Chapter 1530 Dramatic changes in the wasteland, the industrial era!
The caravan was on its way, day and night.
Rest when you are tired, and then go again after resting.
Although official caravans in large territories have itineraries, most of the small caravans established by private individuals are constantly running around.
In addition to the two most important things, the quantity of supplies and the price list, it is not surprising that he misremembered the name of his boss, not to mention the wrong time.
"We are here as guests, Ake. I will serve a barrel of rice wine to a few guests. The bill will be mine."
Lao Zhan acted very boldly, looking around the blond man and giving instructions to the bartender.
As various territories in the New World gradually got rid of the line between life and death and entered a period of rapid development, it naturally gave rise to a growing demand for material transactions.
In addition to the four core categories of food in the south, minerals in the north, industrial products in the center, and daily necessities in the west.
Others range from industrial production lines, livelihood construction, science and technology, to small building materials, medical supplies, clothes, shoes and hats, etc., all of which are hot and popular products in the market.
Against this background, countless caravans sprung up like mushrooms after a spring rain, traveling to every corner of the New World and becoming an important link connecting the economic lifelines of various places.
The large-scale official caravans mainly use waterways and are mainly responsible for food and minerals that occupy a large area and weigh a considerable amount. Every time they transport a resource amount of 100,000 people, they make full use of the advantages of the sector and eliminate the disadvantages of the sector.
However, although the Taihu Territory occupies a freshwater lake, it is not close to a waterway, and with its current scale, it is not yet qualified to contact official caravans of this size.
A small personal caravan traveling overland, such as the one led by the blond man, is the best person to contact right now.
As long as the opponent is willing to include the Taihu Territory as a resting point or pass through the route, it can bring extremely considerable long-term benefits to the territory.
"Lord Zhan is very generous. He has long heard that the Taihu Territory is friendly to caravans. It is indeed true when we see it today."
The blond man showed a satisfied smile and nodded helpfully, "Bowen Ramirez, the president of the Eagle Feather Caravan, comes from the territory of the Golden Eagle."
"Mr. Bowen, please take a seat. Friends from the Eagle Feather Caravan, please take a seat."
Lao Zhan quickly made an invitation gesture.
The group of people sat down, and the bartender followed closely and pushed the wooden barrel filled with rice wine.
After opening it, the aroma of wine immediately overflowed.
“Good wine!”
Bowen drank two large glasses of wine in a row and cheered loudly.
"Bartender, another twenty pieces of fried chicken, two for each table, hurry up!"
"Okay."
Since it became the transit point of Tianyuan Territory, wealthy guests have never been uncommon in Taihu Territory.
The tavern owner took the Tianyuan gold coin and bared his teeth with joy. After a while, a tongue-biting oily smell came from the back kitchen.
"President Bowen, looking at the way you are now, it must have taken a long time to go out this time, right?"
"To be honest, we set off on this trip in the autumn and passed through the south, central, west, and back again. It has indeed been more than half a year now."
Bowen burped and sighed, "Every territory in the New World now has huge trading potential. If we weren't really tired, we might have to stay for a few more months to make up for one year before going back."
At first, the Eagle Feather Caravan only brought the industrial products produced by the Golden Eagle to other territories for sale.
But after just passing through three territories, those crazy guys snatched up everything.
At the same time, these territories entrusted Eagle Feather Caravans to try to bring goods and sell their special products to other places.
After trying several times and finding the middle profit, Bowen became more and more courageous.
Now the Eagle Feather Caravan no longer sells the golden giant eagle's industrial products unilaterally, but is mainly responsible for the circulation of in-demand products between territories and between plates.
Among them, huge profits are not enough for outsiders to understand.
Lao Zhan raised his eyebrows and pretended to be interested, but deep down he didn't care how much these caravans could earn.
In the past year, the main combat power of the alien race has been concentrated in the eastern plate.
But in the central, southern, and western parts of the country, there are still many remnants of the alien race, living like bandits.
The major human territories have jointly exterminated many times, but they still cannot eradicate these alien races hiding in the mountains.
From time to time, these alien races would come out of the mountains to plunder territories or attack caravans.
