Chapter 186 Panic and Countermeasures_2
At present, with the advent of the Steam Engine sent to the countryside, lands that would have produced no crops due to drought managed to yield some harvest. Although it was only green wheat and amounted to only about thirty percent of a normal harvest, it was indeed better than nothing.
Furthermore, in the provinces that had extensively planted potatoes, the impact of hail was very limited. Especially in the south, where potatoes were nearly ripe, after the hail, the farmers only needed to dig out the potatoes from the ground to ensure their food supply for the latter half of the year.
At the same time, the "Parish Small Bank" that Joseph had set up earlier to help the rural areas purchase Steam Engines played an unexpected role this time.
Because he now had the powerful tool that was the Bank of France Reserve at his disposal.