After Wang Can sent envoys to the counties, he made a trip in the army.

The war was over, and the soldiers were resting.

Wang Can inspected the army and carefully inspected the current situation of the soldiers.

After returning, Wang Can immediately summoned the main generals in the army, Guo Jia, Xu Shu, Jia Xu, Lü Meng, Pang De, Zhang Ren, and Zhang Xiu, as well as the commanders of the navy, Gan Ning, Jiang Qin, and Zhou Tai.

In the hall, the guests and hosts are seated.

Lu Meng, Pang De, Gan Ning and others looked at Wang Can, waiting for Wang Can to speak.

Wang Can went to the barracks to inspect the circle, and now summoned them immediately, there must be something important to discuss. It's just that several people don't know what Wang Can has to do, so they can only wait patiently.

Wang Can said patiently: "I walked around the army and found that although the soldiers in the army have food, clothing, and even wine, there is not much meat that can reach their mouths. If we want to train elite soldiers, we can't do it without enough meat, and we can't do it without a strong physique. The meat must be replenished, and I have come to you today for this purpose. ”

Gan Ning's eyes widened, but he didn't expect Wang Can to say this problem.

Not only Gan Ning, but even Lu Meng, Zhou Tai, Pang De and others were surprised and thought it was incredible.

It's nice for the soldiers to have enough to eat, and it's whimsical to eat meat for a meal.

Gan Ning smiled and said: "Lord, compared with the soldiers of Sun Wu and Cao Wei, the food of the soldiers in our army is already quite good, and the soldiers are allowed to open meat every seven days, which is already very good, do you still have to change it?" ”

Wang Can nodded and said, "Change, must change." It is definitely not enough to eat meat every day, but it is necessary to ensure that there is meat to eat every other day, so that soldiers can eat meat and ensure that they have the energy to train. ”

Lu Meng frowned and said, "Teacher, although your idea is good, the soldiers must be cheering, but it is not realistic!" ”

"Oh, tell me." Wang Can said.

Lu Meng said in a deep voice: "Yizhou is rich and strong, with bumper harvests year after year, and the people of Jingzhou have a solid family background and have enough food. This means that all soldiers can be fed and clothed, and there will be no shortage of food. However, if it is a supply of big fish and meat, the burden on the army is too great to bear! ”

After a pause, Lu Meng continued: "Think about it, if a soldier has half a catty of meat a day, and there are tens of thousands of people in the army, tens of thousands of catties of meat will be needed a day. This is still a soldier in the land of Jingzhou, counting Yizhou, Liangzhou and other places, it is simply an incomparably huge place, and it will definitely be difficult to keep up. ”

Wang Can nodded and said: "I know this problem, but if you want to make the soldiers more powerful, it is absolutely impossible to eat without meat." ”

Pound continued: "The idea of the lord will eventually be understood, but it is not realistic. ”

Zhang Ren, Zhang Xiu, Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin all agreed with Pang De's words, feeling that Wang Can's suggestion was unreliable. The army was huge and there were too many soldiers, and it was impossible to fulfill Wang Can's words.

Wang Can said: "Listen to me, I think so. ”

"Please make it clear!"

Several people clasped their fists in unison, waiting for Wang Can to speak.

Wang Can said: "I am going to raise pigs in the army and let the soldiers of the army be self-sufficient. ”

"Pigs??"

Lu Meng was confused and asked, "Lord, what is a pig?" ”

Wang Can looked at Lu Meng in surprise and said, "Isn't the meat you usually eat all pork?" ”

Lu Meng suddenly realized and said, "Lord, that's Yi! ”

Wang Can also immediately understood and knew what Lu Meng meant. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che's nickname is Liu Yu, which means piglet. The word '彘' is an elegant name for pigs and other places, but it is not a popular word. Wang Can said with a smile: "The pig is Bi, but this 'Bi' is too obscure and difficult to understand, we will use the name of 'pig' in the future, which is catchy." ”

When Lu Meng and the others heard Wang Can's words, their heads were confused.

They knew that there were many names for pigs, but they had rarely heard the word 'pig'.

However, a few people couldn't resist Wang Can, so they could only respond.

