There is a shortage of supplies in the army, but the shortage depends on the situation.

Ten thousand people in the army are given a piece of meat for each person. If there is none, there must be a shortage.

But when it comes to chicken, duck, sheep and beef, there is no shortage at all.

In the Zhongjun tent, Lu Zhi and Liu Bei chatted more and more enthusiastically. They talked about the past and when they were studying in the past, and they were very harmonious.

When Lu Zhi saw that Liu Bei was wearing armor and knew that Liu Bei was going to lead an army to attack Zhangjiao, he couldn't help but think highly of Liu Bei.

Lu Zhi thought to himself that over the years, Liu Bei had many disciples. At that time, Liu Bei was inconspicuous. Now, he is able to raise troops and serve the world, which is commendable.

The military doctor came and cooked a bowl of hot ginger soup. Lu Zhi took a sip of the hot soup from the bowl and felt warm all over.

"Xuande, you are going to fight against thieves. How many troops do you have?" Lu Zhi asked.

"When we left Zhuozhou, our army only had more than a thousand troops." Liu Bei turned to the teacher and answered respectfully.

"More than a thousand?" Lu Zhi couldn't help but take a second look at Liu Bei. Lu Zhi greatly admired Liu Bei's courage to march across three counties with only a thousand men.

But then, Liu Bei's words made Lu Zhi even more surprised.

"I dare you to tell me that when we left Zhuozhou, we only had a thousand men. When we entered Hejian, our army conquered Wen'an County and recruited thousands of Yellow Turbans. Later, we surrendered a gangster in Qingyun Mountain and gained another two thousand elite soldiers.

Now, our army has swept into tens of thousands of people!"

Just like showing off to an adult, Liu Bei excitedly showed off his military expansion achievements to Lu Zhi.

Lu Zhi started to speak but stopped.

After a while, Lu Zhi sighed, "Xuande, if you recruit thieves as soldiers, be careful of the thieves backlashing you."

Liu Bei's expression remained normal, "I had this concern at first, but now, the old Yellow Turban prisoners are no different from our soldiers, so I am determined not to worry about them turning against each other."

Lu Zhi was surprised.

Liu Bei then began to talk eloquently, telling his teacher everything he had done along the way since leaving Zhuozhou.

What makes the people think alive, what gives them the military flag and wins their hearts, what encourages the people to reward the law, what uses a pair of straw sandals as a guide to build trust in the army.

Lu Zhi looked at Liu Bei who was talking eloquently and was a little stunned.

Liu Bei's wisdom was revealed in his conversation, and Lu Zhi was a knowledgeable person, so he could tell the difference naturally.

After Lu Zhi thought about the method of recruiting Liu Bei, he felt that it had merit.

What particularly surprised Lu Zhi was the farming method Liu Bei mentioned. Lu Zhi immediately felt that Liu Bei had the ability to govern the people.

Thinking that Liu Bei was just a white man now, wouldn't it be a pity that such talents were buried? He made up his mind, and Lu Zhi decided to find a future for Liu Bei no matter what.

At this moment, soldiers filed in carrying pots and bowls of various sizes.

Liu Bei smiled and said, "I asked the teacher to wait for a long time, and the meat is finally stewed."

Lu Zhi saw at a glance that the food served was so rich, including chicken, duck and fish.

Bowls of food were placed in front of Lu Zhi, including a fat chicken, a fat duck, a big fish, a full bowl of half-fat but not lean beef, a bowl of fat lamb, and a bowl of cooked meat.

eggs and a jar of wine.

Lu Zhi sighed, placed a plate full of meat with his fingers, looked at Liu Bei, and sighed, "Xuande, it's bitterly cold in the army, you... have passed it, passed it."

Liu Bei smiled and said, "Teacher, don't blame me. The student army eats a lot of meat, so it's not worth it."

Lu Zhi still refused to obey, and used the style of his strict master before, and scolded Liu Bei for a while.

What can I say, the army is different from ordinary times, the army must be run strictly, and the general likes luxury, which is not good for the morale of the army.

Liu Bei could only smile bitterly.

I had no choice but to inform the military of the details.

"Master Lu, take this fish as an example. There are too many fish in the army to eat.

There is a fishing team in our army. Whenever the army encounters water, the fishing team goes out to fish for a night. It can catch up to two thousand catties or as little as several hundred catties.

Master Lu blamed our army for raising chickens, wasting military rations, and indeed misunderstood the students.

