Three Kingdoms

This is a vulgar world. In this world, everyone is actually filled with desires. Even if there are sages, their time is often quite limited. The only difference lies in whether each person's desire is big or small. Does it belong to one person or to a group of people?

The sun is getting westward. It's too late to go back and eat preserved meat at this time. It's better to solve it on the spot. Anyway, bring some dry food and other things. Pick some wild fruits or hunt a few wild animals in the surrounding area, and the problem will be basically solved. .

The dry food carried with the army actually doesn't taste very good. This is Fei Qian's intuitive feeling. For those who have tasted many delicacies, the dry food provided by the army is actually not as good as the compressed biscuits of later generations. At least military-grade compressed biscuits also have some added sugar, flavoring, and even vitamins.

So Fei Qian actually doesn't like eating this kind of dry food that comes with the army. Even if he invented this kind of dry food, he doesn't like it very much either. But sometimes when we are marching and fighting, it is good to have a bite to eat in the battle formation. In that case, Fei Qian will certainly eat. It is better to barely fill his stomach than to be hungry, but as long as there are other times to eat , Fei Qian will naturally not choose to treat himself badly.

Eating is originally the most primitive and basic desire of human beings.

However, Fei Qian discovered that Zao Zhi seemed to have reduced his desire to eat today. He seemed to be filling his mouth with the marching rations a little dull, and he was not slow. He ate three or four pieces in a while, and then raised the water. The bag gurgled and filled up. You must know that marching rations are extremely dry and packed firmly. If you eat three or four pieces of them and add water, you will definitely feel full...

This is a little strange.

You must know that Fei Qian's first impression of Zao Zhi is that Zao Zhi likes to eat. Even if he can't eat it in his mouth right away, he still has to record it while drooling so that he can eat it in the future...

But now, Zao Zhi, um, could he be sick?

Fei Qian looked at Zao Zhi's face with some concern. Although Zao Zhi was now exposed to the wind and sun, she was no longer the fair and tender young lady she used to be, but judging from her complexion, there should be nothing wrong with her. Yes, the bronze skin shows the unique luster and vitality of teenagers. The brilliance of the setting sun shines between the arms and neck holding the water bag to drink. The brows and hair also stick to the front without any intention of shrinking. Well, you are still young. so good……

Zao Zhi put down the water bag and glanced at Fei Qian in confusion. If Fei Qian wasn't about to give birth to an heir, such a direct look would inevitably lead to misunderstanding.

"Uh..." Zao Zhi burped and exhaled the burnt smell of fried wheat that was unique to military dry food. He was obviously a little full.

Are you full now?

The ones who went hunting haven't come back yet, why don't you just leave some belly? Or can you stand up and walk around to make room for new food?

"Zijing, there might be some game later. Are you... full?" Fei Qian couldn't help but ask.

Zao Zhi was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked at the water bag in his hand. He seemed to have come back to his senses at this moment, and murmured: "Ah? Is there any game?"

Just as he was talking, several guards rushed out of the forest excitedly, raising the prey in their hands high, "General! General! Three rabbits and two wild eagles were caught!"

"Okay! Go to Zichu to get the spices... By the way, don't use too much heat when baking. Bake out some oil first and then brush the spices. Remember to make a few cuts to let the flavor penetrate..." Fei Qian was not polite and directly ordered, "Just keep one of the wild rabbits. Zijing and I will share it. Hare, just give me a leg... Well, Zijing, do you want to leave a rabbit leg for you too?" ?”

Zao Zhi felt a little embarrassed and touched his belly, "Why don't you keep it and eat it later?"

"Hahaha..." Fei Qian laughed, thinking that this jujube was normal, so he waved his hand, "Leave one for Zijing, and you can divide the rest among yourselves..."

Zao Zhi couldn't help but burped again, as if he had lost his breath. Fei Qian turned his head and looked away. Zao Zhi quickly looked away, pretending that nothing happened.

The guards went to collect the game. Fei Qian sat down, leaned against the tree, looked up at the clouds in the sky, and then said after a while: "Zijing, are you still worried?"

Zao Zhi silently put down the water bag, and like Fei Qian, he leaned against the tree and looked up at the sky. After a long time, he seemed to explain slowly and said slowly: "When I was at home, every time I ate, I would Pay attention to etiquette, what to eat and drink first, whether to use a spoon or chopsticks, and how many mouthfuls to eat are all determined. No matter how much you like to eat, you can't take more than three mouthfuls, otherwise you will definitely be scolded, and you may not even be able to eat. Already..."

