Chapter 199: Artificial Cultivation (Abridged)
Miscalculated! When Bian Ji realized that she had miscalculated, it was too late.
We agreed to make Zhang Xiu Niang cry, why was she the one crying?
(Lots of deletions, gimmicks, lack of substance, verbal interaction between the couple.)
Liu Cang and the other two took a rest and communicated.
"Didn't you say that the spring hunting is approaching? If you don't drive away the beasts in Shanglin Garden, you are just thinking about doing evil." On Liu Cang's right, Zhang Xiu Niang was in a healthy state and softly accused her.
"The affairs of the Jianzhang Palace have been taken care of by the palace staff, and the wolves within a hundred miles have been basically wiped out. Several tigers, bears and ferocious beasts have been captured and kept in captivity. They can be released at any time if necessary. If you miss Xiu Niang, come back and see her."
Liu Cang said lazily.
"Yeah." Liu Cang looked at Zhang Xiuniang in his arms. Bian Ji felt a little sleepy and gave a feeble hum. It was a response, but it had no clear meaning at all.
(Deleted a section of the chat between the three of them)
"The artificial breeding of horses in Luyuan has been completed. The specific results are not yet known. However, the artificial breeding of fish eggs has indeed produced fry."
"Uncle Cai scolded you, saying that you had nothing to do but thought about some evil ways. He wouldn't eat the raised fish." Zhang Xiu Niang's cheeks turned red again, and she said softly to Liu Cang.
"If you don't want to eat, you won't eat. Originally, a certain person wanted to raise fish to feed the bears. How can this be said to be a crooked way?"
"Properly raising animals will reduce the burden on the villagers. Build some fish ponds and bring more income to the village. We can also raise more taxes." Liu Cang curled his lips.
"The blocking of ponds in rivers may be criticized by people, so the villages are preparing to dig ponds to raise fish. The river fish will be fine, but the big catfish is not easy to breed together." Zhang Xiuniang said softly.
"Dig a single pond, and sprinkle some offal residue on weekdays. The villagers have many ideas, and they can always come up with ideas. If you have time, you can get more fish fry, or fish roe, and just pour them into the Xuanwu Pond." Liu Cang said nonchalantly.
"Then why don't we just let someone open a small pond next to Xuanwu Pond to raise seedlings?" Zhang Xiu Niang asked.
"Yeah, yes. You can also build a greenhouse and raise seedlings in cold weather." Liu Cang nodded and thought.
(Abridged to outline why horses are bred artificially)
Artificial breeding of horses is quite objectionable to everyone. Even Hua Tuo, a medical idiot, despises it as an insult to politeness.
It was not a complicated matter to find a few villagers who had no taboos. After a lot of trouble, we came up with the tools, (abridged, horses were artificially bred)
The horse couldn't see the effect for a while, so Liu Cang thought about artificial cultivation of fish roe. This thing is also very simple, (deleted, self-examination of the method)
Put the fish roe in the water, and the fry will hatch in less than ten and a half days at a suitable temperature. Liu Cang asked someone to try it, and the various conversations between the two began at this time.
"The craftsmen in the village have been able to imitate the keel waterwheel. However, our craftsmen did not become apprentices in the early years, and their craftsmanship is still not good. The waterwheels they build are prone to jamming. Uncle Cai said that your thirty-six strategies may be used to enlighten generals, but
It is not appropriate to publicize it to the outside world, as it can easily lead to ridicule.”
The two of them seemed to be taking a break, whispering.
The Thirty-Six Strategies were mentioned by Liu Cang when he was chatting with Cai Yong, but unlike his imagination of being amazed by Cai Yong, every time Liu Cang said one, Cai Yong could come up with allusions after a short thought.
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Including beauty traps, empty city strategies, etc., it seems that there are some similar stories from the Shang, Zhou and Warring States periods. Liu Cang, who had little knowledge of these things, was beaten in various ways by Cai Yong, who claimed to be not good at military affairs.
Military affairs are serious, involving humanities, geography, and natural phenomena. A few heart-warming stories cannot be called a military book.
In summary, Cai Yong believes that this thing is only suitable for keeping in his own home as an enlightenment reading. If he wants to take it out to make a name, it will definitely be criticized by all parties. It is actually a thing that helps others make a name for themselves.
Liu Cang didn't know what to say about this. These nasty guys in the Eastern Han Dynasty simply gave no one a chance to survive.
Liu Cang did not dare to use gunpowder. Nowadays, the Han people are playing with kerosene and incendiary bombs. Gunpowder is a magic box. This is definitely not the time for it to come out.
Block printing was meaningless. When Liu Cang opened his mouth, Cai Yong immediately came up with the idea of movable type printing. However, the paper was not up to par now, and printing was not as fast as handwriting.
If papermaking has no foundation and makes something out of nothing, it will be more time-consuming and labor-intensive than imagined, and Liu Cang can't do it for the time being.
Brewing is even more nonsense. Hua Tuo has certified that distilled alcohol can be used for disinfection and sterilization, but the so-called blending of distilled alcohol has no benefit to the human body and can be regarded as poison.
Nowadays, what people drink is fermented wine. If Liu Cang's so-called liquor is to be accepted by people for its taste, it needs very vigorous publicity to fool the people.
Why is Liu Cang messing around like this? He wants to make money, but the result is all kinds of troubles and bloodshed.
Liu Cang knew that soap could be made using animal fat, and he had no shortage of it, so he asked the villagers to try it.
The villagers are so fearless that they dare to mix anything into it, and they just dump out several pots of chemical waste with unknown ingredients.
Seeing that the blacksmiths were preparing to use their experience in melting iron and making steel to participate, Liu Cang quickly called a halt, temporarily cutting off the growth path of this group of Eastern Han chemistry researchers.
It's better to mess around with these things later when you have the conditions.
Chapter completed!