Volume 3: Fellow villagers, let’s farm together~ Chapter 76: Passing Five Levels and Being Killed by Six Generals
One advantage of the grassland people is that they are recognized as a collective group and do not have any "top-down traditional concepts" that are useless and detrimental to the bottom level and are intended to vent pressure from the upper level (or the outside world). These concepts are subjective discriminatory ideas that are used to divide people based on class of origin, skin color, and gender.
The oldest indigenous people of this place are the Minotaurs and the Centaurs. Not to mention the Centaurs, their population is small and they are very warlike. They have been educated so badly by the Tiger Tribe that they are rarely seen. As for the Minotaurs, they are moderate and peaceful to the extreme. They look fierce but never fight. They don't mind anyone who takes advantage of them. They are very saintly to outsiders, not to mention the oppression and discrimination within their own ranks.
As for the later tiger tribe, cat tribe and snow wolf tribe, it is even more difficult to talk about it... The entire tribe has been thoroughly reshuffled, and it is difficult to ensure survival even if they stick together closely. Everyone has long been accustomed to living in the form of large groups and large families. Xia did discriminate against caracals in the beginning, but this incident became the fuse of his downfall.
Oppression and discrimination also need soil. When is discrimination against women the most severe in human society? When society is relatively stable, most people are not starving to death, and the upper class needs to exert pressure on the middle and lower classes, such as the Qing Dynasty, such as Shandong (the Confucius Mansion is in Shandong, and the gentry occupy 80% of the land in Shandong, of which the Kong family occupies half, and the feudal tail cannot be eliminated until 2019); when people are half full and not starving to death, the demand is the greatest, but it is difficult to improve social status, so can only suppress people of the same class as themselves ~ others are short, and they appear tall, absolutely.
For a professional manager like Xiao Yun, there is nothing in the world that is more detrimental than gender discrimination. This discrimination not only refers to external discrimination, but also includes female workers' giving up on themselves and lack of self-confidence. For example, when Xiao Yun was leading a team, the most disgusting, irritating, but most common reason for female employees to resign was: their husbands/parents wouldn't let them, and they wanted to go home to have children or to go on blind dates and get married.
So, bosses and supervisors are probably the people in the world who hate sexism the most - men and women are all animals... uh, labor force, just do your job properly, okay!
Fortunately, this evil world does not have these bullshit things. Xiao Yun does not have to worry about gender issues at all. When he stroked his chin and watched the cute little gray dwarf assemble a wooden shell, the interior of which was composed of a roller with needles and a curved combing plate, and the hand-cranked simple wool combing machine with a feed port and a hair-beating knife, these evil thoughts were running through his mind...
To be fair, the gray dwarf women are not ugly, except that they are a little short, short, have big hands and feet, and their skin color is a little unsightly... If you round it off, you can still look away and praise them as cute. At the very least, it is not against conscience to praise them as cute...
"Ayun, since the hand-cranked mounting shaft is installed in this position, why not add a gear conveyor belt and change it to a foot pedal? Wouldn't that be better?" Sally, the gray dwarf in a small vest, stood up, turned around and greeted.
"Add a foot pedal? That's fine, but the leather conveyor belt is easy to loosen, so it's better to use an iron chain." Xiao Yun came back to his senses, took two steps forward, squatted down to observe, and then suggested.
"Okay, but without oil-lubricated bearings, the durability of this force transmission device may be problematic." Sally nodded while wiping the sweat off her face.
"Who cares? If it can be used for half a year, use it for half a year. If it can be used for three months, use it for three months. Let's get that batch of wool done first. We can make better ones later when we have the conditions..."
"I know, I know. Let's first figure out whether there is a problem or not , and then consider whether it's okay." Sally interrupted Xiao Yun with a smile.
"Oh, you're quite clever." Xiao Yun smiled and reached out to ruffle Sally's brown hair that was tied into a ball.
Flirting with the gray dwarf loli... uh... big sister, Sally is also over 40 years old. Xiao Yun rolled up his sleeves and went downstairs to help install the pedal, and then called Qiu to try it out.
