Datang Happy Landlord

Chapter 529;

Chapter 530;
Liu Cheng, the steward of chariots and horses, has always been mature and prudent, and this time he had to admire him. While still shaking the horns of the biggest leader in his hand, he said with a smile while playing with the ram;

"The patriarch is really powerful, and he can even know and admire such a remote thing."

Li Yu responded casually;

"This is not a rare thing, as long as you are willing to work hard and read more, there will always be one or two books that can cover these uncommon knowledge.

As long as you read a lot, you can know the world's affairs even if you sit at home and don't go out. For example, the tigers in the south and east are very small, and those weighing more than 200 catties are normal and common, but the further you go to the northeast, the tigers there The small one weighs about four hundred catties, and the big one can weigh five or six hundred catties. Humans and beasts are invincible, but he is the real king of beasts!
There are many strange animals living on the northernmost prairie, not to mention gazelle, and there are also many kinds of sheep with various patterns.

Thousands of years ago, many ancestors went to check and wrote in some books and handed down. It is not difficult to know these books. "

The lady of the Liu family couldn't help showing her admiration when she saw that her patriarch was so knowledgeable;
"The book does record a lot of knowledge left by the ancestors, but how many people can calm down and study it carefully? How many people can understand a lot of knowledge? People in the world have to admire how useful knowledge can be found in such a useful book.”

"Yes, our Patriarch is really powerful."

"Isn't it? The patriarch understands so much where tigers are small and where tigers are most. It's really amazing."

Li Yu turned a deaf ear to the compliments from the elders and elders, staring straight at the group of gazelles who were becoming less and less afraid of people, muttering to himself;

"We now domesticate and slaughter mutton. Those sheep used to be wild, and they were free and unrestrained. A certain generation of ancestors caught them back and raised them in captivity to start multiplying. So we have mutton to eat and be strong. physique.

If more yellow sheep are brought back and domesticated like their ancestors, one day all the people in the world will be able to eat some every month. Catch them back. "

Li Yu muttered and still looked sad, a middle-sized man from the four hunters said indifferently;
"To the patriarch, this is not a difficult task. The villain guesses that there are thousands of gazelles living in Qinchuan, which is hundreds of miles away. Let's arrange more people and go directly to the mountains to catch the patriarch. More is enough, so the patriarch need not worry."

"That's right, patriarch, we'll go and catch you again, why should the patriarch worry?"

The elders surnamed Liu who were the first eldest did not say a word collectively. The elders surnamed Liu on Mrs. Liu's side also chose to remain silent. frowning?

As expected, Li Yu spoke slowly;
"That's right, there are thousands or even thousands of gazelles living in Qinchuan in the eight hundred miles. This is true, but there are also many factors restricting us.

Firstly, the gazelle population here is too small, and the distribution is too wide, so it is not easy to catch a large number of them. I am afraid that it will be decades later to rely on manpower to catch the number I want.

Second, it takes a lot of manpower. I still have a lot of things to do, and people everywhere need to contribute. We can’t devote everyone to hunting, otherwise, even if we can be ruthless, we will be made a mess laughing stock. "

Many people in the courtyard nodded and admitted that this was indeed the case, and several hunters also admitted that Li Yu was right;

"Yes, what the patriarch said is true. The gazelle runs and jumps as fast as the wind, and it is difficult to catch. You can only choose to dig traps and lure them to come and fall in to catch them. Otherwise, you can only use a bow and shoot arrows, but that way If you say that, all you get back are dead things, which are not suitable for your use, patriarch, it is really unbeautiful!"

Another Orion asked curiously;
"Don't dare to ask the Patriarch, how many yellow sheep do we want? If the demand is not large, we can arrange more people, and we will always be able to catch enough."

Li Yu looked at the inquiring Orion;
"I want [-]."

"what?"

"God!"

"Shh..."

As soon as Li Yu said this, the whole courtyard was filled with hissing gasps, and even Mrs. Liu, who was next to her, quickly swallowed and spit, and took out the silk scarf in her bosom to wipe off the layer of sweat beads that came out of her head.

The three brothers of the Liu family also had dry throats. They guessed in their hearts that the patriarch might at least want to bring back a thousand yellow sheep to breed. Unexpectedly, the patriarch said the number of ten thousand in one breath. Can it not be scary?
This time, no one in the yard dared to talk anymore, even the four hunters shrank their necks, they dared not speak anymore, otherwise the patriarch asked for this amount, even if he was exhausted, he would not be able to complete it. None of these numbers.

Li Yu looked around at the people in the yard and asked loudly;
"Why is it difficult for the Han people to fight alone against the barbarians on the grassland? Do you know the inside story?"

Liu Cheng, the head of the family with the surname Liu, the number one in charge of the chariots and horses, answered without even opening his mouth;
"Qi to the patriarch, they grew up eating beef and mutton, and the Han people grew up eating whole grains. They are invincible and can only be outsmarted."

