Don't disturb my farming Chapter 66 "Dragon Slaying Technique"
When sowing wheat, seed fertilizer, also known as base fertilizer, is very important.
Before sowing, the land is leveled into ridges, furrows are dug between the predetermined row spacings, and fertilizer is spread in the furrows. The approximate ratio of fertilizer is 20 kilograms of bone meal mixed fertilizer and 100 kilograms of soil fertilizer (before mixing with water) per mu of land. Then the seeds are sown, covered with soil, and pressed down, and the sowing is considered complete.
When sowing wheat last year, there was no condition to ensure that enough fertilizer was applied to every acre of land, resulting in the wheat grains not being full enough - wheat is a crop that is "rich from birth" and develops early, so if the early fertility cannot keep up, it will develop poorly - this year the preparations are sufficient and there are enough people, so of course we have to do it as meticulously as possible.
Of course... Xiao Yun is not a devil after all, and he will not force our human friends to come into contact with mixed fertilizers and soil fertilizers with suspicious ingredients, so the application of base fertilizer is done by our own people, and our human friends just follow behind to sow, cover the soil, and suppress it.
"Oh? Do the nobles in the country have great opinions about St. Bridget's policies?"
As Xiao Yun spoke, he used a long-handled wooden scoop to apply fertilizer into the ditch.
"The previous king, my uncle, stipulated the minimum wage standard for non-slave hired farmers and hired workers. The governors of various places had the right to manage the copies of employment contracts, which made the nobles in the country very dissatisfied. After my father ascended the throne, the nobles protested against this policy many times..." Prince Carlisle stood up, rubbed his waist, and said with a wry smile, "In fact, during my uncle's tenure, nobles in many places forged false contracts or even did not sign contracts with employees in order to evade taxes... How is it possible that a manor in Salama only has copies of contracts for more than a hundred employees?"
Xiao Yun said "Oh" in his heart, and thought that you, Saint Bridge, were gifted and were born early to serve the people. It turned out that you wanted to understand the income supervision and taxation situation of the nobles from the side... The nobles who have hundreds of servants at home are definitely richer than those who can only afford a few servants. The more industries employ workers and farmers, the more income they will earn.
"Your tax officer is not very capable." Xiao Yun said half-jokingly.
In the context of the feudal power era, it is impossible for the ruling class to be monolithic. Just like the Chinese emperor and the civil service group love and hate each other, the kings, dukes and nobles in this world are also entangled with each other happily.
The king had to compete with the nobles and rely on the nobles to govern the country, so the royal family of St. Bridget also adopted a similar approach to the Chinese emperor. Tax collectors, consuls and sheriffs from all over the country all adopted a model of taking office in a different place, with nobles fighting against nobles. This sounded good, but... First, a strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake, and second, although they all belonged to the same aristocratic class, it was true that officials gained power by relying on royal power, but it did not mean that they had an obligation to be loyal to the king and fight to the death with their peers, right?
Similarly, in ancient China, when scholars fought against gentry, those who could really govern the local areas were all powerful men who could be famous for thousands of years... In other words, they were extremely rare. Most of them either went along with the corrupt or stayed in the government office, acting as honest officials, not caring about anything and not doing anything.
Prince Carlisle subconsciously looked back at his friend Tim Humphrey and sighed in his heart... When the wise man Ayun pointed out that one should never use blood relationship, closeness, status and position as the criteria for hiring people, he realized how problematic the existing aristocratic bureaucracy was - Tim Humphrey was a clear example. The young master of the Humphrey family he served was just a complete idiot, but precisely because he was a proper nobleman, between that pig and Tim, only the former could get the position of sheriff, and the latter couldn't even think about it.
His Royal Highness nodded, accepting the wise man Ayun's evaluation, and said frankly, although embarrassed: "Yes... The officials sent by the king to the local area are often controlled by the local nobles. Many of the powerful nobles hold power in other places. If they embarrass others, they will also be embarrassed by others. It is better for everyone to maintain face and friendship, as long as their own family does not suffer any loss... As for the deteriorating national finances, what does it have to do with these noble bureaucrats?"
