Farming Road from Baron to Emperor

Chapter 150 Farmland Reform
The spring morning light shines on the billowing blue smoke from the blacksmith shop. Under the golden sunlight, the blue smoke envelops the steel town like a veil.

Since the establishment of the Iron and Steel Town, the number of blacksmiths in the Iron and Steel Town has continued to increase. After Lalu blacksmith handed down the money, the apprentices who just learned ironmaking last year have already left their teachers, although they can't forge the simplest long Spears, but when they come together to form an assembly line, they can forge spears, iron swords, and even cumbersome and difficult armor.

Now that the [-] spears of the Iris Flower Infantry have been forged, under Shire's order, the blacksmith's production capacity is now divided into four.Skilled old blacksmiths are responsible for forging the knight's armor. It is estimated that several to a dozen pairs of armor can be forged a month.

Skilled old apprentices on the assembly line were in charge of forging spears, some of them were responsible for forging low-quality spears for Andres, and the other part were responsible for storing the surplus spears for forging.

Those who have just become apprentices are responsible for forging agricultural tools with the lowest technical difficulty, and by the way, familiarize themselves with the process of the assembly line.

In the government affairs hall, Baron Patel is reporting the latest progress to Charles.

"My lord, now the entire steel town has completed the village re-planning. Now there are ten villages near the steel town, with a total of 5522 people. There are 1102 people in the steel town." Baron Patel took a step forward and handed Last report.

Charles reached out to take it, and then browsed carefully. Among the ten villages outside the steel town, two were in charge of mining, one was in charge of burning charcoal, and the remaining seven were villages for land reclamation.Most of the steel towns are blacksmiths, apprentices and their families, and the rest are bakeries, taverns and other entertainment places.

In short, the steel town is a small town that mainly smelts steel and forges ordnance.After half a year of development, the number of blacksmiths has almost doubled due to the invention of the assembly line.

"Master, there is a shortage of people in the steel town. The output of blacksmiths is completely limited by the output of iron ore. Now there is a shortage of people in the mine, and there is also a shortage of people to burn charcoal. Blacksmith Lalu has complained to me more than once. "

"If the production of steel is insufficient, then they will forge more armor and less forging other things. Now in a while, where can I find so many people for him." Charles replied helplessly, mining is not a good job, Almost 1/4 of the cosmos serfs sent to mine last time died.Now that the serfs of Cosmos had settled down in Steel Town, it was naturally impossible for him to allow them to mine.

As for the civilians in other small towns, it is even more impossible. If they want to mine, they might as well wait to become soldiers. Although soldiers die faster, there is still hope, what hope can mining have.

"Baron Patel, did you understand the three-field rotation system I told you?" Charles looked at Patel.

"Master, you are such a genius. If it can be implemented, the grain production can be increased by half." Patel looked at Earl Shire with admiration, and he was full of admiration. He finally understood why Master Shire would It is one thing to gather civilians and strengthen control, and it is also one thing to implement the three-field rotation system.

The so-called three-field rotation system refers to dividing the cultivated land of the whole village into three parts, each part is determined for its own use, and then only a part of the cultivated land is in a fallow state every year, which is called "fallow land", and the other two parts of the cultivated land are in a farming state.

The two parts of the cultivated land under cultivation will be planted with different crops, and some of them will be planted with crops sown in spring, that is, barley, oats or various beans. The growth cycle of these crops is short, and some only need three months. It can be harvested, sown in spring, and can be harvested in autumn at the latest. This land is called "spring farmland".

The remaining part of the cultivated land is planted with crops sown in autumn, that is, wheat and rye are sown in autumn, and then harvested in the early summer of the following year or from July to August. This land is called "autumn cultivated land".

Each part will also be allocated to the villagers in the slender strips of the field, as their responsibility, and they will be responsible for taking care of them and harvesting crops from them.After that, the farmers rotate these three parts of land every year, and cultivate and fallow in turn to restore the fertility of the cultivated land.

