281 Food security issues

"Everyone, be quiet! Before getting on the big ship, there is one last small boat training project---- capsizing training, you must all pass the test, otherwise you will not be qualified to sail on the ship! ”

Li Sanduo also stood up at this time and announced to this group of young people.

"What is capsize training? It's a weird-sounding name......"

"It's very simple, tomorrow is the second day, although it is not a working day, but in order to hurry up, tomorrow at eight o'clock in the morning, all the students will gather at the red pier, you have to row the lifeboat to the sea, in pairs, first capsize the boat, and then turn the boat back, that's it, there is no external support, only the two of you on the boat ......"

"Well, it seems that this is difficult, just two people......"

"It is indeed a very necessary skill, otherwise, we will not have the ability to turn back if the lifeboat overturns, so if we encounter such a thing when we go to sea in the future, wouldn't it be blind?"

"Hey, you're going to capsize tomorrow? Sounds crazy......"

"This ...... How can a person in the water turn over a capsized boat when he is helpless? Or are there only two of you? ”

"Looks like we'll be in the water longer tomorrow than we'll be on the boat......"

Although all the students are talking about it, no one complained about the arrangement that cut everyone's holiday for a day, which surprised the onlookers, and said that these people are tired like this, and no one is tired yet, it seems that they really want to go to sea early......

At this time, Captain Gu continued:

"So tomorrow you should wear less clothes when you train, because it's a warm rainy season anyway, and you're right, I guess most of you will be in the water all day.

But rest assured, as long as you learn the skills, it is not difficult for the capsized boat to turn over.

Therefore, tomorrow I will demonstrate with Sanduo first, you young people have good physical strength, don't say that you are not as good as uncle! ”

"And then? Instructor! ”

"What are we saying after this training is done?"

"Well, the voyage training on the Pride is quite complicated, I won't say much here, anyway, it's enough for you to drink a pot, everyone should be mentally prepared.

In short, since you plan to go to sea in a short period of time, then you have to pay several times more effort than usual, you must know that under normal circumstances, sailing training and practice, to reach the level of independent sailing, no one will dare to hand over the ship to you without two or three years of effort, and we certainly do not have so many years to train you slowly.

So, for the remaining three months of the fall, you have to take the time to train hard!

In addition, after the rainy season is over, other work comes, but the training must not stop completely, you have to be prepared to endure hardships, and many people need to at least take turns on the ship regularly.

Therefore, it is time for you to seriously discuss the labor force arrangement for the next period of time. ”

After Gu Jin said this, he sat back.

"After the dry season arrives, there is still a lot of material transportation work, especially to transport cement and other building materials to the other side of the Moon River, we are about to repair the hydropower dam, I hope everyone has not forgotten this big project."

At this time, Kangda also stood up and said.

"When the voyage is trained, I will do a scientific investigation of the islands, please don't forget, this girl has put forward a detailed plan, there are many places, our exploration team has to go to see what is going on, and when the time comes, please ask Captain Gu to arrange, don't forget!"

Immediately afterwards, Cao Limei added a few words.

At this point in the meeting, everyone gradually focused on the things to do after the three-day holiday, and from this moment on, the New Year's Talk became an informal work discussion.

As a result, everyone casually discussed all the way, and suddenly found that there were quite a lot of things in January of the New Year, in addition to Captain Gu's sailing training, Lao Wang's field work and Lao Zhu's ranch construction, there were also various small and small other construction projects, among which Lao Zhu's Sydney Island Ranch building materials transportation operation was very large.

Because Lao Zhu plans to move the entire farm to that small island in one go.

As a result, everyone habitually entered the stage of the reduction project, and many people pointed the finger at the ranch construction on the island of Sydney.

Many people think that it is of course good for the farm to move to Sydney Island, but the problem is that this is a self-made construction project, just transporting building materials is enough for everyone to drink a pot, and now the labor force is so tight, it is better to be still, or don't toss it yet, right?

But at this time, Lao Zhu and Lao Wang said almost at the same time, no, no, no! Don't think that this is just a simple expansion, this is forced by the situation, and relocating the farm is by no means a thing to do.

Everyone saw that the two agricultural and animal husbandry tycoons actually expressed their attitudes at the same time, which was a very rare situation, and the venue was really quiet.

Then Lao Zhu and Lao Wang took turns to speak, expressing the same meaning: the relocation and expansion of the farm is actually a thing that must be done quickly.

Lao Wang said that because our reclamation area was insufficient in the early stage, and most of the reclaimed land was cash crops, the amount of grain crops planted was quite weak.

Ladies and gentlemen, in terms of food, we have basically been eating stocks for the past two years, yes, although we have a lot of food, please pay attention, don't think that we don't have food supply problems, although sweet potatoes and cassava are also enough, hungry for everyone, but can we continue to eat coarse grains for a few months or even half a year?

So I discussed with Lao Zhu that if the farm moved, more than 60 acres of land on his side could be used to grow cash crops, so that another 100 acres of land could be freed up to grow wheat.

And this is the first time we have grown wheat on a large scale since we traveled to the New World, which means a lot to us.

Let's not forget, we have been traveling for more than two years, and the rice and white flour that was removed from the Nicole at the beginning was only 300 tons, although there are still many more, and it will be no problem to maintain it for another year or two.

However, these grains began to gradually become aged grains, and in the end, these grains were barely able to be used for wine, and they could be used for food and may kill people!

So, it's not like we don't have the possibility of a food shortage! If that happens, it will disrupt all your work plans, right?

What's more, in order to cope with the population growth in the future, especially considering that you will be going to sea in a few months, it is very likely that you will bring back the population, right?

Then, in order to ensure our food security, it has become urgent to expand the scale of grain crop planting and animal husbandry.

Then Lao Zhu spoke, he told everyone that the land in the farm is a ready-made leveled land, and the water source is no problem, although the land as a whole is not as fertile as the vegetable garden, but the planting of cash crops is still very good.

Because there is a lot to be done at present, especially the nautical training, it is not realistic to let everyone rush to reclaim new wasteland, so I plan to relocate the farm to Sydney Island.

Although the construction projects are a little larger, but the degree of fatigue is much easier than the land reclamation, these projects do not require a lot of labor at one time, I hope that this relocation can solve everyone's demand for meat, eggs and milk in three or five years at one time, and you also know in your heart that this demand is growing, including the needs of the new population that you may bring back.

At this time, Lao Wang said that if the farm was successfully relocated, he also planned to use the land of the farm to try to grow a high-yield and drought-tolerant hybrid rice, the seeds were provided by Anna, according to Anna, this rice is better than Champa rice, but until now, the seeds of this rice have been hidden in the cave and cannot be published, which is really worrying.

After Lao Wang and Lao Zhu talked about this, the venue became quieter, and the atmosphere gradually became serious.