Chapter 54 54 Farmland Plan
Chapter 54 Farmland Plan
The day before planning to go to Muma City, everyone was a little busy. new
McCann took Tom to make plans for David's next territory defense and inspection. Elrond rode a horse through the town, extending Ronin's kindness.
Chahar was tinkering with the castle toilet plan, while Wilson was involved in dividing villages and groups after completing statistics.
Luo Ning was not idle either.
After reading the chivalric novel in his hand, he rode to the edge of the southeast to see how serfs and tenant farmers reclaimed wasteland.
Farmers are selective in reclaiming wasteland. They don't just find a piece of land and start playing with it. They usually choose a place with relatively gentle terrain and soft geology, and try to avoid sandy and gravelly land.
Fortunately, there is a large relatively flat area in the southeast of Shanlin Town, which has brought a lot of arable land to the town. If it continues to be cultivated, it will probably reach 40,000 to 50,000 acres.
In addition, there are also reclaimable areas in the northeast and more than 10,000 acres of land that are fallow, and the arable land area in Shanlin Town is estimated to be about 80,000 acres.
This is not even counting the dangerous west side...
Luo Ning was shocked by the data he got from such an analysis.
If a town has so much farmland, can it be said to be barren?
As long as Luo Ning reclaims all the uncultivated land and then increases the grain yield per mu, Shanlin Town should be able to feed a population of 20,000 to 30,000 people by relying on itself.
This only counts barley and wheat production. If carrots and cabbage are added, the number of people who can survive is estimated to be a little more.
"It makes sense for Prince to force the people to clear land every year."
Luo Ning did not rashly ask the farmers to stop clearing land. It would be a waste if such a large area of cultivated land was not reclaimed.
However, the farmers' pace of opening up wasteland was a bit too slow.
He rode his horse around the cultivated land, making the serfs and tenant farmers think that it was the lord who came to supervise their work. They were all trembling and working hard, fearing that the lord's whip would fall on them. On the unlucky guy.
As an outsider, Luo Ning didn't easily point out existing technologies and working methods, and he didn't have the time to supervise how the people worked.
The main reason why I walked around and looked around was to collect available information.
After observation, he found that although the farmers worked non-stop, the pace of reclamation was not ideal. The reason was the lack of tools.
Neither oxen nor horses are used on a large scale in land reclamation. They rely more on manpower, which naturally cannot increase the speed.
Moreover, Luo Ning carefully observed the few cows. Not only were they thin, but the plows they used were also light plows. The soil they could turn was limited and they could not plow deeply.
In addition, defects in the design of the plow and yoke resulted in a great waste of manpower and oxen power, especially when turning around when plowing was over.
Implementing ox plowing and improving plows and ox yokes can increase the speed of land reclamation.
After questioning, Luo Ning learned that these cows were the private property of the tenant farmers. If others wanted to use them, they would need to pay a certain amount of labor or food.
In the past, when Prince was here, he would lend two or three heads to those in need, but he would also charge a fee. Of course, for Prince, more cattle are for food.
Luo Ning had seen the black buffalo. After all, he personally inspected and accepted the thirteen cows that Thain led to Shanlin Town.
This kind of buffalo is relatively large, half a circle larger than the flower grower's buffalo. Their strength can be imagined. (っ◔◡◔)っ
However, although these guys are large in size, they are relatively docile in temperament. Especially under the training of the cattle herders in the Thain Territory, being able to understand people's commands is a rare feat.
Luo Ning has a total of twenty-four black buffalo that can be used for plowing, which is not a lot.
He planned to wait until Wilson divided Shanlin Town into villages before allocating the cattle.
Of course, it was mainly for the use of serfs. Free tenants still had to pay a certain fee. Compared to Prince, he could reduce it a bit if appropriate.
The problem of farm cattle can only be solved in this way at present. The number of cattle is really too small.
As for the plow and yoke, Luo Ning could improve them.
