The wild boar's diet was very wide. The food that people could eat, the wild boar could basically eat, and the food that people couldn't eat, the wild boar could also eat. After all, the resistance of the wild boar was much stronger than that of people. It wouldn't get sick even if it ate dirty and rotten food, but if people ate unclean food, they would definitely get sick and even die from poisoning.
Generally, when people raised wild boars, in order to pursue higher economic benefits, they would definitely feed the wild boar a lot of feed. As a result, the wild boar would grow fast and fat, and it seemed that it could be sold at a higher price. But in this way, the quality of the wild boar was not guaranteed, and the meat quality would definitely decline a lot. After being fooled the first time, they wouldn't buy it again next time.
And if it was fed for a few generations, the meat quality of the wild boar would become similar to that of domestic pigs. After dozens of generations, the wild boar would really become domestic pigs. The domestic pork that people ate was domesticated with wild boars a long time ago. Since the ancient people could domesticate wild boars into domestic pigs, why couldn't the people later?
There was a big difference between the meat of domestic pigs and the meat of wild boars. Wild boars were more delicious and more delicious. This was also the fundamental reason why many people liked to eat wild boars. If you raised wild boars to taste like domestic pigs, it would be a waste of natural resources and would ruin your own reputation. Smart people generally liked to raise domestic pigs to taste like wild boars, so that they could make more money.
However, it was not an easy thing to raise domestic pigs to taste like wild boars. It was necessary to change the original raising model from the initial captivity to free-range farming. In this way, the quality of the pork could be greatly improved and it could be sold at a higher price. But domestic pigs had been domesticated for thousands of years. It was very difficult to get good quality pork by changing the raising method. It was better to directly raise wild boars.
However, the reproductive ability of wild boars was much weaker than that of domestic pigs. A domestic pig could give birth to about ten in a litter, and wild boars could give birth to five or six in a litter. The difference in reproductive ability was doubled. Only with a high reproductive ability could it better meet the market demand. If the reproductive ability was too weak, the number would not be able to supply.
In later generations, someone came up with a good idea. That was crossbreeding. Using wild boars and domestic pigs to crossbreed male boars and female domestic pigs to crossbreed. The effect was still very good. In this way, not only could they get more than a dozen piglets at one time, but the meat quality of the piglets would also be very similar to that of wild boars. It was killing two birds with one stone.
However, the risk of doing this was a bit high, and it was also a technical work. In addition, in the eyes of many diners, the crossbred small wild boars were not pure wild boars, and the price would not go up.
Therefore, Ang Lee simply did not do this. He just directly raised purebred wild boars with peace of mind.
In order to ensure the variety of wild boars, most of the space in the entire valley was open to wild boars. They could go wherever they wanted to forage. It was best to eat more wild food. When they had nothing to do, they could fight more and hit trees. This was even better.
In addition, in order to make up for the lack of food, some food would occasionally be fed. After all, the space in the valley was not small, but it was not very big either. The amount of food was very limited. It was difficult to feed a large number of wild boars only by relying on wild food. It would even greatly reduce the desire of wild boars to have children, which would disrupt Ang Lee's plan.
The poorer people were, the more they liked to have children. However, wild boars were not like this. In nature, many animals would choose to have children independently. When food was scarce, many animals would not have children because even if they had children, they could not feed the children. Only when food was abundant, animals would have a very strong desire to have children.
Therefore, in order to let these wild boars breed more small wild boars, Ang Lee would definitely not let them starve. He would often let people feed them, but he would not let these wild boars eat too much. Otherwise, these wild boars would lose their wildness and become lazy domestic pigs. Then, the meat quality would not be very good.
Generally, most of the food that was fed were wild fruits and small animals, or pure natural sweet potato vines. In short, junk food such as pastries were rarely fed, so as not to make these wild boars sick. However, it was not a problem to feed them occasionally. It was just for fun.
"Come, bring more sweet potato vines."
Seeing that several imperial grandsons were addicted to feeding, and there were only a few pastries, Ang Lee asked people to bring the sweet potato vines that were specially used to feed wild boars so that the imperial grandsons could feed them enough.
