Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao and Liu Bei help me to ascend the throne

Chapter 243 On postpartum care of sows!

Going all the way to the back mountain...

Liu Yu and Emperor Liu Hong were in front, followed by all the officials.

Along the way, Liu Yu explained in detail: "The reason why the moth thieves rebelled is that they can't afford to eat, and the reason why they can't afford to eat is because the land is in the hands of a few local wealthy clans. As long as they are tenant farmers... They will be exploited and oppressed... The people will never have enough to eat, but there is only so much land suitable for farming... Where can we reclaim more acres for the people to cultivate?"

Liu Yu first asked questions, and then asked and answered by herself. "So... in terms of farming, it is very difficult to change the status quo that the people can't afford to eat, so... we can only find a new method!"

this point…

Liu Hong actually realized something.

Previously, the channel for a wealthy clan to become an official was to investigate...

In more detail, it is the combination of asking for comments and Taixue. If Liu Hong wants to install his own people, he can't avoid Taixue anyway... Can't get around asking for comments, can't get around the aristocratic family, this belongs to a track It was completely blocked, so Liu Hong opened the Hongdu school, and directly promoted the children of the humble family with special skills. This is a new method!

And this...pork!
Liu Hong thought so, and Liu Yu's words continued, "The pigs raised by the minister in Yulin Temple are not only delicious, but also...the meat is much more raw than ordinary pigs."

"Many?" Liu Hong asked back as he stepped forward. Of course...he was only slightly moved, but he didn't care too much.

But Liu Yu's next words surprised many people. He said loudly: "It's also a pig that is raised by others. After a hundred days, it only weighs seven to eighty catties. But the ones raised in Yulin can be weighed in a hundred days. Nearly two hundred catties!"

It's not Liu Yu bragging...

In the field of animal husbandry, there are specific data to support that pigs in later generations can grow to 21 kg in four months after weaning on [-] days, with an average daily weight gain of [-] grams...

Of course, that is the reason for the refined breeding of later generations. In this era...it is impossible to achieve such fineness, but the weight of close to two hundred catties...is not a big problem.

It was Liu Yu's words that made Liu Hong and Baiguan stunned.

A pig, four months, two hundred catties!

What this means... needs no recounting at all.

Take the sheep of this era for comparison. After a year, they only grow [-] catties, which is already very rare. Many sheep...have less meat, and [-] to [-] catties is normal.

If so to compare...

The meat produced by raising pigs is six or seven times that of sheep?
Not waiting for everyone to come back to the taste...

Liu Yu blurted out again, "What's more, pigs are omnivorous livestock. Unlike sheep, they must be fed with grass. Pigs can eat anything, leftovers, and some rotten grains. As long as there is enough...you can replace them with food. A lot of meat! And...the people of today's big Han people have more vegetables, this is because the people eat more grains, but eat less meat...they also lack strength when plowing the land, this is a vicious circle!"

Qiao Xuan, who was following in the middle of the team, seemed to have realized...

It's not that he thinks that pigs eat omnivores, but that raising pigs... is easier to operate.

It's like raising sheep to eat grass, and to eat grass, you have to take the sheep around to graze. How can there be so many pastures in the Central Plains?But...according to Liu Yu, there is no need to raise pigs...just a pig shed!

Qiao Xuan has done a lot of work in his life, but he has never raised pigs... For Liu Yu, he can only roughly judge, the authenticity...is open to question.

but…

Someone raised doubts.

"What Guanzhu Liu said is wrong!" Zhang Rang squinted his eyes and looked suspicious: "Our family also came out of hard times when we were young, but I have never heard that pigs are easy to raise. In the past, our village There are also people raising pigs here, but until the end... Either the pig shed was destroyed by the pigs, or the pork was unpalatable and couldn't be sold at a price, so how come... the pigs are so obedient when they come to your Yulin Temple?"

When Zhang Rang asked this question... Liu Yu had already led the crowd to a pig shed, which was the largest in the back mountain, and there were more than a thousand pigs raised in it.

The weight alone seems to be over a hundred... After Liu Yu's introduction, the emperor and the hundred officials knew that the pig was less than two and a half months old.

How does this meat grow?

Everyone was amazed... Zhang Rang's pupils widened even further.

"It's not right..."

While cocking his orchid fingers, he asked, "Are all the pigs in Yulin Temple so good-natured?"

Yes…

Now is spring, the season of estrus for animals. It stands to reason that pigs should become irritable and break the fence.

