The Battle of Princes Worldwide Online

Chapter 72 Grain Harvest
Along the Chengnan River, Lucheng inspected the harvest of sweet potatoes and rice accompanied by Liu Qi and others.

It was already mid-August, and the dog days were the hottest time of the year.

In a large expanse of fields, the summer wind brings the fragrance of the soil, blowing the golden ears of rice in the paddy fields, and the residents are dotted in it, working hard.

But from time to time, there are cheers from some half-children, but they are busy catching fish in this rice field.

A peaceful harvest scene.

On the bank of the river, Lucheng sat on a wooden chair, the summer wind was sweltering, and only on the bank of the river could he feel a bit of coolness.

Beside him, Zhang Penghe, Fazheng, and Liu Qi were standing.

The harvest of rice and sweet potatoes was the biggest event in Wuyang City during this period of time, and its significance was no less than the establishment of the Wolf Cavalry.

This is not only for Wuyang City, the arrival of the harvest season is also a milestone for the entire continent.

This means that the ability of each territory to absorb refugees has greatly increased, and there is no need to buy them from the trading market all the time.

The phenomenon of refugees starving to death also gradually decreased from this time.

The population has entered a relatively stable period.

But this period will not be too long. When the major forces really start to see their bayonets, the population will decrease rapidly again, but this time, death from the flames of war will be the main cause.

Seeing that the residents were almost ready, Lucheng nodded to Liu Qi beside him, saying that it was time to harvest.

Although Wuyang City has already divided the fields, it still adopts centralized harvesting, which is also conducive to better statistics of harvests and tax collection.

After receiving the order, Liu Qi quickly went down to make arrangements after saluting.

After a while, I heard a high-pitched "harvesting" sound from a distance, and following this order, these thousands of residents picked up sickles and harvested quickly.

Sections of rice were neatly cut down, and then someone tied them together and made them into piles.

There is a clear division of labor, each performing its duties.

But the scene where thousands of people harvested was still very spectacular. Lu Cheng sat on a chair and watched from a distance, and was also shaken by the scene in front of him.

Not only Lucheng, but also Fazheng and Zhang Penghe on the side.

This scene was so shocking, even though they were far away, Lucheng could still feel their joy.

This is a heartfelt joy. From now on, these residents will own their own property for the first time.

For Lucheng, this also means that they have to start thinking about the commercial issues of Wuyang City.

Once there is something in hand, there is a demand for exchange, which is inevitable.

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After staying here all afternoon, Lucheng got up and returned, but the whole harvesting process lasted for three full days.

Three days later, Lucheng listened to Liu Qi's report in the Lord's Mansion.

"My lord, this time we harvested a total of 300 tons of sweet potatoes, with a yield of [-] kilograms per mu. After shelling the rice, we harvested a total of [-] tons, with a yield of [-] kilograms per mu. What a bountiful harvest!"

Although Liu Qi has repeatedly confirmed this data, it is still a little unbelievable at this time, so that his voice trembles a little.

Seeing Liu Qi's appearance, Lucheng also laughed in his heart. For this number, Lucheng was prepared in his heart.

Although there is only one building in Wuyang City that can increase food production, the Temple of Earth, but if the increase brought by Zhang Penghe and himself is added, it will reach as much as 20.00%. It is normal to have this kind of production per mu.

In fact, this kind of yield per mu will only belong to a lower level in later generations.

But there are no such big killers as chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and hybrid rice. It is a miracle that it can reach this level.

But these are the total harvest, Lucheng is more concerned about the number of official food.

At this time, he asked: "How much is the official food?"

Hearing Lucheng's inquiry, Liu Qi also woke up from the excitement at the beginning, and replied: "Master, this time the official food harvested a total of 30.00 tons of sweet potatoes and [-] tons of rice. It is the output of official land, and only [-]% of it is expropriated.”

"Well, that number is quite a lot." After getting the answer, Lucheng was also a little emotional.

If calculated based on the price of the trading market, 66 tons of sweet potatoes are worth 65 points of luck, and 130 tons of rice are worth [-] points of luck. The total is [-] points of luck.

But this price cannot be calculated in this way, because the trading market only sells but not buys, and these grains cannot be sold to the trading market.

If you want to sell it, you can only sell it to those caravans. According to the experience of the previous life, the purchase price of these caravans is far lower than the price in the trading market.

One ton of sweet potatoes can only be sold for two silver coins, which is [-] luck points, which is fifteen times less than the market price of [-] points. For rice, it is five silver coins, which is [-] luck points. The value is also ten times lower than the [-] points in the trading market.

Such a huge disparity also caused the grain and grass in the trading market to be unsalable for a while.

No one is a fool, and no one will go to the trading market to buy such a huge price difference.

And this bumper harvest has fundamentally solved the food problem in Wuyang City, even to the point of being inexhaustible.

You know, Wuyang City has already divided the fields, and the residents have no shortage of food, which also means that Wuyang City no longer needs to support them.

Now the only thing that needs to be raised is the army, wolves, and military dogs, and of course the livestock in the farm.

After removing these, there is still a lot of surplus with so much grain.

Lucheng once calculated that the food consumption of 1 people a year is at most about 2 tons. That is to say, Wuyang City can now recruit another [-] people or even more.

This is definitely a big leap. When the population increases in the future, more and more fields will be reclaimed. This is a virtuous circle.

But the premise is that you will not be attacked, the fertile land will not be destroyed, and the labor force will not be killed on a large scale.

But Lucheng knows that this is impossible, this is a truly chaotic world, and it is not so easy to develop stably.

He was a little bit emotional, but thinking about the matters after the harvest, Lucheng continued: "The grain is harvested, but the selection of seeds is also very important. The Department of Agriculture must pay attention to this matter."

"Don't worry, my lord, the people at the seed are already working on it, and there will never be any problems." Liu Qi also replied after hearing that.

"That's good." Lucheng was relieved when he heard the words, and after signaling Liu Qi to leave, Lucheng also began to calculate his own family fortune, and at the same time fell out of the system and began to check the attributes of Wuyang City.

Now that the food and grass are plentiful and the wolves are riding well, the use of foreign troops is about to begin.

(End of this chapter)