The day of delivery is coming soon. This time Black Hammer Castle's assistance to the imperial province of Osterland is said to be assistance, but in fact it is more like a transaction. One hundred engineers and technicians from Baker City arrived half a month ago
They arrived at Blackhammer Castle, and Rhodes also followed the agreement. Once the ice peppers are ripe, they will be shipped directly to Baker Port. They will no longer be sold to other areas, but will be supplied directly to the disaster area.
Of course, being able to grow so many ice peppers in a short period of time is also thanks to Caroline. Without the Frost Witch, this transaction would not have been so smooth. Caroline herself did not know, but Rhodes knew in his heart that this
The innocent girl is no longer the third-level witch she used to be. Judging from her performance, she has reached at least the fifth- to sixth-level level. Otherwise, magic would not be so abundant. The ice pepper can mature quickly and is similar to Caroline's frost.
Magic is inextricably linked.
Rhodes guessed that this might be caused by her constant fighting in the past two years. After all, before the outbreak of Erengrad, Caroline had not experienced much actual combat. In these short two years, she had continued to fight, and even
He almost died because of this. All progress was achieved through countless practical trainings, and the Frost Witch was no exception.
Looking at Caroline's innocent smile, Rhodes was unwilling to tell this fact. Otherwise, the pressure on Caroline's shoulders would be heavy.
As for the one hundred Imperial engineers from Baker City, Rhodes had assigned them to the R&D department half a month ago to specifically solve the technical problem of the harvester. The results were very satisfactory. Facts have proved that as long as the money is available, anything can be done.
Everything was easy to handle. With strong official support, the engineers in Baker City did not embarrass the empire. In just half a month, the prototype of the harvester was designed. Moreover, it used coal and water as fuel. This
The gadget was much cheaper than alcohol. Therefore, Rhodes directly handed over the production of harvesters to these engineers from Baker City.
Because of this incident, Rhodes had a new plan - perhaps Black Hammer Castle's industry must be subdivided. Those that specialize in the production of weapons and cannons and those that specialize in civilian agricultural use must be divided into two different departments. Let people specialize in different fields.
engineers go to work in their respective factories, so that human resources can be utilized to the maximum extent. Otherwise, just like before, the task of producing harvesters will be given to dwarves. These dwarves will have to use alcohol as fuel and will not be able to build one in a hundred years.
A truly practical agricultural harvester.
When this task was handed over to the engineers of the empire, they quickly solved the problem. Use whatever raw materials are available. Use whatever is cheap and practical. Rhodes agrees with this approach, but he cannot say
, especially in front of dwarf engineers, you still have to praise the things they have built. After all, these dwarves are all the same. They think their things are useful, and they will probably think so in this life.
Once you have a harvester, you must make good use of it. As summer is coming to an end and autumn is approaching, Rhodes asked the Minister of Agriculture to select a few good farmers and let them first try to use this machinery to harvest wheat. Each
Planting new things will cause some opposition and discomfort. This time is no exception. Although agricultural harvesters can quickly harvest large wheat fields and save a lot of labor costs, this thing is a new thing after all, and farmers are still very resistant to it.
, worried that if this guy drives across the field, will the crops they have worked so hard for more than half a year be directly destroyed?
Rhodes understood this concern, so he first conducted an experiment on a small piece of wheat field. At the same time, he called on these farmers, who should be said to be farmers now. At the same time, he called on these farmers to watch.
In autumn, the roar of machinery formed a sharp contrast with the worry on the faces of farmers.
"Are you sure this thing can be used to harvest wheat?"
"I don't know, it's my first time seeing him, but I believe Lord Rhodes, as long as the things he creates are useful."
"Let's take a look first. This thing was not made by him, but by the engineers of the Empire. I have never trusted the Empire guys, those arrogant and cold-blooded guys."
"I bet this weird car can move."
Beside the wheat field, the farmers were talking a lot, and in the wheat field, the empire's engineering technicians had climbed to the upper part of the harvester and skillfully controlled this big machine. Under the sunshine of early autumn, the huge roar of the harvester sounded loudly, and the smoke billowed.
It sprayed out from the smoke exhaust port, and soon the machine, which was twice as big as the carriage, began to operate.
It was like a tank, running over the golden wheat field. Everyone stared at the scene in front of them with wide eyes. These are all ripe wheat. Are they being crushed flat by this tank? Lord Rhodes is doing it.
What? The farmers had expressions of surprise and confusion on their faces.
However, when this big machine drove away from the place, people saw that the originally tall wheat ears were cut into half, and the wheat was swept into the harvester like a heavy rain. The efficiency was simply higher than that of farmers manually.
A hundred times. Even the Minister of Agriculture, Dallas, was dumbfounded. He heard that Rhodes had been studying a machine for harvesting wheat quickly, but he never expected what he saw in front of him.
The wheat field was flattened, and all the wheat was put into the harvester storage bin. After two trips back and forth, the entire experimental field was harvested. When the storage bin was opened, people saw the golden wheat piled full, and the joy of the harvest was overflowing.
Everyone's face. Now, there is no need to worry about being too late to harvest. Some farmers immediately decided to spend money to buy this artifact for harvesting grains. But Rhodes was determined not to sell it. It was not a matter of price, but that there was currently only one such machine.
...It will take at least three to five years for all farmers to use such machines, and during this period, Rhodes plans to rent the harvesters to various farmers and rich farmers on a lease basis. Let the wealthy farmers decide for themselves.
Whether to continue harvesting manually or use this new tool.
As for the poor peasants who have no money, Rhodes will not force them to use it. After all, the difference between poor peasants and rich peasants is still very huge. It is not a problem for rich peasants to rent a harvester, but the income of poor peasants is sometimes only enough
They maintain food and clothing. However, if they do not use new technologies, there will be only one result, and that is to continue to fall behind.
In order to prevent the poor peasants from being annexed by the rich peasants, Rhodes felt that it was still necessary to purchase grain in the official name. Anyway, in a place like the North, it is always right to reserve some grain to make a fortune. Who knows the beastmen, green skins, Chaos Legion, etc.
When will foreign enemies come? When the farmland is destroyed, food will need to be stored to appease the people.