Reclaiming Wasteland: Carefree Mountain Farmer

Chapter 256 Epic Natural Disaster

In February of the 13th year of the reign of Emperor Wu of the North Pole, he returned to Luoyang with a group of beautiful women.

Perhaps feeling that it had been a long time since he had seen his family, he accompanied them to the Vientiane Shrine to worship Buddha.

Emperors are not required to kneel before Buddha statues. Standing to the side, Beijiwu looked at the buttocks of the woman kneeling in front of him.

Li Hong, who has given birth to three children, has a large buttocks typical of women who have given birth naturally, and she never really felt anything special about it. But today, she suddenly felt that this woman's buttocks had gotten even bigger.

Beijiwu glanced at the others and quickly noticed that the women around him, who were almost thirty, were becoming more and more charming!

Older people tend to like children and young girls, but Beiji Wu is still young and prefers mature women.

Around 25 years old is the best age, but if you take good care of yourself, you can be in your 30s.

Beijiwu said to the children who were following him in praying to Buddha, "That's enough for today. Go back and play now."

"Yes, Father!" The boy and girl, who were in their teens, answered respectfully, then lined up and led their younger siblings away.

The number of women in Arctic Martial Arts has long exceeded double digits.

How could a young monarch with exceptional physical strength, who possessed tens of millions of square kilometers of territory, had countless followers, and had fought countless battles in the north and south, and had a harem of over 100,000 beauties, possibly lack women?

The palace has been downsized many times over; there are no more countries to conquer, nor are there any new princesses or empresses to replace it.

The population was 200,000, including over 100,000 beautiful women, the rest of whom were noblewomen skilled in painting and art, as well as a large number of foreign children.

Today, the palace is like a school, attracting male and female students from various countries.

For the sake of the emperor's bloodline, eunuchs must be used when necessary.

After his children left, Beijiwu quickly became intimate with his woman in front of Buddha, eunuchs, and palace maids.

Li Hong was satisfied. Just as Xiulan, Xianglan, Li Bing, and others nearby were about to line up to receive the holy water, a palace maid suddenly walked in from outside.

"Your Majesty! A letter has arrived from Goryeo. A volcanic eruption has occurred in Fusang, causing countless deaths and injuries. The local nobles wish to seek refuge in Shannong!"

Bei Jiwu stood up, and a nearby palace maid offered to drape a coat over his shoulders.

"I'll go back and check the information and study it. You can go down first."

Beiji Wu casually waved his hand, letting the palace maids come over to help him clean up and get dressed so he wouldn't catch a cold.

"Yes, Master!" Li Hong bowed and took her leave with the help of her sisters.

Beijiwu returned to Guanyin Hall and played with several beautiful women again.

Consort Wan and Consort Liao served Beiji Wu Kaixin.

On both sides, there were also many female officials and concubines serving Beiji Wu.

Consort Wan's mother, the lady-in-waiting Cui Qing, asked softly, "Your Majesty, are you no longer going to deal with the matter of Fusang?"

Beijiwu looked completely unconcerned.

"It's the New Year, it's so much better to relax. The territory of Shan Nong Kingdom is too big now, I'll be too busy to manage everything."

"Besides, they're not from the Mountain Farming Kingdom. They're from Goryeo and Fusang. It's already good enough that I haven't attacked them."

"The tradition of the mountain farmers is to prioritize their own people. The Guihua tribe in eastern Liaoning is all our own people. Outsiders speak their own language and have their own kings. I don't need to pity them."

Beijiwu's words were met with nods of agreement from the women in the vicinity.

Yelü Poluo said, "Master is right. We should just be happy ourselves. Those barbarians should mind their own business."

Beijiwu was enjoying life with several beautiful women in his arms, laughing heartily.

Now there are no enemies outside, and everything is peaceful inside. Technology has also advanced to the era of electric lights.

With a daily transport capacity of 500 kilometers, it would be enough to dominate the entire Eurasian continent.

