"Yes, date palms."
There was a smile on Kant's lips, which was indeed a surprise.
For fertile soil plains, which are suitable for human habitation and the growth of animals and plants, the date palm is actually not very useful. It can only be used as an ornamental plant for garden cultivation, or a rare fruit tree to increase non-staple food varieties.
In other words, the existence of the date palm is basically dispensable.
But for those peoples in the harsh desert environment, this kind of tall and straight palm tree is equivalent to the existence of life support, and it is a great sacred object born in the desert!
This is the date palm.
And Kant also understood that the fruit it condenses, the sweet-tasting date palm, is its essence.
Dates are generally known as the most nutritious dried fruit, it is called desert bread, two-thirds of dates are sugar. The ancient Egyptians regarded the production of dates as a symbol of a good harvest, while the Romans and Greeks used dates to celebrate victories and greet triumphant soldiers.
A date palm tree can bear 300 dates, and each date weighs about 20 grams.
This fruit has a very high nutritional value, it contains a variety of vitamins and natural sugars useful to the human body. Not only that, the pulp of date palm is sweet and nutritious. It can be used not only as food and fruit, but also as a raw material for sugar and wine making. Can be made into various candies, advanced syrups, biscuits and dishes, as well as vinegar and alcohol.
Even the sugar and nutritional value it contains allow adults to eat 6 dates per meal to maintain basic survival.
Worthy of the title of desert bread!
Therefore, for a long time, it has been the staple food of desert peoples and an important crop for survival. Even in the system, it is also a specialty of the Sultanate of Sarande, and it is one of the strategic materials for maintaining this desert country.
Because the function of the date palm is not so simple, almost the whole body is full of treasures, all of which can be used by human society.
The trunk of the date palm is used as building materials and water tanks. The tree has a beautiful shape and is often used as an ornamental plant. The branches can be used to make chairs, beds, and to carry fruits, vegetables, chickens, ducks, fish and shrimps, and baskets. The leaves can be used to weave mats, bundle brooms, make pallets, etc., and can also be used as fuel. The trunks are used to build farmhouses, bridges, and date pits It can be used as fodder, and inferior dates are used as fertilizer or as fodder.
Including weapon manufacturing, it can also have a good effect.
For example, long pole weapons and parts of siege equipment can be made from the trunk of date palm. In fact, some parts of the common weapons of desert peoples do come from date palms.
"You need to be cautious."
Kant nodded silently, looking carefully at the sentry oasis.
Around the pond formed by the spring water, 50 farmers from Swadia have begun to work hard, cleaning up all kinds of garbage and filth left by the wolf man tribe, and gradually restoring the oasis to a clean and tidy appearance.
This is the order he arranged before, for the reward of the system's temporary mission.
20 bags of flour can be quite important.
The Swadian farmers were hard working, and Kant was naturally relieved.
Now he needs to seriously think about how to divide the small amount of land in this sentry oasis to ensure the reasonable development of the future fief village, "Dherim", which currently has only one ruling hall.
The sentry oasis is his most important territory, and he must not be careless.
Residential areas, commercial areas, agricultural areas, and handicraft areas, these areas that are only found in large towns, Dehrim should also be divided as soon as possible, otherwise when the village grows up, the messy urban construction and division will be really uncomfortable.
After all, with the system as a golden finger, Kant didn't think he would be trapped in the desert forever.
"The desert is not the end, the oasis is the cornerstone of my success."
Kant muttered to himself.
After careful observation, he also had some ideas.
The spring gushes out from the crevices in the ground and gathers to form a pond. According to Kant’s visual inspection, the pond is 25 meters long from west to east, 6 meters wide from north to south, and 1 meter deep in the center of the spring. Gradually gets lighter.
It is the scarce water resources in the desert that form the basis for the sentry oasis.
Surrounding the north and south sides of the spring, there is about 50 meters of land that has not been swallowed up by the desert. A lot of fine green vegetation grows, and a few lush bushes can be seen growing from time to time.
At the same time, on the north side of the spring, there are 6 thick and twisted Populus euphratica trees rooted at the junction of the desert and the oasis. The branches are covered with light yellow leaves, swaying slightly with the wind, just like a woman in a costume dancing. pleasing to the eye.
Populus euphratica is a tree of the desert, its status is comparable to the date palm tree, and it is known as the "guardian of the desert".
This kind of tree plays a very important role in stabilizing the ecological balance of the desert river zone, preventing wind and sand, regulating oasis climate and forming fertile forest soil. It is a natural barrier for the development of agriculture and animal husbandry in desert areas.
"It seems that the north side of the spring can be developed into an agricultural area."
Kant made up his mind.
