"No wonder it is rumored that Sir has the art of turning stones into gold, and Jazz's calculations are indeed no different from turning stones into gold." Janiela exclaimed sincerely, "Not only did you buy our grain at the cheapest price, but now you also use us as a free granary, but you also use the conquistador's own transportation capacity to the extreme, avoiding additional costs, you have calculated everything to the extreme." ”

To say that Janella has no remorse at all is false.

After all, the Abbey of the Golden Wheat Bundle was not her alone, and the five thousand tons of grain were the stocks they had accumulated over the years.

Even if you have a magical field, it will take a year or two to accumulate such a large sum of food.

But if this agreement is signed a month late, even if it is half a month, it will definitely not be 500,000.

"As I said to the Patriarch earlier, this is not the end of our cooperation, but the beginning."

The army of conquerors is hundreds of kilometers behind him, and Gavin is now full of confidence, "Agriculture is the foundation of everything, and the first thing our immigrants did when they arrived in the land of the Three Rivers was that they needed large-scale land reclamation and farming. ”

Being able to negotiate such a huge deal with the Golden Wheat Bundle Monastery at one time depends on more than just money, especially when he knows that the price of food will rise three times a day in the future, Gavin still dares to put them in the granary of the Golden Wheat Bundle Monastery, which is naturally relied on.

However, it was not the strength of the conqueror's armies that depended on it, but on the sheer size of the population.

For the Golden Wheat Bundle Monastery, all are potential believers.

As a monastery, the importance of faith is naturally far higher than gold coins.

In particular, the Golden Wheat Bunche Monastery, which was built on the grace of Zentia, placed a higher value on faith, and was no different from ordinary monasteries without the six square kilometers of magical fields blessed by Mother Earth.

Moreover, the food sale has never been the mainstay of their monastery, but the free donations and sales of mantra-related services (either scrolls or hired spells) are.

"We've heard about Sir being on the swamp side of Thun, cultivating Stark bushes and popping prawns, and organizing seed unions on the Cormier Kingdom." Janella looked ashamed and said, "Originally, we were proud of the high production of the Golden Wheat Bunch Abbey.

Now it seems that this is the glory of Mother Earth Goddess and has nothing to do with us clergy.

Because even if they left the land to ordinary farmers, they would be able to do the same or even better than we do, because they put far more energy into the land than we can match.

We are also prepared to emulate Lord Sir in Thun Marsh and carry out magical cultivation work on those ordinary lands to cultivate more productive and better-tasting crops, and if we can, we want to cooperate with Sir in this area for the benefit of more farmers. ”

The preacher of Chettia praised Gavin for a number of reasons.

Whether Gavin founded the Seed Society or improved crops and livestock, the starting point was to develop his own power, not to glorify the Mother Earth goddess Fontia.

Whether it is the gods or the world, the laws of operation look at the final result, not the starting point.

In the process of implementation, this matter has indeed played a positive role in promoting agriculture, and it is in response to the agricultural priesthood of Mother Earth God.

Because the matter was still in fermentation and its scope of influence was relatively limited, it had not yet attracted the attention of Zentia herself, but it was enough to attract the attention of her followers, especially the Patriarchal sect, who took care of the farmers and other people who depended on agriculture in cities, towns and villages, including promoting agricultural development.

This sect not only has a wide range of followers among mankind, but also a large number of believers, at least its pan-believers, among all intelligent beings who carry out cultivation and animal husbandry.

It is no exaggeration to say that since there is a place with farming, you can see the altar or small temple dedicated to her, and most of the farmer's homes will have her small statues, not limited to wood carvings or stone carvings, which is more popular than the king of the stove in the northern countryside of the flower planter.

Fertility (if a newlywed couple spends their first night in a newly ploughed field, not only will the couple have many children, but the yield of the land will also increase dramatically in the coming years, this is the newlywed blessing from Mother Earth, provided that the two people truly love each other and do not steal the wild together), the Green Grass Festival (this festival is mostly on the first day of the beginning of summer, the celebration is filled with eating, drinking, singing and dancing, etc., to temporarily get rid of the restraints), the supreme harvest prayer (when the cultivation begins every year, All farmers hold a solemn prayer for a good harvest this year), and a harvest festival (a festival dedicated to the harvest).

These festivals vary in name and time of day around the world, but most of them exist.

This is another god who is very compatible with Gavin's development plan, and as his footsteps expand, he has more and more people, and the two sides will intersect more and more.

In fact, Gavin's heavenly creations should be dedicated to this god of agriculture.

But one thing cannot be offered to two masters, and since the strategy lady has integrated a part of it into her own way of war, she naturally can't show it off in front of Zentia.

However, Gavin did not regret this choice, because the Heavenly Creations were a supreme treasure for the Lady of Strategy who had not yet perfected her way of warfare, and when he arrived at Zentia, the oldest god in the continent of Faeron, he was missing.

