I do research in ancient times

As the saying goes, reincarnation is a technical job.

A contestant who was reborn into a wealthy family in his previous life will not be too unlucky, and it is not uncommon to get a first prize or something.

Ning Zazi was very calm.

——Ning Fei: Hit?What are the prizes?

——No. 8825995: ...It's a sea chart!

——No. 8825995: Daddy Haitu, the nautical duck who can explore the sea in this era!The basic terrain and surface properties are also marked on it. Although it is not as detailed as the map of Niubei Mountain mineral deposits, with this map, Dad can go out to sea and explore!

——Ning Fei:!

This is really a good thing.

In the era of great navigation, sea charts and routes are the most precious treasures, not to mention a whole sea chart marked with resources!

Ning Fei took a quick glance. Although he could only see the vegetation on the ground, he still saw the existence of rubber trees at a glance.

good, very good, excellent!

Now... make a fortune!

Both father and son were very happy, boasting about each other's business, and then Ning Fei received the crop reward for the main task.

It is intermediate sugar cane, sugar crops, Aunt Niuzi's food menu can have another taste.

The rewards were quite rich, and Ning Fei didn't care about the oil crops that he hadn't gotten, so he generously exchanged them directly in the system mall.

However, what the mall can currently buy are primary crops, primary rapeseed and primary peanuts, plus soybeans that are already widely planted in border towns. Ning Fei plans to try planting them in Niubei Mountain to see which has the best oil yield.

Then, he opened a new mainline quest.

- Development (main quest).

The first stage: technology accumulation (100% x 180 days).

In the first year of the Little Ice Age, the climate changed drastically, and natural and man-made disasters would have an impact on the social situation.The host is requested to ensure a baseline of 5 catties of grain production and inventory during the task period, continue to absorb and accept new populations, increase by at least 70% until the settlement period (deaths due to force majeure such as wars and accidents are not included), and complete at least three items that have an impact Invention of power technology, influence points reach 300 points.

The task settlement is at [-]:[-]:[-]:[-] on the vernal equinox day.

Rewards: System points x250, random craft, blueprint or crop x1, and chance to get a turntable lottery.

If the task fails, the system will charge a fine of 400 points to the forced host, and the host with insufficient fine will be directly wiped out.

The host can check the task progress, influence value and task deadline in the task panel at any time.

Well, the task difficulty has increased.

Ning saw that he touched his chin.

From the autumnal equinox to the vernal equinox is the second half of the year, and the winter temperature in Jiuling Lake is very low. It is almost impossible to harvest purely by natural forces, let alone the Little Ice Age, everything is unknown.

The time period is not suitable for farming, but the inventory requirements have increased, and the population has to be absorbed. It seems that the shops on Suzaku Avenue cannot stop collecting grain.

Fortunately, Mo Zong's money is still sufficient, and he should be able to store some money while the autumn grain is on the market.In addition, the output of this autumn harvest has greatly exceeded expectations. It is estimated that it will not be difficult to store grain until tomorrow spring

The second item to absorb the population is not a problem.

There are many female weavers working in Jiuling City now, plus Donghu boatmen and migrant workers from the new workshop, the number of people is still quite a lot.

Although the main quest requires a population increase ratio of over 70%, since Mo Zong has few people and the base is not large, it is not difficult to complete the target.

What is more troublesome is the influence task.

What is influence?Whether it refers to the widespread popularity or the value of the technology itself, the system does not give a specific explanation on this point, and it can only be explored a little bit by itself.

Judging from the results of previous system reward settlements, there are mainly two situations where more points are settled.One is a hard-core technology that directly promotes leapfrogging, and the other is a product that can broadly improve people's livelihood. I don't know if this "influence" is the same standard.

Well, the newly acquired mid-level beets can be used as an option for experimentation.

After thinking everything through, Ning Zaozi stuffed himself into the warm quilt and fell asleep happily.

The whole half a year of worrying has finally come to an end today. After tonight, tomorrow will be a new journey.

In the early morning of the next day, Ning Zaozi appeared in the conference room in good spirits, and announced his new plan to the masters and elders.

"We still need to grow food."

He tapped on the small blackboard in the center of the field, and focused his gaze on old man Liu.

"If the winter wheat can be arranged properly, everyone will not be out of food tomorrow. Food will be the most important thing at any time."

"Besides, I also want to experiment with several crops in the valley of Niubei Mountain."

"It's mainly oil-bearing crops. Now the consumption of staple food in the city is high, mainly because people don't have oil and water in their stomachs. Wait for the most suitable one to be planted, so that we can squeeze oil for everyone in the future."

"This matter is still assigned to the planting team. I know that the workload is not small, but the land on Niubei Mountain is different from other places, and outsiders are not allowed to pass by. Everyone should work harder. If you need help, please contact us." Sect mobilization."

Old man Liu, a dry farmer, never compromised, and agreed on the spot.

Ning Fei turned to look at Mu Donglai again.

"How's the situation with the coastal defense batteries?"

