Chapter 220: Moldy Grain
As for Zhao Yuan, it is impossible to get the same care as Qiu Xiaoworm, after all, in Blackwater City, everyone knows the demographic structure of the Qiu family, although Zhao Yuan joined the reserve army with Qiu Xiaoworm, but they all think that Zhao Yuan is just a distant relative of the Qiu family, plus Master Qiu did not deliberately explain, he was directly thrown into the worst kitchen in the reserve.
Of course, there is also a regular establishment in the kitchen, but it is not the turn of a reservist like Zhao Yuan, and most of the ones who have an establishment are chefs like Jin Erfat. In fact, there is a shortage of kitchen establishments, even if some chefs are not necessarily regular military establishments.
If it weren't for the fear of being accused of desertion, Zhao Yuan would have flashed a long time ago.
Zhao Yuan originally wanted to notify the three shareholders of Liaoyuan Commercial Bank, but in this kitchen, he was busy all day and the news was blocked, so he couldn't notify at all. In the end, Zhao Yuan could only pin his trust on Qiu Xiaoworm, but unfortunately, although he was in the same barracks, Zhao Yuan couldn't see Qiu Xiaoworm at all.
Now, Zhao Yuan's daily life is two o'clock and one line, from the kitchen to the barracks.
Several nights, Zhao Yuan wanted to leave the barracks and go to Liaoyuan Commercial Bank to inform the three shareholders, what made Zhao Yuan vomit blood was that although this barracks did not have the image of a soldier, in order not to affect the cooking, it was the implementation of militarized management in terms of time, and someone would check the shop every morning and evening, and it was impossible for Zhao Yuan to leave and return unnoticed.
By the fifth day, Zhao Yuan was completely dead, and he thought of a question.
The three shareholders are not familiar with the military, and if they want to make friends with the powerful people of the army, even if it costs money, it will definitely take a process, and this process can be as short as a few days or as long as several months.
With the steady character of the three shareholders, it is estimated that it will take about three months at the earliest if you want to get through the relationship between the top and bottom.
After figuring it out, Zhao Yuan began to think about other channels.
Zhao Yuan naturally didn't want to stay in the smoky kitchen for three months.
If it really can't be done, then the only thing is to violate military discipline and be expelled from the military......
......
In five days, Zhao Yuan was completely familiar with the process of the kitchen, and the chef in the kitchen had a good impression of this newcomer with quick hands and feet, from deliberately making things difficult at the beginning to slowly accepting it.
On the sixth day of preparing lunch, Zhao Yuan and Tang Han chose vegetables together, and when they were chatting with or without a match, someone called the people in the kitchen to move things, and all the people in the kitchen went out, and when they arrived at the warehouse behind the kitchen, by the warehouse, many people were unloading from the short horses, and the goods piled up on the open ground were piled up, including flour and rice, edible oil, seasonings, salt, etc., everything.
Zhao Yuan saw a familiar face.
Captain Han.
"Hello fat brother!" Zhao Yuan glanced around, but didn't see Qiu Xiaoworm, and hurriedly ran to Captain Han's side to say hello.
"Yo, Zhao Yuan, I haven't seen it for a few days, it's a lot stronger!" Captain Han punched Zhao Yuan in the chest, with a look of admiration. At the beginning, Zhao Yuan stood beside Qiu Xiaoworm, and Captain Han always thought that Zhao Yuan was weak, but now when he looked at it, he found that Zhao Yuan was actually very strong.
"What about Qiu Xiaoworm?" Zhao Yuan hurriedly asked.
"He...... Hey...... He was exalted...... Hey, it's a secret, you can't say it. ”
"Oh......" Zhao Yuan suddenly looked disappointed.
"By the way, Zhao Yuan, for the sake of the little worm's face, I will tell you a good news. Captain Han looked mysterious.
"Huh?"
"I heard that the Empire is recruiting regular troops, and this is a good opportunity, so you have to behave well. ”
"When?"
"Just this month or so, don't be lazy. ”
"Uh-huh, Xie Lu Xie Fat Brother, Xie Lu Xie Fat Brother. Zhao Yuan thanked him again and again, took out some imperial coins and stuffed them into Captain Han's trouser pocket.
"Oops...... How embarrassing is this......"
