Wu Zhizhou stepped into the silkworm room.

Coming in front of you is a row of tall silkworm racks.

There are at least ten to fifteen bamboo baskets on each silkworm frame, although there are many silkworm racks here, but the indoor air feels very fresh, unlike the silkworm rooms he has seen before, the smell inside is a little unpleasant.

What surprised him even more was that at a glance, there was a dense crowd in the basket, a silkworm that had grown into an adult.

And these silkworms are very energetic at first glance, and they should be full of food and drink.

Compared to the silkworms he saw in other villages, which had wilted, it was a world of difference.

In the middle of this silkworm, you can see something white.

He didn't see what the white stuff was, but he could tell that the silkworms were eating it.

The important thing is that it is eaten deliciously.

"...... this?"

These silkworms don't eat mulberry leaves, they eat other things.

Lu Jian'an scooped a spoonful of white things with a wooden spoon from a bucket next to him and handed it to Lord Wu, "My lord, this thing is called tofu dregs." The two tofu factories in our village must have been famous for a long time. And the leftover residue of making tofu is this tofu residue.

These things can be used instead of mulberry leaves to feed silkworms, and to put it mildly, silkworms that grow up by eating tofu residue produce silk with whiter texture, stronger toughness, and no discoloration for a long time, and the yield can be increased by at least 30%.

Of course, there are still some things to add to these tofu dregs, but they are all ordinary things that can be seen everywhere in the mountains, and they do not need to spend manpower, material resources, and financial resources.

Definitely a good alternative to mulberry leaves. ”

Wu Zhizhou pinched a little bit of these white things in his hand with his hand, and it did feel a little different when he pinched it, and when he got under his nose, there was a faint beany smell.

And he carefully observed, these silkworms are indeed very sweet to eat, and there is no silkworm that is unwilling to eat.

I can't help but feel overjoyed.

"Mr. Lu, what kind of production can this tofu residue reach? After all, you also know that there are dozens of villages around the disaster now, and to put it mildly, this is only within Fengshan County, and the surrounding area of Fengshan County may be very large.

Can this tofu residue alone be enough to cope with this output? ”

He was pleasantly surprised, but his brain had not yet been exerted, of course, he knew that of course this matter could not be reported to the imperial court casually, if it was only a small production, a part of the silkworms could be fed, then once it was reported to the imperial court, it could not solve the fundamental problems around it, and he would have no merit at that time.

Lu Jian'an said with a smile, "This problem of output, of course, depends on the adults and the village leaders. You also know that this tofu residue must be the production of tofu, and the two tofu factories in our Fangshan Village are enough to meet the sericulture needs of 20 villages within the scope of our Fengshan County.

But if other regions also need to use this method, they can only develop local tofu mills, in fact, the profits generated by this method are very considerable. Tofu can be sold as food and vegetables, and although the price is not high, it is better than being affordable for every household.

The remaining tofu residue can be used to raise silkworms. It's a double win. ”

Of course, he doesn't have the ability to help other places to fully roll out this kind of farming, which of course needs local officials to do this.

Wu Zhizhou was already overjoyed when he heard this.

As long as they can keep all the farmers within the limits of Fengshan County, this matter is beneficial and harmless, and it can also stabilize people's hearts, and it has created a new way of raising silkworms, which can be regarded as the greatest political achievement of his tenure since he took office.

I couldn't help but see more gentleness between my expressions.

"Mr. Lu, are you completely sure of this method?"

Now it's just starting to raise, if in the later stage, the problem of these silkworms appears, that's the real big problem, Wu Zhizhou has been an official for many years, of course he knows what things can be done and what can't be done, and the most indispensable thing to be an official is patience.

"Your Excellency, please move."

Lu Jian'an led the way first, and took Wu Zhizhou directly to a room next to him.

As soon as he entered the door, Lord Wu immediately understood that this was the Lu family's treasury.

Xu Mengshan followed in and said nothing to Fang Lizheng, and took a bag of dried cocoons from inside.

"My lord, please see, in fact, our Fangshan Village has started to raise silkworms before the first month of the New Year, and the soil has not thawed at that time, and it is even more impossible for mulberry seedlings to grow. We are using the method of tofu dregs, and we have raised a season of silkworms in three months, which is the cocoon that season of silkworms, you can take a look.

I can tell you politely, the silkworm cocoons raised by this method have a higher silk rate and better quality, of course, if we do it in strict accordance with our requirements, there is almost no bad cocoon rate. ”

Wu Zhizhou took out the cocoons in the bag and examined them carefully, and sure enough, as they said, it was indeed of very high quality.

"Okay, Mr. Lu, your method is really good. If you can really improve our habit of cultivating silkworms for thousands of years and open up a new way, you will be a generation of heroes who have contributed to the benefit of thousands of generations and can go down in history.

In the vicinity of Xia/Ti Fengshan County, the villagers of this large and small village. Thank you Mr. Lu for being so open-minded, so open-minded, and not having any selfishness at such a time, and actually taking out such a method for everyone to use.

You really saved the people around Fengshan County. ”

As the magistrate of a county, he naturally knows that this mulberry disaster will not only affect the people, but also is likely to shake the community.

After all, such a thing is not without precedent.

All places are clear, water can carry boats and overturn boats.

Once the people don't have enough to eat, can't dress warmly, and can't see the goal of living, it is just a thought.

At that time, coupled with the incitement of some ill-intentioned people, I am afraid that all the raw silk industries in Fengshan County will be paralyzed.

Such a situation will affect the entire country of Chen Guo from this point in Fengshan County, and I am afraid that the entire silk industry of Chen Guo will cause a big shock this year.

Although there are also raw silk producers in other places, I am afraid that it is impossible to produce such good raw silk in large quantities for a while.

Pulling a hair and moving the whole body, that's how it starts.

Lu Jian'an smiled, "My lord, in fact, I am also selfish in doing this, please don't blame the villain for this." ”

Wu Zhizhou raised his eyebrows, he can say his selfishness so openly and frankly, so what is his selfishness afraid of?