Great time travel

Chapter 50, Souvenirs of Medieval Travel
"...How do you say this? You don't have to blame yourself like this, Doraemon, everyone has their own destiny, as long as they survive, there are infinite possibilities. No matter what, these people are all because of you. With our efforts, they got rid of the slaughter of the Black Death. As for how to live in the future, it depends on their own abilities—after all, we are not their parents, and we don’t have so many unshirkable natural obligations..."

Seeing Doraemon's tangled expression, Wang Qiu couldn't help leaning over to comfort him and said, "...Although you often act as saviors with Nobi and the others, it doesn't mean that it is your responsibility and obligation to save every world. If it is stipulated that to save a person's life, he must take good care of his life, then I can guarantee that everyone will only care about themselves in the future, and no one will dare to help others..."

"...That's right, I think so too." Professor Guo took a sip of wine, echoed, and then made another idea, "... I remember when we were in the last years of the Northern Song Dynasty, didn't you take out a Is it a magical crop? Can it be used again in Europe now?"

——When Doraemon and others and Professor Guo traveled through the time and space of the Northern Song Dynasty and contacted various forces to besiege the Jinbing, it happened that the remnants of the Western Liao Army in Yelu Dashi were trapped in the grasslands and lacked food and grass, so Doraemon took out In the 22nd century, the high-tech crop [seven-day fast-growing wheat] was planted by the Khitan people on the grasslands of Mobei. This kind of [seven-day fast-growing wheat] is the early stage of the development of the Antarctic continent in the future world. It was jointly researched by scientists from various countries through genetic engineering. The cold-resistant, drought-resistant and barren-resistant super crops produced can adapt to a variety of harsh climates, especially cold-resistant and drought-resistant, which is said to be able to grow on icebergs.

Relying on this incredible high-tech crops, the Khitan remnants quickly harvested a large amount of grain from the grasslands, thereby alleviating the shortage of military rations.

However, the situation in medieval Europe was slightly different—it was not natural factors in climate or soil that caused the food supply crisis, but the disappearance of agricultural labor and the collapse of agricultural production caused by the Black Death: if the plague that raged in rural areas was not solved, the Good breeds are also useless.

"...I'm afraid it won't work. No matter how good the crops are, people need to sow and cultivate them. In the era of the Black Death, even this was difficult to achieve, because the governments of various countries had disintegrated and collapsed, and even the order in the cities It is generally out of control, and no one in the countryside can organize agricultural production.”

Doraemon thought for a moment, but finally shook his head, "...Don't look at [Seven-Day Fast-Growing Wheat] growing fast, in fact, the yield per unit area is pitifully low, perhaps not as good as the oats and barley grown by Europeans in the Middle Ages , It was particularly conspicuous when it was planted on the grassland where crops could not be grown. If it was not used for reclamation, but for sowing on cultivated land, it would be a waste of cultivated land. Moreover, this thing is not resistant to heat or waterlogging. After being flooded, the harvest will be lost. And the resistance to diseases and insect pests is poor, so it is not suitable for the relatively humid maritime climate in Europe.

In fact, based on the situation in various European countries in 1348, rather than introducing any new species, it is better to follow the original routine.But the question is, when the Black Death continues to spread and cannot be extinguished, who has the ability to resume agricultural production under the scythe of death? "

——Although the Black Death spread in Europe in 1348, there were no particularly significant natural disasters, and the original irrigation facilities were not abandoned.As far as agricultural production and food supply are concerned, the real test is the governing ability of the ruling authorities and the organization of the country.

If it was the Soviet Union in the Stalin era or the new China in the Lao Mao era, it was possible to deploy the human resources of the whole society in a highly effective manner, and organize the surviving urban population to "go to the countryside" in the first place, then perhaps a part of the food supply could be restored. Production, to stifle the imminent famine in the bud - after all, many mouths that need food have been wiped out by the plague.

However, the loose, overlapping, and divided political system of medieval Europe, if you want to organize the urban population to go to the countryside to reclaim land and resume production, not to mention whether those pampered nobles want such a thing, even Come to think of it, those deserted cultivated lands also have their own owners. Just issues such as land ownership and feudal inheritance rights can cause a lot of armed conflicts, and citizens with personal freedom may not be willing to farm obediently—because entering the city is too difficult. After a long time, they probably won't be able to farm the land anymore.How to find "agricultural technicians" to teach them farming skills is even more of a disaster.In short, whether it is the church, the nobles, the royal family, or the city council to preside over this matter, because there are too many troubles involved, the result is bound to be thankless.Therefore, even if the ruler had anticipated the imminent famine, most of them would choose to sit and wait for the famine to erupt, and then see how many people could survive... Anyway, no matter how many poor people starved to death, they would not be able to starve these "nobles" people" isn't it?
Even if this is the case, they still think about the good of human nature - with the conscience of those profiteers in Venice and their love for money, maybe they are already planning how to use this famine to hoard and crazily raise food prices to make a hundredfold profit Woolen cloth!

