The ten people in the first generation could all understand Zhao Changxing's somewhat urgent and compact arrangement. Although they did not think that some signals from unknown sources were such a big threat.
Yes, the frequency of those signals received in recent years has been much higher than in the past - six unknown signals were received in a row in the past year, and a total of hundreds have been received in the past few decades, but so what?
"Dad is a little too worried."
Everyone was thinking this in their hearts. Zhao Changxing looked at the children who looked slightly disapproving and sighed silently in his heart.
"You are just flowers in a greenhouse, how can you know how cruel the wind and rain are in the outside world..."
The final result of people's discussion was to build an entire industrial zone around Huangtie No. 1 Mine.
The iron reserves of Huangtie No. 1 Mine are not large, only about 2 million tons. But based on the current mining level, even with the later improvement of mining capacity, it is enough to support 20 years. This makes
People finally made up their minds to still focus on Huangtie No. 1 Mine at the current stage.
The most important thing is that its location, ore quality, and mining difficulty are very suitable for today's needs. Even if it is exhausted in 20 years, it will not matter, because by that time, people's engineering capabilities will be fully capable of transporting ore from other places.
come over.
In this industrial zone, there is a mining plant - which requires crawler conveyor equipment, crushing equipment, excavators, drilling machines, mineral processing and washing equipment, etc.
There is a steel plant, which must have a large electric furnace with a daily output of at least 100 tons of various types of steel. Compared with the electric furnace in the industrial zone, the output has been increased dozens of times. Surrounding this electric furnace, there must be
Related power distribution equipment, cooling pools, transportation, feeding and discharging, and many other equipment.
A chemical plant must have a sulfuric acid production line with a daily output of at least 100 kilograms of sulfuric acid, as well as ethylene production lines, synthetic rubber production lines, and more than a dozen production lines for chemical raw materials.
There is also a metal processing factory that can produce various parts and has certain precision processing capabilities.
In addition, facilities such as storage areas, rest areas for personnel, and material transfer centers must be built.
The total area of the planned industrial zone is up to 1 million square meters, with dozens of factories of various types. Cotton spinning factories, quilt factories, shoe factories, plastic factories, food factories, etc. that will be built in the future will also be built here.
But obviously, those are future plans.
The four factories to be built at this stage, plus some logistical facilities, cover a total area of just over 10,000 square meters. The construction time left for people is four years.
Compared with the Earth Age, these factories are undoubtedly small or even micro factories. You must know that some giant factories in the Earth Age cover an area measured in square kilometers and have tens of thousands or even dozens of employees inside.
Thousands, there is even a city rising around a factory. But at this moment, these micro factories built by Zhao Changxing on Sedna are still "semi-manual and semi-industrial" in a strict sense, and the industrial division of labor is not clear enough.
, the production goals are also quite vague, and there are even cases where washbasins and building trusses are produced on the same production line.
When people need wash basins, they adjust the parameters of the production line and use them to produce basins. When they need building trusses, they adjust them again. This will undoubtedly seriously reduce efficiency.
But there is no doubt that if these four factories can be built, it will still be a leap in industrial power for human civilization at this moment.
After recuperating for a few days, one morning, excluding the two people who stayed behind on the Spark spaceship and the six people at Base No. 1 - they were not only responsible for maintaining the normal operation of Comprehensive Base No. 1 and Planting Base No. 2.
, who are also responsible for the production of various materials in the industrial zone - the remaining 33 people put on spacesuits and set off in a mighty manner.
Zhao Changxing drove the Hongqi space vehicle, pulling a bucket behind it, loaded with various tools and building materials. Zhao Ye drove the Red Star space vehicle, also pulling a bucket. The remaining 31 people were like supermen, on the ground.
One jump is several meters high, one jump is tens of meters away, and strides are made toward the target location.
On a low-gravity planet like Sedna, jumping forward is more efficient.
Finally arriving at the pitted Yellow Iron No. 1 vein that had been dug, people immediately started working according to the planning and drawings drawn up by Xiao Xi without saying a word.
People have determined that the first thing that needs to be built in the industrial zone is a steel plant, but now, people need to build a "small house" first.
The internal area of this small house is only about ten square meters. There is only a dining table, a few stools, and a toilet. Other than that, there is nothing else.
Although the industrial area is not far from Base No. 1, there is still some distance. Breakfast and dinner can be served at Base No. 1, but you can’t go back for lunch. Besides, if you get thirsty during work and need to go to the toilet, you also need a
A space where you can take off your space suit.
