Chapter 72： Reservoir, the joy of harvest

Chapter 72 Reservoir, the joy of harvest

Thor didn't know that his father had once again prepared a generous gift for him, and even gave him a great knight as support this time. After bidding farewell to Lajos Assad, he devoted all his attention to it again The territory is under construction.

Two wars ended.

External threats.

At least the threat of territorial expansion can be said to have been completely resolved.

Exceptionally fast.

Baron Valmy and Baron Graton sent over their own "protons" respectively, and there were no longer any problems in the entire territory.

And this way.

He can naturally devote himself to construction.

The first step in territory construction is naturally to open up wasteland.

The scope of the Maine River Valley is large enough. It not only has three noble lords and seven pioneer lords. Strictly speaking, there are also five pioneer lords including the Emerson family. However, they are still some distance away from the Maine River Valley. distance.

The main reason why so many pioneering lords gathered here, even enough to give birth to three noble lords, is that the scope of the Maine River Valley extending to the north is extremely empty. Under the impact of the Maine River, a valley was formed on it. The extremely large Jizi Bay has flat terrain and good soil quality, which is very suitable for large-scale farming. The closer to the Maine River, the more fertile the land.

The long-term accumulation of sediment has formed a plain most suitable for farming.

Had it not been for the threat of floods, I am afraid that this area would be enough to give birth to several noble lords again.

Thor wants to reclaim a large amount of wasteland, and the first step is to solve the water shortage in this area.

Thor naturally had an idea about this.

The best way is undoubtedly to build a reservoir.

That’s right, it’s a reservoir.

Reservoirs, in Thor's previous life, generally existed as "hydraulic projects to retain flood water and regulate water flow. They can be used for irrigation, power generation, flood control and fish farming."

Naturally, it is impossible to use it for power generation in this era, but it is possible to use the reservoir capacity to store floods, reduce the peak flow into the downstream river, and achieve the purpose of reducing flood disasters. At the same time, fisheries can also be carried out to a certain extent, forming a new economic output.

Haven’t done it before.

That's because the upper reaches are the territories of Baron Valmy and Baron Graton, and at the same time, he has insufficient manpower.

It's naturally not a problem at the moment.

So Thor quickly arranged for thousands of slaves and dozens of knights to lead the team. At the same time, he mobilized the power of Baron Valmy and Baron Graton to start building reservoirs throughout the upper reaches of the Maine Valley.

A large number of people gathered.

The majestic construction began immediately.

In this regard, Baron Valmy and Baron Graton are somewhat reluctant.

But under the constraints of the contract, they could only hold their noses and admit it.

At the same time as the reservoir is being constructed.

A large amount of wasteland where Eagle Ridge is located downstream is also beginning to be opened up.

There is still more than half a year before the next flood period. With the power of the extraordinary world, the entire reservoir can be completed in more than half a year at most, and there is no need for floods. Naturally, it can be reclaimed with confidence.

While in the process of reclamation.

The first batch of grain was harvested immediately.

The fertilization technology from the previous life has obviously played a lot of roles in this world.

The wheat harvest from the large amount of land cultivated in the early stage ushered in a bumper harvest.

A large number of slaves and free people looked excitedly at the plump wheat on their land, and their expressions couldn't help but be excited.

“Oh my God, this is unbelievable.”

“Three hundred pounds, there are actually three hundred pounds!”

“Blessed by the goddess of life!”

“Lord, you are so awesome!”  On the land, slaves were being harvested one by one, and the eyes of the free people were shining with excitement.

Because the wheat harvest far exceeded their imagination.

In their memory, the output of one acre of land was only about 200 pounds even when the harvest was good, but now the output of one acre of land had reached 300 pounds, nearly double the amount, which simply made them incredible.

Many people even feel that they are in a dream.

In the castle.

“Three hundred pounds?”

Frowning him slightly, Thor couldn't help but sigh.

 He ​​has tried his best to transfer some technologies from the previous life, but the world is different after all, and without modern fertilizers, the wheat yield will never be able to reach the level of the previous life.

Not even one-tenth.

In some northern areas in the previous life, the wheat yield per mu could reach about 1,100 jins, while even in the south it was generally between 800 and 1,000 jins.

The acres in this world are almost twice as large as those in the previous life, and the pounds are about the same as one pound in the previous life.

In other words, the yield per acre here is only one hundred and fifty kilograms, which can be said to be pitiful.

“Sir, this is already a very high output.”

“In the Frost Moon Province, our family only has two hundred pounds!”

“Sometimes it’s not even a hundred and fifty pounds!”

Ryan was still excited, and his eyes looking at Thor were full of reverence.

“Okay, you go down and make arrangements first, and the grain should be dried and stored as soon as possible.”

Thor did not continue to struggle, but spoke quickly and gave instructions.

At this moment, the harvest has arrived, which means that he has a large amount of food stored in the warehouse. Food is very precious in the Northland Province.

 During this period of time, the thing he spent the most on was not the slaves. Even if the slaves spent a lot of gold coins, it was nothing compared to the continuous consumption of food.

If this batch of grain has not been harvested, he will have to consider going to buy grain again.

Although he has a steady supply of gold coins from the trade established by Lajos.

But these gold coins may not be able to withstand the situation continuously.

Now that we have this batch of harvest, there is no need to be so anxious.

He can continue to develop slowly.

Although the grain output is not satisfactory, he has cultivated a lot of fields before, and he has cultivated some more later. It can be expected that there will be a steady stream of output in the future.

Already able to barely achieve self-sufficiency.

“It seems that we still have to find ways to increase food production as much as possible.”

“In this world, it seems that elves can do it!”

Thor murmured to himself, and couldn't help but think of some of the information he had obtained from reading the books before.

Compared to humans, elves are undoubtedly the darlings of heaven and earth, possessing the ability to make plants grow rapidly and transform quickly.

If he wants to continue to provide output, it is obviously impossible to rely on some of the methods he used in his previous life. The world is different after all, and having such an effect is already the limit.

If you want to continue to improve, you have to rely on the methods of this world.

Thinking of elves, Thor couldn't help but think of that half-elf girl.

But he was not sure whether the half-elf girl also had this effect. After all, she was only a half-elf, not an elf.

And the other party did not completely surrender.

(End of this chapter)