The farmers working the land had anticipated a good harvest this year even before the reaping began.

But after the harvest, they discovered that even the poorest land yielded 4,000 kg per acre. The more fertile lands, like the Duke’s private fields, exceeded previous records in Andalusia County, with a yield of over 6,500 kg per acre. The best plot in all of Andalusia even approached 7,000 kg per acre.

This was an unprecedented bumper crop. Families who rented several acres of land saw their yield increase by several hundred kilograms. Even after paying taxes, they had enough left to last them until the next harvest, without worrying that anyone...