Qin Li missed his family and his wife, and so did the other Non-commissioned Officer of the Tang dynasty.
Those who belonged to the Jiedushi were all government soldiers. When they were not fighting, they lived with their families.
When they suddenly ran to the source of the Yellow River, they could not see their families. Some of them could see their fathers and brothers.
While they were thinking, they were glad that they did not need to fight anymore. If they did not fight, they would not die.
"Today, the soldiers seem to be in good spirits. The last tribesman entered the city and settled down properly. The rest took turns to raise livestock outside."
Wang Junkui smiled. He did not want his own people to die.
Guo Zhiyun was also happy. "In the early stages, we had fewer casualties. In the later stages, we won without fighting."
"I'm still a little confused. How did we fight the war?" Zhang Zhongliang patted the snow on his hat and looked into the distance.
Zhang Xiaosong's eyes were very bright. He reviewed this year's war. "The courage to fight, powerful weapons, and heaven-defying logistics."
"Yes, their logistics were indeed heaven-defying. The Winged Knights insisted that they were the Winged Knights, and at the same time, they belonged to the Ba Shui Corps. Haha!"
Zhang Zhongliang smiled and shook his head. They could be called a corps so casually?
"Things are here, things are here. They're coming from the back. Sacks after sacks." The orderly ran over and shouted.
"What are they?" Zhang Xiaosong looked at the orderly's excited face and knew that it was not normal food.
"Chestnuts, a lot of chestnuts. They said that they had left a lot for other cities along the way. The rest were sent here and to the front."
The orderly swallowed twice.
There were no chestnuts in the Longyou Provincial Governor's position. In the past, chestnuts from other places were sent here to cook and sell. The price was not low. He had only eaten chestnuts twice since he was young.
The key was that he could only eat a few each time. Looking at the number sent here today, he estimated that he could eat to his heart's content.
"Where did the chestnuts come from? Don't tell me they were sent from the capital? "Guo Zhiyun was distressed about the transportation fee. It was so good to send rice and wheat.
"Chestnuts can fill our stomachs. Let's go and have a look." Qin Li was also hungry. He wanted to eat.
When they arrived at the delivery area, they saw a horse-drawn sleigh. However, this sleigh looked very awkward.
"What sleigh? Why does it look like a carriage?" Wang Junkui stood beside the sleigh and looked at it.
The delivery man grinned and said, "We came from Shu County and used animals to pull our carts. When we arrived at a place with snow, we removed the heavy wheels and replaced them with skis.
When we get back, we'll put the wheels back on and leave someone to guard them. Li Dongzhu said before that we should add something under the wheels. We think it's better to remove it. "
"Chestnuts from Sichuan?"
"That's right. Li Dongzhu gave another 100,000 chestnut exchange coupons, saying that he wanted the soldiers at the front line to eat well and buy chestnuts."
"Is it expensive? Buying so many chestnuts will raise the price of the local chestnuts. "
"How is that possible? How many people do you have? How many catties of chestnuts per person? How many people do we have in Shu County? "
During the question and answer, Qin Li opened a sack and took out a handful of chestnuts. He said happily, "Set up a big pot. Our Winged Knights know how to fry chestnuts. Let's look for small stones first."
"Peel the shell and fry it?" The orderly picked up a chestnut and looked at it.
"Fry it and peel the shell. If you want to eat it directly, then eat it directly. If you don't want to eat it directly, then stew it directly.
Look at the chestnuts now. It seems like we need to cut them open. Everyone, go and help cut them open. Otherwise, we can't peel the shell off. "
Qin Li had experience. He observed the chestnuts and knew that they had to be cut open with a knife.
The tribesmen ran over to watch. Compared to the Longyou Provincial Governor's men, they were even worse. They had never eaten chestnuts before.
Bi Lala picked up a few chestnuts and looked at them. He didn't understand, "Dug out from the soil? It doesn't have a handle on the tree. "
"It's grown on the tree. It has a handle on the outside and has thorns. After peeling it open, you can only eat the chestnut meat inside after peeling it open."
Qin Li gestured. There was a chestnut tree in the capital and he had peeled it before.
"Is it delicious?" Bi Lala still didn't understand. Unless he was allowed to see how it grew.
"You'll know when it's done." Qin Li left. He found someone to set up the big pot and collect the small stones. They still had to wash them first.
During this process, everyone cut the chestnuts. When the time comes, they just had to pour the sugar water over them.
Everyone split up and got busy. The tribesmen also helped to cut the chestnuts.
Two hours later, pots of sugar fried chestnuts were ready.
Wearing gloves, they used a sieve to remove the sand stuck to the chestnuts. One by one, the glossy chestnuts were ready to eat.
"How do we exchange?" Bi Lala saw his tribesmen looking at him eagerly and decided to pay the price.
"What do we exchange for? After you entered the city, did we ask for anything from you? Come come come, each of you take a few to try first. When the next batch is done, there will be more. "
Qin Li put on a pair of gloves and brought a handful of chestnuts to a child with a runny nose. The child stretched out his hand.
"Shirt pocket. It's hot." Qin Li told the child what to do.
The child grabbed the hem of his robe and lifted it up. He put the chestnuts in it and ran to find his friends to eat.
The tribesmen who ate chestnuts for the first time were shocked by the texture and taste. They didn't know that there was such delicious food in the Tang dynasty.
No wonder they always had to fight the Tang dynasty. But now, they could still eat good food without fighting.
"I've eaten canned chestnut chicken before. It's my first time eating it fried."
Guo Zhiyun also hadn't eaten fried chestnuts before. After eating one, he wanted to eat another. He was addicted.
The Winged Knights continued to stir-fry the chestnuts with an ordnance spatula. Looking at everyone, this batch of chestnuts couldn't be made into other dishes.
The tribesmen took small bites. They were happy not only because of the taste of the chestnuts, but also because they didn't have to exchange for food.
Now, they belonged to the Tang dynasty. They helped to guard the front line and also received supplies.
When spring came, they could graze wherever they wanted. If they could come back at night, they could enter the city. There were many cities.
Why would they fight for things that they could get without fighting?
Bilala looked at the satisfied faces of his tribesmen and came to Qin Li, who was topless and doing his best to stir-fry the chestnuts.
"Brother Qin, when spring comes, can you build a city at the back? We can help. The city wall can be lower and not so thick.
We can help to build it. This way, we can watch the water plants and we can settle the livestock in the city. Otherwise, I'm afraid that something will take them away at night. "
Bilala wanted to be able to find a place to stay at any time. In the past, he couldn't return to the tribe because he couldn't rest well outside. There had to be people taking turns to watch over him.
He found that the city was built quickly. Since that was the case, he might as well build more.
"I'll write to Dongzhu about this and see what Dongzhu will do." Qin Li couldn't make a decision.
Building the city was fast, but burning and grinding the cement wasn't fast. Plus the transportation, how long would it take to earn back the cost?
He knew what Bilala meant. They didn't need to build houses in the city. They had tents. They only needed a city wall to lock the livestock in.
In that case, a ten feet high city wall would be enough to defend against wolves and leopards.
Even if a leopard could jump in, it wouldn't be able to jump out with the sheep.
There were many people herding the sheep. If a leopard bit a few sheep to death, it would be worth the sheep's money. Moreover, the sheep could be eaten.
Or they could add an eave inside the city wall. If a leopard clung onto the city wall with its claws, when it wanted to run, it wouldn't be able to grab onto the eave.
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