"Sir, this is the last dish."
The waiter placed the last dish on the table.
"This is the donkey meat we kill now."
"Donkey?" Ziyou put down the chopsticks in his hand and asked in surprise.
Donkeys at this time were not as common as they would be in later generations. Donkeys are mainly produced in the Western Regions and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Although there are traces of donkeys in various countries in the Central Plains, they are extremely rare. Donkeys flowed into the Central Plains in large numbers or it was Zhang Qian of the Western Han Dynasty who came back from his mission to the Western Regions and opened up the Silk Road, which led to the introduction of a large number of donkeys.
Today's donkeys are different from the lowly ones in later generations. Often only the rich can own donkeys. Some people even keep donkeys at home as rare and exotic animals. During the reign of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, donkeys became the pets of nobles and were as valuable as horses, causing competition and robbery. The reason was that Emperor Ling was tired of palace life and wanted to find fun, so he chose four white donkeys to pull the cart and gallop around the palace. The emperor liked donkeys, and his ministers followed suit, creating a "donkey craze".
It's just that Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty had nothing to do, and donkeys are really scarce now. Raising donkeys on a large scale was only a matter of the Han Dynasty. Although donkeys are not as capable of riding on the battlefield as horses, they are more cost-effective than horses in transporting goods. First of all, donkeys are easy to feed. They can endure coarse food and heavy loads. More importantly, they are cheaper to raise than horses. Some young donkeys can carry quite tall people. Generally, a donkey can carry a load of up to 100 kilograms, and can walk continuously on mountain roads for five to six hours without any problem.
"Yes, we accidentally caught this from the wild. My husband happened to be here, so we thought of offering some unusual food to him," the boy said.
As Ziyou is the boss of their network, their subordinates naturally want to express their feelings. Shao Siming looked at the donkey meat on the table with some curiosity. She had only heard of donkeys, but had never seen them, let alone eaten them. Shao Siming picked up a piece of donkey meat with his chopsticks, put it into his mouth and chewed it, carefully feeling the texture of the donkey meat.
"How many donkeys did you catch this time?"
Ziyou had no intention of eating at the moment. He didn't expect that a meal would give him a surprise. Nowadays, most of the army's transportation of grain and grass relies on manpower or horses. The former is too expensive, and the latter is too laborious to raise. It is better to give these horses to the Qin army and expand the cavalry. The average cavalry can reach one person and two riders, which is considered a perfect match. The Yulin Army's garrison cavalry reached one person and three riders. This resulted in the Qin State's few excellent war horses being insufficient to supplement the cavalry, not to mention the need for horses for logistics and transportation.
But now that we have donkeys, it's different. Donkeys are more cost-effective than horses in terms of breeding and use, and mules that are hybrids of donkeys and horses have natural advantages in transporting grain and grass. Now there is also a shortage of war horses within the Qin Army. The main horse farms in the seven countries now belong to Zhao State except Qin State. Historically, Qin State also solved the problem of war horses after conquering Zhao State.
If we find donkeys now and slowly train them, donkeys or mules will be able to replace the Qin Army's logistics and food transportation within five years.
"We captured five this time. It is said that a Hu businessman came to Xinzheng to do business and brought two donkeys to transport goods. Later, due to an accident, the two donkeys ran away and the Hu businessman was not found. A few days ago, we encountered a killer who was returning from a mission. He thought it was strange and captured him," the boy said.
"How many are left?" Ziyou asked.
"There are four left, two males and two females. We are planning to breed donkeys like this, and then we can use this as a gimmick." The boy said. Donkeys are now treasured poultry, and most people may not be able to see them, let alone eat donkey meat.
"I will take good care of these two donkeys. Don't let them have any accidents. I will ask people to take these four donkeys away later. You have made great achievements this time. I will report it to the king and reward you." Zi You. Said seriously.
"No, I'll go talk to the shopkeeper right now."
When the boy was about to go out, Ziyou stopped him.
"The donkey you killed left some meat for me. I want to take it away."
"promise."
The boy opened the door and left the private room. Ziyou also picked up the chopsticks again, picked up a piece of donkey meat and put it into his mouth. As the saying goes, dragon meat is in the sky and donkey meat is on the ground. This is a rare good thing.
"It's a pity that such good meat was wasted." Ziyou swallowed the donkey meat and smacked his tongue.
As a time traveler, if nothing else, this is definitely one of the best in terms of taste. The chef at Dingxiang House had never seen donkey meat before and had no idea how to handle it. He could only treat it like other meat. After it was cooked, he put various condiments on it and served it to Ziyou.
Shao Siming heard Ziyou's words and looked over, his eyes moving, as if he was saying, "How can you say it's so delicious? It's a waste."
