Chapter 555 Development Plan
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye. At the edge of the world, the energy channel opened, and a large team rushed over from the opposite world with carriages full of objects.
Needless to say, these are the troops from the Great Zhou.
The only difference from before was that this time it was not military troops that came, but development personnel, and they also brought with them various development materials.
In fact, after hearing the news from the southern border of the Lizardmen, Zhou Xu had temporarily stopped recruiting soldiers.
After all, the act of constantly recruiting soldiers itself has put tremendous pressure on their Great Zhou, both in terms of materials and labor.
Especially given the premise that there has been a long period of continuous conscription.
Now that Zhou Xu has withdrawn the conscription order, the internal pressure can at least be eased.
Long before arriving here, Zhou Xu had already made a rough plan in his mind.
As long as the Lizardmen can hold the southern border and gain a foothold here, his next step will be to dispatch farmers over to further cultivate the fields here and start developing agriculture.
You know, this is a tropical rainforest climate, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the weather is like spring all year round. If you want to develop agriculture here.
By then, the status of Black Moon Village as the "granary of the Great Zhou" would most likely be lost.
"How is it? This is it. I plan to cultivate the fields here."
Leading Zhao Geng, Zhou Xu pointed to the large plain in front of them and gestured.
Since the environment here is indeed suitable for agricultural development, Zhao Geng, the Minister of Agriculture, was directly called over this time.
Also coming along was Ye Yan, the director of the Medical Department, and many members of the Medical Department.
Ye Yan and the others came here because they learned from the various plants and herbs that Zhou Xu had picked before that there were a lot of herbs growing in this tropical rainforest that they had never seen before.
In order to better study the newly discovered herbs and also to discover more new herbs, Ye Yan also came here in person.
As for planting, the environment here is undoubtedly suitable for the growth of many herbs, and the plan to build a "medicine garden" here has also been put on the agenda.
They have various things to do next.
Now, let's take it one by one...
"There is a water source over there, a river that extends from the rainforest area, and there are also some fish resources in it."
Riding on horseback, Zhou Xu introduced Zhao Geng and the others to the riverside, gesturing and explaining his general plan.
According to Zhou Xu's idea, he planned to turn this entire plain into a large farm.
Of course, he had to implement it step by step. If he wanted to open up the entire plain in one go, Zhao Geng and his men would probably go crazy, and even the oxen would be killed.
Not to mention the water and irrigation issues. If he wanted to turn an entire plain into farmland, he would definitely need to dig a large number of canals, which would be another exhausting job.
So, at this stage Zhou Xu roughly divided this plain land into ten pieces, one piece at a time.
For now, the primary task of the members of the Ministry of Agriculture headed by Zhao Geng is to complete the reclamation and composting work on Plot No. 1.
This piece of land is near the river, which can minimize the workload in other areas, allowing the tillage, composting and subsequent farming work to be carried out smoothly.
After learning the situation from Zhou Xu, Zhao Geng rolled up his sleeves and prepared to work.
The workload is there, and the sooner they start work the better.
Zhou Xu did not bother them too much. He rode directly to the garrison camp of Silk and his men, took Ye Yan and his men, who had almost rested, and headed towards the rainforest area.
Unlike Zhao Geng and his team, Ye Yan, who wanted to observe the growing environment of various herbs up close and conduct research on them, naturally had his work area within the rainforest.
Seeing such a lush primeval forest for the first time, the medical department members headed by Ye Yan were undoubtedly shocked.
Zhou Xu had no plans to carry out large-scale logging and development in the rainforest area.
He will definitely do some construction, but he will try his best to ensure that the ecological environment here is not damaged.
It’s not that Zhou Xu is an environmentalist, he is not. He doesn’t even pay much attention to the natural environment on a daily basis, but this does not prevent him from having a mind that can understand its value.
A large number of animals and plants here rely on this rainforest environment for their growth and habitat, including the herbs they have discovered.
Once the rainforest environment is destroyed, it is likely to have a direct impact on these precious resources.
Even for the sake of these resources, Zhou Xu has to protect the environment.
In addition, if he had done some research on the relevant things before traveling through time, he would know that the tropical rainforest is also known as the "lungs of the planet," and its existence itself is equivalent to an extra-large air purifier.
In addition, tropical rainforests are an important part of the planet's water cycle. Their existence not only helps make the soil fertile and promote biological growth, but also has the function of regulating the climate.
Its value is far greater than he knows.
Regardless, he made a very wise decision.
After passing through the rain forest, Zhou Xu brought Ye Yan and the others directly to the lizardman's tribe, and then planned to make arrangements for Ye Yan and his members first.
Unexpectedly, Ye Yan raised her hand to express...
"My lord, I just took a look. If I live in the Lizardman area, I'm afraid I'll have to spend a lot of time running out every day. This is too inefficient."
Hearing this, Zhou Xu turned and looked at Ye Yan.
"So you want to just camp out in the wild?"
At this moment, many members of the department began to look bitter, but their department leader Ye Yan nodded with a firm look on his face.
"Yes, in this way, I can set up a tent directly near the plants I want to observe, and observe them before going to bed and just after waking up every day, or even in the middle of the night."
There are many wild animals in this tropical rainforest, and camping in the wild is risky, but in the face of Ye Yan's professionalism, what else can he say?
"Okay, I'll have someone prepare your camping supplies, and then send some people to you to ensure your safety."
As he spoke, Zhou Xu turned and looked at Soros who was following beside him.
"Soros, you should have heard what we just said. Pick two tribesmen who are familiar with the rainforest environment and good at surviving in the wild to carry out this mission with them. In addition, I will assign ten more soldiers to serve as your guards in case you encounter any danger in the wild."
"Thank you, my king!"
(End of this chapter)
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