"Why would you say that?"

Wang Shan tilted his head to look at the clerk in front of him, a puzzled look appeared on his face, and at the same time Wang Shan's heart trembled.

Because he didn't know if Lu Dao was seen through by this guy, if this clerk saw through something, then Wang Shan would use thunderous means to eliminate him.

Because the secrets of the empire cannot be known to others, this is a dead rule.

However, the next words of the clerk made Wang Shan relax. Because this guy didn't see anything wrong, he said it for another reason.

"Your Excellency Governor, it's not impossible to transport food from Manhattan to alleviate our crisis, but my subordinates feel that Manhattan will have a long distance by sea. After all, to get from us to Manhattan, we need to take a voyage from South America, which is equivalent to a long detour. ”

The clerk expressed his opinion on this matter, and after finishing speaking, he quietly waited for Wang Shan to speak.

Yes, there is nothing wrong with what this clerk said.

In this era, there are far less developed travel tools than later generations. So it's a very long way to get from San Francisco to Manhattan, even by sea.

There was no Panama Canal in those days, so if you wanted to get to Manhattan from San Francisco, you had to make a detour from the southernmost point of the Americas.

It's almost as long as the journey from Manhattan to Europe.

That's why the Registrar has such words.

If nothing else, a letter was sent to Manhattan to ask for food, and the grain was loaded and shipped from Manhattan. How long does it take to make this back and forth voyage?

It is estimated that just half a month is definitely not enough.

"But if we don't get food from Manhattan, where are we going to get it? You must know that food does not fall from the sky, are you right? ”

Although Wang Shan said so, he didn't necessarily think so in his heart.

To know the way, through the virtual trader. It only takes him a few minutes to get a large quantity of food. There was no need to send a cargo ship to Manhattan to ask for help, as he himself said.

But he's sure to say the same thing.

After all, the virtual trader is a highly secret thing for the Empire.

"My lord, in fact, we don't have to go far at all. Manhattan is too far away, and there's no time to get it, so why don't you try to get food from somewhere else? ”

Well, there is no other place than Manhattan that has such an ability. Hundreds of thousands of people can be fed at one time. Wang Shan really couldn't figure it out, he didn't understand why the clerk would say that.

It can't be that this guy is brain-dead, right?

Wang Shan said secretly in his heart.

You must know that here in San Francisco today, there are only three or four hundred thousand people of the vassal Indian tribes who have taken refuge in San Francisco, not counting the more than 40,000 Imperial Army under his command, as well as thousands of European and Indian citizens brought from Manhattan.

If that were the case, the population under his command would be almost half a million people.

Moreover, after the end of this war. He also captured more than 200,000 captives and brought them back. Seeing that if he worked harder, the number of people under his control here in San Francisco would exceed the one million mark.

With such a large population, the amount of food consumed is not a small number.

Even if you don't count the more than 200,000 captives. The tribes under their command, which are less than 500,000 people, almost 500,000 people, as well as their own soldiers and citizens, consume no small amount of food.

So, on this great road of the Americas. The only cities under the control of the Empire, Manhattan, Quebec, and Ontario City, were able to provide such a large amount of food.

In addition, Wang Shan really couldn't think of it. What else can provide such a large amount of food to himself?

Could it be that this European clerk is talking about the surrounding small Indian tribes?

Wang Shan thought of the possibility that the clerk was referring to,

However, when this thought flashed through Wang Shan's mind, he suddenly felt that this was a little funny.

Yes, it's funny.

The surrounding small tribes, although they are not vassals and their subordinates, they can't do anything to them.

After all, these small tribes are different from the big tribes of the plains, and they can't possibly pose any threat to themselves. And as long as the city of San Francisco is built, it is only a matter of time before the surrounding small tribes are assimilated.

So, it's not worth it to use force against them.

Besides, the largest of the surrounding small tribes has a population of just over 1,000 people.

Even if they are short of food here, it is a drop in the bucket to attack them and plunder that little food.

Well, well, I can clean up all the small tribes that have not vassals and come over. But whether he is tired or not, Wang Shan feels that if the clerk says this method, then this method is really very idiotic.

