48: What is gender equality?

Some people still haven't figured out the situation; they think things are still as they were before.

There aren't enough people to build defensive walls within the Shelter.

Supplies are already prioritized for those who are working hard, yet they still dare to cause so much trouble.

Tian Ming naturally won't indulge these people.

What if they are women? Gender equality means that if men do heavy labor, women must also help out and contribute.

These people, as soon as you treat them even a little nicely, start taking advantage.

Then all of you, get out and work! No one is allowed to be lazy.

Tian Ming glanced at Aunt Lin and said, "You go too!"

Aunt Lin said very reluctantly, "Boss, I, I'm old and can't do heavy work."

"Can't do heavy work? Then mix mortar. If you can't mix mortar, then carry buckets of ash.

Even if you have to carry it bowl by bowl, you still have to go with me and carry it."

Aunt Lin's face immediately became even uglier; she nodded repeatedly.

Gouzi and the others, one by one, dragged all those who were holed up in the dormitory out to work.

Tian Ming's word was law; once he decided something, he wouldn't easily change it.

Arriving at the city wall, the west wall facing the road was almost completed.

This area was a key zone because almost all the zombies from within the city came from this direction.

When the women were mobilized, the men's minds were immediately much more at ease.

Before this, men were required to work, no questions asked.

Now, with the women also coming to help, everyone's enthusiasm at the city wall construction site increased significantly.

Seeing Tian Ming appear, Mr. Yuan ran over and said, "Boss, there are now over four hundred people constructing the defensive walls.

With multiple sections being built simultaneously, at the current pace, it will take about 100 more days to get the basic main structure built."

Tian Ming nodded and said, "We need to speed up.

It's getting cold, and this year's temperature is definitely going to hit a new historical low."

Mr. Yuan said, "Yes, it's snowing already in November, and we're in the south here.

Normally, people would still be wearing autumn clothes at this time."

Mr. Yuan continued, "Boss, our city wall is 5 meters wide and about 7 meters high.

The middle will be filled with compacted earth, and the outer layer will use granite blocks with a cement and rebar framework.

One meter in length requires 35 cubic meters of earthwork, so to fill it completely, we need 350,000 cubic meters of earthwork.

Our current efficiency is very slow, averaging two to three thousand cubic meters of earthwork per day.

And that's with the help of pulley systems for transport."

"What's missing?" Tian Ming asked.

"We're missing excavators and transport vehicles.

I've talked to Shen Yi about this; he's modifying them.

Also, gasoline and fuel are insufficient.

If we had concrete mixers, the efficiency would be even higher," Mr. Yuan said.

Tian Ming pondered for a moment and said, "Large equipment is quite complex; I can't directly help you solve that."

Mr. Yuan sighed and said, "Shen Yi told me about that.

His idea is to disassemble parts, then redesign them, and have the Boss help replicate the parts for assembly, starting with two smaller excavators."

"Hmm, that works!" Tian Ming agreed.

As long as this group of people could find ways to solve problems themselves, he was willing to do some key work.

"Boss, you go ahead and look around; I'm going back to work!" Mr. Yuan said.

Tian Ming nodded slightly, looking at the busy scene, and felt very pleased.

This was his ideal Shelter scenario, rather than him exhausting himself to get supplies, build city walls, or arrange central heating for those guys.

The more he did, the lazier these people would become.

He wouldn't be a pushover and become a nanny to this group.

From the walkie-talkie, Shen Yuan's voice came: "Boss, Boss, come here for a moment."

Tian Ming smiled calmly, picked up the walkie-talkie, and said, "What is it?"

"Hurry, hurry! The Talent Building! I'm waiting for you!"

Tian Ming walked to the Talent Building, knocked on the door, and when it opened, a wave of warmth enveloped him.

In her room, besides the computer, there was also a large screen, which Gouzi must have gotten for her.

Shen Yuan's room was clearly like the command center of the Shelter.

On the large screen, images flickered.

The ticket system, material management system, and power system interfaces switched every few seconds.

Tian Ming couldn't help but exclaim, "Impressive! All the Shelter's information has been compiled and integrated by you."

Shen Yuan pulled Tian Ming inside, directly closing the door behind him.

She clicked on the computer and said, "My satellite is ready, Boss.

Now it's your turn to make a move!"

Tian Ming took a look and saw that it was quite complex, so he said, "I don't understand your design.

Where's your physical object?"

Shen Yuan blinked, looking at Tian Ming with a bewildered expression: "Didn't we say I design, and you manufacture?"

Tian Ming said somewhat helplessly, "When did I say you design and I manufacture?"

Shen Yuan immediately got angry: "Didn't you say that as long as I could design it, you would definitely be able to manufacture it?"

Tian Ming shook his head somewhat helplessly and said, "I need to know all the details to be able to manufacture it.

Do you understand? Unless you give me a sample.

If you don't even have a sample, how can I use my ability to manufacture it for you?"

Shen Yuan pouted, looking unhappy, but still said somewhat helplessly, "Then how about this: I'll use a 3D printer to print all the components, and you help me enlarge them and turn them into metal parts.

Would that work?"

Tian Ming nodded and said, "That works, that's not a problem."

This little girl is even more capable than her brother.

Tian Ming was very satisfied; it seemed that in the future, all overall matters of the Shelter could be entrusted to Shen Yuan.

Upon hearing that her idea was feasible, Shen Yuan said very happily, "Come downstairs with me!"

Saying that, she pulled Tian Ming and walked towards the factory building behind the Talent Building.

Here, a small Laboratory had been set up, much larger than Shen Yuan's room.

More accurately, it was a partitioned factory building.

It was swept clean, and the server's main unit was located there.

"When did you set this up? Where did you get a 3D printer?" Even Tian Ming, as the Boss of the Shelter, felt a bit surprised.

"My brother had Gouzi set up the Laboratory.

This 3D printer can only print small things, but at least it works," Shen Yuan said, opening the computer next to the printer.

Shen Yuan had set up a small data center, connected to the Talent Building and the warehouse computers for material management, and also connected to portable devices via wireless bridging.

She had entrusted Gouzi to find all these things.

They were cobbled together, but at least they were functional.

She printed the satellite components using the 3D printer and then handed them to Tian Ming.

The two sat in front of the computer, with Shen Yuan meticulously explaining the actual parameters of each component and the specific materials making up each part.

Tian Ming then, according to her requirements, painstakingly created the components one by one based on Shen Yuan's descriptions.