Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Chapter 173 A surprise for Khan, compressed biscuit powder, fried noodles

Zhang Yong was a little surprised to receive a batch of grain and grass supported by Wokuotai.

"Father-in-law, where are you going to get these ten thousand shi of food for me?" Zhang Yong asked.

"You brat, who do you think I am? After all, I am also the son of Genghis Khan, and I am also the future Great Khan of Mongolia.

There are countless people in this world who fawn over me.During this period, countless generals who surrendered in Xixia came to give me gifts, including ten thousand stones of food and grass, which was very easy for me. "Wokuotai said with a cold snort.

But not only these Xixia generals, but also many Mongolian generals began to please Wokuotai.

And who told you that I need to produce these grains myself? You kid, please learn from me.

"How about, father-in-law, please give me more food? When Linzhao Mansion is conquered, I'm afraid there will still be a large group of people who need to take care of food." Zhang Yong said.

"Go away! I've already done a lot for you this time. I'll give you a few thousand more livestock at most. Do you want cows or sheep?" Wo Kuotai said.

After all, it was also a distribution map of gold mines. After getting this thing, Wo Kuotai was in a good mood.

"If my father-in-law can support us with another [-] sheep or thousands of cattle, then my son-in-law's problem will be solved," Zhang Yong said.

"Fuck you, what are you thinking about? In return for ten thousand sheep, I will give you three thousand sheep at most. I want to help you reduce taxes and military service. This will take a full five years. In five years, your territory will All the people within it don’t have to pay taxes, and they don’t have to fight,” Wo Kuotai said.

This is a great thing for the group of Mongolian herdsmen who follow Zhang Yong. After all, if these Mongolian herdsmen follow others, there is no such thing as five years without fighting.

However, in the next few years.Wokuotai estimated that Genghis Khan would not wage war again. The war against the Jin Kingdom would definitely be a protracted war.

Now that the Western Expedition has just ended, and after the non-stop annihilation of Xixia, even if he captures Linzhao Mansion, Genghis Khan will rest for a while and let the Mongolian army herd livestock and hunt for a while on the grassland.

In fact, there are many gold and silver mines distributed on the Mongolian grasslands, and even in Qinghai, Gansu, Shaanxi and other places.

But Zhang Yong currently does not have the strength to mine these minerals. As for telling Wokuotai, haha!There are quite a few of them in their own territory.

There are also some territories in Toilei that are difficult to mine. At present, the most suitable land is the land in Xiliao. This land belongs to Wokuotai and Chagatai. These two brothers Wearing a pair of pants.

It is very suitable for two people to work together to mine gold in the land of Xiliao. This is the benefit of Mongolian rule. If in the Central Plains Dynasty, you discovered so many gold mines and showed detailed drawings.

Then the ruler will never let you obtain mining rights. At most, they will give you some rewards.

But Mongolia is different. This land now belongs to Chahetai and Ogedai. They have the right to mine it. Genghis Khan will not interfere, but will only take a symbolic part of it.

After discussing some matters, the father-in-law and his son-in-law immediately arrived at Genghis Khan's military camp.

"Goodbye Khan!"

"Meet Father Khan!"

"You two are here. What do you want from me?" Genghis Khan asked.

"Father Khan! Zhang Yong, this boy just presented me with a treasure. I brought it here specially for you to see, Father Khan." After Wogotai finished speaking, he placed the gold mine distribution map drawn by Zhang Yong on Genghis Khan in front of.

"Well, this picture is quite good, it should be Xiliao. The dots circled on it! What does it mean?" Genghis Khan asked, shouldn't a map come to him with such fuss, right?On the map of Western Liao, they have many Mongolians.

"Father! These little dots are all gold mines." Wo Kuotai said.

"What? Do you mean that all these little dots are gold mines? Every little dot is a gold mine?" Genghis Khan was shocked when he heard this. He put down the map in his hand and asked.

"Yes, sweat! Every little dot here is a small gold mine, some are big and some are small. The darker ones I painted are the big gold mines, and the lighter colors are the smaller gold mines." Zhang Yong said.

"This is all the land of Xiliao, Chagatai, can you and Ogedai mine all these gold mines?" Genghis Khan asked.

To be honest, it is indeed a good thing to discover gold mines, and such large quantities of gold mines, but it is not a simple matter to mine these gold mines.

Mining gold mines requires a lot of manpower and material resources, and the land of Xiliao is very short of manpower. The locals in Xiliao may not be able to mine all these gold mines.

"Great Khan! Once you know the location, you can mine them year by year. You don't have to mine them all at once. You can mine them over several years, years or even decades.

This is a steady stream of wealth, and several relatively easy-to-exploit mineral spots can be mined first. Moreover, gold mines must be accompanied by copper mines, and fine brass can also be mined. "Zhang Yong said.

"Well! It seems that you have found a long-term way to get rich for my two sons! With these gold mines, they will be very rich in the future." Genghis Khan nodded and said.

Indeed, as this boy said, it is better to mine slowly and mine with all your strength. The current Mongolian country does not have this ability.

