Becoming an Emperor Starting from the World of The Wandering Earth

Seeing this, Murphy walked over and patted him hard on the shoulder twice.

"Work hard. Once the farm expands, there will be plenty of projects for you to do."

"Yes, sir! I will definitely do my best!"

Murphy nodded, then winked at Long An Yi, and the two continued walking out.

Murphy stopped when he reached the farm gate.

"Old Long, I have a question for you."

Long An Yi bowed slightly.

"Sir, please speak."

When can the farm officially start producing crops?

Long An Yi was prepared. He took out a tablet from his pocket, tapped it a few times, and turned the screen towards Murphy.

"Sir, based on the current progress, the leafy vegetable area is ready for small-scale harvesting, yielding about fifty kilograms per day. However, to reach the designed production capacity, we still need to wait for the nutrient solution circulation system to be fully stable and for further optimization of the lighting program. I expect that we can enter the trial operation phase in two weeks, with a daily output of about two hundred kilograms."

He paused, then tapped the screen a few more times to bring up another chart.

"The fruit and vegetable section will be a bit slower; tomatoes and cucumbers will probably take another month before they can be available in bulk. As for fish, the earliest batch of tilapia won't be available for another four months."

Murphy stared at the data for a while.

"What about the cost?"

"In terms of investment, the initial infrastructure and equipment purchases have already cost 2.3 million credits, which were reimbursed by Mr. Garcia. The main operating costs are electricity, nutrient solution raw materials, fish feed, and labor."

Long Anyi's finger swiped across the screen. "Based on the current designed production capacity, after deducting operating costs, the comprehensive cost per kilogram of vegetables is approximately eight to ten credits."

"Yes, sir, there's one more thing. Once the farm is officially in production, I suggest setting aside a portion of the output specifically for relief efforts."

Murphy raised an eyebrow.

"reason?"

"publicity."

Long An Yi adjusted his glasses. "Sir, when you opened the relief window before, you used supplies purchased from outside. People outside only knew that you provided those things, but they didn't know where they came from. But if the hot soup served at the window contained vegetables grown on our own farm and fish raised by ourselves..."

He didn't continue, but Murphy understood instantly.

"You mean, let them see?"

"Yes, let them see it." Long An Yi nodded. "When they're handing out vegetables at the window, we can put up a sign next to it that says 'Direct Supply from Mo's Energy Vertical Farm.' We can even regularly organize visits for those receiving welfare, so they can see for themselves how these vegetables are grown and how these fish are raised."

"At that time, what they will receive will not just be a bowl of hot soup, but... hope."

Murphy stared at Long An Yi for several seconds.

This thin, middle-aged man with glasses not only understands technology, but he also understands people's hearts.

"Okay, we'll do it your way."

Murphy looked away, then glanced back at the farm. "Trial operation in two weeks, fruit and vegetables on the market in a month, and the first batch of fish harvested in four months. Keep a close eye on these deadlines."

"Yes, sir."

Murphy didn't say anything more and turned to walk towards the factory office building.

Actually, compared to vertical farming, Murphy's favorite technology is artificial starch synthesis.

However, building a factory, even a small production line with a daily output of 200 to 300 kilograms, requires a lot of capital.

There are also certain technical barriers; some equipment simply cannot be bought on the market or the black market.

So Murphy had no choice but to settle for second best and build a vertical farm first.

Back in his office, Murphy leaned back in his chair and rubbed his temples.

"Skynet".

"Yes, Master." The screen in front of Murphy lit up, and then Skynet's voice came from the speaker.

"Based on the goals I set a few days ago, let's analyze how the company is progressing now?"

"Data retrieval and analysis in progress... Please wait."

A moment later, a new window popped up on the screen, and several lines of titles quickly appeared.

"Based on the development goals set by the master, I will now conduct a comprehensive analysis from four dimensions: company business, number of personnel, military strength, and technological level."

"First, from the perspective of company business."

The voice from Skynet was neither hurried nor slow, and a bar chart was displayed simultaneously on the screen.

"Core business: Production, refurbishment, and repair of civilian energy storage equipment. Currently covering the southeast industrial area of ​​Houston and twelve communities, with a market share of approximately 56%. In the past month, we have secured 23 new contracts, with a renewal rate of 91%, and our revenue has increased by 12.7% month-over-month."

"A new simplified exoskeleton production line has been added. Technical drawings have been analyzed, raw materials have been procured, and the production line modification is 77% complete. Trial production is expected to begin in one week."

Murphy raised an eyebrow slightly, signaling Skynet to continue.

"Second, the number of personnel."

The screen will switch to a personnel structure diagram at the appropriate time.

"Currently, the factory has 312 employees, plus a vertical farm technology and operations team of 28 people, a security department of 52 people, a media and publicity department of 16 people, and administrative, logistics and other personnel of 24 people."

"There are no changes in the core management team, and all department heads are still in their positions. A sample survey of employee satisfaction shows that 97% are satisfied with their salary and benefits, 93% are satisfied with their work environment, and 99% approve of Mr. Murphy personally."

Murphy nodded without saying anything.

"Third, the dimension of military strength."

The charts on the screen switched to several sets of data.

"The current armed forces are divided into two levels: conventional security forces and special operations teams."

"Regular security force: led by Mullen, totaling 46 people. Special operations team: led by Captain Wilson, totaling 5 people. One combat record: 13 gang strongholds, 13 killed, some supplies seized, zero casualties on our side."

"Current combat capability assessment: Conventional security forces can handle attacks by lightly armed rioters of fewer than 20 people. Special operations teams, with their superior equipment, can carry out high-risk missions such as decapitation strikes, raids, and infiltrations, and are estimated to be able to defeat ordinary armed groups of fewer than 50 people in a direct confrontation."

Fourth, the level of technology.

Compared to the former, the technology tree diagram that appeared on the screen this time was much more complex.

They were densely packed together, just like a real big tree.

"Current core technology: Skynet primary artificial intelligence core. It has been integrated into factory production monitoring, financial data analysis, etc., with a computing power utilization rate of 34%."

"Technologies analyzed: Simplified and adapted version of XM-2 exoskeleton, Raven drone modification solution, and full-process production technology for energy storage devices."

"Technological shortcomings: graphene composite material production, tritium battery encapsulation, neural interaction ring chip manufacturing, nanoscale precision machining..."

SkyNet paused for a moment, and then another line of text popped up on the screen.

"Considering the above four dimensions, Master, the company's current development speed is in line with expectations. If the simplified exoskeleton production line goes into operation smoothly and the vertical farm reaches full production capacity, it is expected that the company's overall strength will reach twice its current level in four months."

"At that time, the business coverage will be expanded to the entire city of Houston and two surrounding industrial zones, the number of employees will exceed 1,000, the armed forces will have regional deterrence, and the technology will be able to achieve mass production of simple exoskeletons and self-production of some core components."