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"yes, where do you get your water?" Not only Wang Ruhan, but Regis also wanted to know this question.

Because it doesn't matter how well the temperature is aired and the moisture retention is done here. But the most important thing is where the water here comes from!

This is the depths of the Gobi, and precipitation is scarce. Even a water-based powerhouse cannot produce a large amount of water out of thin air when the moisture content of the surrounding air and soil is extremely low.

At this time, Chen Yuan smiled and answered for them: "From here to the north, 80 kilometers away in the mountains, there is a large reservoir with a large amount of glacial meltwater. ”

Wang Ruhan immediately asked curiously, "Then did you come back from there to carry water?" ”

In fact, he meant to ask Chen Yuan if they were using water trucks to transport water back from there one by one.

80 kilometers is not too far, but it is not too close. To supply water to more than 100,000 people, plus a large amount of water for watering fruits and vegetables, there is not a small amount of water to be transported every day.

Chen Yuan smiled and replied, "Most of them are. But we have pipes that can bring water directly in. ”

"Pipes! My God! Do you make your own? Regis was surprised.

You must know that laying an 80-kilometer-long pipeline was considered a small project in the past, let alone in the last days. Not to mention that it is in the western part of China, in the resource-scarce Gobi Desert.

At this time, Chen Yuan replied: "It's not all of us who laid it ourselves, this water pipeline was actually being built before the end of the world." And we have completed about 60 kilometers, and we have only completed the last 10 kilometers. ”

"It used to be a small oasis in the Gobi, with a natural spring and a small pool," he said. Later, in order to exploit and utilize the saltpeter resources here......"

Chen Yuan explained to Regers: "There are saltpeter mines underneath here, and there are very large reserves. And the nitrate and potassium content are second only to the saltpeter mines in Peru. It was just discovered by our country more than ten years before the end of the world. ”

He continued: "Because of the water here, a large saltpeter mine was built here in our country a few years before the end of the world. Our settlement was built on the basis of this saltpeter mine. ”

"Mining ore requires a lot of water. The water that came out of that natural spring was definitely not enough. So in the beginning, the factory carried water from Shanshan County in the west, a distance of about 110 kilometers. But it was too high, so they started building the line. And more than 60 kilometers have been completed before the end of the world. ”

"We also learned this later by looking at the documents in the factory. Otherwise, when we first started, we actually transported water from Shanshan County. We also have a couple of petrochemical plants over there. ”

"But after discovering this unfinished water line, our troops stationed in Xinjiang began to lead the survivors here to overcome all kinds of difficulties and complete the last dozen kilometers of water pipelines. That's why there is the current Iron Castle Xinjiang Province settlement! ”

Regers said enviously, "Amazing! Even if it is more than ten kilometers, it is not easy now! He asked curiously: "Did you transport all the pipelines to build water lines, the glass to build the roofs of settlements, the reinforced concrete to build walls and houses, and so many other materials from the northeast?" ”

Chen Yuan smiled and said, "Of course not! The Northeast is so far away, if all the materials have to be transported from the Northeast, the cost will be too high. The materials transported from the Northeast are actually only a few. Now, on the contrary, there are a large number of melons, fruits, and livestock transported to our eastern region to provide support there. ”

"Fruits and poultry? Do you have any surplus of your fruits, fruits, and livestock to supply your local needs, to your eastern regions? ”

Regers looked at the size of the settlement, and wondered.

Although there are indeed a lot of plants here, not only are there many melons and fruit trees planted on both sides of the city roads, but even on the balconies of almost every house in the settlement, and even on the roofs of some relatively low buildings.

But Regers felt that this would only be enough to meet the needs of the colony itself!

And this question, Qin Cheng answered for Chen Yuan.

He laughed and said, "Regess, you don't understand this. The melon orchards in the Iron Fort Xinjiang Province are not just these in the settlement. They also planted large orchards in the mountains to the north, near the reservoir. There are also pastures that provide a lot of fodder for their livestock farming. ”

Qin Cheng also said with envy: "Their fruits such as fragrant pears, apples, cantaloupe, watermelons, and grapes are all delicious, in addition to satisfying their own needs in the Iron Castle. Some can also be supplied to us. ”

"I see!" Regis nodded clearly, also very envious.

But then he asked suspiciously, "What about the materials you built here?" If the materials you built here weren't transported from the Northeast, where did they come from? As far as I know, your Xinjiang province in China was not very developed before the end of the world! Can you collect so much supplies? ”

Chen Yuan smiled: "Regers, this is actually your lack of understanding of our Huaxia. ”

He said: "In fact, our Chinese province was not so backward in the past. ”

For example, he said: "Take Shanshan County to the west, although it is only a very inconspicuous small county in Xinjiang Province. But it also has a population of nearly 250,000! ”

"And in your Midwest region of America, even if it is a state capital, the population can rarely exceed this one! Moreover, 20 years from the end of the world, our western region of China has already begun to carry out large-scale development! Although all kinds of materials are not as abundant as those in the eastern part of China, they are actually quite a lot. ”

Regis said in surprise: "In other words, most of the materials you used to build this settlement were collected on the spot!" ”

You must know that to build such a large-scale settlement, and build so little, there are a lot of materials needed in it. In America, it's hard to collect them all in one place. For example, the reinforced concrete used to build this settlement, especially the high-strength glass and solar panels. It is impossible to stock up so much in such a small place.

However, Chen Yuan's next answer quickly relieved Regers' doubts. But it also further made Regers envy Huaxia's unique environment in the last days! 2k reading web