Chapter 599 Agricultural Reform

The memory in her mind seemed to be full of holes. She only remembered that she was assisting Master Khadgar in managing the laboratory in Elson City, but she didn't know what project she was working on, when she came here, or what happened to her.

Seeing her like this, the first thing Akasha did was to find out if the other nine mages had a similar situation in her consciousness, but the information she got from the feedback made her feel relieved. It is estimated that the distance is relatively far, and the other high elf mages have not been affected. The impact is still the same as before. As for Sylvia, who was in an unstable state, she immediately made a decision in her heart and said, "Elson City was attacked before, and I am the rescue team."

"When is Elson's turn to be rescued by humans?"

Sylvia had a disdainful expression on her face, but Akasha cooperated and said, "I'm a human...a mage who can use spells."

When she was studying High Elf, she inevitably learned some customs and discourse habits through reading, so when she wanted to say that she was a "priest", she changed her words in time. At that time, human beings did not have religion, and there was no such thing as a "priest".

As if to prove her identity, Akasha raised her hand and directly released the "hypnotism". This spell is almost ineffective for prepared mages. When Sylvia realized Akasha's intentions, she was also ready to resist, but However, her spellcasting could not be successful at all, and there was an irresistible obedience in her heart, as if there was a voice in her head telling her to stand still and accept the spell...

So Sylvia rolled her eyes without any suspense, and fell asleep on the spot.

The crooked body was rushed up by Akasha to support her, and cold sweat was streaming down her forehead at this time, but the little priest didn't bother to wipe and gently put Sylvia on the ground, and she released the "hypnosis" again. "Spell" to ensure that the other party fell into a deep sleep, then turned around and rushed out of the laboratory, and ran towards the Pasha'er Tower where Camilla was...

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"Master Prime Minister, what do you mean... there is a problem with the way Efta cultivates the land?"

The Duke's Palace in Houlier City has lasted for three days. From the earliest strategic direction to the detailed rules of the agricultural reform that are now being prepared, the lords feel that the new things they have learned in these two days are more important than the new ones. The previous ten years added up to more.

"There are indeed problems with the two-plot system, and the problems are not small."

Rody took out a piece of parchment, pointed to the illustration on it, and explained: "The two-field system is to cultivate one field and leave the other idle. The two fields are cultivated in turn, right? In fact, this is a very stupid way."

To be honest, he hadn't carefully studied the technical level of Karen Kingdom's agriculture before,

But now after a systematic investigation, I found that these people starve to death every year. It can't be all because of bad rain or not working hard enough. At present, the primitive two-field system of farming in the Middle Ages is really behind by nearly a thousand years. You must know that the Chinese people have their own "vegetable-growing talent" and it is not casual. When the two-field system became popular in Europe, it disappeared after the Spring and Autumn Period in China. As for the later farming methods and the application of fertilizers, they are really better than a group of Europeans.

Although Luo Di is not a student majoring in agriculture, he spent time in the countryside when he was a child. Deep plowing and intensive fertilization, as long as it is a reliable land, where is it possible to rely on "fallow" to restore nutrients...

"The land has no nutrients. We can fertilize and cultivate other crops to supplement it. It is a waste to do nothing for a year. But in fact, all the farmland in Efta has been in this mode until now. As a result, we can’t even be self-sufficient in bad years.”

This theory made the lords dumbfounded. After all, the nobles who can enter the cabinet are not idiots. After all, they know the most basic farming methods in the territory. But because of this, they can't understand why Roddy believes that the "two-field system" is stupid. I don't even know what he means by "fertilization". After all, in this era when everyone defecated everywhere, no one even realized the importance of excrement to the land. Farmers in Chinese history wanted to use all the excrement they could collect. Who would throw it away and waste it?

This is actually the limitation of the times.

As long as you have received compulsory education, you will understand the effects of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium on plants in the field. This basic principle cannot be explained by the general term "land nutrients". Roddy, who has gone to college, can be considered an intellectual anyway, even if he hasn't taken the exam for many years, he still remembers these things. So before he came here for the meeting, he had already implemented a series of measures in Elson City, opened up an "experimental field" for comparison, and came up with a reliable answer: "The new farming method I promoted has already been established in Elson City." It has been verified. By comparison, it can obtain at least 70% more grain than the two-field system, and at the same time, there is no need to waste a lot of land by fallow. The new farming method will also be different, and it needs to be mixed when planting wheat Other crops, using this method to balance soil nutrition is the result of comparisons of many groups of experiments, which is true, effective and credible."

The lords were skeptical, but they also had expectations in their hearts. After all, Roddy has never been an aimless person. He has always kept his promises, and so far he can score full marks in terms of credibility.

"Of course, these things will be in charge of the newly established 'Ministry of Agriculture' in the future, and the lords only need to be responsible for the implementation. At the same time, the 'Ministry of Agriculture' will recruit some wood elves as consultants in the future, and their spells will be the future Ivor The key to guaranteeing the food production of the Tower, so we must maintain due respect for them, do you understand?"

These words made the lords stupid. They obviously don't know the promotion effect of wood elves such as "druids" and "forest guards" on agriculture, but it is clear that Rody has already made plans. There must be many similar characters in the wood elf village. After using all kinds of methods, Rody still doesn't believe that he can't find wood elves who are willing to come out to help.

Let’s not think about the yield of 3,000 catties per mu for the time being, if the output can be doubled, it is not a waste of work.

"Okay, let's talk about the agricultural issues first, and I will talk about the planning of the 'railway system' later."

Roddy continued to throw out a concept that made the lord and even Sally dizzy. Today, when horse-drawn carriages are the only means of transportation on land, there are only a handful of "roads" that can have hard roads in the entire Karen Kingdom. "Road system" I don't know if I can put together a decent network, let alone a "railway system".

Even Sally hadn't seen the appearance of a transport ship, so she was very interested in what Rody said at this time. She pointed to the blueprint that Rody drew out later, and stretched out her hand: "This is what you said about the 'transportation ship'." Ship'? Eh? Isn't this parchment?"