If you want to survive the winter, padded jackets and food are the most important. But now one of the main problems in Yuancheng is that there are no padded jackets at all. When the Great Crossing happened, it was late spring, and most people wore long sleeves, and some even came over in short sleeves, so this will be a problem that Yuancheng will continue to solve.

Fortunately, there are a lot of clothes collected in Yuancheng at present, and it is enough for each person to divide three or four pieces, but just by stacking those thin clothes, there is no way to resist much cold, at most they will not be frozen to death.

There were also a lot of animal skins stored before, but that number was not enough to keep tens of thousands of people warm.

"Now the only way is to build more stoves, store more firewood, and store more food." Lin Yue said to all the members who participated in the Yancheng meeting: "Now that all districts in the city can basically live in earthen houses, then immediately start to build stoves in earthen houses, so that residents can also burn fires to keep warm in winter." ”

"In addition, we should start to implement any other measures to keep warm, and try to ensure that no one dies from freezing in the winter."

After the Yancheng meeting, all aspects of work in Yuancheng immediately tended to how to solve the cold prevention measures in winter. The masses will also use their own wisdom, and they will also submit the plans for the warmth protection measures that they think can be implemented to the district councils, and then to Lin Linyue.

Lin Yue discussed with most of the people in the Political Yuan what plans were feasible, and then gradually implemented them.

Soon, the time for winter came, and the increasingly cold weather made everyone gradually tired of work, and the originally scheduled work schedule was often not reached because some people were too cold to work.

On the 225th day of the new calendar, the weather reached an extremely cold level, and the first snow fell, and on this day, the news of someone freezing to death came from the city of N, and in the next few days, there were still people who fell ill and died because the temperature was too low.

However, this is just the beginning.

Although Yuancheng has taken great measures to keep warm, there are still people who are infected by the situation that the temperature is too low, and the situation is that the fever does not stop, which Zhao Minghui has nothing to do.

As the days went by, the weather became colder and colder, and the information of freezing to death was not uncommon, but then a more serious thing happened, that is, food began to be scarce.

It's okay here in Yuancheng, a lot of fish and wild vegetables and wild fruits have been stored before, and they can still ensure the reluctant food needs, but it is dangerous on the N side side, there is no nearby river to catch fish and shrimp on their side, and there is a shortage of meat in the first place, and now that winter is coming, the plants are basically withered, and even a decent wild vegetable can not be found. So now there is a serious shortage of food for many forces in N City, and people are dying of starvation.

Although Yuan Cheng provided a small amount of food to them in order to show his friendliness, that bit of food was simply insignificant and not enough to save so many people.

On the 250th day of the new calendar, even the Yuan River had a tendency to freeze, and Yuancheng himself could not catch fish if he wanted to, and his own food was also insufficient.

All of a sudden, whether it was Yuancheng or elsewhere, their lives were like returning to the days not long after the Great Crossing Around, not only facing the threat of death at any time, but also having no food to eat, and returning to the era of eating tree bark, and Yuancheng was no exception.

In the final analysis, the problem of food has not been solved, although it can usually rely on wild vegetables and fruits and a small amount of meat to maintain a life, but once it encounters special circumstances, this maintenance is broken in an instant, and it still has to face the problem of life and death.

It wasn't until the 305th day of the new calendar, when the weather warmed significantly, that the harsh existential question came to an end. And after the incomplete statistics of Yuancheng afterwards, nearly 20,000 people died in the entire N City, and even Yuancheng, a force that was extremely prepared, nearly 1,000 people died in the cold winter.

In addition, there is also information from Yancheng, which has begun to establish contact with Yuancheng, that thousands of people have died in this cold winter.

Moreover, in this cold winter, several forces on the side of N City broke out many fights over the problem of food and heating, and thousands of people died as a result.

Yuancheng's action caused dissatisfaction among many forces, and many people shouted that Yuancheng was really taking advantage of the fire to rob, Lin Yue didn't dare what they said, and continued to establish a branch city within the scope of N City. During this period, there were several times when some inexplicable people came to sabotage, but they were all chased away or captured by the guards one by one.

Obviously, these troublemakers were all sent by those forces who opposed Yuancheng, and the city-wide sub-city was built very ugly, and it was only expanded and repaired on the basis of the original small force, and finally this division continued the name of the original small force, called Xiyu City.