In the field behind Carlisle, Tim and Darren were sowing and covering the soil silently, as if they had no ears...
Xiao Yun smiled. This prince is growing up quite fast. He should pay attention to lowering the intensity of the education and not lead him to the angry young man. That would be bad. He said, "It is human nature to value immediate benefits. A bird in the hand is worth a thousand birds in the forest. Of course, the immediate benefits are worse than the untouchable pie. Prince Carlisle wants to participate in the competition for the right of succession. He can't get away from the support of the domestic nobles. Instead of asking the nobles to be as pure as children, it is better to let them believe that you can expand the scale of the distribution of benefits. The same group of people are distributed ten gold coins and one hundred gold coins. Everyone knows that the latter situation can get more benefits."
Prince Carlisle could not help but nod. He had already accepted that it was absolutely impossible to demand that others be as innocent as himself. Therefore, concentrating the power of those who were not so innocent and using it in the right direction was the countermeasure that best served the current national interest.
"We grassland people have a proverb that goes 'where will the fur stay without the skin?' If a piece of fur is thrown into the fire, the hair on the skin will also be burned to ashes. Nobles or commoners, they are all hair on the same piece of skin. Only when the Kingdom of Saint Bridge is strong can the hair on the skin survive longer and better."
Prince Carlisle nodded repeatedly, feeling like he had learned a new trick.
"I don't know how turbulent the history of the Kingdom of Saint Bridge is, but since your country has existed for hundreds of years and has never bowed to the powerful Church and Federation, it means that your ancestors have devoted countless efforts and hard work to defend your country, and even paid the price of their lives, so that the Kingdom of Saint Bridge can still maintain its national sovereignty and not be enslaved by outsiders. Although the ancestors have passed away, their glory still protects the current citizens, and they really should not be forgotten."
Prince Carlisle's heart was shocked and his eyes lit up.
“Let people recall the glorious history of their ancestors who sacrificed their lives to defend the country, the people and the country’s independence and autonomy. Let people know that the Kingdom of Saint Bridge has been hiding under the glory of their ancestors for too long, so long that they have forgotten the years when the country was weak and was bullied and despised. It has been so long that they have lost their sense of crisis when the country is coveted by others. It has been so long that everyone has forgotten that the crises in this world do not only come from illness and poverty... Wake people up, let them know the real dangers of this world, the original sin of the weak, and the truth that they cannot protect their own peace without fighting. I think those who follow His Royal Highness should know this.”
Prince Carlisle's eyes were shining, and he looked at Xiao Yun with even more respect and desire - this was teaching him how to win people's hearts!
Xiao Yun smiled mysteriously... The history of World War I and World War II has proved that the earliest national consciousness awakens, the faster it can stand firm in the ever-changing global situation and burst out its fighting power; Nazi Germany, militaristic Japan, isolationist America, Soviet Union - regardless of justice or evil, regardless of superb means or inferior tricks, using a unified consensus to unite the people of the country, countries like Japan and Germany, which do not have vast lands and do not have an advantage in population, can cause headaches for the world...
Of course, the inferior "unified consensus" lacks consistent, long-term and active vitality, and it is easy to destroy itself in the later stage... A lie told a thousand times is still a lie after all. In the end, even the Japanese people did not believe in the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. No matter how grand and nationwide it was, it was still crushed into slag by the rolling wheels of history.
Xiao Yun didn't care about this anyway. He didn't say that he would sell it for decades or hundreds of years. Now that the still young prince could stir up the "patriotism" trend in the country, he would definitely unite many people and unleash considerable combat power to solve the crisis of Saint Bridge becoming a vassal state and a shoe-shining cloth. Then Xiao Yun's goal would be achieved; whether Saint Bridge's version of " patriotism " would deteriorate and rot in the future was Saint Bridge's own business. The blisters on his feet were caused by walking on his own, and the tears he shed were the water in his brain. It was none of his business.