Because even in Gavin's eyes now, the things on the Heavenly Creation are transitional things, after all, they are ancient farming techniques from a world without magic, and combining them with the magic technology of the Faren Continent to open up modernization, and even ultra-modern magic cultivation is the king.

"This is something we can't ask for, after all, in this regard, the patriarchs are professional, this matter, you can completely communicate with the agricultural union we mentioned earlier, only for those farmers to solve their worries, they have the courage to try new things, if necessary, even sign a planting gambling agreement." Gavin actively gave advice, and agriculture had to be left to the believers of Mother Earth God.

They are selfless in this regard, as long as they achieve results, they will also benefit, and they do not have to occupy their own manpower and material resources, why not.

As for monopolies in agriculture, it is easy to provoke the anger of the public, and it is impossible to do it at all, unless it is a special ability such as wind and rain or the construction of magical fields by themselves.

"Planting Guarantee Agreement?" Janella was intrigued, "Can you tell me more about it?" ”

"Quite simply, we sign a purchase agreement with those farmers before they grow with our new race, and if the total yield does not reach the base amount we promised, we buy all the output at the agreed base amount.

If the yield is much more than the base yield that we promised, we buy it according to the actual output, and the same is true for livestock, because it can provide the farmers with a guarantee and make a profit.

In this way, those farmers will be able to use or breed the new seeds and livestock that our demons have bred with confidence. Gavin patiently explained.

This kind of policy is implemented on a small scale called the minimum guarantee agreement, if it has a national nature, it is macroeconomic regulation and control, but the means are simpler, more crude, and more wealthy, and the direct tax reduction or financial subsidies for a certain agricultural product can see the benefits from above, and those farmers naturally flock to it.

"That's a good way." Jeniela's eyes sparkled, "The Storm Lady of the Shadow Valley is very enthusiastic in this regard, and has been planning to promote the cultivation of cash crops in the Shadow Valley, but it has not improved, because those farmers are worried that the cash crops produced will not be salable, and when the opportunity arises, I will introduce you to the lady, I believe you will definitely talk about it in this regard." ”

"Thanks to the Patriarch's kindness, this matter is not needed, I have already talked to Lady Storm about this long before I held the ghost wine auction in the Land of Three Rivers, but unfortunately, the lady is too busy to see you again."

The tall and beautiful figure swept through Gavin's mind, and said with a smile, "As long as our plan to control the Ashaba River goes smoothly, even without our promotion, the cash crops of the Shadows, Mists, and Battle Trigrain will rise, just like the cotton cultivation in the Feather Valley."

It is only spontaneous in nature, requiring a long period of fermentation, and it is far less large-scale, faster-growing, and more secure for farmers than our planned guidance. ”

"It turns out that Sir and Miss Storm are old acquaintances, so we are even more family." Janiela's attitude is even kinder, Storm* Silver Hand has a high reputation not only in the Valley of the Shadows, but also in other valleys, and it is not easy for her to recognize, "Our perception of agriculture is too one-sided, and we do not recognize the importance of seeds and the role of sales in promoting agriculture, which is a serious dereliction of duty. ”

"The patriarch does not need to blame himself, there are many reasons for many things, what the patriarch said are objective reasons, and the subjective reason is because the valley is vast and sparsely populated, and most of the manor villages and towns are self-sufficient, so they naturally lack the motivation to increase production."

Gavin turned around and comforted, "Patriarch, when you use the guarantee agreement, you must carefully select those who sign the agreement, and establish a strict supervision mechanism to prevent them from manipulating in the process, deliberately failing to act, artificially reducing or concealing production, and defrauding subsidies. ”

"Sir, though rest assured, we will certainly give priority to the devout followers of the Great Mother, and then they will lead the villagers around them, believing that no farmer will dare to fool the clergy of the Great Mother in this respect." Janella said confidently.

Their followers were everywhere, and doing so was undoubtedly a blasphemy on Chantia, and even if it did not attract the wrath of Mother Earth, it would be spurned by the surrounding farmers.

"That's why, I only dare to make this suggestion for you, Patriarch, and I don't dare to try it easily, you do have an innate advantage in this regard."

Gavin first affirmed Jeniela, and then changed his words, "This kind of thing involving interests, it is best not to completely pin on self-discipline, a perfect supervision mechanism, not only a responsibility for ourselves, but also for those farmers, the human heart is the most complex, the most untestable, a thought, it is easy to step into the embrace of darkness, it is easy to make a mistake, a wrong step." ”

He is a staunch advocate of the law, and the moral concept is more binding on those who have a conscience and kindness, and those who are not right-hearted, the moral concept itself is extremely weak, and it must rely on the mandatory law to regulate.

After all, the forest is big, and there are all kinds of birds.

If everyone feared the majesty of the gods, then there would be no place for demons and demons in this world.

"It would hurt the hearts of the believers too much, and I think ......" Janella clearly disagreed on the subject, and before she could finish her opinion, she was interrupted by the loud ringing of bells that resounded throughout the town of Ashabantan.

