Chapter 258 Antolia has a good harvest!
When the autumn wind blows across the field ridges, the wheat in Antolia is ripe.
In fact, it's not just Antolia, the wheat planted in the abandoned land and the south bank of the Meyerson River is also ripe.
In the endless wheat fields, the mature wheat ears give the field a golden color. The heavy wheat stalks rub against each other under the gentle caress of the autumn wind, making bursts of rustling sounds.
Sergei bent down and shuttled through the wheat fields, skillfully waving the sickle in his hand, and his weather-beaten face was filled with the joy of the harvest.
Harvesting wheat is no easy task.
There were no harvesters in this era, so manpower was needed to chop each straw.
However, he did not feel tired at all, and the more he cut, the more energetic he became.
The Antolians have lived in starvation for most of their lives, and even in the Year of the Jackdaw, whether they can survive the cold winter is still unknown.
Compared with the ups and downs and tribulations they had experienced, the fatigue of harvesting wheat was nothing worth mentioning.
What's more...
who can refuse these plump wheat grains in front of them?
Sergey couldn’t refuse anyway!
As a native of Antolia, Sergei has personally experienced the changes that have occurred in this land during this time.
The amount of farmland has doubled, and the increase in food production is a joy.
Although Leon opened a large number of workshops on the land of Antolia, for this era, the people responsible for farming still accounted for the vast majority.
Sergei once envied those workers who were chosen by the lord.
Because those workers working in the workshops undoubtedly belong to the high-income people in Antolia.
But he soon discovered that the farmers' income had also increased significantly under the management of the young lord!
The reason is simple. The food produced by the Antolian people can be roughly divided into three parts.
Part of it was used to pay taxes, part was kept for personal use, and the other part was purchased by the Jimena family.
Although the purchase price is not high, it cannot support the high output!
Compared to direct expropriation, the not-so-high price was enough to make the farmers of Antolia extremely happy.
You know, the unified acquisition of the Jimena family can even allow them to afford white bread and meat!
Although they are usually only willing to buy during traditional Antolian festivals, this already makes them grateful!
This is life!
Sergei raised his head and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
And in the corner of his eye, the figure of a young nobleman standing on the edge of a field came into view unintentionally.
The early autumn sunshine shone on his body, as if covering the young man's body with a faint golden light.
Sergei knew that that was his lord, the great Marquis of Antolia!
...
Standing on the edge of the farmland, Leon looked at the vast farmland in front of him.
Countless people are working in the heaven and earth, enjoying the joy of harvest in the gentle breeze of early autumn.
On this day last year, Leon, the lord, was outside the city of Andal Capital, acting as the kingdom's paladin, saving the royal family from fire and water.
And this year, because the war in the Principality of Norton ended much faster than he had previously expected, Leon finally caught up with the harvest season.
The ripe wheat grains are plump, round and bulging in appearance, and they are densely piled up around the fields, giving the people in the area a sense of security that they have never felt before.
After all...
In today's era, being able to fill one's stomach is already the greatest happiness in the eyes of ordinary people, let alone in a kingdom like Antolia.
Standing next to Leon, Aaron's heart was filled with emotion. Thinking back to a few years ago, it was difficult for the people of Antolia to even stay alive, let alone fill their stomachs.
In order to prevent a large-scale humanitarian disaster similar to the loss of water, food, and various living supplies on the land of Antolia, the Jimena family had to pay high prices to purchase food from the remaining noble families.
And now, under the rule of Leon Jimena, Antolia has actually become the largest food producer in the southern part of the kingdom, no one!
Although due to the continuous influx of refugees and the continuous growth of the population, there is still a long way to go before becoming the largest food supplier in the Andal Kingdom, but it is undeniable that the Antolian people's food production has skyrocketed!
The reason is also very simple.
On the one hand is the newly developed cultivated land area.
Let alone the south bank of the Meyerson River, which was once the most important granary of the Principality of Norton, the vast land in the abandoned land south of the mountains alone doubled the area of cultivated land of the Jimena family!
On the other hand is the application of land tamper.
No matter how barren the land is, it can be turned into high-yielding black land with the help of the land compactor, which naturally leads to breakthroughs in food output per unit area.
"Compared to last year, the area of newly reclaimed farmland this year has more than doubled month-on-month."
Aaron said with emotion.
"It's not month-on-month, it's year-on-year."
Leon corrected seriously:
"Year-over-year is compared with the same period last year; chain-on-quarter is compared with the previous cycle." "
The Marquis is right!"
Aaron nodded repeatedly:
"Yes. This year's food supply will not be a problem at all, and even next year, Antolia can accept more refugees!" "
Fortunately, the Marquis has already had a new granary built, otherwise, so many people would not be able to survive. I'm afraid even storing grain is a difficult task, and it has become a worry for happiness." "There are
never too many granaries."
Leon picked up a cluster of wheat ears piled on the edge of the field and said seriously:
"Granary Construction will continue, and the area of cultivated land will also continue to expand." "
Not only will new granaries be built in the Thorn Territory, but also in the southwest highlands, abandoned lands, and the south bank of the Meyerson River." "
I hope that within three years , new granaries will be built. Inside, Antolia's food reserves can reach the point where it can supply the entire Kingdom of Andal for more than a year during the war!"
When it comes to food, Leon can never have too much.
Although Leon has never personally experienced what it is like to endure hunger, the experience in his previous life and the various things he has seen before becoming the Marquis of Antolia in this life have already made this goal take root in Leon's heart. .
If you want to realize your ambition, you must first fill the stomachs of your subjects.
If you can't even do this, then you are simply a time traveler in vain!
"I understand."
After hearing this, Aaron quickly assured him.
Compared with other requests that Leon had made before, it is not that difficult to achieve this goal.
In the abandoned land not far away, there are wastelands that are in urgent need of development!
As long as there are sufficient manpower and no war or disturbance, this can be accomplished within five years.
And...
(End of chapter)