Zhao Hai led everyone back to the house. Naturally, Merine and the others followed. When they arrived at the living room, Zhao Hai had Merine sit down. Meg stood behind Zhao Hai without saying a word. But this time, she didn't lower her head, instead, she stared at Zhao Hai's back, lost in thought.
Zhao Hai had already regained his calm. Although Meg had shocked him, making him involuntarily think of this girl, he still had a lot of things to do. Therefore, he didn't rush to talk about love with Meg. The entire Buda Clan's future was on his shoulders. The first thing he needed to think about was the survival of these 100 people.
Merine had already gotten used to Zhao Hai's way of handling things, so she didn't decline. She sat down and looked at Zhao Hai with an excited expression, "Young Master, what should we do next?" She had already begun to unconsciously ask for Zhao Hai's opinion.
Zhao Hai thought for a moment and said, "Grandma Merine, in a moment, you go outside and select some people who are good at farming. Have them plant the ten mu of land. Ask them what is the most suitable to plant at this time. Right, do we have seeds?"
Merine nodded and said, "Right, we have a lot of seeds in our hands. But most of these seeds are made from grains and common vegetables. Moreover, they are most suitable for planting in the mountains. The land outside is so good, it would be a waste to plant those things."
Zhao Hai nodded, then he turned to Merine and said, "Grandma Merine, we'll make a fire to cook. The weather is still cold, what do the slaves use to warm themselves at night?"
Merine's face showed a difficult expression as she said, "Young Master, at that time, we only thought of buying some things that can be used for cooking and heating. Originally, the mansion used a magic stove, but now that we don't have enough magic stones, we can no longer use a magic stove for heating and cooking. Right now, we use withered trees and dried grass in the mountains for cooking and heating."
Zhao Hai nodded. It was obvious that Merlin and the others, who had always been in the upper echelons of the aristocracy, had been preparing everything diligently. However, they did not know the old saying in China. There were seven things to open a door: firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and tea.
These seven things were closely related to people's lives, especially firewood, rice, oil, and salt. They were necessities for people, and the importance of firewood could be seen from the fact that it was ranked first.
However, because he had always been in a high position, he did not understand these things very well. Although Merlin and the others had brought a lot of daily necessities, they did not prepare enough firewood, the simplest and most important necessity in life.
In fact, the main reason for this was that the Black Waste was too barren. Even the grass here was barely alive. This was something that Merlin and the others did not expect.
The population of the Ark Continent was very large, but the land area was even larger. Firewood was simply not a precious thing here. There were crops in the fields, branches in the woods, and even the rich could use charcoal. The aristocrats generally used magic stones to power their magic stoves. There was simply no need to worry about firewood. Even the poorest people would not be annoyed by burning firewood.
However, in the Black Waste, firewood was a precious thing. There were only some short trees and some weeds. Apart from these things, there was nothing else that could be used. Therefore, Merlin and the others discovered that although they were well prepared, they did not prepare the most inconspicuous thing on the continent. And in the Black Waste, there was no such thing.
Merlin saw that Zhao Hai did not speak, so he could only say, "Young Master, what do you want to grow in the land outside?"
Zhao Hai was also thinking about this matter. Right now, he had several seeds that were suitable for growing outside. Wheat, pasture, these were all suitable. Although he also had cabbage, the season was not right, so he could not plant them. However, wheat and pasture were also not suitable. Needless to say, pasture was not needed right now. Although wheat was a good thing, it could not produce much firewood. Most importantly, the yield of wheat was not very high. Therefore, Zhao Hai did not want to grow this thing. Now was not the time for him to adjust his lifestyle. He had to first think about how to solve the Buda clan's problem.
Zhao Hai now only had one choice left, corn!
Corn was a good thing. It was also one of the crops that Zhao Hai was most familiar with in the past. It was not that he had personally grown it, but in the villages around the city where he lived, corn was planted. Corn not only had a high yield, but most importantly, it was also the main crop for producing firewood. Currently, in the northern villages, there were many places that relied on corn stalks for firewood in the winter.
But right now, he only had enough corn seeds for two mu of land. And this improved land was ten mu, which was simply not enough.
Zhao Hai frowned as he counted the things that he could use. In total, he had two hundred gold coins (could not be brought out of the space for use), six bags of pasture seeds (could be used to plant six mu of land), two bags of cabbage seeds (could be used to plant two mu of land), two bags of wheat seeds (could be used to plant two mu of land), and two bags of corn seeds (could be used to plant two mu of land). There was also a season of radishes in the warehouse that could be sold for five hundred gold coins, but the gold coins could not be brought out of the space for use.
