[Ran^Text^Library] The two brothers of the Ye family were stunned when they heard Li Xiang say that they needed a lot of coal. Ye Qian asked cautiously, "Captain Li, the charcoal you are talking about is that kind of black stone, right?" ”

"yes, that's it." Li Xiang nodded very seriously.

The two brothers looked at each other again, and Ye Qian said again: "Originally, we shouldn't have asked, but Li Duwei, you need to know, that black stone is useless, what are you going to do?" ”

"What's useless?" Li Xiang was a little surprised, and later thought that people in this era did not have a clear understanding of coal, and only used it occasionally, and did not rely on it as much as later generations. Nowadays, no matter what people do in their lives, they still use a lot of wood.

Li Xiang smiled: "You just need to find a large carboniferous mine, and I guarantee that you can make a lot of money when the time comes." ”

The two brothers touched their heads and thought about it for a while, Ye Kun said: "It's not difficult to find, the key is that it's not easy to dig it out." ”

Li Xiang thought about it, in this era, mining and mining all rely on manpower, there is no machinery at all, it is really not easy to get it, fortunately he came through the time, there are still some ways, so he said: "You just need to find the carboniferous mine, the bigger the better, and I will figure out the rest of the things." ”

The two of them saw that Li Xiang was determined to be about to be charcoal, and they had no choice but to say that they would find it in the fastest time, so they said goodbye.

Looking at the few people left in the big tent, the eldest grandson Wuji was a little dark and thin, Zhang Fangluo and He Feng also had varying degrees of fatigue, and Li Xiang felt a little unhappy in his heart. happened to come this time, and it was just in time for the special forces training, and several people were almost tired and lay down.

Li Xiang said with a smile: "Chief Manager He, how is the food in the army recently?" ”

He Feng was sitting there distracted, and suddenly he was asked about the food again, and immediately stood up and gave a military salute: "Report to the captain, the food is normal, there is a meal of meat every three days, and a meal of big steamed buns every seven days." ”

The steamed buns were invented by Li Xiang after he came, and they are not all white noodles, but coarse grain steamed buns mixed with buckwheat noodles, which are very popular with these soldiers and have become a rare delicacy in the army, not to mention served with broth. So He Feng will eat big steamed buns once a week.

Li Xiang saw that his panicked report was a little funny, and deliberately pursed his lips and asked, "Then why don't you eat steamed buns every day?" ”

"My captain!" He Feng immediately softened, and complained with a sad face: "This kind of food is more than double the consumption than before, if you eat steamed buns every day, then how can you spend enough money every month, I can't do it, you can find whoever you like!" ”

Seeing that He Feng suddenly lost his temper with Li Xiang willfully, the rest of the people laughed. He Feng glared at Zhang Fangluo and shouted, "You still laugh at me, every time you eat steamed buns, you eat the most." ”

Li Xiang couldn't help it, and began to laugh, laughing and saying, "Our manager He is good at everything, but he can't mention money to him, and if he mentions it, he will be anxious with you." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji also said: "Manager He can't wait to do anything!" ”

He Feng saw that several people were laughing, and knew that Li Xiang was joking with him just now, his face turned red as soon as he brushed it, and then walked up to Zhang Fangluo and punched him. Zhang Fangluo opened his mouth and asked, "It's not just me laughing at myself, why are you beating me!" ”

He Feng said directly: "It depends on your eyes!" After saying that, he was also happy, and said to Li Xiang: "I was really scared to death just now, if you eat steamed buns every day, then the military expenses every month are only enough for half a month." ”

Li Xiang patted him on the arm, and said to a few people: "If you didn't help me, this military camp wouldn't be what it is today, I know you are all working hard, Li Xiang thank you!" After speaking, Li Xiang bowed to several people one by one.

No one laughed at this time, and they were all busy returning the salute to Li Xiang. Li Xiang stopped and said: "You don't have to give me a gift, I mean the truth, I thank you very much, but I also have to say that you have to work hard for a while, and when the first batch of students from the school are trained, you will be able to relax." ”

Li Xiang looked at He Feng again and said, "What kind of food is today?" ”

"Today is the day to eat meat, and the captain is in a hurry!" He Feng also jokingly replied.

Li Xiang looked at the sky outside and asked again, "Is the meal ready now?" ”

"Not yet, I guess it will take half an hour to start doing it." He Feng also looked at the sky and said.

"That's right, if you don't do it, then let's eat something delicious today, which can be regarded as a reward for the brothers who have worked hard these days." Li Xiang said with a wave of his hand: "Let's go, follow me to the kitchen, and I'll teach you how to make food." ”

Only Cheng Yanjin and Zhang Fangluo who had eaten Li Xiang's dishes were still at the Yue Wang's birthday banquet, and they only ate one bite, so these people really didn't know what he would cook, so they followed Li Xiang to the kitchen curiously.

Several logistics soldiers saw Li Xiang arrive at the kitchen and hurriedly wanted to salute, Li Xiang smiled and told them to be exempted, and then asked them where the food they were going to cook was? A soldier took Li Xiang to the warehouse behind the kitchen. It was too hot in the summer, and he was afraid that things would break, so He Feng dug the warehouse several feet underground, and it was not bad to store things.

Li Xiang turned back to He Feng and said, "Remember to go to me at night, I will tell you how to make ice, and things will not break in the future." ”

He Feng's mouth was wide open and his face was incredible, only what he couldn't think of, there was nothing Li Xiang couldn't do, it was really amazing.

