That is, not long after the armistice an hour ago, the Xian army set up dozens of marching pots on the mountain to stew chicken soup, the aroma permeated several miles, and while cooking chicken soup, they shouted to the mountains with a loudspeaker, as long as they surrendered, one person, one chicken, and one bowl of white rice were full, and there was meat to eat.

Centurion Liu Chao and Qi Da couldn't resist the temptation, so they fled with their men and horses and defected to the Xian army.

The two of them actually didn't go all the way, and they didn't discuss it in advance, they all fled separately, and finally they were caught and questioned by Baili Yanshuai.

"I said both of you, eat slowly, don't choke, this is not the last meal, you will eat in the future."

Bai Liyan persuaded, and Liu Chao, who was gobbling up, swallowed cold water, swallowed a mouthful of chicken and took a big breath:

"Uh...... Finally fucking better. ”

"General Liu Chao, look at your face, you haven't eaten any meat for a month."

"Alas...... Don't hide it from the general, I haven't eaten meat for two months with Brother Qi. Fortunately, Xingcheng can fish next to the river, but the war began to tighten last year, and the fishing boats were requisitioned, and there was no one to fish, and pork, chickens and ducks could not be counted on. ”

When the words fell, Liu Chao bit down another piece of chicken and devoured it, and Bai Liyan asked again:

"Then what do you eat for your military rations?"

"It's all indica rice, and it looks like a lot, but in fact, you can't eat enough." Liu Chao complained.

"Then why don't you grow japonica rice?"

"Hi, indica rice yields more per acre, japonica rice yields less per acre, and glutinous rice is even less. At a glance, you know that you, the Marquis of Yongxing, are not very good, and you don't even know this truth. ”

Bai Liyan's face suddenly turned red, and Jiang Jie on the side was angry, and he was about to speak, but he was held back.

Liu Chao is actually right, the yield of indica rice is high, the yield of japonica rice per mu is small, even if it is hybrid rice, indica rice and japonica rice are improved at the same time, the yield of indica rice is still much more than japonica rice.

Then the growth cycle of indica rice requires less heat accumulation than japonica rice, so in the tropics and subtropics, indica rice can be planted three seasons a year, japonica rice can only be planted for two seasons, and if it is a medium temperate zone, indica rice can be planted for two seasons, and japonica rice can only be planted for one season.

Sun Guo belongs to the medium-altitude landform, the average annual temperature is low, the planting time of japonica rice is long, only one season, and the planting of indica rice can only be one season, but the maturity time is shorter than that of japonica rice, so there is a gap in the middle, which can save more time for planting winter wheat, and at the same time have more time to move manpower to transfer materials and train soldiers.

But there is a saying about indica rice, called "the pot does not swell the belly", which means that indica rice looks like a lot, but it can't eat enough.

In the final analysis, the starch content of indica rice is not as good as that of japonica rice, and glutinous rice with the same amount is more hunger-tolerant than japonica rice.

Affected by latitude, altitude and climate, Sun is a major producer of indica rice, and mainly produces early indica rice. Whereas, early indica rice is not as nutritious as late indica rice, so the protein, starch and fat content is worse than late indica rice, and late indica rice is worse than japonica rice.

The Xianguo is mainly planted with japonica rice, Beihai, Dongyuan, Xianbeibei, Jiangbei, and Dujun Xijun can not be harvested three times a year, and the temperature in the southern areas of Qiunan and Suidang is slightly lower in late summer, so after early rice in spring, one season of indica rice is planted in summer, or winter wheat is planted in the previous month.

Due to the limitation of seed potential, even if the country changes to indica rice, most areas can still only double crop, not triple cropping, so the total amount of starch is still japonica rice occupies the peak.

In the middle of the Black Turban Army, the drawbacks of internal affairs were gradually exposed, due to the consumption of the war, a large number of cattle and livestock were slaughtered, in order to make up for the shortage of military rations, they could only change to indica rice with higher yields, and the average yield per mu was one or two percent more than that of japonica rice, but the total energy was less than that of japonica rice. Although production has increased, the result is a palliative rather than a cure.