In fact, it was winter now. The sweet potato vines had dried up, and there were no leaves. However, there were still a lot of small sweet potatoes attached to the vines. It was the kind of low-grade goods that could not be sold at a low price. It was the most suitable to feed wild boars.
Wild boars also liked to eat this kind of food very much. Every time they were fed with the sweet potato vines, the wild boars would happily compete.
In order to make it convenient for the imperial grandsons to feed, the sweet potato vines were cut into small pieces. Each piece was not very big, so it was easier to feed them.
"Assistant Minister Li, do you think these are enough?"
Ang Lee looked at the three big boxes of sweet potato vines and nodded. "Enough, it is enough."
"Will wild boars eat this sweet potato vines?"
"Try it and you will know."
Several imperial grandsons said. They picked up the sweet potato vines and fed them to the wild boars. The wild boars were also very sensible and went to fight for it. Moreover, the fight was quite fierce. They screamed and fought with each other. When they ate, they were even more voracious. They did not care about the feelings of their companions. It seemed that whoever grabbed it would own it. If they could not grab it from others, they could only admit that they were unlucky.
This was also the difference between animals and humans. Humans were humble and courteous. When eating, they would be courteous to each other and would not compete for food. However, once many animals saw food, their wild nature would be stimulated, and all their companionship would disappear in an instant. It was common for them to fight over food until blood flowed.
Fighting for food was the instinct of many animals. When there was no food, as companions, animals could huddle together to bask in the sun. It seemed very harmonious and warm. But once food appeared, these animals who were still living together in harmony would immediately show their fangs and compete with each other for limited food. Sometimes, even if the food was very abundant, they would still fight brainlessly until their stomachs were completely full.
Animals would have such an instinct. It must have a lot to do with the survival environment. After the cruelty of nature, food was a scarce resource in many cases. It was very difficult to fill the stomach, especially to eat delicious food. In order to prevent the food from being robbed by their companions, many times they had to fight. Slowly, it became a habit.
Even in human society, there were many beggars who did not know their next meal. When they encountered good wine and good food, they would fight for it. After grabbing the food, there was no need to mention the way they ate. They would absolutely wolf down the food, no different from a beast eating.
Many people who ate humbly and politely were people who did not lack food. Naturally, there was no need to fight for food. They did not need to be anxious to eat. Naturally, the way they ate was very elegant. It was too difficult for a person who could only eat one meal in three days to learn to eat elegantly.
"Look, beasts are beasts. They're actually fighting over a sweet potato vine."
"That's because we didn't feed them enough. This king naturally has a way to make them stop fighting."
"Okay! They really won't fight. "
"As long as every wild boar can eat the sweet potato vine, they naturally don't have to fight. They also don't have time to fight. They are all busy eating."
"This seems to be the principle of governing the country! As long as all the people can eat their fill, naturally no one will rise up in rebellion. The country will be prosperous and the people will be at peace. "
"Yes! Yes! We can see the principle of governing the country by feeding wild boars. It seems that we have to feed more wild boars in the future. "
"Look, there's another group of wild boars. It seems that there are quite a few of them. Where are the piglets?"
Several imperial grandsons shouted. However, a group of piglets really ran over from a distance, followed by a big wild boar guarding the piglets.
However, perhaps because they were afraid of being hurt, the big wild boar and the group of piglets all stopped and stood motionless. They seemed to be observing the big male wild boars who were fighting for food in front of them.
"Look at these piglets, how cute they are! The female wild boars are afraid that the big male wild boars will hurt them, so they stopped and did not dare to come over. The piglets are fine as long as they have milk to eat. However, the female wild boars need to breastfeed. If their stomachs are not full, there will not be enough milk to feed these cute piglets. "
Ang Lee opened his mouth and said.
The female wild boar's milk did not come out of nowhere. It was also transformed from the female wild boar's body after eating food. If there was not enough nutritious food, the female wild boar would be lucky to be able to keep its life. It would not be able to produce milk at all. Once the female wild boar did not have milk, the group of piglets that it raised would not be full and would starve to death.
