Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 2
As a group of bandits, Ding Jin has no exact number of soldiers and horses under his command.This time he came to Luoyang, Xijing, and according to him, he brought 3000 soldiers.In fact, according to the observations of Xie Linong and others, there are only more than one thousand people at most, and it will definitely not reach two thousand.

Most of the bandits that Zongze recruited in Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo have this characteristic.The soldiers and horses under him all opened their mouths, and there was no definite number.With only 3000 to [-] people in hand, you dare to say that there are tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of troops.Anyway, the imperial court didn't pay them food and salaries, so they let them talk nonsense.Just like Ding Jin, he also boasted that he had hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, and he was inspected in the capital of Kaifeng.How can there actually be so many?Thousands of people is a big deal.

This matter made Wang Xiaohun feel confused and at a loss.

According to the knowledge of his previous life, Zongze guarded the Kaifeng Mansion, exhausted all his energy, and subordinated a million rebels, and his morale was like a rainbow.If it wasn't for Song Gaozong, Zhao Gou, who was greedy for life and feared death, and did not dare to return to Kaifeng, the war against the Jin Army would never have been as passive as in history.When he came to this era, he should go to Kaifeng Mansion and assist Zong Ze to defend Kaifeng.As long as the army of one million rebels is reorganized, what is the point of the Jin army!
But reality told Wang Xiaohun that it wasn't like this.

Millions of Rebels, that's the number based on the group robbery reported by Zong Ze.There are so many people, where did the Kaifeng House come from to feed them?I'm afraid no one can tell how many people there really are.Even the leader of the rebel army didn't know it.How many soldiers are these people equivalent to?Also not clear.But according to Wang Xiaohun's estimation, even if it were all reorganized, it would be great to have [-] to [-] soldiers.

The Jin Army's three routes invaded south, Jingdong Road in the east, Shaanxi Road in the west, and West Jing Road in the middle, which obviously emptied Kaifeng Mansion in the middle.What Zong Ze was facing was not the main force of the Jin army.Zhengzhou and Huazhou, which have been fighting back and forth, are just the Jin army's partial division.How many teachers are there?According to the habit of the Jin army coming to attack, more than 5000 people are the well-deserved main force.The Jin army facing Kaifeng Mansion is probably only two to three thousand people.These two 3000 people fought against Zongze, and both Zhengzhou and Huazhou were counted.

The millions of rebels in the capital are just words, not real.

According to historical memory, we should go to Kaifeng House.But in reality, guarding the Kaifeng Mansion is of little use.At least it's not very useful for someone like Wang Xiao to hunt.It was useful that Zhao Gou went to guard the Kaifeng Mansion.He really made up his mind to fight the Jin army to the death with the power of a country.If other people go, Kaifeng Mansion will definitely not be able to keep it, it doesn't make much sense.

In fact, the Jin army invaded southward at this time, and had no intention of occupying land.The Jin army went south, mainly to loot the property and the population.Of course, there is another purpose, which is to capture the emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty.However, Jin Jun at this time did not know where Zhao Gou was, and did not target the deployment.

Kaifeng Mansion has been robbed, the city is dilapidated, and there is no oil or water in Jin Jun's eyes.The three-way invasion to the south just avoided Kaifeng Mansion.To be precise this time, it wasn't that Zong Ze was able to defend Kaifeng well, but that Jin Jun didn't take that place as his goal at all.

The gap between historical knowledge and reality made Wang Xiaohun a little overwhelmed.

Down the hillside, it is a small village.Ding Jin's troops camped around the village, looking a little messy.

Wang Xiao hunted into the village, and no guards came up to inquire, and let them walk towards the village.When he arrived at the village, Wang Xiaohun felt that it was not right, and said to Shao Ling, "We have never been here before, and we don't know where Ding Duxun lives. Find a soldier and ask, don't go to the wrong place."

Shao Ling promised.Seeing a few soldiers basking in the sun under the tree by the roadside, he stepped forward to sing a promise and asked them to enter the residence.Several people looked up at Wang Xiaohun and Cao Zhiyan, and pointed to the courtyard in the middle of the village.

The three followed the dirt road in the village to the courtyard in the middle of the village.There are guards guarding the door.Wang Xiaohun stepped forward and sang a promise.Said: "On the way down the mountain, the leader of the rebel army, Wang Xiaohun, came to see the Ding Duxun. Please let me know what the Duxun has instructed."

A guard entered the courtyard.After a while, he came out and crossed his hands and said, "The Du Xun is discussing matters with the generals, you go in."

The three entered the yard.In the middle of a main room, there were several men sitting in it, making a noise and noise.Entering inside, Wang Xiaohunting said: "On the way down the mountain, the leader of the rebel army, Wang Xiaohunting, has been ordered by Du Xun to come to meet and discuss matters."

The man in the middle was a stout figure with a dark complexion.After hearing this, he looked up at Wang Xiaohun and said loudly, "Xiao Sheren has been in a coma for several days and has not been able to see each other. When I woke up today, I didn't want to be such a hero!"

Wang Xiaohun has grown up, but he is so slender that he can't tell when he is lying down.When I stood up, I could see that I was not skinny.These days, Ding Jin and these people have never regarded Wang Xiaohun very much, so when they saw him today, they praised him as a hero.

Taking the last seat, Cao Zhiyan and Shao Ling stood behind them.Ding Jin introduced the leaders present.In addition to Yu Huan, there were also Ma Xi, Peng Tan and Shi Jian, most of whom were Ding Jin's partners when he started his army.

