Chapter 43 Xun Yu

  The extremely powerful effect of the biological growth accelerator made Li Zhong's secondary goal also look forward to a higher level product of this item.

  But Li Zhēng knew that even if the mysterious shop refreshed a high-level accelerator in a short period of time, he could only gaze at it longingly.

  This basic thing cost him 200,000 gold coins, let alone the advanced ones, which are unaffordable!

  Of course, thinking about these useless things now is just a reflection of the flower in the water. For Li Zhong, what's most important is still synthesizing the Food Beast and completing the first-level War Rider system cultivation, as well as expanding the scale of the Qingjia War Rider and Shanyue Wolf Rider tribes.

  To accomplish these goals, the first responsibility falls on the hunting team.

  Due to impatience, just a few days after the second hunting team set out, Kamo again volunteered and led a team of people to set out.

  The increase in manpower naturally presages an expansion of the hunting grounds.

  Kamokka had already decided that this time they would cross the great river and head to the main peak of Helan Mountain to search for several species urgently needed by Li Jing - qing xie, wolf, bear, etc.

  As for the maternal body required by the Food Mineral Beast, it fell on the shoulders of the Hunting Team.

  Then it's about collecting medicine and formulating culture medium.

  It requires a doctor who knows the properties of medicine, Li Zhong had no choice but to send a message to Zhou Fei and Zhou Lin in Lingzhou, paying attention to talents in this area, as soon as they were discovered, they would be hired at a high price.

  Now Li Zhong just needs to wait.

  July arrives, and the mysterious shop refreshes once again.

  Li Zhuang took a look and found several drawings, but they were all bought before, overlapping, useless. There were also some miscellaneous items, all of which were waste materials.

  There was no terrain conversion map as Li Zhong had expected, which made him very helpless.

  The mysterious shop is good, but it's just too random.

  It depends on luck.

  By the end of July, wheat had completely entered the harvest stage.

  The agricultural personnel in the pasture are all smiling and radiant. Looking at the plump and robust wheat, with a golden color, smelling the fragrance floating from the tip of the nose, looking at the warehouses being filled to the brim, everyone is full of joy.

  In March, hundreds of hectares of barley were planted, yielding a huge harvest, totaling over 20,000 dan!

  And what's more, the energy contained in these grains is over three times that of ordinary food! If converted into ordinary food, it would be over 600,000 dan!

  Not to mention, this nutrient-rich grain has such great benefits for the human body!

  Year after year eating such fine grains, yet none of them are robust and sturdy!

  The taste of Tsampa is also very unique!

  Due to the influence of the accelerator last time, the tens of mu of wheat that were harvested early have already allowed everyone in the pasture to taste this rare delicacy.

  It can be said that no dishes are needed, just cooking a bowl of ginseng and wheat is enough for one person's labor consumption for a day, and the fragrance will last all day!

  Of course, these grains cannot be completely used for food.

  Li Zhēng has already decided that from the beginning of this year, he will gradually popularize it in Lingzhou County, and as soon as possible, let all people under the jurisdiction of Lingzhou be free from worries about food and clothing.

  Li Zhong had long made arrangements for this.

  Hao Qiang's family didn't care about them, and Li Zhong wouldn't think of them specially. To say that the entire Lingzhou's self-cultivated farmland, as well as the land owned by Li Zhong, including the land given by Fu Shi and the pastureland, totaled around 200,000 mu.

  The entire Lingzhou has a cultivated area of about 300,000 mu, which means that one-third of the cultivated land is still in the hands of the wealthy and powerful.

  Because the seedlings of participatory wheat are larger and the spacing between them is wider, it is planned that 8 kilograms of seeds are needed per mu. Therefore, for 200,000 mu, 16 million kilograms of seeds are required.

  Li Zhong had only 200,000 dan of wheat in his hands, which was equivalent to 50-60 million jin according to the measurement method used during Li Zhong's time. Even if all of it were used as seeds, it would not be enough for 2 million mu of land.

