Although Zhao Xin came to Kinmen Town to preside over the negotiations, he also brought a lot of good things to Lu Qi. When the two of them finished the conversation on the balcony, they took advantage of the darkness and went to the door of a large warehouse in the fortress.
forward.
This warehouse is the largest one in the fortress, and it was also the most time-consuming to build. It took half a year to complete.
The entire warehouse has a construction area of 4,000 square meters, a net height of 9 meters, a total length of 40 meters, and a span of 10 meters; the main structure and purlins are all made of Q235 alloy steel, and the walls are made of 6 cm thick metal profiled plates.
The most important thing is that the entire foundation is made of reinforced concrete, which is up to two meters deep.
No wonder, the entire west coast of North America is in an earthquake zone, and there is a major earthquake every few decades on average.
The major earthquake in California recorded in another time and space first began in 1812, with an intensity of 7.5 on the Richter scale. The adobe houses built by the Spanish at that time could not withstand it at all, and almost all collapsed. The earthquake in 1857 was even more fatal
, the magnitude was estimated to be over 7.9. Thanks to California’s sparse population at the time, the death toll was very small.
However, this is not possible in this time and space. For the gold in Coloma and the development of the Central Valley, Beihai Town will carry out large-scale immigration here. At least 20,000 to 30,000 people will be transported here within three years, and more than 200,000 will be transported in the next ten years.
How people can withstand earthquakes has become an insurmountable threshold before Zhao Xin and others.
At this point, some people may say that Japanese wooden house buildings are earthquake-proof and can be introduced on a large scale. But in fact, the earthquake-proof Japanese-style buildings are based on modern technology, and early wooden buildings are not good. For example, all the real old wooden houses in Tokyo are
It was destroyed in the great earthquake in 1923. On the surface, the modern house is an old-fashioned wooden building, but both the foundation and the frame are made of new materials, and there are strict requirements in design.
Lu Qi asked his two guards to guard outside the warehouse door. No one was allowed to enter without his order. Then he opened the heavy U-shaped lock on the door with the key he carried with him, and walked in with Zhao Xin.
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There were no lights in the warehouse, but both of them held large flashlights with strong light. When they turned it on, it was immediately illuminated like daylight. Lu Qi led Zhao Xin to a reserved open space and used the flashlight to shine on the white lines drawn on the ground.
He said: "Well, the place has been reserved."
Zhao Xin nodded, and then asked Lu Qi to stand back. This was the first time Lu Qi had seen Zhao Xin "casting spells" in the eighteenth century; he had either been taken away while sleeping, or he had been with other people.
Sitting in the passenger cabin converted from a container, I put on my oxygen mask and watched the iron door close. When the door opened again, the transformation of time and space had been completed.
Suddenly, Zhao Xin did not perform any hand gestures or recite any spells. Lu Qi only saw him stretch his right hand forward, and then saw a ripple appear out of thin air directly in front of him. In the blink of an eye, two brand new cars appeared.
The grass green truck appeared in front of me.
These are two flat-head diesel off-road trucks. The engine uses a water-cooled in-line six-cylinder four-stroke supercharged diesel engine with a power of 140, a displacement of 5.88, a cargo box length of 4 meters, and a maximum full load capacity of 10 tons in the field.
"That's awesome!" Lu Qi exclaimed. Then he asked curiously: "How did you do it?"
Zhao Xin knew what he was asking, and thought for a while before explaining: "How should I put it? As long as I think about it with all my concentration, the space for storing things will appear in my mind, and then I will focus on the items to be taken out.
That’s it.”
"It's that simple?"
"It can be said to be simple, and it can be said to be complex. In the beginning, as soon as I think about it, everything will come out. You don't know, it makes me so busy."
"Haha." Lu Qi paused for a moment and then asked: "Are there times when you can't put it in or take it out?"
Zhao Xin smiled slightly and shook his head: "It would be troublesome if there were."
Everyone has their own secrets, Zhao Xin has his own, and so does Lu Qi. At this moment, he felt that Zhao Xin could show his secret in front of him, and the relationship between the two became much closer, without the little discord in the conversation just now.
It’s nothing.
