Chapter 683： Wan Qing Tian Ji

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Almost all the fighters that make up the Slavic flag team are in Novgorod. They are the residents here, and they are also the heroes who transformed the farm into the city.

The local Slavs have a large population, while the foreign Varangans have strong military strength and technology. The time for change has arrived, and a new ethnic group is being born. The Slavic warriors dressed up as Varangians, they wore leather helmets, and their huge noses even covered their mouths. They held a spear in their right hand and tied their left arm with a round shield. Although there was no chain mail, the thick leather was cut into a suitable shape and draped over them, which looked alike at first glance. Hand axes or daggers are hung on the belts of their trousers. Everyone wears trousers made of linen. The calves are especially tied with cloth strips. They set foot on the delicately stitched leather boots of the local specialty.

The soldiers of the Slavic flag team are generally half shorter than the Ross Warriors, and they are also thinner. Their individual combat effectiveness is very limited, and it would be completely different if hundreds of people gather to form a battle.

As many as five hundred Slavic fighters accepted the assembly. They had to cut logs on weekdays, and at the end of the day that was getting shorter, they had to do some exercises in the sunset.

Medvedt really didn't know whether the bark could make soft "cork boards" as soft as cloth, but the brothers had a lot to gain after logging.

A lot of peeled fresh birch trunks overflowed with some sap, which is a slightly sweet sap that quenches thirst. The locals have long known that this sap can be drunk, but the effect is unknown. The dry trunks were thrown into a stove made of clay, and birch charcoal began to be produced, as it did in previous years.

The weather is obviously getting colder and colder. Every morning, the sun sticks out lazily. Once the sun sweeps across the huge Ilmen Lake, the lake begins to evaporate thick, damp white fog until the sun rises high enough. The fog will disperse.

Rurik has no time to inspect the bark. He has already decided to make paper. Now that the raw materials are already available, it is up to his own wishes to start more actions.

He led all his staff to work in the fields of the Old Pine Needle Manor.

The mercenaries carried a shovel to eradicate the inherently demarcated celestial stems on a large scale. These are all the property of the duke family. The various plots must be abolished, and the entire farmland area must be transformed as horizontal and vertical as possible.

Rurik re-demarcates these fields according to the standard of one hectare of land he set. The batch of rope rulers he has on hand happens to be the maximum length of 100 stika, which is counted as one hundred meters for the time being. These measuring tools are used to make standards. "One hectare".

He saw the situation again, and the area that was once full of buildings was deserted. The Ross conqueror just killed the rebels, and finally collected the bodies of these guys and buried them in the giant cup. After the victory, the residential buildings were torn down. The available building materials were obviously divided up by the residents of the nearby farms in the past two months. Only a pile of sawdust remained on the ground...

Compared with wasteland, is it not a matter of minutes to transform these homesteads into farmland? Next year, the pony stallions will not pull wooden carts. They will organize some horses to pull the curved plough to reclaim the homestead. Isn't this another large field?

However, the reality is crazier and more gratifying than Rurik hoped.

As long as the barren homestead was counted, and the trophy fields allocated to the servants were separated, Rurik was pleasantly surprised to find that his own field had exceeded 4,000 hectares.

Indeed, when Rurik had multiple cocoons with his feet and his knees were sore as if they were running out of oil, he and his team compiled the statistical data and got this crazy result.

Hundreds of people set up field camps on the ruins of the old pine needle manor.

The mercenaries who broke the ridges, the stewed fish and the hired locals, they were already lying in the wooden shed due to exhaustion, and even the cool breeze outside could not disturb their clear dreams.

Thin wood poles, dense cedar branches, and cloth set up a lodging place for Rurik, and even a place to gather book officials for a meeting.

The wives and concubines are book clerks. Their ages and ethnicities are also different. These days, we share the joys and sorrows. Although the days are very hard, everyone has to work for the same goal, even if the feet are bubbling. . More importantly, everyone is working together with Lord Duke. This is a good opportunity to express yourself.

Twenty oil lamps lit up the entire wooden shed. Everyone was dressed in furry bear fur coats, and fur coats were like big quilts to dispel the cold of early winter perfectly.

The girls stared with wide-eyed eyes. They all washed away the dust on their faces before the sun set. However, the tired and haggard complexion, as well as the rough and callused hands, could not be recovered in a short time. They write the new statistical data on a wooden board and submit it to Rurik every day. Today, the entire area has been surveyed and mapped by all groups.

The wooden boards used to record information have also become two towers, the height of which is equal to that of Rurik.

Everyone just ate the oatmeal cakes from Novgorod and the freshly fished lake fish. Even now the camp is filled with a faint smell of stewed fish.