Zhou Tai continued: "My lord, although your idea is good, it is not suitable. If you think about it, most of the pigs today are shepherded and kept in the mountains and forests for their own food. When our large army is stationed, we must not also be close to the mountains and forests, which is not good for the army, and it is not conducive to the training of soldiers, and it is difficult to raise pigs in the army. ”

In fact, although pigs were domesticated, they were still free-range before the Han Dynasty.

Pig farmers did not build pig houses to keep pigs up, and after the Wei and Jin dynasties, and even in the Sui, Tang and Song dynasties, the pig feeding methods were gradually enriched.

At that time, the pigs were kept in the pigsty for captivity, and the breeding of pigs was completed in a short time.

At this time, pigs are still free-range, and it is difficult to keep them in captivity.

Wang Can rolled his eyes and said in a deep voice: "There are soldiers in charge of logistics in the army, you can let them buy piglets, build a pig house in a unified manner, and put the piglets in the pig house for feeding. In just a few months, pork can be supplied for soldiers in the army. This would ensure that the soldiers were self-sufficient and did not need to be supplied uniformly. ”

Gan Ning thought about it and felt that it was feasible.

Every army has logistics, and it can also be implemented by letting the soldiers of logistics raise pigs.

Gan Ning stroked his palm and said: "The lord's method is very good, as long as the pigpen is raised, the soldiers have a steady supply of meat, their bodies are strong, their strength is enhanced, and they are more powerful in fighting on the battlefield." ”

Guo Jia said: "My lord, if you really want to raise livestock in the army, you have to invite the people. The soldiers in the army are all big and coarse, and few people know how to raise pigs. Besides, the soldiers in the army have always been proud of fighting in battle, even if they are logistics soldiers, there are very few people who are really willing to raise pigs, so they must be deployed in a unified manner. ”

Xu Shu said: "Feng Xiao's invitation to the people to raise pigs is also a big problem, if a very small number of people have bad intentions, the safety of the soldiers in the army will be threatened." ”

Wang Can laughed and said, "What you say, I think raising pigs is a good decision." Healthy soldiers cannot be used to raise pigs, but there are many soldiers in the army who are seriously injured and cannot participate in the war, and we can recruit these soldiers and teach them to raise pigs, which can be regarded as solving the livelihood problem of some disabled soldiers. ”

Jia Xu hugged his fists and said: "The lord is wise! ”

After hearing this, the rest of the people were in awe, and they all hugged their fists and thanked Wang Can.

Lü Meng, Pang De and others were the generals who led the army, and they were extremely concerned about the placement of soldiers, especially the disabled soldiers. If a soldier is disabled on the battlefield, although he can get a pension and preferential treatment from the government, this is only temporary help and cannot last for a long time.

Wang Can's move, on the one hand, improved the food for the soldiers in the army, and also gave the disabled soldiers on the battlefield a place to continue their lives.

Afterwards, several people turned around and left, all of them to deal with what Wang Can said.

Self-sufficient pig breeding must also have a fixed location, otherwise it will be difficult to carry out.

However, as long as it is implemented, it can always be improved slowly.

Wang Can's order came from Jiangxia, whether it was Zhao Yun in Liangzhou, Huang Zhong and Gao Shun in the north, or Zhang Liao in Nanyang County, or Chengdu, they would all receive Wang Can's order to carry out this matter. Wang Can solved the problem of eating meat for soldiers in the army and returned to political affairs.

In the study, Wang Can was handling business.

At this moment, there was a soft knock on the door.

Wang Can shouted, "Come in!" ”

The door creaked open, Shi A hurriedly walked in and saluted Wang Can, and then said: "Lord, I just got the news from Lujiang that Sun Jian appointed Tai Shi Ci as the Tai Shou of Jiujiang County, and left the third Sun Yi to assist Tai Shi Ci in guarding Jiujiang County, and Sun Jian returned to Wu County with a large army. ”

After Wang Can heard this, he suddenly fell into deep thought.

Jingzhou has not completely stabilized, and it will take a period of precipitation.

Wang Can looked at Shi A and instructed: "Shi A, you let Xu Shu, Guo Jia and Jia Xu seize the time to stabilize the situation, and after Jingzhou is stabilized, we will start attacking Jiujiang and approaching the hinterland of Jiangdong." ”

"No!"

Shi Ah clenched his fists and turned to carry out the order.

In the study, only Wang Can was left, he closed his eyes and pondered, thinking about the problems of Jiujiang County.

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