July is approaching and the storm is about to begin.
Coupled with the continuous rain, Zuo Menggeng simply stopped military operations.
He returned to Dongchang Mansion only because of internal problems.
A ridiculous question.
"Look, the current price of pork has risen to more than 60 cents per catty, chickens have nearly 300 cents each, and eggs have also risen to 15 cents each. Many people have complained that they can no longer live happily."
Rising prices are a common phenomenon in social and economic activities, but they are also related to the national economy and people's livelihood.
Zuo Mengeng was quite nervous and asked: "Where is the food?"
Hou Xun's answer made him feel at ease.
"Food prices are currently falling. This year is another bumper harvest, and grain output is 30% more than last year. Your military can purchase more this year, otherwise, if grain prices drop too sharply, everyone will still complain."
Zuo Mengeng was a little confused.
"Why have food prices dropped while meat and egg prices soared?"
But it didn't take long for him to figure out the reason.
In fact, there is nothing mysterious, it is just that the market demand has increased.
Nowadays, the people here in Dongchang Prefecture rely on various industries. Everyone has a job, everyone has money to make, and their incomes have skyrocketed.
When this family earns more, they will naturally invest in improving their lives.
In the past, everyone was reluctant to buy some meat during the holidays, but now eating meat-filled dumplings every now and then is not considered a luxury.
There are more people buying, but the production of meat has not kept up, and the price of meat will naturally soar.
As for the price of eggs, which will also rise sharply, in addition to being affected by the rise in meat prices, the culprit is actually the cavalry regiment.
Zuo Mengeng also inquired and found out that it turns out that raising war horses is so picky.
According to the new army model, the cost of raising one war horse is enough to raise five soldiers.
Just one feed is an astronomical amount of money.
Not to mention ordinary roughage, the concentrated feed alone consumes a lot of beans, bran, and grains. Especially after the war horse consumes vigorously, salt must be added, and the feed must be mixed with eggs to ensure the health of the war horse.
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However, Zuo Mengeng has no good solution for the rising prices of meat and eggs.
Some people among the people will take the opportunity to raise pigs and chickens to make money, but from the government's perspective, they cannot build large-scale breeding farms.
The reason is actually very simple.
China's native native pigs and native chickens are not high-yielding varieties. If used for large-scale breeding, grandma's family will lose money.
However, raising pigs and chickens is not realistic, so Zuo Mengeng thought of a reasonably feasible method.
"Send a message to the fishing company to see if we can use Anshan Lake to raise ducks and geese?"
Chickens are terrestrial animals. If they are raised, they need sufficient feed. In this era, this problem is difficult to solve.
However, ducks and geese can solve most food problems by themselves in the water, so the difficulty of breeding them will be much reduced.
Anshan Lake is now engaged in fishery farming, with the breeding of ducks and geese, which can form a complete industrial chain.
I believe War Horse won’t be too picky about duck eggs and goose eggs, right?
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Shanxi, Xizhou.
In the courtyard of the state government office, officials such as Yang Wei, the governor of the state, and Gao Yi, the guard, were all present.
Each of these people was more nervous than the other, and they all stared intently at the center of the field.
At this time, there was a monk wearing Taoist robes, holding a peach wood sword in his hand, muttering something in his mouth, and walking like flying.
There was a piece of yellow paper with a spell written on it stuck on the tip of the mahogany sword, and flames were billowing in the air.
But no matter how this non-monk or Taoist guy waved it, the flame was always bright and bright, carrying a magical power.
After reciting a mantra, the non-monk and non-Taoist monk finally stopped.
At the same time, his disciples carried a wooden frame up and placed it in the center of the field. A piece of black cloth covered the frame so that people could not see clearly inside.
The non-monk and non-Taoist glanced at the Xizhou officials and shouted: "People are high or low, and destiny cannot be violated. Whether it is blessing or misfortune, it is determined by God. What is your future? Let's make a move here today."
After saying that, his body shook violently and his voice became shrill and terrifying.
"Tai Shang Laojun is as urgent as the law, and he is urgently summoning the Bodhisattvas from all directions to appear!!!!"
After shouting the last word, the tip of the mahogany sword suddenly pierced the black cloth.
It was obviously a piece of black cloth several meters square, but when the flames on the spell came close to it, everyone only saw a wild wave of flames rolling past, and the black cloth disappeared without a trace.
What made everyone even more uproar was that there was a big black pig in the originally empty wooden shelf.
The pig was actually still alive and was squealing and trying to run out of the wooden frame.
Yang Wei was shocked and became even more respectful.
"Master, this is... what does this mean?"
Non-monks and non-Taoists are profound and unfathomable, but they also gave answers.
