After recruiting the Wind Cavalry.
Xiao Jing's money and material consumption was relatively large. The money on hand shrank to 45 taels of gold, and he still had 5 war horses, which he used for his own use and to reward those who worked hard under his command.
45 taels of gold, part of which is used to pay the salaries of his troops, and the other part is used to purchase food.
In other words, although he now holds a huge amount of money, he doesn't use it much for psychic activities.
After all, the terracotta soldiers and wind cavalry are puppet soldiers. If you can't pay them, your loyalty will really be questioned.
…
A week passed uneventfully.
The scroll for attracting refugees in Huangshan Village has long expired, but the number of refugees coming from nearby has not decreased, and has even increased.
This cast a shadow over Xiao Jing's heart.
He and Guo Yun learned from questioning these refugees that these refugees had to move around because their villages were destroyed by the Taiping demons, and then joined Huangshan Village.
Peace and chaos have emerged, and Xiao Jing has a premonition that the Yellow Turban Rebellion is about to break out.
Because of this, he has intensified his inspections around Huangshan Village in the past few days.
They even sent out many 'old hunters' who were proficient in tracing to explore the distribution of villages near Barren Mountain Village.
It was precisely because of the emergence of the Yellow Turban chaos that his plan to organize a caravan to go to Shanwu City to buy large quantities of food had to be delayed.
After all, he couldn't guarantee that he could safely return to the barren mountain village after buying food from the city.
At the same time, in nearly two weeks, players on the forum have begun to slowly adapt to life in the world of "War".
Except for some ambitious people, most players have chosen to become life players instead of war players. After all, not all players have the same opportunities as Xiao Jing.
In addition, there are some new faces on the leader list.
Second: Zhenguan Xiongbing, Shuchuan Village
Third: Yangzhou world, fishing village
Fourth: Chasing the red rabbit on a moonlit night, Liangzhou Village
In addition to the above players, there are still blanks from the fifth to the hundredth. In nearly two weeks, only four lords were produced. This shows that the village founding order is rare and rare.
There are quite a few heroes on the hero list.
But Xiao Jing's Zhou Cang is still ranked first. Some of the other heroes are extremely unfamiliar heroes and are not historical generals.
…
"How is the village these days?"
Xiao Jing sat in the renovated lord's mansion and asked Guo Yun in the audience.
"Village Chief, the number of refugees has been increasing in recent days. Now the population of the entire village has reached more than 1,000, and the food shortage is serious."
Guo Yun said worriedly,
"If Commander Zhou hadn't led his army of warriors day and night to kill the wild beasts in the mountains to obtain meat, and the people in the village could get some wild vegetables from the mountains, I'm afraid..."
Hearing this, Xiao Jing also had a headache.
Ever since the establishment of Huangshan Village, food problems have always been a problem.
"Master Li, have you ever explored the larger villages and towns nearby?"
Xiao Jing turned to Li Ye, who was in charge of security and reconnaissance intelligence in the village.
Li Ye hesitated and replied: "My subordinates have scouted nearby villages and towns, Daliu Town and Xiaohe Village, but they all rejected our request to purchase grain!"
Daliu Town and Xiaohezhuang are both relatively large gathering places near Huangshan Village, with a population of over 10,000, and are relatively prosperous.
After speaking, Li Ye quickly added.
"But later, it seemed that Da Liu Town had seen the army in our village and was interested in making friends. He gave us 2,000 units of food for free."
Giving away more than 2,000 units of food for free? !
Xiao Jing was a little surprised, but after thinking about it, it was expected.
After all, although Huangshan Village has a small population, even if it has absorbed a large number of refugees in the past few days, it still only has a population of more than 1,000.
But the military strength is indeed very strong, with 200 units of terracotta warriors (produced in the secret realm), 30 units of wind cavalry, and even the fierce general Zhou Cang.
Those villages and towns might be able to cope with the 200 units of terracotta warriors, but after heavy cavalry like the Wind Cavalry appeared in front of them, they could only please them no matter what they thought in their hearts.
The thought in his mind flashed away, but Xiao Jing soon frowned again.
"More than 2,000 units of food are simply not enough. It only lasts 3 to 4 days in Huangshan Village!"
Sighing in her heart, Xiao Jing turned her eyes back to Guo Yun.
"Mr. Guo, the village's grain fields can be planted with grain. How long will it take to produce grain?"
After Guo Yun secretly calculated for a while, he quickly said.
"Village Chief, after two weeks of reclamation, the village now has more than 1,200 acres of grain fields. The earliest cultivated grain will be produced in about two weeks."
"In other words, as long as we persist for two more weeks, the food shortage crisis in the village will not be a problem?" Xiao Jing asked.
"That's right!" Guo Yun said respectfully, "Not only that, there is even a surplus of food output!"
Two more weeks?
Xiao Jing felt helpless.
To be honest, the finances of Huangshan Village are pretty good. Not long ago, they got in touch with the Natam tribe through a junior store and made transactions, which made them even more prosperous.
But there is a food shortage. The food shortage is extremely serious.
Of course, this is also a common problem faced by most forces in the early stages of development.
Ignoring this topic, Xiao Jing asked: "Mr. Guo, what are the outputs of the two salt mines and iron mines discovered in the village?"
These days, the village has attracted a large number of refugees because of the Taiping Demon. Among these refugees, what surprises Xiao Jing is that there are two special talents.
Liu Jing and Xi Yun, a hard worker in a Han salt mine, and a talented prospector in the Han Dynasty.
The hard worker in the salt mine of Han Dynasty simply told Xiao Jing the location of the abandoned salt mine of the official family after defecting to Xiao Jing, so as to make a fortune.
The iron ore was accidentally discovered by Xi Yun while exploring the gold mine in Huangshan Village.
Hearing this, Guo Yun showed a hint of ugliness on his face.
"Iron ore is limited by technology and is very difficult to mine. It can only produce 200 units a day!"
"Although the salt mine is a rich mine, it is also coveted by nearby villages and towns. After being occupied by us, Xiaohe Village has never given up and often sends some puppet soldiers to harass it. Therefore, the output is very low, only 120 units a day!"
Hearing this, Xiao Jing frowned and paced in the hall.
"Xiaohe Village?!"
He murmured in his mind.
Regarding this Xiaohe Village, Li Ye had specially reported to him before, so he had some impressions on it.
The town has a population of more than 50,000 and nearly a thousand soldiers. It is considered the largest town in Shanwu County and is very powerful.
Although they were frightened by Zhou Cang and the Wind Cavalry, Xiaohezhuang has never given up on the salt mine that can make them "suddenly rich".
"The Yellow Turbans haven't broken out yet, so we can't openly confront the Han Dynasty. We are too constrained!"
Xiao Jing felt helpless.
His current military strength has already enabled him to capture nearby villages and towns, but he does not dare to act.
Nowadays, although the big man is corrupt, he is still wanted by the world. If he really dares to invade nearby villages, the big man will make him a man in a minute.
After all, the Han border troops stationed in Yanmen County to guard against foreigners were not vegetarians.
