The afternoon sun was shining, and there were no clouds in the sky.

There was no wind at all, and the flowers and plants throughout the garden were silent, only when bees or butterflies stopped on them, they would be allowed to move.

At this time, the pace of summer is approaching, but the heat is not yet felt here in the north, which is suitable for outdoor activities.

In the back garden of the royal palace in the royal capital of the kingdom of Ryrik in the northeastern part of the continent, King Auston I has just concluded negotiations with a beautiful young woman.

"It was a pleasure to work with. Auston I held out his right hand towards the other.

"It was a pleasure to work with. Ariel also held out her hand to shake his hand.

Then Ariel smiled and said to Auston I, "I'll go back first, and I promise that the first fish will be delivered in ten days." ”

Auston I, having taken care of a major matter, stretched his back and continued his work in the gazebo of the garden.

Rather than in the office, he prefers to take care of some business in the garden in the afternoon when the weather is comfortable.

This year's drought is inevitable, and I am afraid that it will be a major drought that occurs once in decades or even 100 years, and only by carrying out drought relief work as soon as possible can we overcome this difficulty.

When crop yields are reduced due to disasters, food is an important factor in social stability.

Relying on the sea to eat the sea, the kingdom of Relik, which has a long coastline, will naturally not give up the cornucopia of the ocean.

Just now, Auston I signed an agreement with the fish-people in the sea to purchase marine fish and other seafood in unlimited quantities within this year.

Fish are available, but fresh marine fish cannot be stored for a long time, so salted fish is needed.

Making salted fish that is enough to survive the country requires a lot of salt, which has been a scarce commodity before.

But now, on the coast east of the kingdom of Ryrik, salt grows out of the fields, and these salt pans are the direct domain of the royal family.

In the past, the salt of the Ryric Kingdom mainly came from a few rock salt mines in the Daqingshan Mountains in the north, although they could only produce coarse salt, but it was sufficient.

However, the location of the salt mines was given to several great nobles by the first king in exchange for help when the kingdom of Ryric was founded, and the wealthy marquis and counts used to rely on them to sell salt and often united against the young Auston I, much to the displeasure of Auston I.

The thought of driving those old fellows out of the salt market at once made Auston I's heart very happy.

At this moment an attendant came to report to him, "Your Majesty, Bishop Kiel......"

Before the squire could finish speaking, Auston I immediately stood up and said happily, "Bring him quickly!"

Soon, a dusty old man hurried over with a large roll of cloth in his hand, his face with a hint of tiredness, and although the dust on his clothes was patted clean, his shoes were still full of dirt.

"Bishop Kiel, please take a seat!" said Auston I, as king, with great respect for the cardinal of the Temple of the Harvest.

Kiel was not polite to Auston I either, and it was not a matter of a day or two that they had known each other.

Auston I himself poured a large glass of cold boiled water for Kiel, and after Kiel had drunk it with a grunt, he asked, "What are the results of this field survey?"

"Not disappointing!" Kiel said excitedly, "Through this field survey, we have finally completed the design of the drawings, and then we can start construction!"

"Good!" Auston I stood up excitedly, "show me the blueprints!"

The squire spread out the roll of cloth that Kiel had brought with him on the lawn of the garden, and on the cloth more than two meters long and wide was a map with lines and markings of various colors.

In the eastern part of the kingdom of Relik, there are thousands of square kilometers of saline land, large and small. These saline-alkali soils vary in severity, ranging from the light ones to the knee-high weeds, and the severe ones that don't grow at all. The small nobles and freedmen who lived there used to have to raise weed-eating sheep to make ends meet.

After Auston I ascended the throne, he exchanged a portion of the royal land for almost five times the size of the saline land through land exchange.

The little nobles who had been plagued by the saline land were immediately grateful to His Majesty the King when they learned that they could escape from that haunted place, and they offered their allegiance and the saline land, and then dragged their families and happily went to the new land, which was much smaller but richer.

The old nobles were stunned by the hand of Auston I, and marveled at the courage of His Majesty to buy people's hearts.

Now, Auston I controls most of the saline land in the country.

Next, it's time to turn these saline lands into fruity land.

Auston I sought out the Temple of Harvest and discussed with them the transformation of the saline land.

After several years of thorough preparation, a piece of saline-alkali land of more than 100 square kilometers became their first renovation target.

A few kilometres to the west of this saline land, there is a large river that flows from north to south, but a small mountain range separates the river from the saline.

"We've found a place to dig the canal, and there are a lot of places along the way where we can use the original valley," Kiel said, pointing to the north side of the saline land. ”

"The river will flow down the canal to the north of the saline, where a large area of low-lying land could be transformed into a huge reservoir lake. ”

"Then we can start from the lake, build a lot of ditches to bring water to the south to wash the land, and then build a ditch in the southernmost part to drain the salty water into a small river. ”

"It is expected that in three years this area will be able to grow crops. ”

Auston I asked, "Are there any difficulties?"

"I'm afraid there is a shortage of labor. "Especially the diversion canals and impoundment lakes to the north, where a lot of labor is needed. ”

Auston I thought for a moment and said, "It's okay, I'll ask the army to help, those mages can blow up the canal with magic blasting." ”

"This year's drought is inevitable, as long as we have enough salted fish, there will be no shortage of labor. ”

Kiel nodded, so that the army could complete the construction of the most difficult diversion canal in the summer, and the farmers who were short of food after the reduction in grain production in the autumn and winter could come to the construction site to work for relief, and the preliminary work on other saline land could be carried out at the same time.

The renovation of the saline land of the Kingdom of Rylik was the largest project of the Temple of Harvest in more than 300 years, and their Pope mobilized almost the maximum manpower to support it.

It is conceivable that after the completion of this project, the Harvest Temple will harvest a large number of believers.

Alston I was also happy to see the Temple of Harvest develop a reliable group of believers in the country.

Kiel suddenly remembered something, and he said to Auston I, "Your Majesty, I have heard that the Forge Temple has a major innovation in this year's Great Prayer Ceremony, if you are interested, you can go and check it out." ”

Auston I nodded, and after discussing some details with Kiel, he began to sign and issue one order after another.

The Praetorian Guard was dispatched, and the freedmen who did not have their own land were drawn into a makeshift ranks, and then the young, still energetic magicians were added to the ranks.

In the bewilderment of the nobles of the city of Cypass, this strange team marched towards the saline land.