Flax seeds are sesame seeds.
Knowing this, it was a waste of effort.
Xinye is located in Jingzhou and has no history of growing flax seeds, let alone a workshop for extracting flax seeds. Therefore, Zhang Xi has no idea how to make oil-pressing equipment.
But there is a way to do this.
I heard from Kou Feng that there were generally more flax seeds in Wuyuan's generation, and among Liu Bei's army, Guan Yu's hometown was the closest to that.
The only problem is how to talk to Guan Yu.
To be honest, Zhang Xi felt a little scared.
Now Guan Yu is just a living person, he also has to eat, sleep and go to the toilet, but in Zhang Xi's heart, the second master is a god, the God of Wu Cai.
It is said that the second master always squints his eyes, because staring will kill people... Zhang Xi is really afraid that the second master will glare at him.
For example... now the second master is staring.
Guan Yu's eyes really widened. It seemed that Zhang Xi and Kou Feng, who came to visit his house, didn't even stroke their beloved beards. He took a step forward and grabbed Zhang Xi's arm with one hand and Kou Feng's arm with the other. , asked in a deep voice, "Is what you said true?!"
Really, Zhang Xi was particularly afraid that the second master would immediately say, "Raise your sword and prepare your horse!"
It sounds nice to play a tune, but no one will know how painful it is when it is struck with a knife.
Guan Ping, who was still watching the show, couldn't sit still. He came over immediately and said to Guan Yu, "Father, let go of the two... children's guests first!"
Guan Ping specifically mentioned the identities of Zhang Xi and Kou Feng - they were guests invited by Guan Ping today.
When Guan Yu heard this, he loosened his grip and let go of the two people.
Zhang Xi and Kou Feng looked at each other and saw the lingering fear in each other's eyes.
Zhang Xi even complained silently in his heart - why did the second master look even more irritable than the third master.
The third master is a person who deserves to be trusted. At most, he can have a louder voice and a more outspoken temper... The second master's posture really gives people the feeling that he wants to chop you down.
Guan Yu seemed to have regained his composure at this time.
"It's just that I lost my temper!" Guan Yu sat back down in his seat, his eyes no longer fierce, and he stroked his beard again, and said, "It's just that this matter is indeed of great importance. If it can really come true... ....The combat effectiveness of our army can be increased several times."
So, different people think about things from different angles.
Kou Feng came from a semi-lower background, so his first consideration was that the people would be able to eat soybean oil in the future.
Guan Yu is a general, and his first consideration is the combat effectiveness of his sergeants.
But Zhang Xi is half a boy from a poor family and half a modern person, so his first consideration is whether this thing can be done.
Don't look back and lose your life if you don't get the job done.
"Bean sprouts can indeed extract oil!" Zhang Xi confirmed this first... Mainly because he was afraid that if he said "no" he would be caught and stared at by Guan Yu again.
Maybe this time it’s really time to “prepare the sword and prepare the horse.”
Then, he carefully observed Guan Yu's condition and found that Guan Yu was quite calm, so he said cautiously, "It's just that Xi doesn't know how to extract oil..."
Yes, as soon as he said this, the second master's eyes became fierce again.
Zhang Xi quickly poured out the rest of the words and said, "I heard that in Wuyuan County, not far from the general's hometown, someone uses the pressing method to make linseed oil. Xi Te came to ask for advice on this method and see if it can be used in bean sprouts."
Guan Yu was stunned when he heard this...Who said that Hedong is closer to Wuyuan? !
It's so far away, okay, the real Wuyuan man is Lu Bu!
But...don't mention it, Guan Yu really knows how to extract linseed oil.
There are many aristocratic families in Hedong. Although it is a little far away from Wuyuan, there are always people bringing flax seeds from Hedong.
And flaxseed is a plant that can produce oil, so it is not uncommon in Hedong, and there are indeed such oil-pressing workshops.
only......
"This matter is not easy!" Guan Yu pondered for a while and then said, "To be honest with Master Zhang, I also saw an oil pressing workshop when I was young, but firstly it took too long, and secondly I didn't If you can’t go inside to see it, you don’t know the secret inside.”
To put it bluntly, Guan Yu is not a child of aristocratic family. Although he was born and raised in Hedong, it is impossible for Guan Yu to fully know about such things involving secret recipes.
Zhang Xi was somewhat disappointed.
Guan Yu waved his hand and said, "But this matter is of great importance, so we might as well give it a try... I vaguely remember some things. I will teach Ping'er to visit Master Zhang's house the next day and discuss it later. .”
After saying this, Guan Yu said a few more words, and then went back to the inner hall on the pretext of having something to do.
When he came to visit Guan Yu this time, it was Kou Feng who contacted Guan Ping through his own connections, and then Guan Ping introduced Guan Yu on his behalf. Therefore, in Guan Yu's view, both Kou Feng and Zhang Xi were his son's friends. , belongs to the younger generation.
When the junior came to visit his home, Guan Yu would come out to meet him, but he wouldn't chat for too long... If Zhang Xi hadn't said that soybean oil was too important, Guan Yu wouldn't have told Zhang Xi. Too many words.
After Guan Yu left, both Zhang Xi and Kou Feng breathed a sigh of relief.
On the one hand, the pressure from Guan Yu was too great. Neither Zhang Xi nor Kou Feng, nor even Guan Ping dared to act arrogantly in front of Guan Yu.
On the other hand, the oil extraction process has gained some clarity for the time being, and the purpose of my visit today has been achieved.
What happens after that is the process of Guan Ping, the young master of the Guan Mansion, receiving his friends.
