Chapter 196: In the face of a bumper harvest, I am numb
When Taylor was elected bishop, the autumn harvest in East Friesian Lamberan came to an end. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Unlike other countries, the use of phosphate and potash fertilizers shortens the rye growth cycle in East Friesland, and the autumn harvest is half a month earlier than in other countries, similar to Italy in the south. Thus, from mid-September to mid-October, the fall harvest was completed in the East Friesian Lamberland.
However, the principalities of Oldenburg and Schleswig, which were also under the control of Marin, were still in the middle of the autumn harvest. Moreover, because Marin sent troops to attack these two countries during the spring watch, the spring plowing of the two countries was inevitably affected. In addition, at that time, Marin had not yet set up a fertilizer factory, and the wheat in both countries was growing poorly, and the output may not reach the level of previous years.
Of course, these are small things for Marin. The three countries under his control, East Friesland had a population of 150,000, the Earl of Oldenburg had 80,000, and the Duchy of Schleswig had a population of about 150,000, adding up to only 380,000 people.
Even if the average person eats one pound of rye per day, 380,000 people eat 138.7 million pounds of grain in a year. And in Marin's granary, there are still 600 million pounds of stale grain......
Yes, 600 million pounds of old grain are all accumulated grain from the year before and last year. As for the grain of the year before last, it was all disposed of last year, and some of it was made into dark beer.
The reason why Marin has accumulated so much grain is to cope with the shortage of food after the expansion. Because the war against Oldenburg and the Duchy of Schleswig was waged during the spring ploughing, Marin had long anticipated the lack of food.
Therefore, the 600 million pounds of grain in Marin's warehouse are enough for everyone to eat for three or four years.
During the autumn harvest, Marin did not add grain to the granary outside the northern city, but found another place to build a new food center.
This is mainly because the words of building the general granary in the capital Aurich are too eye-catching. Although Marin ordered to cover up when entering and exiting the food, it couldn't stop everyone's curiosity. Even, some foreign envoys kept asking how much grain was loaded in the city outside the northern city......
Therefore, this year's grain, Marin is ready to be scattered and no longer stored in a unified manner. Prior to this, on the edge of the city of Lyell in Lyell County, the center of production, Marin had also built a huge cement fortress warehouse to store grain. In addition, on the edge of the city of Emden, Marin also built a fortress to garrison troops and store food. In this fortress, tens of millions of pounds of grain can also be stored.
This year's autumn harvest statistics, Jeffrey has already delivered. However, Marin was no longer interested. Because, this is not the first time he has faced a bumper harvest. When he first became Baron Texel, he was thrilled by a bumper harvest in his first year. However, seven or eight years have passed, and now in the face of a bumper harvest, Marin has no passion at all.
"I'm numb in the face of a good harvest!" Marin said.
Speaking of which, as a traveler from later generations, the yield per mu of rice was about 1,500 catties and the yield of wheat per mu was about 1,000 catties. Today, we are faced with this low yield of 500 pounds per acre...... A few years ago, he might have been excited because he was higher than other countries, but now, Marin really doesn't feel anything......
"My lord, our total rye production in East Friesian Lambie this year has reached an unprecedented 720 million pounds! That's 300 million pounds more than last year's 690 million pounds! Fat Jeffrey said with saliva flying and excitement on his face. As a 16th-century prime minister, what could be more exciting than a "bountiful harvest"?
"Oh-" Marlin responded to Jeffrey weakly as he lay back in his rocking chair with a standard "Ge You's paralysis".
Jeffrey wondered a little, shouldn't he be very excited as a monarch when he encountered such a good harvest? So, he cautiously asked:
"Why are you upset, sir?"
"It's not that I'm upset, it's just a little numb...... By the way, Jeffrey, have we had any years since I came to East Freesland? Marin replied weakly, and the posture of "Ge You's paralysis" did not change.
"This ...... It's not been since you took office...... Jeffrey thought about it, and that's really what happened. Then, Jeffrey patted himself on the back and said:
"My lord, you are the god of harvest, ......"
"Fuck off! The god of harvest is a woman, and Lao Tzu is a man! Marin said angrily.
Also, in European mythology, the god of harvest is also called the goddess of harvest, named Chris. praising Marin as the god of harvest, isn't he scolding him for being a girl......
Knowing that the horse's ass was slapped on the horse's leg, Jeffrey immediately stopped mentioning the stubble......
Marin remembered something and asked:
"By the way, are there many rye pests and diseases this year?"
Jeffrey flipped through the report and replied:
"It's still like that, there are many wheat fields that have broken out of some small pests and diseases that are not very serious, such as aphids, Ye Chan, etc. The problem is not serious, but it is not small. Without these pests and diseases, the average yield per acre is estimated to be 600 pounds. ”
"That's right......" Marin didn't say anything after thinking about it.
This autumn, he has already sent people to buy pyrethrum seeds and dried flowers in Italy. If there is any situation next year, take out the dried flowers in the inventory and spray them, and keep all the aphids and Ye Chan. Wait until next year, plant more pyrethrums in spring, and in autumn, you can harvest a lot of dried pyrethrums. When the time comes, the dosage will be sufficient.
"Is there any news from the Earls of Oldenburg and the Duchy of Schleswig?" Marin asked again.
The Earl of Oldenburg is now under the control of Haider, and the Duchy of Schleswig is naturally managed by the former Danish Prime Minister Mikel. However, they will still report to Aurich's side if there is a problem. And Jeffrey also accepted and reported the major events of the two countries on his behalf.
"They've started the autumn harvest there, but it's not going to be very good because of this year's war. It is said that about a quarter of the land in the Duchy of Schleswig missed spring ploughing because of the war. The country of Oldenburg is better, but there is also a lot of land that is barren. And, because of the panic, farmers in both countries have little to do with their farmland. It is estimated that these two countries will have a sad time this year......"
"What's upset? Drop the old grain from the official warehouse of Aurich to get help! Marin said nonchalantly.
"But...... That's your private food...... "In Europe in this era, only the aristocracy embezzled common property, and no nobles took out private property to subsidize public use.
"I am the country! Have you ever heard of this famous saying? The people of these two countries are now my people, and there is nothing to help them. Besides, we have too much food. There are still 200 million pounds of old grain from the year before last, so take it out and help it! Marin said angrily.
"I am the country? Which monarch said this? Jeffrey thought thoughtfully.
Louis XIV ...... Oh no, it was the monarch of a small country in Asia who said it...... "Marin thought about it, Louis XIV was not born yet, and his grandfather was not yet a tadpole...... So, Marin made up the name of the king casually and fooled him.
In this way, on Marin's orders, Geoffrey took out 200,000,000,000 pounds of rye from the previous year's old grain from the Orich's official storehouse to supply the needs of the three countries of East Friesian Lamb, Oldenburg, and Schleswig.
Don't look at the year before last, but the wheat can be stored for three to five years at room temperature, and the granary built by Marin has done a very good job of preventing moisture, so the rye of the previous year can be eaten as well, and even used as seeds.