  So, there was no way out. Li Zhong could only satisfy his own requirements first and then do a little promotion to attract the attention and desire of all the people in Lingzhou. When the wheat is sufficient, it can be smoothly promoted throughout Lingzhou County, fulfilling Li Zhong's wish that all the people in Lingzhou have no worries about food and clothing.

  More than 20,000 dan of wheat and barley were left. Li Ding prepared to leave 5,000 dan for military training and fodder. The rest would be used as seeds, which would be planted in the ground when winter arrived.

  There are about 18,000 dan of grain, approximately 500,000 jin, which can be used to plant more than 60,000 mu of land.

  The land that has been reclaimed around the pasture is about 1,000 mu. The land given by Fu's family to Li Zhuang is 500 hectares, which is equivalent to 50,000 mu. That is to say, in addition to the land owned by Li Zhuang, it can also be expanded into an area of about 10,000 mu for planting.

  This ten thousand mu of cultivated land, Li Zhēng decided to allocate a portion to Zhou Féi to handle, giving the powerful and wealthy families in Língzhōu a bit of sweetness, making them slightly more obedient.

  In addition, the rest will be allocated to each county under the jurisdiction of Lingzhou as a demonstration.

  After careful consideration, Li Zhong summoned Zhao Wu, expressed his thoughts and ideas, then wrote them down on bamboo slips and had someone deliver a copy to Zhou Fei.

  It's likely that with Zhou Fei's astuteness, the powerful families of Lingzhou would not dare to make any more secret moves after being struck by Li Zhong.

  As for the matter of striking down the powerful families of Lingzhou, although Li Zhong did not personally participate, he was clear about everything.

  In just over a month, Zhou Fei had conflicts with many wealthy and powerful families during the process of investigating the population and spreading commercial taxes. As a result, Bai Lang assembled troops and gave these wealthy and powerful families a severe blow.

  Although these powerful families all have their own private armies, they are no match for Li Zhong's elite troops.

  Sharp knives and guns made them understand who is in charge of Lingzhou!

  Helpless, these wealthy and powerful families could only obediently follow Zhou Fei's arrangements, investigating what needed to be investigated, paying taxes that needed to be paid, and for a time being extremely honest.

  But Li Zhong knew that these powerful men would never be content with lying low, and as fence-sitters, they must be waiting for an opportunity.

  For this, Li Zhēn even once steeled himself to thoroughly clean up Língzhōu. But he changed his mind and gave it up, just like what was said before - the current prosperity of Língzhōu relies on these wealthy families; without them, the prosperity level of Língzhōu would drop several notches.

  This is not the most important thing, the most important thing is that doing anything requires a clear reason. Li Zhēn is now not a mountain bandit, but an imperial-appointed Hu Qiang school lieutenant, even if he wants to clean up unstable factors, he needs to stand on the level of justice.

  Just stare at them tightly, as long as they dare to move, immediately destroy them, and don't worry about the time being.

  After the wheat harvest was completed, the manpower and resources of Shen Zhou Grassland were mainly allocated to road construction and mining.

  The Shen Zhou Ranch continues to recruit refugees, causing the population of the ranch to surge rapidly, now exceeding 4,000 people.

  On the outskirts of the pasture, along the farmland, rows and rows of houses were built, looking like a long dragon at a glance. So many people, most of their labor was invested in mining-related projects, making the scale of mineral extraction bigger and bigger.

  Correspondingly, the output of the forging center is also getting faster and more.

  By early August, more than 800 sets of first-class armor had been stored in the warehouse of the forging center, with 400 heavy and light suits each.

  Adding those already equipped by the military, there were about a thousand sets of armor.

  These eight hundred sets of armor, Li Zhong did not intend to easily give them to the army for replacement. These armors were to be treated as an honor, and only the excellent ones had the qualifications to equip them.

  Starting from August, both the new recruit training camp in Caofang and the one in Lingzhou received a notice from Li Jing.

