Chapter 71: Congenital Deficiency
The moment he opened the "blind box", Zhu Xianhai was stunned, and it took him a long time to speak.
"Oh, it's actually like this..."
The map displayed on the light screen is an extremely detailed map, including mountains, rivers, roads...if any.
Of course , there are roads, such as the simple road between Nanhua and the reclamation area, and some so-called trails on the grassland.
However, as a map, it is undoubtedly extremely detailed, and the scale can even be adjusted at any time. In simple terms, it can be adjusted between civilian maps and military maps at any time.
If nothing else, this feature alone is worth the money.
"It turns out that the nearest white settlement is less than 100 kilometers away from here..."
Oversight!
Too careless!
Staring at the several settlements shown on the map, although those settlements only have one or two white families, they are also potentially dangerous.
Zhu Xianhai said to himself.
"They turned around and pretended to be Mapuche and uprooted these settlements..."
No wonder it was exposed. How could it not be exposed?
Suddenly, the function bar on the upper right side of the map attracted Zhu Xianhai's attention.
"Function bar? What functions are hidden here?"
While feeling puzzled, Zhu Xianhai clicked on the "Function Bar" and his eyes lit up instantly.
"Mineral resource survey!"
There is such a function?
Zhu Xianhai's heart was filled with enthusiasm. Resources!
What is the most important thing in developing industry?
The first is human resources, what is the second?
Isn’t it just mineral resources?
If developing an industrial population is a prerequisite, then mineral resources are the fundamental foundation.
Perhaps the population of Nanhua is not large now, but even right now, there is a certain demand for mineral resources here.
For example, take coal. Nanhua currently has more than a dozen steam tractors and six steam engines. Although using firewood as fuel can meet short-term demand, in the long run, without coal, Nanhua's development will be restricted.
Of course, there are also coal and iron, which are the most fundamental basis for developing industry.
Without coal and iron, in this era when heavy industry is the national strength, what development and future can we talk about?
[It takes 1000 experience points to enable the primary mineral resource survey function.]
Zhu Xianhai made a quick decision and turned on this function again.
If you don’t enable such a great function, you’d be doing a disservice to the system’s golden finger.
[The user spends 1000 experience points to open the primary mineral resource distribution survey function. This function is used in a targeted manner and requires 10 to 100 experience points each time it is used.]
Well……
The system really requires krypton gold!
As a paying player, of course I'm grinning when I see such a result, but even if I have to grin, I still have to use it.
[Please select the mineral you want to investigate]
Since "coal" is currently needed for steel, Zhu Xianhai naturally chose coal directly.
[Primary users are only allowed to survey 200 kilometers, and the mineral depth is limited to 200 meters. Do you want to start the survey?]
"200 kilometers? There's actually a distance limit, and there's also a limit on the burial depth..."
Shouldn’t players who spend money on games be given preferential treatment?
Why are there still such restrictions?
Staring at the dialog box on the light screen, Zhu Xianhai grinned.
"Come on, two hundred is fine. We don't have any railways now anyway, so we may not be able to transport the goods for two hundred kilometers."
"Start the investigation!"
As the light screen flashed, several mineral signs soon appeared on the map.
“There’s a coal mine near Nanhua!”
Surprised, Zhu Xianhai clicked on the coal mine resource description and his face instantly dropped.
"The reserves are less than one million tons, and the ash content is high. The calorific value... that's it. Can this be called a mine?"
For Zhu Xianhai, who is used to seeing large coal mines in China with reserves of hundreds of millions or even billions of tons, he is embarrassed to call this kind of coal mine with reserves of only a few hundred thousand tons a mine. Moreover, the quality of the coal is very average.
However, the investigation was very detailed , with detailed descriptions of the location, burial depth, reserves, and even the quality of the coal.
The only thing that makes people dissatisfied is that the reserves of these coal mines are too small. In China, even if they are mined, they are considered "small and micro mines" that need to be closed down. Not to mention the output of tens of thousands of tons, even a few thousand tons is already sky-high.
"South American coal mines are indeed insufficient!"
As an engineering student, Zhu Xianhai certainly knew the shortcomings of South America. It produces the world's largest gold and silver and copper mines, and it also has large-scale high-quality iron ore deposits, but it has few coal mines.
Many people even directly regard the shortage of coal as the most critical factor in South America's inability to develop industry.
On the surface, it seems to make sense. The key step in the world economy or the national strength of each country lies in the Industrial Revolution. After the Industrial Revolution, the national strength has increased by dozens of times, which is equivalent to a complete transformation. Without the Industrial Revolution, it would be impossible to become a strong country.
The key element of the Industrial Revolution lies in steel production, which in turn depends on coal and iron. The reason why Britain became the first country to undergo the Industrial Revolution is that they had both coal and iron. France still had some iron, but coal mines were scarce. The only coal producing area, Lorraine, was taken away by Germany during the Franco-Prussian War. This is why France's steel production has always lagged behind Germany.
Without iron ore and coal mines, it is impossible to produce steel. Without sufficient steel, it is impossible to enter the heavy industry and manufacturing industry. We can only rely on imports. In this way, let alone independently entering the Second Industrial Revolution, even defending the country becomes a problem.
Of course, things are never that simple. There are many places with scarce resources. South America's industrial economy could not develop and eventually fell under the control of British and American capital. Resources were definitely not the root cause.
But it is definitely a constraint.
"Well, no matter how small a mosquito is, it's still meat!"
Look at the small coal mine located less than 100 kilometers south of Nanhua. Although the reserves are only a few hundred thousand tons, it has the advantage of being shallowly buried, easy to mine, and the quality is also acceptable. Let's just use it for now!
Moreover, a small coal mine means less manpower is needed for mining, which can definitely meet Nanhua’s needs for the time being.
"The map can actually be exported."
In addition to being surprised, when Zhu Xianhai wanted to output the map, the next moment, he wanted to slap the system twice.
There is actually a charge - a map costs 100 pesos!
This is incredible!
The pay-to-win system really requires pay-to-win.
However, after getting more than a dozen maps, Zhu Xianhai felt that it was worth the money. After all, this was the first Nanhua map he had.
Holding the map and staring at Biedma on the map, Zhu Xianhai muttered to himself.
"Okay, now it's just you!"
The soldiers who attacked Nanhua came from Biedma. What had happened to Lieutenant Philip that he dared to launch a surprise attack on Nanhua?
When dealing with such potential enemies, Zhu Xianhai has always had only one belief - take the initiative and solve the problem fundamentally!