This single-drum wool combing machine was eliminated on Earth in the late eighteenth century, but this is the first one to appear in this world... The reason is that the best textile fiber in the world is spider silk produced by the dark elves. A thin layer is warmer than a woolen coat (the robe worn by Balk is this kind of spider silk robe), which dominates the world's high-end textile market - if the Dwarf King did not have a mine at home, the dark elves would have killed him with money - the rest of the market is filled with silk, cotton and linen, sun cloth produced by the forest elves, and magic pattern cloth produced by the sea people. Of course, no one has the time to develop and utilize the smelly, coarse, hard and prickly long-wool sheep raw wool.
Qiu is worthy of being the best weaver in the tribe. After operating it for a short while, he pointed out the problems of this foot-operated combing machine: first, the impurity removal rate is too low, and second, it takes at least four or five times of repeated processing to comb out the clumps of wool. Although it saves time than manual combing, the savings are limited.
"We still have to go with a multi-drum type." Xiao Yun touched his chin and walked around the combing machine twice. "Sally, what do you think? We should replace the wooden frame with an iron frame, add two more rollers with needles for combing wool, and comb the wool fed into the feed port on three rollers before discharging. Is it difficult to modify it like this?"
"In this case, the frame will have to be made larger... and the mounting shaft size will also have to be changed. It would be better to make a new one." Sally said after thinking for a while.
"Let's go!" Xiao Yun grabbed Sally and Qiu without saying a word, dragged them to a wooden board covered with fine sand, and started to draw the blueprint again.
The ones who process the wool are cats. After all, cats are stronger than humans, so they don’t have to worry about not being able to step on the pedal-type combing machine. But although this thing doesn’t have much technical content, Xiao Yun has never seen the real thing (only seen it in a documentary about British sheep eating people), so he still has to figure it out himself...
Xiao Yun had to worry about the combing machine himself, but there were ready-made opening machines and weaving machines - the forest elves' sun cloth was made of some kind of plant fiber they cultivated themselves, and the technology of loosening up the entangled fiber raw materials and removing impurities had been circulated long ago, and the gray dwarves knew how to make such opening machines; not to mention weaving machines, the spider silk produced by the dark elves did not require a very complicated processing procedure, but the weaving process could not be bypassed, so the gray dwarves also knew how to make it.
These two types of local mechanical creations are high-end ones driven by magic stones and low-end ones powered by human power. In the absence of rubber steam engines and manpower and resources to research steam power, the latter are obviously of great help.
After more than a month of testing, the first three-drum wool carding machine passed the autumn acceptance inspection and was ready for use. Xiao Yun then quickly marked out a piece of land in the south of the industrial zone, close to the original site of the tribe, and started to build the tribe’s first state-owned enterprise: Qiuqiu Woolen Textile Factory.
"Qiu..." When Qiu heard this name, the fried bun in his hand almost fell down, and the corner of his mouth kept twitching, "Ayun, how obsessed are you with changing my name?"
"The single name is too rustic, it sounds like an idiot. How about calling it the Caracal Woolen Mill?" Xiao Yun didn't care at all, his hands were busy, and he quickly snatched the oil residue from Qiu's plate.
"...I just want to ask, why others are called work teams, but mine has become a 'factory'? What is a factory?" Qiu said with a twitch of his mouth.
The cats adapted to the working rhythm in the Snow Wolf tribe, so Xiao Yun broke them up again and reorganized the working team. The big cats like leopards, spotted leopards, and snow leopards, which had the physical strength to match that of the snow wolf cubs, went to join Qing Yan and let Qing Yan lead them; the smaller cats, such as cheetahs, golden cats, and lynxes continued to hang out with the caracals - the complex racial composition of the more than 30 cats was all because of the spotted leopard. Only a minority of them refused to join the tiger tribe and follow him. There was no talk of forming a larger tribe or anything like that. In the future, Xiao Yun would have to worry about them not being able to find a mate to go into heat and give birth, which was very annoying.
