The third phase of the steel system is very large-scale, compared with the first and second phases of the emergency iron melting furnace, small converter, simple steel rolling equipment, the third phase of the project construction is an unprecedented steel complex in time and space. It contains all the links from mineral processing, ironmaking, steelmaking, and rolling steel production. It will not only greatly increase the output of steel, but also produce steel plates, strips, wire rods and various sections of steel that are common in the old time and space.

With a stable supply of steel, the production of special steel and alloy steel can be put on the agenda. With sufficient steel supply, the bottlenecks restricting the scale of industries in cement, transportation, construction, chemical industry, machinery and other aspects can be broken, and it is possible to implement the industrialization process in Lingao and even the whole of Hainan.

The sea breeze blew the season's silent hair into a mess. His wicker helmet was thrown on the table, and several major "generals" of the construction company stood with him and pointed at the construction site. Beside them were folding tables with many drawings and kraft cartridges containing drawings, pressed against them with strips. A busy group of naturalized staff, apprentices, and interns were busy around the table and survey equipment, discussing something from time to time.

Several soldiers with Minnie rifles stood guard not far from the senator. The young soldier looked at the patriarch and the nearby steel mill site with a mixture of surprise and admiration.

"The environment at the Red Label Port is very complex. There is a lot of homework to do when using it as a port. "It's Mondstadt who is pointing out the country. His face was pale, and he wore a civilian version of an M65 trench coat with the epaulettes of a major in the Fubo Army Navy on his shoulders. Appears bloated than others. Mondstadt has been recuperating from his wounds when he was honorably wounded while rescuing the five-masted ship, and he did not even participate in the Second Anti-Encirclement Campaign when the veterans were mobilized for military training. It was not long ago that he made an official comeback. Considering his physical condition, Chen Haiyang suggested that the office arrange a job for him that did not require him to go to sea often to relax. Mondstadt became a navigation instructor and director of the Bopu Port in the Yerba Buena Green Naval Cadet Class. He took the place of Li Di, who had been transferred to the Naval Command Department as chief of staff.

In addition to instructing naturalized seafarers in the operation of motorized vessels, Mondstadt applied what he had learned in port management and construction.

“…… Hongpai Island is a basalt sea erosion platform, and the water depth conditions of its front sea area are good, mostly more than 5 meters deep. The sand drifting along the coast of Hongpai Port is shallow, and the water depth is only 2-4 meters. Mondstadt pointed to the various locations of the red port, "Without sand dredging, the utilization rate of this port is very limited. ”

"We don't have dredgers...... It is possible to assemble one on an improvised basis. Someone's eyes fell on the excavator that was digging, "Get a floating barge, and fix the excavator on it." ”

Mondstadt nodded, "I've seen people do this at the river port—it's not as difficult as jishu, as long as it's secure." However, the excavation depth here is large, and I don't know if the digging arm is long enough. And it's used too hard, and there is no place to replenish the hydraulic parts......"

"You don't need a special bucket machine." Jiang Ye spoke as a resident clerk at the construction site of the mechanical port, "It has only been how many years since the emergence of hydraulic excavators, and the power drive on engineering equipment in the past was the winch with wire rope. In the 70s of the 20th century, there were many excavators on large construction sites. ”

With the manufacturing capacity of the industrial mouth, it is not a problem to build a specialized dredger, they have a steam engine, and they are also able to make centrifugal pumps. In order to be put into operation immediately, Jiang Ye proposed a simple bucket-type dredging ship, using the iron drum floating barge stored by the port authority to assemble the temporary floating wharf, and installing a steam engine-driven bucket on it.

"With two floating barges, the two barges span the mounting bracket and the collapsing bucket is installed in the middle. Using a wire rope and a winch to control the lifting and opening of the bucket," Jiang Ye said of his own ideas, "The biggest jishu difficulty is in the closing device of the bucket, but something like this can be built by the Venetians in the 16th century - people are still driven by human treadmills." There's no reason we can't make a more haode. ”

Mondstadt asked, "How long will it take?" ”

"Three or five days." Jiang Ye said, "There is no need to build a ship, just use the existing equipment, mainly because the machine factory has to make an excavation bucket and opening and closing control devices." Steam engines, wire ropes and winches are all in stock. As for the small barges for carrying mud, they can be used as small barges built for the Nandu River - it would be nice to have a small hair boat towing them. ”

Mondstadt nodded, looking at Ji Wusheng. Ji Wusheng said: "If you think it's okay, I'll have no problem - you're an expert." ”

"I'm a brick." Mondstadt made a joke and coughed a few more times. A maid in overalls hurriedly put a tweed coat on him.

