Hearing what Zhang Xun said, the civil and military officials couldn't help but be a little shocked for a while.
It's not something you say casually when you raise your head to see someone like this.
For generals and nobles, this most often means military orders.
Therefore, since Zhang Xun dares to say this, it means that he has really recruited 50,000 people!
"Who is recruiting people?" Ma Rulong asked.
"Wulinghou, Li Zhufeng." Zhang Xun shook his face and said angrily.
"Li Zhufeng actually has such ability?" Ma Rulong was still surprised.
He knows Li Zhufeng, he was a popular military general candidate twenty years ago.
But since his defeat in Northern Xinjiang twenty years ago, he has basically disappeared from the court, and his voice can hardly be heard.
If Zhang Xun had said that Li Zhufeng had such abilities twenty years ago, he might have believed him a little more.
But now, I am afraid that most of the people in Qiandu City do not know that there is such a person, so why should they follow him to work at sea?
"Whether you have such ability or not, the facts are here, everyone should see clearly." Zhang Xun still had no good expression.
"I'm also curious as to how these fifty thousand people were recruited. Can the Zhang Qing family explain this?" Emperor Jing Xing spoke from the dragon throne.
At this time, Zhang Xun had no choice but to tell the truth: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Li Zhufeng has found food that can be stored for a long time and will not rot. It is said that using this food with staple food to satisfy hunger can prevent and treat maritime diseases."
As soon as this statement came out, Emperor Jing Xing and all the civil and military officials understood it instantly.
When going to sea to fight, the most criticized problems are epidemics and food problems.
So, if both problems can be solved.
In addition, the navy's military pay is generally much higher than that of the army, so... it is not surprising that it can recruit 50,000 soldiers.
But the key is, does this food really exist?
Except for staple food, it is the basic understanding of the officials present that food will rot, but now, this understanding has been overturned.
"Zhang Xun, do you know what you are talking about?" Ma Rulong said.
"Of course we know that it is not that it will not rot at all, but that it can be stored for several months or even half a year."
After saying this, everyone accepted it a lot easier, but deep in their eyes, there was still an unconcealable surprise.
"What is the name of this kind of food?" Emperor Jing Xing spoke, his eyes shining.
As an emperor, Emperor Jing Xing saw broader and farther than other officials!
If what Zhang Xun said is true, this kind of food will create unimaginable value.
If nothing else, their naval combat effectiveness will at least be greatly improved in a short period of time, ranking first among the countries in the four directions!
This can bring endless changes to Daqian under the current situation!
"A type of noodles called instant noodles are made from noodles that are cooked, fried, and other complex processes, and are stored in cloth bags. When you need to eat, just cut open the cloth bag and put the noodles into boiling water."
"If you want the taste to be slightly better, you can add some more seasonings."
"The other type is called canned food, which is served in iron containers. Most of it is marinated chicken, duck, and fish meat. It has a slightly stronger taste and needs to be swallowed with staple food."
"There are two more kinds?" Emperor Jing Xing was shocked again. It was a blessing to be able to create one kind of such a magical food. He didn't expect that there were actually two kinds.
"How is the output?" Ma Rulong asked. At this moment, after realizing that this matter was probably true, he became completely excited.
"I don't know, I don't know much about these two foods."
Hearing this, Ma Rulong frowned slightly, but still did not give up. He turned to Emperor Jing Xing and said, "Your Majesty, I think we should make every effort to produce these two kinds of food to use as navy rations!"
"Having portable and non-perishable food will increase my navy's combat effectiveness by at least one level."
Zhang Xun did not object to this. After all, when soldiers fight, it is a labor of strength and hard work. If they don't eat well, if they don't eat well, and they are still plagued by diseases, where will their strength come from?
Therefore, he also approved of using instant noodles and canned food as navy rations.
Emperor Jing Xing nodded. To be honest, he thought so too.
"Tell me, how was it made?" Emperor Jing Xing asked.
"It is said that it was made by Li Changkong, the son of Li Zhufeng and the captain of the Qianlong Camp Tiger Camp."
"It is said that some powder made from ground citrus is added here, which is the key to preventing and treating diseases!"
"That's what he said."
When Emperor Jing Xing heard this, he immediately remembered that the prince seemed to have mentioned this matter to him a few days ago.
But at the time, I didn't seem to take it seriously at all, after all, this kind of thing sounded too fantastical.
After all, apart from staple foods, there is no food in this world that will not go bad.
Facts have proved that eating only staple food at sea cannot prevent diseases.
But now it seems that Zhang Xun has come forward to endorse it, so it should not be a lie.
"This matter is of great importance. Ma Qing's family, it is up to you to go to Wulinghou's Mansion in person and verify with Li Changkong whether eating these two foods can really prevent the epidemic and what the yield will be."
"If there are no problems with these, then these two foods will be promoted as military rations together with the staple food. We need your Ministry of War to draft a regulation as soon as possible."
When Ma Rulong heard this, he also knew that this was an important matter. He immediately nodded and said, "I'll hurry up and take care of it."
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Yangcheng Hou Mansion.
Zhu Wen has been having a hard time these past few days. He can't eat well and can't sleep well.
All I can think about is the one hundred thousand taels of silver!
One hundred thousand taels! That’s a full one hundred thousand taels of silver!
At first the Marquis of Wuling Mansion couldn't even come up with 50,000 taels, so it had to borrow 20,000 taels from a money shop.
The Marquis of Yangcheng can afford one hundred thousand taels, which makes him the best among the marquises.
But, to be honest, this is already the limit.
After taking out the one hundred thousand taels, the Hou Mansion was left with only an empty shell.
The whole government is living in a tight situation.
It's really a crime, the dignified marquis, his life is not as comfortable as that of a rural landowner.
Although Zhu Ben repeatedly assured him that Li Changkong would definitely make money, by then just relying on dividends, he might be able to double it, which would be two hundred thousand taels of silver.
But after thinking about it, Zhu Wen felt more and more unreliable.
The key is that if Li Changkong continues to tinker with his mahogany business, how much can he still believe it? After all, he has learned from past mistakes.
But the key point is that this guy insists on making some fast-food products, and he claims that they will not go bad and can prevent seaborne diseases.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Wen felt unsure.
This is something that none of our ancestors have been able to accomplish for hundreds of years.
Li Changkong is a kid with a yellow mouth, how dare he boast?
If I were to accompany him, all the property in the house would be wasted!
At that time, will the whole government go to drink the northwest wind?
Zhu Wen thought about it, but still felt that he had to get the money back!
The risk factor of this business was too high, and he did not dare to take the risk.