Sheng Zhixing frowned, "How could this happen? Did the higher-ups withhold your supplies?"

Jiang Lili recalled: "In the past few months, I did see a ship coming from the north shore to deliver supplies to you once."

Lord Hu explained, "The supplies for our Dan'er County are distributed by the Haizhou prefect. He takes advantage of his high position and the emperor's distance to often withhold supplies."

"Haizhou Zhizhou? For some reason, I always feel that this Zhizhou has a very low sense of presence."

Jiang Lili thought about the power structure on Haizhou Island and said, "What I hear most from people on Haizhou Island is how arrogant Huang, the governor of Haizhu County, is."

Lord Hu affirmed Jiang Lili's words and pointed out that the governor of Haizhou was a figurehead, a high-ranking official with no real power. Haizhou Island was more difficult to manage than other places and was prone to the formation of local separatist forces.

"Your intuition is correct. The prefect's subordinates don't listen to him. He can only make his presence felt in Dan'er County. He dares not withhold supplies from other places."

Lord Hu pointed to the rows of mulberry trees along the road and said, "I asked everyone to raise silkworms and farm not only to give them something to do, but also to be self-sufficient and make up for the lack of supplies."

"Everyone has been in the business for so many years, only knows how to wield weapons, and has almost forgotten about raising silkworms and farming. Moreover, the climate of Haizhou Island is different from that of my hometown, which leads to low production."

Jiang Lili knew that it was not easy for Lord Hu, but she didn't expect it to be so difficult.

In addition to farming and raising silkworms, there is also such a large camp that needs to be maintained.

"Over the past few months, you and Liao Dabao have been leading the villagers of Yeli Village in raising silkworms and cultivating the land, as well as taming wild livestock in the mountains. I've also secretly learned some, and I've finally taught everyone the tricks of raising silkworms and cultivating the land. The silk production has increased, but the efficiency of weaving is very low."

At this point, Hu Chen was puzzled. "By the way, how come you're so lucky! Almost every time I go into the mountains, I can find pheasants, wild sheep, and other animals, and they're all very docile. Why can't I encounter any? I was almost pushed off a cliff by a wild boar once."