winter.
December.
Heavy snow has shrouded the entire Northland in a vast expanse of white.
Rivers freeze.
The ships that used to sail to Liaoning Port and Liaodong Port have disappeared.
Instead.
It's the sleds running on the thick ice or snow.
horse.
Elk.
Big dog.
These three are Zhang Qi’s main livestock transport capabilities in winter in his basic market.
The elk pastures are so far away that they have entered the currently unnamed central and northern Siberian Plain.
Only in winter do herders drive their elk back here.
As non-primary grazing organisms.
The number of deer herders is not large, accounting for only a few percent of the total population of nearly four million, or about 20,000.
These people were recruited from near Siberia when the two armies of Huben and Youyi extracted the population of the Sushen clan in Fuyu.
They originally made a living by herding deer, and their population appearance is obviously Asian.
At first, Zhang Qi also thought about whether to turn them into a farming nation like the Xianbei Wuhuan people, but after asking.
And explained the benefits of farming.
In the end, Zhang Qi respected this clan's choice and still allowed them to make a living by herding deer.
There are no obvious ethnic distinctions under Zhang Qi's command. He is downplaying the barriers between ethnic groups and knitting everyone together through faith.
Therefore, this clan has no name. They come back four or five times a year to supply and buy and sell.
They brought sleds and sled dogs.
Now it has been used in Liaodi for a year or two.
In winter, they are highways above the ice sheet.
The villages set up along the way are their supply and resting places.
The marine fishing industry of the Department of Marine Products has matured.
Almost every day, a large amount of fresh fish needs to be transported from Liaodong port to Liaoning for processing and canned food for later use.
The same goes for the whaling industry.
Today, 40% of Liaoning's oil sources have been replaced by the whaling industry.
Specially used to produce soap and oil candles.
Of course, Zhang Qi also knows that the biggest role of whale blubber is to easily extract glycerin, but now, black gunpowder has not been studied clearly, and the importance of glycerin technology is ranked at the back of the plan list.
Liaodong port.
The huge fish body was pulled up from the sea by pulley landing gear.
The laborers cooperated tacitly and used all their strength in one place. It can be seen that they have not done this once or twice.
There were more than a dozen people on the shore.
They pulled the long rope tied from the fish. When the fish was pulled into the air, they also worked together to pull the giant thing in the sea to the shore.
"Okay! Let it go!"
With a trumpet sound.
The whale weighing hundreds of tons landed on the concrete ground on the shore.
The mechanics breathed a sigh of relief, quickly loosened the rope of the pulley landing gear, and ran to the whale to untie the rope.
There is more than just one trip, they have to take their tools with them to the next place.
There is no rest, and you can earn money if you work. Who doesn’t want to earn more money in this cold winter, so that he can live a better life in the coming year?
Add some salt to your home, buy some oil, get a roll of cloth, a few pieces of leather, life is like this, now you finally have such a stable life, being lazy is purely because you look down on yourself.
"Let's go. There is still a whale coming into the port at No. 3 berthing port. It's crazy."
"coming."
The laborers walked away in a hurry.
The butchers went to work, dismembering the whale's body on the shore.
Large chunks of fat were taken out of the whale by the butchers and placed on a cart nearby.
One whale is enough to keep five or six cold-hearted butchers busy for a day or even two or three days.
The yellow and white fat and the red whale meat were all peeled off one by one by the hands of these people.
The fat is used to obtain oil, while the whale meat is used for food. The blood and bones are dried and ground into powder as a natural fertilizer.
Even the offal has now become a source of feed for the large dogs of the sled team.
Carloads of fat and meat were hauled away and put on sleds bound for Liaoning at the port loading area.
With the sound of chants.
A group of more than a dozen sled dogs began to run wildly on the ice field.
——
Liaoxi Duwei Mansion.
Even in winter.
The houses in the Duwei Mansion were still as warm as spring.
As Zhang Qi's long-term residence, this place has been transformed several times.
Among them, the warm passages for winter are all over the Duwei Mansion.
In the main hall.
Qingling was sitting on a table of silk and satin, recording the expenses and income of the Captain's Mansion over the past few months.
As the hostess, she took over these tasks from Bai Xing when she came to the Captain's Mansion.
And Bai Xing was also in the main hall.
It's just that what she deals with are the secret letters to and from Weaving the Web, as well as the tasks that Zhang Qi released.
Go up.
Qing Ling recorded the last amount on a piece of paper that he had never used before but learned to use after arriving in Liao.
He pinched his temples gently, showing an expression of relief.
"Sister Bai Xing, I've really suffered a lot from you these past years."
As soon as she finished her work, Qing Ling began to look like Zhang Qi's favorite girl.
After arriving in Liao, Qing Ling became more lively than in Zhao.
"It's good to get used to it. In fact, everything is pretty much the same every month. You can do it quickly if you have experience."
Bai Xing raised his eyes and explained the key points of the record to Qing Ling.
In a few months, the two got along very well.
One is Zhang Qi's pillow person, and the other is the closest deputy responsible for Zhang Qi's daily life.
So they get along like sisters.
Close the ledger.
Qing Ling put her hands on her chin and pouted a little aggrievedly.
"I don't know when my husband will come back. It's been almost half a month since he was out last time."
After marrying Qingling back to Liaodi, apart from the intense clinginess between the two of them for the past ten days, Zhang Qi resolutely woke up from the gentle countryside and put most of his energy into the world of riding and slashing.
From the end of September to now, the end of December.
A full three months.
Six years of riding and slashing the world.
Zhang Qi fought for six full years.
The unification of Calradia is in its final stages.
Except Sturgia.
Basically, the entire city on the Cavalry Cutting Continent has been attacked by Zhang Qi.
As for why Sturgia should be kept.
That is of course void armor.
What industrial chain can recruit troops faster than NPC lords?
Leave a place for him to continuously produce the armor Zhang Qi needs. When necessary, send troops to fight a dozen, ranging from dozens to hundreds of armors.
Players.
The characteristic is the words "not a human being".
Seeing Qing Ling's longing expression, Bai Xing smiled.
She wasn't like this before. She was also waiting like this on the days when your Majesty went to the Kingdom of God.
Just when he was about to say a few words of comfort.
Suddenly, a disgusting expression appeared on Qing Ling's face.
Then she covered her lips with one hand: "yue~" and retched.
"What’s wrong with you?!"
Bai Xingteng stood up immediately.
Qingling is the mistress of Liaodi, so there can't be any problems!
"I don't know. I just felt nauseous all of a sudden, and I didn't eat anything. I was just thinking about my husband. Could it be that I was thinking about my husband and making me feel sick?"
After retching a few times, Qing Ling's face relaxed a lot.
She was also a little confused.
Bai Xing walked up to her and touched Qing Ling's forehead. He was relieved when he found that it was not hot.
"Come here! Let the doctor from Xuanhu Division stationed in Liaodi come to the Duwei Mansion!"
"promise!"
"Ma'am, don't move around yet, I'll have someone call the doctor."
"Well, please, Sister Bai Xing."
Qingling nodded obediently.
(End of chapter)
