Chapter 1055: Preliminary improvement of diet structure


    Now the Qiang people are much richer than before, or in other words, these Qiang-headed people are much richer. The Qiang people are still under the control of the slavery system. Their wealth does not belong to individuals, but to the tribe, and the leader of the tribe is similar to a slave owner.


    ? During this period, the Qiang people did some trade, and these trade naturally brought generous returns to the leaders of these tribes. Naturally, the leaders of these Qiang tribes accumulated a lot of money.


    The item that was asked to be picked up was quickly brought to him, a lacquer box wrapped in brocade. Inside the paint box is a white sweater.


    I''m afraid I can''t say when the sweater came into being, but there are many prototypes, such as felt blankets, such as hemp weaving, but if you want to think about the various styles of sweaters that outline many patterns in later generations, it is indeed rare.


    Strictly speaking, this piece of Fei Qian is not a sweater. It does not have the knitting structure of a sweater itself. It is just woven according to ordinary weaving methods, or it can be called woolen cloth.


    But for Linagu of Baishiqiang, this was novel enough. Especially this color, which is almost pure white, makes Rinagu even more fascinated.


    It was not easy to obtain pure white color in the Han Dynasty. Even the carefully selected white Gebu on Lina Gu''s head is not pure white, but slightly yellowish gray.


    In fact, it was a chance. During the mining process in Luliang Mountain, Fei Qian discovered the associated sulfur mine. Although the amount was not large, the sulfur was immediately identified by the craftsmen. Thanks to the alchemy skills of the alchemists, sulfur ore, as an important raw material for alchemy, has been very valuable for a while.


    However, for Fei Qian, it may be able to promote some chemical industries in later generations, one of which is bleaching, the bleaching of paper fibers, and the bleaching of wool.


    Wool, even if it is white sheep, actually has some yellow. Such variegated colors are hard to see from a distance, but it is very obvious when you get close. However, the piece in Lina Gu''s hands is under the effect of bleaching. It looks so perfect.


    "This...this is..." Rinagu gently stroked the sweater. Because of the roughness of his hands, one or two hairs even picked up. Linagu was so frightened that he immediately retracted his hand, not daring to move anymore, just using his eyes. Staring hard, not blinking.


    ??The Baishi Qiang people seem to have an extreme and paranoid hobby for the color white. Even if they pick up white stones on the road, they will put them in their backpacks and carry them home. Now that Lina Gu saw such a piece of pure white clothing, he was naturally so happy that he couldn''t help himself.


    "...This, we Han craftsmen selected the purest white hair from a hundred white sheep, and then after repeated screening and careful weaving, we made such a white..." Fei Qian paused. After a moment, he continued, "...such a silver-threaded garment, um, yes, a silver-threaded garment...Brother Baishi, what do you think of this silver-threaded garment?"


    “…One hundred sheep, this…this is naturally good, such a treasure…” Lina Gu murmured, “Silver-threaded clothes, um, silver-threaded clothes, such a treasure…”


    Fei Qian continued to encourage and said: "...this silver-threaded garment has three most important advantages. One is that it is soft. No matter it is Gebu or linen, it is not as soft as this silver-threaded garment. The other is that it is light and is not even the same size. Half the weight of the leather robe is like wearing summer Gebu clothes; one is warmth. If you wear such a thing in the cold winter, it will be like being in spring. ...The most important thing is that this one is pure white. It would take the wool of a hundred white sheep to pick out such a piece, and it is very labor-intensive and time-consuming..."


    One hundred sheep, haha, is actually just three or four sheep. They select finer wool and weave it, and only use wool. The sheep can still live. Anyway, every summer, the sheep Always looking for a place to mess around so that I can change my winter hair.


    But Lina Gu was naturally completely unaware of these. Looking at the white sweater that Fei Qian said was worth a hundred sheep, no, plus the cost of hand-making, it must be worth more than a hundred sheep. Na Gu''s hands were shaking a little.


    "...Brother Baishi..." Fei Qian said, "Brother Baishi? See if you can sell this piece of silver-lined clothing for... Well, why don''t you lose money? How about one hundred and twenty sheep? One hundred and twenty What do you think of the sheep?”


    "One hundred and twenty?" Linagu''s hand shook and he almost threw the brocade lacquer box in his hand, "...this, this, this is too expensive!"


    After finishing speaking, Linagu reacted and said: "What, general, why don''t you keep such a treasure for yourself, how can you be willing to sell it?"