"Oh, then I'm okay..." Fei Qian thought for a while, except that he couldn't eat three meals, it seemed to be okay, right?

Zao Zhi smiled sheepishly and said: "So at that time, my favorite thing, my biggest wish, was to have a hearty meal, just what I loved, until I was full, until I vomited... …”

"That's it!" Fei Qian turned to look at Zao Zhi and laughed, "Oh, when we were at Lushan Mountain in Jingxiang, I was shocked at first. I thought Zijing...cough cough cough, what the hell? …”

Zao Zhi also laughed loudly and nodded: "Well, in Lushan, this was also the first time I let go of eating... I ate until I couldn't move while lying down, and I could only get up after touching my belly for a long time... But..."

Zao Zhi's smile slowly faded, "But after arriving in Pingyang, when we really started arranging the arrangements for the refugees and arranging the farming and mulberry work... we realized that... these people were actually suffering so much... It was at that time that I began to eat quickly, because if you don't hurry up...if you don't hurry up, there will be countless pairs of eyes staring at you...old people, middle-aged people, and those...those children. …They will look straight at you and look at your food until you put it in your mouth…”

Zao Zhi's tone was calm, but Fei Qian felt a little horrified when he heard it.

"That's when I realized that in their eyes, the coarse wheat and coarse millet that I hated when I was a child were like... like... delicacies from the mountains and the sea... I wanted to share my food with them, but I know that I can't do this... it will break the rules..." Zao Zhi continued, "They are refugees... some are even Baibo and Heishan... they must develop the rules of working before they can eat... wantonly Giving them food will only harm them... so I can only eat faster, faster... so that they can't see..."

Fei Qian was silent for a moment and sighed, "Zijing, you're lucky..."

But Zao Zhi shook his head and said: "No, it is my lord who should be the one who suffers the most... If it hadn't been for my lord who conquered this world over the years, these refugees... these people would have been even worse... So at that time, I really I feel that when my lord said in Lushan that some nobles have begun to decay and that they must dig out these abscesses, it has indeed reached a point where it cannot be done..."

"How many people in the world are like these refugees in the north. Their lives are miserable. Even if their family members are seriously ill, they don't have the money to treat the illness... They can't afford two meals a day, so they have to use some coarse chaff. Wild vegetables are just one meal. They are hungry and ragged. If I hadn't seen their suffering with my own eyes, I would have thought that all the people in the world were like the farmers around Lushan Mountain in Jingxiang. Although they worked hard, they could still have enough food and clothing..." Zao He just shook his head and said, "Sometimes I can't help but think... These farmers are neither humble nor stupid. They also have joys, sorrows and joys. They are even ten times and a hundred times more diligent than me. They work at sunrise and rest at sunset. The sun never stops, but why are they still so poor? Perhaps, back then, the Yellow Turbans..."

Zao Zhi paused for a moment, sighed, and changed the topic, "It is the law of heaven and earth that the children of aristocratic families are supported by the people, but since they are supported, they must shoulder the responsibility of leading... instead of living in debauchery all day long. , buy smiles with thousands of gold, raise singers, spend money lavishly..."

"Look at the right-wing sons of the Sanfu of Guanzhong, it's true... they don't know anything about farming and mulberry cultivation, they don't know the art of war when they talk about it. They only know how to talk loudly every day, quote classics, and invite friends to go on an outing. Not many are willing to do so. Those who sit down and do something...are really far from the people of the Spring and Autumn Period..." Zao Zhi seemed to be inspired by the idea and poured out all the information at once.

"A scholar of the Spring and Autumn Period? What does Zijing think a scholar of the Spring and Autumn Period should be like?" Fei Qian asked curiously.

Zao Zhi's voice seemed to be gentler, and seemed to bring out some longing: "The people of the Spring and Autumn Period should worry about their family and country, lead the people, and govern the world. If there is a war, the people of the Spring and Autumn Period should go to war and resist foreign enemies; If there is a famine, the ditches should be tended to control epidemics; the people of the Spring and Autumn Period should know the most and see the farthest. The people of the Spring and Autumn Period should understand the things that the common people do not understand, and the people of the Spring and Autumn Period should see things that the common people cannot see... …”

The setting sun set over Zao Zhi's shoulders, covering Zao Zhi with a layer of red and yellow brilliance. Fei Qian couldn't help but blink, this, shouldn't this be the line I said?