"We grassland people have a proverb, which is 'Open your eyes and recognize enemies and friends.' Who is our enemy? Who is our friend? This question is the primary issue of survival on the grassland. When we are short of food and our tribesmen are hungry, we must ask for help from our friends the Minotaur and cannot get close to the Tiger Tribe, otherwise our tribe will become slaves of the Tiger Tribe."
"Prince Carlisle hopes to change the current situation in which the nobles in the country are living a life of drunkenness and debauchery, the bureaucrats are inactive, the country is in danger but only a few people are aware of it, and most people are living in mediocrity. It is no exaggeration to say that this is a revolution that is more difficult than surviving on the grassland. You have to make changes and innovate the status quo. When your ideas are promoted in the country, you will gain supporters and enemies. In my opinion, Your Highness will inevitably gain more enemies than supporters... After all, your actions will affect the existing distribution of benefits."
"The story of a lone hero fighting alone with a small force against a large one is certainly the most talked-about and exciting part of a legendary story, but in actual struggles, the outcome of a small force against a large one is often dismal and not worth referring to. Therefore, I personally suggest that Your Highness should open his eyes more often, see clearly who are the friends you can unite with and who are the enemies you cannot cooperate with, unite the majority and fight against the small group..."
Xiao Yun and Prince Carlisle walked one after the other, one applying fertilizer and the other sowing seeds. They chatted in a friendly manner while they worked. The atmosphere around them was as friendly and harmonious as the warm sunshine at less than 20 degrees. However, Tim and Darren, who were following behind them, were getting slower and slower, and were getting farther and farther away from them...
Tim's forehead was covered with sweat, and he didn't know whether it was because he was tired or scared. He turned his head to look at Darren next to him and found that his condition was similar to his...
The two looked at each other silently, their minds were connected, and their gay love was overflowing, as if they had seen a bosom friend - this wise man Ayun, so scary! He actually nonchalantly instructed the prince on how to rebel in his own country... Is he a devil? !
Well... for strong men like Tim and Darren who came from the lower class and climbed up all the way and hit the ceiling of aristocratic blood, Xiao Yun's style of contempt for the entire aristocratic class really makes them frightened. As a member of the royal family, Carlisle has the upbringing to treat the nobles politely, but you say that the royal family looks up to the nobles, that's really not the case; and the common people who are oppressed by the nobles, on the contrary, have many unrealistic fantasies about the nobles, such as believing that the nobles are the symbol of national power or something like that - in the eyes of ancient peasants, officials are all "adults", adults are the same as parents, and bureaucrats are respected and feared like parents. In the eyes of the emperor, bureaucrats are nothing more than servants and lackeys.
Prince Carlisle walked a little further and found that the two men had fallen behind. He turned around and urged them, "Hurry up, why are you so slow? Hurry up and catch up!"
Tim and Darren had no choice but to speed up and catch up...
Instilling some "dragon-slaying skills" every day (the nature of the ruling class, the evolution of historical dynasties, and ideological and political education we learned from textbooks are dragon-slaying skills. Educating citizens from a young age to know the nature of human rule is a precedent for TG), Xiao Yun happily used the five human laborers who came to his doorstep until the end of the spring wheat planting. Prince Carlisle, whose labor force was exploited, still respected him as a teacher...
In addition to physical exploitation, Xiao Yun also did not let go of the mental exploitation. Apart from Carlisle who was obsessed with studying and Dan Claudy and Darren who made no contribution except for fighting, the other two helped a lot:
Alchemist Tim Humphrey was familiar with the more advanced smelting knowledge of the human kingdom. He provided the gray dwarves with several alloy formulas that could be obtained locally on the grassland, helping the gray dwarves to burn more ductile and thermally conductive alloys under the simple processing environment, which was a great help.
