Glancing at the potatoes and sweet potatoes, Zhu Xiongying was ecstatic and snatched the corn cob from Zhu Gaochi's hand.
Because this thing had not matured yet, Zhu Xiongying was strong and broke it directly.
Looking at the corn on the plate, Zhu Xiongying laughed excitedly."Haha, haha, I found it, I found it!”
"Big brother, not only did I find it, I also found something more important for you!”The corner of Zhu Gaochi's mouth curled up slightly, as if he was very confident in the treasure he had found.
Looking at the sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn cobs in front of him, Zhu Xiongying couldn't find any other treasures.
Zhu Gaochi called out to the outside, and a man dressed in Ming army soft armor appeared in the tent.
"This is?" Zhu Xiong Ying asked doubtfully.
Zhu Gaochi smiled and said," Big brother, he's a skilled craftsman who grows these things. He's been planting them for more than ten years. Isn't our goal to cultivate seeds? Let him plant them in the military camp first."”
"This way, we'll have something to eat next year.”
Zhu Gaochi licked his tongue. He had already tasted the taste of this thing. Although it was not very delicious, it was not a problem to fill his stomach.
Zhu Xiongying did bring some agricultural talents, but they knew nothing about corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes. Learning was a long process.
With the help of the survivors of the Shang Dynasty who knew how to plant and cultivate three kinds of crops, they could certainly get twice the result with half the effort.
It had been a month since they had landed. The military camp had been built, the river had been found, corn, potatoes, and sweet potatoes had been found, and more and more survivors of the Shang Dynasty had gathered around.
They heard that they could get food here. As long as they worked hard, they could get food.
This was very tempting to them.
Zhu Xiongying agreed with Zhu Gaochi and began to choose a plot of land near the military camp to plant seeds.
Looking at Zhu Gaochi, who had a conflicted expression, Zhu Xiongying said,"What's wrong? Is there anything good?"
"The good news is over. Big brother, our rations are almost used up. Should we arrange for the soldiers to go out hunting?？”Zhu Gaochi couldn't think of any other way.
There was nothing wrong with going out to hunt and using the meat of animals to fill one's stomach.
However, Zhu Xiong Ying shook his head and said," We can't do that for the time being. Arrange for people to plant more of these things near the military camp and the new city!”
"Also, we should be able to find rice in this place. Think of a way to find it and plant it.”
"Other than the soldiers supervising the construction of the new city, the rest of you will go to the river to catch fish. I remember there are fishing nets on the boat.”
"Hunting in the mountains and forests is the last resort.”
Zhu Xiong Ying commanded.
The wild game in the forest was much rarer than the wild game in the sea!
More importantly, it was dangerous to go out hunting, and the harvest would not be much.
On the contrary, fishing and farming were less dangerous. Compared to the wild beasts in the forest, the number of fish was also abundant.
"Feng Cheng, go down and settle down. Strictly control the food and let the soldiers eat more fish!”Zhu Xiong Ying said to Feng Cheng.
"Yes!" Feng Cheng cupped his hands and turned to leave.
Zhu Quan said," Nephew, have you forgotten? Many survivors of the Shang Dynasty come to our place every day. If this situation continues, we will be dragged down to death by them."”
Zhu Zhi nodded.”
Zhu Gaochi stepped forward and said,""Big brother, why don't we think of a way to take some food from the hands of these survivors of the Shang Dynasty?？”
" How much food do they have? How about this, you guys go and ask about the cycle of this thing. When will it be sown and when will it be harvested?" Zhu Xiongying shook his head.
The atmosphere that had been established with great difficulty could not be ruined for so long.
Moreover, Zhu Xiongying was willing to believe that these Native Americans were survivors of the Shang Dynasty. If they were to compare, these survivors of the Shang Dynasty were definitely more amiable than the black and white people.
It also gave people the feeling that they were of the same origin.
"Then what should we do now?" Zhu Quan sighed.。。”
Xu Miaojin walked over from the side and looked at the few people who were frowning. She said,"Use all the power that we can. We just need to survive the new year.”
"In another month and a half, it will be the New Year. Our rations can still support the army for two months. There are now more than 100,000 survivors of the Shang Dynasty.”
"Food for 100,000 people. Since the new city is being built, it will consume a lot of energy. The best way is to let the women in the tribe participate.”
"Weaving fishing nets, making mud bricks, cutting mountains and cutting forests, women may not be able to carry wood, but they still have the strength to wield axes. Moreover, the women here are obviously much stronger than those of the Ming Dynasty.”
"Lastly, send out a large number of generals and divide them into hundreds of small groups to fish in the nearby waters.”
"I should be able to make it."
Xu Miaojin sighed.
This was also the only method that could be used at the moment.
"En, my niece-in-law is really knowledgeable. Seventeenth Uncle admires her."”
"That's right, that's right. Niece-in-law's knowledge is indeed different, haha.”Zhu Zhidao
Zhu Gaochi lowered his head, thinking about something.
Xu Miaojin didn't care about Zhu Zhi and Zhu Quan's teasing. However, at this moment, Zhu Xiongying's eyes narrowed and he said with a serious expression,"Gao Chi, is there a problem?"
"Yes, there's a big problem. The nearby tribes are still gathering crazily and migrating towards us. I'm afraid that when the time comes, there will be a riot.”
"They have hundreds of thousands of people, while we only have tens of thousands. Moreover, we have to spread out to find food.。。”
Zhu Gaochi still voiced out the worry in his heart.
They had a total of 48,000 people, 3,000 guarding the ships, 45,000 stationed in the barracks, and 5,000 had been sent out to search.
If they were to increase their efforts, they would have to send out at least 30,000 people to search for them. By then, the entire military camp would only have 10,000 people left.
Not only did he have to supervise the construction of the new city, but he also had to face the hundreds of thousands of survivors of the Shang Dynasty who could riot at any time. This pressure was also very great.
"When the heavens are about to place a great responsibility on a person, they must first torture his mind, work his bones, and starve his skin. Prepare all the cannons and muskets in the camp.”
"In addition, the number of soldiers stationed in the camp cannot be reduced to 23,000. Tell the new survivors of the Shang Dynasty to stay away.”
"Lastly, we'll first select strong warriors from the tribes that first joined us and train them!”
Zhu Xiongying had no other choice. He was very friendly to these survivors of the Shang Dynasty, but he really didn't know if they would riot!
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