Chapter 86 Harvest
The village infrastructure construction caused by the heavy rain lasted for a whole month, regardless of rain or shine.
The villagers were enthusiastic and the soldiers worked hard without complaint - that was impossible.
Zhang Yang still remembers a sentence he read in a book: a person cannot be so selfish as to think that others are not selfish.
That's stupid.
So the day after the rainstorm ended, he announced that every household in the village, with four or fewer people, would be given five acres of farmland as long as they got married, six acres for a family of five, seven acres for a family of six, and so on.
For every newborn who lives to the age of five, one more acre of land will be granted. If a person dies, one acre of land will be taken away ten years after the date of death.
The rules for granting land are a bit rough, but they are enough for now.
This immediately mobilized the enthusiasm of all the villagers. Even if they needed to cultivate the land they were allocated by themselves, the land that had already been cultivated belonged to the government.
Zhang Yang also took advantage of this enthusiasm and used up the last 200 recruitment quotas in the village construction order. He no longer expected to recruit elite population. So what if they were ordinary people? As long as they had enough food and clothing and the village gave them enough protection, the elite population would gradually increase.
In this way, in the end even the old men and women, the village women and girls volunteered to help, and the children all came to help pick up stones. How could they not be willing? They would have their own share of the reclaimed land, and this hope alone would make people willing to work hard and full of motivation.
Since there were enough people to cultivate the fields, Zhang Yang was able to dispatch a large number of craftsmen and soldiers to other construction projects, such as building more houses, roads, dams, water channels, etc.
In just one month, the village has changed dramatically.
First of all, in terms of the overall area, with the castle as the center, 80% of the trees within a diameter of five kilometers have been cut down, forming a more open surface.
As for the remaining 20% of trees, they are left to serve as embellishments of the village. It is impossible for the village to be without even a single shade of tree.
Then, more than a thousand acres of farmland were reclaimed, and now nearly 800 acres have been distributed, and they are preparing to plant second-season crops such as corn and oil. For this, Zhang Yang gritted his teeth and consumed the last piece of white hope.
But it was all worth it, because the next day after the farmland was distributed, several pieces of information appeared in Zhang Yang's eyes.
"Trigger a special village event and activate the village attribute - United We Stand (2/5)."
"United as One (2/5): Effect: Villager loyalty +15, prosperity +200, fights within the village reduced by 40%, passive sabotage reduced by 40%, family conflicts reduced by 40%, husband-wife conflicts reduced by 40%, marriage rate increased by 40%, when encountering a small-scale enemy invasion, villagers will have a higher chance of automatically organizing to fight back, and can obtain an additional 40 recruits."
"Trigger a special village event and activate the village attribute - tolerance is greatness (1/5)"
"Tolerance leads to greatness (1/5): Effect: Villagers' rejection and resistance to foreign immigrants is reduced by 50%. When foreign immigrants join the village, their loyalty will not decrease. Foreign immigrants' recognition of the village increases by 20%, and there is a small chance that they will marry the original villagers."
"Congratulations, the villager loyalty has reached 90 (semi-fixed, it will not easily decrease or increase from now on, and will only change when encountering special events."
"Congratulations, the average loyalty of your villagers has reached 80 points, the prosperity of your village has reached 1,000 points, the livability index has reached 100 points, the villagers' fertility desire has increased by 20%, and the three-child birth policy has been enabled."
"Congratulations! Due to the influence of the village attribute - United We Stand (2/5), 5 couples have reduced their resentment towards each other and the chances of quarreling. Their fates will change in different ways."
"Congratulations. Because we experienced two special village events (rainstorm rescue + land distribution), the free attribute points of elite population Wang Yunruo (female) increased from 12 points to 14 points; the free attribute points of elite population Zhang Wenyuan (male) increased from 14 points to 16 points."
"Congratulations! Because we experienced two special events in the village, the qualifications and experience of the 16 ordinary children have been improved, and they are now outstanding people."
"Congratulations, the village upgrade task has been triggered (click to view specific requirements)."
"The total population of the village has reached 1,000 (including soldiers). Not reached yet, the current total population is 675."
"Villager loyalty has reached 80. Achieved."
"The village prosperity is 1500 points, not reached yet. The current village prosperity is 1250 points."
“The number of level 5 farmlands in villages has reached 200 (1,000 mu), which has been achieved.”
"At least two village attributes have been activated."
"Has a simple wall, but has not been reached."
"If all the above conditions are met, the village will be upgraded to a town and receive an additional prosperity of +300, and the two village attributes will be increased by one level each."
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"The third child policy can finally be implemented."
Zhang Yang was extremely excited at this moment. Population is the cornerstone of future development. As long as the population base increases and life is stable and material is abundant, even ordinary people will have the opportunity to become elite people. This is the core key for the continuation of a village or even a small town.
