Chapter 61 Great strides forward

The executive committee had already reached a consensus on the advantages and disadvantages of Sanya before the crossing. The lack of coal underground is probably one of the biggest shortcomings of this place. The crossing will have to use charcoal as the main source for a long period of time in the early stage.

of industrial fuels. The Executive Committee initially thought that this shortcoming would not have a particularly big impact other than the inability to make large-scale steelmaking. But obviously everyone made a big mistake in this matter.

Most of the cement brought during the crossing has been used in the hydropower station project. If the cement kiln cannot be put into operation in the short term, then subsequent factories, residences, and even the bunker forts that the military and police departments have been eagerly awaiting will all be affected by this.

It turned into a castle in the air. And the executive committee simply did not dare to continue thinking about the series of delays in project plans that would result.

"No matter what, the cement problem must be solved as soon as possible!" Tao Donglai set the tone at the beginning of the on-site meeting: "Everyone knows the importance of cement, so I won't emphasize it again. People who know technology said

Say, if we cannot provide a large amount of anthracite or coke in the short term, what compromise method can we have to put the cement kiln into operation as soon as possible?"

"There is no other way, boss, let's put some soil and cement on it!"

After everyone was silent for a long time, Liu Shanxia, ​​the second-in-command of the Ministry of Construction, finally spoke. Although he was not from the Ministry of Industry, he had many years of project experience and encountered various problems during construction. For a certain

The production technical issues of some materials are still somewhat understood.

The so-called soil cement is a simple and primitive version of cement. The burning of this cement does not require complicated equipment and technological processes. It only needs to crush the limestone and clay, put them directly into the kiln for calcination, and then grind the clinker.

Finely grind it into powder. Moreover, the calcining temperature of this kind of soil cement does not need to reach 1450 degrees like Portland cement. It only needs 600 to 800 degrees. Considering the enhanced performance, the slag ash from ironmaking can also be ground.

Crushed and evenly mixed into the clinker. The quality of the cement produced by this indigenous method is naturally not as good as that of regular Portland cement, but when the objective conditions are insufficient, it can actually meet the needs of general construction.

It is precisely because of the simplicity of this earth-cement production method that until the 1960s, there were still a large number of small cement plants in China using this technology. Tao Donglai has been engaged in the real estate industry in these years, although he has never used earth-cement.

Cement, but I have at least heard of it and knew about its existence. I immediately made the decision: "Hurry up and try it out. Make some samples first to see how the effect is. If the strength reaches the standard, put it into production as soon as possible. It is already May, let's start

We have entered the typhoon period, and we don’t even have a brick house now, so we must hurry up!”

The trial-produced soil cement was quickly sent to the construction site for testing, and the effect was surprisingly good. After drying, it fully met the performance requirements of building material adhesives, but there was still a significant gap in strength compared to Portland cement. But as time passes

In terms of current application scope, the performance of this kind of soil cement has basically reached the standard. At least it can firmly bond stones together, and can even be used to make concrete with low strength requirements.

"There is still too little coal!" The members of the executive committee who received this good news did not immediately get rid of their troubles.

Now with the spread of industrial projects, more and more places require industrial fuel, and charcoal production has begun to experience bottlenecks. Although the three existing charcoal kilns have been operating around the clock, the two newly built

The charcoal kiln will also be put into operation soon, but the growth rate of output is still not as fast as the growth rate of consumption. Especially the newly put into operation iron furnace, it is simply a bottomless pit.

Due to the lack of local coal resources in Sanya, the ore currently mined from the Tiandu Iron Mine can only be made by charcoal. To refine one ton of pig iron, two tons of iron ore are consumed, and seventeen charcoal is consumed.

tons, which is quite astonishing for the current charcoal production. Therefore, the executive committee intends to expand the charcoal production capacity again, but this will inevitably require more manpower to be allocated to the logging team to cut trees, which will put a strain on the already very nervous people.

Putting more pressure on human resources.

The Ministry of Agriculture is probably the only one that is not troubled by charcoal production at this time. After the completion of spring plowing and spring planting, the Ministry of Agriculture did not stop its development, but continued to cultivate agricultural land in the valley area along the east bank of Tiandu River.

.In view of the fact that the upstream area will become a heavily polluted area through numerous metallurgical and chemical industries in the future, the Ministry of Agriculture has taken precautions and has no plans to plant large-scale food crops in this area. Instead, it will mainly use the newly opened cultivated land to plant economic crops.

Especially oil crops.

Mr. Yuan, who specializes in cash crops, had already planned a planting plan for the Ministry of Agriculture when he was preparing agricultural supplies before crossing. Hainan’s tropical climate is very suitable for planting various cash crops, and in Mr. Yuan’s plan, there are four types

The main economic crops are spices, rubber, oil and sugar.