The female wizard Yumi Hawkley possesses a common magical trick for spellcasters: the Wizard's Eye, which summons a fist-sized non-material eyeball to observe the surroundings and can drill into mountains and the ground. Knowing this, Xiao Yun immediately asked Dahe to sell her "beauty" and let the female wizard explore the geology accompanied by the goblins. Hard work pays off, and in just five days, this seemingly superficial nymphomaniac found kaolin in the hilly area northwest of the tribe. It is also called Guanyin soil, a non-metallic mineral used by victims of famine in ancient times to fill their stomachs and starve themselves to death. It is a kind of clay and clay rock mainly composed of kaolinite clay minerals. Depending on the cause of formation, the appearance is either loose soil blocks or dense rock blocks. It is white and delicate, with good plasticity and fire resistance. The wet soil can be molded into various shapes without breaking. It can be used to burn decent porcelain and can also be used as a refractory brick material. In a word, it's a big profit! (Kaolin is commonly found in coal-producing areas and can be seen on the surface in areas with large crustal changes. Those that cannot be seen on the surface must be dug out. There is a mysterious saying that if you find a suspected sample and lick it, if it sticks to your tongue, it is kaolin... This statement is not necessarily reliable.)
So garbage is just a resource that is placed in the wrong place. Who says that Yumi Hockley, who only has the advantage of being a nympho, is useless? This big beautiful girl with an empty brain is simply a treasure. If it weren't for the reproductive isolation and the same gender as Dahe, Xiao Yun would have wanted to do whatever it takes to keep this female mage...
After staying with you for a few days, there will be a farewell. After all, he has to go back to do important things. No matter what, Xiao Yun has no reason to keep him here to farm... He packed a few packages of local specialties from the tribe. When the day of farewell came, Prince Carlisle, who had become darker and thinner, held his hand, his eyes filled with tears, speechless and choked, reluctant to leave. He was so disgusted that he directly shook off the hand: "Okay, don't be like this, we will have many opportunities to meet in the future."
"Okay, Teacher Ayun, I hope you can continue to guide me next time we meet." Prince Carlisle said with affection in his eyes.
Xiao Yun: “…” If they weren’t of different species, he would have suspected that this guy had set his eyes on his anus.
After skipping over Yumi, who couldn't bear to leave Taiga, and Taiga, who had developed some feelings for Yumi but was a little insincere, Xiao Yun turned his attention to the alchemist Tim Humphrey.
Tim hurriedly said respectfully: "When I return, I will do my best to check all the information in the Royal Library and the Alchemist Association to find a way to decompose the phosphorus in the phosphate ore and dissolve it in water."
Xiao Yun nodded with satisfaction. To put it bluntly, an alchemist is an expert in materials science with too broad interests and hobbies. Most of them are "not doing their job properly" and are always tinkering with useless things. When Prince Carlisle becomes successful in his career, he will ask this "unprofessional" young man to come over and do his job honestly... As a scientific researcher, why are you fighting for what?
Tim Humphrey felt his anus tighten when he saw the meaningful look from the wise man Ayun...
Darren quietly moved away from Tim. Darren, the straight man and greatsword warrior, felt deeply that the Snow Wolf Man was really gay, and the men who were close to the Snow Wolf Man were also gay...
Well... maybe this misunderstanding will be resolved only when Darren sees the she-wolf stripped naked and transformed into a wolf. As for whether his worldview will be shattered by then, no one knows.
In order to ensure that the group of people could safely leave the grassland and catch the boat waiting for them on the sea, Xiao Yun asked Ashan and Ayue to accompany them on another trip and pick some snakevine yellow flowers on the way back. Not long after sending the people away, I heard the sound of flapping wings in the sky. I looked up and saw that the green dragon that had not appeared for more than two months had finally come again.
Putting down the work in his hands, Xiao Yun strode to the center of the square to welcome the green dragon to land. The smile on his face was extremely warm and sincere, and his eyes were almost emitting green rays - this time, he would keep this stupid dragon no matter what!
The huge green dragon flying in the sky landed in the square. With a flashing green light, the huge big-bellied lizard transformed into a fruit-like long-haired young man with a handsome face. He turned to Xiao Yun who had come out to greet him, his eyes filled with tears...
Xiao Yun's body trembled: "?!"
Green Dragon silently took out a flashy robe and put it on. He stopped dressing up without wearing any jewelry. He walked silently in front of Xiao Yun, staring at Xiao Yun with his two emerald green pupils. He opened his mouth and looked like he was about to cry...
