Chapter 6532 Humiliation

Chapter 6532 Humiliation
Annaus actually farmed along the Don River for a period of time. When Perennis attacked, Pompianus also asked Perennis to try in Eastern Europe.

It is not possible to say on a large scale, but Rome knew that Eastern Europe was capable of farming. In fact, a few years ago, Rome was farming along the banks of the Don River. On the one hand, it reduced logistical pressure, and on the other hand, it was easier to harvest. The leader of this matter was Annaus.

"Open up cultivation in Eastern Europe?" Sergio tapped the table and looked at other people. The main grain-producing areas in Rome would be affected by locusts, but the few areas that were not affected were used to grow crops. It would take time to open up new grain-producing areas. In this case, it seemed that only Eastern Europe was more suitable.

"Yes, relatively speaking, the land in Eastern Europe is more fertile, and the time for 102 rice should be guaranteed to be planted now and harvested before winter." Annaus said cautiously.

"Can we mobilize so many civilians to farm in Eastern Europe?" Ulpian raised a fatal question. If you ask the Roman Empire to fight, the Roman Empire will not be afraid, but if you ask the Roman Empire to farm, that would really make things difficult for the Roman Empire.

The Mediterranean climate basically means you can just scatter seeds randomly without checking the time. The crops can be harvested at about the right time. At most, some seeds will be wasted. But considering the weather, this random method successfully fed the Roman citizens.

Considering that when there was not enough food in the country, they could blackmail Upper Egypt. Given the status of Roman citizens, how could they possibly farm properly?

As for the European barbarians, what can I say? Roman citizens at least have some farming experience, but European barbarians basically have none. In the Han people's normal understanding of farming ability, both sides are almost equivalent to rolling in a shit pot, they are all the same!
Think about it, a waste like Ma Chao from Liang Province is considered a good farmer in Rome. What kind of a hell of an environment is this? Needless to say.

In fact, there were many places suitable for farming in the north of the Roman Empire, but Rome never developed them well. Wouldn't it be better to farm along the Mediterranean Sea, the Nile River, the Tigris River and the Euphrates River?
Not to mention the Mediterranean coast, the Nile River, the Tigris River and the Euphrates River are all the birthplaces of ancient civilizations. You can criticize the ancient civilizations for having no combat effectiveness, but you cannot criticize the ancient civilizations for having low levels of selection of grain-producing land. Because with the level of ancient civilizations, if the selected grain-producing land has problems, then civilization cannot be formed. How could the Roman Empire take the initiative to reclaim wasteland when it had these three major grain-producing areas?
Rome did explore the black soil of Eastern Europe, but how can we describe its appeal to Rome? It was just so-so. They had better places at hand. In addition, the distance was far and the rule was difficult, so Rome actually had no interest in it. They just scattered some seeds along the Don River and managed the logistics with the rough planting techniques of the Romans, doing it with the attitude of doing it with the best possible result and no loss if it didn't.

Fortunately, the black soil is very strong. We just need to cultivate it a bit and sow some seeds, and at least there will be output!
This is also the reason why Rome planted some fields along the Don River. But now if Rome wants to develop Ukraine, the granary of Europe in the future, on a large scale, it will be very fatal for Rome. As far as the Romans' farming technology is concerned, this wave of land reclamation may fail.

For the small and medium-sized nobles, even though Rome was falling apart, as long as their provinces could still function, everything they enjoyed as a whole would not change. However, the size of the Claudius family was there. If Rome fell apart, the Claudius family would probably be scattered as well!

"Even if we send it today, it won't be enough. It's far from enough." Annaus looked at Sergio and said. He now realized that the most reliable person in the Senate was his uncle. If something really happened, Sergio would risk his life to hold on.

Sergio looked grim, and couldn't help but look at Caesar who was sitting there as the boss. This time Caesar hadn't spoken a word from the beginning until now, and it was all up to Sergio to speak.

Given Rome's current situation, if this goes wrong, even if the Roman Empire doesn't blow up, the country will be in turmoil. There may be idiots among the senators in the Senate, but those who have made it here at least know why they enjoy such a high status. Political struggles can happen at any time, and it is common to put the blame on others, but if the Roman Empire collapses, they will be really finished.

“Chief, this won’t do. Is this behavior really okay?” Villedanus looked at Sergio and said, “And even if this behavior is approved, we still don’t have enough time. This is not something that can be handled in a short time.”

"As long as all of us agree, we can write an imperial decree on the spot." Sergio exhaled and looked at the others and said, "Let's vote. Who disagrees?"

If we follow the national process, just approving and recruiting suitable citizens and their serfs would be enough to waste a lot of time. Given the current situation in Rome, it is not Gordian and others who say this, there must be a charter today, and then the mobilization must be successful within ten days.

Normally, governors like Herminianus would not speak out on such matters as the Senate's wrangling, but now that life and death are at stake, they have no choice but to talk nonsense.

Although Sergio's method has some hidden dangers, it is better than Roma exploding.

As Sergio spoke, all the elders in the audience fell silent.

