Chapter 273 Shen Lanxi guides animal husbandry, and Liu Yan gives Dzi beads in return!
After Shen Lanxi came in and looked at it for a while, these people discovered it.
Someone made a noise, and the students raised their heads and saluted Shen Lanxi.
Shen Lanxi: "No need to be polite, you can continue to do your business!"
The students had experienced this kind of scene several times, so they naturally sat down and continued fiddling with their abacus.
She watched boxes of money being put into the warehouse, and then someone transferred the money to work in the warehouse. She stepped forward to take a look at the reason for the transfer, which was to expand the pasture and raise chickens and pigs.
Compared with cattle and sheep, the raising time of chickens is slower, hens can lay eggs, and roosters can eat meat. Chickens can indeed quickly supplement the food and grass gap of Zhenbei Army.
Another piece of paper was stuffed into Che Mingyuan's hand by Sang Guo, and he was regarded as the messenger. His face did not show any impatience, but he was very happy.
He was very sympathetic to what these students were going through. These are obviously people with great talents, but in the end they can only die in the corner because of their physical disabilities.
Fortunately, the general was a wise man who knew people well and assigned them tasks that not only allowed them to display their own value, but also allowed these people to regain their self-confidence.
If it were him, he would probably be in ruins long ago.
"Before, I found more than a dozen varieties of chickens in different places. Some chickens lay more eggs, and some only grow meat and lay less eggs. Some chickens are aggressive, have less meat, and lay less eggs, but they don't love them. I'm sick. There used to be a person in the army who was very good at raising chickens. He divided chickens into three breeds. At present, the main breeds are those that lay more eggs, those with more meat, and the other one is a hybrid of the three breeds. If you really raise them It’s done, our Zhenbei Army will have no shortage of chicken from now on!”
After Che Mingyuan finished reading, he pushed the paper to Sang Guo again.
He was a military strategist. One day he was so excited while studying agriculture that he wished he could raise chickens. Who could he ask to explain this?
Sang Guo stuffed another piece of paper into Che Mingyuan and asked him to continue reading. This time it was about breeding.
"After trial planting the grain seeds delivered last time on a small area, the yield per mu reached 800 kilograms. This was despite insufficient fertility. This year, cattle, sheep, pigs and chickens have begun to be raised in large quantities, so more fertilizer can be produced. , it is estimated that next year’s yield per mu will reach more than 900 kilograms.”
Shen Lanxi nodded: "There is no problem with the seeds, just distribute them and plant them in a large area!"
After Sang Guo finished writing a few strokes, Che Mingyuan read it to Shen Lanxi.
"The seeds have been distributed."
Shen Lanxi walked and arrived at the iron workshop.
The tinkling sound of hammering iron was deafening, and Shen Lanxi picked up the already hammered farm tools and looked at them.
“Farm tools have been improved very well!”
Sang wrote with a few strokes: "It was the general who gave me the drawings!" Also, the general asked him to get the iron materials. Otherwise, no matter how skilled the craftsman is, it would be difficult for a skilled woman to make a meal without straw.
Shen Lanxi: "I also accidentally read in a book that we need to cultivate more agricultural talents in the future!"
Sang Guo glanced at Che Mingyuan, wondering if he should hear some words.
"Commander Che is not an outsider, so it's okay to just tell him!" Shen Lanxi said.
Sang Guo thrust another piece of paper into Che Mingyuan's hand.
Che Mingyuan hesitated for a moment and said: "The school has been opened."
Shen Lanxi nodded and continued to patrol.
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Liu Yanhui arrived at Qinglong Lake on the third day. When he arrived, Shen Lanxi was at the ranch.
It seems that the animal husbandry officer was a little embarrassed, because when Shen Lanxi came, they were slaughtering pigs, and it would be okay if they were all men.
But Shen Lanxi is a woman, so the knives in their hands are a bit unstable.
Under great pressure, the animal husbandry officer explained to Shen Lanxi: "These pigs were caught in the mountains. They are too wild. After being chopped, the whole pigs will become more honest and the meat will taste better."
Shen Lanxi nodded calmly and said: "Wild boars don't like to get sick and can be used as breeding pigs. Did the caravan get a few white-haired pigs before? You can try to breed the two breeds!" The atmosphere suddenly dropped.
Shen Lanxi walked away calmly, leaving behind a group of people who looked like they had been struck by lightning.
"Why don't you say anything?" She asked urgently after walking for a while to see if she would report back.
Che Mingyuan wiped his face hard. This female general is so informal!
As he spoke, Liu Yan returned and led the caravan into the military fort.
"General, I bought a lot of yaks and wild donkeys from the west, as well as dairy products and horse meat. There is a shortage of sugar, tea, grain and cloth there. It is better to bring these things over than to bring money!"
Shen Lanxi: "We can grow sugar cane and sugar beets here, and let people set aside a piece of land to grow more varieties!"
As for tea, the best thing to do here is grow some barley and fry it into tea.
"The tea leaves can be brought back by the caravan going to Jiangnan. You can arrange these!"
Liu Yanhui already had the charter in his mind and said: "We can transport some salt to the south of the Yangtze River. There is a shortage of salt there. Now that the imperial court controls private salt, many business routes are blocked. If we send more manpower , transport the salt there in the name of the escort agency, and clear the customs all the way, no big problem!”
Shen Lanxi: "You can buy some mature businesses along the way." In this way, it can be directly used for warehousing, or you can continue to use the previously laid business roads.
Liu Yanhui frowned: "This will require a lot of manpower." It will also take a long time to plan. He is worried that if there is a war in the army and manpower is needed, he will not be able to come back in time to help.
Shen Lanxi: "Although we are deployed in the army, the northwest cannot fight for the time being!"
Liu Yanhui already knew about Liang Shao's arrival in the northwest, and he was more worried about this than anything else.
"I always feel that Liang Shao is too friendly to us." He had already doubted it when he was in Dongchuan. This time Liang Shao came to the northwest, this hunch was reinforced.
Shen Lanxi: "I will meet him tomorrow, and you will come too!"
Liu Yan replied immediately: "Okay!"
This time he went to the west and brought back not only a lot of livestock, but also some things.
As the night grew darker, he found a time to go there. He thought there would be no one there, but he didn't expect Sang Guo to be there.
Sang Guo saw him coming and pointed at the notebook and pen in his hand.
Liu Yan understood and came to report.
"General, Mr. Sang."
Sang Guo glanced at Liu Yanhui and wrote: "I'll go out for a while."
Shen Lanxi nodded.
Liu Yan smiled back at Sang Guo and looked away.
Shen Lanxi: "Is something wrong?"
Liu Yanhui was a little hesitant. The courage he had mustered before was now gone.
"I..."
"Someone gave me something, saying it was their sacred object. It can bless the wearer with longevity, good fortune and peace!" Liu Yanhui blushed and quickly took out the thing.
Shen Lanxi looked at the dzi bead that was handed to her, but didn't take it!
"This is a good thing, you can give it to your mother!"
Disappointment flashed through Liu Yanhui's eyes. The thing in his hand was like a hot potato. It was neither retracted nor handed over like this.
"There is already a Buddha statue at my mother's place. She burns incense and worships it every day. This is what she wears on her body. I have no other intention. I just heard from people over there that only the most noble people can wear this!" Liu Yan replied. Fortunately, the oil lamp was dim at the moment, and his red face should not be visible clearly.