After Being Sold Out By The Empire, I Decide To Assist The Demon King -
Chapter 210 - 78 Rotation Crop
Chapter 210: Chapter 78 Rotation Crop
"Quack! It’s Lord Yila!"
"Lord Yila, we adore you!"
"Waggggh!!!!!!"
Yila nodded in acknowledgment of the goblins’ welcome while observing their living conditions... It seemed quite convenient for them, and they appeared to live comfortably.
*That’s good...*
"Mr. Yila, should we build the other houses to this specification?"
Yila nodded to Xiaogang’s question and, looking at him and the constructs behind him, replied, "It seems the goblins are quite satisfied, so let’s proceed quickly."
With the efficiency of the constructs, the repairs should be completed in a few days. Then, we needed to fully cover the Demon King Territory with cement roads. Houses and roads together... The limestone supply would likely become strained.
*We’ll have to figure out something by then...*
Ignoring the goblins mating inside one of the ten or so houses, Yila signaled the little fairy following him, saying, "Gather some goblins; I will teach you about crop rotation."
In this world, the Duchy did practice crop rotation... After all, not everyone in this world was primitive, and Yila wasn’t that arrogant.
Every being sought a way forward for their future.
*That’s a kind of fortune, I suppose. Otherwise, Yila, who ate synthetic food daily, wouldn’t have so much detailed knowledge about ancient crop rotation... Basically, just refer to what the Duchy does.*
"Crop rotation involves planting different crops in the same field according to a specific sequence, to replenish the soil’s nutrients, which helps save the scarce fertilizer we have now."
As Yila said this, he looked at the little fairy and the goblins listening attentively... Speaking of which, even the goblins listened more intently than those leaders.
"Moreover, it can suppress weed growth. Although the arable area is expected to multiply countless times, your workload won’t increase... But the yield will genuinely increase."
Ignored the adoring gaze from the goblins and the little demons gathered, Yila spoke directly on the matter at hand: "The Duchy’s land practices a multi-field, rotating fallow system."
"Divide the land into three parts: one part plants wheat, while the other two rotate between planting turnips, alfalfa with chicory, and beans throughout winter, spring, and summer, ensuring all three seasons are utilized."
"Turnips are planted in winter and harvested in spring; alfalfa is planted in spring, harvested batch by batch in summer and then replaced; beans are planted in summer and harvested in autumn... With the addition of fertilizer, the land doesn’t suffer much damage."
Yila explained in detail how to rotate the fields, saying, "The first field planted with wheat in autumn moves on to planting beans after harvesting in summer."
"The wheat planting continues to the next field, rotating on a three-year cycle."
Yila spoke as he pointed to the vast fields of blue qin mushrooms in front of him, looking at each mushroom bag and said, "Of course, we definitely wouldn’t use the existing land... We should open a separate area and plant like the Duchy does."
Although bread was regularly consumed within the Demon King Territory, the staple food here remained the blue qin mushroom. The yield of wheat couldn’t compare to the blue qin mushrooms... Bread was more of an occasional treat rather than a staple food.
*If Yila were to gain experience from his learned knowledge, a rotation scheme involving fungi would be fungi-rice rotation. However, that method primarily involved rice, not mushrooms.*
The blue qin mushroom had a rapid harvest cycle and was rich in carbohydrates, which was a good thing. However, continuing in this manner would severely tax the soil... Allowing the soil to rest naturally had its methods as well.
"Expanding the current mushroom fields by keeping a certain distance on both sides, in the first field, plant and harvest a batch of blue qin mushrooms, then move on to the next field."
Yila said this as he noticed the visibly excited little demons. He twitched his mouth and warned, "Even if you have excess energy, never overdo it! Don’t plant beyond the designated area."
"..."
Looking at their disappointed faces, Yila was somewhat relieved he had said that in advance... At that moment, he felt a tug on his clothes and saw the little fairy hesitating to speak.
"What’s up?"
Yila asked.
"Um, Mr. Yila, earlier you mentioned that we’re short on fertilizer... What’s going on?"
The little fairy asked. She had roughly guessed by now that Yila was putting in all this effort because of the fertilizer shortage. She asked, "Aren’t there many toilets in the territory?"
*Even if there were toilets, the raw materials for fertilizer couldn’t appear out of thin air, right? It still required people to ’produce’ it...*
"Yes, do you pass waste?"
Yila asked the little fairy, who blushed, shook her head, and then nodded again... Yila understood what she meant; she could indeed pass waste, but due to her diet and eating habits, the amount was minimal.
Patting her head, Yila said helplessly, "The digestive ability of magical creatures is impressive, and for races like Black Knights and Headless Knights that don’t excrete, the amount of fertilizer is far from enough."
Yila sighed, lightly brushing the little fairy’s chin with his finger, seeing her contented expression, and said, "So, we will proceed with crop rotation as planned... You and the other fairies can decide the specific areas to plan."
Yila spoke as he watched the little fairy fly off, full of enthusiasm, leading the lively little demons away. He smiled, stretched lazily, then yawned, "Ha~ Yawn... Ah, I’m exhausted."
Yila muttered to himself while wiping the tears from his eyes caused by the yawn. Although he was tired, it wasn’t quite time to rest yet... He had noted the previous situation.
The little demons first collected water from the reservoir to water the fields. Once the rainwater in the reservoir was exhausted, they fetched water from the river... a considerable distance.
Next, Yila needed to consider the irrigation issue... Ideally, a semi-automatic switchable water reservoir or direct irrigation system would be perfect, and digging channels to divert water was a good choice.
A more complicated mechanical transmission system would be fine, as long as it was practical.
*...*
*By the way, given this world’s technological level... could they manage drip irrigation?*
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