"The Claudius family can provide 50,000 serfs for farming." Sergio said after a moment of silence. The Romans were not good at farming, so the number of serfs used for farming was actually not large. And if they wanted to reclaim wasteland and cultivate it, given the current situation, they had to set off as quickly as possible, or at least arrange the manpower, which would take time.

Therefore, even if it is just for his own sake, he must never let the Roman Empire perish.

"Fuck, the family only has so few serfs. Mobilize the senators in the Senate to contribute their own serfs. Gather all the serfs today, mobilize the fleet, send them from Italy to Eastern Europe as quickly as possible, and then start reclaiming the wasteland." Sergio's forehead even had a blood vessel burst, he had no choice, the Claudius family only had so few serfs, but there were many more war slaves, merchants, servants, etc.

"Too little," Pompeianus began.

Too much time was wasted in the early stages, not enough time in the follow-up, and food output could not meet expectations, which would really result in casualties. If too many people died, the Roman Empire would not be stable.

By then, there will be no such grand occasion as it is now, so Rome must not fall!
"Everyone be quiet, I have a proposal that can solve the current problem." Sergio stood up slowly and said to the elders present. At this time, the Senate was as chaotic as a vegetable market, and the senators had gone from unity to mutual accusations.

"I agree. We have to come up with a charter today no matter what." After three years of hard work, the new Duke of Northern Border was finally appointed after completing the process. The Governor of Great Britain, Gordian, also echoed that no one could leave until the matter was finalized today.

The senators in the Senate who were not from the Claudius family had nothing to say. After all, the total was less than ten thousand. After all, many of them had roots not in Italy. Even if it was like in the Central Plains, after they got to the central government, they would buy their own property in the central government, but their hometown was their roots. Only in this world would they provide so many serfs for Italy. Wouldn't that be funny?

Sergio closed his eyes, the noisy sounds in his ears made him upset, but the situation Rome was facing forced him to suppress his inner irritation. Rome could not fall. The current situation of the Claudius family was completely different from that of the small and medium-sized nobles.

"If we have more time, we can select some citizens and take their serfs to Eastern Europe, but time is too tight now. Every day we delay, the crisis in Rome will get worse, so we must come up with a plan today." Herminianus said with a serious expression.

Dozens of people raised their hands one after another, but in the end they failed to shake the general trend. There was no way. How could the Roman elders not know what situation Rome was facing now?

"That's it. I will write a letter to Eastern Europe to inform His Majesty Severus and Magistrate Perennis and prepare the corresponding investiture ceremony and send it over together." Sergio looked at the senators present and said. There was no choice. This was the only way. It was impossible for these useless people in Rome to cultivate the fields in the next period of time. They could only rely on others.

Gan Jing was escorted back to Chang'an by the Romans on the same day. Because the matter was very serious, Rome needed to discuss it with the Han Dynasty, and the issue of grain planting also needed to be discussed with the Han Dynasty. Ten million kilograms was really too little, at least for Rome, it was not enough to cause trouble.

The Han Dynasty felt that 10 million jin was enough to at least plant 2 million acres, but for Rome, it was only enough to plant 500,000 acres. For small and medium-sized nobles, 200,000 acres was already enough, but for Rome, it was simply a drop in the bucket. So according to Rome's situation, they needed at least 50 million jin, and preferably 100 million jin.

As for how to transport these things back to Rome, this time they can only rely on the realm-breaking and internal energy out of body level to directly use the internal energy to carry these things back. Under normal circumstances, the status of the internal energy out of body and the realm-breaking strong is honorable, but when the empire is really in crisis, it is time to be the realm-breaking cattle and horses and the internal energy out of body cattle and horses.

After all, the time has come to the point where life is of the essence. If we are slow, countless people will die. Therefore, all the guardians of the Roman Empire and the city-states did not dare to delay and quickly gathered towards Italy after receiving the order. At the same time, Rome had begun to communicate with the Han Dynasty on matters related to the airspace to ensure that these internal energies leaving the body and breaking the boundary could carry a large amount of supplies to travel quickly between the two countries.

"In short, this is the situation. The Roman Empire seems to be more cautious than we thought, and the situation should be stable." Gan Jing reported to Chen Xi, without hiding anything from the Roman ambassador Glius who came with him.

"That's good. Does Rome need anything?" Chen Xi nodded. As long as Rome was not crazy, it would not use the super-powerful Seraph Ring after looking at the world climate and ocean current circulation map. Without using the Seraph Ring, the situation should be under control. As one of the human beacons guarding world peace, the Roman Empire was so reasonable that the Han Dynasty was naturally happy to provide help within the scope of its ability.

"Rome needs more seed grain. 50 million catties is the bottom line, and 100 million catties would be best." Gan Jing said with a bitter face. 100 million catties is 50,000 tons, and that's no joke.

"What's going on? Why do they need so much seeds and grain?" Chen Xi had a strange expression on his face. Is there something wrong with Rome? Why does he need so much seeds and grain?

"The Empire's farming technology lags behind that of the Han Dynasty. The amount of seeds we sow is several times that of the Han Dynasty." Glius said from the side. Chen Xi was somewhat choked and negligent when he heard it.

