The small commotion outside the house did not enter the eyes of everyone inside. Lin also stated that the purpose of his trip was not to find experimental materials or sacrifice the entire village; nor was it to perform a ritual to summon demons. He came here just for the fruits that filled the mountains and valleys but no one cared about.
Of course, a forest does not only have the yield of one tree or two trees. If that's all it took, he and his two young apprentices could just do it themselves. Anyway, this forest was ownerless, and the villagers could only stare, not daring to do anything to the magician with two huge monsters. .
However, Lin hopes to pick and process as much as possible, which requires manpower and space to do the work. What more convenient manpower could there be than the mountain people who live in this mountain and worry about food for the winter during the slack period.
The requirements are simple. Follow Lin's processing procedures to peel off the pulp and peel of the fruit, leaving only the seeds inside. According to the seed weight of the final product, Lin will be paid accordingly.
When he shakes a money bag, it makes a crisp sound that attracts everyone's attention. Then he casually spread the money bag on the table, revealing the yellow color inside. No one questioned Lin's credit anymore, only asking what he wanted to do.
Lin Xian picked out 5 gold coins from his purse, pushed it in front of the old man, and said: "This is the deposit I will give you first, which is probably the price we agreed on, the quantity of xxv (25) barrels of green beans. I expect to stay One to two months. If during this period, the output of beans is less than xxv barrels, I will not ask you to pay back the remaining money. But if the output is much greater than the amount of xxv, of course I will pay the agreed amount. , pay you the remuneration you deserve."
Because there is no good sack technology in this world, Lin simply chooses wooden barrels as a preservation method. In terms of breathability, moisture-proof, fresh-keeping, moth-proof, and insect-proof effects, wooden barrels are better than linen bags. The disadvantage is also obvious, that is, it is heavy. But does weight matter to a magician? So Lin didn't consider it.
The agreed wooden barrel must be filled with xxx ten days, which is thirty kilograms of raw beans. For every five barrels, Lin paid i Kir (1 gold); and i Kir could buy half a year's worth of coarse grains for a family of four. In other words, the v Kil (5 gold) paid by Lin in advance was enough for everyone in the village to survive a month of winter with a surplus. Coupled with their original food reserves and a little more frugality, there is no need to worry this winter.
That's right, when the scale of the economy is still in its primitive state, and most people at the bottom have neither spending power nor consumer demand, the purchasing power of kiel, that is, gold coins, is very strong.
As for the way to organize and manage manpower, Lin chose the old man in front of him as his window to communicate with the villagers. Including giving instructions for work, collecting rewards and then distributing them to everyone. Of course, if you have any opinions, you can communicate with him through the old man. Instead of personally organizing villagers who are willing to work for them.
Is this fair?
All I can say is, not really.
At least for Lin, the employer, it would be difficult to prevent the old man from using his power for personal gain without getting too deeply involved. Naturally, there would be no fairness at all.
But there are several advantages to doing this. The most direct point is that I only have gold coins and no coins of smaller value, so it is difficult to give everyone corresponding remuneration according to their labor. In this case, it would be a lot easier for Lin to centrally hand it over to one person, and then let him use other methods to reasonably pay the fruits of everyone's labor.
The second point is that Lin is completely unfamiliar with the people in this village. You have to manage everyone like a hired worker. Not to mention how much energy this will consume, will the other party trust you? How motivated is everyone? Who is suitable for what? Lin didn't know much about these things, so there was no need to mention work efficiency.
In this case, it is better to use contract work. Lin was responsible to only one person, who coordinated other chores. The best candidate is, of course, the first old man who dares to contact him, and the only one who accepts his gift of goodwill, the original gold coin.
For such a person, as long as Lin doesn't ask for too much, the old man will implicitly stand on Lin's side. Because he will understand that his power comes from the money given by Lin. So if you don't want to lose the chance of the fox pretending to be the tiger's power, you can only be flattering.
Furthermore, this is only the first transaction. When they can actually get rewards for their hard work, we will discuss with them how to plant coffee trees on a large scale and in a planned way, and improve the subsequent processing procedures, and then deliver them to ourselves who live in Wulian City. .
It will be more useful to say these words after they have tasted the first sweetness. If you make such a request now and make a plan that you think is 100%, then it is no different from drawing a big pie and putting it in front of them. Without establishing initial trust, subsequent plans and ideas are empty talk. He is not the lord of this place and has no authority to order anyone.
