After returning to the Fireship spacecraft, he played with the children for a while. After they fell asleep, Zhao Changxing hurriedly fell asleep. The next day, Zhao Changxing was busy in the rice workshop for a day. When he went back, suddenly
A question came to mind.
It is expected that the rice workshop will take more than ten days, and the construction of wheat, corn, vegetable workshops, etc. will take at least a year. But this is not possible, because during this process, the earliest soybean workshop built may have already been sown for three days.
After four rounds, where are the beans harvested?
Several buildings in the first phase of the project are about to be demolished, and it is obvious that food cannot be stored there.
If the storage conditions are improper and the beans spoil, it would be a waste.
"It seems like we have to build the warehouse first. I've been so busy during this period that I actually forgot about this."
"Xiao Xi, bring up the schedule."
"Okay Captain."
Xiao Xi cooperated and called up the schedule. Zhao Changxing frowned and began to modify it.
The construction of a warehouse is not just about building an empty house. Different crops require different storage environments, different temperatures, humidity, and even different lighting requirements.
Just like the storage environments of soybeans and lettuce are obviously different. This means that almost every crop requires a separate storage space. The warehouses built in the future must be divided into at least dozens of different areas.
Each area needs to install a separate temperature control system, gas circulation system, etc.
This is another arduous task. Especially since the frame structure of the warehouse has not yet been built, everything is almost starting from scratch. It will probably take less than a year to build it all.
"Or... build the framework and life support system first, and then build the storage area for soybeans first. Well, no, there are not many staple food reserves left. The cultivation of the two staple food crops of rice and wheat must be improved.
Schedules and their corresponding storage areas must also be built first."
After much thought, Zhao Changxing decided to complete the rice and wheat planting workshop first, and then start the construction of the warehouse. Before the warehouse is completed, he might as well go to some trouble and transport these things to the Spark spacecraft for the time being.
Saved.
A month later, the rice seeds and wheat seeds were finally sown and could be handed over to Xiao Xi for management. Zhao Changxing then invested in the construction of the warehouse.
The floors, wall panels, trusses, beams, pipes, wiring, etc. were all put into place one by one. Like magic, Zhao Changxing gradually pieced together the appearance of the house.
The total area of the warehouse area is about 500 square meters, and the total volume reaches about 1,600 cubic meters. It is divided into many areas, including meat storage area, staple grain storage area, vegetable storage area, oilseeds, cotton, fruits, etc. Each area
A major category can be further subdivided into smaller categories, and the areas of different categories can be adjusted according to later needs, making it easier to adjust.
At this time, soybeans had been harvested. About 700 kilograms of soybeans were taken to the Fire spacecraft and turned into about 150 kilograms of soybean oil. The remaining soybean meal was temporarily stored to be used as livestock feed in the future.
use.
During the implementation stage, Zhao Changxing had no shortage of soybean oil. The reason why soybean oil was made was purely because oil and soybean meal were more convenient to store.
This is the disadvantage of not having a warehouse.
Because during the construction process of the soilless cultivation workshop and the livestock and aquaculture workshop, the various pipes and cables extending from the living area have already reserved interfaces, after the warehouse frame is built, it can be directly
Internal lines were laid. Zhao Changxing estimated the future output of various crops and decided to reserve 20 square meters of storage space for soybeans and a volume of about 70 cubic meters. Under extreme conditions, about 50 tons of soybeans can be stored. According to current conditions
Calculated at an annual output of 2.5 tons, it is enough for 20 years of storage.
The rice storage area is a bit larger, with an area of about 30 square meters and a volume of 90 cubic meters. Under extreme conditions, it can store 65 tons of rice, which is almost 20 years of production.
The situation with wheat is similar.
Looking at the thick stack of drawings and the various building materials piled messily on the ground, Zhao Changxing sighed: "Stop saying anything and get to work."
After that, I plunged headlong into work.
The construction of the three storage areas for soybeans, rice, and wheat took another two months, almost just in time for the harvest of rice and wheat. So the empty warehouses welcomed their first batch of residents. About 3
Tons of rice and 1.5 tons of wheat were stored.
With the help of the latest technology, these crops can be stored for at least ten years and still have a taste that is not much different from new grains. Even if the taste deteriorates after ten years, they can still be used to make feed, and they will not be wasted.
Time passed slowly, and more than a year later, the soilless cultivation workshop, the livestock and aquaculture workshop, and the warehouse were finally built. But now, they cannot all be put into operation. Because of the new automated nutrient solution
The blending workshop has not yet been built.
