Dark Fairy Tale: Tyrant, Conquer Cinderella at the Beginning

Potential dangers are like rocks at the bottom of the water. Unless the tide recedes, no one will notice them.

Richard naturally didn't know that several lords in the surrounding areas had united to attack the Long Eagle Territory.

Of course, even if he knew, he wouldn't care.

The wheel of history rolls forward, and all those who attempt to stand in the way will eventually be crushed by the giant wheel!

Richard only needs to develop.

During this period of time, he has conducted several trades with the caravan and obtained a lot of slaves.

Now the population of the territory has reached 12,000.

With the increase in population, the land is also being reclaimed. During this period of time, Richard has never slacked off in this regard.

At this time, he rushed directly to the place where the land was being reclaimed, intending to see the situation on the scene.

"Captain, there are not enough ox carts over there. The speed of clearing will affect the progress of land reclamation!"

Someone in the wasteland reported

"Arrange another oxcart to go over immediately, and you should go around those vines and branches that are occupying the land first!"

After the captain finished speaking, he immediately cursed in a low voice:

"Damn, why is the training of cattle in the livestock shed so slow?"

Just after he finished complaining, he saw Richard standing beside him. He was immediately scared and sweated all over. He quickly knelt down and saluted:

"Lord!"

Richard waved his hand:

"What? Not enough ox carts? Didn’t we use all the mules that the caravan sent last time?"

The man said, sweating profusely:

"Yes, they are used, but mules are mainly used in iron mines. Even in salt mines, ox carts and donkey carts are still used!"

Richard nodded immediately:

"Food is the first necessity of the people, and food is the foundation of everything. We must pay attention to this aspect as well! However, the iron mine is also complaining that there are not enough mules, so I can't transfer them over."

Richard thought for a moment, then pondered:

"How about this, have someone cut all these vines and branches into about one meter long pieces, spread them on the cleared wasteland, and then burn them as fertilizer.

In addition, I will continue to buy mules to try to meet production needs in the later stage.

After all, there is more arable land, and mules must keep up with production! We can use this method now, and we will need them for plowing and sowing in the future!

You can just tell Ali these words, so that he won’t come back to bother me again!"

The man lowered his head and said:

"Yes! Lord!"

Burn the land directly and then sow seeds. This is the slash-and-burn method of our ancestors.

This method has long existed in the East.

In the Yangshao culture area of the Yellow River Basin, from 5,000 to 3,000 BC, there were two main methods of growing millet and sorghum.

One was slash-and-burn farming, and the other was land rotation.

From 1260 BC to 1100 BC, in the late Shang Dynasty, that is, the Neolithic Age, slash-and-burn farming began to be used to grow rice.

By the Warring States Period, slash-and-burn farming was widely used to grow all crops.

But strictly speaking, slash-and-burn farming is not a traditional method. The method is not completely consistent with Richard's.

Slash-and-burn farming is a very backward way of farming, but now Richard's territory has used plows and harrows.

This is completely different.

In terms of fire, Richard used the principle of fire, but it is also different from the historical methods and concepts.

The slash-and-burn farming in history did not have fixed farmland, and it was a form of migration farming.

At that time, there were few people, and there were wilderness and forests everywhere, so naturally people were more casual.

They had no concept of fertilization, they only knew that the land needed to rest, and the purpose of lighting a fire was simply to make the land soft and clear the weeds at the beginning.

They would first peel the bark of the target trees in advance, and then wait for the trees to die, and then burn the trees and cultivate the land.

To Richard, this was a complete waste.

It was impossible to adopt it completely. The times are advancing, and we can't just copy the old things.

What's more, for him, wood ash is a fertilizer incidentally, and the truly better long-term fertilizer is manure.

The more people there are, the more manure there is. The more manure there is, the more land can be irrigated. More land can support more people, and the more manure there is.

It can be regarded as a perfect cycle.

The direction in which Richard reclaims land is generally where there are more bushes, and there will be leaves in the middle of the fields. If there are trees beside the roads, Richard will let them keep them. If not, he will also have people plant some.

Although some crops on the ground will lose the sunlight all day, the benefits brought by environmental protection are more long-lasting.

