The germination of sprite worms required a lot of nutrients. The poor peanut field restricted the sprite worm's development, leading to the concentration of nutrients. Apart from the center of the field, the peanut sprouts in other places were on the verge of dying.
The remedy was very simple. Fertilizing the peanut field would suffice.
Liszt recalled his knowledge of farming and said to Elder George.
"Elder George, I have a few things to tell you. First, mobilize the peasant households to gather firewood and withered grass, then set them on fire and collect the remaining plant ash. Second, mobilize the able-bodied peasant households to dig the pond, only the bottom layer of the pond. Third, have the children pick up the feces, no matter what kind of feces it is. "
Elder George didn't question the sir lord's command: "Yes, Sir Lord. Elder George will certainly complete Sir's command."
Elder George limped away.
Liszt then said to Gort: "Teacher Gort, the peanut settlement's feces are probably not enough. Go to the town and organize all the peasant households to pick up the feces … Hmm, let's do it this way. Let's purchase the feces in the name of an administrative official. One basket of feces will be priced at one copper coin."
Copper coins, silver coins, gold coins, and dragon coins were the world's common currency.
However, the gold, silver, and copper coins issued by different empires, kingdoms, and grand duchies were different. The copper coins Liszt spoke of were the currency of the Grand Duchy of Sapphire. One copper coin could buy four brick-sized loaves of black bread, enough for an adult to eat for a day.
One silver coin could be exchanged for one hundred copper coins, and one gold coin could be exchanged for one hundred silver coins.
As for the dragon coin, its full name was sapphire dragon coin. It was a gem coin with the magic power of the Grand Duchy's sole sapphire dragon attached to it. It could be exchanged for ten thousand gold coins and was a magic item in itself.
Upon hearing this, Gort couldn't help but complain: "Wow, Liszt, why are you spending so much money to buy dirty and lowly feces? Apart from stinking and polluting the nose, that feces has no other meaning."
"No, feces are very useful. You just need to publish it. Also, find a place to pile feces. It's best if it's a wasteland far away from the wind." Liszt understood the value of feces very well. In this era where there were no chemical fertilizers and there were not enough elves, the best source of fertilizer for farming was feces.
As a landlord who owned all the land in the Flower Town, Liszt had to plant a lot of fields, so there had to be plenty of fertilizer. Moreover, he did not want his own town to be littered with feces and urine. That kind of environment was simply trampling on civilization.
He was prepared to buy feces for a long time. Firstly, it was for composting, and secondly, it was for sanitation. It was impossible to promote toilets for the time being. Buying feces was the most cost-effective and labor-saving method.
"But this price is too high. One copper coin should buy ten baskets, no, twenty baskets."
"Just do as I say, Teacher Gort." Liszt's tone was slightly stern.
Only then did Gort stop complaining and spread his hands. "As you wish."
…
In this day and age, the lord was the authority.
No one dared to shirk Liszt's orders. Therefore, the clerks and the serfs acted very quickly. The pond mud, feces, and plant ashes that he wanted were already piled up in the peanut settlement.
"Very good. Elder George, take some people and mix these things together. Then, dig a hole next to the root of each peanut sprout, sprinkle a bit of these things inside, and then bury them. Then, water and weed them more. I believe that the peanut sprout will recover very soon. "
Riding on Fierydragon, Liszt happily directed the peanut settlement's serfs to fertilize the peanut fields.
As the lord, he naturally would not do the work himself. The aristocratic system did not allow it, and he himself was not willing.
The peanut settlement's peanut fields had a total area of about 100 mu, which was about the size of ten football fields or seven or eight elementary schools. The peanut settlement's serfs had a total of twenty-three households and a total of ninety-two people.
The ninety-two serfs, excluding the children who could not work and the serfs transferred from the town, had a total of 120 people working busily.
"Teacher Gorky, what is the total population of the Flower Town?"
"Eh, sorry, Liszt. I have only been in the town for a short time and have yet to sort it out." Gort was confused. He turned around and asked a clerk, "You have lived in the town for many years, do you know how many households and how many people there are? More than a thousand people? "
"I do not know, Sir." The clerk shook his head.
Gort looked at another clerk.
The clerk also shook his head.
As a result, no one in the entire Flower Town knew how many people there were in the town. Liszt was speechless. Was the Flower Town a forgotten town? Had the Coral Island's administrative officials not come to count the population? Had the former administrative officials not come to count the population?
"We need to do a thorough census of the population. A lord who doesn't even know the population under his rule is truly speechless."
With this in mind, he had already issued an order: "Teacher Gort, organize people and make the best use of time to arrange a census. I want to know how many households and people there are in the Flower Town, each person's name and family relationship, as well as their occupation, age, gender, and marital status."
"Liszt, as you know, there are too few officials in the town. We do not have a financial officer, a defense officer, a legal officer, or a diplomat. In fact, we do not even have an administrative official. I should serve as your advisor, not the town's administrative official."
In an aristocratic fief, the civil officials were basically headed by an advisor. They were in charge of administrative officials, financial officers, defense officers, legal officers, and diplomats.
The military officials were Orders of chivalry and were in charge of Orders of chivalry.
There was no doubt that Gort, as a down-and-out Lord Knight, was still an aristocrat at the lowest level of the aristocratic system. He followed Liszt because he wanted to serve as an advisor. The other Knight teacher, Markus, should serve as Orders of chivalry … As for whether the Flower Town could afford to support Orders of chivalry, that was another matter.
"Don't worry, Teacher Gort. The Flower Town is still waiting to be rebuilt. My castle is also waiting to rise. First, manage the Flower Town's government affairs for me and complete the census."
Liszt did not want to immediately hand over the position of advisor to Gort. Not because he was afraid of being overthrown, but because Gort's mind was full of the aristocratic system. He was not down to earth and could not keep up with his development ideas.
"Very well, Liszt, you are already an adult and have the idea of a qualified lord. I will obey your orders." Gort saluted with one hand, showing his self-restraint as an aristocrat. He was neither anxious nor impatient.
… …
For three days in a row, the peanut settlement was in full swing with fertilization. This was a farming battle. The 100 mu of land was quickly fertilized with a mixture of pond mud, excrement, and plant ash.
In particular, the central field was fertilized with several times the amount of fertilizer.
Liszt also came here to direct for three days. When everything was finished, he could only continue to wait for the peanut fields to turn for the better.
"I have done everything that can be done. I hope that the mission will be completed soon." He was not a person who was entangled. When the work here was finished, he quickly moved on to other fief affairs.
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