Survival skills maxed out, I feed my wife and daughter by catching fish and shrimp

"Glass is a good thing! It can be used in daily life, construction, chemical industry, and even in agriculture. In short, it has many benefits!" Chen Changfan immediately thought of many application scenarios and said excitedly.

"Boss, what does this glass look like?"

"Um, you know Liuli, right? This glass is more transparent and harder than Liuli. You can think of it as a more durable Liuli."

Glass?

Everyone looked at each other.

I'm afraid that everyone present, except Shen Wanwu, has never seen what colored glass looks like, but they all know that colored glass is extremely expensive and needs to be treated like a treasure.

But the boss just said that he wanted to use this glass to build a house and farm?

"Boss, since this glass is so magical, why don't you take it out and let us take a look, so that we can broaden our horizons."

Aunt Liu spoke frankly.

"I'll personally demonstrate the principles of glass manufacturing to you later. For now, let's finish our affairs at the village."

After saying that, Chen Changfan looked at Ding Yurong and asked, "How's the progress on cultivating the spiritual plants?"

Ding Yurong brought over a flower pot and a basin of water, and said with a smile, "My benefactor, according to your teachings, both hydroponics and soil cultivation have been effective. Now, through artificial cultivation, the jade lotus and lantern grass are growing well. The corn seeds have also been planted in the experimental field in the cave. The humidity and temperature in the cave are very suitable, but..."

Ding Yurong hesitated to speak.

"It's just that there's a lack of sunlight. Even if the seeds germinate, they won't be able to continue growing, right?"

Ding Yurong nodded.

"Light, temperature, water, and nutrients are all essential conditions for agriculture, especially for off-season planting. These conditions must be guaranteed. Therefore, we must develop greenhouse agriculture and even greenhouse aquaculture."

Greenhouse agriculture? Greenhouse breeding?

Chen Changfan brought up another new concept, and everyone was confused for a moment.

What is the planting method in this greenhouse?

Is it possible to grow vegetables and corn in winter?

Just when everyone was confused, Ding Yurong showed a thoughtful expression.

"Could it be that the boss wants to build a shed for planting on the ground, open the roof when there's plenty of sunlight during the day, and then cover it again at night when the temperature drops. If the temperature is still not high enough, they can use the residual heat from the furnace..."

Ding Yurong gave her own guess. It seemed feasible, but it was a bit too complicated...

"You pretty much understand it, but I have a better way. I don't have to take off the roof and put it back on again."

The ancients were quite quick-witted. They were only limited by their own knowledge. With just a little guidance, they could understand new knowledge.

Ding Yurong's eyes suddenly lit up. "Could it be possible to use... glass?"

She thought of the glass her benefactor had just mentioned and guessed it immediately.

If this glass is really as my benefactor said, more transparent than colored glaze and stronger, then maybe it can be made into a roof, which can let sunlight in while keeping out the cold outside.

Chen Changfan nodded.

He had actually been thinking about the construction of this greenhouse for a long time.

To survive in this little ice age, which will last for an unknown period of time, the biggest problem for agricultural planting is the low temperature, and greenhouse agriculture is the best solution.

But he couldn't make plastic film at all now, and in such windy and snowy weather, the plastic film would probably be as fragile as paper.

Of course, the premise of using glass instead of plastic film is that the glass he makes is strong enough, otherwise the glass will shatter when blown by strong winds.

In addition, glass weighs more and costs more to build.

However, its advantages are also obvious. The light transmittance of glass is many times better than that of plastic film, and it can also be applied in various fields.

Therefore, he must activate the glass technology tree.

"Boss, we have hundreds of ducks in our farm. Although the output of duck down is not high, we can provide a continuous supply, which can barely keep up with the production progress of down jackets." Aunt Liu reported the production progress of duck down and down jackets, and looked at Chen Changfan with eyes full of admiration.

By the way, this down jacket was invented by the boss.

It must be said that it is light and warm to wear, and one down jacket is better than two or three cotton jackets.

"Living is just like planting. Once the greenhouse is built, these problems can be solved."

After hearing what the boss said, Aunt Liu and others felt inexplicably at ease.

The boss always seems to have a way to easily solve various problems.

Seeing that everyone had almost finished reporting, Chen Changfan looked at Shen Wanwu. Manager Fu had gone back to take charge of the restaurant. Now he was in charge of all matters in the village and the market. He must have a lot of things to report to him.

Shen Wanwu had indeed made sufficient preparations. When he was about to report to Chen Changfan, he suddenly heard Lao Wei's report from outside the cave.

"Boss, there are guests outside the village. One is Mr. Chai, and the other is a guy who claims to be your brother. He said his name is Lu Zixuan."

Lu Zixuan had agreed to visit last night, but I didn't expect him to come so early.

As for Chai Feng, Chen Changfan guessed there were several possibilities, but he was not sure for the moment.

"Got it," Chen Changfan signaled everyone to disperse, then looked at Shen Wanwu, "Let's talk while we walk."

Instead of taking the stairs like everyone else, the two of them took the "elevator" on the side.

With the current kinetic energy of the waterwheel, it is still possible to drive this "elevator", but it cannot be used too frequently. After all, this precious power should be used for production as much as possible at present.

Chen Changfan stood calmly in the sedan chair, and Shen Wanwu quickly calmed down after the initial panic.

He quickly reported to Chen Changfan on all aspects of the villa's progress, his thoughts were well-organized, and Chen Changfan nodded secretly.

"The villa's population has now reached over 400, including 200 combat personnel and 180 production and logistics personnel. We raise over 500 chickens and ducks, and over 200 cattle and horses."

"There are five furnaces, each capable of producing 300 kilograms of iron per day."

"Five looms can produce half a bolt of cloth a day."

"As for weapons, composite bows, spears, shields, etc. are being manufactured on demand, and have basically met the combat needs of the soldiers."

"As for defective goods and poisoned wine, they also sell very well in the market. As you said, we also purchased a lot of sulfur, saltpeter, and other items..."

"Overall, everything is going well, but there are still many problems that need to be solved. The biggest problem in the village right now is that the money expenditure is very high and there is a large gap in food reserves."

After reporting this, Shen Wanwu could not hide his worry on his face.