Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence

Chapter 232: Chapter 122: Majestic Castle and the Formation of the Spirit Medicine Farm (Part 4)

Vandar was well-prepared for this and immediately stood up, saying, ”Under the wise deployment of the Lord, the territory is thriving, and the scale of agriculture is continuously expanding.”

”Just this summer alone, our summer grain harvest reached over 20 million jin, and currently, there are 4 million jin of grain stored in the granaries of Heisen Castle.”

”There are 3 million jin stored in various granaries, grain stores, and bakeries in Hesse Town, with some already sold to the subjects, caravans, and dwarves. Additionally, a single brewery in the territory consumes over 2 million jin of grain.”

Su Li listened to this report with a sense of relief, finally, the territory was beginning to get on the right track.

With 4 million jin of grain stored in the castle, although it amounts to only about 2,000 tons and isn’t particularly large, it’s more than enough to ensure Su Li’s rule in the Hesse Territory.

This is sufficient to feed 400 people for a full two years, enough to handle most crises.

Many nobles of the Empire adopt this tactic when facing invasions. As long as the Lord leads the troops into hiding within the castle for a year or two, the enemies unable to siege for long will retreat.

As for launching an assault on the castle, that’s somewhat wishful thinking. The tall castle, built on a steep slope over 200 meters high, with only one entrance and layers of heavy defenses, is unlikely to be breached even if thousands or tens of thousands of soldiers died trying, not with 400 elite knights inside.

While Su Li was contemplating this, Vandar continued his report, ”Currently, our most important agricultural project is undoubtedly the work at Jorn Shallow Bay.”

”The waters of Lake Reiflin irrigate the vast farmlands below, guaranteeing us a bountiful harvest. Consequently, we are currently dedicating all resources to developing agriculture there, aiming to expand the territory’s farmland to over 100,000 mu before the last cultivation of this year.”

”Additionally, the nuns of the Dawn Church will station in 5 villages and 10 farms of the territory, guiding the production of each rural farm, striving to reach 170,000 mu of farmland across the entire territory by the end of the year.”

Hearing Vandar’s words, the officials in the hall were beaming with joy, as agricultural abundance could be considered the fundamental guarantee of all endeavors in the territory.

Only with sufficient food supply can the territory sustain a larger population, providing a solid foundation and strong assurance for industry, military, religion, culture, and all other aspects.

Moreover, the 100,000 mu of fertile land in Jorn Shallow Bay means it can produce at least 30 million jin of grain, yielding 3,000 Golden Crowns. With three harvests a year, it would not only serve as the granary for the Border Prince’s Territory but also be a source of wealth for the Hesse Territory!

10,000 Golden Crowns – that alone could buy 50 elite knights, and their salaries could sustain an entire squadron of elite knights.

Yet, this bright prospect is not the whole picture of the territory; Vandar’s report continued, ”Under the Lord’s guidance, our farming is far beyond ordinary crops.”

”I need to particularly highlight that out of the 10 farms, 4 do not grow ordinary food crops.”

”Among them is a spirit medicine farm, cultivating Calming Flower, Swift Grass, Dragon Blood Grass, Lion’s Mane Mushroom, and other medicinal herbs, with an area of over 200 mu, producing at least 1,000 Golden Crowns. The only limitation on this scale is the quantity of spirit medicine seeds.”

”If in the future we have enough seeds, I predict the scale of our territory’s spirit medicine fields will continue to grow. While the territory becomes the border granary, it will also become the Empire’s central source of medicinal herbs! When this spirit medicine farm scales to 500 mu, 1,000 mu, or even 10,000 mu, the value of spirit medicine produced will certainly exceed the income from ordinary crops!”