Chapter 336 This is forced labor!

In April, Roman transported a large amount of grain to Black Castle. More than half of the granaries in the two cities were empty.

And he had to send elite soldiers to escort the grain transport team.

He had to do this because the road was full of bandits.

Because the land was not unified and the power could not be concentrated, King Iorion of the Black Iron could not suppress the rebellion, and could only be suppressed by the nobles.

But if the nobles could really suppress it, the problem of thieves would not appear.

Because those who can become thieves these days generally have some military power.

They come from mercenaries, free riders, sworn knights, downtrodden warriors, etc., all of whom have fought in wars, and some displaced farmers have also joined them.

In other words, thieves are also organized armed teams.

Although they are not as well equipped as knights in battle, they are not necessarily much weaker in terms of military power.

Some of the grain transferred to Black Castle was intercepted by those thieves, among which the "wool thieves" were rampant. They roamed around, plundered, extorted, and stripped the clothes of the dead. They were called wool-stripping thieves.

The eunuch chief brought the news and asked Roman to send more people to prevent the grain from being robbed.

If these millions of kilograms of grain were really gone, it would be unacceptable to Roman and Io III.

So Roman sent two thousand veterans and three thousand auxiliary troops to escort along the way.

Now the land has suffered a disaster, grain production has decreased, and the nobles have surplus grain, but many low-level farmers really have no way to survive - the only way to survive is to go out and rob.

And Roman is also seizing the time.

Construction and farming are extremely important matters, and this kind of foundation-building work cannot be delayed at all.

Now the city of abundance is in chaos. Slaves are dispatched to various settlements every day, and waves of people come and go, going to where they should go.

Although the new slaves are not active in labor, each person has two steel farm tools, so even if the efficiency is low, it is not much lower.

Moreover, as the environment stabilizes, their labor efficiency will gradually increase.

This is essentially the survival of the fittest.

Those who cannot adapt can only do harder and more tiring work. Except for three meals a day, the rest are really slave treatment. If they fail to complete the task targets, they will really be beheaded.

This is forced labor.

Roman doesn't care how many people die because of this.

If cruelty is not highlighted, then power will become a paper tiger. No one will care about it, and even trample on it.

Only violence is the basis of rule.

Those soldiers who kill people also have something to say. The origin law and military discipline clearly state that the army must protect the human rights of the people.

But not everyone is the people.

Those who do not obey the King of the Valley and do not complete the King of the Valley's requirements for them have no human rights.

Slaves have no human rights, so naturally there is no protection.

They have always hated such people who eat and do nothing.

Due to the operation of the corvée system, in April, in the city of abundance, Roman reclaimed 100,000 acres of new wasteland - the land that had been plowed with a light plow during the reign of Count Kant, but had not been planted for one or two years, and it became wasteland again, overgrown with weeds and wild grasses.

It was too late to plant spring wheat.

Roman planted spring vegetables, cotton, and legumes according to the progress of reclamation.

Due to the climate, the cotton yield in Origin City is higher than that in Origin City, but the arable land in Origin City is insufficient, and the scarce land is better used to plant high-yield crops.

There is a lot of arable land in the city of abundance. Although the per-acre yield of cotton is not high, one acre of land can meet the clothing needs of a person for several years.

Roman's requirements are not high, and planting 20,000 to 30,000 acres is enough.

Iceland is a big wool producer. But Roman never expected to get wool steadily, just as he never thought that maltose could bring him wealth steadily. Sure enough, since he became the enemy of Gael and the Church, he could only produce and sell it by himself.

This unpredictable world never makes sense.

Even farming does not produce fixed outputs. Do you think you can get a harvest by burying the seeds? But in fact, it will encounter various disasters, reduced yields or even no yields.

Of course, this is still the most reliable way to harvest. In an agricultural society, farming is the first priority.

And in this area, extreme weather may occur once every four or five years or ten years - war is different. War can happen at any time, just like humans can be in heat 24 hours a day.

Time flies to May.

The winter wheat harvested this month has given the two cities a strong shot of adrenaline.

Origin City was not affected by this year's rain disaster.

In this bitter and gloomy land, the golden wheat waves of Origin City rise and fall like the ocean, which is definitely the most magnificent scenery of the current era. The wheat ears are plump and full, the wheat awns are dense like a forest, and the wheat stalks are short and thick.

Ge Weier blesses rice in spring, summer and autumn, and blesses wheat seedlings in winter.

The direction of her blessing is to increase the tillering rate and dwarf the wheat stalks.

There are too many directions for breeding, and it is difficult for Ge Weier to bless them comprehensively. Choosing only two directions can greatly increase the yield.

Moreover, the soil has been cultivated for a long time.

Fertilizer is applied twice a year, and two thousand kilograms of fertilizer is applied per mu of land. Peat manure is mixed with native soil to decompose a large amount of nutrients. The huge fertility is buried deep in the soil. In the past few years, the land has been cultivated.

The soil quality is good, and the harvest is naturally very high.

This year, the average yield of winter wheat per mu is 300 kilograms, and the highest is 400-500 kilograms. The farmers responsible for harvesting wheat are all grinning from ear to ear. In their eyes, this is nearly ten times the yield in the past, which is simply a miracle.

This batch of staple food greatly expanded Roman's granary.

Each person can eat one pound of wheat every day until this autumn.

But this round of winter wheat is only one link in Roman's entire production system, not all food.

In fact, the 100,000 acres of land that Fengrao City cultivated last year will also have a good harvest this year if nothing unexpected happens.

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While Origin City was singing and dancing and holding celebrations.

The guards and auxiliary soldiers led by Kao also escorted the grain transport team to Black Castle.

The Black Iron Land is located in the richest and most fertile central valley. Black Castle is a magnificent city in this land. The city wall is 20 meters high and built along the river. The wide White Horn River flows majestically to the entire Black Iron Land.

There has been no rain for two days, and the long rainy season is about to pass. The dark clouds gathered in the sky and were unwilling to disperse. There are few days when the sun can be seen.

Kao was a little surprised when he saw the magnificent city from afar. What was even more surprising was Sanna - she begged Roman to let her go out with Kao - she couldn't bear the loneliness, and Roman also thought that she should be given some experience. The grain transport route was full of dangers, and Sanna could scout from a distance and fight close to her, making her the best scout candidate.

And it was true. Thanks to Sanna's use, the grain transport team repelled several large-scale bandit robberies and even arson.

Kao realized that someone didn't want the Dark Iron King to get this batch of grain.

He took strict precautions, and under Dick's guidance, no accidents occurred.