They were all of a similar age, and during the Chinese New Year and off-duty days, the three of them had nothing to do and laughed and drank together at the Guan family's residence.
In fact, there is not much age difference between the three of them. Zhang Xi is the eldest among the three. He is already twenty-one years old after the New Year. Kou Feng is sixteen years old, and Guan Ping is seventeen years old.
People these days are precocious. For example, Kou Feng has already become an official, and Guan Ping has followed Guan Yu in the army for three years, and is now a junior high school with a military position.
Therefore, the three of them can still chat together.
It's just that when Guan Ping and Kou Feng get together, they always like to talk about things in the military camp, but Zhang Xi is quite unfamiliar with this.
If you put aside the actual bragging, then Zhang Xi can compete with these two fools. After all, his keyboard career in his previous life was somewhat rewarding.
But if you were to talk to these two about military camp formations and marching taboos right now... it would be really embarrassing.
Zhang Xi was a little more reserved at first, trying to speak as little as possible for fear of showing cowardice.
But these days, you have to drink to chat, and when you drink... it's easy to get into trouble.
It is true that the alcohol content of rice wine these days is not high, but Zhang Xi is a drunkard.
It didn't matter if he had one or two bowls of rice wine. After seven or eight bowls of rice wine, Zhang Xi started to get a little drunk.
It happened that Guan Ping and Kou Feng began to discuss Er Ye's famous battle - the Battle of White Horse. Zhang Xi felt that he was still good at talking about it.
In fact, there were many discussions about Guan Yu's White Horse Battle in his previous life. Some said that Guan Yu relied on the speed of his horse to make a sneak attack, while others said that he was wise and brave. Zhang Xi also participated in several debates.
Zhang Xi listened to Guan Ping and Kou Feng focus their discussion on how brave the second master was and how timid the enemies he killed...he immediately curled his lips and started talking uncontrollably.
"You guys... you only saw Second Master's bravery, but you didn't know that Second Master's strategy is the key to this raid!" Zhang Xi opened his mouth and started to grin.
Guan Ping and Kou Feng were also stunned, somewhat puzzled.
After all, in their opinion, taking the enemy's head out of a million troops is the best proof of bravery... What does it have to do with strategy? !
"I'd like to hear the details!" Guan Ping said to Zhang Xi very politely.
Although today is the first time to meet Zhang Xi, he is still just a scholar, but after all, he is brought by his good brother Liu Feng, and Guan Ping is still very considerate.
Then Zhang Xi started to fool around.
"Did Mr. Guan fight all the way in with his bravery?! Do you really think that Yan Liang is a reckless man?!" Zhang Xi drank too much and said proudly, "And even if that Yan Liang is a reckless man, , are all the guards around him just doing it for free, seeing their own general being killed?!"
"This..." Guan Ping glanced at Kou Feng after hearing this.
Kou Feng was also slightly surprised. They really didn't expect this.
At this age, Guan Ping and Kou Feng are not independent generals. They are still very immature. Their ideas for leading troops in battle mainly depend on the bravery of the generals and the dedication of the sergeants.
When Zhang Xi saw these two silly geese, he felt even happier and became even less cautious.
"Our second master, when he was in the White Horse Army, he only saw Yan Liang's subordinates from a distance... We all know that the subordinates are a very big thing, and that thing is separated by You can see it for two or three miles, but you don’t think that there isn’t a single enemy soldier on these two or three miles, right?!”
This... is indeed impossible.
Guan Ping and Kou Feng continued to look at Zhang Xi. Kou Feng even refilled Zhang Xi's glass of wine and waited for Zhang Xi to continue.
Zhang Xi was happy, picked up the bowl and took a sip of wine, and then continued, "At that time, Yan Liang was surrounded by military guards inside and sergeants fighting outside. If he really wanted to be so stubborn and kill him directly, dozens of second masters would It’s not enough for others to cut!”
Guan Ping was unhappy.
Although what you said makes sense, my father is such a heroic figure. Even if he really goes in, he will definitely be able to get out.
"Actually, the second master is very shrewd. He did not force his way in. Instead, he led his troops around the battlefield. He spotted the openings where Yan Liang mobilized his troops, broke in through the gaps where the sergeants were exchanging troops, and went straight to where Yan Liang was... ..So, this is actually a manifestation of Er Ye’s wisdom and strategy, not just his martial prowess!”
Guan Ping and Kou Feng looked at each other, then looked at Zhang Xi... Both of them felt that this man was right.
After all, this is the second master, the second-in-command in Liu Bei's army, and Guan Ping's biological father... Zhang Xi praised Guan Yu as a wise and courageous general, so why should Guan Ping and Kou Feng object?
And after complimenting the second master, Guan Ping immediately felt that Zhang Xi was more pleasing to the eye. The three of them laughed and started chatting with each other again.
At this time, Zhang Xi's mouth became looser and looser as he drank more. From the Battle of White Horse, he was directly involved in the entire Battle of Guandu.
"If you really want to talk about it, Cao Cao can be regarded as a rare hero in the world!"
Zhang Xi, whose mind became increasingly unclear, actually began to praise Cao Cao.
"In the Battle of Guandu, whether it was Guo Jia's theory of ten wins and ten defeats or Xun Yu's theory of four wins and four defeats, they essentially just emboldened Cao Cao. The person who really commanded this battle was Cao Cao, who fought with 50,000 against 20 It was Cao Cao who won the victory with ten thousand people, and it was Cao Cao who dared to lead the army himself, and it was Cao Cao who made a desperate attack on Wuchao... And Yuan Shao...hehe...hehe...burp... ..."
