Chapter 137
Shi Wen cold water on his enthusiasm, saying, "Don't have too much faith in me."
Baoye A Sai: "I trust my judgment. There are so many horse farms in China, and their techniques are generally average. If there is any horse farm that has the potential to breed racehorses unique to our country, yours will definitely be one of them."
As she spoke, Baoye A Sai sighed, "If your family can cultivate it, I won't follow up anymore. Forcing someone to cultivate someone without talent is too exhausting."
That's way too expensive.
Chapter 137
Taking in new livestock is not an easy task for a ranch.
Shi Wen sensed Baoye A Sai's hesitation, but did not immediately agree.
Shi Wen I had specifically asked Yan Kexing to help me find a senior figure in the industry to consult about the prospects of horse racing and the situation of Tianma.
Afterwards, he conducted a comprehensive investigation of the Pegasus, read a lot of papers, and personally visited several local horse farms to check the condition of ordinary Pegasus before deciding to take over the Pegasus from the Baoye A Sai family.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Ji couldn't help but say, "With your current talent and status, aren't you being far too cautious in your actions?"
Shi Wen, "Better safe than sorry." If you agree to something without proper investigation, and something happens later, you might not even be able to remain friends.
Zhu Ji: "That makes sense. Hey, let me remind you, you can still apply for subsidies this year. If you want to apply, you need to prepare your application materials as soon as possible. You can't delay any longer, as there might not be enough time to approve applications in December."
Shi Wen said, "Thank you, Brother Zhu, but I don't need it this year. My ranch is already on track and doesn't need any subsidies."
"Are you sure you don't need it?" Zhu Ji reminded him, "With your current abilities, you could apply for a subsidy in the tens of millions."
These Abilities are able to apply for a lot of subsidies.
Shi Wen, I thought the government was providing so many subsidies to help Abilities develop. Later, I realized that it might be because Abilities have such great abilities that they could cause a lot of damage if they did something, so the government provides high subsidies to support them.
Given his current capabilities, even if his ranch didn't require any funding, the government would likely provide it if he applied.
Shi Wen was quite tempted by the subsidies, but ultimately reluctantly declined, saying, "Never mind, let's leave them for those who need them more. I really don't need them."
Zhu Ji laughed on the other end of the phone, "I told Old Yan before that you probably wouldn't apply for the subsidy, and I was right."
Shi Wen didn't give a definitive answer, "I'll apply again next time I need it."
Zhu Ji: "Okay. Just let me know if you need any help."
The two chatted briefly, Shi Wen went to talk to Baoye A Sai about his Pegasus.
The Baoye A Sai family has quite a few Pegasus horses; currently, they are mainly training a total of twenty.
There were eleven stallions and nine mares.
Shi Wen needs it, Baoye A Sai can be sold to him for a package price of six million.
These horses, which can be used for breeding, only Shi Wen 300,000 each; he definitely got a good deal.
However, on the other hand, horses are not as easy to sell as before. Apart from Shi Wen, it is unlikely that anyone would buy twenty celestial horses in one go.
Currently, collectors in the industry prefer to buy rare horses such as Thoroughbreds and Altairs.
Good Pegasus horses are not very common, but they are less prestigious and have relatively poor liquidity.
Shi Wen and Baoye A Sai were both very satisfied with the deal, and the two met up to formally sign the contract.
After confirming that there were no problems, Baoye A Sai called a car to transport the horses to Shi Wen's ranch.
These twenty horses are all young horses, ranging from two to five years old.
Horses are relatively long-lived animals, with an average lifespan of 35 years. Horses aged 2 to 5 years are considered to be in their prime and excellent young age.
After the horses arrived at Shi Wen's house, as was customary, he set up a stable and properly isolated the horses.
Then he asked Sikewell to come over, examine the horses, administer the necessary vaccinations, and replace their ear tags.
This busy period took more than a week.
Shi Wen received a text message from the weather department that day, informing him that a large number of cold clouds were heading their way, and that a heavy rain and temperature drop was coming soon.
The meteorological department is reminding the public to pay attention to the changing weather, especially herders, to make arrangements for their pastures in advance.
This is the season for haymaking, and almost every family's pasture is piled high with large rolls of hay.
It's going to rain soon, so everyone needs to move these hay bales back to the warehouse.
Otherwise, if the straw bales get wet in the rain, they'll get moldy and become useless immediately.
Moving hay bales is relatively easy, but some bales are not dry. In bad weather, people have to use various dryers to dry them, which greatly increases the cost of making hay bales.
Planting and raising livestock are highly dependent on the weather and the harvest. Although the impending rain is annoying, there's not much that can be done, and the work still has to be done.
Shi Wen.
He also had a lot of hay bales, and he drove his forklift to transport them over and over again.
Compared to most people, he was relatively lucky because the hay bales were cut relatively early and were basically dry. He just needed to transport them to the warehouse without having to find another way to dry them.
Nevertheless, transporting the large number of hay bales back to the warehouse was an extremely difficult task.
Shi Wen started working at around 7 a. m. and continued until after 1 p. m.
Rain is coming soon, the air is becoming stuffy, and the moisture clings to the skin, making Shi Wen feel itchy.
In such a relatively arid place, he rarely felt the moisture in the air so vividly.
There are still a few bundles of straw that haven't been transported yet; he needs to hurry and finish these tasks as soon as possible.
The pigeons flew out and flitted around him.