"In short, because this machine is broken, you can't refine Taiwen Ore." Yu Lian inspected the machine and nodded: "Indeed, this should be an assembly line designed by Alliance Furnace Heavy Industry.
Its main core...should be the Hirsch furnace."
The so-called Hirsch refers to the name of the sun god, the main god in classical mythology when the Alliance was still on its home planet. Later, it came to mean "sun" in the Alliance language.
Therefore, this kind of furnace can also be called a solar furnace.
Babalu nodded: "Actually, there is something wrong with the mother machine of the automatic mining drone. And we don't have much money to maintain it, so the mining machine can't move. But this is a minor problem. The big deal is that our workers are carrying power hammers.
Just go down the well with the energy pickaxe and dig. If the solar furnace breaks down, there’s really nothing you can do.”
As they talked, the two walked out of the factory and soon arrived outdoors. In front of him, there was a large machine more than ten meters high. At first glance, it looked like it was made of steel bars, pipes and round metal cans.
The spliced-together tall towers have quite an industrial aesthetic.
Judging from the structure, this thing looks like a large blast furnace, but it is also the blast furnace with the most science fiction feel that Yu Lian has ever seen.
He also knew that what was exposed to him now was actually only the above-ground part. The real main body was underground, forming a huge automated ore refining system.
This is the solar furnace of Hong Maple Factory. This super machine with a volume of more than 10,000 cubic meters is the most majestic giant in the eyes of the workers of Hong Maple Factory.
"How beautiful! Isn't it?" Babalu looked at the sleeping solar furnace and sighed like a pilgrim.
"Much more magnificent than Nalaoshizi's sky god!" he added.
The first sentence is pure emotion and praise, while the second sentence contains obvious resentment and sarcasm.
Yu Lian looked at Babaru behind him with great interest, feeling very close to this young Lumina worker who did not leave a very prominent life to future generations.
"You really don't look like a typical Rumina person." Yu Lian laughed.
Babalu was startled for a moment, and then said with a helpless emotion: "That's because the typical Rumina people you've seen are not very typical ones."
He later explained to Yu Lian that the Lumina people are actually a very rural-oriented ethnic group. It is precisely because of this that when the expansion plan of the management of the Red Maple Factory is bound to destroy the vast maple forest, of course everyone will
It's hard to accept.
The Lumina people are indeed a race full of martial virtues. Before humans discovered this planet, there were some tribes who lived in the mountains and forests or near lakes and made a living by hunting. They hunted a Lumina moa or lake beetle.
Crocodiles are a rite of passage.
Of course, it is a team effort. Lumina Moa and Crocodile are both fierce predators with an average weight of over one ton. It is impossible for ordinary people to defeat each other with only cold weapons.
Later, word spread that all Rumina people had to kill a moa with their bare hands to become adults, otherwise they would be thrown into the mountains to be used as bird feed.
"These are all nonsense rumors! If that were true, the Lumina people would have become extinct thousands of years ago! Most of the Lumina people, I think, are not much different from the people on Earth! Eat and sleep.
, work, marry a wife and have children! Of course, we really like our hometown, so it’s not like you humans like to go up there and hang out!”
The Lumina worker leader pointed to the sky, while Yu Lian knew that he was referring to the universe.
Now think about it, there are indeed very few sailors born among Lumina people. In this cosmic era, there are actually quite a few intelligent races who are so attached to their homeland. They may display outstanding talents in all walks of life, but they
It is also destined to be impossible to become the protagonist on the big stage of the universe.
"As for the so-called God of the Sky... Hey, even a thousand years ago, before humans came, there were only some tribes worshiping the gods. Somehow they became the gods of all of us Rumina people.
Oh my god. Of course, people who are doing things outside don’t have a clear head, so that’s why they need to talk about something, right? Yes, anyway, the Rumina people you have seen outside are all... There is something wrong with the guys here!
"Babaru pointed to his head again.
He added: "What does their terrorist activities have to do with us ordinary people in Lumina who live peacefully? Yes, the tribes in the eastern plains and southern lakes and bays will not listen to you human big shots.
, but most of them are just herdsmen, farmers and fishermen who live a serious life!"
Yu Lian felt that this was quite reasonable. After arriving at Red Maple Factory, he had dealt with many Rumina people. Generally speaking, these four-armed mantis people who looked very fierce might be because they were born brave.
Because of his strength, he does have a bit of an irritable temper, but he is really not the natural anti-establishment element that the outside world imagines him to be, someone who will attack people with four swords at the slightest disagreement.
They value their family, their homeland, and nature. Likewise, they are also good at making friends.
Because of this, the Lumina workers here really regard Red Maple Factory and Maple City as their homes that they must protect.
