From the beginning, Yang Yi refused in his heart, gradually turned into acceptance, and finally became enjoyment. He also leisurely observed the nearby scenery along the way.
Until his legs were numb, the group finally reached the place where the dried wood was selected.
Here is an open grassland with flat terrain, and lush forests can be seen in the distance.
The grassland has been cleared, and many large pits about 1.5 meters deep have been dug on the ground as required. When they arrived here, there were still two people in charge of continuing to dig more pits.
The task of the logging transportation team is very heavy, and the weather is still slightly cool. They are all shirtless and sweating.
When the sentry saw the movement here, everyone stopped what they were doing and greeted them.
Black Hunter put Yang Yi down: "We're here."
Yang Yi's legs were a little numb, and if it wasn't for Hei Lie's support, he almost couldn't stand still.
He coughed uncomfortably to hide his embarrassment.
A person who runs vigorously walks like flying, but a person who is being carried on his back can't even stand upright, it's really...
Fortunately, no one cared about these details, and even believed that the angel was like this—very delicate, after all, they had never seen other angels.
"God's envoy." Jing, who was in charge of the logging transport team, came over.
The logging transportation team is very important now, and they also have to shoulder the personal safety of the pottery group not far away.
The people over there are not as strong as the people here, so if there is a shortage of food, they will also be responsible for providing it, so Jing was sent here to preside over the overall situation.
Jing is also an excellent fighter. Now that he has prosthetic limbs, his combat effectiveness has gradually recovered, and he will be able to return to his peak soon. It is most suitable for him to be in charge of the work here.
The logging transportation team is now divided into five groups, including the logging group, the transportation group, the planing group, the pit digging group, and the security group. There are a total of 50 people. Each group is assigned a different number of people according to the intensity of the work. the group leader.
The combat effectiveness of this team surpassed the initial team of the Starfire Tribe, and they could live here independently.
"How does your bayonet feel?" Yang Yi looked at his prosthesis.
The original version of the prosthesis was not easy to use, both in terms of comfort and fit, it was too rough.
Yang Yi has been studying how to improve it so that the prosthesis can truly become a part of Jing's body.
Jing’s prosthetic limbs had been corrected several times before, each time getting better and better. The last time he made a major adjustment, but he didn’t see any effect, so Jing was sent here.
Yang Yi always wanted to get feedback, so he asked this question as soon as he came.
"I think it's very useful! It has now completely become a part of my body, and I used it to directly pierce the head of a long-haired sheep yesterday!" Jing proudly showed off.
Jing has always been very satisfied with his prosthesis, even the rough version at first, he actually thinks it is enough.
Although every day, the fracture would be rubbed red, it was nothing to him, it would be worse than being half bitten by poisonous insects in the wild.
But the envoy has been trying to help him improve, always thinking of doing his best, so that he can truly have a hand that can bring him back to the top, and he is very moved.
Yang Yi nodded, grasping another key word in the words.
"Long wool sheep?"
"Yes, the wool of that kind of sheep is very long and white. It feels very comfortable and warm to the touch. I haven't seen it in the Blackstone tribe before. It should be used as clothes to keep out the cold. I have already collected it."
Yang Yi nodded, wrote this down in advance, and began to think about how to dry the wood manually.
"Take us to see the wood first."
Yang Yi didn't know what kind of wood these people cut, and whether it was suitable, he just explained the approximate size and so on.
He thought it should be the unknown tree used in the tribe now, but the current tree will be thicker, and building a house will not be a problem.
The thick cut logs are placed neatly, the bottom is raised with wood, and the top is covered with branches to prevent direct exposure to the sun.
All the wood was as thick as a large barrel, and very straight.
Jing pulled away the branches above, and Yang Yi clearly saw the wood lying on the ground, and his eyes widened.
"Envoy, what's the matter? Is this kind of wood not good?" Jing was a little worried.
They didn't cut the kind of wood that the tribe used to use before, because they were not strong enough, thinking that there was no difference between the wood and the wood, so they changed it to another kind on their own.
Yang Yi suppressed the excitement in his heart, and his words trembled a little: "Are you all chopping this kind of wood?"
"Yes, we found that there is a lot of this kind of wood in one place. There are various thicknesses, and the distance is closer than other places, so I chose them. Angel, if it is not suitable, I will immediately ask everyone to change it."
"No, no, it's very suitable!" Yang Yi was a little dizzy with excitement.
He stepped forward and smelled it, and it was this elegant fragrance.
When he saw the boards that had been cut, his excitement was indescribable.
This is very precious golden nanmu!
Every tree is so strong, I don't know how many years it took to grow. To know that a nanmu with a diameter of less than 10 centimeters needs to grow for ninety years.
