After many days of work, hundreds of cubic meters of wood have been piled in Yulin Fort. The wood has been piled up in the Yulinbao compound. Bai Guoshi knew that the best way to store wood is to use water. Wood soaked in fresh water can be insulated from air and will not rot for a long time. But this requires sufficient water surface, which is not available near Yulinbao.
If you adopt the dry storage method, it is simple and easy. The rainy season in Yulin has not yet arrived, so it dries very quickly. However, if the wood needs to be towed by ship in the future, the dried wood will quickly absorb water and sink at sea. If it goes down, it will cause a lot of trouble for the tow.
Therefore, he can only use the wet storage method, which has a certain impact on wood but is the most convenient. The harvested wood is piled into piles, each pile is about 25 cubic meters, covered with branches and leaves, and people are sent to water it regularly every day to maintain a certain humidity.
However, this kind of preservation method should not exceed three months at best, otherwise the wood will be damaged. According to Wang Luobin, they will send a ship again in 30 days at most. It is estimated that it will not be a big problem if they pile up for a month.
There were a lot of leftovers from logging, and Bai Guoshi arranged for people to collect all these branches and dry them on the beach to be used as firewood for Yulin Fort. I also selected some thicker branches to burn charcoal. The firepower of charcoal is more stable and hotter than dry firewood, making it more convenient to use.
Then the whole Yulinbao team got into the work of picking coconuts. Almost all the coconuts on the coast have been picked by the fleet. They have begun to go deep into the more inland areas to pick, and can pick up hundreds of coconuts every day. In the evening, everyone split the coconuts and drank coconut juice. The excess coconut juice is poured into clay pots and soaked in refrigerated wells for storage. Coconut meat is dried and dried.
Wang Tao saw coconut meat being dried on the bottom of palm leaves on the beach. He drank coconut water and walked around. Suddenly he remembered Asan - coconut meat is often used as a raw material for curry in India, so he used coconut meat and Mr. Hu. I made a mutton curry with the mutton, pumpkin and seasonings left by the fleet. The hot, fragrant and spicy curry sauce was poured on the freshly cooked rice. Although the sailors were exposed to the spiciness of chili for the first time and found it very novel, everyone was very happy to eat. That day happened to be a Friday, so Wang Tao became the master of curry rice, and established the habit of eating curry rice every Friday in the Navy.
The activities in Yulinbao attracted Hu Xun's attention, and he personally crossed the bay to visit this group of newly settled residents on the pretext of delivering ready-made clothes. Wang Tao made curry rice again, which made Mr. Hu's mouth flush. He added a cup of refreshing and delicious coconut juice, and Mr. Hu couldn't stop eating it. Now I asked for the recipe for this curry rice, and where did this unusually spicy taste come from? Wang Tao knew that peppers were introduced to China during the Wanli period, but apparently this crop was not known to exist here, so he told him that they were peppers and were introduced from outside the region. Hu Xun asked for some seeds to plant, but Yulinbao only gave him a bag of chili powder.
Hu Xun asked them if they harvested coconut trees in large quantities for overseas trade. He was very familiar with overseas trade and said that he had never seen any foreign ships transporting dried coconuts. Wang Tao quickly asked if there were any businessmen in Qiongshan County who came to buy dried coconuts?
"I have heard that there are businessmen from Yazhou who collect dried coconuts, but they don't come here often. Wenchang is only two days' sea journey from Qiongshan, and there are a hundred times more coconuts there than here. The road is close, so why bother? I’m here to buy dried coconut. Besides, it’s several days’ journey from Yazhou City, so it’s beyond our reach.”
Wang Tao wondered if the copra merchants in Qiongshan were not as tightly controlled as imagined. Lin Quan'an was either lazy and fabricating reasons, or he had never been to such a desolate place. But then I thought about it, he is a businessman, he always goes to the city to trade, and naturally he is not the same as the pioneer team like himself.
"To be honest," Wang Tao said, "Brother, I opened an oil-pressing workshop in Lingao, specializing in drying coconuts to squeeze oil. I can make a lot of money by selling them overseas in Australia, but Lingao doesn't produce coconuts, so I searched everywhere. "
These words were specially spoken to Hu Xun, making him feel that this was an opportunity for cooperation. Unexpectedly, Mr. Hu didn't care about this matter at all, and only called a few haha. He said that people from the county would come to the countryside in a few days, and he could help them with the establishment of the village, but they would have to socialize. Wang Tao understood, and I gave Mr. Hu some sugar and two bottles of Guoshi Wushuang wine, saying that I would give him another reward when the job was done.
