The soldiers of the Cang Guard Army have been cultivating diligently, and it has been more than ten days, and the effectiveness of Tailai spiritual water has gradually begun to appear, and a few soldiers with high cultivation talent have broken through a realm, and those who have cultivated with poor talent have also laid a solid foundation, and they are not far from breaking through the realm.

Ji Xia, as the lord of Taicang, was very pleased with this change, and went to the military camp with Po Xian and Ji Qianqing many times to reward the soldiers who practiced quickly.

He decreed that as long as any soldier could break through the realm, he would receive a large amount of food—and within three months, the whole family would be guaranteed three meals a day.

As a result, the officers and men of the Cang Guard Army became more diligent and practiced almost day and night, hoping to earn enough rations for their families.

According to Taicang's current living standard, even if there are Taicang sergeants at home and food to receive, there is no guarantee that there will be two full meals to eat every day, let alone a full meal.

March food, or the full amount of three meals a day?

I am afraid that this kind of treatment is only available to high-ranking officials, and if you don't cherish the opportunity and wait until the next time you starve, you can only regret it.

"Lord of the Kingdom, Dr. Nong is here. ”

Today, Ji Xia is looking at the acres of fields behind Taicang City from afar, and busy figures on the fields are harvesting rice.

A sturdy young man beside him bowed down and spread the word, this young man was the Jingye who fought side by side with Ji Xia a few days ago and met by chance in Nanqing Lane.

A few days ago, Ji Xia inspected the barracks, and in a chance encounter, he had served as Jing Ye in the army, Jing Ye was appointed as the secretary of life and commanded 500 people because of his outstanding strength and meritorious service in protecting the lord of the country in the last war.

When Ji Xia saw Jing Ye, he suddenly thought that he didn't have a confidant of the same age and test as him, so he asked Jing Ye if he was willing to give up his position as the secretary of life and serve as the lord of the country in the royal court.

Jing Ye did not hesitate, immediately took off the token of destiny, and bowed down.

In the next few days, Jing Ye often followed Ji Xia's side, doing some matters of communication, reporting, and guarding.

"Chengu Shu, see the lord of the country. A middle-aged man bowed down and saluted Ji Xia.

Ji Xia motioned for him to be exempt and asked, "Dr. Nong, a few days ago, there was a report from the minister that the grain yield of Taicang this season has been reduced by as much as 20%, can you find the reason?"

Gu Shu's face was a little embarrassed, he lowered his head and said: "Dr. Nong is ashamed of Taicang, for so many days, the minister and several colleagues have been studying day and night, and found that there are no problems with the soil, water quality, and sun exposure, and it is not man-made destruction, but the grain production has indeed decreased by two percent, and I don't know the reason, and I ask the lord of the country to punish him." ”

Ji Xia frowned, food is Taicang's top priority, except for these fertile fields behind Taicheng, Taicang has no source of food at all.

There are very few aquatic products in the Haiwen River, and it is impossible to grow food in the Gobi and dense forests, so if the army goes to these places to hunt, there will be huge casualties, and the gains outweigh the losses.

Therefore, three crops a year, each time the yield of 4,000 catties per mu of land, it has become a vital grain production area in Taicang.

"There are very few fields next to Taicheng, only 6,000 acres of fields, even if these fields are infiltrated by the Heaven and Earth Spirit Yuan, one acre of land produces a total of 12,000 catties of grain three times a year, which is still too little for Taicang. ”

"Because there are more than 400,000 people in Taicheng to feed, if it wasn't for the Cangcheng side that could dispatch some in the past, I'm afraid the people wouldn't even be able to eat two meals of rice porridge a day, and now the third ripening grain has been reduced so much, what should I do with the people of Taicheng? How can I spend the silence? Eat soil?"

Ji Xia's voice was very stern, because food was too important for Taicang.

Although he had the Ten Thousand Grain Treasure Vase that he had exchanged last time, he was still unsure of the yield of the Ten Thousand Grain Treasure Bottle that had grown on the Divine Tree, and he didn't know if the only hundred spirit crystals in the treasury were enough to devour the Ten Thousand Grain Treasure Bottle.

