Chapter 111: Spring Warmth (I)
It was a sunny day, and the weather was getting warmer day by day, the ground was completely covered with green, and the branches and leaves on the trees were also lush.
There are more adventurers in the forest of thorns day by day. The various missions issued by the Adventurers' Guild have drawn countless adventurers from faraway places to this remote town.
Within the fence, the tenants were ploughing, raking, and fertilizing, and the next month, March, spring sowing began.
Here, whether it is operated by farmers and small farmers or large estates of the estate, the three-field system is implemented, and the so-called three-field system is implemented for heavy ploughing and animal farming, that is, the land is divided into three parts to deal with one part of winter wheat, which is generally planted in October and harvested in June.
A planting of barley, oats, etc., it is generally planted in March, harvested in August and a fallow is planted, beans and wheat barley can be planted as human food, and the cultivation of oats provides more feed for horses and cattle, and makes it possible for horses and cattle to be widely used. The cultivation of pulses increases the fertility of the land and increases the production of the land.
With the development of the territory, there are several more families who are willing to move to become subjects, and now the number of households has increased to 20.
But this does not meet the needs, Romon is not prepared to limit himself to simple agricultural production, and the people who appear here at the moment are almost all people hired by Romon to help, and these people are working hard under the sun.
"Yes, that's how it was built, and it's not slow, it's good. Romon looked, smiled, and said.
Nick and Fudy stayed behind, watching, Avisy also stayed leisurely aside, seeing this, Nick scratched his scalp and asked, "Romon, are you still ready to accept the new lords?
"Yes, my lord, with oxen ploughing, each household can manage at least thirty acres of land, and no matter how little, it will not work. Fudy also said, "Or maybe it's time to open up the land outside the fence." ”
"Ha, farmland development must be controlled, not ready to simply develop farmland, a total of 1,200 acres of land has been developed in the fence, and about 700 acres have been distributed to the people, and 20 households are actually about the same, but the reason why I still have to accept the people is because I can develop other industries. Romon said with a smile.
The two looked at each other, but Nick was closer, and asked, "Romong, then you said it clearly, let us know!"
"Okay, I calculated, in fact, the grain produced by the lords, just the share handed over, is enough for the lord's mansion, and even a limited number of guards to eat, and it is not economical to grow food, I am going to plant others, and these require a large number of people to take care of them. Romon said excitedly, pointing to the forest outside the fence and saying, "I'm going to plant a thousand acres of olive fields outside the fence." ”
"Olive fields?" said Miss Avisie, and she moved.
"Yes, the olive tree, it is beautiful, evergreen all year round, it can also green the environment, purify the air, there is no obvious damage to the forest, it just becomes the outer barrier of the territory, of course, the most important thing is that once it is planted into a forest, it can produce fruit for a hundred years, I have checked, our coastal climate, it is a good place to plant this. Luo Meng pointed and swept the wild grass and small trees outside the fence: "Moreover, it is not very safe there, just clean it up, and when this forest is built, there must be at least ten households to take care of these olive fields, and there must be an oil mill to deal with it, at least five more." ”
"Olive oil!" Nick listened, excited.
Olive oil has always been the oil for the aristocracy, and the olive is pressed into oil, which only requires a simple process, known as the "golden liquid", if an olive field can be built, then the territory will indeed have no worries about food and clothing.
"Romong, I just heard that olive trees also have quality, and the quality of what we plant ......" Nick was still a little worried.
"It's okay, I'll take care of it!" Romon gulped, his Shennong horn, there are only peaches, watermelons, potatoes, apples and other common varieties, but there are really no olive trees, but last year, when he read about olive trees, he thought about transplanting ten olive trees into it.
These ten olive trees are already bearing fruit and are almost ripe in it.
Maybe it's the space factor, or the peculiarity of the olive trees in this world, in short, it is estimated that each olive can produce 500 kilograms, of course, Romon also knows that olives need to be cultivated for 7 years before they bear fruit, and the ripening period is generally around October every year. New olive trees begin to bear very little fruit, producing only a few kilograms each, only to increase significantly after 25 years, up to 500 kilograms, and each time the tree bears fruit, the yield is generally reduced the following year, with a rest period of one to two years. Therefore, the olive yield is divided into large and small years.
However, the seeds of ten trees, about 5,000 kilograms, are enough to plant thousands of acres of land.
In particular, the optimization of the seeds has improved the quality of these olive trees, and the most satisfying thing is that even if someone picks the fruit and seeds and replants them, the quality is degraded, and the olive trees in the territory have always been in the leading position.
