Hongwu Survival Guide

Chapter 134 Another Industrial Chain
On Zhoushan Island, in the mountains to the north of Changguozhou City, there is Yaojia’ao, and there is Yaojia Village in Ao. There is Yaojia Lake near the village. By the lake is a summer retreat for the big family Yao’s family who has moved into Changguozhoucheng.

The Bieye built along the water is still a common compact layout of Jiangnan dwellings. It is only seven or eight acres in size, but it is divided into nine yards, many of which are two-story buildings, which are enough for Zhu Yuan to bring a group of people, big and small, together. come over.

This is the sixth day of the leap July.

There is no more trouble with the heat, because I just got sick again, and I still get up very late.

After breakfast, I came to a daily council courtyard in the west of Bieye. The time was approaching Sizheng. At 10 o'clock in the morning, a group of people were already waiting.

Liu Lian first sent a copy of the timber reserve account books in various places.

In recent months, Yinghai Division has set up a total of 8 shipbuilding timber storage bases in the coastal states and counties of eastern Zhejiang, with corresponding shipbuilding factories attached, and has continued to invest manpower in the mountains to log.

As the departure approached, Zhu Yuan sent Liu Lian to various places for an inventory.

It is most reassuring to leave this matter to 'Liu Qingtian'.

Liu Lian had just returned from Wenzhou yesterday, and had waited overnight in Zhoushan, and only today did he meet his young master Yinghai Envoy.

The result is also satisfactory.

In nearly half a year, the 8 reserve bases, excluding the previous replacement consumption, have accumulated a total of 173 million wood materials, which is equivalent to enough to build a sea-going ship that can carry 173 million shi of grain.

Moreover, logging is still going on. It is estimated that throughout the year, only in eastern Zhejiang, it will not be a problem to reserve 300 million timber.

Zhu Yuan was even a little worried.

The 173 million pieces of wood, of course, does not mean that there are 173 million trees. Zhu Yuan has long known that the standard for a piece of wood is one foot in diameter and two feet in length. The trees in this era are very tall. It is not uncommon for two or three feet to be more than ten feet high. Therefore, often a giant tree can even be worth more than 1 pieces of wood.

Calculated, the 173 million pieces of wood are actually just a total of 27 trees.

However, Zhu Yuan still feels that sustainable development needs to be considered in advance.

Zhu Yuan thought earlier that humans did not have the productivity to exterminate a species of creature in this era. However, in the last mud snail incident, the officials of the Yinghai Division captured 1.7 tons of mud snails in a month for political achievements. Realize that human productivity cannot be underestimated too much.

After discussing with Liu Lian, Zhu Yuan decided to formally establish the "Green Office" with only one goal, planting trees.

This is actually a work that Zhu Yuan started very early on.

In the early days, they organized the extensive planting of tung trees in various parts of Mingzhou. Later, when the logging team entered the mountain, Zhu Yuan also explained that if he had spare energy, he would try his best to plant saplings while logging.After the establishment of the roasting workshop for processing fish, Zhu Yuan also asked the logging team to plant firewood wherever they cut it, and there should be no bare hills because of the large amount of firewood consumed.

It's just that these were not systematic before.

At present, Mingzhou has sufficient manpower, and even Lao Zhu has been sending refugees from all over the country. Manpower is not a problem, so we can organize a dedicated team, from seedling cultivation to tree planting to later maintenance, as professional as possible.

Zhu Yuan didn't have time to linger, so he made up his mind and determined the personnel specifications of the 'Green Office' on the spot.

For the eight wood reserve bases, it is planned to set up 1 chief executive of the eighth rank, and 8 chief executives of the second rank. Each deputy chief will be given 300 people for the time being to get the work done, and the manpower will be added later depending on the situation. It is planned to increase to each place Specifications for at least 1000 people.

Then he found out the roster and allocated manpower.

After dealing with this matter, Zhu Yuan looked at the schedule that had been made in advance, and said to Liu Lian, "Don't go, just listen to the next project."

Liu Lian nodded.

In fact, I already know that after all I just waited for so long, I always talk to people.

Zhu Yuan said some instructions, and soon two people were brought in.

One of them is an ordinary official of the Yinghai Division, named Lin Jiu, a young man with a round face in his twenties, and the other is a thin old man in his 20s and 60s, named Kuang San.

After the ceremony, Zhu Yuan motioned to Lin Jiu: "Tell me first?"

Lin Jiu cupped his hands again, and said, "My lord, the little one went out to sea with the boat, and saw that the fish that had been processed on the spot were thrown into the sea and thrown into the sea. It was really a waste, so he came up with an idea. If you put more water into the water, if you can collect them, use them For raising poultry, it may be another... new industry for our company Haisi.”

