The lunar rover drove smoothly on the cratered lunar surface, and after passing through a tunnel located on the slope, it entered the interior of the crater, and the scenery ahead suddenly opened up, and a silver-white city outline appeared in front of Jiang Chen's eyes. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"In front of it is the center of the lunar colony, of course, it has now been renamed the center of Guanghan City. All the municipal buildings radiate outwards around this downtown square, and there is only a small part of the surface, which I believe will surprise you even more when you get underground. Sitting by the window of the lunar rover, Tang Weijie pointed to the silver-white outline outside the window, and said to Jiang Chen with a smile, "We have prepared a welcome ceremony for you and Mr. Xia." ”

"Hopefully it won't be too much trouble." Looking at the entrance of Guanghan City outside the window, Jiang Chen smiled and said.

"Haha, trust me, absolutely not."

Jiang Chen has never liked those red tape, compared to those beautiful sycophants and superficial kung fu, he prefers to see the people below come up with tangible results. The experience of living in China in the early years made him well aware of the official. The imbecile of bureaucracy.

The most gratifying thing about the development of the Future People Group is not those high-tech products, but that this large group still maintains the vitality of an emerging enterprise, and has not corroded the thinking of the management because of its bloated size.

It is also the so-called good at the top, but it will be very bad at the bottom.

Tang Weijie, the mayor of Guanghan City, knew the style of this boss, so when preparing the welcome ceremony for him, he did it as grand as possible without length.

After the welcome ceremony on Colonial Square, at the request of Jiang Chen to visit Guanghan City, he personally served as the tour guide for the two and took the two to the elevator next to Colonial Square.

I got on the elevator and descended about 500 meters.

When the elevator stops, the side of the movable door is removed, and a fresh and dry air comes to the face.

Beyond the elevator is a circular hall in which more than thirty identical elevators are located. Here, the elevator is similar to a subway station on Earth, connecting the underground living space with the mining station and factory on the surface.

The rotunda was bustling with people, including staff wearing the uniforms of the Star Ring Trade and travelers wearing a variety of coats. Tang Weijie took Jiang Chen and Xia Shiyu to the special passage next to him, directly crossed the vast crowd, and entered this underground city.

"This used to be an underground ice sheet, and after the ice was mined, we found a lava tunnel formed by ancient magmatic geological activity under the ice, and the surrounding rock was vitreous black volcanic rock, which is stronger than concrete, so we simply sealed and reinforced this space with aluminum and converted it into a colonial living space."

"There is a large difference in surface temperature on the moon, but the temperature below ground can be stabilized at 25 degrees, and it can also resist the impact of harmful rays and meteorites. A total of more than 27,000 people live here, and elevators have become the main means of transportation in Guanghan City. ”

While walking, Tang Weijie smiled and introduced the situation of this Guanghan City to Jiang Chen.

Although the city was built at his behest, he couldn't help but sigh with heartfelt emotion when he stood here himself.

No one expected that the small colony, which numbered only 200 at the beginning, would develop to this level in just over a year.

"The city is only halfway developed, and half of the space is being rebuilt, and we will use the lava tunnel of the extinct volcano to triple the area of this dungeon, and then our lunar colony will be crammed into 100,000 people, but I am afraid that there will be no problem." Looking at the emotional expression on the boss's face, Tang Weijie raised the corners of his mouth proudly.

As she walked, Xia Shiyu looked left and right, gently tugged at Jiang Chen's sleeve, and whispered.

"Is there any water? I'm getting a little thirsty. ”

Seeing this, the assistant lady who followed Tang Weijie immediately stepped forward, took out two brand-new stainless steel cups from her bag, and handed them to the two with a smile.

"This is one of the moon's specialties, the lunar soil brand energy drink." Tang Weijie lost no time in introducing Jiang Chen with a smile.

"I guess there's no lunar soil in it." Xia Shiyu said with a smile.

"Mr. Xia, you are laughing." The assistant lady pursed her lips and smiled.

"What is this? Not quite like plastic. Jiang Chen played with the bottle and said thoughtfully.

"The new PVC material is a special anti-rust lightweight steel, which weighs only 1.2 times that of the same volume of plastic, and its surface material has a sterilization effect similar to that of activated carbon. The most important thing is that on the moon steel is much cheaper than plastic. Speaking of which, this is the masterpiece of the Group's Materials Science Research Institute. Tang Weijie explained to Jiang Chen with a smile.

"Really? I didn't expect this little cup to have such a big knowledge. Jiang Chen smiled, unscrewed the lid, pulled out the straw and sucked it in.

The taste is somewhat strange, like herbal tea, but it is much sweeter than herbal tea. After drinking it, I feel that the whole person is a lot more energetic, and the refreshing effect is more effective than coffee, and it is stronger than Red Bull or something, so much so that I don't know where it is.

Walking to the corridor, Tang Weijie led the two through an arch, and the group passed through the air shower room and entered a factory.

Rows of long bookshelves resemble culture racks, which are distributed longitudinally in the open space of the factory. Dozens of group tanks are housed on each culture rack, with ultraviolet lamps embedded above. Through the glass wall, you can see that the young seedlings are growing vigorously.

"This is the farm?" Jiang Chen looked at the nearest cultivation tank and asked casually.

"Yes, but it's mainly about cash crops, or ingredients for this drink. Grains such as potatoes, turnips, and pumpkins make up only a small portion here. Walking next to Jiang Chen, Tang Weijie said, "Ninety percent of the food in Guanghan City is imported from Star Ring City. It's not that farming on the moon is impossible, it's just that it's too difficult. ”

The first farms of the lunar colonies were built on the surface of the moon, but due to the influence of cosmic rays, even if the roof was equipped with a lead plate, the genetic mutation rate of crop seeds in the germination stage remained high.

Later, it was discovered that lunar soil could effectively absorb harmful cosmic rays and solar wind particles, so the farm was simply moved underground. On the surface of the moon, only one small plantation remained for breeding and selection, and most of the rest were mines and factories.

"What is the average daily flow of people in Guanghan City now?" Reaching out and touching the potato sprouts in the cultivation tank, Jiang Chen asked casually.

"Last month, the average daily passenger throughput was 3,417 people." Tang Weijie replied immediately.

"What about cargo throughput?"

"Last month, the cargo throughput exceeded 900,000 tons!"

900,000 tons in August, considering that the output of rare earth continues to expand, the total economic volume of Guanghan City has been in a growth trend, and the annual cargo throughput of 10 million tons in this 19 years should be no problem.

Jiang Chen silently calculated the account in his heart, and after pondering for a moment, he looked at Tang Weijie with a smile.

"I plan to build a two-hundred-kilometer-long lunar elevator in Guanghan City, and I want to hear your opinion." (To be continued.) )