Bad News Came One After Another

Luo Chong soon received You Ye's letter. He was genuinely delighted while reading the beginning, but after reaching the latter part, he began to hesitate.

He was not opposed to You Ye establishing a temporary base outside, but temporary was temporary in the end. Sooner or later, everything would have to be moved back here to the Han Tribe. The temporary base was too far from the Han Tribe and was unsuitable for long-term development. The Han Tribe still lacked the ability to extend its control that far. They could not even finish developing the land around them—what were they going so far away for?

Since it was temporary, there was no value in making long-term investments. Even if they sent supplies over now, they would have to transport them back again before long. All that back-and-forth would waste manpower and resources.

Still, they had to provide something. Luo Chong had not expected them to obtain so much population there. By now, the Han Tribe could be said to have abundant resources. Even if there were other resources, he lacked the ability to exploit them—for example, oil. There was no use wanting that stuff when they could not pump it out themselves.

But when it came to population, Luo Chong could never have too much. In this low-productivity era without powered machinery, people were the primary productive force. Without enough people, nothing could be accomplished. Since the temporary base could still serve the purpose of gathering population, it could not be abandoned lightly.

Seeds were no problem. It was only a little grain, and the Han Tribe could afford it without feeling the pinch. Considering the temporary camp's geography, climate, and environment, Luo Chong sent more corn and less rice. Since it was a river valley, there had to be