Chu Fan was actually really reluctant to come to Jingyi County to open a new base, but he had to come.

The bloody massacre more than a month ago not only left a deep shadow on the hearts of the North Koreans, but also on Chu Fan's heart.

Of course, his shadow is different from that of the North Koreans, and he is particularly worried about the retaliation of the North Koreans - after all, this is far away from Ushijima, and if the families of those who died really start a riot, it will be a huge danger to the safety of this base!

But he had to come again, and the reason was very simple: there were no rivers in the eastern part of Jeju Island, which was now under Chu Fan's control!

Due to the change in the expansion plan of the Fuliao Army, many of the strong laborers recruited for the steel group in the third batch of displaced people were transferred to the new recruits, which caused the steel group to be extremely strained; And Chu Fan's task for the steel group was extremely heavy, and in the end, Wang Denghai came to Chu Fan twice in three days to complain.

Replacing manual labor with hydraulic machinery is an idea that Chu Fan has thought of for a long time, but because there is no river, he can only give up; Now that Ling Ming has returned to Jingyi County, he has gradually stepped on the right track, and the human resources crisis of the steel group is a problem that needs to be solved urgently.

In order to use water power, it is necessary to have rivers, and although there are many rivers on Jeju Island, they are all concentrated on the north and south sides of Hallasan Mountain, and there is not one in the east. Not to mention the vicinity of Jeju City in the north, and in the territory of Jeeui County in the south, Chu Fan found that most of the rivers were controlled by the local magnates, and with the hostile attitude of the local magnates towards the Fuliao army, safety was also a big problem.

And this Yuanwai River next to Jingyi County has plenty of water, not to mention that it can make full use of Jin Yongtai's help and prestige, not to mention the armed force of the regimental joint venture-no matter how you say it, the regimental joint venture is also armed by Chu Fan with a big sword and spear, and it is not a big problem to scare and scare the common people.

So after repeated measurements. Chu Fan finally put the first point of using water resources in Yuanwaichuan, and ordered Jin Yongtai to build this rammed earth city wall, thinking that it would be a permanent fortification.

Seeing off the North Korean officials who were extremely enthusiastic and full of sycophants, Chu Fan looked at the craftsmen of the steel group who were still logging, and sat on a smooth boulder on the bank of the river with a pair of robes.

These days, he runs at both ends of the Liu family's mansion and Niu Island, and he is really tired enough. It is rare to have such a leisure time today, which can allow him to completely relax and enjoy the beautiful scenery in front of him.

Perhaps because of the volcanic rock structure, there are many waterfalls on the rivers on Jeju Island, and this is the case with this Yuanwai River in front of you - just a dozen meters away from Chu Fan, there is a small waterfall that is not high but has a very flavorful taste.

The waterfall stretches from this bank in a slightly concave arc to the opposite bank, and the river slides down from the top of the waterfall without stopping, and the smooth curtain of water solidifies in the middle of the river like the best silk, and one can't help but want to go up and touch it; The curtain of water that falls to the bottom stirs up thick white blisters. After the sudden explosion, countless tiny water droplets burst out, as if a lace was inlaid with a small waterfall; The sound of the murmuring water is like the murmur of a girl, which makes people's minds more and more peaceful.

The water quality is even more outrageously clear, even the large and small pebbles at the bottom of the river can be seen clearly, and the strange halo of water changes under the autumn light; At the bottom of the river is the world of shrimp and crabs, where rampant river crabs spit strings of bubbles, while tiny shrimp "float" in the air as if solidified until they disappear. Fish are naturally indispensable. At Chu Fan's feet, several red and black carp were swinging their fat bodies and playing. Chu Fan, who was fascinated by it, had an illusion for a moment, where they were swimming, it was clear that they were flying freely in the air!

Raising his head, Chu Fan's eyes focused on the fiery maple forest on the opposite bank, and the autumn wind seemed to be unable to blow away the enthusiasm of the maple leaves, which made Chu Fan more deeply appreciate the artistic conception of the poem "Maple leaves are red in February flowers"; The reflection in the river contrasts with the maple forest on the shore. It forms a beautiful autumn scene.

What is Raw? This is the authentic ecology that is truly unpolluted!

Suddenly, Chu Fan had an inexplicable sense of guilt!

Because it is this suffocating land that is about to become Chu Fan's steel base - once the security problem is completely solved, Chu Fan will move all the steel groups to this estuary base!

Because many of the work in the steel group can be replaced by water power.

For example, the most basic irrigation method. Chu Fan improved the coke furnace, but he could not cancel the most important process of steelmaking - forging; The essence of the current rigid-filled method is to mix raw and wrought iron in different proportions and obtain steel with corresponding hardness through different degrees of forging.

In Chu Fan's view, forging is simply a waste of valuable human resources - the hydraulic forging machine is fully capable of this simple and repetitive work; Lifting the heavy hammer with water and using gravity to fall freely can fully integrate the red-hot billet.

If Chu Fan didn't know such a simple truth, he was really blind to the identity of the traverser.

There are many things that can be done with hydraulics, such as stamping - as long as the hammer is replaced with a mold for a mini bullet, there is no need for human labor to pull it.

And stamping can also do a lot of things, the most important of which is plate armor - the production of bust armor is also a very serious reason for the shortage of people in the steel group, a half armor takes at least a dozen craftsmen to take a full three days to make!

If there is stamping plate armor, it is self-evident that the benefits will be improved a lot - first of all, the three large pieces: helmets, front and rear breastplates can be solved by stamping, and neck pads, shoulder pads, elbow pads, even if they have to be manually made, it will not take much manpower and time.

In addition to forging steel and stamping, hydraulic machinery can also spin and weave, lift water for irrigation, sawing and grinding...... All in all, these dozens of rivers on Jeju Island are simply the greatest gift from God to Chu Fan.

The development of water power is not only a simple replacement of manpower, but also can greatly reduce labor intensity, so that the use of human resources is more extensive.

For example, a 50-year-old man who is currently unable to find a suitable job in the steel department is fully capable of doing it with a hydraulic press, a hydraulic saw, and a hydraulic mill – how much effort does it take to move workpieces, push wood, sweep flour, etc.?

As for destroying the environment and polluting rivers?

Come on, that's just Wen Qing Chufan's disease-free moaning for a while, and you don't have to take it seriously at all.

Hungry bare, no matter how beautiful the original ecology is, it is also a poor mountain and bad water! (To be continued.) )