At the beginning of June, the south has entered the height of summer, and the weather is unusually hot this year.

The highest temperature in the north is also above 30 degrees, and many streams on the Hu grassland are beginning to dry up.

Herders began to migrate in search of places with abundant water.

The Hu army also had to find water, and the war was temporarily suspended.

"Your Excellency, a lot of farmland has dried up, and last month's grain production was reduced by nearly 30%. Without rainfall, more than 80 percent of farmland would have been uncultivable this month. ”

In the county lord's mansion of Zhang'an County, Ye Feng was listening to Xu Wei's report.

"Has the city of Restlessness been affected?"

"No, Zhou County ordered a letter saying that everything is normal." Xu Yuan said.

Ye Feng breathed a sigh of relief: "It seems that there will be a big drought this year." ”

He had been mentally prepared for the fact that every troubled time would inevitably lead to a catastrophe, and this drought would inevitably make the situation even more chaotic.

"Is the territory's food reserves sufficient?" In this case, the most important thing is that our own foundation cannot be shaken.

"Your Excellency, rest assured, the territory has nearly five billion units of grain reserves, which is enough to supply the territory for nearly ten years."

The materials of the entire territory are shared, so Xu Wei knows very well how deep the territory is, and he is not too worried about the drought in front of him.

Ye Feng was slightly stunned, after the territory was on the right track, he had been paying attention to this kind of thing for a long time.

I didn't expect that there would be so much grain, almost 2.5 million tons of 5 billion units, and it would be a huge mountain of grain piled together.

Even if it is a unit of copper coins, it is worth five billion copper coins.

It turns out that such an inconspicuous thing as grain actually contains such great benefits.

No wonder the Han Dynasty desperately raised taxes, and the grain of the entire dynasty was simply a mountain of gold!

Thinking that the annual tax exemption would cost him at least hundreds of millions, Ye Feng suddenly felt heartache.

"No, this kind of thing must not be revealed, and we must ensure that all those who know will not leak the secret!" Immediately he ordered.

It is conceivable that once it is known to the outside world, neither the forces that lack food nor the forces that are hot will let go of such a huge wealth.

The price of grain was still rising, and the value of the grain was so great that he was not sure that he could keep it.

However, with food in his hands, he was not panicked, and he breathed a sigh of relief: "Build ditches, plant as much as you can, and arrange for them to go to the great wilderness to open up the wasteland."

Improving irrigation and water conditions is not as easy as it is claimed.

In ancient times, under limited conditions, the opening of mountains, rivers, and reservoirs were all very large projects, and in many cases, the results would only outweigh the losses.

It's like Yang Guang built the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in history, killed millions of people, and made himself a tyrant through the ages.

Everyone knows that the predecessors planted trees and the later people enjoyed the shade, but how many people are willing to do things that can't see short-term results?

Therefore, I warn you, if you are lucky enough to travel back to ancient times, do not think about any big projects, unless you can open mountains and break rivers with your hands.

Just like Ye Feng just wants to farm in peace now, fortunately, with a stable rear, he can open up the wasteland casually in the great wilderness.

Xu Wei nodded, he was afraid that Ye Feng would say that he would give up the territory and provide grain to feed the more than one million people under the rule of the entire Zhang'an County.

This is completely undesirable, proper relief is no problem, the most important thing for the people is to feed themselves, and at the same time create value for the territory, and should not become a burden on the territory.

"More than half of those original officials are unqualified after inspection, did they issue an announcement to recruit from outside?" Xu Wei continued to report.

Ye Feng thought of the previous information and shook his head.

Someone is arranging, after some time ago, they will definitely be their important target, and the relationship with the NPC forces of all parties in Yangzhou is not harmonious.

If you open the call, I don't know how many people with ulterior motives will be mixed in.

So for the time being, we can only recruit people from within.

"How are the students of the Endless Academy?" He asked suddenly.

"There are already three fourth-year students who have been specially appointed as professors, and more than twenty third-year students who have been specially appointed as associate professors."

Speaking of these, Xu Yuan looked proud.

After more than three years of development, the academy has gotten rid of the dilemma of insufficient teacher resources, so he can be idle.

