Chapter 58 Spring Ploughing (Please recommend! Please read!)

Chapter 58 Spring Ploughing (Please recommend! Please read!)

Since ancient times, food has been a top priority concerning the national economy and people's livelihood.

This is no exception in Idar Territory.

Every spring, both commoners and serfs would work hard! For the land cultivated by serfs, the Norman Empire generally implemented a 20:80 split model, that is, serfs had to hand over 80% of the harvest to the noble lords who owned the land, and could only keep 20% of the grain for themselves.

Although Bruno was very happy when he freed the serfs before, he did not intend to change this in the short term.

Because he wanted to let the serfs see how big the gap was between their lives and those of ordinary people!

Serfs were required to hand over 80% of their harvest, while commoners were required to pay much less rent.

In Bruno's view, gaps will generate motivation. Only when the serfs are clearly aware of how superior the lives of the common people are (only relative to the serfs), will they work hard when building wonders, and only then can more surplus value be squeezed out and the construction progress of the wonders be accelerated.

Bruno was mainly worried that if he improved the living standards and quality of life of the serfs out of kindness, it would weaken the appeal of releasing them as civilians...

Therefore, it is not that he is evil-hearted...

This is all the fault of the wonder construction system! If it weren't for the system, would Bruno have wasted his time and money to build wonders?

Of course not!

This is all because the system's rewards are too tempting! Nothing wrong! However, for the serfs, 20% of the food is definitely not enough.

Therefore, Bruno would also give the serfs certain compensation in other aspects, such as slightly increasing their wages for work and creating more jobs...

After all, the papermaking workshop and the liquor workshop are currently in intensive preparation and are still short of manpower, and the production teams that are building roads and wonders are also open to all.

Therefore, as long as the serfs have free time after the spring plowing season, they can earn more money by working to meet their living needs.

Moreover, Bruno had set up a new department to distribute relief. If any serfs could not survive, they would be given a small amount of food at a fixed rate, so that they would not starve to death...

However, at the same time, Idar also introduced a new policy mainly targeting civilians.

That is... In addition to purchasing food from Bruno with copper coins, civilians and serfs can also exchange their grown staple foods with Bruno in kind for marine fish, seaweed and other foods.

Moreover, Idar Territory no longer allows private grain transactions. If civilians have excess grain, they need to sell it to the lord at market price.

If the market price is too low, the transaction will be conducted based on the minimum purchase price proposed by the lord.

All private sales and trades of grain will be severely punished by the Idar Territory.

Bruno did this because he felt that only by holding the food in his own hands could he get more out of it.

Whether it is used for brewing wine or as military rations, it has important significance.

Furthermore, with the existence of the wonder construction system, it is estimated that large-scale projects in Idar Territory will continue one after another. If there are not enough food reserves, Bruno will definitely be panicked.

Bruno has been preparing for this spring plowing for a long time.

Therefore, on the day when Idar Territory officially started large-scale sowing, Bruno led Lister, Old Ford and others to the fields in person.

This year's spring plowing is very different from previous years, and the difference is simply earth-shaking.

First, it is the improvement of farming tools.

While Bruno was busy building the Hanging Gardens in winter, he had already ordered the carpenters to make the curved plow and the drum cart.

Fortunately, Bruno had a good memory and clearly remembered the images of the curved plow and the drum cart in the high school history textbook. Otherwise, if he had purchased them separately in the system mall, both items would have required fifteen Brilliance Points.

However, memories are just memories after all. After the carpenters spent a whole winter groping, they finally made the curved plow a few days ago.

The design of the curved plow is actually not very complicated. It changes the straight and long shaft into a curved and short shaft, and installs a freely rotating plow disc on the shaft head. This not only makes the plow frame smaller and lighter, but also facilitates turning and turning, is flexible to operate, and saves manpower and livestock.

In comparison, the waterwheel is much simpler. As early as winter, waterwheels have been installed in many irrigation canals in Idar.

The water wheel mainly uses the turbulent water flow to turn the wheels, so that the water barrel installed on the wheel can automatically draw water and lift it to the shore for irrigation.

These peasants who dealt with fields all day had never seen these two magical tools for farming before, and they were stunned for a moment.

I stared blankly at the water wheel that was spinning in circles and directing water from the river into the ditches in the fields.

Although the curved plow looks strange and has not been used yet, it should not be an ordinary item.

After all, it was made under the order of his master.

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As for the second difference, it is the seeds of the crops.

In the past, everyone cultivated staple crops such as wheat and barley, but this year's spring farming also includes crop seeds from Bruno's novice gift pack!

Although the number is not large, it is still a lot!

Potato!

corn!

sweet potato!

Even if you pick any one of these three, it would be a famous food in the previous life! It can be said to be a must-have farming artifact for time travelers!

Potatoes can be used as vegetables or as staple food! Looking back on his previous life, Bruno was obsessed with both main dishes like beef stew with potatoes and fried foods like French fries and potato chips.

For Bruno, potatoes are his favorite food. They can be cooked in many ways and taste great. Corn and sweet potatoes are also excellent foods.

Take sweet potatoes for example. They have high yield per mu, are not picky about the soil, and are a treasure from head to toe! Sweet potato leaves can be fried and eaten, and sweet potato roots are a traditional Chinese medicine that can clear away heat and detoxify.

As for the sweet potato itself, it is very durable in storage. It can be eaten by just roasting it over fire, and it is very filling! It can also be used to make porridge.

Besides, although Bruno has never had any feelings about dried sweet potatoes, some people like to eat them!

Cut the sweet potatoes into strips and expose them to the sun to make dried sweet potatoes. If stored properly, they will not deteriorate for a long time!

Potatoes, corn, sweet potatoes, everything was available. In Bruno's opinion, this was already a dream start! ...

Let me go over the currency issue first, because everyone's opinions are somewhat different. I will make adjustments and explanations as soon as possible.

Oh oh oh~ The author is rolling on the ground begging for recommendations! §(*￣▽￣*)§ 　The second update, no more.

(End of this chapter)