Chapter 5: Development of arable land (Part 1)!

"Ding! Auxiliary system data update-crop rotation is achieved."

When Murphy heard the prompt sound from the auxiliary system of Total War, it was already half a month later.

He fulfilled his promise and distributed part of the land to the citizens after victory. These lands were divided into three levels according to their status. The poor class was 5 acres per adult, and the citizen class was 10 acres per adult population. If they were soldiers, an additional 10 acres of land was allocated. The officials in the territory were currently divided into three levels, with land ranging from 10 acres to 500 acres. As for the generals, Murphy all divided them with 1,000 acres of land as a manor.

The measurement acres used in Athens are not much the same as in the past.

In Middle Earth, a square kilometer of land is 1,500 acres, but for the sake of calculation, Murphy expanded the amount of one acre to 1,000 acres of land in one thousand square kilometers. That is 1,5 times larger than the acres of land in Middle Earth.

On average, each family, including women, has about three to four adult populations. In other words, each family can also be allocated at least 10 acres of land. There are currently about 7,000 people in Athenian cities. After completing the land allocation, Murphy counted a total of 100,000 mu of land, that is, 100 square kilometers of land was allocated to Athenian citizens. It accounts for about one-sixth of the total area of ​​cultivated land that can be reclaimed.

In fact, all of the allocated land is not allowed to be cultivated for the time being.

Because the irrigation ditches have not been completed, the land that has been truly dug in the territory is about 50,000 acres. These lands are all soil close to the Nidolia River, which is very fertile and is conducive to irrigation, etc. Half of the reclaimed land is used to plant winter wheat, and the other half is used to plant other crops such as potatoes and corn. At present, due to the reclaimed land, the labor force in the territory seems to be very insufficient.

Since September, the city of Athens has dug half of the moats, which have been dug, has to temporarily suspend work.

Because of defeating the werewolves, the human city-state built fortresses in the canyon and set up defense lines. Murphy's territory was still very safe for the time being. So Murphy temporarily shifted the center of construction from defense to development. He transferred all the goblin slaves to the cultivation of farmland, and these little men would also farm a little bit simple. As long as someone urged and taught, two or three goblins could be worth an adult labor force.

The reason for this is very simple. He wants to reclaim part of the land before October and then plant winter wheat.

As long as you can plant winter wheat and persist until next year's harvest, even if the yield is really bad, 2 stones per mu will be produced, which means 200 kilograms of grain per mu. The 50,000 mu will be an amazing output of 100,000 s! Enough Murphy's territory is enough to achieve self-sufficiency and surplus in one year! In fact, Murphy really doesn't believe that his territory will fail to harvest. Because the land along the Nidolia River is very fertile, and another clergy of the goddess of wisdom Athena is - fertility!

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In the past half month, with the efforts of more than 5,000 adult labor and nearly 20,000 goblins, the territory has finally completed the simplest reclamation.

That is, dig trenches, clear land, dig water and irrigation, etc.

In terms of water conservancy, Murphy is currently arranging the population to build water trucks, water conservancy mills, etc. However, it will take some time. For the time being, manpower must be used to solve the problem first.

Because of goblin craftsmanship, Murphy drew water from a gentle tributary of the Nidolia River and dug a trench with this tributary as the center.

Until today, the 50,000 mu of land has finally been initially completed.

"Crop rotation: crop rotation and basic land management techniques prevent farm resources from being depleted quickly. By ploughing different crops every year, land fallow or for the purpose of release, the productivity of the land can be slowly restored. The crop yield is therefore increased. Increased yield will also promote population growth. The use of slave labor will also help increase yields. Because farmers will demand more agricultural products. When cities grow, this agriculture can be upgraded.

Crop rotation and basic land management technology will cause farm resources to not be depleted quickly, and crop yields will therefore increase. (Crop yield +3)”

Crop rotations are improved under the premise of public farms.

That is, citizens of the entire city work together, use tools together, and allocate harvests. This can save human resources, tools, and other resources.

Everything Murphy is doing now is working for the fourth cultivation level in the Total War auxiliary system, namely water irrigation!

His current idea is to build up the foundation of water conservancy irrigation first.

In the future, as Athens cities are upgraded to big cities, there will be no need to consume too much manpower in farming.