However, this seems to be good.

"My lord is such a man of the Spring and Autumn Period..." Zao Zhi looked at Fei Qian and suddenly said softly.

ah?

this……

Fei Qian was suddenly moved.

"But... my lord..." Zao Zhi changed the topic, looked at Fei Qian seriously and said, "According to the method you said, can Zhuang He really be planted in this winter? Apart from anything else, these colored glazes are really not cheap... …”

Fei Qian suddenly didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Emotional Zaozhi still doesn’t quite believe this!

"It's really possible!" Fei Qian was about to slap his chest with Zao Zhi. He blinked and tried to tell Zao Zhi through his eyes how sure he was about this matter. "Glass can transmit light, and the shed only needs to be kept warm, plus The smoke pipe is heated, so that the temperature inside the shed will be much higher than the outside, so even in the severe cold, Zhuang He can still germinate and bear fruit... It's really possible..."

Zao Zhi looked at Fei Qian's expression, pondered for a long time, and then said: "It's not that I don't believe my lord, but my lord's current reputation is hard-won... If it wastes people and money and gets nothing... this is unavoidable... not to mention this shed Even if the house does grow Zhuanghe melons and fruits in winter, it is still a little small after all... The manpower and material resources consumed are a bit small compared to these fruits... and the people may not be able to afford them... …”

"Who said these fruits and vegetables are going to be given to the people?" Fei Qian said, "Ordinary people would rather have two or three more kilograms of staple food, naturally not these fruits and vegetables in winter. I know this... But Zijing, what do you think? Think about it, if some fruits and vegetables really appear in winter, what do you think of these noble children in Sanfu..."

Zao Zhi suddenly realized: "Master, do you mean to sell it to them?"

"We also need to eat some..." Fei Qian said, "Soldiers also have to train in winter. Without some fruits and vegetables, their muscles and bones will inevitably be weak... The excess will naturally be given to these noble children. Anyway, these guys have a lot of money. ..." Lack of vitamins will have many side effects. Therefore, soldiers who did not have sufficient sources of vitamin supplements in winter basically did not practice very much. Otherwise, excessive consumption may cause symptoms such as night blindness and physical exhaustion.

Speaking of soldiers, Zao Zhi nodded seriously, "In this case, it is really necessary to try it..."

"In this way, if it is really planted... this is really..." Zao Zhi looked around and frowned, "This place is between two mountains, which is suitable for farming, but... unless it is going to be The surrounding hills are all sealed off, otherwise we will be unable to hide from prying eyes of interested people..."

"Why hide it?" Fei Qian laughed a few times and said, "They can watch if they want to see it, and learn if they want to learn."

"Ah?" Zao Zhi didn't quite understand.

These days, a skill may be the foundation for a family, or even a family, to live and work. Even a small carpenter cherishes it. Even some of the most basic skills, such as flattening, hooping barrels and other methods are leaked, lest others If you learn it, you will have nothing to eat.

"As you said, Zijing, growing greenhouses requires a lot of manpower and material resources. We have no way to expand it on a large scale. After all, we still have to prepare for spring plowing, refine armor, clean water canals, and repair City defense roads... there are too many things to do, and there are never enough manpower..." Fei Qian sighed, and then suddenly showed some cunning smile, "So if these nobles are jealous and are willing to learn secretly, let them do it. Let them learn... Anyway, the people selling colored glaze in Guanzhong, hehe, are just our family..."

The greenhouse technology cannot be learned in three or two days. Even if it is really learned, it will not do any harm to Fei Qian. Anyway, Fei Qian does not expect how much money he can make from a few fruits and vegetables. In order to really promote it, the glazed tiles necessary for this greenhouse were really expensive in the Han Dynasty...

Come and learn what monopoly management is.

"Haha, okay, just do as the lord wants!" Zao Zhi finally figured it out and nodded with a smile. Then Fei Qian looked at Zao Zhi and his face suddenly changed, his eyes condensed, he stood up, apologized and walked out.

"What's wrong?" Fei Qian asked in confusion, "Zijing, what are you..."

Zao Zhi turned around, smiled sheepishly, and said, "I think the rabbit over there seems to be almost ready... I'll go and turn it around twice first... otherwise, I won't be able to eat it later..."