Chapter 664: Mung Bean Sprouts
Standing on the Great Wall and looking at the Great Wall, constantly shuttling in the line of the mountain, Qian Rujun has a mood of worshipping the ancients.
For Qian Rujun, the ancients of the Qin Dynasty and the Han Dynasty were also ancients.
Although it is not advisable to build a wall to block the bad guys, if there is no such wall, at the moment of Qin's demise, the land of China would probably have been looted, and even changed owners.
After farming, people will be cowardly.
The emerging ethnic minorities in the north will have a big south.
Rightly or wrongly, everyone did their best to survive.
Those who survive into the 21st century are the descendants of the victors.
Those who can live until the rise of the Han Dynasty are also the victors of genes.
After all, it has not been exterminated.
The Great Wall is magnificent, and Qian Rujun arrived at the Great Wall.
The Emperor continued to gather the army under his command.
and did not let him see the 20,000 cavalry under his command.
Especially veterans.
His new cavalry were all new recruits. Recruits who have not seen blood are a destabilizing factor on the battlefield.
So these people had to go to the battlefield, but if they went to war directly against the Huns, they were asking for nothing.
Fortunately, none of the small tribes living near the Han were Huns.
The headquarters of the Huns is still wandering between Central Asia and the Ula Mountains.
This period was more capable, and the Huns probably went to trouble the people there in the Caucasus Mountains.
Although the Huns also needed to rest, they believed that hunting was the best rest.
After each hunt, they were able to bring back a large number of slaves.
There was a special person in their tribe who would bring the slaves they had assigned back to his tribe and produce food for his women.
After a while, they were able to return to their tribes and reproduce for the Xiongnu.
"I don't know what those horses look like, and I, a horse breeder, haven't even seen them. ”
Qian Rujun did not see the horses in the cavalry camp that were said to be produced by the Qian family's ranch.
Although the horses were raised by her in name, in fact, Qian Rujun had never seen them except for the first time, and when she saw those horses, they were still small and arrogant.
Horses grow much faster than she does.
The age of a horse is about the same as that of a car.
Qian Rujun, who was locked in the attic, could only hear Xiao Xiao's wind and the sound of horses chirping.
Although it is necessary to go out of the customs and see blood, the emperor must still guarantee the lives of these people.
In order to train these people, the emperor spent ten times as much as he spent on raising other armies.
Not seeing a return, or letting them be easily damaged in battle, is an unbearable pain for the emperor. Therefore, the choice of goals and pre-training are very important.
Qian Rujun felt that the emperor was not a puppet locked in the attic at this time, she was more like. The emperor asked her to be brought here, and there was no follow-up explanation.
"When will I be able to go out and see?"
Qian Rujun yelled at this door, and at this time, she didn't know who she could talk to. After all, it was she who told the emperor not to wait.
When he arrived at the Great Wall, this place, although it was not the famous Badaling Great Wall, Qian Rujun still wanted to climb up to see it, after all, the Great Wall is a great building in everyone's hearts.
"I just told the emperor that I want to go up to the city wall to see that there is no need to look at it for so long, right?"
The Great Wall was built in the toughest places. A magnificent building built using the most original methods.
It's not beautiful, but it's spectacular and long-lasting, lasting for more than 2,000 years. From ignorance to civilization.
It's just that it has fallen asleep in the twenty-first century, and where it is, is no longer a border.
It is almost from the same era as Qian Rujun!
can make Qian Rujun recall the past.
In other words, it is Qian Rujun's companion.
Maybe it's the memories that will go away, and when she thinks back to the past, she has no choice but to remember those dirty and uncomfortable things, which are the most impressive at the time she crossed over.
When she crossed, she was actually very happy, if it weren't for the poor environment of the crossing, she would probably laugh three times.
But now, the taste of the snack lingers in her mouth from time to time. That's why Qian Rujun copied things like night markets during the Han Dynasty.
Qian Rujun didn't know if there was a night market in the Han Dynasty, where there were no city walls.
As for the nominal parents after the crossing, she no longer remembers.
Maybe this is also an unbeautiful memory, so it will gradually be smoothed out in her memory.
It is not that the horses and cavalry can go to the battlefield when they gather here, Qian Rujun heard the sound of various drills.
