My whole family time-traveled! I became a god during my exile in a famine.

Chapter 294 Land of Hope
"Scatter quickly! Don't block them. Let His Highness and the commander take their men over first!" Wei Chi shoved aside a vendor in an annoyed tone.

"Scatter, scatter!" Members of the underground city defense team ran forward to maintain order and quickly dispersed the small vendors in the market to both sides.

The group finally made it through the congested market and arrived at the central square.

The square is not small; there is an activity center on the east side and free stalls on the west side.

Old Xin was astonished to see that goods were being sold everywhere.

This dungeon doesn't seem like it was just developed; its popularity... it must have been building up for many years!

Xin Nian glanced at Xiao Jinzhi, who honestly replied, "This underground city was built seven or eight years ago. However, only in the last two years have some people been moved in. Most of them were relocated there after the disaster in the capital."

"Currently, the city has a population of just over 90,000, most of whom are members of the Thousand Guards and their families, as well as people who have migrated from the capital and surrounding areas."

"These people were selected through a rigorous process, and most of them have a special skill. Most of them are young and middle-aged laborers, and they also have a lot of family members."

Old Xin opened his mouth wide, but didn't reply for a long time.

Xie Ninglan frequently glanced at her chubby son, her face full of praise.

Look, look, how capable his chubby son is!
They quietly accomplished something big. The scale of this underground city is among the best in the entire country, and the population inside is comparable to that of a major prefecture.

Xin Nian already knew what was going on.

He knew beforehand that Fatty had built a base in the Ice Wasteland, but he really didn't expect it to be even bigger than he had imagined!

How do you plan to develop this business?

Xiao Jinzhi spoke frankly, "It depends on...it depends on your arrangements."

Upon hearing this, everyone's gaze immediately fell upon Xin Nian.

The latter was so angry he laughed!

What is she going to arrange? There are too many people and too much trouble. She can only lead a group of several hundred people at most!
"How much grain have you stored?" Xin Nian asked curiously.

With over 90,000 residents, even a rough calculation shows that the daily food consumption is considerable.

Xiao Jinzhi answered honestly, "The reserves are still quite substantial. We took nearly two years' worth of grain from various prefectures and counties at the time. Based on the rate of consumption, it can last for... a little over a year."

Seeing the little girl looking at him again, Xiao Jinzhi quickly added, "An experimental field area has also been set up here, and the cultivation has made some progress in the last half month."

He weakly explained, "It shouldn't be to the point of... living off our savings."

“Yes, yes.” Zhu Yan quickly spoke up for his prince. “Don’t worry, young lady. The soil improvement in the experimental fields has already shown initial results. We can send them up to demarcate the wasteland and then cultivate it.”

Xin Wenyuan opened his mouth, but didn't know how to praise Xiao Pang.

He seems to be ahead of the curve in everything he does, and he does a really good job.

Xin Nian chuckled, "Wasn't it the time travel that caused memory confusion and partial amnesia? You remember the base construction very clearly, though."

Xiao Jinzhi quickly stepped forward and took her hand, saying, "I've only gradually remembered many things in recent years."

Xie Ninglan immediately spoke up for her chubby son, "How could we forget about building the base? We were involved in the entire construction process, brick by brick."

Wei Chi glanced at his prince's expression, then at the little girl, and quickly changed the subject, pointing ahead, "The camp is just ahead."

"Materials were limited. We had bamboo to build bamboo houses and bricks and tiles to build brick houses, but most of them were earthen houses. So please forgive us if you were assigned an earthen house."

The group members were quite understanding and nodded in agreement, saying that having a place to stay was already a good thing.

And that's true. Who could possibly say a word against living in the underground city?

Anyway, if you don't want to live here anymore, you can move out and go wherever you want. "Niannian, the house is rather simple, please don't mind it, you and your aunt and uncle."

"What's so strange about that?" Xin Wenyuan waved his hand. "It's good enough that we have a place to stay!"

“We’re only staying here temporarily. Eventually, we’ll have to go back to the land to reclaim farmland and rebuild our houses.” Xiao Jinzhi squeezed the little girl’s hand. “You can rest for a few days first, and then we can start again.”

"What's there to rest for? We'll start building tomorrow." Xin Nian waved her hand and glanced at the crowd behind her.

The group members were looking around at the rows of houses when they heard what the little girl said. They straightened their backs and tried their best to show a good mental state.

I don't know if it's because they're used to being enslaved, but anyway, no one has any will to resist...

Do you have the materials?

"Yes, yes." Wei Chi nodded hurriedly in response, "Most of the materials were brought from the border town and Wen County. The timber and bricks are all piled up behind the arrow tower and can be used at any time."

"They said there are trees behind the lake, and they can cut them down?"

"Yes, there is. There's a large forest along the back of the lake. When the fire came, the glacier melted into water, and the forest didn't catch fire, miraculously remaining intact."

Wei Chi said with a smile, "So now the city dwellers are all praising it, saying that what the old man from the Astronomical Bureau said was true, this may be the most promising piece of land in the Great Xia territory to become an oasis."

To be honest, the Great Xia Dynasty used to... look down on the Ice Wasteland, and it was indifferent to whether or not to include it in its territory.

Unexpectedly, it has now become a land of hope.

Xin Wenyuan was eager to try, "Then when we build a ground base, we have to include this forest."

"That's a much larger area," Wei Chi exclaimed in surprise.

They initially migrated here with the main group, thinking they would live in the underground city from then on, so in recent years they have expanded the underground city to the surrounding areas.

Although the living conditions downstairs are rather cramped, at least I have a fixed little place to call home.

Unexpectedly, His Highness intended to continue building surface cities.

But this is for the best. These people have followed His Highness for a long time and know that His Highness has a well-thought-out plan.

The fact that this decision can be made means that the planning map is almost complete.

Xiao Jinzhi waved to Wei Chi and the others, "Let's not talk about that now. Register everyone and distribute the house registration certificates. Rest well today, and we can discuss anything else tomorrow."

After saying that, he pulled Xin Nian along and beckoned Xin Wenyuan and his group to walk towards the row of bamboo houses to the north.

Compared to the densely packed, layered earthen houses to the west, these rows of bamboo houses occupy a relatively spacious area.

“There are still quite a few brick houses behind, but there are more residents on each floor. Relatively speaking, the bamboo houses here are quieter,” Wei Chi explained, following closely behind the group.

"His Highness had made arrangements beforehand. The housing in Zone A is fairly complete, and there are also Zones B and C outside. In any case, the further away from here, the worse the conditions and facilities become."

These things don't need to be explicitly stated by Wei Chi; people in the end times already know them very well.

Given the conditions at the base, those who can afford to live in a house are already considered a privileged class.

The areas that Wei Chi mentioned, like Bing and Ding, probably don't even have a decent mud-brick house.

There are limited materials and resources, and there's nothing we can do about it.

It would be very considerate to arrange two or three bamboo houses for the Xin family and the Xie family.

Unexpectedly, the Crown Prince arranged five bamboo houses for them.