When Liu He, the "commander-in-chief" who was busy directing the military and civilian drought relief in Quanzhou, learned through the spy network that Kebineng was about to go south, not only was he not half annoyed and angry, but he was overjoyed, and even said this sentence to the people around him: Niang Xipi, after a year of idleness, I can finally find something serious for my brothers to do!

Is Liu He really idle? In order to fight a drought that he hadn't seen for decades, he ate and lived on the shore of the river for months! In those months, countless soldiers and civilians saw the eldest prince brave the scorching sun, patrolling from the downstream to the upper reaches of the water, personally inspecting and inspecting every water intake point. There are also many people who have seen the eldest prince jump off the river to work with the construction craftsmen, saying that they want to take advantage of the rare dry season to build several strong and sturdy dikes for the people of Youzhou.

Are Liu He's soldiers idle? In order to help the people in the garrison dig wells and open canals, and assist the counties in maintaining order, all soldiers in all armies have been on duty for more than four months! According to the incomplete statistics of the Logistics Department, in this year, in addition to the Youyan Army that went south to support Jizhou, the other four armies dug more than 8,300 deep wells of more than 20 zhang for the people in various counties and counties, and dug a total of more than 400 miles of drinking water ditches. The most important thing is that the soldiers eat Liu He's food and take Liu He's salary, but they do so many things for the local people for free!

Otherwise, Liu He could finally find something serious for his brothers to do, if he kept digging ditches and wells like this, the soldiers would simply change their careers to become engineers. Who still has the kung fu to practice horseback riding, bow drawing, gun handling and archery?

However, when Kebi Neng really led an army of 70,000 to the south, Liu He was secretly taken aback. He can strategically despise the enemy, but tactically he does not dare to be sloppy. The nomads in the north are like locusts that were besieged and killed by the military and civilians of Youzhou a few months ago, they have no ability to build, but they are all experts in destruction and destruction, once the outer defense line of Youzhou is broken by the Hu people, the damage caused is unimaginable.

In order to fight against the Xianbei people who went south, Liu He did not hesitate to choose to go out of Macheng in person. Determined to face the comeback with tens of thousands of soldiers!

Ten thousand infantrymen lined up in a neat line, in a formation of two hundred people, like one boxy blanket after another on the open field. Unhurriedly move westward. Behind the army was a vast convoy of transports, which were loaded with food, forage, oil, expendable weapons, battlefield supplies, camp tents, shochu, and warm bedding for the army......

Everything you need, plenty to have!

When the army passed through Juyong Pass, Liu He specially asked Yang Xiao, the official in charge of the army's logistics, to send some special "nutritious food" and soju as well as commonly used medicinal herbs to the four thousand Dragon and Tiger Guard soldiers stationed here. The guards moved Sun Li in a mess. This time, Sun Li shouted that he would go to Macheng with Liu He to help in the battle. However, Liu He considered that Juyong Pass was a northwest throat fortress in and out of Jicheng, so he did not approve it, but only promised to let Sun Li's soldiers and horses be used as a reserve force, and once the western front was tightened, it could be temporarily replaced by other troops, and Sun Li led his troops to support.

The army did not stop in Juyong Pass, and after putting down its things, it continued westward through the long doorway. On top of the wall, Sun Li chewed on a crispy fried "small snack". While watching Liu He's car drive away.

"Alas, the snacks that Childe sent this time. It tastes really good, if you can go to Malaysia with the team, maybe you can taste it every day......"

In the carriage, Guo Jia asked Liu He in a low voice: "Childe, can that thing really be eaten by people?" You're not going to use the soldiers left behind in the Juyong Pass as test subjects, are you? With the official opening of Yenching University, the phrase "test subject" coined by Liu He has gradually been accepted by officials at all levels, and Guo Jia is now using it very accurately.

Liu He glanced at Guo Jia and said innocently: "What are you kidding!" How can I take the personal safety of thousands of soldiers as a child's play, I let the logistics department carefully cook this small snack, not only can be stored for a period of time, but also rich in high protein, regardless of human or animal, can be eaten, absolutely natural, no additives of green organic food! You can rest assured, after the brothers are addicted, you will have to wait for the opportunity to eat again! ”

Guo Jia scolded for a while, thinking to himself, Son, since you said that thing is so precious and rare, why didn't you take the lead in enjoying it?

After the army left Juyong Pass and walked west for two more days, the team approached the gathering place of the Wuhuan people in Shanggu, and the old patriarch had already waited on the side of the road with some clan elders who respected the status of the clan. Since Liu He personally came here the year before last, in the past two years, the Wuhuan departments in Shanggu have undergone great changes, Liu He promised that everything in the building was done, and the Wuhuan people became honest because they got real benefits and conveniences, and did not block Liu He.

Liu He was just passing by this place because of military affairs this time, so he invited Nalou and several elders of the Wuhuan tribe to enter the temporary camp for a small gathering, and Nalou was now convinced of Liu He, so he did not shirk, and only took a few henchmen into Liu He's camp.

