Chapter 69: The Football Game

Colorful parasols, leisurely townspeople, cola, wine, coffee, and of course, the most lively is the rugby field!

"Andrey, dodge left! Left dodge! ”

On the bench field, Ernst looked at the dangerous Andre, and stood up very eagerly and shouted, at this time he was not an earl, not a prince, but a pure rugby fan.

Why didn't Ernst play himself? If minors were allowed in the senior arena, it is believed that Ernst had already been hit by the bruising of the impact, and even the junior group Ernst had sprained his left foot.

Rugby is a very intense game, and violent impacts, even in protective clothing, are not completely guaranteed, so injuries are not surprising.

Ask the question of the winner or defeat of the Ernst Junior Division? If it sounds good, then it is close to victory, and to put it bluntly, then the two sides are not on the same level at all.

The boys of the castle servants' family have been trained in skills such as management and service since childhood, and let them and the children of the peasant family collide with each other in a game of balls, which is simply to let the physical education teacher and the math teacher participate in the Olympiad of mathematics together.

However, the Castle Boys also showed their solidarity and perseverance, and all in all Ernst was satisfied with the performance of the Castle Boys, even though they were the losing side.

The prize money for the junior group was 20 pounds, which was not much, but it also made the peasant boys very happy, and the castle boys were a little depressed, after all, in their eyes, it was fighting for the honor of the Earl.

The youth group is not as unbearable as the youth group, Andre and his fellows from military backgrounds are far stronger than the young people in the small town in terms of body and unity, if it were not for the technical opportunities for the other party, the young people in the small town would no longer need to continue to compete.

Bert's face has not been very good, after all, in his eyes, such a money-wasting game is completely unnecessary, especially now that Ernst is not very wealthy.

The final winners of the youth competition were the Castle's Defenders, but overall the Castle lost the overall game, because the town's senior division was very strong, and more than a dozen members and alternates played far beyond their own abilities.

At noon, Ernst was lying down under the parasol with a leisurely face, and although it was not as lively as it was in the morning, he was still talking and playing games.

Speaking of God's favor, it is already December, but today's weather is very good, not only sunny but also a lot mild, that is, there are scattered green grass on the ground.

"This year's winter is passing quickly!"

Massena didn't know when he came to Ernst's side, and he liked the sunshine today, and his words were filled with joy.

"Yes! If sowing is possible in January, how about the seeds and tools are prepared? I hope to have a bumper harvest next fall. ”

Ernst's words did not embarrass Massena, and he smiled lightly and said, "I trust that God will favor you, and there will be a good harvest next year." ”

Although it is not explicitly stated, Massena's meaning is already obvious, as long as it is not a disaster brought by God, then the benefits of the territory next year will definitely be a surprise.

The excitement was sudden, and Ernst was ready to take a look at the land that was being cultivated. Naturally, there was no reason for Massena to refuse this request, and the group leading the way quietly left the rugby celebration that had not yet ended.

Strangely shaped tractors were working on the desolate land with the equipment used to plough the land, and because of the urgency of time, they hurried back to the banquet to continue their unfinished work.

"With these tools, we can reclaim about 30 acres of land in a day, and now we have reclaimed about 400 acres, and we will finish the rest by the end of the month at the latest, so we will not delay the planting time, but we can ......."

Massena's hesitation made Ernst know that he had a problem, and thinking of the topic just now, needless to say, it was also a problem of manpower, after all, it was indeed a bit nervous to operate a thousand acres of land by the population of the current town.

The population of the town has just exceeded 600, but don't forget that there are some old and weak women and children, who can do simple farm work, but some work that requires strength can only be completed by the youth of the family.

"You want to turn to Andrei?"

The solution is simple, as long as Andrei and one of his upcoming battalions are willing to help, then everything is no longer a problem, after all, it is a few hundred young laborers.

A little embarrassed, but Massena finally nodded and admitted that Ernst was right, and Ernst seemed embarrassed by this.

The soldiers are for the purpose of war, and now the combat effectiveness of the Austro-Hungarian army itself is very scummy, if you let them do some agricultural work...... It doesn't matter once or twice, but it will inevitably affect their sense of honor and self-definition as a soldier over time.

The most important thing in an army, even if the mind in the army, if the mind collapses, then it is not so easy to pick it up again, and Ernst must take this matter seriously.

Massena is also a leader, and he understands how troubled this matter is for Ernst, one is the crisis he is facing now, the other is the future, and he finds it difficult to choose Massena to think differently.

"Andrei is a soldier, and the only responsibility of a soldier is to keep it safe and ...... farming Think of something else! ”

The result was to be expected, without any disappointment or too much entanglement, Massena nodded and did not repeat the matter, but shifted the conversation to the Moravian bank.

"The Moravian bank is going well, the citizens of the town are very active in loans, and most of them choose to raise chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep for less risky businesses, and the head of the bank said that there may be some income next year."

Enstie nodded, it was not that he had not thought of starting a large farm, but now he lacked technology first, and secondly, the local nobles were very hostile to him.

The aquaculture industry is very fragile, it cannot withstand any malice, and any means can be enough to make Ernst lose very much, so Ernst is not prepared to engage in these relatively risky businesses in the short term.

It is enough to go well in the reclamation, and it is a very wrong decision to develop the industrial and commercial economy in Moravia, where the agricultural economy is the most suitable for the Moravian environment. The grape industry is the most important, perhaps due to geography, and the quality of the grapes here is among the top three in Europe.

In Europe, where there are grapes, red wine is bound to prevail, so Ernst plans to plant some grapes next year and add a new grape processing mill and wine workshop.

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