The speed of the steam engine could be increased, but Beijiwu no longer participates in the discussion and leaves it to his subordinates to handle.

It doesn't matter if the speed increase is slow. A speed of 500 kilometers per day is already comparable to that of a carrier pigeon. The important thing is that it can transport troops, artillery, and food.

In an emergency, it can reach Jiangxia, Tongzhou, Yangzhou, Xuzhou, Chang'an and other places within a day.

The development of railways created numerous jobs and strengthened control over the Western Regions province.

From Luoyang to Chang'an, from Chang'an to the Western Regions, from the Western Regions to the granary of the East European Plain, and then to Spain.

The entire journey covers more than 10,000 kilometers, and the one-way trip takes twenty days, which is just right for Arctic forces that control the entire Eurasian continent.

However, the railway has only been built to Dunhuang in the western region, and it will take at least ten or twenty years before the Eurasian railway is opened.

There is no shortage of labor anymore; even children as young as twelve or thirteen can work in the fields, picking crops or as apprentices.

Arctic militants are in no hurry to develop technology, since other countries have already failed to do so.

School education and economic distribution are the key concerns for Arctic military forces.

It is far better to guide children over ten years old to engage in agricultural harvesting and planting work than to send them to their deaths in factories.

Morality that is outdated is a poison. Arctic Wu considers that each family has more than ten children. Parents at home will not value each child so much. Going out to earn money is a must.

Although agricultural work is hard, at least you're not likely to die. As long as you work with the production team every day, you can be guaranteed three meals a day.

Moreover, their working hours are fixed, and they provide their own accommodation and wages.

Serving King Wu is a hundred times better than serving capitalists. At least King Wu of the North Pole considers these children as his own, instead of pushing them onto businessmen and entrepreneurs.

Adults worked on railways and highways, while children who weren't strong enough picked vegetables and fruits. Only by earning money could they live a good life.

In ancient families, the most common treatment for children who didn't earn money was frequent beatings.

The Arctic Army's life plan for these children was to first spend a few years training in the fields, during which time they would receive basic agricultural and industrial training, and then be arranged to go to the colony to get married and have children after they turned sixteen or seventeen.

The women are not taken care of; the main concern is that men need to go out and procreate to occupy their ecological niche.

Therefore, it is very important to eat well and take good care of one's health. The wages are very generous, and the Arctic Army will definitely provide for their future ship tickets, train tickets, and settlement allowances. They will not be allowed to work to earn their own travel expenses to immigrate abroad.

Prioritizing the well-being of one's own people results in neglecting the well-being of outsiders.

Global populations are declining due to climate disasters and wars.

Countries like Japan and some Western countries have been annexing land and constantly generating more taxes for their people, so the birth rate simply cannot be increased.

After having a great time playing with Arctic weapons, he would work from his bed.

Cui Qing was responsible for writing documents for Arctic Martial Arts.

She writes Chinese characters quite well, and has been writing for others for years.

Beiji Wu only opposed the interference of the harem in politics, which affected his decision-making; he did not object to palace maids and servants helping with chores.

Being a tool is fine.

“We definitely want to help them since they've been affected by the disaster, but they need a port.”

“Kyushu Island, the closest island to us, has a population of only a few hundred thousand. I bought it from the Emperor to use as our port.”

Arctic military needs to solve the first island chain problem, and purchasing land from Japan is far more appropriate than direct occupation.

Of course, if they disagree, Arctic Martial Arts wouldn't mind attacking them.

It was called a purchase, but in reality it was coercion. The Western Expeditionary Army had been abroad for so many years, demonstrating the violence of the Wu Dynasty to the extreme.

While pondering how to translate Beijiwu's words into an official document, Cui Qing asked, "Is that place worth buying?"

Beiji Wu lay on the bed, embracing the concubines he had captured from Xixia. After nearly ten years of discipline, these women had adapted to the rules of the palace and were working hard to serve Beiji Wu in order to live a better life.

