Spring plowing does not require aristocratic masters like Bruno to do it themselves.
Therefore, it is a precedent to come and see the fields in person during spring plowing.
If it had been any other lord, who would have come to get involved with these mud-legged people digging for food from the fields.
Bruno personally guided the serfs to hitch the plow to the ox, and then directed the two serfs to operate it together.
After a round, the serfs were immediately shocked!
I saw that although the plow was made of wood, it could turn up half a foot of soil and was extremely efficient.
Moreover, it only takes two people and one cow to complete this series of operations, and it obviously takes much less time and effort than before.
Unfortunately, there are not many cattle in Idar Territory.
Therefore, many serfs or civilians could only use manpower to pull the plow instead of oxen. But even so, with the help of the curved shaft plow, farming was much more labor-saving and the efficiency could at least be doubled.
But this does not mean that the serfs' spring plowing tasks this year are easier than before, because the fields that need to be cultivated this year have at least doubled, which is also an important reason why Bruno has always felt that there was not enough manpower.
Before Idar took the lead, the crop rotation system and the two-field system were always implemented.
Of course, not only the Idar territory, but also the entire Norman Empire implemented the crop rotation system and the two-field system, while some areas in the central area implemented the three-field system.
The so-called two-field system means that the land is cultivated for one year and rested for one year. During the fallow period, various livestock can be grazed. Farming and fallow are alternately carried out to maintain soil fertility and soil fertility.
The so-called three-field system refers to dividing the land into three plots, one for spring crops, one for winter crops, and the other for fallow and grazing. The uses of these three plots are rotated every year.
, also to maintain soil fertility.
But this year, there will be no more fallow land in Idarland, all land will be used for farming!
Because Bruno has the blessing of chemical fertilizers!
The feces that Shabi had been collecting in Idar City had finally been put to use.
Through the composting treatment of manure, Idarling's unique natural organic fertilizer with extremely high manure content is ready for use!
In addition, Bruno also asked people to prepare fire dung, plant ash and other fertilizers. In short, there is no need to worry about insufficient soil fertility in Idar Territory today.
However, although Bruno knew the huge uses of these fertilizers, others did not!
Therefore, when they heard that Bruno was going to sow seeds on the land that was originally going to be fallow in the Idar Territory this year, they were all dumbfounded.
"Master... why haven't I heard you mention it before?" Old Ford asked cautiously, "If all the fallow land is planted with food this year, even if there is a harvest, it will definitely be much less than usual. Not only will there be no
What benefits, but it will waste the fertility of the soil..."
"It doesn't matter! Didn't Shabi collect manure before? Those manure can completely enhance the fertility of the soil, allowing the land to obtain high yields without leaving it fallow."
"Feces... feces?" Old Ford suddenly realized, no wonder his master had been buying the feces of civilians and serfs before!
Old Ford thought that the collection of feces was just a small pit, but he didn't expect that there was a series of pits behind it...
"Sir, I have lived so long, but I have never heard that feces can have such miraculous effects..."
"This shows that you, old Ford, are somewhat ignorant!" Bruno sighed.
Then, he changed the topic and said: "Actually...this is what I learned from the book..."
"Book... another book?" Old Ford seemed to have eaten a fly. The crops brought back by the oxcart last time claimed to be from books. Why was the book read by his lord the earl different from what he read?
So much the same...
"Master, can you give me a look at this... magical book? I also want to keep up with you and not hold us back!" Old Ford said sincerely.
"Oh...this...seems like I used it to wipe my butt..." Bruno said without blushing or out of breath.
"Wipe...wipe your ass?"
"Yeah, it's really uncomfortable to wipe your butt with pebbles on weekdays, but parchment paper is better. It's not only soft and smooth, but also caring for the skin..." Bruno said with a smile.
Since there was no paper in the world, the nobles of the Norman Empire usually liked to use smooth pebbles to wipe their butts.
In fact, wiping one's buttocks with pebbles is already a great pleasure. Take the Odin Empire, the northern neighbor of the Norman Empire, as an example. The royal family and nobles of the Odin Empire all used a thick hemp rope to wipe their buttocks.
When the brewing is completed, pass the rope through the middle of the legs, pull it with the front hand, and pull it with the back hand, like pulling a big saw...
That's all. What's even better is that this thick hemp rope is public!
When the emperor has finished using the empress's, and the empress has finished using the favors', they all use the same one and never change it all year round.
It is said that they felt that this could reflect the good wishes of the monarch and his ministers.
Ugh~
Spit first as a sign of respect!
"But Master, we don't have enough seeds! There are countless seeds every year..." Seeing this, Old Ford finally used his trump card!
No seeds! It depends on how you plant them!
"It doesn't matter. I have already asked Liszt to buy a lot more seeds from Viscount Conte, which can fully meet the seed demand." Bruno said.
Hearing this, Old Ford was completely stunned.
Liszt?
That stupid valet you recommended?
He originally hoped that Liszt would be stupid and not give Bruno any messy ideas, but he didn't expect that this guy would actually...
I am still careless!
"Okay... then let's plant all the crops according to your request..." Old Ford had to give in temporarily.
After all...the world is big and the master is the biggest!
The cultivation of sweet potatoes is not complicated, but potatoes and corns cannot be planted directly.
Potatoes need to be cut into cubes and wait until the potatoes are cut in half before planting them.
Therefore, when Old Ford saw Bruno's "magical" operation, he had already resigned himself to his fate...
No one has ever heard of cutting a crop in half before planting it. It would be strange if it could grow at all!
Old Ford is already preparing to go back and calculate how much more money he will need to spend to buy food next year...
As for corn, you need to perform a step of seed soaking and germination before planting, and wait until white roots appear before planting. It is said that this can improve the germination rate of the plant.
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