After inspecting the ecological construction of Mars, Qin Yi felt confident that it was much better than he had imagined. It was too much. The oceans on Mars had basically formed a complete ecological chain, and the rest was just to continue.
Add more organisms that can adapt to the fresh water of Mars.
The land of Mars has been completely covered with vegetation. The next step is to slowly start to put more animals on Mars. At the same time, based on the longitude, latitude, humidity, etc. of the Martian Middle-earth continent, slowly create tropical rainforests and temperate broad-leaved forests.
, boreal coniferous forests and other cradle of life.
This process may take a relatively long time, especially after animals from the Earth are introduced to Mars, they need an adaptation process.
First of all, herbivores must adapt to the Martian environment and be able to slowly thrive on Mars on their own. This process alone, Qin Yi estimates, will take at least several years.
If the number of races is to be expanded to a certain base, it will take longer. Especially for advanced animals, their reproduction speed is very slow. Animals such as cattle, sheep, and horses can only reproduce once a year.
Generally, only one fetus is born. Dogs and pigs reproduce faster, but they can give birth to almost once a year, and the number is relatively large. As for elephants, giraffes, etc., their reproduction cycles are even longer.
Over time, it will take many years for the baby to reach maturity, and it only takes a few years to give birth to one child.
Advanced animals have a long reproduction cycle and a small number of offspring. If the population wants to expand to a certain scale, it needs to bring a larger number from the earth, but more importantly, it takes time.
When herbivores have almost reproduced to a certain level, carnivores will come next, and carnivores will reproduce even more slowly. Even the fastest wolves, hyenas, African wild dogs, etc. will not reproduce too fast.
, as for tigers and lions, it is even slower.
Qin Yi estimates that it will take at least several decades for the entire ecosystem to be constructed. As for truly forming a stable ecological chain on Mars, it is hard to say that this process may take hundreds of years.
Animals are no better than plants. Although animals are more advanced than plants, their adaptability is weaker and their reproduction speed is slower. It takes a long process to slowly multiply and grow.
Returning to the ‘Hanwu Emperor’ spacecraft located in Mars space, this huge spaceship has now become the super base of Galaxy Technology Group stationed on Mars.
There are more than 200,000 Galaxy Technology Group scientists, engineers, astronauts, ordinary employees, etc. on Mars. Everyone lives and accommodations on this huge spacecraft, and works on Mars, or
It's the outer space of Mars.
Huge space farms have been built in the outer space of Mars, and the vegetables, fruits, and food produced are enough to meet the needs of millions of people; there are also space smelting factories, and asteroids mined from the asteroid belt are constantly being
Smelted and used to build space factories.
Qin Yi even asked Yang Hongyan to start building a new spacecraft factory on Mars, preparing for a full transfer to Mars in the future.
The 'Hanwu Emperor' spacecraft has many floors, each with different functions. Some are research centers for various disciplines, some are living and entertainment areas, and some can be used for agricultural planting. The 'Hanwu Emperor' alone
The agricultural area on the spacecraft can produce a large amount of food, fruits, vegetables, etc.
This is a spaceship that can be used for interstellar colonization, and everything is fully equipped.
In one of the floors, Liu Peiqiang, Lu Qingwei, Wang Songling, Liu Daoming, Li Jingxuan and other senior executives of Galaxy Technology Group and scientists from the Academy of Sciences gathered together, seemingly discussing something with each other facing the Mars Middle-earth continent.
"I think this first city should be placed at the outlet of the Little Yangtze River. This location is in the temperate zone of Mars. It has a pleasant climate and a very open terrain. It is also close to the sea and rivers. It has very rich water resources and is very suitable for construction.
It’s a huge city, I’ve even thought of its name, do you want to hear it?”
Lu Qingwei pointed to the mouth of a river on the map of the Middle-earth continent of Mars and said.
"No, no, if you don't tell us we all know what name you got."
When the others heard this, they all shook their heads. Everyone knew how well Lu Qingwei chose names. No matter what they were, they were all called Qingwei.
"This location is quite good, but we don't need to consider the transportation issues on Mars in the future. Nowadays, private anti-gravity aircraft on Earth have become common, so there is no need to consider transportation."
"What we need to consider are factors such as environment, climate, water use and topography. This equatorial area is too hot, and it will be built into a huge virgin tropical rain forest in the future, so we can exclude these areas."
