Several of the supply ships of the Great Tang fleet under Li An's command were filled with living creatures, and there were many of them. This was especially true for the rabbits, which had reproduced along the way, and their numbers had never decreased.
However, the numbers of sheep and pigs decreased slightly. Even if they were replenished by other countries along the way, they could not increase their numbers. Only rabbits, which had an abnormal reproductive ability, refused to decrease their numbers. No matter how much they ate, their numbers would not decrease.
In fact, Ang Lee did not know that the staff on the supply ship had been secretly eating rabbit meat along the way. Anyway, rabbits reproduced so fast that no one could check their numbers. It would be a waste if they did not eat more. If they did not eat more, the pressure of breeding would become greater and greater. It was not easy to resupply green fodder along the way. They often had to be busy for a long time, and the staff was also very tired.
When he heard that there were still 2,000 rabbits, Ang Lee was very happy. With these rabbits, the local people would have something to do.
"Immediately select 500 male and female rabbits and teach the local people the technique of breeding rabbits as soon as possible."
Ang Lee gave the order.
These rabbits were delicious and fleshy. Although they were not as cute as pet rabbits, they produced enough meat and had tenacious vitality. A half-year-old rabbit could give birth well, and even a three-month-old rabbit could give birth. However, it was better not to try it because too young rabbits were not fully developed, and it was easy to cause dystocia and stillbirth.
In the local area, the grass and leaves for breeding rabbits were very abundant. There was no need to worry about food at all. For breeding rabbits, in addition to food, they also needed special rabbit cages to prevent rabbits from escaping. During non-breeding time, male and female rabbits should be bred separately so that they could grow healthily. Only during mating time, they were put in the same cage and separated after mating.
It was not difficult to make rabbit cages. The local forest resources were rich enough. Because of the continuous demand for shipbuilding, the local demand for wood was also strong, which directly led to the convenience of obtaining the wood needed for rabbit cages.
Ang Lee asked the craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty to teach the local people how to make rabbit cages and asked them to make more. Because rabbits reproduced too fast, if the number of wooden cages made was too small, they would not be enough soon.
The production of the cages was left to the locals, and the rabbits were given away for free. The breeding techniques were also imparted to the locals without taking a single cent from them. This made the locals extremely happy, and their impression of the Great Tang improved greatly.
In addition, in order to win the people's hearts, Ang Lee ordered to reduce the tax of the people in the territory of the Tang Dynasty. The amount of tax was reduced by half to reduce the burden of the people. This move gained the approval and support of the people. The slogan "Long live the Tang Dynasty" was even shouted by the local people.
The rabbits distributed to the people were distributed according to the village. Each village was given a pair of rabbits. If it was a larger village with a larger population, it would be given a few more pairs of rabbits. The villagers would be asked to take good care of these rabbits, especially the children who had nothing to do. When they were free, they could go to the wild to cut grass and feed the rabbits.
Many of these rabbits were already pregnant. It would only take a short time for them to give birth. In a year at most, the local rabbits would have a large number.
The exponential growth would be very terrifying. In the case of sufficient food, the local rabbits would inevitably reproduce in large numbers. Eventually, the local people would be able to eat meat.
From Li An's point of view, the most ideal situation was for all families to be able to raise rabbits. After all, every family had people who had nothing to do, such as children. They only needed to go out to the wild and cut grass to ensure the growth and reproduction of the rabbits, so that the whole family could eat meat.
The effect of breeding rabbits was definitely much faster than the experimental field. However, it would still take a few months. Therefore, Ang Lee could only confirm this result when he returned to the Tang dynasty and passed by here in the future.
The fact that the Tang dynasty had obtained a large territory in the subcontinent with only a few tricks made Ang Lee very excited. At the same time, it also made the officials of the Tang dynasty's imperial court cheer. The Tang dynasty newspaper, which was personally opened by Ang Lee, also published this explosive good news on the front page.