The military chef who was in charge of cooking for Liu He was a master chef carefully selected by the Logistics Department, and although the conditions in the field were limited, he still presented the guests with delicious food. Liu He asked the guards to bring high-quality liquor, and accompanied the building to eat meat and drink in large bowls.

Nalou said to Liu He with a grateful face: "In the past two years, because of the stability of life, thousands of new children have been added to our tribe, and all of them have been able to grow up healthily. ”

A clan elder named Naqing followed and said: "The officials sent to the clan by the school captain's mansion speak kindly and act fairly, and they are not willing to speak for us in the Han businessmen, and the livestock, felt, blankets and bronze utensils sold in our clan in the past two years are all at a good price, and the cloth, grain, medicinal herbs, spices and salt purchased by the school captain's office for us are also at a fair price, and the clansmen say that such a good day has not been encountered for many years. Everyone hopes that these good rules set by Gongzi will not change for a hundred years and thousands of years. ”

Another patriarch named Hao Bazaar also said: "Since the school captain's office sent some literate and hyphenated gentlemen to our clan, now those half-wild men in the clan have begun to learn literacy in a regular manner, and wait for a few years. Among them, there will definitely be outstanding talents who will be admitted to Yenching University, and then our people will have their own husbands, and they will no longer be laughed at as a group of illiterate barbarians. ”

Guo Jia, who was quietly accompanying him, only felt a little sad in his heart when he saw the Wuhuan people's gratitude to Liu He. It's terrible to be uneducated! It has only been less than two years, and Shanggu Wuhuan has been completely assimilated and subdued by Liu He's Huairou policy. In time, when the descendants of these people will use Han Chinese surnames and have fixed land and household registration. Can it still be regarded as a Hu person?

Liu He smiled and accepted all the flattery and gratitude of the Wuhuan people, and then said with a "sincere" face: "It is said that the Wuhuan family is a family, whether it is a Han or a Wuhuan person." They were all born and raised in Sri Lanka. Everyone should get along with each other and create a beautiful and happy life together! You can rest assured, no matter where I am in the future, the rules I set at the beginning will not change, and your life will definitely get better and better! Come, come, come, let's fill this bowl ......"

After a while, all the Wuhuan people were poured down by Liu He, and they were all lying unconscious on top of several cases. Liu He then called the guards. The men were loaded into a carriage and sent back to the domed yurt of the Wuhuan people.

Wait until there is no one in the tent. Liu He yawned and said to Guo Jia: "The hangover pill prepared by the divine doctor himself is really powerful, and he is not drunk after drinking so much tonight." ”

Guo Jia didn't have any way to cheat on the guy in front of him who even drank alcohol, he asked Liu He in a low voice: "When I saw a few people in that building being sent out just now, Gongzi sent dozens of cars of that special snack out, will the Wuhuan people discover the secret?" ”

Liu He waved his hand and said: "The fillings added to these snacks are all dried and ground into powder, even if the gods go down to earth, they can't see it." Don't worry, I dare to eat my soldiers, and I will definitely not eat these barbarians to death. ”

On the second day, when the building woke up, Liu He had already led the army west. When he heard that Liu He had specially asked people to send dozens of delicious new snacks to the clan, he hurriedly selected a hundred fat and fat cattle from the tribe and sent someone to Liu He as a thank you gift.

So, what kind of secret is hidden in this delicious snack that Liu He walked all the way and sent all the way? Why is Guo Jia always worried about causing trouble after sending it out?

It turns out that the so-called "pure natural, additive-free" and "green organic food" in Liu He's mouth are the main ingredients that the people of the whole state catch the dried locusts when the locusts cross the border!

Can you eat fried locusts? The answer is yes! Locusts are also called grasshoppers, and ants, bees, stick insects, silkworm pupa, cicadas, crickets, mealworms and other insects together for edible delicious insects, although it sounds a little disgusting, but the actual body contains high protein, a variety of amino acids and rich trace elements, but also contains a variety of biologically active substances necessary for the human body, if you put aside people's psychological acceptance factors, insect food to human beings to provide nutrients is much higher than a variety of plant food.

In order to deal with the severe locust plague, but also to turn waste into treasure to the greatest extent, Liu He specially issued a temporary decree after the locust plague, and the government paid to buy the locusts caught from the people, and collected as many as they wanted, which made the people in all counties and townships suddenly discover a way to make a living from fear.

During that period of the locust plague raging, men, women, women, children, and children from all counties and townships in Youzhou and Jizhou went out together, holding various homemade insect trapping tools, to catch locusts in the field from morning to night, and then handed over baskets to the government in exchange for the money and food needed for life.

Liu Yu only thought that his son did this to mobilize the enthusiasm of the people to catch locusts, although he felt that the cost was too huge, but he thought that the wealth in the state was originally taken from the people, and now it should be returned to the people in this way, so he did not speak out against it. Liu Yu did not object, and the other civil officials were not able to speak up, after all, this was also changing the law to help the victims.

Unscrupulously, some unscrupulous guy actually dried all the locusts he had collected, and then asked the Logistics Department to secretly make a large number of delicious snacks for human and animal consumption, and now it has finally come in handy...... (To be continued......)