After proclaiming himself emperor, Liu Bei hoped to let the Han Dynasty enter a prosperous era.

But due to his early experiences, he could not tell the reason why Emperor Hui of Jin was not eating meat.

He had planted the land and saw all kinds of animals. He knew how stubborn the donkey and mule were.

Therefore, he was not very optimistic about Lin Chen's proposal to cultivate mule land.

"Your Majesty still sees less."

Lin Chen, who is well aware that technology is the primary productivity, is very clear that in this era, mules are technology and productivity!

Therefore, he shook his head disapprovingly: "The mule that Your Majesty knows is probably a donkey mule, and it should not be trained, so it is normal not to cultivate the land."

"Marks and mules are different."

"As far as Chen knows, horses and mules are tall and powerful, can be transported by camels, and can even fight wars."

Hearing this, Liu Bei was not doing well, but Zhang Fei was already anxious: "Is Ziyuan lie? Just the size of a mule... can you still fight?"

"As soon as I heard it, I knew that my third brother hadn't read much."

Lin Chen shook his head contemptuously, and then explained: "The record of mules fighting is recorded in "Records of the Grand Historian": Shanyu then rode six mules, and could ride hundreds of strong horses, and galloped straight to the northwest of the Han circumference."

Zhang Fei: "..."

He stopped talking, but looked at Liu Bei with surprise, as if he didn't expect that there would be such a record.

Liu Bei nodded and said, "You just don't listen to it, right now, are you stunned?"

Zhang Fei still didn't believe it: "Is there really?"

Liu Bei said angrily: "Barring the bullshit, can I still lie to you?"

"Well... I'll go back and study hard now." Zhang Fei quickly shrank his neck.

"You, really...hey!"

Liu Bei sighed, but then explained helplessly: "There is indeed the record that Ziyuan said, and it is in the Biography of Wei Qing. As a general, you have never even read the Biography of Wei Qing, which is too..."

"Brother, don't be angry, I know I'm wrong."

When Zhang Fei saw that Liu Bei's expression was wrong, he quickly patted his chest and said, "After going back, I will read the Records of the Grand Historian several times. Then you ask me, if there is anything wrong, I will... "

"Well, by the way, Ziyuan just said that mules can cultivate land? This... is also recorded in the book?" After a long time, he didn't want to be punished, he directly changed the topic.

Liu Bei also looked at Lin Chen, obviously paying attention to this topic.

"There is no record in the book, but... I have seen it with my own eyes."

Although Lin Chen is also a child who grew up in the countryside, he has never seen mules plowing the land at his age.

Fortunately, the Internet was very developed in later generations and there were all kinds of videos.

So even though he didn't know about this before, when he saw the video of a mule in front of the farmer erecting the crooked plow, he couldn't even know it.

After recalling the video in my memory, Lin Chen continued.

"Actually, it's not too difficult to plow the mule's land. Just use a whip to whip it."

"in addition……"

"Chen thought the best thing about mules than cows is that they are not prone to illness."

"In other words, even if ordinary farmers raise it casually, a mule can be used for twenty or thirty years at the least."

"Ziyuan's words are serious?"

At this moment, Zhang Fei was not doing well yet, and Liu Bei had already widened his eyes.

Lin Chen pointed to his head and said seriously: "Chen dares to use his head to guarantee it!"

He really dared to make a promise about this issue.

Because as far as he knows, even in later generations, there are still areas where mules are cultivated.

Of course, in ancient times, mules were developed until the end of the Ming Dynasty.

But once the mule develops, it is unstoppable.

As far as Lin Chen knew, by the late Qing Dynasty, Chinese military mules were even exported to Britain.

Even before he traveled, the United States was still using military mules in a large number of countries known as the Imperial Cemetery.

In this regard, Lin Chen felt that many of the writings were a bit too outrageous.

Just like this, plowing oxen is being vigorously promoted, it is found in almost every history.

But in fact, how could an ordinary person take advantage of a cow at home?

