Liao Qiu remained silent all the way and barely spoke.

The team soon left the Leo Clan territory and entered the Niu Clan's territory.

Rock City is located on the border, and Tianhao has been sending people to set up secret posts near the road, which is convenient for checking for information on the one hand, and can speed up the transmission of information between the two sides. On the second day after entering the territory, a knight galloped on the main road ahead, and was stopped in front of the brigade, he hurriedly took out the special nameplate used by Rock City to prove his identity, and after the personal guard verified it, he was brought to Tianhao.

There is no text on the nameplate, an eye is engraved on the front, and a number is on the back. This is a model designed by Tianhao, which is exclusive to the intelligence department.

Seeing that the visitor took out a delicate metal pipe from the pocket of his underwear and respectfully handed it to him, Tianhao smiled slightly: "Akai, are your family okay?" ”

He remembered the sturdy young man.

Akai was a little surprised, but more joyful and grateful, he nodded again and again: "Thank you, Lord Lord, my aunt is working in the peat field in the city, and she has been very good." ”

Tianhao skillfully unscrewed the metal tube, poured out a roll of finger-thick paper from it, leaned sideways, and unfolded it at an angle that only he could see, while his eyes swept over the paper, the smile on his face did not change: "Your daughter-in-law is about to give birth, right?" ”

Akai bowed again: "Almost, there are still two months." ”

After reading the contents of the paper, Tianhao folded the paper carefully, put it in his pocket with the metal tube, nodded slightly, and waved his hand: "I know, you go first!" ”

After Akai left, the group continued on its way.

Just like last time, Liao Qiu took the men and horses of Thunder Horn City to say goodbye to Tianhao at the fork in the road.

His mood was not too good, his face was dull, and his voice was hoarser than usual: "Ah Hao...... I'll go first. ”

Tianhao looked at him with a complicated gaze: "I want to open a little." In fact, this time we won against the whites, they died so much, we didn't lose much, which is worth celebrating. ”

Liao Qiu nodded sullenly, and looked at the white captives who were held in the middle of the line: "How are you going to deal with these guys?" ”

"What else, of course, it's killing and eating meat." Tianhao grinned.

Liao Qiu shook his head, not believing his words at all: "I know you don't have that hobby. ”

Tianhao stopped smiling: "You have to come to Rock City for a walk." ”

Liao Qiu looked at him thoughtfully: "You mean, these white people can help you do things?" ”

"Maybe!" Tianhao's answer was ambiguous: "No matter what, you have to try." ”

"I'll come when I have the chance." Liao Qiu doesn't like guessing riddles, and he doesn't have that mood at this moment. Pulling the reins and turning the horse's head, he sat firmly on the horse's belly with his legs, clasped his hands into fists, looked solemn, and saluted Tianhao: "Goodbye." ”

Looking at the back of the team he led away, Tianmad caught up from behind, stopped beside Tianhao, and asked in a cautious low voice, "Third child, what's wrong?" ”

As Tianhao's confidant and an important leader of the Rock Leader, Tianmad is very familiar with the work process of the Intelligence Department, and if it is not particularly important information, he will not send someone to submit it directly to Tianhao. Moreover, the Q&A response between Akai and Tianhao is not as simple as it seems on the surface, but a code agreed upon by outsiders in the presence of outsiders, indicating that the situation is urgent and must be dealt with first.

The smile on the young lord's face had long since disappeared, and he muttered, "Wu Yuan is missing. ”

The three surveillance posts, one bright and two dark, lost the news of Wu Yuan at the same time, and he disappeared from the monitoring network by extremely secret means.

There was a hint of hideousness on Tianmad's face: "I said a long time ago that I should have killed him, and it's a hundred." ”

"It's not that simple." Tianhao shook his head: "If a person wants to commit murder and evil, he must have the corresponding strength. I have already informed Niu Weibang and the Great Master of the Great Country about what he has done before, except for the King of the Fierce Bull, Wu Yuan has almost no powerful figures within the Niu Clan that he can rely on. Niu Lingxiao led a team to reinforce Suolongguan before, Wu Yuan happened to disappear at the same point in time, and the Ministry of Intelligence had already found out that he should have received the help of several guards around Niu Lingxiao. It can be inferred from this that there may have been some contradictions between Wu Yuan and Niu Lingxiao, prompting him to escape from Vicious Horn City while Niu Lingxiao was heading to Suolong Pass. ”

