The afternoon sun is shining, and there are no clouds in the sky.

There was no trace of wind, and the flowers and plants in the whole garden were quietly, only when bees or butterflies stopped on them.

At this time, summer is approaching, but there is no heat in the north yet, so it is suitable for outdoor protection activities.

In the back garden of the palace in Seypas, King Auston I just finished negotiations with a beautiful and charming young woman in the northeast of the mainland.

"Happy cooperation." Auston I extended his right hand to the other party.

"Happy cooperation." Ariel also reached out to shake hands with him.

Then Ariel smiled and said to Auston I, "I'll go back first, I promise that the first batch of fish will be delivered in ten days."

After dealing with a big event, Auston I stretched and continued to do other work in the garden pavilion.

Compared to the office, he prefers to deal with some government affairs in the afternoon garden where the weather is comfortable.

This year's drought is inevitable, and it may be a severe drought that occurs once in a few decades or even hundreds of years. Only by carrying out drought relief work as soon as possible can we overcome this difficulty.

When crops are reduced due to disasters, food is an important factor in social stability.

The Kingdom of Reyrik, which relies on the sea to eat, will naturally not give up on the treasure pot of the ocean.

Just now, Auston I and the Fishman in the Sea signed an agreement to purchase unlimited amounts of seafood such as sea fish within this year.

The fish are available, but fresh sea fish cannot be preserved for a long time, so the salted fish needs to appear.

Making salted fish that is enough to overcome difficulties in China requires a lot of salt, which has been a short supply before.

But now, on the coast east of the Kingdom of Reyrik, salt can grow from the fields, and these salt fields are directly under the royal family.

In the past, the salt in the Reyrik Kingdom mainly came from several rock salt mines in the Daqingshan Mountains in the north. Although they could only produce coarse salt, it was enough.

However, the locations of the salt mines were granted the first king to several great nobles in exchange for help when the founding of the Kingdom of Reyrik. The rich marquis and counts used to relied on the only ones who sold salt and often united to disobey the young Auston I, which made Auston I very unhappy.

When Oston I thought of driving those old guys out of the salt market all at once, he felt very comfortable.

At this time, a servant came to report to him, "Your Majesty, Bishop Kiel..."

Before the attendant could finish his words, Auston I immediately stood up and said happily, "Come him quickly!"

Soon, an old man, in a dusty hand, hurried over with a large roll of cloth in his hand, with a trace of fatigue on his face. Although the dust on his clothes was slapped, his shoes were still covered with soil.

"Bike Keel, please sit down!" As king, Auston I expressed great respect for the cardinal of the Harvest Temple.

Keel was not polite to Auston I, either. It took them a day or two to know each other.

Auston I personally poured a large cup of cold boiled water for Kiel. After Kiel finished drinking it, he asked, "What is the result of this field survey?"

"Remaining the mission!" Kiel said excitedly, "Through this field survey, we finally completed the design of the drawings, and we can start construction next!"

"Okay!" Auston I stood up excitedly, "Let me see the design drawings!"

The attendant spread the roll of cloth that Kiel brought on the garden lawn, and painted a map on the cloth that was more than two meters long and wide, with lines and marks of various colors.

In the east of the Kingdom of Reyrik, saline-alkali lands of a total of several thousand square kilometers were distributed. The severity of these saline-alkali lands is different. The light can only grow weeds less than knee-high, and the severe can't grow any grass. The little nobles and free people living there used to be able to raise some weed-eating sheep to make ends meet.

After Auston I ascended the throne, he exchanged some of the royal land for almost five times the area of ​​saline-alkali land through land replacement.

After the little nobles who were troubled by saline and alkaline land learned that they could escape from that ghost land, they immediately thanked His Majesty the King, and offered their loyalty and saline land, and then took their families and happily went to the new territory that was much smaller but rich.

Those old nobles were stunned when facing Auston I's move and were amazed at the brink of his Majesty the King's courage to buy people.

Now, Auston I has mastered most of the saline-alkali land in China.

Next, it is time to turn these saline-alkali lands into land with fragrant fruits and melons.

Auston I found the Temple of Harvest and then discussed with them the transformation of saline-alkali land.

After several years of full preparation, a piece of saline-alkali land of more than 100 square kilometers became their first transformation goal.

A few kilometers west of this saline-alkali land is a large river flowing from north to south, but a small mountain range separates the river from the saline-alkali land.

Kiel pointed to the north of the saline-alkali land and introduced, "We have found a place to dig the canal, and there are many places along the way to use the original valley."

"The river will flow along the canal to the north of the saline-alkali land, and a large low-lying area here can be transformed into a huge water storage lake."

"At that time, we can start from the lake and build a large number of ditches to direct water to the land in the south to wash the land, and then build ditches at the south to discharge salty water into a small river."

"It is expected that this place will be able to grow crops in three years."

Auston I asked, “Is there any difficulty?”

"I'm afraid there is insufficient labor." Kiel spread his hands, "especially the water diversion canal and water storage lake in the north, where a large amount of labor is needed."

Auston I thought for a moment and said, "It's okay, I'll ask the army to help. Those mages can blow up the canal with magic."

"The drought this year is inevitable. As long as we have enough salted fish, there will be no shortage of labor."

Kiel nodded, so that the army could complete the most difficult construction of the water diversion canal in summer. Farmers who lack food after grain production were reduced in autumn and winter can come to the construction site for work instead of relief, and the preliminary work on other saline-alkali lands can also be carried out at the same time.

This time, the saline-alkali land renovation project in the Kingdom of Reyrik was the largest project in the Harvest Temple in more than 300 years. For this reason, their pope mobilized almost the limit of manpower to support it.

It can be imagined that after this project is completed, the Harvest Temple will gain a large number of believers.

Auston I was also happy that the Temple of Harvest developed a group of reliable believers in the country.

Kiel suddenly remembered something, and he said to Auston I, "My Majesty, I heard that the Forging Temple has released major innovations at this year's Great Prayer Ceremony. If you are interested, you can check it out."

Auston I nodded, and after discussing some details with Keel, he began to sign and issue orders.

The Imperial Guards were dispatched, and soldiers from freelance people who did not have their own land were drawn out to form a temporary team, and then the young, still energetic magicians were joined in the team.

With the confusion of the nobles in Seypas, this strange team drove towards the saline-alkali land.

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Chapter completed!