Chapter 210 Exposed
Although the expedition was to an island and transportation was inconvenient, He Zhiyong brought carrier pigeons as a means of communication before leaving.
But after being away for so many days, there is no news at all. This is very abnormal.
Even if they were defeated, it is impossible that the entire army was wiped out and there is no news at all, right?
Moreover, he did not think that the troops on a deserted island could defeat his 5,000 elite troops.
Wei Haohan's face was so gloomy that it looked like water was dripping out. "Someone, go check on the He family for me."
The subordinates didn't understand what they were going to see at the He family's house and looked confused.
"Let me see if the He family is safe!"
Wei Haohan was still wondering if He Zhiyong had run away with his troops. He had never expected that He Zhiyong would be defeated or his entire army would be wiped out.
Before Wei Haohan could figure out why the expeditionary force hadn't heard from him, more bad news arrived.
"Sir, it's bad. The people we sent out were caught..." The subordinate lowered his head and stammered.
"If we catch them, we catch them." Wei Haohan didn't care. He sent out death squads and had already prepared to sacrifice these people.
Although it was a pity, but when he thought about the benefits of moving to Lu Shiyan, he felt that it was worth it.
"But...but...they knocked out the assassin's teeth, forcing him to miss his chance to commit suicide. And then they used some cruel torture methods. When they interrogated him in front of the people, he confessed everything. Now everyone knows that we were the ones who sent people to steal the people's things..."
The subordinate secretly glanced at Wei Haohan above him, and his voice became lower and lower. He felt that the Grand Protector's eyes were creepy, as if he wanted to kill him.
Wei Haohan really wanted to drag him down and behead him, but he also knew that killing him at this time was useless. He could only hold his anger and quickly summoned his staff to discuss.
On the treasure island, Jiang Tangtang was discussing matters with several craftsmen.
With these prisoners, the island's infrastructure could finally be built. Military defense fortresses were naturally the most important.
When Jiang Tangtang first took over the island, in order to repair the military measures as quickly as possible, the fortresses on the island were all built with yellow mud.
Although such a fortress can be used in emergencies, it is not strong enough.
Now that there is enough manpower, Jiang Tangtang wants to reinforce a circle of stone walls on the outside to serve as a fixation.
It is not so easy to reinforce the stone wall without destroying the original fortress, after all, the fortress is not just the outer wall.
Jiang Tangtang didn't know much about architecture. Back then, she relied on her knowledge from the future to give Xie Xin some advice, and then organized the construction. Now, there was nothing she could do.
A group of people were worried when a soldier suddenly said, "Didn't someone among those prisoners say he was good at house repairs? Why don't we find him and ask him?"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone disagreed, "How can that be possible? Those are all Wei Haohan's men. If they tell Wei Haohan about the island's defenses, won't they be able to attack the island in no time?"
"They've already listened to Madam. Besides, how can they escape?" The soldier who first proposed the idea looked at Jiang Tangtang and muttered softly, "I think many of them are quite powerful. If they can go to the battlefield, they will be a great help..."
Moreover, they were all from the Great Zhou, not separated by mortal hatred like the Nanyue and Xirong. They just had different positions and loyalties.
There may not be no room for transformation!
Jiang Tangtang had thought about this question before.
It would be a waste to use so many elite soldiers only to do hard labor. It would be best if they could serve us willingly.
but……
"Let me think about this first." Jiang Tangtang couldn't make a decision for the moment, so she put the matter aside for the time being and asked them to go down and think of a solution first.
As soon as the craftsman left, another steward came over and said, "Madam, there's not much food in the warehouse. Do you want to think of a way?"
Now that there are suddenly thousands more mouths to feed on the island, the food that was shipped back last time has immediately become scarce.
Jiang Tangtang still had plenty of food in her space, so she wasn't worried at all. However, she couldn't keep feeding these people with food. While developing infrastructure, she also needed to develop agricultural and commercial businesses.
She thought for a moment and said, "Have you made any progress in searching for kelp in the ocean?"
Konbu is the modern kelp. In that era, it could not be artificially cultivated like it is today, and the price of kelp was extremely high.
Ordinary people simply can’t afford it.
Jiang Tangtang saw the profit in kelp and wanted to cultivate it artificially, so he asked people to find kelp, breed and raise seedlings, and plant it on a large scale.
"We've gathered some, but not much. We've left them in the East Bay Sea to soak. We've sent Acai and his brothers to guard them. Madam, would you like to go and take a look?"
The island's steward's surname was Zhang, and he was brought here by Jiang Tangtang from Yazhou. Although he was a bit old, he was very smart and capable.
Jiang Tangtang only asked people to look for kelp, saying that he wanted to plant it, but he didn't explain much else. However, the old man thought of every aspect and made all the arrangements well.
Jiang Tangtang was very satisfied with this steward and stood up and said, "Let's go and take a look!"
As soon as we arrived at the beach in Dongwan, Acai's family came to greet us.
Acai's family were originally fishermen, but later they encountered a typhoon and their house was destroyed. Not only did the government not provide disaster relief, but they also intensified their plunder. With no other choice, the family followed Takeda Nobumasa and became pirates.
In addition to Acai's family, many families in Acai's village also became pirates.
When Jiang Tangtang first became the owner of the island and managed all the people on the island, these people were suspicious of Jiang Tangtang and only submitted to her because of the situation.
But now, I truly admire Jiang Tangtang.
When they saw Jiang Tangtang, these people immediately surrounded her and started talking at once.
Some asked about the farm, while others brought Jiang Tangtang rare finds they'd caught from the sea. Of course, the biggest curiosity was how kelp was grown.
They have been fishermen all their lives, and this is the first time they have heard that kelp can be grown.
In fact, Jiang Tangtang has never grown kelp before. She knows how to grow kelp thanks to the popular science content on a certain audio platform.
However, the method of raising kelp seedlings is quite unique. It reproduces through sporangia on its leaves, which the islanders couldn't explain clearly. They just told her to go look at kelp first. She had never grown kelp before, so she just tried it out by trial and error.
Although she said this, people on the island thought she was being modest.
They had dug up and eaten the wild cassava in the mountains before, but everyone who had eaten it was poisoned.
But she could think of a solution.
There are many more besides these. In short, in the hearts of the islanders, Jiang Tangtang is really amazing.
At this point, everyone thought she would be able to grow kelp.
Looking at everyone's eyes, Jiang Tangtang felt a little pressured!
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