Seven days later, Gan Province!
When Zhu Xiong brought his subjects back to his fief, the number of subjects around him had increased to nearly 20,000.
There were 6,650 male subjects.
12,650 female subjects.
Facing nearly 20,000 subjects, Zhu Xiong felt immense pressure.
That was close to 20,000 mouths!
Even though Zhu Rong was mentally prepared, his heart still felt heavy when he saw his family's wealth being consumed bit by bit.
These assets were all accumulated bit by bit over the past ten years.
It also included some of the money his mother had painstakingly accumulated in the palace over the years.
Without these assets, Zhu Xiong did not know how to feed so many mouths.
The most important thing now was to gather food, farm, and plant the improved potatoes that he had exchanged from the system.
Otherwise, Zhu Rong would really go bankrupt after a while.
Therefore, after arriving at the fief.
He looked at his tens of thousands of acres of barren land.
The first thing Zhu Rong did was to let these 20,000 people build straw huts in his fief. Then, he commanded the 20,000 people to start the great cause of land reclamation.
Right now, Zhu Xiong didn't have many improved potatoes.
It was only one kilogram.
Of course, this was far from enough. There were more than 40,000 mu of land. Even if one kilogram of potatoes were cut into pieces, it would not be enough to spread over 40,000 mu of wasteland.
Thus, Zhu Xiong looked at his points and found that seven days had passed, and his points had increased by more than 100.
Zhu Rong immediately exchanged for another kilogram of improved potatoes.
Although it was still a little less, Zhu Rong could only take it one step at a time.
However, just as they were about to start construction, they encountered some trouble.
Not enough farming tools!
Previously, when he was in Pingliang, Zhu Xiong had only bought farming tools for 10,000 people.
But now, he had more than 20,000 people. In an instant, he had an additional 10,000 people.
Farm tools were definitely not enough.
Zhu Xiong had no choice but to order his guards to purchase a batch of farming tools from the various blacksmiths in Gan Province.
Then, another large sum of money was spent.
Zhu Xiong's wealth was reduced by a large amount in a visible manner.
"It hurts!"
Zhu Xiong smiled bitterly. Ever since he transmigrated, he had never felt so pained to spend money.
He thought about how he had saved up for more than ten years. It was not easy for him to save up this little bit of money. He was afraid that it would not be long before it would be all gone!
"No! No! He decided that he couldn't continue like this. He had to think of a solution.”
Zhu Rong frowned and thought hard.
With the current rate of population growth every day.
If this continued for another half a month, Zhu Rong would definitely declare bankruptcy.
It was definitely not possible to go like this.
No matter what, he had to think of a way to survive for two to three months.
At the very least, he had to wait until the potatoes in his fief were ripe.
However, the problem now was that there were too many people. He could not support so many people!
Not to mention two or three months, even half a month was not enough for Zhu Xi.
What should he do?
Send away the male subjects?
It could indeed solve a part of the problem, but Zhu Xiong couldn't possibly send a batch of people over a period of time.
Once or twice. If he gave too much, something would happen.
He didn't want Old Zhu to send people to keep an eye on him every day.
Moreover, the men could be sent to the army, but what about the women?
More than 10,000 people, this was the real problem!
Just as Zhu Rong was like an ant on a hot pan, considering the problem of population.
An unexpected person came to visit.
"Song Sheng? He came to place me?"
Hearing the guard's report, Zhu Xiong was a little surprised.
That was because he was not close to Song Sheng!
As the Northwest War God and the commander of the two prefectures of Gansu, Song Sheng held the Northwest Army in his hands. He was definitely a person with real power.
Zhu Rong was a prince and a vassal king whose fief was in Gan Province.
It was inappropriate for them to meet in private.
Old Zhu was a very suspicious emperor.
The most disgusting thing was forming cliques for personal gain and officials colluding with each other.
If Zhu Rong and Song Sheng met in private, it would be very troublesome if this matter reached Old Zhu's ears.
However, as a vassal king who had just arrived in Gan Province, Song Sheng, who was a figure with real power, would probably be displeased if he were to close the door and refuse to meet him.
Although Zhu Rong was not afraid, he felt that there was no need to offend anyone as soon as he came to the fief.
After thinking about it, Zhu Xiong decided to meet Song Sheng.
However, he still needed to write a memorial to report this matter to Old Zhu so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings.
Not long after, Zhu Rong met Song Sheng, the number one person in the northwest, in a straw shed that had been temporarily built.
Song Sheng was an old man in his fifties.
Although he was an old man, he had a tall figure and was full of vigor, giving off the style of a soldier.
The armor on his body made Song Sheng look even more mighty.、
He also looked very tough.
There was a middle-aged man beside Song Sheng.
The middle-aged man was also clad in armor, looking mighty and extraordinary.
Looking at the armor, he should be of high birth.
"This subject, Song Sheng greets His Highness King Su!”