"Father! After my son mines these gold mines, [-]% will be handed over to you." Wo Kuotai said.

"Well! Where is Chagatai! Will he also hand over [-]% to me?" Genghis Khan asked.

"I will talk to brother Chagatai," Ogedai said.

"Okay! You did a good job this time. Zhang Yong, do you want any reward?" Genghis Khan asked.

Mining is indeed difficult, but the gold mine is indeed real, and he must give some rewards.

"Father Khan! Zhang Yong's current territory can be said to be in dire straits. The people in his territory don't have enough to eat. What he means is, can they reduce their taxes and military service for five years so that he can develop well? Come to your own territory." Wo Kuotai said.

"Well! In terms of military service, I can exempt you from five years of military service. In terms of taxes, I can also exempt you from five years of taxes!" Genghis Khan thought for a moment and said.

He originally wanted to be exempted from three years, but after thinking about it carefully, he decided to change it to five years. After all, Zhang Enyong had been bringing him good news and helped him a lot since he came to him.

Since he has been given land and people, it is not impossible to reduce or reduce taxes. Anyway, he will still have to pay taxes after five years.

"Thank you, Khan!" Zhang Yong said.

"Well! Now I have given you the land and the people. You have to develop this place well. Let me see if you can manage this place well and make it rich." Genghis Khan said.

By giving these lands to Zhang Yong, he also wanted to see Zhang Yong's management capabilities.If Zhang Yong has good management skills and the laws and systems he implements can make this place rich, then Genghis Khan plans to implement them throughout the areas managed by Mongolia to make the entire Mongolian country richer.

"Father! Zhang Yong is currently designing something called a breeding farm, which can house all the cattle and sheep, and heat them in the winter so that a large number of cattle and sheep will not freeze to death." Wo Kuotai said .

Zhang Yong told him before.Regarding the breeding farm, according to Zhang Yong, as long as it is well run, in a few years the farm will be able to produce at least tens of thousands of mutton sheep every year.

Ewes can give birth to one child every year. If they give birth to ewes, they can continue to reproduce. If they give birth to rams, except for the strong breeding sheep, the rest will be slaughtered for meat.

Zhang Yong, there are now [-] sheep, including about [-] to [-] rams. In a few years, if this farm can maintain the number of sheep in winter.

So, it is not impossible to produce tens of thousands of mutton sheep every year.

"Oh! Tell me what method you can think of. Winter is the biggest enemy for us Mongolians. In winter, most of the livestock that have no food will freeze to death. If you can solve this problem, it will be a great achievement. One piece." Genghis Khan also became interested and asked.

The gold mine distribution map presented by Zhang Yong is only for future benefits.It will take a long time to convert it into actual money.It costs a lot of manpower and material resources.But this breeding farm can achieve immediate and miraculous results.

"Father Khan! When Zhang Yong and I were in Xiliao, we invented a kind of soil clod. This kind of soil clod is very simple to produce.

Just water mixed with soil, and some licorice ash mixed in, can produce a reasonably strong clod of soil.

What Zhang Yong means is to use these soil blocks to build a huge courtyard wall, build sheep and cow sheds, spread some straw inside, and then make a stove called a fire pit, which is made of bricks and tiles. ,
When the weather is cold, you can burn coal, cow dung, or wood for heating, so that the cattle and sheep can live in the house during the winter and avoid freezing to death. "Wokuotai said.

Zhang Yong had no intention of hiding the matter about the breeding farm. After all, if he continued to produce high-quality mutton here in the future, Genghis Khan would also find out about it, so he might as well take the initiative to report it.

Moreover, his goal is not just to raise cattle and sheep. Raising pigs is the biggest way to get rich.

Pigs' ability to give birth far exceeds that of sheep. A sow can give birth to more than a dozen piglets after pregnancy, while sheep can only give birth to one at a time.

A pig can produce at least 160 kilograms of meat, while a sheep can produce [-] or [-] kilograms of meat.

The meat production of the two is not of the same level. There is a reason why pork and beef will become the main meats in the world in the future.

"It would be great if this kind of soil clod could be easily made and implemented on the grassland." Genghis Khan said.

Fires were not lit every day, but occasionally on extremely cold days for the sheep to keep warm. Therefore, even if there was no coal, it was possible to burn some wood and cow dung yourself.

Genghis Khan thought this proposal was feasible, but he didn't know whether it was possible to make such clods on the grassland.

"Great Khan! The land of Xiliao, the land of Xixia, and part of the land on the grassland can make this kind of bricks. I will tell you the detailed method and write it down later." Zhang Yong said.

The production of soil blocks still requires drier land, and some wetlands on the grassland are not suitable.

But there is actually another solution, which is to use iron sheets instead of soil blocks, insert some wood on the outside, then use some straw to plug the gaps, and use animal skins to cover the roof.

You can also build a simple shed. Although it is not as warm as one made of earth blocks and cannot light a fire for heating, the thermal insulation effect is still better.

In some places where it is really impossible to produce soil blocks or bricks, this simple shed can be used instead.

