Chapter 797: Considering Migration
Jun Bao shrugged. "You have no idea how enthusiastic those people are. Just because they can exchange 1,000 kilograms for one worm cake, they've gone crazy. They all want to exchange more and store the food. Who would complain about having too much worm cake now? So, your factory is often out of stock. Then, everyone else feels that food is scarce, so they all go digging for carrion worms..."
Jingshu: "..."
So is this a chain reaction?
No, no, the point is, these people are so enthusiastic that they're almost hollowing out the entire Wucheng? How many carrion worms are they storing?
The key is how much money she owes?
Jun Bao pounded the table again. "It's okay if you don't want to pay me back. I know you don't have any money. Otherwise, I'll keep those corpse worms for you. I'll sell them to you when you need them later. Or you have another option. The money for the corpse worms will be transferred from Wucheng's public account. Wucheng will help you pay for it, but for this new dark creature you developed... can Wucheng take a share?"
Jingshu was in a dilemma.
There will be no shortage of carrion beetles in the future. They are everywhere on the ground and you can collect them whenever you want. But the important issue is the relationship between time, cost and manpower.
Now is the time when labor is cheapest and food is most precious in the end times, so 1,000 kilograms can be exchanged for one insect cake.
After a while, when giant meat is mass-produced, everyone will be able to eat, and labor will become more expensive. No one will work hard for a bite of food, unless the food you give them is a little bit delicious.
As the saying goes, water flows to low places and people go to high places. Now what people pursue most is real food, such as natural foods like rice, noodles and potatoes, rather than tasteless synthetic foods.
So, Jingshu has no money to pay back now, and she will suffer a loss if she buys these carrion worms again in the future. Moreover, no matter how good her relationship is, Jingshu wants to hold these things in her own hands.
But Jingshu was a little conflicted about the second option. With the involvement of the Wucheng Town Government, the interests would be shared, and she wouldn't be afraid of meeting someone with a strong background...and more importantly, she would need the town government's approval in the future to do things that only adults could do.
The question is, how many shares should I own?
If you give too much, you will feel bad; if you give too little, you will feel embarrassed.
Seeing Jingshu's tangle, Jun Bao laughed and said, "Wucheng will not take advantage of you. Moreover, once you can be trained, it will be more of a matter of honor. You will also serve as a role model for the whole country. Wucheng needs such an aura. Therefore, Wucheng will only hold 10% of the shares and can also provide you with technical and strategic support.
Furthermore, the town government will pay for all the carrion worms you purchase from now on. There are many benefits to this."
"What if it fails?"
"Failure is impossible. You came back this time with good news, didn't you? Otherwise, you wouldn't be in such a hurry to build the factory. If you were just a little confident before, it's a sure thing now." Jun Bao laughed. Jing Shu wouldn't fight a battle without confidence, so he wouldn't fight either.
If he had taken on the carrion beetle business before Jingshu left, he would have asked for more shares. After all, Wucheng would also have to bear a huge risk of failure.
But now that they have taken the corresponding risks and returned successfully, he is here to take on the job again, just to take advantage of the situation, ask for some shares, and deepen the cooperative relationship.
"Okay, that's settled then."
It is quite pleasant to cooperate with Jun Bao. Although he was a tyrant in his previous life and gave people a very bad impression, his methods were also very cruel. On the surface, he was a gentle gentleman, but in fact, he was extremely black-hearted. But it must be said that no one could do better than him when it comes to knowing when to advance and retreat and understanding people's hearts.
Jingshu only believes in friends who share common interests.
"We need to dig the tunnel faster," said Jun Bao.
Jingshu nodded. She also wanted to hurry up. The insects were already traveling day and night. She didn't want to follow the old path of her previous life when migrating. It would be best if she could go to a safe place like a tunnel.
"Let me tell you something: in two months, there's an 80% chance they'll be migrating."
Jing Shu was a little surprised and said: "Is it settled?
How's it going?"
"It hasn't been decided yet. The higher-ups won't approve the documents. They say we have to hold out a little longer. In the past, a disaster would have been over in a year, and if we hold out for half a year, it would have been over. If we migrate en masse, too many people will die along the way. We'll leave some people behind to continue building the underground city and guarding the supplies. The key is that the underground city can only accommodate a few tens of thousands of people."
Jingshu nodded. To build a city underground, all aspects including the living system and sewer pipes need to be considered carefully. It is indeed very troublesome and cannot be completed overnight.
As for holding on? The temperature was still dropping from -70 degrees Celsius, a truly freezing temperature.
"I understand. I will start preparing." Jingshu was grateful, even though she had known about it many years in advance.
"Don't make it public. Next month, giant food will be mass-produced. First, calm the people down and let them feel the true power of nature. They should be willing to leave."
Give everyone a sweet treat first so that they won’t become numb and die in despair.
First unite people's hearts and morale, then it will be easier to lead the team.
Jingshu returned home, and the family held a small meeting in the evening.
"In two months, we'll most likely have to relocate. We haven't received any official documents yet. The route will follow the section of tunnel I'm responsible for digging. We'll follow the pre-apocalyptic highway, with service stations every few dozen kilometers."
Jingshu had never revealed this news, but had been making preparations silently until today, when she finally revealed it.
Everyone in the family was surprised, some even found it unbelievable.
"Migrate? My dear, we are living well and have food to eat, why should we migrate? No matter how cold it is outside, we can still feel comfortable at home by burning boilers and air conditioners. If we want to migrate, what will we do along the way?" Jingnai's face looked the worst. In times of disaster, the most feared thing is migration.
Wandering, homeless, rushing on the road day after day, the road is not safe, anything can happen... It's too dangerous!
Auntie San was speechless and said, "Besides our family, who else has a boiler? The garbage station burns garbage every day, and everyone hides there to warm themselves. It's so cold outside now, I wonder how much colder it will get."
Jing's mother frowned. "No wonder... the higher-ups have been making new moves recently and are anxious to collect food. Commander Niu even quietly told me to make more preparations and store more dry food."
Jing's father asked, "Where's the destination for the migration? Are we not coming back? What about our villa in Wucheng? We have to take so much stuff with us, like furniture and daily necessities. We might not be able to take anything we wear, so we have to take everything we can eat!"
Master Jing pointed to the poultry in the yard and said, "We have to take all the living ones away. They are our seeds and cannot be killed. They are also our hope for the future."
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