Zhao Xian stopped talking and started eating.
The people in the sea fort were forced to show off.
Only then did they realize that the relationship between Zhao Xian and Qiao Xuejun was even deeper than before.
Yuan Yuanfang sighed. She had originally wanted to get Qiao Xuejun into the sea castle, but it looked like there was no hope.
So, Zhao Xian is really ruthless. To win over the experts, he did this! Who can compete with him? This will definitely tie the experts up tightly.
Unfortunately, there is no young person in their base whose personal conditions are more outstanding than Zhao Xian.
There are a few reliable young people, handsome guys, younger than Zhao Xian.
But whether it was looks or personal abilities, no one could surpass Zhao Xian.
Alas, there is probably no chance of stealing her away.
Looking at their expressions, Ren Wangwang wanted to laugh. Finally, he was not the only one watching the captain's performance.
Ren Wangwang cleared his throat and said, "Eat quickly! We can't waste anything."
Everyone then lowered their heads and enjoyed their lunch.
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The afternoon negotiations were about to begin again. Qiao Xuejun left and went to the engineering department to find Zhao Yun.
Over there, Kuang Qianli was designing a new means of transportation with Zhao Yun, a cargo sled, and the vehicle was an ice-footed horse.
When Qiao Xuejun arrived at the engineering department, she walked to the door and heard them discussing today's lunch.
"...I haven't eaten spinach for a long time. I only eat one meal a day, and it's not enough!" someone sighed.
Zhao Yun: "I never thought the greenhouse we built could have this effect. It's such a great sense of accomplishment."
Kuang Qianli: "What's unexpected about this? Our teacher Qiao has always been awesome."
Zhao Yun: "Yes, yes, yes."
Qiao Xuejun approached the studio and knocked on the door: "Deputy Minister Zhao."
Zhao Yun looked up and saw Qiao Xuejun. He smiled broadly at her and said, "Teacher Qiao, we were just talking about how delicious the spinach you grow is!"
This is a big deal in the entire base. Everyone is discussing how the food will be supplied, when it will be supplied, and how long it will be available.
Qiao Xuejun walked in, smiled and said politely: "Everyone has put in a lot of effort. If we didn't have such a complete greenhouse, we wouldn't be able to grow anything."
The people in the engineering department felt very relieved when they heard this.
Although they knew it was primarily thanks to Mr. Qiao's skills, he also remembered their contributions and was pleased. Zhao Yun was among them, and he asked cheerfully, "Teacher Qiao, are you planning any projects this time? Or is there anything you need to improve about the greenhouse?"
Qiao Xuejun shook her head. "I came to check on the progress of the sled. Did Kuang Shen say he was working on it?"
Kuang Qianli was in the corner, waving at Qiao Xuejun and saying, "Yes, I'm working on it. I've made a few versions, but I feel the energy-saving ratio isn't very high. I want to improve the structure and try to make it more energy-saving and less wear and tear on the ice-legged horse."
Sure enough, there was a flat sled in front of him with leather lacings and some metal structure that was being hammered around.
A mature ice-footed horse can carry about 200 kilograms of weight.
If there is a car or a sled, it can actually carry up to 600 kilograms.
If you make a car or a sled to save effort, the value can be even higher than this.
Kuang Qianli said: "Nowadays, a horse can probably pull 650 kilograms. It hasn't been made to save energy yet."
Qiao Xuejun calculated that this number was quite high, but in reality it was just barely enough. For example, for an ice-harvesting team, one cubic meter of water was one ton, or 2,000 kilograms, and the same volume of ice would be heavier than water.
Looking at the usual loads the ice harvesters carry, their trucks are specially made, and each truck carries eight ice blocks, which together weigh about a ton, or about 2,000 kilograms. Each truck requires four people to operate simultaneously.
It is very hard work.
The ice harvesting team consists of eight people per group. There are 12 groups totaling over a hundred people harvesting ice. Each group has to make more than ten trips up and down the ice every day to ensure the base has enough water.
Now that the sled can only pull 650 kilograms, it is indeed not as good as the ice-harvesting truck.
Zhao Yun said, "Four horses can pull about 2,500 kilograms. I remember there was a structure that saved 70% of its effort. With some modifications and some steel machinery, it should be able to pull at least 4,000 kilograms without any problem."
Kuang Qianli turned around and said to him, "I asked you to produce the blueprints, but you couldn't. I asked you to reconstruct the structure you described, but you insisted on saying you were going to make a heat compress. You're just talking nonsense all day. And it weighs 4,000 kilograms. Won't this car collapse? Won't it fall apart?"
Zhao Yun: "Isn't this a sled structure? Let's not worry about it falling apart for now."
Qiao Xuejun leaned over to Kuang Qianli and looked at the sled. It was quite wide and looked like it could carry two tons of water.
If it is true as Zhao Yun said, a sled with four horses can pull 4,000 kilograms, then a team of 40 ice-legged horses can completely replace the ice-harvesting team and can also pull twice as much water.
The extra water resources and the more than one hundred people freed up can be invested in other production activities.
Qiao Xuejun thought it was a good deal. These more than a hundred people could improve the soil for her, not to mention doing anything else. They could improve dozens of acres of land a day.
She walked over to Zhao Yun and asked, "What are you doing? Can't you just fix the sled first?"
Zhao Yun grimaced. "My brother gave me an urgent order to make a wrist warmer. He said some expert's hand was damaged, and he needed this wrist warmer for maintenance. It can continuously emit 42°C heat, so it's very safe. It heats up instantly."
As soon as Qiao Xuejun heard this, she knew who this expert was: "I'll talk to your brother and ask that expert to wait and make the sled first."
Zhao Yun rubbed his head and said, "Actually, it's not just about that expert."
Qiao Xuejun: "What do you mean?"
Zhao Yun: "As for the bobsleigh, some of its structures must be made of a tougher steel, but that material isn't very resistant to freezing. It needs an insulation cover to protect it."
Qiao Xuejun looked down and saw a wristband bag on Zhao Yun's workbench, and next to it was a set of electronic components.
"Using AA batteries?"
Zhao Yun nodded. "This is the current technical difficulty. The battery life of AA batteries is too poor. Even with six batteries, it can only last for an hour."
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