Han Dao world

Chapter 766 Clothes and Food First

Shi Tao invited Xun Chen and Mao Jie in, and said, "I'm from Jingzhou, and I'm traveling with Xu Shu, Cui Jun, and Meng Jian. Xu Shu's character is Yuan Zhi, and he's from Yingchuan Changshe. Cui Jun's character is Zhouping is from Anping, Boling. Meng Jian, whose name is Gongwei, is from Pingyu, Runan. We met when we were in Xiangyang, and we came together after receiving Zhuge Liang's letter."

"Is Xu Shu from Changsha?" Xun Chen asked.

Yingyin is next to the Changshe, so he knows the famous people in the Changsha, but he has never heard of Xu Shu.

Shi Tao laughed. "His real name is Xu Fu, and he is a ranger."

Xun Chen was taken aback for a moment, then slapped his forehead. "It turned out to be him, no wonder I didn't hear from him later, so he changed his name."

"Yes, after he was rescued by his friends, he deeply felt that the power of one person and one sword was limited, and it was difficult to seek justice, so he abandoned martial arts and literature, and wanted to help the world."

"In that case, why did you go to the martial arts hall again?"

Shi Tao looked at Xun Chen, the corners of his mouth raised slightly.He was not in a hurry to answer Xun Chen's question, first he led the two to sit in the hall, and then ordered the servant boy to make tea and serve snacks.

Mao Jie saw it clearly, and said with a smile: "It seems that the treatment in the Agricultural School is really good, and it is not comparable to the Confucian School. I have been to Taixue for so long, and I have been to the Confucian School several times. This is the first time I have seen such exquisite snacks. .”

"We made it ourselves according to the recipes we collected." Shi Tao warmly invited. "This was originally military rations for convenience. It can be preserved, but the taste is not very good. Later, a few cooks in the East Kitchen put some thought into improving it, and it has improved a lot. It is also a blessing to have Mr. Mao's permission. "

"Army rations?" Xun Chen picked up a piece of snack, looked at it, took a small bite, and chewed slowly.

As Shi Tao said, this dim sum looks good, but the taste is not outstanding.

Of course it's not hard to eat.If the soldiers on the expedition can eat such food, it should be more delicious than wheat rice.

What's more important is convenience.

There is no need to bury a pot to make food, and you can eat it when you take it out, which can save a lot of trouble, save the physical strength of soldiers, and increase the speed of marching.

Especially convenient for raiding.

"Well, this is a combination of the methods of the Qiang people and Xianbei, and it is made by the method of making Hubing. Milk is added in it to make you more hungry. When you are not fighting, you can eat two yuan a day. When you are fighting, you can eat three or four yuan. Enough." Shi Tao enthusiastically persuaded Mao Jie to try it too. "There are two biggest advantages: one is easy to carry, and the other is easy to eat. According to our estimation, one person can push [-] days of rations and march for sixty to eighty miles a day."

Xun Chen's cheeks twitched.

This statistic may seem ordinary, but people with military experience know that this will form a huge gap between the two sides in combat.

Under normal circumstances, infantry marched at a speed of forty miles a day.

One of the reasons is that the speed of the carts carrying the luggage cannot be increased.Without a cart, the food carried by an individual can be up to three days.More than three days, the physical strength of the soldiers will be exhausted, which will affect the battle.

If you don't use a large army and only rely on the food carried by the soldiers to fight, the longest time is three days, and the longest distance is [-] miles.To exceed this time and distance is to gamble, and it is a desperate gamble.

If this kind of military ration is used, the time will be increased to ten days and the distance will be increased to eight hundred miles. This is not a concept at all, and it is easy to achieve unexpected results.

Especially for the elite with less than a thousand people, it is possible to run thousands of miles.

If one considers the court's dedication to military training, Xun Chen doesn't think this is whimsical, but something that will happen in the near future.

"Is this a request from the court?"

"Probably." Shi Tao said, "However, the imperial court didn't ask us to do anything clearly. It just raised some problems and hoped that we could solve them. The Agricultural School has accepted several food-related projects, and this is just one of them."

"What else... project?" Xun Chen felt that this word was a bit awkward.

"That's a lot more, such as studying the types of crops in different regions, processing methods, and... By the way, there is one thing that you must be interested in. Stay here for dinner today, try the food in my agricultural school, and have wine , and there are many flavors."

"Are you... so extravagant?" Xun Chen couldn't help but said. "When I was in Hedong, I heard that the imperial court's taxes were tight, and I'm afraid they won't be able to pay the full salary this year."

"That's why I don't want to be an official." Shi Tao raised his eyebrows and laughed. "Among all the halls, the agricultural school has the best food, and there are often experimental samples to eat. Next year we will raise pigs in Shanglinyuan, and then we will be able to eat meat often."

"What's delicious about pork?" Xun Chen dismissed it.

Mao Jie glanced at him, hesitated to speak.

Xun Chen is rich and only wants to eat beef and mutton, not pork that tastes bad.But for him, eating a few pieces of pork once in a while is a treat. Usually, such opportunities are only available during Chinese New Year and holidays.

Shi Tao smiled, with a smug expression. "It's useless to talk about it. Please taste it next year. Our goal is to complete this research within three years, and seventy meat eaters will be able to achieve it in the future."

Mao Jie's heart skipped a beat.

Fifty can be clothed and silk, seventy can be eaten with meat, which is Mencius's proposition, and it can also be regarded as one of the standards for the realization of the kingly way.As a scholar, Shi Tao is so interested in raising pigs. Naturally, it can't be just because there is meat to eat, but because it is turning the hoped kingly way into reality.

"Mr. Shi, forgive me, but there must be agricultural mulberry in the projects of your agricultural school? In three years, seventy can eat meat, and when it can be fifty, you can wear silk."

Shi Tao blinked his eyes. "You can do it now." He thought for a while and added another sentence. "Of course, it's still limited to Guanzhong."

"Is it possible now?" Mao Jie was taken aback.

Silk is a precious thing, and most people can't afford to wear it.Even if it is limited to Guanzhong, if all fifty people can wear silk, it will be a remarkable achievement.

Shi Tao smiled slightly. "It seems that Mr. Mao has not had a chance to look around since he arrived in Chang'an not long ago. Although the period of heavy sericulture in Guanzhong is not long, if the common people want to buy a silk garment, they can still afford it. But the vast majority of people No, they would rather sell the silk and replace it with commoner clothes."

Xun Chen couldn't help but said: "Anyi's emphasis on sericulture was earlier, and the one who promoted sericulture at that time was Liu Ba, the current chief farmer, and he couldn't make fifty clothes."

Shi Tao showed a hint of surprise. "Really, I always thought that Anyi was better than Guanzhong, but now it seems that's not always the case."

"Is it really possible in Guanzhong... fifty clothes?"

"I don't dare to say everyone. After all, there are still some special circumstances. Anyway, what I have seen is roughly the same. It is said that silk has become a must for weddings in Guanzhong. The poor have one or two pieces, and the rich are packed into boxes and suitcases. Because of this matter, someone has already written to the imperial court, requesting a ban on extravagance."

"What did the court say?"

"The imperial court said that the people do what they can, and there is no need to prohibit it. But the families of officials should pay attention to frugality. If it is too extravagant, the censor can listen to the wind and see if they are corrupt."

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