Chapter Ninety-Six: The Beginning of a New Land
"This will be my territory from now on!"
Arthur looked at the wide open field in front of him, which was full of visible weeds and bushes, waist-thick tree trunks could be seen everywhere, and from time to time a few wild small animals would burst out, which looked like half a farmland at all.
This was Arthur's land, and in mid-July, Arthur had finally completed Frick Canon's mission.
The whole of Morado is now surrounded by tens of thousands of goblins, and these little greenskins not only take on the task of driving away their own kind, but also hunt a large number of wild small animals, which is of great benefit to the safety of crops.
"46 gold coins, this is the first time I have so much money in my hands, but if I want to reclaim this place, there is still too much short." Arthur had a lot of money in his hand, and 20 coins were used by Frick to repay Arthur at the beginning.
The next 30 coins were Arthur's reward, and the lord was so generous that he even promised Arthur that if his plan was proved to be okay during the harvest season, there would be additional rewards.
And after that, the number of contract goblins will not be allowed to be done by Arthur Bai, and the reward of 10 gold coins a year is enough to cover the income of many yeoman farmers for a year.
For Morado, spending this money is not only much cheaper than hiring those mercenary groups in the past, but also better than not having to bargain with the lord every year.
Homesteaders don't want to go out in the summer, they have to put on a full set of equipment to show off, and if they want to miss the glory of their ancestors, there is an opportunity, the tower festival, the harvest day, well, maybe the tower festival may be gone after the festival, but the harvest day will never be absent.
"Arthur, are you really going to do this? This is a big deal, and I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money. Uncle Vinock watched Arthur's appearance from the sidelines, and remembered the plan that Arthur had shown him, and he was still very worried.
Arthur smiled: "Uncle, don't worry, anyway, this money is for nothing, don't worry about spending it all, as long as you succeed, do you want to see how much food can be grown here?" Even if it's just like ordinary villages and towns outside of Morado, it's not a small number. ”
"Well, yes, it's just that it's a bit troublesome to cultivate alone, in fact, you can learn from those lords and hire some tenant farmers to come back." Vinok nodded, he knew Arthur was telling the truth, but his ancestors had lived in Morado for generations, making it difficult for him to explore other lands outside of this comfortable town.
The inherent concept of Morado's people, Arthur has long been accustomed to it, nodded, the goblin cannibal plan has not yet achieved results, after all, this is still a world where the aristocracy leads the class, if Arthur dares to dig the corner of the nobles, I am afraid that he will have to wait to be resisted without waiting to recruit people.
"There's no rush now, wait until the end of autumn to do it, when the grass has withered, no new plants have grown, and the autumn harvest has ended, so it's relatively easy to find someone." Arthur also has this plan, and at the most he can do now is to cut down trees and dig canals, and the rest will have to wait until tomorrow.
"Yes, I can't keep up with the speed of growing no matter how much I pull it out now, it's not cost-effective, it's just right to dig a ditch, but what do you want to do with such a long distance?" Uncle Vinnock was really worried about the canal.
Farming cannot be done without water, and the canal from the Morado River to where they are is is 6 kilometers long, which sounds like nothing, why not hurry up and walk for an hour?
However, this kilometer of road has to dig a 60-centimeter-wide and 40-centimeter-deep canal, which is a big trouble.
Arthur had dug a canal, the one that Ade's family was now using, but that one, with the diversion canal that flowed into the farmland, was less than 100 meters long.
And now the workload is 60 times that of the real one, not to mention the huge pool of water in Arthur's plan, which is 10 meters long and wide, and has a maximum depth of more than 3 meters, in the eyes of ordinary people, this is simply a task that needs to be completed by the entire Morador population.
Arthur can't help it, the southeast of Morado is full of plains and forests, even if there is no shortage of water, if you want to use water, you have to dig your own well, if it is just the daily use of domestic water.
But such a large area of land, such a huge amount of irrigation, is not a figure that can be calculated with a bucket.
In addition, during the dry season, Arthur had to prepare a reservoir large enough to cope with the use, such a project is not easy to put on the earth, let alone in this backward world of production.
"Distance is not a problem, I have already coordinated with Lord Canon, a part of the town area, he will coordinate together, and at the same time, the farmers on both sides of the canal can also use the water source in the canal together, and in return, they need to dig the part of their own land." Arthur didn't build bridges out of thin air, and with Frick Canon's assurance, Arthur had the capital to negotiate with those farmers.
The yeoman farmers who are closer to the water source will certainly not come back to make it difficult for them, and Arthur, who helped them solve the goblin problem, is not short of the money himself, and it is not a big problem to give up some land for the canal to pass.
The remote peasants are a problem, the land is already precious, how can Arthur be allowed to occupy it for nothing?
Arthur wanted to save money, but he also wanted to promote his own idea, and a large-scale artificial irrigation canal was part of his design.
Farmers in these remote areas are already cultivating the most remote land, not to mention the fertility, and irrigation water has always been a problem.
Even if some small canals are available, how can the amount of water be comparable to Arthur's big guy in the plan, and once there is a blockage, Arthur is also responsible for the whole process of maintenance, saving worry and effort, and can also make a bargain, he doesn't believe that there are still people who are not moved.
"If there are really diehards, don't blame me for using tough methods, forcibly demolishing or something, I don't recommend using it in another world a few times." Don't blame him for being ruthless, he has already planned several plans, if there are really unwilling farmers, he can pay to buy the land.
If someone dies and doesn't cooperate, then his goblins are not vegetarians.
The whole of Morado was surrounded by him, and it was enough to do nothing but let the hundred or so goblins get out of their own defense zone and not restrict them from foraging.
This method can't be used casually, and Arthur doesn't want to reveal that he has actually used his own method to master the production lifeblood of the entire Morado!
"Uncle Vinock, don't worry, have you ever seen my plan fail again? I have asked the teacher and she said that the matter of the cistern can help me out, and all we have to do is to dig a canal. Arthur was confident and pulled his partner to look to the future.
Doing it alone? Arthur will not be so stupid, the smartest thing about modern agriculture lies in the division of labor and cooperation, what is automation? Isn't it just to make money by being a big shopkeeper, since some places can't avoid the use of manpower, why not find your own people to conspire with great things?