"A factory refers to a workshop that manufactures means of production or means of living. It is a specialized and professional place. The work team must be on standby at all times to put out fires at various posts. As for you, you don't have to do those miscellaneous jobs in the future. You can only be responsible for wool processing." Xiao Yun licked his fingers, asked other caracals to help him pour a bowl of soup, and continued to explain to Qiu, "In the past, Qiuqiu, you led people to hand-knit sweaters, trousers, and blankets. It was enough for our own consumption, but if we want to use them as commodities and trade with other races, we can't rely on manual labor alone... That batch of raw wool depends on you to slowly process it when you are free. How long will it take? Next spring, the wool cut will be more than this year. By then, this year's raw wool will not be processed. What about the increasing amount of raw wool in the future? We don't have so many warehouses to waste."
"Well... that's just like the grassroots tribe leader. She doesn't care about anything else except raising earthworms, and I don't care about anything else except processing raw wool?" Qiu understood.
"By the way, Qiuqiu, you are really insightful." Xiao Yun smiled and patted Qiu's shoulder with his oily hand. "The grass-roots chief only thinks about how to raise earthworms better every day. In the future, you should also think about how to process raw wool into better textiles. For example, the wool I told you about, you should use your brain to find out if there is any suitable natural fiber that can be woven into wool to process better, stronger and warmer materials... Didn't the gray dwarves select a few female dwarves to work with you? During your work, your wool spinning mill should work together to weave better wool and research more suitable machines for weaving. You will have made a great contribution!"
"...Why do I feel like you're throwing a very troublesome and important matter to me?" Qiu glanced at him sideways.
Xiao Yun pressed his big face against Qiu's small face and gave him a thumbs up: "A real man dares to face all unknown challenges. Qiuqiu, you can do it!"
Qiu: “……─━_─━” I believed your lies.
After staying with the caracal for half a meal, Xiao Yun patted his butt and went to look for Hongye.
There was no flood this year, and everyone was relieved. The weather was quite sunny for ten days before and after the wheat harvest. The harvest of more than 700,000 kilograms of wheat made everyone smile almost to the roots of their ears. Even the cats who encountered the high-intensity physical labor during the harvest period for the first time were infected - well, there are exceptions. The yield per mu dropped to more than 370 kilograms, which made Xiao so depressed that he was scratching the wall for a long time...
There is no way. Although there is earthworm manure this year, the area of planted acres is too large and the soil and fertilizer that can be applied is relatively less than last year. In addition to ensuring the quality and quantity of base fertilizer, the tillering and topdressing can barely make up the number. The subsequent topdressing is basically a process - who asked Xiao Yun to be so greedy? Last year, he tried to plant 600 acres and this year he planted 2,000 acres in one go. The little soil and fertilizer that has been saved is not enough, and he also has to take care of sweet potatoes and potatoes.
After Lan Guo's reputation rose and he was able to control the situation, Hong Ye was transferred out of the engineering team by Xiao Yun. During this time, he was helping Qing Yan lead his huge second-level labor force - more than twenty snow werewolf cubs and more than twenty big cats, which was truly the largest number of people in the tribe.
In dormitory No. 2, Hongye and Qingyan sat face to face on the kang at the back, eating and talking. Xiao Yun walked in and pushed Qingyan in with his butt. After sitting down, he looked at Qingyan first and said, "Can leopards from different tribes of your cat tribe give birth? For example, you and that snow leopard named Rosemary, can you two give birth to cubs?"
"...Rosemary is a male leopard!" Qingyan was shocked.
"You just said whether you can have a baby or not."
" No!" Qingyan said immediately.
"I mean if one of you is female."
"No." Qing Yan still shook his head. "It's difficult to have children of different species. Even if they are born, the cubs will not be healthy and their reproductive ability will be relatively poor."
"...Okay, then you should just be gay." Xiao Yun stood up with disgust and sat next to Hongye.
Qingyan: “???”
