In Coenas, Emperor Auston was worried about what was happening in the three northern provinces. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

And in Misttown, Donner has his own troubles just as much - there are so many things to do, all of them tangled and intertwined, so inextricably linked.

He knew that if he went all out to develop the mage team in Middle-earth, there would be a potential threat to change the demographic structure of Middle-earth, and it would not be enough to form an overall strength against the Magic Continent in the short term, not to mention that in the long run, his opponent would not only be the Magic Continent.

Judging from the doctor's hints, Donner must first develop a technological and industrial civilization that adapts to this world before he can escape from the trap of two god-level civilizations.

Now, through the almost unconditional trust of the Far North, he can not only obtain a leap in the development of an industrial base, but also allow the humans of Middle-earth to participate in it, breaking the monopoly of the pygmy race on mechanical civilization.

However, in the face of such an opportunity, Downer suffered from the lack of manpower - the entire three northern provinces of 400,000 people were almost all agricultural population, and in addition to using the Santan School of Magic to complete the literacy work of some civilian children, the greater difficulty was to free these people from the heavy agricultural production.

In terms of the experience of the earth, only by developing industry first can the transformation from an agricultural population to an industrial population be promoted, but Downer does not have a large-scale industry at hand at present.

In addition to this, there is an even bigger puzzle.

On Earth, the Industrial Revolution began with the advent of the steam engine and large-scale industrial production, but as far as Downer knew, there seemed to be no fossil fuels on this planet - he had never seen coal or oil here.

In other words, even if he built a steam engine (which could easily be done with the help of his brain), it would be of little significance, and in the long run, the bigger problem would be that without coal and oil, there would be great obstacles to the development of the chemical industry in the future.

It was precisely because there was no steam power to rely on that he had no choice but to locate his first factory in Fog City in order to use the natural power source of Boer Falls.

With so many difficulties and no one to talk to, this is Donner's biggest headache.

In the end, he decided that he would have to arrange some of the most difficult things first, even if he didn't explain the cause and effect clearly - in the case of Wesley, even if Donner did, he didn't want to hear it.

So, at the end of November, at the end of the autumn harvest, he gathered all five pharmacists, led by Wesley, Merkel, and Moen.

In the small conference room in Misty Town, Donner opened by saying, "I have a four-year plan that we need to work on together. ”

All seven listeners, with the exception of Wesley, who remained indifferent, all looked at Donner earnestly.

"In the next four years, I want to increase the cultivated area of the three northern provinces by 30 percent, and the total grain output by 50 percent, but reduce the agricultural population by 10 percent......"

When Donner said his plan, everyone looked at him suspiciously.

"Donner...... This autumn harvest alone, there is a shortage of manpower in some areas. It is necessary to increase production and reduce manpower...... I'm afraid it's not that simple, is it?" Merkel has already put it mildly.

"If I'm not mistaken, you haven't farmed either, have you?" asked Wesley.

Instead of answering Wesley's question, Downer explained his plan: "I've traveled almost all three provinces for the past three months, and what I have seen is that there is a lot of wasteland in addition to the areas where the natural rivers flow...... I plan to use the slack every winter to build a number of water conservancy facilities......"

"I've also looked everywhere......" Merkel frowned and shook her head: "The farmland in the three provinces is basically in low-lying places, which is convenient for irrigation, and those wastelands are relatively high, so we need to divert river water...... I can't think of any way. ”

"I'll hire dwarven craftsmen to solve this problem...... This can be done by building reservoirs at high places and pumping water from low places using windmills. Downer is very confident in this, the three northern provinces are almost all plains, the so-called higher terrain is only a dozen meters of height difference in the east-west longitudinal line, and the construction of wind-powered waterwheels along the way is enough to cope with this height difference.

"In that case...... Maybe you can really give it a try!" Merkel looked a little excited, but she couldn't help but be a little worried when she thought of Donner's other plan: "But I am afraid that this will only require more farmers, not only to build reservoirs and divert water for irrigation, but also to cultivate the newly cultivated farmland." ”

"That's right......," Donner nodded, "So, my plan is to buy a lot of livestock from neighboring countries and the Knight Federation...... In this way, we can not only speed up the construction of water conservancy projects, but also improve the efficiency of farming. As for some farm work that can only be done by manpower, I will ask the dwarven craftsmen to design and produce a batch of better farm tools, which I believe will also improve a little efficiency. ”

"Looks like you've thought it through. Wesley shrugged.

"Well...... Merkel rubbed her hands, "in that case, it shouldn't be a big problem to increase food production...... Still, I don't understand, why reduce the population of so many places, and why do you want to train all of them to be magicians?"

"No......" Donner shook his head, "I'm going to build an academy and a factory in Fog City, and there are other places where people need to be needed." ”

"Teacher...... I think even if we still need these people, even if we can increase the grain production by 10%, it will be a great thing!" Moen spoke for the first time, "and, once there is enough food, there will always be enough manpower in the future......"

Downer knows this, but he's in a race against time, and he's going to make the best use of all the resources he can get.

"Moen," he said with a smile, "I need to ask you to borrow someone." ”

Before Moen could react, Luna nodded, "Master, do you want to continue the research institute's grain selection work here?" At the Bell Institute, Luna was in charge of this work, but she didn't make much progress.

"How?" Donner looked at Moen and then at Luna.

"I agree! he won't have a problem either!" Luna smiled and looked at Moen, who nodded happily.

"This time, though, your job isn't just about seed selection...... It's about looking at fertilization strategies, planting densities, insect and weed control, and so on......" Donner explains.

"But the master...... I don't understand what you're talking about, and I don't care about my Potions Garden......" Luna was embarrassed.

"I understand, so your job now is to learn from the farmers and then gradually find the best solution in the experimental field...... You're a pharmacist, so you know how to do quantitative experiments better than those farmers, right?" said Donner, laughing.

At this time, Moen suddenly said, "Teacher...... I want to do this!"

"Moen, Luna is your woman, and it's not the same as what she does to you...... Besides, I have more important things to do with you!" )