After the arrival of the new colonists, the construction of the Martian colony also entered the second stage.
The positioning of the Mars colony on the Martian colony has been used to make the solar system industrial base from the beginning, so the development direction of the second stage of the colony has been quite clear, that is, mining, mining, and steelmaking!
Steel is the foundation of industry. To produce capacity on Mars, steel production must keep up.
It's not difficult to achieve this on Mars. You can smell the rust when you bend down and grab a handful of sand. It's just a matter of question. In addition, the development of heavy industry has the added benefit of artificially causing a greenhouse effect that indirectly changes the Martian atmosphere thickness. After a few centuries, the atmosphere thickness of Mars returned to the level of 3 billion years ago with human intervention and became the second paradise of mankind...
Of course, these are all words.
In addition to increasing production capacity, the population cannot fall.
The labor force is always one of the important factors that restrict industrial development, whether it is the general labor force or the labor force that has received higher education. Even if automated production can drastically reduce the demand for low-education labor in industrial facilities, it is unlikely that a human being will be kicked off.
It is impossible for at least two centuries.
In the half-year plan for the Martian colony, Jiang Chen clearly defined two goals. The first is that the monthly output of steel must exceed one million tons. The second is to expand the size of the colony to a thousand people.
It is for this reason that the new colonists who came to Mars have not had time to savor the exotic customs on Mars. The next day they stunned the brain with drunkenness and embarked on their own jobs with tools. .
This seagull-class transport ship not only brought the colonists, but also brought a lot of production tools, such as excavators, cranes, mining equipment and so on designed for the Martian environment. The original colonial cabin with a square could only provide two hundred living units, and the colonists who came back later could only live in the rooms they built.
After all, the colonial cabin that can be deployed by airdrops is quite expensive, and it is impossible for the Star Trade to waste all of the colonial budget on buying houses for the colonists.
The entire colonial engineers were busy at once, commanding the construction workers to drive the construction vehicles, and the entire colony became a huge construction site, submerged in the flying dust.
The first to start the expansion is the soilless cultivation farm, then the spherical water pump, followed by the steel mill...
Just as the construction machinery was working on the sand dunes, an armored car that had been specially modified for the Martian environment was taken from the colonial garage and went to the distant horizon...
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Star Ring City, Space Command Center, Mars Colonization Project Department.
After learning that the transport ship arrived at Mars, Jiang Chen arrived here by space elevator for the first time. He found Kerwin, who was inspecting the work in the command center, and asked him about the current situation of the Martian colony.
“Our colonists have landed safely?”
"I landed yesterday," Kerwin nodded. "The seagull-class transport ship has been rid of Mars gravity after a week in synchro orbit, and is now returning to the Earth and Moon system."
It seems that the colony developed well.
Jiang Chen nodded with satisfaction, and then he asked another thing he cares about.
"071 Mines? Is there a situation?"
"Which is so fast," Kerwin shook his head. "Our Marines have just departed from the colony and have not yet reached the 071 mine. Even if it is, we can't immediately know the underground information of five kilometers. According to Hong Zewei. The solution provided, we will first drill a five-kilometer deep well at the 071 mine, and then put the drone down to see the situation."
Jiang Chen asked, "What do you think there is?"
Kervin shook his head helplessly. "I don't know, maybe it's a city that is really alien. Maybe I want it to be the grave of an alien, or a fossil. If it's a living Martian, it's for us." The colony is definitely a disaster."
On the Mars, the traces or relics of "aliens" were discovered. Jiang Chen did not know whether this was a curse or a blessing. On the one hand, he is looking forward to what the colonists on Mars can find, and on the other hand he is worried about whether this will bring disaster to the Mars colonization plan of the Star Trade.
Just when Jiang Chen couldn't understand it, he suddenly remembered that maybe someone could give him the answer.
With a full stomach question, the next day he took the space elevator back to the ground.
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University of Coro.
Unlike the third-rate university, which was not much stronger than the community colleges, the current University of Coro has developed into a world-class institution. Whether in academia or in the enterprise, it has a good influence. Of course, these influences are mainly reflected in the majors of aerospace, new energy, and materials science. As for other professions...
Do not mention it.
I remember that when the university was first established, Jiang Chen had opened a public elective course called cosmology at the invitation of President Rafael Leif. It was also an addiction to the university professor. Since he pulled Huo Jin’s old man from the wheelchair, his three-minute heat has almost faded, so he gave the election to the master of teaching physics.
On the tree-lined path of the green trees, there are a little green face in the past. The students with different skin colors speak the language they are familiar with, chatting with friends around them, chatting with girls, chatting with professors. Chat and relax for a while...
Because it is Saturday, the campus is quieter than ever. Whenever this happens, the students will choose to go to the downtown area of Coro, or buy a boat ticket and go to Penglai City for a day or two to come back.
Still staying in the teaching building, if it is not a schoolmaster, there is a new student who has to deal with the public election.
When Jiang Chen came, he was very low-key. He drove quietly into the campus without causing too many people's ideas. He made a phone call with Rafael Leif and learned that after Hawking was in class, he drove straight to the school building.
After waiting for the class at the door, Jiang Chen found Hawking who had just stepped out of the ladder classroom.
It seems that it is very unexpected to meet Jiang Chen here, and Hawking, who walked out of the door with a briefcase, squatted slightly.
"...is really a rare guest."
Jiang Chen made a helpless expression, just ready to speak, Hawking first opened.
"I guess you have something to ask me?"
This time, Jiang Chen lived, and I didn’t expect Master Huo to have the ability to read minds.
"Yes, there is a small problem at work... I don't know if you are inconvenient?"
"Is there any inconvenience? If I am inconvenient, I don't know how many scholars have to break the head for this opportunity to answer questions to the executive officer." Hawking said humorously, reaching out to pull down Jiang Chen's sleeves and lead him to On the one hand, "just to the meal, let's talk while walking. The canteen next to the East Building is good, the pinecone pancakes there are quite good, I recommend you to come."
Now is the time of class, many students have noticed the two people at the door, recognized that after the morning, even some people excitedly pulled out the mobile phone, and then stay here to fear that it will be seen as a giant panda.
Jiang Chen did not have the enthusiasm of the foreign female university students for the time being, so he quickly followed the footsteps of Hawking and walked outside the teaching building.
(To be continued.)