After the arrival of new colonists, the construction of the Martian colony also entered the second phase. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The positioning of the Martian colony by the Star Ring Trade has been to build this place into an industrial base of the solar system from the very beginning, so the development direction of the second phase of the colony has been quite clear, that is, mining, mining, and then steelmaking!

Steel is the foundation of industry, and if you want to explode production capacity on Mars, steel production must keep up.

It's not hard to achieve this on Mars, you can smell rust if you bend down and grab a handful of sand, it's just a matter of how much. In addition, the development of heavy industry has the benefit of artificially creating a greenhouse effect that indirectly changes the thickness of the Martian atmosphere. Perhaps a few centuries later, the thickness of Mars' atmosphere will return to the level of three billion years ago due to human intervention, becoming a second paradise for mankind......

Of course, that's all for later.

In addition to increasing explosive production capacity, the population cannot be left behind.

Labor force is always one of the important factors restricting industrial development, whether it is general labor force or labor force with higher education. Even if automated production could drastically reduce the need for a poorly educated labor force in industrial facilities, it would be impossible to kick humans out of the way entirely.

Not at least for two centuries.

In the half-year plan for the Martian colony, Jiang Chen clearly specified two goals. The first was that the monthly production of steel must exceed one million tons, and the second was to expand the size of the colony to a population of 1,000.

It is precisely because of this that the new colonists on Mars have not had time to savor the exotic customs on Mars, and the next day they carry their drunken and groggy brains and carry tools to their jobs.

This time, the Seagull-class transport ship not only brought colonists, but also a lot of production tools, such as excavators, cranes, mining equipment, and so on specially designed for the Martian environment by Future Man Heavy Industries. The original colony pod with a plaza could only provide 200 living units, and the subsequent colonists could only live in rooms they had built.

After all, the kind of colony pod that can be deployed by airdrop is quite expensive, and it is impossible for the warp trade to waste all the colony's budget on buying houses for the colonists.

The engineers of the entire colony were busy at once, directing the construction workers to drive the construction trucks to stake the land, and the entire colony was turned into a huge construction site, drowning in flying dust.

The first expansion began to be a soilless farm, then a spherical pump, then a steel mill......

While the construction machinery was plowing the sand dunes, an armored vehicle specially modified for the Martian environment drove out of the colony's garage and headed towards the distant horizon......

……

Star Ring City, Space Command Center, Mars Colonization Project Department.

After learning that the transport ship had arrived on Mars, Jiang Chen took the space elevator here as soon as possible, found Kerrwin, who was inspecting the work in the command center, and asked him about the recent situation of the Martian colony.

"Our colonists have landed safely?"

"It landed yesterday," Kerrwin nodded, "and the Seagull-class transport, after a week in a synchronous orbit, has broken free from the gravitational pull of Mars and is now heading back to the Earth-Moon system. ”

It seems that the colony is doing well.

Jiang Chen nodded with satisfaction, and then asked about another thing he cared about.

"What about the 071 mine, is there a situation?"

"How can it be so fast," Kerwin shook his head, "our Marines have just left the colony, and they haven't reached the 071 mine yet. Even if they arrived, they would not be able to immediately obtain information about the five kilometers underground. According to the plan provided by Hong Zewei, we will first drill a five-kilometer-deep well on the 071 mine, and then put the drone down to see the situation. ”

Jiang Chen asked, "What do you think there will be?"

Kerrwyn shook his head helplessly, "I don't know, maybe it's really an alien city, but I prefer it's an alien grave, or a fossil." If it were a living Martian, it would be an absolute disaster for our colony. ”

Traces or relics of "aliens" were found on Mars, and Jiang Chen did not know whether this was a curse or a blessing. On the one hand, he was looking forward to what the colonists on Mars would discover, but on the other hand, he was worried about whether this would bring disaster to the Mars colonization plan of the Ring Trade.

Just when Jiang Chen was puzzled, he suddenly remembered that maybe someone could give him an answer.

With a stomach full of questions, he took the space elevator back to the surface the next day.

……

Colo University.

Unlike the third-rate universities, which were not much better than community colleges, the University of Coro has now developed into a world-class university. Whether it is in academia or in business, it has a good influence. Of course, these influences are mainly reflected in the majors of aerospace, new energy, and materials science, as for other majors......

Don't mention it.

I remember that when the university was first established, Jiang Chen was invited by President Rafael Leif to open a public elective course called cosmology, which can be regarded as an addiction to university professors. But since he pulled the old man Hawking out of the wheelchair, his three-minute heat has almost faded, so he gave up this public elective course to the old man Hawking, who teaches physics.

On the tree-lined path, there were slightly green faces, students of different skin tones speaking his familiar language, chatting with friends around him about clubs, girls, professors, and where to relax for a while......

Because it's a Saturday, the campus is quieter than usual. Whenever this happens, students will choose to go to the city of Koro for a stroll, or buy a boat ticket to go to Penglai City for a day or two and then come back.

Those who are still in the teaching building are either top students or freshmen who have to deal with public elective courses.

Jiang Chen was very low-key when he came, and drove into the campus quietly, without arousing too many people's ideas. After making a phone call with Rafael Leif and learning that Hawking was in class, he drove straight to the side of the school building.

Waiting at the door until the end of class, Jiang Chen found Hawking who had just come out of the lecture hall.

It seemed that he was surprised to meet Jiang Chen here, and Hawking, who walked out of the door with a briefcase, was slightly stunned.

“…… What a rarity. ”

Jiang Chen made a helpless expression, and was just about to speak, but Hawking spoke first.

"I guess you have something to ask me?"

This time, Jiang Chen was stunned, he didn't expect that Old Man Huo still had the ability to read minds?

"Well, there's a little problem at work...... I don't know if it's convenient for you?"

"What's inconvenient? If I'm inconvenient, I don't know how many scholars will have to break their heads for this opportunity to answer questions from Mr. Executive. Hawking said humorously, reached out and pulled Jiang Chen's sleeve and led him aside, "It's time for dinner, let's talk while walking." The cafeteria next to the East Teaching Building is good, and the pine cone pancakes there are quite good, I recommend you to have some too. ”

It's class time now, and many students have noticed the two people at the door, and after recognizing that it was Jiang Chen, some people even took out their mobile phones excitedly, and if they stayed here, they were afraid that they would be treated as giant pandas.

Jiang Chen didn't have the time to comprehend the enthusiasm of foreign female college students, so he hurriedly followed Hawking's footsteps and walked outside the teaching building.

(To be continued.) )