Anaeus actually farmed along the Don River for a while, and when Perennis first attacked, Pompianus also asked Perenis to try it in Eastern Europe.
It doesn’t matter how large the scale is, but Rome knew that Eastern Europe could farm. Even a few years ago, Rome farmed along the Don River. On the one hand, it reduced logistical pressure and on the other hand, it also facilitated harvesting. And this
The person who took the lead was Anaeus.
"Reclamation of Eastern Europe?" Sergio tapped on the table and looked at the others. The main grain-producing areas in Rome would be affected by locusts, and the areas that were not affected were planted with grain and new grain-producing areas were cultivated.
It takes time, so it seems that only Eastern Europe is more suitable.
"Yes, relatively speaking, the land in Eastern Europe is more fertile, and the timing of 102 rice should ensure that it can be planted now and harvested before winter." Annaus said cautiously.
"Can we mobilize so many civilians to farm in Eastern Europe?" Ulbian raised a fatal question. If you ask the Roman Empire to fight, the Roman Empire will not be cowardly, but if you ask the Roman Empire to farm, it will really be a disaster.
In trouble for the Roman Empire.
The climate of the Mediterranean is basically just scattering seeds randomly, and you don’t have to look at the time. Anyway, it’s almost time, and the food will be harvested. At most, there will be some waste seeds. But considering the weather, this random method successfully fed the Roman citizens.
.
Considering that when local food was not enough, Upper Egypt could be blackmailed. The status of Roman citizens was there, so how could they farm well?
As for the European barbarians, what can I say? Roman citizens at least have some farming experience, but European barbarians basically have no experience. In the normal understanding of the farming ability of the Han people, both sides are almost equivalent to rolling in a basin of shit. They are both the same.
lump!
Think about it, a loser like Ma Chao from Liangzhou is considered a good farmer in Rome. What kind of hell is this environment?
In fact, there were many places suitable for farming in the north of the Roman Empire, but Rome did not develop them well at all. Wouldn't it be better to farm along the Mediterranean Sea, the Nile River, the Tigris River and the Euphrates River?
Not to mention that the Mediterranean coast, the Nile River, the Tigris River, and the Euphrates River are all the birthplaces of ancient civilizations. You can blame the ancient civilization for its lack of combat effectiveness, but you can’t blame the ancient civilization for its low level of selecting food-producing areas, because the ancient civilization’s
Level, if there is a problem with the grain-producing land chosen, civilization will not be formed. How could the Roman Empire take the initiative to cultivate wasteland when it has such three major grain-producing lands?
Rome has indeed measured the black soil of Eastern Europe, but what can I say about Rome's attraction? Just like that, they have better places on their hands, plus the distance and difficult governance, Rome actually has no interest at all.
That is to say, just scatter some seeds along the Don River, use the rough planting techniques of the Romans to handle the logistics, and do it with the attitude of achieving the best if you can, and no loss if you don't succeed.
Fortunately, the black soil is very powerful. If you just clear up the wasteland a few times and then scatter some seeds, you will at least get something productive!
This is also the reason why Rome conveniently planted some fields along the Don River. But now if it wants to develop large-scale development of Ukraine, the European granary, it will be very fatal for Rome. In terms of Roman farming technology, this wave of land reclamation
Maybe it will be messed up.
With the current situation in Rome, if this is messed up, even if the Roman Empire does not explode, the country will be in turmoil. There may be idiots in the Senate, but those who can get in here at least know why they enjoy such a high status.
Political fights can happen at any time, and it's common to take the piss out of people, but if the Roman Empire fell, they would really be doomed.
Therefore, even if it is just for your own consideration, you must not let the Roman Empire end.
"If it takes longer, we can select some citizens and take their serfs to Eastern Europe, but now the time is too tight. Every night we have a greater crisis in Rome, so we must come up with it today.
Idea." Herminianus said with a deep expression.
