Half an hour later, Qin Shi Huang and Meng Yi Feng sat in the dining room of the other courtyard, Chen Xu wore a smock and a chef's hat to cook in person, and after being busy going in and out, he brought a plate of mixed eggplant, a plate of garlic cucumber, a plate of cold coriander, a bowl of carrot roast meat, and a plate of tofu and a few kinds of meat and vegetable stir-fried vegetables.

"Time is in a hurry, they are all some simple dishes, Your Majesty and Lord Feng Xiangmeng are not so well entertained, please taste the unique taste of these Western Regions vegetables!" Chen Xu took off his chef's costume and sat down with a smile.

"If there is Young Master Lao, then I'm welcome, a few Aiqing, please~"

"Your Majesty, please!"

After a simple courtesy, the four monarchs and ministers all picked up their chopsticks and began to taste these vegetables from the Western Regions.

"Hmm, this charcoal-grilled eggplant is really soft and fragrant, very delicious!"

"This cold garlic cucumber is also crispy and refreshing, much more delicious than raw food!"

"This coriander...... Well, it's true that the flavor is unique and weird in the mouth, but it's very appetizing! ”

Between the ups and downs of the chopsticks, several people tasted the dishes made by Chen Xu next to each other, and other dishes were okay to say, for the strange taste of coriander, several people behaved differently, but they all said that the flavor was indeed unique, and it was not particularly repulsive, especially Meng Yi, who seemed to like the taste of coriander very much, and ate several chopsticks in a row.

"This coriander because of the unique taste, some people particularly reject, some people especially like, the Hu people in the Western Regions because they often eat beef and sheep and other meat, need to eat pepper coriander these strong spices to stimulate the stomach, but also can promote the digestive function of the stomach and intestines, and my Central Plains diet is light, with cereals as the staple food, meat is just a supplement, the gastrointestinal function is different from the Western Regions over time, so the taste habits are completely different, such as the Central Plains and the land of Bashu, although they are not far apart, but the taste is not the same, The climate of the land of Bashu is humid, so the humidity in the body is very heavy, so the people of Bashu like to eat more pepper mustard......"

While eating and drinking, Chen Xu also talked about some of the eating habits and characteristics that later generations were familiar with, and the emperor and Feng Qujimeng Yi, who only listened, nodded again and again.

"The world is so big, my Great Qin has different tastes and customs in the south, east and west, I don't know what will happen to the western countries tens of thousands of miles away, if you want to conquer the western countries, this disease of water and soil and unadjusted diet is the biggest obstacle!" Qin Shi Huang sighed, put down his wine glass and said.

"Your Majesty must not be too worried, no matter what kind of diet will not be poisonous, as long as you eat cooked food, drink clean drinking water, pay attention to dietary hygiene will not be a big problem, now the food processing factory is rushing to produce a large number of military rations, which has added tea, and tea has the effect of phlegm, digestion, ventilation and detoxification, etc., can properly regulate the stomach and intestines of soldiers, and after a few years of flax abundance, a large amount of sesame oil can be made, and some shelf-stable tofu and tempeh pickles can be made and distributed to the barracks, with the familiar taste of hometown, The disease of adaptation will be alleviated! Chen Xu said with a smile.

"Or Aiqing is thoughtful, my Daqin can have today's grand occasion, all of them are called by soldiers with their lives, so I don't want the soldiers to go on an expedition to the western country but fall into a life-and-death dilemma because of food, and I also ask the three Aiqing to work hard to provide the best logistics support for the expeditionary soldiers!" Qin Shi Huang nodded slightly.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the ministers will not dare to slack off!" Chen Xu, Feng went to the disease, and Meng Yi hurriedly agreed.

Since ancient times, marches and wars have relied on dry food, because it is impossible to have a large number of canned food or the food trucks accompanying the army to cook every day, which is completely unrealistic.

Generally speaking, dry food is distributed twice every ten years, all of which are scones made of coarse grains mixed with salt, dry and hard, and the officers have some dried meat and bean sauce to taste, and the general can even have a chef to open a small stove, but ordinary soldiers can only gnaw dry food, even during World War II, compressed biscuits and other dry food are still the main configuration of the army, the Chinese army is even more miserable, there is almost no progress in military food for thousands of years, millet and rifle equipment has been resisted for many years, only the US military is a powerful country with deep pockets, It has the ability to make a large number of military cans, but eating too many preservatives will also cause gastrointestinal problems.

However, in any case, in order to have a strong combat capability, logistical support is the most important link, and at any time, once the grain and grass cannot be supplied, and the army is not far from collapse, this way of fighting a war with food to the enemy is not a long-term solution, and once the enemy's food cannot be snatched, the only thing waiting is collapse.

Therefore, a very important rule in military law is to sneak attack the enemy's baggage and cut off the enemy's grain route, and they are all happy to do it.

And controlling the Hexi Corridor of the Yue Clan is actually protecting the safety of the grain route of the front-line Great Qin soldiers, otherwise the emperor would not hesitate on the selection for as long as a year.