The nutrient solution needed for the cultivation of soybeans, rice, and wheat in the past still came from the small automated nutrient solution preparation workshop in the first phase of the project. In order to support its operation, Zhao Changxing had to make a living from Humanity Base No. 1
A temporary cable was pulled over from the area.
But its output is ultimately limited. Supporting the growth of these three crops is already the limit, and no more will be enough.
The construction of a nutrient solution preparation workshop with higher output and more automation must begin.
It took about four months to build its frame and lay internal lines. After that, it took more than a month to transfer and connect various lines and connect them from the temporary workshop of the first phase of the project to the current formal workshop.
month time.
This process has some impact on crop growth, but not significantly.
After all this is done, the soilless cultivation workshop can finally produce crops at full power. After they have been produced for a certain period of time and there are sufficient reserves of fruits or plants of various crops, the livestock and aquaculture workshop will also start production.
At this time, the children were all seven years old. They were all smart and cute. They had long lost the red, wrinkled and ugly appearance when they were born. It had already passed since Zhao Changxing came to Sedna.
Eight years.
When he first came here, Zhao Changxing was 27 years old. He is already 35 years old this year.
At this moment, Zhao Changxing has not changed much compared to eight years ago. It is just that because of working all year round, his body has become leaner and stronger.
Among the Human Base No. 1, the completion of five buildings, namely the life support area, the warehouse area, the soilless cultivation workshop and the livestock breeding workshop, as well as the large-scale automated nutrient solution preparation workshop, is a milestone in the entire base construction process.
Because this means that since arriving on Sedna, mankind finally has the strongest support and conditions to expand its population. Calculated from ideal conditions, these five buildings can produce 2.5 tons of soybeans, 3 tons of rice, and 1.5 tons of wheat annually.
tons, 0.7 tons of corn, 2 tons of potatoes, and even more miscellaneous vegetables, as well as meat, chickens, ducks, goose, pigs, beef, sheep, fish, etc. The annual output is also on the order of several tons.
Calculated based on the fact that an adult needs to eat about 0.5 kilograms of staple food every day if various non-staple foods - such as fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs, milk, etc.
The amount of food can completely supply 50 adults for long-term survival. Of course, the majority of human base No. 1 will be children and minors for a long time. This number can be larger, and 100 people will be no problem.
However, children and minors will always grow up, and food production will need to be expanded again. But there will be a buffer of at least ten to several decades, and Zhao Changxing has time to slowly solve this problem.
If it doesn't work, Zhao Changxing also has the magic weapon of starch reactor. He can scale it up and directly use carbon dioxide and water to synthesize starch. Anyway, there is still a lot of surplus energy produced by the fusion reactor. Just synthesize it. Even if it is not a long-term solution, it is still possible.
The gap can always be temporarily filled.
Looking at the fruits of his labor, Zhao Changxing started planning again.
With the current population level, that is, for one adult and ten children, the food output is obviously inexhaustible and there is a lot of surplus. My original plan was to wait until these first batch of children grow up.
Then breed a second batch of humans, but now it seems that my plan has to be changed.
Maybe... when the first batch of children are a little older, when one of them is about twelve or thirteen years old, the second batch of humans will begin to reproduce? I can completely adjust the education curriculum and teach them some knowledge about caring for young children in advance.
, and then arrange classes in batches. In this case, there will always be some children in their spare time at any time, who can take care of the newly reproduced children on their behalf.
Although the age of twelve or thirteen is a bit young, now is the extreme moment of human civilization, and it is completely feasible for them to take care of babies. You know, just a few hundred years ago, even children on the earth could
Not yet twelve or thirteen years old, he can already be regarded as half of the labor force. He can do everything from weeding and watering the fields to cutting grass and tending sheep and cattle.
Besides, I am not letting my children fully shoulder the responsibility of raising the next generation. They just need to cooperate with Xiao Xi to complete some routine things. If there is an emergency, such as a child getting sick or injured, I can always get help from Side.
Na Xing returned to the Spark spacecraft for disposal.
After thinking about it for a few days, thinking about every detail of these things, and confirming that this matter was feasible, Zhao Changxing made up his mind.
"It is estimated that it will take several years to complete the completion of Humanity Base No. 1. Then let's wait until it is completely completed. At that time, the reproduction of the second batch of humans will begin. Well... the number can be set at 40, no, still
To be more prudent, let’s set it at 30.”
Thinking of the scene of 30 children crying together in an incubator, Zhao Changxing subconsciously felt a little headache, but for some reason, he felt some yearning and expectation in his heart.