"Delay the promotion of the combine harvester? Why? "
Hearing Tang En's decision, Fiona was very confused. "Now is the peak period for harvesting crops. Once we go on the market now, we will definitely gain a huge market and our Datang Chamber of Commerce will instantly become famous. We will also earn a lot of gold coins. Why are you telling me to delay the listing at this time?"
With the advance of the combine harvester fleet, more and more people were interested in buying. As long as the combine harvester was off the production line, they would immediately buy it when they arrived here. This was a great opportunity to make money!
"Because to make this small amount of money, we need to make way for another important plan."
Tang En narrowed his eyes and considered the next plan. He casually said, "Give them a reply and let them continue with their harvesting mission. They don't need to care about the plan here."
Fiona couldn't help but ask, "What do you want?"
Of course, she knew that Tang En wasn't stupid. He must have a more important plan, but not telling her made her feel inexplicably uncomfortable!
"A plan, a plan to make a lot of money."
Tang En said with a smile, "After cheating Grand Duke Frank of a mine, I joined forces with His Majesty Victor, Grand Duke Aubrey, and Grand Duke Adrian to set up a trap."
"Joined forces?"
Fiona sighed. Did the Lord join the Royal Faction in the end?
"Yes."
Tang En opened his arms and became spirited. "This world is about to usher in a revolution. Fiona, have you forgotten why I dug out a Magic Crystal mine from the Cardier Family?"
"Of course I remember." Fiona's expression was very serious. "You said that Magic Crystals are the new energy source of the future. Controlling Magic Crystals means controlling wealth."
"That's right!"
Twain snapped his fingers. "I was the one who started this revolution, so I'm the clearest about it. I've already explained it to you, Victor, and the others, so you're all clear about it. But the others might not be clear about it. In their eyes, magic crystals are still of little value that they can't afford to throw away."
Tang En asked back, "Since I was the one who opened the curtain to the era of Magic Crystals, why should I let the Cadier Family benefit? Why don't you control the key resources first? "
Fiona finally understood what Tang En wanted to do. "You're not satisfied with just one mine. You want more!"
"That's right, Fiona. You still don't know what it means to have control over energy."
Tang En, who came from Earth, witnessed the end of the petroleum and coal energy civilization, the decline and collapse of many energy empires, the advent of the nuclear fusion era, and the magnificent transformation of Earth's civilization. He deeply understood this point. If you controlled energy, you controlled everything.
"Now that His Majesty Victor and the others have begun to take action, we will also begin to take action. From now on, the production of the magical machinery factory will be suspended, and the workshop workers will undergo intensive training. However, we can continue with the propaganda campaign to build momentum for our next outburst. "
If it was just the Magic Furniture sold in Alinx, Bein, and Kaspermi Castle, it wouldn't affect anything because it didn't affect productivity that much.
But the combine harvesters, Magic Cultivators, Magic Drills, Road Flatteners, Pavers, and Road Rollers were different. These machines had greatly changed the original labour model and had a disruptive effect on productivity. Once they appeared on the market, the Magic Crystal market would immediately fluctuate. Correspondingly, the value of the Magic Crystal mine would greatly increase.
So, they had to endure it for now.
"I understand, I'll arrange everything after this."
Fiona was a smart person, she was clear on how important Tang En's plan was to Ellington. Once the situation was set, Ellington's rise would be unstoppable!
"Un, there's another thing."
Tang En gave Haier Zorm's ownership certificate to Fiona, "Arrange for someone to receive it."
"Haier Zorm?"
Fiona was surprised, "The Kadir Family is actually willing to give this mine to you?"
Tang En seriously said, "In front of the wise lord, there is no task that can't be completed."
Nola: "… …"
Fiona: "… …"
"Other than the management of the Kadir Family, the workers of Haier Zorm belong to Ellington according to the rules. They will be treated the same as the workers of the Brussels Iron Mine."
"I understand."
"Let our people take over the mine first, I'll set up the Transport Array later."
Although Tang En could set up the Transport Array first, which lord would take over the mine alone? What would that look like? If he had to do everything himself, what was the point of having them around? So he decided to let his subordinates run around a bit more.
"Is there anything else?"
"Wu, there's nothing for now. Next, we'll just wait for them to make their move."
Tang En let out a long sigh of relief. After being tense for a few days, he could finally take a break, "Then … other than what I said, do you have any good news to report?"
