The correct way to open the elf

Chapter 75 Irrigation of the Wasteland
Clarence and his men were busy welding water pipes one by one on site, while Feng Yu was directing the half-lings to surround the paddy fields.

The canal had been dug long ago, but Feng Yu and Allen were ambitious to try to grow cattails, so they built ridges to form paddy fields.

When the steam engine that powered the water pump was ignited, a large group of halflings gathered around, because their chief Ike told them that with this thing, they would no longer have to carry water to irrigate the fields, so everyone was waiting here to see if the water pump could deliver water from the Lengshui River to the wilderness.

As the cylinder drove the piston, the water pump on the riverside also slowly turned. As the steam increased, the piston moved faster and faster, and the impellers of the water pump also began to turn rapidly.

When the water flowed out of the water pipe in the wasteland, the halflings began to cheer loudly. They sang and danced happily around Feng Yu and Alan who were standing by the water pipe.

The water flow in the water pipe gradually increased, and as the operation of the steam engine became stable, the water flow in the water pipe also surged out, spraying forward one meter away and maintaining a steady water flow.

The halflings were not without reason to be happy. They had paid so much to make the hot wasteland grow crops to feed the people in the camp. Now, facing the river water rushing in the canals in the wasteland, how could they not be happy?

Allen's eyes were red, and he shouted loudly: "We have water!"

The halflings shouted in response to their leader's cry.

Feng Yu looked at the happy halflings, picked up a shovel and diverted the water in the canal to the loess pond. The crops downstream of the canal were about to be harvested and no longer needed water. Not only would watering the land now be ineffective, the mud would also affect the harvest.

The halflings happily forgot about this matter, but Feng Yu did not forget.

As the manager of the camp, Anthony naturally knew the importance of the irrigation project designed by Feng Yu, and he also came to the scene.

Looking at the halflings cheering by the water pipe, Anthony was filled with emotion.

The Pupu City camp had been established for nearly a hundred years, and the halflings had been farming hard for nearly a hundred years. However, Feng Yu had only arrived for a short time when he solved this problem for the halflings and significantly increased the food production in the camp.

No wonder Dick and Alan were surrounding him, and no wonder the halflings and dwarves were so kind to Feng Yu. This was earned by his constant help to the dwarves and halflings.

From this point of view, Feng Yu's contribution to the camp is much greater than that of the camp manager himself.

This couldn't help but make old man Anthony a little envious.

In less than two hours, the ground in the loess they had fenced off was covered with water. Feng Yu didn't care and continued to pour water into it. After all, it was best to water it thoroughly the first time. Anyway, they had built a lot of such loess pools, so no amount of water would be wasted. Even if they couldn't grow cattails, the moist land would be fine for growing other things.

The cheers of the halflings finally slowly stopped. Several halflings took over Feng Yu's work, irrigating the loess pools one by one with shovels. Feng Yu also returned to the water pipe.

Feng Yu pulled Alan aside and asked in a low voice: "Brother Alan, I see that the halflings who came here to avoid the cold are from many clans. Are they all here as a whole clan?"

"No, it's just a small part of each clan. In fact, the clan leaders of our clans usually don't restrict their clansmen too much. Except for some major events like relocation, they will sit down together to discuss and then make the decision.

But even so, not every family in the clan will necessarily obey. In our Heimer clan, a small number of halflings stayed in the Misty Moon Forest and did not come with me."

Feng Yu nodded, indicating that he understood.

"Is that so? Then can we allow these halfling families to stay here by giving them water to irrigate their land? Is that okay?"

Alan thought about it and said, "It should be possible, but these people's homes are in the Long Moon Forest, and many of their supplies are also there, so they may not stay."

Feng Yu couldn't help but want to laugh. He had seen these migrating halflings and elves. To say that they had nothing was an insult to them, but if someone said that they had any valuable treasures in their homes, he would never believe it.

"I just want to ask if this would violate any taboos. You know, I don't quite understand your rules."

"That's fine, as long as they come willingly. That way, even if their clan leader comes, he won't be able to say anything. Do you want to keep them here?"

"Well, now many dwarven craftsmen and halfling workers in the camp are working for me, which has increased the workload of the remaining halfling farmers. So I hope to retain more halflings, so that our halfling workers don't have to work and go back home to work in the fields."

Allen asked in confusion, "If they don't work in the fields, what will they eat?"

"The expansion of the salt fields has basically been completed. I need more workers. And as the output of the salt fields increases, and we start to trade with the Longyue Forest, I will have more resources at my disposal.

After a while, I will increase the workers' wages so that they have enough money or salt to exchange for food and daily necessities, so that the workers can have a better rest after get off work."

Allen thought about it and said, "It's not impossible to do this, but the task of supplying the entire camp will fall on the remaining farmers."

"I can buy their food and supply it to the camp. Wouldn't that solve the problem? Then the halflings won't have to supply food to the camp for free. Wouldn't that make everyone happy?"

"You supply the camp? Would Great Sage Anthony agree to this?"

Feng Yu glanced at Anthony who was watching him and Allen not far away and said, "It's okay. I can go talk to him about this. Forget it, let's go find him together."

Feng Yu originally planned to promote the agricultural integration plan he designed himself, but this plan was a little despicable. He didn't want to deceive the kind-hearted halflings and Anthony, Nicole's grandfather, so he could only talk to them openly.

For this purpose, Feng Yu also asked Allen to find Dick.

The four of them closed the door, and Feng Yu also told them his entire plan, which was the camp integration plan he designed.

His plan included an industrial integration plan and an agricultural integration plan. If these two plans were to be implemented, they would require the support of Anthony, Dick and Allen.

Because Feng Yu's camp integration plan is quite big, if his plan is really completed, the camp will undergo fundamental changes.

This is also the reason why he found Anthony and the other two, because these three people are also the leaders of the three races in the camp. To realize the huge camp integration plan, it is impossible without their support.

(End of this chapter)