In ancient China, the feudal emperor's dragon chair was made of high-quality nanmu, and it was also used to build royal palaces, mausoleums, gardens, etc., and it became very rare in the Qing Dynasty.
Phoebe has the unique property of being quiet and durable, and important buildings such as palaces and city towers, temples, and palaces in the Ming Dynasty must use nanmu for their pillars.
One of the largest surviving wooden structure halls, the Changling Lingen Hall of Zhu Di, the founder of Ming Dynasty, is supported by huge pillars of golden nanmu.
In modern times, golden nanmu has been fried even higher, and it is a symbol of wealth.
In fact, Yang Yi is not very interested in these, he can only distinguish some common trees, such as birch trees.
The reason why golden nanmu can be seen at a glance is not only because of its unique texture, but also because his father's favorite is golden nanmu.
A lot of the furniture in their house is made of old golden nanmu. His father is very stingy at other times. He usually wears these big pants and flip-flops before going out. He looks like a poor old man in the market. He doesn’t care about spending money blink.
Every time Yang Yi heard the price, he couldn't help gasping. The old man still had an expression that I had earned it. Many times, some good things can't be bought with money.
Yang Yi's family background is very good, the second generation of a typical urban village demolition.
My parents are also hardworking and capable, and have an investment vision. They bought a lot of real estate in the early days, and also owned a factory with good returns.
Yang Yiguang can live a very relaxed life by collecting rent from the house under his name.
This is also the reason why he was about to collapse when he crossed here in the first place. He is really just Ye Gong and a good dragon! The condition of his house is so good, he only wants to cross when his brain is trapped by the door!
Yang Yi looked at so many golden nanmu, and felt that it was as easy as pie to fill up the space.
This piece of golden nanmu is similar to piles of gold. According to his understanding of golden nanmu, the quality of this kind of golden nanmu is very good, and it will definitely sell for a high price on the earth.
"These trees are very precious, let's try other trees first." Yang Yi didn't want such precious wood to be destroyed in his own hands.
There are a lot of specialties in drying wood. Because of the different air humidity and climate, the moisture content of wood will have different standards in each place.
Their current technology can only try to use these woods to build a house so that it will not collapse so easily.
At first, as long as you don't build too large houses, it should be easy to achieve.
"This kind of tree is very common, why is it so precious?" Jing was very puzzled.
Yang Yi only felt a blow to his chest and felt that he needed to slow down.
Every time he comes home his dad always reprimands him for his rude behavior, afraid he might break his 'baby', look now!
He really should have brought his father over to take a look, if he had been through a lot of wind and waves, he would definitely pass over excitedly.
Black Hunt also nodded affirmatively: "There are indeed a lot. We used to use it as firewood."
"..."
Now Yang Yi finally understands everyone's distressed and helpless emotions when he took out some utensils to use.
What a waste, what a waste!
After a while, Yang Yi regained his strength.
"Then let's try it with them first. We don't need too much wood at the beginning, so as not to waste effort in failure. We must observe carefully during this process and provide reference for the next time."
When Jing and his group were asked to find a suitable place to dry wood, Yang Yi sent a very well-educated auditor to take charge of the data records here.
Yang Yi explained what size is needed and what standard should be processed, all of which are remembered and guided by him.
Before officially starting to try to dry the wood, Black Hunter led several people to set up a large tent for field engineering activities in an open space, and set up an altar in front of it.
Yang Yi is very familiar with this operation now, he pretended to dance around, and then ordered someone to open the tent.
The originally empty tent is now full of steel bars with a diameter of about 8 cm and large pieces of iron.
"Thank God for the gift."
Everyone bowed down devoutly and expressed their sincere gratitude.
A group of people lifted these steel bars and iron sheets out of the tent, and soon they accumulated into a hill, which was much larger than the capacity of the tent.
On the other side, Yang Yi asked someone to spread a thick layer of sawdust on the bottom of the pit. This was prepared before the planing team. They had already disassembled a lot of planks and planed them very neatly and smooth.
When Yang Yi saw it, he immediately decided to pick a few pieces to use as his desk!
In fact, he is not so passionate about gold silk nanmu, he used to sneer at his father's hobbies. But now that he sees the familiar lines, he can't calm down. He thinks of many, many things, and wants to have them even more.
"Pile these sawdust into the soil and make sure to compact it to prevent open flames."
Yang Yi explained what he should do and why he did it, so that they could truly understand the principles, so that they could make constant adjustments in future practice.
After pouring the sawdust, the big guys stepped into the pit one after another, and Black Hunter followed. He didn't have the privilege of being a chief, and he did everything by himself.
Seeing that everyone was busy, Yang Yi wanted to try, but was rejected by the big guys.
"Envoy, let us come!"
