It's just that on this day, not only the good news brought by Feng Xiaoting, although these news still make Li Sheng a little annoyed, it is always worth looking forward to. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Before he could get his hands on two raw materials for the artificial production of Cordyceps, Babur also brought him the not-so-good news: the water level of the Mapuera River was falling faster.

Hearing this, Li Sheng couldn't help but be anxious.

He and Babur rushed to the edge of the dock. Today's wharves, empty ships with a displacement of 3,000 tons have their bows more than a meter lower than the wharf. He saw that the water level of the river had dropped to more than four meters above the ground, compared to about two meters last month.

That means that the groundwater sources for forest conservation have been depleted. Perhaps the drop in water levels will be even faster in the future.

Although he expected a severe drought in the Amazon basin this year, he did not expect it to be so severe. At this rate, perhaps in another month, this dock will be able to accommodate ships of up to 500 tons.

He hopes to solve this problem, but for nature, humans cannot resist. Unless he docks the Space Lake and the Mapuera River. Otherwise, he would not have had any way to keep the river navigable.

He and Babur looked at the clear water, their expressions quite heavy. At the rate at which the water level is falling, the depth of the central channel of the Mapuera River may still be acceptable, but the water level near the pier will become very shallow, and there will be no way for ships to dock. The farm's dock may not be able to load or unload cargo for one to two months.

It is also a natural law that in the Southern Hemisphere, the current will erode the right bank in the direction of the river, and the left bank will silt. The Silent Farm Marina in the Southern Hemisphere is right on the left bank of the Mapuera River. This is destined to be relatively shallow in the water depth of the wharf, and the width of the shallow water area is relatively large.

Li Sheng thought for a moment and said to Babur: "Recently, I have asked all the workers to work overtime, working in three shifts, and try to transport as much hay as possible. ”

Babur nodded and said, "I'll arrange it." However, there is also a lot of pressure on food transportation. ”

In the first half of the year, the world's grain production fell sharply, and although the wheat in the Silent Farm was planted, the planting area was not large, and it was all original seeds, and there was no intention of selling. However, hundreds of thousands of tons of rice were purchased by Huaxia and Jipan in East Asia, and they had to be shipped abroad.

Li Sheng couldn't think of any good way, so he asked, "What suggestions do you have?"

Babur looked at the river and said, "Actually, before the terminal was expanded, we didn't have to use the dock for loading and unloading many times. The soil on our banks is hard. Maybe we can add berths for loading and unloading at both ends of the terminal. ”

When Li Sheng heard this, he felt that it might not be the solution. He said, "Let's go and see." He said and lifted his feet as if he were walking.

They left the dock and came to the upstream less than a hundred meters away. Li Sheng saw that there was no cement wharf here, and there was no difference between it and the wharf.

Pointing to the river, Babur said: "Before, we couldn't dock large ships at the dock, so the larger ships would drop anchor at a suitable place near the river bank and then use a conveyor belt to transport the goods to the boats. ”

An image came to Li Sheng's mind. The boat was moored on the water more than ten meters from the river bank, and a long conveyor belt stretched out from the river bank to deliver the goods to the ship.

He doesn't think it's necessarily a long-term solution. However, it can send a lot of more goods in a short period of time.

So he said to Babur, "How long will it take to buy a belt that is long enough?"

"How long does it take?"

Li Sheng thought for a moment, and then opened his mind, and said, "What do you say if we build a floating teleportation system?"

Materializing the idea in his head, he said, "Now the river is flowing very slowly, if we use pontoons to extend the conveyor belt all the way to the main channel." Maybe our outward shipments can be uninterrupted. ”

When Babur heard this, he immediately understood what he meant, and said with a smile: "This is indeed a good idea. "As long as the loading speed of the conveyor belt is fixed, although the loading speed is slower, as long as you get a few more, the efficiency can still be guaranteed.

In the rainy season, the floating conveyor belt can also be recycled to the shore without affecting the shipping lane. In addition, the river is navigated by few large boats except for the Silent Farm, and the slow flow rate in the dry season means that even if there is an illegal logging yard upstream, there is no need to worry about the transmission system affecting navigation.

Maybe the main channel will also be inaccessible to large ships due to the water level, but smaller ships can still do it, at least to ensure that the bulk commodities of Silent Farm cannot be transported.

Li Sheng said with a smile: "I also think of the grain delivery system in Santarém. ”

Babur also smiled and said: "Then I will contact the supplier immediately, hoping to get the system in place as soon as possible." ”

Li Sheng thought for a moment and said, "Then you can go." In addition, the construction company in Huaxia is still on the farm. I'll have them arrange for some welders to make the support frame. ”

Their ideas are good, but they really want to achieve the kind of effect they want, and there are many problems that need to be solved. First of all, the balance problem needs to be solved. Although the water flow is slow, there is still a current. In order to maintain the stability of the floating conveyor belt, it is necessary not only to hold the pontoons of the conveyor belt, but also to consider the impact of the water level dropping.

