Oro sighed and explained helplessly: "My lord doesn't know, although the land in the western part of the disputed land controlled by our Telosi is fertile, there is an Achilles heel and lacks a stable and reliable irrigation water source.
Most estates can only rely on rainfall to grow relatively drought-tolerant crops.
But you can also feel the scorching heat of the long summer, once you encounter continuous rainless hot weather, crops can easily die, especially those small estates and freedmen land far from rivers and without wells, whose harvests are the most unstable and tax arrears are the most serious. "
Liu Qian instantly understood the crux of the problem: "Water source problem? Why is there no construction of a canal to divert water for irrigation? "
Aurora's face appeared with embarrassment: "My lord, this... This water right has long been monopolized by those great manor owners, especially the manors that used to belong to the Maharaja and the Maharajah's brothers, who occupied the best position in the upper reaches of the river, built dams and aqueducts, and diverted most of the water to their own sources.
The downstream and small estates and homesteaders far away from the water source can only look at it eagerly, or spend a high price to buy water, where is the spare energy to build canals? If the water source is insufficient, the harvest will naturally be poor, and the tax will be...
Those sights you see come from those big manor owners... Alas.."
Liu Qian suddenly realized.
The Maharajas of Telosi were all elected by bribery.
Therefore, the elected kings are basically wealthy businessmen or aristocrats.
They used the power of the Maharaja to constantly profit themselves in disputed areas and consolidate their wealth status.
It's like a cycle.
The rich will always be rich, and the poor will always be poor.
Liu Qian couldn't let this happen again.
He could have done without abolishing slavery.
After all, the slaves of Telosi were basically foreigners from the Midsummer Islands or the Snake Lizard Islands, not local freedmen.
But he could not ignore the fact that the great nobles used their power to monopolize water sources, resulting in poor harvests on small estates and private land.
Liu Qian's eyes completely cooled.
He looked at Jelena and Aurora, and his tone was categorical: "Give the order immediately."
First, all estates under our name must open water sources and provide irrigation water to small estates downstream and their own land according to a reasonable share, and must not be obstructed for any reason.
Second, from the captives of the Seven Kingdoms, 1,000 strong people, preferably with civil engineering experience, were selected to be led by the foreman we sent to survey and design around Qiuli Town to build a main water diversion canal.
Third, Mr. Oro, the next time you go to collect taxes, be sure to convey these two orders clearly and word for word to every manor owner and his own landowner, and tell them that this is the will of the new ruler, and if anyone obeys or obstructs the water supply or resists the construction of canals, I will put his head in the spear! "
"Yes, my lord." Jelena solemnly accepted the order.
Oro also hurriedly bowed: "Obey orders, my lord, I will definitely bring the words." "
He was secretly shocked that the new master's methods seemed to be tougher and more pragmatic than the old one.
Liu Qian looked at the seemingly rich land in front of him but hid hidden worries, and thought in his heart.
The long summer lasted for a few years at most, and food and finance were the lifeblood that supported his future campaigns, and they must be firmly grasped.
Those greedy and self-interested big manor lords, when he frees up his hands and returns to Telosi, he must settle them well.
Just as Liu Qian and Jelena were about to continue their northern tour of other towns, a rapid sound of horses' hooves came from the south.
A dusty messenger galloped over, rolled the saddle and dismounted in front of Liu Qian, holding a letter covered with the unique fire paint of the torture abyss in both hands, panting: "My lord, urgent report!" It's Torture Abyss! "
Liu Qian's heart jumped, he quickly took the letter, and scratched the wax with his fingernails.
Unfolding the letter, the familiar handwriting jumped into his eyes, but the content made his pupils dilate instantly, and an indescribable great joy surged through his body like a warm current.
It was Janice in handwriting.
The young dragon is about to break out of its shell!
The huge surprise instantly dispelled the fatigue of the inspection.
Liu Qian had no hesitation at all, he suddenly pulled the reins and gave a brief order to Jerena: "Helina, the follow-up matters here are left to you, and you must ensure that the water source and canal repair orders are implemented." "
Before he finished speaking, he had turned his horse's head and headed towards the direction of Crown Town.
Jelena looked at his distant back, then gathered her mind and began to deploy in an orderly manner.
The clipper carried Liu Qian, who was like an arrow returning home, chopped the waves and sped south along the coastline.
When the familiar, torture abyss high cliff that resembled the mouth of hell appeared in his field of vision, Liu Qian saw that under the cliff hundreds of feet high,
At the entrance of the waterway, which was narrow enough for only one boat to pass through, a strong and majestic stone gate had already been erected.
This "Abyssal Gate", which took a lot of effort and was not finally completed until Liu Qian captured the Split Palate Island, is now like a loyal defending land, silently guarding the secret harbor within.
The ship passed through the heavy gate and entered the relatively calm fan-shaped deep-water harbor inside the Torture Abyss.
Janice and Dr. Malwyn were already waiting on the dock.
Janice was wearing a simple lavender dress, her long silver-gold hair still flowing like molten silver in the light of the dark environment, and her beautiful face was full of uncontrollable excitement and anticipation.
Dr. Malwyn, on the other hand, looked angry and excited.
As soon as Liu Qian stepped on the dock, Malwyn rushed up, and his red nose was so angry that he almost spat out Mars: "Boy! When you came to this hellish place, you didn't mention that you were still hiding here... There is such a thing hidden! "
He lowered his voice and looked vigilantly at the solemn dragon spirit guards around him, then approached Liu Qian's ear and said in an almost hoarse voice: "Dragon egg fossil... Also, Janice is actually Belerith, and these dragon spirit guards are all dead corpses, those magic books... Janice only said that you were brought out by Tria, it was so dangerous there, you can actually come out? ...
The old doctor's curiosity and shock completely exploded, and the question smashed at Liu Qian like a barrage of cannons.
How could Liu Qian have the heart to explain Valyrgy's adventure in detail at this moment,
He waved his hand helplessly, his gaze eagerly over Malwyn, looking at Janice and the passage to the living quarters behind her: "Doctor,
We'll talk about your question later, but for now, let me see those dragon eggs first. "
The room where the dragon eggs were stored was the bedroom where Liu Qian tortured Yuan.
The three awakened dragon eggs were carefully placed in a tray covered with soft velvet on a stone table in the center of the room.
Deep violets, red like coagulated blood, and cold and pure bright silver.
Their state at the moment was completely different from when Liu Qian left.
The surface of the eggshell is no longer a silent fossil texture, the fine scaly lines seem to come to life, and the interior transmits a soft but clearly visible brilliance, and the purple, red, and silver halos are intertwined and flowing, reflecting the entire room like a dream.
The air is also filled with a strange warmth with sulfur and the breath of life.