After all, transportation costs are too high in this era. It is not cost-effective to make earthen bricks and tiles elsewhere and transport them there.

"Well! Don't worry about this breeding farm. You can test it first to see how it works here. If this can be done, it can be done.

You have really made a huge contribution and solved many problems in Mongolia. "Genghis Khan said.

He suddenly looked forward to the breeding farm Zhang Yong mentioned, hoping it would come true.

"Thank you Khan for your trust!" Zhang Yong said.

The benefits of breeding farms don’t end there!This is a real meat production base.

"Well! You have never let me down. I hope you can succeed this time. After success, we will first implement this method to the Western Liao lands in Wokuotai and Chagatai, and then we will conduct it on the grasslands. Promotion." Genghis Khan said.

"Father! Zhang Yong, this boy, has 10 people in need of food now. Do you think we should allocate some more food and grass to him?" Wokuotai also said at the right time.

"Okay! Zhang Yong will allocate another [-] shi of food and grass from the army to you!" Genghis Khan thought for a moment and said.

Anyway, the war in Xixia is over now, and there is not too much food shortage now. It is not a big problem to allocate [-] dan of food and grass to this boy.

Zhang Yong rolled his eyes when he heard this.

Holy shit!My cheap father-in-law said he would give me [-] stones of food and grass, but after a long time of working on it, it turned out that he got it from your father, Genghis Khan!
"Zhang Yong, since you have learned so much knowledge from the gods? Is there any kind of military ration that can be easily stored for me? For example, the milk powder we use now, and some meat floss, dried meat, and cured meat." Genghis Khan suddenly Asked.

This was also a sudden whim of his. Since Zhang Yong has so much knowledge brought by gods, is there a simple military ration?
"Bhan! I know a food that is simple to make and easy to preserve." Zhang Yong thought for a moment and said.

I have many detailed recipes for easy-to-preserve foods, both in the original version and the sequel of Friends of Military and Civilian Talents.

There are many records of convenience foods that are very simple to process but can be stored for one to two years.

"I know you have it, tell me what kind of food it is?" Genghis Khan asked.

Tomatoes are packed in clay pots and then steamed in a pot to make tomato sauce. As long as it is stored well, it can actually be stored for more than a year.

But the problem is that Zhang Yong has been tested before and cannot be preserved at all.

It is not practical to use iron cans with current technology, and there is not that much iron. The same goes for glass bottles. Zhang Yong tried it with craftsmen before, but it was not ideal.

After making a few bottles of simple tomato sauce, whether it is an iron jar, a wooden jar, or a glass jar, it will become moldy after being left for a period of time and cannot be preserved at all. The main problem is the sealing.

Finally, Zhang Yong and some craftsmen discovered that if they use clay pots, seal them with wooden stoppers and beeswax, they can be stored for a period of time. However, using clay pots to make military rations is not very convenient to carry during wartime.

It is very easy to break and the cost is very high. It is a delicacy to make at home.

However, it is completely unrealistic to use it as military ration unless the glass production technology is improved and the production volume of iron is increased.

But among my friends with dual-purpose talents, there is another food that is very suitable and easy to carry.

"Sweat! I know there is a food made with salt, eggs, milk, wheat flour, and sugar. It is very suitable, and the taste is very good. You can eat it by washing it with water, or you can drink it directly. , and it is also very convenient to carry." Zhang Yong said.

"Oh! Tell me!" Genghis Khan asked.

"Sweat! This thing is called compressed biscuit powder, or fried noodles." Zhang Yong said.

The land in Xiliao and the land in Xixia that he currently rules are more suitable for growing wheat crops.

I also brought a lot of sugar beet seeds from the Delhi Sultanate. When the time comes to plant these sugar beets, they are easier to make sugar than sugar cane, and I can continuously produce white sugar.

Mix wheat with milk, add eggs, and add some white sugar to make a practical military ration for your own military and civilian friends.

Compressed cookie powder, that’s right!They are not genuine compressed biscuits, but powder.

To successfully make compressed biscuits, you also need a compressor. This technology itself has not been illuminated, but there is another substitute, which is compressed biscuit powder.

The production process of this thing is not complicated. After mixing milk, wheat, sugar, and eggs, they are first baked into biscuits, and then crushed into powder.

Then add salt to the iron pot and stir-fry until all the water is completely drained.

When needed, just put it in your mouth and drink some water. It can provide the body with rich calories, salt, sugar and protein. It is a very simple and easy-to-make military food.

And I have several other versions of the recipe. The simplest one can even be made with just wheat flour and sugar. This is called fried noodles.

(It’s not the kind of fried noodles we eat, it’s something from the period of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea. When I was checking information today, I found it on the list of military and local talents. Mine is an advanced version. The most original version is the logistics of the Northeast Military Region. The Ministry tried to stir-fry, grind and mix 70% wheat, 30% soybeans, corn or sorghum, and then add 0.5% salt to make a batch of field convenience food that is easy to preserve, transport and eat - fried noodles)
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