"In fact, I have also paid attention to this matter." Zhu Yuan waited for Lin Jiu to finish speaking, then shook his head and said: "The fish caught in the water is actually edible, but it is a bit more troublesome. It is also a trade-off after the sea-catching process is disposed of on the spot and thrown into the sea." As a result, we can only choose the option that maximizes the benefits under the existing productivity conditions."

Lin Jiudao: "My lord, I have carefully considered the joints, and I am sure it will work."

"Go on?"

Lin Jiu said clearly: "There are only two difficulties in carrying out this matter. It is not easy to store in the water, and it needs to be transported to the shore in time for feeding. Our sea fishing team does not easily visit the shore during the fishing season, but we can dispatch special personnel and ships to transport it. The little ones have seen those ships built by the adults. They can travel 50 miles in one hour. Even if they are 200 miles away from the sea off Shengsi, they can reach the shore in four hours. Poultry can be raised on an island like Zhoushan, and the distance will be shortened, and small proposals can be built for this purpose.”

Zhu Yuan nodded slightly.

Liu Lian, who listened carefully, couldn't wait, and asked, "What about the second difficulty?"

Lin Jiu saw that Mr. Qian was rushing to talk, glanced at Zhu Yuan, saw that he was not displeased, and then continued: "The second difficulty lies in the chicks. If the matter is to be advanced, hundreds of thousands of chicks are needed. "Speaking, he turned and gestured to Kuang San who had been standing obediently by the side: "After inquiring privately, I found Mr. Kuang. He may be able to solve this problem in Kuang's village."

Kuang San, who had always been humble and fearful, heard Lin Jiu talk about himself, his knees softened and he knelt down again, stuttering in Mandarin with a strong local accent: "Master... my lord, this small village is a baked egg. Yes, chickens, ducks, geese, I... I can do it."

"Old man, let's get up first," Zhu Yuan said helplessly, and when Kuang San got up, he turned to Lin Jiu again: "You still say it?"

Lin Jiu introduced it.

Kuang San is from Fenghua Prefecture and is the head of the clan. He lives in Kuangjia Village, a village of [-] to [-] people.

Probably a kind of fire roasting method.

To put it simply, special hatching baskets are used, and the bottom is baked slowly, and the temperature is artificially raised to hatch various poultry eggs.

With this skill, Kuangjia Village can hatch tens of thousands of chicks every year.

After Zhu Yuan waited for Lin Jiu to finish the introduction, he didn't ask for specific details, but turned to Kuang San sharply and asked, "What's the success rate?"

Kuang San looked confused.

Lin Jiu took the initiative to answer and said, "My lord, different skills have different success rates. Mr. Kuang is an expert, and he can achieve [-]% of it. If he is a newcomer, it may only be [-]-[-]%."

Liu Lian, who was obviously very concerned about this matter, shook his head: "Twenty to thirty percent is too low."

Kuang San also understood at this time, and quickly said: "Those are stupid kids, not many, not many, our village... [-]% can still do it."

As for artificial incubation, it is completely a blind spot, and Zhu Yuan has no data from hundreds of years later to compare. He just thinks that with the current productivity conditions, the hatching rate of [-]% should not be low.

What's more, since the matter has been brought up, it can definitely be improved in the future.

Just like the fire-baking props that Lin Jiu just described, Zhu Yuan immediately thought of the soil kang in the north, which should be better than the baking baskets. Also, the most critical thing for the so-called incubation is temperature.

Zhu Yuan pondered for a moment, and felt that this matter...seems not so difficult to solve.

A thermometer.

Compared with the present, he has enough manpower and material resources to solve the first transportation problem. Zhu Yuan understands that hatching poultry seedlings on a large scale is the key. Thousands of small-scale tossing does not make much sense.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yuan found another problem, and asked Lin Jiu: "There is one more thing, there may be enough water during the fishing season, but, just like the current off-season, how to solve it?"

Lin Jiu didn't think too much about it, and said directly: "My lord, I suggest only raising ducks. It only takes two or three months from hatching to adulthood."

Zhu Yuan calculated again.

It takes nearly half a year from the small yellow croaker flood in spring to the large yellow croaker flood in summer, which is enough to grow a batch.

Seeing Zhu Yuan pondering, Lin Jiu thought about it and added: "Furthermore, my lord, even in the off-season, those small fish caught in the sea can still be used for feeding."

Zhu Yuan shook his head immediately this time: "I'm still thinking about this matter recently, and I plan to finalize the regulations as soon as possible. In the future, no matter what kind of fish, or shrimps and shellfish are too young, they will not be allowed to catch again. They must be released on the spot. These are seeds and seedlings, think about it in another way, can you pull out the newly sprouted seedlings in the field and feed them to chickens and ducks?"