But right now, he could open up two more mu of land in the space. These two mu of land would cost him two hundred gold coins. If he opened up the land, then he would have nothing left.
Meirin looked at Zhao Hai frowning. She didn't know what he was thinking, but she didn't say anything. She knew that it was useless to chase after Zhao Hai. She just hoped that this young master who had been creating miracles would be able to create another miracle.
Meg was also looking at Zhao Hai in a trance. She found that when he was thinking, Zhao Hai was especially charming. That kind of deep feeling made her particularly fascinated.
Zhao Hai calculated the things in his hands and finally chose a plan. He turned to Meirin and said, "Grandma Meirin, in a while, you should organize those people to clean up the mine. You have to clean up the mine as soon as possible. Tomorrow, I will improve the ten mu of land, and then I will tell you what to plant. I will go rest first." After saying that, he stood up and walked towards his room.
Although Meirin didn't know what method Zhao Hai had, she still chose to believe in Zhao Hai. Recently, Zhao Hai's performance was too good. Moreover, he also obtained an ability that she couldn't understand. She believed that Zhao Hai would have a way.
Blockhead and Rockhead followed Zhao Hai to his room, but Meirin didn't follow. She wanted to organize the slaves to clean up the mine. Meirin alone wouldn't be able to handle it.
Zhao Hai returned to his room as fast as he could. He let Blockhead and Rockhead stand guard outside the door while he went into the Space.
The Space was still the same as before. Although the land and water had been upgraded, it still didn't look like anything. Zhao Hai carefully looked at the Space and found that there were no changes to the spatial soil and spatial water. They didn't decrease because of the improvement of the land. This made him feel relieved.
Improving the land outside the Space had a lot of benefits for him. If the Space suddenly disappeared one day, then he would have a large piece of land outside and wouldn't starve to death.
But now he was in the accumulation stage, and the existence of the Space was a great help to him. If the Space changed because of the improvement of the land, then he would lose more than he gained.
Looking at the radishes, they were almost ripe. Zhao Hai whispered, "Sell the radishes in the warehouse."
The Space prompted, "Are you sure you want to sell the items in the warehouse?" Zhao Hai said in a deep voice, "I'm sure." The Space prompted again, "Selling the items in the warehouse, you have received 500 gold coins. They have been placed in a bag of gold coins. You have nothing in the warehouse, please work hard."
Zhao Hai also had no other choice. He originally wanted to wait for the radishes to mature and see if they could be harvested. But now it seems that this experiment was still too early. What he needed now was gold coins and some useful things for himself. This experiment could only be done later.
Now Zhao Hai's net worth was 700 gold coins, 6 bags of forage grass seeds, 2 bags of cabbage seeds, 2 bags of wheat seeds, and 2 bags of corn seeds.
After calculating what he had, Zhao Hai immediately said, "Reclaim the land."
The Space prompted again, "To reclaim new land, you need to be level 3. 200 gold coins. You have met the requirements. Do you want to reclaim the land now?"
Zhao Hai said in a deep voice, "Yes." Along with his voice, there was a fluctuation in the air. The mist surrounding the land flashed, and after a flash, a small piece of land appeared beside the original ten mu of land.
Zhao Hai looked at the newly reclaimed 2 mu of land. It was no different from the original land. Zhao Hai immediately said, "Plant corn in the land."
The bags of seeds, shovels, and buckets immediately cooperated to plant corn in the 2 mu of land. This was Zhao Hai's plan.
Zhao Hai knew about corn. Corn and radishes were different. Radishes ate the roots while corn ate the seeds. When corn matured, the seeds would mature. Even if radishes left behind the seeds, corn could do the same. Now that he had reclaimed 2 mu of land, he could use it to plant corn. When the corn matured, not only would he get the corn seeds, but he would also get the corn stalks that could be used as firewood.
Planting 1 mu of corn required about 3 kilograms of seeds. The yield of 1 mu of corn was about 1 ton. In other words, if he planted 2 mu of corn, he could get at least 4000 jin of corn. If these corn could be used as seeds, then he could plant at least 600 mu of land. This was definitely a profitable business.
Now Zhao Hai only hoped that the corn in the Space wouldn't be like the corn on Earth. If the corn in the Space could be used as seeds, then it would solve his big problem. He could plant radishes in the Space and turn them into money. Then he could plant corn outside. This way, he would have firewood and food. This would lay a foundation for his future development.
These two days, the update was a bit slow. Everyone, please don't mind it. Next month, Mingming will speed up the update. This month, Mingming has something to do.
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