Like other pig villages, Fanggu City was also short of food.

The reason why the city lord Yuan Tu racked his brains to bring people to join the army of Iron Tooth to crusade against Panshi Village was not because of brain convulsions, but because he needed to obtain spoils of war through war and maintain his rule.

If a person's daily food supply standard is calculated as a percentage, then the per capita index of the pig tribe in Fanggu City can only reach 60% at most. Moreover, this number is only for men in the prime of life, and women, the elderly, and children will also be ranked in descending order of importance within the group.

These things are not a secret to Tianhao, and the intelligence department that was deployed early on collects information from all sides.

Yuan Tu led the troops to take away a considerable part of the city's grain stock, and everyone was eagerly waiting for his victorious return.

They may not be familiar with what the King of Steel Fang looks like, after all, it is a high king, and Steel Fang City is far from here. But the lord of the city is different, he grew up here, even as a nobleman, the narrow circle of activities is destined to be familiar to most people here. As the frozen human head passed through the crowd, a faint cry could be heard, and the fear on people's faces deepened, and the sad expressions became heavier.

Many people were hesitating, and more people made the same decision as women, and they came out one after another, knelt in front of Tianhao, and swore blood in a way they were familiar with.

Tianhao sat on the stage, as steady as Mount Tai.

This is the case with inter-tribal wars, as long as sufficient benefits are ensured, no one will hold on to their beliefs and fight to the end. To put it bluntly, no one will regard themselves as outsiders, everyone belongs to the northern barbarians, and they are a whole with different totems. These are two very different concepts from fighting white Southerners. The north and the south belong to external disputes, and the tribes belong to internal contradictions.

It took more than three hours for the whole team to sort out, and just after noon, the huge crowd slowly left the square according to the order, leaving the city they knew and lived in, and headed towards the distant rock village.

There were hardly any loot worth plundering in Fanggu City.

There are no hides, there is not much grain, there are no precious metals...... The hungry hogs traded everything for it, and they were so poor that they were not as poor as beggars.

The most valuable thing here is the population.

This is also one of the reasons why Tianhao decided to take advantage of the situation to launch an attack on the steel teeth.

A tribe in extreme poverty is not terrible. This means that they do not have sophisticated weapons and do not have enough food stocks to fight for a long time. As long as one of these points is breached, the overall situation will completely collapse.

But the poor and crazy pig people are also very terrible. Because they have nothing, they are willing to do anything in order to survive.

Such a force must be in your own hands.

Eight thousand one hundred and three people, this is the number reported to Tianhao by Black Tooth after counting them one by one.

Nodding, Tianhao filtered the number directly in his mind. He pressed Blacktooth's shoulder hard, and this action dispelled the anxiety in most of Blacktooth's hearts: "Take them away, Rock Village will become their new home." ”

There will definitely be people on the road who will take the opportunity to escape, and the current number is not accurate, and the number of people who finally arrived at Panshi Village will definitely not be as large as now.

Tianhao turned around and looked at Black Tooth squarely: "I have to thank you for your help. Without you, more people would have died in this battle, and even fewer Pig people would have survived. ”

Blacktooth's face flushed, and he opened his mouth to say something, but he didn't make a sound.

"I know what you're thinking." Tianhao comforted seriously: "This is not a betrayal. You are a member of the Ox Clan, my brother. Speaking of which, you helped most of the people in Fanggu City. Yuantu is dead, and Iron Tooth is dead, and if we don't follow us, many people will starve to death this winter. ”

A bitter smile appeared on Blacktooth's face, and he felt his eyes moisten, and something indescribable rolled in his heart.

He felt sorry for his former kindred.

However, the oath must not be broken.

If it is not really a desperate predicament, no one can understand the despair of having to find and choose one of the many moral depths.

In this world, not everything can be given up.

But sometimes, you have to give up.

Suddenly, Black Tooth opened his arms and hugged Tianhao's shoulders, crying like a child.

The long-standing grievances and fears have been vividly released at this moment.

Although this scene seems very funny to others: Black Tooth is tall, a head taller than Tianhao, and the relationship between relying on and being relied on is completely reversed, which looks extremely incongruous.

