Chang Kaishen chatted with Zhou Hexuan about the diplomatic changes between Britain and France towards China before asking Shen Lu: "Secretary Shen came to me for the funding of Southwest Associated University?" ”

Shen Lu hurriedly took out a report on raising chickens and said, "Mr. Jiang, we are here to promote the chicken raising program. ”

"Oh, show me." Chang Kaishen was a little interested.

This report was written by a professor from the College of Agriculture, and Shen Lu was particularly careful, and specially used a red pen to outline all the important content to facilitate Chang Kaishen's reading.

Chang Kaishen quickly finished reading it and asked in surprise: "Using this method to raise chickens, can you really quickly lay eggs for slaughter, and also reduce the cost by more than seventy percent?" ”

"That's true," Shen said, "this scientific method of raising chickens was first proposed by Mr. Zhou, and then the teachers and students of the Central University and the Agricultural College of the adjacent university carried out the experiment, and the teachers and students of the Southwest Associated University fully cooperated with the experiment." Of the first 300 hens we raised, 106 started laying eggs half a month ago, and it took only three and a half months. With the traditional method of raising chickens, it takes at least 4 to 6 months to lay eggs. The most rare thing is that scientific chicken raising does not consume too much food, we use manure to breed earthworms, earthworms make chickens eat full, grow fast, and even lay bigger eggs. ”

Zhou Hexuan continued: "President, we have discussed it, do not apply for any patents, and are willing to donate this set of chicken raising methods free of charge, and the central government will promote it to the whole country." ”

Chang Kaishen was pleased: "You have done a great thing for the benefit of the country and the people." Don't worry, I immediately ordered the Department of Agriculture and Forestry to make every effort to promote your scientific method of raising chickens. ”

Since the outbreak of the all-out war of resistance, the Nationalist government has shown unprecedented enthusiasm for agriculture.

In the second month after the central government moved to Chongqing, many institutions and officials were still halfway through, and the agricultural department took the lead in making adjustments.

First of all, the Ministry of Industry was renamed the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and the Department of Agriculture and Forestry was set up in the Ministry of Economic Affairs to be in charge of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, fishery, silkworm reclamation, rural economy, and rural cooperation. In addition, all agricultural organs directly under the central government were integrated, and the Central Agricultural Laboratory (Zhongnong Institute) was set up for overall management, thus forming a unified leadership in agriculture.

Government officials still seem to be dissatisfied, and discussions are underway to upgrade the Department of Agriculture and Forestry to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. The proposal has been passed, but the choice of the first minister of agriculture and forestry has not yet been decided - after the Spring Festival, Lao Jiang will appoint Chen Jitang as minister of agriculture and forestry.

Throughout the war, government agricultural institutions continued to expand in size.

Initially, the agricultural institutions were scattered in various departments, and then the Department of Agriculture and Forestry and the Institute of Central Agriculture were set up to manage them, and then the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry was set up separately. In the future, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry will set up the Grain Production Increase Committee, the General Bureau of Reclamation, the Central Agricultural Experimental Institute, the Central Animal Husbandry Experimental Institute, and other institutions, which will play a very positive role in the development of agriculture during the war.

The people take food as the sky, and the common people and soldiers must always eat enough before they have the strength to engage in production and fight devils.

Everyone understands this truth, and Chang Kaishen and government officials naturally understand it too.

"General seat, General Feng Yuxiang asks to see you!" The attendant adjutant suddenly reported.

