Riding and chopping: Overlord of the Han and Hungarians

Chapter 398 397. Fertilizer
"Okay, don't be like this. Since we have chosen the sea as a way to make a living, it is expected that the scene like today will happen."

The naval captain patted Zhou Chun's shoulder beside him.

This time, a total of ten multi-masted sailing ships, 800 navy personnel, and [-] accompanying personnel were sent back to Liaodi from Australia, totaling [-] people.

originally.

The return route of this fleet is determined to be the same as when it came, taking the inshore channel of the island chain.

But in order to be able to catch up with the ceremony of establishing the capital, the astrologers on the ship wanted to ride the ocean current across the ocean and turn away from Ginzhou Island (Japan).

As the highest civilian official among the ship's crew, Zhou Chun also wanted to return to Liaodi as soon as possible, so he personally persuaded the naval captain.

The first two months of sailing were uneventful, until today, a storm hit, causing considerable damage to the fleet.

The two ships completely disappeared, and nearly 200 people were missing. There are still many victims on the sea holding barrels and driftwood waiting for rescue.

The ship is a trivial matter, but the important thing is those people. These are all talents. Whether they are naval officers or the crew members on board this time, they are all talents with rich experience in the China-Australia route!

Maybe they will have the opportunity to become captains of a ship in the future and bring out more sailing talents.

Ever since Zhang Qi took control of Liao Territory, his cultivation of talents has been obvious to all. For a long time, officials at all levels have followed suit. For a while, Zhou Chun was so distressed that he could hardly breathe.

"I"

Zhou Chun opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he didn't know where to start.

The captain was no longer relieved when he saw this. What he just said was to comfort Zhou Chun, but in fact it was more to comfort himself.

"Hurry up and rescue as soon as possible, we don't have time to be sad!"

With that said, the captain himself got on a sailboat and went down to the sea to search for nearby victims.

After half a day's work, the remaining eight sailboats were close to a sea area. The victims who fell into the water were almost rescued on board, but in the end more than 100 people could not be found.

Ten ships returned this time. Except for four ships, which were mainly used to carry people, the other six ships brought supplies that would be used when returning.

But now, there are only four supply ships left.

After taking inventory of the equipment on the ship, the captain felt worried. Only half of the water and food were left. Although it was enough to return to Liaodi, it provided that everything went well. There was also a little bit of wood used to repair the hull. Save some more.

After counting the supplies, the captain asked the sailors on the supply ship to keep quiet. It was difficult to talk to anyone about the current situation.

When night fell, the astrologers repositioned their current location and identified the direction, and the eight sea ships set off again.

Sitting at the highest point of the mast, Zhou Chun didn't sleep all night. He took a telescope and scanned the horizon from time to time.

He felt guilty in his heart. If he returned according to the planned route this time, more than 100 lives would have been lost.
"Ugh"

Different from the joy when it was first confirmed that he was one of the returning crew members, Zhou Chun now only felt heavy in his heart.

He discovered that along with rights comes responsibility, and he must be cautious in his words and deeds!
no words all night,

The sunrise on the sea was beautiful, but Zhou Chun was not in the mood to appreciate it at all. His eyes focused on a place in the telescope, where, at the top of the sea level, a piece of dark land emerged!

clang clang-

He quickly rang the bell on the mast.

"Discover the island! Discover the island!"

As soon as the bell rang, the deck of the sailboat became lively. The naval officers rushed out of the cabin very quickly and lined up on the deck, and the naval captain also came to the deck as quickly as possible.

Hearing the voice of Zhou Chun on the mast, the captain's expression changed and he quickly gave the order.

"The lookout hand climbed up the pole to confirm!" "The cartographer quickly recorded it, and the astrologer cooperated to mark the chart!"

"Send signal! Change direction of the fleet!"

"promise!"

Discovering new islands is a great thing for the fleet. Whether it is to replenish supplies on the islands or use them as road signs, it can make future routes safer.

After giving the signal, the fleet slightly changed direction and docked in front of the island.

The sailboat was put down, and the navy with the best water skills on board took the sailboat to the island, found out the distribution of the rocks, and guided the big ship to the shore.

Not long after, eight large ships docked in a natural deep-water port.

The new island that appeared today made the naval captain's worries dissipate a bit.

Looking at the lush jungle on the island, he knew that they had enough supplies to return home.
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Although it is winter, the temperature inside the factory in Liaodi feels scorching hot.

The roar of the machines and the popping sound of the steam engine releasing pressure made this factory seem so noisy.

After the morning meeting, Zhang Qi began to inspect various factories in Liaodi as usual in the afternoon.

These places are the cornerstones and he values ​​them extremely.

Wearing masks with several layers of filter elements, Zhang Qi and Bai Xing visited the production process of Liaodi fertilizers accompanied by a group of fertilizer factory supervisors.

Today's Liaodi fertilizer factory mainly uses struvite, wastewater and excrement from livestock farms to produce fertilizers.

So the smell here has to make people wear masks to work.

Struvite, as the most important fertilizer raw material in Liaodi, has always been explored and found by the survey team of the Maritime Safety Bureau of the Department of Marine Products.

Nowadays, there are hundreds of struvite-producing islands in the waters around Liaodi, Lezhou, and Yinzhou, and a huge amount of guano is brought back by boat every month.

The final destination of these guano soil is the Liaodi fertilizer factory.

At the beginning, the fertilizers used in Liaodi were all kinds of biological feces and wastewater produced during the breeding process and people's lives, which is the so-called farmyard manure.

The advantage of using farmyard manure is that it is convenient to collect, and it can be used after it is mixed with water.

However, the long-term use of large amounts of aquaculture waste to irrigate farmland also has disadvantages, such as reduced soil permeability, water permeability and hardening.

It can also cause crops to become steep, lodging, late maturing or immature.

In addition, improper treatment and disposal of livestock and poultry manure can easily breed mosquitoes and flies, spread pathogens, and thus endanger the health of humans and animals.

Every vicious problem discovered has been personally experienced by the staff of the Liaodi Agriculture Department.

If it weren't for Zhang Qiyou's cavalry to attack the world, the disaster after these problems would be enough to destroy a city.

Fortunately, the staff of the Agriculture Department have found a direction. Although this is also based on the idea proposed by Zhang Qi, the emergence of fertilizer has indeed made Changchun, Liaoning Province a real granary.

"Your Majesty, this step is mixing."

Zhang Qi stood in front of a row of pools of surging brown liquid. Next to him, the supervisor of the fertilizer plant introduced him carefully.

"After struvite, air-dried manure, and breeding wastewater are processed, they are then mixed and dried with a proper proportion of starch and water. The final result is fertilizer that can be used."

Follow the direction pointed by the supervisor.

In the distance, neatly packed bags of fertilizer are stacked in a dozen large warehouses.

(End of this chapter)