As a modern flower grower, he not only knew something about the curved shaft plow in history books, but also worked with plows and big black oxen in the fields when he was young.
Ronin plans to draw the pattern of the plow and then give it to the blacksmith Kallus in the town to make one for a try. There should be no big problem.
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While Luo Ning was busy improving the agricultural technology level of the territory, most of the nobles in the entire Wushan Territory were preparing for the upcoming grand gathering.
On August 28th, Count Orson Hyde of Black Python City celebrated his seventieth birthday.
For ordinary people, fifty years old is equivalent to entering old age; for nobles, fifty years old is just the end of middle age.
As for the Golden Knight, even at the age of seventy, he is still strong and powerful.
The Golden Knight's skin, flesh and internal organs have been tempered by fighting spirit for a long time, and its function and strength are several levels ahead of ordinary people.
Extraordinary beings of this level, if there is no disease or injury, will not enter the decline period of their body functions until they are eighty years old.
So for the next ten years, Orson Hyde was still going strong.
The Hyde family was already strong, and now that the Earl's grandson has the right to inherit the Wushan Territory, the Hyde family's reputation has grown even higher.
So this birthday party will be grander than ever before, which is why Baron Leisen will set off for Black Python City so many days in advance, because it can indeed generate a lot of communication.
In Wushanpu, Lulans, as Orson Hyde's lord, would naturally not go off to celebrate the other party's birthday in person.
However, as the earl of Wushan City and the son-in-law of that guy Orson, his son must go on this trip.
But the earl was quarreling with his wife in the castle at the moment because Wiggins didn't want to go to Black Python City.
When he was young, he was keen on attending various banquets. The more nobles there were, the more he liked them.
But as he got older, especially in recent years, he began to hate attending such banquets more and more. He felt sick when he saw the nobles changing glasses, smiling on the outside, but not knowing what to say about him behind his back.
Diane was going crazy at the moment. How could a son-in-law not attend his father-in-law's birthday party?
She kept questioning Wiggins, asking him what he was afraid of!
The quarrel lasted for a long time until the incident alerted Lulans who was resting in the back courtyard.
When the old man sat in front of the two of them on crutches, both Wiggins and Diane could only hide their flags and turn off the fire.
"There is no reason for you not to go to Orson's birthday party this time." Rulans made the final decision loudly.
Wiggins suddenly felt that he was so tired. It was too tiring to be this shabby earl and the heir to the marquis. If possible, he would have wanted to use his own life to exchange for the rebirth of Grimes.
"Father, can't we just let Diane take Brayton?"
He was still a little unwilling to give up, "Just tell the outside world that I'm sick and not feeling well. Can't I rest at home?"
After Lulans heard this, he suddenly felt like he was a year older. He didn't want to say anything more, he just stared coldly at the son in front of him.
Soon, Wiggins was defeated, "Okay, I'll go!"
Rulansi sighed inwardly, "Let Tolu lead the team to accompany you this time."
Tolu Vinal is a disciple of Rulans, a canonized knight of Wushan Castle, and the leader of the First Knights of Wushan Castle.
Toru claimed that he only had peak silver-level strength, but he had broken through not long ago, but this matter was not publicized and only Rulans knew about it.
Wiggins was shocked, "Father, Tolu is responsible for guarding Wushan City. He went with me. What should you do?"
"Are you worried about my safety?"
Lu Lansi chuckled, his face suddenly condensed, and the crutch in his hand hit the ground heavily.
The floor tiles shattered into pieces, and the hot fighting energy formed a whirlwind and rushed towards Wiggins on the opposite side. It blew the opponent, tables, chairs, and sofas away and bombarded the wall.
Diane on the side couldn't help but be shocked. She didn't expect that the old man's momentum was still so strong!
"Ahem~"
Lulans coughed twice, looked at his son who was being taught a lesson, and felt a little relieved.
He stood up and walked outside, "Your father is just sick, but not dead. There is no one in Wushan who can take my life for the time being."
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