The discovery of tung fruit is a joyful thing for the entire Xinghuo tribe.
It will bring many uses and conveniences in the future, and is a necessity for development.
But at the same time, it also brought a burden to the tribe. If you want to obtain tung oil, you need to arrange special people to be responsible, and there are quite a few people.
Picking alone requires a lot of people to pick out. Fortunately, there are many fruit trees and wild vegetables near the tung forest. The picking team can act together. Otherwise, soldiers will have to be specially assigned to guard it.
After picking, the seeds need to be dried in the air to remove impurities. These fruits have fallen from the past and are basically dehydrated. Currently, the drying process can be omitted, but the step of removing impurities cannot be omitted.
Then it needs to be crushed. Fortunately, Yang Yi bought a stone mill from the mall before, which saved the process of making a stone mill. After that, he will definitely need to arrange people to find stone chisels.
Traditional oil extraction tools need to find a big wood, hollow out the middle, and use the pressing method of beating and squeezing to extract oil.
The search for wood is also particular. If it is not afraid of moisture, it will not rot easily, and the texture must be twisted and twisted. Generally speaking, it is better to use camphor wood.
And it has to be a big tree, otherwise you have to use several trees to piece together.
This is not a problem here, there are trees that are so big that several people can hold them together.
Officially entering the stage of oil extraction, the tung seed powder must first be steamed. If it is other things such as rapeseed, it needs to be fried slowly.
When the steam rises enough and is saturated, it is wrapped with grass into the shape of a big cake, and the outside of the cake is hooped with iron or bamboo strips, which is the same as the gap in the press, and quickly stuffed in.
The whole action must be fast, once the oil is cold, it will not be squeezed out or the oil yield will be reduced.
After the oil cake is stuffed into the press tool, the inserted pointed cone is hit with a hammer to squeeze and press, so as to obtain the required oil.
From harvesting to final oil production, several processes are required, and each process requires a lot of manpower.
They don't have anything now, and they have to find someone to make the tools for oil extraction, and the jars for oil also need the cooperation of the pottery group, and they need extra firewood.
"Lack of people, lack of people." Yang Yi started to talk about it every day again.
Hei Lie walked into the tent and heard his words: "I will arrange the manpower, you don't have to worry about these things."
After Hei Lie came, Yang Yi basically didn't intervene in the deployment of manpower. He just decomposed and dispatched the tasks, and clearly wrote down what procedures needed to be done in the whole process. Hei Lie and Jiao would arrange the personnel.
Every time Yang Yi assigns tasks, he always has the feeling that he is the leader.
It feels so good to feel that someone has shared various things for me.
However, this does not mean that Yang Yi is ignorant of personnel matters. He has a detailed personnel list booklet, which contains detailed personnel information records.
A radish and a pit, all of which are clearly visible.
Any changes will be revised, and everyone's 'ID card' will be revised accordingly.
Yang Yi wants to strengthen the management of population data from the time when there are few people, so as to form a habit, so that he will be more experienced when there are more people in the future.
At present, Jiao and a class of students are in charge of it for the time being.
Even if you don't pay attention to these statistics, just walk around the tribe, you can see that there is no one idle in the tribe, everyone is very busy.
Now that so many people have to be dispatched temporarily, one can imagine how nervous it will be.
That is to say, it is impossible for Yang Yi to just assign tasks, no matter whether the people below can bear it or not, he must have a general spectrum in his heart.
"I didn't try my best." Black Hunter said with certainty.
"Manpower was tight before, because everyone was doing many things for the first time, and it was inevitable that they would be in a hurry and the efficiency would be relatively low. Now that I am familiar with it, the manpower has been reasonably arranged, and many places can be freed up."
Hei Lie sat down in front of Yang Yi, and now Yang Yi was using newly baked golden nanmu tables and chairs, for which he also took out porcelain and tea from the space.
In fact, Yang Yi didn't drink much tea in the past, but they are a big province of tea drinking. Almost every house has tea sets, so he has been influenced to some extent.
With such a nice table, it would be a waste not to order tea.
The trees here are the same as the animals here, and they are astonishingly large at every turn. This golden nanmu table is made of a whole board, nearly one meter wide!
Although due to the rush of time, the production is relatively hasty and not so delicate, and it has not had time to paint, but the unique golden silk pattern of golden nanmu looks quite atmospheric and high-grade.
Moreover, the diet structure here still likes to focus on meat, and drinking some tea can also scrape off oil.
