Ming Zuo

Chapter 346 Spells
July is just around the corner, and the storm will rise.

Coupled with the continuous rain, Zuo Menggeng simply stopped military operations.

He returned to Dongchang Mansion only because of internal problems.

Ridiculous question.

"Look, the current price of pork has risen to more than [-] yuan per pound, chickens have risen to nearly [-] yuan per chicken, and eggs have also risen to [-] yuan per piece. Many people complain that they can't live any longer."

Rising prices are a common phenomenon in social and economic activities, but they are also related to the national economy and people's livelihood.

Zuo Menggeng was quite nervous and asked, "Where's the food?"

Hou Xun's answer gave him a lot of peace of mind.

"The price of food is currently falling. This year is another bumper harvest, and the grain output is [-]% higher than last year. Your military can buy more this year, otherwise, if the price of food falls too hard, everyone will still complain."

Zuo Menggeng was a little confused.

"Why did the price of food drop, but the price of meat and eggs soared?"

But it didn't take long for him to figure out why.

In fact, there is nothing mysterious, that is, the market demand has increased.

Today, the people of Dongchang House rely on various industries, everyone has a job, everyone has money, and their income has skyrocketed.

With more income, the family will naturally invest in improving their lives.

In the past, big guys were reluctant to buy some meat during the festivals, but now it is not a luxury to eat meat-filled dumplings every other day.

There are more people buying this, but the production of meat has not kept up, and the price of meat will naturally soar.

As for the price of eggs will also skyrocket, in addition to being affected by the rise in meat prices, the culprit is actually the cavalry regiment.

Zuo Menggeng also asked about it before he knew that it turned out that raising war horses was so picky.

With the new army model, the cost of raising a warhorse is enough to raise five soldiers.

Just a fodder is an astronomical expenditure.

Ordinary roughage will not be mentioned, but concentrated feed alone consumes a lot of beans, bran, and grains.In particular, after the war horse is severely consumed, it is necessary to add salt, and the feed must be stirred with eggs to ensure the health of the war horse.

However, Zuo Menggeng has no good solution for the price increase of meat and eggs.

Some people in the private sector will take the opportunity to raise pigs and chickens to make money, but from the perspective of the government, they cannot build large-scale farms.

The reason is actually very simple.

The native pigs and chickens in China are not high-yielding breeds, and if they are used for large-scale breeding, they will lose money to grandma’s house.

However, raising pigs and chickens is unrealistic, Zuo Menggeng thought of a feasible solution.

"Send a message to the fishing company to see if we can use Anshan Lake to raise ducks and geese?"

Chickens are terrestrial animals, and if they are raised, they need adequate feed.In the current era, this problem is difficult to solve.

However, ducks and geese can solve most of the food problems in the water by themselves, so the difficulty of breeding will be reduced a lot.

Anshan Lake is now engaged in fish farming, with duck and geese farming, but it can form a complete industrial chain.

I believe that the war horse will not be too picky about duck eggs and goose eggs, right?

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Shanxi, Xizhou.

In the prefecture compound, officials such as state governor Yang Wei and guard Gao Yi were present.

These people are more nervous than each other, all staring at the center of the field.

At this time, there was a monk wearing a Taoist robe holding a peach wood sword in his hand, chanting words in his mouth, and walking like a fly under his feet.

There was a piece of yellow paper with a spell written on the tip of the peach wood sword, and flames were billowing in the air at this time.

But no matter how this non-monk and non-dao guy waved, the flames were always bright and inextinguishable, with a magical magic power.

After chanting a mantra, the non-monk and non-dao finally stopped.

At the same time, his disciple carried a wooden shelf and placed it in the center of the field.Another piece of black cloth covered the shelf, making it difficult to see inside.

The non-monk and the non-dao glanced at the officials of Xizhou, and shouted: "People are noble and low, and it is difficult to violate the destiny. It is a blessing or a disaster, and the reason is determined by heaven. What is your future, I will do it today."

After that, his body shook violently, and his voice became terrifying.

"Tai Shang Lao Jun is in a hurry like a decree, and urgently recruits Bodhisattvas from all directions!!!!"

After shouting the last word, the tip of the peach wood sword suddenly stabbed the black cloth.

It was clearly a piece of black cloth that was several meters square. When the flames on the talisman moved up, everyone only saw a wild wave of flames rolling by, and the black cloth disappeared without a trace.

What made everyone even more uproar was that there was a big black pig in the originally empty wooden shelf.

The pig was still alive, screeching and arching, trying to escape from the wooden shelf.

Yang Wei was shocked and became more and more respectful.

"Master, this is... what does this mean?"

Non-monk and non-dao are unfathomable, but they also gave the answer.