Richard, as a veteran, is very clear about this.

And as long as it is not blocked all day, even half a day, the photosynthesis is enough for the crops.

Richard did not let them destroy the forest wantonly. They only use a small part of the land outside the forest.

At this time, Richard saw Ali coming over.

"How is it? Is everything going well? Richard asked casually.

Ali saluted and smiled:

"Very smooth! After your proposal was given, the problem of the vine note was also solved. Now it is only a matter of time before more land is reclaimed."

Richard nodded and asked again:

"Have you planted all the cotton yet?"

Ali nodded.

"It has been planted, but we only have 10,000 acres of newly reclaimed land, so there are still some cotton seeds left, and we should be able to plant more than 1,000 acres."

Richard thought for a while and said:

"If we can clear this thousand-plus acres of land within a week, we should plant it right away. If we delay too long, the growth conditions on both sides will be inconsistent, increasing the difficulty of management."

"Don't worry, three days should be enough, and all should be planted within a week!" Ali replied.

"That's good!"Richard still believed in Ali's management ability.

Plant cotton, and if nothing goes wrong, he will be able to wear cotton clothes next year.

The two walked forward along the stone road in the field, and Richard suddenly pointed to the hill not far away and said:

"I'll clean up that mountain later."

"What do you mean? Are you going to grow something on the mountain?"

Ali didn't quite understand, but he always felt that it would be difficult to harvest crops if they were grown on the mountain.

Richard pointed to the other side and said:

"There are many fruit trees in the forest over there, mostly apple trees, so you can move some of them here. Also, there should be quite a few pomegranate trees in the bushes that I mentioned earlier. Did you not burn them when you reclaimed the wasteland?"

Ali immediately shook his head and said,

"No! They have all been transplanted to a cool place by the river according to your previous instructions.

Richard nodded:

"This kind of fruit tree can be propagated by cuttings. When the time comes, we can plant some branches in the shaded areas on the mountain."

After thinking for a while, he said:

"There are pear trees in some higher places deep in the forest, and they will be planted on the mountain when the time comes."

Thinking of this, he felt a little regretful. In this era, many fruit trees from the East have not been introduced, such as apricot trees and peach trees. I heard that there are plum trees in the Holy See, but they are too far away.

If there is a chance in the future, I can find a way to let the caravan buy some seeds and cultivate them slowly.

With the ability of the unicorn, it shouldn't take too long for the fruit to bear.

But if it is just for a few fruits, there is no need to set up a caravan.

Fruits only improve the quality of life. Large-scale planting can increase a lot of production, which is also a kind of gain.

But Richard just mentioned it casually. The most important thing at present is It is still a food crop.

When soybeans are ripe, they can be made into tofu, soy milk, and bean curd sheets. Bean curd sheets can also be transported and sold as commodities over long distances, which is a good thing.

Soybeans can also be made into soy sauce, and then the food in the territory will become more delicious.

Even its rhizomes and leaves can be used as feed for cattle and horses.

After extracting soybean oil, the remaining oil cakes are high-quality feed and can supplement the protein of livestock.

If glycerin can be extracted from soybean oil, it can not only improve the quality of papermaking, but most importantly, it is also one of the components of gunpowder.

It’s just that it’s hard to say whether it will succeed, so we can only try it when the time comes.

"Lord, a new slave just said that he used to be a beekeeper."Ali suddenly said,"Do you think this person is useful?" Richard turned his head and suddenly smiled. The more than 10,000 acres of cotton he planted would be the perfect source of nectar when it bloomed.

So he said directly:

"Let the craftsmen cooperate with him. Whatever tools he needs, make them for him. Not only for beekeeping, but also for large quantities. The more the better! If there are not enough people, arrange for people to learn from him!"

And if we can start training bees now, by then, we should have a certain scale.

There are flowers everywhere in the forest, and during this period of time, the bees will not starve to death.

The most important thing is that we can eat honey in the future!

……

Dinner���Afterwards, Richard gathered all the residents of the territory.

Even slaves who were 45 kilometers away were called back.

When Richard appeared on the high platform, everyone bowed down:

"Greetings, Lord!"