Wang Tao felt slightly disappointed after seeing Hu Xun off. Originally, he thought that Mr. Hu would take the initiative to ask to participate in the business of collecting coconut trees - after all, Yulinbao has a small population and a weak manpower. With a local snake like Hu Xun joining, not only will there be an extra layer of protection in the local area, but also in terms of manpower. It may be much more abundant. The result was no reaction at all.
He didn't expect that a wealthy man from a remote place like Mr. Hu, who had extremely limited knowledge and was used to plucking geese's feathers and waiting for the day of filial piety, would be willing to engage in such a laborious industry. Whether it is logging or picking coconuts in Yulinbao, as long as he is given some benefits, it is not within the scope of consideration whether he can make greater profits.
Bai Guoshi said: "It's a pity that the people in Anyu Market and his village are there, otherwise it would be no problem for us to light up all the coconuts."
Lao Di said: "You just occupy the latrine and don't shit. From now on, we will simply destroy him. All the people inside will be merged into Yulinbao."
"In a few months, when our large group of immigrants comes, Mr. Hu will definitely not be able to sit still. Then he will naturally have to show his cards. Should he obey our leadership, or prepare to annihilate himself from the people." Wang Tao sighed, " If you don’t take part in such a good opportunity to join the revolution - you could at least become a democrat and have your children and grandchildren join the local CPPCC, but now if you don’t make it right, you will become a wealthy landowner and rebel against the right.”
Sigh, sigh, the work of collecting resources is still going on. Because of boredom after work, Yulinbao often exchanged phone calls with Lingao Main Station and Changhuabao to exchange life situations and personal feelings. Ding Ding was inspired when he saw a telegram from them at the reception desk of Lingao Telecom. He used the material in the telegram to write an essay called "Yulingang Night Talk" and signed it "Southern Sentinel". " was published in the "Lingao Times". Unexpectedly, it became very popular among the time-traveling public, so Wang Tao was appointed as a special correspondent. Every few days he would write a newsletter, which he would polish and serialize. Wang Tao lived up to expectations and wrote another article immediately after receiving the telegram. Tintin worked non-stop, revising and polishing it overnight. After finishing the layout, the manuscript was handed over to Zhou Dongtian for engraving on wax paper early in the morning, ready for printing.
Unexpectedly, before the newspaper was printed, Ding Ding received a call from Zhou Dongtian.
"The newspaper can no longer be printed," Zhou Dongtian said helplessly. "I received a notice from the relevant departments above: There is a leak problem in the Yulingang Notes series of essays, and they must be deleted before the Times can print it. In addition, the newspaper that was published a few days ago is notifying everyone. It will be recycled." He added, "He also said that in the future, any article that publishes such news in the Times must be submitted for inspection before going to print-"
"Whose stupid rule is this!" Ding Ding almost jumped up. After the D-Day, he and Pan Pan ran a husband-and-wife shop with no funds and no benefits. They were basically a gangster. It was not easy for him to get into the official position of "The Times". Establishment, and now suddenly there is another familiar "notice from the relevant superior department"!
"D, I haven't written about the issue of the Executive Committee *** yet! Let me speak in official terms first!" Ding Ding immediately found the Executive Committee compound.
Entering the compound, he hesitated again: Everyone in the travels had experience working in government agencies, and he knew that the "relevant departments at higher levels" that were shrouded in fog were the most difficult to find, and they would be there when notified. Once looking for it. No one admits that they are the "relevant department".
After thinking about it, I decided to go to the printing room to find Zhou Dongtian and inquire about inside information. Although he works in printing, he has been working part-time at the Internal Affairs Bureau. Since the reason is the so-called "leakage" issue, it is very likely that the department concerned is the Internal Affairs Bureau or the Intelligence Bureau.
Zhou Dongtian indeed knew something about it and said that it was Ran Yao who called him. Of course Ran Yao and Ding Ding knew each other. He used to work in the security team. After the organizational adjustment, he was transferred to the Internal Affairs Committee.
