"As long as there are 20,000 people, one percent of the road will be consumed."

As soon as Wu Ning's words came out, Wu Zetian, Di Renjie and Hei Ya Chang were all stagnant.

Then a thought came to mind: This kid is stupid, right?

Road consumption is not like the fire consumption of silver and copper, as long as you are careful when smelting and casting, and operate properly, it is not impossible to squeeze out some profits within the allowable fire consumption given by the imperial court.

It's like the court smelting silver ingots and copper coins, and the official fire consumption is nine cents, that is, nine percent of the loss.

However, according to legend, when the Long Road Dart Bureau was in charge of the operation of the tax silver, it had its own set of melting methods, which could reduce the fire consumption to four points.

In other words, one tael of tax silver can net 5%. Even if you remove the freight, there is also a profit.

......

However, the consumption of grain and grass is different, even if the imperial court is equipped with people's husbands, chariots and horses, but the average amount of grain and grass that can be carried by each citizen is also limited.

The people of the 400,000 army ate horses and chewed, and Wu Zetian gave Wu Ning the people's husbands, chariots and horses according to the proportion of one people's husband and two soldiers' consumption. This proportion is already saturated and cannot be less.

Fortunately, this battle took place on the border of the Great Zhou Dynasty, if you want to conquer Goryeo today and Mobei tomorrow as Li Shimin did, the consumption of the 400,000 army may not be enough for millions of people.

And the consumption on the Minfu Road is naturally counted in the consumption of grain and grass roads.

This also takes into account the erosion of rain and snow on the road, mildew and deterioration, and the loss of cars and horses.

Therefore, Wu Zetian opened four percent of the road consumption, that is, four catties of ten catties of grain returned to the long road dart bureau.

This is entirely because it is a domestic transportation, and it is not too high, Wu Ning has a profit at most in it.

Normal road consumption, at least 30%.

If it is to go out to fight, the thousand stone grain will be transported from the Central Plains to the depths of the northwest, and it will be a great luck to have a hundred stones left.

This road is thousands of miles away, and there are many difficulties, this Mu Zijiu will come as soon as he opens his mouth, as long as he is one, and he wants to use 20,000 people to bear the supply line of 400,000 troops, isn't that stupid, what is it?

At this time, Wu Zetian was stunned, but the veteran Black Tooth Changzhi was happy.

A pair of mung bean eyes were no longer able to see the smile, and they shouted in Luoyang official dialect that was not very proficient: "Boy, it doesn't matter if you don't understand the battle between the two armies, don't dare to talk nonsense." ”

"20,000 people, one into a road consumption!? If Your Majesty wants to agree, it will be a golden mouth, and you will not be able to add all the money you have saved by the long-road dart bureau over the years to send letters to the bodyguards! ”

Di Renjie also shook his head secretly, what is Wu Ning doing here?

Wu Laojiu promised him that he would do his best, but doing his best is not self-sufficient, nor is it this best method!

"I don't know, the transfer of grain and grass, even in the territory, has to be about 30% of the road consumption. Your Majesty is gracious, and it is reasonable to be with you, so you don't want to be reckless. ”

"Huh." Wu Ning smiled indifferently and spit out a sentence that stunned the three old men and old ladies above.

"It's not a reckless thing."

He bowed to Wu Zetian, "Your Majesty, let the grass people come carefully." ”

"Huh?" Wu Ze frowned, looking at Wu Ning's expression, it didn't look like he didn't understand anything, and it didn't look like a joke.

A little serious, "Then tell me, how can this road consumption be pressed to one percent?" ”

"The grass people obey."

As he spoke, Wu Ning reached into his arms and took out two small oiled paper bags.

"Your Majesty, can you ask the palace people to take two copper bowls, one large and one small, and then take some water?"

"Wan'er!" Wu Zetian gave Shangguan Wan'er a look.

Shangguan Wan'er naturally understood the empress's meaning, and went down to ask the palace people to bring two copper bowls, one large and one small, and water. ”

......

"This is...."

The palace man who took the bowl hadn't come back yet, and Hei Tooth Changzhi was anxious again, pointing to the oiled paper bag in Wu Ning's hand and saying, "What is this?" ”

"Back to General Heifang, this is the military ration you want."

"Oh?" Hei Tooth Changzhi sneered lightly, took the paper bag and slowly opened it.

When Wu Zetian and Di Fatzi heard that it was military rations and had to be wrapped in oil paper, they were also curious and looked at it.

But when he unfolded one of the paper packets, there were four rectangular gnocchi inside.

It's supposed to be gnocchi, right?

It's like a big steamed cake (steamed bun) after it has been compacted and dried, a dry lump.

Wu Ning's voice said in a timely manner: "We call this compressed biscuits, each piece is two or two." ”

"It is mainly white flour, with a lot of oil, meat meal, milk, and a small amount of sugar and salt, which is cooked by a special method and then pressed by heavy objects."

