Chapter 38: Single Crisis
Can you plant wheat seeds directly and then sit back and wait for steamed buns and dumplings?
That is impossible.
After Zhang Yang consumed 21 pieces of hope to get enough seeds, he found that he still lacked the tools for farming.
At the very least, there must be a plow to cultivate the land.
So Zhang Yang decided to go all out and replaced the plows with two simple iron plows.
As for the oxen pulling the plow, we can't let the farmers do it, as their average attribute is only F+.
So he called over four elite spearmen. The strength of E+ is equivalent to that of five adults on Earth and is no worse than a big buffalo. "Brothers, thank you for your hard work."
After making sure that nothing was missed, Zhang Yang fled away under the resentful eyes of the four elite spearmen. This kind of thing was really horrible.
Next, Zhang Yang went to the Level 5 residential area, where he finally found great comfort, because he could hear the laughter of children from a long distance away, which was more comforting than taking an elixir.
First I checked the properties from the outside.
Residential: Level 5
Number of households that can be accommodated: 20
Current population: 98.
Elders (over 45 years old): 6 people, first generation residents, cannot be recruited.
Middle-aged (30-45 years old): 40 people, the second generation of residents, among which female owners cannot be recruited, male owners can be recruited as lumberjacks, farmers, craftsmen, hunters, cooks, etc. If they are forcibly recruited as new soldiers, their loyalty will drop and the population will decrease.
Young and strong (16-29 years old): 29 people, the third generation of residents, all can be recruited, but when women are recruited, the birth rate will decrease.
Teenagers (12-15 years old): 11 people, third-generation residents, cannot be recruited.
Children (4-11 years old): 8 people, fourth generation residents, cannot be recruited.
4 infants (0-3 years old), fourth generation residents, cannot be recruited Warning: Be careful when growing a village. Before the sixth generation of residents reaches adulthood, fresh blood must be injected, otherwise accidents will occur.
Current villager loyalty: 50 (note: the villagers' desire to reproduce is related to their loyalty, village prosperity, and livability. When loyalty is greater than 80, village prosperity is greater than 100, and livability index is greater than 20, each couple will give birth to three children during the childbearing period, and there is a high probability that they will survive.) ——
“Interesting.”
Zhang Yang did some calculations and decided not to worry about the first generation of residents and start counting from the second generation.
There were 20 boys and 20 girls, giving birth to a total of 40 children, 24 boys and 16 girls.
Now, among the third generation residents, six couples have married and have given birth to 12 children, who are the fourth generation residents.
There are 28 people among the remaining third-generation residents. Assuming a marriage structure of one man and one woman, there will be 8 bachelors.
As for the fourth generation of residents, there are 12 children, 7 boys and 5 girls. This ratio is not very friendly, so no matter what, he has to find a way to expand the population.
"So for the time being, let's build a new residential building. This place is too crowded. Among the second-generation residents, there should be many couples who can continue to have a third child. If there are more spacious residential buildings and better conditions, many third-generation residents can get married and have children."
"However, the requirements for having a third child are quite high. The villager loyalty must reach 80, the village prosperity must be greater than 100, and the livability index must be greater than 20."
Zhang Yang thought about it and quickly opened the village construction order panel.
The calculation method for village prosperity is: 1 level 1 building increases 1 point of prosperity, special buildings increase 5 points, each level increases 5 points, and each level increase in building level increases 2 points of prosperity. It takes 10 points of prosperity to increase the livability index by 1 point.
He now owns a level 1 training ground, a level 1 barracks, a level 5 residential building, a level 5 farmland, a level 5 Elk Barracks, and a Wood Monster Tower, so the overall prosperity is 40 and the livability index is 4. He still has a long way to go.
"Then recruit 8 craftsmen, 8 woodcutters, 2 butchers, and 2 cooks."
Zhang Yang quickly recruited these 20 second-generation residents. They were all strong men between the ages of 30 and 45, and the legitimate heads of their families. It would definitely be inappropriate to force them to be recruits, so their loyalty would drop.
But there is no problem in recruiting them to do ordinary jobs, as they can support the family.
In other words, if you are recruiting new soldiers, you cannot recruit people with families.