The tired person had a little more energy, seeing that the atmosphere was still too deserted, Lurik waited for his wives and concubines to gather, and slapped his callous hands to speak!

"Finally, the gods blessed us from falling bad snow. We finally finished our work before the snow fell. You are all exhausted these days."

"I'm not tired." Svetlana behaved: "It is my happiest thing to be able to do things with you."

He was acting like a baby, and Lurik had a smile on his mouth: "Really? You can't enjoy this happiness alone. What about the others?"

All the girls say that they can continue to work. They are all just teenagers.

"You said I'm not tired, I said I'm tired. So far we have finally completed all the farmland statistics. Everyone has worked so hard this month."

After all the polite remarks, Rurik suppressed his inner joy and explained the results after the summary: "You have all sworn to ensure that the results of the regional surveying and mapping you are responsible for are true. You already have experience, and you don’t need to do this. The area records other information. After my summary, the old pine needle manor belongs to us as high as 4,200 hectares!"

What is this concept? It is indeed much more than the existing 2,000 hectares of White Tree Manor.

After all, Rurik was still unable to conceal his joy. He laughed out loud and said with a smile, "Do you know what this means?! Relying on my survey experience, as long as we develop these fields well, every year Ten million Roman pounds of oats can be harvested here in the Old Pine Needle Manor! If we take some measures, the grain yield can be even higher!"

He talked a lot with joy, and it turned out to be his own one-man show.

The girls lack a rational understanding of this extremely large number. Since Lord Duke pointed out this is a great thing, everyone should just follow it.

Being tired is really tired, and the statistical results are really gratifying.

but……

All the data have been summarized. This staying at Rurik intends to lie down in his shack, and his wives and concubines stay together in Datongpu, leaving himself a quiet and lonely place to think about these data overnight.

When the hustle and bustle dissipated to the camp and fell into silence, only the faint snoring and wind broke into the shed, and Rurik opened his eyes and thought quietly.

It is extremely optimistic that Baishu Manor does have two thousand acres of farmland. Their distribution is relatively scattered, and the overall geographical location is also not good. Fortunately, the latitude of Lake Ilmen is lower. In theory, the accumulated temperature is higher than that of Lake Mälaren, and the production capacity is also higher.

Putting optimism aside, according to the results of his own investigation in White Tree Manor, Rurik is like this. The fields are graded. Only those fields near the lake can yield 150 Roman pounds per mu, which is poor. One hundred pounds. This is still the data of the good years. If the wheat harvest is rained or frosted, most of the loss of the large-scale reduction in wheat production will be the mercy of the gods.

The local Slavs did regard reduction of production and rejection as punishment from the gods, and if this happened, they would make sacrifices on a large scale. In extreme cases, even human sacrifice...

It is ideal to presuppose the harvest of wheat every year as a bumper harvest, and then to levy taxes based on this standard. Forcing the facts is afraid that the specific disaster year will make people angry.

For the time being, according to the people of White Tree Manor, only half of the 2,000 acres of farmland in their hands belongs to good fields. One hectare can harvest 2,000 pounds of dried oats, and the remaining poor fields can receive 1,000 pounds at the latest. .

So, what is the price?

The price is that whether it is a hectare harvest of two thousand pounds or one thousand pounds, the farmer invests at least two hundred to three hundred pounds of crops.

Therefore, the granaries of the households of the White Tree Manor will surely store up to 400,000 pounds of planted grain.

This is a very crazy number. Helplessly, even if their rough farming methods begin to have the blessing of the curved plow, the biggest effect is to transform a batch of poor fields into good ones, and the exchange ratio between planting and harvesting is extremely unsightly!

After the autumn harvest, about 15% to 20% of the grain will be sealed, unless a serious famine must not be moved, that is the grain for spring plowing!

One grain of wheat is exchanged for five grains. In the harsh conditions of Northern Europe, Northeast Europe, and the natural low-yield oats, how can the exchange ratio be improved without the blessing of high technology?

On the other hand, in the East, where the warmth is suitable and the irrigated agriculture is developed, the rice planted has already been harvested with 30 seeds for one seed in a good year.

In Novgorod, if you want to gain more, you obviously have to rely on a wide variety of crops and a large surplus based on the scale effect. This has caused the farmers to work hard during busy farming seasons.

In the case of White Tree Manor, the condition of the slaughtered Pine Needle Manor seems to be more favourable. Considering that Rose’s continued exploitation of this farm in the past has made it difficult for the farmer. Rurik was more able to conclude that the reason for their rebellion was that Rose was exploiting too hard.

"Do I still have to apologize to you? You are already dead. If you don't rebel, I will start to improve your living conditions in the future, but it is a pity that you collectively rebelled and acted arrogantly. It is a good thing for you all to die, so I will It is not guilty to increase taxes on other farms. Your death can make me a Mingjun. Your souls swear, Rose needs rising capital, and the accumulation of primitive capital is accompanied by blood. Your blood..."