Yang Yi poured tea for Hei Lie, and Hei Lie carefully picked up the very fragile porcelain, and poured it down without fear of being scalded.
It's really a cow chewing peony!
But Yang Yi didn't care. To him, drinking tea was just to quench his thirst. His father had often nagged him that he couldn't drink tea.
Everyone is a fellow traveler, and no one dislikes anyone.
"This is the best way. Our goal is to make everyone in the tribe live better and better. We can't exhaust people in order to speed up construction."
The people here are too diligent, if they don't have to sleep, Yang Yi thinks they can work all the time.
Other managers keep thinking of various reward and punishment systems to stimulate the people below to work actively, but he wants to do the opposite, control them not to do too much, so as not to collapse himself.
Hei Lie laughed and said, "When everyone sees hope, it's not easy to stop their enthusiasm."
Yang Yi also understood this point. A few days ago they brought back the fired black pottery, and the whole tribe was boiling.
They had never seen such beautiful and special pottery, so smooth to the touch, and so deep in color.
YouQi heard that this was not the guidance of the envoy, but the pottery group came up with it themselves, and there was singing and dancing on the spot.
Under constant indoctrination, even children are very clear that everything God brings is to help them and also to test them.
If they can only rely on the power of the tools brought by the envoys without their own wisdom, then when God takes everything away, they will be completely abandoned by God.
Now the pottery group has proved to God that they are worthy of God's help.
Everyone is more confident, wants to complete the tasks that God wants them to complete as soon as possible, and works harder.
"You still have to pay attention to rest and don't work too hard."
Yang Yi felt like telling a hard-working child not to study so hard, but to know how to combine work and rest, and his mood was complicated.
Hei Lie didn't take it seriously, but agreed.
Hei Lie played with the tea set in his hand: "Can we burn such beautiful porcelain?"
"Yes, as long as the firing temperature is sufficient." Yang Yi affirmed.
"There is not much difference between the production of pottery and porcelain, except that pottery needs to be at 600°C~900°C, and the highest temperature will not exceed 1000°C, while porcelain needs to be at 1300°C~1500°C.
But if you want to make it beautifully, you must not only keep up with the craftsmanship, but also find the right glaze. The overall cost is too high, a waste of labor and material resources, and our black pottery is also very beautiful, so there is no need for this at present. "
Black Hunter nodded. It is not uncommon for such an exquisite item to be cumbersome to make, which is why it looks precious.
Precious things are more able to attract the attention of wealthy tribes, in exchange for what they want to exchange.
He firmly believes that such porcelain is definitely sought after in the Western Continent.
"Such things can be exchanged for a lot of slaves."
Yang Yi paused and changed the subject:
"Since the manpower can be freed, the extraction of tung oil can be put on the agenda quickly. If the firewood is dry, we can start building the house. You have to remember that you need to send some people to mine and transport stones to make the foundation. "
"foundation?"
"The foundation is the soil or rock mass used to bear the entire house. Without the foundation, the house is not strong enough. The house we want to build is completely different from the temporary mud shed we are building now. It is wide and strong, and it is not afraid of ordinary wind and rain. It needs a foundation support."
"I see." Hei Lie stroked his chin, very receptive.
Yang Yi took out a book and pointed to the mud house above: "Our house will look like this."
This is the album that Yang Yi found out from a pile of books with great difficulty. On it is the mud house after the renovation of the new countryside.
It has its own characteristics, and the inside is relatively modern, so it will be very comfortable to live in.
Yang Yi intends to use this as a model, and he has already figured out how to furnish his own house.
For Yang Yi, this mud house is very simple, with a rustic and rustic atmosphere, but for Hei Lie, it is unusual.
He had always heard Yang Yi talking about building a house and describing its general appearance. He had imagined it in his heart, but it was not as intuitive as seeing it directly.
"Such a house is really nice! It's much more comfortable than a cave!"
In the picture, there are also decorations and furnishings in the house. The light is bright. I don’t know if it’s much more comfortable than living in a cave with just a piece of animal skin.
The areas are distinct, the functions are complete, and they do not disturb each other.
Black Hunter has no concept of these, but he can also see the comfort in them.
Yang Yi laughed, and he also firmly believed in this.
In fact, Yang Yi felt that this kind of mud house would be more comfortable than a cement brick house as long as he put some thought into the interior decoration.
Warm in winter and cool in summer, especially in humid weather, rammed earth walls can also absorb moisture.
