If you want to study military rations, you must first figure out what the Ming army eats at the moment.

There is no need to ask others, Liu San knows best, he told his son that the longest food of the Ming army is called "rice rice", that is, blister rice, and the recipe is still from "Qi Min Yaoshu", which has been used for hundreds of years, and there is no upgrading.

The method of making millet is as follows: one stone of rice, take the one without rice, clean and cook, put it in the slurry water, let the water dry it, remove the dust, and steam it to expose it, and you can get two buckets after ten times. For each meal, take a large combination, soak it in cooked water first, wait until it is wet, and then cook it, one person can eat it for 50 days.

It means that after taking the husked one stone of rice, washing it with water and cooking it, then putting it in water to dry, and then doing the same thing again ten times, after doing ten times, only two buckets of reconstituted dry rice will be obtained. When you want to eat, take a large batch of processed dry rice and soak it in hot water, and when the processed dry rice is softened, it can be eaten after cooking. One stone of rice can feed 1 person for 50 days.

After Liu Chun heard this, he shook his head, "Why do you want to do it ten times?" Isn't it okay to do it all at once? ”

Liu San Zhengse, "It's not good once, there is less effort, the rice bubble is not rotten, and it is easy to spoil, you kid is not allowed to think crookedly on the military rations, this is a method handed down by the ancestors, it naturally makes sense!" ”

Liu Chun thought about it with his chin in his hand, and repeatedly steamed and dried, it is estimated that there is only one purpose, which is to completely break the rice, and when it is eaten, it will become the same thing as rice cereal.

It's easy to store and easy to eat.

But Liu Chun felt that there should be a better way.

"How about you say we cook rice, dry it, and mill it into rice flour?"

Liu San was stunned, "Can this work?" ”

Liu Chun said: "I don't think there's a problem, we crushed the rice, the same as the noodles, and we can add something to it, and when we eat it, we can use hot water to rinse it and it's over." ”

Liu Chun thought of Camellia Oleifera noodles, in fact, the principle is really similar.

Immediately, in the backyard of the palace, two cauldrons were erected.

First put the washed rice in a pot and steam it, and then take it out, Liu Chun borrowed the clay kang of the flower house, worked hard overnight, dried the rice, and then used a stone grind to crush the rice and turn it into powder.

After doing this step, Liu Chun took some salt, added some sugar, added green onions, ginger and garlic to taste, tasted it, and could barely eat it, which was much stronger than the previous military rations.

Liu Chun felt that it was not enough, so he got a little more venison, and after cooking, dried it, made it into meat floss, crushed it the same, and stirred. It seemed that the nutrition was still not enough, so Liu Chun got a little more soybeans, fried them, crushed them, and stirred them together.

That's not enough, the human body also needs vegetables, get some fresh vegetables, cook them in the pot, dry them, and crush them......

His set of craftsmanship, not to mention Zhu Di and Princess Xu, even the little fat dun can understand it.

There's really nothing mysterious about it, it's just that all kinds of powders are constantly added to a pile of things.

Mung beans, soybeans, red beans, sesame seeds, sesame oil, meat oil, radish cubes, dried vegetable leaves...... Throw everything you can think of.

In the end, the military rations were finally baked, and in fact, more things could be added, but there was nothing more to add in the palace kitchen.

"It's time to witness the miracle!"

Liu Chun poured a little mixed powder into everyone's bowl and added hot water to brew.

The burnt aroma is overflowing and exudes an enticing taste.

Not bad!

Zhu Gaochi narrowed his eyes, and there was a light coming out, and he couldn't wait to send a spoonful to his mouth.

"It's hot!"

The little fat dun said it, but he was reluctant to spit it out, it was sweet and delicious, and it had a different taste.

Much more delicious than rice porridge, rich in flavor, plenty of calories, very filling!

He took two sips, drank all the contents of the bowl, and then said with a smile: "Father, if you eat this every day, it will not be difficult to march and fight!" ”

Zhu Di also tasted the military rations, he put the bowl aside, and said with a dumb smile: "It's good, but if you eat like this, you have to eat Daming!" ”

Who said no, just take the most basic japonica rice, the Ming army can't afford to eat it. Ordinary soldiers, eat a lot of chestnut rice, but also with a lot of beans, miscellaneous grains, army expeditions, can have food and salt, the soldiers have already secretly laughed, many times, even this basic requirement can not be supplied, can only go hungry.

