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Since it's an agricultural channel, it naturally contains a wealth of farming techniques and knowledge, including information on how to get rich.

In addition, the industrial channel also disseminated a significant portion of civilian handicraft techniques, which, while taking away the livelihoods of some, also showed more people the path to making a living.

As for whether the nobles and gentry above them would allow them to pass through this road, that was not Kazdel's problem, and that attracted most people to watch the channel's programs.

After all, those metaphysical things hold no appeal for someone who has no food in their stomach.

Therefore, the left-wing mentality on the internet is unacceptable... Even if the bowl is broken, there's still food to eat. If you smash someone's broken bowl but can't give them a new one, that's just nonsense.

"The water's being released!" Several burly men carrying wooden mallets walked along the village road, shouting as they went. The crowd that had been watching the strangers dispersed immediately, rushing back to get their tools. In the distance, workers from Xia's Seed Industry were unloading baskets of seedlings from a truck.

From the moment Kazdel occupied the south, he began to build water conservancy projects on a large scale. During that time, even the Fenshui Mountains were bombed and trembled. The amount of ammunition used for water conservancy projects was hundreds of times more than that used on the battlefield. Moreover, due to the cooperation agreement reached with Iberia, Xia's seawater desalination project also began to be built in several cities rebuilt in Iberia.

However, this snowmelt water cannot be poured directly into the fields because the temperature is too low, although the Covenant version of rice will not be killed.

However, a decline in production was unavoidable. So, the meltwater has been stored in the artificial pond at the edge of the village for some time.

After being exposed to the sun, some of the harmful bacteria and substances inside will die or settle out.

"Bang!" The sluice gate was opened, and a torrent of water rushed into the irrigation canal, spreading far and wide along the ditch. The water inlet of the paddy field was opened, and the soil that had been dried in the sun and cleared of gravel and large clods of earth was quickly submerged by water.

Next comes the transplanting stage, which is the most time-consuming part of rice cultivation under normal circumstances.

Unfortunately, now we don't have to see so many people in the fields with peeling backs from the sun and their feet covered in leeches and schistosomiasis.

The mechanical arms, already in place, slowly swept across the long, narrow fields. Strong men continuously placed rice seedlings from the baskets onto the conveyor belt. As the mechanical arms moved, like a magician's spell, with a gentle swipe, the empty fields were transformed into neat rows of green.

In just one afternoon, the once barren fields were transformed into lush green fields. However, compared to normal rice, these plants are much more difficult to care for.

The farmers clumsily mixed fertilizers word by word from books and manuals, and these rice plants needed to be fertilized immediately after being planted.

Otherwise, it will draw a lot of nutrients to grow its root system. According to the instruction manual for "Fig Bio-industry" that Xia Lin obtained, this thing can grow to two or three kilometers or more in barren soil as long as there is enough water.

This means that even if you can't fertilize in time, you can still plant rice, and the yield won't drop much. You can even go all year without looking at the field, just cut the rice when it turns yellow, and weeds and nothing else will grow.

One thing to note is that when you till the land the following year, you should find some massive, planet-terrain-level equipment to help with the tilling.

Otherwise, the dense root system remaining in the ground will ensure that you won't be able to turn the land upside down even with a tractor the following year.

Even if you dig it up, you'll find that the soil underneath is no different from the gray desert soil. All the nutrients have been squeezed out. This phenomenon is considered a moderate agricultural production accident. In Lao Xia's words, even if you don't get fired, the fine will be so severe that you'll never dare to be lazy again in your next life.

The fertilizer can be mixed directly at the pumping station and then poured down. This thing has extremely strong vitality. Its gene fragments come from the era of space discovery. It is the contribution of a giant plant that has almost hollowed out the entire crust of a planet.

Compared to those things with root systems so small they can run subways, reaching down to the hard mantle and covering the entire planet, almost drying up the oceans, these rice plants are just a tiny fraction of what's possible, incredibly weak.

That planet became an important plant research base and organic matter harvesting point for the Covenant. It was the only Covenant colony that was always locked onto by an Apollo arrow. If an uncontrollable disaster occurred, a burst of solar material would turn this giant plant and the entire planet into elementary particles.

The shockwave from a supernova explosion would sweep away all facilities and planets within the entire galaxy, ensuring that no biological samples or survivors could take anything out.

