At eight or nine o'clock in the morning, the sun was bright and refreshing, and the morning light shone through the dense branches and leaves of the large oak tree on the log table under the tree, and the dots of light painted a layer of old oil painting texture on the hand-drawn map spread out on the table.

Roland picked up a large compass, fixed the pointed end to the location of Krasbourg on the map, and attached a charcoal pen to the other end, adjusted the distance between the compasses, and drew a large circle on the map.

According to the scale of the map, it is not difficult to calculate that the radius of the compass corresponds to a length of about 800 li in reality, with the Casses Plateau as the natural dividing line, with the rice growing areas of the Far East to the south and cereals (wheat, barley, rye and oats, according to local customs) and corn growing areas to the north.

"The village was destroyed by floods 20 years ago, and the survivors moved to the highlands and hills 50 miles away to rebuild their homes...... This forest was destroyed by a wildfire 15 years ago, and I organized my disciples to put out the fire...... There's a farm missing here, a new exile settlement built ten years ago, with our 'Harvest Ring' druids stationed, I visited not long ago, and it's doing well......" Valentina picked up a pen to correct the wrong or outdated names on the map, and explained to Roland and Yodel about the environmental changes in the villages.

During the period of the empire's rule in the Far East, it pursued a policy of "the royal power did not go to the countryside", and basically took a blind attitude towards the vast northern mountain villages with low grain production, and did not care much about whether the location of these villages on the map was accurate and whether they changed with the changes of time and environment, and omissions were inevitable.

After the establishment of the Kingdom of Kolas, although the policy orientation was changed from the old practice of the previous dynasty to try to strengthen the government's rule over the rural areas, Roland's plan for the governance of the rural commune was also put forward with the above purpose, but after all, it has not yet been really implemented, and the Krasberg authorities know very little about the situation in the northern countryside, and even the administrative map can only be used in combination with the old antiques of the imperial era, and it is inevitable that Valentina, who is more familiar with the situation in the rural areas of the Far East, will point out omissions and mistakes.

Roland didn't feel anything to be ashamed of, but Yodel was embarrassed. The Ministry of Agriculture of a country can't even get an accurate map, which really makes him, the Minister of Agriculture, very faceless.

"The Imperial Provinces were very inattentive to the surveying and mapping of the Far East, and this map is older than mine, and many of the place names marked on it have changed over time, and the errors are too great, and it takes a lot of effort to revise it."

"Mr. Joddle went with me," said Rowland to the Minister of Agriculture, "and when I am done with the work at hand, I will propose to the Cabinet the organization of a nationwide survey of land and resources, in order to obtain a more accurate topographical map of the Far East, a map of administrative traffic, and a map of the distribution of resources, which will not only be of great benefit to our rural work, but will also provide a vital reference for the subsequent construction of industry and transport." ”

Valentina put down the quill pen in her hand and said with a smile: "That's all I can change, and there are no Green Druids in the countryside further north or south, and I don't know much about the local situation. ”

"Sister Valiusha, you have already done us a great favor, I won't say much about my gratitude, and then we plan to select two hundred pilot projects for the implementation of rural communes and state-owned farms from this range no more than 800 miles from Krasburg, no one here knows the situation in the Far East better than you, and I would like to ask you to take the trouble to help us select the villages suitable for the pilot." Roland looked at Sister Jinlong with anticipation in his eyes.

Valentina enjoyed the feeling of being relied on by Xiao Qinglang, and re-lifted the pen and dipped it in ink, looked at the map and muttered: "Since we want to build a large-scale farm, we must first meet two conditions: one is that the local population is relatively dense and can provide enough agricultural labor, and the other is that the surrounding wasteland is relatively easy to cultivate, and try to avoid the harassment of barbarian tribes such as goblins, gnolls, and ogres. ”

"Indeed, as you said, as a pilot village, the population should not be less than 500 people, and the area of cultivated land should not be less than 10,000 mu, the former is particularly important, after all, the cultivated land is insufficient, and it is difficult to build a large-scale operation of the farm if the population is too small." Yodel had a similar view on the subject.

"Villages with a population of no less than 500 ......," Valentina frowned and muttered to herself, holding a quill tube, "Most of the residents in the Far Eastern countryside are less than 100 households, and it is really not easy to select a pilot project with a large enough population. ”

After a few seconds of silence, Valentina finally put pen to paper, circled around Krasbourg, and quickly marked the large villages that met the requirements. When it came time to choose the last pilot, she uncharacteristically hesitated for a long time, and finally carefully drew a circle between the mountains and swamps about two hundred miles north of the "green field".

"The last pilot, let's choose this place."

Yodel picked up a ruler to measure the distance between the pilot she had finally chosen and Krasbourg, and looked puzzled: "This village has jumped out of the circle, and the distance from the capital is more than 1,000 miles in a straight line, and the surrounding terrain is also very complicated, either jungle or swamp, so far away from the capital, the traffic is very inconvenient, is it really suitable as a pilot?" ”

Valentina spread her hands and smiled bitterly: "There is no way to choose here, the two hundred pilots add up to at least 1 million people, it is not easy to get together, besides, the resident druid of Valley Village has already greeted me and strongly asked to participate in the agricultural reform pilot, I really can't bear to refuse her enthusiasm." ”

Yodel was taken aback: "A druid living in a remote village is aware of our government's unannounced plan for agrarian reform?" ”

Valentina glanced at Roland deeply, and said with a smile: "This is not a secret that I leaked. ”

Roland coughed dryly twice and explained to Yodel: "Miss Druidonia in the village of the Valley is a good friend of mine, we often correspond, not long ago I mentioned in a letter about the pilot of rural reform, she is very enthusiastic to ask to participate, considering that there are more than 300 local residents, the total population is more than 1,000, the land moistened by the hot springs all the year round is very fertile, it is indeed very suitable for a large farm, plus the villagers are simple and kind, and actively respond to the reform, we can not extinguish the enthusiasm of the peasant brothers?" It should be regarded as a special case, when the railway connecting the north and south of the Far East is built, and there will be convenient transportation between the valley village and Krasbourg, it will not be a poor country. ”