Chapter 574 Speak of Cao Cao and he will appear!
Zhou Xu was also greatly shocked by this wave.
But considering that they are lizard people, this seems quite reasonable.
In fact, before he traveled through time, there were places in the original world where people ate insects.
When you think about it this way, it doesn't seem to be a strange thing at all.
So, after adjusting his mentality, Zhou Xu returned to the temple and began to have a headache about another thing.
That is, according to Bo Levin, at least four to five hundred lizardmen were hatched in this wave, and after eating the white flesh worms for about a month, these lizardmen will be able to eat normally.
In addition to this, this does not include all the eggs in the sacred incubation pool. There are at least seven or eight hundred eggs in the sacred incubation pool.
Bolevin estimated that one batch should hatch in late autumn, while the other batch would have to wait until early spring next year.
Of course, more importantly, after entering a relatively peaceful period, the lizard people had free time and were constantly reproducing offspring.
After all, without this breeding efficiency, they would not be able to fight with the ratmen all year round.
When these news reached Zhou Xu, they were basically transformed into four big words at once: food pressure! Judging from this pace, in this year, they may have more than a thousand mouths to feed in the Great Zhou. They all need to eat! And while they are eating, there is not much labor.
Zhou Xu felt a headache just thinking about it.
However, he also knew that this was a necessary process for population development. Compared to the Lizardmen who were considered adults at the age of six, the babies born recently by their human race really had a long way to go.
The most urgent task at the moment is to quickly increase their internal food production.
"Has Zhao Geng sent any report today?"
Speak of Cao Cao and he will appear!
Zhou Xu had just asked the question when Zhao Geng's report was delivered.
Zhou Xu opened the report and started reading without saying a word.
The content of the report is very simple. One part of it explains that the crops transplanted from the rainforest area can be fully grown on the plains.
Another part of the content explains that crops with relatively short growth cycles, including potatoes and corn, have been successfully harvested in the experimental fields.
Seeing this, Zhou Xu couldn't help laughing out loud.
As long as large farms can be developed on the plains, internal food supply will not be a problem!
The pressure in my heart was swept away at this moment.
[It's good to have someone who is good at farming! ]
Zhou Xu thought in his mind while continuing to look down.
"The corn grown here is not only bigger and fuller than the corn grown in our Great Zhou, but it is also sweeter? Is there such a thing?"
After reading the report, Zhou Xu turned his head and looked at the servant who delivered the report.
"Where is the corn Zhao Geng sent?"
"Here."
As he spoke, the servant quickly brought up the corn that was placed aside.
Zhou Xu picked up one and weighed it in his hand.
"Wow, it's really grown a lot. Is it because of the climate?"
Muttering to himself, Zhou Xu put the corn in his hand back.
"Go, steam these corns and bring them here."
The servant moved quickly and brought the steamed corn to Zhou Xu in the blink of an eye.
Zhou Xu broke off a piece of steamed corn, took a bite, and his eyes immediately lit up.
Just as Zhao Geng said, the sweetness of the corn has indeed become more obvious, and the corn kernels have become fuller and taste better in the mouth.
"Pass the order on. Have Zhao Geng and his team start planting potatoes, corn, and other crops transplanted from the rainforest area on a large scale."
Until this matter was arranged, Zhou Xu's face was full of joy, and his mood became much lighter.
At the same time, on the southern border...
As the current commander-in-chief of the southern border, Li Ce is currently in his tent, looking through the latest statistical reports.
"Recently, the frequency of harassment by the ratmen seems to have increased, and the size of the harassing forces has also increased."
Hearing this, Soros, who was also in the tent, did not show the slightest surprise on his face.
"It's normal. After all, it's almost autumn now. Under normal circumstances, the rat people usually launch large-scale attacks in two periods, that is, late autumn and early winter."
“Is there any explanation here?”
"Yes, the fundamental reason is actually the same, that is, it is difficult to find food in winter. The troops were mobilized in late autumn to reduce the number of slave soldiers before winter, thereby reducing food pressure. The same is true for mobilizing troops in early winter. The specific time to choose depends entirely on their mood and state at the time."
After saying this, Soros spread his hands, looking very helpless.
"But what is certain is that no matter when they mobilize, they will slowly increase the frequency and scale of their harassment before autumn arrives to wear us down."
Faced with this answer, Li Ce frowned slightly.
Over the past six months, he has actually become accustomed to the ratmen that appear outside their southern defense line every now and then.
To some extent, these harassment troops from the ratmen are excellent targets for practical training for new recruits who have never been on the battlefield.
In the past few months, he has used the opposing ratmen to train his troops.
Basically, after several consecutive battles, the recruits were exhausted, but the ratmen's harassment offensive would not stop.
Under this premise, if the frequency and scale of the harassment continue to increase, the pressure on them will be considerable.
Just when Li Ce was worried like this, a personal soldier ran in.
"Captain, the weapons and equipment sent from the rear have arrived."
After the enchantment department was established, it has been running recently. The innate qualifications of the grassland elves are there, and the improvement was very fast in the early stage. After more than two months, it is now getting better.
The finished enchanted weapons are now being sent to the front line in batches.
"Please arrange to distribute them to the soldiers who don't have crystal iron weapons."
"yes!"
The arrival of this batch of weapons gave Li Ce more confidence.
At the same time, Soros' voice sounded again...
"Don't worry, this year we have crystal iron weapons and scale armor provided by the king, so it will be easier to deal with than in previous years."
Soros, who spoke of this, did not mention that the blessings on them had not yet returned to their original levels.
In fact, during this period of time, Zhou Xu has upgraded the "Lizardman Endurance Enhancement" project to level two, thereby further improving the endurance of the Lizardmen.
Invisibly, thanks to his talent as an 'evolved leader', the endurance of the people of the Great Zhou should have been improved to a greater or lesser extent.
But from the Lizardman's perspective, this strength has obviously not yet returned to its original level.
Fortunately, they got the weapons and equipment. In Soros's opinion, the existence of these weapons and equipment is enough to make up for the shortcomings in reinforcement.
"and……"
Updated, thanks to the book friend '仙可遇不可求-Da' for the reward (this chapter is finished)
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