This type of rice is one of the few widely available achievements. The people of Terra have almost never seen this crop before. It's like they don't need to look at it all year round. Apart from irrigation, drainage, and sun exposure, and the need to pay special attention to fertilization, you don't need to go to the field to check on it. Just let it fill out and turn yellow before harvesting it.

Because it was so easy and effortless, rice spread at an astonishing rate in the south of Kazdel, and even the Iberians and Agorians were growing it extensively—even though the yield was average, it was really convenient!

The spread of rice brought about a different kind of cultural impact, a cultural infiltration more terrifying than any other form of cultural invasion: the infiltration of food culture, which almost single-handedly changed the Sarkaz people's eating habits.

Of the four basic necessities of life—food, clothing, shelter, and transportation—food comes first. Changes in diet mean changes in lifestyle, and changes in lifestyle mean changes in customs and traditions. This is far more terrifying than any other form of social change, and it is unstoppable.

Conversely, changes in diet also meant changes in crops and production activities, which profoundly altered the Sarkaz people's clothing, attire, architecture, and so on.

Because this thing isn't picky about seasons or weather, the traditional robes of the Sarkaz people are rarely seen nowadays because they're unsuitable for working in paddy fields. And because of the need to build granaries and various agricultural machinery, they dare not use mud to build their houses—otherwise, who would be responsible if the grain got damp?

In the past, there was no such problem as food not lasting overnight, and there weren't many irrigation canals and paddy fields, so the humidity wasn't as high.

This part is also a key focus of the filming, especially when the special delicacies for spring plowing, the harvest, and all the previous knowledge points are put together. There's no doubt that people will memorize them to death and watch them on the radio and television every day.

Of course, most people who need this knowledge can't afford televisions and radios. But that's alright; the Xia Group has purchased a considerable amount of land, and the exterior walls of its various branch buildings are all covered in television screens, used for advertising.

In fact, a large part of these things are packaged as advertisements. Unless these countries are prepared to break off relations with Lao Xia, and even if they do, it doesn't matter to them.

However, it doesn't matter much to those aristocratic families. If they completely break off relations and face a full-scale attack from the Xia Group, then their current allies will turn into cheering on bystanders. And if they suffer serious losses, they will swarm in and beat the dog when it's down.

It's the same principle: there's only one bullet in the gun, but who will be the first one to be shot and killed?

"How is this meat rice cake made? I've never seen it before when I came to Kazdel." This was said by an interviewer from Victoria.

Old Tiger isn't the type to sit idly by and wait for death. Since the gentlemen are prepared to cut him off, there's no need for him to fawn over them. Naturally, he'll cause them some trouble.

The capitalist's disadvantage is that he has no country, no ruler, and no father, but his advantage is also this three-nothing. As long as the profit is enough, no one can match his speed in selling out the country, and he has no psychological pressure. And if you are the buyer who pays him, that is a huge advantage.

So, what benefits did Kazdel give to the old, sick tiger?

The answer is that no benefits were given, but Victoria was prepared to give him even greater harm, wasn't she?

Potential gains are gains in the eyes of capitalists, and potential losses are also losses, which are part of opportunity cost. As long as Victoria does not change this policy, they will be disgusted.

"This is how Sarkaz traditional meat patties are made..." The old man was a little flustered. These people, who claimed to be important foreigners, and those machines, were beyond his comprehension. However, since the village head said to just focus on his craft, he didn't need to think too much about it.

"However, now that water wheat is being grown everywhere, we changed it to this."

Water wheat is rice, because there is no word for "rice" in Terra. Therefore, rice is simply a combination of the words wheat and water.

Grind the rice into rice flour sheets, layer them with minced meat, then layer rice flour sheets again, seal them with lard, roll them up, and steam them until cooked.

It wouldn't be considered particularly delicious, but it was packed with oil and carbohydrates, making it a great supplement for these strong laborers.

Although there's no need to plant rice seedlings in the ground, sending the seedlings in baskets onto the conveyor belt is still physically demanding work.

Not to mention the hundreds of kilograms of fertilizer in each bucket. Lacking automated mixing and blending equipment, it can only be mixed and blended manually, which is a laborious and time-consuming task. At this time, if you don't eat well, your body simply can't take it—well, it can't take it under the standards of the Kazdel Medical Department, which was established under the leadership of the Rhodes Island Medical Department.

In the past, would people even deserve to eat this if it wasn't harvest time when there wasn't a bumper harvest?

It would be best if strong laborers could be fed dry wheat porridge and dough balls. To ask for eggs, lard, and beef? Are you kidding me? Do you think you're some kind of city lord?

