Hong Kong's water sources are mainly concentrated in mountainous areas, and surface water sources are concentrated in the Wong Nai Chung Gorge area. There are several mountain basins where ponds and dams can be built to construct so-called "reservoirs."
In addition to ponds, protective parks are set up in mountainous areas and trees are planted to increase the water retention capacity of the mountains.
"We take similar measures to merge small settlements to reduce the impact of human activities on the mountains, and plant trees when necessary. The population base of 30,000 is still conservative." Merlin seemed very confident about this.
"With only a guaranteed population of 30,000 people, is it enough to engage in industrial agriculture?"
"Of course, the needs of industry were taken into consideration." Meilin said, "In 1634, we began to build another large reservoir on Lantau Island."
There is a Shek Pik Reservoir on Lantau Island with a storage capacity of 24.55 million cubic meters, which is the largest storage capacity among the mountainous reservoirs in Hong Kong. The main dam is 718 meters long, 354 meters wide, and 54 meters high. The fill is 4,764 cubic meters. Even according to the elevation project
standards, and the amount of work is not too large.
"With this reservoir, it will not be a problem to set up a large-scale purification camp on Lantau Island and engage in agriculture - farming may not be possible, but vegetables and breeding can still be done."
"The figure of 30,000 people is actually conservative." Hong Hongyin said, "The Planning Institute calculated it based on the per capita water consumption of modern people, which is 80 liters. People in this time and space cannot use so much water. Especially in our big cities.
Some residents live in clusters and cook together. They use sea water to flush toilets or accumulate fertilizer in septic tanks. Water consumption will not be as large as in the old days."
Hung Hung Yin has water in his name, but he actually knows nothing about water affairs. He learned this information unexpectedly before departure. He is very enthusiastic about the commercial development of Hong Kong and is very dissatisfied with the Executive Committee's enthusiasm for Guangzhou instead of Hong Kong.
——As a business representative in Hong Kong, the importance of Hong Kong is closely related to his own importance.
"If you want to protect the water and soil, what will happen to the building materials here?" Shi Dafu expressed concern. The biggest difficulty for him in building infrastructure in Hong Kong is the lack of building materials. Hong Kong does not produce limestone, so soil and cement projects cannot be launched. There is a lack of coal.
It is also impossible to fire kilns to make bricks and tiles. At present, we mainly rely on quarries to blast granite from the mountains. Now I heard that in order to maintain water and soil, quarrying in mountains is a very damaging problem to the environment, and it must be stopped again.
"Granite mining can continue. The exploration team will carve out a part of the mountain to minimize the overall damage. As for the wood and bricks, it depends on Guo Yi - what can't he buy when he returns to Guangzhou?"
"Cement, and coal for boilers."
"Cement will continue to be transported from Lingao. As for coal, Guangdong can also supply it. There is a large coal mine in Chaozhou - I heard that this time the Guangzhou Station will extend its tentacles everywhere to suck the juice of girls from all over Guangdong..." Shi Jiantao
Said, "Our shipyard must exert its strength as soon as possible."
Shi Jiantao was ambitious for the shipyard and planned to build a large-scale Lingao version of the "Free Ship", completely replacing all large ships in the Ming Dynasty's offshore and distant seas with the Lingao Free Ship. The ultimate fate of these ships was to serve the Senate's conquest of Greater East Asia.
"Lingao's Liberty Ship will continue to be launched in Hong Kong like dumplings!" This was his bold statement when he hosted a banquet for the shipyard elders before departure. Naturally, he was looked down upon by Zhou Ke and others.
Shi Dafu was very excited: "Our people can finally go back to Guangzhou? They have to go back in a majestic manner under the escort of the naval fleet. The fleet fired a 100-gun salute at Baietan..."
Merlin laughed: "Dongzhu Guo is so majestic - he is so envious and jealous."
"The shipyard is building him a paddle-wheel yacht." Shi Jiantao drank kvass and said, "We are preparing to launch a decadent capitalist lifestyle. I don't know if the boat will be completed in time when we go back this time."
The Guangzhou Commercial Station will resume operations soon. According to the plan: Once the Guangzhou Station is restored, most of the building materials and living materials needed for the construction of the Hong Kong base can be purchased from the nearby Guangzhou and shipped there. This not only saves time, but also does not require the use of cross-country travel.
The group’s own transportation capacity.
In the near future, not only Hong Kong itself, but also materials needed by Lingao and other coastal island bases in the future will be purchased by commercial stations in various places and transported to Hong Kong for unified transshipment. Hong Kong will become the largest base of the Cross Group on the coast of South China.
Logistics center. In the subsequent military operations launched by the Australian and Song Dynasty regime against the Zheng and Liu families, the attack on Taiwan, the attack on the coast of the mainland, etc., Hong Kong will also become the main station for military logistics support.
