Chapter 195 The Food Problem
With Zhang Qilong's explanation, Wang Lei also understood that these iron cages are suspended, even if L2's throwing skills are good, it is difficult to hit these suspended objects, even if they are accidentally blinded, the zombies will not be able to gain a foothold on the shaking cage, and will soon be killed by the soldiers inside. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Moreover, such an iron cage, coupled with heavily armed soldiers, will not weigh more than four hundred catties, which greatly reduces the weight of the giant turtle itself.
"That's a good idea, but how long it will take to assemble such an iron cage and how to fix it, are you sure?" Wang Lei asked.
Wang Lei also knew that this method was very good, but how to fix it, but he never figured it out, to know how hard the turtle shell was, even if Wang Lei used internal force, it would be difficult to hurt the slightest.
And this guy also has the ability to heal, even if the turtle shell is pierced, it can automatically heal in a short time, and squeeze out the rivets that were driven into the turtle shell, and it is impossible to fix the iron cage with ordinary methods.
"You can rest assured that the iron cage can be done in advance, and it can be transported directly to the battlefield by vehicle, and the assembly can be carried out in the rear, first wait for us to assemble it in an open space, and then let the giant tortoise come over for the final installation, I guarantee that the final installation process will not take more than ten minutes, and it will not delay the battle of the giant tortoise at all." Zhang Qilong was very confident in his design, and in order to maintain a sense of mystery, he also deliberately bought a pass, only saying that he would not delay the battle of the giant tortoise, but did not explain the specific operation process.
Wang Lei doesn't care about this, as long as Zhang Qilong can do what he says, he is too inquisitive, and he doesn't trust his subordinates enough.
After explaining the matters, everyone finally returned to the most critical issue, that is, the material reserve of the gathering area, if the gathering area wants to continue to develop, food and materials are an indispensable reserve.
"Earlier, when we attacked the county seat, we laid a grain and oil station, which stored nearly 1,000 tons of rice and more than 50 tons of edible oil. Zhao Da Niu paused, took out the small notebook he carried with him, and then reported: "Now the material reserve center already has 2,700 tons of rice and flour and other grains, and at present, the grain reserves are quite abundant. ”
The grain reserves that can feed a county's 300,000 people for a year have basically been covered by Wang Lei and others, and the materials obtained are not abundant!
"Two thousand seven hundred tons? At present, it is enough for a while, but if there is no output, we will all have to go hungry in two years. Wang Lei reminded.
According to the minimum standard of 50 grams of rice a day for one person, 20 people have to consume one kilogram of grain a day, and more than 30,000 people in the gathering area have to consume 1.5 tons of grain a day, which is still the minimum standard.
Moreover, the amount of food consumed by the evolutionary is more than ten times that of ordinary people, and without a fight, eating three or four catties of rice a day is like fun, more than two thousand tons of food, and it is really calculated that it will reach the top if it can last for two years, after all, there will be more survivors to join the gathering area in the future, which is a great consumption of food.
"What is this, in two years, with our strength, it is estimated that the entire territory of HN has been recovered, HN is a large grain-producing area, are you afraid that you won't be able to get enough food?" Gong Er said disapprovingly.
"Grain producing regions? You must know that the plants in the world are unable to grow now, even if we continue to conquer cities and constantly obtain food materials, so what can we do, if we are not self-sufficient, and after ten years, all these grains are eaten, or moldy and spoiled to the point that they are inedible?" Wang Lei asked rhetorically.
Some people can't see hope in the last days, so they just want to get by, but Wang Lei thinks about it more long-term, because he has enough capital now, as long as he doesn't encounter a powerful enemy that is completely irresistible, his gathering area will always exist, so these things that others don't have time to think about, he has this leisure to look forward to the future.
What's more, ordinary grain, after two or three years of storage, begins to deteriorate, so he doesn't want to eat those moldy things.
So Zhao Bingchang became the focus of attention of the audience, and his research institute, in addition to cultivating mushrooms, the primary task is the production of grain.
"In terms of grain yield, the yield is not very good, and the cost of artificial pollination is also very high, although we have improved the method, each mu is equipped with two high-power fans, 24 hours a day to pollinate rice, but the effect is not very ideal, one mu can harvest 500 kilograms of rice, it is good. Zhao Bingchang said modestly.
"What? An acre of land has a yield of 500 kilograms? You're not kidding!" Wang Lei's eyes widened.
"That's right, the highest acre of land can be 500 kilograms, and there are a lot of rice that can't be pollinated, and as for the growth cycle, as long as the fertilizer is enough, it can be harvested about once a week. The more Zhao Bingchang spoke, the more excited he became, and the humble expression he had earlier was gone.
This is the result of his recent statistics, with farmers with very experience in farming to join the institute, he is a lot easier, after all, people who know how to farm, naturally know how to arrange the planting mode, most of this situation can not be pollinated, in those farmers three or two under the trumpeting, easy to get, now not so much an acre of land planting, in fact, did not plant grain in the middle, but put two high-power electric fans, respectively, blowing the wind on both sides.
Even in this way, the yield is extremely terrifying, one acre of land can produce 500 kilograms of grain, in this case, only twenty acres of land is needed, and the food supply in the gathering area can be fully satisfied.
"It's just that this planting method is very bad land, after planting two or three times per acre, the surrounding geology is obviously much worse, and it is not impossible to continue planting, the fertilizer required will increase, and the yield will be greatly reduced. Zhao Bingchang reminded.
This situation is unavoidable, and in the process of accelerating the growth of plants, they not only absorb a large number of fertilizers from mutant beasts, but also have to absorb the original nutrients in the land.
"Why is this happening? Aren't these lands scrapped?" Wang Lei said with some concern.
After all, abandoning a large amount of land for food is really cruel, and Wang Lei can't imagine that one day the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River will become the Gobi Desert.
"There is nothing wrong with this road, and the first orange tree also had problems, but after more than ten days of restoration, the geology there is almost normal. Zhao Bingchang explained.
Nature is so magical, no matter what kind of bad conditions, it can automatically and slowly repair, as long as the damage does not reach the level of its own repair, the problem is not too serious.
"Cut! There's nothing to worry about, as long as it can be restored, there's a lot of land outside, it's a big deal to plant in another place every day. Wang Lei pouted.
Now that the entire county is his territory, are you afraid that there will be no place to grow food?
"I just want to say that we can't plant on a large scale with this planting model, and as the population increases, the food needed will also increase, and if it is planted outside the county, we have to send an army to guard it, after all, people can do anything for food. Zhao Bingchang explained.
Most of the counties are cement roads, and the only place where food can be grown is Zhao Bingchang's mushroom cultivation base, where Wang Lei specially sent someone to dig out a large piece of land with an excavator for the convenience of planting.
If you go to the suburban farmland to plant, if someone makes trouble and steals the ripe grain, it will not be worth the loss.
After all, the law does not blame the public, it is practical everywhere, when everyone is hungry, you still expect to reason with them, and to suppress them by force for the sake of food, this point is unreasonable, unless Wang Lei really doesn't want this gathering area to be better.
"Who said that I was going to plant grain on a large scale? As long as I can ensure that the army has enough rations, as for food, there are more than 30,000 people in this gathering area, if everyone can grow grain, who will have enough to eat and support the land to rebel?" Wang Lei said with a smile.
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