Without stowing it in the pot, my father added some salt to the pot and something else to it.

"That's lard?"

"Sheep oil." The father said, and picked a small piece and added it to the pot.

Sheep oil is naturally the oil of sheep. Compared with lard, sheep oil has a high fat content and also has a mutton smell. It has a bad taste, and it is easy to get obese after eating too much. Therefore, few people eat it in later generations, and generally it is added to a very small number of foods such as oil tea.

"Why don't you use sesame oil, tea oil or vegetable oil?" Zhang Chao asked. Vegetable oil was the most popular in later generations.

"Seem oil is expensive, and only the nobles can afford to eat it."

After my father explained in detail, Zhang Chao understood that although vegetable oils have been available since the Han Dynasty, and in the Southern and Northern Dynasties there were sesame oil, fermented oil, red and blue flower seed oil, etc., the technology of plant oil extraction is not very mature, so the price of vegetable oils such as sesame oil is extremely high, which is not affordable for ordinary people. Ordinary families still eat animal oils such as cattle, sheep, pigs, etc.

If a person is hungry, even the most common food will become a delicious food on earth.

In the past, Zhang Chao was also a foodie, and he loved all kinds of delicacies, various cuisines in the north and south, and even various flavors of snacks. He would definitely try them as long as he had the chance.

The bowl in front of me was filled with a wooden bowl as big as a small basin. It was really simple. It was a bowl of noodles and soup, except for water, there was a little coarse salt and a little mutton oil.

But Zhang Chao picked up a chopstick and put it in his mouth, but he felt it was not as unpalatable as he thought it was, but it felt pretty good.

My father also served a large pot of noodles, and the pot of noodles was gone.

"Eat at the door."

My father walked to the door with the basin, then squatted down and ate in big mouthfuls. Zhang Chao followed suit and squatted to eat. The door was bright, and people in Guanzhong liked to squat, and even liked to squat while eating. Sometimes he would rather squat on the stool than sitting. Even in later generations, many people in Guanzhong could find that they maintained this habit in the countryside.

People in Guanzhong like to eat pasta, and people at this time like to call pasta cakes, soup cakes, steamed cakes, and cut cakes. Although my father is in his early fifties, he has an amazing appetite. Zhang Chao of the basin can probably hold at least five kilograms.

It is said that people who often do physical work have a lot of appetite, while those who serve in the army also have a lot of appetite. My father is an old mansion soldier, both a farmer and a soldier. He usually eats more coarse grains, and there is not so much vegetables to eat, and there is less side food. In addition, the people of Guanzhong are also used to eating two meals a day, so each meal is relatively large.

Zhang Chao only ate less than one-third and felt full.

Looking at the remaining half of the bowl of noodles and soup, Zhang Chao couldn't eat it anymore.

"Eat more, the next meal will be until evening." The father put down the bowl, and his bowl had dried up all the noodles and soup without holding it. He looked at Zhang Chao's remaining half of the bowl and said.

"Eat enough, can't eat."

"I'm so full? Or can't I eat it?"

"I don't usually have a lot of appetite, I'm really full."

After Zhang Chao said that, his father took his big bowl over, then pulled the noodles and ate it with chopsticks. Sometimes it was a real pleasure to watch his father eat noodles. He put half a bowl of noodles into his mouth after a while, then he picked up the big bowl and drank the soup in big mouthfuls. Within a few seconds, the noodles and soup were all dried up again.

My father ate so much noodles alone and had a satisfactory separation.

After dinner, it was still early.

My father picked up a bag and hung it on his shoulder, then took the iron gun in the corner of the wall.

"Let's go, go to the military government to get money and food."

My father's iron spear looks very majestic.

"Dad, I'll help you carry the gun." Zhang Chao used to like these swords, guns, swords and halberds, but he didn't have the chance to get in touch in reality, so he could only enjoy it in the game. Seeing his father's spear, he wanted to see it carefully.

Zhang Chao, who had bought the iron spear, wanted to play two guns immediately and almost couldn't hold it.

This gun is so heavy.

The father seemed to have expected it, and he laughed and looked at Zhang Chao's surprise.

"My gun is not an ordinary gun, but an iron gun. The gun is 100 feet long, the pole is 100 feet long, and the pole is 30 feet thick, and it is made of hardwood. The gun tip is flat-shaped and seven inches long, with red tassels under the gun, and iron horns at the tail of the pole, which are three inches long."

"Is this really hardwood? Why is it so heavy?"

Zhang Chao looked at the gun in his hand. The gun rod was obviously iron.

"This gun weighs fifteen kilograms, which is indeed much heavier than an ordinary wooden gun, but if it is a iron rod, it weighs more than fifteen kilograms, forty or fifty kilograms, and most people can't move it. My gun is iron wire wrapped around a hardwood rod, which can enhance the toughness of the gun handle, which is much stronger than an ordinary bamboo wood gun handle, and can maintain the elasticity of the gun handle."

