Chapter 54: Direction
"This ......" The ghost ugly looked at Sekka with a teasing look, and the questions on his face could be felt even through the mask, from the time he entered this side hall to the present, the ghost ugly only had one feeling, everything happened too fast, making his mind a mess, and he couldn't completely straighten out the things he encountered until now.
Just as the ghost clown raised his hand to hold his forehead, Sekka slowly got up from his seat, came to the ghost clown's side, and said softly: "As for why I recommend you, you don't have to care, now you can talk about how to solve this food shortage problem, after all, the origin of all this is because of the army, and the army must be responsible for these things, so we bypass politics, but directly discuss the direction of solving the problem." β
If the direction of the problem alone is good, the ghost is secretly relieved, from the military reform to the current solution to the famine problem, it is a pivotal matter for an empire, and it must not be decided rashly, but for the current Kotler Empire, the problem is still relatively serious.
According to Zero's words, nine of the twelve important grain producing areas of the Kotler Empire were destroyed because of the war, and the counterinsurgency war took place in winter, when a large amount of grain was consumed, and now only three remained, which is undoubtedly a huge blow, if you count it in detail, such serious consequences are much more serious than the invasion of the Nice Empire, and the grim situation of the Kotler Empire is ten thousand times more severe than the ghost imagined.
The ghost ugly, who had once again become the focus of attention, secretly took a breath and groaned for a while, and finally said decisively: "Your Majesty, in terms of the current grim situation, I think there are two directions to choose from. β
The old emperor and the three marshals couldn't help but light up their eyes after hearing this, the four of them all knew that the second prince Kahler had a very powerful subordinate, and Marshal Pixar was still a witness, although the ghost ugly and his tenth guard regiment were not very strong in the eyes of the three marshals, and even slightly weaker than Amrok and Moko, but whether it was Amrok or Moko, they did not have all kinds of weird talents like the ghost, so naturally they could not exert the power in their hands to the extreme.
Yes, in the eyes of the three marshals of the Kotler Empire, it is right that the ghost is a talent, but it is not right to say that he is a genius, and if you can find words to describe him, you should be called a ghost.
"Two directions? β
"These two directions are nothing more than self-help and external rescue, I only have two directions, but the specific needs to be planned well, let's talk about self-help first...... Well, may I ask the three marshals, does the Empire know that there are many people in important grain-producing areas that have been destroyed by war?"
The three marshals shook their heads after looking at each other, the important grain producing areas are distributed in the entire territory of the Kotler Empire, and they are not related to each other, and there are only one or two people who can know, except for the ministers of the court, ordinary nobles and commoners are completely unaware of it, and the ghost nodded when he got this answer, things are not as bad as imagined, and Calle and his own plan should also be able to use this to test their ambitions.
Under certain circumstances, the survival of the state stands above all institutions, and everyone present absolutely understands this, so with the help of this, it is possible for Kahler and his own ideas to be realized.
"It is an indisputable fact that the population of the empire has plummeted because of the war, and now it is spring ploughing, and the important grain producing areas should be sown after a short rest, which I found when passing by some cities in the Kotler Empire, the land of the Kotler Empire is fertile, and the so-called important grain producing areas are just places that we pay too much attention to, while some ordinary grain producing areas have been ignored by us. β
The ghost's words were quickly interrupted by Pippen, "What do you mean by that?
"Your Excellency Marshal, you are right, ordinary grain-producing areas are indeed a drop in the bucket for the total population of the Kotler Empire, and cannot meet the supply, but that is because we choose conventional crops. β
Hearing this word, the people present were stunned, the so-called conventional crops are wheat and other commonly eaten crops, most of these crops are one season a year, and the yield is stable, so they are called conventional crops.
The puzzled and hopeful expressions on everyone's faces greatly increased the confidence of the ghost ugly, these people present are all famous families, even if the three marshals have been in the army for so long, I am afraid they will slowly forget, and what the ghost has to do now is to tell them what they don't know.
"Ordinary crops are generally one season a year, for the current situation in the Kotler Empire is nothing more than distant water, can not quench the thirst of the near, but I am talking about unconventional crops, these crops are extremely tenacious, can adapt to a variety of different terrain and geology, and are also multi-season crops a year, which is still helpful for the current situation. β
"What kind of crops are they, and why don't the officials in charge of agriculture know anything about it?" Emperor Phil was a little curious and angry, after all, this problem had been plaguing the court for a long time, but the ghost had already found a solution as soon as he entered the palace, which not only proved the talent of the ghost ugly, but also proved the incompetence of the group of ministers.
