In order to make the people who do things more comfortable, Su Tong asked people to build rows of wooden houses on the periphery of the mine, and there is a charcoal burning pit in the middle of each wooden house, so that when you sleep at night, you will not catch a cold.

In order to ensure that the workers in the mine can have enough energy every day, Su Tong did not treat them badly in terms of food, and at least one meal a day to see meat.

"It's cold, the city lord is going to eat it while it's hot." Hu Wei personally brought all the meals to Su Tong.

The dish is not complicated, just a stewed pork skin and radish.

Su Tong was not picky about what to eat, so he picked up the dishes and chopsticks and ate them in a big gulp.

"Do we have enough crops to eat now?"

They had opened up a lot of wasteland before, but Cheng Ming said that it might be due to regional and climate problems, and the grain output was not high.

"In the first year, it was not enough, but the sales of the pills made were very good, and after selling the pills, it was almost enough to buy food with money, but now that the number of people in the city is gradually increasing, the food gap will continue to increase."

In other words, the people in the city of Tiankui are not yet able to achieve complete self-sufficiency.

This is indeed a question, if the people of a city can't fill their stomachs themselves, then what will happen when there are more people in the future?

You can't let them keep it all the time, it's not a healthy and long-term development trend.

"It's easy to be shackled by others when you buy food." The Liangzi of the Southern Kingdom and the Jin Kingdom has already formed a relationship with them, and if the other party's trading channels are stuck one day, it will be difficult for them.

It is okay for the state of Chu to arrive, but the most important part of people's livelihood is still more secure in their own hands.

"Wait for the end of winter in a few days, and then let Cheng Ming open up the wasteland, open up all the wasteland that can be opened, and let the wasteland be private, so that the people in the city will be more motivated."

"Yes."

On the other side, the news of Xie Rui's arrest quickly spread to the Empress of Jin.

The Empress of Jin was so anxious that she almost jumped up from the chaise longue when she read the news.

A while ago, she had a conflict with Xie Rui because of his divorce from Hua Lan, and then Xie Rui went out of the city in the name of studying abroad, she thought about drying him, otherwise he really thought that he could do anything wrong if his wings were stiff.

It's just that she never thought that Xie Rui would be so bold and go to the Northern Wasteland.

The queen was so angry that her fingertips trembled, Xie Rui was her only son, and the eldest son of the emperor, the most likely person to inherit the unification, he went crazy and ran to that deserted ghost place to do something.

The old lady picked up the letter that was thrown to the ground by the queen, and was also shocked after reading it, she quickly threw the letter into the brazier on the side, and came behind the queen to rub her shoulders to comfort her, "Don't worry, the top priority is to rescue His Royal Highness first." ”

If something happens to Xie Rui, then the queen will be busy all these years.

"You immediately go and send a message to your father, let them find out what the hell this northern wasteland is, the people in it are so bold that they dare to touch my Rui'er, let my father and them find a way, no matter what, they must bring Rui'er back safely."

"Yes, don't worry, the old slave will go and pass the word."

Jin State, Prime Minister's Mansion.

When the queen received the news from her cronies, the Prime Minister's Mansion also received it.

The prime minister read the letter, but the corners of his eyes sank, but those who were familiar with him knew that he was angry.

The eldest prince's idea is also too big, and if he runs to the northern wasteland by himself without informing them, isn't he afraid that he will go and never return?

After getting the news, the prime minister asked several of his sons to be called back.

Everyone rushed over, and when they heard what Xie Rui had done, their brows were so furrowed that they could kill flies.

"Father doesn't need to be too angry, His Royal Highness must also want to take down the mines over there, but he didn't think about it so thoroughly." The prime minister's eldest son has a gentle personality, and when everyone doesn't dare to say anything, he should stand up first to ease the atmosphere.

"There really is a mine in that ghost place in the Northern Wasteland, or an iron mine, father, if you can really take that iron mine, it's not a bad thing."

In the Jin Kingdom, any mineral resources are also owned by the state, but if this mine is outside the Jin Kingdom, it is different, and when the time comes, they will take it for themselves, who can know?

"Judging from the content of the message, this mine is designated, and the top priority is to ensure the safety of the eldest prince."

After the prime minister finished speaking, he turned his eyes to look at the third son, "Third child, you can send the message over there now, and then immediately set off to go over there, no matter what method you use, you will rescue the person first." ”

Hearing this, Zhou Wei got up and said, "Father rest assured, son knows what to do." ”

"Father, who is this Northern Wasteland, how dare you kidnap the prince of my Jin Kingdom!"

Zhou Cheng didn't know much about that side, "A group of people who have been exiled in the past, what can they worry about, but since they can put forward conditions once, they can have a second time, and it is important to save people." ”

"Yes."

"This matter must not be known to others, so that the mother does not show her feet."

"My son understands."

In order not to make the emperor jealous, his business territory is mostly outside the return capital, especially in the border area around the Jin Kingdom, and he knows more about the Northern Wasteland than the rest of the Zhou family, and it is more convenient to move.

Before Zhou Wei left the Prime Minister's Mansion, he sent a message to Xie Rui's cronies, asking him to find a way to ensure Xie Rui's personal safety first, so that the people in the Northern Wasteland knew that it was useful to keep Xie Rui's life, so that they would have time to save people.

After receiving Zhou Wei's letter, Lord Wang thought about it and decided to send a message to his own people, but he didn't know that those people would be able to receive it.

After the person who was brought back by Qiao Yang was put in prison, he explained the details one by one, and Qiao Yang and the others also learned the contact information of both parties.

As soon as Su Tong came back from the mine, Qiao Yang came to her with the news from Lord Wang to ask for credit.

"Look, city lord, what does this letter mean?"

Su Tong took the message and looked at it, Lord Wang said in the letter, saying that it was the bitter cold of the Northern Wilderness, and he was worried that Xie Rui and his people would not be able to bear it here, so he began to prepare a batch of winter clothes, and asked Xie Rui if he needed it, and if he needed it, he would immediately send someone over.

"The people over there were suspicious of us last time, how can they be stupid enough to send some winter coats here?"

Su Tong glanced up at Qiao Yang, this kid's brain finally had a flash of inspiration.

"It's a temptation."

"Is the city lord saying that they want to make sure that Xie Rui is still alive?"

"Very likely, it seems that there are still fewer things we asked for last time, go, let Xie Rui write back to them, and tell him that although the winter clothes are sent over, prepare more cotton." Since they have a lot of things, then she will ask for more.

(End of chapter)