This small room is where people eat, drink, and go to the toilet.
With the existing industrial power, it is not difficult at all to build this small house. It took only two days to complete. After that, the construction work of the steel plant officially began.
The first thing to be done is the civil construction work.
The steel plant was not built underground like the No. 2 Planting Base, but directly on the ground. This was mainly due to considerations of improving industrial efficiency.
On the busy construction site, someone was using a "semi-manual and semi-industrial" punch and crusher to break the rock formations on the surface of Sedna. Someone was driving a Red Flag and a Red Star that were converted into excavators.
, load the broken rock formations into the truck bucket one by one. When the truck bucket is full, they will pull them and unload them to other places. Some people are doing land leveling work behind the excavator, and others are doing foundation reinforcement work.
Everyone in the construction site is wearing a space suit that embodies the highest technology of the earth's era, but they use this space suit to do things that manual labor workers are unwilling to do. If this kind of scene is seen by scientists on earth,
When I arrived, I didn’t know how I would feel.
Zhao Changxing once again realized the benefits of having more people during this process. Building four factories was such a huge project that he could not even imagine in the past. But now, he can clearly detect the progress of the project almost every day.
After a day's work, people dragged their tired bodies back to Base No. 1. After entering Base No. 1 through the isolation door, they took off their space suits. In the leisure and entertainment areas and restaurants, people collapsed on their seats.
I don't want to say a word more.
Especially the second generation of humans who have just grown up, are even more tired now and have no strength at all. Zhao Changxing doesn't have anything to ask for, because he has long been accustomed to this kind of intensity of work.
Looking at the extremely tired people, he felt a little distressed.
After all, these are children raised by myself.
"It's not a problem to continue like this. The construction of industrial zones is a long-term job. If you can persist for a day or two, you won't be able to persist for a month or two. No matter how impatient you are, you have to pay attention to the balance between work and rest. You still have to adjust.
Let’s take a look at the project schedule.”
Having made up his mind, Zhao Changxing announced his plan when the kitchen robot prepared the meal and everyone started eating.
"The daily workload should be reduced from now on."
People looked at each other, and finally the eldest brother Zhao Ye spoke.
"Dad, it's okay, don't worry about us. You did this every day for decades when we were young, and we can do it too."
"It's okay. Eat more and get some sleep. You'll still be a good man when you wake up tomorrow."
"Don't worry, we can do it!"
Everyone expressed their determination to Zhao Changxing, and even the girls who looked the weakest looked full of confidence. Zhao Changxing was a little moved and verbally agreed to continue according to the current workload, but he had already made up his mind.
The idea is to reduce the workload no matter what.
After a hearty meal, everyone washed themselves up and fell asleep earlier than ever before.
There is a lot of water ice on Sedna, so water supply is not a problem here at the base.
The next day, a group of people gathered again and set off towards the construction site.
On this day, Zhao Changxing deliberately controlled the pace of work, announcing the end of work an hour earlier than the time he went home yesterday, and led everyone back to the base.
After working for six consecutive days, on the seventh day, Zhao Changxing even announced that he would have a rest today and that everyone could move freely throughout the day. After cheering, Zhao Changxing saw some people rushing into the entertainment area or playing ball.
, or reading books, or playing games, some people stayed in their rooms to catch up on their sleep, and some people put on spacesuits and left the base in pairs, saying they wanted to see the scenery.
Among the groups that left the base to see the scenery, most of them were one man and one woman. Zhao Changxing saw this and thought to himself: "I'm afraid that in a short while, there will be another naturally conceived child in the base."
Regarding this kind of matter, Zhao Changxing never interfered with anything other than stipulating that "crossing the line" was not allowed before marriage. Even this rule was not due to Zhao Changxing's moral obsession, but out of the overall stability of the base.
He didn't want to have just such a small number of people in the base, and then there would be chaos and abandonment, and things like crazy men and women resenting women.
In the busy days of more than 30 people, the civil construction work of the steel plant was quickly completed, and the next step was to build the factory frame.
Over this period of time, the radiation protection properties of the building materials produced in the Industrial Zone of Base No. 1 have improved. Although they are still far from those produced on Earth, they are still barely usable. Besides, this kind of radiation will not be released in a short period of time.
Surviving in the environment will not cause any serious problems. And unlike plants, machines and equipment are not afraid of radiation.
After the frame was built, it was time to install and debug the internal equipment. Finally, one and a half years after the start of construction, the first factory in the industrial zone ushered in the completion moment.