The Lone Star of the Tang Dynasty

Not only Li Er, but also Empress Eldest Sun frowned, and Du Ruhui and Li Junxian looked at Li Changge with blank expressions

Empress Changsun has always been concerned about the health of her children's diet, and she knows that wild boar meat is often the main source of meat for soldiers during the march, but its taste and nutritional value are not ideal. Therefore, when she heard Li Changge mention wild boar, she couldn't help but feel a trace of worry in her heart.

Du Ruhui paid more attention to another layer of meaning in Li Changge's words. He keenly captured the information point that "wild boars can be raised", and his heart moved. If wild boars can really be raised like chickens, then this will undoubtedly have a profound impact on Datang's animal husbandry. At the same time, he also knows that the taste of wild boar has always been a problem, and if this problem can be solved, then the prospects of wild boar farming will be limitless.

Several pairs of eyes stared at Li Changge in unison, waiting for his next step.

Li Changge smiled slightly, he knew that his words had aroused everyone's interest. He continued: "Of course you can breed. Human beings, as the primates of all things, let alone wild boars of good breeds, even if they are lions and tigers, what can't they breed?"

He paused for a moment, and then said: "However, Lao Li, you may not know that the reason why wild boars are unpalatable is not because of their breed, but because of their living habits. "

Li Er's eyes lit up when they heard this, they had never heard of such a point of view, but it sounded quite reasonable. Li Changge then explained: "Wild boars move all day long in the mountains, and they exercise a lot. This results in their flesh being firm, less fat, and lacking in fat. Without the lubrication of grease, the meat will become coarse. In addition, wild boars sweat all year round and have well-developed sweat glands, so their taste is naturally not very good. "

Hearing this, everyone showed a look of sudden realization. It turns out that the reason why wild boar meat is unpalatable is not because of their own problems, but because of their living habits. This point of view is both novel and reasonable, and people have to admire Li Changge's insight and insight.

Li Changge continued: "If we keep the boars in captivity, we can change their habits. When the amount of exercise decreases, the meat naturally becomes more tender and juicy. Moreover, we can also control their diet and growth rate by raising them in a way that further improves their taste and nutritional value. "

Everyone nodded in agreement. This method sounds feasible, and if it can be successfully promoted, it will have a positive impact on improving the diet of the people and increasing the output value of animal husbandry.

At this moment, Du Ruhui suddenly sighed, as if he remembered something important. He hesitated, but finally decided to say it: "I suddenly remembered something. I seem to have heard before that there was a restaurant in Chang'an that also raised wild boars, and there were quite a few of them. But ......

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He stopped abruptly at this point, as if considering how to phrase it. Li Er frowned slightly when he saw this, he knew that Du Ruhui was not the kind of person who would be targeted for no reason. Since he mentioned this, there must be something hidden in it.

Empress Eldest Sun was also nervous, and she was most concerned about the safety of the children's diet. If there was anything wrong with the boar, then she couldn't let the children eat it any longer.

Only Li Changge still kept smiling. He seemed to have guessed what Du Ruhui was going to say next. He knows in his heart that people's understanding of animal husbandry and food safety in this era is still relatively limited.

Du Ruhui continued: "That restaurant, in the beginning, attracted a prominent figure in the Cui family with its unique creativity. At that time, the restaurant specially used wild boar to cook a few delicacies to entertain this big man. After the feast, the guests and hosts were happy, and the delicacy of the dishes was amazing, and even attracted the great man to write a poem to praise its beauty. "

However, the world is impermanent, and in the subsequent operation of this restaurant, it has encountered an unexpected change. "

In order to continue this unique delicacy, the restaurant decided to continue raising wild boars, but it never thought that a sudden plague swept in, and all the wild boars were spared and died. In the face of such a blow, the restaurant owner did not give up lightly, and tried to recuperate repeatedly, but each time it ended in the same tragedy, and finally had to give up. When Du Ru heard this story, he couldn't help but sigh softly, although the current era was in turmoil, and the people had just been able to farm with peace of mind, but they were facing the dilemma of frequent Turkic incursions. Raising troops to defend the land made it impossible for the people to come up with surplus food to raise sheep on a large scale, and although the cost of raising pigs was relatively low, plagues were frequent, and the death of a pig often meant that a year's hard work of farmers was in vain.

Although Du Ruhui yearns for the idea of improving people's livelihood and developing the aquaculture industry, he is well aware of the cruelty of the real conditions, and he still shakes his head and regrets it after all.

Li Er saw through Du Ruhui's thoughts, the two looked at each other speechlessly, and a long sigh covered a thousand words.

Just when this gloomy cloud was shrouded, Li Changge smiled indifferently and broke the silence: "There is indeed a risk of disease and death in pig raising, but this is mainly because of improper methods. With the right strategy, people can also subsidize their families by raising pigs. "

As soon as Li Changge's words came out, it was like a shock, Li Er and Du Ruhui's eyes widened instantly, and they eagerly asked: "What is the basis for what you say?" Seeing their excited appearance, Li Changge laughed secretly in his heart, the two businessmen were so excited when they heard that there was a way to breed pork, it was really interesting. However, he has no intention of hiding himself, after all, these are just superficial breeding techniques.

"Whether you are raising pigs, chickens, ducks and other poultry, the first and most important thing is pen hygiene. Li Changge began to tell the story, "Be sure to keep the fence clean and tidy, and do not accumulate filth, which is the basis for preventing the breeding of diseases." As soon as these words came out, Li Er and Du Ruhui were surprised, they had never heard of the need to pay attention to cleanliness and hygiene when raising livestock.

Immediately afterwards, Li Changge put forward the second point: "The herd should not be mixed, and should be isolated and raised, so as to effectively avoid cross-infection of diseases, once a pig is infected, it will not implicate the entire pig pen." "

Then he elaborated on the third and fourth points, involving many fine links such as feed matching and environmental control, although it is only about the small skills of pig raising, but it is very important for the national economy and people's livelihood. Li Changge's simple explanation was logical, which fascinated Li Er and Du Ruhui, and they were full of joy that they had found a good way to improve the lives of the people.

When Li Changge mentioned the last measure, the atmosphere suddenly became tense. "Epidemics must be treated in a timely manner, and the use of antibiotics is essential. His words rang out. However, when everyone here heard the word "antibiotic", their expressions froze, especially Li Er and Du Ruhui, as well as Li Junxian and Empress Changsun, who seemed to realize the importance of this word.

Li Er asked in confusion: "Childe, what are you talking about for pigs?" Du Ruhui suddenly remembered that not long ago, the emperor had taken a panacea called antibiotic, which had a miraculous effect on typhoid fever and other diseases, and it was expensive. He asked, slightly shocked, "What is an antibiotic?" You just said that if a pig has a plague, it needs to be saved with penicillin?".

Li Changge nodded and confirmed: "Yes, penicillin is an antibiotic that can effectively fight all kinds of infections, whether it is typhoid fever or plague in humans and animals, it has miraculous effects. "

As soon as the words fell, Du Ruhui was completely dumbfounded. A few days ago, the miraculous medicine that His Majesty was taking was actually proposed to be used to raise pigs, wouldn't this be a waste of expensive medicine, and the farmers of the world would suffer huge losses?