  Starting today, every half month, a big comparison will be conducted to select the strongest 100 elite from thousands of new recruits and bring them to the grassland to receive the first-class armor!

  New recruits under Li Zhēn's command, who doesn't know about the existence of Aegis?!

  Looking at the exquisite fish-scale armor and leather armor on those old soldiers, looking at the sharp weapons in their hands, which soldier wouldn't be envious?!

  Now that we have the opportunity, what should we do? Go all out!

  At one time, the food consumed by new recruits increased rapidly. Most of the oats stored in the pasture had to be used as seeds, and Li Zhong had no choice but to seek help from the powerful families in Lingzhou.

  Many wealthy and powerful people in Lingzhou had previously obtained information about the wheat from Zhou Fei's hands, and were also given some physical objects. After tasting this fine grain, they thought of the yield of this grain mentioned by Zhou Fei, and one after another went to visit Zhou Fei every three days, just to get more seeds, in order to make a big profit next year.

  So when Zhou Fei proposed borrowing some grain, most of the wealthy and powerful families readily agreed.

  By this time, the food required for new recruits' training and pastures was basically solved.

  At the same time, in order to thank these generous heroes, Li Zhēn hinted that Zhou Féi slightly relaxed his tone and promised to allocate more seeds when winter arrived.

  As for those who don't cooperate, sorry, there's no place for you.

  The mysterious shop in August still didn't refresh with anything good. Li Zhēn could only helplessly shake his head.

  However, by mid-August, a good piece of news finally came from Lingzhou.

  The formal appointment of Li Zhong by the Great Han Dynasty has been issued.

  At the same time, there is also a letter from Fu Xi to Li Zhuang.

  Li Zhēng learned of the news and didn't dare to be slow, immediately going to the Lingzhou county town.

  Arrived at the Protector of the Western Regions' residence, Li Jing was in the main hall when he saw the envoy who had come to deliver the imperial edict.

  This man is about thirty years old, eight feet tall, with a face like jade. He wears a black Chinese tunic, and his every move exudes a refined elegance. His chin has whiskers, his eyes are bright, and the corners of his mouth curve into a smile, giving people a warm and friendly feeling at first glance.

  He stood there like a pine tree, with an upright posture and an extraordinary demeanor.

  Li Zhēn's heart was filled with admiration, he took a step forward and bowed: "I am Li Zhēn, at your service. I didn't know the angel had arrived, please forgive me for not welcoming you from afar!"

  "It doesn't matter."

  He smiled and waved his sleeve, saying: "Commander Li has arrived just in time. I too have just arrived at Lingzhou."

  "Please sit down!"

  The two of them sat down as host and guest. Li Zhēn then smiled and said, "Your angelic beauty is extraordinary, making people admire you from afar. May I ask the great name of this heavenly being?"

  "Li Xuwei laughed and said, 'In the lower ranks of Huangmen Shilang, Xun Yu of Yingchuan.'"

  "Xun Yu!"

  Li Zhong's heart skipped a beat and he almost lost his composure!

  Xun Yu! It's Xun Yu!

  Cao Mengde's strategist, future Cao Wei's important minister, one of the founders!

  Such a big shot sat in front of Li Zhong, making Li Zhong swallow his saliva.

  Xun Yu saw Li Zuo staring at him with a dull expression and couldn't help but feel a little puzzled, saying: "Does General Li know me?"

  "Who in the world does not know you?!"

  Li Zhong adjusted his mood, with a sincere and delighted expression, cupped his hands and said: "The Xun family of Yingchuan is renowned throughout the world, who doesn't know about the eight dragons of the Xun family? After hearing about Ci Ming Gong, I heard that another great talent has emerged from the Xun family, with Xun Yu, Xun Gongda, Xun Yi and Xun Wenruo, not inferior to their predecessors. Although I have been living in Xiliang for a long time, I have also heard of them like thunder piercing my ears!"