Farming in Pirate World

Although he was just trying to catch up, Li Ming had become the mayor after all, and he still had to do some practical things.

After the headache, he still had to find a way to solve the difficult situation in the town.

The first thing that needs to be solved is some basic resource issues.

Grain, cotton, cloth, and iron are all urgently needed resources in the village.

After becoming the mayor, Li Ming fully understood the situation of this small town.

The nameless island that I am on is very small, and the combined area is probably not as big as an ordinary village in my previous life.

According to Li Ming's system, it should have an area of ​​less than [-] square kilometers, and part of it is bulging hills.

However, fortunately, there is a stable fresh water spring on the island, which can support more than 100 people on the island.

The town, or village, had only a population of close to two hundred people, including the children who had no ability to work, and they barely made a living by relying on ten small fishing boats.

There are some fruit trees planted on the back hill, which are also a source of income for the village.

However, due to various reasons, the yield of fruit trees was not good, so systematic planting was not carried out in the town.

Li Ming pondered for a while and decided to solve the food problem first.

First point, farming

In addition to the system, this is his technology that underpins the bottom of the box and must be carried forward.

The idle labor force of the whole village was used to cultivate large areas of farmland and plant sweet potatoes.

This thing has a short growth cycle, high yield, wide range of applications, and can also be used to make wine. It is the best way to solve the village's financial crisis.

As for "cotton", Li Ming doesn't even know if anyone in the world grows cotton.

After all, the land that can be used for farming is not enough to grow food, and there is still room to grow cotton.

To keep out the cold, most materials should be leather or animal hair.

Li Ming didn't pay attention to this aspect when he was reading comics in his previous life, but after becoming the mayor, he realized that this thing was a necessity.

No wonder, the characters in the comics don’t change their clothes for so many years. It turns out it’s because of lack of cloth.

The oceanic climate has stable temperatures, little temperature difference between morning and evening, and little obvious seasonal changes.

But this is the ocean Li Ming knew in his previous life.

The ocean here has all kinds of strange and unpredictable changes. It's okay for an adult man like him, but if you are an old man or a child, you probably still need to keep warm.

Li Ming didn't know how much his ability to control weather conditions played a role in this aspect, but he always had to prepare some items to keep out the cold.

The next thing that is most lacking is iron.

Due to the proliferation of pirates, continuous naval battles consumed a large amount of weapons. Seventy percent of the iron weapons in the world were used in war.

Moreover, the output of steel has not been high, so the price of iron is expensive.

But if you want to develop agriculture, iron tools are essential.

What a headache.

Li Ming straightened his thoughts, called Dalton and Old Hall in again, and expressed his thoughts.

"According to my considerations, I think we should focus on planting the fields first, and then wait for the seeds to mature before talking about other things."

"I agree with that with both hands."

Dalton quickly expressed his agreement.

He didn't have any objections. In the whole town, he had the closest relationship with Li Ming, and he was also the person who trusted Li Ming the most.

Especially after Li Ming showed the ability of "Devil Fruit", when he looked at Li Ming again, he always felt that he had an inexplicable aura.

Like a born superior.

Old Hall was a little hesitant. The concept that "small islands cannot be farmed" was deeply ingrained in his mind.

But seeing with his own eyes Li Ming's green field, where the sweet potato seedlings had successfully weathered the storm, made him hesitate.

It is conceivable that Li Ming's land will become a green "gold mine" in the future, and the income from it will be completely immeasurable.

"If you are confident, then go ahead. Now you have the final say here, and we old men listen to you."

After hesitating for a moment, Old Hall then thought about it. The situation was already like this anyway. Even if the farming failed, there would not be much loss.

But if it succeeds, the entire town will undergo earth-shaking changes.

Moreover, since he became the mayor, Li Ming has exuded an inexplicable aura that makes people want to believe him.

"If that's the case, then gather the idle people in the village and let's talk about it now."

"Row."

None of these people were indecisive. After discussing a result, the whole town began to move quickly.

Under the leadership of Li Ming, several old men in the village who were taking care of themselves all followed Li Ming, like primary school students, constantly recording.

They are the original founders of this town. They led a group of young people,

Although the current situation is very bad, they are still trying and never give up the hope of pursuing wealth.

Under the current situation, Li Ming's foundation is not deep. After thinking about it, all the instructions about the town are given to them, and then they give them to the people in the town.

Politically speaking, such a political structure is very dangerous for Li Ming, and he can easily be ignored by these old men. But now, if you want to gather the power of the town, you can only rely on a few of them.

Let’s do this first, and we’ll talk about the rest later.

"It's just a few old guys anyway, I'm still very young."

Li Ming and others spent a day exploring the entire island. Li Ming personally inspected the soil quality and identified more than 500 acres of land that could be cultivated at this stage.

Many of the others are not wasteland, but large areas of grass and shrubs. The manpower required to open up wasteland is too great. With the manpower in the town alone, it is impossible to open up wasteland in a short time.

The [-] acres of wasteland that has been divided cannot be used up.

There are also sparse apple trees on the mountains, but the fruits are not yet ripe.

In the past, people in the village would occasionally pick a batch of these fruit trees and sell them directly to the passing merchant ships.

Li Ming has also eaten a few, but the taste is not good and very astringent.

There is no condition to purchase saplings now, and their utilization value is not great. We can try to develop them if we have the opportunity in the future.

On the other side of the island, there is a small beach with a few coconut trees growing vaguely, but they are still the same. Without artificial planting and cultivation, the taste of coconut fruits is very bad.

After probably walking around the island for less than ten kilometers, Li Ming was already out of breath.

"How far we have come so far. I can't stand it anymore. What will I do when I get a wife in the future?"

"You really should exercise more. You see, those old men are in better shape than you."

Dalton looked at Li Ming's tiredness and mocked him mercilessly. He also pointed at the old men next to him.

The old men followed Li Ming, writing and drawing along the way, and recorded everything Li Ming said in the booklet.

Although they had followed Li Ming for a day's journey, the old men were in high spirits. Except for the profuse sweating on their heads, they did not show much fatigue.

As for Dalton, let alone not even a drop of sweat on his forehead.

"People in this world are perverts."

Li Ming thought to himself, suddenly remembering that the mission reward he had received for completing Side Mission 2 seemed to be related to physical exercise.

"When I go back, the exercise plan will also start."

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ps: Well, to be honest, there are very few readers, especially during the National Day, when almost no one reads the book, and there is no movement at all from the backstage of the writer.

I plan to save the manuscript first and wait until the National Day holiday is over and the editor goes to work.

Single update, continuous update.