Good Life in Qin Dynasty

The first sentence makes the bottom busy.

He had to stew meat, boil bath water, and shave his hair. Fortunately, there was a barber here in Lijiazhuang. He was originally a farm slave who was bought, but because of this, he was remembered by the manager. He shaves the heads of his family members later on. There is no need to go to the fields.

A small razor was playing with prestige, everyone shaved their heads before taking a bath, and then put on new clothes. It may be that Li Jiyang, the young master, showed his love of cleanliness. Everyone also cleaned up, paying attention to hygiene and starting from themselves.

After tossing until noon, Li Jiyang was hungry again!

But this fucking dynasty only eats two meals!

Li Jiyang is so depressed!

Forget it!

What's more, there are no snacks in this era!

It's like not being able to fill your stomach when you're hungry!

Li Jiyang just wanted to get some snacks, at least, something to fill his stomach when he was hungry.

And the people he saw yesterday, not to mention skinny, are definitely not as good as he eats!

Even if he himself ate so badly, let alone the people below!

So this snack must be made early!

But what kind of snack is suitable?

He has been here for so long, and he has only eaten millet and white noodles, and the white noodles are not too white!

Millet tastes good, how about making snacks with millet?

Millet bowl cake?

But it asks for eggs and white sugar, he can get eggs, but where can he get white sugar now?

Not to mention white sugar, the most eaten at this time is honey, which is still wild!

He dare not eat it!

Because I am afraid of eating something wrong!

Does anyone know what's in wild honey?

What if he eats something bad, and there is a lack of medical care and medicine in this place, what can he do?

If this one doesn't work, just change it!

Li Jiyang lay there on his back, thinking about making some snacks, thinking about it, he thought of the crystallization of wisdom of the old Shaanxi people: Guokui!

It is said that this thing is the marching ration of the Qin Dynasty!

Although it is extremely hard, as long as you let the kitchen boil a big pot of broth, at noon, everyone can get half a pot helmet, and the broth can be drunk casually, isn't it all right?

This is a good idea!

There are also two large granaries of wheat in Lijiazhuang, enough to be ground into flour to make pot helmets!

Guokui is a later name, and now it should be called Wenwang Guokui!

The production of Shaanxi pot helmets can be traced back to the Shang and Zhou dynasties.According to legend, the pot helmet was used as rations for soldiers when King Wen of Zhou defeated Zhou. In the Xifu area of ​​Shaanxi, there is still a variety of pot helmet called "Wenwang Guokui".

The pot helmet was carried forward and popularized in the Qin Dynasty.The pot helmet made by Qin people is big, thick and solid.It is said that the pot helmet was not called pot helmet at first, but because its shape resembled the cross section of a tree stump, it was called pier cake.

At that time, the cakes distributed by the soldiers during the march of the Qin army weighed five or six catties each. The diameter of a cake was about [-] to [-] centimeters, and the thickness was about [-] centimeters.

And the way soldiers carry it is also very unique. Two cakes form a group, and two holes are drilled on each cake, tied with leather ropes, and one is placed on the front chest and one on the back chest, just like the folks used to use in the past. generally.This special carrying method turned out to be an excellent individual soldier's protective gear in sudden combat, and played the role of armor (bulletproof vest).

What's even more rare is that the arrows shot by the enemy army were stuck on the cake, and after being pulled out by the soldiers of the Qin army, they could be used to shoot the enemy army.The pier cake can "eat arrows", which has also become a magic weapon for the Qin army to win.Then the soldiers called the cakes "guokui", that is, hard-faced armor baked with a pot.

"Guokui" also became famous because of this.

When Qin people went out, they had to burn pot helmets at home, and let those who went out wear them. This custom has continued to this day.

In addition to political, military, economic, cultural and other reasons, the Qin army was able to defeat the heroes and unify the six countries. As the main dry food for soldiers, "guokui" also made outstanding contributions.The shelf life of pot helmets is relatively long, suitable for long-term storage and carrying, which is inseparable from the materials and production methods of pot helmets.

The production method of the pot helmet is very particular. It uses high-quality wheat flour, stirs it with water, and kneads it into a dough. After fermentation, it is rolled into a large round cake with a rolling pin, placed in a large iron griddle with a flat bottom, slowly baked with a slow fire, and the kang is dried. , The skin is slightly browned and the flesh is dry and mellow.Even in the hot summer, the pot helmet will not deteriorate after ten days and half a month. It is suitable for long-distance combat and can be compared with the compressed dry food used by the army today.

The armies of other countries have already lost to the Qin army in this regard.

What's more, to do this now, you don't need any other food materials!

The most important thing is that they will definitely do this thing!