Reborn as a bride, pretending to be virtuous, the prince held his waist and regretted

Lord Huo followed Zhou Jin to the field.

Old man Li and several other old men in the village sat in the fields, carefully studying different plots of land, comparing the growth of wheat grown with different planting methods and different fertilizers.

They are illiterate, but they have been dealing with the land all their lives.

Feel the land and crops with your eyes, hands and heart.

Zhou Jin came over to say hello, "Mr. Li, how is our corn?"

When Old Man Li saw Zhou Jin, he hurried over to greet him, "Sir, I was just about to report the situation to Steward Zhou, and you came."

"Mr. Li, what did you find?" Zhou Jin asked, and quickly took out the small notebook and charcoal pencil he carried with him.

Lord Huo was stunned. He didn't expect Zhou Jin to be so thoughtful.

Although he is a prince, he is approachable and respectful to farmers.

Mr. Li smiled and said, "It was windy a few days ago and two of the plants fell down. I tried to feed the smaller ones to pigs. Pigs like to eat the leaves but not the stems. So I gave the stems to cows and they like them."

Hearing this, Zhou Jin's eyes lit up. At least it proved that some of what the foreign merchant said was correct. Corn stalks can be used as feed for cattle and sheep!

"Yes, this discovery is very good. I will reward you with one or two taels of silver. I will ask Manager Zhou to send it to you later." Zhou Jin chuckled. There will be rewards for those who have the courage to speak out and can provide effective information.

This was also suggested by Gu Xiling.

"Thank you for the reward, Prince." Old man Li smiled happily. This one tael of silver was equivalent to the harvest from two acres of land.

Zhou Jin took note, looked up at Old Man Li and chuckled, "This is what you deserve. The wheat has grown so tall now, and no pests or diseases have been found yet. If there are any later, whoever can find the best way to get rid of the pests and cure the disease will also be rewarded."

Several old men looked at Zhou Jin hopefully, "Prince, don't worry, we will try it carefully and will not hurt the wheat."

At this time, another old man Zhang came over and said, "Prince, I have made a discovery, but it's not about crops, it's about pigs. I wonder if you are interested?"

Cows can be used to plow the land and are good helpers for the people. Moreover, the government has clear regulations that prohibit eating beef.

Therefore, pigs are the livestock that ordinary people use to supplement the most meat.

Because the meat was hard and had a strong smell, it was not liked by officials and upper-class nobles and was called cheap meat.

Zhou Jin was concerned about people's livelihood, so of course he was interested. "My dear father-in-law, what did you find? Tell me about it. If it's true, there will be a reward."

It was the first time that Mr. Zhang spoke to Zhou Jin. He was a little nervous and his body was shaking a little.

Mr. Li encouraged him and scolded him with a smile: "You, Zhang the butcher, are you usually very capable? The prince is the kindest, and you haven't broken the law, so what are you afraid of?"

Zhou Jin also smiled, "Yes, Mr. Zhang, don't be afraid. Under the emperor's feet, in broad daylight, there is still room for reason. If you have something to say, just say it."

Old man Zhang mustered up his courage and chuckled, "My Lord, I am a butcher. I buy pigs from farmers, kill them and sell their meat. In addition, I also raise a lot of pigs at home."

"Last year, my pigs were fighting in the pen, and one of the male pigs injured the testicles of another male pig. It was bloody, and I saw that it was bad, so I cut it off."

"I thought the pig without eggs would not survive, but I didn't expect this pig to not only survive, but I also found that this aggressive pig didn't like to move anymore, and it grew faster and had more meat."

"After being raised for the same year, pigs without eggs produce 48 kilograms more meat than pigs with eggs, and the meat is mostly fat, and has less mutton smell."

Hearing this, Zhou Jin was shocked. "As far as I know, a pig normally only costs 130 to 150 kilograms to raise in a year. According to what you said, this one without eggs weighs nearly 200 kilograms?"

Old man Zhang nodded and said, "My Lord, that pig weighs exactly two hundred and two catties."

Hearing this, Lord Huo was greatly shocked, and finally could not help but said in a deep voice: "My dear father-in-law, are you telling the truth? You must not lie just to get a reward!"

Old man Zhang's face turned pale, "How dare I lie? Old Li, you were there when my family slaughtered a pig last year!"

"You asked me why this pig had grown so fat and big. I didn't tell you because I wasn't sure why."

"Early this year, my old sow gave birth to a litter of piglets. I castrated the eggs of four of the male pigs."

"We have only been raising them for four months now. The four male pigs without eggs are obviously growing faster and better than the male pigs with eggs. They are at least one size bigger."

When Old Man Li heard this, he remembered that this was indeed the case.

"To reply to the prince and Lord Huo, I did see the 220-pound giant pig in his house a few years ago."

"This pig is very fat. I bought five pounds of it. I asked Mr. Zhang how he raised it, but he didn't tell me."

Lord Huo and Zhou Jin looked at each other with meaningful looks.

Zhou Jin said to Old Man Zhang, "Mr. Zhang, hearing is not believing, seeing is believing. Why don't you take us to see it?"

Old man Zhang nodded, "As long as the prince and the adults don't mind the filth, just go with the second son and you'll know for sure."

Not only Zhou Jin and Lord Huo were interested, but even the old men in the village were very curious.

If this operation is really useful, each pig can produce dozens of kilograms of meat in the future, which will not only increase income, but also allow for more meat to be eaten at the end of the year.

They came to the pig pen, where the four pigs whose eggs had been castrated were placed alone in a pig pen.

Today we can see that these four pigs are relatively round, and their movements are relatively slow and inflexible.

Looking back at the pig pen next door, the half-grown pigs were aggressive and noisy, and their bodies were thinner than the four pigs next door.

Old man Zhang said, "Besides the old sow and breeding pigs, there is only this litter of piglets from the beginning of the year."

"But now they look obviously different, so I think pigs with their eggs removed grow meat faster and have better quality meat."

After seeing it with his own eyes, Zhou Jin believed it. "It is really rare for you to make such a discovery! I will reward you with five taels of silver, and give you another five taels of silver if you try a few more times."

"If this can be done for male pigs, then can it be done for female pigs as well? In the future, when raising pigs, except for breeding pigs and old female pigs, can all other pigs grow dozens of kilograms of meat if they are treated in this way?"

"Besides, after all, a knife was used and there is a wound. We also need to pay attention to how to prevent the wound from festering and causing death. Otherwise, even though the little pig has been treated, it won't grow up and all the work will be in vain."

"You want to be comprehensive in all aspects. If you can study them together, I will give you a big reward."

After saying that, Zhou Jin asked Lai Fu for ten taels of silver and handed it to Old Man Zhang.

Old man Zhang took the silver and was very excited. He immediately knelt down to Zhou Jin and said, "Thank you for the reward, Your Highness. I will definitely complete your request and try more."

The others looked at Old Man Zhang with envy, this was ten taels of silver.

Even in a year of good weather and good harvests, it was already very good for their family to save three taels of silver.

The old man got ten taels of silver in one go and became rich!