The rise of the poor

Chapter 1688 Promotion of Cooking Class

Zhang Jing led the people to wait for the guards to report at the gate of the Zhejiang Army. While waiting, Zhang Jing and the people observed the Zhe Army camp.

Surrounded by mountains and rivers, the layout of the camps, one large and one small, is in the shape of an angle. There are fences in the camps, and there are moats around the fences. The moats are more than three feet wide and one foot deep. The bottom of the moats is full of sharp wooden stakes , the upward end is sharpened, and you can see that the end rammed to the bottom of the ditch was blackened by fire to prevent the stakes from mildewing. A wooden bridge was set up at the main entrance; For bulky antler obstacles.

There is a sentry tower every 50 meters in the camp, and from time to time you can see armored soldiers patrolling in the camp.
"The Zhejiang army is too insecure. The camp is set up like a hedgehog," said the accompanying officials.

"Hehe, I guess I'm too afraid of death." Someone jokingly said.

Haha, many people followed suit and laughed.

"He Xiaozhi, the security is tight, this is what a military camp should look like, so that the Japanese pirates will not be able to take advantage of it."

Zhang Jing glanced at them and said expressionlessly.

"Yes, yes, what the governor said is true."

The laughing people hurriedly stopped their smiles and nodded in agreement, but they didn't take it seriously in their hearts. They felt that the Zhejiang Army was located in the hinterland, and there was no need to make such a fuss if there were any decent cities around.

"If the Jiangning camp can be as heavily guarded as the Zhejiang army and strictly enforce the permission to enter the camp, the Japanese pirates will not easily pretend to be military merchants to sneak into the camp and suddenly attack, causing the entire army to be wiped out."

Zhang Jing said with some emotion, and then turned around and told the people around him, "Turn around, draw up a statement, requiring all battalions to set up their camps like the Zhejiang Army, with strict security, so that the Japanese pirates will not take advantage of it."

"Obey." The official took the order.

Soon, everyone saw Zhu Pingan galloping from the camp on horseback, quickly got off his horse, and went out of the camp to meet Zhang Jing and others, "My officer, Zhu Ping'an, pays respects to Governor Zhang, Mr. Zhao, Mr. Huang, and Mr. Hu. Greetings, my lords. Your lords are here to make an inspection tour. I respectfully welcome you late. Please forgive me for being late."

"Master Zhu, please rise up, we came here without warning, so why are you guilty?" Zhang Jing said with a smile.

"Thank you Haihan, Governor General, please come to the camp, my lords." Zhu Pingan respectfully invited everyone to enter the Zhe Army camp.

"Hehe, Lord Zhu, it's not easy to enter your camp. The guards in your camp are very conscientious. After verifying our identities, we still insist on letting us wait outside. If you are so conscientious, you should reward them well."

Before leaving, an official glanced deeply at the guards at the gate, and complained with ulterior motives in a joking tone.

The guards at the gate couldn't help becoming a little nervous. Although in their hearts, their lord Zhu Ping'an has always made decisions impartially, but this time the situation is special. They stopped the Governor of Jiangnan, the Imperial Envoy, and other obviously high-ranking people Outside the barracks, this official complained face to face again, wondering if the adults would care about the face of these big men, lose their judgment, and punish them?

"Oh, verifying your identity and reporting to the camp are the military regulations of our Zhejiang Army. They act according to the military regulations. Remember a little merit."

Zhu Pingan glanced at the guards at the gate, and spoke slowly under their nervous eyes.

The faces of the officials who complained suddenly turned dark. They wanted to sue them to relieve their anger, but unexpectedly, they were fulfilled. They really shot themselves in the foot. They were so angry that they couldn't say it. Who told me to say that Zhu Ping'an would reward them. It's rewarded.

"Thank you sir."

The guard at the gate was overjoyed. Your lord is your lord, and you will always make decisions impartially. I deserved to die just now. I wondered if your lord would be unjust. Your lord is always trustworthy.

"Thank you for what I did, thank you, Mr. Wang." Zhu Pingan said with a smile, "Master Wang is asking for credit for you."

"Thank you, Mr. Wang." The gate guard thanked the complaining officer with a proud expression, like Wang Yousheng in Liangjian grinning.

The face of the complaining officer turned even darker, and he almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.

Zhu Pingan led Zhang Jing and his party into the camp for inspection. Zhang Jing and others looked at the well-planned, neat and clean camp of the Zhejiang Army, and they were all a bit surprised. sequence.

"This is the camping area, where the 500 soldiers of the whole battalion sleep and rest, and each camp accommodates [-] people; there is the valley road reincarnation area, where all the soldiers gather to excrete; there is the breeding area, All the mules and horses in my battalion were bred there, as well as [-] pigs, more than [-] chickens, ducks, and geese, and a vegetable field was opened next to the breeding area to improve food for our army.”

Zhu Pingan introduced the layout of the Zhejiang Army camp to Zhang Jing and others while walking, and he knew every part of the camp well.

"Aren't farmed pigs and chickens smelly? If you have the skills, you might as well buy them." An official shook his head and questioned.

"No, the soldiers take turns to take care of the livestock. They sweep and clean the pens every morning and evening to ensure that they are clean and free from peculiar smells. As for the reason for breeding and planting, it is to save costs. Our military expenditure is limited, and the amount of training for the soldiers is large. It costs a lot to ensure a certain amount of meat and vegetarian meals to supplement physical fitness. If you only rely on purchasing, the cost is too high and it is unsustainable. In this way, raising livestock and growing vegetables, the leftovers and swill of soldiers can be fed to livestock, and livestock manure can be planted. Vegetables can solve half the supply of meat and vegetables, reduce half the cost, and ensure the supply of pork, chicken, etc. for the soldiers; secondly, apart from training, the soldiers usually do not have any entertainment and leisure activities. Raising pigs and growing vegetables, Do it yourself to have enough food and clothing, and you can also adjust your spiritual life.”

Zhu Pingan replied with a smile.

This is also Zhu Ping'an's reference to the experience of the modern army. I remember watching the story of the cooking class when I was a child, and the army raised pigs and grew vegetables.

"Well, not bad." Hearing this, Zhang Jing couldn't help but nodded. The Zhejiang army's method is very good. Raising pigs and growing vegetables can effectively reduce military expenditures and ensure a certain supply of meat and vegetarian meals for the soldiers. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

At present, the imperial court's finances are tight, and Zhang Jing is always worrying about military expenses. If this method of the Zhejiang Army is promoted in various battalions, it can save a lot of military expenses.

The leftovers and swill of the army are thrown away. It is better to feed pigs and chickens.
After speaking, Zhang Jing asked Zhu Pingan to take them around the breeding area with great interest. The clean pigsty, horse pen, etc. surprised Zhang Jing and others. This pigsty is cleaner than ordinary people. Not much smell.

The fat pigs in the pigsty were gnawing on the swill leftovers. Zhang Jing nodded incessantly, thinking that this method of the Zhejiang Army can be promoted.

(End of this chapter)