Originally, governors like Herminianus would not speak in matters such as this kind of wrangling in the Senate, but now when life and death are at stake, it is time to pull the hammer.
"I agree, we have to come up with a charter today no matter what." After three years of tossing, the process was finally completed and the appointment of the new Duke of the Northern Border Counties, Governor of Great Britain Gordian, also followed suit and said, "Not today."
Once this is settled, no one can leave.
Sergio looked ugly, and couldn't help but look at Caesar, who was sitting on top as Lafayette. This time, Caesar had not spoken from the beginning until now, and it was Sergio who did all the talking.
"The Claudius family can provide 50,000 serfs for farming." Sergio was silent for a while and said. The Romans were not good at farming, so the number of serfs for farming was actually not large, and they had to cultivate the wasteland.
If so, given the current situation, we must start as quickly as possible and at least arrange the manpower in place, which will take time.
If we follow the national process, it would be enough to waste a lot of time just to approve the recruitment of suitable citizens and their serfs. With the current situation in Rome, it is not the nonsense of Gordian and others. It must be done today.
There must be a charter, and then the mobilization must be successful within ten days.
Too much time is wasted in the early stage, and there is not enough time in the follow-up period. The food output will not be sufficient, and people will really die. If there are too many deaths, the Roman Empire will not be stable.
"Too little," said Pompianus.
"Fuck, the family only has so many serfs. They mobilized the elders of the Senate to contribute their own serfs. They collected the serfs today, and then mobilized the fleet to send them from Italy to Eastern Europe as quickly as possible, and then started to reclaim the wasteland."
Ergio even had a blood vessel burst out of his forehead, but there was nothing he could do. The Claudius family only had a few serfs, but there were many war slaves, merchants, servants, etc.
The non-Claudius family senators in the Senate have nothing to say. They just put it together and finish it. It’s less than 10,000. After all, many of them have roots that are not in Italy. Even if they are like the Central Plains, after they get into the Central Plains, they will be in the Central Plains.
I want to buy my own property, but my hometown is the foundation. Why would a devil create so many serfs in Italy? Isn’t that funny?
"Even if I send it here today, it won't be enough. It's far from enough." Anaeus looked at Sergio and said. He could now see that the most reliable person in the Senate was this uncle. Something really happened.
Yes, Sergio is desperate for his life.
Sergio closed his eyes, and the noisy sounds in his ears made him upset, but the situation faced by Rome made him have to suppress his inner irritability. Rome cannot fail. The Claudius family is now
The situation is completely different from that of small and medium-sized nobles.
For the small and medium-sized nobles, Rome has fallen apart. As long as their provinces can still function, there will be no change in what they enjoy as a whole. But the size of the Claudius family is there, and Rome has fallen apart.
, I am afraid that the Claudius family will also be scattered!
At that time, there will be no such grand event as now, so Rome must not fall!
"Everyone be quiet. I have a proposal that can solve the current problem." Sergio slowly stood up and looked at the senators present. At this time, the Senate was already as chaotic as a vegetable market.
The elders have moved from unity to mutual accusations.
As Sergio spoke, all the elders in the room fell into silence.
"Patriarch, isn't this okay? Is this behavior really okay?" Viledanus looked at Sergio and said, "And even if this behavior is passed, the time we need is not enough, right?
It’s not something that can be dealt with in a short while.”
"As long as all of us agree, we can write an edict on the spot." Sergio breathed out and looked at the others and said, "Let's vote. Who doesn't agree?"
Dozens of people raised their hands one after another, but in the end they failed to shake the general trend. There was no way. What kind of situation was Rome facing now? How could the Roman senators have no idea?
Although Sergio's method has some hidden dangers, it is still better than the explosion of Rome.
"That's it, I'll send a letter to Eastern Europe to inform His Majesty Severus and Magistrate Perennis, and prepare the corresponding canonization rituals and send them over together." Sergio looked at the senators present and said, no choice.
