"Dumplings!" Shen Bing replied without raising his head.
Of course you can make dumplings if you have flour.
Although there are no fillings, there are leeks and green onions, plus some sunflower sprouts and bean sprouts. They are all chopped up and mixed with the meat sauce... which can almost bring out some flavor.
Because the weather was cold, Shen Bing also used the hot pot method, that is, cooking and eating the food right around the pot.
Originally, Shen Bing wanted to use meat sauce to adjust the soup base for the hot pot, but meat sauce was also a luxury item for soldiers, so he decided not to do it in the end.
"Dumplings?" Ying Zheng looked at the stuff floating in a ball on the water with confusion, and then he was not polite. He immediately put one into the bowl and couldn't wait to take a bite...
With a "Wow" sound, Ying Zheng was so burned that he screamed and burst into tears, which only caused everyone to burst into laughter.
Zhao Gao hurried forward to check. When he saw everyone laughing, he was about to stop, but Ying Zheng glared at him and swallowed back what he was about to say.
Shen Bing smiled and said:
"There is stuffing in this skin, but I want to eat it but I can't wait to eat it."
As he spoke, he demonstrated how to eat one: first he bit an opening, then blew into it before putting it in his mouth.
Ying Zheng followed suit, and then nodded his head loudly while chewing:
“Delicious, a rare delicacy in the world!”
"What's in it? It's so fragrant..."
Cang smiled and said:
"Hao Niao Ruo can't you just take a guess?"
The horse dealer Ying Zheng pretended to be was actually a third-level noble, so Cangcai called him "Hairpin Niao".
Businessmen in the Qin Dynasty had few opportunities to make meritorious deeds, so it was difficult for them to obtain titles.
But there are also special circumstances, such as donating a certain amount of grain, donating a certain amount of cloth, etc., which can enable a businessman to obtain a title.
As for Ying Zheng, a horse dealer...you don't need to think about it, he naturally donated countless war horses.
Ying Zheng looked at the dumpling filling, took another bite, and then looked at Shen Bing with disbelief:
"Could it be...that it's made from leeks and five vegetables?"
It is not difficult to guess that there were only five vegetables in the Qin Dynasty except leeks, so when you see the green color and fragrance in it, it is naturally these things.
Shen Bing praised:
"The hairpin has good eyesight!"
"It's just leeks and five vegetables, just chopped and mixed with some meat sauce."
Ying Zheng nodded repeatedly, then couldn't wait to pick a few into the bowl, and praised while eating:
"This way of eating is also special, eating it while cooking."
“Not only fresh and delicious, but also warm.”
Shen Bing explained:
"That's why it's called fire..."
"Ah, it should be called fire wok!"
Shen Bing almost forgot that in this era there are no "pots" but only "woks".
Ying Zheng nodded:
"The name is inverted. There is a fire and a wok, so it is called a fire wok!"
"How does the engineer know how to eat it?"
Shen Bing waved his hand, pretending that he couldn't bear to look back on the past, and replied with a long sigh:
"What does this mean?"
"In my hometown, soup base was added to the hot pot, and thinly sliced beef, fish, and mutton were placed around it..."
"Whatever you want to eat, just put it on a pair of chopsticks and cook it for a while, then it will be delicious!"
"It's a pity that this time has gone forever!"
Looking at the people around him, he could only look at Shen Bing blankly and drooled.
Ying Zheng winked at Zhao Gao, indicating that he should remember it and go back...
No, when you get back to camp, just prepare a table according to this saying and have a delicious meal.
No, it should be eaten vigorously for three days, and of course the dumplings should be included!
Ren urged from the side:
"Eat quickly. After you finish eating, you still have to make the trebuchet!"
"If you miss the construction deadline, you will inevitably be punished!"
Yanman replied nonchalantly:
"Hey, King Yan has cut off Prince Dan's head to seek peace."
"I'm afraid this trebuchet will be useless if we wait for it to be made."
"You and I have been working on it for a long time, and it may be burned in a few days."
This is the convention for using a trebuchet.
The trebuchet moves slowly and is not difficult to make. Unless it is a short-distance move, it is usually not carried on the march.
If the battles that deserve to be fought are not fought...
For example, if Qin and Yan successfully negotiate a peace now, then these trebuchets will be piled up in piles and burned.
Ying Zheng pretended not to care and added vaguely while eating dumplings:
"Do you think this battle shouldn't be fought?"
“But are you worried that you don’t have enough winter clothes to keep out the cold?”
"If the general can bring in winter clothes in time, why not take this opportunity to destroy the Yan Kingdom?"
"We will avoid trouble in the north in the future!"
Everyone couldn't help but nod their heads after hearing this.
Ren said:
"It would be best if the general could bring in winter clothes."
"The Yan State's military supply has been defeated. Why not take credit if you have merit?"
Everyone nodded in agreement, and when they heard the credit, they were all eager to try.
But only Shen Bing smiled and said nothing, just eating the dumplings in his bowl.
Ying Zhengqi said:
"The engineer seems disapproving?"
Shen Bing replied:
"It's not that I don't take it seriously."
"But the Yan country cannot be destroyed."
Ying Zheng unconsciously stopped the chopsticks in his hand and asked doubtfully:
"Why can't it be destroyed?"
Shen Bing didn't answer and asked:
"Haan Niao seems to be very concerned about the war?"
Ying Zheng said "Oh" and then explained with a slight embarrassment:
"The engineer doesn't know something, I'm a widower... I'm a horse dealer."
"And the war is directly related to the stock market."
"How could I not care?"
Shen Bing said "Oh", what he said was reasonable and reasonable, so he nodded and replied:
"Since Hairpin Niao is concerned about the war, you should know that the climate and agriculture of Yan State are different from ours, Da Qin."
Ying Zheng was stunned for a moment, and then his expression immediately changed.
Ying Zheng's expression surprised Shen Bing, and he secretly thought that this horse dealer was not an ordinary person. He knew the point just by hearing what he said.
Ren asked curiously from the side:
"Engineer, what's the difference?"
Shen Bing explained:
"Our Da Qin and even the three counties we gained after the destruction of Zhao have a warm climate and can grow spring and winter crops."
"Yan State is located in the north and has a cold climate, so it is impossible to grow winter grains and can only harvest spring grains."
Everyone couldn't help but say "oh".
This is also one of the reasons why Yan State is weaker than other countries...
The other vassal states harvested two crops of wheat a year, but only the Yan state only harvested one crop a year.
If you have less food, you will have fewer soldiers, or if you raise the same number of soldiers, you will only be half-fed. It would be strange to be strong.
Shen Bing continued:
"But now that Yan State has lost all its military supplies, the country will definitely be short of food."
"If we destroy Yan State now and the land of Yan State has no output next year..."
"When the time comes, the people of the Yan State who have been included in the territory of Qin will hate Qin even more."
Ying Zheng nodded slowly and said:
"If we do not destroy the Yan Kingdom, the people of the Yan Kingdom will be short of food and hate the King of Yan."
"If King Yan loses his heart, how difficult will it be to destroy Yan?"
"When the spring grains of Yan State are planted next year and the harvest is about to be harvested, I will come again to destroy Yan..."