It's November.

Perhaps the fame of the "port of Tatartan" has further expanded in the North Sea and Baltic regions, and more recently ships from these two regions have called at the port to request trade, and without exception, they have all requested to trade in porcelain.

On 30 October, the galleon "Windward Islands" from Denmark brought a whole shipload of supplies and 196 migrants. Denmark had just been defeated in the 30-year war and sued for peace, the domestic economy had suffered great damage, and the most severely exploited Norwegians had gone bankrupt in large numbers, so most of these immigrants came from Norway. The Department of Finance paid 30 sets of trione-year full body armor and 32,000 riyals for the transaction.

On 3 November, Polish nobles from Livornia also set foot in the harbor of the Crowd. The Treasury paid for his goods and 172 serfs from Ukraine for 25 sets of trione-year-old full-body armor and 75,000 rials.

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"I would like to remind you that we need to be mindful of our food reserves." At the regular meeting of the Executive Committee, Shao Shude licked his slightly chapped lips and said with some concern: "At present, there are about 3,000 catties of rice and flour, more than 45,000 catties of soybeans, and 20,000 catties of potatoes; In addition, there are 9 pigs that can be slaughtered, more than 500 boxes of canned meat, about 110,000 catties of salted fish, fish sauce, fish floss, dried fish and so on from the fish product processing plant, and a number of vegetables. With the size of our current population, well, as of today, it is 1,345 people, and we have to consume several thousand catties of grain every day, and the existing grain reserves are only enough for us to last for more than two months. I wonder if the Executive Committee is seriously considering the introduction of food rationing? ”

Shao Shude's remarks made the committee members frown, the population has increased too fast, and the grain output has not kept up in time, and if this continues, there will indeed be big problems.

"It is unlikely that food production will increase significantly in a short period of time." Jin Kela pursed his lips and said slowly: "We sowed 150 acres of potatoes last winter, and we will almost be able to harvest them after a while, and there is no big problem with a yield of one or two thousand per mu." Potatoes have a high yield and a short growth cycle. This place in Uruguay was originally not 30 degrees in summer, and now it is the period of the Xiaoice River, last year... Well, I looked like I was in my early 20s in the summer of January this year. Let's harvest this crop of potatoes and continue to plant them in the summer, and the yield will be low if the yield is low, which is better than nothing. However, it is indeed necessary to implement the food rationing system, and God knows how many immigrants will come over next. In my opinion, in the future, those immigrants will just give them some potatoes every day, at most some fish and soybeans, which will have enough calories and nutrients. ”

As soon as the committee members heard what Kinkola said, they understood that the stock of grain was indeed a bit dangerous for the rapidly expanding population, but fortunately, a large number of potatoes would be harvested soon, and it would not be a big problem to survive this time. However, the dangerous situation of grain reserves has been hovering at a low level, and I am afraid that it will not be able to change it in a short time.

Ma Qianzu nodded, and asked Jin Kola again: "Old Jin, this year's spring plowing is about to start, right?" Now that you have plenty of manpower, do you still want to revise your plan? ”

"Not for now." Jinkola shook his head, "It's still the old plan, 3,000 acres of soybeans, and the land has been leveled." Taking advantage of the good weather these days, it is better to sow seeds early. ”

Spring ploughing can't be sloppy. Because this is related to everyone's eating problem, there is no food to eat, even if you make more armor, what is the use of more cannons?

On November 11, spring ploughing officially began. The Spring Ploughing Executive Committee mobilized more than 400 people, most of whom were immigrants who came in succession, except for a few who crossed the congregation.

Leonid Fedorovich laboriously dug in the field with a small shovel, and for each ** pit he dug was stuffed with a few plump soybeans. Truth be told, this monotonous and boring job is torture for him, and he is not good at it either. Yes, he is indeed very bad at it, and in just half a day, he was left behind by others. No, the "agricultural technology instructor" in the morning had already come to correct him twice in his basic movements, but his progress was still slow.

Thinking of the anxious look of the little girl agricultural technician, Leonid wanted to laugh a little. What are you kidding to let Leonid, who once galloped the steppe and stormed the city of Kaffa and cut off the heads of despicable Turks, do such clumsy farm work?!

Leonid was no poor serf, the Cossack, who toiled all day long, and in the end had to endure the brutal exploitation and oppression of the shameless Poles, and even had to do military service for them to fight the Swedes, Turks, and Russians.