Rurik didn't want to bother with the dead rebels. The dead left a lot of wealth. The 4,200 hectares of land, even if a large area pretends to be acres, is actually a homestead. The old pine needle manor dominates the best area around the lake. The fields are almost all of the lakes, and they are connected to each other on a large scale. This has made the survey team including Rurik walked the marathon on foot these days. He estimated that among them No matter how good the land is, there must be 3,000 hectares.

The best 3,000 hectares of farmland in harvest can harvest 4 million pounds of oats. For this harvest, I have to invest 600,000 to 700,000 pounds of wheat in accordance with the crude agricultural model.

Thinking of this, Rurik started to have a headache.

The crops on hand are insufficient, and even the crops that can be saved by intensive cultivation are limited. Labor tribes can spend money to rent idle labor on farms, but how to solve the problem of growing grain?

Rurik estimated that if he plans to fully use the real cultivated fields of the old pine needle manor in spring next year, he must put in at least 800,000 pounds. If the weather is beautiful and the weather is pleasant, next year’s autumn harvest alone can harvest 5 million. Roman pounds of wheat.

That is a tempting number. The output of this corner of the country alone can provide the annual food rations for the Viking population of the Principality of Ross with more than 10,000 men, women and children. Nearly half of the young children can even eat fat per capita.

Stop this dreamy idea! If it is said that it is okay to gather enough Dad to grow 100,000 pounds of food, the price is that the entire Viking population has lived a traditional life of eating fish and meat for more than half a year.

Is this alright? This is not good.

Everyone is used to the days of eating wheat. Even if you can only eat a handful of wheat a day, you will be happy if you have food in your home. After all, wheat can be stored more durable than pickled dried meat. If there is surplus food at home, people will not worry about survival.

People have the same concerns in this regard. Even though there was almost no stock of wheat in the Ross family a few years ago, in recent years everyone has been inseparable from wheat.

"Son of God? I am indeed the son of God. Those guys can't live without wheat. If they can't get wheat, my rulership will be shaken!"

During this night, Rurik thought a lot.

The pine needle manor, which had a population of over 10,000, was completely disintegrated. They left a total of 5,000 hectares of developed fields. Except for the servants, Ross would get most of it.

Rurik has declared that the property rights of the farmland belong to the duchy, which is actually equivalent to the ownership of the duke’s family. This is not objectionable by ordinary people, or that there is nothing that can be questioned.

This is just the land wealth plundered by the Principality in the Old Pine Needle Manor.

There were also five farms that participated in and helped in the rebellion. The owner of the manor was slain, and the population was divided by the farms of other servants, Ross. The five farms also disappeared. Pots and pans, as well as the wooden beams and planks used to build the house, were divided up. Only the remaining land belonged to the duke.

I am afraid that another 5,000 hectares of land can be counted, at least half of which is good land!

Due to the constraints of conditions, Rurik knew that he didn't want to go to the ruins of the five farms to survey the fields this year. Realistic reasons forced him to wait until next year after the snow melts and spring ploughing again.

The property right only belongs to the duchy, or is it only 10,000 hectares of land belonging to the duke’s family? !

If they all start to produce, this would be even more exciting than taxing various farms.

However, it is impossible for me to take care of these fields by myself, and there is not enough surplus grain to be fully planted in the spring next year.

The vast fields need enough tenant farmers and realizes that he has become the biggest landlord, Rurik, out of rational considerations, is to transport the population directly from Ross’ hometown as determined in the plan. . As long as they start farming, they will not be able to solve their problem of eating wheat, and the prestige of the Duke family will skyrocket.

The most important thing is that the property rights of these farmland belong to the duke. All they have is the right to use. At that time, a contract will be signed with them to determine the length of the right to use and how much tax should be paid within that period. In terms of the result orientation of food production, pulling people over to plant ready-made fields can produce more results than encouraging people to open up wasteland.

Or to change the strategy. Some fields were planted with cash crops, and Rurik remembered that manor that was good at growing flax. Lease the land to them, and receive less rent and tax exemption.

"Ah! Ten thousand hectares of fertile land is mine! One hectare of two thousand pounds of oats! This place should be able to grow spring wheat, spring wheat and spring oats production capacity is about the same? Ah, so that I have to save the wheat that I got from Britain this year... "Suddenly thinking of this, Rurik, who was lying on his back, suddenly sat up, "Oh! I have to write a letter to Roseburg."

What he was worried about was this. When he needed to grow spring wheat next year, he found that the British wheat he got had already been turned into flour to make a lot of delicious and fluffy bread.

That would be terrible.

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