Three Kingdoms: Do you want me to get out of here? Liu Bei, you wait

Chapter 87: Food is the first necessity of the people; the way to make a country strong is to slaughter pigs?
As soon as Cao Cao finished speaking, Xu Chu started to refute him before he could even open his mouth.

"No fishy smell? How is that possible?"

"That's right. When I was a kid, my family was poor. We could only eat some meat during festivals, and the one we ate the most was pork."

"Mr. Su, you don't know, that fishy smell... I really will never forget it for the rest of my life. It's so vivid in my memory."

"Whether it's true or not, you will know after you try it."

"How about I give you two a head start?"

Su Chen didn't explain, but took the initiative to pick up the chopsticks and ate with his mouth full of oil.

I feel really intoxicated when I close my eyes at this moment.

After all, who doesn’t love braised pork?

Seeing his intoxicated look, Cao Cao and the other person opposite him were both shocked.

Especially Cao Cao.

Thinking of what Su Chen had said before about how to make the country strong, his expression gradually became serious.

"This……"

"It seems that Mr. Su wants to vigorously promote this Dongpo pork."

"Mr. Su, are you planning to add a signature dish to the restaurant? Yes, it would be weird if there were only drinks but no signature dishes."

Xu Chu said this and nodded thoughtfully.

Hearing him say this, Cao Cao couldn't help but laugh.

Without even waiting for Su Chen to speak, he took the initiative to explain.

"Zhongkang underestimated Mr. Su. If I am not mistaken, what Mr. Su really hopes is to promote the way of eating pork and encourage civil and military officials to compete to eat pork, right?"

"Prime Minister, you have a keen eye. As expected, nothing can be hidden from you."

Upon hearing this, Su Chen bowed and praised, which was a disguised acknowledgement of the matter.

After hearing this, Cao Cao did not become complacent.

Instead, he frowned and asked again.

"I still have one thing I don't understand, and I hope Mr. Su can help me solve it."

"Why did Mr. Su take so much trouble to research such a pork dish? Is it just to add a delicious dish to the table? Moreover, what does this have to do with the method of strengthening the country that the military advisor just talked about?"

It’s not that Cao Cao was deliberately finding fault.

But before that, Su Chen gave it to me as a gift for meeting the emperor and also as a strategy to strengthen the country.

The expectations for him were too high.

At this moment, I saw that what was served was just a plate of food.

There is a huge gap between before and after, so it is normal to feel depressed.

Su Chen could also understand Cao Cao's mood at the moment.

So I didn't feel disappointed when I heard him say that.

Instead, he smiled and said.

"Yes, it is to add a delicious dish to the table. However, it is not the prime minister's table, but the common people's table."

"The dining table of the people..."

After hearing this, Cao Cao's eyes flashed, and he seemed to understand something, but it was still a little vague.

Fortunately, this time, Su Chen did not keep the matter in suspense and started explaining directly.

"Prime Minister, do you still remember the old saying that food is the most important thing for the people?"

“No matter how good the seeds are, if they are sown in poor soil, they will not bear fruit. The same is true for humans. If you want to have elite soldiers and generals under you, meat is an obstacle that you cannot avoid.”

"And ordinary beef and mutton are simply not edible by ordinary people, especially beef. If an ordinary farmer's family can have a working ox, it is the real pillar of the family, better than two or three strong men. Who would want to eat it? They would even keep it at home as a sacrifice."

"As for mutton, although it is the mainstream meat now, you, Prime Minister, also know how low the meat yield of sheep is. This sheep, if raised normally, will only weigh about 40 kilograms. If it is in an area with abundant water and grass, it may grow to more than 50 kilograms, close to 60 kilograms."

Cao Cao seemed to have realized something. "So instead of thinking about improving the breeding of sheep, why not focus on other poultry, such as pigs?"

Su Chen nodded, "Yes. And the meat yield of pork after using my method is 40% higher than before. Each one grows fat and strong, far more than 100 kilograms. Normally it should grow to about 150 kilograms. Raising two pigs is equivalent to raising three pigs. If this method can be promoted on a large scale, Prime Minister, do you think this is the way to strengthen the country?"

Su Chen asked back.

As soon as these words came out.

Cao Cao and the other man on the opposite side were both stunned.

At this moment, all attention shifted from Dongpo pork to the method of fattening mentioned by Su Chen.

When he came back to his senses, it was Xu Chu who shook his head, expressing his determination at the first moment.

"Ah? One hundred and fifty kilograms?!" "Could it be that Mr. Su knows some magic? Can he make the pigs behave and eat like a baby?"

It’s not that he didn’t believe Su Chen, but Xu Chu’s family really raised pigs before.

I know very well how difficult it is to grow a pig to 150 kilograms.

But Cao Cao beside him was much more straightforward.

Stand up now and don't waste any more words.

Just ask to go to the pigpen for a look.

Seeing this, Su Chen naturally would not refuse.

He led everyone out of the study.

They hurried along the way, and everyone seemed a little hurried.

In fact, I still have some doubts in my heart.

But after actually seeing those big, fat, white pigs in the pigsty.

Not only did the doubts in everyone's minds disappear, but their faces were also filled with amazement.

There is no need to weigh a domestic pig of this size; you can tell by looking at it that it is much larger than normal.

"They are all really fat and strong..."

"But...how is this possible? Could it be that you know some magical skills, Mr. Su?"

Especially Xu Chu, the way he looked at Su Chen at this moment was as if he was looking at a fairy.

"There is no such thing as a magic trick. The secret lies here."

Su Chen smiled.

After saying that, he reached out and picked up a sharp knife that was sharpened to a shine next to him.

After hearing this, Xu Chu and Cao Cao immediately came over to take a closer look.

After looking it up and down.

Both of them were at a loss.

Xu Chu was even more disappointed and started complaining.

"This knife... there's nothing special about it. It's just an ordinary butcher knife."

Su Chen shook his head and explained, "A butcher knife? To be more precise, it's used to slaughter pigs."

"Slaughtering a pig? What does that mean?"

The two still looked confused.

Su Chen changed his words.

"Have you seen the eunuch?"

"To put it simply, it is to turn this pig into a eunuch."

"what?!"

"Let pigs be eunuchs?!"

Xu Chu felt his crotch tighten.

Looking at the knife again, I suddenly felt a chilling coldness.

Even though he was a veteran general, he still felt a lot of pressure for some unknown reason.

Cao Cao also swallowed his saliva.

But he didn't dwell too much on it.

Instead, he asked about the real business.

"Is this what Mr. Su said... a way to get rid of the fishy smell in pork? Castrate the pigs...?"

"When the Prime Minister comes in to hunt, he should know the saying 'one pig, two bears, and three tigers, right?'" Su Chen asked.

Cao Cao nodded, "Yes, in the mountains and forests, wild boars have the most violent personalities, are very powerful, and most importantly, have a very strong desire to attack. I have encountered them several times when I was hunting, and they are indeed much more difficult to deal with than bears and tigers. But Mr. Su, this is a domestic pig, which is different from a wild boar."

Su Chen explained and finally started talking.

"It's easy to change a country, but it's hard to change one's nature. Although domestic pigs are far less ferocious than wild boars, they are just as irritable when they are in estrus. That's why their meat smells fishy. But after this pig is castrated, the situation is completely different.

Pigs without estrus will naturally no longer be brave and aggressive. It is as if they have lost hope in life. They either eat or sleep all day long. In this case, how can they not gain weight?

With this method, if the pigs are raised properly, it won’t even take a year for them to reach marketability. This is killing two birds with one stone.”

"How about it, Prime Minister? Is this a suitable gift for you?"

(End of this chapter)