The barbarians who attacked the city were driven out to plunder because of the lack of food in the tribe. Now the prey near the tribe is constantly decreasing, and life has become difficult. Niu Yi and his men are relatively powerful warriors in the tribe. They were assigned out, and now the mountains are blocked by heavy snow, making it difficult to return to the tribe. Cage was even happier when he learned about this situation. This means that as long as they are given enough food, they can serve him. Cage roughly understood that the entire tribe has about 20,000 people. There are about ten tribes like this in the entire forest. Cage carefully calculated that if this is the case, he can get more than 3,000 guards, all of whom are above level 5. Just thinking about it makes him drool.
The barbarians are a little reluctant to leave. It is too comfortable to stay in the city. They didn't expect that there is heating in the room in winter, and they don't have to suffer in the dilapidated houses of the tribe. They have food and drink, and can exercise the power given to them by God. There is no more comfortable life than this.
Cage looked at the first snow in the entire area. It was a bit like the Northeast in his previous life. Winter came very early, and the heavy snow fell down. It reminded Cage of his previous life and the scene of making snowmen when he was a child in his previous life. It was like a dream.
Cage walked out of the door. The snow on the ground was more than a foot thick. Cage rolled out a snowball, and then slowly rolled it bigger and made a snowman. It was like returning to his childhood again. Cage, who was already 40 years old in his heart, suddenly became childish. He made snowballs and played games. The whole yard was full of snowmen of all sizes.
"Your Highness, what are you doing?" Watson asked.
"It's okay, just playing. Has the food been distributed?" Cage looked at the snowman and didn't know what he was thinking. He answered perfunctorily.
"It has been distributed."
"Are our reserve grains enough? Can we last until the early spring when the snow melts next year?" Cage took his eyes away from the snowman.
"Enough."
"Start buying a lot of food and seeds from the early spring of next year, one is for reserve, the other is to allow farmers who are willing to stay here to have fields to plant."
"Yes, Your Highness." Watson responded.
"There are more than 10,000 people in the city now, right?"
"Yes, Your Highness."
"Next year, a government office will be established to be responsible for this matter. The city of Atlantis is still too small and its development is a bit slow. We must speed up the construction and absorb a large number of people from nearby cities. The speed of urban construction must also be accelerated. At the beginning of next year, I hope the construction of the city wall will be completed and most of the facilities in the city will be completed. You can calculate how many people are needed and how much money it will cost."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Watson responded and went down. He has a lot of things to do recently. He needs to count the people who come to the city, and all the accounts are handled by him, which is very troublesome. Fortunately, he has recently recruited a few good people who can share some affairs. The short-term construction costs have reached 10 million gold coins, and there is no income at present. This makes Watson very anxious. Although they don't have to worry about money, it is definitely not possible to live off the resources. To protect this city, a large number of guards are needed, and a large amount of money is also needed.
Winter is really boring. Not only Cage has nothing to do, but Vidi, Bird and others also have nothing to do. Cage called them over to play cards and told them a new way to play poker, Landlord, and also prepared some small chips to pass the time together.
"Your Highness, what are your plans for next year?" Vidi asked while playing cards.
"First, basically complete the construction of the city, and the main facilities must be complete." Cage indicated that he didn't want this pair of cards. "Is Vidi willing to do some business with other countries?"
"East Sakas Empire and Agustita Empire?" Vidi looked at Cage.
"Yes, after the city construction is completed next year, I want to open trade between the two sides. Next year, we can stockpile a large amount of goods for trading. I heard that they have a great demand for cloth, food, etc. I think we can stockpile a large amount. When I prepare everything, we can open trade and trade."
"That's great. I'm idle recently. It's not bad to have something to do."
"Your Highness, can I join in?" Bird was also very happy to hear the news. This is good news for making money.
"Of course, this is the first business we need to do. To make this city lively, I will slowly prepare some other businesses and sell them to the entire continent through this platform. That's when we make money." Cage gave a pair of old K.
"What business is it?" Vidi asked hurriedly.
"Keep it secret for now, you will know later." Cage smiled.
"Your Highness, when the time comes, you must not forget us." Vidi said with a smile. Cage is actually not a difficult person to contact. After a long time, they also found that Cage is actually easy to talk to.
"Sure, sure. Little 2, bring the money, bring the money." Cage played all the cards in his hand first.
The other two looked frustrated. Cage took advantage of the inventor's advantage and lost less and won more. The two had already lost a lot of money, but they still couldn't resist the temptation of this poker game. Fortunately, the wins and losses were not big. Now they were too idle. If they didn't find something to do, the time would be too hard to bear.
Cage's life is still relatively regular now. He would spend two magic hours exercising in the morning. After all, exercising is like sailing against the current. If you don't advance, you will retreat. Even in winter, you must exercise. Exercise in the summer and winter. This is the summary of the ancients. Play cards in the afternoon and write something in the evening.
Cage recently invented a new way to play, which is ice fishing. He knocked a small hole on the frozen river surface, put the hook into the water, and fished.
The fish hook was made by Cage himself, the fishing line was woven from animal hair and was very strong, the bait was made from the meat of a demon beast, and the float was made from a section of the small intestine of a demon pig, which was dried.
Bird and Vidi didn't like to go out in winter, but they were quite envious of Cage's contented look when he stayed by the cave.
"Your Highness, will there be fish in this weather?"
"Of course. When people feel uncomfortable, fish will not feel comfortable either. When people lack food, fish will feel the same. In this season, all kinds of small insects hibernate, and their food is greatly reduced. In addition, the supply of aquatic plants has reached a point where supply is less than demand, so many fish cannot find food. Now is a good time to fish."
The fun of ice fishing lies in that, first, you act according to the weather, and judge the method and time to be used according to the changes in the weather; second, you can remember all the proverbs, such as "cave potholes are the best fishing spots", "fish by the pond when it is warm, and fish in the river bay when it is cold", "find grass nests for ice fishing, there are many fish hiding underwater", "ice fishing is feasible in the sun and leeward", "spring meat, summer vegetables, autumn nature, ice fishing meat bait fish are the most greedy"; third, you must consider adjusting the fishing, chiseling ice, and fishing. Its fun lies in that you constantly find ways to lure fish, find suitable places, etc. It is precisely because it is a technical job that it is more attractive. The skills of ice fishing can be summarized as: one lure, two fragrance, and three teasing. In winter, you can choose to fish anywhere on the ice, which is beyond the reach of fishing in other seasons. Due to the low water temperature, the physiological activities of fish are greatly affected, and they are in a semi-sleeping state. They are very slow to react to external influences, so their vigilance is very low. In addition, there is a thick layer of ice, which makes the external influence seem very slow, reducing the impact of external changes on fish.
"Haha, it's hooked." Cage happily watched the floating of the fish float. He did not raise the rod in a hurry. Fishing in winter must pay attention to the word steady. Don't be anxious. Fish will also test people's reactions.
"Huh" Cage suddenly raised the rod quickly, and a fish about one foot long jumped out of the water. Cage unhooked the fish and put it into the prepared fish cage next to it. After a period of training, Cage finally caught the first fish and was very happy. Bird and Vidi are looking forward to the winter passing quickly.