Prosperous Tang Soul

Chapter 345 Snow in the Northland (10) 2-[-] more!
On the contrary, there are a lot of good wine and good food, and they are specially prepared for them with the five grains that Han people like to eat.

Of course, from this point of view, it can be seen that Xieli, at least for now, has no intention of invading the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty, or if he does, he will have to wait until he has unified the entire Mobei Prairie.

"Can you get news from this meal?" Niu Jinda laughed.

It's not that he looks down on Cen Wenwen, but he really doesn't know what Cen Wenwen can tell from a few meals.

Of course, this is not because he thinks that Cen Wenwen is treasonous. With Cen Wenwen's current status, although he has not yet been conferred a Duke, he is still a Marquis.

Even if Xieli could offer a higher price, it would not compare to Cen Wenwen's current status.

Moreover, as a noble with a title, Cen Wenwen can even pass the title to his sons and grandsons. Famous descendants can also be a rich man.

Therefore, Niu Jinda can be sure that Cen Wenwen's heart is absolutely loyal to Datang.

"Of course the old man got the news, ha ha!" Cen Wenwen glanced at Niu Jinda, and said with a smile: "Because the old man smelled musty in their food! Moreover, the beef and mutton delivered were also stale for several days Beef and mutton!"

Zhang Yi couldn't help but look at the old man Cen Wenwen differently.

He also didn't expect that Cen Wenwen actually saw the way in it.

As a Shangshu of the Tang Dynasty, Cen Wenwen's status is undoubtedly noble.

Even as a prisoner, it is also noble.

After all, ancient times was an era that attached great importance to respect and inferiority. As a generation of khans, Xieli respected the officials of the Tang Dynasty and at the same time respected his own authority. Therefore, the treatment of Cen Wenwen and Tang Jian and his party was strictly in accordance with etiquette. ongoing.

Although there may be some changes in living habits due to different races, it is understandable that Xieli will never be treated as a captive.

However, Cen Wenwen had a musty smell from the food, and the beef and mutton were also stale, which undoubtedly explained a problem, that is, the Jieli Department also lacked food.

If there is no shortage of food, it is common for Cen Wenwen and the others to kill a cow for them every day.

It's just that pure warriors like Niu Jinda and Xue Wanren couldn't think of this.

Niu Jinda said: "It seems that Cen Gong and Tang Gong are really suffering. Now that they have returned to Shuofang, the old man will order people to kill cattle and sheep later, so as to catch up with Cen Gong!"

"I really don't know how you managed to become a dignified marquis!" Cen Wenwen became angry immediately, and cursed: "Do you think this old man looks like a person who has never eaten wine or meat? It seems that this old man wants to come to you It's like eating and drinking!"

It's not to blame Cen Wenwen for being angry, but Lao Niu's words are a bit too outrageous.

Cen Wenwen just said that he had bad food every day in Jieli, but he was lucky, and said in the blink of an eye that he would clean up the dust for others.Although it is etiquette to welcome the wind and wash away the dust, the timing of this speech is not right.

After contacting Cen Wenwen's words just now, the taste changed immediately.

To those who don't know the situation, it sounds like he is Cen Wenwen complaining to Niu Jinda, and he still complains about the food. Isn't this obviously asking people to treat guests to dinner?
Even though Cen Wenwen knew very well in his heart that Niu Jinda was only apologizing for what happened just now, but apologizing is not the way to apologize!

So this person is like this, one negligence can often cause a typo, and another carelessness can offend others.

Li Jing watched the two of them arguing, and the topic was brought to the Octopus Kingdom, so he quickly took over the conversation and said to Cen Wenwen: "According to Cen Gong, the Jieli Department is also short of food now?"

"That's right!" Cen Wenwen nodded, approved of Li Jing's statement, and said with a smile: "Li Shuai is indeed worthy of both civil and military skills. You can guess what I'm thinking after just saying a word!"

As he said that, Cen Wenwen stopped standing, returned to his seat, knelt down and sat down, with the appearance of a virtuous man, and said: "Our Tang Dynasty suffered a plague of locusts this year. Similarly, there are also certain locusts on the grassland. Although the grass has grown back after summer, the number of cattle and sheep on the grassland today has decreased by a full [-]% compared to before!"

"What Cen Gong said is right!" Xue Wanren cupped his hands at Cen Wenwen, and after meeting Li Jing and Niu Jinda, he said in a deep voice: "The last general ordered the precious beast Shuofang. Merchants still have a better understanding of the situation on the grassland!
As far as today's locust plague is concerned, there were already signs in early spring, and it had spread all over Shuofang in early summer, and it was the same in other places, and it suddenly reached its peak in late June. At the peak, locusts everywhere covered the sky and swarmed in groups, covering the sky like a swarm of insects! "

"So powerful?" Cen Wenwen was also frightened by Xue Wanren's words.

Although there are locusts in Guanzhong, they can only be described as living in swarms and covering the sky.

However, Xue Wanren actually described the locust plague on the grassland as covering the sky and blocking out the sun.

"Yes!" Xue Wanren nodded, and said, "Mr. Cen doesn't know, but this grassland is different from my Guanzhong.

Although there is food in Guanzhong, there is a certain gap in many places due to many reasons such as plowing fields and roads. There are also pesticides and chicken and duck insect-eating methods introduced by Jingyang County, so although Guanzhong suffered disasters within a certain range Inside,.

But the grassland is different. Firstly, the Turkic people don’t pay much attention to the locusts, and because the grassland is full of fat pastures, there is enough food for the Anxi locusts, so there are more locusts! "

What Xue Wanren said was very reasonable. From Zhang Yi's point of view, he also understood the locust plague very well, but due to his lack of education, his angry words were not as clear as that of literati like Cen Wenwen.

"So the Jieli Department is really short of food?" Li Jing's eyes lit up.

He, who has fought wars for most of his life, knows that even though Xie Li holds 20 cavalry in his hands, he is a paper tiger.

20 horses, not to mention other things, it takes a lot of food and fodder just to eat horses and chew for a day, and it is still in battle, in order to maintain the physical strength of the soldiers, it is necessary to have a lot of food. Princess Yicheng's relationship has some old foundations from the Sui Dynasty, but it's not enough.

Although for themselves, they can still eat cattle and mutton without food, but today because of the locust plague, the cattle and sheep are already thin and pitiful, and some will be kept as breeding sheep for next year. Li didn't get any benefits other than getting back the territory that originally belonged to him.

(End of this chapter)