Now there is no problem with the safety of the grain road, but it has become a big problem to transport it from thousands of miles away, the Western Regions have not yet fully entered the agricultural society, and the Daqin soldiers who are accustomed to eating grains and grains are not suitable for the cattle, mutton and horse meat in the Western Regions, and they can only mobilize grain from the Central Plains from a long distance to replenish it, and this coming and going not only consumes at least half a year's time, but also wastes a lot, only to change the extensive way of directly transporting corn grain and grass in the past, and change to specially made military rations to reduce losses.

A few side dishes, a glass of soaked wine, the four of them chatted while eating, and after half an hour of full wine and food, cucumbers, eggplants and even a plate of coriander were eaten cleanly, the emperor and Feng Qujian Mengyi each got a large basket of eggplant, coriander and carrots and got into the car satisfied.

"Young master, remember to leave me some watermelon and cantaloupe, this eggplant, cucumber, coriander and other vegetables I also love to eat!"

When the Son of Heaven was activated, Qin Shi Huang still couldn't help but push open the glass window to remind.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister will arrange for someone to send some to the palace every few days!" Chen Xu could only agree.

"That's very good, thank you young master for your hospitality today!"

"Congratulations to Your Majesty!"

"Qinghe Hou farewell!"

"Walk slowly, don't send it!"

Chen Xu bowed his hand to Feng Quji and Meng Yi with a dark face, and watched the three bigwigs leave the Qinghe Courtyard under the escort of the forbidden army's honor guard, and then he breathed a sigh of relief and accompanied a few women back to the house to roast the fire.

"Husband, my father is begging for it like this, our family's food is not enough to eat!" Ying Shiyan took Chen Xu's arm and muttered unhappily with her face.

"Hehe, I didn't expect you to be a daughter with an elbow turned out, I don't know if the emperor will be heartbroken if he knows!" Chen Xu joked with a smile.

"Originally, we don't have enough cucumbers and eggplants, Xi'er also loves to eat, Sister Caiying is pregnant, and she has to eat them, there are so few vegetables in the greenhouse......" Ying Shiyan blushed and coquettishly.

"Just a little melon and vegetables, our Hou Mansion is not short of this little bit of food and drink, and in a month there will be spring, and then the village will be arranged to plant more than ten acres of cucumbers and eggplants, so as to ensure that you are satisfied!" Chen Xu could only persuade him with good words, but in the past, he was gentle and virtuous, but now he wants to detain his father's fifth princess of Daqin.

"Okay, good, in the middle of summer, I can eat crisp and delicious cucumbers every day!" Meng Wan was also clapping happily next to her, walking and dancing excitedly.

Back in the room, the family sat around the fire and chatted, and slowly talked about Yu Wuya and Xia Zijin, who had gone to Yingzhou.

"Senior brother and sister Zijin both love to eat delicious food, but it's a pity that they haven't eaten such good fruits and vegetables, and when they come back, they will definitely complain about their husbands, and I don't know how they are now?" Shui said softly with a slight worry.

"Don't worry about Brother Yu and Miss Xia, that Yingzhou is still a barbaric place, there are only some remnants of Xia Shang who fled from the Central Plains thousands of years ago, and as far as I know, that Yingzhou is composed of many islands, there are no fierce beasts on it, and there is also a knight with strong martial arts like Gai Nie, there will not be too much danger, and we have to be glad that Brother Yu is not here, otherwise I am afraid that this year, we will be troubled by him before we can eat a little bit of Hu vegetables and melons in this greenhouse!" In addition to Chen Xu's explanation, he even had some inexplicable happiness.

"What the husband said is that if Brother Yu is in the house, I think he will definitely eat and sleep in the greenhouse all day long, holding a ruler and staring at those cucumbers to see them grow up......"

"Hehe, how can Wan'er bury Senior Brother like this!" Shui Qingrou couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle.

"Originally, Brother Yu was overbearing in eating, and he snatched my mutton skewers last time, just said to take a look, and then there was no ......" Meng Wan pouted.

"Brother Yu is recognized as a big foodie by us, and he naturally loves food, but this voyage to the sea may also be a little unsuitable, so it seems that we have to get them some delicious dry food that is easy to carry!"

Chen Xu pinched his chin and began to think.

Now Langya is constantly building galleons, since Yingzhou was discovered, through the publicity of the newspaper has now set off an unprecedented boom in the whole Daqin, Qi Mao and others raised funds to build several sea ships, and from Langya continues to send back the news, Qi County, East China Sea, Liaodong counties also have many rich people began to raise funds to entrust Langya Shipyard to build a new type of sailing ship ready to go to sea to find business opportunities.

Yingzhou has been rumored to be a sacred mountain fairy island since ancient times, and the temptation brought by its discovery is very huge, in case there is really an immortal fairy grass on it, as long as you find one, you will step into the peak of life.

And the most enthusiastic about this matter are those monks gathered near the East China Sea, and they are still sparing no effort to provoke the wealthy businessmen and even officials they know to build sea ships, wanting to go to Yingzhou as soon as possible to seize the opportunity.