Han Fatzi smiled, and secretly praised this young man for being sensible.
After moving some supplies to the warehouse, the group returned to the kitchen, and Zhao Yuan found that several chefs had gathered around a small table, muttering and discussing. There is no need to guess, Zhao Yuan knew that they were sharing the spoils.
Harming the public and private seems to have become a chain of interests, and Captain Han is just one of them.
Zhao Yuan could only frown, he knew that this was a huge chain of interests, and besides, Captain Han was just the tip of the iceberg, if he wanted to uncover this black curtain, he was by no means the only one who could do it, because everyone was used to it.
Things must rot first, and then worms will grow.
Suddenly, Zhao Yuan had a sense of crisis.
When the famine spread last year, Zhao Yuan felt that the Great Qin Empire was a little powerless, and when he arrived at the army, he felt more and more that under the majestic army, there was a thick black curtain.
Zhao Yuan can definitely believe that behind Captain Han, there is a huge black hand that is manipulating everything.
Who will it be?
Sledgehammer Tenjin?
Subconsciously, Zhao Yuan shook his head, although he didn't know who the Dao Sledgehammer Heavenly God was, but he had seen the black-faced Heavenly God, and he had reached the level of the black-faced Heavenly God, and he would definitely not shake the foundation of the empire for some small profits.
At dinner that day, Zhao Yuan found that the rice used was adult rice, many of which had been moldy, and they were still yellow and black after many times.
Zhao Yuan felt the anger of those soldiers, and he realized that a wave of anger was growing and spreading.
Something is going to happen!
To Zhao Yuan's surprise, although those soldiers were extremely angry, no one made trouble, and everyone had an expression on their faces that dared to be angry and did not dare to speak. 、
For two days in a row, Zhao Yuan found that although the soldiers were angry, they seemed to accept the reality and still ate in silence, but Zhao Yuan found that the leftovers had increased significantly, and many meals were splashed into the water tank without moving at all.
It was a silent protest.
However, no one took this protest to heart, and the chefs were still in full swing in the kitchen.
In the midst of this protest, Zhao Yuan found that the soldiers who had eaten the inferior food had become visibly depressed, and at least 50 people had seen more than 50 people frequently going to the toilet during the meal.
On the third day, the spoiled and inferior food was consumed, the food was back on track, and the anger of those soldiers eased a lot, and Zhao Yuan breathed a long sigh of relief at this time, after all, no one wanted to face a cold face.
What puzzled Zhao Yuan was that those cooks seemed to be accustomed to it and didn't take it seriously, and under the side knock, Zhao Yuan realized that similar things had happened before, some soldiers made trouble, and the result was that the soldiers who made trouble were confined, and even some soldiers were directly dismissed from the military and sent back to their hometowns.
There is no doubt that being expelled from the military and repatriated to their homeland is a disgrace for a soldier, and even related to the prosperity of the family's honor.
No wonder the soldiers swallowed their anger.
Over the next few days, a couple of officer-looking men came to the kitchen to inspect them, took some samples, and then they were gone.
At noon on another day, when Zhao Yuan was racking his brains to find a way to leave the kitchen, a short soldier walked into the kitchen alone. The people in the kitchen seemed to know him and saluted him.
The short soldier waved his hand and motioned for everyone to go about themselves, and then he carefully examined it in the kitchen, and from time to time he would pick up the food with his chopsticks and taste a little.
The short soldier didn't seem to find the problem, and left with a grim expression.
When the soldier left, the chef in the kitchen breathed a sigh of relief.
"Uncle Kim, who is he?"
"General Cui, a civilian general in charge of logistics. Jin Xiaopang said absent-mindedly.
"Are you here to check the moldy food from last time?" Zhao Yuan asked.
"Don't talk nonsense, what kind of moldy food! That eye of yours sees moldy food?!"
“......”
"Be careful when you talk in the future. Jin Xiaopang's expression was extremely stern.
"Yes, yes. ”
On the same day, after dinner, all the people in the kitchen were summoned to the conference room for a meeting, and the convener was none other than General Na Choi. During the meeting, General Choi mentioned the food mold many times, but none of the chefs stood up to speak, but there were chefs who argued.
After the meeting, some people were retained, most of them were newcomers, and among them, there were Zhao Yuan and Tang Han.