"Hmm, looks good, has the air of a farmer. Since you're here, let me briefly explain the situation!"
Hearing that Lu Yuan was about to get down to business, the group immediately stood up and listened intently.
"Here's the thing, although the water and electricity issues in our mining area have been resolved, the food problem remains our top priority. So, I plan to develop a farmland and livestock farm here. However, due to our limited manpower, that's why I've specially hired you all at high salaries!"
Everyone was stunned by these words, including Manager Du, who was standing to the side, who also looked surprised.
So he looked at Lu Yuan with a hint of surprise and doubt in his eyes.
Lu Yuan also sensed his gaze and immediately smiled slightly, explaining, "I started working on this matter from the very beginning. Although the food in our camp is enough to last for a while, based on the principle of sustainable development, I plan to open up a new piece of land for planting crops and raising livestock! That's why I recruited you all!"
The crowd immediately began to whisper among themselves. After a while, a tall, farmer-looking man finally stepped forward and asked.
"Mr. Lu, you're not joking, are you? The land is now covered with volcanic ash everywhere. If we want to cultivate it, we have to remove the volcanic ash. But as you know, the volcanic ash keeps falling every day, and there's hardly any good soil on the ground. Even if we clean up the volcanic ash, the soil will be polluted to varying degrees and won't be suitable for growing crops at all!"
Then another person stepped forward: "Mr. Lu, I'm a professional sheep farmer. Everyone should know about sheep eating grass, but now there isn't even any grassland. How do we solve this sheep farming problem? What will the sheep eat if there's no grassland?"
"Yes, the water is polluted now. Even if there is a water source, how can we solve the problem of raising fish? Where can we get food for the fish? We can't just feed the fish our own food, but fish need to eat some meat. There are no aquatic plants either. It's simply not realistic!"
Then everyone started asking questions, unable to believe what Lu Yuan had just said about developing agriculture, animal husbandry, and fisheries.
Lu Yuan listened to their questions and just kept nodding, seemingly confident. Although Supervisor Du had always worked in human resources management, he still had some knowledge of aquaculture.
He was aware of the problems these people were talking about. Although they now had water and electricity, how to solve the problem of raw materials was a big issue. He had heard that there were already aquatic plants in the laboratory, but they couldn't just raise fish.
Seeing that the questions were getting quieter, Lu Yuan reached out and shrugged them off: "Alright, I understand what everyone is saying. Since I called you all here this time to resolve this issue, there's no need to worry too much. Since I said I wanted to develop agriculture, animal husbandry, and fisheries, I've already thought it through!"
"Since you're all so eager to know, then I won't keep you in suspense any longer. Now, everyone, grab your tools and come with me. I'll take you to a place to see!"
Manager Du quickly put away his notebook and followed Lu Yuan toward the door. The other recruits looked at each other, somewhat confused, as they followed Lu Yuan.
After traveling by car through the mine, ore sorting center, ore purification center, drainage and water treatment center, and laboratory, the group finally arrived at a spacious place after driving for about half an hour through a rugged ravine.
In this place, only a few dozen workers are busy building houses and leveling the land.
Not far behind them, several trucks loaded with all kinds of sand, gravel, and bricks were constantly being delivered here, while several mud workers added water to the mud and kept stirring it to make concrete.
Tall cranes transported bucket after bucket of concrete to a nearby foundation site.
As the workers were directed to adjust their positions, concrete was poured into the mold. Meanwhile, another worker simply picked up bricks and began to build the wall. Soon, a wall about 100 meters long was completed.
Everyone was stunned. Even Supervisor Du was somewhat surprised. He had never heard of this project before. Lu Yuan had asked him to recruit dozens of construction workers and a few engineers last time. This was the first time he had seen them working since they applied for the job.
Seeing the scene before him, he finally understood what Lu Yuan was up to. He planned to build a sturdy house here, and behind it, dozens of workers were leveling the ground and shoveling away the volcanic ash.
Lu Yuan pointed into the distance and said, "Now you know why I'm so confident that we can build and develop our planting, animal husbandry, and fishing industries!"
Everyone suddenly realized, their eyes filled with disbelief. At present, it is basically impossible to grow crops and raise livestock on the ground. Many places have already started large-scale grain cultivation, but it needs to be done in buildings.
This has led to a significant limitation on the location and area for planting, as well as on the types of crops that can be planted, since some crops with particularly developed roots and tall stature cannot be grown.
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