There are regular meetings every month and every quarter. Mu Donglai has been trained very proficiently now, and immediately reported the recent work situation of the blacksmith workshop.

"The ore from Liushan is transported every day, and the efficiency of our hydraulic hammer has also improved a lot, which can basically meet the requirements."

"If this speed can be maintained, all possible requirements along the Wuzhi River will be completed before the river opens tomorrow."

"but……"

Having said that, Mu Donglai scratched his head and said hesitantly.

"In the last two deliveries, the generals of the frontier army always asked us if we could make the cannon so that it could be taken away. They wanted to use it for siege warfare, and I didn't know how to answer it."

"Oh?"

Ning Fei raised an eyebrow.

Sure enough, experts look at the doorway, and those who lead troops to fight are sensitive to weapons.

He thought for a while, then shook his head.

"We agreed with the Feng family on the coastal defense artillery, so the coastal defense artillery shall prevail. We must ensure the defense requirements along the river bank and the coast as soon as possible, so as not to delay our opening of the saltworks."

"As for other things, wait until all the coastal defense guns are delivered. If the other party repeatedly pesters you, tell them that the coastal defense guns need to be fixed to resist the strong recoil. It's not impossible to build mobile guns, but the caliber can't do it. , and how to use it should be carefully studied, otherwise it will easily hurt your own people."

Mu Donglai responded, but did not mention the order.

Immediately afterwards, Ning Fei asked about the situation of the weaving workshop.

This year, the cotton harvest in Jiuling Lake has been bumper, and the cotton fields of the frontier army are also flourishing. A large amount of cotton is piled up in warehouses, waiting to be converted into cotton thread and cotton cloth.The raw materials of the weaving workshop are not worrying, and the orders are also scheduled until the next year.In addition to the part sold by the Ningcun workshop in Ding'an City, the frontier army also ordered a large number of cotton clothes and gauze in the form of cotton replacement. Now the weaving workshop is running at full capacity and working overtime every day.

Although it was hard work, the women workers in the weaving workshop had no complaints at all.

The workshop works in three shifts, and strictly abides by the eight-hour working system established by Juzi. One night shift can be followed by a day off. Compared with the past, when you have to do housework and go to the fields, this kind of life is much easier.

What's more, the purpose of going to work is to make money. The more qualified cloth we weave, the more wages you can get at the end of the month. Fill your stomach with pancakes.

Later, it became a rigid rule of the weaving workshop to stop work on time.Those who violate the regulations will be excluded by all the female workers, and the foreman will punish them if they are ignored.

Recently, the output of cotton cloth has increased, and the price has dropped a lot compared to the beginning.But it is precisely because of the price reduction that cotton cloth is no longer the exclusive property of the rich and powerful, and merchants and wealthy households can also enjoy it.

There are more customers, and the demand has increased a lot. The weaving workshop is still one of the most profitable workshops in Jiuling City. Although it can't compare with the profit of the blacksmith workshop for making coastal cannons and mo knives, it still ranks among the top few.

Recently, the weaving workshop is researching the wool that Ning Zaozi brought back from Donghu, and it is said that there are already some clues.

"Yes."

Pinghua stood up, and replied gracefully.

"There is a female worker in the workshop named Li Guizhi, who found a way to deal with wool."

As she said that, she took out a stack of light yellow paper, first held a piece of paper for the square on the stage, and then distributed it to the three elders and several workshop owners one by one.

I simply wrote a few lines on the paper and drew some pictures.The handwriting is not very beautiful, it can be seen that it is written by a newcomer who has just learned it.

"This is the wool knitting method summarized by Li Qiongzhi."

Pinghua explained to everyone concisely.

"First rinse the wool in water, dry it, and comb it into strips. Then the shaft is stretched and thinned, and then spun into wool yarn. The steps are basically similar to cotton yarn, and our current spinning machine is completely capable of it."

"very good."

Ning Fei also took a special look at the name of the inventor.

"Is Li Qiongzhi... an old man from the weaving workshop?"

Hearing Jizi's question, Pinghua quickly shook her head.

"Not really."

she said seriously.

"They are the new workers recruited in the last batch. They work very hard and they are spiritual."

"Because Li Qiongzhi found out the method of weaving woolen thread, she was rewarded according to the workshop system, and now she is the foreman of one of their teams."

"very good."

Ning Fei nodded again.

"That's how it should be, with clear rewards and punishments."

"I suggest that your major workshops establish a point system. You can refer to it when you distribute rewards at the end of the year, so that some people will not be convinced when you get it."

"Next to next spring, everyone's task is to seize all the time for planting and production. Only when there is food in hand can we not panic."

Speaking of this, the expression on Ning Juzi's face suddenly became extremely solemn.

"Now everyone has seen the situation in the Central Plains. If there is no result in the East-West War this winter, a war will inevitably break out in the spring of next year."

"So we must be prepared for the worst. If the war resumes and the trade route to the Central Plains is blocked, we must live well outside the Great Wall, and none of us will be missing."