Riding and chopping: Overlord of the Han and Hungarians

Chapter 373 372. 36 countries in the Western Regions
"It's dinner time!"

clang clang-

The knight carried a bell and rode on his horse, shouting.

Hearing this voice, a man who was carrying a heavy load put down his work and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

The dark skin and the furrowed face are all signs of growing up in hardship.

"Huh, it's time to eat. It's time to eat. I don't know what we're going to have for lunch today."

The tools in their hands were placed at their previous posts. They were repairing the gravel foundation of the railway here, and queues of people lined up far and wide.

"Haha, I really want to eat the oily green vegetables from the past few days. It's fragrant and filling."

"How can you eat meat every day? If you enjoy too many blessings, your life span will be shortened. As long as the old man can eat enough, don't expect anything else."

"Hey, the old black man is still knowledgeable. He deserves to be someone who has read a few books."

They are all people from nearby Taiyuan, and some of them even lived in the same village before, so they are quite familiar with each other.

The place where the meals were served was a little far away, so these people gathered together and walked and chatted.

"Hey, what do you think this thing we built is? It's a road, but it doesn't look like it. Whose road is paved with these gravel and cobblestones?"

"Why do you care so much? It's not a good idea to have work to do. The wages I've paid in more than half a month can't keep up with what I earned in the past few months."

"That's right, let's just do it if the officials tell us to do it. We'll have food and shelter every day, okay?"

After scratching his head, the man who asked this question before smiled coquettishly: "Isn't this just curious."

"But it's true. After the Liao Marquis came, everyone here seems to have found something to do. He is really a good man."

"No, my second uncle and my eldest uncle all have work to do. It's just that they went to build roads and have no place with us."

"Yes, so are those in my family. Last time Xiu Mu went back, I heard that they were still building reservoirs and reclaiming wasteland."

"The Marquis of Liao is a good man."

"Yes, good man."

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"Your Majesty, all the projects are started at the same time. Is our stall suddenly too big?"

A new city lord's mansion was established in Taiyuan.

Hu Ling pushed up her glasses on the bridge of her nose and said,

There was deep tiredness in her eyes, and she could see the exertion of this period of time.

"It's indeed a bit big, but it can still hold up."

Zhang Qi leaned back on the chair and stretched his neck.

"How long will it take for the fourth batch of reserve officials to arrive?"

Hearing the crunching of the bones in his neck, Zhang Qi let out a sigh of relief.

Hu Ling looked at her notepad and replied.

"The fourth batch of 2 people is heading to Xuzhou, and [-] people from Qingzhou have arrived by sea."

"The remaining 4000 people will be decentralized along Bingzhou, and the last batch of 3000 people arriving in Taiyuan is expected to arrive in two days."

"Well, it's almost there."

Zhang Qi closed his eyes and nodded.

A large number of students were sent to the six states as reserve officials, which greatly relieved Zhang Qi's management pressure and was also the reason why a large number of projects could be carried out at the same time.

There was a little silence in the office, and Zhang Qi opened his eyes and looked at Hu Ling.

"It's September, and winter in Liaoning is coming soon. This season's sweet potato, potato, and corn harvest will also be harvested."

"Send the message back. This year's batch of sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn does not need to be starched. It will be sent directly to various places in the six states for preparation."

"Let the Department of Marine Products increase fishing efforts to ensure a smooth transition to June next year."

"By then, each place should be self-sufficient."

"clear."

Hu Ling nodded.

There are already a large number of fields in each of the six states, and Zhang Qi has marked the construction of fertilizer plants as his primary goal. Once winter wheat goes to the ground, there will be a harvest in the six states next year, and there is no need to rely on Zhang Qi's original three continents for blood transfusions.

Taking a closer look, Zhang Qi now has eight states under his control. In addition to these six states on the Chinese land, there is also Lezhou to the east of Youzhou.

Yinzhou is further east of Lezhou.

Youzhou is an important producer of grain in Zhang Qi's hands. Nowadays, all states and counties basically rely on Youzhou for their vitality.

Potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, and sorghum are the four pillars of Youzhou.After two years of development, Lezhou has become a major grain-producing state on par with Youzhou.

The Champa rice seeds obtained from the maritime route of the Marine Products Division have been planted in Lezhou for a year and a half after undergoing breeding and selection by Qisha World.

Coupled with the convenience of animal husbandry and sea fishing, Lezhou's grain output is also not small, and it can be called the second largest granary in Zhang Qi's hands.

But in Yinzhou, the duties are different.

The area is mainly used to produce silver and gold. In addition to the food harvested in a year, the people of the state are self-sufficient. The surplus food is only enough to be stored in the granary for emergency use.

On the contrary, the output of fishing far exceeds that of food.

dong dong dong.

While Zhang Qi and Hu Ling were talking, there was a knock on the door in the office.

"Come in."

After adjusting his sitting posture, Zhang Qi looked at the door, and a spy walked in.

"Your Majesty, the Liao-Ze Railway is about to be completed."

Upon hearing the news, Zhang Qi's eyes immediately lit up.

"How far is it?!"

"Here's the news. We'll be on track in forty miles."

"it is good!"

Zhang Qi was overjoyed.

"Let Hu Shui come to see me!"

"promise!"

The spy surrendered and left.

Not long after, rapid footsteps sounded outside the door.

"See Your Majesty!"

"stand up."

Hu Shui was dressed in regular clothes, with a strong figure and a prominent general belly.

"There is a mission."

If there were no polite words, Hu Shui was Zhang Qi's confidant and one of the most trustworthy people, so there was no need for those polite words.

When he heard that there was a mission, Hu Shui stood upright, waiting for Zhang Qi's order.

"The Liaoze Railway is about to be merged, and the supply line in Juyanze is no longer a problem. I want you to take all the Youyi troops back to Juyanze, go west, and capture the Ili Valley!"

"Do not."

As if thinking of something, Zhang Qi waved his hand.

"Not only the Ili Valley, I want you to take over the 36 countries in the Western Region! Are you confident?"

"It's just a thief!"

Hu Shui's face was full of confidence.

Zhang Qi nodded.

"That's good, you go ahead and wait for the first batch of supplies shipped from Liaodi to Juyanze to arrive before setting off."

"promise!"

Hu Shui handed over his hands and left with a long stride.

Western Regions.

Zhang Qi's eyes flickered and the corners of his mouth were slightly twitching.

"Dilraba, Gulinaza, and Malzaha are also good places. At the same time, they are also the bridgehead to Europe. Let's take them first."

"Your Majesty, 36 countries in the Western Region, is it really okay for Hu Shui to be alone?"

Hu Ling asked a little uneasy.

Zhang Qi glanced sideways: "No problem, but you'd better be careful and ask the messenger to come. I'll write a letter for you and give it to him to send back to Liaoning."

"promise."

(End of this chapter)