"For a normal adult, just one piece can fill your stomach."

"What!?"

Hearing this, Hei Tooth looked disdainful, and checked it on his hand, "Just like that, how can you be full?" ”

Wu Ning smiled: "General Black Tooth can try it, it tastes good."

"Try it, just try it."

Hei Tooth Changzhi was originally a rough man, and he was still a general, so he was not taboo at all, and when the palace picked up a piece, he opened his big mouth and bit half of it.

"Hmm!"

The old general only took one bite, and his eyes lit up, and while chewing and swallowing, he looked at Wu Zetian and Wu Ning left and right, "It's really good!" ”

Di Renjie was speechless for a while, this old black face changed quickly, he didn't believe it just now, and now he praised it again.

He also took a compressed biscuit from the hand of Hei Zhi Chang, and broke off a small piece and put it in his mouth.

Yes, Di Fatzi also stared, "It's really good." ”

How so? Compared with the delicacies of the mountains and seas, of course, it is a little worse. But Di Fatzi has never tasted this kind of taste, sweet and salty, fragrant and milky, with a crispy taste, it is really delicious.

Di Fatzi took a bite of his stomach, but he couldn't hold back, and broke another piece and put it in his mouth.

On the other side, one of the black teeth is often eaten whole, and this old man is sending the second piece to his mouth.

Hehe, people are quite reasonable, isn't this afterlife full of one piece? I'm going to have to try it and see if the two pieces can last.

“......”

Wu Zetian, talking about business, why did you two still eat it?

"Ahem!!"

The old lady cleared her throat heavily, didn't she force the count in her heart!? I don't know who the boss is?

"Uh....."

Hei Tooth Chang Zhi didn't react, Di Fat Man was embarrassed, knowing that he was out of shape, and let His Majesty see the joke.

Awkwardly holding the compressed biscuit in his hand, "What, does Your Majesty want to try this military ration?" It's better to decide in person if it is as magical as Mu Zijiu said? ”

“......”

Wu Zetian was speechless, especially if Di Fat Man would say Ha, he immediately put the palace with food and other unbearable actions, and said that it was spicy and lofty.

Moreover, he also pulled the old lady into the water, Wu Zetian didn't taste it, and he couldn't go along with him.

"Okay!"

Old Lady Wu reluctantly said, "Present it to me!" ”

"Yes!" Di Fatzi sang a promise, and held half of the compressed biscuit in his hand to Wu Zetian.

The old lady glanced at Di Renjie in disgust, and a little scum stuck to her fingers, and she tasted it in her mouth.

As a result, regretted.

Take less, and the taste is really good.

......

Wu Ning: "......"

Wu Ning looked at the two old men below, and an old lady was competing for compressed biscuits, and couldn't help but shake his head secretly.

"You city people, you really don't know, aren't you just two broken biscuits? As for it? ”

Seeing that the two pieces of Black Tooth Changzhi were in his stomach, and he was about to take the third piece and stuff it into his mouth, Wu Laojiu hurriedly stepped forward to stop it.

I can't eat it anymore, I can't eat it anymore.

......

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"Not bad, not bad!" The black tooth often eats very fragrant, and praises it with a smile.

patted his stomach, it didn't seem to be as evil as Wu Ning said, he ate two pieces, and he didn't feel full!

How does he know that he didn't drink water, and it didn't reach his stomach, and you'll see it later?

Not only was he full, but the old man didn't eat dinner.

"Good is good." The old general looked at the last compressed biscuit in his hand, and began to comment as a battlefield veteran.

"However, this thing still can't be used as military rations!"

"What other doubts does General Blacktooth have?"

I heard the old general say: "Your thing is cooked, and cooked things are not conducive to storage." ”

"I heard you say that after this thing is done, it will have to be suppressed with heavy objects, that is, it can't be made on the front line, but can only be made in the rear and then transported to the front line. Along the way, there are fewer months, so it's not too early to grow hair!? ”

"Huh." Wu Ning smiled and pointed to the piece left in Hei Yan Changzhi's hand, "The general just ate it, and it was made two months ago." ”

"Huh!?"

The black tooth was often shocked, and even Wu Zetian and Di Fatzi's faces turned green.

Why don't you dare to give us something from two months ago!?

"Your Majesty and the two of you rest assured!"

Seeing that the expressions of the three of them changed, Wu Ning hurriedly explained, "When compressing biscuits is made, there is another step to dry the moisture. So this piece looks so dry, and if it is stored properly, it will not break down in three or four months. ”

"Don't say it's winter, even if it's spring next year, there's no problem."

"Really!?"

"Really!?"

Wu Zetian couldn't help but stand up when he heard this, and the black tooth Changzhi shouted urgently at the same time as the empress, "It's okay for half a year?" ”

Wu Ning nodded affirmatively, "No problem!" ”

"Hoo ......"

The veteran black tooth Changzhi, after getting Wu Ning's affirmative reply, actually gasped!