Fifteen kilograms still surprised Zhang Chao. As far as he knew, ordinary white wax guns were about five kilograms. However, this iron-wrapped gun had fifteen kilograms. Although it was not as good as those 40 or 50 kilograms of iron guns, it was not something that ordinary people could use. They had to be someone with extraordinary strength.

Unexpectedly, my father looked tall and thin, but he could use such an iron gun as a weapon.

My father looked at the iron gun with a hint of complexity in his eyes.

"Dad, this gun must have a great origin, let's talk about it." Zhang Chao caught the gaze and asked hurriedly.

"Go on the way."

The father opened the way, and Zhang Chao followed behind with an iron spear weighing more than 10 meter long and fifteen pounds.

"This iron spear was given by Duke Rong back then."

Duke Rong Lai Hu'er, a native of Jiangdu, a famous general of the Sui Dynasty, and a famous general of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Lai She

Lai Hu'er was a very legendary general. His parents died in his early years and were raised by his aunt. When he became an adult, he broke into the wedding scene of his enemies alone. He killed the enemy in public and left. Later, he crossed the river and joined the Sui army and made many military achievements. Later, he conquered Liaodong several times and became the commander of the sea. He once attacked the capital of Goguryeo.

Later, he followed Yang Guang to tour Jiangdu and was killed in a mutiny.

As a famous general of the Sui Dynasty, Lai Hu'er's weapon was an iron spear and a real iron spear.

"Lai Gong has amazing strength. He holds a long iron spear and weighs 45 kilograms. He has been fighting for many years and has no rivals." When he comes to Lai Hu'er, his father is full of praise.

Back then, he served under Lai Huer's command, followed him for many years and moved to the north and south.

Because Lai Huer had amazing strength and was good at using iron spears, Lai Huer selected tall and strong soldiers in the army to serve as his own guards, and then all made fifteen pounds of iron spears for them.

"We can only use fifteen kilograms of iron spear, but there are two people under the tent of the public who can use thirty-six kilograms of iron spear. One is the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can weigh thirty-six kilograms. One is the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can use the public who can

"Uncle Qin?" Zhang Chao may not know Lai Liulang, but how could Qin Shubao's name not be known?

Old Mr. Zhang thought Zhang Chao didn't know who Qin Shubao was, so he explained to him with a smile.

"Qin Shubao, Shandong, is a famous general. In the previous dynasty, he followed Lai Duke and Shandong Zhang Xutuo and Pei Renji. Later, he went to Wagang and then joined Wang Shichong, and finally abandoned Wang Shichong to join the Tang Dynasty. He followed Qin King to conquer Liu Wuzhou the year before, and last year and this year, he followed Qin King to conquer Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande. Now, Xun and Zhuguo were named Duke Yi Guo, and he was appointed as the right three commander of the Qin King's Mansion."

Speaking of Qin Shubao, Mr. Zhang sighed in his heart. When Qin Shubao joined Hu'er's subordinates, he was already the Iron Gun Team of the Iron Gun Team who came to Hu'er. Speaking of which, Qin Shubao was once a soldier under him, but Qin Shubao was smart and skilled in martial arts. He quickly showed his extraordinary talents and was appreciated by Lai Gong.

Later, Qin Qiong returned home due to his mother's death, Lai Hu'er even sent him to bring gifts to pay his respects. After that, Qin Qiong was transferred to Zhang Xutuo, the most powerful general at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and made many military achievements. From then on, my father had little contact with Qin Qiong. When I saw Qin Qiong again, it was after the Jiangdu mutiny Yu Wen and the lord that Lai Hu'er was killed. Later, he followed Yu Wen and returned north. After being defeated by Wagang Limi, he went to Wagang and met again when he was already the cavalry general in the tent of Wagang Limi. At that time, my father became a young man.

During the Jiangdu mutiny, my father had already become an infantry captain. The Sui system included a group of ten people, fifty people, one team of one hundred people, one brigade, and two hundred people. The team was a team leader, the team was a team leader, the brigade commander, and the regiment was a team lieutenant. Further up were generals such as Yingjilang, Yingyanglang and other generals.

In the Jiangdu mutiny, Lai Hu'er was killed for being loyal to Yang Guang, and his father almost died. One of his left eyes was blinded that time. His father, who was very lucky, was carried by Yu Wenji, but was surrendered to the north.

When he got to Wagang and saw Qin Qiong again, Qin Qiong was already the general of the cavalry in Li Mi's tent, but his father, Qin Qiong's early boss, was a blind man with injuries all over his body.

Qin Qiong transferred his father to his command, wanting him to be his commander. However, he was rejected by his father. At that time, his father was blinded and injured, and he was in a depressed mood, so he couldn't even play with an iron spear. He became an ordinary guard under Qin Qiong's command.

Later, Qin Qiong and many other old Wagang subordinates abandoned Wang Shichong and joined Li Tang, and their father followed him. After arriving at Li Tang, his father wanted to get rid of his troops and return to the field, but he didn't want to fight again.

But the world was not settled and the war was not settled. At that time, Li Tang only based on the two places of Zhonghedong. Soon, Hedong, where Li Tang started, was captured by Liu Wuzhou, and Li Tang attached great importance to it. Emperor Li Yuan ordered to recruit veterans and young men from the entire Guanzhong to fight for Hedong with all their might.