"Kyushu is one of the most volcanically active regions in Japan, frequently erupting and causing severe natural disasters such as pyroclastic flows, tsunamis, and famines. Moreover, like most of Japan, it is prone to earthquakes, and one can easily get caught in the crossfire if one is not careful."

“Places with a population of only two or three hundred thousand are usually not good places.”

"However, that is the barrier that Japan faces towards us, and it is also the first island chain that we control in the East China Sea."

"Over the years, Silla, Goryeo, and the Munjo people who refused to submit to me have all settled here, forming a diverse culture. At the same time, they are at the forefront of trade and cultural exchange with us, making it cheaper to govern them."

"As powerful clans in the border regions, the Kyushu lords frequently opposed the imperial court and rebelled many times. The imperial court, which was under the control of the Fujiwara clan, had very weak control over the area."

"Those powerful clans only number a little over ten thousand, and they use ordinary weapons like Japanese swords. Now that the volcano has erupted, they can mobilize even fewer troops."

Arctic Wu was thinking about the good thing of buying land, and also considered that if all else failed, he would just fight directly, because a short pain is worse than a long one.

However, Beijiwu never considered that this world was not his world, and that the history of the world was not suitable for this matter.

With the eruption of the volcanic archipelago, the sky over Fusang turned into a black, demonic sea. A divine pillar, resembling the legendary Mount Buzhou, appeared above the crater between the sky and the earth.

Volcanic ash and aerosols block out sunlight, turning daytime into dusk with visibility less than 100 meters.

Korea, near Fusang, as well as coastal areas and central and southern regions, were severely affected!

On the second day, the people did not see the sun for a long time, and it was as dark as night.

The eunuch in charge of compiling intelligence walked in and knelt down.

"Your Majesty, the Fusang volcano is raging, with constant earthquakes and tsunamis, black smoke filling the sky and towering waves!"

Arctic Martial quickly realized the seriousness of the problem. The disaster that could turn Luoyang into a black sun was definitely not an ordinary disaster, nor was it just a volcanic eruption.

Temperatures dropped, crops failed, volcanic ash covered the land, and industry stagnated due to a lack of raw materials.

Moreover, the world rotates from west to east, so it's impossible for a volcano in Fusang to plunge Luoyang into darkness. There must have been other volcanoes that erupted at the same time!
"Immediately order every household to store a year's worth of grain in an orderly manner. The whole country must save grain and not waste it. Each person must limit their purchases. Grain brewing must be suspended. There will be climate disasters in the next three years, and grain production will definitely decline. Each province must store enough grain to last two years! Violators will be executed!"

"Summon the governors of all provinces immediately! All production team leaders and hereditary lords must come to a meeting at once!"

Bei Jiwu looked at Cui Qing, "Withdraw yesterday's official document! All food should be prioritized for our own consumption!"

"Notify the civil officials in the west to stockpile grain for earthquake relief, develop marine fisheries, and catch big fish and release small fish."

"Temporarily suspend the great sea voyages and focus on coastal trade!"

"This year, the Son Nong and Kui Nong provinces have switched to growing millet! The Hoang Wai province is also planting short-term, cold-resistant crops such as millet and potatoes!"

"Encourage people in all provinces to make fermented foods such as pickled vegetables and soybean paste."

Beijiwu quickly listed many ways to combat the epic natural disaster, and then added, "Go to the study! Order everyone in the palace to save food and switch to a collective, communal system of eating from the same pot!"

Beijiwu strode towards the Shenwu Palace, where he worked, and began listing out solutions one by one.

The Shanxi Agricultural Daily canceled its entertainment section and devoted six pages to describing the severity of this epic disaster, urging everyone to follow the rules, conserve food, stockpile winter supplies, and collectively produce various long-term preserved kimchi and bean paste.

A century of natural disasters and periods of climate fluctuation have yet to end.

(End of this chapter)