The officials and nobles fell to their knees in front of Bolton like a piece of wheat stalks that had been cut flat, and the sorrow of the people pressed down on Bolton like a wall, as if they wanted to crush the battle-hardened heart.

The lieutenant frowned, looked at Bolton slightly, and swallowed his throat unconsciously.

Bolton didn't say a word, his eyes were as cold as frost, and he looked down condescendingly at the kneeling men.

Eventually, he stood up, his finger firmly on the title deed in front of him, and said without any emotion: "Sign." ”

Du Mingwei stopped talking, got up and walked to the front of the stage, and signed his name on the title deed.

Encountering a ruthless character like Burton, moral kidnapping does not work, and Du Mingwei can't resist it, so he directly succumbs, and it is even more impossible for other nobles to be the first birds, otherwise the two broken corpses on the scene will be the end, and they can only come up and line up to sign.

The last nobleman signed the letter, symbolizing that all the cultivated land contracted out by the Danyu Plain had been taken back by the royal family, and the blank king's edict could be done at will, and it was only between the orders of Bolton to uproot the wheat stalks and cultivate the blood essence grass.

After the business here was done, the nobles were useless, Bolton ignored them, strode out of the door, and prepared to lead his subordinates to the Danyu Plain.

"Your Royal Highness." Du Mingwei suddenly called Bolton, his eyes were as bottomless as the sea, and there was a deep meaning in his words, "Please make the right decision, and don't let down the people you swear to protect." ”

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The area of the Danyu Plain is more than 100,000 hectares, and the personal guard regiment under the command of Bolton is only more than 8,000 people, although these soldiers are invincible on the battlefield, but they are professional soldiers who are out of production, and they do not participate in farming in peacetime, and they are really not as fast as those peasants.

What's more, the area of more than 100,000 hectares of land is too large, and the proficiency of the people in the Guards Legion will not be able to be planted until next year.

In order to cope with this shortcoming, Bolton brought with him a farming tool invented by the alchemist, called the "seeder", which was specially used for sowing seeds in the field, resembling a wheelbarrow, with pushrods on both sides for grasping, and the wheels were evenly distributed with boxes that switched with gravity.

The farmer only needs to put the seeds in the seeder, adjust the tightness of the box, and then push forward on the field, and the seeds inside will be evenly sown into the soil according to the preset density.

This appliance is a new invention of the Hitch family this year, and it is very simple to use, with almost no training cost, and the guards will get started.

According to the efficiency of the seeder, each person can sow at least one hectare of land per day.

With more than 8,000 people in the Guards Legion and more than 8,000 in the Danyu City Defense Army, the sowing can be completed in less than ten days.

As for the wheat stalks in the Danyu Plain, it is too slow to pull them out one by one, and the best way is "fire farming".

As soon as the fire is released, the fire burns the plain, which is much faster than manual uprooting, and the grass ash formed by the burning of wheat stalks melts into the soil as a natural fertilizer, which can be used for subsequent crops to thrive.

The only thing that needs to be paid attention to in fire farming is the fire, which cannot be allowed to spread uncontrollably, but it is not difficult for a well-trained soldier.

When Bolton led the people to the Danyu Plain, the officials and nobles did not dare to slack off, and they also drove the carriages to follow.

The Danyu Plain is not in Danyu City, but in the endless wilderness north of the city.

Now that the winter is coming and the snow is coming, the coldest season for all places has passed, but you can still see the snow, and it is still the winter scene that kills as far as the eye can see.

However, in the Danyu Plain, which is full of life all year round, the snow season is also a very popular season.

The wheat in the Danyu Plain is harvested three times a year in a four-month cycle.

Sowing in frost season, the malt emerges from the soil and slowly grows into wheat stalks.

The frost season is tasseled, and the malt in the sword leaf sheath pokes its head out, pregnant with vitality.

In winter, the grains are small and dense, and they are already formed, but they are still immature green.

When the snow returns, the fertile grains begin to slowly turn golden and yellow, and the grains are full, and at the end of the snow return is harvest time, and then enter the next cycle.

At this time of year, the farmers sit in the fields and watch the wheat gradually ripen, waiting for the harvest, which is a kind of leisurely leisure.

However, this year, the Danyu Plain no longer has the vitality of the past, and has been replaced by a dark cloud.

When Bolton arrived at the Danyu Plain, even though he had been prepared in his heart, he was also shocked by the scene in front of him.

As far as the eye could see, the vast field was full of hungry people, crowded with people, and it was impossible to count how many people, who looked famine, and did not know how long they had not eaten, and staggered through the wheat fields in search of food that would keep them alive.

Whenever there were any grains of wheat that were slightly yellowish on the stalks, they would be regarded as life-saving straw by the hungry people, who hurriedly pulled them off and stuffed them into their mouths, regardless of the fact that they were as hard as stone grains and had a bitter taste, and they hurriedly chewed and swallowed them.

Those wheat grains that were completely green and did not grow at all were also picked and eaten by some hungry civilians, and some people even gnawed the wheat stalks raw, completely ignoring whether this thing could be digested or not, just to make the stomach feel a little full.

Among the hungry people are men, women, old people, and children, and these people who live in the "granary of the kingdom" should be extremely lucky, not to mention living a rich life for a lifetime, at least relying on the Danyu Plain and the Qingjiang River, and will not be sad to eat and drink.

But the reality is so ridiculous, the whole of Dogulland, the largest grain producing area, is full of hungry people gnawing on wheat stalks!

Bolton looked at those yellow-faced and thin-skinned compatriots, only to feel a pain in his heart, and his fists clenched unconsciously: "What's going on with these people?" ”

The aristocratic officials stood behind Bolton, and Du Mingwei said in a respectful tone: "His Royal Highness the prince asked knowingly, now every household in Danyu City has no food, and many people have not eaten for several days. ”

"All we can do is to open up the Danyu Plain, and although the harvest season has not yet arrived, some of the wheat stalks may have already set green ears and will be eaten immediately, which is better than having nothing to eat.

"I hope His Royal Highness the Prince can understand this concern for the people."

Bolton was silent for a moment, and a sneering look appeared on his face: "Worried about the people? I think it's ill-intentioned. Deliberately luring the hungry people to Danyuping, trying to use these people to arouse my sympathy and force me to withdraw the decree? ”

"If His Royal Highness the Prince must think in this direction, we don't know what to say." Du Mingwei stepped forward and made a gesture of please, "We have signed the title deed, and now the entire Danyu Plain is owned by the royal family, and it is up to you to decide what to do." ”

Bolton looked at the hungry people, his eyes showed a deep look of helplessness, but he still did not hesitate to order the soldiers: "Bring all the civilians out and prepare for fire farming." ”