[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-farming-with-entries-from-lord-to-emperor":3,"chapter-farming-with-entries-from-lord-to-emperor-farming-with-entries-from-lord-to-emperor-chapter-10":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Farming with Entries: From Lord to Emperor",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},561313,812,"Chapter 10 - 6: Knowledge of Fertile Soil","farming-with-entries-from-lord-to-emperor-chapter-10",10,"\u003Cp>On the hillside east of Frost Leaf Town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The howling cold wind slipped through the collar into Luo De’s chest, making his already cold heart even colder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this cultivated land?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De couldn’t help but exclaim in a questioning tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking around, the pale yellow land was overgrown with wild grass, with roots faintly visible inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren’t for the tattered scarecrow ahead, this would be nothing but a wasteland!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De frowned, bent down, and grabbed a handful of yellow soil. His palm was full of clumped soil, and with a squeeze, it turned into fine powder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a waste of land!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without needing systematic knowledge, Luo De could easily tell that this was land impoverished by years of not fertilizing and not fallowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention the wild grass, the soil starting to harden was no longer a question of fertility. If this continued, even fallowing wouldn’t return it to its original state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These people are both lazy and ignorant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So the wasteland along the road below the town is also arable land, Otto?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otto was one of the seven wealthy farmers, having accumulated quite a bit of land through years of labor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With four sons, his wealth had surpassed that of the hanged mayor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, that was before Luo De collected taxes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, my lord.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otto, standing to the side, nervously rubbed his clothes and answered cautiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Luo De’s glacial cold tone, Otto had already realized the lord’s displeasure, although he didn’t know the reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very well then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yesterday, as I walked along the road, I wondered why there were crooked ditches in the wasteland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turns out they were the Northern Territory’s cultivated lands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What an eye-opener.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Otto, do you harvest bountifully farming on such lands?\" Luo De couldn’t help but ask critically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A few years ago it was okay, but it’s been getting worse these past two years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otto cautiously reported, \"If we really can’t harvest any crops, then we can only open up new fields.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Others farm for two years and fallow, while you directly abandon cultivation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De was amused by their folly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fools have their own ways of being fools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, the Northern Wasteland is vast; otherwise, these people would surely starve!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lord, may I ask what ’fallow’ means?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De had no interest in explaining knowledge to these fools and asked directly, \"Are all cultivated lands like this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You mean...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The clumped yellow land, covered in weeds, are all like this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Some are not,\" Otto replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now clear a two-meter-wide strip of land around this plot, leaving only soil, no weeds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, start a fire from the edges and burn all the weeds inside clean.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Burning weeds produces ash that can add natural fertilizer to the soil, improving its structure, while the flame can burn all the insect eggs hidden in the grass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two-meter-wide strip is a firebreak, preventing the fire from accidentally spreading into a wildfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, if there is enough cultivated land, Luo De plans not to farm this plot again but to let it lie fallow for a year first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not just this plot, but all cultivated land in the town should be treated this way!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grass ash is natural fertilizer, so Luo De doesn’t care whether the land is barren or not; he wants to burn them all for proper nurturing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lord, I’m sorry to be presumptuous, but the reason for doing this is...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wealthy farmer added quickly after seeing Luo De’s unfriendly gaze, \"I have no objections, but if all farmers are to do this, it’s better to have an explanation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Explanation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De snorted coldly, \"My land doesn’t need to be explained to anyone; those who don’t comply can go die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take care of the land like this and still have the face to ask for an explanation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of ignoramuses breaking through the bottom line of this era, wanting an explanation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bah!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Farmers on Blue Star would see this and start swinging hoes at their heads!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And, immediately seize everyone’s seeds. From this year onward, all arable land will be unified in planning and cultivation!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell everyone I won’t let any citizen of Black Pine Ridge starve; I guarantee it with the honor of the Tulip Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if anyone dares to reclaim farmland privately again, I’ll strangle them with my own hands!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De certainly wouldn’t strangle one of his citizens so lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Luo De also understood that the Northern Wasteland’s problem wasn’t poor land; it was these people’s minds!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Luo De decided not to reason with them any longer, opting to manage them with the most primitive system instead!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait until they finally wise up, then open up land leasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De’s angry voice stopped Otto from speaking further, and all he could do was nod frantically with apprehension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind was full of thoughts about Matt, who was hanged the previous night, and the criminals displayed in the town that morning, praying he wouldn’t end up like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially when Luo De spoke the next sentence, Otto’s heart sank into the abyss of cold darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, take me to find a piece of land that hasn’t been cultivated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Esteemed lord, all the land around here has been cultivated. For new land, you have to go far...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De wanted to get angry, but the situation rendered it futile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, to unlock an entry, he needed to personally cultivate an acre of farmland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the game’s system rules, all farmland buildings erected before his arrival didn’t count; they needed his personal involvement after he arrived to unlock entries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that’s the case, then does it mean that the existing land is all barren?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De felt that his hypothesis was reasonable and commanded Otto to lead him to a piece of land that looked fairly decent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Luo De had Otto gather a dozen people, and as instructed before, establish a firebreak at the edge of the field, carefully burning all the weeds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, under the stunned gazes of the people, Luo De spit into his hands, rubbed them together, picked up a hoe, and began to till the soil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Noble lord, what are you doing?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gang Le was so startled he almost dropped his axe!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it were him, a mercenary, to till the land, it shouldn’t be Luo De the lord doing it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What else could my action indicate besides turning the soil?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo De straightened up, glanced at Gang Le, \"Do I look like I’m eating now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Luo De resumed swinging the hoe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now, Luo De had been checking the progress of unlocking the entry in the system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gray bar representing progress had a tiny green sprout, proving Luo De’s approach was correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest was just hard work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you all standing around for? Quickly help the noble lord till the soil!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gang Le couldn’t stand it any longer, spitting out the wild grass in his mouth to pick up a hoe, but was refused by Luo De.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You save your strength to protect my safety, while the others go burn the weeds on the other fields.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In any case, no one is to touch the land I’m working on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hiss...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gang Le couldn’t help scratching his head, unable to figure out what was going on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now no one dared to defy Luo De’s orders, so all followed the instructions obediently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cultivating land was more effort-consuming than imagined. You couldn’t just raise the hoe and stick it into the ground directly; otherwise, after a few minutes of hard labor, you’d be exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plowing also required experience; you had to maintain a certain frequency, progress gradually, and when you felt a bit tired, it was best to stop and rest a while before continuing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As an illegitimate child, Luo De had farmed at Tulip Castle, and this plot of land wasn’t new, so it cooperated relatively well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were no stones in the land, and the snow had just melted, providing ample moisture. It only took half a day to complete an acre of land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Successfully cultivated the first acre of territory, unlocked entry: Knowledge of Fertile Soil]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Next entry: Collect two tons of manure fertilizer, unlock: Master of Fertilization]\u003C\u002Fp>",1381,"2026-05-30T15:19:44.915Z","2026-06-01T04:31:34.172Z",1,"novelbin.me","39b1ff665fadae71c6afb08152e0ecdfcfa93f1f6899ad0551d826637775be42","farming-with-entries-from-lord-to-emperor-chapter-11","farming-with-entries-from-lord-to-emperor-chapter-9",776,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffarming-with-entries-from-lord-to-emperor-cover.jpg"]