"Have you heard that the Shaofu is purchasing this kind of insect?"

"I heard it. It is said that if these insects are dried and sold to the Shaofu, they can be sold for thirty cash per pound."

"Three, thirty cents, I, what kind of firewood should I chop? A bundle of firewood is only twenty cents."

"Yes, yes, let alone your firewood, the scones I sold this day were less than 20 coins, but this kind of bug is worth 30 coins."

"Don't be so happy. It is said that this thing is a locust plague. If you catch this, there may be problems."

"What's the problem? It's just a plague of locusts. Do you really think there is a locust god?"

"Even if there is one, he is an evil god. Why keep him?"

"Let's go and catch bugs. My two waiters actually caught several kilograms. It is said that there are many more in the mountains and plains."

"The relationship is good, then leave quickly."

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One voice after another mingled, and at this moment the eyes of the people in Chang'an shone brightly.

Thirty Wen, not to mention the people outside the city, even the ordinary people in the city are a little excited at this moment.

As for the so-called locust god, no one cares at all.

In this magical land, the people here have been so incompatible with the civilizations of the world for thousands of years. They pay attention to the movement of nature and be gentlemen to strive for self-improvement. In later generations, they married in the style of Western churches and had a great Christmas.

Almost all monks, Taoists and Lamas can recite sutras at the same time during funerals, and the gods of wealth, earth gods, Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Guan Gong and ancestral tablets are all available at home.

Even more than a thousand years ago, the essence was the same.

Locust plague, God's punishment, what a joke, if it can bring value to yourself, then there is no such thing as locust plague, locust god.

Thirty cents per pound is enough to stop most people from thinking about these issues.

Under this situation, the people in Chang'an began to act quickly.

And the news spread to the entire Guanzhong.

I believe that within ten days and a half, the entire Guanzhong will get the news.

The grand hunt for locusts is about to begin.

Nowadays, the population of Guanzhong in the entire Datang Dynasty has probably recovered to about two to three million.

With such a huge population, if they were all released to catch locusts.

The effect is absolutely outstanding.

Suppress locusts.

No, maybe it’s not impossible to exterminate the locusts.

Of course, even if it becomes extinct, Li Ming won't care too much.

After all, locusts are destined to be a short-term fortune, not a long-term one.

He has no plans to do it long-term.

In his previous plan.

The role of locusts is only to lay the preliminary foundation for his breeding industry.

Just like today.

The moment when the locusts rise.

His pig-raising business officially kicked off at this moment.

His pig farming business has never been expanded before.

It's not that he doesn't want to.

With "Postpartum Care for Sows" and "Top Ten Techniques for Castrating Pigs", most of his problems in raising pigs can be solved.

And raising pigs is undoubtedly a huge improvement to a country's national strength, even much greater than that of chickens and ducks.

Compared with chickens and ducks, pork can be regarded as meat in the true sense.

In previous lives, animal husbandry was the basic industry of the national economy and the pillar industry of the rural economy. Pig raising was an important industrial sector of the animal husbandry industry.

Its role is extremely huge. It is enough to provide meat for the people and is the most important source of animal protein for the people.

Second, it can provide a large amount of high-quality organic fertilizer and industrial raw materials. Pig manure is a high-quality organic fertilizer after harmless treatment by fermentation, and contains a large amount of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and other nutrients and organic matter necessary for crops.

Once the pig farming industry developed, it would be almost impossible for Datang's national power not to soar.

But the key lies in the lack of food.

It’s really not enough.

Even after nine years of rest and recuperation, Datang's food production was barely breaking even. It was okay for him to build roads, but if he wanted to engage in large-scale breeding, he had better just go to sleep. It was simply impossible.

Let alone today, even during the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, it was almost impossible to raise pigs on a large scale.

Pigs, chickens and ducks are different.

Chickens and ducks have limited food intake, but pigs have really big appetites. Without enough food, raising pigs is a joke.

So he has been waiting for the opportunity.

The opportunity finally came.

The arrival of locusts is enough to provide a large source of protein for pigs, and the subsequent development of potatoes is enough to make up for the results after the locust plague.

In this way, all worries are completely gone.

Li Ming was naturally ready to take action.

Early morning.

In the pig shed.

The shrill screams of the little pigs are so disturbing.

The castrating begins again.

Since he was preparing for a big fight, Li Ming naturally did not hesitate this time.

I purchased hundreds of piglets in one go.

And these piglets need to be castrated.

As for how to castrate, of course you need to find someone who knows how to do it.

Originally, Li Ming was planning to find the figure who castrated his pig that day.

But I met Wang De on the way.

After hearing about Li Ming, Wang De had a request for Li Ming.

That is whether we can leave the matter of castrating pigs to the father-in-law.

Li Ming was initially confused about this.

But soon he understood what was going on.

Nowadays, some father-in-laws in the palace have completely retired and have nothing to do in the palace. If nothing happens, in a few years, when they are completely old, they will be expelled from the palace, and then they will have no livelihood.

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Wang De obviously asked him to give these old people a way to survive.

Otherwise, leaving the palace in the body of an old man will almost only have one ending.

That is - death.

Li Ming pondered for a moment and agreed.

This is not to please Wang De.

Now he is no longer in a situation where he needs to please the eunuch.

The reason for agreeing is very simple.

This is not a big deal.

At least that's the case for him.

A castrated pig will be castrated by anyone. If you leave it to eunuchs, the effect may be better, but it’s not necessarily true.

Even if it's not better, it's not that bad anyway.

And these eunuchs have found a job that is enough to survive. There is no luckier existence for them.

"Yes, that's right!"

"Your Highness, your technique in this book is simply outstanding."

"Yes, Your Highness, if I had this level before, I would probably wake up laughing in my dreams."

"Your Highness, what do you think of this!"

.......

In the small courtyard, figures were chatting one after another. Each one was extremely excited, with a flushed face.

At this moment, a new job and a new world opened a new door for them.

The only poor one is the little pig.

One by one, the little pigs were carried up, and then with shrill screams, their little brothers had completely left them.

And the shrill screams spread far, far away.
Chapter completed!