"More or less … there is."
Fiona hesitated for a moment, flipped a few pages, and then said, "In the past two days, with the help of the Tang Daily's publicity, the residents have been informed of the necessity of road construction. So the residents are very supportive of the road construction, and their support for you has further increased."
"Yes."
"The publicity of the Joint Harvest Fleet has let more people know that Ellington is short of manpower, so in the past few days, the number of people gathered in Ellington has reached a peak. According to the results of incomplete statistics, the total population of our Ellington Territory has exceeded 10,000 people!"
"10,000 people!?"
Tang En was shocked, "So little!?"
"Little!?"
Fiona was also shocked, "My Lord, don't you know what Ellington was like before? In such a large territory, there were only two or three thousand people! If not for your recent policies that caused refugees to gather here, I don't know how long it would take for Ellington to exceed 10,000 people! "
Tang En was a little helpless. After getting used to the millions of people in a city on Earth, he was a little conflicted when he heard that there were only 10,000 people in Ellington. "Continue."
"The better news is that the thousands of newcomers are happy to work for you in exchange for the right to live and the money needed to buy food, so although our labor is always in a state of shortage, we can always fill the gap."
"That's good. Continue."
"The sales volume of the Great Tang Chamber of Commerce's branch in the mountain city of Bein exceeded 150,000 gold coins last month. After deducting various costs, the profit exceeded 100,000 gold coins. However, due to the Trade Alliance's blockade, Thomas might encounter some trouble in the following period."
"The Trade Union's blockade doesn't affect us much. These troubles are basically expected."
Tang En pondered for a moment and said, "We don't compete directly with the Trade Union. We don't do their products at all, so they can't compete with us. Tell Thomas not to worry and to do business steadily. They can't do anything to us."
"Understood."
Fiona took note of Tang En's instructions and continued to report, "The autumn harvest of the Month of Harvest totaled about 1,130 tons of food. According to the previous unit conversion, this is a rare harvest in recent years …"
"Wait! How much!? "
"1,130 tons."
"How much land has been cultivated in Ellington?"
"About 1,500 hectares."
Tang En was shocked. "One thousand five hundred hectares, and only one thousand one hundred and thirty tons?! The yield per hectare is less than a ton (about 66 kilograms per hectare)!? And this is the wet weight!? "
"Yes."
Fiona looked at Tang En with a puzzled expression, "This year, because you built the irrigation works in time during the drought and invented the waterwheel irrigation system, the crops grew very well. Plus, the sun was very good when the crops ripened and there was no rainstorm, so it's normal to have such a harvest, right? It's just that it's not enough to increase the population … "
"You call this a harvest?"
"… What's so strange about it?"
"I … Okay!"
Tang En sighed heavily. He hadn't noticed before, but now he knew why these people were always hungry even though Ellington's territory was so large!
There were about a thousand households scattered across the various villages within Ellington. On average, each household had a farming area of about one and a half hectares (22 acres). Logically speaking, this farming area was not small, but Tang En had overlooked a few important factors.
The unit yield of crops, the density of cultivation, and the use of fertilizer.
As for the fertilizer, the people here seemed to have inadvertently discovered the benefits of compost, so they were already using it.
As Tang En had provided the farmers with metal farming tools, the unit production efficiency in Ellington was higher than in other places. Putting that aside, it was inexplicable that the unit production of the crops was so low.
The main crop in Ellington's spring and autumn harvest was Kaldar, which was the wheat from another world that Tang En mentioned. The yield should have been very high, but reality had given him a hard slap in the face.
Moreover, there were no agricultural machines in Prandal, so they had to plant and harvest manually, so the density of cultivation was relatively low.
Tang En facepalmed, feeling a little troubled.
Did he have to temporarily act as an agricultural expert and instruct these farmers on how to farm?
"Let's put that aside for now!"
Tang En took a deep breath. He would soon set off for the Emerald Forest with Bryan. If he could kidnap a druid from the elves, he could use the druid's life magic to accelerate the growth of crops and achieve the goal of increasing production.
This was also why he was so confident when he promised Fiona that there would be no problem with food. With Aiguina's reputation, it shouldn't be difficult to recruit a druid from the elves, right?
"Alright, as long as you know the food problem."
Fiona flipped the page and continued, "Recently, there have been signs of adventurers appearing in Ellington …"
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