Especially out of the Great Wall, the grasslands are endless, the output is limited, the supply lines are long, the food cannot keep up, and the hardships of the war are simply indescribable.

Liu San told his son that on the expedition outside the Saiwai, ten people went, and it would be good if three people could come back, and among the seven people who died, at most one or two were killed in battle, and the others were all non-combat attrition caused by various messy reasons.

"Especially deep into the grassland, mosquitoes alone can kill people!"

Liu San said with palpitations: "I once went with a brother to find out the news, and we agreed that he would keep watch for the first half of the night and I would watch for the second half of the night. When I came out of the tent, I found that he had been stung alive by mosquitoes! ”

Liu San didn't lie, poetry and distance sound beautiful, but if you really pursue it, it's different.

In the grasslands, mosquitoes are so big and fierce that they can hit hundreds of them with a wave of their hand.

Not to mention people, even if it is an old cow, it will be stung to death.

Liu San's time was that he was in a simple tent, and the brothers outside were really tired, so they didn't hold on, so they went to bed early, but the place where they camped was too close to the blisters, and there were too many mosquitoes, so they were stunned to suck the blood of a big living person to death, how terrible it should be!

After that time, Liu San camped, and he had to choose a place with fewer mosquitoes. This is also the reason why he likes Liu Chun after all, at least this kid knows that when he is camping, he will light wormwood!

"Military rations still have to be made, but they can't be so extravagant!" Zhu Di said: "My 10,000 cavalry need to prepare two months' worth of food. ”

Xu Shi's face turned pale with fright, and he tugged at Zhu Di's shirt and said: "Liu Baihu mentioned that there are many mosquitoes in the grassland, and the concubine thinks that the medicine to repel mosquitoes should be." ”

With the support of Yan Wangfu, it is easy to do things.

After several days of adjustments, Liu Chun finally produced military rations suitable for large-scale promotion.

He directly stir-fried the washed rice and then crushed it as a base ingredient. Then add a variety of soy flour to supplement the protein. Add salt and dried vegetables, add a little sesame oil, vinegar, and dry into powder.

Pack it in a cloth bag, and when you eat it, add a little water and stir it well.

The military rations that Liu Chun made were not new, in fact, Qi Jiguang mentioned similar military rations in "The New Book of Ji Xiao".

It's just that this kind of military ration is used for life-saving purposes, and only when the enemy is surrounded on all sides and has nothing to eat, can it be taken out and eaten. If anyone forgets to bring military rations, they will be severely punished!

It's chilling to say, similar military rations have lasted for many years, and those loveliest people are eating similar fried noodles and fighting with the devils of the Seventeen Kingdoms in the ice and snow, and they have played the backbone of a new big country!

A mouthful of fried noodles and a mouthful of snow, what a tragedy and heroism!

In fact, in comparison, the situation of the Ming army is much better, Zhu Yuanzhang's twenty years of accumulation is really not boasting, the warehouse is full of grain, and there is still no problem with supplying Zhu Di for an expedition of 10,000 people.

Liu Chun designed a kind of thirst-quenching balls, which are rubbed out of dried hawthorn, hoping for plum to quench thirst, it is better to eat it in your mouth with peace of mind.

In addition, Liu Chun also made a wooden barrel filled with layers of sand.

When he poured the muddy water into the bucket, and after a while, clear water flowed out from the opening under the bucket, and the little fat dun was dumbfounded.

"Oh my God, sand can still be used like this?"

Liu Chun smiled: "It's just filtering, it's nothing remarkable." However, after filtration, the water will become much clearer, and the impurities and dirt in it will be greatly reduced. If it is boiled again, it can overcome the problem of water and soil adaptation. ”

Liu Chun reminded Zhu Di very seriously, "Lord Wang, on a long-distance expedition, you must keep clean when you eat and drink." "Liu Chun doesn't want the Yongle Emperor to come and make a mistake.

Zhu Di smiled, in the past few days, he is still very satisfied with Liu Chun, the child works hard, it is very good.

"Military rations, thirst quenching pills, wooden barrels for filtering water, by the way, and purses containing mosquito repellent medicines, these four things, this king has handed them over to you to make, how much does it cost?"

Zhu Di spoke, Liu Chun could hear it, he was ready to be slaughtered, as long as he opened his mouth, His Royal Highness King Yan would not hesitate, and the money was at his fingertips!

Liu Chun swallowed and spitted, "That...... The grass people only need five hundred taels of wages, and the rest of the raw materials are also asked to help the prince! ”