Chapter 332 Poultry Farming
In this era of low productivity, the first thing the lower class people need to solve is survival problems. Food and clothing can be said to be the two most basic problems that people need to solve in their survival first. Therefore, there is a saying that "life is a lifetime, food and clothing are two things". From this perspective, the invention significance of the hydraulic spinning machine is too important.
Thinking of this, Zeng Qisheng quickly walked to Zhao Shizhen, bowed to him solemnly and said, "Mr. Zhao, please accept a prayer from the students. Mr. Zhao can invent such a magical weapon. It is a blessing for millions of people in the Ming Dynasty. Its achievements are comparable to that of Dayu controlling the flood, and Shennong tasted hundreds of herbs. He will leave his name in history and will be recorded in history forever!..."
Zhao Shizhen was stunned for a moment, waved his hands repeatedly and said, "I dare not be greedy for me. This hydraulic spinning machine was invented by my adult family. I just copied it according to my words..."
Zeng Qisheng turned his head to look at Guo Zhiyuan with a shocked face, and was about to come and bow to Guo Zhiyuan. Guo Zhiyuan touched his nose awkwardly. He could not tell Zeng Qisheng that I was also plagiarized. If you want to worship, go to worship the British Acrete. It is not right. Acrete has not been born yet. But he also knew that to make Zeng Qisheng loyal to him wholeheartedly, he must first completely impress him, so he pretended to be a little pretended. He waved his hand calmly and said, "Mr. Zeng doesn't have to do this. This little trick is nothing..."
Zeng Qisheng thought Guo Zhiyuan was humble and insisted on bowing to Guo Zhiyuan. Zhao Shizhen, who was standing beside him, laughed and said, "Qisheng, you should save money. My adult has a lot of ideas. He also invented the hydroloon and the hydraulic forging hammer. The four-wheeled carriage you saw along the way, all the bicycles were invented by him. How many bows do you have to bow?..."
After hearing what Zhao Shizhen said, Zeng Qisheng gave up. His eyes were different from before. He could only respect Guo Zhiyuan, but now he admired him. He thought no wonder Zhang Cheng said Guo Zhiyuan like a god. Guo Zhiyuan is not only far superior to ordinary people in literature and martial arts, but also has worldly talent. He can also invent such magical artifacts that benefit the people. Zeng Qisheng is also well-versed in history, but he can't think of any historical celebrity who can have such ability to turn decay into magic. Isn't it just like a god?
Looking at Zeng Qisheng who was full of worship and looking at him, Guo Zhiyuan knew that there was another talent in his team who was loyal to him. In fact, Guo Zhiyuan also knew that it was not necessary to engage in personality cult, but he had to admit that before he had strong enough strength, this personality cult is the best way to ensure the cohesion of his team. Perhaps when his strength grows and the stall is spread out, this personality cult will leave a huge hidden danger, that is, once he makes a mistake, no one will dissuade or correct his subordinates because of his blind worship of him, which will cause his power to collapse overnight. But at least now, he needs to use this to achieve absolute control of the team, so as to ensure that the grand plans he made in Dongfan can be quickly promoted and implemented without internal friction causing resistance.
After coming out of the textile workshop, Guo Zhiyuan and his party continued to walk down the Tamsui River along the river embankment, approaching the estuary of the Tamsui River that flows into the sea, and the river surface became wider and wider. At this time, Zeng Qisheng couldn't help but exclaim, because he saw the ducks and grass geese on the beach of the Tamsui River ahead, either playing and losing in the shallow water, or walking on the river beach, with the "rattle" sounds endless, and the number is afraid that there are more than 100,000!
No wonder Zeng Qisheng was so surprised. Dongbo was alone overseas. Ordinary daily necessities could be purchased inland and then transported to Dongbo by ship. However, it is quite difficult to transport living things like chickens, ducks, and geese from inland to Dongbo. The sea is very windy and waves, and even people can't afford it when taking a boat so far. What's more, poultry, if you want to transport poultry and livestock from inland to Dongbo, you're afraid that most of the dead will die halfway through the way, and the cost will be high. Perhaps in order to enrich the species structure of Dongbo, a small amount of poultry and livestock can be transported regardless of the loss, but such a huge amount of livestock is absolutely impossible. How did Guo Zhiyuan transform so many livestock?
The breeding industry in this era is very backward. Ordinary people rarely eat meat a few times a year. They raise a few poultry at home, and they also sell eggs for money. They are reluctant to eat it. The reason is very simple. In this era, the grain output is low and people cannot eat enough. Where can I feed poultry and livestock? If you rely solely on poultry to feed yourself, and poultry does not grow meat, it will be useless to raise it.
Another reason is that poultry reproduction is slow. Poultry breeding in this era is still at the stage of breeding by hens naturally hatching eggs. This speed is naturally not fast, and it is impossible to have the conditions for large-scale concentrated breeding. Due to the lack of meat intake, most people in this era have poor physical fitness. In the war between the Central Plains and nomadic people in China's history, the Central Plains were mostly at a disadvantage because nomadic people could consume a lot of meat and their physical fitness was much stronger than the people in the Central Plains, which were mainly rice and pasta. Therefore, even if nomadic people lag behind the Central Plains in terms of culture, economy, etc., they have more advantages in fighting.
Guo Zhiyuan wanted to change the destiny of the nation, so he would not forget the great enemy of Jiannu from the north. He immigrated from the inland to the East. These immigrants were poor families with poor families and poor food. Their physical fitness can be imagined. Moreover, he wanted to build a city and build a Dongbo. These immigrants had to engage in heavy physical labor. Therefore, in addition to ensuring that these immigrants could eat enough food, he also needed to improve their diet structure and eat meat, thereby gradually improving their physical fitness.
To allow immigrants to eat meat, they must develop a breeding industry. Pig raising is one aspect, but pig raising or other large livestock breeding requires time to develop, so they can only take it slowly. Poultry breeding takes effect faster. As a time traveler, Guo Zhiyuan certainly knows how primitive the method of breeding only by naturally hatching hens for breeding. As long as the breeding egg is placed in a space that meets the hatching temperature, humidity and other conditions, the young poultry can still break out of their shells without hatching. This is not a high-tech. Even modern old farmers who have no culture know the principle of electric hatching chicks, ducks, and gooses.
Of course there is no electricity in this era, but Guo Zhiyuan can still find a constant temperature hatching house. As for the food required for poultry growth, it is also easy to solve. There are countless small fish, shrimps, and mud snails on the beach. They do not need to be raised with precious grain. The growth rate is still fast. It has been less than two months since the first batch of young poultry hatched, and Guo Zhiyuan's "army of poultry" has grown to a scale of hundreds of thousands!
Chapter completed!