Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence

Chapter 506: Chapter 7: The Newly Born Agricultural Holy Land and Philis’s Unease

As the commerce and industry of the Hesse Territory flourished, agriculture was not left behind.

Throughout the entire autumn, the Golden Ear Banner of the Reya Church of the Dawn Goddess was already waving at the top of the monastery spires in every village and farm of the Hesse Territory.

Nuns of the Dawn Church, clad in green habits, walked through every wheat field holding the Holy Emblem of Wheat Ears, guiding the farmers in more meticulous cultivation of winter wheat and buckwheat.

The oak staffs of the Druid Elders were planted between the fields, guiding the Wind of Jilun as it flowed between the ridges, representing the ceremony of abundance from the Dawn Goddess, held in various places.

Especially in the countryside, mysterious stone circles always arose on the land between the ridges and tree belts, housing various exotic Essence Souls, all tamed by Reya. According to ancient pacts, these would provide assistance to humans.

Under the guidance of Su Li’s Prophetic Ability, the Dawn Church finally found a reclusive Father of Grains in a wild wheat field over 400 miles west of the territory.

After providing a large amount of flesh and carcass, he performed the Blood Sacrifice ceremony under Jorn Shallow Bay.

This time, the human preparations were extremely thorough, instantly doubling the number of red Blood Fields in the territory to over 900 acres!

This was truly a remarkable number, just a few dozen acres short of breaking the 1000 mark!

It’s important to know that after the Blood Sacrifice, the wheat fields’ yield per acre could reach over 1000 pounds, a real leap in acre yield.

If you add the effects of the [Sunset] Divine Magic, doubling the yield per acre would be no problem.

This means that nearly 1000 acres of fertile land can easily bring over 2 million pounds of grain to the territory.

However, this achievement seems insignificant compared to the overall scale of the territory.

This round of farmland statistics enabled Su Li to truly understand why, in this extraordinary world where Knights controlled everything, there was still a need to maintain a large number of serfs.

Because the vast lower levels can indeed provide immense wealth!

After the autumn rush planting, by the time of the bitter winter, the farmland scale at Bjorn Shallow Bay in the territory successfully reached 1600 hectares, equivalent to 160,000 acres of farmland!

Moreover, a large number of Dwarf Engineers put their all into building water projects, even going so far as to blow up the levee of the Holy Land Reiflin Lake in the territory, killing thousands of lake fish, but finally managed to supply irrigation channels to these 1600 hectares of land before winter.

The yield of winter wheat and buckwheat was slightly low, but could still reach between 230-290 pounds.

This means that these 160,000 acres of farmland irrigated by the lake waters of Reiflin Lake are bound to have a bountiful harvest, bringing at least 40 million pounds of food to the Hesse Territory!

With 20,000 tons of food in hand, it’s already enough to initially supply 1000 Elite Knights, 1500 cavalry, and 3000 slaves.

Disaster relief, that’s something only Eastern societies do; theoretically, Su Li only needs to ensure these 5000 or so troops and his slaves are well-fed.

Of course, this time, the civilians don’t need Su Li’s assistance either; the various villages and farms have cultivated farmland of over a hundred thousand acres.

Their only problem is the need to pay high taxes, and their relatively low yield per acre. Even with the blessing of the Dawn Goddess Church, ordinary farmland could only produce over 100 pounds per acre.

There’s a reason why the entire territory views Bjorn Shallow Bay as the granary of the Hesse Territory.

If they relied solely on the peasants for taxes, Su Li’s current army would have to be greatly reduced, struggling to maintain 100-200 Elite Knights.

Therefore, nuns of the Dawn Goddess Church are also working hard to improve the productivity of these wheat fields.

Thanks to Su Li’s encouragement and non-interference in the development of the lower villages, all the farmers and nuns were able to greatly exert their initiative.

This truly demonstrated a truth: that you can always trust in the wisdom of the masses.

Soon, in one village after another, various facilities to boost yield were established.

For example, at Jiejia Manor, a village liberated from armed slavery for its merits in fighting the Goblin Toe-breaking Tribe, they constructed a unique [Reya Wheat Ring].

This is a concentric circular wheat field built in imitation of Reya’s stone circle, composed of five types of grains, with the golden Reya Holy Image standing in the center. In her usual image, Reya wears a crown woven from wheat ears on her head.

The [Reya Wheat Ring] made this wheat field extremely lush, bound to have a good harvest this year. Even at the foot of the Holy Image, several dozen stalks of Extraordinary Wheat Ears sprouted, emitting a faint green light, encircling the Holy Image. Not only did it appear full of vitality, but it also prominently displayed the Goddess’s miracles.

This will bring more than 10 Golden Crowns of revenue to the village (most of the revenue will be subject to the Nineteen Taxes), significantly improving the village’s living conditions. After all, with agricultural productivity, a farmer’s household can’t save 10 Golden Crowns even in 20 years. Considering necessary expenses and life’s unexpected events, most households save only a few dozen Copper Coins a year, with many not even having any change left.

These more than 10 Golden Crowns are already a fortune for a village, capable of changing many people’s destinies.

Inspired by this church building, other villages also developed considerable agricultural facilities suited to their circumstances.

In the farm of the Green Leaf Hills, they built the Rainbow Terraces, placing a carefully crafted circular terrace directly opposite the Rainbow Falls. Moreover, it was exquisitely designed to allow all the wheat fields to bathe in sunlight through the rainbow throughout the day.