Everyone agrees that he is an envoy sent by God, and God does not want them to get something for nothing, so he cannot let the envoy directly intervene to help.
Yang Yi didn't force it. As the only technical director at the moment, he had to control the overall situation and observe everything, so that no mistakes could be made.
Thick wood chips were spread and compacted, and Yang Yi didn't have a specific number to indicate how much to press, so he could only go by feeling.
"Do you remember the data just now?" Yang Yi asked.
The clerk of the logging transportation team, who was the observer mentioned earlier, nodded repeatedly, and handed the folder board in his hand to Yang Yi.
"Envoy of God, I have remembered everything."
Yang Yi can only understand the Arabic numerals and a few mixed Chinese characters on it. Ming's study time is too short, and he can write very few words, so he uses his own way to mark.
"You will sort out the common words you usually encounter in a while, and I will teach you before leaving."
"Thank you Angel!"
Ming was very happy, but the biggest regret when he came here was that he could not continue to listen. He likes to read characters very much. Although it is very difficult, he still likes it very much.
He wanted to understand the book that the envoy brought out, and wanted to know what God said in it.
Yang Yi thought for a while and took out a learning word card for children from his pocket. There were some common words on it, and pictures were used to describe them.
"You can follow the above to learn how to read in the future."
"This, is this for me?" Ming was very excited.
Yang Yi smiled and nodded: "It will be more difficult for you without someone to guide you, but you have been practicing writing, and I will teach you when you come back or when I come over, so you should be able to memorize it faster."
"I will definitely study hard and not let you down." Ming promised seriously.
Yang Yi doesn't doubt this, the people here are very diligent, as long as they decide on one thing, they will devote 200% of their energy to complete it.
Their IQ is not much different from that of people on Earth, but most of them can maintain a high level of concentration for a long time, even for children, and their learning efficiency is very high.
Now the children in the study class can basically read some simple short stories independently, dictation is still being practiced, and simple words can also be written.
Now they have been divided into various teams, and while working as clerks to train themselves, they must continue to study in depth.
Yang Yi has already begun to plan to recruit some more children, and then let these old students be their teachers to teach, and gradually realize the literacy of all employees.
After the bottom of the pit is paved, it is necessary to start the steel frame on the bottom of the pit, and finally lift the wood into it and place it on it.
For the first operation, Yang Yi was not greedy, and only found the smallest pit to dry five logs.
He actually thought less, thinking that one would be enough, and changed his mind only after Black Hunter persuaded him.
If the number of tests is too small and there is no wood on the left and right, it will not be possible to judge effectively. There are a lot of trees here, and logging with tools is not so hard, so don't waste money on it.
Yang Yi finally agrees with the unity, and controls each step more strictly, making sure to succeed at the first time, and never let these pieces of wood go to waste.
The wood is placed well, and the top of the pit is sealed tightly with iron sheets, leaving a gap between the iron sheet and the wood.
Finally, the sawdust at the bottom of the pit is ignited, and the sawdust is fumigated with sawdust smoke to achieve the purpose of drying.
The method Yang Yi adopted generally takes ten days for wooden boards, and the time may be doubled for such a thick wood, and it is unknown how effective it will be.
At least from the data point of view, it is quite easy to complete.
"You must take care of it, don't let the fire start up, you can only use smoke. If you run out of sawdust, remember to add it at any time."
"An envoy, how can it be considered that the drying is successful?" Ming asked.
"This is a wood moisture content meter. It is normal for the moisture to be between 11 and 16 percent. Choose three different parts for each test, and the average value in this range is successful."
Yang Yi took out a palm-sized black instrument and handed it to Ming, teaching him how to use it and read the data.
Ming held the instrument, which looked very precise, and did not dare to use force at all, for fear that it would be crushed, so he just held it like this.
"God's envoy, I will definitely protect it!"
Yang Yi was noncommittal: "Your most important job next is to use an instrument to feel the moisture content of wood. Try to master it with experience before this instrument is taken back by God."
Construction is inseparable from a large amount of wood, and the work of drying wood has become extremely important, otherwise natural drying in the shade will not be able to meet the demand at all.
In this way, a very professional and sensitive technician is needed.
The most important thing is to start with the perception of air humidity and wood moisture content, so that it can be reasonably controlled.
There are other methods of drying wood, and the ones used now are only suitable for the present.
Instruments are not eternal and need to be felt by people. When there were no instruments before, those old craftsmen also relied on experience.
Yang Yi believed that they could do it too.
"There is also a temperature and humidity tester. You use it to test the air humidity every day, and you can feel how much humidity it feels like. There are many ways to dry wood, and some methods will use these data."
Yang Yi chose Ming to come here for a reason, not only because he was the fastest learner among the auditors, but also because of his sensitivity to the weather.
