The charcoal fire warms the house.

Zhao Shuang lay on the soft collapse and hit a hatchet. The little iron-eating beast on the side was lying on its stomach, next to Zhao Shuang.

Dian Qing stood in the middle of the house and told him about the situation in the nearest territory.

"All the people have been resettled, and each family has been prepared with charcoal fires and food for the winter."

Dianqing is huge, standing in the middle of the house, the only thing that can be compared to it is the little iron-eating beast beside Zhao Shuang.

"It's just that there is a lack of animal power in the king's fiefdom, and cattle, horses, donkeys, etc. are not enough."

Whether it is plowing or transportation, animal power is the most fundamental, and with the large-scale migration of Zhao Shuang's troops, the animal power required has also begun to skyrocket.

However, for a while, Zhao Shuang had no way to solve it. Zhao Shuang has several pastures in Beidi and Shangjun, but all of them are military horses, some of which are given to the descendants of the moon wolf, and the rest are supplied to the army.

The livestock required by Zhao Shuang's subordinates are all ploughing cattle, pack horses, etc., and the requirements are not as high as military horses, but the quantity demand is very large. Zhao Shuang's pastures are simply not enough to meet the demand.

"How much do you need?"

"To complete the plan after the beginning of spring, at least 8,000 head of cattle and 6,000 pack horses are needed."

"So much?"

The water system of the Central Plains is complex, and the water transportation of other countries is very developed. The animal power of water power is not only trouble-free, but also money-saving. However, the disadvantage is that the distribution of the water system is natural, and the goods can only be roughly transported to one point, and the rest needs to rely on vehicles and manpower.

Zhao Shuang frowned, but listened to Dianqing.

"Lord, in addition to the Ministry of Transportation, after the beginning of spring, there are nearly 200,000 acres of land that need to be reclaimed. It is not enough to rely on the current ploughing cattle and pack horses. ”

"It's just that in the entire fiefdom, it is impossible to raise so many materials for a while."

Zhao Shuang muttered. There was no shortage of pastures for livestock in his domain, but he couldn't turn into so many animals in a short period of time.

"If you use manpower, not only will it waste time, but you may also delay future plans."

Zhao Shuang had a headache. He and his staff had already planned the construction of the territory, but the animal power in front of them was seriously insufficient.

"If you buy it now, you need a lot of money, but even if you can buy it, there is no merchant in the entire land of Bashu who can provide so many materials. As for Guanzhong......"

Zhao Shuang suddenly thought that now in Guanzhong, there are not many people who have the ability to provide so many livestock in a short period of time, except for Chang Pingjun and Chang Wenjun, and Lu Buwei.

But it's not so easy to get them to give it for free.

But even so, it will take time to transport so many livestock from Guanzhong here. But at present, whether it is transporting the materials piled up at various wharves to the warehouse, or transporting materials to the various military villages that have been established, it needs to be carried out.

Where can I find someone who is free and especially able to carry it?

When Zhao Shuang was worried, Bai Lu's voice sounded in his ears.

"Lord, the leader of the Zhurong tribe, Limang, has sent someone to fight you again."

"Liman?"

Zhao Shuang's eyes lit up, and he suddenly thought of something.

"Lord, I think this force must have set up a trick, and it is still not appropriate to move lightly."

Bai Lu was a little worried, but Zhao Shuang suddenly stood up and patted the butt of the Iron Eater.

"Let's go!"

The little iron-eating beast opened its misty eyes, a little listless. In this winter, it's sleepy-eyed. However, Zhao Shuang called, and it still stood up.

....................

Zhu Rong Department.

In front of the mountain gate, the huge totem pole still stands, but it has been covered with a layer of snow.

Li Mang stood in front of the door, followed by the giants of the Zhurong Division.

"Chief, did you think that Qin man would come?"

Li Mang has no bottom in his heart. According to his intentions, it would be good for the divine beasts in their clan to directly destroy the Qin army camp in the Eagle Mountain Stream. But the problem is that the elder said that the divine beast is not willing to run so far in the winter, and there is something to solve at the mountain gate.

However, the anxious wait finally ushered in the dawn.

At the end of the long road, a black shadow approached quickly, faster than a war horse.

When he got closer, Li Mang found that Zhao Shuang was riding on a very large iron-eating beast and came quickly, without even a knight behind him.

Why is he in such a hurry?

Li Mang didn't feel that he had doubts in his heart. But immediately, the doubts in Li Mang's heart were replaced by Zhao Shuang's smile.

"Leader Limang, it's been a long time."

Regarding Zhao Shuang's politeness, Li Mang responded to it, and it seemed very reluctant.

"I didn't expect you to come again."

The young man in front of him seemed very kind, but there was a shadow in Limang's heart, and there was a trace of fear.

"Martial arts exchanges, even if it's cold, as long as the leader says a word, I will definitely come."

"Is our relationship so good?"

Limang muttered quietly.

"Chief, what did you say?"

"No, it's not. It is not me who is going to compete with the king today, but a senior in my clan. ”

Zhao Shuang restrained his smile, and this time he wanted to regain face, so he invited foreign aid. Although he expected it in his heart, Zhao Shuang was still curious about who Limang invited?

Li Mang looked at Zhao Shuang's face, his eyes were a little evasive.

"I'm friends with the leader, so it's needless to say that it's a martial arts competition, but since it's someone else, it's hard to say."

"What does the king want?"

"It's nothing, there is just a shortage of manpower in my territory, if I win by luck, before the spring of next year, you Zhu Rong will give me a few days to help!"

"Okay, it's a deal!"

Li Mang agreed, in his heart, Zhao Shuang would definitely not be able to win.

"What about the man?"

Zhu Rong looked up at the sky and muttered.

"At this time, Your Excellency should have eaten well!"

Zhao Shuang was a little puzzled, what does this mean? Then, the mountain shook, and a huge shadow jumped down from the cliff on the side, kicking up a large cloud of dust.

When the gray smoke cleared, a huge iron-eating beast appeared in front of Zhao Shuang.

Li Mang clenched his fists, watching the divine beast approach step by step, his eyes were full of longing, looking forward to the scene where the divine beast slapped Zhao Shuang over.

It's just that things are not as Li Mang thought. Seeing this huge iron-eating beast come to Zhao Shuang, its furry head rubbed against Zhao Shuang's mount, and it was also very affectionate to Zhao Shuang.

This... What does that mean?

Limang and his men couldn't help but be a little stunned as they watched this scene. Looking at it like this, the divine beasts that have been guarding in their clan are even better to Zhao Shuang, an outsider, than to them.

"Is it finally there?"

The elders of the Zhurong Department were on crutches behind, looking at this picture, a little embarrassed.

"Elder, what are you talking about?"

"After a thousand years, there are people in this world who can teach and subdue divine beasts. The one who was destined to meet my people. ”