Special Forces: Drop Fan Tianlei instantly at the start

Chapter 267

"But Fusu, is the pig you just mentioned suitable for breeding?"

Ying Zheng said in slight surprise.

Pork Yingzheng and courtiers are actually no strangers, as early as the Western Zhou Dynasty, roast piglets have been listed as one of the top eight treasures, is a famous dish in the palace banquet.

However, pig breeding is difficult, and it needs to consume a lot of grain, which can be done with grass and sheep, and the cost is much higher.

And for some reason, the piglets are very delicious to cook, but the pork after raising them has a bad smell, so it is quickly abandoned by the farmers.

"Raising pigs does consume a lot of feed, but it doesn't need to be all grain, the bran after the rice and wheat are hulled, mixed with a certain amount of forage, and the scraps are cold, it is a very good choice. "

"These are not too big expenses for the people of Daqin today, and they are completely supplied. "

"And the smell of pork, the staff of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences has also been successfully improved, only need to cut the boar before the piglets are about to grow up. "

"After such processing, not only will the smell of pork be gone, but it can grow stronger and heavier, and it can grow to three or four hundred catties in a year (half of one catty in the Qin Dynasty)!"

Fusu smiled slightly.

The advantage of a hundred schools of thought is that they have been involved in all kinds of doorways, especially the farmers, who have contributed a lot to the promotion of new crops and the reform of farming methods in Daqin after returning to the prince's mansion.

Therefore, Fusu also set up an academy of agricultural sciences in the scientific research institute system, and gave rich rewards to many outstanding peasant disciples.

"That's great!"

Ying Zheng nodded with satisfaction.

If the bran can be used as feed, the cost can be reduced to an acceptable level, and with the continuous improvement of Daqin's grain production, the output of bran is also rising, if it is not used, it is a waste.

And if the pig can grow to two or three hundred catties a year, it will have more advantages than mutton.

And it is also in line with the customs of the people of Daqin, raising pigs at the beginning of the year and slaughtering them at the end of the year.

"It's just Your Highness, will this pig's meat really be as delicious as His Highness said?"

Wang Jian said curiously.

As a heavy meat lover, Wang Jian often sent people to the counties of Xianyang City to buy reported cattle in order to eat a bite of beef, and mutton was also very fond of it, but this pork, except for roast piglets, could not be eaten at all.

"Today's Yushu is happy, everyone comes to congratulate, the prince will not lose the etiquette, please have a big meal in the prince's mansion, when the time comes, you will naturally know whether this pork is delicious. "

Fusu smiled faintly.

The courtiers were overjoyed.

They all know that the chefs in the prince's mansion have all been personally instructed by Fusu, and their skills are far higher than those of the imperial chefs in the palace.

Even Ying Zheng often came to the Prince's Mansion to fight tooth sacrifices, and asked the imperial chef to come to the Prince's Mansion to study.

It's just that because of the status of Fusu, they who are courtiers are not good to disturb on weekdays.

Now it's finally a blessing.

And Fusu can entertain Yingzheng and them with pork, and the taste of this pork must not be bad.

The courtiers suddenly looked forward to it.

Fusu smiled slightly.

Sure enough, no matter what time of year, the charm of food is the same.

The empire of big foodies is definitely not blown.

And today's Daqin, with his own efforts, is constantly moving towards the prosperity of real foodies.

Historically, the large-scale promotion of pork is also thanks to the famous gourmand Su Shi Su Dongpo, who was reviled to Huangzhou.

In fact, the reason why Su Dongpo eats pork is also very simple, after being repeatedly belittled, life is difficult, he has to farm by himself, and he is a heavy meat lover, in desperation, he can only study the cooking method of pork that no one cares about at that time, and the price is extremely low.

In later generations, dishes made of pork were much more popular than beef and mutton, and the cost of large-scale pig breeding was much lower than that of cattle and sheep, which was more suitable for flying into the homes of ordinary people.

The meaning of the simplified Chinese word home is a pig in the cave (house), which is a symbol of the solid family.

"This roasted whole pig is not inferior to roasted piglets compared to selling them?"

Looking at the roasted whole pig that the chefs were marinating in the courtyard, Wang Jian couldn't help but widen his eyes.

"Daqin's current cooking method is still mainly stewed, but in fact, the most suitable cooking method for pork is barbecue and iron pot stir-frying. "

Fusu explained with a smile.

In the past, due to the fact that the iron-making technology was not up to standard, Daqin's cooking utensils were mainly bronze tripods and clay pots.

However, the bronze tripod is not only suitable for stewing, but also has all kinds of heavy metal impurities, anyway, Fusu didn't dare to eat it after trying it once.

As for the clay pot, it is not suitable for stir-frying at all.

Therefore, after the improvement of the steel process, Fusu asked the craftsmen to create an iron pot for stir-frying, which improved the food level of the prince's mansion.

As for the cooking of pork, in later generations, due to poverty, Fusu, who often cooked by himself, was simply familiar and could not be more familiar, and he could say dozens of tricks casually and toss out a table of whole pigs.

And the chefs in Fuchu, under the guidance of Fusu, after many attempts, have been able to make a decent dish.

"Then the father is going to look forward to it!"

Ying Zheng said with a smile, he has a deep understanding of the chef level of the Prince's Mansion, and he has tried various new dishes, and he is also the most confident in Fusu.

And even if the taste of pork is slightly worse, as long as it can be promoted in Daqin, it is still a great joy for the people.

These days, being able to afford meat and eating meat regularly is definitely one of the happiest things.

"Don't underestimate pigs, in addition to being edible, the bristles can be used as brushes to clean equipment, and pigskins can be made into boots to keep out the cold.

"And the sow thief can give birth, a litter of more than a dozen piglets is not a matter at all, raising pigs can not only allow the people of Daqin to have meat to eat, but also make a profit. "

Fusu explained with a smile.

"This pig has such a big effect, so it really needs to be promoted. "

Nesten was overjoyed.

He already liked the game of counting money, and he was very happy and energetic about anything that could increase the revenue of the Great Qin Treasury.

Meng Yi and others often joke when chatting in private, and they joke that Nei Shi Teng is in the eye of money.

Nesten didn't care about this, but was a little proud.

This is to make money for Daqin, but it is the basis for the internal history to leave a name.

It also made Nei Shi Teng admire Fusu more and more, and it went directly to the extent of worship.