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Tang Yue's first reaction

It's not jealousy,

Rather, it was disbelief.

after all,

The figure of 5,000 people means that it will take at least several more days for Lanyin County to reach that number.

As one player in the chat channel analyzed, recruitment is done once a day, with a maximum of 1900 people in nineteen days.

If we can upgrade to a level 2 city lord's mansion as soon as possible, we can recruit 100 more people.

But even so,

There are only a little over two thousand people.

On this basis,

Even if you include the soldiers, the maximum number of soldiers is only three thousand, which is simply not enough for most counties to support.

Even in Lanyin County, due to excessive militarism, development can be described as extremely unbalanced.

Five thousand people away,

It will take several days to develop.

Even with him draining Tang Rou and Dai Mingchen's resources, the gap between them was still widening, which was unacceptable to Tang Yue, who had a very strong sense of pride.

"Absolutely impossible..."

"He must have used some special tool."

Tang Yue gritted his teeth.

just like,

Only this explanation...

That would make him feel a little better.

otherwise,

He simply couldn't accept it.

"Yes, that's right, it must be some kind of special item. He's acquired so many strange things before, who knows what their specific effects are."

"snort!"

"So what if there's a larger population? They got to upgrade to level three first... In a few days, I can upgrade just the same."

"What does a temporary lead matter? The winner is who reaches the finish line first."

Immense jealousy

Lingering in my heart,

However, Tang Yue's eyes were filled with intense jealousy and resentment.

......

Qingqiu County,

On the wide streets,

Caravans came and went in an endless stream.

One after another, horse-drawn carts loaded with grain, cloth, medicine and ironware were slowly driving into the county town.

Both sides of the road,

Shops line the streets.

Restaurants, cloth shops, grain stores, and pharmacies were bustling with people and merchants coming and going.

Wen Wenyun was standing in front of a newly built business, flipping through the account books in her hands.

"The iron ore from the Qingyun Chamber of Commerce has been delivered."

"The grain ordered by the Jinxiu Chamber of Commerce will be loaded onto the trucks this afternoon."

"And for the medicinal herbs that the Liang Clan Chamber of Commerce needs, the price will be increased by another 10%."

The shopkeeper beside her nodded repeatedly, noting down her arrangements one by one.

The influence of Qingqiu County

It doesn't stand out particularly in the rankings.

Number of resource sites

It can only be considered above average.

But if we consider population and wealth...

Throughout the entire area,

There are really few county towns that can compare to it.

Currently,

The population of Qingqiu County has exceeded 4,500.

There are only two or three days left to reach the 5,000-person population needed to upgrade to a third-tier county.

Regarding trade routes,

Qingqiu County has also been connected.

Wen Wenyun not only cooperated with the caravans entering the county, but also took the initiative to contact several chambers of commerce to transport the timber, stone, cotton, sugarcane and other products that Qingqiu County was rich in to other places through the caravans.

Food and armor that are lacking in the territory are simply purchased with money.

They exchanged goods and services, profited from the price difference, and then reinvested the profits into county construction and the military.

In Wen Wenyun's opinion,

More resource-rich land is not necessarily better.

after all,

Resource-rich areas want to produce,

A significant amount of manpower will be needed.

In contrast,

As long as the economy is prosperous enough

If any resources are missing, just buy them.

Therefore,

Instead of following the path of most players, she focused on developing the economy.

As the saying goes,

Upper decision decided by the economic background.

Once the economy is developed, money can be used to purchase equipment and food, continuously recruit soldiers, and expand outwards.

however,

While she was busy,

A server-wide announcement suddenly appeared before our eyes.

Upon seeing that Zhatian County had been downgraded to a third-tier county, Wen Wenyun's fingers, which were turning the pages of the account book, paused slightly.

On the face,

A fleeting sense of loss was inevitable.

"We were still a step too late..."

It would be a lie to say I wasn't disappointed at not being the first to upgrade and receive the reward, especially since Qingqiu County was just one step away from reaching the final population mark of 5,000.

Just give her two or three more days.

But unfortunately...

at this time,

This allowed Zhatian County to take the lead once again.

Wen Wenyun sighed helplessly, "We were already in the lead, and now we've gained so many resources..."

In mind,

It's a bit of a pity.

But I didn't feel any jealousy or anything like that.

In the beginning,

She never expected to develop to this extent. It was also due to good luck that she not only obtained a rare trade item, but also discovered two special resource sites around her territory.

Facing the garrison of special resource areas,

Given Qingqiu County's strength, it was naturally impossible for them to occupy it.

but,

Whether it was a stroke of luck or not, just three days after Wen Wenyun discovered it, a major battle broke out between the two armies nearby.

She recognized one of the armies; they were all wearing the standard armor of the Pingtian Army.

The other one,

Although its origin is unclear,

But it was waving a banner with the character "景" (scenery) on it.

During the battle,

The garrison troops in the surrounding resource areas were also affected. After everything was over, Wen Wenyun was pleasantly surprised to find that all the resource areas had become unclaimed land.

Even the garrison is gone.

This wave,

She not only harvested more than a dozen resource plots, but also a cotton field and a sugarcane plantation, all at the cost of zero casualties.

Therefore,

Qingqiu County soared into the sky in a single flight.

It has achieved a leap forward in economic development.

at the moment,

Looking at the announcement and rewards from Zhatian County, she naturally felt no jealousy or anything like that.

Wen Wenyun believes she is already lucky enough and there is no need to feel jealous because of these gains and losses.

quickly,

She suppressed her disappointment.

Back to being busy again.

......

Blackstone County, Yuquan County, Cao County, Widow County, Married Woman County, Boren County, Jiahao County, Sejong County...

At almost the same time,

People from well-developed counties in various regions showed different reactions when they saw Zhatian County being the first to be promoted to level three.

"Five thousand people, only one day behind, what a waste of the reward."

"Damn it, it's another few days behind. How come he's always one step ahead of me?"

"With a population of 5,000, they defeated 3,000 Pingtian troops in a field battle. Just how developed has Zhatian County become?"

"A third-tier county town, that's really fast. But sigh... it's fine to be ahead. There's no need to compete with such a monster. Just develop at our own pace."

"Damn! This county must be on fire!"

"Interesting~ I thought that by getting on the good side of the young prince and having the royal family's support, I could get ahead of everyone, but I didn't expect to still be a step behind. Zhatian County, what makes you think you can be faster than me?"