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Jia Hu went to Biansai with the prince of Zhongsheng. This time, there was a princess with him, and the daily itinerary was much slower than when the prince returned, and he walked fifty or sixty miles a day, because the prince had to inspect the defense of the provinces along the way, and the officials from all over the country were ushered in and sent, and they stopped and stopped, and it was originally up to one month and it took two months to arrive.

This kind of trip, the most liked are Han Qi and Jia Hu, who wanted to march in a hurry, and should have been in a hurry along the way, but they slowed down so much, but by the way, they visited all the famous places they passed. The great river, on weekdays, can only rely on a few pens in the book or the poet to express his nostalgia, this time I really appreciate it. Both of them sighed that it was really worth the trip.

Not only that, but along the way, the two of them went to borrow the local county chronicles to see, and copied many interesting things recorded in the local county chronicles one by one.

When they finally arrived at their destination, King Zhongsheng wanted to arrange for him to live in the city mansion, but the two were unwilling and insisted on going to the army camp. The prince persuaded him several times, but he had to allow it, but asked him not to enter and leave the camp at will, and if he went out, he would bring his cronies to follow. After all, one is the grandson of the emperor and the other is the prince of the country, and if there is a mistake, it is not easy to explain Jia Hu and Han Qi one by one. Han Qi also repeatedly asked himself to be an ordinary soldier now, this time he followed the prince to train, not to have privileges, how did the prince tell him to just obey.

Seeing that the two were resolute, and after entering the camp, they were indeed obedient to everything as they said, so he gave up and arranged the barracks for the two next to his camp, so that they could take care of it at all times. He also allocated a hundred light cavalry to Han Qi, which could be used by him and could be considered by him. Han Qi couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this. As for Jia Hu, Prince Zhongsheng allowed him to look at any collection of books in his study. Jia Hu was also ecstatic when he heard it. The prince of Zhongsheng has collected a lot of military books and strategies, and now he can feast his eyes on it, which is really a blessing in life.

After really entering the barracks, the two of them ate and wore together with all the soldiers. Han Qi and Jia Hu fully understood why their original days were called brocade clothes and jade food.

Take the three meals as an example, when I was in the house, because Jia's mother did not talk about pomp, there was no major event, and the three meals a day were three or four dishes, the dishes were properly matched with meat and vegetables, and the taste was exquisite, but it was not like many princely family meals and banquets. Jia Hu felt that his food was just ordinary. You can go out of the house and walk this way, if you meet the government officials to receive it, it is better, if you are on the road, although there are three meals of meat and vegetables, but it is much rougher. But Jia Hu thought that because he was on the road, there were many inconveniences, so this was the case. I thought it would be better if I went to the barracks. But when I entered the barracks, I realized that I was too true.

First of all, in the army, there are not three meals a day, but two meals a day. Even if it is two meals a day, it is just gruel, not to mention any meat and vegetable combination, even a multigrain steamed bun cannot guarantee that there will be one a day. As for the dishes, it's nice to have a boiled dish. What's more, the porridge is boiled with bad rice, and it is not too thick, and it will be poured when chopsticks are inserted. The steamed bun is mixed with bean flour and cereals, and I always feel a little crying after eating it in my mouth. Not to mention that Han Qi had never eaten such a meal, even Jia Hu was the first time.

Jiafu naturally also drinks porridge, but the porridge is made of polished rice and mixed with various accessories, and there will be exquisite side dishes when accompanied by meals. And that's because I'm afraid that my body won't be able to bear the fishy meat for a while. But this is a military camp, where can I be full if I eat these things every day, and where can I win if I don't eat enough?

Han Qi is an elf, and when he saw that he and Jia Hu were eating like this, he thought at first that the prince of Zhongsheng wanted them to return to the city mansion, and deliberately used this method to make things difficult for him. At noon one day, I found a big tent that sneaked into the big tent of the prince of Zhongsheng to see what the prince ate on weekdays. The two entered the account, just as the prince of Zhongsheng was dining, and the two looked straight into the bowl of the prince, and saw that it was also a bowl of porridge, and there was a steamed bun mixed with black bean noodles on the plate, and there was a small plate of pickles. Han Qi and Jia Hu looked at each other. Prince Zhongsheng looked at the two of them and smiled: "If you are not used to eating food in the army, today I will allow you to go to the city for a half-day off to have a tooth sacrifice." ”

"Uncle Nine, do you eat this too?" After a moment of silence, Han Qi couldn't help but ask.

Prince Zhongsheng glanced at the food in front of him and then at Han Qi nodded, "Eat this in the army!"

Han Qi listened, was dumbfounded, and asked after a while: "Uncle Nine, don't worry about your nephew's gossip, your money is so much......"

