Chapter 812 Liu Ji: I Heard that You Don’t Have Any Children, so I Want to Take Care of You in Your Old Age!
If others heard this, they would probably be horrified, thinking that Ying Chengyu was going to punish him severely for this!
But Liu Ji grinned and handed over his hands casually: "I would like to inform the Lord of Chang'an that there are 1,928 adult sows in the hog farm."
"Except those who have given birth to piglets, all are pregnant!"
Ying Chengyu's eyes were filled with astonishment, and he asked in silence: "Did you get all the female pigs pregnant?!!"
Liu Ji raised his head proudly: "I will live up to Lord Chang'an's expectations!"
"Liu is not talented, but he has made all the female pigs in the pig treatment hospital pregnant or gave birth to pigs!"
"Wen Yin and Ruyun are the offspring of Dahei and Ji Di Zhu!"
After saying that, Liu Jicai felt something was wrong.
What does it mean that Liu got all the sows pregnant? !
Liu Ji wanted to speak clearly, but Ying Chengyu nodded with approval: "Good!"
"Let me watch it with you!"
Liu Ji had to swallow his words back in his stomach, and while leading Ying Chengyu to the north, he introduced: "After Lord Chang'an invented the method of holding pigs in a rope cage, the North Courtyard of the Pork Garden was governed by Lord Chang'an's method. Out of remodel.”
"Now there are 600 hog houses in the north courtyard. All the hog houses in the hog house live here, and the houses for holding pigs in rope cages are scattered among these 600 hog houses."
"The younger the pig is, the closer it will be to the house where the pigs are kept."
"In the hog cage house, people would add firewood and light a fire day and night, and the smoke would penetrate into the walls of the surrounding houses through the clay pipes, so that the temperature of the hog house would not be too low, so as not to cause difficulty in the cold winter."
"For the convenience of feeding..."
Liu Ji's speech was fast, but he was clear and coherent, without any nonsense and without a single witticism. He told him one by one the changes that had taken place in the Zoological Garden over the past six months.
After stepping into the north courtyard gate with Liu Ji, waves of childish calls reached Ying Chengxiao's ears.
"Hedgehog!"
"Hedgehog~hedgehog?"
"Hedgehog! Hedgehog!"
The sound of a large number of piglets buzzing one after another made Ying Chengxiao feel happy.
I randomly chose a pig house and opened the door, and the warm wind mixed with the stench and the fragrance of milk hit my face.
In the pig house, the originally sleepy young man suddenly became excited and hurriedly stood up and raised his hands: "Greetings to Lord Chang'an!"
Ying Chengxiao smiled and nodded: "No courtesy."
"Are you looking after the pigs?"
The young man glanced at Liu Ji subconsciously, and then hurriedly bowed his hand to Ying Chengyu and saluted: "Reporting to Lord Chang'an, I am using my body to feel the temperature of the pig house, and at the same time confirm whether the pigs in this house are frostbitten."
Liu Ji duly introduced: "The temperature of each house is different, and each house is guarded by herders throughout the day."
"Once the piglets in a certain house catch cold, the herders will report it immediately. Although some piglets may die of cold, they can find out a relatively safe temperature and save some firewood in the future. ”
Raising the temperature was a simple matter in later generations.
In areas with relatively low temperatures, you only need to pay a heating fee to eat ice cream while watching the snow in a steaming room.
But in this era, to be precise, in the entire agricultural era, heating is an extremely luxurious thing!
Let alone piglets, many people will freeze to death in the cold winter!
The less firewood needed to keep piglets warm, the easier it will be to raise pigs on a large scale in the future.
Ying Chengqiao nodded lightly and walked into a compartment. Regardless of the horrified piglet's eyes, which were about to scare him to death, he reached out and fished it out, and asked casually: "Whose piglet is this piglet?"
