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Chapter 133 [132] Salt refining and mining industry!

Yosemite Valley.

More than [-] people walked through the mountain roads. The guides were members of the Ma clan, while the remaining [-] people were the bravest warriors of each tribe. Each of them carried armor and luggage and would go to the Owens Valley for new army training.

Although the Southern Expedition has been postponed, the period of raising troops can be put on the agenda.

In addition, the ninth city of Balance will be completed in the Owens Valley. These troops will conduct half-day training and half-day urban development, and use the fertile land in the Owens Valley to turn it into a large amount of farmland.

The current Owens Valley, due to the water diversion project to California, caused the Great Lake to dry up and turned into a large area of ​​saline-alkali land.

Even so, it is one of the main growing areas in California.

Now that Owens Valley does not migrate resources, Zhou Li'an regards it as an important agricultural town.

At the same time, under the Land Reclamation Corps system, the army took up the hoes to plow the land, put down the hoes to ride horses to fight, and was self-sufficient in all supplies, which not only completed agricultural development and city-state construction, but also allowed the army to maintain combat power at all times.

Just like the western border in China...

In fact, the Peasant Corps is not a specialty of the Northwest, to be precise, it is a specialty of the times.

In the 60s, from the Great Northern Wilderness to the south of the Five Ridges, there were peasant and soldier regiments.

The emergence of this system, on the one hand, is due to the lack of food and food in the background of the times, and concentrated efforts to increase production. On the other hand, the war has just ended, and it is necessary to beware of prying eyes from external countries and be recruited to fight at any time.

As a result, the Peasant Corps, which blossomed in both production and training, came into being.

After the 80s, the local agricultural and military regiments were reorganized and merged to follow the development policies of the localities, and transformed into agricultural reclamation groups, leather, and state-owned factories for military and civilian products, and evolved into economical industries.

Only the Great Northwest is the only existing organizational structure of the Peasant Corps.

For the current equilibrium...

Zhou Li'an is very clear about the follow-up development.

The Southern Expedition is just around the corner, and a large number of people from Central and South America will soon pour in. They need not only food and supplies, but also a large amount of combat power and logistical support.

Therefore, the city structure of the Peasant Corps is exactly in line with the current balanced kingdom of God.

At the same time that Owens Valley was building a city to train troops, the seventh city in Bakersfield was also under construction.

After the completion of the construction of the two cities, the road will be connected. In the future, there will be no need to cross the virgin forest, but to transport food from the mainland with the power of cattle, horses and animals.

The leaders of the various battle groups did not participate in the recruit training.

They are now working hard to become stronger and practicing the "laws of language", so the training of soldiers is handed over to the young soldiers below.

A group of students who are like bullshit have become the upper echelons of this new army.

In the next two years of training, it is necessary not only to cultivate combat power, but also to enlighten the new army with knowledge.

And improve cohesion and control.

Instead of focusing on the various ministries, you must know that in the army, the brothers next to you are your closest relatives, brothers and sisters who can rely on your life.

Disintegrate the clan consciousness and integrate the various ministries.

In the marching team, Zhou Li'an was also among them.

When the gods travel, Snow Maiden and Cow Shit follow, and Xiao Hua is indispensable; all the way to follow my lord to practice the law.

Zhou Li'an didn't turn on time acceleration, but he did physical chemistry enlightenment for them.

Although there is a temple of the law of balance, if there is a good teacher to enlighten, it will be more effective than self-study.

After they get started, Zhou Li'an can feel at ease as the shopkeeper.

Therefore, this trip has two goals——

Established the first salt production base of Balance God Kingdom in Mono Lake.

Mono Lake is the largest salt lake in California, and its geographical location is central, which is convenient for transportation to various cities after production.

After all, Salt Lake City is far away in Utah, and the existing salt consumption is not high, so there is no need to look far away.

This time is also for experience accumulation.

The second goal is the prospecting work of Sparks.