Tianmad frowned and scolded in a low voice: "This guy is no different from a fly, and he will bring a lot of trouble wherever he goes." ”

Tianhao smiled: "It is also the ability of a person to live to this realm. You're right, he's a fly. There's no need to waste energy on a bug, we still have a lot to do. ”

These words reminded Tianmad of the white musket he had seen in Suolong Pass, and he suddenly became hot: "Third child, I will go to Jeju Island when I go back this time and try those new guns made by Curved Tooth." ”

"You have to learn how to use this weapon." Tianhao was very serious: "Long knives and battle axes will always be outdated, and the future battlefield will be hot weapons." ”

"Hot weapons?" Tian Mad chewed on this new word that he had never heard before, nodded his head incessantly, and asked with both hands: "Third child, do you mean the white man's cannon?" ”

Tian Hao smiled and said something that was widely known in the era of civilization.

"Truth exists only within the range of a cannon."

……

Tianhao summoned all the high-level personnel as soon as possible.

The spacious conference room was decorated in the style of the civilized era, with as many as two hundred seats placed in order, Tianhao sat on the rostrum, and the participants who rushed to the front of the conference room after receiving the notice were concentrated at the front of the conference room, and everyone's eyes were focused on the young lord.

A round table is certainly better than a long table when it comes to bringing each other closer, but King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table didn't work for that day and age. Tianhao used spores to turn some of his subordinates into his own people, and this circle of absolute subservience is still gradually expanding over time. Barbarian society needs to be inferior and inferior, and accurate identity positioning is conducive to the issuance and implementation of government decrees. The advantage of sitting on the throne is not to step on people's heads, but to obtain obedience in the absolute sense, and then to transform personal will into real power.

Tianfeng is Tianhao's elder brother, and he ranks ahead of everyone in terms of status and identity. It's late autumn, the weather is already quite cold, and the combination of thick cotton coat and animal skin shoulders makes him look very energetic. Tianfeng got up from his chair and said seriously: "The construction of each new village has been basically completed, mainly the walled walls and protective towers. Last week, I had a meeting with the leaders of the various villages, and this year the land was cleared in a timely manner, the grain harvest was good, and the newly built warehouses were all full, but there was still too much wheat, so I had to temporarily build new warehouses. ”

Tianhao smiled and nodded, food has always been his biggest concern: "How much grain is there in the entire territory this year?" ”

Tianfeng has a strong memory and calculation ability when it comes to numbers: "We have more than twice as much cultivated land this year as we did last year, thanks to the construction of a large number of new villages. At present, the harvest work in each village has been completed, and the grain stored in the warehouse is mainly hulled wheat, which alone is quite large, which can meet the consumption of 500,000 people throughout the year. ”

In fact, this figure should include rice, and the composition ratio is also rice. There are many factors that lead to the lack of food for the barbarians in the north, one of which is the lack of arable land. After the total change of the earth, seawater rice has mutated, it can grow almost anywhere, it is difficult for barbarians to change their habits, Tianfeng's "wheat" is a general concept, he certainly understands the difference between wheat and rice, but will not verbally make a specific division, only covered by the word "wheat".

Except for Tianhao, the people present were moved and made surprised voices one by one.

"There are so many?"

"The dolls will be able to eat enough next year."

"Look at what you said, in our rock collar, as long as you are willing to work hard, anyone can have a full stomach."

Although they have different divisions of labor, they have some understanding of the area of cultivated land that has been reclaimed on a large scale in the past few years, and they know that this year's crop harvest must be very large, but they never expected it to be so amazing.

Yongkang's eyes showed shock: "The consumption of 500,000 people throughout the year...... Oh my God, that's just the amount of wheat! ”

His words immediately resonated around him, and everyone nodded their heads.

Cured meat and dried fish are also reserve materials, which are the largest food reserve items in the Panshi Collar after crops. Because of the particularity of meat in production and its own value, Tianhao separates them separately and directly manages them for unified allocation.

Except for Tianhao, no one knows the true number of cured meats in the rock collar.

