survival in the wilderness

Chapter 111 Summary Meeting

After tidying up happily, it was already afternoon, Lin Yan saw that everyone was there, and said, "Eat well, let's have a meeting together and talk about our achievements this year."

After looking around, she first said: "I planted two seasons of wheat this year, and harvested more than 300 catties of wheat seeds. I can sow the seeds in January next year."

"Can anyone grow it?" Huang Ying was the first to ask.She just ate noodles, and she wants to eat more. The family also has land, and if she can grow wheat, she will be able to eat.

The others also looked at Lin Yan with glowing eyes.Just a bowl of fried noodles made them see the infinite value of wheat.

Lin Yan didn't seem to notice their gazes, "There are limited varieties of wheat, and every household can't grow enough, so I want to pick some families to try."

"My family can do it. I'll keep an eye on it and make sure it can be planted well." Hua Min said hastily.

Ye Cong was not far behind, "Choose my family, my land can grow wheat."

Lin Yan raised his hand, "Don't argue, I'm going to choose [-] companies to plant wheat. But first, let's make it clear that the first season of next year's trial planting is not for food, and all the wheat grown by the family must be handed over as wheat seeds. Of course it’s paid, it won’t make people work for nothing.”

"You can't eat it. Can you eat it in the second season next year?" Hua Min looked at Lin Yan anxiously.

"The first season is for breeding. With careful care, the production capacity of wheat per mu has reached more than 300 catties. We conservatively estimate that the current wheat seeds can be planted for [-] mu, and [-] catties can be harvested in the first season. It can ensure that every household Households have wheat to grow. The second season is to grow and eat at home.”

"That's great, next year we will be able to eat noodles." Ye Cong jumped up happily, "We will all farm next year."

"That's not necessary. I've planted it for more than half a year." Lin Yan shook his head hurriedly, "You all have your own work to do, and you can leave the farming to me. This year, you have to watch it yourself so that you can take root in the ground. Here, you won’t have to worry about it next year.”

"Okay, I did one thing this year, and you all know it. Next, let's talk about your problems. If you encounter any problems, you can discuss them together, and you can always find a solution."

Lin Yun took the lead and said: "I have been in the smelter, and I have built a new furnace with good airtightness, better heat preservation performance, and faster melting of molten iron. When will you go to the smelter, help me to take another look, and see what else can be improved .”

"That's right, you've done a good job yourself." Lin Yun praised that when he chose to take ten of them to the class, he wanted to open their minds and change their lives with what they learned.

From the current point of view, they are doing very well, know how to draw inferences from one instance, and make continuous progress.

With Lin Yan's affirmation, Lin Yun's mood fluctuated, "I will work harder in the future."

Then Mao Mu said: "This year, I mainly made a new kind of charcoal pencil in the smelter and kiln factory. I have it in my house. I will show it to you."

"Go quickly." Lin Yan urged, people nowadays are used to using blackened wood for pens, and they have made some changes before, but papermaking was hindered, and pens were not popularized.

In fact, Mao Mu and Lin Yun also made toner before. Light the torch, cover the bowl over the flame, and form a layer of bituminous coal, which can be used as ink when scraped off and mixed with water.

Pick the soft fluff of pikas to make brushes, and you have both pens and ink.

It's a pity that everything was prepared, but there was no paper to use.Fortunately, the brush and smoke ink can also be used for writing on wood chips.

Moki brought two kinds of pens, one thick and one thin. He took the thick one and introduced: "This is a pen that can replace the refill. The outside is made of wood, and the refill is made of charcoal. It’s made from powder and secondary processing. It’s smoother than before, so give it a try.”

Lin Yan picked up the thin one, observed and drew a few lines on the yellow paper, the lines were smooth, even, clear, and pure black.

"Is smoke ink added here?"

Mao Mu nodded, "You are still amazing, you can tell it at a glance. After adding smoke ink, the color is more pure and it is not easy to wipe off. You also added a little hempseed oil to make it so smooth."

"This is a good pen. It's the most convenient for copying books. Give me some." Lin Yan immersed himself in copying books every day, using the original crude charcoal pens, and his hands were black every time he finished writing.The handwriting is also easily blurred, and the storage time is short.

"I'll get it for you later. I still have some refills, and I'll bring them to you together."

"Okay. You can name this kind of pens. You can't call them all charcoal pens. You can't tell them apart." Lin Yan said, looking at the pens in his hand.

Mao Mu touched his head, laughed and said: "To tell you the truth, I have already thought about it, and it is called a charcoal core pen."

"Okay, then it's called a charcoal pencil." After Lin Yan finished speaking, he reminded again, "You can also try making it in other colors. Like those brightly colored flowers, you can add it in. It's just that the charcoal needs to be replaced. Let’s replace it with chestnut powder or something else.”

Mogi nodded heavily, "Okay, I'll do it when I'm free."

After talking about Mao Mu, Hua Min continued: "Compared to you, I have not done any major things. I just attend classes in school and play with my little doll every day. However, through my long-term observation, I have chosen A group of students came out, 100 of them, and I wanted them to form two classes, making learning more difficult."

"Yes, we still need to train more talents." Lin Yan praised, "It's up to you to decide what these students teach and how to teach them."

Huang Ying said suddenly: "There are so many students, please help me ask if there is anyone who wants to study medicine, I will choose a few people to study together."

"I also want to find a few people to help." Bai Chen also said, "It's too slow to work alone, and there will be no results for a long time."

Hua Min looked at Lin Yan, "Is it okay to do this? Are the selected people here to work or study? Do you want to be paid?"

Lin Yan was well aware of the tight finances, so he hurriedly said, "You can choose people, but unlike us, you can't rely on the finances to support them. You have to be responsible. You are all the heads of the research laboratory, and it shouldn't be a big problem to support a few people. "

Huang Ying thought for a while and said, "Don't the finances give me any money? My research is of great significance and beneficial to everyone. It is an important direction for the future. I should spend money anyway."

Bai Chen also said: "Paper making is the foundation. If you don't have money, you can't do it for nothing. It's not enough to cover my own salary. I still have to pay for research."

"That's right. We are not like Shi Zhi's research lab. We have many achievements, and we can make money by selling them." Huang Ying tried her best to fight, "Lin Yan, you can apply to the finance department. You need some money to continue the research."

Shui Sheng said, "The finance department has no money."

"Where did all that money go?" Bai Chen didn't believe it.

"The money is in the hands of individuals. The finance department has no cash and owes a lot of debts. I calculate it every day, and I know this very well. Minister Fenghua is very worried about this and is trying to figure out a way."

Shuisheng has been working as Fenghua's deputy in the finance department, and he remembers every expense in Sun City clearly, and the finances are really in short supply.

Huang Ying said: "But there are not many rich people in the city, many of them can't afford clothes, and they can barely eat enough."

Hong Ling said: "Clothes are expensive to make and sell, and most people can't afford them. We are already improving the looms, and we will be able to lower the price of linen next year."

Shi Zhi suddenly asked: "The finance department has no money, so they won't want to mint coins?"

"Not minting coins for the time being." Shui Sheng shook his head, "I told Minister Fenghua about the adverse effects of issuing additional iron coins, and she also agreed not to mint coins."

"That's all right. If it's coined, it's worthless."

Shi Zhi looked at Lin Yan, "It doesn't matter if you don't have money for a long time, you have to find a way to solve this matter."

Lin Yan nodded.

(End of this chapter)