The army raised over a hundred chickens and ducks, but not a single ration was consumed.

Why? Because the food to feed chickens and ducks happens to be caught in the fishery. Hundreds or even thousands of catties of fish are netted every day, and there are also hundreds of catties of fish gills, which can be used to feed chickens and ducks.

If we don’t feed chickens and ducks, wouldn’t the fish and other offal items be wasted?”

Lu Zhi, who was peeling eggs, stopped peeling eggs with his hands. He widened his eyes and looked at Liu Bei in surprise, "Seriously? Is it true that a fish can capture two thousand catties?!"

Liu Bei bowed his hands and said, "I don't dare to deceive the teacher."

At this moment, Lu Zhi felt annoyed.

God, if I had known that I could bring fishing nets when marching and fighting, wouldn't I have been burdened with military rations every time?

If you have a thousand catties of fish a day, how much food can you save...

Lu Zhi was in a very complicated mood.

The egg in my hand was very easy to peel for some reason, and the shell fell off as soon as I peeled it off.

This is because after the eggs were boiled, Li Mengxi deliberately put them in cold water to freeze them before letting his soldiers carry them over.

Lu Zhi, who was very hungry, picked up the egg and took a bite. From the day he led the army to now, he had not eaten eggs for several months.

Now that he finally ate eggs, Lu Zhi finally recalled what eggs actually tasted like.

I remember Liu Bei saying that the army could raise more than a hundred chickens and ducks by relying on fish offal.

Lu Zhi asked, "Xuande, the chickens and ducks in your army will lay a lot of eggs, right?"

Liu Bei smiled and said, "Quite a few! There are still thirty or fifty eggs a day. Feeding fish offal is more diligent than feeding chickens and ducks grains to lay eggs."

Every day, the army harvests thirty to fifty eggs for free.

Lu Zhi felt a little depressed when he remembered that when he was leading the army, the soldiers ate chaffy vegetables.

"Oh, Xuande, you are a good businessman. If you can raise chickens and ducks, why not raise pigs and sheep as well?" Lu Zhi felt a little unbalanced in his heart because he felt that he was not as good at running the army as his student Liu Bei, so he teased him in a weird way.

Liu Bei laughed and said, "Sure enough, I can't hide it from the teacher. Our army does raise pigs and sheep. However, unlike chickens and ducks, they can be fed with fish offal, pigs, grass and goats. Every day when we set up camp, the civilians scattered around to collect grass and gathered fodder.

It is estimated that we can raise a dozen pigs and mutton ears."

Liu Bei made a calculation for Lu Zhicu, "I raised ten piglets since I launched the army. If I fight for two months, the piglets will not grow much, but they will gain thirty or fifty kilograms of meat."

Ten heads only produce three to five hundred kilograms of meat, which is no more than chickens and ducks."

Three to five hundred pounds of meat is indeed not much.

But this is Ping Zeng's rations.

The army and the whole army only saw the loss of food and grass, but they didn't see that the food and grass would grow on their own.

But food and grass will increase on their own, and people in Liu Bei's army can actually raise pigs.

Lu Zhi had mixed emotions. He was pleased that Liu Bei was now so good at running the army, but he was also depressed because he felt that his management was not as good as Liu Bei's.

"Come on, Master Lu, let's have a drink!" Liu Bei held a bowl and made a toast.

Lu Zhi returned the favor with a bowl.

Lu Zhi, who was in charge, and Liu Bei, who was on the side, looked at each other from a distance.

Liu Bei put the bowl to his mouth, but did not drink. He was looking forward to the teacher's reaction.

really.

When Lu Zhi took the bowl and took a sip, the wine was only clear, soft and sweet, and slightly burning like fire, which made Lu Zhi gasp in surprise.

Couldn't help it, I took another sip.

After savoring it carefully, I suddenly felt that this wine was the best wine I had ever seen in my life.

Lu Zhi usually liked wine, and the wine tasted so good that Lu Zhi couldn't help but lick the bottom of the bowl, and he drank the whole bowl of wine in an instant.

The wine passed down my throat and entered my stomach, feeling warm in my stomach.

"Good wine."

Lu Zhi put down the empty bowl and looked at Liu Bei, seeing Liu Bei smiling broadly.

"Xuande, what kind of wine is this?"

Liu Bei smiled brightly and said, "I dare you to let Master Lu know that this is the wine brewed by our army."
Chapter completed!