Stepping around the spring, he walked towards the five Populus euphratica trees, and came to the junction of the desert and the oasis soil.
It's like a clear line here.
The north side is yellow sand, while the south side is a darker sandy land, with unknown weeds growing tenaciously, which means that the soil under the soil layer is moist and can grow crops.
And those 6 Populus euphratica trees grow in the sand outside.
As Kant approached, these Populus euphratica trees were estimated to be several decades old. The 6-meter-high branches were slightly twisted, but the branches and leaves at the top were extremely luxuriant, covering the sunlight from top to bottom, and bringing the A little cool.
"So that's how it is."
Kant dug a few times down the bottom of the Populus euphratica tree with a dagger, and he knew in his heart: "The root system goes deep into the soil under the sand layer to absorb water. It is close to the oasis and spring water. This place is not extremely dry."
The roots of Populus euphratica can absorb water 10 meters deep into the ground.
Therefore, as long as you can see Populus euphratica in the desert, you can judge that there are scarce water resources within 10 meters under these Populus euphratica trees.
But here is the Sentinel Oasis, next to a plentiful and sweet spring.
"20 date palm trees can form a forest."
Kant nodded, his eyes seriously swept across the junction of the desert and the oasis.
He decided to plant all the date palm trees here, just like these Populus euphratica trees, to act as a windbreak shield for the oasis, prevent the desert from continuing to spread towards the oasis, consolidate the sand and soil, and prepare for the planting of real crops in the future.
Whether in reality or in the system, the desert peoples or the Sultanate of Sarande are all planted in this way.
Outside are date palms and inside are crops.
Under the protection of date palms, as long as there is sufficient water for irrigation, crops can grow well in the oasis. Even when date palms form a large-scale forest with other trees, sweet fruits and vegetables can be grown.
Now, the sentry oasis is not short of fresh water resources.
So even if they are planted in the desert on the edge of the oasis, the roots of these date palms can absorb the water from the oasis at a depth of several meters.
"System, can date palms be planted here?"
Now that he had a plan, Kant connected the system in his mind.
"Yes." The system replied instantly.
At the same time, the date palm tree in the shape of a card also appeared in Kant's mind, and began to spread in this reality with the data flow, and the place where it appeared was exactly the place Kant planned to plant before.
The data flows away.
In the desert at the edge of this sentry oasis, 20 date palm trees took shape in just 2 seconds.
These date palm trees of the palm family are more than 7 meters high, and they look like coconut trees growing on the beach by the sea. The date palms are the size of eggs, and turn crimson red after being air-dried and dehydrated, and can be stored for more than ten months.
"This is really beautiful." Kant couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
The date palm trees are tall and straight, and are distributed in a straight line at the junction of the desert and the oasis with a straight horizontal line.
The slight heat wave is blowing with the breeze, so that the flat and slender leaves with the remarkable characteristics of palm plants sway gently with the wind, which indeed has a special charm, like a pretty beauty in the desert.
In the vast sea of sand, green plants are always so charming, because it symbolizes survival.
The appearance of these date palm trees also attracted the attention of the farmers in Swadia and the soldiers who were on guard, and they all cast surprise glances.
Many farmers stared straight at the strands of dates under the canopy.
The purple-red skin indicates that these dates are ripe, and they are a delicacy with a lot of sweetness. Even though the Kingdom of Swadia borders the Sultanate of Sarande, due to wars and bandits, this delicious date palm It can be called expensive.
"I need 10 people to help." Kant greeted.
"We are willing to serve you, Lord Lord."
There were 10 Swadian farmers packing up the tattered tents nearby. Hearing this sentence, they immediately put down their work and hurried to Kant, waiting for orders and arrangements.
"I need you to pick all these dates," Kant said.
"Obey, my lord."
These farmers looked up, and under the 7-meter-high canopy, strands of dates are very attractive, but because of the height, it is obviously impossible to effectively pick them without tools.
But that doesn't bother them.
A farmer said, "I remember that in the governing hall, there was a 6-meter-high wooden ladder."
"Yes, there are rattan baskets on the roof." Another farmer added.
"very good."
Kant nodded with satisfaction: "This task can be entrusted to you."
But thinking of Dherim's current food predicament, Kant still warned carefully: "But you need to pay attention, these cute little guys can't damage the outer skin, otherwise they will not be durable for storage after drying."
These Swadian farmers shrugged and nodded affirmatively: "Don't worry, Lord Lord."
Although they are not good at fighting, they can be regarded as good at farm work and chores.
PS: Don't worry, there was no codeword yesterday due to a power outage. After today's two updates, don't worry so much, okay, this book is less than 1 million, I will live broadcast and cut JJ, okay? everyone trust me
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