Cheonbong's report was incomplete, and the wheat harvest was limited to the part of the Rock Collar on the northern continent, and the output of Jeju Island was not included. This is also due to Tianhao's previous instructions———— only the output of the mainland is calculated, and the island side is a separate one.

The debriefing continues.

"Sixty percent of the overall construction work of A43 has been completed. The current defense system is more than sufficient, mainly against beasts and small-scale enemies. As designed, the towers are layered along the east coast and the mountains to the west, with a long and narrow area in the middle, with a river running through it, making it ideal for farming. This year's cultivated land reclamation and utilization rate is about 2 percent, and if the population migration is intensified next year, the overall effect will be much better. The only problem is that Jia 43 is too far away from Rock City, and the roads are not smooth, so it is best to use sea ships to transport some important materials back and forth. ”

Seeing Tianfeng sit down, Yuan Kai hurriedly stood up: "The Liandu Dock has been completed, and the construction of the new dock is half completed. We currently have six large slipways, plus five from the former fishing village, for a total of eleven. According to your instructions, medium and small slipways are not counted for the time being, as long as the supply of materials is guaranteed, the "Big Viper" class sea vessels built in a short period of time can meet any needs. ”

Tianhao nodded with satisfaction: "Let's build it according to the drawings first, I know that you have done a good job in the past six months, six "Great Viper" class ships have been launched, plus the previous ones are seven." During this time, small ships will be put first, mainly medium-sized transport ships and large sea vessels. At the moment we don't need too many warships, just forget what has already been built, and all the rest will be converted into fishing boats. ”

The food crisis has always been the sword of Damocles hanging over Tianhao's head. From his awakening to the present, he has figured out the basic situation of the various tribes of the northern barbarians. The conflict between the tribes has sparked strife, and with all the chiefs wanting to unify the group, the lion's corn and potatoes have been mutated due to environmental factors, and currently only have the advantage of growth adaptability, but the yield is pitifully low...... Without enough food, the northern barbarians will not be able to solve the demographic crisis. Despite their rapid growth and the ability to surpass their ancestors in the era of civilization in terms of their reproductive cycles, they have never been able to expand their population.

In Tianhao's view, gold and silver are important, but food is the foundation that determines the future of the barbarians.

The development of the rock collar is so fast, there must be something to be put on the surface for outsiders to see. It's no secret that the warehouses are full, but beyond that, cured meat and dried fish, which are more important than wheat, and Jeju Island, which is far away from the mainland, Tianhao will not let people know anything, even the king of Thunderhorn and the great master who are close to him.

Tianhao looked at Yuan Kai: "What is the current progress of city construction?" ”

Yuan Kai hurriedly replied: "According to your orders, Liandu is positioned as a seaport city, and the main city functions are mainly maritime trade and shipping. Fifty percent of the outer defense towers are complete, and the current building in the city can accommodate 50,000 people. The new, the second residential complex, with a design capacity of 60,000 people, is expected to be completed next spring, followed by the third residential complex. ”

This is a new construction method taught by Tianhao. He smiled with satisfaction, motioned for Yuan Kai to sit down, and shifted his gaze to Xu Kun: "It's your turn, tell me about the situation in the new capital." ”

Xu Kun stood upright and talked eloquently: "The inner city of Xinjing has been fully built, and the external protective towers are 70% complete. At present, 40,000 people have been stationed, and since the beginning of autumn, manpower has been concentrated on harvesting crops in the fields, and the construction of the city has been suspended. If this winter's situation is similar to last year's, it should be possible to complete the construction plan for the west and north of the city. ”

"Keep doing it!" Tianhao smiled and encouraged: "I hope to move in two years, and build a city in three years, which is not fast, but it is not slow." ”

His gaze continued to move, and the sturdy curved teeth had been implanted with spores, which would have a subtle resonance between the subject and the "spore split" as long as they were at close range. Looking at Tianhao's bright black eyes, Curved Tooth fully understood his mind at the moment.

"My lord, our new weapons are very powerful." Curved Tooth's face was full of excitement, and the fangs protruding from his lips kept shaking as he spoke: "The musket is so powerful that even our newly developed armor can't stop it." ”

Thanks to the technology that Tianhao brought with him from the era of civilization, the barbarians possessed granular black powder. The rifling increases the airtightness of the bullet and the accuracy of the shot, causing the weapon to skyrocket.