    Fei Qian let out a long sigh and said: "Well, I had a big battle with the Xianbei people some time ago. I won, but I also lost a lot of food and grass. Now that my subordinate has returned from working hard, I can''t be frugal even with stuttering. ? There’s nothing I can do about it. Although it’s a treasure, it can’t be eaten...otherwise I want to keep it until winter..."


    Fei Qian''s words were full of emotion, and Linagu naturally believed them to be true. Moreover, in Linagu''s heart, such things were indeed treasures. Unless it was a last resort, it was naturally best to keep them with him.


    ??But Lina Gu rolled his eyes, put the lacquer box aside, and said: "...It''s a pity, this silver-threaded coat is indeed a good thing, but it''s too expensive... It''s too expensive, I''m afraid it won''t be sold..."


    Fei Qian smiled, not in a hurry, but said slowly: "Of course, in addition to such precious silver-lined clothes, there are also some more common ones..."


    There is no harm without contrast. The next few sweaters packed in the Gebu bag were either of mixed colors or simply gray and black. Such a strong contrast made Rina Gudu feel that it was really hard to stand.


    "...These are cheap, affordable, easy to use, and not bad at keeping warm. Of course, they are not bad at all. Compared with the silver thread clothes... Haha..." Fei Qian laughed, "...More colored ones, fifteen of them Sheep, are they black? Let’s just say there are ten sheep..."


    "What?!" Linagu said, pointing to the mottled and black sweater, "...and ten sheep are needed for this? Look at this thick woolen one, it''s almost the same as our thick felt!"


    “Isn’t there some difference here? Your felt is so thick, can it be worn on the body without covering up the stinking sweat? Look at this, it has holes for ventilation, and it is comfortable to wear...”


    “…it doesn’t cost ten sheep…”


    …Okay, tell me how much it’s worth…”


    Fei Qian and Lina Gu were like buyers and sellers squatting at a street stall, arguing endlessly over the price difference of one or two sheep, and finally reached an agreement. Lina Gu, as the dealer of this sweater, sold it with variegated colors The ten sheep, the price of the seven black sheep, were exchanged for sweaters from Fei Qian. As for how much he would sell to the Western Regions, Fei Qian had no control over it...


    ?Linagu thought that this deal was the highlight, so he and Fei Qian argued over it for a long time, and finally reached an agreement. He thought he had taken advantage of it, and he felt a little proud. But Linagu never thought that Feiqian''s sweater business was just a tie-in.


    In fact, Fei Qian''s real focus was to change the dietary structure of the Han soldiers in Pingyang as a whole, and even in this area to the north.


    ?So although Fei Qian looked a little heartbroken on the surface, he was actually quite happy.


    Through this transaction, at least more than 300 sheep were obtained, which immediately relieved some of the pressure on food and grass. More importantly, the veterans of poultry breeding transferred from the Qiang people could reduce Fei Qian''s work in large areas. The initial exploration time for large-scale poultry farming can even save you from detours and losses.


    ?But for Linagu, he didn''t realize this at all. He thought that the sweater business was the most important thing...


    Normally, important things are left behind, which is in line with the habits of most people, but Fei Qian didn''t want Linagu, a Qiang person, to notice the importance of the pig farm to Fei Qian, so he deliberately talked about it first.


    The problem of food and grass has indeed given Fei Qian a headache for a long time, but even Jia Xu and Xun Chen don''t have any particularly good solutions to this problem. Maybe it''s because of their vision, or maybe because all they can think about is comparison. Some routine measures were taken, so I was not able to provide better suggestions to Fei Qian.


    Zao Zhi said that after two or three seasons of screening of excellent seeds, the grain and grass production in Pingyang area should be improved. Then this variety can be brought to Yinshan for planting. If it can be adapted, it will also increase by some. The output of…


    However, for such grain production, one is that the growth rate is relatively slow, and on the other hand, it is still not ideal for Fei Qian. Fei Qian wants a method that is easier to achieve and will be helpful in the future.


    ??Food and grass are like invisible shackles tied to Fei Qian. If you want to break through such a shackles, you must find a new path, and this path cannot fall into the hands of the nobles and eventually be led by the nobles.


    ? Fei Qian''s previous thinking of expanding food channels came to a dead end. He was blindly thinking about how to expand food production and how to increase the area of ??cultivated land. In fact, there is nothing wrong with this, but such a plan cannot be completed in a short time...


