Volume 1 Building the City Chapter 54 Actuaries
After everyone took the scales, Wu weighed them with great interest.
He was now very familiar with the scale, because he had used it three times, the first time he had to recite the mantra when he weighed the fish caught in the trawl.
The second time, because of the excavation of rock ore in the cave, he had to take out the dried fish and bacon that had been smoked and grilled earlier.
When it came time to weigh the salt for the third time, he only needed to glance at it and he could accurately report the weight.
With these three experiences of weighing food, Wu Du has already suffered from weighing syndrome, and he has an urge to weigh everything when he sees it.
Because after each time the food is weighed, it can be stored. You will be able to know how many people eat enough food for the tribe and for how long.
This is a feeling that I have never felt before. Each time the food weighed was moved into the cave. He'll feel a burst of excitement. Then there will be an inexplicable sense of happiness and steadfastness.
Wu enjoyed the process and the feeling. And enjoy it.
This feeling must be similar to that of Scrooge Grande, one likes to hear the sound of silver, and the other likes the feeling of piles of food piling up in the cave.
Wu diligently weighed it, and later on, he didn't even know how many times Wang Tian didn't look at the number on the ground.
Wu is happier and happier, yesterday's 400 catties of fish, he clearly remembered that the big basket weighed 7 times, today I can't remember it clearly, how many times will it be yesterday?
Five times or ten times? Wu thought excitedly, although he didn't understand the statement that there were several times and several times, but he still had this concept.
In Wu's continuous excitement, it was finally time to finish.
Finally, through statistical calculation, the total weight is 3,815 catties.
"The total weight is 3815 pounds." After Wang Tian reported this weight, the scene was silent.
This weight is far beyond Wang Tian's imagination.
No wonder 20 people can't pull it. The "jin" of this Qinglong tribe is estimated to have exceeded 4,000 jin according to the calculation of later generations.
It's a full two tons. It's normal to be unable to pull in the water again.
"Brother Tianzi, there is no carbon." A voice rang in my ears. Pull Wang Tian's thoughts back to reality.
"Little clever ghost, do you have no charcoal, or do you want to come and see the excitement?" Wang Tian directly broke Xiao Ling's idea.
Xiao Ling made a small "shhh" with his back to Wu, and stuck out his tongue mischievously.
"When Wu asked people to go back to the tribe to get the scales, he deliberately emphasized that everyone was not allowed to come and see, and Ling'er couldn't help it." Xiao Ling explained in a whisper.
Wang Tian was amused by his sneaky expression.
"The Son of Heaven will do the math." Wu didn't seem to notice the small movements of the two men. I didn't even notice that Xiao Ling was coming.
"Huh? … Oh, 3815 pounds. ”
Wang Tian thought that Wu had not heard clearly, so he repeated it again.
Wu smiled and walked over: "I mean do the math, how many days are enough to eat." ”
For this kind of "complex" mathematical calculation, Wu Ke can't figure it out.
"Oh... Oh, Wu, wait for me. ”
Only then did Wang Tian understand what Wu meant, and the emotional Wu was not interested in the specific weight of food, his interest was in knowing how long the tribe's grain could be eaten by the people in the tribe!
"Today's fish is enough for everyone in the tribe to eat for a month." Wang Tian thought for a moment and replied.
When Wu heard this, a light immediately appeared in his eyes, and his bright eyes did not look like an old man at all.
Sure enough, it was a typical miser, Wang Tian made fun of Wu in his heart.
And Ling'er, who was still beside him just now, had quietly hid behind the leader's huge body at some point. But from time to time, he showed a pair of small eyes and listened with his ears.
"Three full ten days!" Wu stretched out his hands and said.
He was not skeptical, but he was sighing, the concept of "month" was a time concept that several giants in the tribe could already understand.
After all, when you are discussing things with them, that's all you can say, and you can't figure it out.
But when the people in the tribe heard the number of 30 days, they still couldn't close their mouths in surprise.
Ling'er was thinking: "Brother Tianzi is still smart, not only can he catch so much food, but he also knows how many days he can eat in advance." ”
"Son of Heaven"...
"Son of Heaven"...
The people of the tribe who were shocked by the data seemed to have many questions to ask the Son of Heaven at once, but they didn't know where to start, and for a while they only remembered to call him by his name.
In fact, to be precise, according to one pound a day for adults, all children, including those who are still feeding, are calculated as half a pound a day per person, and the fish caught in today's hunting is enough for everyone in the tribe to eat 34 solar days.
Wang Tian further explained: "In addition to yesterday's, there are also wild boars, venison, and wild fruits collected by the gathering team from previous hunting, if you save some food. It's almost over the snow season. ”
The people of the tribe were once again dazed by the bombshell thrown by Wang Tian.
Happiness came too fast, and everyone still couldn't accept it.
At this time of year, the tribe was still trying to store food. The leader led the people in a desperate hunt. Tribal women? He was also digging for the rhizomes of plants and picking up all the dried fruits he could eat.
And Wang Tian continued: "The reason why we should save some food is because in addition to these meats, the main food storage of the tribe now is the wild fruits collected by the collection team, which accounts for the vast majority of the grain reserves. ”
Wang Tian said this with obvious praise. The women comrades present all stood tall with pride. can be praised by the Son of Heaven. To be able to contribute to the food of the tribe is certainly something to be proud of.
Even the thin head tuo, who was appointed by Wang Tian as the captain of the picking team because of his height advantage, also had an expression of honor.
Appropriate incentives help to improve the enthusiasm of all people. At the same time, let everyone understand that every bit of the development of the tribe is closely related to everyone.
When Wang Tian was thinking about these chicken soups for the soul that inspired and developed. Wu unconsciously compared it with the past.
In the past, the food that everyone spent in winter was only 1/3 of the standard set by Wang Tian. All of them are no exception, including the fighters.
All the people of the tribe agree on this.
In fact, primitive people are in winter. It is basically in a semi-hibernation state. Every day, in addition to eating and drinking, he sleeps.
For no other reason, sleeping can reduce the body's metabolic rate, reduce the amount of exercise, and naturally feel less hungry.
Food was precious in primitive tribes, especially during the winter months.
The Son of Heaven is smart, a few "months in advance" to know that the tribe's grain can eat the snow season, primitive people did not know that there was a profession of actuary in later generations, otherwise it would not be strange.
In the previous snow season, they didn't know how long they could eat the food they collected.
When watching the food dwindle day by day, an atmosphere of fear spreads among the tribe.
When faced with the dilemma of food shortage, the fear of perceiving the passage of life day by day made the former tribesmen so unforgettable......