling wool."

Zhu Houzhao smiled and wanted to reply.

At the same time, I made a silent note in my heart.

The government of Central Asia Province has done a lot. The large ranch economy in Central Asia Province has been able to develop rapidly. They are absolutely indispensable. Without the assistance of the government, these immigrants may not be able to adapt to the status of herdsmen all at once. .

But with the help from the government, they not only got guidance, but also various technologies and seeds, which shows that the government can play a big role in production.

Promoting good production methods, cultivating excellent varieties, and then promoting them, this animal husbandry is actually similar to farming. Cultivating improved varieties and promoting good farming methods can bring about earth-shaking changes.

This Central Asian province is the best example. Without the vigorous promotion and assistance of the government, it is absolutely impossible to have the current Central Asian animal husbandry.

PS: Is this a good day?
(End of this chapter)