This is also the reason why major territories tacitly allow caravans to make huge profits from reselling.
When a caravan makes more money, it will involuntarily replenish its funds into combat power to ensure safety. Even if it encounters bandits and aliens, the probability of survival will be greatly improved.
The more caravans there are, the higher the flow efficiency, and the harder it is for the alien bandits to plunder supplies as supplements.
If this rhythm continues, it won't take long before the alien races rooted in the mountains will automatically become extinct.
"Having been traveling for more than half a year is still not enough. It seems that President Bowen has made a lot of money this time!"
Lao Zhan laughed and said, "Can you tell me the latest news about the sale of the Chinese and Western sectors? The Taihu Territory will be purchased at the market price. The price will definitely satisfy you."
"It's easy to say, Lord Zhan doesn't need to be so polite."
Knowing that the Tianyuan Territory stood behind the Taihu Territory, Bowen couldn't help but have the idea of selling personal favors and getting closer to him.
He picked up a piece of golden and crispy fried chicken, took a bite, and then took a leisurely sip of mellow rice wine, and naturally started talking.
Since the beginning of the gambling war, all major human territories have entered an unprecedented period of rapid development. Not only have they launched fierce competition, but they have also quietly launched an unprecedented model of cooperation and common progress.
In this year, the development trajectory of human society was like a fast-forwarded movie, rapidly going from collecting and surviving in the primitive era, eating hair and drinking blood, to leaping before the industrial threshold of the medieval era.
Field development no longer relies on simple handheld tools, but more efficient farming tools, iron plows, pull plows, etc. are introduced. With the strong physical fitness of the players in the farming route, one person can independently be responsible for dozens or hundreds of acres.
Fields, boosting yields.
The construction field has also ushered in earth-shaking changes. Concrete buildings have gradually replaced wooden structures and become the mainstream building form. The construction of infrastructure such as roads and bridges is in full swing, connecting various territories like links, not only promoting trade and cultural exchanges
, which paves the way for economic prosperity.
As an indispensable part of the industrial age, mineral mining is also being promoted on a large scale.
As the demand for metals surged, humans began to look around and explore the mountains that contained rich mineral deposits.
Iron mines, copper mines, coal mines...it is not difficult to replicate the path humans have taken on the earth.
And in the wasteland, you don't have to worry about whether it's environmentally friendly or not, just practice steel without thinking and you're done.
Driven by crazy profits, in just one year, the speed of some minerals mined by humans has exceeded the average level before time travel.
Driven by this series of changes, the handicraft industry will inevitably begin to transform towards mechanization.
Needless to say, there have been steam engines and internal combustion engines that have appeared on the earth. Due to the current difficulty of mining fossil energy, there is currently no way to promote them on a large scale.
Under this circumstance, the "civilian energy stone machine" produced by Tianyuan gradually came into people's sight.
The energy stone machine that uses special energy stones as its power source has extremely stable properties. It is not only easy to transport, but can also be charged by standing still and absorbing heat after the discharge is completed, solving the two major problems of energy output and storage at once.
Under the guise of purchasing once and using it free of charge for life.
Since this year, the sales volume of Nengshi Machine has reached five million, bringing unimaginable wealth to Tianyuan Territory.
Of course, five million is still a small number compared to demand.
Just those factory production lines are enough to consume all these energy machines, and there is no turn for vehicles to get on board.
"We spent a huge amount of money to buy three high-performance trucks, which will be delivered by the end of the year."
Bowen said proudly.
A full-charged truck has a range of about 400 kilometers, but as long as the weather is fine, this number can immediately jump to 1,000. Whether it is a long-distance journey or a short-distance delivery, it can handle it with ease.
Not only that, the energy conversion system equipped inside the energy truck can be transformed into a large battery to provide diversified electrification support for the caravan.
By then, whether it is lighting equipment, communication tools, or other equipment that requires power supply, the energy machine system can easily handle it, ensuring that the caravan can have a steady supply of power when operating in the field.
"By the way, the new railway plan jointly initiated by Tianyuan Territory and Longqi Territory has begun. The first phase of the route will run directly from Tianyuan Territory to Longqi Territory. It is expected to be completed in nine months. By then, it will only take a day and a half to travel between the two places.
