honor me as god

Chapter 537
Officials and nobles knelt down in front of Bolton, like a piece of straw that had been cut flat, and their concern for the people pressed against Bolton like a wall, as if they wanted to crush the battle-tested heart.

The lieutenant frowned, looked sideways at Bolton slightly, and swallowed unconsciously.

Bolton said nothing, his eyes were as cold as frost, and he looked down at these kneeling people from a height.

In the end, he stood up, put his fingers firmly on the land deed in front of him, and said two words without any emotion: "Sign."

Du Mingwei stopped talking, got up and walked to the stage, and signed his name on the title deed.

When encountering a ruthless and ruthless character like Bolton, moral kidnapping will not work, and Du Mingwei can't help it, so he just succumbs, and the other nobles are even less likely to be the first birds, otherwise the two broken corpses on the scene will be the end. Can come up in line to sign.

The last nobleman signed the signature, which symbolized that all the arable land contracted out by the Danyu Plain was taken back by the royal family. In addition, the blank king's letter could do whatever he wanted. Pulling out the straw and cultivating the blood essence grass only took Bolton's order.

The business here was done, the nobles were useless, Bolton ignored them and strode out the door, preparing to take his subordinates to the Danyu Plain.

"Your Highness." Du Mingwei suddenly called Bolton, his eyes were as bottomless as the sea, and there was deep meaning in his words, "Please make the right decision, and don't let down the people you swore to protect."

The Danyu Plain covers an area of ​​10,000+ hectares, and Bolton’s personal guards have only over 8000 people. Although these soldiers are invincible on the battlefield, they are full-time professional soldiers and do not usually participate in farming. Well, doing farm work is really not as fast as those farmers.

What's more, the area of ​​10,000+ hectares is really too big. With the proficiency of the people in the Guards Legion, they can't finish planting until next year.

In order to deal with this defect, Bolton brought a farming tool invented by an alchemist called a "seeder". This tool is specially used for sowing seeds in the farmland. There are evenly distributed box openings with gravity switches on the top,

Farmers only need to put the seeds into the seeder, adjust the tightness of the mouth of the box, and then push it forward on the field, and the seeds inside will be evenly sown into the soil according to the preset density.

This kind of equipment is a new invention of the Hetch family this year. It is very simple to use, and there is almost no training cost. The guards will be able to learn it.

According to the efficiency of the sower, each person can sow at least one hectare of land per day.

There are more than 8000 people in the Guard Corps, plus more than 8000 Danyu City Defense Forces, and the sowing can be completed in less than ten days. If local farmers can be recruited to help, the efficiency will be doubled.

As for the wheat stalks in the Danyu Plain, it is too slow to pull them out one hectare after another. The best way is "fire farming".

Once the fire is set off, the fire can start a prairie fire, which is much faster than manual removal, and the plant ash formed by burning the straw is melted into the soil and is a natural fertilizer, which can support the growth of subsequent crops. This is the "Long of the Gods" Sun King in ancient times. The method taught by the pioneers to cultivate has been handed down to this day.

The only thing that needs to be paid attention to in fire farming is the fire, so that it cannot spread to an uncontrollable state, but it is not difficult for well-trained soldiers.

When Bolton led his people to the Danyu Plain, the officials and nobles did not dare to neglect and drove their carriages to follow.

Danyu Plain is not in Danyu City, but the endless field north of the city.

Now that winter is coming to an end and snow is coming back, the coldest season has passed for all places, but snow can still be seen, and it is still the chilling winter scene.

However, in the Danyu Plain, which is like spring all the year round, it is full of vitality all year round, and the back-to-snow season is also a season that everyone likes very much.

The wheat in the Danyu Plain is harvested three times a year on a four-month cycle.

Sowing in the frosty season, the malt emerges from the soil and slowly grows into straw.

Heading in the frosty season, the malt in the sword leaf sheath sticks out, gestating vitality.

In the cold winter, the wheat grains are small and dense, and they have already formed, but they are still immature green.

When it comes to the snow return season, the gestating wheat grains will gradually turn golden and bright yellow, and the grains will be full. At the end of the snow return, it will be the harvest time, and then enter the next cycle.

Usually at this time, farmers sit in the fields and watch the wheat mature gradually, waiting for a bumper harvest, which is a kind of leisure.

However, this year, the Danyu Plain no longer had the vitality it used to, and was replaced by a cloud.

When Bolton arrived at Danyu Plain, even though he was prepared in his heart, he was shocked by the scene in front of him.

Looking around, the vast wilderness is full of hungry people, crowded with people, and it is impossible to count how many people there are. They look hungry, and they don’t know how long they have not eaten. One by one, they are walking through the wheat fields, looking for something that can keep them alive food.

As long as there are those slightly yellow wheat grains on the wheat stalks, they will be taken as life-saving straws by the hungry people. swallowed.

Those grains of wheat that were completely green and hadn't grown at all were also picked and eaten by some hungry civilians. Some even gnawed the wheat stalks raw, regardless of whether the food could be digested or not, just to make their stomachs feel full.

There are men, women, old people, and children among the hungry people. These people who live in the "Kingdom Granary" should be extremely lucky. Not to mention living a prosperous life, at least relying on Danyu Plain and Qingjiang River, they will not worry about eating and drinking.

But the reality is so absurd. In the largest grain-producing area in Dogrand, there are scenes of hungry people gnawing on straws!

Bolton looked at those sallow and emaciated compatriots, only felt a throbbing pain in his heart, and his fists clenched unconsciously: "What's going on with these people?"

All the noble officials stood behind Bolton, and Du Mingwei said respectfully: "Your Highness asked the question knowingly, and now every household in Danyu City has no food, and many people have not eaten for several days."

"The only thing we can do is to open up the Danyu Plain. Although the harvest season has not yet arrived, some of the wheat stalks may have grown green ears. It is better to eat it than to eat nothing at all.

"I hope His Royal Highness can understand this concern for the people."

Bolton was silent for a moment, and a sarcasm appeared on his face: "Concern for the people? I think he has ulterior motives. He deliberately lured the hungry people to Danyu Plain, trying to use these people to arouse my sympathy and force me to withdraw the decree." ?”

"If His Royal Highness wants to think in this direction, we don't know what to say." Du Mingwei moved forward and made a gesture of invitation, "We have signed the land deed, and now the entire Danyu Plain belongs to the royal family. , what you want to do is up to you.”

Bolton looked at the hungry people, his eyes showed deep helplessness, but he still ordered the soldiers without hesitation: "Bring out all the civilians and prepare for fire farming."

(End of this chapter)