No wonder Grandpa Fu was so surprised. Jiang Xingchen wanted to mobilize 10 billion topaz coins in three years. This figure shocked him so much that he ignored the plan Jiang Xingchen mentioned earlier.
"Well! Ten billion topaz coins may not be enough!" Jiang Xingchen said next.
"What?" Grandpa Fu's tone was raised several times, and it was a little out of shape.
"Didn't I just say that we will have several big projects in the future! The first is the laying of lines..." If telegraph is to develop, it must have lines. It is too early for him to study wireless telegraphy now. Just this
The scale of this project is quite large, involving rubber production, wire production, a large amount of manual laying, and the construction of a transfer station.
"The planning and construction of the power plant and the laying of the power grid are a big deal. It will cost a lot just to build the Star Territory. The specifics have to be evaluated. Cursed Land, Hongyuan City, and Minggang City have to be built.
, the key is Mingque Island, which is larger than several places combined... In addition to the power plant, the third phase of expansion will be carried out immediately after the completion of the new city..."
Just as Jiang Xingchen said this, Grandpa Fu raised his hand to stop him: "Wait a minute, Sir, we have to carry out the third phase of expansion. What about our planting and breeding farms? If we continue to expand, we will definitely occupy cultivated land and pasture!"
"I will find another way to solve this, and I will definitely solve it!" Jiang Xingchen waved his hand and continued: "The third expansion will cover a wider area, and the corresponding projects will be larger, so I said that 10 billion topaz coins are missing.
It’s got to be enough!”
Grandpa Fu slowly calmed down. Jiang Xingchen was talking about future plans and preparing himself, not asking him to come up with so much money at once.
"I understand!" Grandpa Fu nodded and prepared to leave.
"Wait, you can make some arrangements later. The weather is cold. Let Doufu make two more trips to the ice field and transport back as much flammable ice as possible!" Jiang Xingchen said.
"Let the tofu go, and who will come to see the fox? Aren't you worried?" Grandpa Fu said in surprise.
"It's okay, there's a beauty there, and the diamond ants can also keep an eye on it!" Jiang Xingchen wasn't worried. After knocking it down so many times, he probably had already become honest.
"Okay! I will start preparations early tomorrow morning!" Grandpa Fu finally said and left the lord's mansion. Jiang Xingchen began to work at his desk. Although the research on telegraph machines is important, the Morse code must also be researched.
Of course, he didn't know what the specific code represented, but he knew the principle. It used power on and off to generate sparks to transmit messages.
Jiang Xingchen lost track of time as soon as he started working. It wasn't until Meier told him to go to bed that he stretched out and returned to the back room...
In the next few days, Jiang Xingchen stayed in the university laboratory almost all day, studying with Xian Ning and the researchers. The development of light bulbs and transmitters was also put on the agenda. In addition, the research on dry batteries also needed to be accelerated.
After more than a month of leisure, the Star Territory is busy again. With the expansion of the rubber factory, the preparation of materials for the ice field, and the upcoming winter tourism peak, the number of transportation vehicles entering and exiting the Star Territory has increased significantly...
It's the end of October, and the weather in Xingchen Territory is already very cold. Jiang Xingchen and Xian Ning's various developments are progressing smoothly. The structure of the light bulb is not complicated, but the difficulty now is the production process. Vacuuming is not difficult, but if you want
Filling the bulb with inert gas is temporarily impossible.
The telegraph is not difficult, and prototypes have been produced, but Morse code and dry batteries are still being studied.
On the morning of October 32nd, as soon as Jiang Xingchen entered the university, a private soldier hurriedly chased him and shouted: "Sir, there is an urgent message from Linhai City!"
"Huh?" Jiang Xingchen frowned. The Wang family was in a hurry. Maybe there was another problem overseas.
Thinking in his mind, Jiang Xingchen reached out to take the letter from the private soldier, opened it and read it. His expression suddenly changed!
"Tsunami, huge waves, Linhai City suffered serious damage, all seven-story treasure ships were destroyed... Young Master Heilang who was just released died!" Jiang Xingchen looked gloomy as he read the series of news in the letter.
"Sir! A letter from the cursed land!" At this moment, another private soldier ran over.
"The Cursed Land. Is it also a tsunami?" Jiang Xingchen grabbed the letter and unfolded it. He saw that it was indeed about a tsunami. All the fishing villages on the shore were destroyed, and no one was left alive. Doudou was also confused.
trace.
"Sir, urgent message from Minggang City!" This was followed by another letter, from Minggang City, also talking about the tsunami. The disaster there was more serious than Linhai City. Linhai City also has a city wall.
, but Minggang City did not. The entire city was almost flooded. Now the city is in chaos. Li Meng does not have enough personnel, and there is no time to count the casualties.
"Xingchen, what are you doing here? Why don't you go in!" Xian Ning saw that Jiang Xingchen had not arrived yet, so she came out to greet him and saw him standing at the entrance of the university.
Jiang Xingchen closed the letter in his hand and said, "You can do your own research today, I have some things to deal with!" After saying this, Xian Ning didn't reply, so he hurriedly left the university.
"What happened?" Xian Ning frowned slightly. It was rare for Jiang Xingchen to look so anxious, and she couldn't help but feel anxious.
Jiang Xingchen hurried back and ordered loudly: "Go and find Grandpa Fu, Mei'er, Sister Hongxian and Zhao Danqing immediately!"
He was indeed very anxious now. The disaster came too suddenly, and he was completely unprepared. From the Cursed Land to Minggang City, it stretched for more than three thousand miles. The tsunami spread over such a large area, and it can be imagined how violent it was. Jiang Xingchen doubted
Much larger than the previous Indian Ocean tsunami.
The loss of the seven-story treasure ship in Linhai City is fine, but it will be troublesome if Young Master Heilang dies. He has imprisoned Young Master Heilang for five years, and letting him go was his personal order. The main reason is that Heilang has
It was just a matter of hard work. Who knew something like this would happen suddenly.
Now Black Waves is guarding Sap Island, and the raw materials needed for the territory are all there. Now that the ship has been lost, how can he transport rubber? How can he produce wires without rubber? His plans have been put on hold!
The Cursed Land is far from the coast, and the shipyard is on an inland river, so the damage suffered was not great. However, only ten of the fishermen living on the shore survived, and at least thousands of them died.
What worries him is Doudou. This little guy must not have any accidents during the tsunami!
The worst-hit city was Minggang City. The situation there can be seen from Li Meng's letter. There was no time to count the casualties. I don't know if there are any problems with the craftsmen. They are all important talents of the Star Leader...
In addition, there are a large number of steam engines and steel rolling machinery. If someone takes advantage of the chaos...
What worries him the most is Mingque Island. Even the coast of the mainland has suffered such an attack. Will Mingque Island in the ocean be more serious? He now hopes that this submarine earthquake will be closer to the mainland. (To be completed.)
Continued.)
ps: Dear brothers, Garlic has something to do and has to go out for two days! For the time being, I can only update four thousand words a day! I will return to normal on Saturday. I hope brothers can understand! Thank you everyone!
Also, this afternoon’s chapter will not be written until the evening. Brothers, don’t wait this afternoon and upload it before ten o’clock in the evening!