Therefore, it will take some time to get this loading and unloading system right. However, even if he does not need it this year, he plans to increase some loading and unloading capacity, otherwise the port will be open to navigation all year round next year, and it may not be able to meet the needs of the farm.

Li Sheng asked Babur to be in charge of this matter, believing that Babur himself would find professional people to solve those problems if he didn't understand it.

Thinking of a feasible-sounding solution, which seems to be able to solve the transportation problem in the dry season, Li Sheng is still in a good mood. That night, he made two dishes to treat himself.

After eating, he also began to really pay attention to the drought problem in the Amazon. He did find a lot of reports on the Internet about this year's drought in the Amazon basin. The worst drought is in the southern part of Pará State, where forests have been cut down. It is said that some of the rivers there are dying out.

Some of the wide riverbeds were filled with cracked silt, in which some dead fish were wrapped. The river, which was originally one or two hundred meters wide, is now less than two or three meters wide, and can only be used by children to paddle in it with small sampans.

Not surprisingly, this is another once-in-a-century drought. And it was the driest year of the century.

Originally, he wanted to call Fernando and tell him about the farm's docks. But on second thought, it's only eleven o'clock in Portugal now. But Fernando is married after all, and at this time, maybe he is handing in his homework. He thought about calling again tomorrow.

But he didn't call, but someone called him.

He saw it was Raimondo's number and answered. He communicates with Raimondo more than with Fernand, only occasionally talking on the phone.

He didn't know if the other party was calling him to get in touch with the relationship or something else.

"Li, I didn't bother you. Raimondo said with a smile on the phone.

"Of course not. I'm just browsing for news about the drought in the Amazon. ”

"It's a terrible thing indeed. I've heard that the drought in the Amazon is much worse than the previous two. ”

Li Sheng responded with a smile: "Many people say that it is caused by indiscriminate logging. Fortunately, Silent Farm was not criticized by name. ”

The two said something innocuous before Raimondo turned to the point: "Lee, Kailin's company is going to hold a fashion show in Milan. She plans to invite Yari Redondo to be one of the main showers. However, I couldn't find her number, and I heard that she had become a full-time model for Silent Farm. ”

Li Sheng didn't expect him to call for Yali. He smiled and said, "Yali has indeed become the full-time image spokesperson of Silent Farm. But I don't intend to restrict her from other developments. If Kaylin wants to invite her, I inform her and ask her to call her. ”

Although Yali is still a model, she has actually left the outside modeling industry. In addition to shooting a few promotional photos for the farm and doing a TV commercial, she occasionally acts as a forest guide to take tourists around the forest.

"Then I'll send you Kaylin's number. ”

After a few more words, the two ended the call. Li Sheng dialed Yali's phone again, but waited for a while to connect: "Li, are you looking for me?"

Listening to Yali's slight gasp on the phone, Li Sheng was so embarrassed that he couldn't do it. I thought it was still early, but I didn't expect Bai Qin's kid to do his homework so early.

He relayed Raimondo's words in a few sentences, and then sent Kailin's number.

Li Sheng's guess was not wrong, Bai Qin and Yali were indeed in bed, and they overlapped. As for their garments, they are on the ground.

"Shall I go?"

"What?" Bai Qin was disturbed, and his heart was very irritable.

Yali pushed him off her body and said, "I want to go." Maybe it's the only big catwalk show I've had in my modeling career. I don't want to leave regrets. ”

Bai Qin smiled and said, "I support your decision. But don't you think we have more important things to do?"

Yali pretended not to understand and said, "The most important thing is that I want to find a new agent." ”

"Baby, can you finish those things?" Bai Qin wanted to get tired of going up again.

Yali quickly rolled over and got out of bed, and glanced at him coquettishly: "Wait for me to make a call first." She decided to be her own agent this time. Because there are years of signing a brokerage contract. She wasn't sure if she would have to go outside the farm in the future, and signing that kind of contract would be very detrimental to her.

And with such a one-time contract, she has no problem negotiating it herself.

Although Li Sheng is a little embarrassed, they are all adults, so they don't have to take that kind of thing to heart. When it was nine o'clock, he dialed Chen Bo's phone. At this time, Chen Bo should have gotten up.

He made this call to inform him that the output of farm products could be affected before the end of this dry season.

"In the future, the export of grain and other goods may be affected, and you can decide this matter yourself. He said that he hoped that Chen Bo would consider this factor when acting for farm products. In order to avoid that the things that are wanted over there are goods on the farm, but they cannot be delivered due to traffic problems, resulting in a breach of contract.

When Chen Bo heard about this situation, he could only say: "Don't worry, if there is any movement in the future, I will consult your situation first." He paused, then asked. "By the way, didn't you order a few hovercraft?

"It's supposed to be a sea trial. (To be continued.) )