It is not surprising that only the library itself. Shen Xi understands that the most important thing in a library is not the building itself, but the books and materials that are protected by the building. Those knowledge and ideas that transcend time and place are the real treasures.

"Do I have to get a library card or something first?" Shen Xi looked at the huge guide office at the entrance of the library, and the divine servants who stood in the guide office to deal with affairs, he had never entered the library in his previous life, and Shen Xi didn't know what to do first.

"Anyway, first find me a batch of images related to agriculture. Shen Xi, who realized that the library might work wonders in Knight's commission, decided not to enter the library first, but instead called a halberd-wielding servant who was patrolling the door of the library and asked him to help find all the materials, "and then send them directly to the Taihe Palace." Yu Qian and Ruan An are not there, you just put those materials on the bookcase. ”

After finding a set of ancient agricultural teaching documentaries without automatic agricultural machines from many sources, Shen Xi began to hint to Viscount Prescott with satisfaction.

"My lord...... This ......," Viscount Prescott almost fell into a panic, "Are these farmlands in the Divine Realm?"

"No, it's just the rest of the Nether. Shen Xi continued to show Viscount Prescott the charm of agriculture, "You see, if agriculture is applied, then a person only needs to have the output of four acres of land to sustain a year's life. With the area of land suitable for cultivation in the Duchy of Grant, it should be able to feed more than 60 million people if agriculture is promoted. Now the population of the entire principality is less than fifteen million people. The future is bright. ”

Although the large amount of grain imported by the Sibrus Empire could also solve the problem of feeding ordinary people, Viscount Prescott was fully aware of how much agriculture could help a regime. In terms of fiscal revenue alone, the current fiscal revenue of the Duchy of Grant is basically composed of mineral taxes and commercial taxes. The revenue from the population tax and the agricultural tax were basically equal to zero - you know, the population tax of the entire principality of 15 million people, even if the population tax was levied at the rate of one silver coin per person, the revenue of the principality should be a full 1.5 million gold coins. But last year the total revenue of the Principality was only one-fifth of that figure. There is only one reason why taxes cannot be collected, and the population is too mobile. With the exception of cities such as Fort Grant, there are only three permanently inhabited places in the Principality, two of which are mining towns – miners are not required to pay a population tax after paying a mineral tax.

Because a large number of people were engaged in animal husbandry, and sheep and cattle lived in pursuit of water and grass, the principality had almost no permanent population and therefore no taxes at all.

At the same time, if agriculture can be promoted, the population of the principality will be scarce, and the food will not be exhausted at all. The surplus grain is used for export, and at the same time it can stimulate the development of the shipbuilding industry and the land transportation industry, and the deed tax on shipbuilding and the tax on the export of grain is a very considerable income. All in all, the benefits are numerous.

"Ever since my grandfather, the Principality has been trying to promote agriculture. Viscount Prescott finally recovered from the shock and began to complain to Shen Xi, "But the situation has been very poor. If the population abandons animal husbandry in favor of farming, food rations for the first year are problematic. Farm tools can barely meet the demand with imports, but the problem of seeds is the biggest problem. Even the Celestial Empire is unable to provide a steady supply of high-quality seeds, and nearly half of the seeds sold to us by their merchants do not germinate at all. On top of that, food production is also hopelessly low. On average, 40 acres of land are needed to produce enough food for one person to feed for one year. And the maximum area of land that a person can take care of is probably this number. If it weren't for the fact that we were subsidizing the farming of farmers near Fort Grant, I am afraid that these farmlands would have been abandoned long ago. ”

After listening to Viscount Prescott's complaints, Shen Xi suddenly felt that he was simply too lucky.

Yu Qian had been sent out in advance to make contact with Knight's Pope, and the main purpose of contact was to obtain high-quality seeds and farm tool drawings. In this way, the program to promote and improve agriculture, at least in the vicinity of Fort Grant, can be carried out smoothly.

"Wait a minute, ......" Shen Xi suddenly realized a huge problem. It is gratifying to have solved the problem of seeds and agricultural tools, but what should we do about the dense fog? Without sunlight, crops will not be able to grow at all, and if the problem of dense fog is not solved, the popularization of agriculture will become an empty word.

Ending the conversation with Viscount Prescott, Shen Xi hurriedly began to investigate the dense fog.

"The map is easy to do. Looking at the map of the Principality of Grant sent by the servant, Shen Xi nodded with satisfaction, there are visible light images that are more refined than civilian high-precision satellite maps, as well as telemetry images of various wavelengths. It's just that on the issue of studying the extent of the dense fog, Shen Xi ran into trouble.

