Chapter 273 Marching Lunch Box
Looking at the soldiers using shallow wooden plates to prepare meals, Purficott couldn't help but frown, feeling an indescribable feeling of déjà vu.
It’s not that there is anything wrong with this, but the chef in the cafeteria puts a spoonful of marinated meat that has been stewed until it is mushy mixed with potatoes, corn and other vegetables. Mixed into a gooey consistency, it easily reminds Perficott of pig food.
By the way, this food standard in the original world is really not as good as pig food.
However, for the grassroots soldiers of this era, this is already a rare and hearty meal. At least the bread provided in the canteen today did not let them eat sawdust and stones, but did not mix those messy things. Inedible stuff, good brown bread.
Although it tastes sour, this level of bread can only be eaten when a war is won or someone is working for the army.
Coupled with the vegetable soup made from fresh vegetables, it is really rich for them as grassroots soldiers.
However, in Purficott's view, they use shallow wooden plates to hold food, and then use wooden cups or simply use the wooden plate itself to hold soup, which is already cooked into a ball of paste and then soaked. The soup looks really bad.
Especially the wooden plate was too shallow and could not hold much soup, and it was easy to spill. This made all the soldiers directly dip the bread in their hands into the soup after making the soup. I hope it can absorb more soup, make the plate easier to carry, and avoid spilling.
Seeing this scene, Purficott couldn't help but complain: "Can't you give the soldiers a bowl? What can such a shallow plate hold? The soup is spilled. Or are you saying You don’t even intend to let them eat well?”
In Purficott's impression, when it comes to marching lunch boxes, the most famous ones should be the Germans in the original world. During World War II, the German military industry created a great reputation. Among them, although the marching lunch box looks inconspicuous, it has become a classic, even if it is It was still popular for nearly a hundred years after the war, and its design concept was imitated by various countries in the following decades.
Thinking of the lunch box, Purficott’s hand was already placed on the wooden dinner plate she just picked up. Then alchemy started, and she transformed this ordinary wooden dinner plate into a Steel lunch box.
The classic three-piece pork kidney set uses a handle to connect the inner pot and the upper lid, and the bottom box has a handle that can be carried in your hand. It is simple, convenient and practical. It is very classic and A design that has been tested in world wars.
“Look, what a simple and practical change.” Purficott said, then handed the lunch box in his hand to the cook who was preparing meals for the soldiers, and asked him to stamp the lid of the lunch box. I slowly picked up a box of vegetable soup, and put a ball of boiled potatoes mixed with soy products in the inner pot on the other side. The bottom box contained a handy piece of black bread.
This simple and convenient lunch box immediately attracted the attention of all the soldiers. They showed a little envy in their eyes, but they did not show any more emotions.
The person in front of him was a lord and count, a big figure that these low-level soldiers would never be able to match in their lifetime.
How can the things they use be beyond the imagination of little soldiers like them?
Just like farmers would imagine that the emperor used a golden hoe to hoe the ground, people always cannot imagine things beyond their own cognition.
But for Purficott, this was just a simple task. She immediately handed the lunch box containing the food in her hand to a young soldier beside her, and said casually: "Here you go. , maybe you can tell me about your experience of using it if you have the opportunity in the future."
After saying that, Purficott turned and walked aside, asking some questions to other soldiers who looked older. question. The young soldier who stayed on the spot was holding the lunch box in his hand, with a helpless expression on his face, but he quickly stepped aside at the urging of the cook, and carefully started eating with the exquisite lunch box.
I have to say that the design of this lunch box is really great. It can be placed directly on the ground or held directly in your hand. Even if there is some shaking, the contents inside will not spill out.
In addition, the lunch box itself is much larger than the previous shallow plate, and the food served separately will not be mixed together, making the food that has no taste at all become even worse.
Thanks to the lunch box, the young soldier had a solid meal this time, and the lunch box given by the Earl allowed him to gain the favor of a circle of soldiers around him. Envy and jealousy.
Perficott didn't pay much attention to this little episode, and giving the lunch box to the soldier was just a casual gesture. But judging from the other party's reaction, this kind of German from the original world has been around since World War I. The field lunch box that has been used since then does have its uniqueness.
"If I want to equip all members of the 17th Guards Division with this kind of marching lunch box, will it be difficult?" Purficott looked at the officers beside him, asked them, and rubbed his hands again. bought a new lunch box so they could learn more about it.
Commander Richard looked at a lunch box held by a young soldier, then looked at the one in front of him, thought for a while and said to Purficott: "If only all personnel are equipped, There is naturally no problem with the new lunch box, but the procurement and supply of this lunch box..."
"That is something I need to consider. All you need to consider is whether this lunch box can be used and what it is. What changes can it bring to the 17th Guards Division?" For Purficott, she is more concerned about whether she can achieve her goal, and the means to achieve her goal are secondary.
And according to what I learned yesterday, if the factory in Pignisberg only produces lunch boxes, they can still do it. In this way, they can also give some orders to the factory here and save Pidgeon. Growing unemployment in Nisburg.
At the same time, can it bring some small obstacles to Karen's work? Purficott couldn't help but smile.
However, this kind of marching lunch box can indeed effectively improve the dining experience of soldiers. As we all know, allowing soldiers to eat well is also an important factor in ensuring their combat effectiveness. Therefore, the equipment of this kind of marching lunch box is a necessity in Purficott's view. things.
Of course Commander Richard would not disobey the earl to whom he was loyal in such a matter, and to be honest, it was just a lunch box, which was really not a big deal.
And he himself thinks that this kind of lunch box is indeed very good, but if it is to be equipped for the entire division, the cost is indeed not small. The 17th Guards Division itself will definitely not be able to get this money. came out.
But if Purficott is willing to pay the money, then he naturally has no reason to object.
(End of this chapter)