Xiao Yun's forehead was covered with sweat. He took a half step back to guard against this guy's attempt to... hold him in his arms and kill him. He then asked, "Honorable Lord of the Green Dragon, what happened to you?"
The green dragon pursed his lips, but managed to hold back his tears: "My goddess statue—was stolen!"
Xiao Yun: “…(o言o)”
The greedy Green Dragon who always said "I want it all" could actually become a victim. Xiao Yun's worldview was completely shaken... He quickly and kindly brought this guy into the mobile home for entertaining guests, and served him delicious food and drinks. After the Green Dragon swallowed three people's food without crying and looked aggrieved and weak, he began to talk to him... uh, asked about his well-being.
I used to eat at least a dozen people's worth of food, but this time I only ate three people's worth. It's not because I'm sad. According to the principle that people are most likely to be taken advantage of when they are empty, sad and lost, if I don't intervene now... uh, when will I do better!
Then Xiao Yun learned the truth about why the green dragon had not shown up for more than two months, almost three months... or it could be said that it was: Green Dragon Balk Austin Aldridge Francis Clare Radin... the following is omitted: the suffering history of Lord Balk.
Well... the ecology of the dragon clan is somewhat different from that of other clans. When a female dragon is in the mood to mate, she will come over to be a male dragon's temporary couple, lay an egg and leave. The male dragon has to guard the nest, hatch the eggs, raise the baby dragons by himself, and then give his own name to the baby dragons as a surname, and then drive the baby dragons out of the house... Therefore, the longer the dragon clan's name is, the longer it will be.
Balk's father, Austin, was not a particularly responsible elder. When Balk was able to fly, he was driven out by his father. He found a place to build a nest, and slowly summoned low-level monsters to build a castle for himself. He also slowly accumulated wealth, such as looking for gold and silver mines, collecting rare herbs, exotic flowers and fruits, and exchanging them with forest elves for furniture and jewelry... Starting a business by plundering is fast but also risky. Dragons are not invincible or have long lifespans, so there is no need to make things difficult for themselves.
So dragons are greedy by nature. They have to be greedy. Their parents are hands-off managers, and if they don't work hard, they will end up begging on the streets... ahem, the male dragon has to run his nest beautifully and magnificently, otherwise the female dragons won't want to come.
The last time Balk flew back to his hometown with beautiful jewelry and the statue of the Goddess of Life, he happily stared at the statue for more than half a month, and was ready to set off to eat and drink the food of the Snow Wolf Tribe, but... his father Austin showed up.
As soon as he sensed Austin's breath approaching his territory, Balk jumped up and hid the new jewelry and the goddess statue in his stomach, not even daring to put them in his space bracelet; when his father entered the house, Balk pretended to be reluctant and let his father plunder some of his old jewelry, but his acting skills were not good enough when he sent the plague god away, and his father saw that he had hidden the good things... So his father, who was more shameless than him, stayed in his house and dug up the castle that he had worked so hard to build...
After digging deep in the ground for half a month without finding it, the humiliated father Austin beat Balke up... and then Balke couldn't hold it back and spat out a pair of mandala-shaped earrings.
Xiao Yun imitated the flower-shaped earrings worn by catwalk models and asked the gray dwarves to make a mold for this earring. The pendant at the bottom is pierced through the ear, and the flower pattern at the top is clamped on the auricle. It is not very comfortable to wear and most people would definitely not want to wear it. However, it is really beautiful - Balk's mouth almost broke with laughter when he got the earrings, and father Austin's eyes flashed with rays when he saw them. Then, Balk's hard days came... In order to make Balk vomit out the contents of his stomach, father Austin almost used all the ten tortures of the dragon clan on him. In the end, not to mention the scattered jewelry, even the flying headgear and the flying goddess statue with Tong Liya's face were not saved.
Xiao Yun pinched the flesh on his thigh with all his might and bit the tip of his tongue with his teeth. Only then did he maintain a sad and sympathetic face with great difficulty and avoid bursting out laughing on the spot... Every evil dragon will be punished by its own evil dragon, and you won't change it!
