Chen Nong recounted the process in detail again.
After hearing this, Ying Zheng showed a look of pleasure on his face, and then he gave the order.
"Raise more pigs."
Ying Zheng was well aware of people's need for meat.
To keep the people of Daqin healthy, it is far from enough to just eat staple foods and vegetables.
However, cattle, as an important agricultural labor force, cannot be eaten, and sheep produce very little meat, while pigs produce a lot of meat.
However, there were very few people raising pigs in the Qin Dynasty before, probably because pigs were irritable and prone to fighting, making them difficult to manage. Although the meat was plentiful, it was very fishy.
Now we have the technology to castrate pigs to solve this problem, so of course we should raise more of them.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Chen Nong accepted the order. It seemed that the people would be able to eat pork without the fishy smell in the future.
"A Zheng, why don't we open a pig farm? The large-scale process will be easier to manage."
"After the pigs are slaughtered, the pork will be sold to the market."
Chu Yuening has not yet considered allowing the people to raise the animals themselves.
Firstly, there are no professional pig butchers at present, and it is easy for people to cause the death of pigs if they do it themselves;
Secondly, pigs need to eat a lot of feed, and now there is not enough food for people to eat.
Moreover, the inherent impression of the Qin people on pork is that it is fishy and difficult to swallow, so few people are willing to try it.
“That’s a good move.”
After spending so much time with Chu Yuening, Ying Zheng probably understood the meaning of these new words.
There was a shortage of meat in Daqin. Compared with other livestock, which each had their own shortcomings, pigs had strong reproductive capacity, produced a lot of meat, and were easy to raise.
Perhaps in the future, people all over the world will not only be able to eat enough food, but also eat meat.
"What is a pig farm?"
Chen Nong, who was confused, couldn't help but ask.
“It’s a place dedicated to raising pigs.”
"Chen Nong, you should be the factory director first. Hurry up and recruit some farmers who are good at raising pigs."
Chu Yuening learned about Chen Nong's diligent and hardworking performance during this period from the Black Ice Guard.
She admired him very much and felt confident in handing over the pig farm to him.
"...Yes, Queen."
Chen Nong's face turned bitter.
He's also thinking about compiling a farming book, and he doesn't know when he'll stop raising pigs...
At this time, Chen Nong suddenly remembered his younger brother who didn't like farming but liked raising chickens and ducks.
He should also like raising pigs, right?
After Chen Nong took the order and left, Chu Yue spoke seriously.
"A Zheng, I want to set up a Ministry of Commerce under the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers."
Ying Zheng frowned deeply, his expression equally serious.
"Yuening, do you know that our Great Qin prioritizes agriculture over commerce?"
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