Datang: What's wrong with my fief being a billion points larger?

Chapter 51: Lack of supplies, food crisis

Li Yuanji saw on the task panel in his mind that the task had been completed and five contribution points had been obtained. The host now had a total of thirty contribution points.

A new task has been released: cut down 500 trees and get 10 contribution points as a reward.

Looking at this new task, Li Yuanji frowned. Today he already knew that felling wood was not so easy. If there were tools, Li Yuanji said it would not be a problem at all and could be completed within half an hour.

Anyway, it's just felling trees, and there's no requirement for how they should be done. Just cut them down. But he doesn't have many tools at hand. Today, when he was chopping trees, he broke seven axes and the blades were bent. What can he do?

Li Yuanji didn't care about it anymore. As long as it was a system task, it had to be completed as soon as possible.

As it was getting dark, Xie Shufang came to Li Yuanji with food, and Li Yuanji immediately asked everyone to go downstairs to eat.

A small table was quickly brought up, the food was placed on the table, and Li Yuanji started eating right away.

During the meal, Li Yuanji did not speak, and neither did Xie Shufang. Only after they finished eating did Li Yuanji start to ask Xie Shufang questions.

"How was your day? Have you arranged everything for the camp? Are there any problems with Yang Shu?"

Xie Shufang was filled with bitterness when he heard this.

"My lord, don't talk about me today. We are all exhausted. Fortunately, there is no problem overall. I taught Yang Shu for a while, but later I was too busy, so I let Yang Jianhe follow Yang Shu.

But my king, today I gave three hundred long swords to Xuan Ce and Dahao. They will need them in many places, especially weeding and clearing land. It will be difficult to do it without them. Most of them are working with some sharpened wooden sticks.

Without the king's permission, please punish me."

Li Yuanji was filled with solemnity, but not because of what Xie Shufang had done.

"Get up, I don't mean to blame you. Since the army is handed over to you, I am relieved. Just be careful and don't let the army be without weapons.

As for the tools, we can only wait for the craftsmen to arrive. The products made by the craftsmen here are much worse. After all, this is not the Tang Dynasty. In terms of development and implementation, the iron forging technique is also far behind.

Are there any other problems in the camp now?"

Xie Shufang shook his head. Now he had no problems.

After a while, Wang Xuance, Ning Chun, Su Dingfang, Feng Zhiqian, Yang Shu and others arrived one after another.

It was almost dark at this time, so they had to go into the room, light an oil lamp, and burn a pot of fire for illumination.

"Your Majesty, we need iron now, a lot of iron, and we also need craftsmen. We need to make all kinds of tools, and we will also need them for the spring ploughing. Without them, the spring ploughing will be very difficult.

Now everyone has been mobilized, especially after this meal, the food distributed by the king made everyone know that the king is indeed doing this for their own good, and everyone has completely stopped resisting.

Although they can't eat enough, it's much better than before. Many people come to me and ask me to arrange things for them tomorrow, but there is nothing I can do now. "Ning Chun spoke first. Now here, they have encountered great difficulties. People's enthusiasm has been mobilized through this meal. Although it is incredible, it is true, because the people here are so poor. If they can work, they will have food to eat. Everyone will not resist, but welcome it.

Su Dingfang then spoke next.

“Your Majesty, we only cut down 160 trees today. At this rate, it’s too slow to renovate the houses in the city and build more houses. And there are not enough tools to repair the wood.

Especially the axes. When you left, seven were damaged, and later on, twelve more were broken. Now, there are fewer and fewer axes that can be used. By tomorrow, I'm afraid some more will be damaged.

The quality of those axes is very poor. If you chop hard for a while, the blades will become bent, and some will even break directly. "

After Su Dingfang finished speaking, Wang Xuance came next.

"Your Majesty, Dahe has also mentioned the difficulties of reclaiming the wasteland here. Next, I want to talk about another difficulty, which is that the food we brought here is only enough to last for ten days, and we have to eat it sparingly.

The salt we brought is only enough for seven days and will soon run out. If the rest of the supplies don’t arrive within ten days, we will all starve.”

Until Wang Xuance finished speaking, everyone felt heavy-hearted. The difficulties mentioned above could still be overcome, but the food problem could not be overcome. Once there was a food shortage, how would so many people here survive?

At that time, let alone development, even survival will be a great difficulty. Once faced with a life-and-death situation, this place will instantly become a Shura field. People will fight for some food, and no one will be able to control them at that time.

At this time, Feng Zhixun's voice was heard.

“My lord, there are very few ships here now, only seventeen, and they are all small boats. Not only is fishing difficult, but it is also extremely difficult to guard against pirates, and there are very few fishing nets and other tools.

However, I have already sent people to Yazhou. There is the navy of Duke Geng in Yazhou. The leader of this navy is Lin Quan, who once followed me for a period of time. I asked for five large ships, fifty small boats, and other tools. According to the schedule, they are expected to arrive in two days.

Moreover, I also sent a letter to Duke Geng, asking for some supplies. I sent people to go by water, but even if they are delivered, it will take at least a month, and it may take two months.

But please rest assured, my king, when the boats and tools arrive in two days, I will definitely be able to catch a lot of fish, which will also relieve the great food pressure."

After listening to Feng Zhiqian's words, everyone was shocked. As long as the problem of food could be solved, other problems seemed to have become small problems at this time.

Especially Xie Shufang and his companions, they knew Feng Zhixun's power. He was worthy of being the eldest son of Feng Ang, the King of Lingnan. When the mission was difficult, they started to mobilize people directly. Now, the current food crisis can at least be alleviated for a while, enough time for the supplies from the rear to arrive.

Li Yuanji was happy but also heavy-hearted when he heard Feng Zhixun's words. He and Feng Ang did not have such a deep relationship now. Even though Feng Ang said he was loyal to him, he did not take it seriously in his heart.

Now that Feng Zhixun's role has gradually become apparent, Li Yuanji seems to understand why Feng Ang arranged for Feng Zhixun to come.

If there was no Feng Zhixun, then if he wanted Feng Ang's help, he would be the only one who would ask for it. However, he was the King of Qi, and Lingnan was his fiefdom. If he really asked for help, Feng Ang would be in danger.

(End of this chapter)