In Dahan, the army is the strictest place.
Even the emperor's may not be able to change some of the things that exist in the army.
The emperor could command the army to go on the march, but the emperor also had to ensure that the men were equipped.
The first civilian emperor, the Great Han was more domineering than any era.
In addition to the emperor's direct subordinates, these armies also had many people who came to the king, including the Bo family, whose military strength was estimated to be the most powerful of all. Because they are the teams that have really gone through the battle and suffered losses.
Speaking of which, the Bo family is much more atmospheric than the emperor.
It's a pity that the number of people is a bit small, just over a thousand people.
Raising so many private soldiers, more than a thousand people have come to an end.
A little more, and the emperor will be suspicious.
Until the later period, the Bo family did not give up the deal with Qian Rujun. Cultivating this army.
Qian Rujun can ride a horse. This is a skill she learned very early when she came to Dahan, riding a horse is the same as riding other animals, that is, to maintain balance on the horse.
Maybe Qian Rujun doesn't often ride horses, so he is not very familiar with the scientific and technological materials needed to ride on a horse, and only then did he notice that the horses and stirrups of the big man only have one foot.
"How can this horse's stirrups only fit one foot and the other?"
Qian Rujun asked stupidly.
Although I don't want to be accompanied by people in the attic, outside the attic window, there are still soldiers coming and going.
They were not guarding Qian Rujun, but guarding the Great Wall, which was originally their task.
They were to keep an eye on the wilderness at all times, to see if there was an enemy, and to analyze the difference between an enemy and a friend.
Hearing Qian Rujun's words, he didn't react, just looked at it, and Qian Rujun glanced at it. I thought it would be nice to be able to ride a horse, who cares how many stirrups there are.
This is also the idea of an ordinary soldier who has no way to be admitted to the cavalry.
Fortunately, at this time, the guards beside the emperor were being sent to ask Qian Rujun what to say.
He just heard Qian Rujun's words.
Since this sentence was said by Qian Rujun, as a princess, no one dares to swallow the princess's credit. If it was an ordinary soldier, and no one heard about it, the credit might have been taken away by the guards next to the emperor.
After hearing this, someone immediately went to tell the chief that the chief was not stupid after all, and knew to report it to the emperor.
Emperor Liu Heng remembered Qian Rujun who was thrown on the city tower by him.
Qian Rujun is a great talent in his eyes, putting a great talent aside, not making good use of it, it is not the style of Emperor Liu Heng.
After thinking for a while, he sent someone to ask Qian Rujun:
The Emperor asked the princess if she could take charge of the army. ”
Emperor Liu Heng watched Qian Rujun do nothing all day long, and finally thought of a job for her to do, which could ensure Qian Rujun's safety without making Qian Rujun too conspicuous.
Qian Rujun urgently needed the ability to move freely, and when he heard that he had a job, and he just wanted to cook, he agreed.
Although she can't do it herself, she still has the knowledge to cook delicious food cheaply.
So she nodded in agreement and went to the baggage camp.
When she arrived at the baggage camp, she found that the environment here was very different from what she had imagined
If nothing else, she thinks it smells bad.
A baggage camp is like a moving house. The military is like a person who has to move.
In this era, moving is a troublesome thing, and everything depends on manpower. But with manpower, there is more demand.
There are more troops than the army.
What stunned Qian Rujun the most was all kinds of newly lived cattle, horses and sheep, following behind the team. As for the pigs that can't walk, then, you can't see it. Although pigs were one of the cheapest meats in the Han Dynasty, they were not very accepted by everyone.
The most important thing is that it lacks movement and cannot go this far. It's okay to let it go, but the fat on its body will fall out.
This is not a small attrition for the army. As for the cattle, horses, and sheep that can walk on their own and can fattened by eating grass, they are good food for the army.
Of course, most of the time the soldiers of the army do not eat this meat. The amount of preparation is also not enough.
Although potatoes were planted, the yield so far is not very high, and most of the potatoes must be kept as new seeds. Didn't become military rations.
Perhaps, in a few years, when potatoes begin to spread, soldiers in the army will be able to eat potatoes.
After looking for a long time, Qian Rujun finally found the leader of the army, and the food including cooking was all under Qian Rujun's control.