"Sunflower bamboo shoots, lamba vegetables, wild barnyard grass and wild purple potatoes, these four plants are edible unconventional crops, of course, the people nowadays regard these plants as plants that harm farmland, but in fact they are a waste. β
"The sunflower bamboo shoots you talked about, the lamba cabbage, these old guys all know, but this wild barnyard grass and wild purple potato don't even eat livestock, because that thing is poisonous, and if you eat it, you will die. Seka's pair of emerald snake eyes narrowed into a line, stared at the ghost ugly tightly and said, the ghost ugly nodded unmoved and said in approval: "That's right, Serka-sama, if you eat it directly, you can indeed eat the dead, but after processing, they are completely edible, I ate the food made by these two things when I was in the Ron Empire, so I didn't lie about this, if the country was, I wouldn't dare to lie." β
Seeing the solemn faces of the people present, the ghost crow paused for a moment before continuing: "If the important grain producing areas cannot produce conventional crops, then we can try to sow these crops, as for the ordinary grain producing areas, we can still sow as usual, but what we need to improve is our agricultural technology, and the yield can still be increased." β
"Technology, agricultural technology?" The people present kept repeating the two words that the ghost said, and almost all of the people's faces were twisted together, what the ghost said, except for Emperor Phil, who could understand it slightly, the rest of the people were completely confused, they were all soldiers, but they had to solve non-military problems head-on, which was somewhat far-fetched.
Ghost Ugly sighed in his heart, after he ran out of the Orc Empire's Tarn Province, he made a comparison with the cultivation and management methods of the Kotler Empire passing by, the Kotler Empire's agricultural technology is still quite rough, and the reason why the yield can be guaranteed is entirely because of the fertile land of Kotler, but Arlon, the leader of the wolf cavalry regiment in Tahn Province, said that for the same piece of land, the technology of the Kotler Empire can reach half of the output of the Orc Empire, so when he heard the problem of food shortage, the first thing that Ghost Clown thought of was the technology of the Orc Empireγ
"Where do these technologies come from?In addition, we need a large number of people to farm, which is a big burden for the current Kotler Empire, how are you going to solve it?" Emperor Phil quickly grasped the key point of the problem, and after asking, he did not feel the slightest nervousness from the ghost ugly, and he was obviously already in the chest.
"Where did the food come from?" was the question Sekka asked, but the admiration in the eyes of the small old marshal could not be concealed at all.
"In terms of agricultural technology, the 10th Guards Legion has already mastered some, and as for the preparation of food, the empire still needs the help of one person. The ghost ugly slowly sat down a little leisurely, and as for Moko and Anlok next to him, they were completely stunned by the ghost ugly's remarks.
Neither of them thought about it, the talent that the ghost ugly has is not only military, but also agriculture, as soon as he heard the four crops, he knew that he knew very well about the times, and was very confident, although the two of them had been impressed by him more than once, but now what the ghost ugly said still made them feel shocked.
"Who?" Pixar was the first to speak, the old emperor and the three marshals all knew that this was not a discussion, but a negotiation under the cover of discussion, and now their negotiation opponents have changed from three to one, but the reduction in the number of people has not reduced the difficulty of negotiations, especially after the ghost and ugly kept throwing weight weights outward, the four of them all knew that the ghost had begun to put forward their own requirements.
"Kate, one of the more famous wandering merchants in the Kotler Empire, he opened a restaurant in the Glory City of the Ron Empire, and the recipe has the two things I said, as long as he returns, the problem can be solved. β
Kate?
This name that is not outstanding made several people present show their different looks, Seka and Pippen are shocked, Pixar is puzzled, and the old emperor is calm, the ghost ugly looks at these four people with different faces, and his heart is also up and down, if he directly says that it is the technology of the Orc Empire, I am afraid that he will take it as a spy, if there is a Kate in the middle as a buffer, it should not be a big problem, but what is the expression of these four people?
"Food has to be grown first, this manpower problem, do you have any good suggestions?" Pixar took the lead in asking again, and Ghost Ugly felt that Pixar felt completely different from the previous contact, so when he responded, there was a slight pause, but soon he came back to his senses and said: "This question is easy to say, but it is difficult to say, and the Tenth Guards Legion led by me is a rare example." β
Example?
How can the 10th Guards Regiment be an example, the 10th Guards Regiment is composed of bandits, hooligans and slaves, how can this be a good example? Could it be that the ghost wants the 10th Guards Regiment to go to farming?
Because of the ghostly words, everyone present fell into deep thought, but they didn't notice that the old emperor's face had become a little weird.