sweeping the world

Chapter 151
"Then... Murong Xianbei's attitude?" Liu Yan thinks, because he is also a Xianbei, even if he is not from the same tribe, Tuobaxiu should know Murong Xianbei's thinking better than anyone else: "What will happen?"

"My husband is Xianbei Tiefu." Tuobaxiu said that this is not to insult Liu Yan, on the contrary, it is 'political correctness' to marry a barbarian, especially a powerful tribal woman from the five major clans. She said very seriously: " Your tribe can be the Han tribe or the Han Tiefu tribe."

What does that mean?Just by making some manipulations, Murong Xianbei felt that what was about to begin was a "civil war". The fighting might be fierce, but the genocide might not be necessary.

"That's right, when Duan's Xianbei was so miserable and almost powerless to resist, Murong Hao let Duan's Xianbei go." Liu Yan rubbed his chin and said, "Then how should we do it?"

Without even thinking about it, Tuoba Xiu directly said, "Let Tuoba Shiyiqian come forward."

Ouch, uncle?Liu Yan helped Tuoba Shiyi a lot, exporting weapons and salt, but Dai Guo didn't send a hair of what should be sent to the Han. It seems that it is not too much to help and deal with Qianyan.

"The war between the Dai Kingdom and the Tiefu tribe of the Huns was more brutal?" Liu Yan was more concerned about the situation in the northern part of the country, but separated by the frontier army assembled by most of Zhao's troops, and Shi Bin's troops began to block the border, the news he got was comparatively Shao: "The two sides have not even ceased fighting in winter, and they have endlessly harassed each other's pastures. There must be a shortage of food in the coming year."

"The losses of the Xiongnu Tiefu tribe will be greater." Tuoba Xiu is the princess of Dai after all, and she knows more things than Liu Yan: "The rear of the Xiongnu Tiefu tribe is full of people from the Western Regions, and there are even stone tablets. They will not be allowed to win easily. There is an alliance with Yan State in the rear of Dai State, and Yuwen Xianbei is also relying on Dai State's help to deal with Murong Xianbei, and it will not be as bad as the Xiongnu Tiefu tribe in the rear area."

The two were chatting while walking, because they were outdoors, Liu Yan was wearing a cape made of unknown fur, Tuobaxiu also had a fur cape, and she even had a snow-white mink scarf around her neck.

Tuobaxiu is completely dressed up in the Han family now, no matter in terms of clothing or hair accessories, she has also specially invited a noble lady from the Jin people to teach her manners. , which made Liu Yan feel sincerely satisfied.

Of course, Liu Yan didn't know one thing, for example, Tuobaxiu's doing this was the noble appearance that the top barbarians and noble girls should have.

Learn Chinese culture, wear Han clothes, and use Han etiquette. Even if the barbarians are now in power, the things of the Han family are still the most advanced things in the dynasty. As a nobleman, if you don't know it, it is simply a shame.

Speaking of which, Liao 1 East is really cold!The temperature should be around minus five degrees?Fortunately, there are not many southerners here in the Han Dynasty. They are basically people who are used to snowy areas, and they have some patience.However, even if one is no stranger to the icy and snowy area and can adapt, it is really too cold here in Liaoyidong.

If Liu Yan remembers correctly, the earth should now be entering the end of the Little Ice Age, and it was only before that that the barbarians near the Arctic Circle continued to move south?

It seems that the Little Ice Age has come many times, which is a disaster for the Central Plains Dynasty. The cold will kill people. If you don’t migrate, you will be frozen into popsicles. Go all the way south to grab.

It is actually better now. I heard from some old people that if I took out the "bird" to urinate four or fifty years earlier, it would turn into ice slag just after urinating.

"After making good preparations, 79 people were still frozen to death. Frostbite is a common phenomenon." Liu Yan is more fortunate that he has already established a medical system. Although this system is very simple, it is also a system: The place is more serious, right?"

Tuobaxiu nodded, every year winter is a disaster season for all nomadic groups in Saibei, large areas of livestock are frozen to death, almost none of the old people survive.For those babies who are only a few months old...unless they are absolutely wealthy herders, it is impossible to expect babies to survive the winter.

To be honest, the Sima royal family did a good thing to the nomads in Saibei, actively or passively flooding the Central Plains with Hu people, but it was unlucky for a large number of Jin people in the Central Plains, which caused the miserable life of the Jin people in the Central Plains now. environment.

With the city wall as the dividing line, looking to the east is a piece of white barrenness, and looking to the west is a piece of countryside.

The area of ​​the narrow peninsula in Liaoyidong is actually not small, and the Dalian Company of later generations can accommodate nearly 1 million people.Considering that how many people can live now depends on the arable land... that is, how much food can be produced, and there is no building that can live thousands of people, but there is absolutely no way to live 1 people what is the problem.