Prince Zhongsheng put down his chopsticks and said with a smile: "My Yulu is high, and it was rewarded by the emperor." If you use my money to feast on the three armies, you can also eat a few big feasts. But I can't, the army has its own salary, and I can't mess with the rules. ”

Han Qi lowered his voice and said, "Uncle Jiu, then you can also make yourself eat better." This porridge and steamed buns are so rough that they are hard to swallow, and they are straight throats when they eat them. ”

Prince Zhongsheng picked up the steamed bun on the side of the bowl and looked at it, took another bite, swallowed it two or three times, and said, "Is there it? The two of you are here, and it's normal to be unaccustomed. If you eat more, you can't say that you can still taste the wonders. ”

Jia Hu glanced at Han Qi, he couldn't imagine what might be wonderful about eating too much of such a shoddy meal. Han Qi couldn't help but ask, "Uncle Nine, what is the wonderful?"

"The beauty is that when you go back to the house and eat something else, no matter what it is, it is like a dragon's liver and phoenix's marrow, and it is delicious. After speaking, the prince of Zhongsheng smiled and poured the small plate of pickles into the bowl, picked up the bowl and snorted a few times and ate it into his stomach, then put the bowl down, and ate the steamed buns in his hand in three or two bites, clapped his hands, and asked the soldiers to remove the dishes and chopsticks. At this time, Han Qi and Jia Hu watched the Zhongsheng prince finish his meal, and they had not yet come back to their senses.

Seeing the two of them like this, Prince Zhongsheng smiled and said: "It's not that you really can't get used to eating, if you are not used to it, go to live in the house." Now that the princess is here, you must have a good meal and a good meal to greet you. ”

Han Qi shook his head again and again when he heard this, "When my nephew left, I promised my father that when I left the mansion to go with Uncle Jiu, I would regard myself as an ordinary soldier and would never put on a posture of a son." What's more, Uncle Nine can eat it, and so can the two of us. ”

Hearing Han Qi's words, Prince Zhongsheng nodded, with a hint of approval in his eyes. Han Qi paused and asked: "Uncle Jiu, I don't know anything, even if the food is shoddy, but the soldiers will go out to fight for the country, so can they eat enough?"

When Prince Zhongsheng heard this, he was not in a hurry to answer, but asked: "You two have come with me all the way, and you can be regarded as going to many places. I see that the two of you go everywhere you go to borrow the local county records to consult. Then do you two know how much harvest you can get in a year in the nearest prefecture and county to our barracks?"

Hearing this, Jia Hu replied: "In Fengcheng County, which is the closest to Daying, there are about 400,000 mu of cultivated land, of which about 20% is flat land, about 40% is sloping land, and the rest is steep slope land. The yield per mu of this flat land is about 300 catties, and the steep slope land can have about six to seven percent of the flat land due to low poverty. In this way, the annual harvest is at least 80 million catties. ”

Lord Zhongsheng nodded and said, "It's a good calculation, and it's meticulous." If there are no disasters and no diseases, a total of 80 million catties of grain can be fed on the ground in this year, and about 20 percent of the grain that can be used for military rations handed over to the national treasury is only 16 million catties, and the 800,000 people of our three armies will be calculated according to the ration of one catty per person a day, and the full harvest of this county in a year will only be 20 days' worth of chewing. It's three hundred and sixty days a year!" Lord Zhongsheng paused, "Besides, there are many kinds of grain in this county, and if you take it into account, the harvest of this year will only be ten days." This is only the soldier's ration, and I have not counted the horses with you. ”

Prince Zhongsheng said with a smile: "In the army, you need silver money for what you can see and can't see." For example, this month's military report should be presented to the holy front, the winter clothes of the soldiers, and the cloth for camping. It is not easy to calculate those military salaries in this way to ensure that they have two meals a day and steamed buns every other day. ”

Han Qi and Jia Hu didn't expect that Prince Zhongsheng would settle such an account with him, and they couldn't help but be stunned. The two looked at each other for a long time and sighed. Prince Zhongsheng smiled: "You can care about the suffering of the soldiers, but I look at you differently." But if you want to make achievements in the army in the future, I am afraid that you must forget many of the things in the original book that are not useful. ”

When the two heard this, they couldn't help but blush. The two of them have always thought that they have seen well, but now it seems that it is good to read too many books, but there is still a long way to go before they can apply what they have learned. Today, with food alone, the prince has learned a good lesson with himself. If you really want to realize the ambition you made when you were a child, you still have a lot to learn.

Seeing that the two of them were silent, Prince Zhongsheng showed a look of shame on his face, and said comfortingly: "It is reasonable that you don't know many of these things, thinking that I am not as good as you when I first arrived at the barracks, so you don't have to care so much." Today, I might as well tell you that although you can't eat enough in the army, you won't starve to death, and if you are an ordinary peasant family, it is common for you to starve to death in the event of a disaster. ”

When the two heard this, they couldn't help but blush. The two of them have always thought that they have seen well, but now it seems that it is good to read too many books, but there is still a long way to go before they can apply what they have learned. Today, with food alone, the prince has learned a good lesson with himself. If you really want to realize the ambition you made when you were a child, you still have a lot to learn.

Seeing that the two of them were silent, Prince Zhongsheng showed a look of shame on his face, and said comfortingly: "It is reasonable that you don't know many of these things, thinking that I am not as good as you when I first arrived at the barracks, so you don't have to care so much." Today, I might as well tell you that although you can't eat enough in the army, you won't starve to death, and if you are an ordinary peasant family, it is common for you to starve to death in the event of a disaster. ”