Others didn't think about it, they just cared about what Li Xiang was going to do. Li Xiang saw that the whole piece of mutton had been cut, so he asked someone to carry a few pieces out. He Feng hurriedly went up to say that there were too many of these, and Li Xiang said with a smile: "More is more, don't be too picky!" Ignoring him anymore, he walked out directly, and He Feng was distressed to see it.

Back in the kitchen, Li Xiang called a few people over and arranged for He Feng to find iron sticks and wooden sticks, anyway, it's just thinner sticks, the more the better, He Feng is always looking for things, and he is numb, so he goes out without saying anything.

There were a few people left, and Li Xiang asked the cooks to cut the mutton into diced meat of about the same size, separate the fat and thin, and began to wait for He Feng to come back.

I don't know where He Feng went to find it, but after a while, he really found a lot of sticks, Li Xiang saw that it was really suitable, and began to ask a few people to wear mutton skewers. He Feng was about to get started, Li Xiang called him again, and asked him to find a few logistics soldiers to build a few more temporary barbecue tables behind the platform in the playground, tell him the style, and then let him out.

Anyway, He Feng knew that as soon as Li Xiang came, he was the busiest person, and he didn't have a temper, so he went very obediently.

A few people in the house began to wear mutton skewers, and at first everyone was still talking and laughing, but then they felt more and more bored, so Li Xiang suggested that everyone sing, which stumped these people. They are all soldiers, who can sing! Li Xiang asked them to sing about their hometown, whatever they wanted, but no one came.

Li Xiang began to order troops, the first one was Zhang Fangluo, Zhang Fangluo was anxious, and waved his hand again and again. Li Xiang said: "Actually, you don't understand, this singing is also a part of our training, and it will be added to the training plan in the future. ”

Zhang Fangluo still insisted on not singing, Li Xiang said: "It's okay not to sing, I will announce when I eat later, every time before dinner in the future, all the soldiers must sing a song in the platoon before they can eat, and those who can't sing can't even eat." ”

"Captain, it's not like this, don't I just don't sing, as for everyone who gets it, I have to sing!" Zhang Fangluo was a little flustered, as if what Li Xiang said was true.

Li Xiang smiled and said: "I'm not joking, I've thought about this matter for a long time, but it hasn't been implemented, and I just mentioned it today, so I just implemented it." ”

"But why sing?" Zhang Fangluo was still puzzled.

Li Xiang put down the mutton skewers in his hand and said very seriously: "This singing is not what you imagined, it is a display of strength and a tempering of morale." On the battlefield, no matter what the circumstances, our morale must be the highest in order to win the war. ”

looked at the eldest grandson Wuji again and said: "The easiest way to improve morale is to sing, sing military songs, and sing them collectively." And singing often will make the soldiers more familiar with each other and closer, which also allows everyone to better integrate into our team, so the military song must be sung. ”

After Li Xiang finished speaking, Zhang Fangluo bowed his head, and reasoning with Li Xiang was basically equivalent to obedience. Li Xiang looked at him and said, "It's okay, let's wear meat skewers first, I'll teach you a song first, and slowly become proficient, everyone will be able to sing." ”

Several people laughed and threaded the last few skewers of meat, waiting for He Feng to come back.

After a while, He Feng came back and said that everything was done, and Li Xiang asked Zhang Fangluo to go to the whole team, take them to the training ground, stand up according to the company, and call the soldiers to take the meat skewers and walk to the back of the training ground. He Feng has already prepared wood for ignition, as long as it is a little bit, it can be roasted and eaten.

Li Xiang asked the chef what seasoning he had, except for salt, there was nothing else, Li Xiang's head was big, nothing else was okay, how could he do without chili? Just ask the chef if you have chili? The chef doesn't know what a chili pepper is. Li Xiang only then thought that this was the Sui Dynasty, and the chili peppers had not been passed on.

After describing it for a long time, he realized that people at this time were using dogwood (Note 1) instead of chili peppers, and Li Xiang hurriedly called someone to take a look. The chef went for a while and brought two clay pots, and when he opened them, one was a paste, dark red, and smelled pungent, and tasted a little spicy. The other can is the end of the form, which is indeed similar to the ground chili pepper. Li Xiang simply took the two cans and walked to the training ground.

When I arrived at the place, all the soldiers stretched their necks and waited, and when they saw Li Xiang coming, they didn't know whether it was Cheng Biting Jin or Fang Saburo who shouted: "The food cooked by the captain is the most fragrant, and you can eat it vigorously later!" Then many of the soldiers began to shout.

Li Xiang didn't care, during meal time, everyone talked and laughed, and the atmosphere was also very good. He handed over his things to his soldiers, walked up to the high platform and said, "Brothers, everyone has been training hard during this time, especially the commanders, who are so tired that they can't stand up, and I feel uncomfortable!" ”

He also said to Zhang Fangluo and several officers: "You all know your hard work, and I also see it in my eyes, I am very grateful to you, and I will pay tribute to you through this picnic today." You've done a great job! After speaking, Li Xiang bowed respectfully.

All the soldiers were stunned, and then they began to applaud vigorously, and Cheng Yanjin took the lead in applauding, and the few officials who made them embarrassed and waved their hands again and again. Li Xiang said: "This is what you deserve, there is nothing to be embarrassed about, eat more later, and make up for the past few days!" ”

The crowd burst into laughter.

Dogwood (Note 1): Dogwood is a deciduous tree of the Rutaceae family, which has a special fragrance and is an important condiment that can emit a spicy smell. Dogwood has been listed as "three spices" along with pepper and ginger in ancient times.