Chapter 255: Beef Jerky vs. Compressed Dry Food

None of them.

It's just because they feel that winning Changsheng is too naïve.

Well, that's naïve.

From Dawan to Xianyang, I went for two or three months.

Moreover, this is the speed at which a small number of people and horses of the mission walk.

If it is a large army, because there are too many people, it is impossible to do light and simple driving, so the speed along the way will only be slower.

In such a situation.

How can a hundred catties of food for one person be enough?

I only heard that Prime Minister Li Si said to Ying Changsheng.

"Nineteen sons, a soldier, according to the rules of my Daqin, at least every day, but also to give two catties of grain, this hundred catties of grain, no matter how you calculate, is not enough, not to mention, there will be livestock in the army to eat, this is not enough......"

"No, no, no, the food I am talking about is a very different thing from the food you are talking about!"

After hearing the ministers say this, Ying Changsheng laughed a few times when he heard this, and then opened his mouth to explain to Ying Zheng.

"Father, the food that the sons and daughters give to the soldiers in the army, one hundred catties is enough for a soldier to eat for several months!"

"Oh?"

After hearing this, Ying Zheng couldn't help but show a surprised expression.

In this era, because the protein content is too low, meat, eggs and milk are too little, and even the vegetables are pitiful, so the soldiers are all big-bellied men.

Two or three catties of grain a day is normal.

Therefore, when he heard that Ying Changsheng actually said that his 100 catties of food were for the soldiers to eat for several months.

Ying Zheng couldn't help frowning.

In his opinion.

Win Changsheng did.

There's probably only one way.

That is, to withhold the soldiers' rations.

Yes, let these soldiers eat less food.

In this way, it is possible to achieve the solution of saving food.

Thinking of this, Ying Zheng couldn't help frowning, looked at Ying Changsheng, and then couldn't help but scold.

"Originally, I didn't want to talk about you, but today, I have to mention to you, which of my Daqin's soldiers are raised by my father and mother, not to mention, the soldiers in the army, this trip to that Dawan is going to fight, if you don't give them food, after a long march, the soldier's body is weak, how can you fight with the Dawan army that waits for work?"

"Father, you misunderstood what your ministers meant!"

After hearing Brother Zheng's words, Win Changsheng shook his head again and again, indicating that Brother Zheng had misunderstood himself, he opened his mouth and explained.

"Father, the son has no idea of deducting rations!"

"You, you boy, are you quibbling here again?"

Hearing that Ying Changsheng didn't admit his mistake, Brother Zheng was a little annoyed, and he showed a majestic look on his face and scolded.

When Ying Changsheng saw Brother Zheng, he looked incredulous, still angry, and hurriedly said his thoughts.

"Father, the son's method, in fact, is to make a pound of rations more durable, more hungry, and moreover, let this pound of rations provide more energy!"

"Father, dare to ask me Daqin, a pound of meat, and a pound of rice, which one has eaten for a long time and is more hungry?"

"This, needless to say, it's naturally meat!"

Hearing this, Brother Zheng frequently bowed his head.

And to win Changsheng, he suddenly spread his hands and said to Brother Zheng.

"That's what Erchen means!"

"Aren't you planning to let the soldiers in the army take meat on the trip?"

Ying Zheng frowned.

The ministers in the hall couldn't help frowning.

10,000 soldiers, if you eat meat, of course Daqin will be able to supply it.

After all, there are only 10,000 people, and Daqin has now conquered the Huns on the grassland.

With countless cattle and sheep, eating meat is really not a problem for the people of Daqin.

But here's the problem.

It's good to eat meat.

But the meat will rot.

I saw Ying Zheng frowning.

"This meat is perishable, how can it be carried for a long time......

"Father, you can make jerky!"

Hearing this, Ying Changsheng said with a smile.

"To the soldiers, provide beef jerky and let the soldiers eat this!"

"Beef jerky?"

Ying Zheng couldn't help but be surprised, but Ying Changsheng explained.

"It is through special means to remove the moisture in the beef to form jerky, which can be stored for a long time for several years!"

"That's good!"

Hearing this, Ying Zheng was immediately overjoyed, and Ying Changsheng continued.

"Moreover, a pound of beef jerky requires three or five catties of beef to be made, and it is quite hungry to eat, and it is nutritious, if the soldiers in the army eat all beef jerky, naturally, they will be able to survive this way!"

"That's right!"

Ying Zheng bowed slightly, but Prime Minister Li Si couldn't help frowning.

"It's just that if you want to prepare 100 catties of beef jerky for each of the soldiers, 10,000 troops need to kill 10,000 cattle before you can do it, isn't this too wasteful?"

"After all, 10,000 cows, that's not a small number!"

Hearing this, Ying Changsheng shook his head.

"No, no, no, how can you just eat beef?"

Yes, although beef jerky is delicious, if you eat it every day, sooner or later you will be disgusted with this food.

I only heard that Ying Changsheng continued to say to Ying Zheng.

"Erchen has another idea, that is, to make compressed rations for the soldiers!"

"Compressed rations?"

Winning Zheng couldn't help but show a surprised expression.

Obviously, for these unfamiliar words, there are more doubts, but Ying Changsheng explained with a smile.

"It's made of fat, rice, flour, nuts, and a lot of sugar, which can be stored for a long time, and can provide enough food and light things!"

"Oh?"

After hearing this, Ying Zheng couldn't help but show a surprised expression.

"Is it difficult to make this thing?"

"It's not difficult, it's not difficult, it's not difficult at all!"

Ying Changsheng shook his head.

Compressed rations are relatively easy to make!

I only heard him say to Brother Zheng.

"My Daqin's army, one carrying, eighty or ninety catties of compressed rations, and more than a dozen catties of beef jerky, in this way, the problem of eating, can't it be easily solved?"

"That's right!"

Hearing this, Brother Zheng said heavily and expressed his agreement.

At this time, the general Wang Jian stood up, with a solemn face, and opened his mouth to say.

"Nineteen sons, although this beef jerky and this compressed ration are good, but they must be tested to know their true effect, why don't the nineteen sons immediately order someone to make some of this beef jerky, as well as compressed rations, and then take them out, test them, find some soldiers, let them eat, and see if these rations can provide the energy needed by the soldiers?"

"That's nature!"

After hearing this, Ying Changsheng agreed.

He said.

"These things are not too difficult to make, I'll prepare them when I go back, presumably, I'll bring you samples tomorrow and let you taste them!"

"Good!"

In the main hall, the voice of Ying Zheng sounded, and immediately, he waved his hand to signal Win Changsheng.

"You kid stand down, go get ready!"