You must know that when the wind is south, the smooth wall will still drip, and the rammed earth wall will not exist.
In the past, he also disliked mud houses. Later, the mud houses in his hometown disappeared, and they all became small villas like those in the city. He also saw that mud houses were rebuilt in some places, so he tasted how good they are.
"We still need to continue to experiment, how to make the wall stronger, especially the wall we want to build must be strong enough."
The safety factor of their tribe is still very low at present. There are only fences built with wood, obstacles made of thorns, and some traps to enclose their living place.
It has a certain protective effect, but it is still far from enough, which makes Yang Yi feel very insecure.
In particular, Yang Yi heard from Hei Lie that sometimes there will be a wave of beasts, and a large number of wild beasts will flood into human settlements.
Many small tribes perished in this way, and large tribes would suffer heavy losses if they did not reach this time.
Humans are hunting animals for food, and those animals are also staring at humans.
Even the powerful Blackstone tribe dare not say that their tribe is absolutely safe.
Therefore, even when materials and manpower are still in short supply, Yang Yi will put protection work at the front.
Only when personal safety is guaranteed can we talk about development.
Because the tribe is not safe enough, many soldiers are left to guard each time, which is also a great waste of labor.
Black Hunt also agrees with him. These days, the core management of the tribe has been discussing how to build their tribe.
Tribal construction should start from a long-term perspective and must also conform to the current strength. This is a very complicated matter that requires opinions and suggestions from all parties.
The ancient city wall was built by tamping the soil layer by layer, and the soil was mixed with glutinous rice juice, compound soil, sand and slaked stone, etc.
They don't have glutinous rice now, so they can't use it in the space, otherwise it will lose its function in the future and the city wall will become weak, and other things will be difficult to find, but they have natural cement, which should be able to play the same role.
"Gang and the others have already achieved some results. The newly built rammed earth wall can only penetrate two or three centimeters for third-level fighters, which is a great improvement compared to before."
Very early on, Yang Yi asked the Black Hunt organization's special team to start experimenting with how to make rammed earth walls to prepare for the construction of houses later.
"Looks like natural cement is useful."
"They have gained more experience in the past few days. Gang told me yesterday that the latest mix of soil can make a stronger rammed earth wall, which is enough to stop the beast."
Gang is a steady person. He can say that, which shows that he has great confidence.
Yang Yi was very happy: "This is really good news. It seems that our city wall can start to be built soon."
"Gang said they are now three or four times more efficient than before."
"so much?!"
Yang Yi was very surprised, how long has it been.
Although starting from scratch will make a lot of progress, but they are not slow at the beginning.
This group of people has a lot of strength, and it takes skill to ram the earth, but strength is more important.
They still have a lot of experience in controlling their own power, so they are a bit unfamiliar at the beginning, but they quickly mastered the method.
I didn't expect to be able to improve so much!
"They worked together in division of labor and mastered new methods, so the speed is faster and the quality is better than before. Gang suggested that the city wall can be expanded, and their construction team can be busy."
Yang Yi pondered for a moment, and finally vetoed it.
"We have made a decision before, and we should not change it easily. Besides, the designated area is enough for five times more people to live than it is now, and it is enough for a period of time.
Furthermore, I am not proficient in urban construction, and there must be many flaws in the design. This is just our test area, in preparation for a bigger city in the future. There is no need to spread out too much at the moment, it is better to focus on other places. "
Yang Yi also considered building Fujian Tulou at the beginning, so there was no need to build a wall.
But they have no experience in building houses, and if they build tall earthen buildings, they may be unstable due to unreasonable design.
After all, Yang Yi did not graduate from civil engineering. He only knows the appearance but not the specific structure, etc., so it is better not to take this risk.
His hometown used to be that kind of earthen house, and he saw someone build it when he was a child. The mud house they built now can be regarded as a small prototype. They dare not build each house too tall, so they are more confident.
Heihun also didn't think it was a good idea to expand temporarily, but as the chief, he wanted to pass on other people's ideas to the envoy and ask for his opinion.
After signing the contract, Hei Lie abided by his promise, and showed respect for Yang Yi's status as an envoy in his words and deeds.
With the support of the strong, Yang Yi's position is even stronger.
"I plan to take people to the Green Python Tribe the day after tomorrow." Hei Lie said after drinking a cup of tea.
"This is a gift for Chief Green Python, you have someone wrap it up."
Yang Yi waved his hands beside him, and a standing mirror as tall as a person was placed beside him.
