will of the planet

Chapter 22 Chapter 38: Huangsha Town

At present, Huangsha Town is remote and located in the desert. There is not much land that can be cultivated, and food is relatively scarce.

Most of the town's food sources are imported, and some foreign merchants ship the goods here, and they can generally sell them at a better price here.

This is also thanks to the fact that there is an iron mine near Huangsha Town. Originally, there were many slaves digging the mine, but the scale of the iron mine was good and there was a shortage of manpower, so they recruited people from Huangsha Town not far away.

Miners have to pay, and due to the geographical environment, the pay here is higher than other places.

However, there is a shortage of food here, and even if they are paid, they cannot buy food. Seeing this, the mine owner initiated a "kind heart" and used food as collateral for payment.

From time to time, a little is deducted. Even so, the miners still have a little savings in their hands, and the accumulation is very considerable, so it attracts many businessmen.

They can not only sell grain, but also buy iron ore, killing two birds with one stone.

After a period of development, the population of Huangsha Town has increased from less than 2 to nearly [-]. If it were not for food restrictions, it would probably be even more.

Lin Xiao just went to inquire this time, and only pulled 2 carts of red fruit, which was about 1 ton, not a lot.

Since he had to maintain a state of suspended animation and was unable to ride a horse, he had no choice but to ask the workers to make a carriage. In order not to attract attention, he made it very crude and old.

Judging from the appearance, it is just a very ordinary carriage.

After changing clothes, preparing enough water and horse feed, the group set off in a mighty way.

The oasis is less than 50 kilometers away from Huangsha Town, and it can be reached tomorrow. Everything is going smoothly, and even desert robbers have never been encountered.

Don't be afraid even if you meet him, Lin Xiao still has hundreds of soldiers here, and more than a dozen scouts scouting the way ahead, it would be unlucky for the desert robbers to meet him.

It is less than 5 kilometers away from Huangsha Town, and if you go further, these people under his hands are likely to be discovered.

But there is no obstacle here, and it is no problem for soldiers to camp here for a short time, but they may be discovered after a long time.

But if the soldiers are allowed to retreat, if something happens, it will be too late for support.

Lin Xue seemed to see Lin Xiao's troubles, and said, "Brother, I know where to hide people."

Lin Xiao turned her head when she heard the words, motioning for her to continue.

"There is a small valley not far from Huangsha Town, because there are sand wolves infesting, no one will go there at all."

"Then take me to see it first."

Lin Xiao didn't have any good places at this time, so it was good to listen to Lin Xue's advice.

The group continued on their way, and soon found the valley at a distance of 3 kilometers, and a few animal bones could be seen on the ground.

It is not a problem to hide thousands of people in this valley, and it is also very close to Huangsha Town. It takes less than 15 minutes for soldiers to arrive when a signal flare is fired.

Only a dozen plainclothes scouts were left behind, and after they were dispersed, Lin Xiao continued to rush to Huangsha Town.

The land near Huangsha Town is very barren, and there are plants similar to wheat planted on it, but the yield is far less than Lin Xiao's impression.

Opening the curtains of the carriage, one could see the peasants working in the fields looking at his convoy curiously, and after a glance, they bent down and continued to work.

For the caravans passing by, these farmers are already used to it, so they don't care too much.

Passing through the stretches of farmland, you came to the outskirts of Huangsha Town. You can clearly see that Huangsha Town is backed by a mountain, and the mountain is covered with gravel.

Due to the lack of wood, gravel can be seen everywhere. The houses in the town are almost all piled up of irregular stones, and the gaps are filled with loess.

This is good after all. Some low houses are all piled up with loess, covered with hay, as simple as they are.

On the edge of the earthen wall, several guards dozed lazily, and only woke up when they heard the sound of horseshoes. They were relieved when they found out that it was a caravan.

The leading guard, with a long sword on his waist, seemed to be the captain of these guards, and walked over with his younger brothers.

The captain of the guard stood in front of the carriage, and carefully said to the guards in front: "These brothers, you need to be checked when entering the town."

Although they have a high status among the ordinary people in the small town, when facing those nobles, they can only behave with their tails between their legs.

The guards in the caravan in front of him were all better equipped than his little leader, so they were not easy to mess with at first sight, so naturally they dared not offend him.

It's a pity that the guard couldn't understand what he said, and still looked indifferent.

When the captain of the guard was in a dilemma, Lin Xue stepped out of the carriage and said, "I'm just here to do food business, so don't worry, go check it out."

Hearing this sentence, the captain of the guard seemed to be amnesty, and took his younger brother to the carriage to take a look, and after making a gesture, he let him go.

He didn't want to cause trouble, so he felt relieved after watching the caravan leave.

"Captain, that girl just now is a bit like that little beggar in our town." A young guard couldn't help but say.

The captain of the guard slapped him and said, "Fuck!"

"I've been with me for so long, and I don't have any eyesight at all. The other party looks like a pampered big shot. Be careful if you hear that you are skinned!"

The young guard covered his transparent face and nodded hastily, not daring to guess anything.

The small town is divided into two main parts by a street paved with stone slabs, and there are many forks in it.

Walking along the street, you can see a market composed of vendors. On the left side are selling groceries such as dry food, and on the right side are some hotels.

There were not many pedestrians on the street, and the whole town was calm and quiet. Lin Xiao and his party became the ones who broke the tranquility.

Going further inside, you can see a blacksmith shop with everything from knives, guns, sticks, armor, hoes, and iron pots.

Lin Xiao had no interest in it. The workers under his hands made better ones, so they naturally looked down on them.

Opposite the blacksmith's shop, there is a shop opened by a horse dealer, not only selling horses, but also cattle for farming.

These cows are a bit strange. They only have one horn, which grows on the nose. This is not a big problem, it is enough to be able to plow the land.

Lin Xiao doesn't need horses, but cattle are needed. Using horses to plow land is wasteful. It would be better to have cattle.

There is no need to rush to buy now, you can buy it when you go back. He is going to try to see if he can clone the cows, otherwise it will be too troublesome to bring them back, and there are not many cows.

If you look back and continue walking, it will be the courtyard of the lord of Huangsha Town. To be precise, it should be called the castle.

The castle also appears somewhat abrupt, out of place with its surroundings, with walls cut in neat bricks.

The city wall is only 3 meters high, and there are many pointed watchtowers, and the guards can be clearly seen inside. There are about 30 guards.

This is a location that the scouts didn't cover, after all, they didn't enter the town.

(End of this chapter)