"As for the cold zone, it's not good if it's too cold. It will cause a lot of inconvenience to our lives, so it's best to build in the temperate zone."
"The terrain of Middle-earth is actually relatively simple. It is high in the middle, low on all sides, and has vast plains. What needs to be considered is the issue of water. A huge city uses a lot of water, so it must be chosen in an area with water."
Liu Peiqiang looked at the map of Middle-earth, pointed at the areas on it and continued to exclude them, slowly locking the areas within a few ranges.
"I see that this first city was built in the middle reaches of the Little Yangtze River. It is close to the river, has abundant water resources, and has open terrain. More importantly, this area is very stable based on our early geological exploration."
"In the southern area, there is also a relatively tall mountain range that can block the cold current from the Antarctic region, which is very suitable for building a city."
"No, no, I still think it's better here at the mouth of the Little Yangtze River. Think about it, many of the big cities on earth are close to the sea. There are many benefits to being close to the sea."
When Lu Qingwei heard this, he shook his head repeatedly to express his objection.
"How was your discussion going?"
At this time, Qin Yi walked in and saw everyone gathered together, arguing fiercely, so he quickly looked over.
"We were discussing where on Mars it would be better to build the first Martian city. Qingwei said it should be built at the estuary of the Little Yangtze River. I thought it should be built in the middle reaches of the Little Yangtze River. Wang Songling also felt that it should be built in the Handong Plain area.
It's better, and Liu Daoming and the others think the Hanxi Plain is also good."
"I think it would be better for you, boss, to leave."
Liu Peiqiang smiled and pointed at various places on Middle-earth.
"It can be built anywhere. Anyway, as our population increases in the future, more and more cities will be built. I think what we all should discuss is how to plan this city."
Qin Yi looked at the map of Middle-earth, then looked at the dots marked on it, thought for a while and said.
To be honest, for Qin Yi, it is the same wherever the building is built. Now fighting over it is just a worry about happiness. It is like having money and thinking about whether to buy a house or a car first.
No matter what you buy, it will definitely be happy.
The question that really makes Qin Yi think about is how to plan the city on Mars. This is really worth thinking about.
The Middle-earth continent of Mars covers nearly 80 million square kilometers and belongs exclusively to the Galaxy Technology Group. It can be foreseen that the population of Mars will be very sparse for a long time to come. This is a truly vast land and sparsely populated area.
The land is vast and sparsely populated, and Mars is now like a blank piece of paper. If you want to draw a beautiful picture, you must plan it carefully from the beginning and not start randomly.
"As for urban planning, our opinions are relatively unified."
Liu Peiqiang and the people around him looked at each other, smiled and said.
"oh?"
Qin Yi was slightly surprised. There was a lot of competition over where to build the first city. Unexpectedly, an agreement had been reached on the city planning. This made Qin Yi very curious and said, "Hurry up and tell me."
"In terms of urban planning and construction on Mars in the future, we are prepared to refer to urban planning in European and American countries."
Liu Peiqiang nodded, and with a thought, the virtual watch connected to the computer control system in the hall, the projector automatically turned on, and began to play a city design map.
"In the future, our cities on Mars will only retain the functions of living, entertainment, and offices. As for industrial production, all industrial production will be moved out of urban areas. Either a dedicated industrial city will be built, or it will be set up in space."
"In terms of urban planning, in the middle area of the city, we are planning to set up government office areas, banks, company office areas, etc. This area is mainly dominated by high-rise buildings."
"Surrounding the city are huge residential areas. We followed the approach of North American countries. All residential areas are built with villas, with gardens behind and lawns in front, and the area is limited to 1,000 square meters."
"In residential areas, for every residential area with a certain number of households, we will build a primary school, for a certain number of primary schools, we will build a middle school, and for every city, we will build a university."
"As for the size of the entire city, we control it within the range of one million people. Once the population exceeds one million, we will build new cities and move the excess population to new cities."
As Liu Peiqiang explained, a city planning map was slowly played out. Areas were continuously divided into residential areas, living areas, entertainment areas, education, medical care, offices, etc. The planning was very detailed. One building could accommodate hundreds of people.
A city with a population of ten thousand appears in front of everyone's eyes.