The spice trade in East Asia in the 17th century was also very famous in later generations. The Dutch East India Company made its fortune by monopolizing the trade of several spices such as nutmeg, cloves and pepper in Southeast Asia. In the European market, these spices from the East

Like Chinese silk and porcelain, it was a very popular commodity. The gross profit margin for trafficking spices between Asia and Europe was even close to twenty times. For this reason, Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, the maritime powers at the time, launched a long-term trade in East Asia.

The important position that spices occupy in the trade between countries can be seen from this.

Under this historical background, the Executive Committee will naturally not let go of the spice trade, which is a highly profitable and marketable business. In addition to these popular spices, the Ministry of Agriculture also grows curry on a small scale.

Turmeric is the main ingredient, galangal is the main ingredient for five-spice powder, coriander is essential for tom yum soup, as well as famous spices produced in Southeast Asia such as Thai pepper, basil, and coriander. If the spice trade goes smoothly in the future, the Executive Committee may even

The intention is to promote the planting of these high value-added spice crops on a large scale in the mountainous areas controlled by the Li people, gradually making the Li people heavily dependent on the Taoist people for food supply, and achieving the purpose of controlling the Li people in disguise.

As for the importance of rubber to modern industry, it is self-evident. Not to mention anything else, just the two applications of rubber tires and seals are enough to raise the level of industrialization in Chuangchuang to a higher level. The Ministry of Agriculture is working on the logging team

A total of ten acres of rubber tree saplings were planted in the cleared land. These trees will need to wait five or six years before rubber can be harvested. However, the executive committee is not in a hurry about this. After the foreign trade route is opened, maybe one or two

Within this year, we will be able to import rubber on a small scale from other parts of Southeast Asia. Planting rubber trees now is more out of long-term considerations.

When it comes to choosing oil crops, Mr. Yuan finally settled on oil palm. The oil content of the fruits of this oil crop exceeds 50%. One oil palm can produce 30 to 40 kilograms of palm oil every year, and the yield per mu can reach about 600 kilograms.

It is two to three times that of coconuts and seven to eight times that of peanuts. It is extremely cost-effective among oil crops. Palm oil can not only be used for food, but also can be used to make soaps, industrial lubricants, etc.

The most important thing is that the Ministry of Chemical Industry has long proposed a plan to manufacture biodiesel, and palm oil is a very ideal material. Even if only a limited amount of diesel can be produced on a small scale by then, in the opinion of the Executive Committee, it is too much money to spend on this project.

The time and energy are also well worth it. Of course, before that, Chuanzhong must wait patiently for three years to let these oil palms grow slowly.

When it comes to the choice of sugar crops, sugarcane has certainly become the first choice without giving up land. In the late Ming Dynasty, the main producing area of ​​sucrose was in Leizhou, Guangxi. In later generations, Zhanjiang was still China's largest sugar production base. The executive committee hopes to

A sugarcane planting base rivaling that of Leizhou has been developed in the southern region of Hainan Island, using the advanced technology at hand to defeat mainland sugar merchants in terms of production costs.

The reason why the Executive Committee agreed with the Ministry of Agriculture to choose sugarcane as one of the main cash crops for promotion and cultivation is not only the prospect of sugarcane in foreign trade, but also an important reason is that sugarcane is very suitable for wine making.

The famous rum of later generations was brewed from sugar cane. This sugar cane shochu invented by Native Americans was well received after being introduced to Europe in the 18th century. However, now that people have traveled through time and space, the invention of this kind of wine is very difficult.

Obviously it has to change ownership in advance.

As a commodity, wine has always had no worries about sales. However, the current situation of Chuanzhong is that it lacks a large and stable supply of food. Grain wine will not be produced as a commodity in the short term, but the production of rum obviously does not have this concern.

.As one of the six major distilled spirits of later generations, the Executive Committee believes that this kind of shochu made from sugar cane will definitely open up the European market in the process of foreign trade, and it is a commodity worthy of attention. Planting sugar cane can simultaneously produce products that open up the East and West.

With two products on the market, it’s no wonder that the executive committee approved Mr. Yuan’s plan without hesitation.

Although the Ministry of Agriculture's cash crop plan is good, it will take time to slowly realize it. The earliest sugar cane can be put into production will take about a year from now. But the people of the Ministry of Agriculture have no intention of just being idle.

There are agricultural projects underway right now that will produce faster results.

The Ministry of Agriculture began to stock grass carp fry in the rice fields more than ten days after the rice transplanting was completed. According to the Ministry of Agriculture's plan, more than 500 fry should be released per mu of rice fields. However, due to the rush, the fry breeding could not keep up, and the final

The stocking density is only about 200 fish per acre, and a small amount of carp and crucian carp fry are also included.

This rice field fish farming technology was a relatively common practice in later generations. It can not only increase rice production, but also take into account fish farming. However, after the local Ming people in the farm commune saw it, they were all dumbfounded - what are these Haihan people doing?

Some people like to eat fish. They don’t have enough fish in the sea, so they even raise fish in the rice fields!
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