Liu Hong was also very curious... "Is the pig's irascibility mentioned by Zhang Changshi... true?"

"Yes!" Liu Yu replied with certainty, "It's just that I used some methods...to make these pigs settle down."

"Method?" Liu Hong continued to ask.

Liu Yu's eyes turned to Zhang Rang, "Actually, the method is very simple, these pigs were castrated by the minister..."

Uh…

Castrated... Castrated?

As soon as this remark came out, Zhang Rang suddenly felt a shiver in his lower body, which reminded him of an unbearable scene.

When a man is castrated, he becomes a eunuch, but what happens when a boar is castrated?Eunuch pig?
"Actually, pigs are like people. Once castrated, they will be honest..." Liu Yuna explained again, "For example, if a pig has not been castrated, it will become irritable once it enters the estrus period, and it will start to eat and drink. What I think about every day is those men and women... Ah no, it's about the male and female, and then... I'm too lazy to eat, and even foam at the mouth... Such a pig is no different from a cow or sheep, it's just skin and bones, and they will Grumpy around the railings, running back and forth, bumping into the railings from time to time... For the sake of reproduction, for the sake of the male and female, they work hard, can they gain weight?"

Ah…

Hearing this, Zhang Rang sighed. He felt that he had been insulted, a great insult, but... he couldn't say it. Looking at himself, it seems... that he has really gained weight since he became a eunuch, mainly for men and women. There is no pursuit of things, eat and sleep, sleep and eat... Can I not get fat?
Liu Hong also thought about it, "I understand the meaning of General Liu Zhonglang. These people are only thinking about men and women... Ah no, they are male and female pigs who spend too much energy and time on irritability and estrus. They are tasteless, and the amount of exercise increases, so...they can't grow much meat. On the contrary...like the ones raised in this pig shed, after being castrated...they seem much quieter, lying headlong in the mud, lazy to move If you are hungry...you don't need to scream, just go to the stone trough, eat a big meal...then lie down and sleep again!"

Liu Yu was surprised, as the emperor, he understood the pig's mood so quickly.

What's the reason for this... It can't be empathy, right?
certainly…

How did Liu Yu know that before he met him, the state affairs were in turmoil, the country was in decline, internal and external troubles... the emperor Liu Hong was about to give up, and he could not raise the slightest hope of saving the empire... because there was no hope at all!
This is like a castrated pig, already castrated, how could it be possible to return hope for "estrus"?
For pigs, eat and sleep, sleep and eat...

In the words of the emperor, recruit beauties, collect jewels, and build a monastery... Anyway, it can't save this world, just muddle along... count the ball!
Looking back on those days, Liu Hong felt like a pig in this shed who had no pursuit!
Liu Yu's words continued, "Your Majesty, although these pigs are fat, they are extremely docile... They are not like cows and horses... They don't need too many people to take care of them, and they don't need to run all over the mountains. A hundred pigs only need one person to feed them. Enough is enough, and the flesh growing on them..."

Liu Yu didn't finish speaking...

Interestingly, enough for the emperor and all the officials to understand.

"It's really unimaginable!" Liu Hong said with emotion...

"So..." Liu Yu continued following Liu Hong's words, "Under the premise that all the land cannot be returned to the imperial court, His Majesty can vigorously develop pig farming, and open pig farms in various counties and counties in the name of the imperial court... and employ a large number of people. Refugees, in this way, the price of acres of land and food can be brought down!"

Liu Hong has already made a calculation in his heart... Except that the pigsty is a bit dirty and makes people want to cover their noses, this is indeed a lucrative business.

Can…

Liu Hong suddenly thought of something, and quickly asked: "What if the local clans also build pigpens to raise pigs? It's just castration...it doesn't seem to be too difficult!"

"They can't raise them." Liu Yu was quite confident, "The core of raising pigs is not the castration, but the care after castration and the mother's postpartum care. Let the children be handed over to the ministers, and the ministers will do it... Keeping the grain of the big man will increase on a large scale! Let the common people have food... work and clothes!"

But a pig...

I was stunned that Liu Yu said it seemed to be a spring and autumn plan!

Liu Hong pondered for a moment, then nodded and said: "What you said is very reasonable. Is this what you once mentioned to me, 'what is easy on paper is always shallow, but you never know that you have to do it yourself'?"

"Yes!" Liu Yu cupped her hands, "Only when knowledge and action are united... come from the people, go to the people, understand what they think... know what they think... and you can avoid all the reasons for their riots... Let's start with this Eat it!"