"This subject, Li Jinglong greets Your Highness Prince Su. Prince Su is a thousand years old!”
As soon as they met, the two of them bowed to Zhu Rong.
When Zhu Rong heard this, he subconsciously glanced at Li Jinglong.
This person was actually Li Jinglong?
Zhu Xiong had heard of this person for a long time, and the time could be traced back to his previous life.
It was said that after Emperor Jianwen ascended the throne, this guy led 500,000 to 600,000 elites of the Ming Dynasty to attack Zhu Di, who only had tens of thousands of people.
In the end, he was completely wiped out by Zhu Di's tens of thousands of people and was called the Ming Dynasty's number one war god by later generations.
He was a complete idiot.
Even Emperor Jianwen did not punish him.
He even asked this guy to guard the city gate.
Then, when Emperor Jianwen was in a desperate situation, this guy directly used Perfect Backstab and forced Emperor Jianwen into the abyss.
He was a complete ingrate!
It seemed that this fellow was now his supervisor in the Prince Su's estate.
Would there be any problems with the construction of his King Su's estate?
Zhu Xiong expressed his doubts in his heart.
Although Zhu Xiong had a lot of inner thoughts, these thoughts were completed in an instant.
As a vassal king of the Ming Dynasty, he naturally had to follow the etiquette.
He gently raised his hand and said,"
"Lord Song, Lord Li, there's no need to be so polite. This Prince's place is still rather simple and cannot accommodate the two of you.”
Song Sheng straightened his body and smiled.
"No, no, Your Highness King Su, to be able to suffer with the people is definitely a rare thing and also a blessing for our Ming Dynasty.”
Li Jinglong also smiled and said,
"This subject has long heard that Your Highness is a rare dragon and phoenix among people. Seeing you today, you are indeed open-minded!”
Zhu Xiong smiled faintly. After a few polite words, he went straight to the point and asked,"
"The two of you are important officials of my Great Ming. I wonder what happened with this sudden visit?”
Li Jinglong smiled and said,
" I have nothing much to do. I'm here to invite Your Highness to stay in Gan Province City. I've already arranged a residence for Your Highness in the city. Although it's not a luxurious mansion, it's the best residence in Gan Province given the current conditions.”
"If Your Highness wishes to stay in Gan Province, you will have to suffer for a few days.”
Ha!
As expected, she knew how to run a business. She was here to express her goodwill to him!
Zhu Rong waved his hand and said,"
"I appreciate Lord Li's kind intentions. For the time being, I have no plans to live in Gan Province.”
Zhu Rong refused straightforwardly.
He didn't want to have anything to do with Li Jinglong.
Li Jinglong's face stiffened slightly and he said in a daze,"
"Could it be that King Su is going to live with these refugees?”
Zhu Rong glanced at Li Jinglong and asked,"
"Can't I?"
Li Jinglong smiled awkwardly and praised,"
"Your Highness really has a heart of love for the people.”
Zhu Xiong smiled and ignored Li Jinglong. Instead, he looked at Song Sheng.
"Lord Song, are you here for this as well?”
Song Sheng shook his head.
"This humble official is not here for this, but there is something else I would like to ask Your Highness for help with.”
Zhu Xiong looked at Song Sheng with some doubt and asked,"
"Oh? This Prince is new here, is there anything I can help Lord Song with?”
Song Sheng smiled awkwardly.
"Actually, it's not a big deal. It's just that I heard that Your Highness has brought more than 10,000 young women to the fief this time. I want to ask Your Highness, have these women been betrothed to others?”
Zhu Xiong was a little confused. He didn't know why Song Sheng would suddenly ask such a question.
"Uh, basically nothing. Is there a problem?”
Song Sheng's eyes lit up as if he had discovered a treasure trove.
"Then, Your Highness, can you make the decision for these people?”
Zhu Rong was even more confused.
"This king can naturally make decisions for the people this king has brought. Why is Lord Song asking this?”
Song Sheng's eyes lit up even more.
Zhu Xi was scared by Song Sheng's gaze.
What was this old man trying to do?
This gaze was a little scary!
"Lord Song, if you have something to say, just say it. Why are you looking at this king like that?”
Zhu Xiong subconsciously distanced himself from Song Sheng.
Song Sheng was stunned for a moment before he regained his senses and smiled.
"Your Highness, how about a discussion? I want to buy all the women under your command. I wonder if Your Highness is willing to bear the pain and part with them?”
Zhu Rong was stunned.
"Buy all the women under me?”
Zhu Xiong felt a chill in his heart, and the way he looked at Song Sheng changed.
Could it be that the Song Sheng in front of him was so terrifying?
There were already more than fifty people, and they still wanted to party every night?
Could his body take it?
More than ten thousand people!
Wouldn't he be sleeping in a coffin?
Even if he had ten in a day, it would be enough for him to sleep for three years.
Zhu Xiong felt that Song Sheng's image in his heart had instantly collapsed!
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