The city lord of Xiyu City is Gu Haotian, the deputy mayor of the former Xiyu Town, but the district heads of the various districts in the city and the officials of various positions will be hand-picked by Lin Yue.

There was also an episode during this period, that is, the encounter between Lin Yue and Gu Haotian.

Like in the bloody drama, two childhood friends met in a foreign country. It turned out that Lin Yue and Gu Haotian were good friends when they were young, but later Gu Haotian's family moved to another city, and their lives did not have much intersection.

A few days before the Great Crossing happened, Gu Haotian happened to come to N City with his father to do business, and when he encountered the Great Crossing, he followed his father and struggled in this strange world. Later, his father and Wang Fu, the director of N City, joined forces to establish Xiyu Town. Later, his father died of injuries while hunting, and he succeeded to the position of deputy mayor of Xiyu Town by virtue of his own strength.

In this cold winter, Xiyu Town broke out in chaos due to lack of food and clothing, and the improper handling of the town mayor Wang Fu caused Xiyu Town to fall apart. At this time, Yuancheng intervened and wanted to reorganize Xiyu Town. At first, Gu Haotian was naturally reluctant, until he met Lin Yue.

Before, Gu Haotian knew that the city lord of Yuancheng was a person named Lin Yue, but he never thought that he was the old and present friend, and always thought that he was just the same name, after all, Lin Yue in his impression did not have the courage to form a city.

But after knowing that Lin Yue personally came to N City to meddle in the affairs of Xiyu Town and meet Gu Haotian, the two knew that the two sides were so close. This is also one of the reasons why Yuancheng was able to successfully subdue Xiyu Town, because of Lin Yue's existence, Gu Haotian's concerns about Yuancheng were eliminated, and Gu Haotian was willing to join Yuancheng and serve as the city lord of Xiyu City.

The establishment of Xiyu City attracted many people to join, especially those who had been starving and freezing in their own forces, and they joined Xiyu City, hoping to get relatively good treatment.

Xiyucheng, as the big hand of Yuancheng, was suddenly inserted in the scope of N City, and instantly broke the pattern there, originally the core of the power there was Mu Huacheng and several other medium-sized forces with a population of tens of thousands, but the establishment of Xiyucheng instantly became the core of the power here, because the population of Xiyucheng had reached 30,000 people on the 305th day of the new calendar.

Among the 30,000, in addition to the people from Xiyu Town and those who moved from Yuancheng, there were also a large number of people who came to join after breaking away from other forces.

On the 310th day of the new calendar, the winter that had tormented most people for three months was over, and Yuancheng began to prepare for sowing and planting, as long as the crops of the next year can be harvested, Yuancheng's next food can be regarded as truly guaranteed.

In addition to crops such as rice, potatoes, and sweet potatoes, some researchers in Metaverse have found many plants that can be used to grow among the many plants in the New World, which are not currently able to provide much food, but will certainly be expanded in the future as one of Metaverse's main foods.

With the large-scale planting on the side of Yuancheng, many forces on the side of N City are very envious, and many forces have asked Yuancheng to share a part of the seeds for them to plant.

It is not difficult for Yuan Cheng to divide a part of the seeds, but the key is that this small part of the seeds is evenly distributed to each force in the N City, and the seeds they get are very small, not even one acre of land is enough to sow seeds

How much can be harvested in an acre of land, in the environment of the new world, four or five hundred kilograms can be counted as God's blessing, and even if it can be harvested in the end, it is only enough food for a force of thousands of people for a few days.

Therefore, even if the seeds that Yuan Cheng gave them were useful, it would take two years before they could have a basic food guarantee. And here in Yuancheng, half a year is enough, which is one of the reasons why many people choose to give up their original forces and join Xiyu Town.

And Yancheng's side is actually starting their own sowing, and they also have their own rice seeds, but they sow them later than Yuancheng's side, and the rice seeds they finally harvested are not much, even if they plant them the next year, when they can harvest, the yield is not very large.

In fact, the same was true of Yancheng in the previous life, when the harvest in the first year was not enough for the sowing in the second year, resulting in the food in the second year was not enough for the residents in the city to eat, and it was not until the third year that the food in Yancheng was initially guaranteed.

And now the seeds planted in Yuancheng, as long as they are carefully cared for, can barely meet the food needs of the residents when the harvest comes. It can be said that Yuancheng is one step ahead of other places such as Yancheng. And it is only after this basic livelihood is guaranteed that a force can truly develop.

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