More importantly, this vase, he originally planned to keep it and wait until the sun was over to use it, so that the people of Taicang could reduce some panic in the dark.

Therefore, the grain output of the Taicang field, compared with the growth of military strength, is only high and not low, if the dove dog has not yet hit, the strong man of Dafu has not planned to destroy Taicang, and the people of Taicang starved to death first, it is inevitable that it is too aggrieved.

"Please forgive the lord of the country, Gu Shu will gather all the farmers in the farmer's mansion to study day and night, and there will be a harvest within a month. ”

"Speed up the progress, the third maturity has passed, the grain has almost been harvested, the reduction in production is irreversible, but next year's first maturity, this situation must not occur, no matter what, if the grain continues to reduce next year, you will die Xie Taicang." ”

"I understand. ”

Dr. Nong's face was lonely, and his heart was sad, not because of Ji Xia's cold words, but because he was worried that the reduction of land production would inevitably cause many Taicang people to starve to death and not be able to survive the silence.

Ji Xia was also very worried in his heart, it had been more than a month since he came to the Boundless Wilderness, and the sun silence was coming in less than three months, the scene of the sun in his mind was very barren, but even if he didn't have any such memories, he could imagine the horror of the sun silence.

The three sun stars all sank and no longer rose, the earth was shrouded in thick darkness, the wind and snow were raging, the cold did not fade, all the vegetation and poultry would die, and the lowly human race had no way to do it.

This is also the reason why the population of Taicang has not developed, even in the era of peace, the cultivation and recuperation for a long time, it is not easy to increase some of the population, and after a day of death, it will be beaten back to its original shape.

"It's despair to be a living creature of the wilderness. Ji Xia smiled bitterly in his heart.

For example, Taicang, the first thing to face is the double catastrophe of food shortage and sun silence, if you can survive these catastrophes, there will be a series of disasters such as natural disasters, fierce beasts running away, and continuous wars waiting for you.

"It's hell mode. The young lord sighed.

Jing Ye on the side saw Ji Xia sighing, and he also sighed in his heart, and said loudly: "Lord of the country, the grain production has been greatly reduced, should the army reduce the diet, and the previous reward system, should it be abolished? The army has always consumed the majority of food, if you can save some from the army, you can also die less in the silence." ”

Ji Xia shook his head and said: "No, if it is an era when there is no war, Taicang is facing such a predicament, and it is not impossible to save some from the army, but now that many wars are imminent, if the rations of the soldiers are deducted at this time, it will have a huge impact on their combat effectiveness, and the morale that has just become high will also fall, and the gains outweigh the losses." ”

He looked at the sky from afar and said: "If you lose some food, it will be enough for some people to die in silence, but if you are defeated in the battle, the entire Taicang will perish." ”

Jing Ye was thoughtful, and Ji Xia said, "Do you think I'm too cold-blooded?"

Jing Ye bowed and said: "As a superior person, the lord of the country naturally has to take care of the overall situation, and he can't only see the gains and losses in front of him like small people like us. ”

Ji Xia smiled: "In the past, I saw that you were righteous and awe-inspiring, how did you learn to flatter me?"

Jing Ye was telling the truth. Jing Ye said with a serious face: "I always heard people talk about the lord of the country before, but now I understand that those people are just untargeted, a bunch of nonsense, if I meet them again, I will swell their mouths." ”

Ji Xia's expression remained unchanged at all: "What they evaluated before was that I was the crown prince, at that time, I had the protection of my father and the king, and the ministers of state affairs worked hard, and I didn't have to do anything with my heart, I was indeed stubborn, and what the people of Taicang said was not wrong." ”

Ji Xia turned his head to look at the people who were working hard in the distance, and said: "But now, I am already the lord of the country, then I will be responsible for the entire Taicang, and more importantly, if Taicang dies, I will not be able to escape, my head will become the spoils of other races, and before that, I may suffer many times of torture, and I can't survive but die, for their amusement." ”

Jing Ye shook his head firmly and said, "There won't be that day." ”

Ji Xia's face gradually turned cold: "Of course there won't be that day." ”

"Because all races and kingdoms that dare to covet Taicang and covet my head will be remembered by me. ”

"I'm going to try to kill them. ”