Sun Lao then said to Gu Jin that everyone felt that the time was already in the afternoon, and the work of setting fire to the wasteland could start tomorrow at the earliest, so the time in front of everyone would discuss and exchange opinions freely, and the plan should be fully brewed first, and the action plan for tomorrow's burning of the wasteland would be formally determined after dinner.

Sun Lao also said to Gu Jin that I had a motion just now, saying that if everyone thinks it is necessary, should we nominate some candidates to form a more formal consultative management body? After all, the crossing has been realized, so the "Crossing Affairs Coordination Group" should be the body that has fulfilled its historical mission, and there should be an agency to replace it.

Also, although we have been in contact for a while, after all, our number is close to 100 people, and there are still some people in the group who need to take this opportunity to further introduce and familiarize themselves with each other, so we will discuss freely first according to everyone's intentions.

Gu Jin nodded and responded when he heard this, yes, in fact, there are quite a few things we have to discuss and determine at present, and burning the wasteland is only one of the projects......

At this time, Cao Limei was spreading a colorful geological map in front of her, and many people came over on both sides, and the girl was explaining to the people around her with guidance:

"Look, this is our Red House, here is the exit from the cave down the hillside, and the dock where the Nicole and Pride docked, about eight kilometers away in a straight line.

I gave this pier a name, called Red Pier, because the steel pontoons are painted red, and they look red from afar, so you can change it if you think it's wrong. ”

"I'm too lazy to change it, so let's call it like that."

"Since it was Xiao Cao who called it first, that's it, the name of Red Mansion was first called by Lawyer Li, and now everyone also recognizes this name?"

"I'm okay with it anyway......"

"Well, whoever calls it out first has the naming right, as long as everyone has no opinion."

"It's a pretty good name, yes, so be it."

"I don't have an opinion either, it's not the focus of the discussion, go ahead and ......"

The onlookers saw that they had responded positively and had no objections at all, so Cao Limei immediately nodded to the point, pointed to the map and said:

"Well, guys, remember the estuary we went to inspect for ourselves? Yes, it's the industrial zone that I'm proposing to plan, and here's the river that we've surveyed, and the main stream is west to the sea, and there's a tributary from west to east, which I'll talk about later.

I have temporarily named the river on the map: Xiliu River.

The amount of water in the Xiliu River is still relatively large, before crossing, I have explored the twelve large and small rivers on this island, the Moon River on the edge of our Red House has the largest water volume and the most stable runoff, and the Xiliu River should be ranked second.

Moreover, this is the data of 300 years later, as for the present, because there is no impact of human activities, the environment must be more primitive, so it is reasonable to infer that the amount of water should be larger.

Everyone, pay attention here: at the mouth of the Xiliu River, the distance from the Red Mansion is about thirty kilometers.

Now, I would like to formally propose:

Our chemical base will be located near the coastline centered on the Xiliu River estuary area!

Notice, from here to here, have you seen it? ”

The eyes of the surrounding spectators moved with Cao Limei's fingers, and many people nodded while watching.

"Well, it seems that the resources here are good......"

"It's mainly the geography of the coast and the estuary, right?"

"Convenient transportation, industrial water access is also convenient......"

The people began to talk again.

"Now let me explain why."

Cao Limei paused, then pointed to the map and said to everyone:

"First of all, look here, the estuary area of the Xiliu River, there is a large area of white sand along the coastline that extends east and west, and according to my original field sampling and exploration, the main ingredient of the beach is the excellent raw material of the glass industry: quartz sand.

Therefore, I strongly recommend that your glass factory should be built here in the first place.

There are many advantages of this site, in addition to the nearby access to raw materials to save capacity, another key factor is energy, I specifically asked Kangda them, two professionals believe that the hydrological conditions of the Xiliu River allow us to carry out the development of two small water elevators.

Therefore, we can make full use of the runoff power generation equipment in the karst cave to generate electricity from this nearby chemical base, so that hydropower can not only supplement the power of your glass melting kiln, which is a large power consumer, but also provide energy for other chemical industries.

The second is the traffic conditions, there are several coasts on the west coast of the estuary where deep-water wharves can be built, and it is only a matter of time before we go out and obtain industrial raw materials and energy on a large scale in the future, so it is necessary to build a large wharf attached to the industrial zone......"

"Sister Cao, the problem is that this place is too far away from the Red Mansion, you see, aren't there placer mines in some bays on the southern coast near the Red Pier?

We've also explored before, and it's only seven or eight kilometers away from the Red Mansion, and the farthest is only about fifteen kilometers, right? Why go far?"

At this time, Gui Xianning couldn't help but interject.

"The choice to build a glass factory here is a comprehensive consideration, first of all, the resource conditions, before crossing I inspected the placer resources of the whole island, the Xiliu River where the quartz sand is the highest purity, to what extent? There is almost no need for a complicated beneficiation process, just a little sifting of sand and putting it directly into the melting furnace, which melts at high temperatures to produce a very high quality glass melt......"

Cao Limei raised her head and responded to Gui Xianning, and Zhao Xihe, who was standing next to her at this time, nodded immediately after hearing this.

Mr. Zhao's gaze never left the map in front of him, and he responded after a deep sigh:

"Well, Xiao Cao's proposal is indeed quite reasonable, if there is a problem with the grade of raw materials, it is necessary to increase the process equipment in mineral processing, which will involve a wide range of areas and consume our precious resources.

I feel that in the early stage of the construction of the glass industry, we should indeed be able to simplify as much as possible, so it seems that this address is at least a more suitable choice for us in the early stage. ”

"Another benefit is ......"

Cao Limei continued:

"Five kilometers upstream of the Xiliu River is the pyrite vein, and further south into the hinterland, less than ten kilometers into the hinterland, there are large shallow lignite and peat layers, which are the raw materials for your coal chemical industry......"

"Well, you once said that there was some good coal on the island, where?"

It was Qiao Xiaomu who asked the question.

"As for those chicken coop mines, in the western hinterland of the island, I'll talk about it later, please listen to me."

After answering questions, Cao Limei continued:

"Another advantage of having a chemical site at the mouth of the Xiliu River is that it is relatively close to the limestone area, along the coastline or along the tributaries of the Xiliu River, six to eight kilometers to the west, is the limestone mining site, and the nearby sandy beach is still a high-quality quartz sand ......"

"Well, it seems that this area is a concentration area of triacid and dialkali chemical raw materials."

Teacher Zhao nodded again.

"Now let's talk about the chicken coop mines, on the island, the only real coal mine there, five to ten kilometers away from the limestone mines, in this area.

So, if we use the light rail to connect these mining areas, you see, it stretches about 10 kilometers from the mouth to the south and 10 kilometers to the west, and then the problem of bulk transportation of ore raw materials can be solved.

Because we have construction machinery and fuel, we should be able to do it with our existing workforce, whether it's laying light rail rail, open-pit mining, or short-distance hauling operations.

Although I admit that the working conditions are still difficult and tiring, we should be able to overcome them, right? ”

"Construction machinery and oil must first ensure the construction of the Moon River Hydropower Station!"

"The transportation of materials on the Nicole and the Pride also needs these construction machinery vehicles and fuel!"

"It should be no problem to economize, we have at least 3,000 tons of oil!"

"Of course, there is no problem in saving money, not to mention that after the construction of the railway, coal or wood will be burned......

"Since you are talking about railways, Chengdong, you are a professional in railways, do you have any suggestions for railway laying? Chengdong?! ”

Luo Zhengyi in the crowd interjected.