In fact, in order to reclaim these lands, Murphy almost stopped most of the construction of the territory. Even some of the heavy Greek infantry were arranged to go to the ground to work. All the efforts were worth it, because in half a month, after all the tedious details such as irrigation and weeding of arable land were completed, they could plant crops such as winter wheat.

In the evening.

"Governor General, the harvest has been counted." As soon as he returned to the Governor General's Mansion, the *** officer trotted to Murphy's side.

Murphy nodded when he heard this, reached out to take the notebook and read it.

The yield of spring wheat is not very high. On average, only about two and a half stones per acre. Among the two thousand acres of arable land that were initially reclaimed, spring wheat has been harvested for about 2,300 stones. This data is still within Murphy's acceptance range. After all, spring wheat yield is inherently insufficient. Moreover, there is no fertilizer in this world, it is just some primitive fertilizer. Although Murphy has consciously built public toilets and raising pigs, animal fertilization, etc., the effect cannot be too obvious for the time being.

However, the corn yield promoted by Elf Discovery in this world is quite good.

Including those who cultivated one month later, the average yield per mu is more than 500 kilograms!

This is already a very good output in this era, and it can be said to be a bumper harvest!

Corn is not as nutritious as wheat, and is generally not a staple food. The main function of corn is to be used as feed, brewing wine, etc. The stem leaves obtained by corn are good fuel and can also be used for filling. That is, like Middle-earth, after harvesting rice, the grain poles are laid under the bed, and it will be much warmer when you sleep in winter. It is said that corn poles can also be used for papermaking, but as far as the current technological level is concerned, it is still not necessary to consider it for the time being.

Although corn is not as nutritious as grains, in fact, it is an era when the materials are relatively barren, and corn is also one of the main foods of the poor.

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Trade in the territory is mainly based on coal and high-quality wood, but now the slave trade has basically stopped.

Murphy had to spend time looking for another way out of trade.

The first thing he thought of was wine!

There are mainly two types of wines in this world, one is wine, which is aimed at the aristocratic class. The other is ale wine, which is low-degree beer, which is the mainstream consumption of ordinary poor people. There have been people in this world who make wine from corn, but it is not very popular.

Murphy knows how to make corn wine, and fermentation is nothing more than using wine koji after cooking.

There is winemaking technology in this world, and using corn to make wine is not a problem at all. Murphy can recruit people from the Aboriginal people.

But the problem is that Murphy will not distille it at all!

This is a rather embarrassing question.

As a global crowd, Murphy only learned about a simple distillation device in junior high school physics. However, he had no idea how to do it when converting it to brewing wine.

He is not a suitable person for technical research.

His strengths are control and his strengths in employing people!

In fact, Murphy originally wanted to try whether the indigenous people of this world could accept soju, that is, distilled liquor of high numbers.

Ordinary poor people like Murphy or not, but the barbarians and warriors in this world should like it very much.

Pure man, drink strong wine.

This kind of man who survives bloody killing will definitely like this kind of high-number spirit. And Murphy's other idea is military use. He thought that the first use of distilled liquor was not to make money, but to be used for medical disinfection. Holy water can also be disinfected, but the yield is too low and it is difficult to preserve. In this primitive era, wound infection and ulceration were an important cause of death.

And if there is alcohol, the effect will be very obvious!

This can save the lives of countless Athenian warriors!

"It's a pity that the temple of wine cannot be built. If there is a priest of the God of God, I guess I can do it and how to distil it?" Murphy touched his head and could only put down this idea for the time being.

He just knew a little bit of the simple principle of distillation. If he really wanted to do it, he had to recruit people to study it slowly.

And confidentiality is also very important!

If distilled liquor can be produced, the territory will probably also generate an additional trade income.

Murphy wouldn't be so stupid when making wine with cereals.

Food is an important strategic reserve resource. As we all know, brewing wine is very consuming. In ancient times, wine was once a luxury item and was only used during sacrifices. However, if corn was used as a high-yield crop to make wine, Murphy would accept it. After all, he did not intend to raise pigs and beasts on a large scale, and the citizens of the territory would not use corn as their staple food.

Simply put, wine can bring a considerable income to the territory.

But one territory and one city-state will never be able to grow stronger because of wine! And Murphy never hopes that wine will have too much status in the Athenian city, so in the future the city will probably produce a large number of alcoholics and idiots!

Even if he develops distilled liquor, he must strictly control it in his own hands.

Citizens are absolutely not allowed to brew wine privately!

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Chapter completed!