Compared with the same area of ​​farmland under the two-field system, the farmland with the three-field system increases the cultivated area by about 1/8, and increases the productivity by about 50%. more evenly distributed throughout the year.

Therefore, the small villages with tens of hundreds of people in the past and the narrow and sparse cultivated land are obviously not suitable for this form of production. Shire merged the villages and concentrated the population and cultivated land together. This is the basis for the implementation of the three-field rotation system. .

"Baron Patel, these villages have now been merged together. Remember to distinguish them when demarcating the area of ​​cultivated land. The three-field rotation system must be implemented this year. Anyway, they are all newly reclaimed land this year. The output of little is better than nothing.

However, compensation must be made. I don't want someone to merge villages, resulting in a lack of food production this year, and finally the whole family will starve to death. "Charle looked at Baron Patel.

"Master, don't worry, now the serfs of the cosmos in the steel town and the pioneers from all over the country have merged the village. Among them, the more unruly people have died, and the rest are honest and honest." Petel The baron continued with some concern: "But young master, do we still have enough food?"

Is there enough food?Since Shire chose to expand the army to 4000 last time, there must be no enough food. Now he only needs to find out the reality of the Earl of Violet, and then directly borrow a batch of food.

"Don't worry, the food problem will be resolved soon." Charles silently added that he had already sent someone to inquire about the news of the Earl of Violet.

Charles stood up, walked out of the government affairs hall, and headed towards the barracks outside Steel Town to watch the training of the Iris infantry.

Inside the barracks, the cries of the Iris infantry came overwhelmingly.

The neatly lined Iris infantry is training. They hold their spears tightly, thrust out the spears as ordered, and then retract them.

After the spear stabbing training, there is a queue training. This time, 3000 people as a whole simulate the situation on the battlefield, and carry out forward rushing, fighting, retreating, and other formation changes.

Charles walked lightly into the barracks, and the deputy head of the regiment, Andrew, walked over with small steps.

"Master Shire, do you have any instructions?" Andrew, who was wearing a military uniform, breeches, and high boots, saluted and gestured.

"Cancel today's training and notify the Iris infantry to conduct a military rank test." Charles ordered that this batch of recruits has not had a military rank test since they were recruited.

"Yes, Master Charles, I'll give you an order right away." Andrew had an excited look on his face, and every rank determination could greatly boost the morale of the Iris Flower infantry.

There is no shady scene, no other internal transactions, it all depends on one's own strength.If you can lift a hundred catties of stone, your military rank is a star,

Being able to lift two hundred catties is two stars, three hundred catties is three stars.Cultivate battle qi, lift a stone lock of five hundred catties, that is a sun.

Military ranks are closely related to their military pay. When they see their partners who joined the Iris Flower Infantry Battalion train their fighting spirit, they will receive five silver coins every month.And he himself can only lift two hundred catties of stone locks, and receives two silver coins every month.

The gap is reflected in this way, and dissatisfaction will also appear.

Therefore, after each military rank is determined, the degree of seriousness and hard work of the soldiers in training will increase.It's just that military rank determination has a disadvantage, that is, it costs money.

When the news of the military rank determination was notified to the Iris infantry, the scene suddenly became noisy.

The Iris soldier shouted loudly: "Master Charles, Lord Earl. Shout out the glory and dignity of the Iris family."

The Iris infantry began to disperse, and the battalion was used as a unit to conduct military rank tests. One hundred catties, two hundred catties, and five hundred catties of stone locks were placed all over the school grounds. Register aside.

"Andre, how many do you think among the Iris infantry will be able to cultivate fighting spirit this time?"

"Young master, I estimate that there are 300 recruits. The physical fitness of the recruits this time is much better than last time. After simple training, many of them have developed fighting spirit.

Including the veterans after the last battle, how can I say that there must be 300 people. Andrew looked at Charles with a smile on his face, and seemed very satisfied with the soldiers this time.

"I guess there must be at least 500 people." Charles smiled slightly, the iron cauldron in Tulip City was placed on the school grounds, and the gathered luck was constantly nourishing the iris collar.With the help of luck, the probability of soldiers training to fight is much higher.

