The correct way to open the elf

Chapter 137 Digging for Peasants
Allen said in amazement: “My God, we halflings have been farming for so many years and we didn’t know we could farm like this!

The wild geese haven't come yet, so we have to wait for a while. When I get back, I'll ask them to catch frogs so we can eat frog meat in winter."

Feng Yu quickly waved his hand and said, "Don't raise frogs in a field that's been fertilized!"

Illya and Johnson beside them couldn't help but burst out laughing, and Dick couldn't stop laughing.

Allen also laughed and said, "Don't worry, Darren. I guarantee that you can eat clean frog meat, but it's hard to say for some people."

As Alan spoke, he glanced at Dick with ill intent. Dick quickly begged for mercy, for he was also afraid that he would eat a frog that grew up in a cesspool.

Allen said, "I remember now, Darren, you said that your race is also an agricultural race. Do you have any other tricks for farming? Tell us about it."

Feng Yu thought for a moment and said, "When the snake vine grows, you can put it on a high platform and raise livestock underneath. Ordinary livestock cannot reach the snake vine fruits, and their feces can provide nutrition for the snake vine.

Snake vines can also provide shade for livestock below and scare away birds that try to eat the berries.

It should be OK to raise chickens under cotton. As long as the two things complement each other and don’t cause damage to each other, it’s OK.”

Allen said bitterly, "Brother Darren, why didn't you tell me earlier!"

Feng Yu spread his hands and said, "I just remembered it now. I have eaten crabs and fish from paddy fields. I remembered the delicious food and thought of this."

Feng Yu's words made everyone laugh.

Allen said: "I will teach this method to my tribesmen when I go back. This way, we will not only have fragrant snow rice, but also have more opportunities to eat meat and eggs in the future. It's really great.

By the way, the paddy fields are now viable, so who will farm them in the future?"

Feng Yu thought for a moment and said, "Next, I will arrange for the engineering team to convert all the land that can be used to build paddy fields into paddy fields, and then build houses by the river.

Your people should move to the riverside and cultivate the paddy fields. This will also make it easier for you to fish and eat better, and earn more.

As for the vacant sandy fields and houses on your side, you can contact your clansmen in the Moonlit Forest or other halflings to come and farm and live there.

But it is not free. We must use a certain amount of food every year to compensate for the cost of farmland and house. We can decide the amount based on the situation of the farmland when the time comes.

Do you think this arrangement is okay?"

How could Allen say no? Paddy fields require little labor, and the value of Xiangxue rice is high. In addition, according to Feng Yu, they can also raise some other things to increase production and income. Where can you find such a good thing? !
Alan felt a little embarrassed and said, "But, is this okay?"

Feng Yu smiled and said, "What's good or bad about that? The people in the camp used to eat the food from your Haimo clan. What's wrong with giving you a little more in return now?!"

Dick said, "That's right. Why are you being so hypocritical? If you, the Heimer clan, don't cultivate the land, how can others have the qualifications?"

Feng Yu said, "Brother Dick's words make sense. Don't postpone it. I feel embarrassed. The members of your Haimo clan have only settled here for half a year, and now they have to move again."

Just as Allen was about to say something, Dick said, "Okay, stop arguing about this. It's not a bad thing. Brother Darren called everyone here for serious business."

"Oh, yes, Brother Darren still has something to do, so you go ahead, Brother Darren."

Feng Yu said: "It's nothing else but food. Now the number of workers in the camp has increased, plus the soldiers and their families, which makes up a lot of people who don't farm.

But now we have too few farming population, even if many halfling brothers have returned to agricultural jobs, they are beginning to feel stretched.

Of course, the current food production in the camp is definitely enough for us to consume, but it will not be enough if the Dwarf Kingdom wants to buy food from us.

I plan that we need to introduce at least three to five times more agricultural population than the current number, so as to ensure the food supply for the camp and have surplus food for the Snow-Top Mountains and the Misty Moon Forest.

This number is the minimum requirement. Of course, the more farmers the better. We now have steam pumps, wood and fire bricks to build houses, so we have a family and a business. What we lack are farmers as owners.

So I asked you to come here today because I want to think of a solution in this regard.

Mainly Brother Allen, because you halflings are agricultural talents, so today I am mainly looking for you. "

Alan thought for a moment and said, “It’s hard to find people to come to the Great Wasteland now, because now is the best season in the Misty Moon Forest, and we won’t be able to find many.

It would be best to wait until winter comes, and before we start the migration, we can spread the word in the market over there that there are houses available for these migrants to live in. I think that way more people will be willing to come.

Another advantage is that the migrating halflings and elves all bring their own food, so we can consume less food.

I believe that the house designed by the Darren brothers, plus the twenty acres of land with plenty of water, should be able to retain a large number of migrating halflings."

Feng Yu said: "Our team, in cooperation with Mr. Anthony, has cleared most of the threats near the camp, and the remaining wild animals dare not invade the crowded gathering area.

Coupled with our steam pumping technology, the vast wilderness now has the conditions for large-scale development. It just depends on whether anyone is willing to come.

Dick, don't you halflings grow anything?"

Dick said, "Yes, of course, but there are very few. Those dwarves who are engaged in planting are generally small branches of large tribes. Most of them live in the southern end of the Snowtop Mountains, which is the mountain range across the river from our camp.

The food they grow is the biggest source of food for our dwarven kingdom.

As for the rest, they generally rely on collecting food below the snow line of the Snow-Top Mountains and hunting, and basically do not engage in planting. This is because the Snow-Top Mountains are large enough and the territory of each tribe is large enough, so as long as they are diligent, they can still fill their stomachs.

Of course, except for small tribes like Bronze Axe, their population is small, and every adult dwarf needs to run more in the mountains, so the chance of encountering danger is higher.

Like you said, it's a vicious cycle. That's why they need the kingdom's support."

Feng Yu said, "The conditions in the Great Wilderness must be better than those in the Snowy Mountains where people live on slash-and-burn land. Send someone back to ask them if they want to come and farm."

Dick's eyes lit up and he said, "Can I do it?"

(End of this chapter)