Chapter 164 - 162: Sealed Shelter
Pushing open the originally sealed heavy protection door, the small shelter that had been closed was now open again.
Standing at the entrance, Chen Xin could still see some scattered debris on the ground, clearly leftovers from the previous evacuation.
"Looks like it needs a good cleaning." Even though they hadn’t entered yet, the first impression this small shelter gave Chen Xin and Li Yulong was that it was a bit dirty.
"After evacuating the residents originally living here due to oxygen supply issues, this shelter was temporarily sealed." The staff sent by the city government heard Chen Xin’s assessment and didn’t think there was anything wrong, just nodding while introducing the situation here: "This shelter was originally an underground parking lot, with two floors each 2000 square meters. Only the second underground floor met the civil defense standards, so only this floor was converted into a shelter, designed to accommodate a thousand people."
"A thousand people? Sounds pretty big!" As he listened to the city government staff’s introduction, Li Yulong walked inside while asking Chen Xin: "Xiao Chen, do you think we’ll need such a large space?"
To this question, Chen Xin just shook his head and replied, "Not enough. Two thousand square meters is just over three acres. If you’re running a plantation and growing vegetables and fruits, it’s fine; but growing rice isn’t enough to feed the workers."
"The consumption can’t be that high, right?" Hearing what Chen Xin said, Li Yulong frowned, thinking that two thousand square meters sounded quite large and not understanding why Chen Xin said it wasn’t enough.
"My shelter’s planting greenhouse is 200 square meters. Calculating an annual yield of 1200 jin per mu, growing rice you can harvest 1200 jin three times a year. It’s more than enough for three people, but not enough for four. Do you still think this space is big now?"
"Huh? Really? So, the food grown from a place of 2000 square meters isn’t enough for 50 people? Doesn’t our country have super rice? What good is this yield?" Li Yulong seemed like a bucket of cold water had been poured over him, instantly feeling dejected.
However, Chen Xin just laughed and said: "Super rice can indeed yield 2000 jin per mu, but it heavily relies on seeds and fertilizers. Plant it for a year, and you’d need to replace the seeds, otherwise, it will degrade significantly. Even if you could find someone to cultivate seeds for you, the operating costs would be very high, so if you’re running a greenhouse just to grow rice, it’s a waste of time and effort."