Chapter 634 The Holy Marquis asked you to raise pigs again?
"Zi Yang! Did the Holy Marquis ask you to raise pigs again?"
Ma Zhou was rude, but he looked in the direction of the shed with a smile on his face.
Then, a laugh and curse came from the direction of the shed...
"Are you starting to fight swine fever again? The Holy Commander didn't send you an errand, so he told you to pretend to be a bastard, right?"
Ma Zhou laughed loudly, "If you don't dare, don't dare. How dare you, Professor of Pig Breeding, to show off? Isn't this a real act of laughter? Hahahaha!"
The two young men started bickering, but Chai Shao understood.
See what this means...
This shed is not used to raise sheep, but to raise pigs...
But isn’t pork a cheap meat? It seems that some hunters will eat it, or they are marching out and eating whatever they catch on the road - whatever meat they can eat will do.
But no matter what, it seems that this thing is not raised.
Chai Shao really knows a little bit about pork.
He had been leading troops for half his life. There was often insufficient food and grass in the army. It was common for soldiers to go hungry. Even if they were not hungry, they would often only have extremely coarse and unpalatable food. It was normal to eat game to improve their food during the march.
As for wild boars, as a common wild animal, how could Chai Shao not eat them before?
But in my impression...
This pork doesn’t seem to be ideal…
Not to mention the lobster I just ate, and the high-quality mutton I ate in Chang'an. Compared with almost all ordinary meats, this meat is unpalatable.
And the key point is that Chai Shao seems to have heard from his soldiers that this kind of pork cannot be farmed.
I remember that I sighed at the time that although this meat was unpalatable, it looked very easy to nourish, and maybe it could be popularized throughout the world so that people could raise it and eat it.
But in the end, Chai Shao was laughed at by a group of soldiers, because they told him directly that pork could not be raised. Unlike sheep, it did not have thick wool on the outside and could easily get sick.
And once you get sick, you can imagine the consequences. You don't know when the situation will turn over, and often the entire nest will be wiped out.
After the soldier finished speaking, the soldiers around him all laughed. This is something that General Xiaochai didn't understand, but seeing everyone laughing, it was obvious that they all knew that this thing couldn't be raised.
Now this...
Chai Shao felt very strange for a moment. Could this thing be raised again?
"Prince Bin..."
"General Chai? Do you have any advice?" Ma Zhouyi turned around and looked at Chai Shao with some curiosity. He was still talking to Gao Ziyang just now and didn't pay attention here.
Chai Shao pondered for a moment, and then said...
"Well... I didn't always lead troops in the past, and it's not like I didn't do production. Ahem... This old man has also heard that pigs can't be raised..."
"Besides, this pork has a strong fishy smell. If you don't have the conditions, that's all. Now that we have this fishing technique and there is no shortage of fish and shrimps, why bother..."
Chai Shao was a little puzzled. This thing must be really unnecessary.
However, when he asked, Ma Zhou smiled and said,
"The army is out on an expedition, and now this is what ordinary people call the miasma of the extreme south. If the soldiers are not well fed, it will easily destroy the morale of the army. Anyway, it is a long-term military station without fear of trouble. Isn't this the best way to improve it?"
Stationing troops for a long period of time and reclaiming wasteland to grow food to be self-sufficient has never been a rare thing in the military.
Chai Shao knew the ropes very well. After all, firstly, it could reduce the supply pressure on the imperial court. Secondly, when the army was stationed, it would have something to do, and the soldiers guarding the territory would also feel safer. As for producing some affairs on their own, it would be beneficial to the rear.
Needless to say, the grain and grass supply requirements can also be reduced at the same time, saving a lot of money for the national treasury.
but……
Chai Shao understands the truth, but... But the problem is that Chai Shao has clearly heard that pork cannot be farmed.
But after that, Ma Zhou said something... but Chai Shao also knew about it.
"It is not that no one has raised wild boars in ancient times. But later they found it unpalatable, and indeed gradually no one raised them. Over the past hundreds of years, the world has been torn apart, let alone pigs, even cattle and sheep.
Difficult...but really speaking, this wild boar is not impossible to raise for food."
"It's not that it can't be raised? Why is that?"
Ma Zhou said that Chai Shao was very happy when he said that the world was going well. After all, he could still figure it out.
But this seems to have nothing to do with wild boar...
Ma Zhou smiled,
"It is true that wild boar is too tough and tough, but it is not without reason. Wild boar is an omnivore. In the mountains, it has to hunt for food but also be careful to avoid tigers and leopards. It has become a meal for other beasts to survive.
It’s not easy, and it’s not full, so the meat is naturally lean and hard, unlike sheep.”
"But if they are raised in a pen, the situation is different. Since wild boars raised artificially are not afraid of wild beasts in the mountains and do not need to look for food, they are no longer wild boars because they do not need to run around.
...The pork will naturally become softer. If the general tastes it again now, the meat will not be so unpalatable."
"oh……"
When Chai Shao heard this, he thought this idea was really fresh, and the most important thing was that it was very reliable.
The physiques of scholars who stay behind closed doors every day and soldiers who march around and practice repeatedly are completely different. Their body muscles are definitely much stronger than those of the latter.
This principle makes sense when applied to wild boars.
And obviously, wild wild boars that live in the mountains all year round sweat frequently, so their sweat glands must be very developed.
But if they are kept in a pen, the wild boars don't know much about it, and their sweat glands are underdeveloped... It is true that Chai Shao doesn't know the concept of "sweat glands" and has never heard of what they are, but people with less activity can live with any living thing.
Body odor will most likely be milder than that of someone who exercises regularly.
So to say……
This thing seems to have many shortcomings and is not suitable for captivity.
But if you really try to live in captivity... these shortcomings will disappear naturally?
Chai Shao quickly discovered the key point. This was so clever... Li Sheng's brain is indeed amazing, amazing!
While secretly marveling in his heart... Chai Shao also thought of another strange thing.
It's so simple, but it seems... Thinking about it carefully, not many people raise it. And according to what I heard, this wild boar is not picky except for being an omnivore and can eat anything. The cost of raising it is low.
Other disadvantages include the unpleasant taste and hard meat. The key point is that this thing is not easy to raise. I heard that it will die easily if raised.
However, as soon as he asked this question, Ma Zhou talked eloquently and answered it again.
But this time, Ma Zhou mentioned something surprising...