Therefore, Wang Shan asked, "So what do you mean?" I can't really think of where we're going to get food without getting help from Manhattan. Don't tell me to plunder the food of the small tribes around you. ”

Hearing this, the clerk standing in front of Wang Shan smiled, and then said, "Your Excellency, of course I don't expect those small tribes. How much food can those small tribes around us, after all, our gap is not small, it is food for hundreds of thousands of people. ”

Wang Shan listened to the clerk's words, nodded slowly, and thought to himself: Even if you recognize this guy, it seems that your meaning should not be what I imagined.

However, Wang Shan did not open his mouth to interrupt the clerk's words, and he continued to listen very quietly.

And the clerk standing in front of Wang Shan looked at Wang Shan seriously and continued: "If I am not mistaken, I remember that it seems that the empire also has cities along the Mississippi River, right? ”

The clerk mentioned this matter, and Wang Shan's eyes lit up.

He didn't say that he could get food from there, but he remembered that after his Royal Highness opened the permission, in addition to him, Song Hu and Zhang Tie, there were also five genetic people of Chinese descent who were also opened to the permission, and ordered them to go to the interior of the Americas to build a city.

In terms of time, it was exactly two years.

It's been two years. Maybe there are five more cities now, right?

After Wang Shan was reminded by the clerk, he really remembered those people.

"Oh, I remember when you say that, but I'll need to send someone north to search for it. So it takes a lot of time, and it's no different than going to Manhattan. ”

Wang Shan felt a little funny in his heart, but he said to the clerk standing in front of him.

"Lord Governor, we can use both. We can't say we can find those cities further north, so we don't have to count on a single Manhattan city. ”

The clerk replied.

Wang Shan nodded, feeling that this matter was more reliable.

He didn't expect to get food supplies from those cities, but he was able to find them. It's also a good thing to establish a contact message.

Otherwise, on the West Coast, it's not interesting for him to be alone.

It's nice to have a companion, isn't it?

So, Wang Shan made up his mind to assemble a search party as soon as possible and began to look west for the other five cities, while telling them that he was here in San Francisco.

"Okay, I know what you're talking about. So is there anything else you have to do? ”

After dealing with a few things, Wang Shan felt a little tired.

To be honest, he hasn't had a good rest in more than a month. The war is over, but he still has a lot of things to deal with.

Wang Shan felt at this time that being in a high position was not necessarily a good thing.

Now he was also a governor, with a population of almost half a million. And more than 200,000 more captives. Strictly speaking, he also holds the power of life and death, and he is like a prince-like existence in the East.

But Wang Shan felt at this time that his current life was far from being with his Royal Highness, and the days when he was a dog leg were leisurely.

Know the way. At the beginning, he followed Zhao Hongyu as the commander of the Praetorian Guard. Zhao Hongyu basically handles everything he encounters, and he is at most from the perspective of a bystander. Just give some ideas.

Therefore, the burden on his shoulders is not at all heavy, and the pressure is not so great.

Anyway, everything will fall on Zhao Hongyu's shoulders, and it won't be his turn to bear it at all, isn't it.

Therefore, Wang Shan's life during that time was absolutely comfortable and beautiful.

But now it's different.

He is now the number one in San Francisco, the Governor of Whom everyone fears.

In San Francisco, he had to decide everything alone, so all the pressure was on his shoulders alone.

It is impossible to say that Wang Shan is not under much pressure.

Therefore, he now misses the leisurely time with Zhao Hongyu.

But he also knew that he was just thinking about it now.

There are not many trustworthy people around His Royal Highness, and the people who have opened up their authority are only eight people.

The Song Empire had to develop and cities to build, so the eight people they had authority had to take on certain responsibilities.

Therefore, even if Wang Shan wants to return to Zhao Hongyu, it is unlikely.

After all, he was also given the permission to trade a certain amount of materials from the Metaverse Realm every month, and if he was allowed to follow him, it would definitely be a waste.

Wang Shan fell into memories here, and the clerk standing opposite him looked at his notebook after Wang Shan's question, and then looked up at him and said: "Some time ago, there was news from Manhattan, and at the same time, a ...... is being developed there" (to be continued......