"Either directly or magically, we didn't notice any fog in the area. In fact, according to our observations, there has been very little cloud cover in the vicinity of Fort Grant lately. A servant of the gods gave Shen Xi a detailed report on the investigation, "We have also investigated Fort Grant through the observation channels of other temples. However, no fog was also found. ”

"But the fog is there. Whether it's my Pope, or Yu Qian or Ruan An, they all confirm this. Shen Xi was a little anxious, "If you don't even know the coverage of the dense fog, then investigation and handling are equivalent to empty words......" Shen Xi suddenly raised his head and asked, "How many divine servants are there in the palace now?"

"If you include the halberd warriors, there are six hundred and twenty-seven in all. The servant of God replied.

"Very good, send each of them a set of maps. Shen Xi straightened his sleeves, "Let them all go to the Nether to check for me, I want to know the scope of the dense fog, the time of development, the speed of expansion, in short, everything related to the dense fog." After a pause, Shen Xi still felt a little uneasy, and continued, "Also, prepare clothes for me to meet guests, and then invite Sophia and Panakaya into the palace, well, and Lord Knight will also invite you over." ”

The reason why I had to prepare the clothes for the guests was because Shen Xi was still wearing his pajamas when he was looking at the map in the Taihe Palace. After all, the pajamas are comfortable and close-fitting, and there are only divine servants and no outsiders in the entire temple, so wandering around in pajamas has almost become Shen Xi's new hobby.

It was only when the servants prepared the "clothes for the guests" that Shen Xi realized that the concept of himself and the servants was a little different.

"You call this a guest dress?" Shen Xi sighed, "Which emperor did you take this bright yellow dragon robe from?"

"My lord, this is the court dress. The servant who sent the clothes politely came back, "Naturally, you have to wear the most suitable clothes in the lobby, you choose to meet guests here, and we can only prepare court clothes for you." If you'd like to meet in the back garden, we'll be able to get you covered. ”

"Nonsense. Of course, Shen Xi was reluctant to dress himself as a task in the TV series and let a few guests visit, but with the voice of the divine servant announcing the arrival of the three seniors, Shen Xi, who was unwilling to meet people in pajamas, could only change into a dragon robe.

"Hey, Shen, this dress suits you well. It was Sophia who jumped into the hall first, she ran over and hugged Shen Xi without any notice, and at the same time patted Shen Xi's back hard, and through the sound of patting her back, she put her mouth to Shen Xi's ear and asked, "How are you thinking about the matter of the concubine?"

"If your Surrogate is near Fort Grant in Noah's World, maybe we'll meet first. Shen Xi smiled and replied softly, "I invited a few of you here today to investigate a very interesting matter. ”

Panakaya and Knight followed into the main hall, and several servants brought tables, chairs, and tea, and after inviting the three of them to sit down, Shen Xi told them about the current situation.

"I took over a mission from Knight's predecessors to develop agriculture within the Sibrus Empire. Panakaya and Sofia, as you know, the Night Dancers are currently operating mainly within the Grant Empire. So the task itself wasn't particularly difficult for me. ”

Panakaya nodded, motioning for Shen Xi to continue.

"It's just that in the initial investigation, I found a very serious problem. Shen Xi took out the map and spread it on the table for the three of them to look at, "About three months ago, a large area of dense fog appeared near Fort Grant, and the fog persisted for a long time, and it still shrouded the vicinity of Fort Grant. Three months of lack of sunlight had already led to a failure of the harvest in Fort Grant, where agriculture was already not very developed. The papal robe I have given to the Church will make the Pope immune to any kind of sin, and he will not see the fog after putting on the robe. It shows that fog itself is definitely not a natural phenomenon. Shen Xi's expression was very serious, he pointed to a few inconspicuous gray lines on the map and said, "These roads are the main transportation routes to Fort Grant from the outside world, because it is a land transportation, and a large number of livestock and horse-drawn carts are required to meet the requirements. A month or two of intensive transportation was barely enough, but with the lack of light for a long time, there was already a shortage of forage in these areas. If there is not enough fodder for livestock, the transport line can be interrupted almost at any moment. If this situation is not resolved soon, I estimate that in another month, Fort Grant will be completely out of food. When the time comes, let alone helping Knight, even my own church will be dealt a major blow. Especially for me, this situation is absolutely unacceptable. I need your help. ”

"Without a magical reaction, you can't find traces of fog when you look down from the sky, and plants can't grow......" While Panakaya and Knight were still pondering, Sophia suddenly asked, "Kaya, do you think this fog statue doesn't look like an enchantment?"