Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 94: Agricultural Consultant Joins the Partnership
After nearly four months of continuous busyness, winter is gradually entering its second half.

Building 2, Building 3 and the newly built Building 4 in Emerald City are all full. Most of the residents are coal miners, and a small number of businessmen have also chosen to settle here to do business with the workers.

The construction of Building 5 is still progressing steadily, and the construction site is always filled with dust.

The new order in the Changu Town area was established and stabilized, and Zhou Yi returned to his familiar rhythm of life.

He went to the Dead Sea to shop during the day, directed the warrior crabs to carry building materials ashore, and went off work on time to rest after dark.

It is said that winter is a dangerous and turbulent season, but here in the Emerald City, it is a prosperous and peaceful scene.

Before you know it, another month has passed.

One big thing and several small things happened during this period.

A few little things included.

First, the output of explosive mushrooms in the mushroom forest is as stable as ever, with no less than 5000 light seeds.

The second was Haluk the Boundary Breaker, who gave the first installment of 2 light seeds.

Third, the first patent share of Sage Mushroom was confirmed through the machine stack account, with 1277 light seeds credited in the first month.

The big event is that the floating island was pushed all the way from the Dead Sea by the victorious snakes and finally arrived at the Dead Sea coast where the Emerald City is located.

Zhou Yi informed all residents through the Red Falcon: "From today on, Snake Island will be officially connected to Emerald City. The victorious snakes on the island are friendly, and I hope everyone will get along well with them."

"Maria Hospital on the island will also be open to Emerald City residents. Dr. Da Vinci will be on duty there for long-term consultations, and residents can enter for treatment by scanning their faces. It will be free for everyone this winter."

Because the company had made advance announcements and notifications, the residents were surprised and curious about the island, but not panicked. However, the strange appearance and large number of the victorious snakes still made many people feel stressed and kept their distance from the Snake Island.

It was not until the third day after Snake Island was incorporated into Emerald City that a patient finally came to see the doctor.

Zhou Yi also knew this person, he was Jacob's roommate Awei.

In winter, Wei would itch all over easily. He couldn't help scratching, and then his whole body would swell and turn red. He would feel better for a while when he ran into the snow, but would itch again when he returned to the warm room. He couldn't stand it anymore, so he ran all the way to see a doctor.

Da Vinci told him: "This is an allergic reaction, but the allergen cannot be determined for the time being. I will prescribe some anti-allergic medicine for you, and it will be relieved after applying it. Remember not to scratch when it itches to avoid further deterioration."

Following Awei, Jacob also came to Maria Hospital to repair his skull.

Leonardo da Vinci proposed two solutions.

In order to enhance strength and impact resistance, copper can be used for repair, but the weight of copper will cause local imbalance of the weight of the skull and have a certain impact on daily movements.

If you pay attention to aesthetics, you can use plaster for repairs. The disadvantage is that it is easily scratched and damaged.

The skeleton finally chose plaster. A little color difference can still be seen on its head, but at least it doesn't have to rely on bandages to cover up the big hole on the back of its head.

Someone took the lead in exploring the way, and the residents of Emerald City followed. Some people didn't even know whether they were sick or not, but they just came to have a look for free.

After a physical examination, it was found that there were quite a few people with sub-health conditions.

Most of the residents here are scavengers. They used to live a hard life, suffered from long-term malnutrition and various chronic diseases. They are young and have strong resistance, while the old and weak scavengers are prone to death in winter.

For the first time, these former wanderers also had a vague understanding of their own health conditions.

a few days later.

Zheng Tao, the first critically ill patient at Maria Hospital, was finally able to get up and walk from his bed.

Although this gray-haired elderly man was physically weak, his overall mental state was very good. He was no longer the silent and old man he used to be, but became talkative and cheerful.

"Mr. Zhou, without your help, I would never have recovered from this terminal illness."

He held Zhou Yi's hands with both of his own and said sincerely, "I know that the failure rate of surgery for a serious blood disease like mine is too high. Even Shengshan will adopt conservative treatment and will not perform surgery."

"You found Dr. Da Vinci, cooperated with the special environment of Maria Hospital, and used the latest rare drugs to perform this difficult surgery for me... You saved my life."

"As long as I can do it, just ask."

Zhou Yi smiled and said, "Then I'll speak up. Our wasteland development company is just starting out, and we are short of talent in all walks of life. Especially for enhancers like you, who have rich experience in farm management and market operations, and have a pretty good reputation."

“I would like to ask you to be our agricultural consultant to help guide our agricultural development and operations.”

Zheng Tao nodded readily: "Since Mr. Zhou thinks highly of an old man like me, I will definitely show you everything I know."

Zhou Yi was in a good mood.

Finally got the first enhancer talent.

After accepting the position of agricultural consultant, Zheng Tao immediately stopped smiling and said, "First of all, let me ask you, what are the chairman's requirements for the company's agricultural direction?"