Along the way, the Tang dynasty was constantly gaining territory along the Silk Road. At the same time, many businessmen also submitted memorials to the imperial court, pointing out that there was indeed a high development value along the Maritime Silk Road. They also put forward their own ideas, which made more people realize how wise Ang Lee was to open up the Maritime Silk Road.
Of course, the contents of the Tang dynasty newspaper were also constantly disseminated. Ang Lee could now see the contents of the Tang dynasty newspaper a month ago. However, the contents of the recent periodicals were too far away, so naturally, he could not know them.
Far away from home, Ang Lee could get news about Chang 'an from time to time, which made him very happy. It also slightly adjusted his boring life.
The R&D Center launched new products from time to time, which greatly improved the lives of the people. However, because there was no personal guidance from Ang Lee, all the new products launched were some improved products of existing machinery. There were no major breakthroughs. However, this kind of continuous improvement was also good. It could gradually increase the technical accumulation of R&D talents. In this way, when Ang Lee returned to Chang 'an, he could personally guide them to develop more advanced machinery.
In order to consolidate the land that had been acquired, Ang Lee and his huge fleet would stay in the subcontinent for about a month. His subordinates had a lot of things to do. Ang Lee was the helmsman, so naturally, he did not need to do many things himself. He only needed to give instructions.
This gave Ang Lee a lot of free time. He could take a few people to play in the beautiful forest to kill the boring time of waiting.
The Lion Kingdom was a big island with rich natural resources. There were many minerals. However, if one wanted to talk about high production and popularity, it would have to talk about the Lion Kingdom's gemstones.
The Lion Kingdom had always been a country rich in gemstones. The production of gemstones was very rich. In the wild streams, it was easy to find exciting gemstones. There were also special gemstone mines.
Li An didn't have the time to open the mines himself. However, it was very pleasant to travel upstream along the river and take a look at the upper reaches of the river.
The closer they got to the upstream, the more beautiful the scenery was. It made people feel like they had entered a fairyland.
Ang Lee took Yun 'er and the beauty, as well as a dozen guards. Of course, there was also a local guide. They walked upstream along the river and saw the beautiful scenery along the way.
These fairyland-like scenery made Ang Lee very happy. However, the source of the river was too far away. It was not easy to find it. Moreover, the deeper they went into the mountains, the greater the danger. If they were not careful, a huge beast would appear. In addition, there were also attacks from poisonous insects. It was impossible to guard against them.
However, as long as there was an experienced guide, these threats were nothing. These native hunters had long found a way to deal with these guys. No matter how big the threat of animals was, it was not worth mentioning in front of smart humans.
The stream at the source was very clear. One could see the bottom at a glance. In some of the deeper pools, one could see some small fish. These small fish were not necessarily freshwater fish. Some of them were marine fish that swam to the freshwater to lay eggs. After laying eggs, they would return to the sea.
The fish eggs would hatch in the freshwater. When the fish fry grew to a certain size, they would swim into the sea along the current and slowly grow up in the sea. Then, during the breeding season, they would come to the upstream stream in groups to lay eggs. This process would be repeated generation after generation, creating a miracle of life.
Upstream of the stream was a mountain. Moreover, it was a mountain with many stones, including relatively rare gems. After being washed by the stream for a long time, many of the stones had become very round and smooth. They were washed downstream step by step, making it easy for people to obtain these gems.
However, in this stream, there were not many truly precious gemstones. Most of the round stones were ordinary pebbles, which were not very valuable. Once the valuable gemstones were discovered, they would definitely be taken away and sold for money.
The temperature of the stream was not too cold. Standing in the water felt more comfortable, especially when one was stepping on the round pebbles. The effect was similar to a massage.
These pebbles were of different sizes and colors. There were even stones with several colors. Of course, not all of them were pebbles. Some were not very smooth, and some even had edges.
