The renovation of the barracks is not complicated, and considering the problem of fire prevention, each barracks is about ten meters away from each other.

Anyway, the place here is big, and I'm not afraid that the camp is too big.

In addition, Li Yuanjing also built a separate barracks, which was mainly used to house those sick people.

It's a quarantine area, but of course, the configuration inside is different.

Underfloor heating is used here.

That's right, it's floor heating, and it's not just floor heating, in addition to floor heating, there are also heating devices for ordinary barracks, which are double heating, which will be of great help to the recovery of the sick number.

And floor heating is actually not difficult, Li Yuanjing doesn't even have the time to build so many complex things, but floor heating is really not easy to do.

The first is heat dissipation, if the heat dissipation does not meet the requirements, the floor heating will be meaningless.

But fortunately, they found a hollow plant, the skin is not thick, and the heat is barely enough after the hot water is channeled in.

Then, a simple underfloor heating installation appeared, and the tents here were not as far away as the normal camp.

So dig a pit about a meter wide in the middle of the four tents, about half a meter deep, and then here you burn a large kettle with ceramics, put it directly in, until it is full of water, and point coal directly underneath, since the pipes are connected, the water can complete a cycle inside.

Half a day after the water was boiled, the temperature in the tent could be clearly felt rising.

I don't know why, even the snow on the ground has melted.

Of course, the inside of the tent has also become a little muddy, after all, the frozen soil contains a certain amount of water.

The problem of the camp was finally barely solved, and looking at the camp that was finally impermeable and warm, the soldiers felt a lot better.

Most importantly, there was always a kettle on the fire in the barracks, and the soldiers could drink hot water at any time.

And with the hard work of the medical officer, the fleet's condition was gradually brought under control.

Many soldiers who contracted the wind chill, which was actually a cold, gradually recovered.

But there are also some cases of bad luck, a cold followed by a fever, a high fever that persists, and then other conditions occur.

In just one month, two people died here.

And after learning the news, Li Yuanjing also seemed a little heavy.

Even the soldiers who have been trained all year round and whose physique far exceeds that of ordinary people have died here, and the diseases are still coming in piles.

And what about ordinary people? And how?

Once such a large-scale death event occurs in the early days of immigration, even if the news can be blocked, then the people who come later will definitely notice the anomaly when they arrive here.

At that time, it will inevitably cause a serious panic, and it will not be easy to leave their homeland, and the shadow of death will loom over them, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

It was only at this time that Li Yuanjing really realized the problem of immigrating to North America.

Once there is a large number of immigrants, how to spend the winter?

Even if the problem of accommodation is solved, what should I do with food and drink?

One or two thousand people can still be solved by the transportation of the fleet, but what about one or two thousand people?

Food from previous years was definitely not enough, hunting?

This is not a specialty of the Han people, and in the winter here, the Han people who have never been used to it go hunting, which is really a bit embarrassing.

Or is it just a staging post?

The fleet went south immediately after a short docking to replenish?

After you have completely established yourself in North America, are you turning around and developing here?

But even so, there are still at least 10,000 or 20,000 people to be deployed here.

Mines, shipyards, these are inevitable, plus garrisoned troops.

And what made Li Yuanjing most painful and difficult to make a decision was that as time went by, he found that this was actually a natural ice-free port.

What does ice-free port mean? Needless to say, this means that the fleet can come here on a year-round lunch break, which means it will be an important shipping route.

Historically, the closest route from China to Europe is from the Northeast, detouring through Russia to Europe directly, with the fastest 10,000-ton freighter to calculate, it only takes about seven days to arrive.

Isn't it scary? This speed is even faster than a train?

It may sound a bit bizarre, but it's not an exaggeration if you do the math.

The fastest cargo ship can reach a speed of more than 20 knots, and the channel is fixed, and there is precise guidance for navigation, so you can sail day and night without worrying about hitting the reef or something.

And such a day can run more than 500 nautical miles, which is converted into 1,000 kilometers, can you believe this?

But that's the way it is, but the biggest problem is that this route can't be used in winter, the ice is too thick, and there is no nuclear-powered icebreaker to think about it.

And this golden route relies on the advantage of the meeting of the two seas to ensure that the route does not freeze all year round.

An important reason why Li Yuanjing chose to stay was that he found that the fresh water was beginning to freeze, but the sea did not react, and now he has confirmed this matter.

In the face of such a natural ice-free port, and it is not far from the coal mine, how could Li Yuanjing give up such a good place?

Don't even think about it!

Exactly a month later, the soldiers had recovered nearly four thousand, and according to the expected plan, they needed to go out to fight at this time.

As for the position of the enemy, it is naturally not a big problem for these natives who are eager to make meritorious contributions to change their own treatment.

Before leaving, Li Yuanjing called Xue Rengui to his side: "After you go out, focus on looking for limestone!" Also, send someone to find clay around the camp! ”

Limestone is the main ore used to make cement and lime, and this must be determined.

Clay is the main raw material for firing bricks and tiles, and in order to survive here, it is necessary to build enough houses here from scratch before the first winter comes.

And it has to be a brick and concrete structure, the kind of house with a flue to heat the womb.

It's just that one or two seats are relatively easy, but if you want to meet the needs of tens of thousands of people, even if it is a collective dormitory, you need at least a few hundred.

The resources required for this are not a small amount, and according to the current situation, as well as Li Yuanjing's own speculation, the winter here is estimated to be as long as six months.

It is really difficult to build so many houses from scratch in half a year.

But even if it is difficult, he still has to do it, even if he can only rely on the sea to transport food in the early stage, he still has to do it.

It's just how to do it, and this needs to be considered in detail.

But there's no hurry, there's at least two or three years to think about it.