The milk produced by the dairy farm was a rare luxury in the Flower Town. Originally, the milk from the dairy farm was used to produce milk powder, which was given to the Earl Of Coral Island as a tax every three months.
After Liszt arrived, milk was sent to the castle every day.
There were ten cows in total.
Among them, there were three young cows that were less than two years old and had not yet started to produce milk. Two old cows could no longer produce milk. One male cow could not produce milk. Only four mature female cows could produce milk every day. He didn't know if it was because the breed of the cows was not good enough, or if they didn't eat well enough, so the milk production was very low.
"Dahua is in the peak period of milk production. She can squeeze out 20 kilograms of fresh milk three times a day. Xiaohua is in the low milk period and can only squeeze out 4 kilograms a day. Dahei is also in the low milk period and can only squeeze out 5 kilograms a day. Dahuang is currently in the low milk period and can only squeeze out 5 kilograms a day." The old steward was not very old, but he was already hunched and looked very old.
Liszt approached a cow. The cow was very docile and was slowly eating the grass.
"Do you still want to raise cows that can't produce milk?"
"Zhuangzhuang needs to ensure that all the female cows are impregnated. Milk Flower, Milk Black, and Milk Yellow were still small, and they would only be able to conceive and produce milk next year. Old Hua and Old Black are already old. We've already reported this to the Lord. They can come and slaughter the cow for meat at any time, "the old steward said respectfully.
Milk Flower, Milk Black, and Milk Yellow were the names of underage cows.
Xiao Hua and Xiao Hei were the names of cows that had just reached adulthood.
Dahua, Dahei, and Dahuang were the names of cows in their prime.
Old Hua and Old Black were the names of old cows.
Zhuangzhuang was the name of a male cow.
Liszt recalled that a while ago, Butler Carter had mentioned to him that the dairy farm had two old cows that could be killed and eaten at any time. Raising cows that could not produce milk for another day was equivalent to wasting a day's worth of food. Generally speaking, they would be slaughtered immediately — it sounded ruthless, but cows could only produce milk for their entire lives, and when they were old, they still had to contribute their own meat.
For the time being, the castle did not hold any large-scale banquets, and the meat they brought was still enough, so the two old cows continued to be raised on the dairy farm.
"Is the pasture on the farm enough to feed the cows?"
"It's enough, my lord. We only have ten cows, but we have 150 acres of grassland."
"Old steward, how many acres of grassland do you think is enough to feed ten cows?"
"Sir Overlord, one cow needs ten acres of grassland to feed. However, we often take our cows to the wild to graze, so eight acres of grassland is enough to feed them."
"Eight mu for one cow. Ten cows will require eighty mu. Then, Teacher Gort, let's get rid of seventy mu of two-leaf grass and change to alfalfa."
"No problem, leave it to me." Gort patted his chest and promised.
On the census project, Liszt's swift and decisive attitude made Gort feel a sense of crisis, and his work attitude became much more proper. He could already tell that Liszt was not a pompous and indulgent aristocrat, but a down-to-earth aristocrat. If he wanted to obtain power, he had to change his style.
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Hey, Dosen.
Inspecting the peanut worm.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye. The third day was a rainy day.
Spring was deep in the air and summer had yet to arrive. The rain was as precious as oil, and the agricultural production of each village was busy advancing. The alfalfa seeds had already been sown, and the corn fields had also been carved out from the wild, ready to be cultivated and planted. The thorns forest still had no clue, so he had to wait for Markus to return and then go to the Thorns Ridge to look for it.
The fourth day.
After eating lunch in the castle, the butler Carter hurriedly walked into the study: "Master, Mr. Markus has returned and is waiting for your summons outside the castle."
"Quickly invite him in."
"Sir Baron, Markus greets you!" The travel-worn Markus brought two mid-level qi secret manuals that Liszt was looking forward to.
One was the 《Fire Surge Fluctuations》 that Liszt was familiar with, and the other was the 《Fire Dragon Drill》 that he obtained from Tulip Castle.
After receiving the two secret manuals, Liszt turned to ask: "Teacher Markus, I gave my letter to the Baron and the Count, how did they reply?"
"This is the reply from Sir Count and Sir Baron, as well as the ten Naldas for the sale of the fur of the Flyingdust Dog."
"Teacher Markus, please sit down, I will read the letter first."
The first to be opened was the reply from the Earl Of Coral Island. Because there were not many words written on the thick bast paper, the content of the letter was very little. Lee William Tulip replied to Liszt that he was preparing to send someone to complete the assimilation of the Black Tulip in the near future, and at the same time to discuss how to sell the Black Tulip.
He also promised to buy a batch of urgently needed supplies for Liszt as a down payment for the transaction.
The other was the reply from the Baron of Falcon Town. Li Weiwei replied to Liszt, congratulating him on discovering a new breed of Tulip. She would come with the Count and use supplies to exchange for the right to assimilate them.
They were all official and polite replies.
There was not much familial affection. After the death of Liszt's mother, the Count's first wife, the relationship between the three siblings gradually faded due to the lack of maternal love. The Count, on the other hand, turned from hope to disappointment because of Liszt's appearance, and the relationship became even thinner.
"But that's fine. I can accept this kind of thin affection. I can't stand it. "After reading the letter, Liszt felt a little emotional.
He put down the letter.
Liszt said gently: "Teacher Markus, what new things have you seen on this trip?"
"Coral Island is calm as usual, and there is no war in the grand duchy. However, there is one thing, I don't know if it is new or not. It is about Sir Baron's mother's family."
"My mother's family?"
Liszt had almost forgotten that his mother was also of noble birth. He asked: "What happened in Longtaro Castle?"
"The owner of Longtaro Castle, the Marquis of Red Crab Island, has resigned from his post as the captain of the court fleet and returned to Red Crab Island because of an illness. Sir Count is preparing to send someone to visit. When the envoy comes to assimilate the Black Tulip, he will probably discuss the matter with Sir Baron. "
"Maybe." Liszt searched the memory of his predecessor and recalled the Longtaro Castle in his memory.
The Grand Duchy of Sapphire was an archipelago, with many large and small islands enfeoffed with many aristocrats. One of the large islands, Red Crab Island, was owned by the Taro family. The lord was the Grand Duchy's hereditary Marquis of Red Crab Island – Merlin Longtaro, Liszt's grandfather.
The surname of the Taro family originated from the Longtaro great sprite they owned.
The castle they lived in was Longtaro Castle, which was far larger and more luxurious than Tulip Castle. It was magnificent and located high in the mountains.
Marquis Merlin had one son and two daughters, the eldest son, Messiro, the second daughter, Melinda, and the third daughter, Melissa.
Melissa Longtaro was Liszt's mother.
When Lee William Tulip was still a viscount, Marquis Merlin saw that he was extraordinary. He married his third daughter, Melissa, to the Tulip family and gave birth to three children, Levis, Li Weiwei, and Liszt. So far, Liszt would go to Longtaro Castle every year to celebrate his grandfather's birthday.
However, since Lee William remarried the new Countess, the relationship between the Taro family and the Tulip family gradually became estranged.
But in any case, Marquis Merlin was Liszt's grandfather.
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