"This ...... What's so embarrassing about that? Hearing Xiao Lin's invitation, the old hunter waved his hand again and again. After all, in his opinion, he just provided the other party with a place to live, and he didn't help much, so he really couldn't afford to be a meal for the other party.

Seeing the old hunter refusing to excuse himself, Xiao Lin walked over and grabbed the old hunter: "Don't excuse the old man, let's meet in this deserted mountain, it can be regarded as fate, and I really have some questions I want to ask you, we can talk while eating!" ”

Seeing Xiao Lin's warm invitation, the old hunter was no longer polite, and seeing that people were eating so richly, they really couldn't eat their own nest, so they took their two sons and Xiao Lin to sit together, and the people on the side immediately served them three bowls of soup, and the bread was also served.

The old hunter and his two sons didn't say anything, first picked up a pan of bread, then put it under their noses and sniffed it carefully, and then took a hard bite, and it turned out that this kind of dough was really dry, and it had been baked on the fire just now, and the three of them ate this bite was too big, so they choked and rolled their eyes. Fortunately, there was a bowl of soup in front of them, and they took a few sips of it before swallowing the dough.

Although the old hunter was a little embarrassed for his embarrassed appearance, he couldn't care about it so much, after all, they hadn't eaten flatbread made of pure flour for a long time, not to mention that there were so many meat dishes at the moment, although the taste of the soup was a little strange, but after a few sips, he would feel a kind of sweetness, so it was not bad.

It is precisely because of this that the old hunter father and son are gobbling up. Soon wiped out the bread in their hands, and they were embarrassed to take it again. However, Xiao Lin looked at them, obviously not full. So he motioned for someone to bring a few more, but the three of them were not polite, and after a while, the three of them ate eight pieces of bread, and then drank the soup in front of them, and then they were satisfied with a full burp.

Seeing the amount of food for the three of them, not only Xiao Lin was shocked, but even Xiao Wu, a rough person, was a little surprised, all the pastries they brought were the size of pot lids. One bread is enough for a strong man to eat, and even a person with a small amount of food can't eat a cake a day, such as Xiao Lin, he only eats a small half of a meal at most, even if it is a big-bellied man like Xiao Wu, it is enough to eat one cake at a time, but it's a pity to look at people, except for the old hunter who ate two cakes. The other two young men actually ate three sheets, and to put it mildly, it was almost better than a pig.

In fact, Xiao Lin didn't know that the old hunters were all doing manual work. Even if you catch some prey, you will sell it and exchange it for some necessities, so you can't eat any good food for a long time. There is no oil and water in their stomachs, so they tend to eat surprisingly large amounts. It's not surprising to eat a few pounds of pasta at one meal. As for Xiao Wu and the others, they usually have no shortage of wine and meat. The nutrition keeps up, so the natural amount of food can't compare to others.

After seeing that the old hunter had eaten enough, Xiao Lin also ate a few bites hastily, and then asked: "Old man, we heard that there are many fugitives in this mountain, do you know where they live?" ”

The old hunter already knew Xiao Lin's identity and knew what they were coming to do, so he was not surprised by his question, and replied with a smile: "My lord, you are the right person, the old man has lived in this mountain for decades, and because he has to hunt, he often has to go around the place, and he is most familiar with the terrain here." ”

When he said this, the old hunter paused for a moment, and then he said: "We have a lot of mountains in this area, and the roads are not good, so there are many fugitives living here, and as far as I know, there are eleven villages, and further west, there should be some, but it is too far away, and I have not been there." ”

Xiao Lin was also very surprised to hear that the old hunter knew about the eleven villages, and he was most happy to find someone who understood the local situation, so that he didn't have to bump into it like a blind cat.

At that moment, Xiao Lin took out a pen and paper and asked the old hunter to draw the nearby terrain, especially the villages he knew. The old hunter ate other people's things, naturally he would not refuse, and quickly drew a sketch, although this map was very rough, only marked a few mountains, and the location of the eleven villages, but it had already helped Xiao Lin a lot. In addition, Xiao Lin asked the old hunter to say the name of the village, and he also marked the name himself, so that he could find it later.

After drawing the map, Xiao Lin pulled the old hunter and asked about some of the situation in those villages, such as how many people were there? How are the people living in the village? What do you usually rely on to live, etc., the old hunter also answered these questions one by one, and thanks to him hunting around, he knows the situation of the surrounding villages very well, otherwise if it is replaced by another person, I am afraid that he will not be able to answer.

After learning about the situation of the surrounding villages, Xiao Lin did not rest, but picked up the pen and wrote the names of the villages one by one on the paper, and then marked the situation of these villages, especially in terms of population, which was recorded in great detail, but he only knew a rough idea from the old hunter, and he had to go around the village in person in the past few days, and then record the population of each village in detail. Of course, the most important thing is to convince them to move to Taiwan.