This is also what he discovered by accident. Ming is just an ordinary person, so everyone, including himself, tacitly agrees that he has no special abilities.
Until one day, they finished their classes, eager to learn, and looked at the sky with emotion, saying that they would not be able to go to school tomorrow.
Others wondered why he said that when it was supposed to rain tomorrow night.
They don't have any spare houses for classrooms, so they all study outdoors. Once it rains, they can't do it.
At that time, the moon and stars were sparse, and there was no sign of rain at all.
Everyone didn't take it seriously. They didn't expect it to rain the next day, and it was almost the time of study, just like what Ming said.
But everyone still didn't take it seriously. There are some people in the tribe who can guess what the weather will be like tomorrow by looking at the stars and smelling the air, and they don't think it's anything special.
Rain or shine, they have things to do, and it doesn't make much difference.
Someone accidentally mentioned this matter in front of Yang Yi, which made Yang Yi pay attention to this person, and found that he was indeed more sensitive to the weather than ordinary people.
Yang Yi wanted to put him in Qing's team at the beginning, but later found that Qing's ability is enough to deal with it, and Ming can't give full play to his role there, which is a bit wasteful.
After thinking it over and over again, he finally decided to put him here.
"Before I leave, you must be familiar with it. This matter cannot go wrong."
Ming picked up the two treasures, and was instructed by the envoy himself, suddenly felt that he had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders.
"God's envoy, I will definitely do a good job!"
"I believe you have this ability." Yang Yi smiled and encouraged him.
The arrangement of the wood drying work is almost the same, only one person needs to come over from time to time to observe whether there is an open flame, and the rest will not be known until more than ten or twenty days later.
During this period, the main task of the logging transport team is to log and decompose the wood shavings, and the next step can only be started after success.
The process is relatively long, and they can only wait slowly.
Yang Yi temporarily put aside the matter here, and went to see the wool of the long-haired sheep that Jing said.
"Envoy, look at this, it's very white and soft."
Yang Yi took it over and took a model, and it really felt very good, almost like cashmere.
"The clothes made of this kind of wool must be very warm. How many of them have you bought? Why are they so hairy?"
"Only three of them were beaten. These long-haired sheep looked very big. I didn't expect that the wool was thicker than the meat, and there was nothing left after removing the wool. This is the inner layer of wool, and the outermost layer is very hard. .”
When Jing said this, he couldn't help complaining. At first, they thought they had hunted a big guy, but they didn't expect that once the hair was shaved, it would be just a little bit.
"And this kind of mutton is particularly unpalatable, just like carrion, no wonder it is so weak and no animals attack it."
Jing felt like throwing up at the thought of that disgusting taste. They were not used to wasting food, so they really bit the bullet and ate it in the end.
Looking at Jing's expression, Yang Yi could imagine how terrible the meat was. This group of people could eat anything, and they would all dislike it so much, but it was really unpalatable.
"Are there many sheep of this kind?"
"There are a lot of them. They are all in a large group, so it is not easy to capture. We also just caught and placed a single one."
Yang Yi thought for a while and asked, "Such thick wool, won't they feel hot when the weather turns hot?"
Jing didn't say a word, he had never seen this kind of sheep before, and there was no one near the Heishi tribe.
"This kind of sheep will shed their hair when it's hot." The well-informed Black Hunter said.
Yang Yi's eyes lit up: "Then can we collect these hairs?"
Hei Lie paused, thinking about this possibility: "It should be possible."
"Jing, you should pay attention to observe at ordinary times. If there are any hairs that shed, you can collect them."
"it is good."
Jing readily agreed, they now have binoculars given by the envoys, they only need to observe from a distance, and it doesn't take much trouble.
Yang Yi collected the wool, intending to take it back and let a handy person knead it into thread, and then knit it into a sweater.
In his books, there is a professor who knits sweaters. So much wool should be enough to make several pieces.
Early the next morning, Yang Yi and his party left. Before leaving, Yang Yi left some food, including fine salt and sugar.
The salt they eat now is coarse salt brought back by Hei Lie and his party, and the taste and saltiness are much worse than those brought by Yang Yi.
Fine salt is no longer a daily salt, except for Yang Yi, other people usually can't eat it.
Even knowing that Yang Yi has a lot of salt, Hei Lie doesn't intend to touch them.
In the future, we will organize a special salt exchange team to exchange salt as in the Blackstone tribe.
Now that they have the skill of making pottery, it will be easier to switch to salt than before, which is already a great improvement.
No one objected to this, this was their way of life all along, and what Yang Yi brought was nothing but a gift from God.
They think that God does not want his people to be lazy, nor does he provide for them all the time, greedy, only enjoyment will anger God, and will no longer protect them.
It has to be said that these people believe in gods, which is also a good thing for Yang Yi.