What do beautiful women like best? Of course it's a mirror!
Yang Yi thought of something, and added: "I hope she can accept what she looks like."
There are exceptions to everything, and it would be terrible if the chief thought he was very beautiful and found out that the person in the mirror was not.
"This gift is too precious." Black Hunter expressed his disapproval.
He is no stranger to mirrors, and has seen them before, but not so big.
Compared with the telescope, such a dressing mirror is not very attractive to him.
Yang Yi couldn't help laughing, it's only a hundred yuan, how precious is it.
But thinking about the people in front of them burning the golden nanmu as firewood, there is nothing funny about it.
"It's okay, I still have a lot."
Hei Lie still shook his head: "You just need to slap her the size of a palm. You are an envoy of God, and it is her honor to give her a gift. But if it is too precious, it will overwhelm your identity."
Yang Yi was amazed. This man has made great progress. Before, he was a little cautious, but he was quite straightforward. Now he is more able to think about these twists and turns.
"You are becoming more and more of a thief now."
Black Hunter knew that 'chicken thief' was not a good term, but he still took it as a compliment.
"It's all thanks to you."
Yang Yi waved his hand: "I'm not, I don't."
He is just a simple engineering man.
"The books you brought made me understand a lot." Black Hunter said seriously.
Only then did Yang Yi remember that he had given Hei Lie a lot of books before, which were not available in the reading room.
The main reason is that those books are relatively advanced and show the history and humanities of the earth. There are also some orders, group building systems, etc., which have never appeared here.
Yang Yi felt that it was not appropriate to appear in front of everyone, so he didn't show it.
But there are not so many taboos about Black Hunter, he knows his identity and where he came from.
The more Hei Lie knows, the more he can talk to him, otherwise they are not on the same level at all.
Their cognition is too different because of the environment, so communication problems will inevitably occur.
Yang Yi is actively integrating into this world, and he also hopes that someone will know his world, so he can understand him better and know his thoughts.
Therefore, the content of the books for Black Hunter will be richer and contain a lot of content.
After giving Hei Lie the book, Yang Yi didn't care much about it, and he didn't see Hei Lie asking him, thinking he was too busy to read.
I didn't expect that people didn't know when, they saw a lot of old.
"You understand everything?"
Yang Yi didn't know what expression to show. The books he gave and those in the reading room were not the same as those in the reading room. They were all serious books, and many of them would make him doze off.
Everyone in the tribe knows that Lancao is a genius, but they don't know that their chief is not inferior to Lancao.
Hei Lie showed his talent from the very beginning of memorizing words.
His memory is very good, and after all, he is an experienced adult, and he has more advantages than the kid Lancao. It is easier to understand the deep meaning behind when reading, and he is more integrated.
In addition, he was often by Yang Yi's side, and he received much more guidance than others, and his progress was even more obvious.
"Still researching, the books contain too much knowledge, I still can't fully read and understand them."
"What book have you been reading recently?"
"The Prince"
"Ah!?" Yang Yi was startled, "Did I give you this book?"
"The Prince" was once hailed as the bible of evil, a handbook for Western dictatorships, which tells a lot about how to use power to achieve one's own goals.
Pinpin has a chapter called "About cruelty and kindness, and which one is more beneficial to be loved or feared", so you can roughly understand what is going on.
This book used to be a politically banned book because most of it was about getting what you want by any means.
However, Yang Yi himself quite likes it. From a dialectical point of view, it is also a method based on a certain premise.
For him, it's just different methods in different situations.
Of course, as a layman, that is to watch the fun.
The deep meaning contained in it is beyond the comprehension of a lazy engineering student like him.
"Yes, it's a very interesting book, although I can't understand many places."
Yang Yi thought for a moment and said: "This book is written based on the fact that human nature is inherently evil. In fact, there are exactly the opposite views. It is believed that human nature is inherently good.
The content of the book is not the truth, there is a certain truth, but you can't believe it all. There is a saying in our country that it is better to have no books than to believe in books. You have to learn to think independently and learn to analyze in all directions. And keep in mind that practice is the only criterion for testing truth. "
Yang Yi felt that it was a bad thing for Hei Lie to read these books, on the contrary, he would be able to think better if he read more.
Therefore, he will read more books for him next, instead of just believing what the family says.
"I understand." Black Hunter nodded seriously.
"You can only use it, but you can't become an excellent leader. The people can carry a boat or overturn it."
"Boat?"
"It's the boat."
"What is a ship?"
"..."