The Planning Institute will set up a material procurement center in South China in Hong Kong, relying on Delong Hong Kong Branch for clearing and payment. Supporting customs, commodity inspection, classification societies and shipping insurance companies will also be gradually established.
The sun hangs brightly in the sky - but the sunshine does not bring much warmth here at all. In Macau during the Little Ice Age, the rich people on the streets even wore leather robes. The poor wore bloated cotton jackets full of patches.
The sun shines on the clusters of pointed roofs and fish-scale-shaped tiles in Macau. Some of the tiles on the roof are pink, but most of them have turned reddish brown after years of wind, rain and sunshine.
Or off-white, giving off a slight flash in the sun.
The windows are inlaid with dense wooden latticework, and some have complicated patterns. Even without curtains, you can't see the scene in the house up close. The white walls plastered with lime have turned yellow due to the erosion of rain, and the reflections on the walls
Under the gray light, the wooden window sills were cracked by the sun, and the paint on them had peeled off. Deep in the cobblestone alley, you could still smell the stench of urine, feces and garbage from time to time.
In this alley full of exotic flavor, Lin Ming looked at Li Yongxun who was walking in front of him with a helpless look. She was looking around with great interest.
This kind of "adventure" has been going on for most of the day, and Lin Ming felt extremely bored: Macau itself is not a big city, and there is not much to see. The several forts and barracks of the Francois looked neat and tidy, and Chinese were not allowed to enter.
As for those Franconian houses, although they look small and unique, and the lazy music of the piano and the deep singing of women can be heard from time to time through the closed windows, making people imagine, but after all, these are other people's private houses.
If he were in Foshan or even Guangzhou, as long as he showed the Jinyiwei brand, as long as it was not a wealthy gentry with an official background, he would go wherever he wanted. Whoever had a good garden, he would just send someone to say it.
How can the host dare to say that he is not welcome?
Here, the Francons control everything. Although there are many Ming people on the street, they obviously follow a kind of exotic social norms. Lin Ming feels very uncomfortable with this - not only because he doesn't like it.
Francois, but also because he realized that he could not be as domineering in this land as he was in other places. Jinyiwei was not a feared term here. Although the Xiangshan County Magistrate treated him respectfully, he also treated him professionally.
A general was sent as his guide, but it was obvious that he did not want him to do anything troublesome here.
"Where is this place?" Lin Ming, feeling impatient, asked the general next to him.
"This is the residence of Franji, on the fifth lane." Tongshi is a Ming Dynasty businessman with a mustache who specializes in selling fruits and vegetables to the Portuguese in Haojing'ao. He often travels between Xiangshan and Haojing'ao, both public and private.
Both parties are familiar with each other. He can also speak fairly fluent Portuguese. The Xiangshan County Magistrate takes him with him whenever he has to negotiate.
“What a boring place, with closed doors and windows everywhere!”
"This place is mostly the back door of the residences of Franconian merchants," the general said.
Lin Ming was just about to scold Tongshi for bringing them here, but when he thought that his precious sister-in-law asked to come in, he had to swallow it again.
"Master, please don't be impatient," the general said cautiously, knowing what he was thinking. "At the end of the road is the pier. You can see the big plywood boats of the Francois. There are also many sailors of all kinds - you can see them occasionally.
Here’s Mrs. Fan!”
"Really? I've seen the big plywood boats a long time ago. They say the hulls are as high as several stories, and the masts are even scarier." The young man walking lightly in front turned around and said, "How far is it?"
"Not far, not far. Just after exiting this alley." Tongshi said. He knew that the young man walking in front was actually a girl: too delicate face, high-pitched voice, slender frame and twisting when walking.
Her waist clearly showed her true gender. However, he didn't want to know what Jin Yiwei's people were doing in Macau.
At this moment, she stumbled and fell, her ankle twisted by the pebbles and shoes. She screamed and then sat down on the stone pavement. Lin Ming immediately ran towards her.
"How's it going? Does it hurt from the fall?" He leaned over and frowned at her with concern. Li Yongxun grabbed an ankle and screamed in pain.
"It seems to be a sprain." She said and couldn't help but let out a scream.
Lin Ming looked around. All the wooden doors here were locked, and there were protective iron bars on the outside. There was not a single pedestrian in the alley.
"I'm going to call a sedan chair now." Tongshi was very knowledgeable and said, "I think I'd better take your sister to Huang's house first. After settling down, I'll hire a doctor right away."
The residence that the Prime Minister of Xiangshan County arranged for him in Haojing'ao was in the home of a big businessman named Huang Shunlong. This shopkeeper Huang was very kind and very rich, and his mansion was very luxurious. Lin Ming used to
People in the industry knew that Huang Shunlong was a "collector of stolen goods" and colluded with all the heroes at sea. Not only did he buy stolen goods, he also sold all kinds of prohibited goods to the sea owners. He was a man with great hands and eyes.