After secretly rejoicing for a while, Zhang Yang had to temporarily interrupt the construction of the newly reclaimed farmland and water conservancy facilities because it was time to harvest. The 210 acres of farmland were planted three months ago, and now the green fields had long turned golden.
In order to prepare for the harvest, he made preparations in advance. Not only did he ask the blacksmith shop to forge hundreds of sickles, he also set up a temporary harvesting team headed by Duan Kuan.
They are all quick swordsmen. Oh, no, Wang Shen and his team of swordsmen have also joined in.
At this time, patrolling and hunting monsters are not as important as harvesting.
All they need is an auspicious day, that is, a sunny day, to harvest the wheat in the shortest possible time, and every grain must be stored in the warehouse.
For this reason, Zhang Yang specifically asked Duan Kuan, Wang Shen and others to sign a military order, saying that if they dared to waste, they would forget about eating the steaming hot spicy noodles. Damn, the chili peppers were only exchanged for a tiny bit.
In a blink of an eye, the harvest day arrived. The weather was clear and the sun was shining, making Zhang Yang feel very happy.
The scene on the farmland is much more dramatic.
Led by Qin Yidao, Liu Dali, Sun Goudan, and 21 captain-level archers, holding bows, stared at the sky with a fierce look, not daring to let go of a single bird.
Beside them were Wu Yuan, Zhou Datou, Song Dachui, and 30 infantry captains, each with ten imprisoned spears, all of whom were equally murderous, as if possessed by evil spirits.
There is only one purpose, to protect this harvest which has already acquired sacred significance.
Such solemnity and sacredness also infected all the villagers, including the naughty children, who followed their mothers or grandmothers, watching with curiosity and envy. This scene before them would probably leave a mark on their future lives and be passed down.
One hundred carefully selected farmers and 40 carefully selected harvesting teams, like warriors about to go to war, stood solemnly at the edge of the farmland, waiting for Zhang Yang's order, and then they would go forward without hesitation, bravely fighting - uh, bravely harvesting.
"The king takes the people as his foundation, and the people take food as their first necessity—er, harvesting!"
Zhang Yang wanted to say something more, but he thought better of it. No matter how beautiful the words are, can they compare to the golden wheat grains today? It would be nonsense to say more!
One hundred and forty people attacked at the same time, and the scene was quite spectacular, but the scene was different.
The one hundred farmers were trembling with fear, holding sickles, and harvesting very carefully.
Duan Kuan and Wang Shen looked very sacred at first, but in the blink of an eye it turned into a competition between long swords and broadswords.
Duan Kuan could make 18 knife flowers in one breath, and the wheat ears he cut were not damaged at all. They rose up to more than two meters high, and after falling down, all of them were put into his pocket without leaving anything. Then he immediately showed a provocative look.
"218 consecutive kills! Duan Lao Er is mighty!"
The long sword fighters behind Duan Kuan cheered. The sword in Duan Kuan's hand was the best sword in the village and the fifth divine weapon, because there were the jade longbow in the hands of the Salted Fish Trio and Wu Yuan's heroic spear in front of them.
It's impossible to compete with them, but Wang Shen, this pretty boy, actually dared to provoke me. Tsk, Master Duan, I've practiced before! Wang Shen on the opposite side just smiled slightly, which immediately caused a group of village girls and women outside the farmland to cheer softly. Wang Shen is the second most handsome man in the village. As for why he is the second, it is because the first place must be reserved for the village chief, no, for the lord.
Anyone who dares to disobey will be beaten violently.
Of course, if anyone dares to say in front of Zhang Yang that he is the most handsome guy in the village, then just wait to be kicked until he is paralyzed. Damn, with my thick eyebrows, big eyes, nine-pack abs, arms like horses, and a body as strong as a mountain, I have to be called handsome for half the city.
At this moment, Wang Shen's figure flashed like a fluttering butterfly, with his sword dancing and silver light radiating. In an instant, a large field of wheat in front of him suddenly lost its head, and the wheat ears soared into the sky like locusts. There was no need to put them in a pocket, as they flew into it automatically.
This move of walking into a trap was really beautiful.
"295 consecutive kills, Wang Lao Er is mighty!"
As the cheers rang out, Wang Shen's face darkened. Who gave him this nickname? Don't let me know!
"Hey, Wang Lao Er is good at this!"
In the distance, Zhang Yang was sitting on a chair, commenting with Wu Yuan. In fact, he was just watching the fun.
Wu Yuan on the side twitched his mouth. He didn't want to comment. Wang Shen's strength was truly comparable to a one-star hero, while Duan Kuan was only a quasi-hero at the moment. How could they be compared? If they really wanted to compare, they would have to go to the battlefield of life and death.
"Village chief, our food reserves are running low, even with the harvest from these 200 acres of farmland. According to Ryan, in three and a half months, it will be a bitter winter. We have to prepare in advance."
(End of this chapter)
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