Indica rice is actually grown in Xianguo, but the climate is more suitable for japonica rice and glutinous rice, and indica rice is only grown in the two counties of Qiunan and Suidang, and the discount is much lower than that of japonica rice.

The news Liu Chao said had not been included in the information before, and Bai Liyan also ignored this problem, which can be regarded as a good lesson.

The two of them are like starving ghosts reincarnated in half, and they gobble up and eat very ugly.

The chicken in their hands is the size of a suckling pig, and half of it is left in a blink of an eye, not to mention eating five or six catties of meat, which is still the black feather tribute chicken brought back by Qiu Bigong back then.

Adult males can reach the buttocks of adults and have a fierce temperament. After being introduced into the Xian country for breeding, it is very adaptable to the subtropical climate.

The black feather tribute chicken has long adapted to the wild environment, the diet is very mixed, as long as there is enough space and space, only a little ration, it has a strong self-foraging ability, or a sharp weapon to deal with locusts and pests.

There are more than a dozen black-feathered tribute chickens at home, and no matter how rampant the cockroaches are, they can also be frightened within ten days.

After Liu Chao and Qi Da were full of food and drink, Bai Liyan continued:

"Two generals, Ben Shuai has a matter that I have been puzzled about, I wonder if you can do a little favor?"

"General, please say, as long as we know, we will know everything." Zida said, without the slightest concern.

Bai Liyan nodded:

"Well, as far as Ben Shuai knows, Fang Ke, the defender of the city, is just a brave horseman, and he has no Wen Taowu strategy to deal with our army, so Ben Shuai suspects that there are other generals in the city, do you two know?"

"Shhh...... This one...... According to the city lord, there will be only one person, and it is said that there will be no one else. ”

Liu Chao said affirmatively, and Qi Da took over:

"Yes, the city guard is Fang Ke is good. However, the Holy Orders have been involved in a lot of military affairs recently, and in addition, I seem to have heard that there is also a general Zhou, but I and other centurions have never seen a real person, and only a thousand commanders can see them. And there are female servants in the city, who are very busy going in and out. ”

"What, and a maid!"

Baili Yandun was surprised, this was the first time he had heard of the news of the deployment of female soldiers. But Zida is sure:

"Yes, there are female pawns, but I don't know where they came from. They are in charge of the prison on weekdays, wearing delicate cowhide armor, and they can't see who is in charge. ”

Zhou Kong and other female guards usually wear uniform and delicate cowhide black armor, and outsiders have no way of knowing who is the leader and who is the entourage. Zhou Kong also rarely went out of the office to show off the market. Except for the Holy Order and a few thousand commanders, few people knew Zhou Kong's true identity, and those who didn't know thought it was Fang Ke's little wife.

In addition, the identity of the woman greatly covers the background of Zhou Kong, even if Bailiyan's brain hole is big, where can she think that it will be a woman who sits in Zhaocheng, because it is not in line with the current historical background and religious atmosphere at all.

After asking Liu Chao and Qi Da, Bai Liyan asked them to take the two and their subordinates to Zuoying for resettlement, and then said to Zhao Anling:

"Mr. Zhao, do you think what the two of them said is true or false?"

"There are no ten, eighty percent should be, and the general Zhou in his mouth should be the general of this city. It's just that I really can't think of anyone in the Black Turban Army surnamed Zhou, who can have such a good means, and he will not fall behind in two rounds, and the Heavenly King's Divine Power and Thunder are just like that. ”

"Well, this person is very dangerous, if he escapes by a new star, it will be extremely troublesome to be used by other countries in the future."

"Then Master Hou wants to accept this person for his own use."

"Hmm." Bai Liyan does not deny this option, if he can, he should absorb the rising stars of the younger generation of the Black Turban Army as much as possible.

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