The officials and nobles all knelt down in front of Bolton, like a piece of straw that had been cut flat. Their concern for the people pressed against Bolton like a wall, as if they wanted to crush his battle-hardened heart.

The lieutenant frowned, looked sideways at Bolton, and swallowed unconsciously.

Bolton said nothing, his eyes were as cold as frost, and he looked down at the kneeling people.

Finally, he stood up, placed his fingers firmly on the land deed in front of him, and said two words without any emotion: "Sign."

Du Mingwei said nothing, stood up, walked to the stage, and signed his name on the land deed.

When faced with a cold-faced and ruthless character like Bolton, moral kidnapping does not work, and Du Mingwei couldn't resist it and simply gave in. The other nobles would not be able to take the lead, otherwise the two mutilated corpses on the scene would be the end. They would just

You can come up and queue up to sign.

The last nobleman signed, which meant that all the cultivated land contracted by Danyu Plain was taken back by the royal family. In addition, with the blank king's decree, he could do whatever he wanted. It only took Bolton's order to pull out the wheat stalks and cultivate the blood essence grass.

The work here was done and the nobles were useless. Bolton ignored them and strode out the door, preparing to lead his subordinates to Danyu Plain.

"Your Highness the Prince." Du Mingwei suddenly called Bolton, his eyes were as deep as the sea, and there was a deep meaning in his words, "Please make the right decision and don't let down the people you are sworn to protect."

...

The Danyu Plain covers an area of ​​more than 100,000 hectares, and the Guards Corps under Bolton's command only has more than 8,000 people. Although these soldiers are invincible on the battlefield, they are professional soldiers who are off the job and do not usually

Participating in farming and doing farm work is really not as fast as those farmers.

What's more, the area of ​​more than 100,000 hectares of land is so huge that even with the proficiency of the Guards Corps, they won't be able to plant it all until next year.

In order to deal with this shortcoming, Burton this time brought a farming tool invented by the alchemist, called a "seeder". This tool is specially used for sowing farmland. It looks like a wheelbarrow, with push rods on both sides for gripping and wheels.

There are evenly distributed box mouths that open and close with gravity.

Farmers only need to put the seeds into the seeder, adjust the tightness of the box mouth, and then push it forward on the field, and the seeds inside will be sown evenly into the soil according to the preset density.

This device is a new invention of the Heqi family this year. It is very simple to use, with almost no training cost, and the guards can master it.

According to the efficiency of the seeder, each person can sow at least one hectare of land every day.

There are more than 8,000 people in the Guards Corps, plus more than 8,000 people in the Danyu City Defense Army. The sowing can be completed in less than ten days. If local farmers can be recruited to help, the efficiency will be doubled.

As for the wheat straw in Danyu Plain, it is too slow to remove it acre by acre. The best method is "fire farming".

Once a fire is set off, it will start a prairie fire. This is much faster than manual removal. Moreover, the ash formed by burning the wheat straw melts into the soil and becomes a natural fertilizer, which can support the growth of subsequent crops. This is the "leader of the gods" in ancient times.

The methods taught to the people when they were leading the way in farming have been passed down to this day.

The only thing that needs to be paid attention to in fire farming is the intensity of the fire, so that it cannot spread to an uncontrollable state, but for well-trained soldiers, this is not difficult.

When Bolton led his people to the Danyu Plain, the officials and nobles did not dare to neglect and drove their carriages to follow.

Danyu Plain is not in Danyu City, but the endless wilderness north of the city.

Now winter is about to pass, and the snow is coming again. The coldest season for various places has passed, but you can still see falling snow, and the chilly winter scenery is still there.

However, in the Danyu Plain, which is like spring all year round, it is full of life all year round, and the snow season is also a time that everyone likes very much.

The wheat in Danyu Plain is harvested three times a year on a four-month cycle.

When sowing seeds in frosty weather, the wheat sprouts emerge from the soil and slowly grow into wheat stalks.

In the frosty season, the ears are heading, and the malts peek out from the sheaths of sword leaves, pregnant with vitality.

In the cold winter, the wheat grains are small and dense, and have already taken shape, but they are still immature green.

When the snow returns to the season, the nurturing wheat grains will slowly begin to turn golden and yellow, with plump grains. At the end of the snow returns, it is the harvest time, and then enters the next cycle.

At this time of the year, farmers sit in the fields leisurely watching the wheat gradually mature, waiting for a good harvest, which is a kind of leisurely mood.

However, this year, the Danyu Plain is no longer as vibrant as before, replaced by a cloud of darkness.

When Bolton arrived at Danyu Plain, even though he was well prepared, he was still shocked by the scene in front of him.

Looking around, the vast wilderness is full of hungry people, so crowded that it is impossible to count how many people there are. They look famished and have not eaten for an unknown period of time. They are walking staggeringly through the wheat fields, looking for something that can keep them alive.

food.

As long as there are those slightly yellow wheat grains on the wheat stalks, they will be regarded as life-saving straw by the hungry people, who will hurriedly pull them out and stuff them into their mouths, regardless of whether they are as hard as stones and have a bitter taste. They will be chewed in a hurry.

Swallowed it.

Those wheat grains that were completely green and had not grown at all were picked and eaten by some hungry civilians. Some people even gnawed the wheat straws raw, not caring whether they could be digested or not, just to make their stomachs feel full.

There are men, women, old people, and children among the hungry people. These people living in the "granary of the kingdom" should be extremely lucky. Not only will they live a prosperous life, but at least they will not have to worry about eating and drinking due to the Danyu Plain and Qingjiang River.

But the reality is so absurd. The largest grain-producing area in the entire Dogulland is full of hungry people, gnawing on wheat straw!

Bolton looked at those compatriots with sallow faces and thin muscles, and felt his heart aching, and his fists clenched unconsciously: "What's going on with these people?"

All the noble officials stood behind Bolton, and Du Mingwei said in a respectful tone: "His Royal Highness the Prince asked knowingly. Now every household in Danyu City has no food. Many people have not eaten for several days."

"The only thing we can do is to open up the Danyu Plain. Although the harvest season has not yet arrived, some wheat stalks may have grown green ears, so eating them is better than eating nothing at all.

"I hope His Highness the Prince can understand this concern for the people."

Bolton was silent for a moment, and a sarcastic look appeared on his face: "Concerned about the people? I think he has ulterior motives. He deliberately led the hungry people to Danyu Plain, hoping to use these people to arouse my sympathy and force me to withdraw the decree.

?”

"If His Highness the Prince must think in this direction, we don't know what to say." Du Mingwei looked forward and made a gesture of invitation, "We have signed the land deed, and now the entire Danyu Plain belongs to the royal family.

, it’s up to you to decide what to do.”
Chapter completed!