Chapter 854 It’s too exaggerated to weigh over two hundred pounds in three months a year (please subscribe)
"How many pounds did you say it was?" Empress Changsun looked at Li Chengqian in a daze.
"It looks like two hundred and thirteen pounds." Li Chengqian clicked his mouth and confirmed the number.
"So the child wanted to report the good news to his father."
"It's only been more than a year, but it's already so serious?" Empress Changsun had heard her husband talk about this before.
But I just heard that this guy breeds castrated pigs in captivity, which can make the pigs grow faster.
But the problem is that in just over a year and three months, it has actually grown to more than 210 kilograms, which is almost twice as heavy as the pigs raised in the past.
Such an exaggerated weight really made Queen Changsun unable to believe it.
Li Chengqian also nodded helplessly.
"I can't believe it, because Brother Chu Bi told me before that since it is a trial raising, I will raise it for a year and a half to see how heavy it is."
"In addition, the smell of the pig pen is too strong, so my son has never been there."
After all, he is also a pampered Crown Prince who is willing to share the worries of the people of the world, but that does not mean that he is willing to crawl into a smelly pigsty every two years.
Therefore, Li Chengqian naturally ordered the pig farmer in the East Palace to follow what Brother Chu Bi had told him before.
All the pig steward in the East Palace needs to do is to go to Chengjiazhuang every once in a while to purchase a batch of pig feed produced by Chengjiazhuang.
Usually, the servants were asked to clean and tidy up the pig pens, and the pigs were left to eat and sleep.
Li Chengqian was also because his wife and son were at the palace, and Brother Chu Bi took leave during this period to attend to personal matters.
I was so free that I decided to take a walk there and took a look at the pig farm.
Those pigs were actually so fat and strong that he was shocked.
So I decided to go see my wife and children, and report the good news to my father.
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"One year and three months, more than two hundred kilograms of pigs..."
After Li Chengqian left quickly, Empress Changsun still shook her head in disbelief.
It has only been more than a year, that is, a year and three months, and a piglet of that size has actually grown to weigh two hundred kilograms.
However, the Su family beside her also shook her head in disbelief and couldn't help muttering in a low voice.
“Ordinary people’s homes can also use this method to feed them.
Then we, the people of the Tang Dynasty, would not have to worry about lack of meat."
"Yes, that boy Cheng Sanlang seems to have made another great contribution. How to reward him? Your father-in-law will have a headache over this matter again."
Hearing what her mother-in-law said, Mrs. Su almost laughed out loud and quickly covered her red lips and turned away.
When Li Chengqian arrived outside Ganlu Hall, he heard the chatter and laughter coming from inside, and his steps could not help but slow down.
However, when the guards and eunuchs guarding the place saw His Royal Highness, they naturally did not dare to neglect him, and a eunuch quickly entered the palace.
He glanced at Fang Xuanling and Ma Zhou, who were chatting and laughing with His Majesty, and then bowed respectfully to His Majesty, who was looking towards him.
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince has come and is waiting outside the palace."
Hearing that His Highness the Crown Prince had arrived, Ma Zhou and Fang Xuanling stood up quickly. In a short time, they saw His Highness the Crown Prince striding towards them in thin attire.
The two ministers bowed to Li Chengqian, and Li Chengqian quickly supported them before bowing respectfully to his father.
"Child, please pay your respects to your father..."
"Okay, Cheng Qian, there is no need to be polite. Sit down quickly. My father was just talking to Ma Qing and Fang Qing about how the Tang Dynasty is going well this year..."
"The disasters in various states this year are almost 30% less than in previous years. Today is a good year for Datang."
Li Chengqian couldn't help but look happy and saluted his father.
"Then this is really good news. In addition, the child also has good news to report to his father."
Li Shimin was slightly startled, then smiled and said to the two ministers.
"What kind of good news? It seems that the prince wants to give me a double happiness..."
Li Chengqian glanced at the two cheerful ministers, his expression as genuine as ever.
"Father, the castrated pig has been raised in the East Palace for about one year and three months. Today, when I asked someone to weigh it, I found out that the castrated pig weighs more than 213 kilograms."
"The child is thinking, I am the Tang Dynasty..."
"Wait a minute, how many pounds did you say?!" Li Shimin raised his eyes and looked directly at the prince Li Chengqian in front of him.
Ma Zhou and Fang Xuanling were like two stone sculptures at this moment, also looking at Li Chengqian blankly.
"About two hundred and thirteen pounds." Li Chengqian couldn't help but feel a little trembling when he saw his father's bulging eyes, as if he wanted to eat someone.
"Your Highness, are you mistaken?"
Ma Zhou came from a humble background, but because of his talent and learning, he is now an important minister who has the trust of His Majesty.
In my early years, I traveled around the market and had a good understanding of farming and animal husbandry. Now I heard about pigs weighing more than 210 kilograms.
He didn't flirt with the prince on the spot, he was already trying very hard to control his emotions.
Li Chengqian faced the aggressive gazes of the three people and felt a little stressed, but he still calmly spoke clearly.
"Of course not. I checked it several times before I was sure that the castrated pig that had been raised for one year and three months weighs 213 kilograms."
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Li Shimin stared blankly at his eldest son Cheng Qian, who was chatting in front of him, and thought of the evil incident caused by Cheng Sanlang last year.
Well, raising pigs in the East Palace is simply unheard of. Those ministers accused the East Palace of not doing serious things and actually raising pigs in the palace.
They were all suppressed by him, if Cheng Qian hadn't come over to tell him now.
Those castrated pigs had grown to almost two hundred pounds, and Li Shimin felt that he had almost forgotten about this matter.
"Last year, I remember that I raised it at the beginning of summer, right?" Li Shimin raised his hand and tapped his forehead lightly.
"Yes father, that's about that time."
Ma Zhou shook his head in disbelief.
"I came from a humble background. When my parents were still alive, I raised two pigs at home. In one year, they were able to grow to a weight of 100 kilograms, which is considered good.
A little over two hundred pounds in one year and three months, this is too exaggerated..."
"Ma Qing, you don't know that the pig is a castration made by Cheng Sanlang, and the food the pig eats is prepared by that boy."
Having said this, Li Shimin stood up and said, "Everything is fine, how about we go and have a look with our own eyes?"
Fang Xuanling and others also stood up and echoed.
"What your Majesty said is absolutely true. I also want to see how these two hundred kilograms of pigs grow."
Li Chengqian hurriedly followed his father's footsteps, and the group rushed towards the East Palace...