Your Majesty, the Spectacle Has Missed the Country!

Among the many products sold by the Idar Chamber of Commerce, sales of sea salt still account for the largest share.

After two consecutive expansions, the annual salt production of the Cape Salt Farm, located on the southeast coast of Idar Territory, has reached an astronomical figure. Compared with the original production of salt boiled, it can be said to be completely transformed.

Salt pools are lined up one after another, and piles of snow-white sea salt are piled up in the salt pools, like frost.

Due to the prolonged sunlight hours and rising temperatures in summer, the time required to dry salt is at least one-third shorter than in winter!

The Idar Chamber of Commerce is thriving, the Idar Territory is booming, and the seeds sown in the past few days have finally come to harvest.

Although people say that autumn is the harvest season, in fact, corn, potatoes and sweet potatoes are all catching the tail of summer and are already mature in July and August.

In the field, the heavy corn buds can no longer cover up the golden corn kernels wrapped inside.

This made the serfs responsible for farming particularly happy. After all... what they were farming was the earl's field!

Although the Earl's temper is much better than that of other nobles, it does not mean that the Earl will always be kind.

These fields where new crops are planted are particularly valued by the earl. If something goes wrong, he will definitely not be able to live with them.

The distance between potato fields and sweet potato fields is not too far. In fact, most of these fields for planting new crops were placed by Bruno along the fertile Idar River. All the crops such as wheat that were originally planned to be planted here were Throw it into other fields.

Although unlike the corn that grows happily, the potatoes and sweet potatoes hidden in the soil cannot be seen before the official harvest, but just looking at the stems and leaves that thrive on the ground makes people feel particularly happy.

Even old Ford, who had been opposed to hastily planting these new crops in the beginning, couldn't help but pray for these crops that had just arrived in Idar territory. After all...

The seeds have been planted. If we can really experience a bumper harvest like the Earl said, it will indeed be an unexpected surprise.

Since today is the day when several new crops are officially harvested, in addition to Shabi, who is in charge of Idar's agricultural production, Bruno also called several important officials in the Idar territory such as Old Ford, Robida, and Lister.

Looking at the mature crops in the field, Bruno felt suddenly relieved.

Because as the situation in the northern border of the empire becomes more and more tense, the status of food becomes more and more important. Without money, the development of Idar Territory will only slow down, but without food, people will really starve to death!

Therefore, Bruno attaches great importance to food, which is fundamentally related to the "national" economy and people's livelihood!

And if he wanted to continue to accept the refugees who poured into the Idar Territory from the northern frontier of the empire, he would naturally need a large amount of food.

Although Bruno doesn't look very evil, he considers himself handsome.

However, the serfs who had been cultivating the fields for Bruno were already trembling with fear. After all...when had they ever seen such a scene?

Although someone had already greeted these serfs in advance, but... standing in front of him was the actual ruler of the Idar Territory, Lord Bruno, Count of Idar!

If you add in the important officials of the Idar Territory standing next to Bruno, they, the lowest serfs, have almost met all the powerful people in the Idar Territory in one day...

Although privately, almost every serf was surprised and delighted by the policies and measures enacted by Bruno, and regarded Bruno as the most benevolent nobleman in the entire Norman Empire, but... even the most benevolent nobleman , that is also a noble!

Facing this man who could control his own destiny, how could the serfs not be afraid and nervous?

Bruno ignored the shivering serfs. Under the shocked eyes of everyone, he rolled up his sleeves, and then... walked into the cornfield, and personally broke off the first corn that Idar led. !

After tearing open the bracts wrapped around it, the round and plump golden corn kernels were immediately revealed to everyone.

Hiss~

When they saw the corn held in Bruno's hand, the Idar officials present took a breath.

Different from common crops such as wheat and barley, this new crop looks particularly strong, so big and thick...

The plump corn kernels are like neatly arranged sentinels, densely packed together...

Familiar touch, familiar appearance, clutching the corn in his hand, Bruno felt that the world suddenly became more beautiful...

