Chapter 41 Dairy Farms
This Zhenshan Camp banquet not only provides meat that soldiers rarely eat, but also attracts soldiers with a fresh food, that is milk.
As the food that Feng Jian attached the most, milk was placed on the soldiers' dining table, and Feng Jian took great pains to do so. At the beginning, the Huluyan people did not accept milk.
One reason is that the fishy smell of milk makes it difficult to swallow, and the other reason is that it is that cattle produce hundreds of kilograms of milk every year, it cannot solve the problem.
The view that cows produce less milk is easy to solve. Feng Jian has a way to make the villagers realize that cows are not local scalpers, and the milk production of cows is incomparable to local scalpers.
Now a cow in Huluyan can produce 30 to 40 kilograms of milk a day, and two cows produce 70 to 80 kilograms of milk a day. It should be said that at this stage, it is more than enough to provide more than 200 soldiers in Zhenshanying.
At first, the fishy smell of milk was hard to swallow, so Feng Jian tried his best to recall the method of making milk in later generations. Later generations often saw people selling fresh milk that had just been produced in the market. At that time, he only knew that fresh milk tasted mellow and delicious, so he didn't think about how others were making it.
Feng Jian had to spend time trying to explore the experiments of three cows. One male and two female cows. Male cows do not produce milk. Two female cows produce a lot of milk every day, but he has no good way to remove the odor in the milk. The odor is not removed. Although it is rich in nutrients, no one will drink it.
Feng Jian jumped anxiously and asked the people who raised cattle in the village to see if they had a way to remove the fishy smell of milk.
Because ordinary scalpers also produce milk, there will definitely be people who know the knowledge in the copycat. Soon, people from the copycat cattle farmers learned how to make milk.
In this era, people's method of making milk is also simple. After the milk is squeezed out, pour it into a large pot and boil it over high heat. This method is to remove the fishy smell, and the other is to keep the milk from rotting and spoiling within one or two days.
However, few people in the farmhouse that raises cattle drink milk produced by cows. Some people say that it is because the local cattle that produces hundreds of kilograms per year is incomparable to their "foreign relatives" who produce several tons or even more than 10 tons of milk per year. Leaving that little milk to feed the calves is more than people who drink it. Of course, it may also be because cattle were a production tool under ancient Chinese agricultural civilization, and there was enough food and you didn't have to compete for milk with the calves to drink.
In short, in this era, except for the nomadic peoples in northern China, there was no tradition of drinking milk in the Ming Dynasty.
What Feng Jian has done now is to change people's eating habits and introduce milk, a food that can strengthen the body, into people's lives. First, we must start with more than 4,000 households in Huluyan.
Feng Jian has repeatedly told the benefits of milk to the people of the village village many times, and distributed the milk produced by the two dairy cows for free to drink.
Fresh and mellow milk is a very delicious food for this group of farmers who have just solved their food and clothing. After drinking it for a few free times, many farmers gather next to the cows every day. When fresh milk comes, they will surround them and rush to receive free milk.
This situation was unexpected by Feng Jian. Each household in the village had no sufficient food, and the free milk was very satisfying and had a very mellow taste. Of course, the household households would rush to receive free food.
So Feng Jian made changes, and Huluyan milk was no longer distributed for free, but used milk as a kind of welfare to those who performed outstandingly in the construction of dairy farms.
Cows are indeed rare animals in this era. It is indeed lucky to get two of them by chance. With cows, they will continuously produce milk, so the nutrition of the soldiers in Zhenshan Camp can be fully guaranteed.
Prosecutor Feng believes that it is necessary to ask a special person to manage and feed them specifically, and that any mistakes in the cows must not be allowed.
After consideration, Feng Jian decided to set up a dairy farm in the village, and specially invited old farmers who had experience in raising cattle to take care of the breeding of three dairy cows, and also put dozens of plowing oxen from the Huluyan Mutual Aid Association in the farm and handed them over to the old farmers for care.
The three old farmers Feng Jian found had raised scalpers at home, but it was the first time I saw dairy cows that could only produce milk but not cultivate the land, and I had no idea how to raise them.
The three old farmers were very cautious. The commander handed over the cows to the three of them for care. If nothing unexpected happens, if there is any problem, even if they remove the three old bones, it will be difficult to compensate for the three cows!
You must ask the commander for something. If you really have any problems when you feed them, please do not punish them!
For these ordinary village households, Feng Jian, the commander, is a superior figure in the village and he can't talk to him at all. Now, for the sake of the cow, the three old village households have to rush to the counterfeit court and come to Feng Jian to look for him with fear.