When the matter in the Owens Valley is over, go north from the valley, and you can directly reach the capital area of ​​Nevada, which is now the sixth city in balance.

This road will also be connected in the future to form a balanced road network.

……

Walk for more than half a month.

Everyone arrived in Owens Valley smoothly.

The journey along the way is more like going out for an outing, just in the mountains to avoid the high temperature in summer.

Most of the teachings of the laws of cowshit, Xiaohua and others are done by Xuenv.

Xue Nu has already practiced in advance, and now she can consolidate and improve while teaching and learning; only when she doesn't understand, Zhou Li'an will give advice, making everyone suddenly understand.

The Ma clan already has a large scale, and now it only needs to be expanded in the living area of ​​2000 horse breeders.

On the night of arrival, a blessing ceremony is indispensable, rewarding the horse breeders and motivating the army.

The next day.

Zhou Li'an and others set off to the location of Mono Lake.

On the previous journey, Xuenv, Niushi and others were studying and familiarizing themselves with the method of making salt, and the relevant procedures had already been thoroughly memorized, and now they were only practically operating.

Salt lakes rely on solarization to obtain salt.

The Great Salt Lake in Utah has become the leader of the American salt industry because of its long sunshine hours and high temperatures.

In contrast, Mono Lake is located in the Owens Valley, and the climate is suitable; the salt production is limited by the seasonal temperature, so the salt production is not optimistic.

However, for the current equilibrium, the output of Mono Lake is sufficient.

The people were stationed at Qingxi in the upper reaches of the Great Lake.

The water source of Mono Lake comes from the injection of snowmelt and groundwater in the surrounding mountains. There is only an entrance and no exit.

Same as the Dead Sea, it only enters and exits, and the only dilution comes from natural evaporation.

This led to the deposition of minerals in the lake, which became "thick" after a long period of "sun-cooking" and the salt content continued to increase, eventually forming a salt lake.

Around the Great Lakes, fresh water resources are very abundant.

This is also the basis for California's diversion of water from the Owens Valley.

Zhou Li'an came to Mono Lake for the first time. After investigation and evaluation, he pointed to a forest land: "The residence and production area can be built here, and the food can be hunted locally, or it can be provided by the 9th city (Ma clan land)."

Xiaohua is still describing.

Niushi asked, "My lord, where should the artisans who produce salt be recruited? It is already midsummer, and if we want to start building saltworks and get a harvest, we need to recruit artisans immediately."

Xue Nu glared at her younger brother, "It's too late for you to consider the selection of craftsmen now, isn't it? Why didn't you think about it in advance? Then tell me, how to solve this matter?"

Bullshit's cheeks were flushed, he was always timid in front of his sister, and he was no longer the confident appearance that could guide the country with the leaders of the various war groups.

After all, Xue Nu is the shaman of the tribe and the darling of our Lord Balance.

When it comes to faith, he is not as good;

And when it comes to knowledge, he is even worse.

Xuenv is not just a vase. She is the first to balance today's language civilization. In the past 10 years, she has studied hard in the first 5 years. law.

Furthermore, as early as in Tushi Valley, the homeland of the Modoc people, Zhou Li'an had already taught her to think more about worldly affairs and to distinguish pros and cons.

In short, bullshit is still at the stage of dead reading, while Xuenv's thinking is more transparent.

Xiaohua on the side stopped writing, looking at the red cheeks of cow dung, a little worried, and couldn't help saying: "My lord is above, my lord, Wu, brother cow dung and I can follow my lord and serve, so I hope to listen to you." The Lord's Proverbs and Instructions..."

"The rules of all things in the world, and the balance of my lord has a will."

She bowed down devoutly.

Only then did Xue Nu's expression relax a bit, and she knew in her heart that this was Xiaohua's cleverness, and she pulled out the banner of my lord to defend the bullshit.

But, when it comes to belief, this is the ZZ correctness of balance.

"You are an adult, Xiaohua is only 12 years old this year, you are not as good as her!"

