Chapter 33 Chapter 033【VIP】
Emergency Notice: The severe cold snap is 15 days away. Residents staying at the Taoyuan base are advised to prepare winter supplies in time.
——Countdown to the arrival of extreme cold weather: 14 days and 13:00.
The 25 farmers guarding the fields first received a message from Mingzhu, saying that after the crops matured and were harvested in three days, the cadres would switch to planting cotton. They would also provide a high-efficiency nutrient solution to shorten the maturation time.
Then I heard that the billboard in the lobby of Taoyuan Inn had issued a cold snap warning. It said that in less than 15 days, we would enter "extreme cold weather."
The 25 farmers were extremely nervous. When they returned home at night, they couldn't help but talk about their boss's arrangements with their families.
No one thought the 'emergency notice' that appeared on the billboard was fake, especially those who already had a job.
Even when Jiang's father, who works as a manager in the orchard, came home for dinner in the evening, he talked with his wife, daughter-in-law, and his wife L about the urgent "cold wave" forecast issued today.
"In about 14 days, extreme cold weather will arrive. This world has truly become incomprehensible. I just hope this peaceful life can last a while longer and not be too..."
Father Jiang didn't finish his words, but everyone in the family understood the implication except for the young Jiang Tiantian.
"Among the supplies we brought, do we think there are any quilts?" Grandma Jiang suddenly said, "Let's find them. They may be tattered, but my wife L and I can tear them apart and make cotton-padded jackets at home."
"I think the boss will definitely find a way to solve the cotton problem," Jiang Lijun said. "I remember there are farmers working in the fields on our floor. I'll go ask if the boss has issued any new orders."
Jiang Li guessed that Jun did have one, and sure enough, Uncle Wang next door really said that the boss asked the farmers who managed the farmland to harvest the crops in three days and plant cotton instead.
"The boss will provide seeds," Uncle Wang said. "He'll also provide nutrients to shorten the growing time, just enough to grow two crops of cotton."
"Will the boss continue to build farmland?" Jiang Lijun asked.
"It seems there are some restrictions..." Uncle Wang said, "But don't worry too much. If there are any problems, the boss will solve them."
Uncle Wang's guess was very accurate, and he hit the nail on the head.
There are indeed restrictions, and there are quite a few of them.
For a first-level base, the construction of farmland is limited to 50 blocks, for a second-level base it is 110 blocks, for a third-level base it is 200 blocks, for a fourth-level base it is 500 blocks, and for a fifth-level base it is 1,000 blocks.
It's not possible to build farmland that can mature crops quickly without restraint. However, ordinary farmland can be cultivated at will, and its maturity time will be the same as the crops before the apocalypse.
Mingzhu did not announce this because currently, 100 plots of land can mature every seven days after sowing, and the yield is 300 kilograms or 300 vegetables per plot.
Farmers were subsequently recruited, each of which could manage and cultivate four plots of land and increase yields by 30%. Counting only rice and wheat, a 30% increase from 300 jin (approximately 100 kg) would yield 390 jin (approximately 100 kg).
Don't think that just 90 kilograms/90 extra crops isn't a big number. This is just for one field.
There are currently 104 plots of land, 100 of which are managed and cultivated by recruiting workers, and 4 of which are used by Jin Dashao to grow seasonings.
If we only count 100 fields, the harvest of crops that mature every 10 days is 390 times 100, which is 39,000 kilograms per head.
In other words, 39,000 kilograms of crops can be harvested in just 10 days. Although if grains are grown, 39,000 kilograms is the gross weight, which needs to be dried, crushed and shelled, or ground into powder, which will consume weight, it can be ignored.
Assuming that one person consumes 30 kilograms of food, 39,000 kilograms of food can feed 1,300 people for a month.
There are 30 days in a month. If we calculate based on three 10-day periods in a month, 100 plots of farmland can produce three crops in a month, which means 117,000 kilograms of grain, enough to feed 3,900 people for a month.
This is the monthly harvest from growing grains. Currently, there are 4,200 people at the Taoyuan base.
If we calculate based on a 30-jin (approximately 100 kg) monthly ration per person, it's certainly not enough. However, as mentioned earlier, the residents relocated to the Dazicheng base are mostly elderly and children. The 30-jin (approximately 100 kg) per person per month refers to adults. Moreover, after enduring the apocalyptic environment, most people live one day a day, one night a day. While grains are staples, humans don't rely solely on them. So, strictly speaking, 20 jin (approximately 100 kg) per person per month is about right.
In this way, the food produced by 100 farmlands is enough to feed the current residents of the base. Not to mention that farmlands, like orchards and vegetable gardens, have elementary, intermediate, and advanced levels.
Currently, the farmland is only at the primary level, with a yield of 300 jin per piece, which can be increased by 30% if there are farmers cultivating the land. At the intermediate level, the yield is 500 jin per piece, which can be increased by 40% if there are farmers cultivating the land. At the advanced level, the yield is 1,000 jin per piece, which can be increased by 50% if there are farmers cultivating the land.
Mingzhu has already started to think about whether it is necessary to spend a lot of money. Apart from other things, at least the output of each field can be increased).
