Farming in Pirate World

"Do you want to use the Tyche? I can make it available at any time."

"In fact, for some reason these days, the sea is calm and the fishing boats are much faster. Although there are fewer fishermen, the harvest is a bit more. The Tyche was vacated very early and has been occupying the port. A location.”

Old Maud had a smile on his face, and whenever he mentioned the recent fishing harvest, he felt inexplicably happy.

Li Ming nodded. He had been so busy with the land reclamation team these days that he had indeed neglected the information from the fishing team.

"Since the Tyche has been idle now, I will tell you straight away."

"I invite you all to come here this time because I want to discuss with you about the voyage."

"Everyone knows that the development of our town has just begun. There are many things that our town is in urgent need of, such as livestock, seeds, weapons, and various metals."

"We can't wait for the occasional merchant ship to dock before exchanging supplies with the outside world. This is too slow."

"I plan to rely on the Tyche to conduct an ocean voyage. At least I will go to nearby islands first to establish a stable connection and lay the foundation for future vegetable sales channels."

"What do you think?"

Dalton looked indifferent. Although he picked his ears, he was confused by what Li Ming said just now and basically didn't listen:

"You just have to make your own decision. You are the mayor now and we all listen to you. There is no need for such a big fanfare."

"That's what I say but..."

"I have always believed in you. If you ask me to cooperate with you, just inform me directly."

Dalton interrupted Li Ming's words, expressed his attitude directly, and then looked at the other old men.

"I don't have any objections. If you need me to do anything, you can tell me directly."

Old Maude had a kind smile on his face. He regarded Li Ming as his junior from the beginning.

"Don't look at me. I'm just a blacksmith. You can just discuss this kind of thing."

Old Barry from the blacksmith shop chose to play it safe and waved his hand to indicate that he would not participate in the discussion.

The old carpenter and his wife in the village also shook their heads and expressed their casualness.

Finally, several people's eyes were focused on Old Man Hall:

"Mr. Hall, do you have any comments?"

He calls others "uncle", but to the former mayor, Li Ming formally calls him "sir."

"Well...the seeds in the farmland have just been sown. If we go to sea now, the manpower will be too tight."

"Besides, agriculture has just begun in the town. There are too few experienced farmers, and we can't do without you in the fields."

To go to sea, you must have sailors, but there are less than [-] people in the town, and fishing alone requires a lot of manpower.

But fishing is currently the main source of food in the town, and it must not be delayed for anything.

"It's okay. The fishing harvest has been extremely good these days. The women have been stocking up on dried salted fish. They just transferred a few people. There is no problem."

Old Maud spoke first, indicating that there was no problem on his side.

Li Ming groaned and spoke slowly:

"The seeds have been planted, and the busy farming time has passed. The fields will not be very busy in the future. There will be no problem in recruiting some people."

"As for the farmland, the most tedious work is over. The only remaining thing is regular watering and weeding. Even without me, they can do it well. I will be back before harvest."

There is no reserve of chemical fertilizers in the town, and even Li Ming doesn't know whether there are chemical fertilizers in this world, so there is no need to teach them about proper fertilization. However, fortunately, the fields in the town have good fertility, and there is no need to fertilize for the time being. Things like that.

Hall, the former town elder, hesitated to speak, and finally nodded with a wry smile:

"Now that you are the mayor, if you think you can, go ahead and do it. We old men support you."

Li Ming nodded. Old Hall had said this to him when Li Ming had just become the mayor, but the two times had completely different meanings.

In my last words, [-]% of the reasons were politeness and comfort.

This time, there must be at least [-]% surrender.

As the former mayor, no matter what little thoughts he has in his heart, he must put them away now.

"Since there are no objections, let this matter be decided as such."

Immediately, Li Ming arranged for them what they needed to prepare for going to sea and asked them to prepare in advance, leaving only Dalton who had nothing to prepare.

"Is it important to leave me alone? After all, I have work to do."

Li took a look at the playful and smiling Dalton. Currently, he still serves as the captain of the town's defense team, but he is just a polished commander.

"Uncle, you don't have anything to do except the tavern that is going to close down at any time."

"How can you say that? The tavern is an important source of income for the town."

Li Ming waved his hand, did not answer his question, and went straight to the topic:

"Uncle Dalton, I want to hear your thoughts about this trip to sea. After all, you used to be in the navy, and your experience in this area is much better than that of a landlubber like me."

"What's the point of going to sea? Just go out on a boat."

Li Ming gave him a mmp smile. If it were that simple, would I still look for you?

Do you think the Tyche is a warship? It can sail out without fear of capsizing?

"Of course I know that I need to drive a boat when going to sea, but I hope you can teach me how to do it."

"You can't sail a boat"

Dalton, who had always been listless, seemed to have been stimulated by something, his eyes flashing with surprise.

"No, no, no, there's really no one who can't sail a boat, right?"

Li Ming secretly said mmp, and suddenly wanted to punch him in the face.

So what if I can’t sail? I’m really sorry for you that I can’t sail.

Dalton looked at the awkward smile on Li Ming's face, and his eyes were even more surprised.

"You really don't know how to drive a boat. Even if people with Devil Fruit abilities are landlubbers, they just can't swim. It's not like they can't even drive a boat."

"How on earth did you live to be so old?"

The sea area of ​​​​the pirate world is so large that people here have been exposed to ships and water since birth, and swimming and sailing are basic skills.

Just like in Li Ming's previous life, no matter how bad he was at studying, he could still understand multiplication tables and basic operations.

"I can't sail a boat, but I can farm and settle accounts. I'm still a devil fruit user."

"Tsk, tsk, you can't really be a noble from any country and end up here."

Dalton looked at Li Ming from top to bottom again, as if he was watching some rare species.

"Let's get down to business quickly. Everyone is very busy at work."

"It's okay, I'm quite free."

Dalton looked curious.

"I mean, I'm pretty busy."

Li Ming's face was filled with disgust.

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ps: There is still one chapter left. If we have dinner later, I think I can finish it by eight o'clock.

Will test the waters tomorrow afternoon, please vote