Chastity Layman

Walking into the pig farm, you can see a group of people busy.

They have a clear division of labor and tacit cooperation. It is obvious that practice makes perfect. Some are responsible for catching pigs, while others are responsible for cutting...

"Why do pigs have to be castrated?" Cheng Qian asked curiously.

"The benefits of eunuchs are many. Once castrated, the pigs grow fast, especially the male pigs will not be in heat after being castrated. Our pigs are raised in pens, and we need to raise more than one pen. If we don't eunuch These boars are restless when they grow up, they are easy to fight and get injured, and they are also easy to harass other sows in their development."

"Another one, uncastrated pigs eat more, but grow slowly. Then the quality of uncastrated pigs is not good, and the taste is not as good as castrated pigs."

For pig farms, the purpose is to quickly fatten and sell, so the shorter the breeding time, the better, and the quality and taste of pork can increase the price.

The pigs in the Qin family's pig farm are purely raised in captivity, and will not be grazed for several months a year like other pig farms, while the Qin family's pigs are only raised for five to six months before they are slaughtered, and the time is even shorter. When the pigs are released from the market, they are fatter and heavier than ordinary pigs, and even have better quality and taste. The key lies in the way of breeding, and castration is a key part of it.

The craftsmen of the eunuchs are very good. They castrate the pigs all day long, and those who are proficient can’t be more skilled. Qin Lang is also good to these craftsmen. Not only does he have a very generous monthly salary, he even gives commissions. How much is he paid for each eunuch? And let them take apprentices, and Qin Lang also gave them another subsidy for taking apprentices.

So these masters are willing to bring more apprentices, and more willing to castrate pigs, especially if the castration is good and there are no casualties, they can get another bonus. Although it is not much, it can add up to more.

The Qin family's pig raising is very professional. There are dedicated personnel responsible for selection and breeding, dedicated personnel to take care of the sows, specialized personnel to castrate pigs, specialized personnel to raise live pigs, specialized personnel to wash stalls, and specialized veterinarians.

"This pig is so small!" Cheng Qian couldn't help saying as he watched the master lift up a little piglet skillfully.

"Piglets can be castrated from ten days to two months after birth, even if they are older, but castration is most effective when it is ten days to half a month old. At this time, castration recovers fastest and has the least impact."

The master slashed across with a knife, and then pressed, pinched, and pinched with two fingers, and immediately the two pig eggs were pinched off, thrown into the basin next to it, and then he applied special medicine on the wound casually.

An apprentice took the castrated piglets from the master and sent them to a temporary pigsty to rest for a few days.

"In fact, not only male pigs must be castrated, but sows must also be castrated."

Qin Lang told Cheng Qian an inside story that surprised him.

In the Qin family's pig farm, after the piglets are born, on the seventh day, some piglets will be selected as boars and sows. These piglets will not be castrated and will be reserved for breeding. And the rest, regardless of male or female, will have to go through a castration operation.

The boar not only has to cut off the two testicles, but also cuts off the spermatic cord, making it completely infertile.

Compared with castration of boars, castration of sows is more troublesome.

"Why do sows have to be eunuched? Eunuch what?"

"Let the master tell you."

The old master didn't know that this young man was His Highness the Crown Prince, so he didn't care too much. Seeing that Qin Lang wanted to see a eunuch, he asked his apprentice to grab one.

He changed a knife, pressed the piglet to the ground, cut a hole in the stomach, and then used the hook on the other end of the knife to stick in and get out a piece of meat.

"what is this?"

"The ovaries of a sow are the organs that carry piglets. After cutting them off, the sow will not go into heat when she grows up, and she doesn't have to worry about being pregnant. She will only focus on growing meat."

It was really the first time for Cheng Qian to see this, and he was a little shocked to see the old master sterilized those boars and gilts one by one.

Qin Lang glanced at the fresh pig eggs on the plate, and said to Cheng Qian, "This is a good thing, I'll take it home and make it later, it's absolutely delicious."

Cheng Qian looked at the balls and suddenly felt a little sad.

"It's cruel!"

"But it's really delicious." Qin Lang said with a smile.

Ordinary people's pigs have to be raised for at least one year, and they can be raised at most one to two hundred catties a year, but the pigs of the Qin family can be slaughtered in less than half a year, and they can grow to two to three hundred catties. The key is to have fat buttocks and good meat quality.

After returning to the village, Qin Lang went to the kitchen with the pig's egg, and personally performed the knife. After a while, a dish of fragrant pig's egg was served on the table.

"Eat whatever you eat to nourish yourself. Eating this stuff is very nourishing. Men should eat more, and women can also nourish yin and nourish the kidneys!"

Cheng Qian hesitated at first, but later he couldn't resist the temptation, so he took a piece and tasted it, and found that it was really delicious.

"This thing is still a hot commodity in Chang'an City!"

The Qin family opened a pork shop in the three cities in the east, west and north of Chang'an City. They sold the pork raised by the Qin family. Every time the pig eggs were a bestseller, they had to be ordered in advance, otherwise they would definitely not be able to buy them. There are flower sausages, which are very popular. Although it is said that most of the people who really eat these are ordinary people, the rich and powerful, they also eat such things as deer whips, cow eggs, and sheep eggs.

Since the beginning of the year, pigs have been slaughtered one after another, and the Qin family’s pig farms are also expanding. Now there are pig farms in Sanyuan, Xianyang, Changlepo, Lantian and other places, which are close to the river and convenient for transportation.

