Chapter 508 Good news and bad news (two in one chapter)
When wearing a pair of sexy bright red autumn trousers, one of the trouser legs was wrapped twice around the neck.
The other remaining trouser leg was like a scarf fluttering in the wind. Girl Huang Yan, who was now very good at controlling the paraglider, took off from there.
Not to mention! The pure cotton autumn pants feel quite warm when worn around the neck.
At least that's how Miss Huang Yan felt when she first took off.
Three hours after Huang Yan took off and flew to the base of the security area, the team members who had received the notification finally appeared in front of Hu Biao and others in iron-shell battleships that were simple to operate.
As for the girl Huang Yan, she did not come back with her.
So it seems that she has no way to participate in this high-level meeting.
It is said that this girl arrived at the base that is now in the security area, wrapped in a blanket, holding a cup of hot water, and stood firmly in front of the fire, refusing to leave even half a step away.
Obviously, the flight lasted for about an hour, and this girl was really freezing.
Fortunately, something like this will probably not happen again in the future.
It was when they came here this time that Hu Biao and the others brought two different communication devices, so they no longer needed the inefficient communication method of relying on human flight.
In other words, the rainy nights in the future will no longer have to freeze like this.
The first type of communication device is naturally the radio, a means of communication that Hu Biao and others have long been accustomed to using in their daily tasks.
However, compared to the old-fashioned Motorola walkie-talkies they used before, the communication distance was very impressive and the other party was often out of contact range.
This time Hu Biao and the others brought a total of 8 radio stations. The specific models were developed by our country in the late 1960s:
Xiaobayi style radio station.
Don’t underestimate this radio station that has been around for more than 50 years, and its electronic components still use vacuum tubes.
Weighing only 24 kilograms, it can be easily carried by one person.
But if a bipolar high-altitude antenna is used for transmission and contact, its contact range reaches an astonishing 800 kilometers.
When using the matching whip-shaped ground wave antenna to communicate with each other in real time, its effective contact range can reach dozens of kilometers.
It can be said that as long as they have such a radio station in hand, Hu Biao and others will not have to worry about being unable to contact their families after going out for a long time in the future.
The only problem is that this kind of radio station, which still uses vacuum tubes as components, is really difficult to get now because it has been eliminated long ago.
The number of the above 8 units was purchased from some collectors by the low-voltage electrician Zhuye who spent a lot of effort.
Considering such a problem, Zhuye also plans to assemble one himself in the future.
If it is intentional, I will entrust some small electronics factories to help process it in the future.
The key point is that I don’t know if the same model of radio station configured using some antique-level chips can be brought over?
This requires a personal experiment to determine whether it works.
The second method of communication is the long telephone line shown in related movies and TV dramas. The communication soldiers often have to take great risks to follow the telephone line to check where the field phone has been disconnected by bombs.
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It should be noted that field telephones appeared during World War I.
Subsequent products were nothing more than vertical and horizontal mechanical switches, with some differences in the number of telephone units they could accommodate.
The switch that the Zhongzhou team brought this time was a product produced after the founding of the People's Republic of China. It was also a vertical and horizontal mechanical switch.
Specifically, it is not like a modern telephone, where as long as you dial a number, you can directly find the person you want to contact.
Instead, the operator needs to plug a phone line into a socket, and the phone lines of both parties are physically connected together in a sense, so that it can be a formal call.
Because this switch is so old, the nameplate on it is badly worn.
So much so that even Zhuye has not figured out what model this old-fashioned vertical and horizontal mechanical switch is after such a while.
But this kind of thing is not a big problem, as long as you know that this thing can connect more than 200 phones.
Therefore, the operation of this thing is a bit troublesome, but in the current Central Continent tribe, what needs to be solved is whether there are problems, so don't think about something too high-end.
Besides! When the time comes when this thing is no longer used, the Central Continent team also deliberately considers how to carry and assemble some digital switches in the apocalyptic world, right?
By the way! When Zhuye came over this time, he also brought 300 matching phones.
It's the kind of antique that in old movies, you hold the handle and shake it violently, and then say, "Get me XXX".
By the way! When Hu Biao saw this thing in the list for the first time, he still felt a little familiar with it; because when he was a child, he saw such a thing in the communication room of the cement factory near his hometown.
I have even seen people using the hand-operated generator in this device and modifying it to electro-fish.
These 300 antique gadgets are all old goods that Zhuye bought from the company's warehouse.
The price paid was just buying a good cigarette for the old man who looked after the warehouse.
