After breakfast, the squad leaders elected by the cooking team walked out of the camp carrying these barrels. They went to "take out" the garbage.
The garbage area was divided yesterday. In fact, some were dumped out during dinner last night, and they were later picked up by some poor people near the pier.
These people are often homeless and very weak. They can't even work. Many of them have various disabilities, or they are old, weak, and young.
These people were escaping their lives at the dock. There were quite a few of them, probably hundreds of them.
Yesterday's news had already spread, and people gathered in the "garbage area" designated by the Tang army today.
"General... are you going to throw it out?" When the cooking squad leaders came here carrying these "trash cans", as well as some poor people who had a peculiar smell gathered here, some bold people were cautious asked.
After passing by yesterday, they all knew that these Tang soldiers were easier to talk to, so they became a lot more courageous.
"Yes." A cooking squad leader was silent for a moment and said.
"Can you give it to us?" these poor and beggars asked cautiously.
These beggars today are not as arrogant as those of later generations, not to mention they are all a bunch of old, weak, sick and disabled.
"Well, here it is, we can't finish the rest anyway." The squad leaders put down the barrels simply.
Soon these beggars surrounded him instantly.
The food was quickly sorted out. They drank all the porridge with their hands or old wooden bowls, and in the end there was nothing left.
These cooking squad leaders also understood why the captain said that these things would not be wasted. These people are all from Silla, but for some reason, these cooking squad leaders were not in a good mood.
Many ordinary people living at the dock in the distance saw this scene, but they said nothing. Although they were envious of the wealth of the Tang Dynasty soldiers, they would not fight for food with a group of beggars.
What's more, if these beggars can survive, it will save Huo Huo and the others, and... after all, they are also human beings. They are ordinary people and there is nothing they can do. It is a good thing that they can survive.
After breakfast, at the gate of the military camp, the coolies who worked yesterday came early. They received the news yesterday that there were still things to be transported today. The wooden signs from yesterday were not taken back, so they could just bring them over.
And yesterday they all received food... Today more people came.
At noon, all the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty ate the most luxurious meal outside.
After eating, some of the leftover meals, greens, and vegetables were carried and thrown into the "garbage area" outside in the same way.
The items thrown in at noon were even more "luxurious". There were even a lot of cured meats, hams, and some meats. Although the quantity was not large, it was definitely there.
The beggars and poor people waiting here are all looking at these things eagerly. They have smelled them outside the camp for a long time.
Now watching these things being taken out, they were all swallowing the saliva in their mouths crazily.
"Um... these vegetables are all raw. You can't eat them directly. Otherwise, you'll spoil your stomach and you won't be able to recover if you get sick." A cooking squad leader couldn't hold back and reminded these beggars.
"Thank you for your concern, sir. We have a pot, just cook it." A beggar nodded quickly and said, "Actually, it doesn't matter even if you don't cook it. It's not bad to eat these. After all, they are still food."
The cooking squad leaders didn't say much and just gave them the things.
After they left, a large group of beggars finally gathered together. There was a lot of food for lunch, but it was definitely not enough for everyone.
In the end, they decided to listen to these Tang soldiers and cook it.
So, some old earthenware pots and even a few complete earthenware pots were put on the fire, and then they put some remaining green peppers, cabbage, green onions, some that seemed to be dried tofu, and a small amount of bacon, The ham meat was carefully put into the pot.
Finally, a bunch of discarded sauces, leftover stir-fries, etc. were mixed into a pot and boiled so they could eat more, plus a lot of water to fill them up more. abdomen.
Maybe it was because there were a lot of things in the morning and yesterday, so they were not too hungry, maybe because the Tang army was nearby and they did not dare. In short, although there were many beggars, they did not fight for them.
Soon, these pots emitted an unprecedentedly rich aroma. Smelling the smell and looking at the things rolling inside, these beggars swallowed their saliva crazily.
A beggar couldn't help but said: "I heard that people in the Tang Dynasty also had this method of cooking and eating. It seems to be called hot pot. Is this what we call hot pot?"
"Haha, that must be the case. What we eat is also hot pot, but it is the hot pot from the army, and it tastes so delicious =, what is it called? Is it called army hot pot?"
“Or military hotpot?”
The group of beggars couldn't help laughing. I'm afraid they haven't had such smiles on their faces for a long time.
It's just a name they joked about casually. I don't know if it will be passed down completely in the end.
But, sometimes... history is always surprisingly similar.
But what they didn't know was that Xue Rengui had already been eyeing them.
Beggars, beggars, homeless old, weak, sick and disabled, poor people who can't afford to eat, no matter what the composition of this group of people is, their influence is minimal and horribly low.
It is even possible to fall asleep at any time and never wake up again.
But they... are not useless.
"Political Commissar Wang, I will leave this matter to you. Tomorrow will be carried out according to the original plan. Among the thrown away meals, the proportion of whole steamed buns and some leftovers will be increased."
"Then the day after tomorrow, it's up to you to come forward and ask them to do us some favors on the pretext that they ate our food."
"The request doesn't have to be too difficult, just ask them to pick up some branches that are not thick and long, and then we use these things to make a fence to serve as the fence of the station." Xue Rengui said calmly.
"Understood, Lieutenant, just look at me. You are still better at this move, Lieutenant." Political Commissar Wang said with a smile.
"This is nothing, it's all taught by His Highness. In addition, we are going to hire people on a large scale to clean the camp we have drawn and build a dock."
"We can leave some of the building materials to these local people to prepare. The salary of craftsmen will be increased three times, and for some big craftsmen, the salary will be increased five times." Xue Rengui shook his head.
"Yes. The preparation work can be completed tomorrow, and the relevant follow-up materials can also be delivered tomorrow. We can start recruiting workers the day after tomorrow."
