"Hahaha......"
Xia Tian did not comment, but smiled meaningfully: "Brothers, you will know for yourself in the future!"
Seeing that Xia Tian never answered directly, the second prince felt that the third prince had already guessed the answer!
The possibility is very high!
If he were Lao Jiu, he would definitely kill the old, weak, sick and disabled among the refugees, which would save Huangzhou a lot of money and food, and reduce the burden on Huangzhou!
The carriage continued forward, passing through the coal mining area, aiming for Jiaolong City!
For a moment, the car was speechless!
"Cough cough cough..."
The third prince finally couldn't help but said: "Brother Prince, if you really kill those useless old, weak and sick, it will be understandable. Brother Wang will never talk nonsense after he returns!"
"There is no food in Huangzhou, so the priority must be to feed the young and strong. It is understandable!"
"yes!"
The second prince and the fifth prince expressed their understanding at the same time!
Xia Tian smiled and said nothing.
For a moment, the carriage became quiet again!
Xia Tian looked at the land in front of him affectionately, as if he couldn't get enough of it?
This is his home!
This is his deserted state!
The second prince, the third prince, and the fifth prince came to Huangzhou for the first time. They were also quite surprised to see the mountainous landforms of Huangzhou, and they enjoyed it with gusto!
It’s just a pity!
On one side of the deserted state are mountains with many rocks, many snakes and insects, and it is impossible to grow food in the mountains!
The grassland on the other side is full of weeds and it is impossible to grow food!
What a shame!
However, the post station beside the official road in Huangzhou is really beautiful and spacious!
It's just that the meals we eat at the inn are very simple, with four dishes and one soup, two meat and two vegetarian dishes. Although the taste is good, the portion is not large!
This made the second prince, third prince, and fifth prince even more convinced that there was no food in the wilderness!
If there was food, how could Lao Jiu, the master of the barren state, eat so simply?
Lao Jiu, it’s not easy either!
At night, the north wind blows, and the temperature in Huangzhou at night is quite different from that during the day!
The convoy arrived at a post station and stayed directly!
The second prince, third prince, and fifth prince are also tired. They will go to bed after eating!
Speechless all night!
the next day.
In the morning, the wind stopped and the sky cleared!
The sun slowly slipped out of the horizon, exuding light and warmth!
After everyone finished their breakfast, the convoy continued on its way!
Not long after.
The three princes who were standing on the carriage shaft for sightseeing suddenly discovered that there were countless smoke pillars rising into the sky in front of them, forming various shapes in the air. It was horrifying to see!
At least the second prince, third prince, and fifth prince were shocked on the spot!
"what's the situation?"
The third prince looked at the billowing black smoke in the sky: "Brother Prince, is there a big battle ahead?"
"My lord, don't panic!"
Next to the carriage, Du Jun was riding on a horse and explained: "There is no war ahead!"
"Is that a fire?"
"It's not a fire either!"
"what is that?"
Du Jun thought for a while and pointed to the corner of the official road ahead: "I can't explain this matter in one sentence or two. As long as the prince reaches that corner, he will understand what happened!"
"Mysterious!"
The second prince, the third prince, and the fifth prince were relieved: "Okay, then I will wait and go to the front to see clearly!"
"Da da da......"
The wheels continued to move forward, and the carriage finally reached the corner of the official road. Looking around, it suddenly became clear!
Then.
The second prince, the third prince, and the fifth prince stood on the carriage shaft in shock!
First, they saw a large river flowing out of Shiwanda Mountain. The river was very wide, and big fish jumped out of the water from time to time, but the river flowed westward slowly.
What shocked them even more was that the river was very lively. There were many boats going back and forth, and the people on the boats were talking and laughing loudly. It looked peaceful and happy!
"Brother Prince, what kind of ships are these?"
"Fishing boat!"
“There are fishermen on the boat!”
"What are those webs on their hands?"
"Fishing net!"
"The fishing nets used by people from Huangzhou to catch fish!"
At this time, I saw the fisherman casting the net with graceful movements, and the water fell into the water in a round shape, which was very beautiful!
At the same time, there were fishermen closing their nets, and there was a lot of movement in the nets!
At this time, there were cheers on the fishing boat, and someone shouted happily: "The children drank fish soup at noon!"
"Catch more!"
"Not only can you drink fish soup, but you can also make a lot of dried fish to give to the army!"
"yes!"
"Keep fishing!"
The fishermen are very motivated!
At this time, the convoy was getting closer and closer to the river, and closer and closer to those fishing boats!
The third prince said: "There seem to be a lot of fish in this river!"
"It's a lot!"
Xia Xia remembered when he entered the wilderness: "When we first entered the wilderness, there was no food in Huangzhou. The fish and shrimps in this river fed most of the people in Huangzhou, allowing Huangzhou to survive the most difficult period of food shortage. This river was regarded as a The mother river of the state!”
The third prince blinked: "So, you want to tell Brother Wang... that this river is your granary?"
"One of the granaries!"
The third prince thought for a while: "Did you invent this fishing net in Huangzhou?"
"yes!"
Although the third prince has great ambitions and talents, he is not stupid: "What a good fish catcher!"
"Brother Wang's territory also has many rivers, streams, and lakes. If there are such fishing nets and such fishing methods, we will definitely be able to feed many people!"
"Brother Prince, do you want to teach Brother Wang this fishing skill?"
"certainly!"
Xia Tian is more generous than the third prince imagined: "When the three royal brothers return, I will send a hundred fishermen to follow each other until I teach the fishermen in your fiefdom how to weave fishing nets and how to use fishing nets to catch fish!"
"atmosphere!"
At this time.
Then the general guarding the fishing boat roared: "Brothers and sisters, it's the prince... no, it's the prince who is back!"
"salute!"
Everyone on the fishing boat stopped what they were doing, put down the fishing nets, poles, oars and other objects, and worshiped in unison on the boat: "Welcome His Royal Highness home!"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a thousand years old!"
"No gift!"
Xia Tian smiled and asked: "How was your harvest today?"
"Very good!"
On the fishing boat, an old fisherman pointed to the warehouse full of fish: "There are endless fish and shrimps in the river. It is inexhaustible. It can provide meat for our villages!"
This time the Third Prince turned his attention to several villages on the roadside. They were the same villages he saw when he first left Tianmen Pass. They were all small courtyards in the south of the Yangtze River!
but.
What really shocked the third prince was the vast riverside, which was densely covered with plowed fields. It was endless, with no end in sight. It was extremely shocking!
What shocked them even more was the towering waterwheels lined up along the river and extending into the distance with no end in sight!
And the black smoke they just saw was the burning trees and dead grass covering the farmland, burning out endless black smoke!
The third prince then pointed to the "burning farmland" and asked, "Brother Prince, why are you burning the fields?"
