Most of the ministers of the Far Eastern Cabinet and even King Rudolf I himself were infected by the enthusiasm of the people to participate in the agrarian reform, believing that it was necessary to strike while the iron was hot and to carry out the successful experience of agrarian reform throughout the country. His Majesty the King even half-jokingly expressed his over-optimism at a cabinet meeting:

"If all the farmland in the Far East were to be connected into a super-farm, and all the peasants would unite to form a super-commune, the food produced each year would be exported to feed the hungry poor of the world."

With His Majesty so optimistic, it is necessary for the Cabinet to seriously consider the feasibility of promoting agrarian reform throughout the country, as it is expected by His Majesty and by the more than three million farmers in the Far East. There was no shortage of ministers in the Far East who dared to criticize the king, and there was no shortage of capable officials who could withstand the pressure of public opinion, but there were people who dared to confront both the king and public opinion...... Roland looked around and found that he could not find such a comrade-in-arms, so he could only stand up alone and put the brakes on this rushing state machine.

Roland's position is clear: agricultural reform must be carried out gradually and prudently, and rushing to achieve results will only backfire.

"First of all, the geographical environment of the Far East is complex, most of the villages are scattered, the villages are often hundreds of miles apart, and the population of a single natural village is too small to copy the collective production model of large farms."

"Secondly, the transformation of the natural village into a collective farm is by no means a single decree can be completed, first of all, it is necessary to establish a new model of communal organization, and it is necessary to send priests, druids and magistrates to govern the villages, otherwise it is impossible to organize efficient agricultural production activities, but the training of the above-mentioned management personnel requires time and financial investment, and the government in the Far East is currently facing two grim realities of talent shortage and financial constraints, and it is simply unable to establish rural communes throughout the country in the short termIn the end, it is the peasants who will be injured, and the prestige of the government will be greatly damaged by poor decision-making. ”

As the helmsman of the agricultural reform in the Far East, Roland has absolute authority on this issue, not to mention the special status of "crown prince", and the weight of his speech cannot be ignored by the ministers.

His Majesty the King has always attached great importance to his son's opinions, and when Roland poured a bucket of cold water, his mind was much clearer, and he calmly asked his son: "It seems that I have thought about agricultural reform too simply, since the existing conditions do not allow for the promotion of the successful experience of agricultural reform throughout the country, how should next year's agricultural production plan be arranged, is it not to add some pilot projects on the basis of the 200 farms that are currently operating well?" ”

Roland whispered a few words to Yodle, the Minister of Agriculture, and then agreed with Yodel before answering his father's question.

"Your Majesty, as you said, during the first five-year plan period, our rural construction should ensure two targets at the same time: first, to ensure the smooth operation of the state-owned farms that have already been built, and second, to gradually spread the successful experience to the whole country and set up farms in eligible villages."

"Is there only such a vague framework for you and yodel? Is there a more detailed plan? For example, how many new state-owned farms will be set up next year, how many acres of new fields will be cultivated collectively, and how many tons of grain production are expected to increase? I'd like to see more precise data. Rudolph looked a little displeased.

"Your Majesty, I'm sorry we can't give you the above data at this time, because it's not practical." Roland explained without humility or arrogance, "To try to build a village commune and collective farm in a certain place, two conditions must first be met, one is that there is a sufficient local population, and as concentrated as possible, preferably the kind of large village with a population of more than 500, if this condition is not met, then the second is to retreat, the surrounding small villages are not far from each other, there are country roads to and fro, such a village cluster if the total population reaches a certain size, it also has the potential to transform into collective farms." ”

"If you don't have a sufficient population, you won't have enough labor, you can't operate farmland on a large enough scale, and you won't be able to reflect the economies of scale in agriculture, and in the final analysis, population is the first factor in agricultural production." Jodl interprets Roland's statement as an agricultural expert.

"To determine whether a place is suitable for the construction of large farms, it is also necessary to consider the local natural conditions, the plains along the rivers in the south and the vast wilderness in the north are suitable for cultivating farmland to build farms, but in the mountains, snow fields and primeval jungle areas with complex terrain or harsh climate, the natural conditions determine that it is not suitable for cultivating farmland, most of the existing farmland in the local area is very scattered, and it is difficult to operate in a unified manner, and most of the villages in these places do not rely on agriculture - but fishing and hunting and gathering - as the main means of livelihood, The villagers generally lack farming skills, and I don't think such a place is suitable for large farms, so it would be better for the local residents to maintain the status quo for the time being. Roland cautiously concluded.

Rudolph thought for a moment, and still asked his son a little unwillingly: "Our country has a vast territory, and the population is too sparse relative to the territorial area, and what is even more problematic is that such a small population is still scattered scattered in various poor and remote areas, and it is really inconvenient to manage those small villages with a population of less than 100 people and hidden deep in the mountains. This not only makes it easier to manage, but also allows more manpower to be concentrated on land reclamation. ”

Roland listened to his father's thoughts, and the concepts of "withdrawing villages and living together" and "withdrawing towns and building towns" immediately came to mind. In his homeland before he traveled, he had also experienced the above two historical stages in the process of transforming from a traditional agricultural society to a modern industrial society, which was the only way for the country to promote the process of urbanization, but in terms of the current national strength and national conditions of the Far East, it was not yet the time to take this step.

Seeing that Roland was silent, Rudolph guessed that his son did not agree with his idea, sighed, and said self-deprecatingly: "Maybe I am too anxious to build a strong country as soon as possible, forget it, you forget my unrealistic and absurd ideas just now, and give me an accurate statistics as soon as possible - how many villages in the Far East are suitable for the establishment of collective farms, and how many rural people can join the army of agricultural reform." ”

His Majesty the King has the crux of the problem. In fact, Roland also hopes to figure out these two data as soon as possible, after all, only by mastering these data can he formulate next year's agricultural development plan, but now he is still in a hurry, Roland can only persuade his father to be more patient.

"Your Majesty, the Cabinet sent a team of professionals to conduct a nationwide land survey at the beginning of the year, and when the team completes its mission, it will bring us many vital statistics that will provide a reliable and valuable reference for formulating next year's agricultural policy."