Hongye was not surprised, she ate her pancakes. The flour that the snow wolf people grind was not refined flour, and it contained at least 20% to 30% bran. It had to be stuffed with a lot of stuffing or fried and stewed with water and oil to taste slightly better. It was not as good as the big white steamed buns on Earth. Of course, if compared with the dark cuisine of black bread, it was definitely a world of difference.
"Hongye, how are those big cats doing their jobs? Are there any that perform particularly well?" Xiao Yun picked up half of the pancake in Hongye's bowl and began to nibble on it.
"Leopard Fishbone is very good. He learns things very quickly. He can milk, feed pigs, water and apply pesticides in one go." Hongye thought for a moment and said, "Snow Leopard Rosemary is also very good. He is good at doing delicate work. When harvesting wheat, he picked up the wheat ears the cleanest and didn't get the pesticides on the leaves when he applied them."
Xiao Yun tilted his head: "Hmm? The two you're talking about don't get along well with that leopard?"
"Well, actually Xia's performance is also very good. He will take the initiative to help those who are behind in progress." Hongye hesitated.
"Tsk tsk...why are you saying this so insincerely?"
Hongye sighed: "Xia came to me privately several times. He wanted to do something else..."
Xiao Yun chuckled: "He just doesn't want to hang out with the cubs because he thinks it would be a loss to his identity as a warrior."
"Don't ask me about something you already know!" Hongye was a little impatient.
Xiao Yun just smiled and said nothing. He stopped teasing Hongye and said directly, "Xia is a person who can see through things. He can see clearly what happened in our work meeting. He is dissatisfied with this. Can you understand?"
Qingyan raised his head, Hongye turned his face to the side, both of them had dull expressions... I knew Ayun was shameless, but I had never thought that Ayun could be so shameless - you actually came here to talk nonsense, didn't you! !
Xiao Yun smiled shamelessly. All the warriors attended the meeting, including the clan leaders, work team leaders, and ethnic representatives. It seemed fair on the surface, but in fact the clan leaders and warriors had their say severely cut. This was clearly seen by his earliest experience with Hongye and Qingyan. The grassroots clan leaders knew about it, Lan Guo had a plan but didn't say it, and Yu also slowly came to his senses - but Xia was different. He realized what Xiao Yun was doing when he discovered that his right to speak was suppressed. This is the limitation of such selfish people. They only know how to use their heart when it touches their own interests.
The shameless Ayun explained the differences between Xia and others to the two of them, and asked with a smile: "Qingyan, Hongye, what means will you take to 'use' such a person?"
Qingyan said expressionlessly: "No, refuse, let him go."
Hongye wiped the sweat off his face, thought for a moment, and then said, "Talk to him more and let him use his energy in the right place?"
Xiao Yun: "Can you make Niu Jiao not be greedy and Da He not be lazy?"
"Uh——" Hongye looked bitter and resentful.
"Once personality is formed, it is difficult to be changed by external forces. However, when we lead a team to do things, we cannot be picky about which person has a good personality and which has a bad personality. We must use people according to their abilities, appease people, and try our best to make everyone in the team contribute to the small group and the big collective. This is the most important thing." Xiao Yun persuaded, "What is it about that leopard that you don't like? He is greedy and has strong desires. In order to achieve his goals, he will not hesitate to do things that disgust you, right?"
"But from another perspective, the leopard is actually such a person: he is very motivated, determined and energetic. He will do his best to complete what he wants to do and will not give up easily unless it is absolutely necessary."
"Now that you change your perspective, do you think he's much more pleasing to the eye?"
"..." Qingyan and Hongye both had complicated expressions. They felt as if Ayun was definitely fooling them but his words seemed to make sense and they couldn't refute them even if they wanted to.
"Then Ayun, what do you think we should do?" Hongye said with a twitch of his mouth.