At this moment, a servant rushed towards Charles, he hurried into the barracks, and walked to Charles.

"What's going on?" Charles asked the servant.

"Master, Mr. Patel told me to call you back immediately, saying that it was an important matter to discuss." The servant gasped heavily and said in a loud voice.

"Andre, I'll leave the rest to you. I'll go to the government affairs hall first." After talking to Andrew, Charles walked towards the government affairs hall.

Is something wrong?Didn't I just come out of the government affairs hall?Looks like it should have just happened.

While guessing in his heart, Charles walked towards the government affairs hall.He opened his arms and stepped back, quickened his pace, and returned to the government affairs hall in a short while.

As soon as he arrived at the gate of the government affairs hall, Baron Patel greeted him. His face was full of panic and fear, as if the sky had fallen.

"What happened?" Charles asked Baron Patel.

"Master, Mr. Mina sent a message from Tulip City."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and handed the letter in his hand to Charles.

Charles reached out to take it, opened the envelope, glanced at it with his eyes, and showed surprise on his face.

Andres was actually defeated, and he was still defeated head-on by the serf army of the Principality of Luma.

Is Andres a member of the Asiri family?Otherwise, why the elite soldiers who were out of production could not beat the serf soldiers who had just put down their hoes.

Charles hurriedly browsed carefully again, this time after watching carefully, Charles finally understood why Andres was defeated.

It turned out that when the decisive battle between Andres and the Earl of Charles came, a group of knights wearing blue full-body armor and riding mighty Shen Jun horses suddenly appeared. To be precise, they were heavy knights.

The royal infantry who rushed to the front suffered a head-on blow. They broke through three formations in a row. They thought they were greeted with victory, but they were greeted by heavy cavalry wearing full armor and only showing their eyeballs.

Andres never expected that there would be heavy knights in the Luma Principality's army, and the unprepared royal infantry would be hit head-on.

The formation of Andres was directly pierced by the heavy cavalry, and the serf soldiers of the Principality of Luma suddenly became more morale and began to surround the royal infantry.

Fortunately, Andres didn't have any accidents, otherwise the Principality of Luma would not have taken the opportunity to attack the Principality of Artem.

"Peter, inform the blacksmith to fully produce the spears of His Royal Highness Andres, I think that in a few days, Andres will send someone to urge the spears.

"As you order, my lord count."

"Tell Knight Commander Rice to lead the Knights to station in Flower Town and see which direction the Luma Principality's army is headed next."

"As you order, my lord count."

The army of the Principality of Luma, King Ezil Asiri put on a golden armor and rode a white horse, which was very conspicuous in the army.

"Your Majesty, what should we do next? Rashid rode a black war horse and slowly followed behind King Ezil Asiri.

"Continue to attack Andres, this time we have to conquer him in one battle."

"Hahaha! Master, the infantry regiment he relied on has been completely smashed by us. Now our soldiers have confidence. If they have a pair of armor and spears, they can be regarded as elite soldiers."

Rashid looked to the side, and saw the serf soldiers in ragged clothes holding wooden spears and captured iron spears, following behind step by step.

Compared with when they went to the expedition, their faces were more energetic, and they also had a more chilling atmosphere.

However, the royal infantry under Andres was really elite. Even if they won a big victory, they still lost more than 2000 serf soldiers and more than 20 heavy cavalry in the end.

But the results were also very good. It is estimated that Andres' 500 infantry regiment only fled back more than 1000 people, and the rest either surrendered or died in battle.

This battle directly repulsed Andres's army, and they were no longer worthy of field battles with the army of the Principality of Luma.The attacking and defending parties switched identities, and it was time for Luma Principality to send troops to attack, while Andres could only defend the city.

"His Majesty Edziel Asiri, do we still need to attack the Counties of Geithner and Shire?"

"No, we don't need to occupy the Principality of Artem. There are a lot of people and little land, and the land is barren. We just need to weaken the strength of the Aquinax family so that they can no longer be the masters."

"Yes, Your Majesty the King."

(End of this chapter)