After spending a day returning to the border area, Roland felt soreness in his back and back. After washing up, he went to bed early. He did not recover from his energy the next day near noon.

It seems that the soundproof compartment and soft recliner must be set up on his special ship. He thought to himself that it would be better to have a spacious big bed. Otherwise, sitting on a hard bench that keeps shaking and listening to the repeated roar of the steam engine will be a double torture for both spirit and body.

When Roland walked into the office, the first thing he did was to recruit Barov Mons and Minister of Agriculture Seni Dali. Now there was only one last week left before the scheduled time for the spring offensive. The army was sure of iron axes, so he was very relieved. Therefore, the most important thing was to do a good job in agricultural production and do a good job in spring planting. After all, only if you have food in your hands can you be calm in your heart.

"I have seen the seeds transported at Changge Wharf. As long as there is Golden No. 1, the harvest here will not be much worse this year. But the border area is the key point. We are role models, proofs, and examples for publicity for everyone!" He knocked on the table and said, "So, how is the spring plowing work done? Who can tell me?"

"Your Highness, this is the case at present," Barov said first. "Only 30% of the first batch of promoted serfs are willing to continue to farm. With the newly recruited serfs, the total number of agricultural population is now around 10,000. According to the average wheat yield in the previous year, the grain produced by this 10,000 people should be able to feed 40,000 to 50,000 people." He paused and added, "What I mean by feeding is calculated based on the purchase limit for formal residents' wheat, which is much greater than the daily consumption of civilians in other cities. If you just ask not to starve to death, then you can add another 20,000."

"It's roughly that, Your Highness," Seni continued, "but the above conclusions were all concluded by the Ministry of Agriculture based on the statistics from the previous year that about half of the serfs this year are mainly the new batch of Golden No. 2, which will be improved by Lord Ye Zi... To be honest, if I hadn't witnessed it with my own eyes, I really couldn't believe that so many ears could grow on the wheat straw, and there were still two thousand people who would change potatoes and corn, so I couldn't predict the final actual yield."

"The farmland is currently being plowed. According to the crop planting manual I prepared previously, the fields need to be plowed three times and mixed with fermented compost into it. This process generally takes three to four weeks, mainly depending on the number of people working in a piece of land and the farm tools used. The serfs in the previous year basically rented iron farm tools, which should be able to shorten the ploughing time."

"As for how deep the ditch should be digged and the interval between seeds, I have arranged for apprentices to conduct publicity and explanations, and taught them to sow seeds according to the best methods in the planting manual."

It can be seen that the knight of the original Benlang family has put a lot of effort into farming and has considered the aspects that need to be taken into consideration. Even Roland couldn't help but nod.

In this era, the underdeveloped agriculture is due to the fact that it relies too much on the land itself. A piece of land is equivalent to all the planting. In order to protect the fields, it even has to be plowed for two years. The land use efficiency is extremely low. Now, Wu Winter City has controlled water conservancy irrigation, natural fertilizers and reasonable planting methods, and the seeds transformed from leaves, the yield is naturally amazingly high in the eyes of locals. However, for Roland, more than 10,000 people in the total population of 30,000 are engaged in planting agriculture, and this proportion is still too high. The most effective way to reduce the agricultural population is to start with agricultural tools, such as manufacturing some agricultural equipment that uses animal power or mechanical power.

"Very good, keep the momentum going," he said with satisfaction. "In addition, the staff sent to Changge District should also keep records. If there is any promotion to other cities in the future, they will be implemented according to this model."

After handling the affairs of agriculture, Roland left the castle and accompanied by Nightingale and his guards to the Chishui River dock.

The ship, which was constructed by Anna, had entered the weapon installation stage two days ago. The hull coated with gray-red two-color anticorrosion coating stood quietly on the sleepers. The hull as big as three cement boats looked very burly. Unlike cement paddlefish without cabins, its sidewalk is close to two meters, which can stuff all the boiler and steam engine into the belly, and the paddlewheels on both ribs have also been removed. In addition, its other feature is that there is a raised bridge in the center of the hull, which is only one floor high, but still looks very eye-catching.

Of course, as a shallow water heavy gunboat, the most important equipment is undoubtedly the 152mm giant cannon. In order to save construction time, Roland did not ask Anna to create a naval gun version alone, but instead removed the fortress cannon on the city wall and planned to go directly to the ship.

Now, it is lying next to the dock, waiting for the final lifting.

"Your Highness," Anna immediately waved to him when she saw Roland appear, "Here!"

The prince smiled and walked over, "How is it, is the construction process still going smoothly?"

During the week he went to Changge District, Anna took care of all the gunboats. Although she handed over the drawings of key parts to her, this was an unprecedented major project after all, and it was normal to encounter various problems.

"It's not very smooth," she shook her head. "The more troublesome things are the deformation of the hull on the side, the propeller leaks, the hull tilts to one side after welding the bridge, and the gun seat cannot get stuck in the cannon, but I've solved it."

"All...resolved?" Roland said in surprise.

"Yes," Anna said with a bright smile, "The side deformation is caused by the thin steel plate on the ship. I installed a fixed support frame in the easily deformed parts; the propeller leaks because there are always gaps in the casing and connecting rods. I surrounded it with a sink so that the leaking water will not run around, and it can be pulled out by the power of the steam engine; the bridge deflection is caused by weight asymmetry, just modify it a little bit, and the problem of the gun seat is the most difficult to solve. The inspiration I found on the revolver gun first cut out a row of tooth marks on the bottom ring, and then add a hook claw that can be inserted between the teeth, so that the rotating gun stand can be fixed in any direction you want to aim."

Roland blinked and said for a long time, "You are such a genius." Although these are not difficult problems, for himself who has drawn countless mechanical drawings, especially the last point, from the structure of the revolver to the fixing method of the cannon seat, it is probably only Anna who has this meticulous observation ability.

"By the way, Your Highness, does this ship have a name?"

"Not yet," he raised his eyebrows, "What's wrong?"

"The First Army soldiers came to see each other every few days, and were competing to carve their names onto the bridge," Anna chuckled, "they said you promised that the best man with artillery could own a ship named after him."
Chapter completed!