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

Li Wen knew exactly what Bai Lang was thinking.

"Ugh."

Li Wen stood up, sighed, and said, "White Wolf, I'm punishing you by making you read more books lately. If you don't know any words, learn them, and even if you can't understand them, you still have to read them."

Li Wen first explained the punishment, then advised, "I've emphasized this countless times, whether it's you, Black Stone, or me," Li Wen pointed to his chest and continued, "we are all part of Anxi Town, and we all share the same goal: to build Anxi Town well."

"We are all working together to build our shared home, not to compare who is more capable or more important. Such comparisons are meaningless. Do you understand what I'm saying?"

Li Wen said earnestly.

White Wolf was somewhat moved after hearing Li Wen speak so frankly.

He recalled his life in Anxi Town during this period. Putting aside the fact that the food, clothing, housing and transportation were things he never dared to dream of before, the sense of belonging he felt was something he had never experienced before.

In the past, he led his herdsmen to live in the Gobi Desert like a lost pack of wolves, and they might be defeated by a stronger pack of wolves one day.

Their lifestyle was also dull and boring.

Upon arriving in Anxi Town, the town truly embraced its inhabitants like a large family.

The White Wolf's rivalry with the Black Stone is also a way to better demonstrate its own value.

He didn't want himself and his people to fall behind Blackstone and the others... Now it seems that he was being narrow-minded.

"General, I know I was wrong. I will never have such thoughts again!"

White Wolf gritted his teeth and said, having made the same decision in his heart.

Li Wen was relieved to see that Bai Lang listened to his advice.

"The manpower shortage problem is not difficult to solve. The number of refugees at the shelter is increasing. Go and ask Huaihua for advice on how to select manpower. You can select some people to join the work at the farm according to her method."

"Yes, General!"

After Li Wen finished speaking, he patted the white wolf on the shoulder and said, "Whether it's your pig farm or the Black Stone Trading Station, you are all equally important to me. Don't have such naive ideas in the future."

Upon hearing Li Wen's words, Bai Lang's gloomy expression largely disappeared, and he immediately beamed with joy: "Yes, General!"

Li Wen waved his hand: "Go ahead."

The white wolf happily went to ask Huaihua for advice on his work.

Watching the white wolf's departing figure, Li Wen finally felt relieved.

The breeding group managed by Bailang has now been changed from a small group to a farm, and the number of livestock and the number of workers have both increased year-on-year.

This is a sustainable economic solution.

Pigs can not only help improve the slightly desertified land nearby, but they can also become an economic commodity when they grow up.

This will greatly help promote the economic cycle of Anxi Town and improve living conditions.

Currently, Anxi Town has a small population, and the collective canteen can still manage to provide meals. However, once the population reaches tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions, the catering problem will need to be solved by individual households.

At this time, the market needs economically viable commodities that can be recycled, and pork is indispensable.

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After leaving Li Wen's office, Bai Lang humbly sought out Huaihua, who was about to get busy, to ask about the criteria for selecting talent.

Huaihua was very patient with Bailang's questions. After arranging the activities at hand, she systematically explained the methods Li Wen had taught her from beginning to end.

After receiving the answer, White Wolf became even more motivated to work.

Back in the work area, White Wolf, as the representative of the herdsmen's area, summoned the other members and first gave a speech.

He roughly conveyed Li Wen's meaning to the herdsmen.

They wouldn't understand if I explained it in more complicated terms, but the gist is: the general is a messenger sent by the gods, and everything he says is true! We must strive to carry out the work targets assigned by the general! In the future, when you're working, don't compete with others; focus on your own responsibilities!

Then, White Wolf selected some people from the first group of members who were learning pig farming and had them form a breeding team.

Each elder will be the head of the group, and three new members will be interspersed in each group. This way, the breeding methods can be passed on by having an experienced person mentor a new one.

New employees can start working after only a short training session.

After doing all that, White Wolf has recently focused his attention on the shelter.

As many refugees crossed the Yanshan Mountains and entered Yumen Pass, only to find that the life inside the pass was not what they desired, most of them, in despair, began to turn west.

They dared not advance eastward.

