Chapter 13 Potatoes and Corn
The mountains are lush, the sky is vast...
Sichuan folk songs were heard, but at this time they "float" in the air. Yue Lie, who was surging through the air, couldn't help but be afraid, and he was "dangdong" in his heart. He looked under the thick wooden board with courage. The clouds and mist were lingering in the mountains. The folk songs of Sichuan people who came from somewhere replaced the singing of birds flying in the valley.
"Don't be afraid, you can't fall! Those porters don't go up and down a few times a day, so don't worry!"
At this time, they were in the state of going down the mountain, so the speed in the afternoon was quite fast. If they were going up, there were winches dragged by four cows at each cable car station. The thick rope on the top of the head was woven from steel wire, which was not only light but also strong. This made this simple cable car possible to hold about 250 kilograms, which was about 4 to 5 people.
So the first time I rode with Yuelie, only four soldiers were escorting Yuelie. As for her horse, she could naturally come down. Seeing the rocks on the opposite side getting closer, Yuelie realized that this cable car was really a good way to go up and down the mountain. It was not only fast but also stable, and I could only hear the whistling wind in my ears. In a short while, I arrived on the opposite hill. The mountains in Bashu are different from those in other places. Many cliffs are green and have stone cliffs that are almost straight up and down. Only God knows how people can get up.
In fact, it is not a mine accident. Metal rods fixed to the rocks, connected to the wooden boards, can circle up to the top of those mountains. This is also a wonderful defense method, because only those wooden boards are removed, even if there are many people below, they will not be able to reach the top of the mountain even if they die.
The first stop of Yuelie and his friends was such a mountain, which made Yuelie see the first way to deliver things from the bottom of the mountain. A huge looking winch stretched out from the cross-shaped lever, and at the top was a common water buffalo in Sichuan, walking slowly. The power of the winch became relatively slow and emitted a stable torque when it was transmitted through the gears. About 500 soldiers were also deployed on this platform, holding almost the same weapons as those in the camp just now.
Just as Yuelie was watching, someone shouted on the platform that had just arrived.
"Hurry up, come and help me. I brought hot steamed buns, potatoes, mutton paintings and corn sweet soup. I kept you so fragrant that I could even swallow my tongue."
Although Princess Yuelie did not understand what food this was, it smelled good. In the fresh air on the mountain, the rich fragrance of the food was blown by the mountain wind to Yuelie's face. Although her daily life was considered a luxury, it was a pity that Yuelie, even her grandfather Cheng Ghis Khan, who seemed very "great", could not eat these foods eaten by ordinary Song Bing.
Don’t be dissatisfied, because potatoes and corn are not discovered before America! But there is another extremely important benefit of these two things, that is, they are tolerant and have much larger yields than other crops. The most important thing is that they can solve the problem of soldiers’ eating at a very low price. For example, this potato mutton stew is always more potatoes and less mutton. But potatoes have one characteristic: more starch and sucking. Or the food in front of you can be called meat-flavored mashed potatoes. The most important thing is that it tastes good and can fill your stomach.
As mentioned earlier, the "Huaxia Empire" expedition team had already arrived in America. Therefore, potatoes and corn, crops that can solve food problems well, appeared. For the people who were exploited by dog officials and Song court, they were unable to eat, but this was a large number of food with good taste. This alone made the Sichuan garrison work managed by Yu Jie to spend a lot of gold and silver less.
However, this obviously violated the interests of some landlords, and at the same time violated the interests of some high-ranking officials in the court. This matter will be discussed later because it is to prove that the officials in the Song Dynasty were nothing more than those of pigs and dogs, and it is really hard to explain without telling these stories.
As Yuelie's stomach was rumbling, food and a few people in white coats appeared in front of her. The guy was behind a 6** car and held a large spoon in his hand. There were several large buckets covered in the car. I think the fragrance always came from there.
The soldiers nearby quickly lined up under the sound of whistles, and everyone was holding an iron box in their hands. They were obviously satisfied with the soldiers eating. At least from their expressions, the food was always popular. Potatoes, corn, and broad beans were becoming new military rations to replace the high price of large amounts of flour and rice. When the car just stopped, the long line of soldiers immediately moved, holding an iron cover in their hands. Yue Lie saw a soldier with his own eyes, and just stretched out his hand and pulled it out, and the house was gone.
Needless to ask, it was a military lunch box. There was a spoon and a pair of metal chopsticks fixed in the lid. The lower layer was a small plate, and the lower part was the main body of the lunch box containing liquid. The soldiers took these things and came to the side of the cooking cart. It was not until this time that the cooks opened the lids of the large metal barrels. To Yuelie's surprise, a heat came out.
A pot of mashed potatoes and mutton seems to have been made into minced meat. Of course, it is made into something like dumpling stuffing for easy transportation. And when mixed with mashed potatoes, it is impossible to pick it out at all.
The soldiers handed a few small pieces of paper to the person who was holding the spoon, and got a spoonful of potato and mutton stew, and half a can of polenta with sweet potatoes and steamed buns for one person. Generally speaking, such food can provide enough calories, and what satisfies the soldiers is that their military rations have different staple foods every day. Although the ingredients are similar, the tastes are different. For the soldiers, there is no better life than this.
At this time, the other people escorting Yuelie and her Dayuan horses had been transported here by cable car. Yuelie was about to take the cable car down, but the words of the soldier who escorted her made her feel happy.
"It's been a long time since I returned to the city. Let's have a meal and leave! Let's leave the prisoner's food!"
This is a system that Yu Jie got from Pu Jinshu, which is a new and relatively fair military ration supply system. Because the cooks are actually not from the army, they are hired people managed by Pu Jinshu. The soldiers get meal tickets, and the people who deliver meals recognize tickets but not people. As for those who want to grab food, they all know that Pu Jinshu's subordinates are all cruel people, and the best choice is not to mess with them!
Chapter completed!