"It seems that except for the dozen or so people in front who can survive smoothly, the rest of them will inevitably have to fight a fierce battle."
Sun Chengzong said with a smile on the high platform.
This way to eat seems simple, but in fact it can raise many problems.
The first rope shows the soldiers' reaction ability. On the battlefield, if the soldiers' reaction ability is strong, it will definitely be a nightmare for the enemy.
The single-plank bridge over the big pit is where the strength of the soldiers is shown.
More than 2,000 people cross two single-plank bridges, and an average of more than 1,000 people cross one single-plank bridge.
The fast runner in front can naturally pass by without any worries.
Those who have no hope of getting into the top 100 may give up voluntarily, but those in the middle will inevitably fight.
Sure enough, as Sun Chengzong expected, the soldiers who arrived first ran across the single-plank bridge without even looking.
After about seven or eight people passed, the large army arrived.
I saw the soldiers quickly divided into several groups, "fighting together" in tacit cooperation.
"Why did those people who had their headscarves removed leave voluntarily?" Sun Chengzong asked on the high platform like a curious baby.
"Sir, unless there are actual combat exercises arranged, we usually take the turban as the standard. Once the turban is taken away by others, we will naturally lose the qualification to eat chicken legs. Moreover, everyone in the army is a brother, how can we fight for just one person? What about beating you to death for chicken legs?
All the behaviors on the way to the meal are to train the soldiers' reaction ability and awareness of sharing.
On the battlefield, one is worth a hundred warriors, but even more so are ordinary soldiers who cooperate with each other tacitly. "
The captain of the Jingying camp said calmly from the side.
If it were in the past, when everyone didn't have enough to eat, didn't wear warm clothes, and had tattered weapons, they might start fighting with a chicken leg.
But now, everyone has no worries about food and clothing. How could there be a conflict over which chicken leg?
If it weren't for the fact that the main meat of the army was fish, which everyone couldn't get used to, and if the court wanted to cultivate the competitive spirit of the soldiers, they wouldn't have set up this eating road.
"Sir, it's almost over. Let's get up and eat now."
"Okay." Sun Chengzong responded immediately.
Soon, under the leadership of the school captain, the two arrived at the cafeteria.
The canteen at this moment is already full of people.
The school captain took Sun Chengzong directly to the end of the queue.
'You, a school lieutenant, also eat with these big-headed soldiers? Are you still queuing up together? '
"Sir, you are joking, let alone me, even the commander-in-chief has to queue up when he comes.
Sir, have you seen those ten men holding military sticks standing over there?
When Your Majesty came last time, the number of people in the front row was no less than now. We, the Commander-in-Chief, were afraid that Your Majesty would be hungry, so we jumped in line, only to be caught out by the leader.
After His Majesty saw it, he couldn't help being angry. Instead, he patted the man on the shoulder in front of everyone and said: "Soldiers are the guardians of the Ming Empire. The reason why the army is strong lies in its iron discipline. As a soldier, you can do it for Not afraid of power...."
Then His Majesty directly ordered that all officers and soldiers must eat from the big pot together during non-war times. And you can't jump in line.
When leaving, His Majesty also asked someone to leave 100 silver coins, saying that it was the food expenses of the entourage.
Your Majesty consciously abides by the discipline of the military camp in the military camp. What else do we have to complain about? "
"They are well-trained and well-paid. Officers and soldiers eat and live together. No wonder His Majesty is not worried about those people at all..." Listening to the captain's words, Sun Chengzong immediately understood why His Majesty was so confident.
Since ancient times, soldiers have always had a low status. It is common for soldiers to be in arrears with their pay and to humiliate soldiers.
His Majesty could not help but significantly improve the status of military personnel, changed the method of distributing pay, and eliminated the possibility of officers embezzling pay. He even went to the military camp to inspect it in person.
Your Majesty, who loves his soldiers as his sons, combined with the fact that a few years ago, when civilian officials were in power, the soldiers lived worse than dogs.
With such a comparison, how could those civilian officials win over the army?
Even if the officers are willing, the soldiers will fight tooth and nail to protect His Majesty.
The army prepared meals very quickly, and in less than a moment, they reached Sun Chengzong.
"This is an adult sent by His Majesty. You can choose from 4 dishes. Your Majesty has already given you the money for the dishes." The captain said while holding the token.
The food in the military camp was for soldiers, so His Majesty later sent someone to deliver 1,000 silver coins to the military camp.
The food of those who are sent by His Majesty to inspect will be deducted from here.
Of course, everyone who eats, what they eat, and how much they spend must be recorded truthfully so that His Majesty can check it.
The food in the cafeteria is very ordinary. There are only 6 types, placed in different large iron tubes.
The place where meals are served is a table filled with dishes that have already been served.
Next to each vat stood a man covering his mouth with a white cloth, busy fetching rice.
Braised radish cubes the size of a quarter of a fist, mapo tofu broken into pieces.
Green and yellowish fried bean sprouts. Stir-fried cabbage with yellowish white color.
Mixed into a pot of stir-fry, cut into thin strips, a dark cold dish of unknown origin.
However, these dishes all have one characteristic, that is, there is a thin layer of oil floating on the vegetable soup.
"This, this, that, that." Sun Chengzong chose 4 items at random.
The soldier who was serving food took out a tray and handed it to Sun Chengzong. After Sun Chengzong took it, the soldier who was serving food quickly placed the dishes that Sun Chengzong chose on the tray.
"My lord, the staple food is nearby." The captain said from the side.
"Here are two big steamed buns." Sun Chengzong said.
. . . .
"Why doesn't the food in your military camp have that faint bitter taste? Could it be that all of it is refined salt?"
The salt-drying method has actually existed for a long time, but vested interests have resisted the salt-drying method overtly or covertly for their own interests.
Zhu Youjian took control of the military. After cleaning up the slaves, he directly took the salt and iron into official ownership.
In order to reduce profits and reduce environmental pollution. The "salt field method" was vigorously promoted, which greatly increased the court's salt production. The price of salt is also falling.
However, the reduction here is coarse salt. Coarse salt is more susceptible to moisture due to impurities.
And the taste is slightly bitter. It is not accepted by high-ranking officials and wealthy families.
In fact, Zhu Youjian, who likes it, has already memorized the refining method of refined salt.
Redissolve coarse salt - filter - and evaporate to get refined salt.
However, due to current productivity constraints, although the output of Daming refined salt has been greatly improved compared to before, the output is still not enough to support the use of the entire Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, the price of refined salt has never dropped.
In order to prevent a large amount of refined salt from hitting the market, and to realize his emphasis on soldiers, Zhu Youjian distributed the excess refined salt to the military camps.
The army would use refined salt to prepare a meal every now and then.
Soldiers who perform well can also be given corresponding rewards.
In this way, not only can you gain honor in the military camp, but you can also benefit your family, and military training will be even harder.