Leonid by no means! With a musket, a saber and a warhorse, Leonid was able to enter and leave the Tatar and Turk villages as he pleased, and he could grab whatever he wanted.

"Humph!" Thinking of this, Leonid threw down the small shovel and became resentful, "The shameless and despicable Poles actually sold Leonid here as a slave, so that I could not reunite with my dear brother. You're going to pay for it! ”

"It's time to eat! It's time to eat! Let's all stop and eat. The little girl farmer ran through the fields and shouted in a crisp voice.

Leonid looked at her inexplicably, and many called them "Tatars". This seemed to Leonid to be a joke in the eyes of Leonid, who had been fighting with the Crimean Tatars for many years, and they were definitely not the so-called "Tatars". They claimed to be Orientals, and Leonid felt that this claim still had some credibility.

Although he didn't know what she was shouting, looking at the aroma wafting from the large wooden barrels carried by some Swiss not far away, Leonid understood that it was lunchtime.

Lunch consisted of seven or eight steamed potatoes, a large spoonful of soybean salted fish, and a small bowl of fish broth, which tasted pretty good. Leonid ate his share of lunch in less than five minutes. After eating, he licked the corners of his mouth with his tongue, and Leonid was a little sad: how long ago was the last time he ate meat.

Damn the Poles! Leonid cursed hard again in his heart.

"Poof!" Li Xiaowei was laughed at by the funny actions of the sloppy bearded foreigner opposite. This big, clumsy man did only a third of the work of others in one morning. It's so good to eat, and in just a few minutes, I ate my share of food. That's not all, the most exciting thing is that he subconsciously licked the corners of his mouth after eating, looking unfinished.

To be honest, Leonid blushed a little. When did this little Oriental girl sit across from her? In Leonid's twenty-one years of life, apart from spending the last year in a Polish drudgery camp, he had never been so embarrassed. Proud Leonid is as warlike as his brother! He has stormed the Turks in the city of Kaffa, raided the territory of the Great Khan of the Crimea, and sacked the manors of the Polish lords.

"I have long heard that these serfs are very pitiful, and they can't even eat. Looking at this uncle now, it is indeed so. Li Xiaowei sighed, her sympathy was a little overflowing, and she pushed the meal she hadn't had time to eat in front of the Ukrainian "uncle", and didn't care if he understood it or not, she said to herself: "Let's eat this for you." Eat slowly, not in a hurry! After eating a full meal, you have to work hard in the afternoon, and you can't be lazy anymore. By the way, don't forget to return the utensils to me after eating. With that, she turned and left, and she had to hurry to the kitchen, where there should be extra food. You can't go hungry!

Leonid stared blankly at the meal on a delicate stainless steel plate: two dough cakes, a small spoonful of stir-fried greens, fried fish pieces, boiled shrimp, canned beef, soybean soup. His mood was a little turbulent, except for his dear eldest brother, no one had been so kind to him for a long time.

Leonid lowered his head and picked up the food, and ate it slowly, one bite at a time......

On November 15, the spring sowing of 3,000 acres of soybeans was basically completed. The workforce of more than 400 people began to dig canals and build irrigation facilities. At the same time, Captain Kuat, an old friend who traveled through the crowd, finally arrived at the "Tartan Harbor".

Captain Couayt has a large line-up this time, and in addition to his Orange River, there are two other sailing boats, which he has rented at great expense.

As the fleet grew, so did the amount of supplies. more than 20 artillery pieces of various types, 200 Sol arquebuses, 50 British Doglock musket brake muskets, and 500 barrels of gunpowder; more than 80 cattle, horses and sheep, a number of seeds and seedlings; Lead, copper, mercury, graphite, fur, linen, cloth, canvas and other materials are innumerable.

In addition to these, there are immigrants. These include: 191 Irish immigrants, 208 Bohemian refugees, 110 Swiss Protestants, and 95 German mercenaries and refugees in the Netherlands; In addition, there are 36 craftsmen and technicians from all over the world who are willing to try their luck in the New World; A total of 640 people were involved in the two events.

With 640 more mouths to eat at once, it's impossible to say that you don't have a headache. However, in view of the future development, these populations are also very valuable resources, and the Executive Committee generally welcomes them.

After arranging the new arrivals, Captain Kouyt told the crossing crowd a shocking piece of news.