"Jia Wenhe, I asked you to engage in horse administration for four years, how did it go?" Chen Xi answered the question and asked directly to Jia Xu, "Don't tell me that there has been no results in the past four years!" "I can show off this year. Sixty thousand war horses." Jia Xu closed his record book and said slowly. He knew that if he pulled it, it would affect him. Whoever goes to the state-owned ranch is now under his jurisdiction. He took over it the year before last. At the time, I thought it was a trivial matter, but by the end of last year, I almost understood that this matter was related to Chen Xi's overall strategy. "Sixty thousand war horses?" Even Liu Bei was shocked this time. This is a slaughter, which means that this is a situation that will not damage the size of the ranch. Similarly, in a deeper sense, it means that there will be more horses in the next year. War horses of the same size. "Yes, 60,000 war horses and 110,000 slave horses." Jia Xu nodded and said, "I have been engaged in horse administration for the past three years, but I have not shipped any horses. It was not until the establishment of a super large national ranch last year that I was finally able to sell horses. A batch." "Okay, in the first three years we didn't even have good breeding horses. The first three years were just for you to raise breeding horses." Chen Xi curled his lips and said, "The northern grassland is the most suitable pasture." " But even if there were well-bred horses at that time, it would not be possible to invest manpower and material resources on a large scale like now. At the beginning, there was not such a deep foundation as now." Jia Xu said with a touch of solemnity, the more you know, the better you can be. I felt how scary Chen Xi was. Chen Xi is not good at military strategy and command, but Chen Xi's talent in internal affairs is enough to make up for all his shortcomings. Isn't it all about logistics? Chen Xi's logistics is too strong. Zhang Liang and Xiao He combined are far inferior to the current Chen Xi. Such despairing horror. "You have to eat your meals one bite at a time. Although we have made plans early on, it is really good to be able to advance step by step. Sixty thousand war horses and one hundred and ten thousand slave horses are just barely enough. Just make do and you can get by." Chen Xi touched He touched his chin and said, if Liu Bei was praised at this level, Liu Bei would probably be ecstatic, but if Chen Xi was praised, Chen Xi would be hesitant. Not to mention anything else, when Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty died, one of the legacies left to Emperor Wu was the official horse farm with 400,000 war horses. As for the more ruthless Tang Dynasty later, at its peak, the official horse farm had 70,000 war horses. One hundred thousand! Jia Xu now says that he can produce 60,000 war horses and 110,000 rogue horses. Sorry, the Han and Tang Dynasties at their peak said that we are not considered rogue horses. "" Jia Xu was indifferent and didn't want to talk to Chen Xi. Sixty thousand war horses was really a big number. This level meant that the official racecourse had about two hundred thousand horses. This number seemed to Jia Xu It's already very good to come. Li You and Lu Su had completely stopped writing at this time, and they listened carefully to what Jia Xu and Chen Xi said. Although they knew that there was such a thing, it was not their responsibility after all, and it was indeed unexpected to do such a big thing. He understood the reasons and Lu Su¡¯s expectations. "By the way, I have moved the breeding industry that I have retained from the Taishan era to the northern pasture. The significance of scale is greater than you think." Chen Xi said with a faint smile. Hearing this, Lu Su turned his head and looked at Li You and Jia Xu. Jia Xu nodded directly, because all these breeding industries are now linked to the state-owned ranch under Jia Xu's responsibility. As for Li You, he nodded after a while. , because he remembered that such a thing did happen at the beginning of last year. "I have found eleven aristocratic families to manage. As for how big the scale will be, Jia Wenhe should know best." Chen Xi saw Lu Su and Li You starting to make eye contact and said with a smile. "You can rest assured that Zichuan may plan to wipe out the price of meat." Jia Xu said with a little helplessness, with a smile on his face. When Chen Xi divided the work among his subordinates and handed over the national ranch to Jia Xu, Jia Xu said Xu still didn't understand it, but he understood it after taking over last year. "Crushed?" Li You looked at Jia Xu in confusion and said, while Chen Xi smiled and said nothing. Because of labor cost and other issues in later generations of large-scale breeding, developed countries can even make meat prices lower than vegetable prices. Of course, a big reason for this is the country's stabilization of labor costs. Although Chen Xi cannot reach this level, it is still very easy to beat the current meat price which is dozens of times the price of food. Scale can in many cases significantly reduce costs. Having never touched the northern grasslands before, Chen Xi could not do this. He could only silently save up and prepare for the capture of the northern grasslands. After capturing the northern grasslands at the end of the previous year, Chen Xi's logistics puzzle Got another big chunk. Therefore, at the beginning of last year, Chen Xi began to use various methods to exchange the northern Xinjiang grasslands that they did not want from Cao Cao and Sun Ce, and then spread the backhand that he had prepared for four years to all over the grasslands. What he will do next Just waiting for a good harvest. To be more honest, after four years of accumulation, after finding a suitable pasture, it