"If he thinks his talent is being wasted, then give him room to develop." Xiao Yun patted his thigh and said, "For example, he now thinks that the work he does is unimportant and second-level, and he feels that he is wasting his time and talent. Since his subordinates have such needs, you two team leaders should satisfy him and give him a chance to gain experience. The team you lead now has more than 40 to nearly 50 people. Yes, it is a bit difficult to arrange so many people to do things together, so you are divided into two groups, each leading a group and responsible for one end, right? Then you select a few people who are relatively stable and reliable and will not cause trouble, and assign them to him, so that he can arrange the work of these people and be responsible for one thing alone?"
"Of course, this is a test. Don't put too much pressure on him at the beginning, and don't let him develop the habit of only leading 'his own people'. So the area of responsibility assigned to him and the people he is assigned to lead should be carefully considered to see if he has the ability to integrate an imperfect team and whether he understands that completing the task is the first factor... Then gradually increase the pressure on him, so that he always maintains a state of 'having to do his best to complete the task'. He has been with you for so long, you must know where his limit is, right. This has two benefits. One is that he can focus on work and has no time to think about other things. The other is that it can make him grow faster..."
The eternal theme on the grassland is work. Even if other tribes don't have a devil like Ayun, they are still busy from morning till night, and they don't always have a rest. They are so busy that they may not even have enough to eat. So no matter how high-pressure Ayun's "policy" is, as long as people can still breathe, they will not rebel. Qingyan and Hongye know this truth very well. After all, they have been dealing with Xiao Yun for the longest time and with the highest frequency among the same batch of management. However, they were still shocked to hear Ayun teach them so bluntly how to use people as animals...
"In a word, as a team leader, you must have the capacity of a team leader, pay attention to young people who are motivated and have the awareness of cultivating outstanding talents. Leaders who dislike subordinates who are too capable are leaders who have not trained their subordinates well. What we are most afraid of is passive resistance. There is no reason for us not to welcome such positive people!" Xiao Yun made a summary, stuffed the last piece of pancake skin into his mouth, and stood up with a smile. "Okay, you guys discuss how to train the leopard well, and I will go to Lang Guo to discuss with him how to build the first woolen mill in our tribe."
Xiao Yun left in a swagger, and Dormitory No. 2 instantly became quiet. Qingyan and Hongye, who were sitting in the corner, looked at each other, and could see beads of sweat on each other's foreheads...
"'Cultivate'... Ayun really dares to say that. If we treat Xia like this, he will hate us first?" Qingyan, who said he disliked Xia, inadvertently revealed his true feelings. This guy also has the problem of being hard on the outside but soft on the inside.
"..." Hongye's eyes were empty, staring blankly at somewhere.
"What's wrong with you, Hongye?"
"I'm thinking about one thing... It seems that since the goblins came to the tribe, Ayun has been transferring me here and there, asking me to take charge of this and that job..." Hongye said with a twitch of her lips, "Thinking carefully, apart from raising earthworms, growing mushrooms and spinning wool, I seem to have done all other jobs..."
Qingyan exclaimed, full of sympathy: "So Ayun is 'cultivating' you."
Hongye: "... Qingyan, although you have always been with the cubs, I remember that Yangmao was the leader before, but now it's your turn. You lead more people than Yangmao did, and the scope of work you are responsible for is much wider than before. Now you are in charge of not only cattle, sheep and pigs, but also vegetable fields."
Qingyan's expression suddenly changed...
Xiao Yun, who was heading to Lan Guo's house, said: "A-A-choo!"
Using love that moistens things silently to cultivate outstanding talents...why wouldn't Xiao Yun do it~
The leopard, who had been depressed for a while, regarded Xiao Yun as the BOSS for clearing the Novice Village. Every time he told stories in class, he stared at Xiao Yun with burning eyes. Unfortunately, Xiao Yun had no intention of attacking the novice pretender brave head-on. What he wanted to do was to shove his successfully trained subordinates in Xia's face, so that Xia could experience the pleasure of passing five levels and being killed by six generals... Want to stand out? Well, you don't need to have just won the all-round talent Red Leaf. You should compete with Qingyan in organizational ability first~
