Chapter 53: Promises must be kept, this is the rule of the Qin Dynasty
Afraid that Ying Chengyu might mistakenly think that he was refusing the task, Chen He explained seriously:
"In the past few years, South Korea celebrated the New Year It is the same day as the first day of the ninth lunar month in the Qin Dynasty."
"But when the king ascended the throne last year, it was changed to the first day of September."
"So the first day of the new year in Korea this year is the first day of September. 1. ”
“There is no problem if you want to feed the army.”
“Xicheng has a bumper grain harvest this year. The grain storage in the grain depot alone is enough to feed 200,000 people for three months.”
“But After days of celebration, most of the food and wine in the city has been consumed!”
Ying Chengyu shook his head helplessly:
“It’s changed again”
Even though he has lived in this world for more than ten years, Ying Chengyu still cannot completely get used to the calendar of this period.
Because different countries use different calendars.
The Qin Dynasty used the Zhuanxu calendar, the Zhao State used the Xia calendar, and the Chu State used a mixture of the Zhou calendar and the Xia calendar.
A very intuitive example is that April in Da Qin corresponds to July in Chu State.
Even countries with the same calendar have different beginnings of the year.
For example, the first day of October is the first day of the lunar month in the Qin Dynasty, and the first day of the lunar month is the first day of the lunar month in South Korea.
This is not the end. In some countries, no matter which month they set the beginning of the year, they will enter the next year after the beginning of the year. In some countries, the year and month are separated, and the beginning of the year is only used for political positioning. , no calendar positioning is performed.
Chu is the latter. Even if other countries don't know Chu's new Zhengshuo, they will not mess up the year.
But Qin State is the former, so after the end of September of the eighth year of Qin Wangzheng's reign, it immediately jumped to October of the ninth year of Qin Wangzheng's reign, and what followed in December of the ninth year of Qin Wangzheng's reign was the end of Qin Wangzheng's ninth year. January 9!
What’s even more outrageous is that the calendars, year-ends and counting methods used by various countries will also change!
How can people count the days?
It’s completely impossible to calculate!
After thinking for a while, Ying Chengyu turned to ask: "Are there any wealthy households near Xicheng?"
Chen He immediately understood what Ying Chengyu was thinking: "The general wants to start from Rich people get meat and wine?”
“But in this case, the rich people may be dissatisfied.”
"And even if we plunder all the wealthy households near Xicheng, we still can't gather enough wine and meat for a hundred thousand troops."
Ying Chengxuan said in a calm voice: "I, the Qin Dynasty, must fulfill my promises. This is the rule. "
"Since I have promised the army, I must fulfill it!"
Chen He was very moved.
Although it is impossible for him to attend tonight's banquet, let alone enjoy the food and wine.
But Ying Chengyu's attitude towards the soldiers convinced Chen He that Ying Chengyu was a man of great promise.
Since Ying Chengyu is willing to do his best to fulfill his promise to the army, he will probably fulfill his promise to him and help him get his family out!
"Gua Fu!" The Gua Fu was summoned, and Ying Chengyu pointed with his right hand: "This is the commander of the general's army, holding the tiger talisman of his own soldiers."
"The next Gua Fu is Just follow me, sir. If you need it, I will send my own troops to do it.”
“If you need the cooperation of the middle, rear, and heavy troops, you can also report it directly to me.”
"This general has only one request. At all costs, let our soldiers have enough to eat and drink tonight!"
Chen He solemnly handed over his hand: "Wei!"
Leave the job of finding food and wine to yourself. For Chen He, Ying Chengxiao became busy non-stop.
Clean the battlefield to avoid the plague.
Each army counts its soldiers and reports its losses.
Find all the dead bodies, place their heads in the center of the army and mark the killers for announcement...
War is never just about killing!
The time has come, and there are still busy people everywhere inside and outside Xicheng.
Suddenly, military law officer Cao Shan looked at his nose.
“What does it smell like?”
Cao Shan had a burnt human head in his hand, and he subconsciously got closer and smelled it.
My colleague laughed when he saw this: "Cao Shan, are you so hungry that you want to eat people?"
"Hey, don't say it, the brains taste really good when they are burned. It's a bit good."
Cao Shan laughed and said, "Who wants to eat people?"
