Yuan Yuanfang touched the rabbit fur coat, lowering her brows in thought. After a while, she returned the coat to Ren Wangwang and sat down. "I can give you the technology to make the fish skin coat, but we also need vitamin C. I can hand over the technology, but I hope the First Base can provide us with a certain amount of vegetable support."
Qiao Xuejun raised an eyebrow: "Why don't you want the seeds?"
I didn't insist on asking for seeds before.
Yuan Yuanfang smiled bitterly, "Teacher Qiao, why are you asking again? We've tried it, and growing crops in this weather consumes more than we gain."
Without technical support, growing crops in this environment is indeed difficult. It is not as simple as they had imagined.
They previously thought that as long as Qiao Xuejun could grow crops, they could also figure out this technology if they worked hard.
As for farming, it has been figured out this way since ancient times. The worst that can happen is that you just have to spend a little more time.
They have been given seeds for five years. Aren’t these five years enough for them to figure it out?
They still feel that way now, but what is hugely different from what they expected is the resources they need to pay.
Greenhouse, this uses blue oil fuel.
Farming requires land. Potatoes, corn, and pumpkins all have deep root systems, requiring large amounts of soil. Transporting the soil took a long time. The soil also needed to be modified. How? This, too, required skill.
Where does the water come from? Ice harvesters are needed to bring back ice, melt it, and purify it, which also consumes blue oil.
It is no exaggeration to say that the consumption is huge.
If we succeed in growing crops, these costs will be nothing.
However, their overall crop germination rate was less than 60%, which was disastrously low.
This is just germination. There are several stages from germination to fruiting. If things don’t go well, the final harvest rate may be less than half.
In that case, their excessive consumption would not be worthwhile.
Perhaps with their accumulated experience in planting crops, things would get better next year, but scurvy had already caught up with them, and they didn't have time.
Qiao Xuejun looked at Zhao Xian.
Zhao Xian thought for a moment and said, "Currently, the vegetables in the First Base are only enough for internal consumption."
Yuan Yuanfang's expression immediately tensed, with disappointment in his eyes.
In fact, I saw it in the kitchen. Not everyone in the First Base could eat vegetables.
Zhao Xian: "Minister Lin, Teacher Qiao, is there any way to solve Haibao's vitamin problem?"
Qiao Xuejun frowned slightly.
With the current production capacity, it is actually only enough to provide vegetables for the first base. There are about a thousand people in Haibao, and the demand is huge.
But Zhao Xian also called Minister Lin, who was the head of the Logistics Coordination Department.
Lin Bu said, "Teacher Qiao, if we have more greenhouses, can we expand production?"
Qiao Xuejun calculated: "At least four more greenhouses are needed."
Lin Bu also did some calculations and looked at Zhao Xian and said, "Lord, with our current resources, we can build at most two greenhouses if we squeeze in. We still need two more, which we need to fill with sea forts. We also need defensive fortifications to protect these expanded greenhouses. This includes steel frame building materials, fish skin cloaks, water pipes, wood... and we also need personnel on duty."
He reported all the materials needed and concluded, "If Haibao can provide the necessary materials and manpower, it can be accomplished."
He said, "We need Haibao to provide some personnel to participate in the planting work, such as ice harvesting and soil improvement. This will require at least thirty people. At the same time, resource consumption is increasing, so we need Haibao to provide more steel."
"I suggest sending our people to the sea fort to take over and ensure the supply in this regard."
Qiao Xuejun suddenly understood why Zhao Xian asked Lin Bu to come out.
He still had not given up on Haibao's steel smelting technology and wanted to send people there to learn it.
Zhao Xian said, "We can also discuss vitamin C and provide steel supply."
Yuan Yuanfang's expression was serious: "Your people want to enter our factory?"
Zhao Xian: "Thirty people, exchange."
Yuan Yuanfang frowned. "Lord, this isn't a fair deal. Our thirty people went to the First Base to join a marginal labor force like the ice harvester. And the people from the First Base came to our Sea Fortress to work in the core steel production plant."
Zhao Xian: "Then what do you think is fair?"
Yuan Yuanfang said: "If the First Base wants to enter our production workshop, then our people must also work in the core greenhouse."
Minister Lin reminded, "Lord Yuan, I must remind you that we also need to provide you with military and equipment support, which will also consume steel resources. If Haibao only needs to provide the production technology of fish skin coats, it will not be cost-effective for us."
Minister Lin promised: "Lord Yuan, if we are happy to cooperate, we can also produce bullets together."
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Qiao Xuejun was listening nearby.
The needs of both the Sea Fort and the First Base have been basically determined.
The first base requires fish skin coat technology and steel smelting technology.
The sea fort needs military protection and a supply of vitamin C.
Now that the demands of both parties are laid out in the open, it remains to be seen how the negotiations will proceed, how the interests will be exchanged, and how the two sides will negotiate to reach a final deal.
The specific details of the negotiations have nothing to do with Qiao Xuejun.
She was there to determine what could be traded, such as the supply of vitamin C. She could confirm that four greenhouses were available, and the negotiation team could calculate the cost of four greenhouses based on her data.
Haibao was reluctant to accept the First Base's proposal to send people to their steel plant, but the First Base was very persistent. In order to make concessions, the First Base also proposed that they could meet with the "hostages" detained at the First Base once a month.
Although Haibao was tempted, they were still not satisfied and were still trying to get more conditions. They didn't want the First Base's people to enter the steel production room, nor did they want their Haibao people to enter the greenhouse.
…
However, it seemed the general direction had been decided: both sides wanted to send personnel to the other's base to interfere. The current dispute was over which department of the other side to target.
Uncle Zhang: "It's time for dinner, let's go to the cafeteria first."
At noon, both sides paused to have lunch and then continued in the afternoon.
The cafeteria was much busier at noon than in the morning. Uncle Zhang found a seat for the negotiation team.
It is a relatively central location in the entire cafeteria, and you can see what the people around you are eating.
The main dishes for lunch were potato pancakes and compressed military rations, but there were two dishes. The first dish was stir-fried mushrooms and sweet pumpkin soup.
The highlight is the stir-fried mushrooms.
Qiao Xuejun didn’t know how Uncle Zhang did it, but the simple oyster mushrooms actually tasted like meat.
"What is this? Is it horse meat?" The people from Haibao asked after taking the first bite.
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