The Original Vampire

Sonny's manor is located south of Winterspring.

A large area of ​​land is surrounded by a simple wooden fence, but it is basically farmland and pastures, and there are no luxurious buildings.

Entering the manor, Harrison and Judy shouted that they wanted to ride horses, and Bachelor Sonny asked his son Hans to take them to the racetrack, while Colin and Vera came to a field under the leadership of Bachelor Sonny.

"Master Sonny, these farmers grow sweet potatoes?" Colin asked in surprise.

Even if he is not proficient in farming, Colin also knows that the staple foods in this world are barley and wheat, and there is also some rice. Although people know that sweet potatoes can also be eaten, they are not mainstream foods.

"Yes, Lord Viscount, the main crops grown on my farm are sweet potatoes." Bachelor Sonny explained patiently,

"You may not know that sweet potatoes have many advantages. If you plant 100 pounds of sweet potatoes in one acre, you can harvest 600 pounds next year! Its yield is one to six, and barley is one to one. two.

In addition, sweet potatoes grow underground, and their fruits are not pecked by birds. But in ordinary wheat fields, no matter how tight the farmers are, one or two percent of the wheat will be spoiled by birds every year.

And these sweet potatoes do not need to be nursed, and farmers only need to water and fertilize them regularly. "

"The yield of sweet potatoes is so high!" Vera said in surprise, her eyes widened.

Now that she became the Duke of the North, Vera naturally began to worry about the North, and the biggest crisis in the North at present was the food problem.

So after hearing that the yield of sweet potatoes is so high, Vera immediately became concerned.

Although she also knew that the taste of sweet potatoes is definitely not as good as that of bread, but for the commoners in the famine, as long as they can fill their stomachs, they don't care about the taste at all.

However, Ke Lin was not so excited. Of course, he had heard that the yield of sweet potatoes was higher than that of wheat, but even on Earth, sweet potatoes could not replace rice and wheat as a staple food, so there must be some problems in this part. .

"Master Sonny, don't sweet potatoes have any shortcomings?" Colin asked calmly.

"Of course there is." Bachelor Sonny nodded and said frankly, "Sweet potatoes are slightly toxic and are not suitable for long-term human consumption, and are likely to cause diarrhea. Moreover, sweet potatoes are relatively damaging to soil strength, so it is necessary to have enough. fertilizer.

but,

These shortcomings of sweet potatoes are nothing compared to their high yield and labor-saving advantages.

Especially in the current situation in the north, as long as the cultivation of sweet potatoes is promoted, then the famine will surely be brought under control in the shortest possible time! "

Vera's pretty face showed a flush of excitement, and she seemed to think that promoting sweet potatoes in the north was an extremely feasible measure.

But when she saw Colin frowning, she gradually calmed down and realized that there might be some problems she didn't notice.

Upon seeing this, Bachelor Sonny did not continue to explain, but said: "Lord Duke, Lord Viscount, I will take you to a place."

Vera and Colin immediately followed Bachelor Sonny and continued to move forward, and it didn't take long before they came to a large shack.

Before he got close, Colin heard the humming of wild boars from the shed.

"Please forgive the two distinguished guests, the taste is a little big." Bachelor Sonny reminded carefully.

Sure enough, an unspeakable stench came to the face, almost stunning Vera and Colin.

Fortunately, they were not pampered people, and endured the stench to the shack.

"Are you raising wild boars in captivity?" Colin was even more surprised.

The meat in this world is mainly cattle and sheep. Because of the stench of pork, and because of the poor habits of pigs, the hygiene conditions are completely incomparable to those of cattle and sheep. Therefore, pork is generally eaten only by the common people, and the nobles simply despise such dirty dirty animals.

However, Ke Lin, who came from China, was already accustomed to pork. After crossing this world, he still felt a pity that he could no longer eat past-life delicacies such as braised pork.

Although he didn't know about it, Colin also knew that the world didn't even specifically domesticate wild boars. After all, the nobles didn't eat them, and the common people didn't have any extra food to feed the pigs. They just wanted to eat meat. When the time comes, go hunting some wild boars in the wild and improve your food.

But now, the former Minister of Agriculture of the Empire has started to consciously keep wild boars in captivity, which made Colin glance at him.

"Yes, Lord Viscount." Bachelor Sonny nodded, "Wild boars are not as valuable as cattle and sheep, but they are very easy to feed and eat almost anything.

For example, the sweet potato leaves from those sweet potato fields you saw earlier can be fed to pigs.

