The moment he opened the "blind box", Zhu Xianhai was stunned, and it took a long time before he spoke.
"Ju, it's actually like this..."
The map displayed on the light screen is an extremely detailed map, with mountains, rivers, roads...if any.
Of course, there are also roads, such as the simple road between Nanhua and the reclamation area, and some so-called trails on the grassland.
But as a map, it is undoubtedly extremely detailed, and the scale can even be adjusted at any time. To put it simply, it can be adjusted at any time between a civilian map and a military map.
Not to mention anything else, this feature alone is worth the price of admission.
"It turns out that the nearest white settlement is less than 100 kilometers away from here..."
Oversight!
Too careless!
Staring at the several settlements shown on the map,
Zhu Xianhai said to himself.
"Go back and pretend to be Mapuche and uproot these settlements..."
No wonder it was exposed. How could it not be exposed?
Suddenly, the function bar on the upper right side of the map attracted Zhu Xianhai's attention.
"Function bar? What functions are hidden here?"
While confused, Zhu Xianhai clicked on the "Function Bar" and his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Mineral Resource Survey!"
It actually has this function?
Zhu Xianhai's heart was filled with enthusiasm, resources!
What is the most important thing to develop industry?
The first is human resources, and the second is what?
Isn’t it just mineral resources?
If the development of industrial population is the prerequisite, then mineral resources are the fundamental foundation.
Perhaps Nanhua's population is not large now, but even now, there is a certain demand for mineral resources here.
For example, regarding coal, Nanhua currently has more than a dozen steam tractors and six steam engines. Although using firewood for combustion can meet short-term needs, in the long run, without coal, Nanhua's development will be restricted.
Of course, there is also coal and iron, which are the most fundamental foundations for the development of industry.
Without coal and iron, in this era when heavy industry is the strength of the country, how can we talk about development! What can we talk about the future?
[Opening the primary mineral resource investigation function requires 1000 experience points.]
Zhu Xianhai made a quick decision to enable this function again.
There is such a good function, but if you don't turn it on, you will be really sorry for the cheat finger of the system.
[The user spends 1,000 experience points to turn on the primary mineral resource distribution survey function. This function is used in a targeted manner, and each use requires 10 to 100 experience points.]
Well……
The system is really profitable!
As a krypton gold player, when I see such a result, of course I grin, but even if I grin, I still have to use it.
[Please select the mineral to be investigated]
Since "coal" is the demand for steel at the moment, Zhu Xianhai of course chose coal directly.
[Junior users only have investigation authority of 200 kilometers, and the mine depth is limited to 200 meters. Do you want to start the investigation?]
"200 kilometers? There are actually distance restrictions, and there are also restrictions on burial depth..."
Shouldn’t there be preferential treatment for Krypton gold players?
Why are there still such and such restrictions?
Staring at the dialog box on the light screen, Zhu Xianhai grinned.
"Come on, let's just say two hundred. Anyway, we don't have a railway now, so we may not be able to transport it even for two hundred kilometers."
"Open investigation!"
As the light screen flashed, several mineral signs soon appeared on the map.
"There is actually a coal mine near Nanhua!"
Surprised, Zhu Xianhai clicked on the description of coal mine resources, and his expression suddenly dropped.
"The reserves are less than one million tons, and the ash content is high, and the calorific value... That's it, can this be called a mine?"
For Zhu Xianhai, who is used to seeing large-scale coal mines in China with hundreds of millions of tons or more than one billion tons, he is embarrassed to say that it is a mine when faced with a coal mine with a reserve of only a few hundred thousand tons. Besides, coal's
The quality is also very average.
However, the investigation was very detailed, with detailed descriptions of the location, burial depth, reserves, and even the quality of the coal.
The only thing that makes people dissatisfied is probably that the reserves of these coal mines are very small. Even if they are mined in China, they are still the kind of "small and micro mines" that need to be shut down. Not to mention the output of tens of thousands of tons.
Thousands of tons have already reached the sky.
“South America is really short of coal mines!”
As an engineering student, Zhu Xianhai certainly knew the shortcomings of South America. It produced gold and silver, the world's number one copper mine, and large-scale high-quality iron ore deposits, but there were no coal mines.
Many people even directly regard the lack of coal as the most critical factor in South America's inability to develop industry.
On the surface, there seems to be some truth. The key step in the world economy or the national strength of various countries lies in the industrial revolution. After the industrial revolution, the national strength increased by ten times or even dozens of times, which is equivalent to being completely reborn. Without the industrial revolution, there would be no world.
It is impossible to become a powerful country.
The key element of the Industrial Revolution lies in steel production, and steel production depends on coal and iron. The reason why Britain became the first country in the Industrial Revolution is that they have both coal and iron. France still has some iron, but coal mines
It is very scarce. Lorraine, the only coal-producing area, was taken away by Germany during the Franco-Prussian War. This is why France's steel production has always lagged behind Germany's.
Without iron ore and coal mines, there is no way to make steel. Without enough steel, there is no way to enter heavy industry and manufacturing. We can only rely on imports. In this way, let alone independently enter the second industrial revolution, even defending the country will be a problem.
Of course, things are never that simple. There are many places where resources are scarce. South America's industrial economy cannot develop and eventually falls under the control of British and American capital. Resources are definitely not the root cause.
But it is definitely a constraint.
"Yeah, no matter how small the mosquito is, it's still meat!"
Looking at the small coal mine located less than 100 kilometers south of South China, although the reserve is only a few hundred thousand tons, it is shallow in depth, easy to mine, and the quality is acceptable. Let's make do with it for now!
Moreover, the small size of the coal mine means that it requires less mining manpower. For now, it can definitely meet Nanhua's needs.
"The map can actually be exported."
Surprised, when Zhu Xianhai wanted to export the map, the next moment he wanted to hit the system twice.
There is actually a fee - a map costs 100 pesos!
This is so easy!
The krypton gold system is really krypton gold.
However, after getting more than a dozen maps, Zhu Xianhai felt that it was worth the money. After all, this was the first map of Nanhua he had in hand.
Holding the map in hand and staring at Biedma on the map, Zhu Xianhai said to himself.
"Okay, now you're the only one left!"
The soldiers who attacked Nanhua came from Viedma. What kind of medicine did Second Lieutenant Philip take? He actually dared to sneak attack Nanhua.
When dealing with this kind of potential enemy, Zhu Xianhai has always had only one belief - to take the initiative and solve the problem fundamentally!