"I smell the barbecue."
Another colleague cursed angrily: "Who doesn't smell the smell of barbecue?"
"Our place has the strongest smell of barbecue in the whole army!"
"You and I He said, I don’t want to eat barbecue anymore for the next month.”
My colleague was not joking.
All the corpses of the Korean soldiers killed in this battle were piled here, nearly half of them were burnt and smelled of barbecue. It smells delicious, but it is destructive to humanity.
Even if they are all military officials who can play with their heads as balls, they are still disgusting at this moment.
But at this moment, noises came from all over the military camp.
“Do you smell it? It smells like meat!”
“Look, the supply camp is bringing meat. The general really wants us to eat meat!”
"Not only meat, but also wine, hahaha! I must drink two bowls today!"
"Who said our generals can't do it? Defeat Xicheng in one battle, and eat wine and meat when the city is defeated, follow this General, please be alive!"
Cao Shan murmured in disbelief: "There really is barbecue."
"Do you want to eat it?"
One All the military officials looked at each other in disbelief, then looked at the burnt heads in their hands, and finally spoke viciously at the same time:
"Eat!"
Qin Jun's mind was very simple.
If you are good to them, can lead them to victory in battles, and can sell their lives at a good price, they will be willing to give their lives to you!
This morning the army still had an attitude towards Ying Chengyu that he had to obey orders.
But now, when Ying Chengyu appeared in the army, all the soldiers who saw Ying Chengyu could not help but raise their hands and shout:
"Meet the general!"
With a gentle smile on his face, Ying Chengyu took the trouble to respond to the soldiers one by one:
"Eat slowly, don't hold on."
“Eat meat, there is so much meat, why do you only eat rice?”
“Oh, three heads? Send it to the military judge quickly. After three days of public announcement, you will You have been granted a title. You have had a great harvest today, but the harvest is not food, but a title!”
Looking at Ying Chengyu's gentle smile and listening to Ying Chengyu's attentive and nagging instructions, many soldiers' eyes were a little red.
If anyone talks to them about the mutiny again, they can kill all those who are making noises without Ying Chengyu’s order!
The army burst out with shouts and shouts:
"The general is victorious!"
Walking all the way to the edge of the army, Ying Chengyu faced the soldiers guarding the barracks. The soldiers greeted: "Let's all go eat."
The soldiers hurriedly handed over their hands: "General, tonight it is my turn to wait for the soldiers."
Ying Chengyu smiled: "I will bring my own soldiers to take your place tonight."
The soldiers were stunned: "General..."
Ying Chengyu waved his hand: "No need to persuade me anymore, go drink and eat meat!"
The soldiers were so moved that they handed over their hands heavily. : "Thank you, General!"
After driving away the soldiers, Ying Chengyu smiled and greeted the soldiers:
“It’s not easy for the soldiers to have the opportunity to eat meat and drink wine.”
“Let’s give it to them today. Yes, tomorrow I will allow you to eat meat and drink wine.”
“But don’t stand still during the long night. Each of you can go and get some meat to eat and defend yourself at the same time.”
“But remember, no drinking tonight!”
All the soldiers happily handed over their hands: "Wei!"
The soldiers went to the defense line to replace the soldiers.
The soldiers set up a bonfire and laid out meat.
Bafu flipped the meat skewers quickly with his hands and feet, and soon brought a skewer of roasted venison to Ying Chengyu.
“Master, you eat!”
After taking the meat skewer and taking a big bite, Ying Chengyu let out a long sigh of satisfaction: "Comfortable!"
"This tastes just right, much better than Shang Shiling's food!"< br>
Bafu laughed happily: "Master, you are exaggerating. How can my craftsmanship be compared with Shang Shiling?"
Ying Chengyu chuckled: "Believe it or not, if Brother Wang is here to choose, and he would rather sit here and eat your barbecued meat skewers with me?”
Obviously he didn’t believe it: “How can the king appreciate my craftsmanship?”< br>
Ying Chengyu was leaning on a stone. On the left was the city that had just been conquered, and on the right were the soldiers loyal to him. Looking up, he could see the bright moon.
Feeling the breeze blowing on his face, Ying Chengqiao smiled and murmured: "What I like is not craftsmanship, but freedom!"
(End of this chapter)