The father, who had already broken up, had to carry his own iron spear and be summoned to join the army again. The father did not report Qin Qiong's name. The one-eyed father finally became the commander because of his many years of military experience.

In the Hedong expedition of Liu Wuzhou, the Central Plains attacked Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande, and another three years of war was fought in a blink of an eye.

Zhang Chao was really surprised. He could not have imagined that Qin Shubao, the famous gate god in the world, was once a soldier under his father.

"If you look for General Qin, he will definitely take care of you, right?"

"Shubao is kind and righteous, but I am an immortal person and don't want to bother him." The father replied calmly.

My father is really a legendary man. He once quelled the rebellion of Jiangnan for the Sui Dynasty and fought against Goguryeo for the three battles of the Sui Dynasty. He followed him to Hu'er, Yu Wenji, Li Mi, Wang Shichong and other famous generals and heroes.

He used to be an infantry captain throughout his life, but now he is just an ordinary guardian in Guanzhong, the Tang Dynasty. Looking at this tall and thin man, he really couldn't have imagined that his life was so bumpy.

The military mansion where Zhang Chao and the others went was very close to Zhangjiagou.

The Tang Dynasty started with Hedong, but took Guanzhong as its foundation. The Tang Dynasty's guards, which were based on the military, were basically concentrated in the Guanzhong area.

It is divided into twelve roads in Guanzhong, with troops under them and military officials under them.

There are 1,220 people in the main palace, 1,000 people in the central palace, and 800 people in the lower palace.

The small Guanzhong Plain is full of hundreds of military palaces.

There are several prefectures in the Bailu Plain on Bashang. The platform of Bashang was originally a household in the south of Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty. Especially its condescending geographical advantage makes this place extremely important in military importance. The east of Bashang can be connected to Tongguan, and the south-east of Lantian Pass will be out of Wuguan.

In Ningmin County on Bashang, there are almost every township and military residence.

The mansion where my father is located is located in Bailu Township, five miles away from Zhangjiagou.

A 800-person chek cabin was led by the chek cabin general. However, the chek cabin was under the Sixteen Guards of the Tang Dynasty. The power of the chek cabin was in the emperor. Without the military orders and tiger talismans of the emperor and the Ministry of War, more than ten chek cabin soldiers were transferred out of the defense area of ​​the chek cabin, even if it was a rebellion.

Usually, this 800-person Bailu Cheqi Mansion scored five batches a year and entered the Beijing Guards, each with 160 people. The remaining 640 people in the Guards were divided into four classes to train and guard in the Cheqi Mansion, and each class was also 160 people.

When the war occurs, the court recruits the troops, and the governments will send troops according to the order. The court will select generals to command the troops. After the war, the generals will return to the court and return to the government. This is also a system of separation of soldiers and generals. The generals of the Wei Mansion only manage the daily affairs of the Wei Mansion, but cannot dispatch troops to command the troops. The soldiers of each government are summoned to fight, and the government soldiers recruited from various places must be reorganized.

Zhang Chao listened, and felt that the chariot and cavalry mansion was a bit similar to the armed forces of later generations. The General of Cavalry was also an armed minister. He was in charge of militias. It was not their turn to fight the war. They were only responsible for daily management and training. Aren’t the Tang Dynasty’s military soldiers just militias?

The chek and cavalry mansion stationed in Bailu Township, Ningmin County is composed of 800 soldiers. The soldiers are basically selected by young and strong people around the country, and some are veterans like their father who are assigned here and then they will set up their homes in the surrounding area.

This approach ensures the low management cost of the Weifu and the rapid recruitment ability.

The current administrative division of the Tang Dynasty is the prefecture and county system. The Li Tang Dynasty founded the country and changed the county system of Emperor Yang of Sui to the prefecture and county system. Prefecture and county are the foundation of the administration of the Tang Dynasty. Below the county, there are also villages and villages.

A hundred households are the village, and five miles are the village.

The entire Bashang is the two plateaus of Bailuyuan in later generations, and is now Ningmin County. Ningmin County is divided into more than ten townships, and Zhangjiagou belongs to Zhangjiali, Bailu Township.

Bailu Cheqi Mansion is located in Bailu Village where Bailu Township is located. This is the township capital and the military mansion is stationed, so it becomes the center of the nearby place and there is a simple market.

The 100-meter-long street is surrounded by residential houses. Today is not a market day, so the dirt road street seems very deserted. There are only three or five shops with doors open, but they are neglected in front of the door.

The military camp is just at the end of the street, just like a country school.

Early in the morning, I couldn't hear any training. In front of the camp gate, there were two dirty men squatting in the morning sun with their sleeves, while wooden spears leaned crookedly in their arms.

Looking at these two guys, Zhang Chao couldn't help but murmured in his heart, wouldn't this be the soldiers of the Tang Empire's Guards who will unify the Central Plains and will be invincible in the world for the next hundred years?

This is a bit too rubbing.
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