suddenly started to explode, and the first one to explode was the rabbit! Chen Xi spent almost five years, giving away free seedlings and engaging in large-scale breeding at home. Over the past five years, he successfully cultivated a group of professionals who are truly proficient in various types of breeding industries. Last year, Chen Xi sent all these people to Northern Xinjiang in one go. No matter how well you raised them, he must have registered them all in the past five years, and they are waiting for Northern Xinjiang to be pacified. There is no shortage of large-scale manpower, technical personnel, seedlings, and there is no limit to the size of the farms, and the country is still providing strong support from behind. There is no doubt that Chen Xi has brought the animal husbandry industry to its current level in one breath. to the highest degree. Even the scale is so large that it requires an independent veteran to keep an eye on it personally. In this case, Chen Xi can stabilize the meat price to a level that he can accept in at most three years. Of course, first of all, I need to thank Cookie. Without him to increase grain production, even if Chen Xi wanted to build a large ranch now, he would not be able to do it so quickly without enough refined grains. Although the ranch is very good, it must be done quickly. For farming, just eating grass is not enough. "In three years at most, I will be able to lower the price of meat to about ten times the price of grain." Chen Xi said with some pride, "I have always made plans and then acted. What's more, I have been doing logistics for so many years. There shouldn't be any problems." "What is the limit that the Northern Xinjiang Ranch can bear?" Lu Su and Li You said almost at the same time, and they couldn't help but look at each other. Chen Xi nodded slightly, and then said, "You are indeed getting better and better, and you noticed this instantly. Well, according to the information I asked people to collect, as well as the pasture cultivation that I asked Han Mou to study, the North Xinjiang Ranch The carrying limit is 30 million cows. ""Pfft!" Liu Ye and Liu Bei, who were drinking tea and listening to Chen Xi and Li You's argument, spat out, and everyone else looked at Chen Xi in shock. How could this be possible? "It's not a joke." Chen Xi said, wagging his index finger. Counting from Inner Mongolia, the entire Mongolian grassland is about 1.5 million square kilometers. At this time, it has not been desertified due to overgrazing. If grass is planted for cattle raising, even if there are factors such as season and region, it will not cause any damage to the northern Xinjiang grassland. Thirty million cows have no problem with any injuries. As for where this data came from, Chen Xi actually has an accurate source, and even if there is no source, he can calculate such a data just by using the limit of the soil's bearing capacity. After all, there will only be Outer Mongolia in later generations, with a population of three million and large livestock. The number of people in stock exceeds 70 million, which is only half the size of the grassland currently held by Chen Xi. Although due to the quality of forage, refined grain additives, etc., it is absolutely impossible for Chen Xi to reach the level of Mongolia in later generations, but under the grassland twice the size of the opponent, only one-fifth of the limit is required. As long as it is fully rolled out, it is completely No problem. Listening to Chen Xi's detailed explanation, everyone present gradually understood where such a terrible data came from, and also understood why Chen Xi was so casual. With the northern Xinjiang pasture being completed day by day, I am afraid that the agricultural output will eventually decline. It may not be higher than animal husbandry. After all, in the animal husbandry industry, to save trouble, Chen Xi went ahead and directly used it to be operated by the state. Even in Northern Xinjiang, which had never been wanted, Chen Xi directly enclosed the land and built a national ranch to save trouble. Although only part of it has been built now, it is obvious that , according to Chen Xi's usual routine over the years, he must completely encircle the entire northern Xinjiang prairie. In this case, the tax revenue that agriculture can provide to the country is simply not as good as the output value of the country's large pastures, because the latter is not a tax directly. Even the land and the meat inside the latter belong to the country. The aristocratic family in the field has some rights and interests in it. "So, once the snowball starts rolling, you won't need anyone else to take care of it. It will continue to grow on its own. I never thought that I wouldn't be able to support a mere 100,000 soldiers!" Chen Xi said nonchalantly, "What I'm in charge of "The logistics will never collapse because of my actions." "How many years will it take to complete the construction of the national ranch?" Lu Su opened his notepad and selected a few pages at the back to record. Important matters were recorded casually, and he was asked while recording, but he was not notified of such a big matter. "Well, my five-year plan includes the livestock industry. I remember that I gave a detailed explanation at the time." Chen Xi said puzzledly. He can guarantee that he definitely gave a very detailed explanation about this part. Hearing this, Li You pressed his temples and did not want to speak. In the five-year plan, they all listened to their respective responsibilities and then planned in detail to ensure that everything was correct, but what they wanted to say seemedThere really is a part of animal husbandry, but it seems to be Li You glared at Jia Xu who was standing aside, while Jia Xu was immersed in writing and drawing as if nothing had happened.