"Our tribe is not short of food, so we can consider making wine on a large scale." Tuobaxiu said very seriously: "Drinking wine can keep out the cold. In Saibei, wine is often more precious than food. Some people can save a life by drinking heavily in the cold." .”

People who are good at war have a high preference for drinking alcohol. There is once Daqin, and there will be a "vodka nation" in the future, but the old men have to drink it. After all, the area they live in is really too cold. However, the Qin people would drink alcohol to the soldiers in moderation before the battle.

Is the Han Department short of food?There are nearly 19 slaves in the Han tribe. The food needed to feed such a large group of people is not small, but it can’t support the development of the ocean by the Han tribe. If there is enough salt to pickle seafood, even some game can become bacon.With a lot of meat, the food consumption of plants will definitely be reduced.

To be honest, one person can eat two or three catties of rice, but if you let him eat some meat, try another two or three catties of rice?Even if I think about it, my stomach can't stand it!

What kind of fish are there in the Han is really sufficient to the point of surplus, who made the Bohai Sea "our sea", except for the fishing boats of the Han, other forces can't fish at all.

How to eat fish is a test. If the water was boiled before, the processed fish would be thrown in and cooked, and then salt would be added, then it would be a delicious fish meal.

Liu Yan just can’t stand everything being boiled and salted, like now, he’s making the fish stew by himself... Well, let Xiang Yi handle the fish bones and bones first, prepare the seasoning and soup, and then he will do it Last thing.

In the pre-Qin period in ancient times, some Chinese medicinal materials have been proven to add flavor to food, but they are generally regarded as medicinal food. When it comes to Liu Yan, it is just a matter of controlling the "quantity". Makes food so delicious.

By the way, going to the Korean Peninsula and coming to Liaodong added something to Liu Yan's diet, and that was ginseng!
Smell the fragrance in the air, besides the smell of wolfberry, Ophiopogon japonicus, and tangerine peel, it is the fragrance of ginseng.

Ginseng is a good thing!The use of ginseng was discovered not now. Liu Yan didn't know exactly when. What he knew was that from then on, ginseng would be widely used in Han Dynasty, and maybe it could become a "hit product" or something. .

If the ingredients of the fish soup are ready, the next step is to control the fire and cook slowly, and then master the cooking time. Liu Yan starts to make new food, such as frying a fish or something.

In other words, there is no time to build a greenhouse or something, or there must be vegetables and fruits to eat in winter, and now there are only a few dishes that Liu Yan can cook that lack ingredients.

"Okay, take it out."

Liu Yan doesn't think men's cooking is a disgraceful thing at all. In fact, men's advantages are greater than women's when it comes to delicious cooking. If you look at the chefs of major hotels in the future, no matter whether they are Chinese or foreign, they are definitely male chefs. more than women.

It is naturally not as good as Chef Liu Yan, but he can't stand the variety of his cooking, and the taste can be said to be varied.

Recently, being able to participate in occasions where Liu Yan cooks by himself has been a different kind of reward. For example, Lu Tai, Li Tan, and Ding Yi were present today.Two of these three are military officers, and one is a guest official.Another seven soldiers who participated in the battle and killed more than five enemy troops were invited.

To put it bluntly, this banquet is Liu Yan's reward for a few representative soldiers. It can be regarded as a political show, but people who can't bear it now just eat it.

There is delicious food, fine wine, and the personal participation of Liu Yan and Tuobaxiu. The only thing missing is singing and dancing, plus there are actors who can play with them at will. The standard is actually very high.

As usual, at the beginning of the banquet, Liu Yan thanked the meritorious officers and men, and he had to personally reward a cup of fine wine.In the eyes of later generations, this kind of show will disgust countless people, but every time Liu Yan personally brings the wine cup, and then salutes with Tuobaxiu to thank him, it will always make the people who receive such treatment tremble with excitement. It is to repay Liu Yan's "treating each other as a national scholar" in a heart-to-heart manner.

Li Tan was truly relaxed when he was invited to a banquet. He had already been punished before. After all, Lu Tai's order was to flank the Qianyan envoys. Although he was thinking about the overall situation, he violated the military order, right?

The army is the most disobedient group. Even if disobedience to military orders will make things better, disobedience is disobedience. It is not absurd to be beheaded. It is not absurd to be implicated. too many.

Not only did Li Tan disobey the military order... at least he didn't complete the order, he was beaten half disabled in a song, was demoted from a military marquis to be the Sima of another department, and had to lead the army out to sweep in the ice and snow.This is punishment.

This time, Liu Yan hosted a banquet but invited him, which is tantamount to giving compensation outside of military law, which is in line with the "law is nothing more than human feelings" in the Han Dynasty.

"Do it well!" Liu Yan was quite optimistic about Li Tan, the arrogant young man, and encouraged him, "Behead more and bring back more slaves."

Li Tan's response was a ninety-degree salute: "I am willing to die serving you!"

(End of this chapter)