Lin Fan said: "Zhao Laosan, you just heard what I said just now, what do you think?"
“Ah! How about what?
Please make it clear, Lord Wuhou."
Zhao Laosan said.
"Pigs are raised on a large scale, tens of thousands of them at a time."
Lin Fan said.
"Master Wuhou, I didn't know about castration before, so I didn't dare to think about raising tens of thousands of pigs. Now that I know about it, I definitely want to do it."
"However, raising pigs requires costs. Old man, my ability is limited. Raising more than a dozen pigs is my limit. Where can I have extra money to buy piglets?"
Zhao Laosan said in embarrassment.
Lin Fan said: "You don't have it, but I do. If you are willing, I can build a large-scale breeding farm, and how about you help me manage it?"
"From now on, I will give you 10% of the profits from this farm."
Gudu!
For a farm with tens of thousands of pigs, if one pig weighs one hundred pounds, and one pound of meat costs thirteen cents, it can be sold for one to two to three cents.
The profit is three thousand taels anyway, ten thousand heads, that is three thousand taels of silver, and my 10% is also thirty taels!
I only make five or six taels of silver this year. Raising pigs with Master Wu Hou is definitely the most profitable business!
"Master Wuhou, I am willing, I am willing!"
"In order to thank Lord Wuhou, I am willing to donate these dozen pigs to Lord Wuhou."
Zhao Laosan said hurriedly.
Lin Fan said: "I bought these dozen pigs at the price of breeding pigs. I will have someone come to you to discuss the matter tomorrow, and you can go around to buy piglets."
"I will build the pig farm as soon as possible."
"Thank you Lord Wuhou!"
Zhao Laosan knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.
Lin Fan looked at the sky and saw that it was getting late, so he hurried into the city. When he returned to the Lin Mansion, the servants in the mansion were eagerly sitting at the door of the kitchen waiting for Lin Fan.
Seeing Lin Fan appear, Wang Fu trotted over and said, "Master, when will we have dinner?"
"kindness?
Don't you know how to eat when I'm not here?"
Lin Fan asked.
Wang Fu's question confused him. As a servant of the Lin Mansion, wouldn't he be like that Sun Buer, who could survive a day or two without eating?
Wang Fu hurriedly smiled and said: "Hey, Master, if you are not here usually, we can just eat whatever we want. You bought so much pork today, we don't know how to eat it!"
After hearing this, Lin Fan couldn't help but give Wang Fu a big roll of his eyes. He finally understood that these people just wanted to eat meat, but he was worried that he would blame them.
"The meat master bought them just for you to eat. Why do you have to wait for me and why don't you go cook them?"
Lin Fan said.
Wang Fu responded and hurriedly took the servants in the house to cook the pork, while Lin Fan fried several dishes of beef and mutton separately. Because peppers and other condiments were not available at this time, he could only add more Sichuan peppercorns. Therefore,
The fried meat also lacks a bit of spicy flavor.
Looking at the dishes in front of him, Lin Fan felt helpless. He asked businessmen in Xi'an to collect food from various countries around the world. He wondered if they could bring back some food seeds from various places.
Such as sweet potatoes, potatoes, etc., which are very high-yielding. As long as they are introduced and promoted on a large scale, they can solve the feeding problem of a large number of people.
"Master, what are you cooking?
How can it taste so good?"
Liu Qingqing came over with a bowl of porridge, smelled the food Lin Fan cooked, and couldn't help but said in shock.
"It's a pity that a few spices are missing. Otherwise, these dishes would be more delicious."
Lin Fan said.
"Master, you know how to cook, that's amazing!"
Liu Qingqing looked at Lin Fandao with admiration.
Lin Fan was speechless. Isn't it standard for a man in the 21st century to be able to cook?
On the contrary, most women who were required to do housework in ancient times no longer know how to cook.
Lin Fan said in a deep voice: "Your porridge is much more delicious than the food I cook. Let's sit down and eat together. You don't have to be so reserved in the Lin Mansion from now on."
Liu Qingqing was moved in her heart, and her eyes when looking at Lin Fan were a little more tender.
The two sat opposite each other and ate the food on the table. Liu Qingqing was amazed that the food Lin Fan cooked was so delicious.
"Master, I think if you open a restaurant, it will be full of people every day!"
Liu Qingqing said.
"As the Emperor Wuhou of the Ming Dynasty, can I be a cook?"
Lin Fan said.
Liu Qingqing realized that he had said the wrong thing and hurriedly apologized. Lin Fan didn't pay attention and enjoyed a moment of tranquility.
The next day, Lin Fan asked Jin Yiwei to choose a suitable piece of land outside the city, buy it and build a pig farm. Zhao Laosan was also looking around for piglets.
The news that Marquis Wen and Wu wanted to build a large-scale pig farm soon spread. When Liu Zheng, the censor of Zuodu of the Imperial Procuratorate, heard about it, he secretly entered the palace to see Empress Zhou.
As for why he didn't go to see Emperor Chongzhen, he naturally had his own ideas.
The duty of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is to supervise all officials. If an official commits an offense, they will secretly report it to His Majesty the Emperor. However, he came to see Empress Zhou because he believed that Zhu Cijiong would be the next emperor.
This can be regarded as standing in line in advance.
"Your Majesty, Liu Zheng, has met the Queen."
Liu Zheng bowed to Queen Zhou, but did not kneel down.
Empress Zhou looked at Liu Zheng in front of her and said in a deep voice: "Master Liu, as the censor of Zuodu of the Duchayuan, you come to see me in the East Palace. Aren't you afraid that outsiders will see you and gossip?"
Liu Zheng smiled slightly and said: "The Empress, your Majesty has received some rumors recently. I couldn't make up my mind for a while, so I thought of telling the Empress to listen to the Empress's opinion."
Queen Zhou became interested and asked, "Oh! What's the rumor?"
"Queen, Lin Fan is going to open a large-scale breeding farm recently. It is said that he will raise 10,000 pigs! This! Doesn't this mean that he is trampling on the face of the royal family!"
Liu Zheng went straight to the point.
"What! This pig has the same pronunciation as His Majesty's surname. Common people rarely refer to pigs as pigs, and they don't even dare to breed them on a large scale. How dare he do this!"
"How brave! Who does this Lin Fan think he is?
Do you think that because you have made military exploits, you dare to act recklessly without caring about the royal family’s face?”
Queen Zhou immediately said angrily.
When Liu Zheng saw Queen Zhou angry, he was immediately overjoyed. This was the effect he wanted!
"What the Queen said is absolutely true. What I'm worried about is that if this pig farm is built and the people start eating pork, wouldn't this be imperceptibly eating your Majesty's luck?"
"This Lin Fan is ambitious and wants to shake the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. He really deserves to be killed!"