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"We have to raise silkworms and produce raw silk by ourselves, which is a necessary prerequisite for the development of the economy."

Hearing Luo Zhengdao openly say this sentence at the internal meeting, the subordinates attending the meeting shook their heads with wry smiles after the initial shock, obviously thinking that someone was whimsical. The one-eyed dragon Fore Chopin didn't care what the left and right people were saying, but he got up and said:

"Lord Earl, silkworms are extremely sensitive to Mana particles, and Wake Reef is not a particularly large island, and if it encounters a relatively strong Mana storm, it may invade the Inner 6 settlements, and we are likely to lose money in raising silkworms."

Hearing the sound, it seemed that he had already considered all the difficulties, Luo Zhengdao smiled very heartily, waved his hand and motioned for Fuer to sit down, and then said:

"Don't worry, I have a solution to these difficulties."

Mana and Aether in the New World are microparticles, which can be said to be pervasive, but if you add an extra layer of barrier, the particle density will drop significantly. The silkworm chamber where the Yaling Empire and the Elven Federation did not hesitate to lose money and make money to get on the horse made use of this principle to carry out silkworm breeding and mulberry cultivation in an impermeable underground space.

Obtaining raw silk from an economic point of view is an extreme practice with no merit, and the cost has jumped to the point where it is difficult for other users except the country to maintain national defense security. In the matter of life and death, no matter how big the economic investment is, it is worth it, there is no more loss-making business in the world than defeat, and no matter how much capital is invested in victory, it is better than losing.

In the modern history of the Old World, the invasion of the Eight-Nation Alliance, led by the Boxer Rebellion, was negotiated after the war with the famous Gengzi Indemnity, which was worth 450 million taels of silver, not including the bank interest that would be repaid year by year. For the grass people of later generations, who have long since ceased to use silver as currency, it is difficult for ordinary people to understand how much money this is, so let's use the purchasing power of the time to roughly convert!

In the more than ten years before the Gengzi National Revolution, Li Hongzhang, the minister of Beiyang, established the Beiyang Naval Division, and the unit price of the Dingyuan ironclad ship, which has the largest tonnage, is less than 1.7 million taels of silver, so if the follow-up interest is not counted, the principal part of the Gengzi indemnity alone is enough to buy 265 Dingyuan-level ironclad ships. It is conceivable from this that the astronomical war reparations in front of us are more than enough to purchase the most advanced weapons to arm the Sixth Army or to build a huge navy with the largest scale in the world. The irony, however, is that the money that is not invested in armaments is used to compensate the winners of the next war, a negative example of how bad a country can be when it is defeated.

Luo Zhengdao vigorously promoted the Jamsil project, and the opposition of his subordinates was insignificant, and the controversy quickly subsided, and the fact is that as he said before, victory is always cheaper anyway.

In order to study what substance has the best insulating properties for isolating mana particles, Luo Zhengdao gave this research topic to two mage consultants, who can naturally be said to be mediocre talents who have nothing to learn, and it is enough to simply play the role of researchers.

Having received this tricky task, the two mage advisors worked overtime to experiment, and after a few days, they jointly made a verbal report to the gold lord Luo Zhengdao. Excluding complex theoretical assumptions and tedious experiments, to put it simply, among a variety of cheap conventional materials, natural crystal has the strongest ability to insulate mana. It's just that the mineral crystal is relatively cheap when used as a gemstone, and the price is much cheaper than rubies, emeralds and diamonds.

Touching his chin and thinking about it for a while, Luo Zhengdao's eyes suddenly lit up, and he exaggerated his movements compared to the two mage advisors, and said loudly:

"Glass! Have you tried, yes, I'm talking about that kind of glass. ”

Of course, glass is much worse than natural crystal in terms of hardness, and what Luo Zhengdao needs to use is not the hardness of glass, but their blocking effect on mana particles. As long as it can be determined that glass can replace the role of crystal, even if it is partially replaced, it is great news. You know, on Wake Reef, which is full of sand and gravel, making glass is much more reliable than looking for crystal mines that may only theoretically contain zài.

The two mage advisors left Luo Zhengdao's office with a sad face, and continued to compete with those crucibles and petri dishes, trying to meet Luo Zhengdao's requirements.

As the saying goes, the world is unpredictable, and within a few days, the two consultants rushed to report the situation to Luo Zhengdao.

"Lord Earl, this is the ...... of the research report"

Hearing the sound, he glanced at the parchment full of complex symbols and abbreviations, Luo Zhengdao frowned, sighed and said:

"Alright, alright, you know I can't read such a complicated thing, so let's talk about it!"

