"Brother, I actually think what An Jingzhi said is not unreasonable. We have indeed used up more than half of our food."
Zhao Quansheng was unhappy. "Even you say that. If the food is gone, it's gone. Isn't it true that the food we planted can be harvested right now?"
"We don't lack food at all. I see that An Jingzhi's sincerity is disgusting to me."
"Brother, you can't say that. An Jingzhi is really doing this for our own good. No matter how much food we have, we can't save all the refugees."
"Food will eventually run out."
"Brother, I'm not stupid. Can we give those refugees free food and drink? Look at the 5,000 new people we have. They are all the healthier refugees. With a little training, they will become a new fighting force."
"Besides, we don't have much grain for cooking porridge. It's just enough to keep us alive. If we want to live well, this amount of food is not enough. We can just arrange for them to farm the wasteland outside the city. We will increase the population, increase the military strength, and gain a good reputation. Once they open up the wasteland and plant food, we can collect taxes. This is a good thing that kills four birds with one stone."
When the others heard this, they also felt that what Zhao Quansheng said seemed to make some sense.
Because Zhao Quansheng disliked An Jingzhi, several families who originally had a good relationship with An Jingzhi no longer contacted him.
Chen Dan noticed it immediately and asked An Jingzhi, "Son-in-law, why didn't those people come to the banquet to treat us?"
An Jingzhi was lying on the table writing and drawing. He was designing armor for Shi Ziming, which had to be light and yet able to withstand damage.
"It doesn't matter. They'll know the consequences in a few days. Then Zhao Quansheng will definitely send someone to invite us."
Shi Ziming and Bian Tianlei had already taken out the silver and hid it somewhere else.
The two of them came back all the way, and no one knew the situation on the road better than them.
Shen Xianyi was not worried. No one came to talk to her, nor invited her to their home to chat. She had some free time, so she chatted with Xiaohuan every day.
After a few interactions, the relationship between the two turned out to be pretty good.
Xiao Huan didn't expect that she could actually save her life again. She didn't say anything about revenge for Lou Sanma. She had already given her life to the other party, which could be considered as repaying the favor.
Shen Xianyi was polite to her, but she was even more polite to Shen Xianyi.
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