After ordering his soldiers to pour wine for Wang Xiao, Ding Jin said: "Today, the boys found a cow and slaughtered it for a meal. For many days, there was no mutton in their mouths, and a bird just faded out! Xiaosheren came just in time. ."

Wang Xiaohun hurriedly thanked him.

The most common meat at this time is lamb, followed by pork, and chicken, etc.Unlike later generations, general game is not very popular because of its lack of meat and bland taste.In addition, the rare is the most expensive, and the game is not difficult to fight at this time, of course, it is not valued.Unless it is the kind that is very rare and tastes good, it is precious.

Of course, there is also beef.However, most of them are sold in rural stores and sold to poor people who have no money. People with a little status are not allowed to eat.

In Wang Xiaohun's memory, there are many stories about people in the Song Dynasty who liked to eat mutton.For example, the Song Dynasty people valued mutton and cheap pork, and regarded pork as cheap meat.Later generations found out many reasons, such as pigs are not gelding, and the meat smells fishy.Or pigs are kept in pens, which are unclean compared to sheep, so people with status do not eat them.In fact, it is just a statement made up based on the situation of later generations, and this era does not exist.Pigs are of course gelding, and the meat is not cheap compared to mutton, and it varies from place to place.In some places, mutton is more expensive than pork, and in some places the price is almost the same, and there are even places where pork is more expensive than mutton.Just like the current Kaifeng Mansion, after the Jinbing looted, the price of goods has skyrocketed, mutton is [-] yuan per catty, and pork is [-] yuan, which is not much difference.At this time, logistics is inconvenient, and the price difference between mutton and pork depends on the supply and demand situation in various places.

Not just pork and mutton, the legend of beef is even more outrageous.In the agricultural society of China, the slaughter of cattle was prohibited, and later generations misunderstood that the ancients did not eat beef, and many explanations came out.Just like in the novel "Water Margin", when the heroes arrive at the store, they often ask for a few catties of beef.Some wise literati took advantage of this, saying that the government did not allow beef to be eaten, and this was written in the book to illustrate the rebellious spirit of the heroes.When he heard it in his previous life, Wang Xiaohun also thought that this statement was very reasonable, and he read deeply.It was only in this era that I realized that it was completely fabricated out of thin air.

China only bans the slaughter of cattle, not beef.If the cow is not slaughtered, will it not die?It is nothing more than eating beef, sick cows and dead cows, and the taste is not good.At this time, the general price of beef is limited by the government, which is [-] cents per pound.And mutton and pork are generally [-] cents per pound, or even more, and beef is much cheaper.When the heroes went to the hotel and sat down, they asked for a few pounds of beef, just because they were poor.Beef is the cheapest meat in this era, and it tastes bad no matter how you make it, so rich people don't eat it.

The government's price limit of [-] yuan per pound is aimed at sick and dead cows.In other words, the slaughtered cattle should also be sold at this price, and they are sold by officials, in line with the policy of prohibiting the slaughter of cattle.That's why the folks steal the cattle, and earn a lot of money per pound.

There are so many stories, the main reason should be that in the Song Dynasty and before, there were not many records of prices and the information was incomplete.And because of the inconvenience of transportation, the prices vary greatly from place to place.In addition, some literati like to make up stories, showing how knowledgeable they are.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, with a detailed statistical yearbook, the prices of pigs, beef and mutton were clearly seen.At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, cattle slaughter was prohibited. The cheapest meat was beef, followed by mutton, and the most expensive one was pork.With the development of agriculture and the acceleration of industrialization, the price of pork, which is relatively more suitable for industrial breeding, has dropped.Later, there were vegetable cattle specializing in meat, and the price of beef was basically the same as that of mutton.Until about [-], due to the development of agriculture and the breeding of new pig breeds, the price of beef and mutton gradually exceeded the price of pork.

The price of pork in later generations is much lower than that of beef and mutton. In an industrial society, pork is more suitable for industrial breeding.In fact, in other countries, beef and mutton are still cheap in many places.In the society before the founding of New China, pork was not much cheaper than beef and mutton.It's just that there are big regional differences, and the situation is different from place to place.When the slaughter of cattle is prohibited, and there is no special meat for vegetable cattle, beef must be the cheapest.

In Ding Jin's capacity, today is freshly slaughtered beef at the same price as mutton.At this time when Jingxi Road was almost turned into white land after being plundered by the golden soldiers, it was indeed a blessing for Wang Xiaohun to be able to eat a full meal of beef.

After drinking a large sip of wine with everyone, I only felt that the wine tasted weak.Wang Xiaohun slowly sipped the smell of the wine, watching a few people estimating the situation.

Putting down the wine bowl, Ding Jin said loudly: "Taiwei Zhai attacked the Golden Camp a few days ago, leaked rumors, and lost a game. He sent a message that he will take us to fight the Golden Army again in the next two days, so let us hurry. It's just that there is not enough food and grass. , I can't, I just arrived in Yong'an County today. I don't know how the battle in Luoyang City is going."

Peng Tan said: "I heard that the Jin army took the treasure population to the north, leaving the Wu room behind. The Jin army is fierce, how can it be easy to fight? Why don't you wait a few days, maybe the Wu room will lead the army north. At that time, our army entered Luoyang, wouldn't we be happy!"

(End of this chapter)