It's still the same sentence. What they are pursuing now is whether they can initially realize the initial stage of "upstairs and downstairs, lights and telephones".
More and better things need to be arranged slowly in the future.
In this way, all the 33 people from the Zhongzhou team who came this time were finally gathered together.
At the same time, during such a period of time, almost all the more than 4,000 people currently living in the tribal settlements of Zhongzhou were assigned a complete set of clothes from the inside out.
Because they are all sold out, these clothes may not fit very well.
And because there are so many models and styles, it suddenly looks colorful and not uniform enough.
But at least there is one thing, they are also serious clothes.
So, after feeling the long-lost warmth, these indigenous people were able to move freely under the dim afternoon sun.
The chants of labor and the sounds of children reading began to resound in the Zhongzhou tribe after being silent for more than a month.
And such a beautiful change is entirely due to the appearance of everyone in the Central Continent team.
For a while, Hu Biao and the others may not have clearly realized that the sense of belonging of the natives under his command to the tribe, as well as their worship and admiration, became stronger and stronger.
Of course, regarding this point, the veteran SPs in the Central Continent team quickly felt the same way.
Because after they finished their work, they were with the familiar women from the past.
There is no need to take out those beautiful and cute little things brought here from the modern dimension, such as Liushen toilet water, Yiwu trinkets, socks, socks, socks, etc.
Under each other's admiring eyes, they all felt some great enthusiasm.
Even some things that were impossible to do under previous requirements can be satisfied with a simple look...
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In a sufficiently wide and relatively warm air-raid shelter, next to a stove made of coal, an emergency meeting was held to address the worsening weather conditions in the apocalyptic world.
Among the participants, in addition to the 33 official members of the Central Continent Team, there were also more than a dozen indigenous management personnel.
After seeing all the people arriving, Hu Biao started talking directly:
Zhang Xiaohua, you have better organizational skills in language, so please give us a good introduction to some of the specific development of the tribe during the period of our absence.
Also, when did the weather start to get colder like this?
Faced with this kind of horrible weather, what is the current situation of the Zhongzhou tribe and the surrounding areas? Will these have a big impact on production and life? "
"OK!"
After hearing this, Zhang Xiaohua knew that now was not the time to be polite, so she immediately introduced the relevant situation eloquently.
As soon as he opened his mouth, he seemed very calm and relaxed, not nervous at all.
It is said that times make heroes. This girl who almost became a barmaid when she first met Hu Biao and the others in the Baiyun Mountain area has also grown up rapidly in her daily work.
Now in the Zhongzhou tribe, she is responsible for the work of women and children, and is already a very capable professional woman.
She first introduced the news about the Central Continent tribe after half a year:
"So far, thanks to the continuous absorption of people from surrounding areas by caravans, the total population of the tribe has now reached 6,329 people.
Among them, there are 4,795 men and 1,534 women; the elderly over 40 years old and children under 8 years old account for 4.2% and 9.1% of the total population respectively.
After successive reclamations, a total of 11,700 acres of cultivated land and 3,700 acres of vegetable land have been reclaimed.
Among them, there are 812 acres of paddy fields that the adults deliberately designated.
However, due to the cold weather, these paddy fields have not been planted at all, and other corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes, etc., cannot be cultivated.
We only planted about 1,200 acres of potatoes, and 700 acres of vegetable fields, all of which were Chinese cabbage.
In industry, such as steel plants, cement plants, power plants, machinery plants, etc., even if the cutting lasts for several days, some accidents will occur, and some people may even be injured or killed in the accident.
But because of literacy classes, professional training classes, and continuous television teaching, those technicians and workers who survived are no longer so prone to accidents."
What Zhang Xiaohua said above is a report card paid by Zhang Xiaohua and other indigenous managers after Hu Biao left the apocalyptic world.
Needless to say, although in such a report card, the number of people who died due to work-related injuries or disabilities, even if you don’t see a specific data, may be a bit scary just thinking about it.
If we understand that these indigenous people only learn by watching TV and copying gourds and gourds, their results can actually be said to be quite good.
It is a pity that Hu Biao and others did not wait for a little praise to the indigenous senior officials present.
Let them continue to maintain and exert their subjective initiative, and then a series of bad news will hit them overwhelmingly.
As Zhang Xiaohua continued to speak and reported the losses caused by the severe cold weather one by one, Hu Biao was attracted all the attention:
Regarding weather changes, in fact, when Master Xiling and the three of them finally left, the weather was a bit cold.
