"The Flying Fish Territory has a large population, limited productivity, and thousands of troops stationed there, and the territory is heavily burdened. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Ah Chen, we have no shortage of craftsmen, and the armor and various utensils are basically self-sufficient, but there are considerable hidden dangers in the most critical food supply. Food security is the foundation of the territory, related to the survival of the territory, if there is no way to ensure food security, how can the special territory be stable? ”

"In fact, some time ago, the food problem was revealed, fortunately, we recently ambushed the frog dragon, and the income of the territorial fishery quadrupled at once. If Hugh Ruo will continue to upgrade Huangling Town and Hailang Town, the production capacity of the two subsidiary leaders in Jizhou will continue to increase, and we should not be so short of food for a period of time in the future, but this is only temporary. ”

"The level of the subordinate territory is sometimes exhausted, at most to the third-level township, and the arrangement of eight thousand villagers will come to an end, and the Flying Fish Territory will still develop. After the completion of the stone city wall of the Flying Fish Collar, it can be promoted directly to the second-level city, and the population of the city will increase from 20,000 to 50,000, which is not enough to support so many people with only the two existing subsidiary territories. ”

Listening to Yu Unwise's narration, Qu Chen's expression was solemn.

He has been stationed in the Flying Fish Territory for a long time, and belongs to the core personnel of the Flying Fish Territory, plus he is not wise and righteous to marry Jin Lan, the territory is his home, Qu Chen's enthusiasm for the Flying Fish Territory is more than anyone else, and he knows the situation of the territory very well.

The problem of food supply is like a sharp sword hanging over the head of the flying fish, which may fall at any time.

There are not many ways to solve this problem.

Upgrading the two existing dependent provinces is the easiest and easiest way to do this.

But just as Yu Buzhi said, the level of the subordinate territory is sometimes exhausted, but the future of the Flying Fish Territory is unlimited, and sooner or later it will reach a critical point. If there are opportunities like the Battle of the Yellow Turbans or the Wolf and Wolf Plague, the population of the Flying Fish Territory is expected to grow rapidly in a short period of time, and the crisis will detonate sooner.

In fact, Yu Buzhi has been hinting to everyone recently that war is coming.

Everyone knows that Yu Buzhi is a player, and unlike them, there are sources that are difficult for them to understand. If war breaks out soon, the Flying Fish Leader will usher in another wave of development opportunities, but if you don't solve the shortcomings of the Flying Fish Leader first, you may only be able to watch the opportunity slip away quietly.

Another option is to create new dependent territories for food production.

The lack of food and the increase in the production of dependent territories seem to solve the problem fundamentally, but it faces two unavoidable obstacles: the quota of dependent territories and the land necessary for the establishment of territories.

There is no one left in the subordinate territory quota of the Zhulu Territory, and there will be a new quota only if it is upgraded to a third-level city.

Quotas can also allow time to solve, and the land issue is more tricky.

The valley where the special territory is located is so large, and now that there are one city and two towns, there is not much land left that can be developed, and considering that there is room for upgrades for the Flying Fish Territory, there is virtually no room for setting up new strongholds. In this way, the dependent territory can only be located outside the valley, which involves security and overall defense issues, and affects the whole body.

Even Xun Yan couldn't think of a perfect plan, and Qu Chen was at a loss.

Yu Buzhi mentioned this to him, and said earlier that he would give him a task, and he must have planned it.

Qu Chen said, "Big brother, what do you want me to do?" ”

"You saved a Zhongshan horse merchant in Yuyang last time, right?"

"Yes, Mr. Su Shuang also gave us 50 high-grade war horses."

"If I'm not mistaken, you said that Su Shuang had good wine and promised to send him Ba Xiangqing, but is there such a thing?"

"That's right. The eldest brother mentioned him at this time, but why? ”

"I've discussed it with Yuan Zhi and Xiu Ruo, there's nothing important about Feiyu Ling recently, you take the time to go to Zhongshan Kingdom to visit Su Shuang, and by the way, bring some Ba Xiangqing over."

Yu Buzhi looked at Qu Chen with a blank look on his face, and explained for him with a smile.

To solve the problem of food supply for Flying Fish Collar, it is necessary to either increase production internally or purchase it from outside. For a long time, the deer collar has tended to the former, and its own output can feed the villagers is the most stable, but the internal promotion is facing so many difficulties, and the deer collar has to consider the mode of seeking external forces.

Food is important, but the price is not too high.

From the perspective of cost, it is more cost-effective to purchase grain from outside than to produce it by itself; The Flying Fish Territory did not refuse to allow the caravan to come in to do business, as long as the merchant territory was prepared to buy a large amount of grain for a long time, and its own caravan worked tirelessly to transport the grain over to earn the difference.

Flying Fish Collar would rather spend more money to produce its own food, for safety reasons.

Although it is cheaper to buy food from the outside world, it is not safe, and if there is a drastic change in the external environment, the consequences are likely to be catastrophic. For example, a territory that is besieged or blockaded by a foreign enemy, or a regional natural disaster that causes a significant reduction in food production, can bring the territory's food supply to an abrupt halt and collapse.