This is also the main reason why the craftsman felt awkward. In the past, he made these things for men, using the best ingredients and carefully seasoning them. Now, these things are even labeled as gourmet food. If his teacher saw them, he would probably be so ashamed that he would die of embarrassment.

Unfortunately, various departments are too lazy to care about these traditional delicacies. In any case, new crops will eventually give rise to new delicacies. These people haven't had many meals of oil and fat yet, so they naturally find them delicious. But in the long run, they will naturally become picky. Only then can these craftsmen reproduce the techniques of their ancestors.

[Star Alliance: I possess the galaxy, traverse the stars, and you want me to eat synthetic starch? You can't even afford a meal with a soul? I'll take your bird's nest!]

In the past: Who the hell eats wild vegetables when they're a poor beggar?!

Now: Who the hell eats greenhouse vegetables when they're so poor?! Some things aren't necessarily popular just because they're efficient or advanced. Efficiency and advancement are just a minimum requirement, not the whole story...

Of course, new research is also needed for new crops. Compared to the "meat rice cake" here, the middle-aged craftsman there is much calmer. He calmly cuts the dried rice noodle sheet in front of the camera, stir-fries it with smoked beef and onions, pours on his family's secret sauce, and a steaming plate of beef rice noodles is ready.

That's right, his specialty is sauce. It used to be used for pasta, but now it seems to only need a simple modification to be used for beef rice noodles. Unlike the old man next door, who seems to be at a crossroads of the times and doesn't know which way to go.

In addition, not all Sarkaz delicacies have disappeared. Thanks to the supply of dairy cows and various beef and mutton from the ranch, traditional Sarkaz grilled meats and cheese salads are also on display.

The food display was just the beginning. At dusk, women returning from the labor camp and strong men returning from the fields filled the threshing ground with their meals.

New Sarkaz customs were thus formed, as there was no one to cook because of the busy farming season and the fact that most women were working in labor camps.

So in the spring and autumn seasons, everyone would pool their money to hire a cook to set up a communal kitchen near the threshing ground.

Each family contributes their ingredients, which are then cooked together at one table. They squeeze together to eat, and after the meal, while it's still light, they chat and play cards. The young men, with their flirtatious glances, quickly disappear into the dimly lit corners.

Under the lens, the lies of genocide fabricated by the Victorian media were naturally debunked. This was not a staged shoot in one or two places, but rather a different scene every day, with the food also showing a diverse range of dishes depending on the region.

You can even see some Iberian and Agorian delicacies introduced through technological cooperation, such as Iberian paella and Agorian creamy seafood soup.

However, this also brought a side effect: the ordinary people of Victoria no longer believed that Kazdel was genocidal against the Sarkaz. They firmly believed that Kazdel was training demons and forming them into an army composed entirely of Sarkaz demon knights.

Because apart from the knight, no one believed they could eat cream... It's hard to tell whether Kal'tsit should laugh or cry. The effect was too good, and things backfired. Victoria's strategic deception was broken, but the truth was also distorted into strategic intimidation.

Chapter Seventeen: BBC Filter

Chapter 17

Over time, Kazdel has been able to produce an increasing variety of products. Originally, it primarily exported raw materials such as sugar and wheat flour, but later began manufacturing processed milk, honey, canned goods, refined ores, and Originium ingots. Now, however, Kazdel's exports of raw materials such as grains are declining significantly.

Instead, there are a large number of primary and some deep-processed agricultural products, such as various sauces, jams, desserts, puffed foods, biscuits and snacks, as well as things that require a certain level of industrial capacity, such as solid beverage powders. Among them, instant noodles have a relatively high level of technology in the food industry.

The technical sophistication lies not in the tortillas and sauces, but in the paper tube. The heat-resistant, waterproof, and non-toxic coating on it has left Colombian food manufacturers scratching their heads trying to figure out how it was made.

However, this did not prevent such food from quickly flowing out of the country and becoming Kazdel's main source of income. The doctor and his colleagues did not save money. Knowing that various trades would soon change from cash transactions to spot transactions—wartime controls, making it difficult to buy things with money—most of their money was used to purchase raw materials and various industrial products.

In a sense, this is a very friendly and ideal trade relationship that aligns with the interests of both parties.

However, this is contingent on both parties being and always being "rational actors," and rational actors in real economics do not exist for long in reality.