"This is corn...the new staple food of Idar Territory..."

"Staple food..." Everyone listened to Bruno's words, but they didn't come back to their senses for a while.

"Leave us alone and start harvesting corn." Bruno looked at the serfs standing cautiously aside and said in a deep voice.

"Yes...yes!" One of the leading serfs bravely replied.

After hearing Bruno's instructions, these serfs finally began to act quickly.

The corns were carefully broken off from the corn stalks by the serfs one by one, and then handed to the serfs holding the big baskets behind them.

More than a dozen serfs worked in pairs and harvested all the corn in an acre of land in almost no time.

Of course, there must be more than one acre of corn planted in Idarland, and what is being done now is just to weigh the actual output of one acre of land.

Looking at the pile of corn piled on the ground, old Ford's eyes turned green!

Fortunately, I tried every means to stop the Earl at that time, and I had great doubts about the books that the Earl had read. But now, the output of this acre of land alone is probably higher than that of cultivating two or three acres of land. Much more wheat! (Chapter 41)

Besides...the Earl also said just now...this thing is actually a staple food? !

Staple food can satisfy your hunger! It can fill your stomach!

Just when everyone was staring at the pile of corn and thinking wildly, Shabi, who was responsible for calculating the weight of the corn, finally ran over in a panic.

"Your Majesty the Earl..." he said breathlessly: "One acre of land...the output of one acre of land..."

Not only Bruno, but at this moment, even Old Ford, Robida and others were looking at him eagerly.

"The output of one acre of land...is a full 700 kilograms!"

When the figure of seven hundred kilograms came out of Shabi's mouth, everyone present was shocked and speechless...

This kind of output... is enough to be called terrifying!

You know, if this acre of field is planted with wheat... I'm afraid it would be a blessing to be able to harvest a hundred kilograms of wheat in a year, right?

That’s right!

The wheat yield in this era is so low!

Because we neither know how to cultivate intensively nor know how to fertilize through human and animal excrement, plus the defects of the wheat variety itself, in one year, one acre of wheat can harvest 100 kilograms of output, which is considered extremely good!

Compared with the yield of corn per mu of 700 kilograms... this is a full seven times difference!

However, although it is said to be 700 kilograms, the portion that can be eaten by humans should not reach 700 kilograms.

However, even if the cobs in the middle of these corns cannot be eaten by humans, this does not mean that it has no other uses.

For example, these corn cobs can be made into feed for livestock together with the corn stalks still in the fields, or they can be made into vegetable charcoal after drying and used for heating in winter. In addition, it can even Can be used to grow oyster mushrooms!

Therefore, although the figure of 700 kilograms has a certain degree of moisture, it has far exceeded everyone's expectations.

Even from the moment they saw the hill made of golden corn, everyone had a rough estimate of the corn yield, thinking that it should be more than the wheat produced from one acre of land, but they I never thought there would be so many!

Originally, in the opinion of Old Ford and others, even if the corn production would be more, it should not be too much.

However, when the figure of seven hundred kilograms came out of Shabi's mouth, everyone felt an incredible feeling in their hearts.

Even Bruno himself felt a little shocked.

Because according to his original prediction, it would be considered good to be able to produce about 600 kilograms, and even if it could only produce 500 kilograms or 400 kilograms, it would be completely acceptable.

After all...the yield per acre of crops is closely related to the land where these crops are grown. The water and soil conditions in different places will also bring different yields to corn.

Moreover, even if it can only produce four to five hundred kilograms, the yield is much higher than that of wheat...

However, with the originally fertile land and the serfs farming intensively every day and fertilizing on time, the final result reached 700 kilograms!

Although, the reason why it can reach the figure of 700 kilograms is due to the combined effect of many factors, but... even if it drops a little, it is still more than 600 kilograms!

Moreover, even if it is widely promoted in the future, the yield of corn will not necessarily decrease.

