448 Four Hundred Boxes of Instant Noodles (seeking Monthly Pass)
This number is similar to Xu Yue's initial estimate.
But Zhao Yu was speechless after hearing this.
"Before the Red Turban Rebellion, there were 450,000 households in Youzhou, with a total population of 2.5 million. Unexpectedly, in just 20 years, natural disasters and man-made disasters, the population has been lost by more than half!"
Looking at the shocked faces of Zhao Yu and others, Xu Yue showed no expression, put away the data report, got up and left the government office.
Returning to her residence, Xu Yue entered the room directly, and the spirit entered the research room decisively.
As soon as she entered, the dazzling red light stung her eyes, which was obviously her soul, but it caused her physical discomfort.
The science and technology tree has grown up, from a small apple tree to a towering tree with lush branches and leaves, covering the entire research room.
The branches and leaves extending out even cover the boundaries of the research room, exploring an unknown space.
Xu Yue could not see the part of the branches hidden by the space. She could only guess from the huge trunk above the laboratory how big the technological tree crown was.
The huge technology tree is now covered with red energy fruits, and that dazzling red light is the superimposed effect of these lights.
Xu Yue squinted her eyes for a long time to adapt, and then she felt that it was not so dazzling.
Sitting cross-legged on the cool floor of the research room, Xu Yue took the trouble to count the fruits on the tree.
One, two, three...
After counting three times in a row, I was sure that the number of people was consistent with the population. There were indeed 1,200 extra energy fruits on top of the original remaining energy fruits, so I felt relieved.
Xu Yue looked at the red stones in front of her, and it was not the first time she discovered the ecstasy after the technology tree was upgraded.
Instead, she was a little confused, not knowing what the technology tree was going to do.
Nowadays, collecting famous calligraphy and paintings, as well as historical books can also be exchanged for energy fruits, but the price has not increased as much as before the technology tree was upgraded.
This shows that the main source of energy for the technology tree has now become population.
The 1,200 new energy fruits, plus the remaining 200, totaled 1,400 energy fruits. With such a sufficient 'wallet', Xu Yue did not dare to exchange it randomly.
After staring at the technology tree in a daze for a while, thinking about unsolvable philosophical questions, Xu Yue gave up on pursuing the truth behind the technology tree, took out a pen and paper, and planned the items that needed to be exchanged.
Seeds need to be replaced. People depend on food. The foundation of an agricultural country is food.
Sweet potatoes and potatoes must be replaced with at least one.
She got tired of eating green vegetables, cabbage, gourds and gourds every day, so she changed to some tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers...
Think about the past, the technology tree was very stingy, and it was extremely difficult to get cotton and hybrid rice seeds.
Now that there are so many energy fruits, I finally dare to ask for them boldly.
After writing down the seeds of what she wanted, Xu Yue paused, torn between military supplies and engineering tools for a second, and decisively chose engineering tools.
Because many important tools cannot be forged with the current smelting level, let alone mass-produced.
In order to maximize the value of each energy fruit, Xu Yue exchanged semi-finished products for semi-finished products if she could, and bargained for those that could not be exchanged.
For example, a military shovel, as long as the shovel does not have a handle, we can make it out of wood anyway.
All pliers-type tools only need metal parts and no rubber wrapping is needed. We can just use the cloth strips ourselves.
Those that cannot be saved, such as pliers, combination wrenches, chisels, saws, etc., will be exchanged for a few less, and they will be rotated between groups at that time.
There is also a box of measuring tapes, both steel and tape, which are highly accurate and much easier to use than the homemade ones.
Soon, the small research room was filled with boxes and boxes of tools. As long as the tools could be used now, Xu Yue bought them all.
Wang Dayou and others also have many tools available, but the tools Xu Yue exchanged are made of various composite materials, and the quality is not at the same level as what Wang Dayou and others are making now.
Xu Jiajun's homemade saw would break after just a few uses, and then it would have to be repaired.
As for the saw obtained from the technology tree, use it carefully, it will only last for a year or two.
In the end, out of selfishness, Xu Yue exchanged one energy fruit for five boxes, and exchanged it for 400 boxes of instant noodles, spending all the last eighty energy fruits.
According to a box of 30 packs, a person can eat three packs a day, and 400 boxes of instant noodles, she can eat it for 11 years by herself!
Seeing the last red light on the technology tree disappear, Xu Yue finally exited the research room with satisfaction.
The exchanged materials are still in the research room, packed in a space compression box - Xu Yue and Tech Tree negotiated an additional deal, renting an energy fruit to the space compression box for one day.
Therefore, she had to quickly find a warehouse to unload the exchanged materials.
Especially those four hundred boxes of instant noodles cannot fit in a small research room.
After unloading the tools, seeds, and most of the instant noodles from the research room and putting them away, Xu Yue asked people to inform the three brothers Zhao Bei and Zhao Yu's family that they planned to treat them to a meal.
"The leader invites our family to dinner?" Zhao Yu asked the Xu family soldier who came to inform him in disbelief.
Are you sure you're not just inviting him?
The soldier said: "I am sure that what the leader said was to invite Mr. Zhao and your family to come over for dinner."
"Why?" Zhao Yu asked tentatively, "But is there any happy event?"
The soldier shook his head and said that he was only responsible for informing and did not know anything else.
Zhao Yu sent the person to the gate and went to find his old wife at home full of doubts.
Since the Xu family's army entered the city, he has been idle at home and lying down.
As soon as this person lies down, he will find that life is much easier than he imagined.
Although all the Zhuangzi in his hand were taken away, a lot of chips were also given to him as compensation. With his original family wealth, he would have no worries about food and drink for the rest of his life.
The total assets have indeed shrunk severely, but everyone has saved their lives. The people in the city still respect him very much, and the Xu Jiajun has not lost any face.
Now the eldest son of the family is doing well and has found a new job in the Xu family army.
As for the retainers who had followed him in the past, he also recommended them to Chief Xu and rearranged errands suitable for them.
As for himself, he began to practice Taoism and began to think about the words Xu Yue once said, trying to find some clues about another world.
Occasionally, Xu Jiajun came to ask him to mediate, and his life was quite fulfilling.
However, in Mrs. Zhao Yu's opinion, all this was like her husband falling from a high platform overnight. He could not accept the reality for a while, so he chose to escape from the world.
But their decades-long friendship as husband and wife will never change because of this moment of frustration.
Mrs. Zhao still takes care of her husband's food and daily life at all times. When she has time, she cooperates with her husband and talks about Taoism and the philosophy mentioned by Xu Jiajun.
The relationship between husband and wife is actually closer than before.
"master."
A servant's soft call came from outside the door, and Mrs. Zhao, who was learning Pinyin with her eldest daughter-in-law in the house, immediately raised the corners of her mouth.