Liu Ji stepped forward and pulled the piglet's ears with his hand, then turned over a wooden sign on the piglet's ear: "The mother of this piglet is from Taihu, and its father is from Changzhi. He was born on June 6th." ”
"The temperament of this piglet is very similar to that of its mother. It can eat, sleep and grow very quickly. Although it is not as fat as its mother, its strength is far better than that of ordinary Taihu piglets. It is quite like its father!"
Liu Ji said with a smile: "And this little pig is very active and very dexterous. I remember that this little pig actually jumped out of the compartment when it was just one month old, but it frightened the herder who was looking after it."
Ying Chengqiu held the piglet, which had grown to more than 20 kilograms, in his arms, rubbed the pig's head and asked casually: "Are there many piglets like this that are different from their parents?"
Liu Ji nodded and said, "Quite a few."
"Currently, there are 2,515 piglets in the northern hospital, 496 of which are obviously different from their parents."
"I thought that as they grew older, they would reveal more differences."
"But I humbly believe that different things lead to different things, but it's hard to tell the difference between good and bad."
Ying Chengyu smiled happily and said, "It's a good thing to be different."
"Whether it is good or bad needs to be carefully observed. This matter cannot be rushed."
"Let's go and see the newborn pig."
Accompanied by Liu Ji, Ying Chengxuan took a closer look at Zhishan North Courtyard.
When the sun was about to set, Ying Chengyu finally stopped, looked at Liu Ji and asked: "Whose idea was it to arrange the hog houses according to their age and to find out the temperature of the hogs?"
Liu Ji raised his chin: "I'm just not talented, but I am!"
Ying Chengqiu asked again: "Whose idea was it to have Yu Zai's ears pierced with rings?"
Liu Ji patted his chest and said, "I'm just not talented, but I'm still inferior!"
Ying Chengqiao shouted coldly: "You are brave!"
Although there are many subordinate officials from the Zhishe Yamen Office running around in the Poultry House, in fact, the Poi House has nothing to do with the court, but is the private property of Ying Chengyu!
The pigs in the pig-raising yard were either purchased by Ying Chengjiao or given by kings and dignitaries from various countries, but there is no doubt that they are all Ying Chengjiao's private property.
Without reporting to Ying Chengjiao, all the piglets' ears were pierced with rings and holes and hung with wooden signs. This alone was enough for Ying Chengjiao to sue Liu Ji and drive him into the abyss!
Liu Ji spread his hands: "This is an unprecedented pig-raising yard. What we have done is unprecedented, and Chang'an Jun can often achieve unprecedented achievements."
"If you are timid everywhere, what are you doing!"
"I am indeed bold, but I have not caused any losses, and I have completed Chang'an Jun's order."
"If Chang'an Jun doesn't like it, please punish me!"
Liu Ji's movements were very relaxed, but Liu Ji's back was already sweating.
Liu Ji knew that he was gambling!
If he wins the bet, he will leave a deep impression in Ying Chengjiao's heart.
If he loses the bet, he will lose his life!
The coldness on Ying Chengjiao's face gradually dissipated, replaced by a deep smile: "You are very good."
Hearing Ying Chengjiao praise Liu Ji again, Jiao Yang and others couldn't help but show joy in their eyes.
Liu Ji treats his brothers the best!
If Liu Ji becomes rich, they, the brothers, will definitely benefit from it!
Liu Ji opened his hands, then bowed widely and said: "Thank you, Lord Chang'an!"
Immediately, Liu Ji showed a flattering smile, walked in front of Ying Chengjiao, and said with a chuckle: "Then what do you think of my humble position?"
Ying Chengjiao looked at Liu Ji and said: "I will assign two hundred people for you to command, and ask you to make all the pigs in the pig yard pregnant with different breeds within four months."
"If you can accomplish the task, I originally planned to promote you to be a minor official in the animal reporting office, and then transfer you to the pig yard to specialize in breeding."
"If you can accomplish the task and become familiar with Qin law, I will recommend you to the king and help you enter the court as an official."
