It is true that the border country is in danger, but it is an established fact that it is its home base.

It has to develop no matter what, so someone has to be willing to put down roots here.

If they always move back and forth year after year, who still has the heart to buy a house here, and who dares to give birth here with peace of mind?

Indeed, it is not safe to stay in the countryside in winter!

And then? Do you have to run away?

No!

Running away will not bring people home, let alone get themselves the throne!

If it's not safe, create security for it!

After Assistant Minister Ji Huaan left, Yang Yan called his commander and guard Cheng Qiang.

"I want to see the local guards, Nanshan miners, and hunters, preferably those who have survived the beast season here, bring your people, and find me everything I can find!"

Yang Yan directly gave the order, and Cheng Han took the order and left.

He rubbed his forehead and continued to carefully read the report that Ji Huaan had sorted out.

The volume of trade in the border countryside is not large. Exports are mainly coal mines and animal skins. And the largest import is grain.

The fur business is not large. On weekdays, villagers go into the misty forest to hunt, and they will sell the animal skins they hunt to the Iwagu Fortress.

Coal mine trade, as the backbone of the fiscal revenue of the border townships, is currently being managed by Assistant Minister Ji Huaan.

In fact, coal mines are not the most abundant mining resources in the border countryside.

Listening to Ji Hua'an, there is a deep mine cave in Nanshan adjacent to the periphery of the Demon Refining Mountain Range, which contains extremely rich mineral resources, and has produced iron, copper, sulfur, all kinds of gems and other minerals, but more than ten years ago, the mine was officially sealed and has not been opened so far.

For this reason, Yang Yan specially consulted the local Mo Xiaobei, listening to his meaning, the Nanshan Mine Cave is an ominous place, extremely dangerous, and there are often inexplicable human deaths in the past, it is rumored that this cave is an unknown monster lair, and the official at that time had no choice, so he simply sealed the mine.

This statement is terrifying, but now the development of the border countryside needs a lot of gold coins and resources, so it is urgent to restore the production of Nanshan mines.

In terms of transportation, all transportation in the border countryside is through the Yanshui River to reach the Yangu Fortress or Wangmo City. z△

The traffic is too simple, and the transportation volume is limited, Yang Yan is already planning to build a large road that leads directly to the Yangu Fortress.

When the report turned to the item of grain, Yang Yan couldn't help frowning, the grain in the border countryside was not self-sufficient and needed to be imported in large quantities.

The way to get grain is to use coal mines to offset the price, yes, it is to offset the price, not to exchange it for gold coins!

This was the rule of the Iwagu Fortress, and instead of paying gold coins, they exchanged grain for coal mines in the border villages, and the grain used to offset the price was pitiful.

In other words, a year's coal mine output in the border countryside is only exchanged for a year's ration for 3,000 residents.

It's too cheap.

Yang Yan thought about it, and the mineral trade could no longer use grain to offset the price. The Yanshui River runs through the entire Great Yan Kingdom, with many branches, and the traffic in the border countryside is not blocked. Even if the Iwaku Fortress no longer provided food, he could buy it elsewhere.

Of course, the premise of all this is that he can stay in the border country and stop those damn beasts!

Carter moved quickly, and at noon he called two guards, two miners, and a local hunter, "Your Highness, these two are patrol officers in the border country, and they are responsible for lighting the beacon fire every year. These two miners had mined in the Nanshan Mine, and were the most senior miners in the border villages, and the hunter said that he had fought with wild beasts and had cut off the head of an evil beast with his own hands!"

The five of them knelt down in unison.

Yang Yan was not very used to it, but he didn't stop it, and after nodding, he motioned for them to get up.

"Can the Evil Beast be killed?" Yang Yan sat on the wooden chair and looked at the two guards, "How long does the Beast Teng Season usually last?"

"Back to Your Highness, most of the beast seasons end in about three months. But the exact time depends on the sun. A handsome-looking guard took a step forward, his tone extremely respectful, "Evil beasts were originally just ordinary animals in the Misty Forest, and the breath of hell made them manic and ferocious, although they are much stronger than ordinary ones, they are not invulnerable. ”

"That means they can be killed. What's your name?"

"The last general, Zhang Quan, swore to die to guard the territory for His Royal Highness. ”

Zhang Quan was nervous and excited.

Sure enough, his highness didn't want to move. Taking the initiative to answer first, I should have left a good impression on His Highness, right?

"What do you mean by looking at the sun?"

"Your Highness doesn't know that once the snow falls in the border countryside, it won't stop, and only when the sun comes out, the snow will melt, and the beast season will end. ”

"I see. Does everyone take refuge in the Rock Ancient Fortress every year?" Yang Yan leaned forward, he was very concerned about this question.

"Your Highness, not everyone has taken refuge in the past," Zhang Quan's face suddenly became a little worse, "Sometimes even if you go, you may not be able to survive the winter." So some people will choose to hide in the border countryside. ”

"Oh, the Yangu Fortress has walls and an army, how can you escape there and not survive the Beast Teng Season?"

"Because the coal mines in the border countryside can only be exchanged for three months' worth of grain, in the Yangu Fortress, once this time is exceeded, the local government will no longer distribute grain to the residents of the border villages. My sister just... And starved to death there. Since last year, many people have chosen to stay behind. ”

Another guard said with a flattering face, "Brother Zhang Quan didn't go last year, and he managed to survive." ”

"Zhang Quan, please mourn, you are very brave, how to survive in the days when evil beasts are raging, you have to teach the people around you," Yang Yan gave Zhang Quan an appreciative look, and immediately looked at Cheng Han, the commander of the guards, "Cheng Han, you are responsible for this matter, go down to hold more seminars, and organize everyone to learn this knowledge together." ”

Cheng Han's depression was all written on his face, he didn't want to take this errand, but he didn't have a way. Yang Yan felt that this guy was too emotional, too upright as his confidant, and it was necessary to exercise in the future.

It couldn't be more obvious in Zhang Quan's words, the group of shrunken-headed turtles in the Yangu Fortress did not treat the refugees well, so it would be much easier for him to leave the border people to protect the border villages. It is necessary to instill some knowledge of apocalyptic survival in people from now on.

Yang Yan took a sip of water and beckoned to the hunter expressionlessly.

It was a dwarf, with a flaxen-colored beard on his face, and his whole body was full of explosive power.

When he approached, Yang Yan felt the pressure, but fortunately, he immediately knelt on one knee after approaching.

"You said you killed the beast?"

"Yes, Your Highness," said the dwarf's voice in a low and hoarse voice, "Motus, the grass people, has slain a wild horse and a wolf species. ”

"Species?" Yang Yan asked repeatedly, "What do you mean?"

"It's the name given to the beast. The more ferocious the animal before the mutation, the more difficult it is to deal with after the mutation. And they will be bigger physically, and their strength will be stronger. Like the wolf species, its body has become larger, and it has become faster and even more cunning, and if you want to kill it, you have to set traps in advance. ”

"Becoming stronger is not invincible!" Yang Yan nodded, "As long as the damage is in place, you can still kill them like chopping melons and vegetables!"

"Exactly, Your Highness. The dwarf took a breath, "But they are not the most terrifying, the most terrifying are the hybrids, they are the embodiment of demons, only hell can create such terrifying evil beasts!"