231 Building a Chicken Coop
She read the letter again carefully and knew that she could think of better ways to improve the current paper-making formula.
After all, in the modern era, she liked to watch videos whenever she was free. There were all kinds of things, from repairing horse hooves to making gourmet food, building a house, making rice paper, making glass, knitting a sweater, and so on. Although she could not say that she remembered it clearly, she had a rough impression after watching it a lot.
Jian Qingqing looked at Ming Zhiyan gratefully and said, “Brother Ming, thank you very much.”
Ming Zhiyan shook his head and said with a smile, “It’s okay. If you can really find a better way to make paper, this will be a great contribution to Great Wei. When the time comes, I should be the one thanking you.”
Jian Qing Qing laughed happily when Ming Zhiyan complimented her. “You think so highly of me?”
Ming Zhiyan smiled. “I’m not complimenting you. It’s just that you have the ability, Miss Jian. I believe that you will definitely succeed.”
Jian Qingqing smiled and put the letter away. She had too many things to do at the moment, and researching paper-making could only be discussed when she had time.
In fact, no matter which era, there were many outstanding talents, but in general, they were all worshiped by literature. Therefore, there were many talents who could not be developed in other areas. Moreover, this era placed too much importance on secret recipes, ordinary people had no way to come into contact with these things. So, it was basically impossible to develop and innovate even if they had the talent in this area.
In fact, she really wanted to search for talents who were particularly talented in a certain area. At that time, she would give them direction and let them research it much faster than her own research. But now it seemed that this wish was not likely to be realized, she hoped that one day in the future. She would have enough ability to have the opportunity to realize this wish.
After bidding farewell to Ming Zhiyan, she went to Wei Wusheng’s place to borrow medical books before returning.
She had been too busy recently and did not have much time to read books. She had not even learned the basics of medical skills.
After returning, she gathered the soldiers sent by the Emperor. Now, their daily work was to explore the land.
Jian Qingqing asked them to temporarily stop their work and let them build a chicken coop.
She planned to build a chicken coop on the hillside and use bamboo strips to weave a fence to enclose a large part of the hillside. Then, she would raise chickens on it.
She had seen this method in her previous life when she was visiting a farmer. That farmer had encircled a large area on the hillside, built a few houses for the chickens to live in, and raised them in a free-range environment. This way, the chickens would be able to find insects and grass to eat on the mountain, which could save a lot of feed costs. When they were sold, they could be said to be native chickens that specialized in eating insects.
Of course, this was an era where there was no feed. Many people raised chickens to feed bugs and grass, so this feature was not attractive to them. What she valued most was that it could save money on feed. Chickens could live better by running around the mountain.
To raise chickens in the mountain, they had to first clear out the tall weeds, build a chicken coop, and make a fence to enclose the hillside. This was a very large amount of work, and it might take a few days to complete, so Jian Qingqing ordered them to do it first.
After they left, she took out a piece of plain paper and drew out the design of the chicken coop. The chicken coop usually had two floors. The upper floor was for the chickens, and the lower floor was where they excreted their feces. In the middle, they built a hollow bamboo raft. This way, when cleaning the chicken coop, it would not be so tiring, and the chickens would live in a clean and hygienic place.