"You said this biogas can be used to generate electricity?"
After hearing Zhou Ziwen's explanation, Wu Dagang and the team leader both felt that they were not keeping up with the times.
They have been working in the fields all their lives, and it was only two years ago that the village installed electrical wires and used electric lights.
They also have only a partial understanding of the principles of power generation.
Now Zhou Ziwen said that biogas can be used to generate electricity, which is simply a fantasy to them.
Wu Dagang frowned and asked doubtfully, "Ziwen, is this biogas power generation reliable? Let's not waste our time and energy on useless things."
The captain also agreed: "Yes, Ziwen, this sounds too mysterious. Although we don't understand these new things, we can't try them blindly."
Zhou Ziwen explained with a smile, "Uncle Wu, Captain, I know you're worried it's unreliable. Actually, biogas power generation has a scientific basis."
"Methane is the main component of biogas, which is a flammable gas. With the right equipment and conditions, it can generate electricity."
He continued patiently, "Of course, we don't need to rush into biogas power generation right now."
"For now, we're building the biogas digester first. Once we've gained some experience, we'll consider generating electricity. Besides, even if we don't generate electricity, the biogas is still very practical for boiling water and cooking."
After listening to Zhou Ziwen's explanation, Wu Dagang and the team leader felt a little more at ease.
The captain nodded and said, "Ziwen, you have a point. Then we will build the biogas tank according to your plan. We can talk about the rest later."
Wu Dagang agreed: "Well, let's get the job done first. If this biogas tank can really be put to good use, that would be a good thing."
After handing the design drawings to Wu Dagang, Zhou Ziwen had nothing to do here.
With Wu Dagang and the team leader watching over him, he can focus on other things.
The pig farm here has already started construction, and it's time for him to get busy with the pig feed.
If the feed is not ready by the time the piglets arrive, it will be troublesome.
The raw materials of biological feed are very common, just some corn stalks, soybean stalks, and common rice straw, wheat straw, etc.
When making feed, you only need to dry these raw materials and then crush them into the coarseness of fine bran.
Then use biological fermentation agents to mix and ferment with grass in a certain proportion.
There is no need to worry about raw materials. There is a shortage of many things in the countryside, but there is no shortage of various kinds of straw.
The key is the configuration of biological fermentation agent.
This is also very simple for Zhou Ziwen. He has the recipe and can easily prepare it.
Biological feed is also the reason why Zhou Ziwen dared to let the production team raise pigs.
But crushing the hay is also a problem.
If we do it manually, it will be too troublesome. It would be much better if we had a crusher.
"Uncle Wu, Uncle Zhou, there's something I want to discuss with you."
"What's the matter? Tell me." the captain asked.
Zhou Ziwen took a moment to organize his words, then said, "Uncle Wu, Captain, to prepare pig feed, we need to grind a lot of grass. Manual grinding is too inefficient and too tiring. I'm thinking it would be great if we had a grinder. It would greatly improve our work efficiency."
"A crusher! That's not easy to get. How about I go to the commune and ask Director Fu later? He has a lot of connections and should be able to find some resources for it."
Wu Dagang took the pipe and took a few puffs.
"Is the crusher very expensive?" asked the captain.
"Equipment like a crusher shouldn't be cheap, but we won't buy a new one. It would be great if we could buy a used one. Even if there's a problem, we can fix it ourselves!"
Zhou Ziwen said, "Since we're rich now, we might as well spend our money wisely."
"How much does this cost?" Wu Dagang felt a little distressed when he talked about money.
However, although they felt sad, neither Wu Dagang nor the team leader refused.
Their village is now considered rich, but the reason for this is thanks to Zhou Ziwen.
If Zhou Ziwen hadn't taken the lead in growing mushrooms, their village wouldn't have had so much income.
Therefore, they attached great importance to Zhou Ziwen's suggestion to purchase a crusher.
Wu Dagang thought for a moment and said, "Ziwen, what you said makes sense. Let's go to the commune first to ask about the situation. If the price is right, we will consider buying one."
If someone else said they wanted to buy a crusher, Wu Dagang would have scolded that person, but if it was Zhou Ziwen, Wu Dagang's attitude would have been much gentler.
The team leader also nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, Ziwen is a smart kid, and his idea must be right. Let's go to the commune to see what's going on."
Wu Dagang took Zhou Ziwen's matter seriously. He chatted with Zhou Ziwen for a while and asked about the requirements for the crusher. Then he turned around and went home and rode his bicycle to the commune.
As for the pig farm, the team leader is watching over it.
"Uncle Zhou, please arrange a few people for me!"
Zhou Ziwen definitely cannot make biological feed alone.
Besides, he didn't plan to do the work himself. He could just arrange for others to do it. He would only be responsible for the command and key technical parts.
"Okay, how many do you want?" The team leader also knew that Zhou Ziwen wanted to make biological feed, so he agreed to his request very readily.
Zhou Ziwen thought for a moment and said, "Please assign me about ten people first! They will be mainly responsible for collecting and drying the straw, as well as assisting me with some simple operations."
The team leader nodded and immediately assigned ten young and strong members to Zhou Ziwen.
These ten members all have great faith in Zhou Ziwen. After all, he has established a high prestige in the village.
Zhou Ziwen brought this group of members to the village mill and prepared to start operations there.
Zhou Ziwen brought the ten members to the mill, which had a spacious space and was suitable as a temporary feed processing point.
He first explained to the members in detail the entire production process of biological feed, from collecting straw to crushing and then to fermentation, explaining each step clearly.
The members listened attentively and nodded from time to time, indicating that they understood the production process.
Zhou Ziwen continued, "We started by collecting straw. We divided into several groups and went to various places in the village to collect corn stalks, soybean stalks, rice straw, wheat straw, etc. We were careful to select straw that was not moldy or spoiled.
After they were collected, they were placed in the open space outside the mill to dry.”
According to Zhou Ziwen's arrangement, the members were divided into several groups and quickly went to every corner of the village to collect straw.
Before long, a large amount of straw was transported to the open space outside the mill.
Zhou Ziwen instructed the members to spread the straw neatly, ensuring that every stalk received adequate sunlight. (End of this chapter)
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