After becoming an animal, I also have to farm

Because Chen Yuanzhen had stayed in the north for a long time, after teaching the local people the tricks of farming, he retreated behind the scenes and became the second-in-command.

None of the hardworking people who can live on the land of the flower-growing families are just there to eat and do nothing.

They were not much dumber than later generations. On the contrary, they were more adept at inventing and creating for a better life.

The advanced technologies brought and spread by Chen Yuanzhen were only briefly explained orally, and the people were able to master various methods such as breeding, seedling cultivation, fertilizer production, and temperature control.

In addition, with the continuous experimentation of Chen Yuanzhen and local craftsmen, her workshop has already produced many semi-finished inventions that benefit the people.

Lin Miao went over to pick and choose, and wanted to include the four great inventions of the flower-growing family, but he didn't expect the system to not buy it.

After many unsuccessful attempts, Lin Miao was full of doubts. Finally, Chen Yuanzhen tentatively gave him an answer.

"Sister, you've been here for a short time so you might not know much about this, but papermaking and movable type printing were both very popular in the prosperous dynasty.

The gunpowder compass is also under the tight control of the imperial army. Otherwise, those barbarians on horseback in the north would have taken it down long ago."

Lin Miao cried out, thinking that he had miscalculated. He had never expected that the four great inventions would be so popular.

But seeing Chen Yuanzhen constantly searching for inventions for him, Lin Miao was no longer discouraged. He tried hard to think about what actions would be beneficial to the development and survival of the North and its people.

The two talked for a while and finally decided on ten items, namely: cotton, textile machines, sugar, salt, slaughtered pigs, artificial meat (soy product processing), soybean oil, instant noodles, coal, and alcohol.

After racking their brains to come up with these inventions, Lin Miao and Chen Yuanzhen were so tired that they lay on the table, gasping for breath.

They really didn't expect it. They thought that with their modern minds and knowledge, it would be easy to just list some inventions.

As a result, reality gave them both a cruel blow.

They seemed to know everything and had more experience than ordinary people, but when asked to list them clearly, their minds went blank.

Lin Miao jokingly said,

"We both thought it was too simple. After all, these people claim to be our ancestors.

If they hadn't lived long enough and hadn't accumulated enough experience from their predecessors, they would have come up with all sorts of inventions long ago."

Chen Yuanzhen nodded in agreement.

"Yes, when it comes to improving people's livelihoods and making their lives better, we can't compare to the wisdom of the working people."

After listing the target inventions, Chen Yuanzhen introduced to Lin Miao the technologies currently mastered by her small workshop one by one.

After fleeing to the north, everyone's main goal was to fill their stomachs and stay warm to avoid freezing to death.

That's why Chen Yuanzhen came up with technologies such as kang heating, greenhouse planting, cement paving and house building.

The people-friendly projects that Lin Miao and Chen Yuanzhen discussed this time were mostly focused on improving the happiness of people in the north.

After all, once Tu Su succeeds and the old emperor is killed, the entire south and the Central Plains will not be at peace, and it will take at least several years of war.

As their base camp, the North must ensure that the people are well fed and clothed, so that more refugees can be attracted to join them in the future.

On the way to the north to find Chen Yuanzhen, Lin Miao saw many pigs raised by the people.

Especially after learning that Chen Yuanzhen did not know the method of slaughtering pigs, he immediately listed this ancient intangible cultural heritage technology as an invention that benefits the people.

You know, it is not easy for farmers to raise a pig, because people may not have enough to eat, so how can they have extra food to feed pigs?

If pigs don't eat well, they naturally won't grow much meat. Coupled with factors such as estrus, the pigs raised by the people of the Sheng Dynasty are all skinny.

Lin Miao also joked that, judging from the current situation, praising someone for being as fat as a pig might be a good wish.

After all, the fattest pigs in the north only weigh a little over 100 kilograms, and a human being who is a little bit fatter would weigh more than that...

If a pig is castrated, that is, its testicles are removed, the boar will lose its desire to estrus and will be able to grow meat with peace of mind.

