In years of famine and drought, their village even rejected fatty meat.

Chapter 615 The Urgent Surnames of Yongliang County

In Liangzhou, Qin Le was not the only one with a similar experience; there were countless others.

The vast majority of people previously went hungry, and not only did they go hungry, they also had to endure exploitation and oppression from the imperial court, government officials, and landlords.

In other words, the imperial court and the landlords have now been eliminated by Yang Zheng; otherwise, the people of Liangzhou would probably still be living in dire straits.

With Yang Zheng becoming the ruler of this land, the people of Liangzhou finally ushered in a good life.

Although they were still poor and in distress, they finally had the opportunity to support themselves and no longer had to endure the hardship of having most of their hard-earned grain taken away by the imperial court, leaving them hungry.

"Xiao Le".

Tang Qing put down his chopsticks and said thoughtfully, "I remember that Commander Yang has always wanted to improve the food for the Yang Family Army, right?"

"Correct!"

Qin Le nodded and said, "Sir, you may not know that military training is very tough. Even a strong man will be exhausted after a day of training, and high-intensity training can even harm one's body."

In this situation, the best solution is naturally to feed the soldiers herbs to strengthen their qi and blood, enabling them to withstand high-intensity training.

However, the price of medicinal herbs was quite high, and the number of soldiers in the Yang family army was large. Even if Commander Yang confiscated all the wealthy landlords in Liangzhou, it would still be difficult to support the consumption of medicinal materials for hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

So, Yang Shuai came up with a second idea: to improve the soldiers' meals.

Compared to staple foods, eating meat undoubtedly provides more strength and allows soldiers to withstand high-intensity training.

Qin Le, who came from the Yang Family Army, was very clear about the internal situation of the Yang Family Army. Although the soldiers of the Yang Family Army were fearless, their combat quality was ultimately somewhat lacking.

After all, the soldiers of the Yang Family Army were all refugees and poor farmers who couldn't even get enough to eat before joining the army. You can imagine how poor their physical condition was.

Because the soldiers in the army were generally in poor physical condition, the Yang family army rarely conducted drills, only about once every ten days, and each drill lasted only a few hours.

It wasn't that Yang Zheng and other high-ranking officers of the Yang Family Army didn't want to conduct frequent drills to build the Yang Family Army into a truly strong force; rather, it was that the soldiers' physical condition simply couldn't withstand the frequent drills.

That's why Yang Zheng had the idea of ​​improving the food for the Yang Family Army. Although he didn't know what nutrition or protein was, he knew that only with good food could the soldiers grow stronger and become qualified soldiers.

"indeed so."

Tang Qing nodded. He had seen the soldiers of the Yang Family Army before. While they weren't exactly frail, most were emaciated and pale. It was only under Yang Zheng's leadership that the soldiers were so fearless; otherwise…

Given the physical condition of the Yang family army soldiers, it would be difficult for them to defeat the imperial army of 25.

"Although Marshal Yang has always wanted to improve the army's food, even the most skilled cook can't make a meal without rice!"

Qin Le shook his head and smiled wryly, "The entire Liangzhou region is short of meat. No matter how capable Commander Yang is, he can't conjure meat out of thin air for the soldiers to eat, so..."

Qin Le sighed: "The food in the army has not changed. All the soldiers still only eat steamed buns or sorghum flour for two meals a day."

"Meat was scarce in the past, but that's not necessarily the case now!"

Tang Qing said thoughtfully, "Xiao Le, do you think it's possible that the merchants in Qingzhou have more yellow-feathered chickens and white-feathered ducks?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Le was slightly taken aback, then his eyes lit up and he said, "Sir, do you mean... we can buy chickens and ducks from that merchant?"

"It's not us, it's Yang Shuai."

Tang Qing said with a smile, "We don't have that much money to buy chickens and ducks, so Yang Shuai has to pay for them!"

Tang Qing knew that Yang Zheng had confiscated a lot of gold and silver from the homes of so many landlords in Liangzhou, and it would be perfect to use it to buy meat to improve the army's combat effectiveness.

"Wonderful!"

Qin Le's eyes lit up as he said, "The merchants in Qingzhou are selling chickens and ducks so cheaply, General Yang will definitely be happy to buy from them, but..."

Qin Le frowned slightly: "Can the merchants in Qingzhou supply enough chickens and ducks?"

The number of soldiers in Yang Family Army was not small.

Even after several reductions in troop numbers, the Yang family army still numbers as many as 20, and the meat needed to feed 20 people...

It's no exaggeration to say that even the Xia Dynasty's imperial court couldn't afford to supply it.

"It can at least alleviate the immediate crisis, right?"

Tang Qing said with a smile that the chickens and ducks in the hands of the Qingzhou merchant might not be enough to supply the entire Yang family army, but as long as the source is stable, even if the quantity is small, it will at least slightly improve the food of the Yang family army and enhance their combat effectiveness.

"Makes sense!"

Qin Le nodded.

Seeing this, Tang Qing said, "Xiao Le, tomorrow you take me to find that merchant from Qingzhou. I want to talk to him."

"no problem."

So, the matter was settled.

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the next day.

After resting at the hotel for a night and easing some of their fatigue, Zhang He and his team arrived at the vegetable market in their truck, and everyone was stunned.

Looking around, the spot where they had set up their stall yesterday was already packed with people; someone who didn't know better would think someone was performing magic tricks there.

However, these people were clearly not there to watch a magic show.

"Why hasn't the stall owner arrived yet? Is he not coming?"

"Huh? Really? I'm waiting to buy chicken."

"I rushed over early this morning, I can't have come all this way for nothing, can I?"

"Where are they? Where are the yellow-feathered chickens that cost 250 coins each?"

"..."

Many people from Yongliang County who rushed over looked at the ground with only a few chicken and duck feathers, and their faces unconsciously showed disappointment.

They were all people who rushed here to buy yellow-feathered chickens and white-feathered ducks after hearing about them, and they were naturally extremely disappointed to see that no one was setting up a stall here.

Fortunately, at that moment, some sharp-eyed people noticed Zhang He and his group.

"They're here! I see them coming!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's gaze turned to the entrance of the market, and their eyes lit up with intense light when they saw Zhang He.

They didn't even wait for Zhang He to arrive; they all jogged over and surrounded Zhang He's group.

"Boss, give me two chickens, this is 500 coins."

The fastest man hurriedly took out a money bag containing five hundred coins that he had prepared in advance.

He shoved the money bag directly into Zhang He's hand, as if afraid that Zhang He wouldn't accept his money.

"Uh……"

Zhang He felt the weight of the money bag in his hand and was completely confused. Yesterday, when he was setting up his stall, he had to use a lot of persuasion to sell some yellow-feathered chickens and white-feathered ducks. How come the situation was so different today? He didn't even need to say anything, and the customers already knew the price of the yellow-feathered chickens.