Survival for all: I built a villa on a deserted island

The amount of this project has been increased by 9 times.The duration will also be longer.

If, after the remaining 90-meter canal is dug, it is expanded, then it is equivalent to the entire canal being directly enlarged by 10 times.

The same workload, but got ten times the benefits.It has to be said that the timing of Tang Xiaochuan's expansion of the island is indeed wrong.

However, the matter has already been done, so there is no need to regret it, isn't it just expanding the workload?

Now there is no shortage of working labor on my side.

However, Tang Xiaochuan also thought about it. In the future, when expanding the island, he can't do whatever he wants. He must ask clearly first, and look at the recent construction work, which is about to be completed.

If there is another situation like today, Tang Xiaochuan feels that he can wait.

"Mr. Fang, don't be angry. Like this, I just heard Shen Qian say that he needs to dispatch people."

"I agree to this." Tang Xiaochuan said with a smile.

"In addition, the population of our island has increased a lot recently, and the labor force has also increased accordingly."

"You see, if it's not like this, after two days, I will let the stubborn stones accompany you, and go to the native head to have a look together."

"You have already selected twenty smart natives, and let them follow you to do farm work in the future."

"Really?" Fang Long's eyes lit up when he heard Tang Xiaochuan's words.

Originally, the South Island was only 4 square meters, and he and Shen Qian were already struggling.

If it weren't for Zhang Zhi who often brought Maca and the others to help, the [-] square meters of land would not be able to be planted.

Now the area of ​​the entire South Island has expanded to an area of ​​44 square meters.

At this point, it is estimated that even adding Maca and the others will not be enough.

"By the way, Xiaochuan, I have one more thing." Fang Long looked at Tang Xiaochuan and said.

"What's the matter?" Tang Xiaochuan asked with some doubts when he heard Fang Long's words.

"That's right. Just now I asked Shen Qian to calculate the current area of ​​the South Island, and found that the entire South Island has more than 40 square meters."

"It's almost 4400 hectares of land. With such a large land, with our current manpower, there is still some pressure to cultivate it."

"Can you think of a way?"

Tang Xiaochuan was dumbfounded when he heard Fang Long's words.

What is the concept of 44 square meters of land?

Pretty much a 500x880 rectangle of land.

It is not realistic to cultivate such a large area with 200 manpower alone.

Wanting to take good care of the 44 square meters of land, Tang Xiaochuan made a rough calculation, and it seems that it is not enough for all his people to fill it in.

At that time, I'm afraid I have to be a farmer to reclaim other parts of the island?

Of course, this situation is not impossible to solve.

The first way is to reduce the area of ​​cultivated land and only reserve a certain amount of land for cultivation.

Or the only way to improve the existing work efficiency is to cultivate more land with the least number of people.

Tang Xiaochuan vetoed the first method first.

I managed to expand the island to such a large area, and then leave the land empty?

Nothing so wasted!

"It seems that we can only find a way to improve efficiency." Tang Xiaochuan murmured.

Chapter 136 Grain, the more the better!

However, then again, to improve the work efficiency of these natives, there are only two words: it is difficult.

The reason is simple, none of them have been exposed to farming before, how can you improve?

In other words, even if you improve, how far can you improve?

So, if you want any constructive suggestions from these natives, forget it.

As for Fang Long, he may be able to provide some advice, but his role is limited to this.

Otherwise, he would not ask Tang Xiaochuan what to do, but directly tell Tang Xiaochuan what to do.

Thinking of this, Tang Xiaochuan rubbed his brows in pain.

In modern agriculture, mechanized production has been adopted in many areas.

Tractors can be used for arable land, special rice transplanters can be used for planting, water pumps can be used for irrigation, and large harvesting machines can be used for harvesting.

Therefore, in modern agriculture, it is possible for one person to cultivate tens of acres of land, or hundreds of acres of land.

In the island world, forget about these large agricultural machines.

Cultivated land can only rely on manpower, and planting also depends on manpower. Irrigation is better, and now aqueducts have been realized for irrigation.

However, the harvesting of the last link of agricultural production and planting can only be harvested manually.

So the manpower required for this is an astronomical figure.It is simply not something Tang Xiaochuan can afford now.

Therefore, this seemingly non-issue has now become the most difficult part for Tang Xiaochuan.

"Is there really no other way?" Tang Xiaochuan felt a little difficult.

Just when Tang Xiaochuan was feeling tricky, he suddenly heard a "moo moo".

"Hey, what's that cry?" The cry of an animal woke Tang Xiaochuan out of his contemplation.

He raised his head and looked in the direction of the call, and saw a few small cattle grazing leisurely in the distance.

Now Tang Xiaochuan and the others are in a position to the west, while those cattle are grazing leisurely at the southern end of the West Island.

"By the way! Why didn't I think of it!" Tang Xiaochuan suddenly patted his thigh.

He has been thinking about how to improve the work efficiency of the natives just now, but he has never thought that the easiest way is not to change the natives, but to equip them with some tools.

The tools mentioned here do not just refer to tools such as hoes for indigenous people.

It's about other agricultural production tools.

Such as oxen and curved plows that can be used to assist in plowing the land.

To put it simply, the way Tang Xiaochuan thought of before was all thinking about people, and he never thought about it. In the long history of human development, these animals that can help humans farm are good partners of humans.