Xue Nu made up the knife mercilessly.

Niu Shi knelt down and looked at Zhou Li'an: "My lord, Niu Shi begs to listen to your teachings."

Zhou Li'an smiled and said: "Following my will should be appreciated, but if you can think about it, it is also the duty of a courtier. You must keep Xue Nu's reprimand in mind. No matter what you experience, you need to prepare and anticipate in advance."

"At the end of the 8th year of equilibrium, you led the troops to station in the Northland in order to speed up the conquest. Although you prepared food and grass in advance, you still made the army and the 6 Iroquois tribes fall into bitter cold!"

"This is the result of poor thinking, you have to reflect more."

Cow Shit's face turned red, and he wanted to take the blame and commit suicide.

The incident in the Northland was indeed his mistake. At that time, he asked for the punishment and showed a pious heart of faith, so he was exempted from the punishment and was rewarded by the name of our Lord.

But now that the old matter was brought up again, he felt ashamed to the extreme.

But at this moment, not only Xiao Hua, Xue Nu is a little anxious... What if the master punishes her?
She has a knife mouth and a bean curd heart, spurs bullshit, hoping that he will become better.

Zhou Li'an caught the expressions of several people in his eyes, then smiled and said: "It makes you reflect on yourself, it is for the great cause of going south in the future!"

"I look forward to your future performance..."

"You need to know that a fool will gain something from a thousand considerations, and a sage will lose something from a thousand considerations; don't be complacent because of the existing law and realm. Pride makes people lag behind, and humility makes people progress."

"Do you know?"

Niu Shi suddenly felt as if he was about to receive an amnesty, and when he heard about Nanzheng, his face turned red from embarrassment and turned into excitement, "My lord, Niu Shi will definitely learn his lesson!"

Xue Nu was on a roller coaster in her heart, up and down, and finally the dust settled.

At this time, he said: "My lord and I have already determined the craftsman's matter, but now it's just a test for you two. My lord does not blame you for being inconsiderate, but if you can't answer now, you two will be punished together." !"

For this scene.

Zhou Li'an just found it funny.

He created a comfortable reclining chair with a wave of his hands, sat down, and quietly watched Xue Nu training the two of them.

Because sometimes, if the true god speaks, the meaning will naturally be infinitely higher, and even a small mistake can become a crime.

It's better to let Xuenv cook it, and only then can it be cooked and prepared with the right heat to make a superb delicacy.

Cowshit and Xiaohua exchanged glances.

Xiaohua is the color of encouragement, but Niushi feels the pressure is huge.

He was silent for a moment, and his confused eyes gradually became bright and focused, as if he had found a spiritual light.

But just like in front of the furious head teacher who hates iron and can't make steel, good students can't fathom the teacher's mind and become unconfident——

"Craftsman selection can be selected from the new army. The method of refining salt is a new law of creation. The people are all practicing from scratch, so there is no need to limit the selection of craftsmen."

Xue Nu remained expressionless, and continued to ask: "What about the new army training and the establishment of the new city?"

Niushi was in great pain and sweated nervously.

As if giving the answer, the teacher asked the steps to solve the problem.

While improving his thinking, he organized his words and stumbled: "The training of the new army should not be neglected, but the establishment of the new city will only take a few months, and the number of people does not need to be fully invested..."

"However, the salt refining method is limited to seasons... yes, seasons!"

"Salt drying can only be completed in midsummer. Even if half of the army is mobilized to refine salt, it will only take two months. After summer, we will focus on military training without delay."

Xuenv finally calmed down, "You pass!"

The sun-dried salt method is limited in seasons. If there is no suitable temperature, the brine pool cannot be evaporated and concentrated to complete the crystallization.

As for why not boil salt, fry salt method?

Save trouble, cancel the contract cost!
A salt field can be formed on the shore of the salt lake. Most of the process is formed by natural drying. If the salt is boiled, manpower needs to be mobilized to form a certain process.