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"...Hey, is it such a trouble? Actually, it might be possible to try the reverse thinking method."

Hearing everyone's discussion, Ma Tong opened her mouth to bite a wine glass in a daze, and lay down untidy on the tatami, letting a wisp of sake flow down her lips onto the tatami, "... Doraemon Dream, just rely on your [Magic Encyclopedia Dictionary] and invent a [Bigu Technique] or [Hibernation Technique], so that those who can't eat can temporarily stop eating like a hibernating snake, and the problem will be solved ?”

Enen, since we have nothing to eat, let's hibernate together, shall we?Senior sister Ma Tong, your reverse thinking is really strange!
——This strange idea with weird thinking is really too different, so that there was a brief silence in the box: Everyone felt that this idea seemed a little bit wrong, but they couldn't tell what was wrong... for a while, they had to remain silent .

In the end, the winking little girl Shizuka Minamoto laughed a few times, and took the initiative to change the subject:
"...Hehe, anyway, things like famine can't be solved in a short while. Today is the day to celebrate Doraemon's repayment of loan sharks. Let's talk about some happy things! For example... By the way , You have traveled so many places in medieval Europe this time, and even went to such a romantic place as France, why didn’t you expect to bring some souvenirs back as “souvenirs” for everyone (Japanese tradition, you have to bring gifts when you come back from a long trip) ? When it comes to France, the first thing that comes to mind must be perfume and wine!" She said deliberately reproachfully.

"...French perfume? Poof! Ms. Shizuka Minamoto, we went to 1348! The legendary French perfume has not been seen yet!"

Wang Qiu spit out the sake in his mouth and shook his head again and again, "...Perfume was first invented in ancient India and Persia, and in medieval Europe, it was the Italians who established the first batch of workshops to produce perfume But the French perfume technology has always been backward, and it did not flourish until later. The lavender field in Provence also appeared very late in history... The reason why the French devoted themselves to the study of perfume is because they put Bathing was mistaken as the source of the disease, so I closed the bathroom and never took a bath for the rest of my life.

But people will stink if they don't take a bath, and Europeans don't seem to be perverted enough to regard smell as beauty. Such a harsh living environment naturally makes perfume a necessity of life.The French first imported perfume from Italy, but later felt that it was not cost-effective, so they tried to recruit Italian perfume craftsmen and opened their own perfume workshops, laying the foundation for the French perfume industry.During the Napoleon Empire period, the science-loving Emperor Napoleon encouraged French scientists to invest in the research of organic chemistry, so that the French perfume industry began to lead the world trend until the 21st century..."

He wiped the wine stains from the corners of his mouth with a toilet paper, and explained to Shizuka Minamoto, "...During the outbreak of the Black Death, due to the narrow consumer market and backward technology, even Italians made homemade perfumes were scarce. The quality is also very poor. As far as I can see, the high-end perfumes used in European courts at that time were basically imported from India and Persia, and Indian products with aphrodisiac effects were more sought after. If you really like it, I could get you a few bottles too, but with all due respect, at your age, it's a little too early to use that stuff..."

"...what? Imported from India? Is it too early for me? Oh! God—"

Regarding this, Yuan Shizuka blinked first, and then blushed suddenly, "...could it be the legendary Indian...sacred oil?!"

"...Yes, it's almost that kind of thing. The smell is very exciting and weird. Most modern people won't like it. It's better to take a flower petal bath!"

Wang Qiu shrugged and replied to her, "...As for French wine, you can have as many as you want, and it is absolutely natural, green and pollution-free, not the kind of sugar water blended with alcohol and pigment. Next time you go back there , I will ask Li Wei to get you all a few barrels to try...

Hey, speaking of it, relying on the money we got from him, we ate, drank, played and celebrated here, but Li Wei, with the title of 'Paladin', stayed alone in that backward world, surrounded by He couldn't find anyone to talk to, and even his pregnant wife, who had been with him for several years, was sent to a future hospital in the 22nd century to wait for delivery, and he was not around... He must feel very lonely now! "