However, these considerations seem to have never existed in the minds of these mountain people. They simply think there are advantages or disadvantages to doing so. If it's good, do it, if it's bad, just reject it. Their attitude towards life is that simple.
So under Lin's order, nearly a hundred people in the village, including the elderly and children, started to move. Maybe some old and weak people are not suitable for heavy work, but there is no age limit for harvesting fruits. As long as you have hands and feet, the most you can do is walk back and forth a few more times to collect the fruits in your basket.
Even if your feet are really inconvenient, you can still take on the second step, the task of selecting beans. The main purpose here is to pick out impurities, such as small stones, and eliminate obviously inferior beans.
Starting from the third step, it becomes a bit rough. The first step is to dig a pool, and there is a mountain stream next to the small village, which flows continuously from a higher mountain, just enough to divert water into the pool. Then all the coffee cherries are thrown into the water. The ripe and full berries will sink to the bottom of the tank, while the immature or incomplete ones will float to the surface.
There are differences starting from the fourth step. Half of the fruits will be spread on the village's exposure field for sun drying. Turn over every day to allow the fruits to dry evenly. Cover at night to avoid moisture. Exposure time takes approximately two to four weeks. This is the so-called sun-drying method for processing green coffee beans.
The other option is, of course, the water washing method. It requires roughly removing the peel and pulp, and then putting the coffee seeds attached to the mucous membrane into the fermentation tank. In about one to a day and a half, the pectin mucosa will become easy to clean. At this time, use a lot of water to remove the mucous membrane and remaining pulp.
The fifth step of the sun-drying method is to remove the hardened outer layer and take off the outer shell of the seeds. In this way, it is considered completed.
The fifth step of the water washing method is to expose and dry the coffee beans, which takes about one to three weeks. Finally, shelling is completed, and all steps are completed.
There is of course a difference in flavor between the two. Lin has never drunk it, so he naturally doesn't know which way Midi's coffee is suitable. As for the sun drying method and the washing method, the time required is almost the same. The difference is that the water washing method requires a large amount of clean water, so it is difficult to carry out in places with insufficient water resources.
The work was carried out quite smoothly. After all, it is something that happens on the land, and this group of people is very familiar with it.
Various plans, including exposure sites, treatment plants, fermentation tanks, cleaning tanks, etc., were all formed one by one under the supervision of the strong men in the village.
For a while, apart from Lin's words of guidance, he provided no other assistance. In any case, he is considered an employer. This is not a war, you have to take the lead to boost morale. Taking care of too much or doing too much will not necessarily please others, but will only increase the pressure on others.
And in terms of proficiency, I'm definitely not as good as these people who have been doing farming all their lives, so don't make any trouble.
Coffee trees are just one of the largest tree species in the entire mountain forest. Because it is a wild plant and has not been planned and cared for, the yield of coffee fruits is definitely not as good as that of coffee estates on the earth. But Lin roughly calculated that this mountain forest can produce about 3,600 barrels of coffee.
But that’s inferential data from the use of machine-assisted production on Earth. Considering that some parts of the mountain are not conducive to harvesting, the villagers here are doing this kind of work for the first time besides doing it manually, so the process may not go smoothly. Therefore, this output needs to be discounted.
In the next month, during the operation, because only Lin knew the complete processing process, only he knew what kind of thing he would get in the end. Although he did not keep an eye on everyone's work, he was still invited by the old man to confirm whether every step was appropriate.
Many machines and equipment are not available in the Lost World, so we can only think of some alternative methods. When Lin made the request, he did not force everyone to follow the method he said. Instead, he proposed some possible solutions to discuss with everyone. Of course, someone can come up with a better solution, and it is actually recognized by everyone after using it. Lin is not stingy with rewards.
The reward of one gold coin at a time greatly stimulated the enthusiasm of the villagers. It's not that there are no whimsical opinions, but Lin did not provide any assistance, but asked the person who made the opinions to do it himself.
With their ordinary abilities, they can complete the work and get everyone's approval. This kind of craftsmanship is what he needs. If everything has to be done by magicians and solved with magic, doesn't it mean that you have to come every year yourself, or hire other magicians to assist, in order to complete the harvesting and processing of coffee beans? This is putting the cart before the horse.
It was in this environment that the Midi version of the pulp separator and shelling machine came into being. Although it is very simple, it is already several times more efficient than manually processing such a large amount of coffee cherries. If you want to chat with more like-minded people about "The Starry Sky in the Magic Tower", follow "Youdu Literature" on WeChat, chat about life, and find close friends~