It’s much faster than the waterway!”
"It's so fast. It's nearly 5,000 kilometers. Can it be completed in nine months?"
Lao Zhan's face was filled with disbelief, his brows furrowed as he tried to digest the shocking news.
The last time I heard about railway construction was half a year ago. At that time, there were only sporadic rumors and discussions. I thought that once winter is over, construction will actually start.
Such a huge project would take at least 7-10 years to be completed bit by bit on Earth.
Although the wasteland is rich in human resources, it cannot shorten the time to such an astonishing level and complete such a huge project in less than a year, right?
"Of course the statement jointly issued by the two super territories can be completed!"
Bowen smiled and swallowed his rice wine, his tone full of confidence, "The terrain in the central part is flat, and the construction difficulty is much simpler than the west and south sections. Although I have not seen with my own eyes how the railway is built, I heard that
Other caravans said that the Tianyuan Territory has developed a magical orbital foam."
"Orbital bubble?" Lao Zhan heard this and raised his eyebrows slightly. The name sounded full of science fiction.
"Yes, it is a product similar to the previous construction foam." Bowen explained excitedly, "This foam can decompose railway construction into multiple modules, and each module is prefabricated in the factory and then transported to the site.
For quick assembly. You can imagine that this is just like the building blocks we played with when we were children. Put them together piece by piece and quickly form a complete railway!"
"Same as building blocks?"
As the lord of Tianyuan Transfer Station, Lao Zhan naturally knows about the construction bubble.
But no one would have thought that railway construction could be completed in such a simple way.
"Yes," Bowen nodded, "and I heard that this kind of track foam is not only fast to build, but also has good stability and durability. Once the Tianyuan and Longqi lines are completed, they will be launched soon.
The second phase of the line goes directly from Tianyuan to Golden Eagle, and may even pass through the Taihu territory."
A huge railway network connects various territories in the wasteland together.
Convenient transportation will inevitably greatly increase the efficiency of resource circulation and population circulation, and promote the further development of human civilization in the wasteland.
By then, the New World will no longer be the same as it is now, with heroes rising together and territories divided.
Territories with hundreds or thousands of people will most likely be annexed by larger surrounding territories with tens of thousands of people and become vassals.
And the territory of 10,000 people will be annexed by the territory of 100,000 or 1 million people, becoming a part of the other party.
Countries and federations will be born from mergers and established based on tiles.
Tianyuan Kingdom, Dragon Flag Kingdom, Golden Eagle Kingdom?
No, we have to add a northern country whose presence is very low.
Lao Zhan couldn't help but fantasize about the future situation, but soon, Bowen's words pulled him into reality.
"In addition to railways, the progress of waterway construction, highways and air roads is not too slow. Most of the territories in the central region are now connected by cement roads, which can ensure human travel even in heavy rain or snow."
"And the empty road..." Bowen continued, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva, as if he was witnessing the advent of a new era with his own eyes, "Although I haven't heard the exact news, and I haven't seen the finished transport aircraft soaring in the sky,
But I have indeed seen terminals under construction in several large territories, and even if the navigation time is delayed, it will only be in the past two years."
hiss.
Terminal?
Lao Zhan was so shocked that he was speechless. In the past, those who came to the Taihu territory were basically caravans from the south, and news from the central and western parts of the country was rarely heard.
Including previous exchanges with Tianyuan Territory, the other party has never mentioned these developments.
Now hearing from Bowen, it feels like the front foot has just gotten rid of the entanglement of food and clothing problems, and the back foot has suddenly stepped into an era full of infinite possibilities.
This wild yet fundamental development speed makes people both surprised and delighted, and feels like they are experiencing a historical leap.
"This information is so important, I will pay according to the market price... I will pay at 1.5 times the market price."
Lao Zhan nodded, but unexpectedly Bowen waved his hand casually.
"No need, even if I don't say it now, Lord Zhan will know it after a while."
"oh?"
"About this month or next month, Tianyuan Research Institute has been developing long-distance frequency modulation technology. It is estimated that the broadcast channel will be launched soon, and then these messages can be heard on the radio!