Datang: My father is the head bodyguard

The first breeding farm that Jia Dunshi took Li Shimin to was for raising pigs. They were basically low sheds made of cement.

Li Shimin sniffed: "It's not as exaggerated as you said. It doesn't smell like anything to me."

Jia Dunshi smiled: "Your Majesty, the smell of this pig factory is not bad. In order to ensure that the pigs live comfortably and do not get sick, the filth and food residues are cleaned every day."

Li Shimin nodded and walked in with the ministers. Jia Dunshi walked beside Li Shimin and counted all his treasures.

"Your Majesty, you see, here are the adult pigs that are ready for slaughter and need to be separated separately. Before they are ready for sale, there will be a period of observation to see if the pigs are sick."

"Pigs that pass the test will be stamped and sold to butchers in Luoyang. If ordinary people want to buy pigs, they can, but they will have to spend more money to hire a butcher to kill the pigs."

After listening to Jia Dunshi's words, Li Shimin asked, "How much does a pound of pork cost now?"

Jia Dunshi took out the price list: "The pig factory sells the pigs at five cents per catty, while the butcher sells each part separately. Some places will sell them more deliciously, and some places will sell them more expensively. The more common ones are cheaper.”

"But there is no need to be afraid of butchers selling meat raising prices. The construction of the pig farm was funded by the Luoyang City Governor's Office, and the Governor's Office will strictly require the butchers to price the pork."

"The governor's office strives that butchers can make money, people can benefit, and pig farms can continue to operate to benefit the people of Luoyang."

Li Shimin took Jia Dunshi's hand and said: "Jia Cishi is the father-in-law of the people of Luoyang. I am lucky to have you, and the Tang Dynasty is lucky to have you!"

"Jia Dunshi, the governor of Luoyang, has made great contributions to the country, benefited the country, and benefited the people. However, because the governor of Luoyang was indifferent to fame and fortune, devoted himself to the country and the people, and cared about the people of Luoyang, he did not want to leave Luoyang to serve. Now he is awarded the title of Doctor Jin Ziguanglu in recognition. Its merit!"

"My lord, thank you for your grace!"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Jia Dunshi's old face smiled like an old chrysanthemum, and the following explanation was even more energetic.

The group of people walked to the chicken farm, and Jia Dunshi asked the accompanying servants to go to the warehouse outside the chicken farm to collect masks.

Jia Dunshi took out the mask and showed Li Shimin and the ministers how to wear it, making sure that everyone knew how to wear it before going inside.

These masks are all specially made, made of cotton cloth soaked in essential oil, which can block out the smell of poultry.

"This area is the egg-laying area. The chickens here have only one duty, to lay eggs. The overhead lights will be turned on every six hours, so that the chickens will lay an egg. This is done according to the British public farm illustration , the effect is very good.”

Li Shimin looked at the light bulb above his head. He remembered that this thing seemed to have been used in Tubo, but he didn't know why Yuchi Baoqi didn't use it in the capital.

Jia Dunshi's voice came over again: "There are about 12 laying hens in the egg-laying area, and they lay about 14 to [-] eggs every twelve hours."

As soon as this number came out, Li Shimin and the ministers were shocked. They all widened their eyes and asked Mr. Duo?

Li Shimin was a little confused: "Can the chicken farms in Beijing also produce so much?"

Jia Dunshi still knows the inside story: "The chicken farms in the capital are mainly for experimental purposes, not for production. I think the British company will open more powerful chicken farms in the capital in the future."

"After all, the road must be walked step by step. To use the British saying, if you take too long, it will be easy to get stuck! It's ridiculous!"

Li Shimin touched his beard and continued to follow Jia Dunshi around.

"Your Majesty, this is the incubation area. The eggs here are fertilized by roosters, and the remaining eggs are used to hatch into chicks."

Li Shimin watched the workers holding the eggs, looking at the lights, picking and choosing one by one.

"What are they doing?"

Jia Dunshi also quickly explained: "These workers are responsible for checking whether the eggs are fertilized normally. Unfertilized eggs cannot hatch chicks. These eggs will be sold together with the eggs in the laying area."

Li Shimin was also surprised by what he saw. These workers were very quick in checking. They could basically tell whether they were pregnant by just picking it up and looking at it.

Seeing that Li Shimin was interested, Jia Dunshi picked up two eggs from two boxes and placed them in front of Li Shimin.

"Your Majesty, look at this fertilized egg. It has veins and beats inside. This unfertilized egg does not."

Li Shimin took the egg and looked at the light carefully, and he really saw something different.

"I didn't expect that raising chickens is also a science. You did a great job."

Dr. Jin Ziguanglu, the governor of Luoyang, Jia, praised and nodded solidly.

"What Your Majesty said is that if you want to do everything well in this world, you need knowledge. This breeding is also thanks to the learning materials provided by the British public. The British public has great talent."

Li Shimin was also happy when he heard someone praising his son-in-law: I like to hear it, want to hear it, and talk more!

Jia Dunshi took Li Shimin around the entire chicken farm, pointing to the huge facilities in front and asking for their use.

"Your Majesty, this is a cattle breeder. The British Lord said that when the cattle are delivered from the grassland, they will start intensively raising beef cattle. He also said that it is too laborious to eat cattle now."

Li Shimin was a little angry: "Why bother? Farming cattle is the foundation of the country! Of course they must be strictly monitored, otherwise how will the people cultivate the land?"

Yuchi Baoqi and Li Lizhi happened to come over, and Yuchi Baoqi was not angry when he heard Li Shimin's question.

"How to cultivate the land, naturally we need to make better tools to allow farmers to cultivate the land better. Otherwise, why would I want so much land from the family?"

"Although we still use sharecroppers and oxen now, in the future we will use machines to plow the land. In the future, a sharecropper can cultivate ten acres of land a day. Sharecroppers who have no land to farm will go to work in workshops. This is great."

Li Shimin was a little worried: "Will these people be safe without their land?"

Yuchi Baoqi didn't take it seriously: "Isn't it enough to earn more by working in the factory? In the future, as a sharecropper, in addition to wages, I'm afraid I'll have to pay subsidies before anyone can farm the land."

"Think about it carefully. Less than [-]% of the farmers in the entire Tang Dynasty can feed the entire Tang Dynasty and even have a surplus. What would this look like?"

Li Shimin was a little dumbfounded, and after thinking about it in his mind, he was even more shocked.

"A few years ago, the population of Datang was less than 290 million households. How much has it grown in recent years?"

When Fang Xuanling heard that her job had come, she quickly told Li Shimin: "The population of the Tang Dynasty now exceeds 360 million households, and it is expected to increase in the future!"

Yuchi Baoqi added: "Look, in just five or six years, there are 70 more households. The more people there are in the future, the land will not be enough. It is better to have no land and let them work to support themselves." .”

Li Shimin was persuaded by Yuchi Baoqi. After all, Yuchi Baoqi had not once mentioned land annexation and insufficient land in recent years. He also understood that the direction of development must be shifted.