The round stones were naturally formed by the erosion of the water flow over a long period of time, while the angular stones were formed by the impact of the water flow not too long ago. Because the impact of the water flow was relatively short, the edges of the stones had not been smoothed out yet.
In the eyes of ordinary people, only round gemstones were the most valuable. As for ordinary stones with water chestnuts, they would not take them to heart. Therefore, the most difficult thing to find in the stream was round gemstones.
Ang Lee picked up a few stones. They were not very expensive pebbles and could not be sold for much money. However, they still looked very good. It was a good choice to put them in the fish tank.
"Alang, these stones are colorful. They are really beautiful. Are these gemstones?"
Yun 'er picked up a large number of stones and said happily.
Ang Lee said with a smile, "Fool, the valuable gemstones were all picked up by the local people. The stones in your hands are worthless ordinary stones. They are not gemstones."
"But, these stones are really beautiful!"
Yun 'er pouted.
Ang Lee said with a smile, "Since you think it's beautiful, then you can pick up more. There are so many pebbles here. It's enough for you to be busy."
"Hehe!"
Yun 'er chuckled and bent down to pick up stones happily in the stream. Several guards followed behind her with baskets. The stones that Yun' er picked up would be thrown directly into the baskets in the hands of the guards. After all, stones were very heavy things. It would be very tiring to pick up too many of them. When the guards saw the stones they liked, they would also pick up a few and put them in their pockets. Maybe in the future when they return to the Tang dynasty, they could even give them to their favorite girls.
Ang Lee did not pick up the stones in the water. It was enough for Yun 'er and the beauty to pick up the stones. He only needed to watch. With such a beautiful scenery, why bother bending down to pick up the stones? Moreover, these stones were indeed very ordinary. There was no reason for Ang Lee to bend down.
"Bang …"
Yun 'er picked up a large stone with a smooth surface. However, after picking it up, she found that the stone was not round but had an irregular shape. She was immediately disappointed and threw it away.
"Let me see."
Ang Lee noticed this stone and felt that it was very familiar.
The guard took the stone and handed it to Ang Lee.
"Streaky pork, not bad! This stone is worth collecting. "
When Ang Lee saw this stone, he was quite happy. This stone was not an ordinary stone, but a standard meat stone.
The surface of this stone was very bright, and the color of the side was layered. It was too similar to streaky pork. At first glance, one would think that it was streaky pork that had just come out of the pot.
"Alang, this stone is not round. What's so good about it?"
Seeing that Ang Lee liked the stone she had just thrown away, Yun 'er asked with a puzzled expression.
Ang Lee picked up the stone and asked, "Yun 'er, look carefully. What does this stone look like?"
Yun 'er tilted her head and looked carefully for a long time. She smiled and said, "Alang, this stone looks a bit like the streaky pork we eat. It's really too similar."
The beauty also came over and nodded, "That's right, Alang. This is indeed the appearance of Red Braised Meat. It's really amazing. There's actually a stone that can grow into the appearance of Red Braised Meat."
Ang Lee said seriously, "This kind of stone that can grow into streaky pork is relatively rare. Its value is also relatively high. It is much more valuable than those round gems."
"Oh, why is this streaky pork stone so valuable?"
Yun 'er asked curiously.
Ang Lee said with a smile, "The rarer something is, the more expensive it is. In this stream, how many streaky pork can there be? The reason why there are fewer gems is because people often pick them up. Therefore, this streaky pork is very valuable."
"Alang, I found this streaky pork stone first. Give it to me!"
Yun 'er said with a smile.
Ang Lee frowned and said, "It's true that you found it first, but you didn't know what it was and threw it away. Therefore, this stone can't be considered yours. Besides, you don't lack money, so why do you need this stone?"
"Alang, can you give it to me to play for a few days? I definitely won't lose it. "
Yun 'er pleaded.
Ang Lee said generously, "Silly, I'm just joking with you. No matter how precious it is, it's just a stone. As long as you want it, I'll give it to you."
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