Finally, Xue Chengdao said: "After resting for three days in Yuanqu, we will cross the river and attack the Wushu Army's retreat. The target is Qianqiu Store!"

Li Songchen said: "There are continuous mountains between the north of Mianchi and the Yellow River, and the road is difficult to walk. If Wushu sends troops to guard the main road, it will not be easy for us to advance. Furthermore, tens of thousands of troops will cross the river, and it will be difficult to supply food and grass."

Xue Cheng waved his hand: "How is it possible that tens of thousands of troops have crossed the river and it is difficult to fill their stomachs? I have two thousand people under my command, and you will send out three thousand more elite soldiers. A total of five thousand people will go to the mountains north of Mianchi and wait for the opportunity. Don't worry, this

The remaining people in the area have built strongholds in the mountains to protect themselves. If Wu Shu sent out fewer troops, it would be a sheep in the tiger's mouth. If he sent out more troops, there would be no food. Until now, the Jin army did not dare to enter the mountains. Otherwise, Yuan Qu would not be able to leave Mianchi.

Far away, the Jin army has come to attack us a long time ago. The mountains between the Yellow River and the Mianchi Valley are our natural barrier. With the help of this barrier, we can fight the Jin army!"

After hearing this, all the leaders said yes. After staying in the mountain stronghold for the past few years, they were forced to do so by the Jin army, and it was rare for them to vent their frustration.

Xue Chengdao: "Except for those who cross the river and enter the mountains, you'd better send in some more people to work with our troops to transport grain to Yuanqu from behind. We have tens of thousands of people and need a lot of grain and grass. Zhen Fu Cong Dengzhou

We have concentrated our manpower to transport grain to Guozhou, and we will transport it to Yuanqu."

There are so many troops coming to Yuanqu this time. One of the important reasons is the lack of food in winter. Each village has brought troops, and Mr. Xue Cheng can't let them starve. In fact, there are only five or six troops at most that can actually fight.

There are a thousand people, and the rest are here to make a living. Xue Cheng can take care of the food, but he cannot let these people idle and go to the rear to transport grain.

The grain and grass that Wang Xiaolie could use were not only shipped from Dengzhou, but also seized from the Jin army after this victory. In the battle of Fuping, Zhang Jun concentrated several years of savings in Guanzhong and Sichuan, and the Jin army captured a lot. They captured Beijing.

After Zhao Mansion, most of them fell into the hands of Wang Xiaolie.

After giving the instructions, Xue Cheng said: "It's rare for all the leaders to gather together today. I killed two sheep and prepared some food and wine for you all to drink together."

The leaders were very excited after hearing this.

Hedong is a place that produces sheep. To be honest, sheep are not uncommon. But these rebels are raising their families, and most of the villages are located in the mountains, making it inconvenient to farm. Although they raise sheep, it is not easy for them to eat mutton.

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In most people’s minds, grasslands are definitely suitable for raising livestock such as cattle and sheep. In fact, this is not the case. The most suitable areas for raising cattle and sheep are areas that combine agriculture and animal husbandry. Even purely agricultural areas have more livestock than grassland areas. To put it simply, as long as

The raising method is appropriate, and the Central Plains has more products than the grasslands. For example, the country that raises the most cattle is India, and the country that raises the most sheep is China, followed by India. The number of sheep raised in various provinces and regions in China, although the largest ones are Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang,

But that’s because they have a large territory. The places that really raise a lot of sheep are Shandong, Henan, and Hebei.

The most important meat in the Song Dynasty was mutton, with pork in second place. Mutton was not imported from the north, but was raised in the Central Plains. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, the breeds and feeding methods of sheep were basically finalized, and the cost was relatively low among livestock.

.The breeds and breeding methods of pigs are not as complete as raising sheep. Moreover, China's local pig breeds are smaller, grow slower, and cost more. Even in Wang Xiaolie's previous life, the price of mutton was higher than that of traditional breeds raised by traditional methods.

Pork is cheap, let alone before.

Industrialization has caused changes in meat prices. One is pork, but the more obvious one is chicken. For example, in the Song Dynasty, under normal circumstances, pork was slightly more expensive than mutton, and whole chickens were about the same price as mutton. After industrialization, such prices are unimaginable.

This impression arises because people compare industrially raised pigs and chickens with mutton. In fact, not only are traditionally raised pork more expensive than mutton, but also traditional breeds of native chickens raised using traditional methods are more expensive than mutton. If you don’t believe it, spend the New Year.

Just ask how much a real traditional chicken costs.

This misunderstanding, which is taken for granted, will lead to many jokes. For example, some people say that the heroes in "Water Margin" like to eat beef, which shows that they have a spirit of resistance. In fact, it is because the government bans the slaughter of farm cattle, and the legally sold beef comes from

Sick and dead cows are of course cheap. Moreover, the Song Dynasty government limited the price of beef. A pound of beef was not allowed to exceed 20 coins, which was much cheaper than a hundred coins a pound of mutton. Heroes like to eat beef, not because they have a spirit of rebellion, but because they have a spirit of rebellion.

It's because they were born in poverty and are generally poorer.

Some people say that in the Song Dynasty, pigs were regarded as cheap meat, and eating pork was looked down upon. Others will use the sentence "The rich refuse to eat it, and the poor do not know how to cook it" in "Ode to Pork" written by Su Dongpo in Huangzhou as proof.

.In fact, in the era when transportation was underdeveloped, each place had its own customs, and it was normal for eating habits to be different from other places. "Huangzhou has good pork, and the price is as cheap as dirt." Su Dongpo was also surprised. Some people said that the pork in the palace of the Song Dynasty was

For meat, they mainly purchased mutton and very little pork, which shows that the feudal landowners and nobles were extremely extravagant. In fact, in terms of price, mutton is not more expensive than pork. The fact that the palace used a lot of mutton just shows that people at that time liked it.

