The three of them politely greeted outside Hami City. Yue Zhongqi asked Tang Quanzhong to get on the carriage, and the group entered the city.

After entering the city, Yue Zhongqi and others came to welcome Tang Quan. During Datong, Tang Quan refused the banquet from local officials, but now he accepted it happily in Hami. Although this is different from Yue Zhongqi and Lin Jianzhang, it is also the intention of Tang Quantong to be close to each other.

As the admiral of the Construction Corps, Tang Quan knew very well that the Northwest military support was inseparable from the support of the Northwest military in order to open up the situation in the Western Regions and do a good job in the tasks assigned by the emperor.

Moreover, many reserve soldiers in the Construction Corps retired from the Northwest Army. From this point of view, both sides are a family. As a family, it is normal to have a meal and drink wine in the place.

In addition, the battle in the Western Regions has only come to an end. Before leaving the capital, Zhu Yicheng summoned Tang Quan and carefully talked with him about the court's overall plan for the Western Regions. The Qing Dynasty and Ming dynasties in the west continued to fight, but when to fight and what extent it finally hits depends on the role of his construction corps.

From this point of view, the Construction Corps was not only a force for the Ming Dynasty to build the Western Regions, but also the basis for the war planning of the entire Western Regions in the late Ming Dynasty.

The smoother the work of the Construction Corps is, the greater the results achieved, the more confident the Northwest Army will be. When the time comes, it will be time for the Ming Dynasty to completely annex the Western Regions.

Tang Quan knew these, and Yue Zhongqi and Lin Jianzhang also understood them very well. The purpose of the establishment of the Construction Corps was to solve the food and supplies, materials, and other logistics work in the Northwest. When the court revealed to the Northwest Army that it was intended to form a Construction Corps, Yue Zhongqi and Lin Jianzhang thought about it, and the more they thought about it, the more they felt that this plan was wonderful. When Zhu Yicheng chose Tang Quan as the admiral of the Construction Corps, they even expressed their support for Tang Quan taking office.

Lin Jianzhang and Tang Quan were originally old comrades-in-arms. Although Yue Zhongqi had no such relationship with Tang Quan, as the commander of the Northwest Army, Tang Quan was previously responsible for the military's logistics supplies, and the two sides had a lot of dealing with them.

Yue Zhongqi and Lin Jianzhang were absolutely assured of Tang Quan's ability and character. It was a desperate opportunity to have such a trustworthy comrade-in-arms who came to the Western Regions to fight side by side with them.

The welcoming banquet was not very popular, but it was just a small-scale banquet. In addition, the Western Regions are not as good as the Central Plains. Although it is early summer now, the food in the Western Regions is still mainly cattle and sheep, and it is just a little better in cooking.

"Old Tang, come and try this." Lin Jianzhang smiled and picked up a piece of mutton for Tang Quan. The mutton was cooked in the pot. The gravy was delicious when bitten with one bite, without any fishy smell. Tang Quan gave a thumbs up and praised it after taking it.

"This mutton is better, it's much more delicious than the ones in the capital."

"This is naturally. The mutton from the capital comes from Mongolia in the north, which is more plump than the ones in the Western Regions of Mongolia." Lin Jianzhang explained with a smile, and picked up Tang Quan again, but he rarely ate it himself. In fact, it was not only him, but even Yue Zhongqi sitting there didn't eat much.

At first, Tang Quan was a little puzzled, but after looking at the dishes on the table, he suddenly realized. You should know that Tang Quan had done logistics work before and was very sensitive to details. He soon realized that cattle and sheep were not rare in the Western Regions. Just like in the Mongolian, cattle and sheep that were regarded as good things in the Central Plains were everywhere in the Western Regions, but ordinary fruits and vegetables were very few.

"Two, what's on this dish today is very meaningful!" Tang Quan took the chopsticks to smack the wine and meat on the table, and a meaningful smile appeared on his face.

Lin Jianzhang and Yue Zhongqi looked at each other and laughed at the same time.

"I said I can't hide it from Lao Tang." Lin Jianzhang said to Yue Zhongqi. Yue Zhongqi nodded and said, "Brother Tang, you are an expert, but this is also a fact. The northwest is not as good as the Great Wall. Although there are tea and other replacements at present, it is not a long-term solution. I have been very worried about this matter with Lin Shuai. Now that Brother Tang comes, our burden will be easier. I don't know how Brother Tang solves this matter?"

After saying that, Yue Zhongqi looked at Tang Quan with anticipation, and Tang Quan nodded slightly in his heart.

Yue Zhongqi is right. Whether it is northern Mongolia or northwest, these places are the locations of nomadic peoples.

Nomads have always raised sheep and herd horses and moved with water and grass. Their main food is inseparable from cattle and sheep.

Although meat and milk are good, they cannot be eaten for a long time. People still have to eat vegetables and fruits. In later medical sayings, this is called balanced nutrition, otherwise long-term lack of vitamin supplements will be a great harm to human health.

So what should I do if there is a lack of vegetables on the grassland? Herders usually dig some wild vegetables and pick berries to supplement them. What is more convenient is to use tea instead of fruits and vegetables for vitamin supplementation.

Therefore, the demand for tea on the grassland is extremely high. Tea has become a necessity for the life of nomadic peoples. Without tea nomadic peoples, they cannot bear it at all. Therefore, the trading markets between the grassland and the Central Plains are often called tea horse markets. Some business roads are also called tea horse trade roads, and this is the source.

After the Northwest Army entered the Western Regions, although the source of fruits and vegetables could be solved locally, the huge demand was a drop in the bucket. Therefore, the supply of tea in the Northwest Army in the army was a huge amount, and Tang Quan, as the head of the General Logistics Department of the past, naturally knew it.

In addition, there are only a very small number of Mongols in the Northwest Army, most of them are Ming people from the Central Plains. It is okay for these people to supplement them with tea and other things in a short period of time, but after a long time, not to mention ordinary soldiers, even Yue Zhongqi and Lin Jianzhang couldn't stand it.

In order to solve this problem, Yue Zhongqi and Lin Jianzhang even sent an army to plant vegetables near Hami to make up for this gap. However, the main task of the Northwest Army was to fight, and it was impossible to draw too many people, not to mention that the army was not good at these. Now that Tang Quan is here, the first thing to do is to solve this imminent problem.

"Old Tang! You just came here. If this matter is not resolved, it will be the same as me." Lin Jianzhang said with a bitter face.

"Same as you?" Tang Quan asked in surprise.

Lin Jianzhang nodded and said, "My mother, do you know what the most headaches in the past two months is not? It's not about fighting or leading troops! It's about shit! The army is in short supply of fruits and vegetables, and even I rarely eat it once. Every day, it's either mutton or beef or milk. Eating a dish is like the New Year. It's useless for me to drink tea. If this continues, my shit will almost be unable to be pulled out. This living person will actually suffocate to death. How can I be a human being if it is spread? "
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