"Yes, Lord Earl, according to the preliminary test results that we have so far, the ability of glass to insulate Mana particles is about half that of natural crystal, which means ......"

"Well, you can compensate for it by increasing the thickness of the glass and increasing the number of layers, right?"

Unexpectedly, the Earl, who seemed to be unlearned and unskilled on weekdays, actually said a word, and the two mage advisors looked at each other at the suppressed look of surprise on their companions' faces, and they replied instead:

"Well, you understand it right, Lord Count."

"Great, my plan can finally start moving forward."

Waving his hand to send off the two advisers, Luo Zhengdao sent someone to find the one-eyed dragon archon, and as soon as they met, he pulled him and said:

"Faure, I called you here today for an important ......"

As Luo Zhengdao spread out a roll of parchment paper on the table, the triple glass dome and the extended stone façade on this drawing were impressive, and according to the aesthetic taste of the one-eyed dragon retainers, the building was too ugly and ugly. Yes, the buildings on the drawings are very different from the usual style in the New World, as if they were visitors from outside the world. Considering that it is used in a harsh environment where sand and rocks are often flying, the strength requirements for glass and wooden components must be particularly strengthened, and the schematic diagram of this building is at most a guideline.

"How does it feel?"

This was a difficult question for Faul Chopin to answer, for he felt very bad, hesitated for a moment, and then shook his head and said:

"Lord Earl, we have never built such a strangely shaped building, and it is made of glass domes, and the craftsmen have no experience, so if you leave it to me to be responsible for the construction, I am not sure that it will be built."

Seeing this, Luo Zhengdao, who smiled easily, patted his retainer on the shoulder, comforted him and said:

"Well, it's okay, you can give it a try! Don't be afraid of spending money and don't be afraid of failure, as long as we can build the silkworm room, we don't have to worry about lack of money. ”

As soon as he heard this, Fore's sense of responsibility immediately overwhelmed his bad feelings, and he patted his chest and said:

"Lord Earl, I will definitely try."

After Luo Zhengdao lectured Faul Chopin on the opportune time, the vast civil works on Wake Reef officially began, with the clanging sound lasting from dusk to late night, and from dawn to sunrise.

The old world metropolis was flooded with glass curtain walls that led to severe light pollution incidents, and special treatment had to be carried out, and people in the new world have not yet considered using glass as a fragile material for buildings. It is not uncommon to see expensive glass used as a window material, which is also a fancy window made of small pieces of stained glass, which is more decorative than practical. Even if the research conclusion is reached, how to build the glass into a dome, except for Luo Zhengdao, the traverser, everyone is blind.

Luo Zhengdao, who has seen pigs walking, is not from an architectural background, except that he knows that glass can be used as building materials, and he does not know whether it should be fixed with bolts or glued.

In the Old World, there were earlier oil paper greenhouses and mica greenhouses, and since John Bull built the Crystal Palace, the history of greenhouses is quite long, and glass greenhouses are also considered to be one of the most mature types of glass buildings. However, as framed glass buildings require a large number of metal materials to be used as skeleton support to ensure structural strength, the steel industry in the New World is still at the stage of handicrafts, the cost is so high that even the king has to think twice, and it is difficult to procure metal components that meet the dimensional requirements in the market. Replacing metal with wood requires a large number of skilled carpenters, who must be trained in advance to produce uniform timber fittings, and every step of the way from preparation to implementation has been fraught with obstacles and bumps in the road.

After Luo Zhengdao's painstaking management, Wake Reef no longer has the appearance of a barren land that was so wild that it makes people desperate, and once the living conditions are stabilized, the strong adaptability of the human race is revealed.

When Luo Zhengdao was out on the battlefield, the refugees who had migrated to Wake Reef in the early stage were already transforming their surroundings and pondering how to improve their living conditions. Affected by the harsh natural environment of the local area, in order to escape the wind, sand and heat, the buildings of Wake Reef automatically and consciously expanded into the underground space. Living in this hellish place, there will be a sandstorm or something every few months, and strong winds will sweep through the gravel, and in extreme cases, it can blow large stones weighing hundreds of kilograms to the ground. Knowing that the weather is so bad, and building the building high into the sky, it is purely to find a draw, and the shape of the building to adapt to the strong wind and sand environment tends to be low, flat, short and fat, as for the expansion of underground space, it is even simpler. To be honest, in addition to the difficulty of ventilation and lighting, living in a crypt with a relatively constant temperature is far more comfortable than living in those simple stone houses on the ground.

A loyal dog like Faul Chopin would not have done anything to do with Luo Zhengdao, and even if he was not confident in the Jamsil's plan, it had nothing to do with whether he worked hard to implement it, and the work was quickly put on track.