Settle Down In Tang Dynasty

Pingyang princess said: "to do naturally is to do, but there is still a problem to be solved."

Xue Lang understood: "salt!"

"Well, it's salt

The purpose of building a farm is to train a group of elite soldiers. The increase of training amount means the increase of physical strength loss. In addition to replenishing nutrition, how to supplement the salt loss caused by a large amount of physical loss is also a big problem.

Princess Pingyang said, "weizeguan belongs to Hebei road. There is a big salt pond in Hebei Road, which is convenient to transport. But I don't know whether the output of Youzhou salt pond can be supplied. One of them

At this time, salt production, whether sea salt, well salt or rock salt, mostly uses the method of boiling in brine. Production is limited by fuel and manpower, and has not been high.

Before the Northern Song Dynasty, most of the salt making methods, whether sea salt or pool salt, were stewed in brine. The sun drying method of sea salt did not appear until after the Northern Song Dynasty. However, the sea salt dried at the beginning did not taste good because of the technology and other reasons. It was not until the end of the Qing Dynasty that someone invented the method of drying salt by ditch and beach, which ended the history of sea salt frying by fire.

The Duke of Pingyang continued: "second, Liu heikai made a rebellion and occupied Jizhou, beizhou and other places. A few days ago, when the governor of Youzhou came to visit, I asked him that the salt pond in Youzhou was not convenient to transport large quantities of salt due to the influence of Liu thieves, so it is necessary to wait for the king of Qin to pacify Liu thieves before resuming the transportation of large quantities of salt."

According to historical records, Li Shimin's expedition against Liu heikai was not long. After the war of Mingshui, Liu heikai was defeated and fled to the Turks. Calculate the time, the day of victory is not far away.

Therefore, Xue Lang said: "Your Highness, according to your subordinates, after the first battle of Mingshui, the victory and defeat of King Qin and Liu heikai have been divided. I think the decisive period is not far away. The news of King Qin's great victory will be sent soon."

Princess Pingyang is a decisive person. She also knows the ability to bring up her younger brother. She ponders a little and says, "Xue Lang, listen to the order!"

"My subordinates are here," Xue langlian said

Princess Pingyang solemnly said, "from now on, my general will allow you to take the post of quartermaster, and be responsible for planning the establishment of the garrison farm. You will be assigned by the commander of the kitchen camp, and you will be fully assisted in the construction of the farm."

"Here it is

Xue Lang takes orders. Her royal highness immediately wrote down her handwriting, and the general seal was printed, so that the order could be passed down.

Therefore, Xue Lang's days were busy again after a few days of leisure. Fortunately, in the sweet potato field, you only need to visit the field frequently and pay attention to the growth status; on the other side of the workshop, every other line is like a mountain, and Xue Lang has become the role of playing soy sauce, but you can't go there. It's just that when the masters have questions or make finished products for him to check, you can go there.

In the afternoon, the captain of the cook camp came to see him. Although the school captain in the kitchen camp is a school captain, his rank is not high enough to catch up with the rank of other government barracks. He is only a grade eight officer. The captain was a man in his early forties. He was short and stout, with a big head and fat ears. He was a cook.

"I met Xue Zhubo in the sea of Guanzhuang."

I'd like to see you respectfully.

Xue Lang couldn't help but sniff at the corners of his mouth. It's not that there is a problem with the etiquette of the visitors, but that he is allergic to the word "Hai Hai" recently --

on the harm of random jokes!

Xue Lang returned the salute: "Zhuang Xiaowei, no more courtesy. Please sit down."

Zhuang Dahai said: "thank you for Xue Zhubo. In front of Xue Zhubo, you dare not call yourself a captain. Call out to the sea."

Xue Lang felt some toothache and insisted: "I should call you Zhuang Xiaowei. Sit down. Let's talk about something. "

Zhuang Dahai just knelt down at Xue Lang and kept listening respectfully.

Everyone has their own way of life. Xue Lang doesn't want to talk about him, so that he will be more uncomfortable. So Xue Lang asked, "what do you want to help me with?"

Zhuang Dahai simply said: "back to master Xue, I don't know. I only know that I have to obey my orders. I can tell you what you want. I will try my best."

Xue Lang felt that he should be given a general idea, and said, "Your Highness is going to build a farm dedicated to catering for the garrison. I have already done the planning, and the specific preparation work will be assisted by your kitchen camp. By the way, how many people are there in your kitchen camp? "

Zhuang Dahai said cautiously: "back to master Xue, the cook's camp of the lower official, though it's a camp, is only fifty people. Is it enough for master Xue to do so? "

It's no wonder that although the officer is a captain, his rank is so low that it is only equivalent to the team leader. Xue Lang nodded: "there are fifty people who are responsible for the food of the sergeants on weekdays Will pulling out ten people affect the operation of the cook camp? "

"Ha?"

Zhuang Dahai didn't understand. Xue Lang suddenly changed another way of saying: "in the early stage, I didn't need too many people. Ten people were taken out from the cook camp, and the remaining 40 people were there. Would that affect the cook camp's cooking work for everyone?"

Under this, Zhuang Dahai understood: "no influence, no influence. Everyone is used to it. If you are diligent, you can drive it out. It will not affect the cooking."

"That's fine. In this way, go and find me some stonemasons first. You don't need to have a good craftsmanship. As long as you can make a big stone trough, you should work fast. ""Here it is."

Obviously, Zhuang Hai Hai had no cultural level, so Xue Lang didn't say much about it. He told him to work directly.

Zhuang Dahai went out to call for a stonecutter. After painting the stone trough at home, Xue Lang took people out of the house and chose the address of the farm.

At this time, weizeguan was still vast and sparsely populated. There were large areas of wasteland and reed beaches. There were many places to choose. The key was whether it was suitable or not.

After running outside for three days, Xue Lang went out early and returned late. Finally, he chose a suitable place, half an hour away from the military camp. In the middle of the two villages, there was a small reed marsh, beside which was a large field of farmland. There was a small river not far away.

The farm's land is mainly for growing vegetables and needs a lot of water for irrigation. This is the right place. The reed marsh can not only raise fish, but also some ducks and geese. There is a river nearby, so it is convenient to bring water in or drain out.

After surveying, there are about 50 mu of farmland and a large area of wasteland nearby. These wastelands can be used to build houses or continue to be reclaimed into farmland. Xue Lang's plan is to plant the 50 mu first, and then circle the rest of the wasteland to see that it needs to be cultivated slowly.

After selecting the site, Xue Lang had already started to make plans. According to Xue Lang's plan, the stonemasons began to dig stone grooves, waiting for the edict of the sage to start work.

one day, Xue Lang was on the side of the reed, and he explained to the sea how to rebuild the reed dung. The princess of Pingyang was flying by, and he said that his royal highness was summoning.

Xue Lang had to leave Chuang Hai Hai first, ran back to listen to the wind house, changed his clean clothes, wiped his hands and face, and rushed over. After the announcement, he went into the main hall. In the hall, not only princess Pingyang, but also Liu Nanguan and Ma Sanbao were present.

besides, sitting as like as two peas in the head of the willow woman and the top three horses, there is a handsome young man who looks almost the same as the princess of Pingyang.