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

The herdsmen had never cooperated with the Zhou people before.

The reason is simple: the herdsmen worked for the Zhou Dynasty, and afterwards, the Zhou Dynasty would often discard them after they had served their purpose.

Blackstone was willing to contribute to Anxi Town mainly because Li Wen's personal reputation had won over the entire Gobi nomadic tribe.

Hei Shi followed Li Wen to the Anxi military canteen. While walking, Hei Shi couldn't help but look around aimlessly.

"What? Don't you feel there's a significant change?"

Seeing this, Li Wen smiled and asked.

Black Stone nodded honestly. Before he left, Wind and Moon Valley was still very desolate. How come it has been completely transformed in just over half a month since he left?

The road surface he was walking on was exceptionally smooth; the concrete ensured the road surface was regular, and the drainage system on both sides of the road prevented rainwater from accumulating.

Anxi Town took many things into consideration from the very beginning of its construction.

Many of the building materials were purchased by Li Wen while building the orchard. However, for other aspects of the construction, he mostly used local materials or made his own bricks and tiles. If he had to purchase them from the modern world, Li Wen's spiritual power would not be able to transport so many resources.

Upon arriving at the cafeteria, Li asked Heishi how to get his food.

Black Stone was a little clumsy when he got his food from the new lunchbox, after all, he had never eaten in such a civilized way before.

However, he quickly stopped worrying about it. He saw the female kitchen helpers carrying out large basins, most of which contained dishes he had never seen before.

These dishes not only look delicious, but also smell incredibly fragrant.

Not to mention that the cafeteria also offers unlimited white rice and porridge.

Despite Black Stone indulging in lavish meals and drinks with those merchants in Chenyang County for so many days, all the delicacies he ate combined couldn't compare to a single dish in the canteen!

Because of the fatigue from the journey, once Black Stone started eating, he couldn't stop.

Li Wen didn't interrupt Heishi; he leisurely ate his meal beside him.

Black Stone's food was piled up almost like a small mountain, but even so, Black Stone ate everything in his bowl clean.

When Li Wen brought the water bottle over, Hei Shi had just finished eating and was wiping his mouth.

"Have a glass of water and bring some food."

When Li Wen poured water for himself, he also poured some into the black stone bowl.

"General, I can do it myself." Black Stone got up somewhat nervously to take the kettle.

After dodging, Li Wen said, "It was just a small thing, you don't need to make such a big deal out of it. Didn't I tell you before that there aren't that many annoying rules in Anxi Town? Why do you deny it after just one trip?"

Upon hearing Li Wen's words, Hei Shi quickly shook his head and obediently sat back down.

After pouring himself some water, Li Wen took a sip and then asked, "What are your thoughts on this trip?"

After hearing Li Wen's question, Heishi pondered for a moment and then said, "Hmm... I feel that the people in Chenyang County are very strange."

"Oh? That's strange? How so?"

Li Wen asked with a smile on his lips.

Black Stone dipped his finger in water and drew a line on the table:

"General, you see, if this is the Yanshan area, then Yumen Pass is right here. The grassland people to the north and the barbarians from the plateau to the south can now approach Yumen Pass from the Yanshan area. But the people of the Great Zhou seem to have no sense of crisis at all, especially the people of Chenyang County. They are right next to the border, but they focus all their energy on commerce. I secretly checked their city defenses, and they are very lax."

After Black Stone finished speaking, he looked at Li Wen.

Li Wen was surprised that Black Stone had such a novel perspective. After thinking for a moment, he answered Black Stone's question by saying, "Because they believe that the war will not spread to them."

Black Stone was puzzled: "Those guys on the grasslands are much greedier than the people of the Western Regions, how could they let the Great Zhou go?"

Li Wen smiled.

A principle that even uneducated herdsmen understand, yet the ministers in the imperial court do not.

They believed that the border tribes had truly retreated. Little did they know that these people, after retreating, were accumulating even greater power so that they could eventually take an even bigger slice of flesh from the Great Zhou.

Li Wen didn't tell Black Stone about the power struggles in the imperial court, nor did he care about them.

"Time will tell them this," Li Wen said softly.

"By the way, tell me in detail about the problem of displaced people in the Yanshan area."

Li Wen already had a general idea of ​​what the Great Zhou court would look like. He didn't care what the Great Zhou would become. If the Great Zhou really collapsed, he would build a new "Great Zhou".

Li Wen is now considering the development of Anxi Town.

In summary, the problem is a lack of population.

The Anxi Army only had 800 men, and they were also responsible for the security of the entire Anxi town area, so they couldn't spare many men for construction.

Therefore, Li Wen could only entrust the medical and workshop matters to the women's group led by Huaihua.

The pig farming work was also handed over to the White Wolf Herdsmen.

As for the remaining trade matters, Li Wen plans to continue to let Blackstone handle them.

Even so, Anxi Town still lacks a workforce.

"It's like this, General, when I was returning..."

Heishi recounted the tragic plight of the refugees in the Yanshan area.

"Many people were forced to migrate with their entire families. Most of their food was taken away by the barbarians, and the Yumen Pass did not accept them. After their food supplies were used up, I don't know what these people will be able to eat."

Blackstone replied, following his own thoughts.

"Yeah, what are we eating?"

Li Wen also sighed.

These refugees were simply victims of an undeserved misfortune.

They never imagined that the Great Zhou Dynasty, to which they served, would do something as territorial as abandonment.

When the border was in dire straits before, the local officials increased their taxes several times over!

Now the imperial court not only fails to protect them, but also forbids them from entering the pass!

After finishing his conversation with Black Stone, Li Wen left the cafeteria.

After leaving the cafeteria, Li Wen found Jiang Tian and assigned him a task.

"Jiang Tian, ​​you can only set up a temporary shelter at the entrance of Anxi Town within two days. You can provide simple white porridge and pickled vegetable shreds when refugees appear..."

"During the disaster relief process, we can gradually train these refugees to adapt to the rules of Anxi Town. Anyone who can adapt can be incorporated into the residents of Anxi Town, and then new land will be allocated to them."

"Remember, it is essential to conduct thorough quarantine procedures before they enter Anxi Town to ensure they do not have any infectious diseases."

"How about this, let's build another temporary isolation area. If anyone has symptoms of infection, they can be assigned to the isolation area first."

Li Wen made arrangements for absorbing the refugees.

After Li Wen left, Hei Shi walked out of the cafeteria, patting his large stomach with a satisfied smile.

But when he saw the person coming towards him, the smile on Black Stone's face disappeared.

White Wolf? What's he doing here?!