But there is no shortage of salt in the current equilibrium, and the cost of buying salt in this world is extremely low.

The current salt refining is just the first scientific experiment for the cow dung and others to accumulate experience, and it does not completely rely on the output of the salt lake.

More human and material resources are better spent on agriculture and infrastructure.

All in all, it is still the steel ball theory of the ballpoint pen.

Can be made, but not necessary.

……

After 3 days.

More than 500 members of the Ma clan were transferred to build simple residences and began to build a large number of salt fields.

Bullshit and Xiaohua lead a group of students to direct homework.

Zhou Li'an took the snow girl and went north to the sixth city of Sparks.

It will take another month or two to make salt, so there is no need to wait long. Taking advantage of the accelerated suspension of this time, Zhou Li'an will make all the work arrangements in place.

Create a helicopter in the Ma clan.

In less than an hour, a master and a servant landed with No. 6 city.

Hundreds of thousands of balanced people greeted the true God, knelt down to worship and praise, and various ministers and elders came to report the things in the city.

If Zhou Li'an does not come, it will not hinder the command arrangements for the cities.

Every three days in the balanced cities, there will be messenger knights, riding horses to collect and hand over the affairs of the elders in various places.

The Presbyterians will find intellectuals like Xiao Hua in colleges in each city to inform them about the affairs in the city, and then Xiao Hua will write a letter, hand it over to the courier, and send it to the main city.

If there is an urgent matter, the cities are not far apart, and you can change horses in each city at any time, and you can reach it within 200 miles in one day.

The laying of communication lines or the construction of radio signal towers are things to do later. The existing industrial base has not yet started, and it is too early to say that.

On that day, No. 6 Ayutthaya had a carnival to welcome the coming of the gods.

the next day.

Holding a map, Zhou Li'an explored for minerals with a group of people.

The so-called exploration is actually more like a simple treasure hunt for children.

Because Zhou Li'an was already in this world, Barbara was asked to help collect mining records in California and Nevada.

Precise coordinates, mineral types, and even reserves and depths are marked.

At this time, after arriving at the exact location, set up a bulletin board and mark the minerals and reserves of the place...

A bulletin board is located.

The next thing to wait is the arrival of the earthly mining engineering equipment.

The first mineral demand is coal mine.

After the coal mine is produced, thermal power generation can be completed, and power grids can be laid in the No. 6 city to support the operation of more mining machinery.

As for the first batch of coal mine output, small mining equipment is not as power-hungry as imagined.

Two high-power generators are enough to drive the operation.

For details, please refer to the current illegal gold diggers in the Amazon jungle. Without any large-scale equipment, they only rely on manpower to carry diesel oil and ignite generators. With a simple energy supply, they can continuously produce gold in the dense forest.

Equilibrium is of course different from these gold diggers.

Gold diggers can only act in a sneaky way, and the balance is to be developed into a large-scale industry.

The first batch of coal mine output can be equipped with thermal power units, with its own power support, and with the output of various minerals and cement, more factory projects can be operated, and finally a self-sufficient industrialization system can be achieved.

Just like rolling a snowball, the first thing to do is to squeeze out a snowball, and then keep getting bigger as it rolls.

And the present world just happened to provide the first snowball for Equilibrium.

In early November.

Niushi and others arrived from Mono Lake, and the salt field has become a large-scale, and a group of skilled craftsmen have been trained to guard it.

During this period, Zhou Li'an returned to reality many times and put mining equipment into the system space.

a few days later.

Zhou Li'an created blessings outside the main city on the 6th.

Numerous open-pit coal mining equipment were carried into carriages by the people, and nearly 2000 people were assembled to set off for the coal mountain marked by Our Lord Balance.

Zhou Weiguo took the video, and Xiaohua also recorded the day with pen and paper——

Equilibrium 10 years, June 8.

Our Lord Equilibrium bestowed a creation named 'Machine', announcing that the Kingdom of Equilibrium God had taken the first step of industrialization.

(End of this chapter)