Supplying the entire Chang'an and twenty-two counties in Gyeonggi Province, and even selling to surrounding prefectures and counties, even the Luoyang market has begun to enter.

Of course, the Qin Family Pig Farm does not only sell live pigs. The Qin Family Pig Farm's number one mainstream business is actually breeding and selling piglets, as well as sows and boars. This business is actually a good business with higher profits.

In addition to selling live pigs, most of the Qin family's pigs are actually slaughtered directly at the pig farm, or cooked into cooked food, or made into jerky. In winter, smoked bacon and ham are even more serious.

It is said that the royal family raised 3,000 pigs in Shayuan, but they still lost money.

Qin Lang could only laugh when he heard this.

How could raising pigs lose money? This is a huge profiteering industry, much more profitable than raising cattle and sheep.

A sow can have more than a dozen piglets in one litter, two litters a year, and pigs can be slaughtered in half a year, and the transformation efficiency is extremely high.

Pigs are not too picky eaters, so they are easy to raise and feed.

"I plan to promote pig breeding in pens. If each family can raise one or two, or three or four pigs, then the income is not low, and it can greatly increase family income."

Qin Lang even considered that many people had just experienced hard times and had no savings, so they were willing to lend piggies. The people could take away the piggies first, and then pay for the piggies after they grew up and sold them. Interest will do.

And the interest rate will not be very high, even lower than the loan interest of Kaiyuan Bank.

In this way, the Qin family's sows will continue to give birth, and the Qin family's piglets will not worry about selling. Even the piglets can be used as a financial tool to earn extra interest.

In fact, Qin Lang was not worried about the harm to his own pigs if the people raised more pigs. After all, there was only one city of Chang'an, and a million soldiers and civilians. The amount of pork consumed in a day was astonishing. The most densely populated area in the world.

Pork is not as good as beef and mutton, but if you think about it with your ass, you know that the price of beef and mutton is destined to be enjoyed only by the upper-class nobles, officials and rich people. Ordinary people cannot afford it, and pork will become an ordinary market. mainstream meat products.

Of course, if more pigs are raised, the price will definitely drop a bit, but that doesn't matter.

It was a delicious meal.

A big watermelon after dinner will be even more refreshing.

"Your Highness, you should have some experience in raising pigs, why don't you ask Your Highness to write an article about the economy of family pig raising for me?"

Cheng Qian was gnawing on the watermelon there, the watermelon in the gizzard was sweet, and he was enjoying it, unexpectedly, Qin Lang even gave him homework.

Immediately froze.

"I hope that Your Highness will write this article carefully, and when the time comes, I will review and polish it for Your Highness, and finally present it to His Majesty to watch!"

"Just write about raising pigs?"

"Pig raising is a big topic. I can remind His Highness a few keywords. Pig raising, family breeding, sideline economy, meat market, national economy, you can think about it along this line of thought..."

Piaoxiang pig eggs are not so delicious.

If you eat the Qin family's pig eggs, you have to make some contribution to the Qin family's pig raising business. If His Royal Highness writes an article that family pig raising is beneficial to the improvement of the people and the country's economy, it will be very important for the pig raising industry. , is definitely of great benefit.

When people's families start raising pigs, the Qin family's piglets are easy to sell.

After eating for a while, the afternoon was still hot, so Qin Lang simply took Cheng Qian to swim in the river. The river water was very warm after being exposed to the sun, so Qin Lang chose a shallow water area as deep as his belly, and Qin Lang took Cheng Qian to learn swimming.

"Yu Xuanji used to be a well-known female recorder in Chang'an, but now she is also being favored by Sanlang Jinwu, plus the previous female school book Yuxiao, Sanlang, you are really romantic and affectionate." Chengqian beat like a landlubber. After drinking water, I was a little tired, so I stood there to rest.

"People don't flirt with youth!" Qin Lang said.

"Don't forget that Lizhi is your fiancee!"

"Of course I won't forget it." Qin Lang quickly promised.

Seeing his serious face, Qin Lang felt a little like laughing, he didn't expect that the eldest brother-in-law is also a madman protecting sisters.

"That Yu Xuanji, have you slept too?" Cheng Qian asked gossipingly.

"Yuxiao is about to give birth, and now Youwei is taking over all the affairs of my inner courtyard. If you say that I don't sleep with her, can you rest assured?" Qin Lang said with a chuckle. Brother said.

After all, he would not tell Chengqian that Yu Xuanji was actually sent by his father-in-law, so he must sleep and pamper him, otherwise the emperor would be very unhappy if he stayed dry every day.

Chengqian said suddenly, "Zheng Shisanniang almost got engaged to you before, and was given you as a maid by the emperor later, you haven't slept with her, have you?"

"Of course not." Qin Lang didn't know that Zheng Shisanniang was the emperor's talent now, not to mention that he never slept, even if he did, he couldn't admit it.

"That's good. I heard that Zheng Cairen is now extremely favored by the emperor. Because of her, the Zheng family in Xingyang is now making a comeback."

Qin Lang thought to himself, young man, you are still too young, thinking that the Zheng family really rose up because Zheng was a talented person, but in reality it was the opposite, the emperor didn't know that the Zheng family in Xingyang was famous and powerful, after a beating, naturally they still wanted to pull The only reason she dotes on Zheng Shisanniang is because she is Zheng's daughter.

The emperor just used a roundabout way to reach a secret deal with the Zheng family.