Farming Road from Baron to Emperor

Chapter 155 The Messenger Arrives

Iris collar, steel town.

The green smoke from the blacksmith shop rises from the chimney, and the crisp sound of blacksmithing is endless, as clear and sweet as pearls falling on a jade plate.

"Master, are you talking about this kind of farm tool?" With the sound of blacksmith Lalu's hammering, the thick blade was sharpened very sharply. There are two wooden handles on the blade, one horizontally to the left and the other diagonally upward to the right , into an inverted herringbone.

"It should be. You turn it upside down and insert the part with the blade into the ground." Charles instructed Blacksmith Lalu.

Blacksmith Lalu stretched out his upper arm, grasped both ends, turned it upside down, and drove the sharp knife into the soil hard.

"Master, is that so?"

"Push it forward and see if it takes effort."

Blacksmith Lalu nodded in agreement, pushing it hard with both arms, the veins on his arms popped.

The sharp knife was deeply inserted into the soil, and with the full force of the blacksmith Lalu, the sharp knife slowly moved forward in the soil, turning the consolidated soil up from below, and digging out a narrow shallow ditch.

"Break the sharp knife into a triangle to make it easier to plow the soil."

A stout man like blacksmith Xiang Lalu could barely pull it, and if he wanted it to be useful, he could only let the Iris soldier who had cultivated his fighting spirit go.

But that's absolutely impossible. Soldiers are a privileged class. Although Shire has great prestige, using this group of people as livestock is seriously overdrawing one's prestige.

The agricultural tool invented by Charles is the iron plow. Now the iris territory still adopts the primitive farming method of slash-and-burn farming. In order to prevent the fertility of the land from declining so quickly, the serfs usually adopt a two-field system, one piece of land cultivated and one piece of land fallow, which are rotated every year. Come on.

In order to enhance the utilization rate of land and increase grain production, Shire adopted the three-field rotation system.Moreover, the three-field system can harvest grain twice a year, which can effectively prevent the risk of agricultural damage and poor harvest.Of course, this is only relative to the two-field system.

The three-field rotation system requires a large area of ​​land connected together. Shire merged small villages and concentrated the population and cultivated land, which naturally met the land requirements of the three-field system.

The three-field system is equivalent to intensive cultivation for the two-field system, but Shire intends to go one step further and do everything possible to increase food production.

The iron plow is the key weapon of Charr.The rotation of the three-field system, combined with the intensive cultivation of the iron plow, can greatly increase the utilization rate of the land.

Tilling with an iron plow can enhance the gap between the soil, enhance air permeability, and the soil is soft, suitable for the growth of crop roots and nutrient absorption.

Moreover, through the cultivation of iron plows, shallow furrows can be plowed, and the high protrusions between the shallow furrows are ridges.

The plants are planted on the ridge to ensure that each crop grows independently without interfering with each other.Moreover, serfs can weed. In the past, serfs did not weed because they were lazy, but because plants and weeds were mixed together. It was difficult to distinguish, and it was easy to step on them.

But if the crops were planted on the ridges, the serfs could walk along the shallow trenches in the farmland without worrying about trampling on the crops.

And the most important thing is that the ridges and furrows are interchangeable between the two plantings. After the crops are harvested, the field must be plowed again. At this time, the ridges become furrows, and the furrows become ridges. They are all planting crops, but each ridge of land is actually plowed in turn to ensure soil fertility.

The ridge cultivation method plus the three-field rotation system is the best way to increase food production before Shire invented chemical fertilizers.

But first of all, this requires enough blacksmith shops. In some territories, the soldiers can't do it with a spear each, and they want to make farm tools. Isn't that a dream?

Only when there are enough blacksmith shops and the forging capacity in the territory is much higher than the demand for ordnance, can we spare time to forge farm tools.

Moreover, there must be enough mines in the territory, and enough iron ore must be produced every day. After all, farm tools are only beneficial if they are popularized, and it is of no use to forge only a few.

Now only the Iris collar has the leisure time to do this kind of thing. The other earldoms are at war, and they don't have enough weapons. How about building farm tools?
And the Iris collar has been safe since the last conquest of the tauren, and the weapons have not been worn out, so there is naturally enough production capacity for farm tools.