"Zhu Tongzhu is the will of heaven. Today, all the world will belong to the Zhu family. This means that the country will be forever solid and everything will go well. Don't worry, Xizhou will be safe and sound."
Yang Wei, Gao Yi and others were immediately overjoyed, and they all celebrated with their hats.
Yang Wei was even more unbearable. When he burst into tears, he quickly stuffed money into the sleeves of non-monks and Taoists.
"To be honest with you, Master, ever since I heard that the thieves were besieging Pu County, my heart has been in a state of anxiety. I am afraid that the thieves will come and attack me without any trace. Now a master has declared that I can rest easy.
"
After collecting the money, neither a monk nor a Taoist finished the work perfectly.
"My lord, you can rest assured. We have invited thirty-six immortals to pacify this area. The thieves are just demons from outside the territory. How can they defeat the immortals in our heaven?"
Yang Wei smiled happily.
"That's the truth, that's the truth!"
After finishing a ritual ceremony, he bid farewell to all the officials in Xizhou, and all the monks and Taoists held the money in their hands and returned home happily.
As soon as he opened the door, he said, "Oh my god..." and then he backed out, rolling and crawling, and there was no trace of fairy spirit at all.
It turned out that right in the room, a big pig was staring at him with round eyes.
"Pfft..."
A woman's delicate laughter came from behind.
"Senior Brother Wei is so hopeless that he took advantage of his late father's methods to deceive and deceive. He even frightened himself."
When Fei Monk Fei Dao turned around, he saw a group of slender women sitting on the millstone in the courtyard, looking over with a smile but not a smile.
Seeing this man, the non-monk and non-Taoist became even more embarrassed, and his upper and lower teeth were chattering when he spoke.
"Hehe...hehe...Master...Junior sister...Why did you come to my...my little temple? I heard...I heard that you caused big things in Shandong, and you have the master...the master's demeanor back then, senior brother
Me...me too..."
This woman is naturally Xu Yaqing.
"Since I know that my little sister is working hard in Shandong, why does my senior brother turn a blind eye and hide alone in Shanxi to be at ease? Hey, speaking of it, my little sister also learned some skills from my late father. Do you want this method of turning people into pigs?
Want to know it?"
The faces of both monks and Taoists changed drastically, and they knelt down on the spot and even kowtowed.
"Junior sister, please forgive me, please forgive me. I... I am just a good-for-nothing, just cheating on food and drink. I can't afford... I can't afford junior sister's magical skills."
This guy originally studied under Xu Hongru with another person, but the other person was dishonest and took advantage of Xu Hongru's opportunity to preach in various places and actually hooked up with Xu Hongru's concubine.
After Xu Hongru learned about it, he turned the man into a big fat pig in full view of everyone.
The non-monks and non-Taoists were at the scene at that time, and they were so frightened that they became a lifelong shadow.
Although he knew that Xu Hongru was using it as a cover-up, the fact that such a living person disappeared still made him feel frightened.
Now that he heard that Xu Yaqing was going to recreate this kind of magic on him, he couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed on the spot.
What Xu Yaqing wants is this effect.
"Senior Brother Wei is honest and kind, I know that. Speaking of it, the friendship between us, brothers and sisters of the same sect, is higher than the sky and thicker than the earth. My little sister is a little busy now and needs Senior Brother Wei to help. I believe Senior Brother Wei also
You can’t bear to embarrass your little sister, right?”
For non-monks and non-Taoists, kowtow is like pounding garlic.
"Help, help, help. Junior sister's affairs are my business. I will live through fire and water without any hesitation."
Xu Yaqing's smile became even sweeter.
"You are indeed my good senior brother."
The monk, who was neither a monk nor a Taoist, consciously escaped from the gate of hell, wiped his hands with cold sweat, and asked tremblingly: "I wonder what my junior sister needs from Brother Yu?"
Xu Yaqing's tone was light, as if she was talking about something trivial.
"It's not a big deal, I just want to use my senior brother's help to help us open the gate of Xizhou."
"ah……"
Fei Monk Feidao's eyes were widened and shaking like chaff, and he finally knew what she wanted to do.
Xu Yaqing is still smiling, with charming eyes.
"What's the matter, is senior brother in trouble?"
Non-monks and non-Taoists only feel that their crotch is warm, but it is still not as important as their lives.
"No...hehe...it's not difficult."
Xu Yaqing raised her bare hands lightly, and saw a small green snake coming out of her fingertips, and in an instant she didn't know where she was in the courtyard.
It was as if she had done nothing.
"Then I'll just wait for the good news."
Non-monks and non-Taoists knew that their life and death depended on Xu Yaqing's thoughts, so they did not dare to neglect it.
"Brother Yu will definitely do it within three days."