And in the intermediate farmland, the time for crops to mature will be longer than the original time. If you use advanced nutrient solution,
In other words, if Mingzhu upgraded his primary farmland to intermediate farmland and then purchased 100 bottles of advanced nutrient solution, he could shorten the planting time by 5 days. The extreme cold weather was still 14 days away, and the existing crops would not be ready for harvest until three days later.
14 days minus 3 days, there are 11 days of preparation time, complete
As for cotton planting, the output is the same as that of grain. 0000 kilograms of intermediate cotton can be planted twice, which is 140,000 kilograms of cotton. That's it.
Let's not talk about Jiang Lijun and Uncle Wang's conversation, just Mingzhu's side. He waited until midnight for the flash sale, but didn't find anyone selling cotton seeds. However, he did see mulberry trees and silkworm eggs.
"Surely not." Mingzhu said speechlessly, "This is too much of a bully. Is this the treatment for non-Africans? Hey, didn't I turn from non-Africans to Europeans?"
"When did the host become 'unlucky'?" 184 expressed surprise. In its impression, Mingzhu has always been quite unlucky.
Occasionally, it is also the extreme that creates miracles.
Mingzhu: "Let's see how many Starlight Coins we have now."
"I earned 12,222 Starlight Coins today. Wow, not bad." However, the current total amount of Starlight Coins makes Mingzhu feel a little bit upset.
There are only 100,000 Starlight Coins left.
I took out a 100 million yuan loan, but now I only have 100,000 yuan left. I can't say I'll use the money, but I can say that everything I want to buy and can buy is too expensive.
Especially the construction blueprints, which cost the Gold Hammer Weapon Shop and the Silver Hammer Furniture Shop millions of Starlight Coins.
"100,000 Starlight Coins is enough, but..." Mingzhu noticed the furniture drawings with special prices.
"184, do you think boys are suitable for sleeping on a step-out bed?" Mingzhu tilted his head and asked 184.
This was undoubtedly a soul-searching question. The cat was immediately shocked and its beautiful tail stopped wagging.
"Host, you've got to be kidding!" 184 said in disbelief. "Why would a boy sleep on a step-out bed? A wooden bed or a stone bed will do. Don't bother sleeping on fancy beds. Host, these aren't for you."
Mingzhu: “…”
"Special price of 10,000 Starlight Coins, oh wow, a set of blueprints. A step-out bed, a toilet, a dressing table, a cabinet, a jewelry box, a snack box, a table and stools..." The more Mingzhu talked about it, the more excited he became, and he couldn't help but spend money to buy it.
184: "......"
"Give it to Silver Hammer." Mingzhu said seriously, "One set costs 1,000 Starlight Coins, and I'll make my money back with just 10 sets."
Oh, so this is the host’s idea!
184 immediately agreed and offered to help find discounted drawings.
"Host, this one's on sale for 1,000 Starlight Coins..." 184 said excitedly, "Fushi Spring Villa. After purchasing it, if the host wants to build a courtyard house, there's no need to spend 100 Starlight Coins to buy a blank courtyard house blueprint. You can directly use the Fuji Spring Villa blueprint and build it!"
Mingzhu thought 184 was right, and that the Fuji Spring Villa blueprint was quite cost-effective. So he bought it for 1,000 Starlight Coins.
One mulberry seedling costs 10 Starlight Coins and comes with 1,000 silkworm eggs. Mingzhu spent 10,000 Starlight Coins to buy 100 mulberry seedlings.
After that, a loom and oak seedlings appeared. I bought the candles and 100 oak trees, and received 100,000 oak silkworm eggs.
There are no cotton seeds.
Mingzhu sighed and closed the Trans-Time Mall helplessly, preparing to go back to the 'Limited Time Flash Sale' event at 12:00 midnight tomorrow to take a good look. After all, there were still more than two days before the crops planted in the farmland would mature and be harvested.
"Hopefully tomorrow's luck will be better."
Mingzhu went to bed with good intentions. However, it was difficult for non-lucky people to turn into lucky ones. The next day, during the midnight flash sale, Mingzhu still didn't find any cotton seeds, but he did find a high-efficiency nutrient for farmland. The original price was 10,000 Starlight Coins per set, 100 bottles in total. Now, it was 90% off, only 1,000 Starlight Coins, so Mingzhu bought two sets.
On the third night...
Still no results, Mingzhu was nearly furious. Since Minglu needed cotton seeds to harvest crops, Mingzhu had to buy them at the regular price at the Inter-Time Market.
Each set of 50 cotton seeds, enough to plant a field, sold for 100 Starlight Coins. Mingzhu calculated that if he bought 200 sets, it would cost him 20,000 Starlight Coins. This left Mingzhu with just over 30,000 Starlight Coins left.
"I'm going to do a 'Limited Time Flash Sale' tomorrow. If I get cotton seeds, I'm going to be pissed off."
184: "...That shouldn't be possible. Cotton seeds are hard to come by in 'Limited Time Flash Sale'."
“Who knows my luck!”
Mingzhu spread his hands and fell asleep on the bed, his eyes slightly narrowed, a lazy yet sharp look.
"When you want things to be good, they have to be bad. When things are bad, you get lucky again."
Mingzhu slowly closed his eyes and fell asleep after a moment.
Mingzhu didn't lie. As for his luck, it was hard to say what would come out of MingL's 'Limited Time Flash Sale' special.
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