At this time, he heard Zhao Xin say again: "I brought five trucks here this time, two of them are here, and the other three will go to the Lushui Plain in a few days and stay there. In addition, the 'Thor' will come next time
When the time comes, there will be a five-person auto repair team, and you can pick a few people to follow them as apprentices."
"Okay, okay! It will be much more convenient to transport supplies between various strongholds in the future." Lu Qi nodded hurriedly.
“Where to put the oil drums?”
"This way, this way."
“Where to put the cement?”
"There, there... holy shit! Why do you bring so much fruit?"
"I was worried that you might be lacking vitamins, so I bought them specially."
"Thank you! I don't have a cold storage here. I have to let the logistics distribute it tomorrow. To be honest, I haven't eaten fruit for two months. Every day it's either radish or bean sprouts."
The two of them were busy in the warehouse for more than an hour, and they didn't come out until after ten o'clock in the evening. Lu Qi walked out of the warehouse door with a face full of excitement, just like a poor farmer who had just beaten a rich man and divided his land.
All the unpleasant emotions of doing this and that disappeared. Now Zhao Xin asked him to go to Mexico City, but he didn't say anything and immediately gathered his team.
"You're such a brat, you're still getting angry with me." Zhao Xin couldn't help but snicker in his heart when he saw Lu Qi as happy as a 250-year-old.
He planned to free up time in two days and take Lu Qi back to San Francisco in another time and space to solve the problem of physical needs. What I didn't say, as long as you work hard, all the benefits you should have will be met.
Back at his residence, Lu Qi came to Zhao Xin's side, politely handed him a cigarette, and helped light the fire. Then he said with a smile: "Boss Zhao, I heard that the 105 howitzer at the arsenal has been officially put into production? Can you support me?
Two brothers?"
Zhao Xin smiled and scolded: "Look in the mirror, your face is just like the national army in the movie."
The two chatted and laughed for a while, and when they were both tired, they washed and rested separately. Lu Qi arranged for Zhao Xin to sleep in his own bedroom, and got a new set of bedding and pillows. He himself carried the bedding to the guard room, where there were
There is a single bed. As for the two guards on duty, they can only make beds on the floor in the living room.
At 5:30 the next morning, Zhao Xin was woken up by the wake-up call outside. He was stunned for a while and then realized that he was not in Beihai Town. Although the injury on his foot was not healed and he could not run.
But he decided to get up anyway.
He has rarely slept in these years. He sleeps for as many as five or six hours a day and as little as three or four hours. As long as he has the conditions, he will run two or three kilometers in the morning. Now he is nearly four years old.
Ten, and there are already five women. If you don’t have a strong body, you can’t handle it.
The only inconvenience of being away from home is not being able to drink the ginseng soup cooked by A Miao herself.
After washing up, Zhao Xin hesitated and put the fake beard on his face. Then he went downstairs to make himself a cup of ginseng tea, then took it to the balcony, stood in front of the fence and looked into the distance.
The air in Kinmen Town is very good in the early morning. Due to the height, the sea cannot be seen, but there is a layer of mist floating on the top of San Bruno Mountain in the south, and the lonely mountain one kilometer away is clearly visible.
The sun has jumped out from the mountains in the east, and I feel very comfortable when the sunlight shines on me.
At this time, there was already a lively scene in front of the three-story barracks building to the west. After more than a thousand officers and soldiers from the overseas corps had assembled, they immediately started running circles on the playground in company and platoon units.
In a temporary camp on the south side outside the fort, more than 200 Indian tribal militiamen also started morning training under the urging of the officers' whistles. Different from running laps on the playground of regular troops, they had to run in the field every morning.
Run back and forth between the campground and San Bruno Mountain.
Speaking of which, this physical exertion is nothing to the Indians who travel over mountains and ridges all day long; the problem is that these guys have no sense of discipline, so the officer in charge of training requires them to run in groups of ten. Who wants to
If you dare to leave the team and run around, the entire ten-man team will be punished and you will not be able to eat breakfast.
The Indians who did push-ups were not afraid, but they couldn't bear to be denied breakfast. The fragrant rice porridge, snow-white steamed buns, and the militiamen who had their mouths slipping after eating it were already difficult to escape the temptation of delicious food.
