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"That's lard?"

"Sheep fat." Daddy said as he picked a small piece and added it to the pot.

Sheep fat is naturally sheep fat, compared to lard, sheep fat content is high, and there will be a sheep smell. The taste is not good, and it is easy to become obese if you eat too much, so there are very few people who eat it in later generations, and it is generally added to a very small number of foods such as camellia.

"Why don't you use sesame oil, tea oil or vegetable oil?" Zhang Chao asked. In later generations, vegetable oil was the way to go.

"Sesame oil essence is expensive, and only high-ranking officials and nobles can eat it."

Dad elaborated, Zhang Chao finally understood, it turned out that although vegetable oil has been available since the Han Dynasty, in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, there were sesame oil, eon, red and blue flower oil, etc., but the technology of vegetable oil extraction is not very mature, so the price of vegetable oil such as sesame oil is extremely high, not ordinary people can afford to eat. Ordinary people still eat animal oil such as cattle, sheep and pigs.

If a person is hungry, even ordinary food will become a delicacy in the world.

In the past, Zhang Chao was also a foodie, and he loved all kinds of food, all kinds of cuisines from the north and south, and even various snacks, as long as he had the opportunity, he would definitely try them.

The bowl in front of me is served in a wooden bowl as big as a small basin, it is really simple, it is a bowl of noodle soup, except for the water is a little coarse salt and a little mutton fat.

But Zhang Chao picked a chopstick and put it in his mouth, but he felt that it was not as unpalatable as he imagined, but it felt good.

Daddy also put a big pot of noodles, and the pot of noodles happened to be gone.

"Eat at the door."

Daddy walked to the door with the basin in his hand, then squatted down and ate it in a big gulp. Zhang Chao did the same, and also squatted at the door to eat. The door is open, Guanzhong people love to squat, and even like to squat to eat, and sometimes they are willing to squat on the stool instead of sitting, even in later generations, many Guanzhong people can still be found in the countryside to maintain this habit.

Guanzhong people like to eat pasta, and people at this time like to call pasta cakes, soup cakes, steamed cakes, cut cakes, etc. Although my dad is in his early fifties, the amount of food is amazing, and Zhang Chao estimates that the basin can hold at least five catties.

It is said that those who often do manual work eat a lot of food, and those who serve as soldiers also eat a lot of food. Dad is an old soldier, both a farmer and a soldier, usually eats more coarse grains, and there are not so many vegetables to eat, less non-staple food, and the people in Guanzhong are also used to eating two meals a day, morning and evening, so the amount of each meal is relatively large.

Zhang Chao only ate less than a third of it, and he felt full.

Looking at the remaining half of the bowl of noodles and soup, Zhang Chao really couldn't eat it.

"Eat more, the next meal is not until the evening." Daddy put down the bowl, and his bowl was already dry with noodles and soup. looked at Zhang Chao's remaining half of the bowl and said.

"Eat enough, can't eat."

"Really full? Still can't eat any food? ”

"I don't usually eat much, so I'm really full."

After Zhang Chao finished speaking, Dad directly brought his big bowl, and then pulled the chopsticks and ate the noodles with a hula. Watching Dad eat noodles, sometimes it's really a pleasure, most of the bowl of noodles, he Hulala for a while to dial into his mouth, and then pick up the big bowl, take a big gulp of soup, within two clicks, the noodles with the soup are all dry again.

Dad ate so many noodles by himself, and he was satisfied.

After eating, it was still early.

Daddy took a blanket and hung it over his shoulder, and then took the iron gun in the corner.

"Let's go, go to the military government to get money and food."

Daddy's iron spear is very powerful when you look at it.

"Daddy, I'll help you carry the gun." Zhang Chao also liked these swords, guns, swords and halberds before, but in reality, he didn't have a chance to contact them, so he could only enjoy them in the game. When he saw his father's spear, he wanted to take a good look at it.

The iron gun was started, and Zhang Chao, who originally wanted to play two spear flowers immediately, almost didn't hold it.

This gun is so heavy.

Dad seemed to have expected it, and looked at Zhang Chao unprepared with a smile.

"My gun is not an ordinary gun, but an iron gun. The length of the gun is one zhang four, the length of the rod is one zhang three, the thickness of the rod is three inches and seven minutes, and it is made of hardwood. The head of the gun is flat and prismatic, seven inches long, with a red tassel under the gun, and an iron iron at the end of the rod, which is three inches long. ”

"Is this really made of hardwood? Why is it so heavy? ”

Zhang Chao looked at the gun in his hand, the barrel of the gun was obviously iron.

"This gun weighs fifteen pounds, which is indeed much heavier than ordinary wooden guns, but if it is an iron rod, it is not only fifteen pounds, but forty or fifty pounds is possible, and ordinary people can not move. My gun is a hardwood rod wrapped with wire, which can strengthen the toughness of the handle, which is much stronger than the ordinary bamboo handle, and can maintain the elasticity of the handle. ”

Fifteen catties still surprised Zhang Chao. As far as he knows, the average white wax pole gun is about five catties. And this iron gun has fifteen pounds, although it is not as good as those forty or fifty pound iron guns, but it is not something that ordinary people can use, it has to be the kind of person with extraordinary strength.

