No accumulated snow could be seen on the ground, and people living in Earl Yao's territory had been working hard in the neat farmlands.
Centered on Yao Mountain, the natural power in the area with a radius of thousands of miles was especially dense, at least a few times denser than in other areas. The natural power nourished the soil in the farmlands, such that even a handful of soil could be squeezed out of it.
The fertility of the soil was too strong. Only half a month after the seeds were planted, the sprouts had already grown to a height of three feet.
According to the estimation of those elderly people who were good at farming, the farmlands of Earl Yao's territory could be harvested every one and a half months, and in a year, six to seven batches of crops could be planted. Besides, the yield of every acre of farmlands was two times higher than that in other areas. Therefore, people living in Earl Yao's territory didn't need to worry about food at all.
Therefore, people living in Earl Yao's territory began to grow large amounts of fruits and vegetables. Same as crops such as rice and wheat, these fruits and vegetables grew amazingly well. Especially some fast-growing crops such as leeks, they could be harvested in merely ten days, and the next day, they could be harvested again.
The amazingly rich yield attracted large groups of birds and beasts, or in other words, the dense natural power surrounding Yao Mountain attracted these creatures. Some birds and beasts wantonly attacked farmlands, and even attacked people living in Earl Yao's territory, bringing quite a lot of troubles to people.
Therefore, Ji Hao opened the armory and distributed a large number of strong bows and crossbows.
Feng Xing selected over a hundred thousand young and strong men from his people, who were also good at archery, and divided them into over a hundred different sized hunting groups, to hunt harmful birds and beasts in every village and town in Earl Yao's territory.
The hunted birds and beasts were sent back to Yao Mountain City and became meat for people living in Earl Yao's territory.
With enough grains, fruits and vegetables, and large amounts of meat to replenish their physical strength, people living in Earl Yao's territory had all been nourished to the point that their faces were glowing, and their bodies had become especially strong.
In this age where people didn't have too many entertainment activities at night, and in this season where spring bloomed and all kinds of animals began to give birth, millions of pregnant women appeared in Earl Yao's territory within half a month.
Ji Hao was happy to see this. He hurriedly told apprentices of the Medicine and Magi Palace to make enough magic medicines and distribute them to every family. After taking these special magic medicines, pregnant women wouldn't have to worry about the babies in their bellies during daily chores. Furthermore, the babies would be nourished by these medicines, and would be stronger and more talented after they were born.
Most of the people living in Ji Hao's territory used to be slaves, and their former masters would never treat them as well as Ji Hao did. Therefore, they were used to living without food and clothes. Therefore, many of those disciples in Ji Hao's dojo and the Magi Palace were born with a weak constitution, and only with the help of medicines and medicines could they slowly recover.
However, the new generation of Ji Hao's people would be nourished by magic medicines when they were still in their mothers' wombs. Therefore, they would be even more talented than these brothers and sisters. After they joined the Magi Palace and dojos in Earl Yao territory, their cultivation speed would be even faster, and their future achievements would be even higher.
Generation after generation, Ji Hao's people would grow stronger and stronger. A strong territory, a strong clan, would be gradually raised like this.
Although those pregnant women would be able to do normal chores after taking magic medicines, they were pregnant after all. Many heavy jobs, such as building different sized cities and villages, building sturdier houses and buildings, were still not suitable for them.
Therefore, the plan made by Ji Hao last winter had been carried out.
Dark-kind slave warriors under Zhamu's command, human slave warriors that Ji Hao bought from Pu Ban City under Feng Xing and Yu Mu's command, and the two elite armies from Candle Dragon Clan and Zhu Rong Country, these four armies mixed and cooperated with each other, launching attacks on local clans around Yao Mountain area.
All warriors held official documents with Earl Yao's seal and headed to Ji Hao's territory. At first, they kindly persuaded those clans to follow Ji Hao's lead and move to the surrounding area of Yao Mountain, to join Ji Hao's territory and become Ji Hao's people, wholeheartedly contributing to the construction of Earl Yao's territory.
Some weak small clans were afraid of Earl Yao's power and the reputation of the human emperor. Therefore, they obediently moved to Earl Yao territory with their entire clans.
However, some clans like Black Rat Clan, Tusk Tiger Clan and Gale Fox Clan believed that their clans were not weak at all, because they had one or two Magus Kings in their clans. Therefore, they turned a blind eye to the messengers sent by Ji Hao.
Therefore, Earl Yao territory's army launched an attack. Twelve Divine Magi from Candle Dragon Clan and Zhu Rong Country were under the command of the twelve Divine Magi from Candle Dragon Clan and Zhu Rong Country. Even the Black Rat Clan, which had a sturdy city defense, was easily defeated. Their leader and elders were all beheaded in public, and all their clansmen were enslaved and sent back to Yao Mountain.
Ever since Ji Hao's army began sweeping across the surrounding areas, tens of mixed armies had been sent to fight everywhere. Every couple of days, batches of new people or slaves would be sent back to Yao Mountain. In the vast territory around Yao Mountain City, which was nearly a thousand miles in radius, these people, who had been separated from their original clans, had built countless new cities and villages, and opened up numerous new farmlands.
Within the short span of three months, Ji Hao's army had brought over thirty million new people to Yao Mountain City from all directions.
Among these new people, thousands of Senior Magi and hundreds of thousands of Junior Magi were organized into armies by Ji Hao. After a series of cruel training, they were incorporated into the regular army of Earl Yao territory, sweeping across the surrounding areas under Ji Hao's orders.
The lives of all new warriors in this army were controlled by a secret magic of the Magi Palace. None of them dared to run away from Ji Hao's territory. Instead, they all followed Ji Hao's orders with all their hearts. The army was growing stronger and stronger, which made those new people feel awe and respect. Over thirty million new people had joined Earl Yao territory, but not a single new village had suffered any trouble.
Waves of grains were harvested and stored in warehouses, livestock were turned into meat reserves, and honey, wool, horns, hides, tendons and other by-products had been growing rapidly every day. In the tens of mineral veins surrounding Yao Mountain, pure gold, jade, copper, iron and other mineral resources had begun to be excavated as well. Especially, quite a few magic crystal mineral veins had provided Yao Mountain territory with an inexhaustible source of wealth.
The number of people in this army had already swelled to over a million, among which, over three-hundred thousand Senior-level warriors were the backbone of this army. As the number of people in this army increased, the efficiency of capturing people from all over Yao Mountain territory soared as well. By the last month of this year, the army of Earl Yao territory had brought back over fifteen million local people within a month.
The total population of Ji Hao's Yao Mountain territory had already exceeded a hundred million, and thousands of different sized villages and towns were distributed within the area three-thousand miles in radius around Yao Mountain.
Endless amounts of food, meat, fruits and vegetables; a strong army, a lord officially conferred by the human emperor, and all kinds of miraculous performances had made the new people who had been captured by Ji Hao quickly follow his lead, and the entire territory had been thriving day by day.
When the first snowflake drifted down in the winter, a large number of people gathered around Yao Mountain.
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