But Qian Rujun was very stimulated, and all kinds of smells came straight to her nose
When she saw the gang leader, she almost fainted, the gang leader army was crawling around with all kinds of lice and insects, flying around, and the food they cooked could imagine what level it was.
"All the people gave me a bath in salt water and hot water. ”
"Salt is an important commodity, and it is impossible to bring it to the bath. ”
Although Qian Rujun was their boss, they also liked to take a bath, but they didn't like to soak in salt water, so they immediately protested.
Qian Rujun didn't know if there was such a thing as mung beans during the Han Dynasty, anyway, the supply of vegetables and fruits in the Han Dynasty was actually very insufficient, and most of the food was staple food.
But she knew that a lot of food would be used during the march, but mung beans were something that could be kept alive for a long time and could grow fresh sprouts at any time, and in addition to mung beans, there were many sprouts like alfalfa sprouts and tree sprouts.
For Qian Rujun, it is not a good thing not to eat vegetables and fruits, but it is also not feasible to grow crops that have caused trouble during the march.
Qian Rujun can, grab it from the space, it is a lot of vegetables, but the taste is too good, the emperor will be suspicious, he can eat it himself, but it is actually harmful to ordinary people to eat, if they are used to this kind of dish, how can they accept ordinary dishes.
So Qian Rujun only has to prepare a bowl of bean sprouts, as well as alfalfa sprouts and bean sprouts.
While most people were taking a bath, she prepared tools to let people start soaking a large amount of mung beans in water.
Soak the mung beans in water for two hours, and after four days, they hatch and sprout, and then they can be eaten. And it's very nutritious.
And Qian Rujun knows that the soldiers in the army need a lot of salt, but salt is still a relatively precious thing in this era, fortunately, Qian Rujun's Jinmai City has begun to produce a large amount of salt and can supply it.
"Is there enough salt to supply?"
"If it's just to eat, it's barely enough. But if you want to take a bath, it's a little less. ”
In Qian Rujun's memory, this vicinity should be a prolific area of rock salt.
Let the gang leader army who has not yet started to soak in salt water go out to search.
After finding the place of origin, Qian Rujun asked the gang leader to bring a stone of salt with a spade, asked them to put the salt in the water, and found cotton cloth to start filtering.
Fortunately, in order to curry favor with the emperor, Hu Shuo provided a lot of cotton cloth for the royal army for free.
And the cotton cloth was placed in the baggage camp.
It is easy to find, and the cotton is very versatile, and it is also a great material for wound treatment.
Qian Rujun also has a lot of cotton cloth in his space, but he doesn't want to take out anything that is too conspicuous, because there is still a significant difference between the cotton cloth produced by Hu Shuo and the cotton cloth produced by Jinmaicheng.
At least in terms of texture, it is not the same, Jinmaicheng is more delicate, and the cotton part is relatively smooth.
After several filtrations, the color gradually fades and finally turns into a cyan water.
Just like when we see the seawater, it's azure. It's even greener than the sea.
Then boil the brine to make a large amount of salt.
Seeing Qian Rujun conjure up a lot of words like magic, everyone was very surprised.
Qian Rujun is the goddess of the emperor's imperial seal, but in fact, although the emperor's function is very high.
But the emperor's credibility is actually not very good, and he often deceives the people.
If the emperor who is far away from the emperor says it, he will definitely believe it, but those who are closer to the emperor will basically have doubts.
So the matter that Qian Rujun is a goddess, some people believe and some don't, everyone has their own set of verification methods.
But when she made white salt from a piece of salt that she couldn't eat, and even produced toxins, many people, especially the gang leaders, wanted to worship, thinking that they would use such white salt to bathe.
They were trembling inside.
After that, Qian Rujun asked them to do things, so it was much easier.
"What are you doing? It's almost meal time? Why hasn't the millet been cooked yet?"
"Is there flour in the army?" Qian Rujun asked the leader of the group who had taken a bath beside him.
"Yes, the emperor said that flour is easy to store and can be stored for a long time, so there are many of them in the army. ”
"Then let's make noodles!"
Ever since Qian Rujun turned wheat into something that could be eaten, easy to eat, and tasted good, wheat flour began to become popular.