Her memory seemed to be full of holes. She only remembered that she was assisting Wizard Cadgar in managing the laboratory in Elsen City. However, she had no idea what project she was working on, when she arrived, or what happened to her.
Seeing this, the first thing Akasha did was to search for the other nine High Elf Mages in her mind to see if they were experiencing similar situations. The information she received made her breathe a sigh of relief. It was probably because they were far away that the other High Elf Mages were not affected. They were still the same. Seeing Sylvia's unstable state, Akasha immediately made a decision and said, "Elsen City was under attack. I was in charge of the rescue team —"
"Since when was it a human's turn to rescue Elsen City?"
Sylvia's face showed disdain, but Akasha cooperated and said, "I'm a human … Mage. I know how to use spells."
When Akasha was learning the High Elf language, she learned some of the customs and language habits through reading. Therefore, when she wanted to say that she was a "Priest", she changed her words in time. There was no religion in that era, so there was no such thing as a "Priest".
As if to prove her identity, Akasha raised her hand and directly cast a "Hypnosis" spell. This spell was almost useless against a mage who was prepared. When Sylvia realized Akasha's intention, she was also prepared to resist, but she couldn't cast the spell at all. An irresistible feeling of obedience emerged from the bottom of her heart, as if there was a voice in her head telling her to obediently stand on the spot and accept the spell …
Thus, Sylvia's eyes rolled back and she fainted on the spot.
Akasha rushed up to hold Sylvia's body. Her forehead was also dripping with cold sweat, but the little Priest did not even bother to wipe it. She gently placed Sylvia on the ground and cast Hypnosis again to ensure that Sylvia fell into a deep sleep. Then, she turned and rushed out of the laboratory towards the Pasha Magic Tower where Camilla was …
*****
"Prime Minister, do you mean … there's a problem with Efta's current farming method?"
The Duke's Secret Cabinet Conference in Hollier City had been going on for three days. From the earliest strategic direction to the current agricultural reform details, the feudal lords felt that they had learned more new things in these two days than they had in the previous ten years.
"There is indeed a problem with the two-garden system, and the problem is not small."
Roddy took out a piece of parchment and pointed at the illustration on it. "The two-garden system means that one plot of land is plowed and the other is left idle. The two plots of land are cultivated in rotation, right? In fact, this is a very stupid idea. "
To be honest, he had not studied the agricultural technology of the Kingdom of Karen in detail before. Now that he had done a systematic investigation, he realized that it was not entirely the fault of the people who starved to death every year. Roddy was a modern man. Academician Yuan was able to produce rice with a yield of more than 3,000 kilograms per mu. The two-garden system in the Middle Ages was really backward by nearly a thousand years. It was not easy to say that the Chinese had a talent for growing vegetables. When the two-garden system became popular in Europe, it disappeared in China after the Spring and Autumn Period. As for their farming methods and application of fertilizers, they were much better than those Europeans.
Although Roddy was not a student majoring in agriculture, he had spent time in the countryside when he was young. Deep plowing, careful fertilization, and as long as the land was reliable, there was no need to rely on "fallow" to restore nutrients …
"If the land has no nutrients, we can fertilize and cultivate other crops to supplement it. It's a complete waste to leave the land for a year without doing anything. But in fact, all the farmlands in Efta are in this mode, which leads to us being unable to be self-sufficient during bad years."
This theory made the feudal lords speechless. After all, the nobles who could enter the cabinet were not idiots. They knew the most basic farming methods in their territory. However, because of this, they could not understand why Rody thought that the 'two-garden system' was stupid. They also did not know what he meant by 'fertilizing'. After all, in this era where people urinated and defecated everywhere, no one even realized the importance of feces to the land. In the history of China, farmers could not wait to collect all the feces they could collect and take home. Who would waste it blindly outside?
This was also the limitation of this era.
As long as one had received compulsory education, they would understand the effects of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium on plants in the field. This basic principle could not be explained by a general term like "soil nutrients". Roddy, who had gone to university, could be considered an intellectual. Even if he had not taken an exam for many years, he could still remember these things. So before coming here for the meeting, he had already implemented a series of measures in Elsen City, opening up "experimental plots" for comparison, and came up with a reliable answer. "The new farming method I have implemented has been verified in Elsen. Through comparison, it can obtain at least 70% more food than the two-garden system, and at the same time, it does not waste a lot of land. The new farming method will also be different. When planting wheat, we need to mix other crops to balance the soil nutrients. This is the result of many groups of experimental comparisons. It is real, effective, and credible. "
The lords were skeptical, but they were also looking forward to it. After all, Roddy had never been a man without a goal. He always did what he promised. So far, he could be given full marks in terms of credibility.
"Of course, in the future, these things will be taken care of by the newly established 'Ministry of Agriculture.' All the lords only need to be responsible for carrying them out. At the same time, the 'Ministry of Agriculture' will recruit some Wood Elves as consultants in the future. Their magic will be the key to ensuring Efta's food production in the future. So, we must maintain due respect for them. Do you understand? "
The lords were dumbfounded. They obviously did not know that advanced professions such as "Druid" and "Jungle Guard" could promote agriculture. But obviously, Roddy had already made plans. There must be many similar roles in the village of the Wood Elves like Chief Brudy. With all kinds of means, Roddy did not believe that he could not get some Wood Elves who were willing to come out and help.
Putting aside the 3,000 pounds per mu yield for the time being, it would be worth it if he could double the yield.
"Okay, let's stop talking about agriculture. Later, I will talk about the plan for the 'railway system.'"
Roddy continued to throw out a concept that made the lords and even Sally dizzy. In today's world where carriages were the only means of transportation on land, there were only a few "roads" in the entire Kingdom of Karen that had a hard surface. It was unknown whether a "road system" could be put together to form a decent network, let alone a "railway system."
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