Chapter 106 Breeding Farm
Roman spent seven days in the barn.
He sometimes chats with Yaqi and listens to Yaqi talking about things on the eastern plateau.
The barbarian troops came to the city, and the plateau residents suffered terribly. Their army was defeated repeatedly and was forced to retreat to the rocky highlands. They could only rely on the terrain to defend the city gates.
Large tracts of land were lost, mountains and rivers were broken, and countless villages and towns burned under the iron heel of the barbarians.
The people on the plateau hope that their king can stand up at this moment and lead the people on the plateau to fight against the brutal barbarians.
But the king only asked for help and issued a conquest order, allowing nobles from all over the country to spontaneously assemble to fight against the barbarians.
He did not dare to go on an expedition in person. He drank fine wine, played with women, and watched entertainers performing in Eagle City every day, as if those horse urine, white meat, and clowns were more important than his subjects and country.
Roman heard the suppressed anger from Yaqi's mouth.
He said nothing else, just listened silently.
Other than that, what Roman did was no different from the servants here.
Shoveling manure, feeding feed, and harvesting grass every day.
It's just that he is more professional than all of them and has a more serious attitude. Because of his better physical fitness, Roman can do the work of three people by himself, which relieves them a lot of burden.
Until the prompt came from "The Story of Life".
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[Level 2 breeding: 1\\380]
[Milestone Unlocked: Postpartum Care Worker for Sows]
[Sow’s postpartum care worker: Obtain 500 rough stones]
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On this day, Roman called all the construction workers in Sige Town.
Roman said to them, "I want you to build me chicken coops, pig coops and sheep coops."
"Isn't there a livestock shed?" asked a senior and skilled mason.
This person played a great role in the construction of livestock sheds and residential areas, and communicated with Roman the most. He did not stay away from Roman like other workers, but was very close to the lord in front of him.
Roman glanced at him and said, "The barn is not for them."
His original intention of building the livestock shed was to house the cattle and draft horses, so the space reserved was extremely high, spacious and bright.
Later, those poultry and livestock delayed the progress of his plan. There was no one to take care of them, and it was troublesome to take care of them. So he slaughtered all the chickens, ducks and geese, and kept the pigs and sheep in the livestock shed.
But this is a stop-gap measure, and now it’s time to get things on track.
Roman needed a lot of pork, mutton, eggs, and milk to feed his invincible army.
And those obtained by hunting alone are just a drop in the bucket.
According to the consumption of 1 kilogram of meat per person per day, 150 soldiers can consume four to five thousand kilograms of meat every month. After the army expands, more will be needed.
Only large-scale breeding can sustain such huge consumption.
It is necessary for Roman to design specialized farms and enclosures according to the size and growth environment of each type of poultry and livestock.
He also needs to breed, cross, eliminate the fittest, and castrate to create the best breed.
Without breed improvement, there is no breeding at all!
Domestic pigs in this era can only grow to more than a hundred kilograms at most, while pigs in the northern land can only weigh a pitiful thirty or fifty kilograms even when they are adults. They are said to be domestic pigs, but they are actually similar to pet pigs.
Must be severely improved!
Roman designed special architectural drawings of chicken houses, sheep houses, and pig houses for this purpose.
The group of construction workers soon discovered that the areas of those farms were all larger than this most spacious livestock shed. I couldn't help but be very shocked!
Shocked, they showed no resistance to Roman's orders.
Because Roman will pay them wages.
They are craftsmen, and unlike those lowly farmers, they will not help Roman work for free. The last time they built a livestock shed and a brick house, they received two commissions.
Roman doesn't like to calculate the money for them based on the number of days, but settles it uniformly.
The three farms were completed within two months.
These thirty construction workers can receive a total of 10 gold coins in compensation.
The reason why the construction period was so short was because Roman found that he could recycle the labor from the paving team in ten days.
In fact, when he was gaining experience in the livestock shed, the performance of the paving team surprised Roman.