"That's the best thing you've ever tasted. I'll personally cook a good meal of donkey meat for you at noon tomorrow." Ziyou said with a smile, joking, as a time traveler from later generations. , making a meal of donkey meat is still simple, the simplest donkey meat hot pot is enough, and you can’t have donkey meat on fire.
Shao Siming nodded.
While Ziyou and Shao Siming were still enjoying the delicious food, Yan Lingji, Xue Nu and Mo Ya led a group of killers to the gathering place of the rangers. Looking at the camp established in front of them, Mo Ya looked towards The two aunts around me. Although Yan Lingji and Xue Nu have good skills and don't have to worry about their lives, as a loyal subordinate, if these two aunts are injured, Mo Ya feels that it is his fault.
There was gentle music in the camp, and the snow girl closed her eyes and nodded slightly.
"This is Korean palace music. Although the performance technique is a bit immature, it is definitely Korean palace music."
"These rangers don't look simple. Although their costumes are no different from ordinary rangers, their actions are not ordinary rangers. They are more like powerful people who have undergone specialized training. Moreover, some of them have Wearing accessories is not something that ordinary people can wear." Mo Ya said while looking at the rangers in the camp ahead.
As a killer, Mo Ya's instinct told him that these people were very valuable prey.
"The accents of these people are Xinzheng accents. Rangers with Xinzheng accents from other places are so particular about their behavior and service. There seem to be only a few of them in the whole of Korea. The old Korean nobles who ran away during the purge ." Yan Lingji said as a handful of flames rose up in her palm.
The order the Qin army received at the beginning was not to let any of the powerful people go, but after all, these powerful people had been rooted in South Korea for a long time, and they were not fools. In order to prevent themselves from being wiped out by everyone and causing the blood sacrifice to be cut off, the powerful families will hide their lineage. If the family is really wiped out, this hidden lineage will inherit the mission of sacrifice, revenge and revitalization of the family.
"I'll take someone to sneak in and see if I can get some information." Mo Ya said.
Xue Nu and Yan Lingji did not rush to go this time. These rangers were all men, and the two of them were too eye-catching when they entered. Mo Crow led the two killers towards the camp after changing their disguises.
After approaching the camp, Mo Ya discovered that these people were very lax. It cannot be said that they were completely unwary. It can only be said that their vigilance was not even as good as that of bandits in the mountains. The three of them easily blended into the camp of these people.
At this time, a young man in the camp was playing Korean palace music on the guqin. Mo Ya listened carefully to the tune and found that it was Ji Wuye's favorite tune at the time. It seemed to be telling the meaning of the country's hatred for the family and the final success of revenge. The reason why Ji Wuye likes this piece of music is because he feels that listening to the first half can remind him of the pleasure of destroying Baiyue and becoming the general. Every time the musicians in the general's palace played this piece They only play the first half.
As the young people played, some people in the camp cried, their faces covered with tears. As someone started to cry, others started to cry. Mo Crow looked at these people with disdain, although some people in the camp were really sad and crying. But more people just follow the trend and only hear crying but no tears.
The people around Mo Ya looked at Mo Ya indifferently and reminded him in a low voice.
"Brother, please cooperate and cry twice."
Mo Ya glanced at the little fat man next to him who was dressed as a knight-errant. The little fat man was still indifferent when he saw Mo Ya. He thought he had met an honest person and reminded him in a low voice.
"This time is not the same as the past two days. If you don't want to cry, no one will talk about you. I heard that the only surviving big shot in our Korean clan is also here. If you want to have a good position after the restoration of the country, now is the time to perform It’s a good time.”
After saying that, the little fat man burst into tears. He cried very realistically, as if his own father had died, and his whole body was shaking from crying. The little fat man's touching cry naturally attracted the attention of the people around him. When Mo Ya saw this, he hurriedly covered his face and started crying.
Suddenly the whole camp was filled with the sound of crying, and the Snow Girl and Yan Lingji outside the camp were slightly stunned.
"What did Mo Crow do?" Xue Nu asked softly.
"I don't know, maybe it was because they saw Mo Ya, the number one groom of the Qin royal family, that these people were so frightened that they knelt down and begged for mercy." Yan Lingji said with a smile.
The sound of the guqin in the camp stopped, and so did the crying of everyone. The little fat man next to Mo Ya wiped the tears from his face and asked in a low voice to Mo Ya
"Brother, how did I cry just now?"
"The emotions are real and the cries are moving." Mo Ya gave the praise of a professional killer.
"Of course, I just thought about it. My Junshang dad who did all kinds of evil and lived a life of no harm. This old guy had enough enjoyment for himself. He was killed by the Qin army. He left some money and gave it to his eldest son. One piece of gold. You don’t even give me any cake!! I’m so miserable!!” The little fat man said through gritted teeth.
(End of chapter)