"Moreover, in our territory, in fact, I am not going to use a simple wooden wall, which is not strong enough, and I am not going to use a simple stone wall, I am ready to combine the two. Luo Meng smiled: "I am going to use the stone wall as a base, and plant iron thorns and sickle grass, so that it will be about the same." ”
"Olives are planted outside, and they will be useful after seven years, but the manpower still needs to be recruited, and I am going to plant grapes, coffee, and tea trees in my five hundred acres of lord's own field, without growing grain, and with special management, and in addition, I am specially prepared to open up a pasture field, and grow high-quality pasture grass to raise animals. ”
"In the territory, there is also a department store to be opened, which is separate from the hotel. ”
"The blacksmith also needs a household, not only for weapons, but also for the repair and construction of farm tools, so you can't go to the city to buy everything!" Romon thought, "The mill is even more indispensable!"
Nick nodded again and again, in this way, there must be at least sixty households in the territory to play, which is close to the scale of a standard knight's territory.
In the past, Nick has always been envious of the top people in the town, who can have their own land, and has always felt that it is far away to have a piece of land of their own, but he didn't expect it to be realized now.
Although it was mainly Romon's, he was an interior minister, and he also had a small piece of land that was privately owned.
"Then the land will not be allocated?" Nick asked, thinking for a moment.
"Basically, I don't divide it, just give a piece of homestead, and the vegetable fields around the homestead, didn't I leave all the vacant land when designing?" Romon said proudly: "I have kept the garden in the center." ”
When Nick thought about it, he suddenly realized, and glanced at the open space left on both sides of the road, originally thinking that it was a waste, but now he knows that this is a long time ago!
"Also, sewers and cisterns must be built!" said Romon at this, shaking his head and sighing: "Now there are twenty households, and another thirty households can be recruited, so many projects cannot be relied on to hire adventurers on a temporary basis." ”
"Understood!" Nick nodded repeatedly, admiring in his heart.
"Your Excellency, rest assured, now that your reputation has spread, it will not be a problem to recruit thirty families among the adventurers. Fudy stepped forward and said, "This way there are manpower, and even the village guard, get five guards, there are also them." ”
"Eun, that's a good idea, I'll leave it to you. Romon nodded repeatedly, but at this moment, he heard Miss Avisy say, "Lord Romong, I'll go back first, there is still an experiment to be done!"
"Okay, you go!" said Romon said, looking at her back, shaking his head helplessly, this Miss Avissie, everything is good, but unfortunately, it is too cold, except for Romon Romon everything else - Romon always feels that it is indifference thousands of miles away.
Could this be the surname of an authentic druid?
Romon couldn't help but think confusedly.
At this moment, there was another voice outside, and Romon didn't care about it, but now, the adventurers came frequently, and it was very noisy, although most of them came and went in a hurry.
However, a moment later, Nick ran over again, holding a gorgeous gold invitation note in his hand: "Romong, someone has brought another invitation note with the adventurer." ”
"Let me see. Romon took the invitation, opened it, and immediately pondered.
At this time, the newly arrived Fafer asked curiously: "Romon, who gave you the invitation?"
Fafer, who had reached the third level, had a new learning project, namely riding and spears, which were specialized projects that could only be learned in the city, and required a lot of money, which Romon had paid for him, and also bought two knightly horses, although they were not of the highest grade, but they were also worth a lot.
Fafer accepted it unceremoniously, but gradually regarded Romon as the lord in his heart.
"It's a sticker for a merchant banquet held in the city of Aps. Romon showed the two of them the sticker and asked Nick at the same time. "Where's the person who sent the post?"
"Gone. Nick flipped through the invitation sticker and replied, "Romong, are you going to this banquet?"
After reading it, Nick said excitedly: "The banquet of the Chamber of Commerce, naturally, only decent people with some status can participate, and now I invite you to go, which shows that your current fame and status have made those businessmen dare not underestimate it...... How's it going?"
"No, I'm very busy now!" said Romon although it is not a bad thing to know a few more friends after all, but now is indeed not the time.
Although it is very easy to squeeze the olives from the fruits in Shennongjiao, especially the olives, it takes a lot of time to get such a large amount, not to mention getting the seeds out one by one.
After arriving at the fourth-level space, with an area of twenty-five acres, Luo Meng felt more and more difficult, and couldn't help but hope that the tree spirit would wake up early, of course, if she woke up, it would be good if she could find a few tree spirits for herself, so that there would be someone to deal with the Shennongjiao space.
But now, at least for now, this is all delusion, and remembering the hard work of harvesting the wheat fields, Romon felt his scalp tingle and his hands and feet weak.
(To be continued)