Chapter 362 Land (Subscription Requested)

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The man did not speak very politely, but was a little arrogant, which made everyone feel quite unhappy.

However, even if he has been a big official in England, he is just a small immigrant when he arrives here.

Killing them is not much more troublesome than killing a sheep.

Therefore, this group of new immigrants who have been in this group for more than a month already know the current environment, muttered a few words, and dispersed on their own.

Seeing this, the speaker's chin rose more and more, as if he wanted to pierce the sky directly.

Seeing this, Leonard also dispersed on his own with great interest, and returned to his resting place.

Sitting on the ground, Leonard could not be idle, and like other immigrants, he went to get a palm-sized piece of black bread, and nibbled on it in small bites, as if to turn grief and anger into strength.

However, today's food was really good.

In normal times, each household could only receive a certain amount of bread, and it was once every three days.

In this way, they can only barely fill their stomachs, and if they want to be full, they can only divide the land equally, pay the debts and taxes due, and the rest is their harvest.

In this unlimited period of time, even the bread is rarely mixed with stones or anything, so you don't have to worry about breaking your teeth.

Moreover, these breads are made in the morning, and unlike the long breads that look like wooden sticks, this bread is somewhat soft and only the size of a palm, which makes it look appetizing.

Thinking about it, Leonard ate the bread in his hand, and his stomach became more and more upbringing, and his heart suddenly felt much more comfortable.

God is pitiful, from the director of a city to Ireland, he has not eaten enough for more than a month, which is a difficult and difficult day for him.

And today, he finally had a full meal, and at this moment, his heart was filled with a taste of happiness, as if it had lasted for a long time.

After a while, the feeling of fullness passed, and he felt his mouth thirsty, and he couldn't help but turn his head and look in the direction of the town.

Like him, the newcomers had a wistful expression, licking their parched lips from time to time, apparently thirsty.

To Leonard's surprise, the group of old immigrants were eating bread in small bites, leisurely, and there was no sense of hurry.

Seeing this, Leonard didn't know that his group of people was too impatient.

"Man, there's something I would like to ask you for!!" Leonard took a few steps and said to an old immigrant in his thirties who was eating bread in the same group next to him.

The old immigrant squinted at him, took a bite of bread, and then said unhurriedly, "Yes, but I don't know much!"

"Why does Your Excellency ask us to drink only hot water? We are forbidden to drink river water! ”

Leonard's salty tone made Leonard a little embarrassed, but he couldn't resist the curiosity in his heart and still asked.

"Oh! This was not the intention of the Lords Left Behind, but the Governor of Dublin issued a ban on immigrants from drinking unheated cold water.

At the beginning, some people ignored the ban and secretly drank a few sips, but as a result, most of those people had diarrhea, high fever, and nearly half of them died!

So, now, this ban is obeyed by all Irish immigrants and dare not disobey it! ”

After explaining, as if feeling a little thirsty, he unscrewed the wooden cup around his waist, took a breath, and relaxed.

"You have no experience, this is the cold boiled water I brought from home, boiled in advance."

Meimei took a sip of water, and with a comfortable expression on her face, he said lightly.

"Thank you, sir!" Leonard replied politely, then couldn't help but stop looking at the longed-for and unreachable water, and moved back to his place.

"You're welcome, it's a trivial matter!"

After returning to his position, Leonard held back the thirst in his body and continued to wait.

Soon, the buckets had already been delivered cold, and Leonard hurried to scoop a large bowl in a wooden bowl and drank it happily.

In the afternoon, Leonard resumed his work, and at about six o'clock in the evening, the ten of them had completed their tasks and could finally go home to rest.

In this way, a thousand or so people were busy for more than ten days before all the rye were harvested.

Then it was dried, crushed by the mill, and bread made.

Rye straw is very tender and crunchy, and is a favorite feed for livestock.

What's more, wheat straw can also be used to make roofs, which is the most suitable material for these new immigrants, after all, the current allocation of houses is too simple.

Don't think that's fine, the next thing is to sow the seeds of the second season on the fallow land for most of the year, and prepare for the autumn harvest.

Because of the implementation of the three-nursery system, the fertilizer of the land is not bad, plus some hoarded farm fertilizer, so the annual harvest of the land here in Ireland is still good.

The second season was different, this time in addition to rye, some turnips and oats, as well as peas, which have a strong ability to fix nitrogen, which is good for improving the fertility of the land.

The most important thing is turnip, this large-headed plant, not only has a high yield, but is a good feed for animals, and is the most sought after by animals.

Even at certain times, it can be used as a necessary food, and it tastes quite good and is widely popular.

This plant with obvious economic benefits was initially confined to some remote areas of the countryside, and Edward would not have known if it hadn't been for the discovery of this plant that could be used as fodder.

Now that it was known, it was widely promoted, and English society was skeptical of the recommendation of the king and the government, so Ireland took the lead in planting turnips.

After planting, it is sprinkled with farm manure, mud and ash, as well as silt in various ravines, and dead branches and leaves.

Next, it's time to open up the wasteland.

The most convenient thing is to use fire, and burn patches of green grass into patches of black earth with ashes, which are smooth and look extremely ugly.

Because of this barbaric reclamation, England received the hatred of Ireland, which lived by shepherding sheep, and the hatred between the two deepened.

After all, for nomads, the grassland is the basis of their survival, and this kind of destruction is no less than cutting off their life.

Leonard heard from the old men that last year, there were still close tribes, because of the problem of burning the wasteland, they suddenly attacked them, causing them to lose more than a dozen people.

Then, the bulls who had been pierced through the nose, one by one, honestly carrying copper ploughs on their backs, under the command of an emigrant, ploughed the dark land in three rows, turning over the hard land, and by the next year, this was the land they had cultivated.

Thinking of this, even if his mood has always been stable, Leonard can't help but be happy.