If you can have such a long storage time, it will be very useful!!

First of all, compressed biscuits are extremely portable, they take up too little space.

Imagine, under normal circumstances, soldiers would carry twenty pounds of rations, which is seven to ten days' worth of rations.

How big is that pocket?

What if you switch to compressed biscuits?

Twenty pounds! It's enough to eat for a winter!

And this thing doesn't need a stove, you can eat it when you pick it up, how much time will it save for the front-line battlefield in an instant?

Great stuff!!

Hei Tooth Changzhi and Wu Zetian glanced at each other, it is indeed a good thing!!

No wonder this kid has a mouth, as long as it takes 20,000 people.

It is easy to store for a long time and is small in size. Not only is it useful in wartime, but it can also save a lot of manpower and material resources in transportation.

At this time, Black Tooth Changzhi has even begun to brew a war plan in his mind that was impossible to complete in the past because of the appearance of compressed biscuits!

...

"An army of 400,000 eats this?"

Just when Wu Zetian and Heiya Changzhi were overjoyed, Di Renjie's words pulled the two back to reality.

I saw Di Fat looking at the half of the biscuit in his hand, "Your Majesty, don't forget, it's winter." ”

"It's good, but isn't it too monotonous? Again...."

Di Renjie said bitterly: "The soldiers and generals count nine cold winters, and they can't even eat hot mouths, how can this battle be fought?" ”

"Huh!?"

One of the black teeth waved his hand, "Fighting is not a blessing, it is a blessing to be able to fill your stomach, we are fighting for the country, but we are not so particular!" ”

In his opinion, Di Xiang is used to living a good life, right?

Still hot?

It's nice to have a stutter!

To put it bluntly, this is Wu Zhou, it was more than a thousand years ago, what other tricks do you need? What else do you want to call for?

In the eyes of Hei Yachang, this compressed biscuit is noodles, oil, and meat and milk. It's already a first-class meal.

In the early years, he led an expedition to Tibet, not to mention the meat in the snowy region, and he couldn't even find firewood for the fire!!

The soldiers under him, the general, have eaten raw rice and noodles for more than a month, and at most they have a sip of cold water.

Didn't that also subdue Tubo?

"That's good!"

I couldn't say a word for half a day when Di Renjie was squeezed.

Viciously gouged out one of the eyes of the black tooth, this old man doesn't know what to do, isn't the old man also thinking about you??

....

Wu Ning, who was on the side, relieved Di Renjie's embarrassment.

Wu Ning opened his mouth and said: "What Di Xiang said is reasonable, and the grass people have also thought of this problem. ”

"It's cold in the north, and if the soldiers can't even eat hot food, how can they fight?"

When Hei Yan heard this, he stiffened it and waved his big hand, "Don't worry about this, it's not like there is no pot stove in our army." ”

"It's a big deal, mash this compressed biscuit, and make a batter!"

"Hehe...."To the surprise of General Heifang, Wu Ning smiled, "The general doesn't have to use a pot stove, nor does he need to light a fire." ”

"Oh?" The black tooth asked: "If you don't make a fire, how can it be hot?" ”

"The general hasn't seen the second oil paper bag yet."

"This?" Blacktooth picked it up and looked at it, "This isn't a compressed cookie." ”

"It's not..."

"It's called..... Self-heating pack. ”

Self.....

Hei Tooth Changzhi opened the oiled paper bag, and there was indeed a small bag sewn out of gauze inside, sealed on all sides, and it contained things.

"What's the self-heating method!?"

Wu Ning took the cloth bag from the old general's hand, poured water into the copper bowl that the palace people had just brought up, and threw the cloth bag into it.

And it turned out that something magical happened...

As soon as the cloth was dipped in water, white gas bubbled, and in the blink of an eye, the cold water in the copper bowl bubbled, and it actually opened!

At this time, Wu Ning put water and a compressed biscuit in the small copper bowl. sat down in the water of the large copper bowl.

After a while ....

The biscuits in the small bowl have completely melted into a bowl of batter.

And....

It's really waterless self-heating, although the water in the small bowl is not boiling, but the naked eye can see the white gas slowly bubbling.

The black tooth is often curious, and I reached out and tried it!

Ooh!!

Hot!!

"You... What kind of magic are you doing!? ”

"It's not some demon magic...."Wu Ning said frankly: "In that cloth bag, there are actually just some limes. ”

"Lime?"

"That's right! Quicklime calcined from white stone. ”

"This thing is abundant in many places in Shudi, the white wall in the general's mansion, and the medicinal herbs caught in the medicine shop. It's all from this. ”

"But," General Blacktooth still didn't quite understand, "but it.... Why did it get angry on its own?? ”

"This...."

Well, Wu Ning doesn't understand what the principle is, but it doesn't matter if he doesn't understand, he has eaten "Zihi Pot"!

I also know one of the self-heating agents in the individual self-heating rations of the army of later generations....

It's quicklime.

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