"Fire alarm! Nine knocks in a row, this is a serious fire, which village is on fire? Or was there a forest fire? ”

The seven councillors of the Misty Valley heard the bell and rose from their seats almost simultaneously, apparently the bell was not ringing randomly, but had a meaning of its own, relaying the message to the entire town.

The Misty Valley is called the Misty Valley because of its special terrain and the formation of fog, especially in the early morning and evening, when the fog rises from the Ashaba River and dominates the valley, except for rainy days.

In order to quickly deliver messages when the fog is filled, each village is equipped with special alarm bells that can penetrate the fog, and different alarm bells can transmit different messages, these sounds are similar to outsiders, but they are compulsory for people who have settled here for a long time, even children of seven or eight years old.

"I'm sorry, Sir, we had to end this meeting early." Supreme Councilor Hareske was afraid that Gavin would misunderstand, and explained apologetically, "This is our fire alarm bell, a very serious kind, very likely a widespread forest fire, and we must do our best to deal with it." ”

"This kind of man-made disaster is our common enemy, since I have encountered it, I can't sit idly by, and ask the Supreme Councilor to find out the situation as soon as possible, if necessary, I can summon dozens of transcendent druids to help put out the fire." This kind of opportunity to bring the two sides closer and increase his prestige, Gavin will never let go.

"Now that the fire alarm has sounded, the knight who warned him has already entered the town, and I believe that he will soon arrive at the residence of the Supreme Councilor, so why don't we go outside to meet him?" Supreme Councillor Hareske suggested.

Although the administrative system of Misty Valley is loose, it has its own complete system for military, fire and other emergency affairs, and it is effective.

The peace and tranquility of this place is only relative, and it is both the Thundering Peak mountain range, known as the beast country, and the valley closest to the ruins of Mistronor, where it is often harassed by monsters and bandits.

With the great migration of the elves, the elven royal court raised the regional misty lock high flame crown, isolating the inside and outside, a large number of gaps began to appear in the good forces in the great forest of Comanso, and dark evil re-emerged in the forest on a large scale, especially the suppressed drow elf forces began to rise here, and everyone in the valley had to strengthen their surveillance of this ancient forest, and the battle valley lord Ilmet spent nearly two-thirds of his time on this matter every year in recent years.

"So what are you waiting for?" Gavin didn't say a word, he raised his feet and walked out, and if he didn't take action, they would be tied up.

No sooner had the crowd flocked to the shop in front of the Supreme Councillor's mansion than there was a violent sound of horses' hooves in the street, and two knights in white cloaks galloped towards them, and the inhabitants of Misty Valley along the way had already made way for them.

They are the famous Misty Valley Cavalry, their most distinctive symbol is their white cloak, and legend has it that wherever they pass, they are bound to be accompanied by mist, which provides them with excellent camouflage and cover, and when they charge out of the mist, it is when their enemies are in despair.

This is definitely not as simple as relying on the geography of Misty Dale itself, but their cloak is a magic cloak like the Cloak of Shadows, and can cast spells such as cloud magic to cover their tracks, and if it is in foggy weather, it will have a bonus effect.

They have a reputation for numbers that don't match their numbers, most recently in 1356 when they formed an alliance with the Valley of Shadows against an army of tens of thousands led by Lashan, Lord of the Valley of Scars.

Although the defeat of the Lashan Lords had many external factors, it was an indisputable fact that their front was resisted and defeated by the Misty Valley and the Shadow Valley, and the name of the strongest cavalry in the valley naturally fell on their heads, although the armored cavalry of the Bow Valley expressed serious dissatisfaction with this.

With two neighing horses, the two horsemen stopped in front of the Supreme Councilor's mansion, and before the two horses came to a complete stop, the two knights landed lightly in one step, their movements neat and beautiful, without a trace of superfluous movements, showing a beautiful riding skill, and there was a burst of applause around.

This made Gavin's Senator Weir smile a little smug, he was not only a high-ranking priest of Tyr, but also the current commander of the Misty Valley Cavalry, shouldering the most important training mission, and he was responsible for the Misty Hollow Cavalry's fame in recent years.

After the two Misty Valley cavalrymen beat their chests and saluted, the leader said in a loud voice: "There is a fire in the middle granary of the Golden Wheat Bale Monastery, and the fire has spread and cannot be controlled. ”

This herald is qualified, in the simplest words, conveys the most information, the place, the situation and the current situation, and conveys it clearly.

"Not a forest fire?"

"A fire in the barn?"

"The middle granary? How can it be so coincidental? ”

After hearing the news, everyone reflexively turned their heads, but only half looked at Janiela, and the other half looked at Gavin.

It was the granaries of the Golden Wheat Bale Abbey that caught fire, but it was the food of the conqueror's army that burned.

Sorry sorry I forgot the timer!!

(End of chapter)