In addition to those plant resources, the teams during the investigation also checked the mineral resources around the Blue Mountain Pass Fortress. However, compared with the teams that checked this kind of biological resources, checking the mineral resources required more energy and labor, so
Compilation of mineral resource intelligence may take longer.
As for animal resources, terrestrial animals are really not worth mentioning, because the animals on the island are species that are widely distributed in the entire area and even the mainland, so there is nothing special. Not to mention that there were a large number of animals in this area before.
Due to the activities of goblins, the population of terrestrial animals in this area is relatively small. Compared with how to use it, it needs a certain degree of protection.
After investigating the local aquatic animals, the Roka Fishman team found that the population of local aquatic animals is very good, probably because the goblins' technical level is too low. Many fish similar to eels and catfish can be caught from the surrounding water bodies.
and fish such as freshwater salmon.
In addition, according to the statistics made by the Loka fish people, the local environment is also more suitable for the development of cold-water aquaculture. However, considering the huge initial investment required for sustainable development, Lawrence thinks that kind of industry is best
Let’s wait until this city at the Blue Mountain Pass really develops.
So while waiting for the teams responsible for mining surveys to return, Lawrence and the others, together with several church members and scholars, began to plan the location and layout of the plantations. According to the plan, in the first phase of the operation, they would be able to
A 200-hectare Ainaxiang plantation was developed around the city.
When the plantation first started operating, the harvested herbs would be carried down the river by ship to the port of New Sauer, where they would then be refined and processed in a factory affiliated with the medical institution. After the planting area expanded,
, a refining plant will be built in this area to complete the most basic refining work and reduce the pressure on water transportation.
"It would be great if there was a railway on the island." Lawrence sighed as he looked at the red dotted line marking the water transportation route on the map. Although the rivers on this island in the tropics have sufficient water replenishment all year round, only during
There were occasional interruptions during the typhoon season, but he still felt a little dissatisfied with the speed and flexibility of water transportation.
"It's not difficult to buy materials related to the railway, and the personnel to operate the railway are also easy to find. At least we now have nearly a hundred railway workers who escaped from the south working in various factories on the island." Before that, he had been managing various projects.
Seifer said after listening to Lawrence's complaints.
"But for us, one of the biggest problems in building railways is that the only place on the island that can be called a city is the Port of New Sauer, and the density of population and resources in other areas has led to the shortage of materials between regions.
There is no need for railways to circulate people.”
Saifer pointed out one of the biggest problems in the island's railway construction, that is, there is basically no demand for railways on the island. Because the core of previous development was either around the city and next to the sea, or in those areas where various plants were planted.
The farms where crops are grown are close to rivers, so water transportation alone is sufficient.
"Uh - this is indeed a problem you mentioned." Lawrence scratched his hair in embarrassment. In fact, he has always been a technological supremacist at heart, and occasionally he would blindly pursue certain advanced technologies to the point of forgetting.
In order to consider whether those technologies are suitable for use at this time.
At least for now, it seems that various areas on New Saul Island do not need railway transportation for the time being. At this time, pure water transportation is enough to meet most of the island's transportation needs. But Lawrence quickly found out after carefully checking the map
There is now a place where railways can be built.
"I think we can build some internal railways here first, so that on the one hand, we can accumulate experience and train personnel, and at the same time, we can reduce the current transportation costs." After searching on the map, Lawrence clicked on the areas around New Sauer.
The industrial zone said, "I think this should be the only place on the island where a railway line can be built."
Lawrence's plan is to build a railway connecting factories to the city in the future industrial zone. After all, if you only rely on water transportation, it will take some extra time and energy to get the finished products and raw materials on and off the ship, and it will be very difficult for the employees. , it doesn’t feel good to take those small boats to get to get off work every day, and it also takes a lot of time.
"Well - when you put it this way, I think this railway is indeed necessary." After hearing what Lawrence said, Saifei took the railway plan handed over by Shumei and looked at it carefully. "And we
The 37 kilometers of railway in the factory area can be repaired in one go, which is more cost-effective."
After a brief comparison between the railway systems of several countries and a series of related things in the surrounding areas, they found that the regional railway system of the White Eagle Federation is the most suitable for the island's conditions. Because these things are expensive to transport from the old continent.
Too expensive, and another manufacturing powerhouse, the Republic of Xinzhou, is better at manufacturing long-distance heavy-duty trains for long-distance travel.
The railways in this world have very uniform specifications because of the involvement of the church. The most important of them are naturally the heavy trunk railways with a gauge of 3.5 meters, which are used to connect various large settlements and countries. But apart from these trunk railways
In addition, there are two other specifications of railways.
Another type of railway system is a branch line railway with a gauge of 1.5 meters. This type of railway system is often only used for short-distance travel in relatively safe areas, such as residential areas around cities or densely populated areas.
.And use it as a powerful supplement to those previous heavy trunk railways.
After all, although that kind of heavy-duty train is excellent in all aspects, not every place needs this level of carrying capacity.
The last type is a small railway with a track gauge of only 1 meter. This kind of railway is basically not a public railway, but is generally used in various factories, mining areas, or military defense. For example, Lawrence used to build a railway at the entrance of the harbor.
One such railway was built on the peninsula for the mobilization of soldiers and heavy firepower support.
The reason why Lawrence chose the regional track system with a track gauge of 1.5 meters is because the population carrying capacity of his island is placed there, and there are not too many or too strong evil wilderness races on the island. Therefore, this regional track system
It is completely sufficient, and there is no need to build that kind of trunk railway on the island.
After making the decision, Lawrence immediately drafted a telegram and sent it to the negotiating team of the Eagle's Nest Special Zone to ask them to help contact them on this matter. Because for this negotiation on the distribution of the spoils, one of the teams sent by Lawrence
It includes almost all the diplomatic personnel on the island, so at this time we can only let them work more.
In addition to planning the future rail transportation on the island, Lawrence and the others also joined in the construction of the steel cable system during this time. Because the river section from the fortress upward has a large drop and the current is very fast, it is basically impossible to carry out water transportation.
The roads previously developed in the valley are only barely usable and cannot meet the transportation volume during the next major construction period.
Therefore, considering the subsequent transportation problems, Lawrence proposed the idea of building steel cables in this mountainous area and equipping them with steam hoists to transport people and materials. Soon, this suggestion was passed. Because compared to the method of widening the road on the stone wall,
, the plan proposed by Lawrence is much more economical.
So in the rest of the week, a lot of manpower and material resources were invested in the construction of this steel cable transportation line. Everyone was extremely busy, even Lawrence, the most noble person on the island, was no exception.