Chang Kaishen nodded and said, "Please let him in." ”

Feng Yuxiang swaggered into the living room, glanced at it and said, "It's all here." I heard that you have come up with a scientific method of raising chickens, how is it scientific? ”

"Your ears are still very smart," Chang Kaishen smiled and picked up the chicken report, "Let's see for yourself." ”

Feng Yuxiang didn't talk nonsense, picked up the report and flipped through it, and after reading it, he slapped his hands and said, "This method is good!" You scholars, you have different brains, and you can actually come up with a way to feed chickens with earthworms. If this law is implemented nationwide, the price of eggs and chicken will definitely be reduced. Now they are complaining that prices have risen too much, and this is a good way to lower prices. ”

Chang Kaishen said: "I have decided to let the Department of Agriculture and Forestry go all out to promote it. ”

Feng Yuxiang took the initiative to ask, "Let me come." In the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, a scientific chicken promotion group was set up, and I was the team leader, to ensure that the people could eat cheap eggs within a year. ”

Chang Kaishen was a little hesitant, he didn't want to arrange a position of real power for Feng Yuxiang. The leader of the scientific chicken promotion team naturally has no real power, but Feng Yuxiang's qualifications are there, if Feng Yuxiang is put in charge, at least he has to be given a deputy director of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry.

Moreover, Sima Shang of Agriculture and Forestry is about to be upgraded to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, and Chang Kaishen does not want Feng Yuxiang to be the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry. And even if he is appointed, others will gossip, saying that he is jealous of his old Jiang and is jealous, and only let Feng Yuxiang be the deputy minister, and he does not even have the position of a minister.

Feng Yuxiang smiled and said: "Brother Zhongzheng, you don't have to worry too much, I'm just promoting chicken raising, and I don't care about anything else." ”

When it came to this, Lao Jiang really couldn't refuse, he explained: "The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Sima wants to be promoted to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, and I have promised Chen Bonan (Chen Jitang) to be the minister." This is really not easy to do, you can't let Huanzhang succumb to Chen Bonan. ”

"No problem, it's all trivial, and I'm not a face-loving person." Feng Yuxiang laughed. He really wants to promote scientific chicken raising, and of course, he has not failed to use this to regain real power.

Feng Yuxiang only stared at Chang Kaishen with a smile, Chang Kaishen suddenly had a headache, he thought about it again and again, and finally said, "Huanzhang is willing to be the vice minister of agriculture and forestry?" Alas, I just wronged you too much. If I hadn't promised Chen Bonan earlier, I would definitely have made you a minister. ”

Feng Yuxiang was overjoyed, for fear that Chang Kaishen would change his mind, so he hurriedly said: "The deputy is the deputy, they are all doing things for the party and the state, what is the priority of the main and the secondary?" Don't worry, although I am a layman in agriculture, I will definitely listen to the opinions of experts, and I will definitely let the people of the whole country have enough to eat! ”

Chang Kaishen was as disgusted as eating a fly, squeezed out a smile and said, "That's really wronged." ”

"No grievances, no grievances." Feng Yuxiang smiled from ear to ear.

Chang Kaishen thought about it, anyway, Chen Jitang didn't feel at ease, so he just let these two guys fight. As long as agricultural production is not delayed, no matter how they toss, the more fierce the fight, the better.

Everyone left from Yunxiu Tower, and Feng Yuxiang asked halfway through: "Mingcheng, you give me an idea, how to promote this scientific method of raising chickens the fastest." ”

Zhou Hexuan suggested: "There are two steps, one is to hold a scientific chicken training class, and the other is to issue internal documents and publish newspaper publicity. First of all, a scientific chicken raising base will be set up in Chongqing, and the training course will be set up in the base, so that the agricultural and forestry departments and social figures from all over the country can come to study. Moreover, we also have to train more talents, and go to chicken farms around the country from time to time to guide and correct. It is also necessary to get in touch with the middle agricultural institute, and if there is a large number of chicken species that are sick, they should be instructed on how to treat them with medicine. It is best to reduce the tax on chicken farms and encourage everyone to raise chickens scientifically. ”

"That's a good idea, that's it!" Feng Yuxiang said with a smile.

If you follow the method that Zhou Hexuan said, you will definitely be able to make scientific chicken raising bloom everywhere. And in the era of material shortage, we don't have to compete at all, and we don't have to worry about sales, no matter how high the output of broilers and eggs can find a market.