The matter of the breeding base was not Huang He’s impromptu initiative. During this period, he saw too many skinny and malnourished comrades.

We have said before that the Japs are very powerful in hand-to-hand combat.

To deal with a little devil, it often takes more than two soldiers to form a formation to fight against it.

But this does not mean that bullshit bushido is great, but it reflects that the physical fitness of our soldiers is not as good as that of the little devils.

Without meat to eat and the nutrients that the human body needs, even the most powerful warrior will be at a disadvantage when wrestling with the Japanese.

As a member of the Logistics Department, Huang He is determined to make his comrades live a better life, and it is impossible for him not to solve this problem.

And with the experience of later generations, he also knows what the best way to deal with it is.

That is to introduce foreign pigs and beautify the pork in advance.

The Chinese dining table cannot live without pork, just like the Red God of War cannot live without an ice pick.

Each province has its own unique way of cooking pork.

Roujiamo, Baozi Pork, Braised Pork, Boiled Pork, and Guobao Pork represent the plasticity of pork.

For the Eighth Route Army soldiers, pork is a rare good thing. A pig can only be eaten by the best in the whole regiment competition.

As long as you can have a bite of pork during the holidays, it will be the taste of the soldiers recalling the year.

The pigs on the motherland now are very different from the pigs of later generations.

If you ask a modern person what color a pig is, the answer he will give you will definitely be pink and white.

But in this period, our local pigs are black, and even Zhu Bajie of that era had a black face and short hair.

The names for pigs in ancient books are either black ghost or black-faced man.

In modern animal husbandry, there are many factors that determine the quality of a piece of pork. The one related to the taste of pork depends on intramuscular fat.

This word refers to the subtle fat between pork muscle bundles and muscle fibers, which we cannot see with the naked eye. It determines whether a piece of pork is delicious and fragrant.

For native pigs raised by people in base areas, their intramuscular fat content is most suitable for Chinese stomachs.

To put it bluntly, it is delicious and enjoyable.

Domestic pigs with the boss's surname are often their lifeblood. Even if a fellow villager wants to give a pig to the army, the Eighth Route Army, which loves its people like its own children, will politely refuse.

The domestic supply of pork is in short supply, and now we are in the war years, without any channels for trade.

Because pigs can neither ride in battles nor help farmers plow their fields, for a long time their status was even inferior to that of just because.

In addition, due to scattered breeding, even in the early 20th century, the number of domestic pigs did not exceed 40 million.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, we had a population of 400 million, and on average ten people were assigned one pig.

How can this be eaten? It’s not even enough to fit between teeth.

Moreover, the growth cycle of native pigs is very long. Even farmers with rich breeding experience can only maintain a growth rate of 400 grams per day at most.

Calculating this, one year of busy work only amounts to 200 kilograms of meat.

Moreover, it is not easy for a village to have such an experienced person.

Use local pigs to build a breeding base. Before the number increased, there was simply not enough food for the entire army, not even once a week.

Compared with Chinese domestic pigs, foreign pigs have one advantage: they eat less and grow faster.

Judging from the feed-to-meat ratio, foreign pigs are far superior to Chinese domestic pigs.

The three biggest bullies of foreign pigs are large white pigs, landrace pigs, and Duroc pigs.

Their growth rate can even reach 700 to 900 grams a day, and it only takes six months from birth to cooking, which is really crushing compared to native pigs.

Moreover, native pigs have no advantage in terms of litter rate.

Before the introduction of foreign pigs, farmers favored native pigs because they could give birth to ten piglets in one litter.

However, the foreign pigs that have been bred and improved for generations have directly surpassed the local pigs in terms of farrowing rate, reaching the terrifying figure of eighteen piglets per litter.

In modern breeding farms, there is often no loving life between pigs.

Even the boar, who is known as the master of time management, can only face up to twenty-five sows at a time.

However, if artificial insemination is used, one boar can outnumber a hundred, and the highest breeding rate can reach 1:500.

So in order to pursue production efficiency, artificial insemination is definitely the best option.

But a new problem arises. The tadpoles of our native pigs are not as powerful as those of foreign pigs.

Moreover, most people prefer lean meat when eating pork, and the average lean meat rate of foreign pigs is higher than that of native pigs.

"Black pig hair is also difficult to deal with. If you don't get it right, you'll end up with dirty black spots."

Taking into account the above advantages and disadvantages, the cost of cultivating a native pig is even twice that of an imported pig.

If you were a pig farmer, what would you choose? From the perspective of economic efficiency, of course it would be foreign pigs. This is also the result of consumer selection.

Compared with foreign pigs, the biggest advantage of local pigs is that they are delicious, but what the base area needs most now is not sophistication but large amounts of food.

Our troops need a lot of meat to replenish the energy consumption of the soldiers and improve their physical fitness on a large scale.

Huanghe now has a total of two migrant workers and one military industry. Currently, the military industry needs to continuously supply bullets to the army. This is the cornerstone of the army and must not be touched.

"The chemical factory is a military industry recognized by the system. In addition to providing raw materials in reality, the system can also directly provide weapons. But there is no scientific research now, so it can only provide bullets."

Migrant workers have been trading copper for two months, and this batch of raw materials will take some time for the base to digest.

Therefore, Huang He plans to use these civilian factories to exchange for some piglets. When the piglets grow up, some of them will be exchanged with the common people for some native pigs to be used for crossbreeding to breed new pig breeds, and some of them will be used for the daily consumption of the army.

The monthly production capacity of a private factory can be exchanged for 2,000 piglets. This number is somewhat beyond Huang He's expectation.

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Xingjiacun Xinyi Regiment Station.

On Li Yunlong's fire bed, he was drinking with three battalion commanders while summarizing the war.

Li Yunlong was very satisfied with the results of this battle, but post-war reflection is an essential skill for every good commander.

"Alas, you bastards, drink less. Give me some sunshine and you will be brilliant. What will I do after you finish drinking?"

Looking at Li Yunlong who was a little angry, Zhang Dabiao said with a deliberately evil smile: "Captain, you tell us every day to be more honest."

Li Yunlong was not angry after hearing Zhang Dabiao's words.

"Seeing wine is like meeting women, there is no future at all."

"This time I am going to apply for a commendation from my superiors for your commando team, but we have captured a Japanese regiment flag."

"The headquarters will definitely arrange publicity at that time, and I will show you my face."

At this time, Zhang Dabiao was hesitant to speak, but finally made up his mind to tell a piece of gossip.

"Our new regiment fought well this time, but we also caused a big disaster. I told you before the breakout that disobeying orders on the battlefield will cause trouble."

Li Yunlong was a little drunk. He looked at the people opposite him with blurred eyes and said:

"Trouble? I won the battle, so I should be rewarded!"

"The bosses are all reasonable people. I just broke through from the front, and the situation was special at the time. There was nothing we could do."

He seemed to have thought of something happy, and he showed his big white teeth with some pride.

"And the brigade commander is also wearing the same pants as us this time, so don't worry, kid, there won't be any trouble."

Just when Li Yunlong felt that he had a chance to win, the brigade commander with a serious face walked in.

He looked at the wine bottles on the table and announced his superior's instructions expressionlessly.
Chapter completed!