Since Shire implemented the mining method of charging by the catty, the output of iron ore in the mine has increased significantly. First, the enthusiasm of the miners has been mobilized, and second, enough copper coins can be obtained at the mine mouth every day. The tavern almost became the home of these miners. This phenomenon naturally aroused the envy of others, and there were many more miners in the mine for a while.

At this moment, Baron Patel came over with small steps.

"What happened, Patel?"

"Master, His Royal Highness Andres has sent an envoy."

"where is he?"

"Master, the envoy is waiting for you at the government affairs hall."

"Okay, I'll go see him after I change my clothes." Charles looked at Blacksmith Lalu and continued: "This farm tool is called a plow, and it will be used to plow the land in the future. You have to find a way to make it plow deeper A little bit, it saves a little more effort when plowing the land, these are the two directions of its optimization, if you do well, I will not be stingy with rewards."

"Obey, my lord, I will try my best to improve this farm tool you invented."

"You can't do things behind closed doors. If you can't figure it out by yourself, you can discuss it with other blacksmiths. I will leave this matter to you. In the end, no matter who improves it, you will be rewarded."

"Thank you for your kindness, Master Shire." Blacksmith Lalu bowed his head and saluted Shire.

Charles is no longer in ink here, he hurriedly walked towards his residence in Steel Town, last time he wrote to Fina and Kitty to ask them to come over, but Fina said that Kitty was a little unwell recently, And they were very sleepy, so they stayed in Tulip City.

Entering the residence, under the service of servants, Charles washed off the iron smell on his body, then changed into a gorgeous dress, and walked towards the government affairs hall unhurriedly.

Amidst the respectful greetings from the junior official, Charles strode into the government affairs hall.The bright sunlight shone into the house along with Charles, sweeping away the damp and darkness in the house.

"Dear Earl of Shire, hello, I am the emissary sent by His Highness Andres, Karen, the mayor of Cass Town." Karen was wearing a black tuxedo, black Martin boots, and brown and black dress trousers .He bent slightly and nodded towards Charles.

"What did His Highness Andres send you here for?" Charles accepted Karen's salute frankly. He walked into the room and sat on the chair.

"Lord Earl, His Royal Highness Andres sent me to inquire. His Highness purchased [-] spears from you earlier, and I don't know if the Earl has finished forging them.

Although it is impolite to ask you directly like this, I have no choice, Lord Earl, you know that His Highness Andres was assassinated by the despicable and shameless King Ezizil of Luma, and the infantry regiment of 500 people is less than [-] Man, His Highness urgently needs weapons to arm his soldiers. "

Karen said in grief and indignation, and even slapped his chest with his left hand when he talked about the excitement, his face flushed.

"Although it's a little presumptuous, how could His Highness be defeated! With the strength of the Principality of Luma, His Highness will not be reduced to a disastrous defeat."

Since Charles knew that Andres was defeated, he was full of doubts.How could an elite infantry regiment composed of veterans and trained all the year round be defeated by serf soldiers who had just laid down their weapons.

The advantage of the out-of-production elite infantry over the serf soldiers is oppressive, and this cannot be replaced by numbers, because a serf army of 10 people may be killed by 1000 of the former army, and the army will collapse.

Moreover, the numerical advantage of the Principality of Luma's army can't reach this point, how could Andres be defeated!
"My lord, I have to talk about the insidiousness and cunning of King Ezzil of Luma. He hid a heavily armed heavy cavalry in the dark. The knights wore full body armor, and the armor was armed to the teeth. Cross-eye slit.

The war horses under his command are even more heavily armored, even the buttocks of the horses are protected. These heavy knights don't look like they have just been formed, but rather veterans who have fought for many years.

King Ezizil of Luma took advantage of His Highness's unpreparedness and used serf soldiers as bait. When His Highness led his troops to attack the enemy's formation, the heavy knight suddenly rushed out from the middle, catching His Highness by surprise. "

It seems that Andres taught him to say this, otherwise how could a mayor who has never fought in a war speak so carefully.

