Chapter 1900: Rapid Development (19)

Feathered oxen are still treasures for now.

Under Gu Qing's arrangements, the male feathered oxen were paired with different female feathered oxen in batches and groups for breeding.

This avoids inbreeding and the resulting diseases and defects.

Fortunately, the first batch has a full 30 pairs.

This number is entirely enough to achieve healthy, reasonable reproduction.

It just requires a professional.

Gu Qing is that professional.

Although Gu Qing doesn't understand cattle-raising, she understands breeding — she's a hobbyist and master in this area.

With her coordination with the female livestock team leader Mu Yang, the feathered oxen are growing healthily.

And they'll soon achieve beef freedom.

Once this third generation of 750 female feathered oxen grows up, their next birthing will produce 7,500.

Wait another two months, and the fourth-generation female feathered oxen will have 3,750 adults, who will give birth to 37,500 feathered oxen.

By then, they'll truly be inexhaustible.

Meat, leather, fat, feathers, beast-power — all will erupt in volume.

And this only takes a few months.

【Feathered Ox List】:

"Total: 2,460"

"Bulls: 1,230"

"Cows: 1,230"

"Adult: 360"

"Awaiting adulthood: 2,100"

【Feathered Ox Details】:

【First Generation】 60

(Has given birth 3 times)

【Second Generation】 900

"Batch 1" 300

(Adult, has given birth)

"Batch 2" 300

(Expected to reach adulthood in 3 days)

"Batch 3" 300

(Just born 7 days ago)

【Third Generation】 1,500

"Batch 1" 1,500

(Just born 2 days ago)

【End of Information】

Everything is thriving.

Just wait a little longer.

Leaving Penglai Town, entering Chaoge Town.

It's terribly crowded here.

Everywhere the eye can see is golden-yellow, and among this color, large numbers of flower demons with beautiful wings flutter ceaselessly.

Between the field ridges, rows of medium and large wooden carts are lined up — it looks like all the newly made wooden carts are here.

Every cart is basically loaded full of wheat.

The wheat has had another bumper harvest.

But the warehouses can't hold any more.

Because the warehouses are already packed full of cabbage.

A few days ago, the 1,000 cabbage fields had an equally bumper harvest.

Cabbage's normal growing time is only 7 days, but with Zhao Chi's territory bonus, it became just over 5 days, less than 6.

It had clearly only just been harvested not long ago, yet it's ripe again.

This time, the 1,000 fields' yield was several times more than before — a full 7,800 tons of cabbage produced.

Cabbage has very high water content and very low calories.

But cabbage is mainly eaten as a vegetable to meet Zhao Chi's territory's vegetable needs, supplementing the staple food, not to provide energy.

So these cabbages don't need to be planted in large quantities — even with only 1,000 fields, just one harvest is enough for all the female villagers to pair with grain-based foods and eat for over 100 days.

The quantity is very ample.

But it seems too much — cabbage is hard to store for that long.

But it doesn't matter.

He can also supply Su Qin's side, letting Su Qin's female elves eat the surplus cabbage — they like vegetables.

And Su Qin's side also has large numbers of slave soldiers currently being converted, who also need to be provided for.

Although slave soldiers are slaves, they still need certain guarantees.

Food is one such guarantee.

The better they eat, the more stable their obedience will be.

It also has its benefits.

Besides, the flower demons also like eating cabbages, which can satisfy their food needs.

Any extra portion can also be sold off.

Especially the lords of those elven races — what they need most is vegetables.

The Zhao family has quite a few lords who prefer vegetables.

These cabbages are sure to sell without worry.

Or they can be pickled into sauerkraut or kimchi to extend their storage time — either works.