Richard pressed his hands together to silence the crowd.

Then, his voice floated over the square. (To read the most exciting novels, go to Faloo Novel Network!)

"Ladies and Gentlemen, I want to announce something to you. Today, the population of our territory has exceeded 10,000, reaching 12,000.

Our militia is already struggling to manage so many people.

Since we are short of manpower, we naturally need to expand.

So I now announce that the second round of conscription will begin now!"

Everyone was immediately excited when they heard this.

"Great! Recruiting has finally started again!"

"I sign up! I want to be a soldier!"

Everyone was very enthusiastic.

Richard signaled everyone to be quiet again, and then continued:

"This time, the conscription is conducted at a ratio of ten to one. For a population of twelve thousand, we need twelve hundred militiamen!

Since we currently have only four hundred and seventy-three militiamen, our conscription quota this time will be seven hundred.

In other words, seven hundred and twenty-seven warriors will be born among you!"

Hearing this, everyone's faces flushed with excitement.

Richard continued:

"｀.However, not everyone has a chance!"[]

As soon as these words came out, everyone calmed down and listened carefully to Richard's words, hoping that they would not be eliminated before the competition even started.

"In this conscription, in addition to the people, slaves also have the opportunity to become warriors of my Long Eagle Territory! But prisoners of war are excluded!"

Everyone had long discovered that there seemed to be no pirate prisoners whose thumbs were cut off before. When they heard this, they immediately confirmed their guess.

Not to mention that those people had attacked the territory and even killed some people and soldiers. Many soldiers and people despised and hated them.

Not to mention that they were missing a thumb and couldn't even hold a sword.

When working in the mine, their efficiency was not as good as other slaves.

"I'm going to give you a shot of prevention first! There are a total of 12,000 people in the territory, and one out of ten people will be eliminated, which means that most of you will be eliminated.

But you don't have to worry, as long as you have more children, if you can't be selected, your son will definitely be selected in the future!

As for why?

It's very simple!

With the current living conditions in our Changying Territory, your children will be well-trained from an early age, and their physical foundation will naturally be good!

When your children grow up, the physical conditions of slaves at that time may not be comparable to theirs!

And if they learn cultural subjects well, they can even become officers in my army in the future!

Try to have children! Try to urge your children to study! For those families who already have militias, don't slack off! Do you want your family to have only one generation of soldiers?

Let the identity of a soldier become your family heritage!

For the Changying Territory, and for your own better life in the future!

All my people and slaves!

Are you willing?"

Richard shouted to encourage everyone.

Richard's first words really made everyone feel like a bucket of cold water was poured on their heads, but the following words immediately made everyone excited.

"willing!!"

"I do!"

"For the Lord!"

"For the family!"

"For a living!"

Richard looked at their reactions with great satisfaction, and when they calmed down, he continued:

"As for the registration method and the conditions for conscription, Charles, you come and tell us about it!"

Richard finished speaking, and then he walked to the chair at the back and sat down.

At this time, Charles walked onto the stage, first saluted respectfully to Richard, and then turned around and looked at everyone.

Everyone's eyes were full of expectations.

The slaves were even more excited.

Especially the slaves who came two months ago, they could not have imagined that the opportunity that Charles had told them about would come so soon.

Or to say that they were excited is already a relatively restrained statement, to be more precise, it should be said that they were completely crazy.

Serving as a soldier, this is completely impossible in other territories, let alone slaves, even for the people of the territory!

Serving as a soldier is the privilege of the nobility!

Even for the fallen nobles, there is always a gap between them and the common people. A huge gap.

Even a poor noble who can't afford to eat is far more noble than a wealthy businessman in this continent in terms of class!

This is the cruel reality!

And their new lord, the new master, actually dared to break such a reality. For them, this is simply a dream!

On the other side, Richard drank wine and watched everyone sign up enthusiastically under Charles' arrangement. He was immediately relieved. He was also a little fortunate.

Fortunately, he popularized literacy education in advance, so that the literacy level of the territory reached 30%.

Although the remaining 70% did not reach the standard of successful literacy, they also knew some words.

Otherwise, just this conscription would bring down the entire government system..