"...So, even if the most valuable Taiwen mine here can no longer be mined, you are unwilling to leave!"
"Everything here was built bit by bit by ourselves. However, many people still left. If the solar furnace stops moving, I don't know what the future will be like." Babalu said helplessly.
When the solar furnace stopped operating, the engineers in the factory did try to repair it. However, on the one hand, this thing is really expensive, and the technicians really did not dare to make a big move; on the other hand, this kind of solar furnace, after all,
It is quite a sci-fi device. Its internal structure is so complex that ordinary engineers cannot understand it, let alone repair it.
There is no other way. Since you can't repair it yourself, of course you can only find the manufacturer.
After all, the alliance's capitalists who are desperate for money are not Hans, who is full of craftsman spirit. It is impossible that they buried brand-new spare parts wrapped in oil paper nearby decades ago.
Furnace Heavy Industries stated that the warranty period has expired for several years, and many of the key components have reached the end of their service life. In addition, since the equipment damage is caused by the user's own "carelessness", they, as the equipment manufacturer, will not be responsible for the equipment damage.
Responsible. In addition, if a preliminary investigation is required, the engineer's travel expenses, food and accommodation expenses need to be reimbursed.
They provided Hong Maple Factory with a list of engineers. The scale of the engineers was more like demolishing a house than repairing a furnace.
Of course, there was also a bill that shocked the ancestors of the Red Maple Factory when they think about it now.
This is just a preliminary bill. Just a preliminary check. Does it cost so much? In addition, do the standards of food and accommodation for these people need to be so high? Each meal requires eight snacks, eight cold dishes, and eight hot dishes.
A special transport ship was opened for them to carry food and pure water from the alliance's homeland.
When Duke Tannhäuser was still here, he wasn't so extravagant, right?
However, Hearth Heavy Industries stated that the preliminary inspection is of course not valuable, but knowing where to start is quite valuable!
In addition, more than 90% of the Lumina planet is an unopened "wilderness area" defined by the Galactic Civilization Council. Who knows what unknown parasites and viruses there may be. In order to protect the basic right to survival of Alliance citizens
, it is also reasonable to carry clean drinking water, right?
In short, we have been wrangling for five or six years just as to what the standard of living and treatment should be for engineers.
On the one hand, it's because the profiteers in the alliance are really difficult to deal with, and on the other hand, it's because Red Maple Factory has its own problems.
There is no way, the property rights of Red Maple Factory have not been very detailed since the day it was established. The central government of the Earth owns part, the Far Coast Sector Government owns part, the military owns part, and the rest belongs to Rumi who participated in the construction and uprising at that time.
However, there has never been a clear explanation of who has the final say and who is the largest shareholder, and it has not been implemented in legal documents.
When you are making money, it is easy for everyone, but when you have to pay money and are still losing money, the problem becomes serious.
The workers felt that this was not an option, so they pooled together some money and invited the alliance's engineering team.
The (da) technicians (ye) from the alliance worked in Factory A for a month. After enjoying the stewed crocodile meat and moa custard, they wiped their mouths and told everyone in the factory: "It's hopeless."
, if it can’t be repaired, please replace it with a new one.”
"The most important Orsay core has been destroyed, so it cannot supply energy to the solar furnace. Do you understand? Well, let's put it this way, an ordinary blast furnace driven by electric energy will produce a high temperature of more than 1,000 degrees, which can destroy ordinary iron.
The initial smelting of the ore has been completed. However, Tionite is different. It requires not only a temperature above 6000 degrees, which is equivalent to the high temperature on the surface of a young star, but also its own magnetic reaction must be neutralized. Therefore, in the sun,
Inside the furnace, not only high temperature is needed, but also a controllable magnetic field... This requires the control of the Orsay core. However, this control core is one of the alliance's core engineering secrets, and direct repair is impossible. It must be
Order a new one. In addition, due to your non-compliant operation, the RP72 pipeline has deteriorated seriously and needs to be replaced with a new one. In addition... (A long paragraph of more than 1,000 words will be omitted below)"
"So, do you understand what I'm saying? It doesn't matter if you don't understand. Anyway, just do what we say! New solar furnace, new production line, new roar, and then another truckload of cars
It’s the No. 1 Tai’s superconducting alloy! Do you understand? This is all money!”
Babalu said that if he had been there at that time, he would have shot that guy's head off.
However, the new managers of the Red Maple Factory and the general manager who represented the interests of the new shareholders directly expressed their opposition.
"Hongfeng Factory is not so wealthy yet! We have just taken office and we are facing such losses. I really can't explain it to investors!"
The well-dressed general manager whose name is not important said this.
