There is strength in numbers. In just one afternoon, the prototype of the forge had appeared.
It is indeed a bit crude, but it works!
You can also improve it while using it later.
As it was getting dark, Huo Gu sent someone to deliver a thousand sets of armor.
The one responsible for escorting the armor was the team leader Ma Xian and his hundred-man team of soldiers.
As soon as they approached the camp, they smelled a strong aroma of meat.
The aroma that hit them in the face made everyone drool.
"Ma Tou'er, what are these Tian Bing eating? It smells so damn good!"
Soldier Wang Gui asked Ma Xian while swallowing his saliva.
"nonsense!"
...
...
Ma Xian replied angrily: "Do you always say you have a dog nose? You can't even smell such an obvious meaty aroma?"
“I know it’s the smell of meat!”
Wang Gui swallowed his saliva again, "But I don't believe these Tian Bing can eat meat!"
Eating meat was too much of a luxury for ordinary soldiers.
Even the regular troops such as the Northern Army could only eat meat twice a month at most.
Moreover, the meat was pitifully small, with only one or two ounces of raw meat per person!
When this meat is cooked and put into a bowl, it's enough to fill your teeth!
Those who run slowly can’t even get the meat scraps!
Normally, if there is a little oil in the dishes, that’s very good!
This is the treatment we only get in good years.
When times are bad, it’s good enough to have enough food to eat!
"Nonsense! There's no way those Tian Bing can eat the meat!"
Ma Xian glared at Wang Gui and said, "It must be that prince's guards who are eating meat!"
"Oh, right! I almost forgot about that."
Wang Gui suddenly realized, but his face was full of envy.
They are all people who put their heads on their belts!
The difference in treatment is really huge!
With full of envy, a group of people escorted a thousand sets of armor into the camp.
Du Guiyuan was about to send someone to receive the armor, but Ma Xian stopped him and said, "General Huo has ordered that the prince must personally receive the armor!"
"Why bother Your Majesty with such a trivial matter?" Du Guiyuan frowned, looking dissatisfied.
Ma Xian smiled guiltily, "This is General Huo's order. There is nothing I can do about it."
"Okay, okay!"
Du Guiyuan did not make things difficult for him and immediately sent someone to inform Yun Zheng.
Soon, Yun Zheng and Shen Luoyan arrived.
"Greetings, Your Majesty and Princess!"
Ma Xian saw that the two men's attire was different from others, so he immediately led people to salute them.
"No need to be polite!"
Yun Zheng chuckled.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Ma Xian stood up and said carefully, "General Huo also ordered that the prince should write a loan...a promissory note..."
"Promissory note?"
Shen Luoyan frowned, "General Huo, is this because he is afraid that the prince will not return the money after borrowing it?"
“No, no!”
Ma Xian shook his head repeatedly. "The general said that each unit has a certain number of armors. We are short of a thousand sets of armors, which is a big deal. If General Wei investigates, the general will have an explanation..."
"General Huo is really thoughtful!"
Yun Zheng nodded with a smile on his face, "Okay, then wait a moment, I'll go write a promissory note!"
Having said that, Yun Zheng quickly walked towards his tent.
Soon, Yun Zheng came out with the IOU with his own seal.
After confirming that the loan note was correct, Ma Xian and others handed over the armor with confidence.
"Okay, our people will come and move it!"
Yun Zheng waved his hand and said in a friendly manner: "Brothers, you have worked hard to come all the way here. Well, it happens that we are going to have dinner in our camp, so brothers, please stay and have a meal before leaving!"
“No, no!”
Ma Xian shook his head repeatedly, "We still have to go back and report to General Huo."
"No matter how urgent it is, there is no need to rush for such a short while."
Yun Zheng waved his hand, "Just stay and have dinner before leaving!"
Faced with Prince Yun Zheng's invitation, Ma Xian could not refuse and could only agree.
Yun Zheng immediately asked someone to take them to rest and prepare for dinner.
After they left, Yun Zheng immediately instructed Du Guiyuan, "When eating, don't arrange them all together, arrange some of our people to sit with them."
"clear!"
Du Guiyuan nodded with a smile on his face.
"You are so mean!"
Shen Luoyan looked at Yun Zheng with amusement.
After this meal, Huo Gu's men would probably be extremely envious of the people in their camp!
Soon, meals were served in the camp.
In such a large camp with tens of thousands of people, there are not so many rules for eating. Dozens of people sit or squat, and there is an iron basin with vegetables in the middle. Each person has a bowl of porridge and two large steamed buns, and they eat with the vegetables in the iron basin.
Most of the time, the iron basin is filled with pickles and salted vegetables.
Especially in the bitterly cold weather in northern Shuobei, we can still eat fresh vegetables now. In about a month, we will eat pickles and salted vegetables almost every day. Being able to eat fresh vegetables is simply a luxury!
Looking at the big pot of food in the iron basin, Ma Xian and others couldn't help but their eyes lit up.
Meat!
Lots and lots of meat!
There was a big pot of food, and it looked like it was all meat.
And they are all big chunks of meat!
Not minced meat!
Ma Xian and others kept swallowing their saliva.
So rich!
They can only enjoy such a feast during the Chinese New Year every year!
Also, there is definitely not that much meat!
Following the sound of a gong, everyone began to feast on the food.
They didn't eat porridge or steamed buns, but just picked the meat from the vegetable bowl.
"Brother, take it easy!"
A soldier beside Ma Xian reminded him: "Don't just eat vegetables, you have to eat steamed buns and porridge too!"
"oh oh……"
Ma Xian realized that his eating manners were a bit ugly, so he quickly put down the piece of meat in disappointment, picked up some vegetables instead, and took a bite of the steamed bun.
Well, it’s pretty good to have steamed buns to eat!
This is a white flour bun!
When marching or fighting, eating steamed buns was a luxury and most of the rations were dry food.
Seeing Ma Xian's expression, the other person put another piece of meat into his bowl and said, "Brother, I'm not afraid that you will eat the meat, but I'm afraid that you don't know the rules set by the prince, and you will be punished later!"
"ah?"
Ma Xian looked at the person next to him blankly, "What other rules are there for eating?"
"This is the rule set by the prince."
Others laughed and said, "The prince said that there will be enough food, but the porridge and steamed buns in your bowl cannot be left over. If anyone leaves any, he will be starved for a day at best, or punished with thirty military sticks at worst!"
So serious?
Ma was startled and quickly took a big bite of the steamed bun and drank a mouthful of porridge.
After swallowing the food in his mouth, Ma Xiancai asked the people around him: "Are you the prince's palace soldier?"
"No, no!"
The man shook his head repeatedly, "I was farming in Mayi before, and was incorporated into the camp not long ago."
"ah?"
Ma Xian was shocked.
Tian Bing’s food is so good?
This...how is this possible?
Ma Xian immediately started chatting with the man again and inquired about his identity in detail.
In the end, Ma Xian confirmed that this person was indeed Tian Bing.
"The prince is so kind to you!"
Ma Xian said with envy on his face.
“That’s it!”
Someone else said with a smile: "The prince said that from now on, one of the three meals a day will be meat!"
"However, the prince also said that anyone who dares to waste food will not be forgiven!"
"Also, if you can eat fine grains, you also have to be able to swallow coarse grains!"
"If a war breaks out, he can't guarantee that his brothers will have meat to eat every day. Anyone who gets picky about food will deserve to go hungry..."
The two ate and chatted.
When there is no more food in the dish, someone will come quickly to add more.
There is really enough food!
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