Chapter 40 A three-dimensional farm

"Okay, I'll prepare a vehicle for you right now." After Kanter finished speaking, he made a phone call, and soon dozens of bodyguards surrounded Sai and took her to the motorcade.

Under Kanter's arrangement, a long convoy of infantry fighting vehicles and bulletproof vehicles soon drove out from the PDC headquarters and approached the nearest farm.

There were still nearly several hundred meters away, and Sai could vaguely see the three-dimensional farm, which was a gray warehouse-shaped building.

The professor who proposed the establishment of a vertical farm came forward to greet him. He is now one of the leaders of Say's agricultural plan and the chief engineer of the three-branch vertical farm project.

"Chairman Say, welcome to Verne Three-dimensional Farm No. 0175. If you hadn't fought against all the opinions, such a magnificent building would never have had a chance to be built."

After a few simple polite words, the chief engineer led Sai to visit this huge three-dimensional farm.

"This is the first three-dimensional farm built after your plan was released. It covers an area of ​​8 square kilometers and is 23 meters high. It is divided into a planting area on the first floor and a living area on the second floor."

"The height of the planting area on the first floor is 20 meters, and its automated water and electricity system is maintained by artificial intelligence and engineers, while the living area above is at normal height and contains a canteen, warehouse, office and staff dormitory."

When he walked in front of it, Sai realized that the scale of this farm was really unbelievable. It was 23 meters taller than an ordinary 7-story building. In addition, with its astonishing area, the feeling of oppression was not small.

"Through the 24-hour sunlight simulated by LED lights and the environment we create, crops can thrive with higher efficiency and can be harvested many times a year."

Based on this calculation, only a few hundred thousand square kilometers of three-dimensional farms are enough for all mankind to avoid the Great Depression and maintain the level of developed countries before the crisis era.

"Since we are talking about a factory, what are the benefits and salaries of the workers there?" Sai asked.

In addition, vertical farms can alleviate local hunger and employment problems, and it is politically unjustifiable to use funds from the nine major council members to build vertical farms in developed countries.

The reason for this setting is very simple, because most of the positions in the three-dimensional farm are not technical, and a small number of technical occupations only need to be arranged by the PDC.

As for the salary issue, 600 US dollars a month means 7,200 US dollars a year, which is nearly 50,000 yuan a year. For these people who don’t have enough to eat, this kind of income is already a lot.

Moreover, three-dimensional farms are different from traditional farms in that they do not rely on precious arable land. Even if the three-dimensional farm is built in the Sahara Desert or even on Mars, work efficiency will not be affected.

"It's hard to imagine that this is because this three-dimensional farm has greatly improved the efficiency of land use. Maybe in the future people will use cubic meters instead of square meters as the area of ​​cultivated land."

"Look inside, I want to see the planting area."

Seeing Say's doubts, the chief engineer explained: "I know this sounds miserable, but you have to consider that the first batch of three-dimensional farms were built in backward countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia and Myanmar, even Laos and

Pakistan is not even qualified to be shortlisted.”

And if it is just to meet basic needs and achieve the dietary level of China in the 1980s, then hundreds of three-dimensional farms will be enough.

The food production efficiency of three-dimensional farms is indeed amazing. For example, less than 3,000 three-dimensional farms of this level are enough to meet the food needs of the entire country of China, and they can also provide a rich variety of food.

"Well, the employees of the three-dimensional farm are provided with board and lodging. There are dormitories, collective bathrooms, activity rooms and canteens. The average working hours a day is about ten hours, and the hourly wage fluctuates around US$3."

"Chairman Say, it's very spectacular, isn't it? To be honest, I think this is not a farm, but a factory. It is just like the intensive labor operations in the past. There will be countless employees here to take care of these crops."

"Okay." The chief engineer said and led Sai into the three-dimensional farm.

The interior of the three-dimensional farm is equally spectacular, with countless giant "shelves" more than ten meters high standing in rows. They emit a faint purple light, which is the light of LED lights.

Of course, it is a pity that because Sai came to inspect, the inside of the farm was cleared early, which also made Sai miss the scene of the bustling workers working with his own eyes.

"That's amazing. If traditional agriculture is used, this area can support tens of thousands of people at most." Sai praised sincerely.

This salary is indeed not high in developed countries and big cities. A month of hard work is about 600 US dollars, which is 4,200 yuan when converted into RMB.

"I have to say that this is really an outstanding progress in agriculture. From traditional agriculture to three-dimensional agriculture, it is no less than from handicrafts to industry. This is a factory that produces food!" said the chief engineer.

So anyone can do these jobs, even poor people who have no basic education, they only need to undergo simple training before they can get started.

"Most crops can be grown here, but the environment needs to be adjusted for different crops. This three-dimensional rural area mainly grows potatoes and other stem vegetables."

"The potatoes produced by this three-dimensional farm last year were enough to meet the food needs of 2 million people. Of course, I mean the minimum demand. If the standards are high, it will definitely be lowered."

However, Say immediately understood that the construction site of the three-dimensional farm could not be in a developed country, but in a poor country in Asia, Africa and Latin America where the economy was collapsing.

After all, consumption in such poor countries is often on the low side, and three-dimensional farms include food and accommodation, and there are not many goods in the internal shops, so there is basically no time to spend money.

“What crops can be grown in this three-dimensional rural area?”

There are also roads for vehicles to drive between these shelves, and many small transport vehicles and mobile lifts are parked on both sides of the road.

In this way, all their wages can be given to their families, who will definitely spend such a "huge sum" of money, thereby promoting local consumption and promoting the development of all walks of life in these backward countries.

As for giving these poor people more pay?

Sai himself is willing to do this, but this is unnecessary because the nine major council members are not philanthropists. What they need is cheap labor, not lazy men.

Even the nine major council members who are defense-oriented still have basic judgment. For example, it is okay to know how much money Say's plan cost.

If she proposes to pay wages according to the standards of developed countries, then the number of three-dimensional farms will definitely be greatly reduced, and it is estimated that there will not even be one-tenth of the original number.
Chapter completed!