Just eat mutton.

Changes in the prices of pigs, cattle, and mutton are in sync with China's industrialization. Around the late 1970s and early 1980s, the price of pork dropped rapidly, widening the gap with beef and mutton.

Similar to this situation, there is Chinese liquor. For a long time, some people have insisted that Chinese liquor was introduced from abroad, and even became mainstream for a while. Their main evidence is that the distiller was invented by the Arabs.

Chinese liquor was not produced until the Arabs invented the distiller and introduced it to China. In fact, Chinese liquor has nothing to do with the distiller, but more to do with the traditional Chinese steamer for steaming food.

The characteristics of Chinese liquor are solid fermentation and solid distillation. In other words, these researchers do not know what the production process of Chinese liquor is like. It is taken for granted that when solid distillation produces stable liquor, it is neither

Alcohol dissolves in water, and it is not a special state in which water dissolves in alcohol. At this time, the density is the highest, about 53 degrees. The degree of high-strength liquor is generally between 50 and 56 degrees. This is why it is available on the market.

The low-alcohol liquor is the result of scientific and technological research organized by the state after the founding of New China. In addition to low-alcohol liquor, there are also bran koji and aroma stringing methods. The fermentation of bran koji is faster and the cost is lower.

The aroma method is to use low-cost liquid alcohol through solid fermented lees to obtain the characteristics of Chinese liquor. The purpose of these two scientific and technological breakthroughs is to save food.

Chuanxiang liquor is what people in later generations often call blending liquor. So people who know liquor say that blending is a normal process of liquor production and the core technology of many large factories. Those who don’t know liquor people don’t know what to say. The new national standard

, Chuanxiang method liquor is no longer allowed to be called liquor, it must be clearly labeled. Many people say that if it is not grain wine, it is not liquor, but it is not. It is because Chuanxiang method liquor lacks solid fermentation, the fundamental feature of Chinese liquor, and in addition

With economic development, the need for low-priced wine and food conservation is no longer as urgent as it once was.

The Hedong Rebels were in many similar situations to the heroes in "Water Margin". When they went out and arrived at the hotel, they would ask the waiter to serve a large plate of beef. After all, it tasted like meat and the price was cheap. There was liquor, but they would never drink the price.

More expensive rice wine. These two groups lived in a similar era and had similar styles. Some people even say that the prototypes of the heroes in "Water Margin" are the Hedong Rebels, and Liang Xing is Yan Qing. Because the pronunciations of Xing and Qing are similar, plus

Due to the influence of dialect, it is true that Liang Xing is often called Liang Qing.

When they arrived at the drinking area of ​​the Houya, they saw two soldiers busy slaughtering a sheep. There was obviously more meat on the bones than usual, and they were placed together in an orderly manner. Even the sheep's internal organs were cleaned and placed in categories.

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Seeing the confusion on the faces of Li Songchen and Liang Xing, Xue Chengdao said: "Zhen Fuji attaches great importance to these bones. When we slaughter sheep in the army, the bones and sewage must be sorted out, and the mutton soup is boiled in a big pot. Every soldier

I have a bowl of mutton soup to drink. I went to Ruzhou a few months ago and passed by Baisha Town. The mutton soup there is particularly delicious. The governor specially recruited a few skilled people from the town to join the army and teach them how to cook mutton soup."

Liang Xing nodded: "I see. This is a good method."

Xue Chengdao: "Yes. No matter how rich you are, you can't let everyone in the army eat meat. It's also a good thing to drink a bowl of mutton soup regularly."

On the other side, the soldiers were busy grinding millet and wheat into flour and brushing it carefully. The brushed bran was so much that it piled up into a hill.

Liang Xing pointed and asked Xue Cheng: "Zhizong, what are those people going to do for food? It takes a lot of effort."

Xue Chengdao: "What they want to do is the military ration tested by our army. The millet is ground and then spread into pancakes. It is easy to carry, not easy to spoil, and easy to eat. The wheat is ground into white flour, and lard is added.

Grains are fried into fried noodles. When you get to the front line, hot water makes them delicious. And pancakes can be soaked in fried noodles, which is most convenient and quick."

Liang stopped listening and opened his mouth in shock. After a while, he said: "Isn't this a waste of food?"

Xue Chengdao: "It's a waste of course. But when fighting on the front line, the most important thing is convenience. You can't eat like usual. In ordinary days, we in the army don't eat this. We will cross the river in a few days, and there are mountainous areas ahead, so

Be more prepared.”

Liang Xing looked at Li Songchen, both of them couldn't come back to their senses. They stayed in the mountains for many years, hungry and full every day, how dare they think of such a thing? Most of the time, wheat eats wheat porridge and white flour for a year.

Not even a few times. Let alone millet, I have never thought of grinding it into flour.

After a while, Liang Xing said: "Commander, what should I do with the bran after grinding it?"

Liang Xingdao: "In Dengzhou, millet bran is cooked into porridge and eaten, and wheat bran is mostly used to feed pigs. There is no way here, so it is given to the local people. We are stationed here, and the people help a lot.

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Liang Xing thought for a moment and said, "Zong Zong, I have an unkind request."

Xue Chengdao: "But it doesn't matter. As a family, why should we hesitate."

Liang Xingdao: "People in our village have a difficult life. In winter like this, many people have no food to eat. If it is convenient, we can take these bran back and make them winter food, saving many lives."

Xue Cheng couldn't help being stunned after hearing this. He had forgotten that most of these cottages were not easy to live in, and they had no food and clothing. After thinking about it, he said: "There is no need for bran. In a few days, I will prepare more rice and noodles, and you can take them back."
Chapter completed!