Section 82 The Reindeer
The existing population of Panshi Village was over 2,300.
This is an unprecedented number.
A large number of empty houses built in summer came in handy. Tianhao made an assessment before winter: Under normal circumstances, the existing houses in Panshi Village can accommodate about 3,500 people. If they live in a crowded place, there is no problem with 5,000 people.
There are too many people coming in, and there is a faint pressure on the supply of food.
It is imperative to expand the scale of arable land next spring, but the problem is imminent. The source of grain that can be increased is nothing more than the giant-horned deer in the north of Panshizhai and the sea in the east.
The practice of controlling the surrounding area is not only effective against the black howling wolf, but also has an effect on the giant-horned deer that occupied natural pastures for many years. The six tall warning towers form a crescent shape from west to east, and the foundations are made of hard stones. In order to ensure stability, Tianhao used a small amount of steel bars at the bottom of all towers. The distance between each tower is 400 meters, just covering the effective range of bows and arrows between the towers.
Research in the civilization era shows that deer's IQ is extremely low. Tianhao played another trick of the wind whistle to simulate the call of bucks in heat. There were still swarms of giant-horned deer traps. The snow-covered valley was once again filled with thousands of stupid deer yearning for love. When these hot-headed animals rushed into the valley blindly, Tianhao directed the Panshi Village hunters to save some with a firm lasso. In addition, the injured parts at the end of the impact queue who were not killed, they got more than 300 living deer in total.
Cut off their horns and lock them in a narrow wooden cage. The giant horned deer full of wild body roared high-pitched roars. However, no matter how they called, it was useless. The wooden cage was Tianhao's method of imitating the dairy farm in the civilized era: the length and width were just enough to accommodate the deer body. Although the cage was not capped, the giant horned deer with strong bounce ability could not get the help of escape from the confinement by running. These huge animals all had fierce eyes, struggling and shaking their bodies to prevent the villagers from cutting off the horns on their heads. The cruel reality grinned like a devil, making them understand for the first time in pain and unwillingness.
There was no grass growing in half a meter of space around the wooden cage. Tianhao asked people to clear the snow, shovel all the vegetation, and sprinkle lime. It was nothing for a day or two. The giant horned deer with a lot of fat in his body maintained nobility and arrogance, and refused to be tamed by humans. They did not expect the hunger to last so long, more than a week. On that day, a group of women appeared in front of their eyes with their favorite rye Ophiopogon jelly. All the giant horned deer who were forbidden felt their eyes lit up and howled desperately.
Humans provide not much forage, just a small handful. It is impossible to eat enough. At most, it is to raise your appetite, which is equivalent to giving a bite of porridge to the mouth of hungry people who are half-dead. The urgent yearning for food makes all giant-horned deer start to go crazy after eating the little forage. They feel that they can't continue to endure this humiliation, and use their heads to push their knees in a narrow wooden cage and restlessly.
The most fierce guy was pulled out by a human rope by a rope. It obviously didn't understand the situation. It was smashed to the knee of the hind leg by a thick wooden stick on the spot, and its left front leg was cut into two pieces by an axe. The brutal barbarian tied the poor giant-horned deer to the wooden stake and whipped it hard with a thorny whip. Once and then, the whip was covered with blood. It kept screaming, and it never stopped from noon to night.
The execution ground is located in the center of the newly built ranch, and all the giant horned deer in the cage can see this scene. The chaos quickly subsided, and they learned a lot from their bloody and screamed. The breeder obviously did not intend to let go of the giant horned deer who led the trouble. Its belly was cut by a sharp knife and its intestines were pulled out. At this time, other barbarians brought two black howling wolves from outside the ranch.
The most successful domestication case of human beings in the civilized era should belong to dogs. At that time, many dog lovers clamored to improve the social status of dogs and placed it at the same level as humans. Although the black howling wolf was fierce, Tianhao believed that it could try to domesticate them. The Panshi Village hunter cleared the wolves around the village according to his order, broke through two black howling wolf nests, and obtained more than a dozen young wolves.
Chop the meat into minced rice, mix it with wheat noodles and cook it into porridge, and mix it with a certain amount of wild vegetables, which becomes food for raising young wolves.
Not all young wolves are willing to change their inherent recipes. Six of the most stubborn "naughty kids" starved to death. The remaining young wolves are forced to accept the cruel reality.
In fact, like humans, wild beasts will choose to surrender in the face of reality.
The two black howling wolves brought into the ranch are the best and most obedient individuals among all the young wolves. As a reward, they can get fresh deer intestines. They have not smelled blood for a long time and struggled forward desperately regardless of the iron chains tied around their necks, pulling the metal chains "scrolling". The dog trainer whipped them hard, and the cubs with grim teeth were immediately scared to retract their claws. They leaned down on the ground, glanced at the master with fearful eyes, while keeping their greedy saliva, staring at the giant horned deer flowing in blood.
When they received the order of permission, the two young wolves rushed over as quickly as possible, each holding up a piece of intestines and chewing them with big mouthfuls. More internal organs were dragged out from the inside of the deer's belly. It screamed shrillly with its eyes wide open, but could not struggle. It just watched the two young wolves swallowing their intestines at a terrible speed.
All the giant horned deer were stunned.
We want freedom!
Compared with life, freedom is nothing!
The practice of killing chickens for monkeys may be applicable to all creatures in the Earth Circle.
The next domestication work became easier. Two days later, some docile female deer were selected. They could leave the narrow wooden cage and enter the open space surrounded by a wooden fence under the close monitoring of the barbarians. The amount of forage obtained was more and more fresh.
The difference in treatment helps differentiate fixed groups, and even giant-horned deer will form different classes within it.
The dead deer is still tied to a wooden stake. Although it is a demonstration of fresh intimidation, it cannot be wasted. People cut off the meat from the deer, except for a complete deer head, there are only bloody bones.
If you want to eat enough, you have to be obedient, not to mention that there are young black howling wolves outside the ranch. Especially the two little devils who have tasted fresh flesh and blood, they have been grinding their teeth at the fresh food in the cage all day long, obeying their owner's instructions, and waiting patiently for the next meal.
Chapter completed!