Chapter 2214

Living things — the more they breed, the more there are.

Without any major plague, and with enough food, they can grow exponentially.

Later on, it really can explode.

I'll go take a look in a bit.

Continuing to read on.

The Experience Fruit can produce 940,000 per day.

This is easy to calculate — Zhao Chi's territory currently has 16,000 Taoyuan women, so each day they consume 16,000 Experience Fruits, leaving… 924,000.

Otherwise, we might as well let the serfs eat them too.

After all, once they eat them, their obedience will definitely rise faster and fall slower.

Plus their farming skills will improve faster too.

Zhao Chi shared this idea with Zhuang Ya.

Zhuang Ya was very much in agreement.

"My lord, I think that's fine too. After all, you don't plan to sell these serfs, so letting them eat them really isn't a waste. Whether they farm in the future or are later converted into soldiers, they're still on our side either way."

"Mm, then it's decided."

"I have a suggestion — don't hand out the Experience Fruits unconditionally either. Distribute them based on performance, just like soaking in the Carefree Spring. That way the serfs will perform better."

"Works for me!"

Zhuang Ya turned her head and bellowed: "Wei Leng! Xia Yan, get over here!"

The sudden roar made Zhao Chi shrink his neck.

"Coming!" Xia Yan was right nearby and ran over quickly.

Wei Leng was farther away, but there were plenty of female overseers and female disciplinarians beside him, and they relayed the message to Zhuang Ya in sequence.

Soon, Wei Leng also hurried over from the distance.

"My lord, Sister Zhuang Ya." Wei Leng bowed respectfully.

Zhuang Ya said: "From now on, use the Experience Fruit as an incentive too. The principle is to cover as many as possible — anyone who meets the performance standard can receive one."

Xia Yan nodded: "Got it. The Experience Fruits in a few of the big storerooms have all gone soft — should we hand those out first?"

"Fine." Zhuang Ya agreed.

Wei Leng said: "Is there a ratio? Reward 98% of people each day? The worst-performing bottom 2% get nothing?"

Zhuang Ya asked: "Zhao Chi, do you have any requirements?"

Zhao Chi shook his head: "Just handle it freely — you're the ones on the front line, you know the situation best. You decide."

"Understood!" Wei Leng cupped his fist.

"Same here." Xia Yan cupped his fist.

After the two left, Zhao Chi finished reading the last bit of data.

Napa cabbage averages 2,670 tons per day, but consumption is about the same as flour — also 220 tons per day.

Even counting Su Qin's elves and soldiers on that side, the total consumption is still less than 250 tons per day.

So the vast majority of the cabbage was all pickled and dried, to be eaten as side dishes later on.

Sugarcane averages a harvest of 1,200 tons per day.

Even setting aside 200 tons to eat as fruit… of course that absolutely can't be finished, that still leaves 1,000 tons for sugar production.

100 tons of sugar can be produced each day.

If only the Taoyuan women eat it, each person can get 6.25 kilograms per day.

That's the equivalent of a brick of sugar the size of five red bricks, or the volume of Zhuang Ya's thick white thigh.

This absolutely can't be finished.

Even if all the serfs and Su Qin's people on that side also get some, each person on average can still get 1.3 kilograms of white sugar.

That also can't be finished.

That's the equivalent of a brick of sugar the size of one red brick, or the volume of Zhuang Ya's forearm.

That's also plenty.

However, sugar won't be distributed to everyone.

It can be stockpiled first.

After all, sugar counts as a strategic resource.

When starving, it can instantly replenish energy — even better than food.

After a rough look-through, Zhao Chi briefly chatted a few more words with Zhuang Ya, then hurried back to Penglai Town.

Two things.

One is making fertilizer, the other is going to see the Feathered Cattle.

Making fertilizer takes time.

Then let's go to the cattle sheds first.

Now the entire north side of Penglai Town is all cattle sheds.

One right next to another, impossible to take them all in.

On the outer edge of the cattle sheds are pens one after another, with plenty of Feathered Cattle fenced inside, running about happily.

Before even reaching the cattle sheds, one could hear mooing of all sizes.

The vast majority of the calls were very young-sounding.

The breeding team led by Mu Yang was also very busy.

But upon seeing Zhao Chi, they all still politely greeted him.

Besides the women of the Peach Blossom Spring, Gu Qing had also specially picked 2,000 female elves from the slave laborers to help out—otherwise they simply couldn't manage it all.

With these female elves helping, it came out to each person caring for twenty cattle, which was still relatively manageable.

He entered the nearest cattle shed.

The mooing inside immediately sounded real.

What greeted him was the grassy scent of feed.

And the body fragrance of the Peach Blossom Spring women.

There was none of the stench one might imagine in a cattle shed.

After all, the cattle shed was kept very clean, the Feathered Cattle were also bathed and cleaned regularly, and there was a dedicated Carefree Spring for them to soak in.

Mu Yang was managing well.

Although busy, everyone had clearly defined tasks.

It was orderly amid the busyness.

Upon seeing Zhao Chi, Gu Qing brought over a cup of milk.

"My lord, try it—just milked, already cleaned and filtered."

"Good."

The moment Zhao Chi drank, the milk fragrance was rich, with a hint of sweetness.

"Did you add sugar?"

"Hehe, yes, doesn't my lord like it with sugar? I remember you like it that way too."

"Mm, I do like it."

Gu Qing said, "These Feathered Cattle are really amazing—producing 45 kilograms of milk every day. I wonder how much I could produce in the future."

Zhao Chi quickly stopped her: "Hey, hey, hey, you're a person, not an animal. Yours… still needs to be kept for the children."

Gu Qing laughed, "I didn't mean anything else, my lord, you're overthinking it, aren't you? But… doesn't my lord want to try mine?"

Zhao Chi: "…"

"Oh, you want to try it, do you?"

"I didn't say anything."

"Hehehe." Gu Qing covered her mouth and laughed softly.

"Speaking of business—are there too many of these Feathered Cattle? Should we start slaughtering some for meat?"

Gu Qing nodded, "I was just about to discuss this with you. Take a look at the Feathered Cattle data sheet first."

"Good, send it to me."

"Sent it~"

Zhao Chi clicked to open it.