This is the only choice. It is impossible for trash like Rome to cultivate the fields in the next period of time. We can only count on others.
Gan Jing was escorted back to Chang'an by Rome on the same day. Because the matter was very big, Rome still needed to discuss with the Han Dynasty, and the issue of growing grain also needed to be discussed with the Han Dynasty. Ten million kilograms was really too little.
, at least for Rome, it was not a disaster at all.
The Han Dynasty felt that 10 million kilograms was enough to sow at least two million acres, but for Rome, it was only enough to sow 500,000 acres. For small and medium-sized nobles, 200,000 acres was enough, but for Rome,
This is simply a drop in the bucket, so according to Rome's situation, they need at least 50 million catties, and preferably 100 million catties.
As for how to transport these things back to Rome, this time we really can only rely on the world-breaking level and the internal energy to leave the body and directly use the inner energy to carry these things back.
Under normal circumstances, the status of those with inner energy leaving the body and the powerful ones that break the world is honored, but when the empire is really in crisis, it is still appropriate to use the powerful ones who break the world and those with inner energy separated from the body.
After all, time is of the essence. If you slow down, countless people will die. Therefore, all the guardians of the Roman Empire and city-states did not dare to delay. After receiving the order, they quickly headed towards Italy.
At the same time, Rome and the Han Dynasty had begun to communicate with the Han Dynasty about matters related to airspace, so as to ensure that these internal air separations and boundary breakers could carry large amounts of materials between the two countries quickly.
"In short, this is the situation. The Roman Empire seems to be more cautious than we thought, and the situation should still be stable." Gan Jing reported to Chen Xi, but he did not say this to the Roman ambassador Grius who came with him.
There is nothing to hide.
"That's good. Is there any need in Rome?" Chen Xi nodded. As long as Rome is not crazy, after reading the world climate and ocean current circulation diagram, he should not use the super powerful Blazing Sky Ring anymore.
Blazing Sky Ring, the situation should be under control. As one of the human beacons guarding world peace, the Roman Empire is so reasonable, and the Han Dynasty is naturally willing to provide help within the scope of help.
"Rome needs more seed grains. Fifty million jins is the bottom line, and 100 million jins is best." Gan Jing said with a bitter look on his face. One hundred million jins is 50,000 tons. That is really not a joke.
"What's going on? Why do you need so much seed food?" Chen Xi had a strange expression on his face. Is there something wrong with Rome? It needs so much seed food?
"The empire's farming technology is different from that of the Han Dynasty. The number of seeds we sow is several times that of the Han Dynasty." Grius said from the side. Chen Xi was somewhat choked when he heard this and ignored it.
"How do you transport 100 million kilograms?" Chen Xi looked at Grius and asked.
"Mobilize the country's boundary-breaking and internal air separation bodies to transport the seeds and grains to the reclamation location as quickly as possible." Grius said sincerely.
"We don't have 100 million kilograms of seed grain here in Chang'an," Chen Xi said with a frown.
Cookie actually started this thing to prepare for famine, and did not consider large-scale planting. In Cookie's impression, if it really comes to need this thing, the country should be in trouble, so only part of it needs to be left.
Just seed food will do.
In fact, this is basically the case for all major out-of-town families. What they mainly sow is not this 102 rice, but high-yielding millet, wheat, and fragrant rice that have been optimized for cookies. Although the planting cycle is longer, the taste is better.
, and more nutritious.
102 rice is planted on dozens of acres every year by major aristocratic families, and hundreds of acres are stored as seed grain, because this thing is really not delicious, and this thing is grown purely for food security considerations. After all, various
The big family still has this vision.
The only one who truly cultivates 102 rice on a large scale is Chen Xi, because Chen Xi discovered that this rice has very low requirements for soil quality and climate, so it can be cultivated randomly.
Besides, the bad taste is only for humans. For cattle, this is still concentrated feed. Considering the short planting time, Chen Xi actually organized people to plant it in some areas of Yangzhou, which is later known as the Suhu area.