Zhou Yi thought for a moment and said, "Let's just... be self-sufficient and meet internal needs first."

Zheng Tao confirmed again: "You mean, the company develops agriculture so that it can easily eat a variety of food?"

"That's important too...but there's a more important purpose."

Zhou Yi's expression also turned serious: "If you want to build a settlement to attract and retain people, you must have sufficient food supply and produce food independently to avoid being strangled by the outside world." "You are right."

Zheng Tao's eyes softened slightly. "There is an old saying among grain merchants, 'Whoever controls the grain controls the people's hearts.'"

“There are two ways to say this.”

“The first one is that whoever has the food can draw others to him.”

“The second is that if a person owns and sells high-quality food, it will be difficult for people to escape his influence.”

"When I was young, I believed the first statement."

Zheng Tao looked out the window and rubbed his hands gently.

"At that time, I thought that for most people, quantity should be the most important thing. There is no problem with enough food to keep people from going hungry. Wherever there is food, it will be attractive to people."

"After visiting many towns and cities, I gradually discovered that the reality was different from what I thought. The reality is that even though there was enough food, even the cheapest dried mushrooms could not reach most people."

"The food problem is not just a matter of crop yields, but also a more complex distribution problem. This problem cannot be solved at present, and hunger will definitely exist for a long time."

"It's like a rich man who has a lot of gold but won't share any of it with others. To others, what's the difference between him and a poor man?"

Zheng Tao looked at Zhou Yi: "I know that the company's farm has been reclaimed. Sweet potatoes and peanuts are both good food, but they are not produced in Shagang."

"The biggest function of food is to keep people full and alive, but to sell well, it has to taste good. Although this may seem counterintuitive, in this world, taste is the most important criterion for evaluating a type of food. There are many people who cannot sell cheap food, but delicious and unique food will have no shortage of buyers in every city."

The new agricultural consultant said softly, "To develop the agricultural sector, both of these two legs are indispensable. Sufficient food reserves to ensure that there will be no famine, and high-quality food for export to continue to exert influence, the quantity should be small but good."

"Of course, I'm talking about normal order. If it's a time of war or famine, that's another matter. But then it's no longer a simple food issue, but a complex issue of rights and calculations."

Zhou Yi chatted with Zheng Tao for a while and felt that he really had something and was familiar with all kinds of food.

He proposed: "I want to process a simple food... something that can be transported over long distances, eaten right out of the box, and can be preserved for a long time as long as it is kept in a dry environment."

Zheng Tao suggested: "Let me see the real thing and the production process."

So Zhou Yi immediately started the Emerald City, and used the life force of the building to steam a pile of dried sweet potatoes until cooked. Then Zhou Yi sliced them, and the Emerald City further ventilated and dried them.

It took two hours in total.

Zheng Tao picked up a piece of dried sweet potato, observed it for a while, and then put it in his mouth.

He closed his eyes and chewed slowly, steam rising slowly from his head.

After more than ten seconds, Zheng Tao opened his eyes.

"well."

He picked up another piece of dried sweet potato, his face full of joy: "My 'tongue' is specially used to taste food, and its 'taste' can accurately judge the taste."

"It loves this, it's very sweet, and it maintains its mouthfeel while having a soft chewy texture, so it's going to be very popular."

"In the past, I only knew that sweet potatoes could be dried and ground into flour, but I didn't expect there was such a method. It's really ingenious."

"Selling dried sweet potatoes to the outside world is more competitive than selling sweet potatoes, and is more conducive to promoting the company's reputation. There are currently no dried sweet potatoes on the market. It is better to seize the market in Shagang area sooner rather than later, and we need to expand the sweet potato planting area as soon as possible..."

The two discussed a lot of details, and Zhou Yi didn't leave the hospital until the sun set.

However, just downstairs in the unit, a weapons master took the initiative to find him.

"Chief, please give me a name."

The upright black warrior sent out an unprecedented request through the consciousness channel: "I want to have a name. Please give me your advice."

Ajin stood with it.

Zhou Yi hasn't seen this kid for a while.

He looked at the boy: "What are you doing here?"

Ah Jin held his head high and said, "Chairman, this weapon master is my friend. But he doesn't dare to talk to you, so I came here to cheer him up."

Zhou Yi had a question mark on his face: "What's going on?"

The boy pointed at the weapon master next to him and said, "Chairman, I used the translator to chat with it and became friends with it. It is very smart and quickly learned to use the translator to ask us questions."

"It learned how to drill holes from Nemo, and how to salvage soot from the workers. It can also roast sweet potatoes and cook mushroom soup like the vendors... It's amazing, and it learns much faster than me."

Zhou Yi looked aside in some surprise.

The Weapon Master stood there obediently, like a student waiting for his teacher to speak, looking unremarkable.

This time, the warrior crab family really has an intelligent member.

(End of this chapter)