Because one of the three people, an old farmer named Gu Laokuo, spoke more frankly, he expressed his appeal to Feng Jian on behalf of the three people.
Mr. Gu Xiaoqi Ai Ai said to Feng Jian: "Thinking... Commander, the three young men have never seen cows before. Once they cannot be fed properly... they delay the commander's affairs, this... we can't afford to compensate for this few old bones!"
Feng Jian laughed and said, "There should be no big difference between raising cows and raising scalpers. As long as you feed on time, milk on time, and clean the cows on time, there will be no accidents. Well, even if there is an accident, the commander will not blame him."
After Feng Jian finished speaking, he saw that Gu Lao Kuo was rubbing his hands all the time, and knew that he must have not given up his concerns, so he continued, "Then tell me how do you usually feed the ox?"
When talking about how to raise cattle, Mr. Gu suddenly became energetic: "When talking about raising cattle, it is very knowledgeable. Let's talk about this cow house first, clean it on weekdays. Not only do you need to use cow dung frequently and lay grass frequently, but you also need to wipe the cow body frequently, twice in the morning and evening, and you must not miss it. Especially in the hot summer, this cow pen is essential for ventilation and refreshing..."
Seeing that Gu Laoxiao was talking nonstop, Feng Jian quickly stopped him and said, "Haha, you old people are experts in cattle raising. These cows are also cows. The commander thinks that how scalpers can breed cows on weekdays can be raised, and there should be no difference!"
Feng Jian then pointed to a hillside and said to Mr. Gu, "The Cross-city Command is preparing to set up a dairy farm in this area, set up a dairy milk storage room in the farm, establish a cattle shed for dairy and plowing cows, and a special dairy pasture. The rest of the livestock are not allowed to go to this area to compete with the cows. In the future, the dairy farm will be given to you three to take care of. In addition, the Huluyan Mutual Aid Association will arrange for people to take care of. How about you raising three dairy cows and the plowing cows of the Mutual Aid Association?"
Seeing that Gu Laolao and three other Laozhuang households were still hesitating, Feng Jian said: "You three raise cows and plowing oxen in the farm. You can drink a bowl of milk for free every day. The mutual aid club rewards each person with one stone of food every year. At the end of the year, you can also receive some of the counterfeit meat, vegetables and other side dishes from the mutual aid club..."
Listening to Feng Jian’s promise, Mr. Gu couldn’t help but shake his Adam’s apple and patted his chest first and replied: “The commander respects us old bones, don’t mention milk, grain, and side dishes. The three little old men are willing to take care of the farm for the commander!”
Feng Jian smiled knowingly and said, "You can entrust your cow breeding to three people. You three specialize in raising dairy cows. Each person calculates one work point every day. At the end of the season, you can go to the Mutual Aid Association trading venue to exchange for daily needs. In addition, take good care of the cows, and there will be corresponding rewards for the copycat at the end of the year."
Mr. Gu's heartbeats were accelerating, and the treatment of taking care of the cows was almost as good as that of the soldiers in Zhenshan Camp. At the same time, the three of them felt a little ashamed of their own thoughts.
Mr. Gu’s face turned slightly red and said, “The little old man just saw three cows, two cows and one bull. Don’t worry, the commander. The little old man promised to add a few more small cows to the farm within one year.”
Seeing that the three Laozhuang households were happy, Feng Jian also sighed and smiled with relief: "This commander, Changjing, waited for good news from several old people. He can really breed small cows successfully. Even if the elderly have made great contributions to Huluyan, the copycat will definitely reward several people at that time."
Mr. Gu heard Feng Jian’s promise and laughed. At this moment, they felt that the commander was still very acquainted!
After the matter of Feng Jian was decided, he specially set up a dairy farm to establish a cattle farm and gathered people to establish a cattle house, a milk cooking room, a milk storage room and other houses.
Because of Feng Jian’s encouragement, Gu Lao Kuo and the other two made many useful suggestions on how to build a farm. Feng Jian let the three of them take charge of the construction of the dairy farm.
The land of Huluyan is full of wild vegetable seeds, so almost every household on the mountain feeds a few chickens. Those with better conditions also raise goats, donkeys and other livestock. The rich resources of wild grass and wild vegetable on the mountain make the villagers not have to worry about feeding the livestock they raise at all.
Because the Huluyan area is relatively small, it is just a peak in the peaks of the Daze Mountains. Such a natural environment determines that all kinds of livestock cannot be raised on a large scale. The most suitable ones are for free-range farming for each household. Therefore, the copycat also encourages all households to raise chickens, goats, donkeys and other livestock.
Chapter completed!