Cut off my army's food supplies? I'll open a portal between the two worlds and max out my

Potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn are not only easy to grow, but also have surprisingly high yields.

With the addition of fertilizers, the number of people that Anxi Town can support will inevitably increase exponentially in the future.

Li Wen's direct promotion of seedlings would actually be difficult to implement within the Great Zhou Dynasty. After all, the old farmers had farmed the land their whole lives, and they believed that what could be planted and what would grow in the fields was fixed; they would never plant crops of unknown origin.

You're saying potato yields are several times that of wheat? I don't believe it! If it's really that amazing, why haven't I seen it before?

However, this situation would not occur within the Anxi army.

Every soldier in the Anxi Army maintained absolute faith in Li Wen. Although they did not recognize these crop seeds, the general said that the yield could be increased several times over, so these must be divine seeds!

"General, we have a limited supply of iron, and the farm tools we can forge are not enough to go around. Should we go to the west and buy some iron ore?"

Jiang Tian came to report the news.

Li Wen had been watching the instructional videos provided by Director Zhu for the past two days. When he saw Jiang Tian coming over, he put down his tablet, stood up, and went to Jiang Tian's side, saying, "I overlooked this problem. Let everyone rest for a day, and I'll take care of the shortage of farm tools."

"Yes, General."

Jiang Tian would not question any decisions made by Li Wen. If the general said he could solve the problem, then they didn't need to worry about it.

What Jiang Tian just said reminded Li Wen that the Anxi army was indeed lacking tools and also needed to stock up on more iron ore.

Li Wen arrived at the inner area of ​​the warehouse, where it was stipulated that no one had the right to enter without Li Wen's order.

Li Wen returned to his modern home from the warehouse.

After changing his clothes, Li Wen arrived at the farmers' market.

After comparing prices from several vendors, Li Wen directly ordered farm tools for several hundred people.

Modern agricultural tools are of better quality and more convenient than those of ancient times, and they are also more diverse.

Li Wen bought so many things, but actually didn't spend a lot of money.

Originally, Li Wen could have bought some small diesel tractors to plow the fields, the kind that one person could operate.

However, Li Wen has no plans to transport such a modern item in the near future, because people's acceptance is limited.

It wouldn't be too late to transport these overly modern "iron oxen" after improving the adaptability of Anxi soldiers.

After receiving the goods, Li Wen transported the farm tools over.

But he did not stay in Anxi Town; instead, he returned to the modern world.

After returning, Li Wen took a taxi for two hours to reach the countryside.

Li Wen randomly found a mountain village and went to the village committee to inquire whether there were any orchards available for contract.

Upon hearing Li Wen's inquiry, the local village committee became very welcoming and immediately served him hot tea, treating him with great hospitality.

Soon the village chief arrived and personally explained to Li Wen the advantages of their village, including the many orchards that were suitable for contracting.

Li Wen himself grew up in the surrounding rural areas, and he is very familiar with this model of contracting orchards on mountains.

Seeing that the village chief didn't ask for an exorbitant price, Li Wen took the opportunity to start discussing cooperation.

Li Wen told the village chief that he wanted to try raising pigs in the orchard.

The village chief didn't care what Li Wen was up to; he only wanted to cooperate with Li Wen so that the village could generate tens of thousands more in revenue each year.

The village chief boasted about how suitable the hills in his village were for growing fruit trees and raising pigs. He thought this kind of cooperation would require a lot of persuasion, since in their area, abandoned hills were worthless, and almost every village had them.

As a result, Li Wen readily agreed to sign the contract, leaving the village chief stunned for a moment before he reacted. He immediately ordered a good meal and wine to entertain Li Wen.

Li Wen politely declined the village chief's invitation, but instead had the chief take him to inspect the actual site.

During the discussion just now, the reason why Li Wen was able to agree so quickly was because the village chief said there was a main road on this mountain that could be driven on.

This perfectly matches Li Wen's requirements.

He will purchase supplies needed by Anxi Town more frequently in the future. If things go in and out of the warehouse too frequently, it will be difficult for Li Wen to explain. It is safer to keep them in the mountains, where no one cares what Li Wen is doing.

This is a good opportunity to have Director Zhu send the piglets over here.

Previously, Director Zhu had left a message for Li Wen saying that the piglets' vaccines had all been administered and they could be delivered at any time. At the time, Li Wen couldn't find a suitable place to receive the goods, so he asked the other party to temporarily foster them for a few days.

Now is the perfect time to transport all those piglets to the orchard.

When the village chief led Li Wen on a tour of the mountain, he was still a little uneasy because he had just boasted about how good the geographical conditions were, but in reality, it was very desolate.

It only brought an abandoned courtyard.

After seeing that the main road indeed led directly to the entrance of the orchard on the mountain, Li Wen had no more doubts and immediately finalized the details of the cooperation.

The orchard covers several dozen acres and the annual price is only 32,000 yuan, plus some village support policies.

Both the village chief and Li Wen felt they had profited from this collaboration.

"Xiao Li, don't worry, you'll be a VIP in Nanmen Dashan Village from now on! Just call me if you need anything!" The village chief was especially happy after the contract was signed.