Many economic activities begin rationally and logically. However, when a certain event, such as a sell-off, begins, the driving force behind this economic behavior is no longer logic and rationality, but emotion. All attempts to explain it with logic and rationality will be proven wrong.

Similarly, in such international trade relations, logic and rationality do not dominate the entire process. After all, you cannot use logic to explain why they rely on imported goods and trade routes for their livelihood, yet they are hostile to and deliberately undermine the relationship with this pillar trading partner.

"We spent £20 on a so-called resistance force. And you're telling me they were wiped out by a militia?"

All the members of the Victorian Parliament looked grim; they were now on the line between reason and emotion.

In theory, Kazdel is their largest trading partner, with share-swapping agreements with Victoria's three major corporations. Furthermore, during the economic crisis, this trade route helped Victoria mitigate its losses. However, due to political traditions and certain nationalistic sentiments, they will still try to create obstacles for Kazdel.

After all, discrimination against demons is nothing new. In essence, neither the gentlemen nor the common people of Victoria believe that demons can be on equal footing with them, and any benefits they receive are seen as contributions that slaves and commoners should make, rather than favors.

Of course, this excludes traditional Sarkaz nobles, such as the Regent, since nobles and gentlemen also need to maintain the dignity and consistency of the entire noble class. But Kazdel no longer has nobles; it's just a country built by a group of shepherds, commoners, and slaves.

"Yes, wiped out by a bunch of militia, £20 down the drain!" The MP, funded by the old, ailing tiger, didn't hesitate to smear these increasingly powerful adversaries. "By the way, according to Kazdale's official account, they didn't even deploy professional guards. Frankly, if I took £20 and armed the slum ghettos, they could overturn Scotland Yard. At the very least, Scotland Yard's guards couldn't handle such an army, even if it was just a bunch of 'whitefish.'"

[White Fish: An insulting term used by poor white workers in Europe during the Industrial Revolution. It's even more offensive when arguing with foreigners ojpg...]

"If the enemy's militia are all of this quality, I suggest that the parliament's next agenda item should be how to surrender to our powerful neighbor and obtain a dignified end." The saying goes, "A sharp tongue is fun for a moment, but constant sharp tongues are even more fun," and a burst of light laughter immediately filled the hall.

No member of parliament believed that Kazdale was that powerful, which was both an arrogance and a confidence in Victoria's prosperity and strength, combined with the shady dealings that everyone knew about.

"Did Fernando turn 200,000 pounds into 200 pounds? Did he remove a 'thousand'?"

(There is no word "ten thousand" here; 20 is 200.) The members of parliament began to whisper among themselves, while the old gentleman standing on the questioning platform grew increasingly gloomy.

To be fair, he did take the money. When the £200,000 allocation was distributed, at least £50,000 was received. After it reached Kazdel, at least £10,000 was still received, enough for them to arm thousands of people.

The reality is that the old gentleman clearly underestimated the appetite of his subordinates, especially the frontline agents, particularly those intelligence personnel in Kazdel. They were acutely aware of the state of the country and the threats it posed, but their superiors and their superiors' bosses simply ignored it due to various political and partisan considerations.

So now that several thousand pounds have passed through their hands and gone down the drain, these agents, who already knew it was all in vain, will naturally choose to deduct ninety percent of it.

So when the money reached the hands of the so-called "resistance army" who were eagerly waiting, it was only enough to buy some basic weapons and armor, or to disband on the spot and go home for a few full meals.

Of course, that alone is not the problem. These forces, composed of people who are either blindly loyal or unwilling to accept their plummeting status, are inherently divided, and it is common for them to sabotage each other.

Of course, their past experience in military command prevented them from rashly attacking a major city. Instead, they chose an ordinary rural village with no nearby towns to support them as their target.

Then, when these "resistance troops" stormed into the village, they did not see the timid and cowardly slaves they had imagined, but rather dozens of burly men carrying steel tools, forming a very familiar square formation.

Women and children were quickly organized according to the production plan, and were responsible for delivering stones and crossbow bolts to the snipers standing on the rooftops. They also used tools such as door panels to build roadblocks and fortifications, and quickly completed the construction of fortifications, refuge, and formation in a single operation within the time it took for the enemy to appear and enter the village.

When these guerrillas, flying the banner of resistance, stormed in, the enemy was even conducting pre-battle mobilization.

The consequences of a ragtag group directly confronting a militia force that is well-fortified, densely packed, and supported by long-range fire from high ground are obvious.