Tianhao gently waved his hand and patted Black Tooth's back, letting out a slow, low sigh.

"It's okay, don't be ashamed to cry."

"I understand...... I understand ......"

"Now, let's go home!"

……

Overall, the return trip was quite smooth.

In order to calm the people's hearts, Tianhao ordered the distribution of rations to all the people of the Pig tribe according to the normal supply standard.

There is no problem with being full, but the quality of food cannot meet the same standards as the Panshizhai War Regiment. These foods came from the warehouse of Fanggu City, and the people of the Pig Tribe had long been accustomed to it.

There were four escapes along the way, killing more than 300 people.

Not everyone who surrendered was willing to swear, and it was impossible for Tianhao to force everyone to swear a blood oath when he was in Fanggu City. If there is really a way to screen, there will only be fewer people who will leave with the brigade, and I am afraid that even the current general number will not be enough.

The number of people in Fanggu City who arrived at Panshi Village was about 7,700.

In Tianhao's absence, Tianfeng became the acting leader. He hurriedly came to the outside of the stockade with a group of soldiers to greet him, brought in groups of pig people, and settled them one by one.

"Third child, why are you so late? Tianmad and Yonggang came back two days ago. Tianfeng took Tianhao's hand, looked up and down, and asked worriedly, "Nothing happened to you, right?" Are there any injuries? ”

Tianhao's smile revealed a heartfelt lightness. For the first time in more than a month, he felt that the heavy burden on his back could finally be put down: "Fang Gu City is the farthest target in the plan. It's okay, I'm fine. Big brother, how is the situation in the village now? ”

Tianfeng said as he walked, his expression solemn: "There are too many people. Even all the pig people in Lizhai, Shuangdui Village, Qianxing Village, and Yuzhai have come, plus the batch you brought back today, the total number of people exceeds 18,000. ”

"Second brother, are their casualties big?" This is another key point of Tianhao's concern.

"Not big. Before the war, you estimated the form very accurately, Yonggang and Tianmad they carried out according to the reserve plan, and the four pig people left behind in the stockade were the same as you thought: the leader of the stockade and the men who could fight were dead, and the rest were women and old people, as long as they promised to give them enough food and clothing, and eat a few full meals, they were willing to follow. ”

Speaking of this, Tianfeng lowered his voice and gritted his teeth hard: "Third child, we don't have much food in stock." With so many people coming in at once, I'm so afraid that something will happen! ”

"There is no need to worry about the food problem, at least until next summer." Tianhao had already planned this: "Zumu's caravan is buying a large amount of grain from the Tiger Clan and the Lion Clan, especially the Lion Clan, as long as there is no problem with the supply of peat, they can sell us dried taro and cornmeal at any time. ”

"Also, the fish in the sea. On the way, I thought about it, the Black Tooth they did well this time, they could give him some power, let the fishing ground speed up the speed of shipbuilding, the existing fishing boats back and forth in several shifts, let those trained pig people take turns, people alternately rest, but the boat can't stop, as long as there are fish, we will not be short of food. ”

Tianfeng was still worried: "Third child, according to this method, will we run out of fish in the sea?" ”

Hearing this, a strange look appeared on Tianhao's face. He wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, so he could only hold back.

In the age of civilization, anyone with a modicum of common sense knew that such a thing could not happen.

Coupled with the pigs captured from the various cities of the Gangya Department this time, the population of Panshi Village reached 25,000. Compared with the huge population base of more than one billion people in the Eastern countries in the era of civilization, it is as small as the sand at the foot of a high mountain.

Not to mention that it is just a rock village, even if it supplies the entire cattle family, the fish in the sea will not become extinct because of fishing.

"Don't worry, that's not going to happen." He comforted Tianfeng: "There is nothing wrong with the surrounding villages during this time, right?" ”

"Yonggang came back early, I listened to him." Tian Feng understood what Tian Hao was referring to: "Eloh, they definitely didn't send the news to Thunderhorn City. Changfeng came back and took the people away, I arranged horses for them, and the route was divided according to what you said. It is estimated that the king has received the news and is rushing to our side with people...... After you left, I arranged for 30 mobile posts around the stockade, and when I found out about the situation, I lit firewood and set out smoke...... Don't worry, everything is safe, Pinglin Village and Zhangpu Village also sent people to ask if they need help. ”

Tianhao was finally relieved.

