Eat meat when there is not enough food
If this statement had not come from Li Xian's mouth, someone would definitely have ridiculed him. But because this statement came from Li Xian's mouth, no one immediately objected. But everyone also focused their attention on Li Xian, waiting for the great king to give a reasonable explanation.
Li Xian smiled and said, "We can develop animal husbandry. Grain straw can be used to feed cattle and sheep. As far as I know, cattle are the easiest to raise, followed by pigs. We can also use grain to exchange for cattle, sheep, pigs and other livestock from neighboring countries. We can feed the cattle, sheep and pigs obtained with grain straw."
This method is very feasible! Feed the straw that humans cannot eat to cattle, sheep and pigs, and then eat the meat.
"The method is good, but it takes a long time for a cow to grow up, and I'm afraid distant water cannot quench immediate thirst." Yan Ze'an roughly calculated, "According to our current development speed, we will need more food next year. In addition, there are wars in surrounding countries, and I'm afraid that a large number of people will flock to us next year. And because we are stable here and have a good life, the number of births next year will increase again! If we only rely on the current food, even if we add grain straw, we can't feed everyone."
Li Xian finally felt the pressure. After hesitating for a long time, Li Xian finally gave an order, "Pass the order, close the checkpoints immediately, and prohibit any refugees from entering the Shang Kingdom except for commercial exchanges. In addition, Yan Ze'an, you and Wei Zhe of the Dragon Palace should tell them that I want to talk to the Dragon Princess and get a lot of food from the sea."
"Yes." Yan Ze'an also stepped back.
In the past, the Shang Kingdom obtained food from the sea, but it was very little, and it was mostly not to fill their stomachs, but to satisfy the appetites of the rich. Now, Li Xian is not satisfied and wants to catch a large amount of fish and other food directly from the sea.
In other words, it’s not that Li Xian is not satisfied, but that he has to do so.
There is a huge difference between the national era and the sect era.
In the era of the nation, the power of the nation is very strong. But the responsibility of the nation is also great! Feeding the people of the nation is obviously a huge responsibility that cannot be shirked!
After discussing this issue, Li Xian looked around and said, "Are there any other questions? If not, we are going to visit Qingyun Valley."
Li Yuanming said, "Master, Jin is in a very dangerous situation now. I'm afraid that Lu and Liu can swallow Jin with just one charge. But now Jin owes us three warships and a total of 80 million taels of gold. Should we force the emperor of Jin to sell the country?"
"Jin State..." Li Xian was not lost in the desire for territory, but looked at Yan Ze'an next to him, "Yan Ze'an, if we swallow up Jin State at this time, will it have any impact on us?"
"Master, I don't agree with swallowing up Jin right now." Yan Ze'an directly expressed his opposition:
"There are three reasons: First, we haven't completely digested Qi. The history of the Shang Kingdom is too short, and the foundation is too shallow. We shouldn't take too big a step. Moreover, our main task now is to build a major artery, which will consume a lot of our national strength. Second, there are many old nobles and families in Jin. These forces are intertwined and not conducive to governance. Third, the east of Yingzhou is now in chaos, but we make all countries wary. If we take action again, it is very likely that the surrounding countries will unite against us. It is better to let Lu and Liu swallow up Jin and let them attract the attention of other countries. We will sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, relying on the sale of arms to provoke conflicts between countries. After the war, when all the families are exhausted and the countries have become a wasteland, it will be our time to take action!"