So he left the compound in one breath and came to the House Committee compound where few people usually went, but was stopped by two sentries at the door. Because he had neither registered an appointment in advance nor had a pass to enter the compound, the sentry refused to let him in. In Da Lei, after a long show of prestige, it still failed - "If you don't register and don't have a pass, you can't enter. This is an order." The sentry couldn't speak Mandarin well, but this sentence was the only one he spoke fluently.
Ding Ding was kicked out of the door like a defeated rooster. He was about to report to the agency and go through the address book to find Ran Yao's mobile phone number before making a argument, but he saw a fat man coming out of the yard with a swollen belly. Seeing this scene, he slowly walked over and asked, "What's the matter with this comrade?"
"You still call me a comrade! It's only been a few days since I ascended to the 6th on the dth!" Ding Ding was furious and shouted outright, "I want to see Ran Yao, Ran Yao, please come out! You are persecuting freedom of speech!" The momentum had already attracted onlookers in the core area of Bairen City, but the House Committee was located in a remote area, and no one paid attention to it even if it broke their throats.
"Stop shouting, Ran Yao went to Bopu to host a meeting. Are you Ding Ding? Let's talk." The fat man was still amiable.
"Who are you?"
"Oh, I'm a clerk on the committee, little guy." The fat man said with a smile on his face.
This was Tintin's first time entering the House Committee compound. As soon as I walked into this courtyard with blue brick walls and thorny plants climbing on the walls, I felt a cold air rushing up from my feet, and I couldn't help but shudder. There is a two-story blue brick building with two wings in the courtyard. Many trees have been transplanted in the courtyard, providing shade from the sun.
The fat man let Ding Ding into a simple room not far from the door. There were some furniture and stationery in it. It was probably a place to receive visitors. Someone brought a cup of teabag. Ding Ding sneered and said:
"Are you inviting me to tea?"
"You can also drink boiled water." The fat man said with a gentle face, "We don't have coffee here."
Ding Ding immediately talked about the restricted draft in rapid succession. Questioning what is the meaning of such so-called "confidentiality", why can't the majority of time-traveling public know the latest status of the current time-traveling group? Do you still have the awareness to respect the rights of the vast number of transnational people to know?
"That's right. Of course I respect it. The House Committee is just an ordinary organization." The fat man smiled tepidly and did not directly answer his question, "How many copies of "Lingao Times" are printed every day now?"
"Three hundred copies." Tintin said angrily. Originally, he wanted to print a thousand copies, but there were gaps in the ink, paper, and printing equipment.
"According to the figures reported by the Times to the Planning Commission, more than half of these newspapers are delivered to travelers, including to departments, companies, and reading rooms in dormitories. Some of the rest are sent to county offices. Some are sent to county offices. Retailing in Dongmen City, right?”
"Yes. If more resources are allocated to me, the amount of work can be even greater——"
"The more newspapers are published, the louder our propaganda voices will be and the greater our influence on the indigenous people. This is the established policy of the executive committee." The fat man said slowly, "But you think: once the newspaper is in the hands of the indigenous people, A lot of news spread out inadvertently——"
"Is that why? Then from now on, when President Wen, Ma Dugong and other time travelers go to the newspaper, should they use pseudonyms and put codes on their faces? Don't publish anything in the newspaper, just write that today is fine, or simply publish Let’s have some long speeches from Du Wen!”
"Don't be anxious." The fat man said still lightly, "I have read the series of reports on Yulingang, they are very good. Everyone's evaluation is also very high. The reason why the House Committee does not agree with this article is because it cares about the comrades who have gone to overseas stations. Our safety - the time, place, people, equipment, everything is included in the report. If the newspaper leaks out and Liu Xiang or other people who are unfavorable to us see it - the small fortress of more than a dozen people will be destroyed in an instant. Went out."
Tintin was horrified. Thinking this way, he was indeed negligent. But he was unwilling to give in and said harshly: "Yulin is not called Yulin now! Where did the people of the Ming Dynasty have the ability to reason?"
"Let's call Dadonghai Dadonghai." The fat man said, "There is also Anyuyue City. They are both names of this time and space. How could people in the Ming Dynasty not know about it? Even Anyoulai City is opposite Yulin Fort. It is also written How can we be clear about it?"
Ding Ding was speechless. He obviously felt that he was justified, but he couldn't argue with the opponent's big hat. The interests of the traveling public come first. It cannot be said that the personal safety of these people is inferior to everyone’s right to know! ~!