His smile revealed tiredness: "Big brother, you have to worry too much, I have to go and get a good night's sleep." So many days...... I'm dying. ”

……

Food is like a good medicine, slowly soothing the frightened hearts of the pig people.

The amount of food distributed every day is not very large, just enough to eat. The variety is simple, most of the time it is fish soup with chunks of fish, a small amount of bread and marinated meat, and vegetables.

Cattle have always used their cellars to store vegetables in winter. The cabbage planted in a large area has a sufficient harvest before winter, and after Tianhao took charge of Panshi Village, he taught people to pickle sauerkraut in large quantities with clay pots and salt. This barely adds a small amount of variety to the food supply, making the monotonous menu barely palpable.

The living space of Panshi Village has become crowded again.

Tianhao ordered a general adjustment of the population structure in the village.

A large number of men were sent into the mines to dig peat, and in addition to supplying caravans from other tribes far away, they also had to provide fuel to the brick kilns next to the stockades to burn more bricks.

It is difficult to go up the mountain to quarry in winter, but the current situation is forcing people to make changes. Tianhao sent a war group to patrol the surrounding area to ensure that the road between the quarry and the stockade was unobstructed; Snow is cleared on this road every day, making it easier for the carts transporting stones to and fro normally. In the end, all those who went into the mountains to quarry were given double rations.

As a mountain of cloth was distributed, the full warehouse was completely emptied.

The two standards of adequate food and warm clothing are Tianhao's specific policy policies and the basis for consolidating his prestige.

There must be anger and hatred for the conquerors, there must be people who want revenge, and there must be people who will not honestly obey the management.

Tianhao was not surprised by this. It is still the same as the old method, all the pigs are divided into squads, from which ten leaders and 100 leaders are selected, and the teams are used as units to compare the results of their different labor sub-items, and the winning side is rewarded, and the daily supply of the last team is slightly reduced. As long as there is work to do, a lot of physical energy is consumed, and fatigue will become the best assistant to suppress the brain's thinking. Especially under the premise of appropriately improving the quality of life, anger and hatred will gradually decrease, and there is a high probability that the hope for a better future will be replaced.

The Niu people in the village are not idle, and no one can be high. They were assigned to various pig squads, and according to Tianhao's intentions, they retold the original words he had said in full.

"We're all family."

"Don't say anything about the pig clan and the cow clan, in fact, we are all brothers."

"Look at the brothers in Gushanzhai, they came here very early, and Miquan Village and Liankang Village are the same. They are living very well here, they have food to eat, clothes to wear, and to be honest, it is a blessing that you have cultivated for eight lifetimes to have a good leader like Ah Hao. ”

The quality of a leader is directly related to the standard of living of ordinary people.

If you think about it, it seems to be true. Taking Fanggu City as an example, Yuan Tu has served as the city lord for so many years, and everyone has to accept employment every year. There are not many things to bring back, and a large part of it has to be paid tribute to the king.

"You stupid! The food he worked so hard to earn back was handed over like this, and he raised the prince's army in Steel Tooth City in vain. Those people eat for nothing, and they won't help you in the end. You say, isn't that the truth? ”

…… It seems like yes.

If you think about it, the more you think about it, the more you think about it.

A large number of examples from the civilized era have long proved that ideological and political work has an extremely important effect on stabilizing the people's minds.

Tianhao set up the position of "political commissar" within the war group, and as a large number of pigs filled into the Panshi Village, this special group was also expanding.

Curved teeth were dumbfounded by the changes that came from them.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed that as many as tens of thousands of pigs had changed their attitudes in just a few days, from resistance to acceptance, and had integrated into the rock village at a terrifying speed.

Just because there is food to eat?

Just because you have clothes to wear?

Or is it because Tianhao leads people to talk face-to-face and cordially with the people every night, understand their needs, solve practical difficulties for them, and establish prestige in the process of quietly?