Catastrophe

In terms of geographical map, Mobei is already the end of the northern desert, and the ocean is bordering the desert.

Due to the catastrophe, the desertification is very serious today. Although the Mobei area is close to the sea, except for a small part of fertile land, most areas are still very arid, mainly controlled by the subtropical high pressure belt, and the prevailing downdraft airflow, And due to the influence of monsoons and ocean currents, precipitation is extremely rare.

The easternmost part of Mobei is the continuous mountain range. There is a ridge as a barrier, and behind it is a large plain. The mountains not only block the monsoon and ocean currents, but also prevent the expansion of the desert. Behind the mountains is the tropical rain forest climate. This area was once called "Jinqinhuan" by the older generation. The language of this word has not been verified, but the translated meaning is called "heaven".

Although the Jinqinhuan area is not a desert, it is a large area of ​​radio dead zone, and there are many wild beasts and a remote location. The indigenous people who lived there after the catastrophe have long since disappeared.

The Lu family once thought of developing the Jinqinhuan area, but their resources were really limited, and they could not overcome the problem of the communication dead zone. Even if they could develop it successfully, it would become an area that the Lu family could not control. One of the purposes of the banditry created by the three clans was to stop the expansion of the Lu clan, so Jin Qinhuan became a chicken rib abandoned by the Lu clan, so that the Lu clan could only stick to the desert.

Most of Beihuang's mineral resources are monopolized by chaebols, but the Qiulin mining area under the jurisdiction of the Lu family is the asset of the Dark Horse Company.

When the Lu family was just established, Qu Xiangran sent someone to contact them, and was willing to provide the Lu family's fortress with water supply services for 20 years free of charge, on the condition that the Lü family assigned the Qiulin mining area to the Dark Horse Company.

At that time, the Lu family was poor and white, and was still under the sanctions of the other three chaebols.

The fortresses of the major chaebols in the federation are all numbered. Whenever they build a fortress, they will report it to the Congress, and then obtain the number to avoid duplication on the map.

The Lu family's fortresses, however, are not numbered, because the Lu family is not a chaebol recognized by the Congress, so they can only name some random names themselves, which is why they participated in the battle of the four clans. As for the title of governor, only the Lu family's appeal is the simplest, like giving a few house numbers to the fortress of their own family. It can be seen that real estate will affect the national conditions at any time.

The Qiulin mining area is located 30 kilometers to the east of Lu's "Straw City". This is already the area under the actual control of Lu's. Perhaps because Lu's business started with food, the names of various fortresses are all related to food, even the capital. The location is also called "Inosi City".

Mobei is a desert, but it is not warm. On the day Ning Zhe arrived at the Qiulin mining area, the temperature had already reached minus 25 degrees. It is difficult to just say the temperature. In the middle of the temperature, as long as you stand for half an hour, the exposed skin will become red and swollen. If you stick to it for an hour, you will basically feel nothing.

Even in such a difficult environment, when Ning Zhe rushed to the mining area, he still saw countless miners working.

The Qiulin mining area is very large, with one iron ore, one coal mine, and one silica mine. After years of mining, a deep pit with a diameter of about two kilometers has been excavated in the ground of the silica mine, and countless people are wearing handcuffs. The shackled laborers wielded stone hammers and pickaxes, digging for ore more valuable than their lives in the most primitive way.

When the transport team arrived at the entrance of the mining area, two armored vehicles roared, and then a middle-aged man in the uniform of the dark horse guards greeted Ning Zhe with a smile, took off his leather gloves and stretched out his palm: "Minister Ning , hello! I'm Cao Shaobo, head of the Qiulin Independent Regiment of the Dark Horse Guard! I've been stationed here for five years, and this is the first time I've seen a high-level cadre like you sent by the headquarters to take charge of the escort!"

"Captain Cao, hello!" Ning Zhe glanced at Cao Shaobo's lieutenant colonel's epaulette and shook hands with him.

After Cao Shaobo said hello to Ning Zhe, his ears were red from the cold, and he said rudely, "Huh! The weather is so **** cold! Let's go, let's go to the office to talk! I let someone warm up the wine, and I looked for it. Girls! Let's warm up and chat while drinking!"

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Fifteen minutes later, the vehicles of the transport team drove into the mining area office compound.

When Hu Yihan got out of the car, he happened to meet a pickup truck driving past the door. He glanced at it and found that there were almost naked corpses on it, and the hands and feet of those corpses were severely swollen, and some people's ankles almost caught up with their calves. After the thickness became clear, he asked Cao Shaobo, "Captain Cao, what is the condition of those corpses? Is there a plague here?"

"It's frostbite." Ning Zhe said softly, "It was caused by working in a low temperature environment for a long time!"

"Haha, Minister Ning is a sensible person!" Cao Shaobo grinned: "In this place, the most worthless people are people. The laborers in the mining area are all criminals distributed by major chaebols. The company can buy them at a very low price. They are a bunch of scum, and if they die, they will die. I calculated an account. As long as the new prisoners dug up half a ton of ore, the company will pay back! As for the clothes on their bodies, they should have been stolen after they died. The other workers picked it up!"

When Hu Yihan was a police officer in the fortress, he boasted that he was accustomed to the dark side of society, but at this moment his brows were furrowed: "Is this way of production in mining areas?"

Cao Shaobo nodded: "I don't know about other places, but the mining areas I have seen are all of this model! Those who can work in the mining areas are all desperate people, and most of the mining areas are remote. Take our silica mine as an example. , if they stay here and work, they can still have a bite to eat. If they run out, let’s not say that they didn’t eat or drink in the desert. Even if they survived by luck, they have to be caught by the bandits and forced to be human flesh during the robbery. bomb!"

After listening to Cao Shaobo's words~www.readwn.com~, the expression on Ning Zhe's face did not change. He had already experienced these dark things in the refugee area. Back then, Lin Xun was once caught by the chaebol's team of chasing strong men. It was almost sent to the mining area to dig stones, and finally Ning Zhe caught up with the **** team and exchanged him with a treasured wolf skin.

Ren Jiao, who was on the side, saw Cao Shaobo's indifferent attitude towards life, and her face was a little gloomy. The people of their revolutionary army naturally knew how many refugees who were forced to leave their wives and children in the mines and came here with grievances.

Lin Bao listened to the side for a while, then blinked: "I was in the fort before, I heard that someone was arrested by the public security bureau, and I felt that I could save a life and be dispatched to the outside of the fort, which is a life saved! Look at it now! Come on, it's worse than death! Do you think so, Aaron?"

Cao Xinglong's eyes widened: "Fuck you, uncle! Who are you talking about?"

Lin Bao was speechless: "Aren't you wearing a hearing aid?"

Lynx grinned beside him: "It's so cold, the battery is probably dead from the cold!"

"Bang!"

Cao Xinglong raised his leg and gave the Lynx a kick: "Who do you think is getting more and more cheap?!"