bayedsolid Chapter 147
Chapter 147
Chapter 147
"I see! I didn't expect locusts to be so useful!"
"So, the locust plague wasn't originally a disaster, but a blessing!"
"If it weren't for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's erudition and ability to think of all this, we would never have thought of this method in our lifetime!"
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After hearing Qin Yu's explanation, the officials were shocked.
The look in Emperor Liang's eyes when he looked at Qin Yu also changed completely. From ancient times to the present, locust plagues have been the last thing every dynasty wanted to encounter because they were uncontrollable.
But who would have thought that the method to control the locust plague would be so simple, just buy more chickens!
Shangguan Xiong gnashed his teeth in hatred. He thought that a locust plague rarely seen in a century had hit Ganzhou and Qin Yu would surely die. Who would have thought that he could easily solve the problem!
"Your Majesty! I have made great contributions to resolving the locust plague. Please reward me!"
Qin Yu said loudly and asked for a reward.
A smug look appeared on Emperor Liang's face, and he thought to himself that this rebellious son had finally become sensible and knew that after making contributions, he should take the initiative to ask for rewards!
"Haha! Tell me what reward you want."
Emperor Liang said readily.
"My son wants to go to Dongshan!"
Qin Yu replied.
Dongshan is extremely large. If it can be razed to the ground, it will far exceed the imperial capital. Qin Yu asked for Dongshan in order to raise chickens in the mountain!
After all, in this era, there are no broiler chickens that can be slaughtered quickly, nor are there chickens that specialize in laying eggs. If they are raised on a large scale, the cost will be very high!
Moreover, because chickens grow slowly, the return on investment is also very slow, so the breeding model of later generations cannot be used.
However, it would be much simpler to put all these chickens in the mountains and forests. All you need to do is to fence off the perimeter of the forest and drive away any wild animals that threaten the chickens. Then you can raise the chickens without wasting a single grain of food!
"Dongshan? What do you want Dongshan for?"
Emperor Liang was confused.
Dongshan is a hunting ground. The royal family holds hunting competitions there every year to test the martial arts of the princes. If it is given to Qin Yu, where will the princes go hunting in the future?
Besides, what’s the point of having that place?
"I've bought so many chickens, so of course I'm raising them in the mountains. If your Majesty can grant me a few thousand hectares of wasteland, that would be fine too!"
Qin Yu said.
Anyway, what he wanted was a place where the chickens could roam freely and there were bugs to eat. Moreover, in a way, the wasteland was better than the mountains.
"Raising chickens! Your Highness, please stop messing around!"
"Do you know how much food these chickens eat every day? Common people raise chickens by feeding them leftovers, so they barely consume any food. But where can Your Highness find so much leftover food?"
"Your Highness! Leave these chickens to me. I will help you dispose of them in the shortest possible time. Moreover, I will give you every penny of the proceeds!"
"There are wild beasts everywhere in the East Mountain. Even if we put chickens in there, there wouldn't be enough for them to eat!"
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The officials said one after another.
By solving the problems of poisonous insects and locust plagues one after another, Qin Yu won the favor of many officials, and these people also wanted to solve Qin Yu's problems from the bottom of their hearts.
Qin Yu said, "Although there are wild beasts in Dongshan, the outer area is vast and there are not many ferocious beasts. I can hire hunters to set traps in the outer area to drive away the wild beasts!"