However, it is a little colder in the morning and evening. Everyone can basically withstand it after eating a full stomach, and the impact on production and daily life is not big.
But two months ago, the too cold temperatures became a bit unbearable for everyone. Especially after a snowfall at the end of last month, many people couldn't stand it.
That is to say, during the period when the weather is at its highest at noon, everyone can still go out and move for a while.
At other times, everyone basically has to stay by the fire, otherwise their whole body will be shaking uncontrollably, unable to do anything, and they may even get sick if they stay outside for a long time.
So at this time, in addition to the fact that mines, factories, etc. have shelters and are not exposed to the cold wind in the wild, they can still barely maintain production.
Daily farming, for example, has basically stopped now.
Since the beginning of two months, many people in the tribe have developed colds, fevers and other symptoms. As of yesterday, more than 110 people have died, and more than 400 sick members have been isolated in the wounded dormitory.
In fact, our Zhongzhou tribe is better off because there is enough coal for heating, but other places will definitely be even worse.
What is the specific situation? No one knows this at all.
Because the caravan's external activities have been suspended for more than a month; the sailors simply cannot stay on the water for much longer before they receive the clothes distributed by the adults.
After hearing this, Commander Hu Biao suddenly frowned heavily.
The main reason is that the current production of the Central Continent tribe has basically stopped, and daily life is very difficult. It seems to be more difficult than what I thought.
But he also knows that no matter what the situation is, difficulties can only be faced and solved bit by bit.
While scratching his scalp, he asked directly:
"Everyone, tell me, do you know why? It has been hot for so many years, but suddenly the temperature drops rapidly. Is there any good solution?"
Unexpectedly, Hu Biao asked such a casual question and never thought that anyone would have the answer, but he got an answer.
Frowning in Chinese characters, he first said in a unsure tone:
"According to the records of the 'Morning Glory Organization' where Huang Yan and the others belong, even if there is a slight difference, the error is not that big. It is now around 2009 of the 23rd century.
In this way, more than 50 years have passed since the war that year.
Such a long time has passed, and it shouldn’t be so strange that the weather that became a bit strange due to many reasons is now gradually beginning to recover, right?”
"Don't say what you think, I think it's the same reason." The translator echoed in his mouth.
Later, he put forward some of his own opinions:
"In fact, in the long run, it should be a good thing for the planet's environment to gradually return to normal; think about it, wouldn't those disappearing snow mountains and glaciers slowly form under such cold weather?
At the same time, the sea level will gradually drop; not to mention completely returning to the modern level, but every time the sea level drops by one meter, a lot of ground will appear.
The land and buildings that were flooded in the past will also reappear one by one.
But such a situation has both good and bad aspects. From a short-term perspective, this thing is like the survival of the fittest in nature.
Those who can survive will naturally have a bright future, and those who cannot survive will naturally be doomed.
We have just encountered such a moment, which makes building a doomsday world more difficult again."
Regarding the above statement, after Hu Biao thought about it for a while, he had to admit that it made a lot of sense.
He even speculated maliciously that the weather in the apocalyptic world had become so weird, maybe it was the system's deliberate arrangement.
It seems that after half a year, all the teams came back with full confidence and expectations and saw such a scene.
Suddenly there was such a big scene with one head and two heads. It was probably the scene that the scammer wanted to see.
In short, he doesn't try to squeeze out everyone's potential, and it seems he doesn't intend to stop there.
But just when Hu Biao thought about this and felt a little depressed, he discovered that things were not as bad as he believed.
After everyone discussed it, this incident turned out to be a good opportunity.
First of all, Xi Ling, a soil expert in agriculture, said something that I don’t know whether it is good news or not:
In fact, it is not a bad thing if the weather gets colder and farming is temporarily unable to continue.
In total, we have harvested twice in a row now, and the grain in stock can last us a long time.
And cold, even snowy weather can freeze pests in the soil to death. The old saying that snow heralds a good harvest still holds some truth.
At the same time, temporary fallow cultivation for a period of time can also give the land a certain amount of rest.
Who told us that we can only pile farmyard manure and bird droppings on the limited land? Planting continuously throughout the year may not be a big problem, but over time it will cause great damage to the soil fertility.
Therefore, taking advantage of this period of fallow period, we'd better fertilize these cultivated lands as much as possible; as long as they heal well for a few years, these lands will become more and more fertile.
After hearing this, Hu Biao's mood improved somewhat, but it was still not enough.