"Zhutongzhu, God's will, today the world belongs to the Zhu family. This is the meaning of eternal prosperity and good fortune. Rest assured, Xizhou will be safe and sound."

Yang Wei, Gao Yi, and the others were instantly ecstatic, and they celebrated each other with their crowns.

Yang Wei was even more unbearable. When the tears were flowing, he hurriedly stuffed money into the sleeves of non-monks and non-daoists.

"Don't lie to the master, since I heard that the robbers were besieging Pu County, this official's heart has been up and down. For fear that the robbers will not appear, they will come and harass. Now there is a master who asserts that this official can rest easy. "

After receiving the money, the non-monk and non-dao finished the work perfectly.

"Sir, you can rest assured. This Dao has invited thirty-six heavenly immortals to protect the locality. The mere rogues are monsters from outside the territory. How can they fight against the immortals in my heavenly court?"

Yang Wei raised his eyebrows and smiled.

"That's it, that's it!"

After a ritual was done, he bid farewell to the officials of Xizhou, and the non-monk and non-dao held the money in his hand and went home in a happy mood.

As soon as he opened the door, "Oh, oh my god..." He backed out, rolling and crawling, without the slightest bit of fairy spirit.

It turned out that in the room, a big pig was staring at him with round eyes.

"Pfft..."

A woman's coquettish laughter came from behind.

"Senior Brother Wei is not very promising, he used his father's method to swindle and deceive, and even he was scared."

As soon as the non-monk and the non-dao turned around, they saw a slender girl group sitting on the grinding table in the courtyard, looking over with a smile that was not a smile.

Seeing this person, the non-monk and non-dao were even more embarrassed, and when he spoke, his upper and lower jaws were fighting.

"Hehe...hehe... Teacher... Junior Sister... Why did you come to visit me... my little temple? I heard... I heard that you have made a great event in Shandong, and you are quite a master... The style of the master back then, brother I...I am..."

This woman is naturally Xu Yaqing.

"Knowing that my little sister is working hard in Shandong, why did my senior brother turn a blind eye and hide in Shanxi alone? Hey, speaking of it, my little sister also learned some methods from her late father. This means of turning people into pigs, senior brother, do you want to? Meet me?"

The face of the non-monk and non-dao changed drastically, and he knelt down on the spot, and even kowtowed.

"Junior sister spare your life, spare your life. I... I'm just a worthless person, I'm just cheating and eating, I can't afford... I can't afford junior sister's immortal arts."

This guy was studying under Xu Hongru's sect with another person, but the other person was not honest. Taking advantage of Xu Hongru's chance to preach in all directions, he actually hooked up with Xu Hongru's concubine.

After Xu Hongru learned about it, he turned the man into a big fat pig in front of everyone's eyes.

The non-monk and non-daoist were on the scene at the time, and they were so frightened that they had become a shadow for a lifetime.

Even though he knew that Xu Hongru made it a trick, he still had lingering fears when such a big living person disappeared.

Now that I heard that Xu Yaqing wanted to reproduce such spells on him, she couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed on the spot.

What Xu Yaqing wanted was this effect.

"Senior Brother Wei is honest and honest, I know it. Speaking of which, we are brothers and sisters from the same sect. This friendship is even higher than the sky and thicker than the earth. My little sister is a little busy now and needs Senior Brother Wei to help, I believe Senior Brother Wei will also I can't bear to be embarrassed by my little sister, can I?"

Non-monk and non-dao kowtow is like pounding garlic.

"Help, help, my sister's business is my business, go through fire and water, and do whatever it takes."

Xu Yaqing smiled even sweeter.

"Sure enough, he is my good senior brother."

The non-monk and non-dao consciously escaped from the gate of hell, wiped a cold sweat, and asked tremblingly, "I don't know what the younger sister needs the foolish brother to do?"

Xu Yaqing's tone was light, as if she was talking about something unimportant.

"It's not a big deal, I just want to help us open the city gate of Xizhou with the help of senior brother."

"what……"

The non-monk and non-dao's eyes widened, shaking like a sieve, and finally knew what she wanted to do.

Xu Yaqing still smiled, winking like silk.

"What's the matter, is it difficult for Senior Brother?"

Non-monk and non-dao only feel that the crotch is warm, but it is not as important as a small life.

"No...hehe...it's not difficult."

Xu Yaqing raised her plain hand lightly, and saw a small green snake emerge from her fingertips, and she didn't know where it went to the courtyard for a moment.

She seemed to be doing nothing.

"Then I'll wait for the good news."

The non-monk and the non-dao knew that his life and death were already within Xu Yaqing's thoughts, and he didn't dare to neglect at all.

"Within three days, the foolish brother will definitely do it."

(End of this chapter)