The pork butcher is smoother than a pig butcher!

Chapter 240 Experience Sharing
Regarding how to "borrow meat" from a "bad neighbor," General Zhao said that the Border City Camp had a little experience that he could share with Yulin Guard.

They couldn't wait to show their experience and achievements to General Zheng and others at the banquet that very night.

When more than a hundred roasted rabbits, golden brown and fragrant, were piled on a large tray and served, the visual effect was quite spectacular.

Accompanying this is the rich aroma in the air, a blend of cumin and other spices, with the crispy skin and fresh meat, an aroma that instantly captivates meat lovers.

Even General Zheng, who had attended a royal banquet, couldn't help but take a deep breath and hold it for more than ten breaths before asking, "My lord! Is this the wild rabbit you just mentioned that you caught from the grasslands?"

After washing his hands with a hot towel, Zhao Muyun casually tore off a rabbit leg from a roasted rabbit and handed it to him.
"The wild rabbits on the grasslands at this time of year only have a layer of meat with skin on, but after being roasted over such a slow fire, even the bones are quite crispy, and you can still chew them and eat them."

General Zheng only tasted one bite of the crispy rabbit leg before secretly complaining to himself:

Marquis Ningyang was born with a life of wealth and honor. How could he call such a delicacy barely edible? I doubt even the old emperor had the fortune to taste such a bite!

The two ate rabbit meat and whispered to each other.

The main hall outside, where guests are received, is much more lively.

Xiong Zhen, Tian Jiu, and others are all straightforward people, and they kept urging the guests to eat more meat.

If the guests don't participate, how can they possibly start showing off their meat?
These days, military camps aren't places where formalities are valued.

Which health clinic doesn't have a frenzy of people fighting over food?
Besides, it's this kind of barbecue that smells so good it could kill someone!
Tearing the meat with your hands?

Who cares about such a refined way of eating!
Just hold it in both hands and gnaw on it!
Teeth are much more useful than hands.

Without having half a rabbit meat in your stomach to fill your stomach, you won't feel like chatting with anyone.

After a long while, the adjutant of Yulin Garrison finally inquired about the rabbit problem:
"We've caught wild rabbits in the mountains before, but these creatures are very cunning. How did you manage to catch so many at once?"

Tian Jiu was equally curious: "Don't you all know? This year, the wild rabbits on the southern grasslands are rampant, and we can't catch them all!"

The military commander of Yulin Garrison looked shocked: "Won't this trigger a conflict with the Tatars? If the court blames us, who will take responsibility?"

Tian Jiu replied with the same emoji:
"What did you say? We're just going to help those poor herders, how could it cause a conflict? Wild rabbits love to burrow and eat grass roots, and if they get too rampant, they'll destroy the grasslands! Besides, what's there to be afraid of if there's a conflict? We'll fight if we want to! As long as we can win, what's there to be afraid of being held accountable?"
The Yulin garrison commander stared wide-eyed; how could they have known that rabbits had become a plague on the grasslands!

Since even the border towns dare to fight the Tatars head-on, what are they, the Yulin Guard, afraid of?
This very imposing man slapped his thigh:
"Hey bro, could you teach me how to catch wild rabbits? We haven't had a decent meat meal in months!"

Tian Jiu thumped his chest loudly:

"That's a good idea! Hare love to burrow, and if we find a few burrows, we can catch them easily! I'll arrange for the Right Guard Battalion to take you to the nearby grasslands so you can experience catching rabbits by hand!"

"Brothers!"

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Another meal featuring three crispy, hand-shredded roasted rabbits per person!
The taste of rabbit meat completely won over every diner.

After a hearty meal of meat, a large bowl of creamy lamb bone soup is served to cleanse the palate.

Got it!
General Zheng of Yulin Guard almost broke through their defenses:

"My lord! Just how many delicious foods are still hidden in your border town? We eat the Tan sheep from Huyan County every year, but they're never quite as good as these!"

Zhao Muyun slowly drank half a bowl of soup before saying:
"That's all! The sheep used in this soup are those grassland sheep that we snatched back from the jaws of the Tatars! The Tan sheep from Huyan County are still half-grown; how could ordinary farmers bear to slaughter them?"

Ok!

The Marquis of Ningyang seems to have mentioned it before.

Two hundred thousand troops from the northern desert came to harass the pass, and when they left, the border town stole sheep from them!

This display of experience and achievements left General Zheng and the generals of Yulin Garrison feeling envious. They were all border guards, after all.

Why should the border troops of Yulinwei only be able to obediently defend and live a miserable life with tight clothing and food?

Biancheng is the eldest brother.

Yulinwei is the younger brother.

The younger brother naturally had to follow the older brother's lead.

Moreover, Yulinwei's target was very clear: the Ordos tribe of southern Mongolia, with whom they had a blood feud!
General Zheng and his men had a burning desire for justice.

The next day, he hurriedly bid farewell and left, rushing back to muster his troops and launch a counter-offensive against the Ordos tribe.

As for the saxaul tree.

General Zheng has tentatively set a target of five million mature trees at five years old.

They couldn't wait for the saplings to grow to two or three years old, all for the sake of trees that were over two meters tall, so that the results would be immediate.

Before the banquet, the two generals argued for a long time, and finally agreed on a price of 50,000 taels of silver or an equivalent amount of livestock.

What technical skills are involved in planting trees?
Haven't you seen that people in their fifties and sixties, as well as children over five years old, all know how to grow it?
Moreover.

There are still so many poor people in the counties and villages under the jurisdiction of Yulin Garrison who can't afford to eat.

Their lives are no better than those of the refugees.

The quartermaster's dark, weathered face broke into a wide smile, and he came to report the good news to Gan Minglan the next day.

"Captain Gan, we'll need your help with the five million saxaul trees! The trees we sell to Yulinwei can't be any worse than the windbreaks used on your ranch!"
Rest assured, when the Yulin Guard sends money or livestock to buy trees, the camp will split the profits 50/50 with you!

Moreover, Yulinwei is just the beginning. Once the windbreak in Yulinwei takes effect this winter, it will surely spread throughout the entire border town. Next spring, our saxaul trees will definitely sell like hotcakes!

The "Border Town Camp" means they intend to take over the entire sales process and revenue collection.

Gan Minglan was happy to have some free time.

She waved her hand dismissively:

"The buyers were all invited by the Marquis, and the Marquis also helped negotiate the specific transactions. The saxaul trees were also thanks to the Gratitude Rats. How could I possibly be worthy of splitting the profits 50/50 with the Quartermaster Department?"

"If you hadn't insisted on having the refugees plant such a large area, who would have known that trees in the desert would be so useful! We've benefited from it all."

You can't say it like that.

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and in the end, the quartermaster left with the man with the dark, chrysanthemum-like face who had spoken.

The quartermaster happily reported to the general:

"Captain Gan has an extraordinary vision. Despite it being a tremendous achievement, he only reluctantly accepted 10% of the profits."

She added that once she gets the 10% profit from selling the trees, she will continue to hire the new immigrants to plant more trees and grass!
It will take at least another month or two to get the western foothills ranch sorted out.

In short, she strived to help these newly arrived refugees integrate into the border town as quickly as possible and settle down in Angmen.

Zhao Muyun, looking dazed, said, "A peaceful and prosperous life..."

(End of this chapter)