Basic necessities of life...

This is the lowest level of Maslow's theory of needs. If this is done... the entire empire will be stable. This is the basic plan!

Liu Hong felt emotional...

This trip to Yulin Temple...was not in vain!

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This trip to Yulin Temple, both the emperor and the officials have learned a lot.

They seem to have opened another brand-new door and discovered... It seems that not only food can grow from the ground, but also food can grow from pigs!

certainly…

This is just a direction. If you think along this direction, many problems can be solved easily.

Liu Hong's dinner was also served in Yulin Guan...

Different from the Dongpo Pork and Da Luan stew at noon, the pork at night is a bit unpretentious, it is the simplest marinated pork...

had dinner...

Before returning to the palace, Liu Hong specially screened everyone away and let Liu Yu in alone.

His words were also a little earnest.

"Liu Yu, Liu Yu, I originally thought that after you defeated the Yuan Clan in Runan... you would definitely find ways to get the land from the clan... to take these lands back to the imperial court, but I didn't expect that you would choose to come from another land. Solve the food supply problem of the big man!"

listen to listen...

What Emperor Liu Hong meant was that Liu Yu's Taoist sect managed to defeat the Confucian sect's Yuan family, but instead of expanding their victories, they chose to open up a new track... This is very puzzling.

"Your Majesty..." Liu Yu cupped her hands, "Actually, to solve the problem of the clan's farmland... we only need to deal with the issue of taxation. On the basis of the abolition of the poll tax, we need to implement the per-acre tax, and remove the heavy tax from the farmers. Settling on the farmland, in this way...the value of the farmland is bound to plummet, and some farmers with savings can buy the land...and dare to give birth to more children as labor! But..."

Liu Yu paused for a moment, as if she was still in fear.

"But what?" Liu Hong asked back.

"If the poll tax is abolished, and the implementation of sharing the income per mu, it will shake the fundamental interests of the aristocratic family. At that time...the rebellion may not be the peasants, but this group of clans...and the clans have soldiers and armed forces...it will be even worse. Difficult to deal with!"

Liu Yu carefully analyzed...

"So, even if the Yuan family in Runan is destroyed, will the big man still give in to the clan?" Liu Hong asked.

"Your Majesty..." Liu Yu's words became more and more meaningful, "It takes not only courage to attack the clan, but also strength. Now Wuhuan and Xianbei go south to invade the border every winter, and the internal rebellion has just subsided. At this time We should focus on stability, and we have won a great victory in exterminating the Yuan family in Runan, so we should stop at the right time... otherwise it will be counterproductive, and besides... is your majesty really aware of the danger of the clan and the suffering of the people at the bottom?"

The last sentence...the danger of the clan and the suffering of the people at the bottom made Liu Hong startled.

"What does it mean?"

"I'm still saying the same thing. I don't know what I can do on paper. I don't know that this matter has to be done...Does Your Majesty really understand the clan? Do you really understand what they will do?"

Speaking of this... Liu Yu put her mouth next to Liu Hong's ear, and spoke carefully.

At first Liu Hong listened casually, but as the words deepened, Liu Hong's expression changed slightly...

"Or Nanyang?" Liu Hong asked after Liu Yu had finished speaking.

"It can also be other places, but...such as Jizhou is not peaceful!" Liu Yu's tone was serious, and he subconsciously said: "Now the governor of Jizhou is Wang Fen...this guy..."

His hesitant words contained a lot of intentional or unintentional playfulness... Liu Hong asked, "How is Wang Fen?"

"nothing…"

It just so happened that Liu Yu's words "nothing" made Liu Hong think... this thing is weird, this person has a ghost!

Of course, Yu'er didn't elaborate, and Liu Hong couldn't afford to ask in detail...

He stroked his beard, "Looks like I still have to go to Nanyang to see... the scene outside Luoyang City!"

Speaking of this, Liu Hong got up slowly, "It's getting late, I'm going back to the palace... You're also planning to go to Youzhou to conquer Wuhuan, I wish you success here..."

Taking a step outside, Liu Hong thought of something again, and he added, "Also, I have prepared a generous gift for you in Youzhou! I hope you like it! Haha..."

After the words fell, Liu Hong had already stepped out of the house.

Soon...

Zhang Rang's sharp and slightly dazed voice came from outside the door.

——"Your Majesty sends you back to the palace!"

This trip to Yulin Temple, it seems... the couple said a lot, but they didn't seem to say anything at all!
Everything is in a very tacit understanding!

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(End of this chapter)