"How do you transport 100 million kilograms?" Chen Xi asked Grus.

"Mobilize all the boundary-breaking and internal energy-leaving technologies in the country to transport the seeds and grain to the reclaimed land as quickly as possible." Grus said sincerely.

"We don't have 100 million kilograms of seed grain in Chang'an." Chen Xi said with a frown.

Cookie actually made this thing to prepare for famine and never considered large-scale planting. In Cookie's impression, if this thing really came to be needed, the country would have been in trouble, so only some seeds and grain would need to be left behind.

In fact, it is basically the same for all the major families that have gone out. What they mainly plant is not the 102 rice, but the high-yield millet, wheat, and fragrant rice that have been optimized by Cookie. Although the planting cycle is longer, the taste is better and the nutrition is richer.

Every year the major families plant dozens of acres of 102 rice, and hundreds of acres are stored as seed grain, because this thing really doesn't taste good. Planting this thing is purely for food security considerations. After all, the major families do have this vision.

The only one who really planted 102 rice on a large scale was Chen Xi, because Chen Xi discovered that this rice had very low requirements for soil and climate, so he could grow it anywhere.

Besides, the bad taste is only for humans. For cattle, it is still a concentrated feed. Taking into account the short planting time, Chen Xi actually organized people to plant a lot of crops in parts of Yangzhou, which is the Su Hu area in later generations. After all, it is seven crops in two years and does not require much management, which is really delicious.

The cattle in northern Xinjiang are also very satisfied with the food. It seems that the so-called lack of nutrition is nonsense. As for the taste, what kind of taste do cattle want? They are not smart.

Therefore, Chen Xi can take out a scale of 102 million jin. The problem is that there is definitely not 102 million jin in the reserve warehouse in Chang'an. Chen Xi is not stupid. It is enough for the strategic reserve warehouse to reserve some rice seeds. He can also really reserve hundreds of millions of jin of rice that his family does not eat at all.

"Then where is it?" Grimm instantly understood what Chen Xi meant. It was not that there was no such thing in the Han Empire, but that there was no such thing in Chang'an.

"There are farms in Yangzhou." Chen Xi said slowly, "You really need so much seed grain, why don't you improve your farming methods?"

"There will definitely be improvements in the future. There was no need for it before." Glius sighed and said that in the past, everyone was able to eat enough and citizens had no awareness of improving farming.

"Indeed, this amount of time is not enough. We should continue with the previous farming method. At least it is more efficient." Chen Xi was helpless. Some of Rome's problems were purely historical inertia.

Just like the steel smelting and farming levels in the Central Plains, they were purely forced out. The iron ore of the Han Dynasty must be more than 60% rich ore, so only someone would bother to smelt steel. Similarly, the land of the Han Dynasty must be the same as that of the Ganges, with rain and heat occurring at the same time. If you sow some seeds, you can have three harvests a year. The Han Dynasty would definitely not have studied this. From a civilization perspective, overly favorable living conditions are not conducive to the early development of civilization.

"Then, this is a letter from the credential. I hope that Lord Chen will review it and circulate it among the high-ranking nobles of the Han Dynasty. I hope the Han Dynasty will agree." Grus took out the letter from the credential respectfully and handed it to Chen Xi with both hands. Chen Xi didn't understand what it meant, but since the other party gave it to him, he just opened it and took a look.

Chen Xi opened the letter, glanced at it, fell into deep thought, then looked at Grimm with a somewhat frown, but considering the current situation of Rome, it seemed that he did come up with a solution when there was no other solution. However, how should I put it about this solution? It also has advantages and disadvantages for the Han Dynasty.

"We need to review this." Chen Xi pondered for a while and felt that a group of people still needed to hold a meeting to discuss it.

"Because the current situation is somewhat out of control and the Roman Empire is relatively anxious, it needs to be executed quickly in the future. I ask Lord Chen to review it quickly." Glius said neither humbly nor arrogantly, and Chen Xi was silent for a while and opened the letter again.

"Two days, at most two days..." Chen Xi started to speak, but he looked at Grus halfway through and finally sighed, "If I'm not mistaken, you have actually started the execution, right? This letter was sent to me at the fastest speed while the execution was going on. Regardless of whether the Han Dynasty agrees or not, at this point, you have no choice but to do this, right?"

Chen Xi was not stupid, he was just stunned by the letter. But after he recovered, he quickly realized that the letter was meaningless. Even if the Han Dynasty disagreed, Rome would do the same, and the Yuan family should have no other choice.

"Please forgive me, Lord Chen. Under the current circumstances, the Roman Empire can only do this." Glius spoke to Chen Xi very respectfully, but did not deny the fact.

"I can understand." Chen Xi sighed and said, he just didn't know whether the Yuan family could understand it. Duke Zhong might have to face the greatest humiliation in his life.

The letter was placed on the table, which stated that the Roman Empire was preparing to enthrone Yuan Tan as the Duke of Rome's Eastern European Border County, and to exercise the right of tax farming in Eastern Europe. In order to reflect Yuan Tan's unusual status, he was given the title of Augustus - there were not many people in Rome who were good at farming, but Yuan Tan, come and farm!

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