In this way, after raising pigs all year round, even if they do not feed more feed and slop, pig farmers will still eat a lot more meat.

After listening to Lin Miao's description, Chen Yuanzhen's eyes almost glowed green. She never wanted to eat smelly pork again!

It turns out that by making a small cut on the piglets' testicles when they are young, and then quickly squeezing, pinching and pulling them, you can solve the double problem of the pigs not growing meat and the pork having a bad taste.

Chen Yuanzhen, who had been eating smelly pork for two years with tears in her eyes, now regretted why she didn't know this simple trick earlier.

Woohoo, she’s been eating this slutty pig for two years!!!

Lin Miao looked at Chen Yuanzhen, who looked like she was about to start slaughtering the pig herself, and laughed so hard that he quickly pulled her back.

"Don't worry, let me first tell you about the considerations of soybean deep processing."

The North has been a major soybean-growing province since ancient times, with sufficient raw materials. On this basis, it is also very convenient to process some soy products and press soybean oil.

Moreover, as an important economic crop, soybeans can be used to extract oil and make soy products. The remaining bean dregs can also be used to feed pigs, which is simply killing three birds with one stone.

After three years of development in the north, soybean oil has appeared, but it is made by traditional methods, with a high loss rate and low oil yield, resulting in its price not being cheap.

Lin Miao plans to build a workshop directly to make two things: refined soybean oil and artificial meat.

Artificial meat, also known as soy protein meat, is actually a soy product, a bit like bean skin.

However, it is made by directly heating and extruding soybeans, which is simpler to make than tofu skin and can be preserved for a long time.

Lin Miao thought of mentioning artificial meat because her hometown is in the north. When she was a child, her family was poor and they couldn’t eat fresh meat and vegetables in winter, so her grandmother would make some artificial meat for them to eat.

Because of the production process, artificial meat has a richer and more oily taste. When he was a child, the naive Lin Miao ate a lot of this soy product happily, thinking it was meat.

As for white sugar, there is no need to say more.

In addition to high-yield crops such as soybeans, sorghum, rice and corn, sugar beets are also a major pillar crop in the north.

However, the traditional sugar-making process using beets was rather complicated, and without a series of clear procedures, white sugar was not introduced.

But as an important strategic material, the status of sugar can be compared with gunpowder among the four great inventions.

Because white sugar can be applied to wounds to promote wound healing, and it can also be mixed with gunpowder to make bombs.

Lin Miao still clearly remembered that she had learned this folk method of mixing sugar with gunpowder to make bombs on the Internet.

When some netizens traveled to Xinjiang, they found that whether it was a supermarket or a convenience store, any single purchase of sugar exceeding two kilograms had to be reported and registered.

Netizens who came to travel were extremely curious, so they took photos under this IP and posted them online, asking why.

After reading the highly-rated answers in the comment section, Lin Miao finally understood for the first time why sugar is an important commodity.

So as long as white sugar can be produced, Lin Miao believes that it will definitely trigger a sugar-eating craze in Sheng Dynasty.

After all, as an important sweetener, white sugar can directly kill Sheng Chao’s honey, maltose and brown sugar in terms of production, price and variety.

It was also the first time that Chen Yuanzhen knew that sugar could be used as a natural dressing to promote wound healing. She gave Lin Miao a thumbs up and praised him.

"Sister, you really are an encyclopedia. You even know all this!"

Lin Miao felt a little embarrassed by the praise, thinking that she was not an encyclopedia, but just spent the time others used to study on surfing the Internet...

Not to mention coal and alcohol, which are important supplies for people's livelihood and medical care, and play an irreplaceable role in wartime.

After sorting out the ideas, the two of them worked together, hoping to complete the current task as quickly as possible and refresh more tasks to get more points.

Because he was thinking too much about the three-ton salmon, Chen Yuanzhen couldn't help licking his lips and discussed with Lin Miao,

"Once we finish these tasks, you can give me a different one. I want to enjoy some sashimi!"

Lin Miao smiled and agreed to her, and then they walked towards the cotton field together.