I didn't expect my father to look tall and thin, but he could use such an iron gun as a weapon.

Daddy looked at the iron spear with a hint of complexity in his eyes.

"Dad, this gun must have an extraordinary origin, let's talk about it." Zhang Chao caught that gaze and asked hurriedly.

"Let's go, say on the way."

The old man opened the way in front of his head, and Zhang Chao followed behind with an iron gun more than a foot long and fifteen pounds.

"This iron spear was given by the Duke of Rongguo back then."

Rong Guogong came to protect his son, a native of Jiangdu, a famous general of the Sui Dynasty, and a famous person of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Laihu'er is a quite legendary general, his parents died in his early years, he was raised by his aunt, and when he became an adult, he single-handedly broke into the wedding banquet of the enemy, and then crossed the river to join the Sui army, and made many military achievements, and later conquered Liaodong, as the commander of the sea route, and once attacked the capital of Goguryeo.

Later, he accompanied Yang Guang on a tour of Jiangdu and was killed in a mutiny.

As a famous general of the Sui Dynasty, the weapon that came to protect the child was an iron gun, a real iron gun.

"Lai Gong's strength is amazing, holding an iron spear, weighing forty-five pounds. After many years of fighting with iron guns, it is difficult to have an opponent. Speaking of Laihu'er, Dad is still full of admiration.

At that time, he served under Laihu'er, followed for many years, and moved to the north and south.

Because Laihu'er is amazingly strong and good at using iron guns, Laihu'er selected those tall and sturdy soldiers in the army to serve as his personal guards, and then made fifteen-pound iron guns for them.

"We can only use fifteen pounds of iron to wrap guns, but there are two people under the public account who can use thirty-six pounds of iron guns. One is to come to the sixth son of the father, and the other is to come to Shandong Qin Shubao. ”

"Uncle Qin?" Zhang Chao may not know about Lai Liulang, but how can Qin Shubao's name not know.

Father Zhang thought that Zhang Chao didn't know who Qin Shubao was, so he explained to him with a smile.

"Shandong Qin Shubao is today's famous general, in the previous dynasty, he followed the Duke and Shandong Zhang Xutuo, Pei Renji, and then went to Wagang, and then voted for Wang Shichong, and finally abandoned Wang Shichong to join the Tang Dynasty. The year before last, he followed the King of Qin to conquer Liu Wuzhou, and last year and this year, he followed the King of Qin to conquer Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande. ”

Speaking of Qin Shubao, Daddy Zhang sighed a little in his heart. When Qin Shubao joined Lai'er's men, he was already in the team of the personal guard iron spear team who came to Hu'er. Speaking of which, Qin Shubao was once a small soldier under him, but Qin Shubao was smart and good at martial arts, and he quickly showed his superiority and was appreciated by the public.

Later, Qin Qiong returned to his hometown due to his mother's funeral, and Laihu'er even sent him to mourn with gifts. After that, Qin Qiong was transferred to the command of Zhang Xutuo, the first fierce general at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and made many military exploits. Since then, Dad has not had much contact with Qin Qiong. When he saw Qin Qiong again, it was Jiangdu who mutiny against Yu Wenhua and killed the king, Laihu'er was killed, he later followed Yu Wenhua and returned to the north, and was defeated by Wagang Li Mi and went to Wagang to see the hussar general in the tent who was already Wagang Li Mi at that time, and at that time, Dad became a young man.

At the time of the Jiangdu mutiny, my father had already become an infantry captain. Sui system, a group of ten people, a team of fifty people, a brigade of 100 people, and a regiment of 200 people. The team has a team commander, the team has a team leader, the brigade has a brigade commander, and the regiment has a captain. Further up is the Eagle Strike Lang General, the Eagle Yang Lang General and other generals.

Jiangdu mutinied, Lai Hu'er was killed because of his loyalty to Yang Guang, and his father almost died, and one of his left eyes was blind at that time. The father who didn't die was coerced north by Yu Wenhua, but he was demoted to a big soldier.

When he went to Wagang and saw Qin Qiong again, Qin Qiong was already Li Mi's hussar general, but Dad, Qin Qiong's boss in his early years, was a blind man with one eye and injuries all over his body.

Qin Qiong transferred his father to his command and wanted him to be his lieutenant. But he was rejected by his father, who was blind at that time, still had injuries on his body, and was in a low mood, and couldn't even play with an iron gun. He was an ordinary tribal guard under Qin Qiong.

Later, Qin Qiong and many other old Wagang subordinates abandoned Wang Shichong to join Li Tang, and his father also followed. After arriving in Li Tang, my father originally wanted to disarm and return to the field, and he didn't want to fight anymore.