Raising a wild boar can produce about 500 pounds of meat a year, while a sheep can provide up to 100 pounds of mutton. As for cattle, it takes three years to slaughter, but it can only provide about 1,000 pounds. meat.

You say, is it worthwhile to raise pigs? "

Before Colin could speak, Vera shook her head and said, "However, nobles will not eat such lowly animals, could it be that you want to sell pork to commoners?

With all due respect, Bachelor Sonny, the commoners won't buy your pork either, after all, wild boars are everywhere and they'd rather hunt them themselves or buy them cheaply from hunters.

Moreover, although cattle and sheep produce not much meat, their cowhide, beef tendon, sheepskin, and wool are all very valuable and useful, not to mention that cattle and sheep also produce milk. As for wild boar, its only advantage seems to be that it produces more meat. However, pork is dry and fishy, ​​not to mention nobles, even commoners are unwilling to eat it for a long time. "

"Who says nobility can't accept pork?" said Bachelor Sonny, "if you wish, please allow me to prepare a pork-based lunch for you. I'm sure you will be very surprised to find out that you Maybe I missed a delicacy!"

Vera wanted to say that she had tasted wild boar, and the taste was not good, but Colin nodded and agreed with Sonny's suggestion: "Okay, then I'll trouble you!"

Bachelor Sonny immediately invited excitedly: "Please come with me two distinguished guests!"

It was still early for lunch, but in order to recommend his farming and animal husbandry system to Vera and Colin, Bachelor Sonny went to the kitchen and urged the cooks to prepare a pork meal.

It didn't take long for the attendants to bring their lunch to the table.

Vera twitched her nose a few times, and found that there was no fishy smell as expected, but a seductive aroma.

"Lord Duke, Lord Viscount, please look! Here are lemon-fried pork chops, charcoal-grilled pork knuckles, smoked loin, mashed potatoes and red wine, please taste."

Vera was still a little hesitant, but Colin had already cut a piece of pork chop and imported it.

Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, mellow and delicious, without the expected dryness and stench, Colin's eyes lit up, as if he understood something, and asked, "Master Sonny, the wild boar you raised was castrated, right?"

Bachelor Sonny was slightly startled, then smiled and said, "My lord Viscount, you are very knowledgeable! That's right, these wild boars are indeed castrated."

Vera also tasted the pork meal in front of her at this time, and immediately noticed that the wild boar she had eaten a long time ago was completely different, and asked curiously:

"Does castrated wild boar taste better?"

"Yes, Lord Duke!" explained Bachelor Sonny. "After castration, not only does the pork taste better, but the temperament of the wild boar also becomes milder, making it more suitable for captivity."

Ke Lin nodded again and again. He also knew that the castrated wild boar would evolve more into the domestic pig in his impression. It is estimated that in a few generations, he will be able to see the white and fat domestic pig after the lectures in the previous life in this world. .

Bachelor Sonny explained again: "Sir Duke, the planting of sweet potatoes and the raising of wild boars in captivity that I admire are actually a new farming and animal husbandry system that relies on and promotes each other!

Sweet potato leaves can be used to feed wild boars, and the feces of wild boars are very good fertilizers, which can solve the problem of sweet potatoes destroying soil fertility, and the two are interdependent.

You will be amazed at the output of this new farming and animal husbandry system, and it can even completely change the diet and even the health of the entire empire's commoners!

You may not look down on these wild boars, but please don’t forget how luxurious meat is for commoners. If you can make pork part of their daily diet, then I can guarantee that the people under your rule will definitely Is the strongest subject in the entire empire!

Your army will also get the best troops! "

The more and more Sunny said, the more excited it was. It was a kind of glory and frenzy that can only be produced by changing the world in one's own way.

After Vera tasted Bachelor Sonny's pork feast, she also began to realize that with the passage of time, even nobles would gradually accept this new type of pork. Makes an excellent complementary meat.

For commoners, this kind of pork is simply a gift from God!

Since cattle and sheep do not produce much meat, the prices are extremely high. Few commoners can eat beef and mutton in their daily diet, but pork is different. If you really follow the method of Bachelor Sonny to promote his new farming and animal husbandry system , it is really possible to enrich the table of commoners.

Thinking of this, Vera couldn't help feeling agitated. She looked at Colin subconsciously, but saw her husband frown.

Colin put down his knife and fork, wiped his mouth with a napkin, looked at Bachelor Sonny solemnly, and asked in a deep voice:

"Master Sonny, it's time for you to tell us the truth. If your new farming and animal husbandry system is so perfect, why was it so strongly resisted in Royal Dragon City?"

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