Song Ziyu returned to Longshan settlement with the purchased Liangshu No. 1 seeds.
The recruitment work in the settlement is still in full swing, and Xu Yingnan is very busy.
Song Ziyu couldn't be idle and began to study the "Planting Manual" given to him by Chen Youping.
If you want to teach others to do things, you must first understand them yourself!
Fortunately, the "Planting Manual" was originally written for farmers. The principles and techniques are explained in simple and easy-to-understand terms. It is not a big problem for Song Ziyu's understanding ability to read it.
After he understood the "Planting Manual", Song Ziyu began to conduct "entry training" for the farmhands step by step.
The simple training only lasted a few hours and was completed. Nearly a thousand farmers headed out of the city and began to cultivate the wasteland in the south.
In order to maintain the enthusiasm of the farm laborers, Song Ziyu promised these employees that they would be guaranteed two meals during the period of employment, and they would also receive wages.
The farmhands were happy and felt that Song Ziyu was too generous.
This kind of treatment has never been seen in the history of Longshan settlement!
The first step in reclaiming wasteland is to plow and loosen the soil.
The soil on the wasteland has long been hardened, and is as hard as cement. Only the tough Vallisneria can fight its way out of the ground to find a chance to survive, while all other plants have to stop growing.
If you want to successfully plant Liangshu No. 1, the first step must be to loosen the soil.
We encountered trouble when we first started working. There were not enough iron tools in the settlement, and many hungry people had to dig hard on the ground with their hands.
This way of working is not only inefficient, but soon the person digging the soil will have blood oozing from his fingernails and skin.
This is not possible!
Song Ziyu hurriedly bought hundreds of shovels and hoes and distributed them to farm laborers, so that they could have hoes.
Seeing the farmhands poking around and fighting on their own, Song Ziyu became very angry. He would have to work like this for the rest of the year.
As a last resort, Song Ziyu gathered all the farm laborers together and then distributed them.
The 500 strongest people were divided into the first team, holding iron tools and lining up to carry out the work of loosening the soil.
There are another fifty old and weak people following these five hundred people, specifically responsible for placing seeds.
Three hundred people were also assigned to collect water from the wells in the settlement and transport it step by step to the land for irrigation.
The last remaining people were asked to cover the seeds with soil.
In addition, Song Ziyu also assigned people responsible for security in the settlement to spread out to guard and supervise in the wasteland to prevent mutant creatures and at the same time prevent these farm laborers from eating the seeds...
The division of labor was completed and the work was finally carried out in an orderly manner, but new problems immediately arose.
How to solve the problem of food?
Song Ziyu did not dare to neglect, and hired fifty old and weak people from the settlement to be responsible for cooking.
It wasn't until everything was completed that Song Ziyu dared to sit down and take a rest.
It’s not that Song Ziyu is impatient, it’s just that it’s really stressful for more than a thousand people to eat horse chews!
Even though they eat worse than pigs every day, they still consume a lot of food. Not much of this food is spread out to each person, but it is a bit scary if it is all concentrated on Song Ziyu.
Although I still have a lot of inventory in my warehouse, I can’t afford to eat like this!
Song Ziyu didn't care about the money, but the transportation was restricted by the conditions of traveling and he couldn't bring more things.
But Song Ziyu is still stable. According to his own calculations, with the current reserves in Longshan, he can definitely survive until the land reclamation is completed!
…
At the top of Longshan Mountain, Ma Senming looked from a distance and carefully observed the progress of the reclamation team.
Standing next to Ma Senming were his two sons, Ma Zhiqiang and Ma Zhiheng.
After watching the reclamation project for a while, Ma Senming said to his two sons: "Song Ziyu is capable of both literary and military skills. He really has two brushes. These lazy and hungry people are actually managed in an orderly manner."
Ma Senming doesn't understand what assembly line operations are. If Uncle Ma is lucky enough to take a look at the Futukang assembly line, he will know that Song Ziyu's organization is completely childish.
"What Abba said is absolutely true. Such a person is dedicated to benefiting the Longshan settlement. He is really a blessing to our settlement." The eldest son Ma Zhiqiang continued.
However, Ma Zhiheng sneered: "But what's the use of this? He is obsessed with a wrong thing and still makes such a big show of it. Let's see how he ends up!"
Hearing Ma Zhiheng's words, Ma Senming repeated: "Erwa is right. If you start from the wrong point, then no matter how hard you try, it will be wrong. Just wait for him to give in."
"Abba, do we have to stand by and watch?" Ma Zhiqiang asked.
"What do you want to do, brother?" Ma Zhiheng asked.
"I think even if we don't send people to help them cultivate wasteland, we should still support them with some food, or even some farm tools." Ma Zhiqiang said.
"Brother, you are so kind, hum!" Ma Zhiheng sneered.
Looking at Ma Senming again, his face was also livid.
"If any of you are too busy, you can volunteer to help, but don't take advantage of the family warehouse." After Ma Senming said this, he walked away directly.
…
While the Longshan settlement was in full swing, trade caravans were moving slowly on the wasteland.
Ma Yugao walked at the back of the team, looking up at the sky from time to time, with an anxious look on his face.
As the captain of the Longshan trading caravan, Ma Yugao has a heavy responsibility.
Ma Yugao is Ma Senming's younger brother and has a high status in the family. Moreover, Ma Yugao has many years of wilderness survival experience and is a qualified hunter.
The trade caravan has been out for several days. The caravan has completed the trade between the two settlements and is now preparing to go to the third settlement.
Because some goods between the settlements were moved around and some price differences were earned, the convoy was even bloated than before departure, with more goods.
So much cargo made the convoy move slowly.
Originally, according to the planned journey, we could reach Wensong settlement tonight, but now it seems unrealistic.
A man on horseback in front turned back and shouted to Ma Yu: "Brother Yugao, it seems we won't be able to reach Wensong settlement before dark. What should we do?"
The man's face was dark, he had two swords on his back, and he was filled with evil aura.
Wang Kui, Tian Yue's number one horseman, as the deputy captain of the caravan, is responsible for the team's security work.
"The order is given to set up camp on the spot. The entire team will be on duty in three shifts, one shift every two hours. Wang Kui, you will lead the first shift, I will lead the second shift, and Dachun will take you to the third shift." Ma Yugao ordered.
The Longshan trade caravan immediately banned the movement and began to build a defensive perimeter.
It is very scary to spend the night in the wasteland because there are countless dangers in the wasteland!
Today, Ma Yugao's eyes were twitching, and he always felt like something was about to happen.
"Everyone on duty should be alert and careful about their lives!" Ma Yu shouted.
"Got it, captain!" the team replied energetically.
This trade trip can be said to be a lot of money, not only for the public, but also for private goods with the team members, so everyone is very high-spirited.
Ma Yugao and Dachun sat together. They took out their wine bottles and each filled a glass.
After drinking the strong drink, I felt comfortable all over.
"Damn, what Song Ziyu brought is really good. I have never tasted such a mellow wine before!" Ma Yugao said.
Dachun smiled and said: "That's right. Longshan has changed so much since he came. I didn't dare to walk such a long way before."
"After this trade is completed, not to mention the bosses, even the brothers have made a fortune, all thanks to Song Ziyu." Ma Yugao said: "But in order to form this trading team, the eldest brother saved the Ma family's storage All the weapons that have been used for many years have been used, and for no other reason than to seek peace and security."