Therefore, in order to speed up the reproduction of the wild boar group in the valley, Ang Lee naturally would not let the female wild boar starve. Every day, he would specially find ways to feed the female wild boar more food to ensure that every female wild boar with piglets could eat their fill.
"That's easy. This King will go over and feed it."
Li Yu carried a basket of sweet potato vines and walked forward a dozen steps. Then, with a sudden force, he threw the sweet potato vines at the female wild boar's feet. The female wild boar was frightened and retreated a few steps.
After realizing that this was food that could be eaten, the female wild boar grunted gratefully and then went forward to eat in big mouthfuls.
"Here you go. All for you."
Li Yu threw the whole basket of sweet potato vines to the female wild boar so that the female wild boar could eat enough.
However, such a big movement naturally attracted the attention of the group of male wild boars not far away. When they saw such a big mass of delicious food falling, they naturally wanted to fight for it.
"Quick, use the sweet potato vines to stop them."
When Ang Lee saw this, he knew that at this moment, he could only use food to stop these male wild boars from getting close to the female wild boar. This would ensure that the female wild boar could eat in peace and also ensure that the piglets would not be hurt by the male wild boars. After all, the piglets were too small. Once the male wild boars went over, it was inevitable that they would fight for the sweet potato vines. In the chaos, it was inevitable that the piglets would be trampled to death or injured. In this way, the female wild boar would have to fight with the male wild boars. If these wild boars died, Ang Lee's plan would be ruined.
When the several imperial grandsons heard this, they threw down the remaining two baskets of sweet potato vines without thinking. Because they were too anxious, they threw down the baskets together and hit two wild boars, making them stop.
After the baskets hit the wild boars, a large number of sweet potato vines fell out and covered the wild boars. Some even fell on the ground. This made the wild boars very excited and immediately began to fight for it. They no longer cared about the female wild boar and the piglets in the distance. After all, these delicacies were in front of them. Eating these sweet potato vines first and then snatching the female wild boar's sweet potato vines was the best plan.
All the wild boars ate very quickly. To survive in the wild, the speed of eating must be fast enough. This was because only by eating faster than others could they survive better. If the speed of eating was too slow, they would definitely die very ugly.
"It's over. These male wild boars eat too fast. It won't be long before they go and snatch the female wild boar's food."
"Assistant Minister Li, do you still have any sweet potato vines?"
"Come on, bring some more sweet potato vines and let the imperial grandsons eat enough."
Everyone was talking at the same time.
In order to prevent the male wild boars from harassing the female wild boars, and also to prevent the male wild boars from trampling the piglets to death, everyone thought of continuing to increase the amount of food. As long as the food was intercepted, these male wild boars would not have the energy to harass the female wild boars in the distance. And if these male wild boars were all fed, they would find a quiet and comfortable place to sleep and would no longer have any ideas about the female wild boars.
The servants moved very quickly. Before the boar finished eating all the sweet potato vines, they once again delivered enough sweet potato vines, as well as many large and incomplete sweet potatoes. This was because the farmers had accidentally spoiled the sweet potatoes when digging them up, or because the sweet potatoes were naturally deformed, or because they had been harmed by insects. As a result, these large sweet potatoes could not be sold at a high price and could only be sold at a very low price. Using these low-priced sweet potatoes to feed the boar was the most suitable choice.
"Haha! There are actually such large sweet potatoes. This is going to be fun. Hunting wild boars for fun. It's said that wild boars have rough skin and thick flesh. If such a large sweet potato is thrown from a high place, will it hurt the wild boar? "
"Whether it will hurt or not, we'll know after trying."
"Come on, everyone, let's hunt wild boars and see if the wild boar will hurt."
As the imperial grandsons spoke, they took the larger sweet potatoes and aimed at the wild boar below and threw them down.
"Ow ow …"
These sweet potatoes were not small. The height of the crowd was about two zhang. In addition to the strength of their hands, how could the wild boar's back not hurt? It was so painful that the wild boar cried out.
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