After receiving Ding Hongguang's assurance, Zhao Jun laughed happily, and all the generals in the tent also smiled.
Zhao Jun then asked about the situation in the army, but when asked about food, Ding Hongguang showed an embarrassed look.
Seeing this, Zhao Jun's face immediately darkened.
Is it possible that there are still people who dare to covet the food of Mo soldiers under his command?
To put it bluntly, most of the time when fighting a war, it is about logistics. Soldiers with sufficient food and strong bodies are inherently stronger than those who don't even have enough food to eat.
In the previous life, the reason why the Ming Dynasty was unable to defeat the Boar Skin was because the soldiers in the Ming Dynasty did not have enough food to eat and had no fighting ability. The fact that the combat effectiveness of those rebels soared after taking refuge in the Wild Boar Skin was also a big reason.
The emperor is not short of hungry soldiers.
Zhao Jun has already made up his mind. If someone really dares to tamper with the army's food, then don't blame him for being ruthless!
No matter who it is, he will definitely make him regret coming into this world!
"Tell me! What happened to the food? Who dares to put his hand into the soldiers' rice bowls? Frankly speaking, to be honest, no matter who it is, I will not show any mercy!"
Seeing that Ding Hongguang hesitated for a while and didn't say anything, Zhao Jun immediately asked him coldly.
Ding Hongguang knew as soon as he heard that the prince had misunderstood, and hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, you have misunderstood, it is not someone who put his hand into the soldiers' rice bowls.
The actual situation is that there is no shortage of food and grass in the army.
But there is an extreme lack of meat. You also know how much training the soldiers have on weekdays. If there is no meat, eating food alone will not be enough to make up for the physical deficit of the soldiers.
On the contrary, the huge amount of training will make the soldiers' bodies weak, which cannot be compensated by ordinary food. The general will have a headache because of this. "
"No meat?"
Zhao Jun frowned immediately, then looked up at the generals and asked:
"Which department is responsible for food supplies for the army? Why didn't enough meat be purchased for the army?
I remember that all food consumption in the army has a fixed amount, and it is enough! Why does this happen again? "
After Zhao Jun finished speaking, a general stood up with a bitter look on his face, came to the center of the tent, knelt down and said:
"Your Majesty, in addition to the staple grains supplied directly by the Grain Reserves Department and the military supplies directly supplied by the Arms and Logistics Department, our Military Supplies Department is responsible for the daily procurement of vegetables, meat, etc."
"Who are you?"
As a prince, Zhao Jun didn't live and eat with the soldiers all day long, so naturally he didn't recognize everyone in the army, so he didn't know the person who stood up.
The man hurriedly replied: "Go back to your lord, Wang Mingde, the general manager of the small munitions department!"
Zhao Jun nodded and then asked: "Okay, Wang Mingde, right? I ask you!
Is what Governor Ding said about the lack of meat in the army's food supply true? "
Wang Mingde nodded helplessly: "It's true!"
"Okay! Since your Military Supplies Department is responsible for the purchase of meat, but the army's food supply lacks meat supplements, this should be the responsibility of your Military Supplies Department. I will not ask anyone else, but you will be responsible! You are convinced!" Zhao Jun asked coldly.
Wang Mingde was not in a hurry to complain, but explained:
"Please be clear to me, Your Majesty, it's not because our munitions department is unwilling to purchase meat, nor is it because we are greedy for spending the money allocated to purchase meat.
There is really no meat to buy or eat! "
Zhao Jun, who was about to ask someone to drag this guy down, raised his hand and suddenly said in confusion:
"How can you say this? How come Yunzhou County, a large county in Nuozhou, can't even buy meat?"
Wang Mingde explained with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, it would have been fine before. The army was scattered throughout Shendu territory. Shendu area is huge and there are many sources of meat.
However, since the army was recalled to Yunzhou County, and the Guancheng to and from Liaoyun Pass was blocked, the entire Yunzhou County is now in a meat panic situation due to lack of meat. "
Zhao Jun asked in confusion: "How could this be so? Logically speaking, our Yunzhou County can't be short of meat if we are short of anything?
All tribes make a living by raising livestock, and the largest source of meat in Yunzhou County is meat. "
Wang Mingde was helpless: "Your Majesty, how many Tatar talents are there in our county?
What is the population of Yunzhou County today? "
Zhao Jun turned to look at Wang Huaien after hearing this. Wang Huaien thought for a while and replied: "Your Majesty, after these years of development, the permanent population of our Yunzhou County has exceeded one million, and almost half are Song people and Tatars.
However, most of these Tatars were mining slaves who were kidnapped from the grasslands in the past, and now they have become normal people as time has passed.
But most of them found work in the city and did not go to herd. And because of the business with overseas Tatars some time ago, many of those tribes became businessmen and earned the difference from our transactions with the Tatars.
Therefore, there are probably less than 150,000 Tatars still raising livestock in our Yunzhou County. "
"hiss!"
Upon hearing Wang Huaien's words, Zhao Jun immediately understood why this happened.
The source of meat sources has decreased, but the number of people eating meat has increased. The situation, which was already serious enough, has become even more serious with the return of nearly 300,000 troops to defend Yunzhou County.