He underestimated the efficiency of those stupid... guys!
After he issued the order, the laborers made great progress, building an average of ten kilometers of roads in a day, and at the fastest time, they paved 30 kilometers.
After all, this is a plain, not a tropical rain forest. Although there are many forests and swamps, most of them are relatively sparse grasslands or wastelands.
As long as the terrain is flat, there is no need to repair the road, and you can find a way to walk on it.
They were like greedy snakes, eating up all the bushes and trees along their way.
Today they are heading in the direction of the coal mine.
That stretch of 20 to 30 kilometers is nothing to them, and it is expected to end tomorrow.
The biggest problem now is food supply.
Roman told them to sleep in the wilderness and not come back until the end.
Recently, he dispatched three special carriages every day, each carrying a thousand kilograms of grain, and had the cooks from the large kitchen accompany him to dig holes and make rice on the spot.
After all, in the second half, a round trip will take seven or eight hours.
He was originally supposed to finish it within 20 days, but now it's almost half a month.
By then, Roman would have enough manpower on hand. After all, road construction has to be accessible to everyone, but mining does not require too many manpower.
This gave Roman the confidence to build three farms within two months.
Roman gestured and said to them: "Look at these construction drawings and understand its structure. I don't want you to not know how to start when the construction starts."
"We understand, Master Roman."
The group of builders took the thick parchment, bowed slightly, and then said goodbye.
In fact, even if the reward was less, they would not refuse Roman's task.
This is not just the identity of Lord Roman. More importantly, every time they participate in the construction, they can improve their professional ability.
This is a skill that can be passed on to future generations.
After they left, Roman said to Yaki: "You are very good. Work here first. I will let you be responsible for all the farms in a while. Be prepared."
After observing these days, Roman believes that this patient and meticulous young man can help him manage his future farms.
Yaki heard this and his hands and feet were unable to adapt.
Is this too appointed?
When he was in the eastern plateau, he was just an ordinary herdsman's child, and he was also a cripple. No one looked down on him. His younger brother had a woman, but he was still alone.
When the barbarians invaded, his family fled without taking him with them. He felt that they regarded him as a burden.
Now he is about to manage all the farms?
Although he didn't know how big those farms were, he knew how much Roman valued them, and his position might be higher than that of the manager.
Yaki wanted to say that you should find someone else, but he couldn't say it when he got to his lips.
He lowered his head, his expression was sad, and his heart was sad and inferior. "Master Roman, I'm just a cripple."
"Look up!" Yaki subconsciously looked at Roman when he heard the words, but saw those extremely cohesive red eyes, like two burning rubies, emitting a dazzling brilliance!
So beautiful. Yaki had this idea. His image was not good, with messy black hair and scarlet marks on his face that looked like cheap rouge.
He looked at him, his expression solemn as if he was awarding someone a medal, and Yaki felt a sense of inferiority again. He was not worthy of receiving any medal, and subconsciously lowered his head again.
"Why belittle yourself! What's wrong with being a cripple? Is this your fate? I don't think so! Even if it is really your fate, you have to cheer up like a man, and then kick it away! Whoever dares to despise you, I will tell him what respect is!
"Don't be timid! Look at me! Inferiority and cowardice should not belong to you! My apostle, wait, I will find a way to reconnect your broken bones in the future, so that you can stand like other people in the plateau, and don't embarrass me when the time comes! "
The sonorous and powerful words were like sharp swords, piercing through the haze accumulated in the depths of Yaki's heart for many years. He suddenly burst into tears, like a lost lamb that found its way home. He could not suppress the fierce emotions in his heart, which rushed up one after another, rushed into the depths of his brain, and rolled down with tears.
Roman opened his arms and hugged him gently. He did not dislike Yaki's lame hunchback, Yaki's background, his messy beggar-like hair, or the stench he had acquired from staying in the barn for a long time.
He just gently hugged his apostle, patted his back with his right hand, and soothed the wound in his heart.