At this time, as Zhang Yang successfully recruited people through the village construction order, 20 strong men walked out of the Level 5 residential houses one after another. Unfortunately, they all came empty-handed, without even an axe.
Fortunately, they all have the basic skills of their respective professions. For example, the lumberjack has Lv1 logging skills, the butcher has Lv1 slaughtering/skinning skills, and the cook has Lv1 cooking skills.
The craftsman's skills are basically the same as Zhao Tiezhu's.
"He really has a clean slate and started from scratch."
With a sigh, Zhang Yang could only take out the gray-quality fragments of hope again and tried to get 16 saws, 16 axes, 8 hammers, 8 chisels, two boning knives, two kitchen knives, two large iron pots, and 50 kilograms of salt.
This uses up 20 Fragments of Hope.
Equip them with these tools and items, arrange for the two cooks to prepare lunch, and let the eight lumberjacks go to the nearby woods to cut wood. After all, improving skills requires proficiency.
Afterwards, Zhang Yang took eight junior craftsmen to find Zhao Tiezhu. They decided to put the expansion of the fortress on hold for the time being, as the most urgent task was to build another residential building. After all, this was not a game, and giving birth to a child really required a ten-month pregnancy.
And these craftsmen could not just pick some materials and build buildings like in the game. They had to be taught how to cut wood, how to tamp the foundation, how to make wooden holes, and how to rivet. Zhang Yang had to figure it out on his own in this regard, so you can imagine how bad his mood was.
But no matter how bad the situation is, every foundation and every detail of the village determines its future success or failure, so he dare not take it lightly.
The new residential area was located on the west side of the hill, 150 meters away from the fortress, 100 meters away from the training ground, and next to the first level 5 residential area, with a 10-meter road gap in between.
Well, these publicity can still be planned.
"The foundation must be laid first. You guys, dig directly down along the line I drew. The specific depth of the digging will be based on your height. Remember to follow the standard!"
According to the standards of the Level 5 residential buildings opposite, Zhang Yang first drew a large square, marked out the two-meter-wide foundation ring beam area, and then asked ten soldiers to take shovels and start digging. This speed is much faster than using an excavator, as long as they don't dig wrong.
"All the craftsmen, follow me. You guys come too. Let's go collect some stones first. Wait, should I make bricks first? That's what those time-travel novels all say—"
There was some sweat on Zhang Yang's forehead, he was really feeling guilty.
"No matter what, let's mine the stones first. A tall building is built from the ground up, and I understand the importance of laying a solid foundation."
When I rumbled past the training ground with dozens of people, I saw the instructor named Qin sitting in the room watching the rain leisurely, looking very poetic.
This made Zhang Yang very unhappy, so he asked, "Can you help me train the craftsmen?"
"Village chief, I can't. I can only train new recruits." The instructor Qin Ge replied with a smile, but Zhang Yang felt that there was something else behind his words.
"Who, then, can train the craftsmen?"
"Reporting to the village chief, a more senior craftsman will do, but instead of finding a senior craftsman, you might as well train one yourself."
The instructor named Qin Ge answered in a very formal manner, which was not good at all. He always had an inexplicable smile on his face, as if he was watching a joke.
So Zhang Yang cursed MMP in his heart and simply changed his approach.
"I'll give you 1,000 energy points, and you help me think of a solution. You can play the role of a mercenary anyway, so this little problem shouldn't be a problem, right?"
"1,000 energy points!" Upon hearing this number, the instructor Qin Ge seemed to be immediately alert. "Village chief, you are really wise. My mother was once an excellent craftsman apprentice. I have been influenced by her since I was a child. I probably still remember some general tricks. Wait, what are you going to build?"
"Level 5 residential building."
"Level 5? Impossible, village chief. I can only help you build level 3 dwellings. As for whether they can learn it or not, I don't care."
"You mean, you can help me build it?" Zhang Yang was stunned. He thought this guy would take out a family blueprint.
"Yes, apart from this method, there seems to be no other way to teach them. Practice makes perfect!" The instructor Qin Ge looked innocent.
"Okay, it's a deal!"
Zhang Yang breathed a sigh of relief. If he had to lead these craftsmen to build the house himself, it would probably take at least ten days to finish. And he also had to hurry to complete the Iron Wall Battle Pattern.
(End of this chapter)
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