Chapter 848: Big Granary
Standing on the high tower, looking at the endless granaries in the distance, which were either huge or flat and wide, George sighed.
"Your Majesty, the granary here is much better than ours. The food in this granary in Sun City alone is probably more than the food in the entire Qiongying Principality!"
"Humph, those little bandits from the north know how to store grain." The Sun King touched his big belly and said with some pride: "In the eighteen large granaries around Sun City, there are about 24 million grains in total. Bushels. Even if there is no harvest next year, the two million people in this city will not be able to eat all the food in this city for a year. "
After hearing this, George secretly smacked his lips. This kind of food storage was no worse than that in Kyoto during the Northern Song Dynasty! And it’s still a troubled time!
This city of the sun alone has so much food stored in it, and in the various cities near the river basin of the stars, there are still no one knows how many granaries and how much food is stored!
As for Elda, how much food did Alfonso say she had in reserve? He said he didn't know!
The reasons are all in the hands of the lords, he has no control over them!
He couldn't control the food in the royal capital, because it was all in the hands of the great nobles and wealthy households!
At this glance, you can see the difference between the palace and the empire!
Later, under Martin's statistics, he calculated the grain inventory in the Royal Capital of Elda: more than two million bushels - half of which was extorted by Martin after helping Alfonso.
After these two million bushels of grain were placed in Alfonso's hands, it could be said that he was so confident that he began to walk with arrogance. Indeed, he is qualified to walk with his head held high, because among this lord, this number is considered extraordinary. After all, even all the food in Qiongying Principality is only this amount!
Now it sounds like a joke! Two million bushels is less than one-tenth of the grain storage in Sun City!
The northern lords have always felt that the most important thing is the number of soldiers - but this is no wonder to them. After all, they don't even know how many soldiers their country has, because most of those soldiers appear during temporary wars. Pull up farmers!
They want to manage, but they can't.
Professional soldiers are only knights and retinues.
But in this Southern Wilderness, they are all professional soldiers, and to a lesser extent, they are also field soldiers.
The Sun King had this to say about a country's grain reserves. When translated into George's ears, it meant this:
“A country without nine years of savings is said to be insufficient; a country without six years of savings is said to be in a hurry; a country without three years of savings is said to be a foreign country.”
After hearing this, George nodded.
No wonder the Sun King thinks the northern countries, except for the Moon Kingdom, are all rubbish!
Because they are not even a country!
George now knew why the princes and nobles in the north trembled all over when they heard the name of the Sun King.
The population of these countries is indeed similar. But the difference in strength is too big. Not to mention that this Southern Wilderness man not only has food, but is also good at fighting.
"Three years of plowing will produce one year of food, and nine years of plowing will produce three years of food. In thirty years, even if there is severe drought and floods, the people will have no food." The Sun King said with emotion: "The Southern Wilderness is already at its peak. There hasn’t been a major war in more than ten years, but the north has been fighting for years, and they can save a lot of money by beating their own people every day.”
George couldn't help but shook his head. Indeed, in the north, except for the Moon Kingdom, he had never seen any people under the lord's rule recuperating.
When there was a war, the people suffered; when there was no war, the lords exploited them ruthlessly. They only care about plundering but don't know how to manage. No wonder they were in pieces.
What's even more ridiculous is that in their eyes, Nanhuang is a group of barbarians. Simply blind! They turned a blind eye to the silks worn by the tribesmen and the weapons they carried - they were not using soft iron! Even smelting is better than in the north!
I also turned a blind eye to the prosperity of Nahalinska.
All day long, I only have eyes for my own little piece of land. Occasionally, someone with a "world-minded mind" comes out - like Elda, who still thinks about Rodenk who was submerged by the black tide all day long. To be a little bit stupid - - For example, the King of Iberia and the King of Sand fought each other every day more than 20 years ago. They fought with each other for more than ten years for various weird, funny, and stupid reasons. In the end, they were killed by the passing sun. Wang smoothly picked up the pot.
It's no wonder they can save food, but their vast land is wasted.
Compared to the Sun King, many kings and nobles in the north are simply a bunch of idiots, a bunch of mud-playing bandits and robbers who are still in the Middle Ages. And the Moon Kingdom is about to enter capitalism, and the Southern Wilderness has already started with the imperial era.
Only such a dynasty is qualified to be called a dynasty! Only two countries like the Southern Wilderness and the Moon Country are qualified to engage in a world unification war in the end.
However, these two countries can be regarded as born out of sorrow. One is facing the huge pressure from the Holy Court and the Black Tide represented by the Seven Gods, and the other is facing the huge pressure from the five nations of the world and the prophecy.
And the Southern Wilderness has many more reasons for war than any other country - even the Holy Court is riding on its head to shit! But the Sun King endured the humiliation and reached reconciliation with the Moon Kingdom. Under a delicate relationship and situation, the two parties began to develop and recuperate.
"No wonder you are so confident about the black tide." George's words changed the Sun King's ambition to dominate the world.
"Indeed." The Sun King sighed. It seems that after talking with George and the Queen of the Moon Country, he has a better understanding of the world's pattern. The people of the Southern Wilderness should not only broaden their horizons, but also focus on the real future.
"George, these grains are prepared for future disasters and for the decisive battle with the devil. Originally, I have always adhered to the strategy of "peace" and "defense". But now, my son and son-in-law both hope to turn defense into offense, so these grains, used on the front line, can be regarded as making the best use of them."
The Sun King now knows that facing the black tide, he can't defend at all - the black tide is like a plague, the more contagious, the more terrifying it is! When they harvest enough lives and souls, this battle can't be fought.
And those idiots in the north are just a bunch of lambs to be slaughtered. The only way is for everyone to unite and stop the burning iron hoof of the devil in the eastern part of Eldar. Otherwise, the whole world will burn!
"Your Majesty, I would like to thank you for the soldiers fighting for the future of mankind on the front line. But I am afraid we can't get too much of these grains to the front line." George shook his head and said with a melancholy look: "These grains have to be transferred to the east - they have to be used for disaster relief."