For example, how much can an adult dig with a hoe in a day?

A cattle that can cultivate land can easily cultivate several acres of land.

When plowing, cattle can be used to help, and when planting, it can also be used.

And the irrigation has been automated, so the last thing left is the harvest time.

There is no good way to do this at present. Animals can be used to cooperate, but if it is just harvesting, even if all the people on the island participate, the harvest can be completed in just a few days.

Therefore, in the entire agricultural planting production activities, when all personnel on the island are required to participate, it only takes a few days, and it will not delay too much time.

"Old Fang, do you know much about the tools in the countryside before?" Tang Xiaochuan asked.

"What?" Fang Long was taken aback when he heard Tang Xiaochuan's words.

"It's a plowshare, a blower sheller or something."

"Oh, these things? I've seen them before." Fang Long nodded.

Then, Fang Long suddenly realized what Tang Xiaochuan meant: "Xiaochuan, do you want to make these things?"

"Yes." Tang Xiaochuan nodded, and then said, "That's what I mean."

"But Xiaochuan, we don't seem to need it." Fang Long said immediately when Tang Xiaochuan nodded in confirmation.

In fact, Fang Long brought up this topic because he wanted to tell Tang Xiaochuan that with just such a few people, he would not need so much arable land at all.

He wanted to ask Tang Xiaochuan if he could cultivate less land. After all, the island has a limited population and cannot eat so much food.

In addition, according to the rules of this world, crops mature in a short period of time, and they will mature in a few days.

Even if there is an accident, I can find a way to replant in time.

"Xiao Chuan, have you ever thought that our number is relatively small, and the food we actually need is far less than the current amount of arable land."

"Coupled with the short maturation time of crops, we plant in large quantities, which will cause our food to be squeezed, and it will not be good if the food is broken by then."

Tang Xiaochuan was taken aback when he heard Fang Long's words.

Only then did he realize that he seemed to have misunderstood Fang Long's meaning.

He couldn't help being a little embarrassed, but he heard behind.Fang Long seems to want to suggest that his side reduce the area of ​​cultivation.He immediately said no.

"Old Fang, I understand what you mean. But I don't think it's right."

"First of all, we believe that this crop has a short maturity period, which is an extremely unreliable inference."

"For example, it takes 230 days for wheat to mature, and 120 days for rice. This is the law of plant growth."

"Now, both wheat and rice are compressed to mature in 7 days. This simply violates the law of plant growth."

"The reason for all this is the rules of this world."

"But this kind of rule is not in our hands. If one day, this rule changes and becomes the original growth cycle, then Mr. Fang, have you thought about the consequences?" Tang Xiaochuan asked seriously .

"Ah? This..." Fang Long was a little speechless when he heard Tang Xiaochuan's words.

He didn't think that he would relax his vigilance after only a few days of comfortable life.

"What do you mean?" Fang Long asked.

"For the stable development of our island, we must ensure sufficient food, so, I think, we need to hoard as much food as possible."

"Don't worry about too much food we can't finish it, even if we really can't finish it, we can sell it."

Fang Long nodded when he heard Tang Xiaochuan's words.

Since Tang Xiaochuan had such an idea, there was no need for him to object.

As the saying goes, people who have no foresight must have near-term worries. Since Tang Xiaochuan is afraid that there will be food shortages in the future, it is necessary to hoard more food.

As Tang Xiaochuan said, even if people like myself can't finish eating, aren't there other survivors?

It is also good to use the excess food to exchange for some supplies needed on the island.

"Hey, I didn't expect that I would relax my vigilance after living longer and more." Fang Long shook his head with a wry smile.

"Xiao Chuan, don't worry about this matter. I understand the plowshares and blowers you mentioned. I will draw the original picture tonight, but I have nothing to do with regard to manufacturing."

Chapter 137 Dignity Is Typed Out

Tang Xiaochuan was speechless when he heard Fang Long's words.

He originally thought that Fang Long didn't know about this, so he asked himself about island cultivation.

In the end, I misunderstood, thinking that Fang Long didn't know.

However, fortunately, I didn't speak out what was in my heart, otherwise it would be even more embarrassing.

"That's fine, since Mr. Fang understands, then I will leave this matter to Mr. Fang." Tang Xiaochuan nodded with a smile.

"However, I just understand these structures. As for how to make them, I don't know. After all, many of them are handmade."

"If there are modern tools, it can be manufactured to determine the size of these parts. If it is changed to pure handwork, then it requires superb skills."

"Otherwise, the size of the parts is different, and they cannot be assembled at all." Fang Long said.

When Tang Xiaochuan heard Fang Long's words, he suddenly felt his head was big again.

Indeed, if you have a modern lathe, as long as you input the size of each part into the computer, the CNC lathe will manufacture the parts you need exactly.

But now, there is no such thing as CNC machine tools at all, and all parts need to be polished by hand.

This is very particular about the craftsman's skills.

As far as Tang Xiaochuan knows, no one on the island currently has such ability.

"Could it be that you're blind again?" Tang Xiaochuan looked unhappy.

Fang Long saw Tang Xiaochuan's face getting darker and darker, and he knew that Tang Xiaochuan was in some trouble.