Since this is the first planting, only corn is planted in this corn field. Later, when corn begins to be promoted on a large scale throughout the Idar Territory, it can be planted with soybeans. together!

Intercropping!

This is knowledge learned in high school, and Bruno’s memory for some things is quite solid!

Although the conflict between soybean and corn root systems will lead to a reduction in soybean production, this will greatly increase the yield and economic value of corn!

This is because soybeans, as a leguminous crop, have short plants, and the rhizobia bacteria that live in the roots can fix nitrogen.

Corn is a crop that likes nitrogen and needs fertilizer. Combining the two with intercropping can not only effectively improve the ventilation and light transmission conditions of corn, more rationally utilize the nutrients present in the soil, but also reduce the insect feeding rate of soybeans. !

Of course, the surprise brought by corn is actually just one of the three major surprises.

While the fields here were busy harvesting corn, the potatoes planted in the fields on the other side were also dug out one by one by the serfs.

If the yield of corn is shocking, then the yield of potatoes can make people faint with joy!

One acre of land, one thousand five hundred kilograms!

This is twice as much as planting corn and fifteen times as much as planting wheat!

So much so that when the Idar officials present heard about the yield of sweet potatoes per acre, they became numb...

One acre of land produces more than 2,000 kilograms of sweet potatoes, or even close to 3,000 kilograms! !

Seven hundred kilograms of corn, fifteen hundred kilograms of potatoes, and more than two thousand kilograms of sweet potatoes, which can even be said to be close to three thousand kilograms!

Old Ford was helped almost the whole way. After all...this kind of data is really shocking...

When calculating the sweet potato output, Old Ford even came over and calculated with Shabi.

At this moment, Idar officials, including Old Ford, finally understood why their Earl had to call everyone to witness it with their own eyes, because if such a number was not calculated with their own eyes, I am afraid it would not have been calculated. Anyone will believe it!

"The output of these grains... is probably more than ten times higher than that of wheat..." Old Ford muttered to himself as he looked at the fields in front of him.

"In fact, after extensive fertilization and insect control, the wheat output in Idarland can be at least doubled this year!" Bruno walked up to Old Ford at some point and said softly.

"Your Majesty the Earl..."

At this time, Old Ford felt extremely excited in his heart, so much so that he almost fainted from excitement. Let’s just say it’s a wonder!

As long as the earl makes money and develops faster than he loses money, then he will definitely not have to worry about whether the old earl's coffin board can still hold it down!

"Sabi!"

At this moment, Bruno suddenly shouted.

"Come on, come on!"

As soon as Bruno finished speaking, he saw Shabi running over with a red face!

As expected, Lord Earl still values ​​himself the most!

Shabi vaguely remembered that when the earl promoted him to be the shit shoveler, he once said to himself that only by shoveling enough ori can you achieve success!

This is indeed true!

Look at the current yields of potatoes, sweet potatoes and corn, which one is not proud of the group grain. As the agricultural director of Idar Territory, Shabi suddenly felt that the shit he had shoveled before and the fatigue he had suffered had a special meaning!

"Although this season's food has been harvested, you must take action immediately to prepare for a new round of sowing potatoes and sweet potatoes!" Bruno said seriously.

"sowing?"

Sabi was stunned for a moment, UU reading www.uukanshu.net a little unable to react.

In fact, not only him, but also everyone else present was stunned...

"My Lord Earl, are you saying... we need to sow seeds now?"

Bruno nodded and said:

"Potatoes and sweet potatoes can be planted twice a year. A wave of sowing is done in early spring, and the harvest can be harvested in the summer. After that, some more can be sown in the fall, and the harvest can be harvested the following spring.

Although the second season's yield may be slightly less than the previous season due to weather conditions, it is still much higher than other grain yields. "

After hearing Bruno's words, everyone present felt dizzy for a moment.

Oh my god!

The yield per mu is over a thousand kilograms, and there are two sowing seasons every year!

Lord Count, is this cheating?