Whether the fairy grass can find Chen Xu or not will not care at all, but with the growing enthusiasm for shipbuilding and going to sea, the development of North Korea and Japan will also kick off.

Chen Xu will not care about these different groups of expeditions in Japan and the Korean Peninsula, but there will inevitably be a steady stream of things that will be transported back to the Central Plains, and plundering resources is the biggest temptation of navigation, and as these people reach Korea and Japan, the local Turks will soon be scattered.

In this era, Japan should be in the late Yayoi period, in a major period of transformation from primitive tribal civilization to slave society, thanks to the fact that a large number of Central Plains people fled to Japan through the Korean Peninsula during the Warring States of the Central Plains, bringing advanced agricultural civilization.

At present, the Wei Manchu regime that ruled the Korean Peninsula has not yet been established, except for Kaizi Joseon, because Wei Manchu Joseon only appeared after the Han Dynasty.

In other words, now is actually the best time for the Central Plains to deal with North Korea and Japan.

If we wait until Korea and Japan begin to unify each other, it will actually be difficult to conquer, the main reason is that the transportation is inconvenient, there is Changbai Mountain to block, the land route is difficult, and the waterway capacity is limited, and there is still a great uncertainty risk in navigation, Daqin does not have the financial resources and ability to build seagoing ships on a large scale.

The timing is just right, but the biggest problem of sailing is to eat, drink, and lazar, and it takes months to come and go at sea, and the simple diet on the sea lacks all kinds of necessary vitamins, plus hygiene habits and water and soil adaptation, etc., once a disease or plague occurs, it may cause the entire fleet to collapse instantly.

In order to ensure food safety and disease prevention during the voyage, medicine and food are very important.

There is no shortage of medicine in Daqin at the moment, but eating and drinking is a big problem, and if you want to open up to the South China Sea in the future, this problem will be even more obvious.

The biggest enemy of the voyage, in addition to the wind and waves, is all kinds of diseases caused by vitamin deficiencies.

"What is the husband thinking?" Shui gently watched Chen Xu fall into thought, and couldn't help but ask softly.

"Well, you just mentioned that Brother Yu and Miss Xia are far overseas, I'm afraid that the soldiers who are on the expedition to the Western Regions will generally be unaccustomed to the water and soil, and it seems that they need to make some special food for them to bring!" Chen Xu came back to his senses and said.

"Do you say it's the kind of compressed military rations?" Ying Shiyan asked curiously.

"Compressing military rations is too coarse, it's okay to satisfy hunger, but it's not the best choice, to improve your diet, you can make some canned food or old godmother......"

"Canned?"

"Old godmother?"

Several pairs of beautiful eyes fell on Chen Xu's face at the same time.

"Hehe, canned food is to make fruits, vegetables or fish meat and seal it in a porcelain bottle or iron can, so that it will not rot and deteriorate for months or even years, and it can be eaten when opened, Lao Gan Ma...... Well, in fact, it is tempeh fried in sesame oil, which can be used as a cooking seasoning, and of course, you can also make some things like fermented bean curd or salted vegetables, and the effect is the same......" Chen Xu explained with a smile.

"If these things are really made and stored for a long time, it will be a good choice for business travel in the future!" Shui said softly and softly.

"Well, it's still early today, I'm going to the factory!" Chen Xu stood up.

To make cans, you need a porcelain bottle or iron can that can be sealed, pottery is not good, because the pottery penetration is relatively strong, can not be completely sealed, and to achieve sealing, the design of the can mouth and cap is the key.

"Husband, put on your hat!"

"Put on your cape!"

"And gloves and scarves!"

Seeing that Chen Xu was about to go out, Shui Qing, Yingshi, Mengwan and Fan Caiying all quickly stood up, and soon brought a bunch of fluffy and various exquisite snow leopard mink furs made of cloaks, gloves and scarves.

The brown sand fox fur hat, the spotted snow leopard cape, the snow-white mink scarf, and the black bearskin gloves quickly wrapped Chen Xu like a bells and whistles pet.

"Enough is enough, it's not too cold today!" Chen Xu couldn't cry or laugh.

"It's snowing, how can it not be cold! Bring your hat and mask with you, too! ”

Several women were still adding various protective equipment to Chen Xu.

Twenty minutes later, Chen Xu walked out of the backyard like an ancient strange beast recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, dressed in furry clothes that only stunned a group of stewards and guards.

"Look at Shizi, I haven't seen Ben Hou yet!" Chen Xu rolled his eyes, climbed into the luxury four-wheel drive carriage, patted the window and said, "Get out, go to the factory!" ”

"Hehe, my husband does seem to be wearing a lot of clothes, and walking is a bit similar to reunion!"

Several flowery women watched Chen Xu's carriage drive out of the Hou Mansion, and Meng Wan laughed breathlessly.

"Let's go to the greenhouse to see the fruits and vegetables, today my father and the emperor have picked a lot, we have to go and count the quantity!" Ying Shiyan said eagerly.

"Exactly, the husband is generous, but I have to be stingy, otherwise the husband won't be able to eat in a few days!"

A few women talked and laughed and went to the greenhouse together.

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