"Ships below 1,000 tons in the current red port should be able to enter. We first explore the waterways and mark the suitable waterways and anchorages. Then build an ore loading dock - at least a temporary loading dock for use. ”

With the wharf, much of the large, heavy, oversized, and oversized equipment to be installed will be able to be transported ashore directly by boat, rather than the 48-wheel, heavy-haul flatbed ox cart with a large number of oxen pulling it as is the case today.

A motion was also put forward for laying the train tracks of the Ma-Bo Pu, but it was estimated that too much wrought iron was consumed, and the Planning Institute could not come up with this extra Jihua after calculating - most of the steel reserves of the Planning Institute had already been invested in the development of Mayuan, and the stock had bottomed out. The conclusion was that at best, the railway on the plant could only be laid in the industrial zone.

A crawler tractor with a bulldozer blade and a bucket mounted on it was roaring not far away - this was the "tractor armorer" under the command of Bai Yu excavating the earth. A deep ditch had been dug in the red earth, and many special laborers in overalls, with shaved heads and white triangle markings on their sleeves, were working at the bottom of the pit, laying stones. This is a large drainage canal for the entire development area, and industrial wastewater will be discharged into this main canal through various branch canals before being sent to the wastewater treatment plant. Of course, Ji Wusheng knew that Tian Jiujiu's so-called industrial wastewater treatment was nothing more than some simple treatment such as multi-stage sedimentation, aeration, and chemical acid-base neutralization -- with the high industrial level, it was difficult to treat it better.

The ditch is deep and wide, and the drainage channel is completely suitable for rowing boats, and there are sidewalks on both sides for maintenance personnel.

The water supply is delivered by large-diameter reinforced concrete casing - in order to reduce the degree of contamination of the water during transportation. The water supply pipeline is buried in a large culvert of the same size, which is convenient for future maintenance, replacement and installation of other pipes and lines. This kind of ditch also has a certain military significance, such as being able to stealthily deliver infantry.

Since Lingao did not lack enough reinforced concrete to make prefabricated slabs covering the top of the ditches, these channels had to be left open as open channels for a long time.

Heavy industry consumes a lot of water, and in addition to using the nearby water source of the Mayuan River, the river also brings water from the Wenlan River through pipelines. Tian Jiujiu is also planning to build a large-scale rain harvesting system in the development zone -- of course, this depends on the steel plant being put into operation as soon as possible.

In the distance, scaffolding is lined up, and temporarily installed steam cranes are smoking, lifting wrought-iron forged trusses and assembling elevated buildings. There is a new open-hearth steelmaking workshop, and the new converter workshop is located next to it. According to the plan, after the blast furnace and steelmaking workshop are completed and put into operation, the converter workshop and rolling workshop in the small steel plant on the bank of the Wenlan River will be relocated here. At the same time, all the rolling equipment that has not yet been installed will be installed, and a rolling mill will be officially established.

High above the bucket elevator and sink stands the concentrator - most of the equipment of this concentrator was brought from the old time and space: 2 concentrators, 5 crushers and 2 crushers. In the future, all iron ore that cannot be established in the mining site due to objective conditions does not allow it to be sent here for beneficiation. Of course, it can also take on the task of selecting some other non-ferrous metal mines.

The construction of the blast furnace, the core part of the company's core project, is nearing completion. A 10-metre-high blast furnace has been erected. It is close to the coast, and typhoon prevention is a very critical issue, so not only the foundation of the blast furnace spares no expense, but also uses the most haode cement mixed reinforced concrete produced by Lingao. On the periphery of the blast furnace body, there is also a ring of reinforcing beams and anchor cables for support.

The volume of the No. 1 blast furnace is 125 cubic meters, and the Jishu level is about the level of the old space-time standard of 1880~1900. It's a tough challenge for the industrial population. As the only veteran who has entered the blast furnace furnace and worked as an operator in front of the furnace, Ji Wusheng has become the main Jishu personnel in the construction of the blast furnace.

He is no longer the "director of the iron and steel plant", and in the recent personnel appointment letter, his title has been changed to the People's Commissar of the Metallurgical Industry under the Ministry of Manufacturing Director, the general manager of the Lingao Iron and Steel Company, and the chief engineer. Having a series of prestigious titles did not help him overcome a series of problems in the construction of steel mills: after all, no one among the patriarchs had actually built blast furnaces and open hearth furnaces, let alone systematically engaged in the design, supporting and construction of a complete steel company. Except for the materials in the big library, everything in actual operation depends on exploration.

"If it weren't for the ready-made design materials and drawings of the steel plant in the big library, this steel plant alone would have been enough for us to build for ten years." Mei Wan said with emotion.

Ji Wusheng said: "Without information, we don't even know where to start the project." The first blast furnace is now almost complete – and as long as steel and iron making can begin, the project will be half done. ”。