Everything is afraid of the 'original plan'!
Liu Ji was a little flustered, but he showed a proud smile on his face: "I dare not forget what Chang'an Jun personally ordered."
"To be honest with Chang'an Jun, Liu Mou has been studying Qin Law while I am not managing pigs. Although I dare not compare myself with the experienced officials now, if I participate in the imperial examination again, I believe that I will not be dismissed because of the law!"
On the one hand, he is a minor official in the animal reporting office, destined to spend his whole life with livestock.
On the other hand, he is personally recommended to the king of Qin by the most meritorious military officer of Qin, and then assigned an official position after being personally examined and taught by the king of Qin.
The fork in the two roads lies only in whether one can be familiar with Qin Law!
Not to mention that Liu Ji is smart, even if Liu Ji's qualifications are just mediocre, he will fight his life to study Qin Law!
Ying Chengjiao couldn't help but smile: "Good!"
"I thought you could complete my instructions, and I also thought you could make up for your shortcomings in the law."
"But I didn't expect you to come up with many other ways and implement them properly to do a better job in curing pigs."
Even though Ying Chengjiao had been wary of Liu Ji from the beginning, he had to admit that Liu Ji's work over the past six months was indeed outstanding.
Not only did he complete all of Ying Chengjiao's instructions, he also gave full play to his subjective initiative, and along the established route indicated by Ying Chengjiao, he came up with and made many improvements and explorations in the details.
If Liu Ji's behavior fell into Lu Buwei's eyes, he would definitely be reprimanded by Lu Buwei.
But Ying Chengjiao just liked such a subordinate with subjective initiative!
Ying Chengjiao looked at Liu Ji sincerely and said, "I think that if I still recommend you as a minor official in the Bingsheng Yamen, it would be a waste of talent!"
"I'll give you a few options, and you can choose!"
Liu Ji felt that he should say a few witty words or show his loyalty at this time.
But Liu Ji was so nervous that he couldn't speak at all, and it was difficult to keep his free and easy look. He stared at Ying Chengjiao, waiting for the turning point of his life.
Then he heard Ying Chengjiao say, "First, I promise to still recommend you to be an official in the Bingsheng Yamen."
After these words came out, Liu Ji felt much more relieved.
At least there was a bottom line.
Ying Chengjiao continued, "Second, I can recommend you as a county magistrate to take up the post!"
Hearing this, Liu Ji's head buzzed and he almost fainted.
County magistrate!
My God! That's the county magistrate!
Liu risked his life and even drove through the battlefield for Zhang Er, and racked his brains to get close to Prince Fusu and leave an impression, all he wanted was to be an official in the county government.
If he could be a pavilion chief, Liu would be happy, and if he was lucky enough to be a township official, Liu would be grateful.
But now, Chang'an Jun asked for the position of county magistrate!
Liu didn't even dare to dream that he could be a county magistrate!
More importantly, Liu Ji, who was good at judging people, could see from Ying Chengjiao's eyes that Ying Chengjiao was optimistic about him, appreciated him and... respected him!
Chang'an Jun, the great Qin, respected Liu, who was considered a scoundrel by others!
Even my father and brother had never been so optimistic and respectful to Liu, let alone given Liu such benefits!
At this moment, Liu Ji had a strong impulse in his heart.
Chang'an Jun, I heard that you have no children. If you don't mind, I want to take care of you in your old age!
But just before Liu Ji knelt down and kowtowed, Ying Chengjiao spoke again: "Third, transfer to Chang'an Junfu, and while continuing to take charge of breeding matters, do one thing for me."
Liu Ji: (o▽)o
Father! What do you want me to do? I am willing to serve you!
Fortunately, Liu Ji was a man who could accomplish great things. He suppressed his inner thoughts and asked in a trembling voice: "I wonder how I can serve Lord Chang'an?"
Ying Chengjiao said solemnly: "Keep it secret!"