The weather has improved, and construction, farming and other work in the territory have begun in full swing.
The roar of machinery came from the fields, and five magic rotary cultivators could be seen running happily in the distance. Large areas of land were renovated. In a short time, one acre of field was completed, faster than human labor. How many times higher.
This is the first time that the Magic Energy rotary tiller has been put into production since it was developed. The whole process was very smooth and there were no major problems.
The mana machines were driven by several strong farmers. The operation of these machines was not that complicated. After half a winter of training, they were basically able to control them freely.
After a short adaptation period, they became more and more skilled in their movements in the field.
At this rate, it will take about two weeks at most to complete the cultivation of several thousand acres of land in the territory.
The land that seeps into the snow after it melts is very moist, soft, and saturated with water. It is also mixed with a large amount of nitrogen compounds mixed in the snow water, which is equivalent to a comprehensive soil fertilization in advance.
The cultivated land is mainly planted with spring wheat and corn crops selected by Habi. At present, it has only undergone relatively simple variety selection, and the improvement is not much compared to before.
There are also some seedlings of crops with low cold tolerance that are in greenhouses and need to wait for a while before the temperature rises completely before planting.
What Chu Xin is most looking forward to is a cluster of small watermelon seedlings. The treasure found in the Green Devil's Forest is about the size of a fist. When opened, it reveals a fruit pulp as moist as a watermelon. Chu Xin named it Little Watermelon.
There are still some fruit trees in the territory today, such as apple trees, tribute pear trees, banana trees, etc. Among them, the apple trees are rewarded by the system and have excellent taste, while the tribute pear trees are transplanted from the Green Devil's Forest. fruit trees.
Wild fruit trees still have some shortcomings in terms of varieties. They either have few fruits, are small in size, or have poor taste. At present, they can only satisfy the craving for food. To reach the level of large-scale popularization, it will take generations. Breeding of varieties.
Habi has a team of more than fifty people, gathering senior agricultural talents from the entire territory. Their main job is variety selection.
The basic requirement for crops is yield, followed by taste. On the contrary, for fruits, the first priority is taste, followed by yield.
Their main research base is in the greenhouse, which has been expanded several times and covers an area of more than 500 acres, with large experimental fields inside.
In this world, breed selection relies more on God's will. It has never been transformed into a professional academic field like this, with large-scale experiments and research.
Agriculture is very important to many empires and dynasties because war requires food, but it is not that important because food will not directly help them win the final victory in the war.
Chu Xin attaches great importance to this aspect. Habi did not particularly understand the meaning of what the lord did at first, but as the experiment continued to deepen, he gradually realized its far-reaching significance. One ear of wheat and more than ten grains are related to More than thirty pills is not a concept at all.
After opening the door to the new world, Habi was full of energy. Twenty-four hours a day, at least twenty hours were spent in the greenhouse.
As for the farming on the farmland, it is up to his people to arrange it.
Habi's current team has expanded to more than 1,300 people, accounting for most of the population, and his subordinates are divided into three parts.
The Agricultural Science Institute is responsible for variety breeding and plant research, the Agricultural Machinery Institute is responsible for agricultural machinery, and ordinary farmers are responsible for various chores such as irrigation and weeding.
Habib manages the team quite well. People's abilities continue to increase as their position improves. As he continues to adapt to his new identity and status, he is also constantly working hard to learn and improve.
Chu Xin also didn't expect that this farmer, who seemed naive at first, could gradually grow to this point.
There is also a lot of good news over at the ranch.
The black pig gave birth to two litters of piglets, with a total of 19 piglets in total. Under Uli's meticulous care, they have passed the early childhood period when they were prone to premature death and have grown to a weight of 11 or 2 pounds. They are very healthy. Lively.
The domestic pigs are also growing very fast and have exceeded 100 kilograms.
However, Chu Xin is still reluctant to kill them. She has been keeping them well-fed and well-fed, waiting to continue giving birth and expand the scale, at least to reach 100.
As for the cattle and sheep herds, there are more than 20 more cattle and more than 50 sheep. Their reproduction is much more difficult than that of pigs, which is entirely due to the huge population size.
However, cubs will continue to be born during this period. This is the nature of animals. When they are in a relatively stable environment, their reproduction rate will gradually accelerate, rapidly expanding the population.
Chu Xin had already eaten two or three old cows and sheep in the winter. Although the meat quality was a little worse, the taste was still quite good.
On Rhodes' side, the points system has been completed and has officially started operating since the end of the cold winter.
After completing the day's work, you can earn points by taking the initiative to work overtime or making major contributions. Some special jobs also have corresponding job points subsidies.
It is foreseeable that there will be a large number of loyal fans of "996" in the territory in the future.
Of course, there are not all lazy people. There are also people who hide in houses to avoid work, or who fish and swim for a long time at work. As long as they are caught, one of the punishments is one, and the territory's broadcast will be fixed every day. broadcast.
As the population of the territory increases, Ron's management and logistics pressure is also increasing day by day, but he is relatively experienced. He has managed villages with thousands of people, and he can barely support it.
But if the population of the territory continues to expand, Chu Xin will have to consider dividing the area, which is something he has always considered.
There is a trend at present, such as agriculture, animal husbandry and Ron's logistics management, the three areas are gradually being separated.
Chu Xin is still waiting for the managers under Ron to grow up. When they mature, they can be dispersed to various regions to assist in independent management.
Including some small villages and towns outside the territory in the future, which will definitely require corresponding management talents. There are too few ready-made talents, so Chu Xin mainly relies on training.
Overall, the losses to Chu Xin this winter were not great. Backed by the Jiuqu River, Green Devil Forest, and numerous fish ponds, the entire winter only reduced the territory's food reserves by less than half. look like.
The remaining ones are enough to last for more than a month. There is no way. The population of the territory has expanded again. The number of soldiers plus the citizens of the territory is about eight or nine thousand. People eat horses and chew them, and the daily consumption is quite large. horrifying.
In Chu Xin's opinion, such a small amount of food storage was naturally too little. For him, there must be at least enough food and grass in the warehouse for the territory to consume for three years to give him peace of mind.
(End of chapter)
