Although the emperor supported Wei Qing's actions very much, and at the same time, he basically responded to Wei Qing's request for military affairs, what was hateful is that the treasury is now empty and he could not afford to pay. However, Liu Che was reluctant to give up the territory of Henan, which was newly acquired in the north. In desperation, the emperor could only allocate money from the Shaofu to help the emergency.

However, the emperor would not be hurt for a moment when he thought of taking out so much money and food from the emperor's own wallet of Shaofu.

Out of the corner of his eyes, he glanced at Zhang Ran, who was sitting on the side with a dangerous collar, and a thought suddenly surged in the mind of the emperor... So he suddenly turned to Zhang Ran and said, "Zhang Qing has always had many strange ideas, but I don't know if there is a wonderful method. Will you relieve the worries in my heart and Changping Hou?"

Hearing the emperor's inquiry, Zhang Ran was slightly stunned, then pondered for a moment, and tried to say: "Report to Your Majesty, in my opinion, if you want the soldiers from the border to avoid the suffering of the cold winter when they march and fight, you can only add warm clothes to them. There is no other way! However, I have some immature views on making clothes to protect against cold!"

When the emperor heard this, he frowned and said impatiently: "This is not a court meeting. Zhang Qing has something to say, but it doesn't matter, there is no need to keep it in the dark!"

"Here!" Zhang Ran bowed and bowed, and then said: "Now, clothes for cold protection are mostly woven with linen cloth, filled with willow catkins, reed flowers, twine, bird and beast hair, etc., and used them as interlayers for warmth. However, the warmth effect of willow catkins, reed flowers, twine, and twine is extremely poor. In winter, this kind of clothing is still acceptable in Guanzhong, but it is slightly thin in the northern counties. Therefore, soldiers freeze to death and frostbite are frequent. I think that filling them with bird feathers or animal hair can enhance the warmth effect to a certain extent!"

After hearing Zhang Ran's words, Wei Qing on the side couldn't help but frown and said, "Xiao Lang, there are many cattle and sheep in the north, and this animal's hair is not short of, but it has a peculiar smell, so the soldiers are disgusted with it. The feathers of this bird are extremely rare and difficult to obtain. What's more, making arrow clusters also requires a lot of feathers. How can they all be used to make clothes?"

Zhang Ran smiled slightly and bowed to Wei Qing, "Haha... don't bother, please listen to me in detail!"

Then, Zhang Ran bowed to the emperor who was in the imperial bed and said, "Your Majesty, I think that if you want to solve the pain of the soldiers in the cold winter, you should hand over the method of hatching chickens to Changping Hou and take them to the north to promote it. My method of hatching chickens is based on a fire kang. A thousand chickens can get more than 600 chicks, but the cost is only a thousand coins. You only need to build a hundred hatcheries and get tens of thousands of chicks in more than a month. If the chicks grow, not only can you kill the chickens to get meat for the soldiers to fill their stomachs, but their feathers can also be used as fillers to make clothes for cold protection. How beautiful is this to achieve two goals in one move?"

"Good!" The emperor nodded in agreement when he heard this, but he still said with some confusion: "Zhang Qing had told me a few days ago that the method of hatching chickens has a great relationship and cannot be circulated for the time being. Why did he change his words today?"

Zhang Ran bowed and replied: "It's just that matters are urgent! Moreover, it's not difficult to keep the secret of the chicken hatching method from the Shaofu. Your Majesty only needs to draw trustworthy hands from the Shaofu to hand them over to Changping Hou to be responsible for hatching chickens. Moreover, more than 100 hatcheries cover an area of ​​up to tens of acres, and only 500 craftsmen can get tens of thousands of chicks a month! If it's not enough, you can add an incubator and manpower. As long as your Majesty needs it, you have plenty of time and it's not a problem to have hundreds of millions!"

"100,000, million?" Hearing Zhang Ran's words, Wei Qing, who was standing beside him, couldn't help but widen his eyes and looked at Zhang Ran with disbelief, as if saying, are you teasing me?

When Wei was a teenager, his family was poor and he gave birth to a son by a slave of the Marquis of Pingyang. For a while, he even let the old Wei family go, so he still has some understanding of poultry breeding.

In Wei Qing's image, even if he is as rich as Pingyang Marquis' Mansion, he can only raise hundreds of chickens at most. He has never heard of these 100,000 or a million!

However, seeing Zhang Ran so confidently and the emperor showed a very agreeable look, Wei Qing couldn't help but feel a little more trust in his heart.

"If one can really hatch 100,000 chicks every month, it will not only solve the problem of children's clothing for keeping cold, but also allow them to replenish more oil and water, making their bodies stronger... This is a great thing!"

Thinking of this, Wei Qing couldn't help but ask in a hurry: "Xiaolang, the method you mentioned about hatching chickens can really hatch 100,000 chickens per month? If it can really hatch 100,000 chickens, how should these chickens be raised?"

Zhang Ran smiled slightly and bowed to Wei Qing and said, "I dare not deceive you. I have presented this method of hatching chickens and raising chickens to Your Majesty dozens of days ago. Moreover, I have used this method several times when I was in the village! Even if I am now at Zhangli's home, I still feed more than a thousand young chickens. If the Lord and the Lord do not believe it, I will send someone to see it and know the truth or falsehood!"

Hearing Zhang Ran’s words so confident, Wei Qing couldn’t help but feel a little more trust. At this moment, he basically believed that Zhang Ran did have the secret technique of hatching chickens with a moon of 100,000 yuan!

When Wei Qing thought of this, he couldn't help but look at the emperor on the imperial bed, begging, "Your Majesty?"

"Haha~" Looking at Wei Qing's anxious expression, the emperor couldn't help laughing loudly: "Zhongqing! Isn't it just a method of hatching chickens? I'll let you do it!"

After a pause, the emperor turned his head to look at Zhang Ran on the side and said, "Zhang Qing, what's going on now that I've been doing? When can I relieve the worries of Changping Hou?"

Zhang Ran smiled embarrassedly and replied awkwardly: "Report to Your Majesty, the hatchback near Jianzhang Palace is still under construction, and all the craftsmen are still being trained. I expect that it will take at least one month to allow the craftsmen to master the method of hatching chickens!"

"Hmm?" The emperor frowned when he heard this and said a little dissatisfied: "How could he be so slow? Zhang Qing, have you been lazy recently?"

Zhang Ran hurriedly bowed and said with great grievance: "Your Majesty, you have wronged me. Since the day I took office, I have been urging all the officials who will serve as the office to build an incubator as soon as possible. However, I am young and unable to convince the public, so the officials who will serve as the office will not obey my command at all! Fortunately, thanks to the talisman given by Your Majesty, I have the power to control everyone..."

After reporting the black case of being the general's office, Zhang Ran did not dare to continue to say more, and quickly said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, it is probably difficult to complete this craftsman when he is trained. Fortunately, I have recorded the methods of hatching chickens and raising chickens in the book in detail. With this volume, you can master the technique of hatching chickens!"
Chapter completed!