Even if you buy food from outside, you have to find a caravan that you can trust.

Working with a caravan with full trust for a long time is not so easy to abandon when faced with difficult situations.

On the surface, the Flying Fish Territory is an independent territory, but in fact it is a part of the Zhulu Territory, which has its particularities, and the virtual Flying Fish Lord cannot show up, but can only be accompanied by a "mysterious" veil.

For a caravan, a territory that can't even be seen by the lord can hardly make them have a strong willingness to cooperate, and under normal circumstances, it is unrealistic to expect them to continue to stick their swords in the ribs in the face of some turmoil or emergency. The single type of imported goods, and the lack of special products to make the caravan want to stop, are the weakness of the Flying Fish Collar.

In the actual situation of the Flying Fish Collar, it is difficult to find a reliable caravan for long-term cooperation.

When discussing behind closed doors in the afternoon, Xun Yan thought of Su Shuang.

Qu Chen saved Su Shuang's life, those hundreds of high-grade war horses are a huge wealth, and he is grateful to the Flying Fish Leader, coupled with Su Shuang's good wine, Ba Xiangqing is enough to sublimate the relationship between a drunkard and the Flying Fish Leader. The most important trust condition, Su Shuang is very suitable.

Su Shuang is a famous merchant in Zhongshan, far from the ordinary caravans that walk the streets and alleys, although Su Shuang's main business is to sell horses, but with his status and strength in the industry, it should not be difficult to supply food for Feiyu for a long time. Even if Su Shuang crossed the border due to various reasons, he came forward to contact the food supplier for the Flying Fish Collar, I believe it would be much more reliable than the Flying Fish Collar to find it himself.

In addition, for Su Shuang, the flying fish collar represents not only kindness, but also opportunities.

Qu Chen once fought side by side with Gongsun Zhan, the Taishou of Youbeiping, to fight against the Xianbei cavalry, Gongsun Chan was very appreciative of Qu Chen, and intended to pull him into the White Horse Yicong, and learned that Qu Chen and the lord were righteous brothers before regretting giving up, Gongsun Chan promised Feiyu to buy Ma Ke to find him.

Su Shuang is a horse dealer, although he has some connections in the horse market, but the level is not too high, if he can connect with Gongsun Zan through the flying fish collar, it will definitely be of great help to his horse selling career.

Bigger and stronger is just around the corner.

Kindness and righteousness are in the front, interests are in the back, Xun Yan and Xu Shu agreed that Su Shuang is the best partner to work with!

Qu Chen suddenly realized and immediately responded.

"Don't worry, big brother, I'll go in two days."

Yu Buzhi nodded: "It's the first time to go to Zhongshan, it's best to bring more gifts, Hugh Ruo will prepare for you in advance." ”

"Hmm."

Early the next morning.

Two soldiers of the Panshi Battalion took Xu Shu and Luo Hu and continued to explore the nearby mountains. Xu Shu incorporated the group into his own team, and the [Open Path] characteristic was activated.

[Open Road: Movement speed is not affected by the terrain, and is treated as a road.] 】

With Xu Shu's participation, he crossed the mountains and mountains, and walked much faster.

The two sergeants were amazed, and Luo Hu knew that this was the case.

Luo Hu personally participated in the Yidao Gorge Blockade Battle, in order to arrive at the Yidao Gorge in time to prevent the rat tide from entering the Dianjiang River, at that time, the Zhulu Army and the warriors marched all the way, crossing the mountains and mountains, and encountering streams and streams, which was precisely by relying on Xu Shu's open-way characteristics to achieve this.

Xu Shu is well-read and has an easy-going temperament, and along the way, he tells everyone some anecdotes seen in the book from time to time, and everyone listens to them as if they are drunk. Not only does it not feel boring, but the hard work of climbing up and down in the mountains seems to be completely non-existent, and there is constant laughter and laughter along the way.

Yesterday we explored the mountainous area north of the Flying Fish Territory, and only a small part of it was explored, and today it continues to start from the north.

By noon, all the remaining mountainous areas in the north had been explored, and nothing had been found.

Luo Hu knew that Yu Buzhi and Xu Shu and the others could not stay here for a long time, and he himself wanted to finish the investigation as soon as possible and return to the clan as soon as possible. The group did not rest at noon, ate some dry food hastily with the mountain spring water, and began to explore the mountainous area south of the Flying Fish Collar, striving to complete all the work before dark.

There are many mosquitoes in the mountains, and the sun above their heads is very scorching, and it makes people drowsy.

Although with the help of Xu Shu's open-path characteristics, many difficult roads can be walked, but the physical strength required to climb the mountain will not be reduced at all, and the later it gets, the slower the team will go. Xu Shu was born as a ranger, his martial arts are good, Luo Hu is a man, he is used to walking in the mountains, and the situation is relatively good.

The procession quieted down, moving from one hill to another.

The shadow of the sun is slanting to the west, and it is gradually dusk.

Xu Shu's mood became heavier and heavier.

