Chapter 98: The King of Chu Raising Pigs
He said that it was poisonous, but he ate more than anyone else.
"Lord Wang, I didn't expect this pork to be so delicious!"
"yes, it's the first time I've eaten pork in my life."
"This kind of pork, even if it is poisonous, I want to eat it every day."
"We didn't seem to feel anything uncomfortable after eating so much, it didn't look like it was poisonous."
A group of people gobbled up all kinds of delicacies on the table, and their mouths were full of oil.
Even Qing'er, a girl, actually eats more than Li Kuan, which is really ......
"Pork is good and inexpensive, and it deserves to be promoted. The most important thing is that this thing is very miscellaneous, it eats leftovers, green vegetables and weeds, even if it is those spoiled old grains, it is okay to eat it, it is very easy to raise! ”
Li Kuan thought about it, if he wants to increase the meat intake of the people of Datang, the key is to look at the second senior brother.
This is also proven by later generations, and it is always good to promote sheep and cattle raising in the past.
Of course, raising chickens, ducks and geese can also be done at the same time, and there is a piece of land on the tributary of the Wei River, which is suitable for breeding.
Just do it, Li Kuan immediately began to arrange tasks.
"Uncle Laifu, you immediately arrange for someone to prepare to build a larger pig house, build a few chicken sheds, and then let people buy all kinds of piglets, sows, and boars, the number is not limited, the more the merrier; At the same time, buy more chickens, ducks and goose eggs and come back, and buy live chickens, ducks and geese as well......"
The sky and the earth are big, and Li Kuan, the palace of the king of Chu, is the largest.
Once he made up his mind to do something, no one objected.
At the beginning, such an outrageous thing as selling the royal belongings was successful, not to mention that now it is just to buy more livestock.
"Lord, whether it's raising pigs, chickens, ducks and geese, there aren't many in the palace, can it solve everyone's meat eating problem?" Xue Li apparently had little confidence in Li Kuan's breeding plan.
"Rengui, your heart is too small. Is this Wang Xingshi mobilizing the crowd just to solve the problem of eating meat for a few of you? ”
Li Kuan looked at Xue Li with disdain.
"Forget it, you can train those guards for this king, and you don't have to worry about the rest, during this time, buy some mutton and pork from the market first, and the amount of training will go up, and the meat must be guaranteed, otherwise people will be wasted."
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There is no impermeable wall in the world, and Li Kuan didn't deliberately hide it at all, so soon, everyone in Chang'an City knew that King Chu had done something new again!
"Bang dang!" In the imperial study, Li Shimin angrily threw his beloved Duan Yan to the ground.
"This Li Kuan! It's only been a few days since I returned to Beijing, and it's all over the city! Can't he save his mind? A dignified prince, he actually started raising pigs, he is not afraid of being ashamed, I am still ashamed! ”
"I, Li Tang, have been looked down upon by many big families, saying that we are descendants of the Xianbei clan, and now this guy is actually taking the lead in eating pork, isn't this a target for those families? also said that he wanted to deal with the family, is this how he dealt with the family? ”
There was only one subordinate Li Zhong in the imperial study, and Li Shimin vented all the unhappiness in his heart.
"Li Zhong, I ask you, has Kuan'er done anything else recently besides raising pigs?"
Li Zhong looked at the angry Li Shimin, and wanted to cry without tears, how many times has he been criticized because of His Royal Highness the King of Chu?
"Your Majesty, there are two recent big moves in the Chu Palace, one is to purchase all kinds of pigs, chickens, ducks, geese and their eggs, and the other is to ......"
"It's just what ......"
"It was the Chu Wangfu who sent people to buy all kinds of timber from the West Market, and they also specially selected cheap timber that was not dry; At the same time, the Chu Wangfu also purchased all kinds of bark and bamboo from the common people outside the city, and it is said that the Chu Wangfu also specially enclosed a large piece of land by the Weishui River to place these materials, and many craftsmen went in and out of it one after another, as if they were making something. In addition, there is another thing that is also a bit strange, during this time, the Chu Wangfu bought all the lead sold in the east and west cities of Chang'an City. ”
Li Zhong told all the news he knew in one breath, and Li Shimin of the province was furious again.
"Buying all kinds of wood, bamboo, and bark?" Li Shimin showed a puzzled expression, although he was resourceful, he was not omniscient, what Li Kuan bought these things for, he really couldn't think of it for a while.
Li Zhong: "The use of wood is logically used to build houses and make furniture, but the purchase of the Chu Wangfu is all inferior wood, which makes people feel strange; As for bamboo, I don't know what it is used for, but it is bark, and many folk papermaking workshops use it as a raw material for papermaking. ”
"Can bark make paper?"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"Hmph, it seems that this wide child is still light and heavy."
Although I don't understand how Li Kuan uses wood and bamboo to make paper, but the bark can make paper, and the Chu Wangfu buys so much wood and bamboo that are not needed, nine times out of ten it is used to make paper, Li Shimin does not need to analyze it technically, he can come to this conclusion.
"Your Majesty, in fact, according to Weichen, His Royal Highness the King of Chu has always done things in a very orderly manner, and often achieves unexpected results. Just like when he went to Liangzhou last year, who would have thought that the prince would be able to wipe out the elite of the Western Turks? ”
"Forget it, this guy, don't think about him, or I'll be angry with him sooner or later!"
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Tianxiang Pavilion.
"Yun'er, why hasn't His Royal Highness the King of Chu been to any Qinglou recently?"
Since Zixia heard that Li Kuan had returned to Beijing, she has been looking forward to the opportunity to meet him and see if she can ask for another good poem.
"Girl, I really haven't gone anywhere." Yun'er pouted, "You don't believe it, now it's rumored outside, saying that His Royal Highness the King of Chu has been busy raising pigs, chickens, ducks, and geese recently." ”
"Huh? Really? ”
"I don't know. But everyone is spreading this, there is a saying called empty what? ”
"Groundless!"
"Yes, it's just groundless, it won't be groundless after all. If you want me to say, girl, don't worry about the king of Chu, in recent months, the eldest grandson has come quite frequently, and he is also very generous......"
"Enough! Yun'er, if you are like this again, don't blame me for not remembering the old love! ”
Zixia's face darkened, and at the same time, she felt deeply helpless in her heart.
As the top brand of Tianxiang Pavilion, Zixia has actually saved a lot of money in recent years, and she is fully capable of redeeming herself.
But where do you go after redemption?
The world is so big, but there is no place for itself!
Many noble places in Chang'an City have been changing their ways to approach Zixia recently.
It's nothing more than a gluttonous body swing!
Zixia saw this very clearly, but she was powerless to change anything.