But the world was undecided, the war was not settled, and at that time, Li Tang was only concerned with the two places in the east of the river. Soon, Hedong, the place where Li Tang started, was also captured by Liu Wuzhou, and Li Tang attached great importance to it, and Emperor Li Yuan ordered to recruit veterans and young men from the entire Guanzhong to fight for Hedong with all their might.

The old father, who had been disarmed, had to carry his iron gun again and be called to join the army again, but the father did not report Qin Qiong's name, and the one-eyed father finally became the captain because of his many years of military experience.

Hedong conquered Liu Wuzhou, and the Central Plains crusaded against Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande, and fought for another three years in a blink of an eye.

Zhang Chao was really surprised, he couldn't imagine that Qin Shubao, the world-famous door god, was actually his father's soldier.

"If you look for General Qin, he will definitely take care of you, right?"

"Uncle Bao is benevolent and righteous, but I, an old immortal, don't want to trouble him." Daddy replied very blandly.

Daddy is really a legendary man, who once pacified the Jiangnan Rebellion for the Sui Dynasty, conquered Goguryeo for the three Great Sui Dynasty, and followed famous generals such as Hu'er, Yu Wenhua, Li Mi, and Wang Shichong.

Rong Ma has also been an infantry captain all his life, but now, he is just an ordinary guard captain in the Tang Pass. Looking at this tall and thin man, I really couldn't imagine that his life was so bumpy.

Zhang Chao and the military mansion they went to were very close to Zhangjiagou.

Datang started in Hedong, but it was based on Guanzhong. The Tang Weifu Army, which was based on the government soldiers, was basically concentrated in the Guanzhong area.

There are 12 roads in the sub-customs, and the army is set up under the road, and the government is set up under the army.

There are 1,002 people in the big house, 1,000 in the middle house, and 800 people in the lower house.

The small Guanzhong Plain is full of hundreds of military offices.

One is on the White Deer Plain, and there are several mansions. Bashang was originally a southern household in Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, especially its condescending geographical advantages, which made this place extremely important militarily. Ba Shangdong can be connected to Tongguan, Nantong Lantian Pass out of Wuguan.

In Ningmin County, there is almost a township and a military government.

Dad's house is in Bailu Township, five miles away from Zhangjiagou.

A chariot house of 800 people, and the chariot house was led by the chariot general. However, the Cheqi Mansion is subordinate to the Sixteen Wei Mansion of the Tang Dynasty, and the dispatch and requisition power of the Cheqi Mansion is in the emperor, and there is no military order and tiger talisman from the emperor and the military department.

In normal times, this 800-person Bailu Riding Mansion divides into five batches of 160 people in each year. The remaining 640 people in the Weifu will be divided into four classes to train the guards in the Cheqi Mansion, and each class will also be 160 people.

In case of war, the imperial court was recruited, and the prefectures sent troops according to the order. The imperial court will select the generals to lead the troops, and after the battle, they will return to the court and return to the house. This is also a system of separating soldiers and generals, the chariot and hussar generals of the Weifu only manage the affairs of the Weifu in peacetime, but they cannot transfer troops to command the army, the soldiers of each province are called to fight, and the government soldiers recruited in various places also have to be reorganized.

Zhang Chao listened, but felt that this chariot and hussar mansion was a bit similar to the armed forces department in later generations, the hussar general was also a minister of armed forces, in charge of the militia, it was not their turn to really fight, they were responsible for the daily management and training. The government soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are not militiamen.

The chariot and cavalry house stationed in Bailu Township, Ningmin County, is full of 800 soldiers. The government soldiers are basically young and strong selected from the surrounding areas, and some veterans like Dad are assigned here, and then they settle down in the surrounding areas and grant them fields.

This approach ensures low management costs and rapid recruitment capabilities.

Datang's current administrative division is the state and county system. Li Tang opened the country and changed the county system of Emperor Yang of Sui to the state and county system. Prefectures and counties are the foundation of Datang administration, and below the county level, there are also townships and villages.

Hundreds of households are miles, and five miles are townships.

The entire Bashang is the two plateaus of Bailuyuan in later generations, and it is now Ningmin County. Ningmin County is divided into more than ten townships, and Zhangjiagou is subordinate to Zhangjia in Bailu Township.

Bailu Riding House is located in Bailu Village, where Bailu Township is located, which is the seat of the township and has a military station, so it has become the center of the neighborhood and a simple market.

The 100-meter-long street, flanked by houses, is not a day to go to the market, so the dirt streets are very deserted. Only three or five shops were open, but they were deserted in front of them.

The barracks are at the end of the street, and it's as simple as a small country school.

In front of the camp gate, on the camp wall of the loess fortress, two dirty men were squatting in the morning sun with their sleeves crossed, and the wooden pole and spear were leaning crookedly in their arms.

Looking at these two goods, Zhang Chao couldn't help muttering in his heart, wouldn't this be the Tang Empire's Weifu soldiers who will unify the Central Plains and dominate the world invincible in the next hundred years?

This is too rubbing.

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