Bo, after all, there are seven crops in two years and no one needs to manage it, which is really a blessing.
The cattle in Northern Xinjiang are also very satisfied with the food. It seems that the so-called nutritional deficiency is nonsense. As for the taste, what kind of texture do the cattle want? I don’t have a good brain.
Therefore, Chen Xi can produce a scale of 100 million catties. The problem is that Chang'an's reserve warehouse certainly does not have 100 million catties. Chen Xi is not stupid. He only needs to reserve 102 rice seed grains in the strategic reserve warehouse. What else can he do?
He really stored hundreds of millions of kilograms of 102 rice that he didn’t even eat.
"Where is it?" Grius instantly understood what Chen Xi meant. It wasn't that the Han Empire didn't have it, but that the Han Empire didn't have it here in Chang'an.
"There are farms in Yangzhou." Chen Xi said slowly, "But you really need so much seed grain, how about you improve your farming methods."
"It will definitely be improved in the future. This was not necessary before." Grius sighed and said. In the past, everyone could have enough to eat, but citizens had no awareness of improving farming.
"Indeed, this little time is not enough. At this time, we should continue the previous farming methods. At least it is still efficient." Chen Xi was also helpless. Some of Rome's problems were purely due to historical inertia.
Just like the level of steel smelting and farming in the Central Plains, it was purely forced out. The iron ore in the Han Dynasty must be more than 60% rich ore, and only a devil would work hard to smelt steel. Similarly, the land in the Han Dynasty is as good as the Ganges River.
The Han Dynasty certainly did not study the same rain and heat at the same time, sowing seeds and three crops a year. From a civilization point of view, the overly favorable living conditions were not conducive to the early development of civilization.
"Then, this is the credential. I hope Chen Hou will review it and circulate it to the higher nobles of the Han Dynasty. I hope the Han Dynasty will agree." Gelius respectfully took out the credential, held it in both hands and handed it to Chen Xi. Chen Xi didn't know why, but
Since the other party gave it to you, just open it and take a look.
Chen Xi opened his credentials, glanced at them, and fell into deep thought. Then he looked at Grius and frowned somewhat. But considering the current situation in Rome, it seemed that he had come up with a way when there was no other way. But what about this way?
In other words, it has advantages and disadvantages for the Han Dynasty.
"We need to review this." Chen Xi pondered for a while and felt that a group of people still needed to have a meeting to discuss it.
"Because the current situation is somewhat out of control, the Roman Empire is relatively urgent, so it needs to be implemented quickly in the future, and Marquis Chen is requested to review it quickly." Grius said in a neither humble nor overbearing tone, while Chen Xi was silent for a while and opened the credentials again.
"Two days, two days at most..." Chen Xi started, but half way through he looked at Grius, and finally sighed, "If I'm not wrong, you have actually started to implement it, right? This letter of credence is
It was delivered as quickly as possible while executing it. Regardless of whether the Han Dynasty agrees or not, at this point, you can only do this, right?"
Chen Xi was not stupid, he was just confused by the credentials, but after he calmed down, he quickly realized that the credentials were meaningless. Even if the Han Dynasty did not agree, Rome would do the same, and the old Yuan family should have no other
The choice was made.
"Please forgive me, Marquis Chen. In the current situation, the Roman Empire can only do this." Grius said to Chen Xi very respectfully, but did not deny this fact.
"I can understand." Chen Xi sighed and said, but he didn't know if the Yuan family could understand. Duke Zhong Guo might have to face the greatest humiliation in his life.
The certificate of credence was placed on several cases, which stated that the Roman Empire was planning to ennoble Yuan Tan as the Duke of Rome's Eastern European border counties and to exercise taxation rights over Eastern Europe. To reflect Yuan Tan's unusual status, he was given the title of Augustus——
There are not many people in Rome who are good at farming, but Yuan Tan, come and farm!
