Going on a mission to another country, in Tang Ping's memory, he could only watch the all-powerful appearance of our country's diplomatic team on the short video platform.
It is impossible to say that he is not looking forward to it, but it turns out that he is the owner of a salted fish convenience store, how could he have such an opportunity?
So after he really decided to go to East Vietnam as an envoy, of course he was still very excited.
And he had thought about it, this time everyone in the family would go.
When the time comes, Pei Min, Xiao Bai, and Xiao Luo Luyi will sit in the front, and there will be exactly five of them including himself, and Lao Cui and Lao Du will be fine in the carriage.
"Here, bring these snacks, Xiao Luo loves them!"
"Let's just eat simple on the way. We can make do with instant noodles and instant rice."
"Old Cui, go to the warehouse and bring the tent you brought back this time. I bought it new. I think we will have to stay one night on the way. We can't all sleep in the car."
"Lao Du, bring more clothes, there is no heating behind you!"
"Also, Xiaobai, don't think you can be lazy when you go out. Bring all the books you need to memorize!"
This night, Tang Ping was as excited as a child waiting for a spring outing the next day.
As soon as it was light, he couldn't wait to get up and wash up, as if everyone knew his mood. When he came downstairs, Xiaoluo, Lao Cui and the others were waiting for him.
"Set off!"
The excited Tang Ping drove his pickup truck towards East Vietnam with several equally excited people.
Soon they arrived at the official road from Shanghe Village. The official road in the Tang Dynasty was much better built than Tang Ping had imagined. Although the road was not straight, it was smooth and paved with gravel.
"This is natural!" Luyi explained to Tang Ping: "The most important thing about the official roads in various parts of the Tang Dynasty is to mobilize troops. In addition to soldiers and horses, there are also many heavy vehicles when the army is setting off. Of course, the road must be smooth."
"And the most important thing for civilians who perform corvee service every year is to build river embankments and maintain official roads."
In this era, the maintenance of official roads must be included in the assessment of local officials, so no one dares to treat it carelessly.
Therefore, the speed on this road was much faster than Tang Ping imagined, because he was the only car on this road at this time. Occasionally, pedestrians and carriages would avoid him when they saw this roaring beast. aside.
Inside the carriage, Lao Cui and Lao Du took turns holding a military flag of the Tang Dynasty. People from the Tang Dynasty who passed by saw the military flag. Although they didn’t know what this giant steel beast was, they knew it belonged to the Tang Army, so there was no big panic. .
In one morning, Tang Ping and the others drove nearly 200 kilometers to Danfeng County.
"Let's take a break here, have lunch and then go!"
After stopping the car, Tang Ping stretched. It had been a long time since he had driven for such a long time.
Fortunately, there were Li Bai, Xiao Luo, and Lu Yi chatting with him in the car, so he didn't feel bored.
"Second Master, your... this car is too fast!" Li Bai felt that his feet were still a little unsteady even when he got off the car.
But I have to say that this car is still more comfortable than rubbing your butt on horseback. The big leather seats wrap people up inside, and there is no cold wind.
The most important thing is that the speed is really fast. I traveled four hundred miles in one morning, so it is really easy to travel a thousand miles in a day.
At this speed, they will reach the Tangyue border tomorrow night and their destination Fuyang the day after tomorrow.
"How are you doing? Do you want to learn?" Tang Ping helped take off the floor mat from the car body and spread it on the ground.
"Think about it!" Li Bai's eyes lit up when he heard this. This thing is much more domineering than that bicycle. If he could learn to drive, what kind of bicycle would he need?
"Okay, when I come back from Dongyue this time, I will teach you. Lao Cui, Lao Du or Xiao Luo, you can learn whatever you want!"
Although there is only one car now, who knows what will happen in the future?
Soon, Li Shimin, who was far away in the palace, also received the news. Tang Ping and others left Chang'an in a roaring iron car and headed east quickly.
"That iron chariot doesn't need a horse, and it runs very fast. The people from the Secret Intelligence Department estimate that if they ride on a good war horse, they can follow it for twenty or thirty miles at most before being unable to catch up again." Li Yuanji said it still. With an envious look on his face: "When Tang Ping comes back, I wonder if you can lend me some for fun."
"Okay, third brother, don't just think about it!" The powerful pickup truck has a special attraction for these men, and even Li Shimin is no exception, but they have something more important. Things to do.
Before Tang Ping left yesterday, he discussed with Fang and Du the last strategy, which was to use human power to capture locust larvae.
Although the locust plague is coming and the number of locusts is countless, there is only one less locust.
The Tang Dynasty originally had some reserves of grain, which were used to prepare for disaster relief in disaster years.
This time they will take it out in advance, but not for free, but the locust larvae captured by the people can be exchanged for food in the future.
This can also be regarded as distributing part of the disaster relief food in advance, and the recovered locust larvae will be dried and ground into powder.
These locust powder can be used as feed to feed chickens and ducks.
You must know that the locust plague is not the only one. According to historical records, there is a locust plague basically every few years. Therefore, the Tang Dynasty has planned to let the people raise poultry on a large scale for a long time, which can not only prevent and control the locust plague, but also provide meat.
Second, it can be used to mix into food to provide protein.
Although this thing may sound a bit crude, in fact, the protein content of locusts is as high as 74%. Most types of locusts contain more than ten kinds of amino acids, and the ratio of polyunsaturated fatty acids to saturated fatty acids is even higher than that of most animal fats. Both are high, and the oil quality is higher than rapeseed oil and similar to peanut oil.
In summary, locusts have complete nutrients, rich protein content, reasonable amino acid composition, and low fat content. They are a good food with high protein, low fat, low energy and rich in minerals.
So after Tang Ping left Chang'an, Datang also started a vigorous plan to exchange for locust larvae.
Although ten pounds of locust larvae can only be exchanged for a small bag of grain, they are found everywhere in the fields. Now is the slack period, so instead of sitting idle, it is better to go to the fields to catch bugs.
No matter how small the mosquito is, it is still meat, so no matter how little food is obtained in exchange, it is still food.
Speaking of which, this is another form of work-for-relief.
At the same time, Datang also made adjustments to its military strength. It was not easy to set off the army, but as one of several bordering countries, who didn't have a few spies on the other side?
As long as the Tang Dynasty sends more troops to cross the border, as long as the Tang Dynasty does not strictly control the transmission of information.
There is no need for the army to actually move out, Dongyue Kingdom can get the news just by thinking about it.
