Kai Fu Han

Chapter 66 Neutral forces
Liu Xinqi came to Liu Lisheng next to the "Chaoyang" and said to him: "When we have enough coal for our own use this year, you can exchange the coal for some straw on the market. I heard Liu Zhimu say that the straw needed to make adobe bricks now It’s severely lacking.”

"I had this idea in the first place, and I plan to do it when the charcoal is abundant." Liu Lisheng replied.

The same weight of pebbles will be more resistant to burning than straw, so someone will definitely be willing to replace it. This basically solves the problem of Liujiabao's shortage of straw.

Afterwards, Liu Xinqi explained the principle of the conveyor belt to Liu Lisheng and asked him to arrange for craftsmen to try to make it. Although it can only use human or animal power now, even so, with the conveyor belt, the efficiency of loading and unloading bulk cargo on the ship will increase several times.

"This conveyor belt must be made of very thick linen, otherwise it will not be durable and easy to break. Will this be a waste of linen?" Liu Xinqi considered that there is no suitable material for making conveyor belts and is worried about wasting too much linen to make conveyor belts. Although the efficiency has improved, But the efficiency will decrease instead.

"Hahaha, it turns out there is something you don't understand. I thought you knew everything after you could cast immortal magic." Liu Lisheng laughed at Liu Xinqi.

"Is there something wrong with what I said?" Liu Xinqi asked.

"Not all linen can be used to make clothes. Fine linen made from hemp, linen, apocynum, etc. can be used to make clothes, while jute, kenaf, etc. can only be used to make hemp ropes and sacks. I want you to say For the 'conveyor belt', you can use burlap for sacks, which is very cheap." Liu Lisheng replied.

"That's it." Liu Xinqi replied.

In fact, Liu Xinqi didn't know that this is because the cell walls of hemp, flax, and apocynum are not lignified, and the thickness and length of the fibers are similar to cotton, so the cloth woven will be soft and can be worn next to the body. Some wealthy people in later generations like to wear linen clothes. It is made of linen woven with very fine hemp threads, and it feels like silk.

The cell walls of jute, kenaf, etc. are lignified. If they are made into clothes and worn on the body, it is equivalent to being sentenced to death. They are too rough and can only be made into hemp ropes and sacks.

The ancients basically used the "observation method" to understand the world. Through repeated attempts and thousands of attempts, they summarized the answer that is closest to the essence. This is how traditional Chinese medicine is derived, and how the difference between "hemp" is derived.

After chatting with Liu Lisheng for a while, I saw that Liu Lizhen had also arrived at the dock, so I made arrangements for him and asked him to shift the people driving the boat to ensure that everyone could work for a period of time and get a certain amount of rest. .

Now Liujiabao is not on the right track. All industries are still in the initial stage, and there is a huge labor gap. We cannot formulate a strict "leave" system and can only make appropriate arrangements according to production needs.

The three of them stood on the shore of the pier. Liu Xinqi listened to their reports on the ten days of work, made appropriate adjustments and arrangements for their work, and put forward some suggestions. It was not until dark that Liu Xinqi finally Go back to rest, but the two clan elders will still watch here and unload the goods overnight.

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November 7th ([-] o'clock)
Liu Xinqi came to Gao Yuan's mansion early in the morning with gifts and met him before he went out.

The two of them sat in the living room and were polite for nearly half an hour. Gao Yuan expressed his gratitude to Liu Xinqi for providing a heated kang to the military camp, but in his words he expressed the hope that Liu Xinqi could provide some charcoal to the military camp. Otherwise, although the military camp has a heated kang, it would not be able to There was no firewood for the fire.

Liu Xinqi murmured in his heart that the Dengzhou Navy had many people and ships, so they couldn't cut firewood by themselves. They had to go to Laizhou to buy charcoal, and they had to catch the autumn wind here.However, this time I came to ask for something from someone, so I had no choice but to accept it.

"This time I went to Laizhou to buy eight cargo ships. I will also buy some fishing boats to make a living later, so I will often need shipyards to repair and maintain the ships in the future. I wonder if Gao Qianhu can rent several shipyards to Liujiabao on a long-term basis. Or sell it to us."

He had just received Liu Xinqi's financial support for Coal and could not refuse his request immediately. Gao Yuan thought about it for a while, but still did not dare to make the decision without authorization, and said: "I can promise to rent you two docks for a long time, but if you want to buy them, you still need Guo Zhizhou's nod. That’s it, I’ll ask you later.”

"Thank you Gao Qianhu. I wonder if the sand ships from last time are still there? I want to buy some more." Liu Xinqi asked.

"Everything has been sold out in the past few days since you went out. Ready-made ships are still very easy to sell." Gao Yuan replied.Hearing this answer, Liu Xinqi was a little disappointed, but he didn't come back empty-handed this time. At least he got two long-term leases of docks.

After chatting for a while, Liu Xinqi stood up to say goodbye. Gao Yuan also stood up and wanted to see him off. When he walked to the door, Liu Xinqi suddenly reached out and patted Gao Yuan's shoulder. Then he took his hand off and showed it to Gao Yuan. He saw a small piece of paper lying in his hand. Leaves.

"A leaf fell on your shoulder." Liu Xinqi said.

"Oh, thank you." Gao Yuan reflexively reached out and patted his shoulders again.

"Farewell."

"Walk slowly."

After the two said goodbye, Liu Xinqi walked towards the Liu family compound, thinking about the test results just now.

In fact, Liu Xinqi didn't pat the leaves on Gao Yuan's shoulders just now. The leaves were already in Liu Xinqi's hands.

Liu Xinqi tried to use the general card for Gao Yuan by patting the leaves.

This idea came to Liu Xinqi when he was in Qinglinpu. Use military commander cards for the people who are needed for the development of Liujiabao. If the people with the military commander cards obey Liu Xinqi's instructions, Liujiabao can "take off" directly. It is simply invincible. , invincible.

However, Liu Xinqi failed just now. The system prompt just now made Liu Xinqi twitch with distress.

System prompt: The use of the general card against Gao Yuan failed because the host's strategic attributes did not meet the requirements.

System prompt: The relationship between Gao Yuan and the host is "neutral". To use a general card against a neutral force, the host's strategy attribute must be twice as high as the one to whom the card is attached, and the success rate is only [-]%.

System prompt: The general card "Han Officer Infantry" is damaged.

These three system prompts completely overturned Liu Xinqi's previous understanding. When he used it on the tiger "Da Lang" once successfully, Liu Xinqi thought that the general card could be used by anyone. Now it seems that there are still great restrictions on the use of the general card.

If it is used by "neutral" forces, it requires twice the strategic attribute. I don't know how high the requirements will be if it is used by "hostile" forces.

The last time I successfully used "Da Lang" on the tiger, I was really lucky. Da Lang's strategy was four. Liu Xinqi's strategy at that time was eighteen, which was four times higher than Da Lang. I didn't know that Da Lang's relationship with Liu Xinqi was "neutral" at that time. , or "hostile", and what is the success rate?

These can only be explored again in the future.

But what is certain now is that the idea of ​​"conquering" Gao Yuan and using his power to help Liujiabao develop has been aborted.

"It's already good to have a system, what more is there than a 'bike'?"Liu Xinqi complained to himself.

(End of this chapter)