Siheyuan's Journey Through the Ages

Chapter 50: Suggestions for an Unknown Situation

When Ma Qing watched the entire National Day ceremony with excitement and was about to return home, he was stopped by the staff. It turned out that the small group of people on the viewing platform were going to attend a small meeting. This made Ma Qing a little confused. There were about forty or fifty people left. Ma Qing looked and found that many of them were young people. Of course, Ma Qing was the only one as young as him.

After a group of people were pulled into a building complex, Ma Qing didn't know where he was. He was arranged to have a meal at noon, which was just a bowl of rice and two vegetarian dishes. When it was past 2 pm, a staff member notified everyone to come to a meeting. Ma Qing followed everyone into a meeting room in a daze.

What surprised Ma Qing was that the butler was actually here to hold a meeting with a group of young people who emerged this year, to meet, chat and have a discussion.

The main thing is that the butler praised the young people present and emphasized their lofty ideals and ambitions: reminding the young people that only with lofty ideals and ambitions can they firmly move towards the road of success. Encouraging them not only to focus on the gains and losses in front of them, but also to have a long-term vision and goals.

In addition to the butler, several other leaders also spoke, and then several young representatives spoke one after another. They just thanked the leaders for their expectations and hoped that they would contribute to the country and the people in the future. Ma Qing was excited at the beginning, but later he felt drowsy. How could he encounter such a thing? Ma Qing complained in his heart.

Ma Qing originally wanted time to pass quickly so that he could go home early and have a good time in his space, but he didn't expect the butler to call his name, "We have a young man here today, he is only 15 years old, but he has written "My Motherland and I", it's not easy." The butler looked at Ma Qing, and everyone in the room followed the butler's gaze and looked at Ma Qing. Now Ma Qing was a little at a loss.

"I'm just lucky. It's not something that can be counted. I was just excited at the time and the lyrics popped into my mind. Actually, my literary level is not very high. I just got into technical secondary school this year." Ma Qing was a little nervous with so many people looking at him.

"Haha, don't be nervous, young comrade. Writing is a natural skill. This kind of sincere emotion is more precious than any writing style." The butler laughed, and everyone laughed along. "You are young now, and you will definitely have a bright future. You said you were admitted to a technical secondary school. What did you study?"

"Sir, I studied mechanical maintenance and manufacturing, and I want to become an engineer in the future." Ma Qing stated his temporary plan.

"You want to be both civil and military, and have great ambition. If you need any help in the future, you can come to me." Perhaps because Ma Qing was young, or perhaps because he knew that Ma Qing was an orphan, the butler made a promise anyway.

Seeing that the butler was so angry with him, Ma Qing knew the difficulties the country was facing at this time, and an idea came to his mind.

"Sir, I have a question for you." As soon as Ma Qing finished speaking, the faces of the staff next to the gentleman changed. They obviously didn't expect Ma Qing to take advantage of the situation, so they wanted to stop Ma Qing.

The butler didn't care, "Oh, tell me what questions you have."

"I graduated from junior high school this year. After being admitted to a technical secondary school, I went to my aunt's house, which is in JL City. When I came back, I found that the fishermen in Dalian were short of food and only ate seafood. My body couldn't take it." Ma Qing said.

The butler's face visibly darkened. "The country is facing great difficulties this year. There is not enough food. It is indeed a big problem. I have a great responsibility."

Ma Qing was terrified. That was not what he meant. "That's not what I meant. I saw that fishermen actually have a lot of seafood such as fish, shrimp and crabs at home, but it is difficult to exchange them for food. Can we think of a way? Food is carbon water, and seafood is high in protein. Let's exchange them." The butler looked at the staff around him, and one of them said, "There are too many difficulties in solving this problem."

"First, the transportation of seafood is a big problem. It is basically impossible to transport fresh seafood. The transportation cost of seafood plus water is too high. "

“Secondly, seafood is extremely perishable after death. It’s OK in winter, but it’s basically impossible in summer. It’s already spoiled by the time it’s shipped inland, and we can’t transport it after freezing it.

"Third, seafood itself has a fishy smell, which does not suit the taste of people in inland areas. Even if it can be frozen in small quantities for transportation, it still requires a lot of oil and seasoning to make dishes, which is not worth the cost."

After listening to the staff's report, the butler smiled and turned to Ma Qing and said, "It seems that this matter is difficult to solve for the time being, but you can find problems in life and raise them. You are thoughtful at such a young age."

Seeing the butler say this, Ma Qing retorted unconvincedly: "I have thought about these questions. Although I am young, I am not someone who has never been involved in domestic life. My third master is now in the south. There is something called fish balls in the south. Fish are scaled, skinned, gilled, and gutted. The fish meat is removed and minced into minced meat. Slice chopped green onions, salt, and starch are added and continuously stirred into fine meat puree. Then the meat is squeezed into meat balls and put into water and cooked. It can be kept for several days."

"In this case, we can build food processing plants or canning factories in coastal areas, and beat the meat of fish, shrimp and crab into minced meat, and make it into canned fish luncheon meat like canned luncheon meat, or fish sausage like Harbin red sausage, or fish meatball like Fujian fish meatball. This will greatly extend the shelf life of seafood and reduce transportation conditions. Moreover, this kind of food does not require a lot of oil and seasoning to cook. Isn't it killing three birds with one stone?"

Ma Qing took a breath and continued, "There are countless fish in the sea. If we can catch 10 tons more seafood every year, mincing out the losses, we can produce 5 tons of fish meat and minced meat, which are all high-quality high-protein. Based on the current 200-jin output of a pig, that means 50 extra pigs. I think they can still be of some use. In addition to the minced fish meat, the remaining fish scales, fish skin, fish viscera, etc. can be dried and ground into powder, which is also a very good feed additive."

As Ma Qing finished telling the story, the originally smiling butler became more and more serious. Finally, he looked at the staff next to him, said some polite words, and ended the meeting, but kept Ma Qing.

"Young comrade, your idea is very good. I think it is very necessary to carry out this work. Are you interested in doing this?" The butler was really kind at this time.

This scared Ma Qing. "No, this won't work. I just had a random idea. How can I implement this idea? I'm not sure whether this fish meat can be made into meatballs, luncheon meat, or fish intestines. I don't know their production process. Also, where should I build a food processing plant? What processing equipment should the food plant use? What technological materials and preservatives should be added? How should I build a transportation system? How can I reach an exchange system with fishermen? I don't know any of this. And I'm so young. How can I do this?"

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