On the northern border of the Xia Kingdom, a team transporting supplies was ushered in in a lonely stronghold.

Although it is not as cold as the northern snowfield, the temperature here is much lower than that of Yancheng.

The fifty soldiers stationed here have not been idle in the cold winter, and since there is one more building here, it will always attract the attention of the wild people who wander here.

This is often the time when the soldiers are most excited, and the capture of these wild men has become their entertainment during the boring winter.

When the supply team arrived at this stronghold, they were surprised to find that there were already nearly 200 people here.

Most of the captured savages were under the supervision of the soldiers, repairing the walls, clumsily using tools, and building comfortable houses for this group of soldiers.

The officials in charge of transporting the supplies ignored the practices of these soldiers, and for the newly captured savages, Xia Guo had accumulated many effective methods to grind away their wildness.

Among them, the most effective is labor reform, this kind of collective labor can cultivate their obedience very quickly, so that after half a year, as long as these people's IQ is not problematic, they will know what the rules are.

When they learn to obey the rules, that is, when they are free, half a year, living around the free people of Xia Kingdom, will have a strong impact on their outlook on life.

Half a year can make them understand a truth, as long as they become a free Xia countryman, they can live a god-like life like these people.

Labor reform and material temptations can easily make them fall, and after these people are freed, Wang Lang has to admire their loyalty to the Xia Kingdom.

The officials who transported the supplies asked for the expansion of the granary of this base, which is now only the first team, and more will be sent in the future, and this base will serve as a transit point in the future, as a hub connecting the northern snowfields.

After a few days of resting here, the grain convoy set off again, and the carts and deer carts left ruts in the vast grassland.

As the cold winter fades away and the snow melts, the jungle, which was snowy just over two months ago, is now rejuvenated.

The grass has sprouted, and in a meandering river in the forest, huge schools of fish swim up the river to where they were born.

But this year, in addition to brown bears or dinosaurs with thick feathers, there is also a group of heavily armed humans.

After a winter of arrest, Shi Yue and Zhao Jian have collected nearly a thousand people, counting the original soldiers, there are nearly two thousand human beings gathered here.

With so much free labor, under the compulsion of absolute force, soon a new city no less than Dingyuan City appeared on this snowy field, but the walls of this new city were only fenced with wood, and it looked much less imposing.

The language spoken by this group of white people on the snow field is completely different from that of Xia Guo, and the language is not comprehensible, and there is a big obstacle in communication with these people.

Unable to communicate, Shi Yue could only choose two of them who seemed to be quite clever among the group of people to be their guides.

By using drawings and body language to communicate, he was barely able to make the two understand what he meant.

Under the "rich" reward of finding a human tribe and rewarding them with a meal and wine, the two quickly rebelled against their own tribe, sparing no effort to take Shi Yue and them to capture one tribe after another, the process was as simple as going on an outing in the wilderness, and they did not lose a single soldier in winter.

At this time, the river where the fish returned was the information provided by the two white spies, and Shi Yue was very suspicious when he saw the meaning expressed by him with exaggerated body movements and the content of the simple pictures.

But when he saw the spectacle of the fish swimming back, he was immediately stunned by the spectacular sight before him.

This never-before-seen fish, as if tireless, jumped high from the water, faced the turbulent current, and scrambled to be the first to make its way upstream.

The soldier looked at the fish in front of him excitedly and said, "General Shi, there are so many fish!" This net is enough for us to eat for a day. ”

Shi Yue swallowed his saliva, there is not much food in this stronghold now, if it weren't for the fact that this snow field is inaccessible and there are a large number of wild animals living there, it is estimated that it would have fallen into famine by now, and these schools of fish that don't know what magic are will greatly relieve the pressure on food.

"Go back at once and bring all the free baskets and sacks, we won't catch anyone today, catch fish!" Shi Yue said excitedly.

When a guard heard this, he immediately volunteered to take the errand, and took his men and headed in the direction of the stronghold.

The school of fish seemed to be endless, and the crowded schools of fish passed through the waters in front of them like canned sardines, and the number did not decrease in the slightest.

Inquisitive, Shi Yue called the guide over and drew a picture on the ground, showing a river and fish emerging from the sleeping water.

After finishing the painting, Shi Yue pointed to the river in front of him, and then pointed to the painting on the ground, although the painting is very abstract, but the meaning of the picture is still very clear.

The guide, understanding the meaning of the drawing, excitedly cried out in a strange pronunciation: "Fish! Fish! ”

Shi Yue nodded, and after calming him down, he pointed to the painting, then erased a fish on it, drew a circle in the blank space above, pointed to the sun in the sky, and said slowly: "How long will it take for this school of fish to disappear!" ”

The guide racked his brains to understand what Shi Yue wanted to express, his eyes moved back and forth between the pictures, the river, and the sun, and after a long time, he suddenly screamed excitedly, muttering something he didn't understand, while constantly pointing to the sun in the sky.

Shi Yue motioned for him to calm down, and shook his fingers, asking him to count his fingers to tell him how long it would take for the fish to disappear.

Looking at the white man in front of him snapping his fingers one by one, Shi Yue's expression began to change from slight surprise to shock.

"Good fellow, how many fish can exist for thirty days with a fish of this size!" Shi Yue looked at the fish that were still rushing forward in disbelief and gasped.

If he put down other things this month, send more people, and go all out to catch these fish, he estimates that the food he will harvest will at least be enough for these people to eat with their open stomachs for two or three months.