Because Li Wen did more than just pay the rent; he also planned to find people in the village to help with the subsequent orchard construction.

This indirectly brings income to the villagers of Dashan Village.

Not to mention, Li Wen will definitely need to purchase fruit seedlings and such later, which will also bring income to the villagers.

After signing the contract, Li Wen transferred the rent and the project deposit to the village's account, asking the village chief to help oversee the next steps.

For Li Wen, planting fruit trees and raising pigs were just superficial jobs; he didn't care about the actual results. He didn't need to oversee the rest himself. After asking the village chief to fix the water and electricity in the yard and the temporary pigsty, Li Wen returned home.

When Li Wen got home, it was already dark, and his stomach started growling, but he didn't eat at home.

After resting for a while, he chose to return to Anxi Town.

Li Wen has now fully adapted to his new identity, and he is used to eating with his brothers in the Anxi Army.

Upon seeing the general emerge from the warehouse, the soldiers on duty outside promptly saluted.

Li Wen said with a smile, "Zhao Long, Erhu, call a few more people over to help move some things."

"Yes, General!"

Zhao Long and Erhu were very excited to see that the general remembered their names. They quickly called the rest of the soldiers to bring out all the farm tools.

Soon, Jiang Tian and his reclamation team arrived at the warehouse entrance.

Everyone was very excited to see so many brand-new farm tools.

"General, is this a plow?"

Jiang Tian stopped in front of a modern plow and asked in confusion.

"Yes, this is a new type of plow. Let me show you how to operate it..."

Modern plows are far more efficient than ancient plows, making it much easier for Jiang Tian's farming team to cultivate farmland.

Everyone was excited to receive the new tools, but it was Li Wen who suggested eating, and that's when everyone went to the cafeteria.

Today, the Anxi Army's mess camp has been transformed into the Anxi Army's canteen, where simple wooden structures have been built.

Everyone eats together at fixed times and locations.

The kitchen staff will use the ingredients that Li Wen delivers every day to make all kinds of delicious food.

In particular, the women in the kitchen, under Li Wen's guidance, have gradually learned how to use modern seasonings.

Although their cooking skills are still quite rudimentary, it's already a game-changer in this world.

After filling his own large bowl with rice, Li Wen casually sat down among a group of soldiers and ate the food from the bowl with them.

The lively atmosphere and the smiling faces around him made Li Wen feel very happy.

Half of my long-cherished wish has been fulfilled.

The remaining half is to take them home.

Have you written home?

Li asked this question while eating.

"I wrote it! I wrote a letter to my dad and the others!"

"Me too! But I can't read, so I asked Boss Jiang to write it for me!"

The soldiers around him did not become more reserved because of Li Wen's presence, because in their hearts, Li Wen was the patriarch of the entire Anxi Army.

Hearing the enthusiastic responses from everyone, Li Wen nodded in satisfaction and said, "It's good to let the family know we're safe, but we must tell them not to tell anyone about our situation."

"Don't worry, General! My father listens to me!"

"Those brothers who weren't sure didn't write letters either."

Others told Li Wen that some of his brothers, whose families were in dire straits, were afraid that their families would spread the word about their safety, so they simply didn't write letters.

In reality, even if these soldiers' families spread rumors everywhere, no one would believe them. Even if local officials believed them, they wouldn't be able to find anything. The Anxi Army's designation was erased by the cabinet, and in the eyes of the authorities, the Anxi Army designation simply did not exist.

Since these are all things that don't exist, I naturally won't pay attention to what others say about them.

Li Wen's advice was merely a precaution.

He had further plans: once Anxi Town was developed, he would allow the soldiers of the Anxi Army to bring their families over to live a better life.

Of course, these are all things that happened later, and Li Wen didn't tell them.

After finishing his meal, Li Wen took the bowls and chopsticks to the kitchen and then went to the construction site canteen.

Although the quality of the construction site canteen could not compare with that of the Anxi military canteen, its quality was enough to make the members of these nomadic tribes reluctant to leave.

When Li Wen arrived, Hei Shi had just finished his third bowl of rice.

"General!"

When Heishi saw Li Wen approaching, he quickly tried to bow.

Li Wen raised his hand to stop Hei Shi's movement and asked, "Hei Shi, how have you been feeling in Anxi Town lately?"

Blackstone answered truthfully, "That's wonderful! All I have to do is do some work and I get endless delicious food! It's better than being a king!"

Blackstone was telling the truth. Some small kingdoms in the west are very poor in resources. What they eat every day is nothing more than roasted mutton and beef, which tastes very dry. It is nothing like the canteen on the construction site!

Hei Shi didn't exhibit the arrogance typical of nomadic tribes. He himself greatly admired Han Chinese culture, and it was precisely because of this that Li Wen allowed Hei Shi to bring his people to work in Anxi Town.

Other tribes had previously wanted to come and work for him, but Li Wen did not agree because those tribesmen still had obvious wildness in them.

"Blackstone, I'm going to give you a task. If you do well, I can issue you and your people temporary identity tokens. With these tokens, you'll get paid when you work in Anxi Town."

"salary?"

Blackstone was somewhat unfamiliar with this term.

"It's wages. Anxi Town will pay you and your people rice and noodles as wages."