"That's right, what my brother said is that wild men have countless beef and mutton to eat on the prairie. A full meal of meat can last a whole day without hunger. Han people eat all grains, and they will be full after a few hours." Hungry again."

The third elder with the second oldest surname Liu here is also deeply moved;
"Yes, the savages on the prairie have meat to eat every day, but we can only eat grain every day. It's so fucking unfair!"

The third child of the Liu family over there said something unhurriedly;
"It's not unfair. The main reason is that we don't have so much mutton. If the cattle need to plow the land, who would be willing to kill the plow cattle for meat? Isn't that a fool?"

Li Yu slowly guided everyone's thinking, and he had a bigger idea and a more amazing plan in his heart on this day...

"That's why I arranged for people to reopen the Silk Road. One of them is to exchange cattle and sheep from the barbarians. From now on, we can also eat beef and mutton every year and slaughter them once or twice a month."

"Patriarch, it's great to change the cattle and sheep back to breed in captivity, but it's not a one-time achievement. I think it's a long process, and it takes several generations to complete it."

Li Yu also agreed with the statement of the head of the Liu family;
"You're right. It's true that it's not something that can be done overnight. But it's a matter of human effort. Seeing who does it. For example, if I deal with these things, within three to five years, cattle and sheep will be herded and spread all over the world. From then on, the people of the world Everyone can eat and afford meat."

The second child of the Liu family frowned and thought for a long time before slowly opening his eyebrows;

"Patriarch, then you have to act quickly, get more things that the people on the grassland are in short supply, and exchange them with them. If one iron pot is not enough, you can eat two or three, and if you don't have enough cloth, you can buy two or three. Let's get more things. We will be able to exchange some cattle and sheep quickly, and then we will not kill any of them, but raise them all in captivity, and within three to five years, we will be able to give birth to cattle and sheep all over the place!"

Li Yu stretched out his thumb towards the second son of the Liu family;
"That's right, Manager Liu is right, that's how it should be done, but I like to do things on two legs, and I can't put all my hopes on trading cattle and sheep. It's better to open up a new road. , the two sides work together, and the big event can be completed as soon as possible.”

"What does the patriarch mean to say that the matter of catching gazelles must be carried out together?"

"That's right. When the Gazelle grows up, most of the first litters only give birth to one cub, but in the future, each litter can have one to three or even four cubs. Of course, most of them are two per litter. The female Gazelle It can give birth seven or eight times to more than ten times in a lifetime, and the best time to give birth is between the second and tenth births.

Mature gazelles can give birth once a year, and after resting for three or four months, they can go to the nest and give birth again. Therefore, the rule of reproduction of gazelle is one birth a year, three births in two years, and five births in three years. If we have 10,000 ewes giving birth to lambs and sons, three years later there will be a large flock of [-]+ sheep.

During this process, all the ewes are clearly recorded, such as the time when they moved to the nest, the time when they were pregnant, the time when they gave birth, and the weight of the ewes, the number of lambs born, the weight of the lambs, etc. After all these are clearly recorded, the survival of the fittest is based on natural selection, slaughtering the ewes that produce the least lambs for meat, killing those mild-tempered rams for meat, leaving the ewes that produced the most lambs, and A ram with a bad temper, active and capable.

In this way, within ten years, we will have hundreds of thousands of sheep, or millions, and millions of sheep. At that time, people all over the world will come to buy our Li's mutton, why not do it ? "

After Li Yu told everyone in the yard about his shocking plan, he turned around and looked at everyone with questioning eyes.

No one spoke, no one expressed emotion. They were all stunned and stunned by the bold idea and profound knowledge of their own family head. In the yard, only the crackling and burning torches and pine trees could be heard...

Everyone heard that the number of millions of sheep in the future is sweating profusely, and some of the maids and servants are still trembling. Just letting them listen to such a big thing makes me feel scared all over my body now. shivering.

One of the four hunters stammered with a sad face;
"Oh my God, there are millions of them. The villain is scared to death just thinking about it. I want to tell the Patriarch, it's not that we dare not agree to it. It's really the Patriarch who asked us, we can't do it!"

Another Orion could not help but respond;
"Yes, yes, Patriarch, you can't get so many breeding sheep even if we are killed!"

The younger Orion in his 30s whispered;

"Isn't it? If it's three to five hundred, we're really not afraid. Even if the owner wants a thousand, we don't have to be afraid. I dare to agree!

It is nothing more than taking more tribesmen to run more mountain roads, put more effort, and dig more traps to solve the problem. The problem is that there are only a few thousand yellow sheep in the mountains, which are estimated to run for hundreds of miles.

Let's not talk about whether they can all be captured, even if they can be captured and brought back, it still won't be enough for the owner. I dare not accept this errand!This is too scary! "

Everyone in the yard was thinking about the amazing plan of the Patriarch. The scene was very quiet, and the words of the murmuring strong man Orion were heard by everyone!

