Chapter 439: Nominal
In the evening, the sun's rays of the setting sun shine through the wind and sand above the horizon on the campsite after a busy day.
The sand ninjas, who rarely finished their work early, gathered around the central square, and the nearby civilians of the Wind Country, who had not had time to return, also stood aside with great interest to watch the excitement.
At the four corners of the camp, an iron pillar tens of meters long is erected, and the top is decorated with a huge light box.
In the center of the venue, a high platform of nearly ten meters has been arranged for the venue, which not only highlights the people above, but also does not appear too far away to see clearly.
Such an appearance was supposed to appear at the inauguration ceremony of the fifth generation of the Wind Shadow of my Airo, but unfortunately, it was only on this occasion that Airo could be useful.
Daimaru is the founder of this place, but today's focus is on Iara.
I was going to say something, but for this opportunity to show my face openly, I thought about it for a long time.
When the matter came, looking at the faces below, the enlightened teenager instantly realized that what everyone was expecting was not what he would say.
Impassioned praise, promise, compliment, or wooing?
None of this matters, just standing here, it's enough. The rest is the result of everyone's hard work for so long.
After the positive color lifted the hat, took it in his hand and waved it, the subordinates who had been prepared long ago below unveiled the pool covered with a curtain.
To the amazement of the crowd, a water tower with a cylindrical top and a water pipeline connected to the underground reservoir at the bottom slowly rises from the ground.
The sun disappeared between the mountains in the distance, and the light boxes high above the surrounding area opened, shooting out a light that illuminated the entire camp.
Strictly speaking, there is not much electricity to be consumed in the start-up camp, and the factory is only used for its own use and public lighting, even for a small-scale power station, which is completely sufficient.
As for the water towers, they are only exposed for everyone to see and fetch water, and most of the fresh water is stored underground.
Not long ago, standing in front of the reservoir and sighing, I Airo once asked:
"How many people can a desalination plant of this size drink?"
On this topic, Daimaru doesn't know how to answer it accurately, so he can only make a reluctant comparison:
"According to the current consumption in Shayin Village, it can meet nearly a quarter of the village's consumption, but according to my estimate, it may not be so much in fact, and it should be discounted by seven to ......eight percent."
"Why?"
Daimaru explains:
"If it were just to sustain human existence, as in the villages, a little more could be fed by saving a little money, but here the caravans need to be supplied with fresh water and food, and the drinking needs of the livestock; In addition, if there is a demand for water for agricultural irrigation, greenery, and industry, fresh water consumption will skyrocket instantly......"
The average person may have no idea how terrible the demand for water for agriculture, especially for rice cultivation, is, even more shocking if there is an industrial project that uses a lot of water.
Fortunately, the Land of the Wind has no agricultural foundation; Greening and the like can't be put on the agenda for a while, and Sand Shinobi is not yet extravagant enough to take precious fresh water to water flowers and plant trees; Industrial projects that consume water and energy are simply not suitable for this place.
In short, the current camp no longer needs to spend a lot of money to bring fresh water from other places to replenish it, but can exist as an important supply point.
As long as you want to travel between the Land of Wind and the Land of Fire from the Southern Continent, it is impossible to bypass here.
The outsiders who were observing from the periphery were also quite happy, and with this place that could provide fresh water supplies, the lives of the residents of the surrounding Wind Country were much better.
Merchants who come and go from the south to the north no longer have to endure the anxious communication lines and bandits and robbers in the land of rain and grass.
In the past, no one went this way, because the development of Kawanokuni in the south was too difficult, and most of the prosperous places in the country of wind were concentrated in the north-central and northwest, and there was not even a decent port on the south coast, so there was really no road.
In order to thank everyone for their efforts, the central water tower opened an unlimited supply of fresh water for the first three days, and after three days, you have to spend money to buy water.
Daimaru worked hard to prop up such a big field, but it wasn't for charity.
Even if the desalination plant and power station could provide unlimited hydropower resources, and the resident population could be supported by several times, Daimaru did not plan to sell it too cheaply.
Besides, the residents of the Land of the Wind are accustomed to the days of water shortage, and they have been deeply imprinted in their minds with the impression that drinking water should not be cheap.
Even so, the price of water set by Daimaru is much more cost-effective than shipping it from outside.
In a word, a unique business, love to buy or not, don't come if you have the ability, "monopoly state-owned assets" is so domineering.
As for electricity, it is really cheap, and there is a serious overproduction of electricity anyway, except for public facilities and hotels for wealthy merchants, there is basically no electric lighting.
People can't afford not to drink water, but electricity is not necessary for survival, and most of the villagers in the Land of the Wind still try not to use it.
"I'm still too poor!"
After a brief and sloppy ceremony, Aira and Daimaru avoided the crowd and looked at the lively scene in front of them, which seemed to be a festival, and sighed a little.
Although the vast majority of people's attention is not focused on themselves, I Airo doesn't pay much attention to it, which is expected.
"Now it's the official foundation laid, and it used to be like a mirror, although it was lively, everyone was worried about whether it would disappear overnight."
People who have not been "thirsty" are difficult to experience the pleasure of the sand ninjas now, even if the family is not very good, Daimaru, who is in the sand hidden village, there is still a father who is a ninja, who has laid some foundation for the family, although it is hard, but there is no worry about food and clothing.
Although he couldn't immerse himself in it, Daimaru was not a hard-hearted person, and Daimaru, who felt good about the stone in his heart, asked with interest:
"I'm Airo, a settled settlement that has a firm foothold, and since it's semi-open to the outside world, it must have an official name! What do you think you want? ”
"Name?"
I Airo pondered for a moment and then replied,
"Let's call it 'Awaji', Awaji Village, Awaji Town, I'm looking forward to its future......"
"It's really straightforward......"
Daimaru couldn't help but laugh out loud, the settlement was located in a calm bay, and for easy access to water, the start-up desalination plant, located on a jutting nameless peninsula, was at the tip of a small uninhabited island, separated at high tide, and when the tide fell, a narrow passage was revealed to connect to the island.