What is sugar?
Xiaohu didn't know how to describe it, but he knew the value of sugar.
As an orphan left behind after the border conflict, the most unforgettable bite of candy he had in his life was the one he ate in a relief camp. The sweetness of that bite dispelled the fear of death in his heart and calmed the panic after losing his parents. Now as a A first-class Xuanwu guard in the Document Department, even if Xiaohu's income does not depend on equations, he can enjoy a certain number of desserts every day, but the feeling of his childhood is still imprinted in his brain.
Xiaohu is not bad at sweetness, but there are countless people in Wu Dynasty who have never tasted sweetness in their lives.
If it is really possible to use birch trees to produce sweetness that can be preserved for a long time, then it is not a matter of money, but of good fortune, a good fortune that can be remembered in the hearts of the people.
"Have you ever seen me do anything I wasn't sure about?"
Fang Fang pushed Xiaohu's face away, "Not only birch trees can be sugared, but maple trees can also be sugared. What is the proportion and whether it needs to be mixed? This all requires a little experimentation. After all, you can't eat gray sugar directly. It is also added It’s in the food, right!”
Gray sugar, the primary product of sucrose, can be turned into white sugar in just one step, but it is useless if you don't know the trick.
"According to this, sir, you want to turn the birch sap into sugar that can be used directly, instead of sugar that needs to be mixed later. In other words, after making it, the final product will be a liquid?" Xiaohu probably understood something.
Fang Fang spat out the mouthwash, "What's wrong with the liquid? Do we lack a container? Who told you that desserts must be solid?"
Hearing this, Xiaohu nodded, "Sir, you know better. Just give your orders. No matter if it's birch sap or maple sap, I can get it!"
He doesn't understand this either. He just needs to do things according to his wealth. Why do he think so much?
"By the way, where are the Li brothers?" Fang Fang threw the cotton cloth into the basin and asked while washing his face.
No matter how hard it is in the wild, it can't be as hard as him.
"The Li brothers are going to pick out dogs. Winter hunting is called hunting, but in fact it is more about taking precautions. The beasts in the mountains eat people, but there are always many beasts killed. The smell of blood can kill the hungry people within a hundred miles. If wild beasts are attracted to you, the urine of wolf dogs can also drive them away. Sir, when you first enter the mountains, you should put safety first!"
Beasts eat humans, and humans eat beasts. Unless they are hungry and crazy, wild beasts generally will not attack humans.
The tradition of winter hunting in the north has been passed down for thousands of years, and the hunting methods vary depending on the purpose.
Tai'an City was the center of the Wu Dynasty. No matter how poor you were, you couldn't be poorer than here. Who would go in and out of this branch of the Taihang Mountains without some knowledge?
The value of the things in the mountains is far greater than the fur on the beasts. Even if you can hunt wild beasts in winter, there is no place to publicize it. You actively attract wild beasts. There are very few hunting activities. Most of them sit back and wait for prey. They kill them when they encounter them. Treat it like a vacation when you encounter it.
There are equations in their team, and safety comes first, so they will add another method, wolfdog!
Wolfhounds, as a combination of prairie wolves and dogs, will urinate for ten miles and circle the forest. Unless you are really unlucky, you may not even see the shadow of the beast for two decades. .
"It's safe! You can get the fur for money, there's no need to fight to the death!"
Fang Fang has no interest in primitive hunting at all. If he hadn't obtained the summons, he wouldn't have left the city this winter.
"It's really not necessary. What's in the lake is the key. As long as the team stationed in Emerald Lake, their choices are basically the same as ours!"
Don't be afraid of making money, only do things when your brain is exhausted.
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After breakfast, the low tent gave people a somewhat depressing feeling of space.
Nothing happened, so Fang Fang simply followed Xiaohu out for a walk.
Inside the camp, figures mingled and swayed, either forming teams or preparing for the next trip into the mountains.
However, there are not many like Equation, and more are civilian soldiers waiting to be selected.
"These people have been recruited, but whether they can enter the mountains in the end depends on whether someone is willing to take them. If not, they still have to leave. Generally speaking, they will stay until mid-November, but it is better than many who were not drafted!"
The circles are different, and the divisions into third, sixth and ninth grades are also different.
Those who can be recruited here are considered elites, but elites are useless and need to be led by others.
The Wu Dynasty has developed to this day, and it has not used force for forty years, which has blocked the promotion path of civilians and the promotion path of the children of the Wu family.
"Didn't you think about it before recruiting?"
"I've definitely calculated it, but there are also surprises. If these people can come, 60% to 70% will still be able to enter the mountain. The key depends on how you negotiate, whether you want merit or money. If you want merit, you have to lower your requirements, and you are less willing to help. Anyway, It’s just for those who work, as long as there is no distinction between military merit, you can take it with you, but more military merit is still required. After all, civilians can’t afford it, so the sooner you get the military merit, the sooner!”
During the winter hunt, the two military merits were dead. Everyone participated, but there was no shortage of mobile military merits. For example, the 30-man regiment that Fang Fang was about to lead carried out the winter hunt safely and had at least seven or eight mobile merits. , there may be more troubles.
Going into the mountains is for military merit, but civilians also need to weigh the benefits.
The winter break is over and all businesses are shut down, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to do.
Compared with the children of the Wu family who are poor, civilian soldiers are stuck in a position where they can't get up or get down. These people are equipped and armed. They have to be led by people when hunting in the wild. But when they return to the city, they can go back to the city every year. The preparations and heirloom cold-proof equipment are enough for them to ignore the wind and snow in the city and earn the money that they usually want to make but cannot.
But at the same time, they consume a lot of money and cannot take advantage of the winter break to earn enough money for the coming year. It is okay to starve. They are afraid that their physical fitness will decline, which will lead to a decline in their military strength, thus ruining their lifelong dream.
"It's so difficult!"
After thinking about what was going on here, Fang Fang couldn't help but sigh.
In any society, the more people there are, the more people you need. The higher you climb, the fewer people you need. Luck and choice are also very important.
"Yes, it's difficult. Without war, it's hard to get military honors. How many people can really survive it? Very, very few!"
After Xiaohu came out of the nursing home, he relied on his family's legacy to be selected into the Yulin Young Army. If he was willing to give, he would not worry about military merit, but if more people wanted to give, you would have no way.
"Maybe next year will be better!"
Xiaohu shook his head, "It's not their turn. Personal force is only part of it. They also need to know how to cooperate with the military formation. Unless there is a large-scale battle damage, they have no chance to go to the battlefield. Of course, if there is a war on the border, the logistics will be messed up. There is still hope for military success!"
There has been no war in forty years, and there are many people who are stuck with military merit.
Even those officials who have already come ashore still need to strengthen themselves with military exploits.
"Things will get better after all!"
Regardless of the military merit system or civil administration, if the front does not retreat and the middle does not advance, no latecomers will have a chance.
The past forty stable years were not necessarily bad for the Wu Dynasty, but a large number of people were bound to be delayed, but it was better than forty years ago when the Wu family kidnapped the court and pushed the entire Wu Dynasty into the abyss of war.
