Chapter 533

"Can I eat this?" Li Jing looked at the hard guy in his hand and hesitated. Although he is a peerless famous general, he has been in his 60s after all, and his teeth are not good. After looking at the hard compressed dry food in his hand, he still didn't dare to talk.

Merton grabbed a handful of fried noodles and put them in front of the crowd. "Of course you can eat it. This compressed dry food is made of fried noodles. Although fried noodles are good, they have fatal defects."

"Afraid of the tide!" Li Jing blurted out.

Merton nodded and said, "what the general said is that fried noodles are too soft. I'm afraid they will become paste in case of rain. I'm afraid they will break soon."

The generals nodded. In fact, it's not just fried noodles. I'm afraid all dry food in the world has this problem.

"Another defect is that the fried noodles are too thin. If they are loaded with linen, I'm afraid they will leak out." Merton added that there are no fine bags in this era. If they are packed in coarse linen bags, the fried noodles will leak out soon.

"How do you install fried noodles in Huai'an?" Li Jing turned and asked.

The elder soldiers hurriedly said, "the villains are made of sheepskin to put fried noodles in leather bags."

The generals immediately shook their heads. If only some people were there, but the imperial army had a total of 200000. How could they make so many sheepskin bags in a hurry.

Merton nodded: "the boy found the shortcomings of fried noodles, so he specially made improvements. This compressed dry food can not only preserve the advantages of fried noodles, but also overcome the shortcomings of fried noodles. It can be said that it is the most perfect military food."

Under the leadership of Merton, a group of people came to the back of another barracks. They saw a pot of fried noodles made by firearm officers mixed with a large amount of boiled meat foam, plus a large amount of broth, stirred evenly, and suddenly a fragrant dough appeared in front of them.

"Dry food is most afraid of moisture. You take the initiative to add water. How can you keep it?" Cheng Yaojin asked.

Merton said with a smile, "add water and dry them soon."

"Isn't that Nang cake? What's so strange about it?" Cheng Yaojin said.

Nang cake is also a kind of dry food, but the shelf life is shorter. It's good to have a shelf life of more than ten days.

Merton explained: "although the Nang cake is good, it is too soft and easy to carry, but it is not easy to preserve. The boy thought of a way. If we mix the fried noodles with water, press them firmly with heavy stones, and then bake them dry, this will perfectly solve this problem."

I saw that a hundred cavalry soldiers put the reconciled dough into a grinding tool, lifted a huge stone weighing up to 1000 kg in four directions with a 1000 kg arm, and pressed it heavily on the grinding tool under the control of the soldiers,

After compression. A hundred cavalry officers and men immediately took over and gave them to special people to bake. Soon, pieces of dried compressed dry food were freshly baked and sent to Merton and others.

Merton picked up a piece of compressed dry food, blew the hot air, and took the lead in eating.

The other generals couldn't help tasting it. They didn't have eyes and said, "it tastes good. It's better than millet rice, and it's not as choking as fried noodles."

Compressed dry food is dry, but it is also within the range of tolerance.

Seeing this, Li Jing couldn't help taking a bite. It was not as hard as expected, and the key taste was good.

Cheng Yaojin ate quickly. He ate up the compressed dry food in his hand and wanted to take another piece. Merton quickly dissuaded him: "Uncle Cheng, wait a minute. This compressed dry food is made of heavy pressure and can stop hunger. Don't look at this small compressed dry food, which can make ordinary people not hungry all day. If you eat too much, I'm afraid it's hard for your stomach to bear."

"A piece of compressed dry food can stop hunger for a day." Cheng Yaojin was shocked, and the compressed dry food in his hand fell unconsciously.

All the other generals couldn't believe it and said, "just a small piece of palm size! How much is it? I'm afraid it's about three Liang."

Not only did other generals not believe it, but even Li Jing could not believe it and looked at Merton.

