He opened the system space and found the reward for this mission.
It wasn't in the space, so it must be in the open market.
Upon opening it, he indeed found a new item.
Looking at the golden, shimmering icon, Fang Er was a bit stunned and quickly took a sip of milk tea to calm himself.
Not bad, this milk tea tasted really good.
Fragrant and smooth, sweet but not greasy.
But what was the meaning of this sheep's head icon?
Fang Er: "System, come on, let's talk. What's the meaning of this sheep's head? We're not planning to sell dog meat, so what do we need a sheep's head for?"
System: "Ignorant! Boer goat, a high-quality goat breed, hybridized with local goats, you understand!"
As soon as the words "Boer goat" came out, Fang Er truly understood!
In his previous life, near the factory, there was a farm that raised improved meat sheep.
The breeding ram used was a Boer goat.
He had seen that family herding sheep; the breeding ram was as big as a calf.
At that time, Fang Er was curious and went to ask.
The owner proudly pointed to the breeding ram and said, "This sheep of ours is a breeding ram that cost sixty thousand yuan. It flew here from South Africa! I, who have lived for decades, have never flown, but its treatment is even better than mine!"
Upon closer discussion, he learned about the importance of Boer goats, which were called: "The King of World Meat Goats!"
Crossbreeding this type of goat with local goats resulted in offspring with fewer diseases, rapid growth, and high meat yield.
Adult sheep could weigh over two hundred catties, with the heaviest reaching three hundred catties, and a slaughter yield of up to forty-eight percent!
Furthermore, newborn lambs could weigh around seven to ten catties, and during the lambing period, the fattening rate could reach one catty per day.
Fang Er was amazed at the time, never expecting the system to give him this now!
Once things are settled here, then on the grasslands, hahaha!
Thinking of this, Fang Er couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Fang Er was very happy.
Liu Dacheng was also very happy.
The potatoes, pumpkins, and sweet potatoes outside Shenyang City were to be harvested today.
The clerks from the Prefectural Office stood in the fields, holding account books, abacuses, and scales, preparing for the subsequent yield calculations.
Liu Dacheng walked into the sweet potato field, looked at the ground that had been split open, and waved his hand at the guards brought from Shenyang City.
"Begin excavation!"
This was to be used for breeding stock; Liu Dacheng would never dare to entrust it to the common people.
The city guards, led by their squad leaders and fire leaders, were divided into small groups, sectioning off the entire field into small plots, with each group responsible for one.
For yield measurement, three random plots of sweet potatoes, pumpkins, and potatoes were selected.
"Sweet Potato Field Jia No. 1, yield measurement begins!"
"One mu of land!"
"Seventy-three catties."
"Eighty-four catties."
"Sixty-nine catties."
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Basket after basket of sweet potatoes were dug out from the ground and brought to the edge of the field to be weighed and counted by the clerks.
Every sweet potato plant was dug up thoroughly, for fear of missing even a single piece.
This thing was too important. Look, the sweet potatoes under one plant could fill nearly half a basket!
These were to be used as seeds for the following year.
"Report! Esteemed Chief Clerk, the yield of sweet potato field Jia No. 1 has been calculated. The per-mu yield is three thousand two hundred and seventeen catties and eight liang!"
"Much, much, how much?"
Liu Dacheng's hand trembled, and he even pulled out several of his own whiskers, grimacing from the pain.
"Reporting to the Esteemed Chief Clerk, the per-mu yield is three thousand two hundred and seventeen catties and eight liang, equivalent to twenty-six dan!"
Liu Dacheng, ignoring the pain in his chin, sprinted towards Field Jia No. 1.
Upon reaching the edge of the field, he saw that the sweet potatoes were piled up like small mountains.
"My heavens!"
Overwhelmed with emotion, Liu Dacheng sat down on the ground and began to cry, tears and snot streaming down his face.
The surrounding soldiers also had red eyes, and no one laughed at Liu Dacheng's loss of composure.
Such a high yield was simply a miracle!
Over three thousand catties! One mu of this land could support a family!
Coupled with the vines, they could raise pigs and sheep, and have meat to eat year-round. Life was so full of hope.
After crying for a while, Liu Dacheng got up from the ground, disregarding the dirt on his body, and rushed towards the potato field.
"Potatoes, have the potato yields been calculated yet?"
Before the clerk could answer, he snatched the account book from the clerk's hand.
He calculated the numbers line by line.
"One thousand three hundred and sixty-nine catties!"
"Equivalent to over eleven dan."
He threw the book back to the clerk and turned to run towards the pumpkin field.
At this moment, the scene had already caused a stir, with everyone's eyes fixed on Liu Dacheng.
The clerk in the pumpkin field, before Liu Dacheng could speak, quickly reported a figure.
"Esteemed Chief Clerk Liu, the per-mu yield of pumpkins totals two thousand two hundred and thirteen catties!"
"Equivalent to eighteen dan!"
Upon hearing this figure, Liu Dacheng let out a great laugh.
"Hahahaha!"
"Heaven has eyes! It has sent the Marquis of Liaodong to Great Tang!"
"The common people are fortunate! All because of the Marquis of Liaodong!"
"Someone! Bring me brush, ink, and paper! This old man needs to write a memorial to His Majesty to report this joyous news! Great joy!"
"Hahahaha!"
Soon, brush, ink, paper, and inkstone were brought over, along with a table.
Liu Dacheng wrote with vigorous strokes, and a memorial was quickly drafted. After drying the ink, he handed it to a soldier.
"A swift horse, six hundred li urgent, haste to the palace to report the good news!"
"Yes!"
The soldier took the memorial, carefully tucked it into his embrace, and galloped towards Shenyang City.
Before long, a team of warhorses carrying soldiers, along the horse paths left on either side of the cement road, kicked up a cloud of dust and quickly disappeared from view.
Liu Dacheng's heart could not calm down for a long time.
"Everyone, stop standing around! Get back to work!"
"Everyone, be careful, these are all seeds! If you damage them, you'll have to bear the consequences yourselves!"
He didn't even need to remind them; the soldiers working were extremely cautious, fearing they might damage the potato sets.
There were only four mu of potatoes.
The pumpkin area was similar.
Only the sweet potatoes, this "cheat," were planted on nearly a thousand mu!
For three consecutive days, the work here was in full swing. After the news reached Shenyang City, the common people were all shocked.
They flocked out of the city to see the mountains of sweet potatoes, which were proving the accuracy of the news.
"Damn it! I've lived this long and this is the first time I've seen a crop yield three thousand catties per mu!"
"Exactly, how many people can this feed?"
"Who cares how many people it can feed? As long as I can beg for seeds from the Chief Clerk next year, I dare to let my wife give birth as much as she wants!"
"Hahaha! His Majesty has also issued a decree on childbirth. With grain, giving birth also brings money, so why not give birth if it's free!"
"To live a prosperous life, have more children and plant more sweet potatoes!"
"Wise words, truly wise!"
Liu Dacheng listened to the discussions of these common people, and the smile on his face never faded.
For three days, the muscles in his face had smiled until they were numb!
ps: I'm sorry, I had an urgent matter to attend to this afternoon and just got back. The second chapter is here, and the third chapter will be after midnight. My apologies to everyone!