After the strong man finished speaking, he secretly glanced at the third elder of his family, and found that the elder's face was not very happy, and he knew that he shouldn't say discouraged words, so he quickly lowered his head.

Li Yu didn't mind staring directly at the talking Orion and asked with a serious face;

"What did you say?"

The Orion who was talking knew that he shouldn't talk nonsense when he saw his elder's face, and now he was caught by the patriarch and questioned, and he stammered in response;

"Q... report... Patriarch, I am guilty, I dare not say any more, I beg Patriarch, please don't let my two lovely daughters enter the mansion to enjoy the blessings because of my nonsense, I dare not speak nonsense anymore Patriarch..."

This man said something wrong to offend the patriarch, of course it is wrong, but he couldn't help but say something wrong, so he should bear the whip himself, the family law is,

But what he is most afraid of is not the whip, but the loss of the chance of enjoying happiness for his two lovely daughters because of his recklessness.
Besides, once you get an errand, it will be passed down from your ancestors. Wouldn't it be a pity if you lose everything because of your nonsense?
The regretful man looked at the head of the family with pleading eyes, hoping to get the head of the family's forgiveness and let them not embarrass the two children...

Before Li Yu could speak, the Liu family's wife immediately became upset and scolded her on the spot;

"What nonsense are you talking about? The Patriarch said that the clansmen just follow the orders. Isn't this how our second wife has come here for hundreds of years? No one has much to say, but you come here to talk a lot, and you are all discouraged." if?
Do you want to follow the family law or the family rules?Where did you learn the rules?How dare you speak up against the head of the family?
Are you thinking that in our Liu family, the elder of the previous generation, my man, died early, and the elder of this generation is too young to have any prestige, so you dare to go to heaven?what!Who is the elder who is in charge of your families? I want to ask, is this the rule he taught you? "

The man was trembling with fright when he was scolded by the woman of the head of the previous generation. He came from a small family in the Liu family, and the biggest position he has ever seen is the elder who is in charge of them!

Now being reprimanded by the woman of the previous generation's head of the family, the mother of the current generation's head of the family, and the biggest steward in the mansion, her whole body is like sifting chaff!
How could he not take the young patriarch seriously?This is a big shit pot!But he didn't dare not answer, he could only explain tremblingly;

"Don't be angry with the big steward. The villain dare not, the villain dare not go to heaven, and the villain even more dare not take the elders seriously. You really misunderstood the villain, the elder. The elders of this generation don't care about their age. Big or small, we are all very respectful in our hearts!"

Mrs. Liu heard the Orion say that she was very respectful to her young son, and her anger immediately subsided by half, but she still kept a cold face;
"Which one is your elder?"

"Reporting to the chief steward, the person in charge of us...is...is..."

Mrs. Liu scolded in a low voice;
"Say!"

"Yes, yes, if you go back to the chief steward, the Ninth Elder is in charge of our family."

"So it's Uncle Jiu! His old man's rules are very strict. Why are you so outrageous? When you talk back to the Patriarch, you don't think about your elders? Don't you fear that your ninth elder will take care of you? "

The man saw that the head of the family's woman obviously wanted to protect her, so he hurried down the donkey;

"Forgive me for the big manager, but the villain is too impatient to talk nonsense, the villain is guilty of the villain..."

Lady Liu relaxed again;
"You can listen to what the Patriarch says, but if you ask a question, you can answer it truthfully, and then dare to talk back and watch me beat you to death?"

The man looked gratefully at his chief steward, and quickly bent down to thank him;

"Yes, yes, my villain, thank you for your forgiveness."

Li Yu never interjected when the major managers reprimanded people, and waited for Lady Liu to finish speaking before speaking again;
"I didn't want to blame you for talking nonsense just now. I have other things to ask you, but it's really wrong for you to vent the anger of the clansmen as soon as you open your mouth."

Mrs. Liu followed suit;
"Idiot, why don't you apologize to the Patriarch?"

"Yes, yes, the Patriarch forgives the sin. The villain was terrified when he heard the number of tens of thousands of gazelles, so he couldn't help but speak out impatiently, and ask the Patriarch to forgive him."

Li Yu smiled and waved his hands;
"Not guilty."

"Thank you, Master."

"Not only is it not guilty, but there is one more thing you should rest assured of. As I said, all the daughters of your four families will come to the mansion to serve as errands forever. They will not change anything because of anything, but I want to remind you. , Your family's manager Liu has very strict rules, if your daughter talks casually like you and doesn't care about any situation, it will be difficult to stay in the mansion to enjoy happiness!"

The man heard the patriarch's words and hurriedly opened his mouth to explain;
"No! Patriarch, I will tell you that the two daughters are very obedient, and have never argued with the elders, and they are also very understanding of etiquette. Patriarch, you can rest assured that they know the rules better than me. But there are many, Uncle Nine has praised the two of them several times!"

(End of this chapter)