292 Initial prosperity
This change in the direction of the wind in public opinion is naturally not seen in the distant kingdom of Neustria, but those who are wise and perceptive can see the direction of the wind in the distance from the fluttering of the flag-since the popes began to curse each other, the ships in the ports of the kingdom of Neustria have not decreased, but on the contrary have increased--the merchants, fearing that the war would break out and cut off their good and cheap supply of goods, have rushed to stock up, and now their customers have increased their demand. For the sake of the frequent and open pen battles between the popes, the demand for white paper produced by Neustria increased. The battle letters of both sides were written on the blank paper made by Neustria, and many copies were sent to governments, churches, and monasteries in various countries, and then these institutions copied copies of the paper imported from Neustria, and sent them to their various agencies......
In this way, the devil not only led the division of the church, but also provided a lot of material help in the war between the churches.
However, she herself has not considered this layer for the time being, she is only happy that foreign trade has increased, and she has not speculated on the origin of this boom in white paper consumption, let alone that she created it single-handedly.
Now, after a period of chaos, the situation in the Kingdom of Neustria has gradually settled down, of course, this depends on the unremitting efforts of the General Staff, the army and the militia during this period, under their continuous search and crackdown, the robbers who used to run rampant in various places have been arrested one by one, sentenced to hard labor from hundreds to thousands of years, and the mentally ill people who shout all kinds of bizarre slogans sporadically still pop up from time to time (this situation is unavoidable), but for such people. Three or five lightly trained local militiamen were enough - without shouting that "harshly treatment would force most people over the side of the orthodox royal family, and they should be treated favorably." Fulfill their demands, give them and all their relatives housing, large sums of money, and free higher education. Reflecting on what mistakes we have that led them to kill innocent passers-by indiscriminately for no reason", these mentally ill people do not have hot weapons, and even if they are several times more, they will not be able to cause any big chaos at all.
Under this semblance of domestic peace, the Neustrian kingdom prospered like never before, and this prosperity was multifaceted and not just that of the city's commoners.
Her Majesty established branches of the Peasant Guild throughout the kingdom to guide the peasants in advanced agricultural and animal husbandry techniques and the exchange of improved seeds. In the past, farmers in some places cultivated their own improved seeds, but they had neither the conditions nor the funds to spread their improved varieties beyond the territory of their masters. Now, there are peasant associations that are doing this. In the name of competitions, they recruited the best crops, vegetables and livestock from all over the country, then bought them and sent them to the country as technicians to teach farmers to plant and raise them.
The peasant associations are not only doing this, but they are also using public funds to research and breed improved seeds, improve farming and feeding methods, improve various agricultural tools and tools, and use the power of organizations throughout the country to spread the results.
This kind of is also guided by theory. The results of the research with funds and organization are good, for example, after crossing a particularly fertile pig breed in a village on the outskirts of Aronael with a very meaty black pig in the suburb of Sugeni, to obtain a high-quality pig breed that can grow meat and have a high farrowing rate. And this breeding method is unlikely to be possible in places where the roads are dangerous, there are many robbers blocking the road, and there is no special financial support.
At this time, sugar beet varieties that can be squeezed for sugar were also studied. Unlike sugar cane, which can only be grown in the tropics, sugar beets can be grown in cold places. And it can also be used as a delicious vegetable and high-quality feed. The residue after sugar extraction was also used by the farmers association for various purposes, and at first it was thought that it could be used as fuel. After burning, grass ash can be used as fertilizer or soap, and it was later discovered that the residue after sugar extraction can be fed to cattle. After feeding the cows with nutritious beet residue, the milk yield greatly exceeded that obtained during grazing, but like alfalfa, it could not be fed alone, so the feeding of dairy cows changed from grazing to a combination of grazing and barn farming - beet residue in the morning and evening, grazing during the day, and eggshells, shells and fish bone meal added.
With the popularization of peasant union technicians and mobile teachers, the concept of cultivating improved seeds has gradually taken root in the hearts of the people. In the past, in some areas that were backward due to war, farmers and herdsmen despised the management of livestock, did not raise livestock in sheds, but only blindly grazed and did not care about the breeding of livestock, and some of the improved breeds were degraded to a semi-wild state. Now they have selected breeding animals as early as possible, castrated or slaughtered those who failed, and did not let them "pull and match" at will, thus ensuring the quality of the next generation, and set up various livestock sheds to prevent pigs, cattle, sheep and horses from living together, which not only increased ventilation but also reduced diseases. The feeding of livestock to feed has also gradually increased, and barn rearing has facilitated access to manure and compost for livestock.
After the improvement of this breeding, not only the reproduction rate and meat yield of pigs and sheep have increased, but also the labor force of large livestock such as cattle and horses has also increased by more than one level. In the past, some cattle breeds were not good, and they were not fed well, and they were born thin and small, and they could not pull heavy plows. Improved breeds, feeding, and harnesses allow horses to do more work on the field, as well as more efficient transportation and logistics, which in turn benefits the field.
After the suppression of the riots, the road system of the ancient empire that ran through the country was initially repaired, and although it was initially for the convenience of troop mobilization, there is no doubt that a good road system without the occasional bandits jumping out of the way also contributed to the development of industry, commerce and agriculture.
What used to take three days to walk, now only one day, used to take a full twenty people to dare to embark on the road, now a young girl with a basket full of eggs dares to walk boldly, so that the merchants have less consumption to transport goods from one place to another (in the past they had to prepare food and fodder for three days, now they only need to prepare one day), and because of the safety of the road, more people have joined their ranks to buy and sell in various places, and the number of merchants in the market has increased. As goods increase, the price of goods falls further. Needles that used to be sold for a silver coin can now be bought for half the price. (To be continued......)