    ?Later, when he saw the food on the table, Fei Qian suddenly realized that he had missed something. One fundamental reason why people in the Han Dynasty, especially soldiers, consumed so much food and grass was that their intake of oils and fats was too little. Without oils, people in the Han Dynasty had to eat more carbohydrates to ensure the functioning of their bodies. , so some generals often eat three to five tons of coarse grains, and there are many pot-bellied men.


    ??But if you replace it with all the fat, not to mention three or five buckets, just one bucket will probably be enough to choke. This is the same as some buffets in later generations deliberately fried the dishes to be very greasy and sweet.


    When the human body consumes a certain amount of fat and sugar, the body will tell you the feeling of fullness. Even if there is still room in the stomach, it will lose its appetite and cannot eat anymore. So from this aspect, as long as you ensure a certain amount of fat replenishment for your soldiers, the demand for original carbohydrate-type food and grass can be greatly reduced. And these reduced carbohydrate requirements mean that Fei Qian can use the same amount of food and grass to supply more soldiers.


    ??And for Fei Qian, changing the diet structure will not only reduce the need for carbohydrates, but also improve the physical fitness of the soldiers. Why not?


    At the same time, the manure produced by large-scale poultry raising is the best biofertilizer, which in turn can also increase agricultural yields. Fei Qian naturally thought of such a thing and immediately promoted it.


    For Feiqian now, the best source of fat is not cattle or sheep, but pigs. Although chickens and ducks are good, they have many problems. In the Han Dynasty when there were no antibiotics, compared with pigs, they were more likely to have various problems if they were raised on a large scale. So after much deliberation, I chose the descendant of Canopy. After all, pigs were raised on a large scale in later generations. The most fundamental reason is that they grow fast, can give birth to children, and more importantly, they are not picky, so they are easier to raise.


    However, if pigs are not raised well, they will be infected with various diseases like chickens and ducks, causing swine fever and so on. Therefore, in the early stage, the Qiang people who know more about animals must be assisted.


    ?Although the Huns are equally good at animal husbandry, the Qiang people have an advantage that the Huns cannot compare with. The Qiang people''s organizational alliances are too poor. They are divided and combined. From the early Han Dynasty to the present, there has never been a big alliance. Occasionally, there are a few slightly larger ones, such as Shaodang Qiang and Xianling Qiang, which are short-lived. , and soon fell into decline.


    ?So asking the Qiang people to help, even if the Qiang people finally became aware of it and understood the importance of Fei Qian''s measures, it would not make a difference.


    Although the current pig population is not as improved as in later generations, although it is castrated, the smell is still relatively strong and is not popular among the nobles. However, for ordinary people and soldiers, a little oily and **** is already very unpleasant. Good thing, whether it tastes good or not is a secondary issue...


    There is also the trade volume of sweaters as an added bonus, and this added bonus is actually quite good.


    As for the Hu people who live in wind and frost all year round, sweaters are naturally a very good kind of clothing to avoid the cold and keep warm. Therefore, Baishi Qiang''s Lina Gu knew that this thing was very useful to other Hu people in the Western Regions without even thinking about it. It is a rare item, and it is very practical, so there is no need to worry about reselling it...


    But Fei Qian actually wants to equip his own soldiers with sweaters more. The ones he sells to Linagu are only a small part, and of course they will be more refined. After all, Linagu exchanged a lot of sheep for it, so naturally Let Linagu feel that it is worth the money.


    So both sides are happy...


    The following is a radio speech given by a salt-carrying man from the Confucius family of a thousand-year-old family at a specific period:


    (continued)


    III. Completing the East Asian War. Although the teachings of Confucius emphasize etiquette, they do not emphasize military force. However, Jiagu Zhihui first retreated to Laiyi, and then recovered the invaded territory. It can be seen that he was full of martial spirit. This kind of spirit is enough to inspire the loyalty and courage of the people. When the time comes to join the war, we will definitely be able to unite with our allies and drive the British and Americans out of Asia in one fell swoop. The third meaning of this respect is Confucius.


    4. Reviving Eastern culture. Oriental culture originated from Confucius, and it is known to everyone. New learning flourished, and many scholars thought highly of novels and innovations, while the inherent culture was regarded as insignificant. What is my inherent culture? In abstract terms, it is what Confucius calls benevolence and propriety. Ren, body, is the core of reality. Ritual means use, just like the branches of a tree. The promotion of respecting Confucius this time is no different from taking the core and broadcasting it, cultivating the branches and spreading the hole far and wide. The fourth meaning of this respect is Confucius.


    The above four points are just my impressions. I would like to summarize them and give them to you. Please give me your testimonials.


    (End of this chapter)