Two months after the No. 2 planting base was put into operation, the green storage corn first ushered in the harvest. The tall and straight corns were directly crushed by the harvester, and then transported by crawlers to the livestock and aquaculture area and into the temporary warehouse.
Xiao Xi will carry out the next step of processing on them here to make them easier for livestock to absorb and use. And it will automatically allocate these reserves and provide these feeds to the right livestock at the right time.
Long before the green storage corn was harvested, Zhao Changxing led dozens of adults under him and worked hard for a month to complete the remaining 70% of the livestock and aquaculture area and various facilities that had not been completed for a long time. After the construction was completed, piglets, calves, lambs, and a sufficient number of chickens, ducks, geese, fish, etc. were put in and handed over to Xiao Xi for management.
Now, the arrival of the first batch of green storage corn provides a solid guarantee for livestock, poultry and fish.
Among these animals, there are of course some that do not eat corn, such as fish. But obviously, with corn fed to livestock, other types of feed can be saved, such as alfalfa, rice bran, etc., which can be fed to fish and poultry.
It is not an exaggeration to say that these silage corns bring welfare to all animals.
The harvest of silage corn has not brought much fluctuation to people, but the harvest of rice and wheat is different. Everyone knows that rice means fragrant rice, rice skin, rice porridge, rice noodles, and wheat means steamed buns, bread, biscuits, noodles and other delicious foods. This is a major event that affects everyone.
So, on this day, 39 adults, including Zhao Changxing, and two adults on duty in the Fire spacecraft, watched this scene together either on site or through live video. Even the 60 underage children who were unable to leave the Spark spacecraft watched the whole process with great interest.
When you see the golden rice and wheat rushing toward the harvester like waves, the fruits are separated by the harvester, and then ground into flour and white rice by electric grinding, and then put into the warehouse. The adults and children cheered together at the saved picture.
Although none of them had ever experienced the feeling of hunger under the care of Zhao Changxing, through Xiao Xi's narration and the scenes in the video materials, the principle of "food means life" was firmly rooted in everyone's minds. Rooted. Now seeing that such a large amount of food is properly kept and can be eaten at any time, everyone feels at ease from the bottom of their hearts.
At this moment, after a large amount of food was actually received and all construction tasks at the current stage were completed, Zhao Changxing summoned all the adults and once again began to discuss the development plan for the next period of time.
The second generation of young people who have just come of age have no right to speak, only the right to participate. Only Zhao Changxing and the ten first-generation humans can truly determine the future development path.
Now, they are all in their 30s. Zhao Changxing is over 60 years old. However, because of the change whose cause is yet to be understood, Zhao Changxing still looks like a young man at this moment.
Now, Zhao Changxing himself has even begun to believe that maybe, maybe, or... he really won't age. He was somewhat subconsciously afraid of this unknown change. After all, fear in the face of the unknown is human instinct. But after thinking about it, he couldn't think of any harm in this change.
I will never turn into a monster again and eat everyone, right? This is too ridiculous.
It's not like people haven't speculated on this. Some people believe that it may be that during the long period of hibernation, some genes in Zhao Changxing's body were damaged, or some unexpected changes occurred, which led to the fact that he does not age.
The occurrence of this kind of thing is uncontrollable and completely random, and the results may be good or bad. Just like the other astronauts who set off from the earth with Zhao Changxing, they were most likely affected by this, but they were not lucky enough and the result of the mutation was bad, so they died in the end. Zhao Changxing was lucky. , and inexplicably gained the ability to never grow old.
This conjecture makes some sense, but with people's current technical strength, it is impossible to verify it, and it is impossible to find the reason at all. Otherwise, this could be of great help to people looking for ways to live forever.
In short, I can't change it, I can't resist it, and I can't think of any disadvantages. So at this stage, I can only accept it with peace of mind.
During the discussion, Zhao Ye, the eldest brother of the second generation of humans, believed that the construction of the No. 3 planting base should be started immediately to once again expand the sources and types of food. Moreover, the No. 3 planting base should integrate the functions of residence and food production. In this way, the problem of insufficient living space can be solved. After all, the house is no longer enough to live in at this moment, and Zhao Changxing even has to live in the leisure and entertainment area. At this moment, the 60 children in the Spark spacecraft will reach adulthood in a few years, and they will also move to the surface of the planet to live.