Merton Road: "Your generals, the most honest thing in the world is the stomach. Whether you are hungry or not depends on how much food you eat. The rations calculated in the army are three and a half kilograms in three days, but they are millet and rice that are not hungry. The compressed dry food uses refined flour, including grease and meat foam. Although it is only three or two weights, it is at least equivalent to the flour used in six steamed buns. Isn't it enough to make one Can an ordinary person stop hunger for a day? "

After Merton explained to the generals with detailed data, everyone immediately became silent.

It is true that unless people eat a lot, six steamed buns are enough to support a day, and there is oil in the compressed dry food. Meat foam is a first-class thing to stop hunger. According to this calculation, this small piece of dry food is really enough for a soldier's rations for a day.

"In this way, if a soldier carries nine kilograms of compressed dry food, it will be enough to support the cost of a month." Cheng Yaojin broke his fingers and startled himself, which is 60% less than the normal food and grass.

"Yes, and compressed dry food is very easy to preserve. Because it is very strong, it won't deteriorate easily even in the rain. At room temperature, the boy can ensure that it won't be bad for two months. If it is wrapped in oil paper, it can be preserved for at least half a year." Merton patted his chest.

The drier the dry food, the easier it is to preserve. Looking at the dry compressed biscuits in his hand, the generals believe that what Merton said is true this time.

In an instant, all the generals' eyes lit up. The compressed biscuit not only stopped hunger, but also was light, four square, easy to carry, and was indeed the most perfect military food.

"General, Qinghai is sparsely populated. If this compressed dry food can help, our worries about grain and grass will be greatly alleviated." Cheng Yaojin said to Li Jingning.

Li Jing nodded and suddenly shouted, "where is Su Ding?"

"The end will come!"

Su dingfang, who had already heard the news, hurried forward.

"If the order goes on, all the grain and grass escorted in the future will be changed from corn to wheat. It's best to use ground flour to make this compressed dry grain." Li Jing ordered.

"Yes!" Su dingfang replied, but he immediately said with a bitter face, "general, flour is easy to handle, but the end general can't get so much meat!"

There are 200000 troops in Lanzhou city. How much meat do you need! He can still gather flour, but he can't get meat.

The generals' faces froze. Although there is no shortage of meat near Lanzhou, they are all in the hands of ordinary people. They also need money to buy it. The army went to war to carry grain and grass, but they didn't bring money.

Cheng Yaojin glanced at Merton and said leisurely, "you and I have no money, but isn't there another rich man here?"

For a moment, everyone's eyes focused on Merton.

Merton came forward with a dry cough and said, "Mojia village has a little face in the business community. You can borrow a sum of money from Longyou to buy poultry meat on behalf of others, so as to ensure that there will be no shortage of meat to produce compressed dry food."

Cheng Yaojin couldn't help turning his eyes. Mojia village is not only a leader in the business world, but also a leader in the business world. When Mojia village comes forward, naturally people don't have to worry about default. It's very convenient to raise money.

Li Jing nodded with satisfaction and said softly, "after the western expedition, I will play the imperial court. I can't live without your money."

Merton shook his head and said, "boy, don't want money."

"What do you want?" Li Jing said strangely.

Merton said, "the general will still lack livestock when he enters Tuyuhun. He only needs how many livestock he needs and how many livestock he can return to Mojia village. After all, many people are unwilling to sell livestock. Mojia village can just return him with the livestock from Qinghai."

The generals' eyes brightened when they heard the speech, so that the imperial court could get enough meat for the army without spending a penny, without arousing public resentment.

Li Jing took a deep look at Merton, nodded with appreciation and said, "OK, I can still decide this little thing."

With the cooperation of Mojia village and the military, a large number of livestock were sent to the military camp. Suddenly, the sound of killing pigs and sheep was heard all over Lanzhou City, and the meat aroma of the military camp overflowed.

At this moment, the whole 200000 troops had no complaints, and the name of Mohist School spread all over the military camp in an instant.