When Xiao Lin finished recording the information, Xiao Wu took a basin of hot water and put it at his feet and said, "My lord, soak your feet in hot water, and then pick the blisters on your feet later, otherwise you won't be able to walk tomorrow." ”

Xiao Wu is Xiao Lin's general, and the two are considered to be masters and servants, although Xiao Wu now has an official body, but along the way, Xiao Wu still regards himself as a slave, and he has never forgotten to take care of Xiao Lin's life. However, Xiao Lin felt a little uncomfortable, and said Xiao Wu a few times at the beginning, but unfortunately it had no effect, and in the end he was too lazy to say more.

Xiao Lin took off his shoes and socks, the blisters on his feet had been worn out, and even bleeding, so he stuck the socks together and finally took them off. Then after soaking his feet in hot water, Xiao Wu used a needle to break the blister, and took out an anti-inflammatory medicinal wine to smear it, so that Xiao Lin lay down to sleep.

For Xiao Lin's situation, the other people in the team also knew, especially when they saw the blisters on the soles of Xiao Lin's feet, they all showed admiration on their faces, they also knew that Xiao Lin was born in a family, and I heard that he also had a relationship with His Royal Highness King Qi, originally relying on this relationship, he could have easily been an idle official sitting in the hall, but Xiao Lin ran to this deep mountain and old forest, and came with them to persuade the fugitives to relocate, and they also suffered so much like them, but he never complained, This won everyone's admiration even more, and at the same time allowed Xiao Lin to establish his prestige.

Xiao Lin and they are all in a hurry for a day, so they are all tired to death, most of them as soon as they lie down, they immediately snore, but Xiao Lin did not sleep, but in his heart again went through his own statistics of the number of fugitives, his fifteen squads are about to run all over Jianzhou, and according to the news that came back last time, plus his own statistics and understanding, the total number of fugitives in the entire Jianzhou should be about 200,000, and as far as he knows, the official population of Jianzhou is 400,000, that is, The number of fugitives is half of the official population, and if the fugitives are also counted, then the actual population of Jianzhou should be around 600,000.

Then Xiao Lin suddenly thought that the official population of Datang is now about 3.2 million households, which is about 16 million people based on a household of five. According to the above proportion of fugitives, then the number of fugitives in Datang should be eight million, if all these eight million fugitives can be moved overseas, then Liulang's great cause can be achieved just around the corner, and the fertility of these eight million people alone will not have to worry about the population problem in the future!

However, Xiao Lin also understands that his above estimate has a great deviation, the Central Plains is the most concentrated place in the Tang Dynasty, and the household registration management there is relatively strict, the number of fugitives is very small, and only in the southern region like Jianzhou, there will be a large number of fugitives, so the above ratio is not accurate, the real number of fugitives should be lower than eight million, it is estimated that there may be five or six million, plus these fugitives will not all be willing to emigrate, but as long as half of them immigrate overseas, Then Rokuro should be able to show his strength and achieve a great cause that is no less than that of His Majesty today!

Thinking that he could follow Li Su and make a big career overseas, Xiao Lin couldn't help but be a little excited. Speaking of which, he was born in the Xiao family of Lanling, and his cousin Xiao Wenxin is Li Su's concubine, and he can find a quiet position to do at any time with his identity, but Xiao Lin is not willing to rely on the relationship to get to the top, after all, he is a backbone person, and he is still young, and he wants to use his own efforts to go up step by step, and he also believes that only by climbing up step by step from the bottom can he get Li Su's attention, and he will have a greater future for development in the future!

Thinking of Li Su, Xiao Lin couldn't help but think of his cousin Wen Xin, the last time he returned to Taiwan from the Wa Kingdom, he learned about Wen Xin's pregnancy, which made him very excited to be a cousin, and at the same time secretly relieved, originally Wen Xin has no heirs, which has affected their Xiao family's status in the Qi Palace, but with this pregnancy, no one dares to say anything to their Xiao family.

If Wen Xin can win the man in one fell swoop, then not only Wen Xin's position as the princess will be more stable, but also their Lanling Xiao clan will be prestigious, if they can also mix it up, then he, the uncle of Xiao Shizi, will also be the strongest backing of Xiao Shizi, in addition to Lu Hong, Lu Qing brothers, as well as Hu Li and Zhou Long, these people also seem to support Wen Xin very much, I believe that with their support, Xiao Shizi's status will definitely be untouchable!

Just when Xiao Lin was thinking about the relationship between the rise and fall of his family and Li Su, snowflakes suddenly began to fall outside the cave, and with the arrival of this winter snow, Li Su on the Taiwan side encountered a big trouble! (To be continued.) )