According to the requirements of the latest version of the "Northern Navy Training Outline", the morning training subjects of all regular troops are a three-thousand-meter run, followed by equipment training, and breakfast can be eaten only after completion. This standard was changed three years ago.
Two thousand meters.
Don’t be too low. You must know that the physical fitness of people in the 18th century cannot be compared to that of people in another time and space, even after they come out of their mother’s womb. Even the most capable group of Sauron soldiers in the Manchu Army, regardless of their youth,
Everyone is lively and energetic, but after fifty they suffer from various diseases.
Nowadays, in the entire North Navy, the training standards of the special operations battalions are completely the same as those of later generations, but their food standards are also the highest.
When there is no work at home, meat, eggs and vegetables are available for every meal. Even in the twelfth lunar month, there are fresh vegetables available. In addition, multivitamin tablets, Shengmai Yin, royal jelly capsules and the like must be taken every day. And when they
When he went on a mission, all the rations he brought were field rations from the Da Mao family that Zhao Xin had purchased separately from another time and space. The calories were as high as 5,000 calories. Zhao Xin couldn't eat this food because it was too greasy, but he had lived in Xing'an since he was a child.
But the Sauron soldiers in the mountains liked it very much.
While Zhao Xin was leisurely drinking tea, looking at the scenery and thinking about something, He Xiyang, who was running in the team, accidentally noticed him. Although the two of them were more than 200 meters apart, Zhao Xin's big head was too conspicuous.
Okay. Besides, He Xiyang was in the naval class of a military academy. People with poor eyesight cannot be in the navy.
The boy's first reaction was the man he met in Gushan yesterday afternoon, but then he thought about it, how could it be possible? How could the people from the engineering team go to Commander Lu?
After finishing the three-thousand-meter run, He Xiyang planned to get closer and take a closer look, but saw the man on the balcony turning around and entering the house. In desperation, he had to give up the idea and followed the others and started sit-ups again. One hundred sit-ups.
Sit, do a hundred push-ups, and if you can't finish it or meet the standard, you can't have breakfast.
The reason why Zhao Xin went back to the house was because Lu Qi also got up. This guy went to the second floor to wash up, changed into training clothes, told Zhao Xin that the guards would call back after breakfast, and quickly went downstairs.
Heading to the training ground.
Like other time traveling members in charge, Lu Qi has to practice every day since he came to Kinmen. Otherwise, his physical fitness will be too poor and he will not be able to escape even if he encounters danger. Furthermore, Zhao Xin told him last night,
In a few days, we were going to take him to San Francisco in another time and space to have a good time. Lu Qi was so excited that he couldn't sleep all night. When he thought of the Ocean Horse and this P and that P, endless power surged in his heart.
You have to practice hard!
Well, if you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight. In this day and age, it is impossible to want to hold power and be a master at the same time. Even the Manchu dignitaries who are just waiting to die have to get up in the middle of the night to queue up every day.
Or go and wait outside the Old Summer Palace. You won't be able to go home until noon at the earliest.
After breakfast, Lu Qi took Zhao Xin to the fort in the north. It was located at the narrowest point of the entrance to the Kinmen Strait, on a twenty-meter-high hillside, with a straight cliff below.
When the Spaniards were here before, because there were neither tall trees nor stones in the area, the forts were all built with adobe and six 12-pound cannons were deployed. So when Lucci and the others came, the forts erected on the deck of the Thor
As soon as the three 75mm guns opened fire, the fort quickly went silent.
After occupying Kinmen, Rucci asked his men to dismantle all the adobe walls of the fort, and several 12-pound guns also sealed the gun doors and put them in the warehouse. After that, the engineering team used more than 300 kilograms of ammonium nitrate explosives to destroy the original 27-meter cannon.
The high hill was blasted, lowering the height by seven meters, and finally a flat area the size of two basketball courts was cleared.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Due to the lack of reinforced concrete, the new fort is also temporary. It is surrounded by a 1.2-meter-high "foldable explosion-proof wall" and four 75
mm field gun, the top is also covered with a camouflage net. On a hill 200 meters away from the south of the fort, there is a watchtower built with steel pipe scaffolding, more than five meters high, and is manned 24 hours a day. In addition to being able to observe the sea surface
, and also prevent outsiders from approaching, and will ring the bell as a reminder if there is any situation.