Yes, after a long period of pulling and pulling, the Community Government and the Far Coast Sector Government really cannot tolerate the losses of this factory. What's more, the era of the War of Independence is over, and it is time for everyone to return to their respective places. The government is the government
, things like business management should still be left to professionals.
As a result, the government's share of the shares was purchased by a private enterprise from a community with a large sum of money, and it also obtained the right to operate and manage the shares.
In addition, I don’t know who the private owner was through. The government also put some pressure on the military, and the military representatives stationed at Hongfeng Factory also withdrew.
As for the military industry that originally belonged to Hongfeng Factory, it had been relocated one after another a few years ago.
Without the constraints of the government and the military, representatives of private investors probably feel that facing a group of rough workers and uneducated elders of Rumina, this company, and even this planet, is enough to let them do whatever they want.
.
So, the handsome and elegant general manager made another suggestion.
"Since it can no longer be refined, let's just sell the ore!" he said.
"I have asked geologists to inspect it, and the quality of the ore here is very good! And I am also in contact with the Deep Space Mining Group, which will cooperate with us to build our own, professional mineral transportation fleet.
!”
In business, from the perspective of a profit-seeking operator, this guy’s idea cannot be said to be wrong. After all, in Yu Lian’s hometown in his previous life, one can get carried away with abundant resources. Someone who doesn’t care
A country where maple trees should be planted with giant hemp trees is like a country where all ancestors have exiled criminals. They are just as lucky as to rely on selling resources.
"...Hey, I used to think that all the military representatives were idiots! Now that I think about it, it's good to have military representatives here, at least they won't let these profiteers do whatever they want!"
"He doesn't dare to do whatever he wants! Didn't you rebel again soon?" Yu Lian laughed.
Babalu also laughed. He always regarded this as the glorious history of the factory.
He said matter-of-factly: "Because my master's master said, we are glorious smelter workers! If we only live by buying the inheritance left to us by the spirit of the universe, sooner or later we will become addicts and strong (meow)
The traitor!"
Master Babalu’s master was actually the chairman of the earliest workers’ autonomous committee in Red Maple Factory, an old human worker named Tom Wise, and one of the leaders of the uprising army composed of workers in Red Maple Factory.
This is also a name buried in the long river of history, but he is also an ordinary hero.
It's a pity that the old man passed away five years ago, otherwise Yu Lian would really want to pay him a visit.
All in all, under the leadership of Mr. Wise, the labor leader at the time, the Red Maple Factory went on strike.
In fact, the workers at that time were actually isolated and helpless. The management were representatives of the employer and their enemies; and the rebels composed of Lumina cultists who worshiped the "God of the Sky" were also trying to attack the city.
and factory area.
"Humans have deceived us! Their machines, their tall buildings, their cities, and their railways are all symbols of evil! Destroy them and return to our real lives!" This is what the Rumina rebels said.
"It's just the moa flying in the head!" said the old workers. Then they began to prepare the factory's own self-police team.
On the other hand, the management representatives finally couldn't hold on anymore. The company was unable to generate profits for a long time, and all business plans were disrupted by the workers. In addition, small-scale attacks broke out near the city from time to time. Who could do this?
Can you survive it?
So, they left Rumina in despair. It has been nearly ten years now.
But since then, Red Maple Factory and Maple City seemed to have been forgotten until today.
Babalu felt a little disappointed. Under their feet was the abundant Taion ore, but now it could not be turned into actual benefits, which was equivalent to begging for food while guarding the gold and silver mountains.
"We don't know how to beg for food. How can the children of Hong Maple Factory be so worthless!" Lumina worker leader loudly said: "My master leads everyone outside to open up wasteland and farm, my senior brother goes into the mountains to hunt, and I... still
We organized everyone to mine what should be mined and produce what should be produced! Although the Taiweng mine cannot be refined, the iron, copper, etc. can still be used! The equipment left by Duke Tannhäuser is still there.
We have also built several blast furnaces of our own, which can still produce iron. The supporting factories 4 and 5 can produce tools and simple machines, which can be traded with other tribes, and the city's basic life can still be maintained.
"
This is what Yu Lian knows. Starting from Mr. Wise, several labor leaders are trying their best to maintain order in the city.
This is completely self-help through production! Yu Lian really respects this worker leader.
However, he also knew that it was impossible to maintain this industrial city for too long using the production and trading model of the agricultural era.
Therefore, the key to everything is to start the solar furnace and turn the Taion mines buried underground into superconducting materials that make the whole universe feel happy!
"So, do you know how to repair the solar furnace?" Babalu said with expectant eyes.
"I'm sorry! I don't know." Yu Lian shrugged, looking calm.