So far, three-quarters of the way through the southern mountains has not found a suitable camp. The remaining quarter of the mountainous area, where the terrain and steepness are not discernible compared to the rest of the country, are unlikely to find a place where the Hongshu tribe can settle.

Even if you find such a place, it is in the outermost part of the southern mountains, far away from the Flying Fish Collar.

If the tribe is too far away, it will become more difficult to help each other, and it will lose the original intention of letting the Hongshu tribe protect the flying fish territory. Especially after Xu Shu walked through it himself, he knew how difficult it was to travel in this mountainous area, Luo Hu bluntly said yesterday that the road was too difficult to walk, and other warriors also needed to face the same problem.

Xu Shu has now been able to basically determine that it is not feasible for the Hongshu tribe to move to the Feiyu Lingshan area!

But he didn't say it.

Luo Hu is still investigating seriously, and the young patriarch has not given up, he shouldn't say anything discouraged.

There are not many areas left that I haven't seen, so I will accompany Luo Hu to finish.

After climbing a few more hills, the two guides collapsed to the ground, panting for breath.

The team had to stop for a moment and rest for a while.

Luo Hu seemed a little anxious, as far as he was concerned, he very much hoped to find a suitable place for the clan to live and complete the pre-process of merging with the deer collar. He learned of the existence of the Flying Fish Collar, and traveled thousands of miles from distant Yizhou to the Jizhou Sea through the magical teleportation array, which shows how much Yu Buzhi trusts him. Luo Hu knew that if he couldn't find a suitable habitat, Yu Buzhi, who was revered by the people, would be disappointed.

However, I really didn't find it......

When the young patriarch was sulking there, Xu Shu stood on the top of the mountain and raised his eyes to look.

Xu Shu is gentle, gentle, and martial, with a dusty temperament and swaying freely.

Almost at any time, he finds pleasure for himself, always in high spirits and in high spirits.

Looking at the undulating peaks near and far, seeing the strange peaks are upright, the strange rocks are craggy, the mountains are full of greenery, the clear spring is flowing, and the magpie birds are humbling, Xu Shu only feels that the sky is high and the earth is far away, and most of the fatigue is gone. A gust of wind blew, the clothes fluttered, and a coolness on the neck took away the sweat stains, and I felt more relaxed.

Looking back at the road from which we came, dozens of mountain peaks stood silently.

"After walking so far, it's no wonder that the sergeants are a little overwhelmed."

"Huh......"

Xu Shu looked at a mountain peak he had walked on before, with a suspicious look on his face.

Follow Luo Hu to explore, looking for a settlement that is enough for the Hongshu tribe to live, the goal is very large, just look at it. I walked in a hurry just now, firstly because of the hurry, and secondly, because of the angle, Xu Shu didn't feel anything unusual, but now looking back, he found some surprises.

Looking at the mountain from where he was now, there was an area around his waist that was slightly different in color.

Take a closer look, between the rocks, trees, and cliffs, you can faintly see some ** outlines!

"In the barren mountains, how can there be a formation?"

Xu Shu is not sure, is it because someone has set up a formation, or is it caused by nature's magic?

That mountain peak is not too high, there are other peaks scattered around, Xu Shu's position is just angled, and he just rests here, otherwise it is difficult to notice the scenery over there.

Xu Shu really wanted to go back and see.

But the mountain peak was separated by four or five mountains on the way to come, and if you turned back at this time, there would definitely be no way to explore this mountain area before dark. What's more, everyone had worked hard all day, and the two soldiers of the Rock Battalion were almost tired and lay down, Xu Shu really couldn't bear to make such a cruel request.

The outline of the formation is not clear.

There are some big trees in the array, the branches are bent and vigorous, full of wrinkles of time, just looking at the branches, it seems that they have already died, there is no history of hundreds of years, and they can't grow such a big ancient tree.

Xu Shu was stunned, where did there be so many formations in the inaccessible uninhabited mountainous areas?

The so-called formation profile should be caused by natural growth.

With Xu Shu's meticulous habits, if conditions permit, he will probably still go to Tian to see. But it's not early, everyone is sleepy, and he tends to grow naturally, so Xu Shu has to give up.

Not long after the break, the team continued on its way.

Before the sun went down, he finally explored the entire mountainous area, and as Xu Shu expected, he did not find a suitable settlement, and the migration of the Hongshu tribe was stillborn. It was impossible for everyone to return from the mountains at night, walk on the flat ground, go around to the entrance of the canyon to the west, and when they returned to the Flying Fish Territory, it was already brightly lit.

Knowing the final result, Yu Buzhi was a little disappointed, but he could only accept it.

The trip was over, and the group teleported back to the deer leader overnight.

(PS: About the understatement.)

Last month, I returned 14 chapters.,Some guys will definitely not be satisfied.,Most of them denigrate this cat and don't give it.,Of course it's a fact that it's not powerful.,But,But,It's a lot better than last month.,There's wood-0-

I owe 10 chapters, plus 4 chapters of monthly pass plus more, a total of 14 chapters.

Looking to the future, you don't need to applaud.

This month, the cat feels that it will definitely be able to pay off, and if it is not finished, it is time to cut something...... ）