To be honest, this question is very rude, but this is not the past. Now the military strength of the Iris collar has surpassed Andres's territory, and the relationship between them is no longer the same as before. relationship.

It seems that Andres also realized this, otherwise he would not have taught Karen these words.

"So that's the case, this Luma King Ezil is really insidious and cunning. I remember that His Highness led troops to defeat him once before, but he didn't send out this heavy cavalry, which shows his depth. Only when His Highness is completely relieved, He will deliver the fatal blow." Ciel followed Karen's words and changed the subject by the way.

Karen seemed to have noticed this, and he continued: "My lord, His Highness is expanding his army to resist the attack of Luma's army, so His Highness sent me to Iris Collar to urge these spears."

"Karen, you know, I just sent troops to fight the tauren a while ago, and I suffered heavy losses. Later, I also expanded my troops by two thousand. And Earl Violet also asked me to buy spears, because there were also tauren in the Earl of Violet Monster." Xia Er said halfway, with a look of embarrassment on his face.

"Master Earl, but His Highness confirmed the deal with you first, and His Highness is not short of those gold coins. If Earl Violet gave it, His Highness can also give it." Karen said hastily.

"No, Mayor Karen, honesty is a noble virtue, and greed is the devil of hell. Of course I won't increase the price, but I want to change the trading method. Now the iris collar is in short supply of food and land, and Earl Violet and I His trade was the exchange of spears for grain.

I don't know if His Highness can exchange the gold coins for food. Now the blacksmith shop in the steel town is working hard to forge it. I believe that the forging of [-] spears will be completed in a few days. "

With a gentle smile on his face, Charles motioned for Karen to sit down.

If you exchange grain, four thousand spears are ready and can be traded at any time, but if you continue to use gold coins, there will be a shortage of spears, which is what Shire means.

The Aquinacos family is gradually weakening, and now Charles can naturally stand upright. He doesn't have to be handled like a dog in front of the old king like before. Now he is handling Andres.

"This! Earl, as you know, the food in Andres' fief is not rich." Mayor Karen said hesitantly, as if every sentence had been carefully considered.

"I have to ask His Highness Andres for instructions on this matter. Only His Highness can make this decision. I don't have this power."

Seeing that Charles gradually lost interest, Mayor Karen quickly changed his words and brought the topic back.

"Okay, when you come next time, I hope you can give me a definite reply. If His Highness decides to use grain, I will try my best to gather four thousand spears for His Highness. If the amount forged is not enough, Then I will start from my infantry regiment and give their spears to His Highness." Charles looked at Karen, expressing his generosity, anyway, if you exchange food for weapons, you must have as much as you want, and if you exchange gold coins, it still counts up.

"Okay, Lord Earl, I'll go back and report to Your Highness immediately." Mayor Karen stood up, saluted Shire, and strode out of the government affairs hall.

Looking at the bright sunshine in the sky, Karen felt as if he had passed away. It seemed that Earl of Shire did not lack spears, but he could start with Lady Kitty. Lady Kitty and Lady Finer are sisters. If Finer can be persuaded Madam, maybe there is no need for food, these days, food is much more expensive than gold coins.

Charles sat on the chair, watched Karen walk out of the government affairs hall, and began to think about the current situation.

Andres was not defeated by Luma King Ezizil's tricks, but because he had an elite heavy knight group in his hands. This heavy knight group put a lot of pressure on Andres. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so eager to ask for a spear from him.

Even if Andres was a good old man before and didn't develop military affairs, there must be dozens of armors and thousands of spears in the warehouse.

Thinking about it, Charles' thoughts gradually shifted from Andres to Kitty. He had been alone in Steel Town for almost a month recently, and now it was time to go back to Tulip City.

He missed Kitty a little bit, and now he had to put on a respectful look in front of Andres, and he wanted to vent on Kitty.

"Master, what shall we do next?"

"You provide good food, let the Iris infantry continue to train, and the serfs continue to open up wasteland. Everything is fine. The Aquinacos family is no longer what it used to be. Now the Iris leader has the right to refuse any unreasonable request. .”

"Yes, Lord Count."

(End of this chapter)