Wang Feng, who is still unmarried, has different opinions. He believes that there has been no pressure on grain production in the past 20 to 30 years, and it is a waste to continue to expand planting area. He believes that Base 2 should be built directly - a comprehensive base like Base 1 at the moment.
Base No. 2 should be mainly residential, and the primary goal should be to improve living conditions, improve living standards, and prepare for the arrival of the fourth generation of humans.
Speaking of the fourth generation of humans, people also discussed the issue of population reproduction.
At the current stage, it is indeed time to continue to reproduce humans and expand the population. Everyone reached a consensus on this issue. As for the specific number, it was determined at 100 people after discussion.
There are only 100 incubators in the Spark spacecraft, and the capacity of the Spark spacecraft is also limited. 100 babies is the largest number in a batch.
Others believe that new chemical industry zones, steel plants, metal processing plants, light industrial zones and other buildings that are independent from Base 1 should be built first. The No. 1 Base Industrial Zone should be positioned as a laboratory and research room, not a large-scale assembly line. Besides, the current chemical industry zone is built directly within the No. 1 Base. Faced with these various chemicals that may cause great harm, people always feel uneasy and fear that one day no one will wake up.
Without the supplements here at the base, none of the children in the Spark spacecraft would survive, and human civilization would perish. And it is really funny that a civilization can be destroyed because of a chemical accident.
Ten first-generation humans had a heated discussion about this. After each explained their reasons, everyone's eyes focused on Zhao Changxing.
Only Zhao Changxing has the authority to make the final ruling.
Zhao Changxing pondered for a moment and said slowly: "The No. 3 planting base is not urgent. Let's rule this out first."
Zhao Ye was a little disappointed, but still expressed his determination to obey Zhao Changxing's arrangements.
"The children of the third generation are now 12 years old and will move to the planet in another six years. The reproduction of the fourth generation of humans will also be put on the agenda. We must solve the issue of habitation in advance. And, with our With today’s engineering capabilities, it is completely achievable to build a new comprehensive base within six years.”
Hearing Zhao Changxing's support for his opinion, Wang Feng showed excitement on his face.
But Zhao Changxing changed the topic and continued: "But, should we still use the method of building the No. 2 planting base? Should we continue to use the 'semi-manual and semi-industrial' method to produce the required building materials? This is too inefficient. "
"Let's look at this matter comprehensively." Zhao Changxing said, "The long-term goal for six years must be to build the No. 2 comprehensive base. But I think some adjustments can be made in the means. We can definitely think about it first We can build factories with larger scale and higher degree of automation. Once these factories are completed, it will be much simpler and more convenient to build the No. 2 comprehensive base.”
"But, is there enough time?"
Qian Yue was a little worried about this.
Six years to build several factories and set aside time to build the No. 2 Comprehensive Base is a bit tight no matter how you calculate it.
"We can do the math."
With the help of Xiao Xi, people started calculations and finally concluded that if the single factory that needs to be built is not too big - calculated from 1,000 square meters to 2,000 square meters, extending some working hours and putting in more effort, There is still hope that it can be built.
The most critical factor is that the factory built in advance will also have a speed bonus for subsequent construction tasks. For example, with current engineering capabilities, it will take at least more than a year to build a steel plant or a chemical plant. But if it takes more than a year to build the steel plant first, then with the large quantities of steel produced by the steel plant, the construction time of the chemical plant can be shortened to one year. The reverse is also true.
"Then it's settled."
Zhao Changxing made the final decision: "Everyone has worked harder in the past few years to build these factories. No matter what we do in the future, it will be much easier."
At this moment, a second-generation girl sitting in the auditorium finally couldn't help shouting: "Dad, but, when will the cotton spinning mill and clothing factory be built? When will the cotton be grown? I have all my clothes. There’s a patch.”
The eleven adults participating in the meeting looked at each other. Zhao Changxing rubbed his temples with a headache, thought for a moment, and said helplessly: "Don't worry. After we build the No. 2 comprehensive base, we will build the No. 3 planting base and plant cotton in large quantities. Once the cotton is planted, we will go Build cotton spinning mills and light industrial plants, and then everyone will have new clothes to wear."