If one were caught by government troops in other places outside the border region, the punishment would be more severe than if one were to flee to a place of exile.

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"Everyone line up in order! Everyone gets a bowl of porridge! If you're not full, you can go back to line up! Anyone who causes trouble doesn't deserve to eat here!"

Old Liu was already experienced, and he shouted to maintain order at the scene.

There have been about two hundred refugees arriving in the past few days, which is quite a large number.

Some of the migrants arrived earlier, and they knew that as long as they followed the rules and did some work every day, they could eat delicious, thick porridge.

However, some newcomers don't take the rules seriously.

But before they could do anything, they were already being stared at menacingly by those around them.

These refugees have been wandering for so long, bullied by barbarian tribes and oppressed by the Great Zhou Dynasty. Now that they finally have such a haven, they don't want their secure jobs to be ruined.

"Don't cut in line!"

"If you want to cause trouble, get out of our Anxi Town Shelter!"

The man who had initially intended to cause trouble immediately quieted down. He had just arrived when he heard that a troublemaker had been executed on the gallows... He dared not escalate the situation further.

In addition, the Anxi army sent many more security personnel to maintain order.

Even former local thugs would become much more obedient when they saw the elite appearance of the Anxi Army members.

Moreover... this is no longer the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Old Liu is very satisfied with the current situation. He works tirelessly at the shelter and has come to regard Anxi Town as his and his people's new home.

He certainly puts his heart into maintaining his home.

"Old village chief, that Mr. White Wolf has come to see you."

A former villager whispered something in Old Liu's ear.

Old Liu and White Wolf had dealt with each other quite a bit, since Old Liu and his group had been allocated a batch of reclaimed farmland, so they were quite familiar with each other.

Old Liu personally went outside to greet the white wolf.

"Mr. Bai, is there anything you need to do at the shelter?"

White Wolf was speechless when he heard Old Man Liu address him. He had already reminded the other party that the names of their herdsmen were a whole and could not be addressed by individual characters... However, the rules here still followed the customs of the pre-Han period, and he was also a member of Anxi Town, so he decided to leave it at that.

"Director Liu, I've come here this time..."

White Wolf repeated the instructions Li Wen had given him.

Old Liu naturally cooperated with Bai Lang's work and immediately took him over: "These people have just finished eating and haven't gone to work yet."

The white wolf arrived at the makeshift canteen in the shelter, where the most common sound was people slurping down their porridge.

Everyone would finish their porridge completely, even licking the bottom of the bowl clean, and they would leave not a single piece of the dried radish that was distributed.

The way everyone ate was not strange; it was hot white rice porridge, and he could still eat it all up.

"Excuse me, everyone, this Mr. White Wolf is the manager of our pig farm in Anxi Town. He has something to say..."

The refugees present were stunned after hearing what Old Liu said.

What? Did I hear that right? Isn't this the Gobi Desert? How come there's a pig farm here?

The refugees haven't left the quarantine zone yet and are unaware of the situation in Anxi Town. They just feel that people aren't getting enough to eat... well, it seems they can get enough to eat, but raising pigs also requires a lot of grain, right?

The refugees were clearly unaware of the purpose of artificial feed.

Not to mention the refugees, even the White Wolf himself was stunned when he first saw the effects of artificial feed.

After the white wolf came up, he asked loudly, "Everyone, please raise your hand if you have any experience raising livestock!"

As the white wolf asked the question, about twenty or thirty people raised their hands.

"Very good. Anyone who has been in the shelter for more than three days and is in good health can come out with me."

White Wolf pointed at those people and said.

The leader approached somewhat hesitantly and asked, "May I ask what the master is taking me to do?"

White Wolf shook his head and said, "Don't use that title in Anxi Town. Just call me White... Farm Manager. I'll be leading you in pig farming. Once you join the pig farm, you'll have temporary status. After you've served for a certain number of years, you'll naturally become a member of Anxi Town."

"Such a good thing?! Manager Bai, I'm a butcher! Can I join?"

While Bai Lang's work was in full swing, Li Wen also received good news.

Tongcheng Commercial Station was officially established.