Ye Feng clapped his hands and said, "Okay!" The next enrollment will be open to the entire territory, and at the same time, the basic education in Zhang'an County should be implemented as soon as possible. ”

"Yes." Although he has just taken over Zhang'an County for more than three months and has a lot of work at hand, Xu Wei still has no hesitation.

He knew that education was the top priority of development, and if he hadn't had Ye Feng's funding at the beginning, he would just be a farmer who could create a little bit of value for the territory.

"Notify the first entry assessment of the territory, and all those who are now enrolled can sign up for it and be admitted on the basis of merit."

"My lord, can the current Divine Descent also participate?" Xu Wei reminded.

Ye Feng hesitated for a moment and then waved his hand and said, "Yes, anyway, it is impossible for them to hold important positions for the time being."

Xu Yuan smiled with satisfaction.

He could tell that Ye Feng had always been afraid of his own kind before, and as the strength of the territory increased, this fear would eventually become an obstacle.

Fortunately, Ye Feng's heart is also maturing, and he finally has the courage to accept players, which is a huge breakthrough.

In fact, the strength of the territory has long been no weaker than that of the player's guild, but the lack of a foundation in reality makes Ye Feng lack courage.

Soon, announcements were posted everywhere in Zhang'an County: The first talent selection will be held after the fifth day, and anyone who is registered can sign up.

At the same time, soldiers were sent down to various villages and towns to make announcements, and for a time Zhang'an County was boiling.

Players, in particular, have come together to discuss.

"Damn, what a guts! Aren't you afraid that our players will override him? ”

"With someone like you who only says 'it' every day, no matter how many people can easily play you to death."

"Damn, what do you mean, you want to fight, don't you?"

"Look, what else do you have besides your hands and feet?"

"Damn, I'm going to kill you!"

The two players scuffled together and were soon detained for three hours.

The other players shook their heads helplessly as they looked at the two guys, and continued the discussion.

"I'll just say that this side has a great plan, and the previous exemption from agricultural taxes can be seen."

"There must be players behind the scenes."

"This is not nonsense, otherwise how would people in this period think of liberating the productive forces?"

"How can you allow other players to join?"

"It must be that his status is already solid, but it's a pity that no one has found him for so long, I don't know what kind of big guy he is?"

"I don't know which guild force is behind it."

"Impossible, there aren't many things that the guild can keep secret, and it must have been revealed for so long."

"So there will be no more than three people in the analysis of the big guys."

"What kind of big guy?"

"Mathematicians, built several mathematical models, and finally obtained the results."

"I can't mess with it, I can't afford to mess with it!"

The other group of players didn't participate in this pointless discussion, and their hearts were very hot, and this was a big opportunity.

"What are you going to report?"

"Civil official, my career finally has a chance to advance."

"I can't do it, I can't do it. I'd better be a scrivener, and the treatment should be no worse than that of a civil servant in reality. ”

At this time, a young man in silver and white armor walked over, followed by more than a dozen NPC soldiers.

"Tuhao, are you also ready to participate?"

Many players have their eyes on him, and he is obviously very famous.

"Why not participate? Just ordering soldiers like this, I have to spend all my pocket money every month.

And now it's hard to recruit soldiers with money, so they have no choice but to work for others. The young man's tone was calm.

"Then why don't you have a territory to play? It's an investment anyway. ”

"I can't do it, I have a lot of work every day, and I only have free time to play. Hopefully there are no working hours limit here. The young man's face was distressed.

At the same time, the forum was also hotly discussing the matter.

For a long time, the attitude of NPC forces towards the player group has been contemptuous, some are wary, and some are pretending to be close but actually alienated.

Regardless of the attitude, there is a strict separation between the player and the NPC.

This is the first time that an NPC force treats players and NPCs as equals and gives them the same opportunity to participate in management.

Regardless of the purpose or outcome, at least many players have a strong sense of identification with this side.

"Lord Lord, there are a total of 480,000 gods and 220,000 lords who have signed up, I'm afraid most of them need to be removed." Xu Wei reported.

Ye Feng was a little surprised, he didn't expect the player to be so active.

You must know that there are less than one million registered players in the entire county seat of Zhang'an County and its subordinate villages and towns.

In other words, almost half of them signed up, which is a bit too exaggerated.

"Arrange a round of qualification review first, eliminate ninety percent according to the category, and then arrange the assessment." He immediately made a decision.