In the second year of Dewu, December 7, 1864, it rained.

The pace of the New Year is gradually approaching, and Fengdu is immersed in the atmosphere of celebrating the New Year, but what many people don't know is that a small accident was blocked by the Fengdu power department in a place where the masses can't see.

A week ago, a sudden cold snap struck the western part of North America.

It is said that it is a cold snap, but in fact, the temperature in Fengdu has only dropped to about 0 degrees, except for some thin ice in the early morning, there will be no ice most of the time.

In this era, there is no external plug-in of central heating in the land of China, and naturally there is no debate about whether the south is cold or the north is cold, and it is a fact that northerners are more accustomed to cold that does not need to be discussed.

Therefore, the damp cold of 0 degrees is for the generation of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the Chinese workers in the north, the Japanese and women, the children of Xianghuai, or the local Yin people, although they also feel cold, but they are more or less used to it.

However, for the Chinese workers from Liangguang and Fujian, especially those who have just arrived in the Americas this year, it is a bit difficult.

And every year from November to March of the following year, it is the rainy season in the northwest of North America, and the rain combined with the low temperature produces the legendary magic attack, which makes Xinfeng's electricity consumption reach a new peak.

Today, Xinfeng's power supply mainly relies on Fengdu Thermal Power Plant and Fugui Hydropower Station.

Due to the impact of large-scale steel smelting, the supply of coal to thermal power plants is now restricted.

But fortunately, the winter here is not the dry season of the rivers like in China.

The Fugui Hydropower Station, which has abundant runoff, is operating well, and under the personal command of His Majesty the Emperor, the hydropower plant has urgently launched a set of turbine generator sets, which has relieved the pressure on the power consumption of the Fengdu power grid.

In fact, according to the original design, Fengdu's electricity this year must be enough.

Even if the population of Xinfeng exceeds 200,000 by the end of the year, it is still within the calculations of Zhu Fugui and the comrades of the Electric Power Department of the Ministry of Industry.

But as the old saying goes, plans can't keep up with change.

In November, Xinqinhuangdao was liberated, and the power demand was connected to the Xinfeng power grid, which increased the load on the power grid.

The Lugang Iron and Steel Plant was put into operation, and the demand for coal rose sharply, resulting in a fuel shortage at the Xinfeng Thermal Power Plant.

In addition, the [Tripartite Railway Company] has now recruited nearly 50,000 Chinese workers to build roads, and although they do not use electricity, they definitely need to use coal.

Moreover, the materials on the new Taihang Mountain need to be transported to the foot of the mountain by car, and then transported up the mountain by a horse team, which is also a consumption of energy.

All kinds of unexpected factors were superimposed, and finally they were attacked by the cold wave, so Zhu Fugui had to temporarily purchase a set of generator sets from the platform.

Compared with the previous two 800 kW hydro generators, the generator power generation this time has reached 1,200 kW, and the total installed capacity has reached 2,800 kW.

Taking into account the water supply situation and the outage, the Fugui Hydropower Station will be able to generate about 10 million kilowatt hours of electricity next year.

In Zhu Fugui's plan, the population of Fengdu will be expanded to at least 600,000 next year.

In later generations, a county town of 600,000 people consumed about 1 billion kilowatt hours of electricity a year for industry, agriculture and residents.

Considering that the per capita electricity consumption in this era is about 110 in later generations, and the industrial electricity consumption cannot be compared, Zhu Fugui predicts that Xinfeng's electricity consumption should be between 40 million and 70 million kilowatt hours next year.

There is still a big power gap to be filled, and if there is a big breakthrough for immigrants, or if there are any high-power consuming projects, then electricity consumption may even exceed 100 million kilowatt hours.

This problem can only be solved through platform procurement, and the shortcomings of cultural value are once again exposed in front of Zhu Fu.

Moreover, this accident also reminded Zhu Fugui that the cultural value is not only enough, but also has to leave sufficient strategic reserves.

For example, the generator set that was urgently installed this time, don't say that the Ming Dynasty of this era can't build it at all, and even if it can be built, it's too late in time.

In the event of a power grid collapse, the Tenglongshan industrial base shuts down, or the residents of Fengdu suffer casualties due to a cold wave, the damage caused is far from comparable to that of a 100,000-yuan generator.

This also made Zhu Fugui reflect that in the past year, Daming's land, population, industrial and agricultural output value have risen rapidly, but the cultural undertakings have lagged behind.

"Long live, the division headquarters of the Xinjin Production Corps is almost here."

Just as Zhu Fugui was thinking about the problem, the driver's voice sounded in his ears.

"Let's go, let's not go to the division, let's go directly to the farm!" Zhu Fugui said suddenly.

This time, Zhu Fugui came to Xinjin Agricultural Reclamation District to inspect without notifying the cadres of the agricultural reclamation division in advance, and even took the No. 1 of the Sun and Moon, but an ordinary agricultural vehicle.

Of course, it is said to be ordinary, but in fact, bulletproof glass and construction reinforcement are added.

In addition to the driver Jiang Ye in the car, there is also a good guard flag player, and there are also several guard flag cars in front of and behind the car.

This cold wave, industry and electricity are withstanding, but agricultural production, especially pig breeding, may still be affected, Zhu Fugui is ready to take a look for himself.

As soon as he got out of the car, Zhu Fugui regretted that he was wearing the Antarctic down jacket he had found.

It is rumored that the quality of the down jacket of the OEM factory is still good and very warm, but once it is wet, it suddenly loses and becomes heavy and clammy.

Jiang Ye, the driver of the umbrella on the side, consciously took off his coat and draped it on Zhu Fugui, "Long live, be careful of getting cold." ”

Zhu Fugui sneezed, waved his hand and said, "It's okay, let's go." ”

"Stop, pig breeding is important, people come to stop, sentinels are sacred!"

The little soldier standing guard in front of the gate of the pig factory was very alert, and as soon as Zhu Fugui and his party approached, he pulled out half of his saber and stopped.

There is no doubt that the Xinjin Agricultural Reclamation Division is a Ding Seed Division, not only has a low level of training, but even guns are not distributed to everyone.

They usually only use sabers, and they practice using firearms only once a week in training.

The combat effectiveness of such a unit is certainly not strong, and what Zhu Fugui wants to inspect this time is only the situation of the pigs keeping out the cold, as well as the sense of discipline and secrecy of the agricultural reclamation division.

It doesn't look bad now.

A guard flag non-commissioned officer stepped forward and showed a special certificate: "Imperial power concession, imperial guard." ”

"Is this ......?"

The little soldier was startled and hurriedly looked at the most beautiful boy in the crowd.

"Hello handsome!" With the most energetic state in his life, he bowed to Zhu Fugui.

Zhu Fugui smiled and nodded.

At this time, even the piglets inside the door let out a high-pitched cry, as if they were greeting His Majesty the Great Ming Emperor......

Well, that's.

The main thing is that the young man is too energetic, and the loud voice not only alarmed the piglets, but also the comrades-in-arms who were changing the grass mattress for the pigs inside, and even a three-flowered puppy ran through the crack in the door.

The Daming pig factory is intensively farmed and has a large scale, and soon thirty soldiers who are taking care of the pigs ran out of it.

Of course, compared to the sentries who wore the trench coats of the Taksan and the knives at their waists, these warriors were much more sloppy.

After all, it's pig breeding.

They wore camouflage training uniforms, black rubber shoes on their feet, and their sleeves were rolled up high, making them look like old peasants.

"Captain Shimura Nishi of the Pig Breeding Company reports to you!"

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