Zhao Xin walked around the fort inside and out, and after reading it, he said to Lu Qi: "The place is still too cramped, the ammunition depot is too close to the gun position, and it is not a long-term solution for soldiers to sleep in tents. Also, it needs to be built."
A lighthouse.”
Don't underestimate a lighthouse. It not only guides the navigation of ships, but is also an important symbol of sovereignty.
Lu Qi explained: "We didn't have enough people and supplies before, but with the things you sent us this time, everything will be easier to handle. In fact, according to my idea, I need to flatten the mountain under my feet, and then build a granite seawall on the beach.
In this way, at least more than 10,000 square meters of open space can be leveled, and there will be a fort, military camp, and gunpowder magazine."
"It's not enough to just pave the dam with stones. We have to drill holes and bury piles. Otherwise, if there is a big earthquake, all the work will be in vain." Zhao Xin thought for a while and then said: "This is a big project. There is no need to rush it. I will first take care of the surrounding environment when I have time."
Take a video and go back to find someone to come up with a set of drawings. The next boat trip... the next boat trip won't be able to make it. Let's celebrate the New Year. I'll make another trip during the Chinese New Year and bring some New Year's goods along the way."
Lu Qi said happily: "That's great!"
It is said that engineering design is the soul of construction. It is sheer nonsense to dare to carry out construction without design. The civil engineering design of Beihai Town in recent years can be mainly divided into three situations.
The first is traditional Chinese architecture. This can be done directly by craftsmen from this time and space. Generally, the people who can do this kind of work are carpenters. The design skills are passed down from family. The level of layout and decoration design of the building group is very mature. Small courtyards can be started directly.
For large courtyards, a set of hot samples will be produced before construction starts, focusing on the appearance of the building, spatial structure, and the layout of the courtyard and small-scale groups; details include exterior eaves paintings, interior eaves decoration, and interior furnishings.
The second is the industrial plant. These are usually complete sets of blueprints purchased in another time and space, many of which are from the 1980s and 1990s. They are copied after they are brought back; there are brick structures, steel frame structures, and concrete structures.
Finally, it is designed separately according to the terrain needs. Even if some large buildings have ready-made drawings, they need to be redesigned to face different geological conditions. For example, most of the buildings in the thermal power plant and steel plant in Beihai Town are based on ready-made drawings.
Drawings, but before doing the basic construction, Zhao Xin had to take the drawings and find a few professionals in another time and space to help check them. After all, the entire outer Northeast is an alpine area with large temperature fluctuations in winter and summer, and many construction standards and specifications follow
Temperate regions are all different.
The same is true here in Kinmen Town. Because it is located in the Pacific Rim earthquake zone, if it is a masonry or reinforced concrete building, both the foundation and the building structure must be reinforced.
Before leaving the fort, Zhao Xin pointed to a small island in the northeast and asked Lu Qi: "What are your thoughts on that island?"
Lu Qi looked up and said with a smile: "You mean Alcatraz Island, right? I passed by by boat before and wanted to go up there to have a look, but that guy in vain refused to let us land on the island, saying that there were evil spirits on the island. They usually
I don’t dare to go. What? You also want to build a prison up there?”
Zhao Xin suddenly realized that the name "Alcatraz" came from the Indians. He shook his head and said: "I don't have the leisure of Americans..."
"Dang~~!Dang~~!..."
Before he finished speaking, a rapid bell suddenly rang on the watchtower. Zhao Xin and Lu Qi looked at each other, and then quickly came to the observation post of the fort.
They took the binoculars from the guards behind them and looked towards the sea at the instruction of the artillery platoon leader. They saw two three-masted sailboats on the northwest sea heading slowly towards the entrance of the strait. The flagpole on the bow of the ship was
Above, a huge red and yellow flag floats; in the center left of the flag, the crown representing royal power, the castles and lions representing the Kingdom of Castile and the Kingdom of Leon are clearly visible.