What she said about sweet potatoes was so good. Zhong Jing actually knew about sweet potatoes, but he only thought of them as a common crop and didn't think about it in detail. When Zhao Liya said this, he suddenly felt as if what he had heard about was...
Looks like a fake sweet potato.
"Is that thing really that good?"
Zhao Liya firmly said: "At least it is very suitable for raising pigs! If you want to raise a lot of pigs, you must have it! Otherwise, wouldn't it be a pain to feed pigs with radish greens, Chinese cabbage and small bok choy? Besides, radish cabbage does not grow as fast as sweet potato vines.
Ah. You can’t just feed the pigs with wild grasses and vegetables. That has no nutrition and it will be difficult for the pigs to gain weight. Moreover, the sweet potatoes are even more nutritious for the pigs when they bear fruit!”
Zhong Jing nodded, "That makes sense!"
Life in the military camp was actually very hard, and the imperial court seemed to have completely forgotten about them. Basically, don't think too much about military pay. It would have been even more difficult if he hadn't arrogantly demanded from the local superiors and intercepted part of the taxes paid to the capital.
The poor sergeants rarely have enough meals a year, let alone meat. Raising pigs can also improve the food supply.
Of course, things are much better now. Ever since I met sister Xiaoya, I have made a fortune with her, and my life has become more and more prosperous.
Zhong Jing didn't know how to choose a location for a pig farm, and he knew without even thinking that the big soldiers under his command were even more clueless. He had to leave this matter to sister Xiaoya!
Of course Zhao Liya wouldn't let it go. Soldiers and civilians are one family, and that's what they should be.
So the next day, Zhong Jing simply accompanied Zhao Liya in person on his own territory and around the area. The military camp was an important area, and the Lingnan area was vast and sparsely populated. According to regulations, there was no human habitation within forty miles of the military camp. In fact, it was fifty or sixty miles away.
There are no people in the area, and there are no homes further away, so it is very simple to raise pigs.
Yu Xiaofang wanted to go into the mountains, so he observed them along the way. He felt that there were many mountains here, and they all looked pretty good, and he was fully expecting to gain something.
"Xiaoya, how many days will you be here? I can arrange the time."
It is rare to go into the mountains to collect herbs on the same day and come back the same day, unless you go directly for the medicine and know where it grows not too far away, so you can come back quickly after picking it.
It's hard to say how many days you'll spend collecting herbs in the mountains, just like treasure hunting. It depends on the situation.
Zhao Liya thought for a while and said with a smile: "We are all here, and it is a rare trip. It must take four or five days."
Zhong Jing: "Just stay here for a few more days, I'd love it!"
Yu Xiaofang was also eager to do so, so he said: "Then - five days? I will be back in about five days."
"good."
Zhong Jing was very generous and assigned five people to accompany Yu Xiaofang into the mountains. "They are all familiar with this mountain range, so you can rest assured."
Yu Xiaofang thanked him happily.
Lin Mo thought to himself, General Zhong is a good soldier, and Zhong Ming and others can just pay it forward, but after all, this is the army, and who among the men in the army is not a bit tempered? Who would have known that this would happen outside the presence of General Zhong? They were ordered to
Following the small boat into the mountains, General Zhong's words were like military orders. They did not dare to disobey them. But without General Zhong, who knew whether they would disobey them openly or secretly?
With Xiaofang's temper and foul mouth, he is not someone who is willing to be wronged. When the time comes, he won't be angry and talks nonsense, irritating people and fearing that they will start a fight.
Of course, although Xiaofang doesn't know martial arts, he is always surrounded by all kinds of weird drugs. If he really wants to take action, it's hard to say who will suffer more.
But in this case, wouldn't it mean that there is no reason for the suspicion to be dirty?
not worth it.
Lin Mo then discussed with Shu Yan, is it feasible for her and Zhao Liya to stay in the military camp? He was not worried about Yu Xiaofang.
Shu Yan hurriedly smiled and said: "What's wrong with Xiaoya and I staying in the military camp? I was just about to say that it's dangerous in the mountains, so you'd better follow Xiaofang."
Lin Mo smiled softly: "That's okay."
So, Lin Mo followed him into the mountain. He was good at martial arts. As long as he found an opportunity to show off his skills, he was not afraid of not being able to scare those people.
When Zhao Liya and Shu Yan were wandering around the area accompanied by Zhong Jing, Yu Xiaofang and Zhong Jing had already gone out.
Zhong Jing felt that with the help of his smart, capable and lucky sister Xiaoya, the pig farming business would definitely flourish. So he ambitiously decided to start a big business.
He wants to raise a thousand pigs.
Zhao Liya also thinks it's okay. There are more than 22,000 people in the military camp. What's the point of raising a thousand pigs?
And she also suggested raising about twenty sows, so that they can produce and sell piglets on their own without having to buy too many piglets from outside.
Zhong Jing thought it made sense and nodded to indicate that he would do it.
One thousand pigs, plus twenty sows, can be combined with 400 acres of sweet potatoes. The output will be enough to feed the pigs, and the sweet potato vine shoots and sweet potatoes can also give the soldiers a change of taste and satisfy their cravings.
Zhao Liya suggested dividing the farm into six pig farms, five of which would raise a thousand pigs respectively, while the other farm would be dedicated to raising sows.
After walking for a day, six places were determined.
Zhao Liya did not determine it randomly. She tried to make the distance between them reasonable so that they would not affect each other, but not too far.
Because it is necessary to consider the post-processing of pig manure retting and composting, it is not necessary to be too far away from the sweet potato field, which will make feeding and management easier.
Repair the roads and connect these places with each other. Oxen carts and donkey carts can move smoothly, and they will be integrated into one, making travel easier.
Zhong Jing was very happy. After getting the drawings of the pig farm from Zhao Liya, he immediately ordered Zhong Ming to find someone to take charge of the matter, and immediately built several pig farms according to this pattern.
There are also sweet potatoes, which have also started to be planted.
Zhao Liya reminded him to quickly send people to find the pig seedlings.
If you buy a few heads, or even thirty or fifty heads, there is actually no problem. You can buy them easily. But a thousand heads is a big amount!
If you suddenly want to buy it, you will definitely not be able to buy it. You can only look for it in advance and then place a deposit to reserve it.
Zhong Jing slapped his forehead and suddenly realized: "Yes, thank you sister Xiaoya for reminding me! Otherwise, when the pig farm is built, but there are no pigs, it will be a big joke!"
Zhao Liya and Shu Yan both laughed.
Zhao Liya asked with a curious smile: "By the way, after walking around a lot today, I found that there are so many lychee trees planted in your area. They can be seen everywhere. I wish they were all over the mountain. Why are there so many of them?
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There are also other fruit trees, such as longan, mango, jackfruit, grapefruit, orange, and even carambola, bayberry, loquat, jujube, water apple, lotus root, banana, etc., but at a glance, there are lychees.
Shu Yan also smiled when she heard this: "I saw it too, and I was wondering! Could it be that the sergeants especially like to eat lychees?"
Although, the size of this lychee tree is still a bit exaggerated.