"Raising swine?"
"What? The Imperial Preceptor wants you youngsters to raise pigs?"
"Didn't he teach you anything else?"
At the Duke of Su's residence!
When Cheng Yaojin heard his son Cheng Chumo return and report on the "lesson content," his eyes instantly widened even more than a cow's!
He had originally thought that by following the immortal Imperial Preceptor, his eldest son would at least learn some extraordinary skills and better assist Li Chengqian in the future!
But who would have thought that on the very first day of lessons, it would turn into raising those things?
Back when Cheng Yaojin had followed Li Shimin and the others into battle, he had naturally had the "fortune" of tasting pork!
That flavor!
Gamey, foul-smelling, and the meat was especially hard to swallow!
Why on earth would they want to raise such things?
"It's only the first day, Father!"
"And we aren't just raising pigs. Qin Huaidao and I are to build two new workshops according to the Imperial Preceptor's instructions, to make something called cement and red bricks!"
"Also, today Zhangsun Chong had a new plow forged at the blacksmith's shop according to the Imperial Preceptor's requirements. It's called a Curved-Shaft Plow!"
"This Curved-Shaft Plow is far better than the plows we use now. One man and one ox are enough to pull it—it saves both time and effort!"
Other than the new crops, which Cheng Chumo did not reveal to Cheng Yaojin, he still had to report the rest to his father.
"What? You're telling the truth? That Curved... Curved what plow...?"
"Curved-Shaft Plow!"
"Yes, yes, yes! The Curved-Shaft Plow! Just one man and one ox can pull it? It's better than the straight plow we use now?"
"Of course! After Zhangsun Chong brought it back today, we tested it