Lin Jiu hurriedly cupped his hands: "Forgive me, my lord, it's because I didn't think well enough."

Zhu Yuan deliberated for a while, and felt that this matter could be done, so he said to Lin Jiu: "You brought up the matter, so I will give you a genuine eight-pin, set up a Mingzhou poultry breeding company, and you will be the manager..." Said Looking at Kuang San: "... Mr. Kuang is the deputy manager of Congbapin, specializing in incubation. Well, only 300 people in Kuangjia Village No. 10 are not enough. At least an incubation team of [-] people should be organized. You start planning now, I hope Is there any problem with the goal of incubating at least [-] ducklings next year?"

Kuang San looked obviously embarrassed.

It's not to embarrass the goal of 10 ducklings, but, according to this little adult, this is to take away the eating skills of their Kuang clan.

This... how can it work?
Seeing Kuang San's embarrassed expression, Zhu Yuan understood after a little thought, and said, "Mr. Kuang, artificial hatching is difficult to say, easy to say, and easy to say. It's just a matter of controlling the temperature. If you If you don’t want to, Ying Haisi can find someone to try it yourself, but it will take a little more time, and then there will be nothing for you. If you agree, not only you can get an official position, but your entire village can start from today. Starting to eat an official ration, young children can still study and study, and it will not be a problem to take part in the imperial examination in the future, and to be appointed as a marquis or prime minister, so you can think about how to choose, and give a reply as soon as possible.”

Kuang San was also willing to take this trip after knowing all kinds of rumors about Ying Haisi. Hearing Zhu Yuan's words, he was a little moved immediately.

He still didn't agree immediately, saying that he would discuss it with the tribe.

Zhu Yuan turned to Lin Jiu again: "I just chatted briefly, you go back and write me a detailed project plan, how many people are needed, how much budget is needed, and set a goal for different stages, All kinds of things, do you understand?"

It's not the first time that Lin Jiu has come into contact with all kinds of new words that the little adults of Yinghai always come up with. This "project planning" is just a superficial meaning, and he can understand the general idea. I agreed.

Zhu Yuan looked at Liu Lian again: "You should keep an eye on this matter yourself. If it succeeds, another industrial chain will not only solve the problem of waste of fish caught in the water, but also produce a batch of duck meat every year, and duck down is also good. Things, high-quality thermal insulation materials. Why we in the Central Plains are always unable to win the north, the cold is the biggest obstacle. In the future, if the entire southeast is spread out, if tens of millions of down jackets can be provided a year, the temperature of tens of degrees below zero will be Can resist one resistance."

In this era, duck down and goose down have begun to be used as fillings for winter clothes, but it is not common.Just like the cotton padded clothes that have just been popularized for not many years.

Zhu Yuan also knows that the so-called keeping warm is a systemic problem.However, things always have to be resolved bit by bit.

How do you say that sentence, if you die every day, your merits will not be donated.

Liu Lian had already been instilled by Zhu Yuan with too many ideas of future generations, and when he heard what Yinghai Envoy said, he would inevitably draw inferences from one instance, and solemnly nodded in agreement.

Everyone thought about this matter and chatted a few more words, and sent Lin Jiu and two away, and before they knew it, it was already noon.

He Xuan came over to remind him that even though he had only dealt with two matters, Zhu Yuan could only temporarily put down his work and invited Liu Lian to have lunch together so that he could continue to talk about some things.

The two came to a small dining room next door.

After He Xuan and the other three servants delivered lunch, Zhu Yuan sent him away again, leaving only two people, Zhu Yuan smiled and said to Liu Lian, "How about trying this fish ball?"

I still want to show off.

Among the group of people around me, big and small, there are still Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, so the fish balls are, um... better than the one Zhu Yuan tasted hundreds of years later.

Thinking about it, I still didn't make fun of myself in front of 'Liu Qingtian'.

Liu Lian picked up a soft fish ball, tasted it, nodded and praised, in fact, he wanted to eat it, but the external conditions did not allow it, so he could only follow the Romans, and talked about another matter that he had always cared about in private: " Hanlin, to the north... Can we really do it this time?"

Although he doesn't have the right to be a military counselor, after all, he has a father who likes to read military books in private, so Liu Lian can still see many things.

When Zhu Yuan heard Liu Lian mention this, he couldn't help but look at the north, thinking about it and said: "Do your best, it depends on the destiny."

If the foundation of the Yuan Dynasty can be eradicated in one go, the trees will fall and the monkeys will be scattered, and the Ming Dynasty will be able to save at least ten years of fighting.However, if it doesn't work, there is no other way, and we can only make persistent efforts.After all, in this era of war, there are too many variables.

(End of this chapter)