It is no exaggeration to say that even if each of the 300,000 pot-bellied men only eats one or two taels of meat every day, that is still 30,000 kilograms.
A pig weighing 200 kilograms can only produce 70% of the meat, which is 180 kilograms.
A sheep only weighs about 100 kilograms, and the meat yield rate is only 60%, or 60 kilograms.
A cow weighs about 1,500 kilograms, with a meat yield rate of 45%, which is more than 600 kilograms.
If this army eats pork, it will require 166 pigs a day, or 5,000 pigs a month!
If you eat sheep, you will need 500 sheep a day, and 15,000 sheep a month.
If we eat cows, it would cost fifty cows a day, and one hundred and fifty cows a month!
It seems that eating cattle requires less, but the problem is that the number of cattle raised on the grassland is the least, and the growth period of cattle is also the longest. Now there are fewer people grazing, they eat it themselves, plus other people in the city Eat, how many cattle can be given to the army?
Moreover, the price of beef is not comparable to that of mutton and pork, so the military's procurement cost is simply not enough.
If it's sheep, except for the purchase cost, everything else is a problem!
The pigs were even more ruined. Various pork dishes in the city had long been popular throughout the city. This stuff had long become the most important source of meat for the people, and the shortage was even worse. The army could not buy so much pork at all.
This means that the Yunzhou Army really can't buy meat, and it's not just the Yunzhou Army.
I'm afraid that the entire Yunzhou County is short of meat at this time!
Zhao Jun rubbed his brows with a headache. There were originally caravans transporting meat from the pass to replenish it, but since his cheap man closed the pass, Yunzhou County has no source of external meat.
This is really a big trouble!
This is how to do?
Zhao Jun thought for a while and asked Wang Mingde: "Is it possible to use poison in the body to transport meat?"
Wang Mingde immediately shook his head:
"Your Majesty, I have thought about it for a long time, but there is not enough time and the cost is too high.
If we transport meat from Shendu, this means that we have to re-establish a transportation system. Not to mention the cost, just waiting for the transportation system to be established and then the meat to be delivered will take at least one or two months. The time is simply too late! "
"Gan!"
Zhao Jun couldn't help but cursed loudly!
Everyone was silent.
Zhao Jun never expected that, after all calculations, he thought that Yunzhou County would be self-sufficient in everything, but he was troubled by the mere problem of eating meat.
Damn, things are really fickle, the big intestine wraps up the small intestine!
There was silence in the tent for a while, and Zhao Jun asked: "Do you have any solution?"
The generals in the army looked at me and I looked at you, but no one stood up.
These soldiers, if you let them fight, let them solve these problems, please forgive them for not having the brains, they really can't solve it.
Zhao Jun was also speechless. He also lost his mind and asked a group of rough guys.
Guan Ning on the side suddenly said: "Your Majesty, how about we rob it?"
"Huh? Rob?"
Zhao Jun was stunned, and the generals in the army were also stunned, and they all looked at him with disbelief?
"Who are you robbing?"
Zhao Jun asked in shock.
Guan Ning pointed to the north and said:
"Those Tatars, we don't have meat, but they do! It's all business without capital.
Anyway, they are going to fight with us. If we don't grab it, we will get nothing. "
"Isn't this a little bad? After all, we just finished doing business with them."
A general muttered under his breath.
Everyone scratched their heads and felt it was a bit immoral.
Guan Ning said disdainfully:
"Didn't you think you were so particular when you were screaming and grabbing land?
How? Now you are asked to grab some meat for the soldiers to eat, wouldn’t you? "
The generals couldn't help but laugh, and one of them even muttered:
"We didn't have land before. We couldn't even eat without grabbing it."
"Then do you have meat to eat now?"
"Uh...no."
"Isn't it over then?"
Everyone looked at Zhao Jun.
Zhao Jun was stunned for a moment, then coughed twice as if nothing had happened, and turned his head as if he hadn't seen it.
Guan Ning whispered from the side: "Your Majesty, there is no moral etiquette between the two countries. If we don't compete for some meat, the soldiers will not even have the strength to train."
Now that the words have been said, Zhao Jun, as the decision-maker, naturally can no longer pretend to be deaf and mute, and coughs twice again.
Then he subconsciously tapped the armrest of the seat with his fingers, and finally made up his mind: "In this way, let's first let the people we traded with them go to see if we can exchange meat from them with grain.
If they agree, everyone will naturally be happy.
If they don't agree, then we will just grab it.
It's better to be polite first and then to send troops. We have already given you gifts first. If they don't know how to show appreciation, it's no wonder we sent troops, right? "
When all the generals heard this, they all grinned and said:
"Hahaha, the prince is right! We are all polite people, we should be polite before we fight! We should be polite before we fight!
We saluted and they didn't want it, so of course they would send troops. How can you blame us? We just want to have meat to eat! "
"Then it's settled. When I get back, I will find our Director Fan. A conclusion will be made within seven days. All armies might as well wait for the situation."
Zhao Jun stood up as he spoke, preparing to leave.
All the generals also stood up, clasped their fists and saluted respectfully and responded:
"Yes! The general will be waiting for you!"
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(End of chapter)