Even if there are, cows are not that easy to support.

Finally, even if a cow is really raised, its useful life will be a little short.

The service period of an ordinary mule is between twenty and thirty years, but a cow is between fifteen and twenty years.

One minimum service life is twenty years, and the other maximum service life is only twenty years. Needless to say what to choose, right?

There is a saying in later generations, which is called fragrant donkey meat and smelly horse meat. I would rather die than eat mule meat.

At first, Lin Chen thought that this was about a mule having some disease, or it was not delicious or nutritious, so the foodie country said this.

It was not until later that Lin Chen asked some old people that he realized that the mule was the "pillar" of the family many years ago.

It can be used for more than 20 years at the beginning, and the highest service for more than 30 years is not news...

Is there any better animal in the world than this?

At this time, combined with the twenty or thirty years of ancient times, it was almost a generation of people.

It is not difficult to tell that if there are mules at home, there is a high probability that their son will take over...

Under such circumstances, no prodigal son would just go to eat the "pillar" of his family after he took over my work?

As for the ox?

That would be even simpler.

After all, many dynasties have laws on protecting oxen.

But compared to ordinary people, oxen are still a bit expensive.

If you really want to compare, mules are like agricultural tractors. Even if they are thrown into the yard and ignore them, they will be fine after being exposed to wind and rain for many years.

When did the owner remember it and just took the "key" and turned it around twice, it could still run.

The ox is more like a large agricultural machine.

Just ask, for ordinary farmers’ homes, is it more likely to have agricultural tractors, or is it more likely to have large agricultural machines?

Obviously, the tractor is a complete victory.

"But even so, the situation in Luoyang is..."

After being excited, Liu Bei was pulled back by reality.

Nowadays, Luoyang is still a powder keg, and he really can't rest assured.

Lin Chen smiled and took over the conversation and said, "Your Majesty is worry-free. With me, I can hold on to the situation in Luoyang for about two or three years. With this period of time as a buffer, it is enough to develop the mule."

"Two or three years?" Liu Bei opened his mouth wide.

"Two or three years?"

Not only him, Zhang Fei, who bowed his head and admitted his mistake, suddenly raised his head at this moment.

The latter's voice was even louder, and all the pigeons enjoying delicious food on the ground were startled.

"It's almost the same..."

After Lin Chen calculated it in his mind, he smiled and said, "There are many areas for Luoyang energy development, such as water conservancy, palaces, and mansions of each family... These can support people."

Speaking of this, he smiled slightly, glanced at the note in Liu Bei's hand and said, "The most important thing is that the situation in Luoyang this year may seem a bit precarious, but next year..."

“But it’s different.”

"Jingzhou?"

Liu Bei naturally saw Lin Chen's gaze.

"Yes." Lin Chen nodded and said, "As far as Chen saw, as long as Cai Mao and others do not resist in the future, they will honestly migrate their families and leave. The entire Jingzhou, including the southern area, will become the main foundation of Your Majesty."

"It's almost a year..."

"After a year, your Majesty may be worried about how to preserve the food so that it will not get moldy."

"Ziyuan is talking big, but I like to listen...hehe, what about the mule?"

Liu Bei couldn't help but think about it, and was really excited, so he could only learn from Zhang Fei to change the topic, but his tone obviously did not calm down much.

Lin Chen thought for a while and said, "Now, we can actually start collecting bad horses and good donkeys."

"When your Majesty takes the entire Guanzhong strategy and then takes Bingzhou, the mule matter will be steadily advanced."

"Um……"

When he said this, Lin Chen calculated a little, and then said: "At most, five or six years, perhaps even less, Your Majesty can restore the Han Dynasty to its vitality."

Liu Bei couldn't help asking, "Take it serious?"

Lin Chen shook his head and said firmly: "Chen, never speak nonsense!"

"call……"

Liu Bei breathed slowly, looked at Lin Chen with a smile and said, "I have a son, but I have no worries!"
Chapter completed!