In Laizhou Bay, Shandong, as more and more military households joined the Tiger and Leopard Army and began to work for the Tiger and Leopard Army, they were no longer worried about their livelihood. The hostility of local military households to the Tiger and Leopard Army, an external force, finally dissipated.

Looking at the walls around Yantian District, with the efforts of thousands of young men, they continue to extend forward at a construction speed of hundreds of battles every day. Zhang Daotian, the head of the salt field, can be said to see it in his eyes and enjoy it in his heart.

Because so far, I have used cement to open two salt fields. As long as the wall is built, these two salt fields can start to dry salt without being completely confidential.

Just when Wang Daotian was full of expectations for his future, the future of the entire salt farm..., the minor official who managed materials, money and food suddenly walked towards his location with a hurried slight nervousness.

Before Wang Daotian spoke with a smile, the other party replied anxiously: "Sir, because the construction of the wall consumes a lot of cement, we have not brought much cement from Shanxi. At the current consumption rate, the remaining cement is only enough for us to need in five days..."

"The wall we are building is only half of the construction. As for the salt field that requires a lot of cement, only two pieces have been built, less than 10% of the total area. So, please transport cement from Shanxi as soon as possible. Otherwise, the entire salt field will be shut down."

Wang Daotian frowned and said to himself: "If it weren't for your reminder, I almost forgot about this."

"According to the original plan, the cement we brought from Shanxi is used to build salt fields. Now it is used to build walls. It is definitely not enough."

"It's not just cement. There's not much food... After all, we only brought 10,000 people from Shanxi for a month's food rations. But now, these food rations have to support more than 20,000 people..."

"In order to persist until the subsequent food is sent from Shanxi, except for the new recruits who are undergoing training, the food rations of ordinary workers have been reduced by as much as 30%, and everyone is saving as much as possible."

"Now it seems that we have to save on cement, too..."

After saying that, he ordered the clerk in front of him: "Notify. During the next construction process of the wall, except for the key parts, use cement. For the other parts, use yellow mud to support them first..."

"I have written a document to the Governor's Office and calculated according to the speed of the convoy. In another ten days, the grain and cement that the Governor's Office supplemented us will reach Laizhou Bay..."

The little official who received the reply had just left, and another sound of horse hooves suddenly rang behind Wang Daotian.

In the huge Laizhou Bay, with the arrival of the Tiger and Leopard Army, the original officers and officers of the garrison have all left. Therefore, the only one who still has war horses in the entire Laizhou Bay is the Laizhou Bay garrison regiment commanded by He Guozhong.

In addition, the current garrison soldiers are either patrolling around Laizhou Bay or training new recruits. It is impossible to ride horses in Laizhou Bay.

Therefore, Wang Daotian, who heard the sound of horse hooves, his first subconscious thought was: He Guozhong's messenger must have come. Not only that, something must have happened at the garrison, otherwise, He Guozhong, who was left behind at the garrison, would never send out the personal guard platoon messenger that he used at critical moments.

Sure enough, the messenger who was riding his horse stopped just before rushing to him, and then jumped off his war horse very quickly and reported to him.

"Sir... Our leader has an order to ask you to go to Laizhou Bay Pier immediately..."

"The wharf..." Wang Daotian asked in confusion when he heard the report.

Although the salt field rented by the Tiger and Leopard Army from Shandong for drying salt has a wharf. However, because the Tiger and Leopard Army does not have its own naval army and merchant ships, only a few fishing boats usually dock at the wharf to transport fish to the Tiger and Leopard Army. Therefore, Wang Daotian and He Guozhong did not pay much attention to this wharf.

Because of this, after listening to the messenger's report, Zhang Daotian's first reaction was suspicion.

Under the gaze of the messenger, he asked loudly: "Did Commander He tell you what to ask the officer to do at the dock and what important things are there?"

The messenger shook his head and replied: "Sir, the regiment commander only asked me to inform you to go to the dock immediately, and didn't say anything specifically? However, I seemed to have heard from the regiment commander that a large fleet of ships came to the dock, and all the transported ones were food."

"Food... Could it be that the Governor's Office transported us food from the waterway..." Wang Daotian's eyes lit up and he exclaimed loudly.

Then, he ordered to the commander in front of him with anticipation: "Lend your war horse to me. I will go to the dock immediately to see the fleet you mentioned...you can find a way to go back by yourself."

With the help of war horses, Wang Daotian arrived at the dock in just half an hour.

The more than a dozen large ships that had just jumped off the war horse and had already parked on the sea on the pier were reflected in the sight of Wang Daotian.

When Wang Daotian, who had anticipation, found He Guozhong under the leadership of the guards, a minor official was reporting something to He Guozhong.

Seeing Wang Daotian rushing in front of him, He Guozhong, who was not very proficient in politics, subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, he spoke to Wang Daotian and said, "Mr. Wang, this is Lord Zhou of the Foreign Trade Department who came with the fleet... He was ordered to go from Jiangnan to escort 150,000 harbors of grain for us. Now, these grains are still in the cabin, waiting for you to come over and inspect, and then send them back to our station..."

A 150,000 dan of grain, calculated based on 30,000 people, is more than a year of food.

So, after listening to He Guozhong's introduction, Wang Daotian's face was quickly covered with a smile.

He shouted excitedly at the minor official sent by the Foreign Trade Department: "What are you waiting for? Immediately let someone move the grain to the dock. While transporting it, conduct a point inspection..."

As the continuous flow of food was transported to the wharf, Wang Daotian's excitement was slowly replaced by calm.

While checking the grain, he asked He Guozhong: "Captain He, I just heard you say that all these grains were transported from Jiangnan?"

Before He Guozhong could speak, the official from the Foreign Trade Department on the side answered first: "Yes, Lord Wang... We set out from Yangzhou and walked on the sea. It took only five days to get here."

"No matter the time spent or the entire transportation cost, it is less than half. What's more important is that you don't have to worry about interception and deductions from local governments along the way..."
Chapter completed!