Chapter 496 Jingshu's Highly Profitable Red Nematode Industry
As a result, the populous province finally survived thanks to the tenacious scavengers, and the news reported every day about where new edible species were developed.
So, fearing that there were red nematodes in Wucheng, Jin Tianci would of course let the people above know.
"But this is a bit difficult to deal with." Jingshu touched her chin. In fact, Jingshu had already made preparations and plans for this matter to be known to the whole country, but it was a bit unexpected that it would happen so early.
When Jingshu was distracted, her uncle Su Yiyang jogged in front and took the leaders to visit the entire factory. Jingshu followed behind Jin Tianci. There was an irritating clicking sound from several cameramen, and reporters expressed their opinions directly in her ears from time to time. However, it can be said that this reporter was very good and spoke eloquently.
Manager Tuo started shouting with a loudspeaker to all employees to officially start work. In an instant, everyone started moving, except for the collector who had nothing to do and followed Jingshu to watch the excitement. Everyone else took their positions and started to earn points. There was a celebration banquet and commendation meeting today, and everyone was excited. Otherwise, who would have the time to come and watch the opening ceremony and the ribbon-cutting.
Director Su began preparing his draft:
"Dear leaders, please look, the first thing we have arrived at is our factory's carrion beetle storage base. Each iron box can hold one ton of fresh carrion beetles, and can hold up to 5,000 tons of carrion beetles. We have already collected 500 tons of carrion beetles in Wucheng in the past few days, generating considerable income for the people.
These live carrion beetles can grow by about 10% after survival, and after six days they will need a small amount of carcasses to feed them. Their containers are previously melted equipment, which can prevent the carrion beetles from burrowing and escaping.
Jingshu was also very curious. This was her first time in a factory after the reform. But to be honest, whether in her previous life or this life, it was the first time she saw so many carrion worms. These worms were said to eat everything. The craftsmen who made these iron box machines did a great job.
The leaders walked through a warehouse made up of giant iron boxes. Standing on tiptoe, they could see the boxes were filled with densely packed, maggot-like carrion worms wriggling incessantly. Any dead worms were quickly devoured. It was terrifying.
The iron box has a curve. Some carrion worms that are about to climb to the top will fall down again due to the curve, while some will successfully escape. At this time, the workers who are specifically in charge of watching over the carrion worms will manually push them in. The workers are very busy. The inspectors are responsible for counting and checking the number and weight of the carrion worms, and some workers are responsible for arranging the carrion worm records neatly and entering them into the app, etc.
Everyone had a clear division of labor, and some women worked while carrying their babies on their backs. In short, it was very lively, and the camera recorded this bustling scene.
Jin Tianci nodded, and the leaders around him also expressed their recognition and praise. Someone personally caught a handful of carrion beetles and placed them in front of the camera. Unfortunately, more than a dozen of them were bitten in an instant. Director Su reminded everyone to wear gloves when facing carrion beetles.
Director Su then led everyone to move forward, where there was another connected factory building.
"This is our factory's green algae cultivation base. These patches of green algae are new varieties that our manager spent millions of virtual coins to develop. Expensive chemicals are used to filter out viruses from various carrion insects when the green algae eat them. Don't be fooled by the dirty appearance of these green algae. In fact, the green algae can now be used as feed for various poultry. However, due to its high value, it is not cost-effective if the feed ratio is too low.
The huge advantage of green algae is that as long as there is a constant supply of food, they can grow wildly, so carrion worms are essential feed."
All the original factory equipment had been moved out, revealing a huge breeding base built of stone in a grid pattern. There was a layer of silt on the ground, with green algae bubbling and constantly secreting a sticky green juice that devoured the wriggling carrion worms. The invincible carrion worms were like those trapped in a spider's web in this liquid, unable to move, and could only passively and quickly decompose into nutrients.
The workers busily began to pour boxes of carrion worms into the green algae, just like constantly adding coal to a boiler. The green algae expanded bigger and bigger, and in a blink of an eye it became much larger.
Director Su grabbed a handful of green algae, shook off the half-dead carrion worms, and dried them.
After cleaning off the sticky liquid, he told Jun Jia, "You can try it. It tastes similar to grass, but a little bitter."
Jun Jia's face turned pale, and cold sweat broke out. When had he ever dared to eat this? It looked disgusting!
Instead, Jin Tianci picked up half of it and put it in his mouth to chew it. The cameras around him recorded this precious moment with clicks. The fat man Jun Jia regretted it so much that his intestines turned green. It was just a show, he was not good at it!
"It's a bit hard, but it's really good as material."
"Next, please take a look at the factory's main breeding species, red nematodes. Look, this pond, made of burned earth and waterproofed and paved with bricks, is the red nematode breeding base. Each pond can hold about 10 tons of red nematodes. Currently, there are only 20 ponds, and each pond can be connected. If permitted, the scale will be expanded in the future.
This is also our integrated room, where the red nematodes on the assembly line are produced."
It can be seen that most of the equipment melted down in the previous factory have been made into the tracks and equipment needed for assembly line operation rooms now.
The workers also began the busy process of making red nematode cooked food on the assembly line.
"Every ton of carrion worms can produce 0.75 tons of green algae, and every ton of green algae can provide 0.75 tons of red nematodes with daily breeding feed. However, this conversion ratio comes at a tremendous cost, not to mention the exorbitant cost of the two chemicals, labor, materials, electricity, and other expenses..."
Director Su was crying poor according to Jingshu's script. Jin Tianci glanced at Jingshu who was touching her nose and said, "Okay, stop crying poor. I only give people 1 virtual currency for 100 kilograms of carrion worms and 10 virtual coins for 1 ton. You can harvest hundreds of kilograms of red nematodes with 10 virtual coins. Even if you ignore these costs, how much profit can you make?"
How many red nematodes can you buy with 10 virtual coins? At most, ten pancakes, a few kilograms!
Jin Tianci even felt a little dizzy. He used to think that Jingshu's factory was good, as he could have a buffet for 1 virtual currency, but now it seems that businessmen are just evil-hearted.
But it's true, the research costs are there, and it cost a lot of money to research these medicines.
So Jin Tianci had to interrupt Director Su and ask: "What is the growth cycle of these red nematodes and how many tons can be produced per day?"
Director Su gave Jingshu a dry look. To be honest, he was still...
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