"Mr. Wang, should we go to Liberation City to see if we can still find anything?" Zhong Ge came to ask Mr. Wang early in the morning.
Before this, he had already discussed this matter with Mr. Wang.
Mr. Wang poured a glass of water and slowly drank it.
After a moment of contemplation, he said, "There are three reasons why such a thing happened in Liberation City: First, the most fundamental reason is insufficient food and too large a population to support so many people.
The second reason is due to management mechanism issues. While searching for supplies and giving out a certain percentage of profits is a good thing, motivating everyone, it inevitably leads to corruption. They did not pay enough attention to corruption in the early stages, which eventually led to an explosion.
The third reason is that the personnel composition is too complex. With so many people, not being of one mind will definitely cause major problems."
Zhong Ge nodded in agreement. He also had this feeling. At first, he thought that the more people in their team, the better, because more people represented greater strength.
This realization was especially clear when facing the zombie horde.
However, when the drought crisis arrived, especially the food problem, it suddenly made him realize that having many people is not necessarily a good thing.
In this chaotic environment with unpredictable weather, having too many people and trying to feed them is truly a difficult task.
Moreover, in this apocalypse, people's hearts are very difficult to control.
If there are too many people and no absolute power to control them, people are very easily fickle.
After all, without legal and moral norms, actions will not be punished by law, and the cost of crime is extremely low.
Managing many people is a big problem.
"How about this, you go and take a look first. Take seven or eight people to scout it out. It's been so long since the incident in Liberation City, I estimate there's probably nothing left there. However, you can still go and check. Be careful with everything," Mr. Wang simply instructed.
Zhong Ge nodded and said, "So this time the main purpose is to scout out their situation? Is there any other purpose?"
Mr. Wang said speechlessly, "What do we lack most right now?"
"Supplies? Food?" Zhong Ge replied.
Mr. Wang said, "That's right, your main purpose is to see if there are any supplies you can bring back. But the hope isn't great, sigh, forget it, you guys should still go and see what the situation is."
"Always prioritize safety," Mr. Wang said finally.
Zhong Ge nodded, called a few people, and set off in two trucks.
They filled up with gasoline and drove towards Liberation City.
What they didn't know was that Liberation City had already become a ruin, and all the people inside had already left.
Regardless of the situation in Liberation City or He Park,
It was mid-August.
Xin City was busily carrying out a series of tasks centered around the rice fields.
In mid-August, a crucial point to note is the prevention of pest infestations.
In the high-temperature and high-humidity environment of August, diseases and insect pests are prone to breed, so preventive measures need to be taken in advance to prevent their appearance from affecting rice yield.
In addition, weeds should be cleared out as early as possible, and for some weeds remaining in the field, manual weeding should be done 1 to 2 times after the rice has fully headed, which is beneficial for field ventilation and light penetration, and also for rice growth.
Therefore, during this period, Grandpa led some people from the base to weed the rice fields, preventing weed damage. They also meticulously removed any insect eggs found in the rice.
Although they still had some pesticides, these pesticides would eventually run out.
They now had sufficient manpower and nothing particularly urgent to do, so they would expend more human effort on this task.
Pesticides had already been applied once in early August, so there were relatively few insects at this time.
Most of these tasks were done by adults in the base, but the minors had started learning about planting techniques early on.
In their classrooms, emphasis was often placed on combining learning with practical application. The teacher for this class was Grandpa, who had been farming for decades, and Lai Xiyue, who summarized and then explained it to the children.
Grandpa rolled up his trousers in the rice field, then pointed to the rice and said, "You see, now is the time to pull weeds. Look, these are barnyard grass and need to be pulled out. These are the rice plants. Don't get them confused. Pay attention to this spot."
Grandpa pointed out detailed things one by one, showing them to the children.
Back in the classroom, Lai Xiyue also integrated Grandpa's knowledge, summarizing and explaining it to the children: "
The steps for planting rice are actually divided into these:
1. Land Preparation
Before planting rice, land preparation is a necessary step. In the past, animal power and plows were used, mainly water buffaloes for land preparation and plowing, but nowadays, machines are mostly used for land preparation.
2. Seedling Cultivation
Seedling cultivation is key during the early stage of rice growth. Nowadays, specialized seedling centers mostly use seedling trays for rice seedling growth. Good rice seedlings are crucial for successful rice cultivation.
When the seedlings grow to about eight centimeters tall, transplanting can be done. Transplanting mainly has two forms: machine and manual, which can be chosen according to the scale and terrain.
3. Weeding and Pest Control
During the growth of the seedlings, weeding and pest control are essential.
When weeds appear in the field, they must be cleaned up promptly.
4. Fertilization
When seedlings grow taller and the first rice stem emerges, it is called the tillering stage. During this period, fertilization is often required to help the seedlings grow robustly and promote the fullness and quantity of future grains.
5. Irrigation and Drainage
Irrigation and drainage are crucial for rice. For upland rice, which grows in dry fields, the irrigation and drainage process is different, but generally, after transplanting, during panicle formation, and during heading and flowering, water irrigation needs to be strengthened.
6. Drying and Screening
Harvested paddy needs to be dried. In the past, it was often sun-dried in the front yard of a sanheyuan, requiring constant turning to dry the paddy.
Screening involves removing empty grains and other impurities, using an electric grain separator, a winnowing machine, or manual shaking to separate the grains, using wind power to automatically screen out the full and heavy grains."
After saying all this, Lai Xiyue continued, "
What conditions are needed for planting rice?
1. Rice is suitable for growing in places with higher temperatures. The higher the temperature, the faster the growth and the higher the yield.
The environmental temperature for rice growth must be above 13°C. When the temperature drops below 13°C, rice will stop growing. All green plants undergo growth and nutritional processes under light conditions, and rice is no exception.
Under light conditions, rice grows normally. When natural light is 50%, rice grows slowly. When light intensity drops to 5% of natural light intensity, rice will stop growing or even die.
2. Rice growth requires sufficient water. When water supply is insufficient, the physiological functions of the plant will decrease.
The tillering stage of rice is the peak period for water demand and absolutely cannot be short of water.
Rice also needs sufficient nutrients during its growth. Under the premise of conventional root fertilization, applying urea, ammonium sulfate, or green manure, and performing foliar fertilization, helps rice grow and resist the adverse effects of the external environment.
Of course, when we don't have these chemical fertilizers, we can actually use other fertilizers, such as cow and sheep manure, which can also play a certain fertilizing role."
In the classroom, Lai Xiyue was teaching everyone about rice cultivation.
In this country, agriculture is the foundation of everything.
In this apocalypse, food is the ultimate support for survival.
Therefore, knowing how to farm and being able to farm is the most practical hard power in the apocalypse.
