You were made to farm, and now you're the emperor of an empire?

Chapter 309 Medieval peasants could not live without noble lords.

Roman dispatched a thousand tons of wheat to Plenty City.

The inhabitants of Kande during the Holy War were supported by supplies transported from Sinnoh.

But those supplies were all used up by spring.

The current city of abundance is being maintained by Roman.

More than two months ago, Origin City began to continuously provide financial support to Abundance City.

At least several hundred tons of grain are transported each month.

Although Origin City could support an additional 20,000 people, Abundance City, with its 50,000 residents, still exceeded that limit.

Even if thousands of tons of wheat are poured in, it can only guarantee one month's demand.

However, by June, the city of Fengrao will also be welcoming the summer harvest.

Everything will be alright after the spring wheat harvest on 100,000 mu of land.

Roman traveled between Origin and Plenty during this period, spending most of his time in Plenty.

He was extremely busy and overwhelmed.

Because the land of Plenty City was fragmented.

Hills, rivers, low mountains... these desolate wilderness areas cut across the map of the entire city of abundance.

Roman farmed the land while also building roads.

They also had to organize northern slaves to participate in these tasks.

These thousands of idiots were traded by Morey for farm tools and iron pots... Alas, they have no place to live in the north and have to make room for pirates.

Roman didn't mind their large appetites, but he did mind their stupidity.

He had been in charge of Plenty City for less than six months, and he was a complete idiot who relied on the army to manage it.

Organization determines production efficiency.

To reach the level of Origin City, it takes two or three years of discipline.

Frankly speaking, the advancement of a civilization is entirely reflected in its level of organization.

Improving social organization is extremely difficult, unless everyone's brains are upgraded.

The current lineup is cobbled together from the time of the Kant dynasty, prisoners of war of the Jihad, believers who defected to the Jihad, and slaves from the north.

Roman doesn't want to go into how complicated the composition of this bunch of idiots is; it's too much of a headache to even think about it.

He would be content if he could cultivate the land properly and pave the roads effectively.

But it's that simple!

They couldn't do it well either; they needed to be taught step by step.

In the foreseeable future, the number of fools coming to the City of Abundance will only increase.

Because the fleet was still shipping goods out and bringing back more slaves.

Roman needs a large population.

The consequence of doing this is that it will lower the organization level of Plenty City—which wasn't high to begin with.

Roman can tolerate stupidity; as long as they can be tamed, he will eventually improve their organization. As long as there is progress, that's good.

But Roman couldn't tolerate them continuing to make stupid mistakes.

He has witnessed civilized society and seen what true order, true organization, and true productivity look like.

Discipline these idiots to be human!
Participate in labor production like an individual!
That's what Roman wanted to do.

With his current martial prowess, he could easily sweep across the entire Black Iron Land, let alone the surrounding area of ​​a hundred miles.

However, he couldn't manage so much land.

How many groups of people did Roman send—army, literate people, agricultural instructors, and construction teams—to get the entire city of abundance running?
Where else can you find resources of this caliber?

There was no army, no management personnel, no administrative staff, and no support in construction and agriculture.

Taking those lands will only make their lives worse.

Nobility, at the very least, represents a certain order. Roman's killing of the nobility shattered that order; he lacked the ability to rebuild it and faced pressure from all sides. Do you think the farmers would be better off without their masters?
Incorrect.

Medieval peasants could not live without noble lords.
They need someone to rule them, manage them, and strengthen them to make them feel secure.

This is a long transformation process.

But Roman didn't care how much they suffered on a spiritual level; he only cared whether they could complete the tasks he assigned them on a practical level.

Cut the Gordian knot!
Just like what he had done in Sig.

They were forced to do labor.

In this process, we need to gradually absorb the influx of people from other places.

Joining the City of Abundance, becoming its resident, and surpassing the former residents of the City of Abundance—that is progress.

Roman acquired a large number of slaves and Arctic warships through the iron trade.

Currently, apart from the plateau, only the northern front can provide Roman with a large number of slaves—the Black Iron has a large population, but those are all permanent residents, tenant farmers who rent land from nobles. The Black Iron King dares not sell those people to Roman as slaves, as it would incite resentment among the nobles and the people.

Pirates were more unscrupulous; after conquering the north, they also needed to make room for other things.

Now, we can trade with Roman for a large quantity of cheap ironware.

Roman didn't lose out either.

Send tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands, of iron farm tools northwards.

The advantage of being cheap is that pirates won't hesitate to buy it.

A hoe costs 3 copper coins and weighs about two pounds—it only has a blade and no wooden handle.

One boat can haul in ten thousand hoe blades.

If a hoe costs 5 copper coins, not all pirates could afford it.

In that case, how could Roman possibly popularize iron farm tools?

The pirates worked hard to develop their operations on the northern front using iron farm tools.

But they will soon find out.

Just like the holy war army led by Kant, they made a wedding dress for Roman, and it was a wedding dress of the phoenix coronet and embroidered robe level.

The territory of Kant had only tens of thousands of people, while the entire northern front had at least a million!
The pirates worked hard to improve farming efficiency and grow more food, which would ultimately lay the foundation for Roman's conquest plan.

Only when there is more food in the north will Roman not be able to continuously supply the northern front like Origin City is currently supplying Abundance City.

……

One day in May.

The Castle of Abundance received the messenger of the Black Iron King, not Damon, but the Grand Eunuch, a pale-faced, beardless eunuch, who arrived carrying a letter from the Black Iron King.

Roman opened the letter.

The Black Iron King explicitly stated that he wanted a batch of heavy plows.

Over the past two months, the royal family has finally verified the effectiveness of heavy plowing and fertilization in farming.

However, building a heavy plow is not cheap.

One heavy plow is manageable, but no one can afford the cost of hundreds or thousands.

It's not a question of whether or not we have money, but whether money can buy anything.

Because this land has never been deeply cultivated, and a heavy plow needs to turn over the soil to a thickness of more than ten centimeters, the wooden structure with iron sheets simply cannot support it. After cultivating just a few acres, there will be obvious wear and tear, and if it hits tree roots or rocks, there is a small chance that it will be scrapped.

The probability is small, but if it happens too many times, it's almost equivalent to definitely breaking the device.

Only heavy plows with pure iron structures can withstand high-intensity use and wear.

Roman put down the letter and said to the waiting court messenger, "Weapons, shields, and arrows, I can provide to the royal family free of charge. But the heavy plow is different; it is not within the scope of the agreement between me and His Majesty the King."

The court messenger had anticipated what the young king would say.

“Your Highness, our King awaits your offer,” the eunuch said softly.

Roman leaned back in his chair and gestured: "One heavy plough and one gold coin, but I don't want the gold coin. I want an equivalent amount of rubies and sapphires, preferably blue ones."

(End of this chapter)