Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 272 Inspecting the Military Camp
For the soldiers of the 17th Guards Division, today is their lucky day.

Because the Earl came to inspect, they got a quite sumptuous dinner. At the same time, taking into account the new military uniforms that were issued to welcome the arrival of the Earl, it can be said that the current 17th Guards Division is both mentally and physically. Both in appearance and military appearance, they do look like an elite force.

In this era, limited by military logistics supply, the food that soldiers usually eat every day mainly includes salted pork (usually a whole barrel of salted pork, the taste is indescribable), potatoes ( If possible, milk will be added to make mashed potatoes) or chickpeas (the choice is different in different regions, corn is more common in the New World), and a bowl of vegetable soup (what you can eat depends on what the quartermaster has purchased from the local farm today) ).

Generally speaking, bread and biscuits are not absent, but the bread and biscuits of this era are definitely very different from the original perception of the world before Perficott traveled through.

First of all, the bread is definitely not made with industrial yeast, high-quality wheat flour, high-quality white sugar, or with the participation of eggs, milk and nuts, or even butter and bacon.

Instead, it is black or green in color, and is mixed with sawdust, grass roots, and even dirtier things such as stones or human tissue.

Fresh bread may still be able to be eaten and swallowed, but bread that has been left for a period of time... Although the French armor-piercing bullet was just a joke and a joke at the beginning, in this world, or in this era, it is really not true that bread can kill people. What news.

At least Purficott had actually seen someone unlucky enough to be opened by a flying piece of bread.

As for sweet and soft white bread, these are not unavailable, but white bread was a luxury product in this era, and only nobles and wealthy families could afford it.

Before the development process brought about by industrialization affected agriculture, whether it was the original world or this world, the agricultural production capacity of each country was only so much, and it was difficult to eat more.

When thinking about the problem of agricultural production, Purficott suddenly remembered that when the end of winter comes, this problem will also be a huge problem for the northern border.

The Victoria Empire has calculated that, at least in terms of food, it can rely on imported food from overseas colonies to feed its growing population.

For countries like Rorschach, which have problems with their own agriculture, even if the country enters industrialization, its agriculture is still difficult to support a huge population, which seriously affects and restricts the country's development.

So do you want to research high-yielding crops first? Purficott rubbed his chin while walking in the military camp, inspecting the military camp.

Even if Purficott could build a greenhouse underground, the greenhouse's production capacity would be limited.

In that environment of dozens of degrees below zero, no crops will sprout.

Of course, this has a lot to do with Rorschach still using serfdom to this day, and it is not simply a matter of agricultural production.

It has to be said that after knowing in advance that he was coming and making preparations, even the military camp in the Industrial Revolution era was still eye-catching.

At least the soldiers' housekeeping was very tidy, with various items neatly placed and the tents clean and tidy. Except for a bit of a peculiar smell in the air that had not dissipated, there were no other problems.

Of course, Purficott could tell at a glance that this was a surprise hygiene and preparation to welcome her. This kind of improvised inspection, whether it was the original world, this world, or a different era, There is a subtle consensus on this matter. "Is your internal affairs always like this?" Purficott looked at a soldier and asked him.

At this time, the soldier was holding a wooden plate in his hand, and seemed to be preparing to eat.

Aluminum was still an out-and-out luxury product in this era. Even for a behemoth like the Victoria Empire, only the royal family could afford aluminum tableware. As for porcelain, it was not something that could be popularized by grassroots soldiers.

Moreover, porcelain was not practical for soldiers, who wanted tableware that was light, easy to carry, and durable.

According to some notes written by the old Baron Brandlis, Purficott remembered that in the early days, various countries had tried to use iron plates, but later found that doing so consumed too much iron, and it was too late to use it to make weapons, so there was no excess production. Make plates?
Therefore, the common practice in various countries is to use wood. After all, it is cheap, durable, and easy to obtain and process.

Over the past hundreds of years, wooden plates and other wooden tableware once occupied the daily life of the old world, from princes and nobles to poor people.

However, with the development of industry and the increase in steel production value, metal tableware has been mentioned again.

For example, the empire's military considered replacing the imperial army with new-style tableware in the past two years. However, this plan has been stranded because the bidding plan was not approved by the military ministry. Now because of the problem of the end of winter, the empire needs As a result of concentrating resources to deal with this incident, the military did not have the energy to change tableware for soldiers in a short period of time.

"Reporting to your lord, the count, our daily internal affairs are at this level. We have not arranged the housekeeping specially because of the arrival of the Earl!" The soldiers were telling lies loudly with their eyes open. Even Colonel Richard, the division commander who accompanied Perfectcott, I can't stand it anymore.

Regarding this answer, Purficott just glanced at Colonel Richard teasingly and didn't say much.

She just praised the soldiers a few words, and then, accompanied by Colonel Richard and others, came to the canteen where food was being distributed.

It is said to be a canteen, but in fact ordinary soldiers are not eligible to enjoy the treatment of sitting down to eat. They usually just use their own tableware to put some food on them and then sit aside to eat.

The person who can sit down and eat in the cafeteria must at least be an officer.

And I don’t know if it was because Purficott came to inspect, but the soldiers were preparing and receiving food in company units, rather than everyone in the entire division eating in this canteen.

Although it is not impossible, having thousands of people in one division eating together is a terrifying test for the cooks and the logistics supply capabilities of this era.

So in a sense, this canteen is actually a formalistic job.

But relatively speaking, this canteen has always been there, not "it's always been like this."

(End of this chapter)