The lunar rover drove smoothly on the bumpy surface of the Moon. After passing through a tunnel on the slope, it entered the interior of the crater. The scenery in front suddenly became clear, and the silhouette of a silver-white city appeared in front of Jiang Chen's eyes.
"In front of us is the center of the Moon Colony. Of course, it has now been renamed the city center of Lunar City. All municipal buildings radiate out around this city center square. The surface is only a small part. I believe you will be more surprised when you get underground. " Tang Weijie sat by the window of the lunar rover, pointed to the silhouette outside the window, and said to Jiang Chen with a smile, "We have prepared a welcome ceremony for you and CEO Xia."
"I hope it won't be too troublesome." Jiang Chen looked at the entrance of Lunar City outside the window and smiled.
"Haha, believe me, it absolutely won't be."
Jiang Chen had never liked the formalities. Compared with the beautiful flattery and superficial efforts, he wanted to see the people below him bring tangible results. His early years of living in Hua made him aware of the inefficiency of bureaucracy.
Future Group had grown to such a large scale. What made him most gratified was not the high-tech products, but the fact that this large group still maintained the vitality of a new enterprise. It didn't corrupt the thinking of the management because of its bloated size.
It was the so-called good things from above, bad things from below.
Tang Weijie, the mayor of Lunar City, knew the style of the boss, so when he prepared the welcome ceremony for him, he tried to make it as grand as possible.
After the welcome ceremony in the Colony Square, at Jiang Chen's request to visit Lunar City, he personally served as a tour guide for the two and took them to the elevator next to the Colony Square.
They stood on the elevator and descended about five hundred meters.
When the elevator stopped, the door moved to the side, and fresh and dry air blew in.
Outside the elevator was a circular hall, and there were more than thirty identical elevators in this hall. Here, the significance of the elevator was similar to the subway station on Earth, connecting the underground living space with the mining stations and factories on the surface.
The rotunda was bustling with people, including staff in Celestial Trade uniforms, and passengers in various jackets. Tang Weijie took Jiang Chen and Xia Shiyu to a special passage on the side. They directly crossed the vast crowd and entered the underground city.
"This used to be an underground ice sheet. Later, after the ice was mined, we found a lava tunnel formed by ancient magma geological activity under the ice. The surrounding rock is glassy black volcanic rock, which is stronger than concrete, so we simply sealed and reinforced this space with aluminum and modified it into a living space for the colony."
"The temperature difference on the surface of the moon is huge, but the underground temperature can be stable at 25 degrees Celsius, and it can also resist harmful rays and meteorite impacts. A total of more than 27,000 people live here, and the elevator has become the main means of transportation in Guanghan City. "
While walking, Tang Weijie introduced the situation of Lunar City to Jiang Chen.
Although this city was built under his instructions, he couldn't help but sigh when he stood here in person.
No one thought that a small colony with a population of only 200 people would develop to this extent in just over a year.
"This city is only half developed, and half of the space is still under reconstruction. Later, we will also use the lava tunnel of the extinct volcano to double the area of this underground city. At that time, our Moon colony will be able to accommodate 100,000 people." Tang Weijie looked at the emotional expression on the boss's face with a proud smile.
As they walked, Xia Shiyu looked around, gently pulled Jiang Chen's sleeve, and whispered.
"Is there any water? I'm a little thirsty. "
Seeing this, the assistant behind Tang Weijie immediately stepped forward, took out two brand-new stainless steel cups from her bag, and handed them to the two with a smile.
"This is one of the specialties of the Moon, Moon Soil brand energy drink." Tang Weijie took the opportunity to introduce it to Jiang Chen.
"Is there any Moon soil in it?" Xia Shiyu laughed.
"CEO Xia, you must be joking." The assistant grinned.
"What is this? It doesn't look like plastic. "Jiang Chen played with the bottle and said thoughtfully.
"The new PVC material is a special anti-rust lightweight steel. Its weight is only 1.2 times that of the same volume of plastic. Its surface material has a sterilizing effect similar to activated carbon. The most important thing is that steel is much cheaper than plastic on the Moon. Speaking of which, this is the masterpiece of the group's Materials Science Research Institute, "Tang Weijie explained to Jiang Chen.
"Is that so? I didn't expect this small cup to have so much knowledge. "Jiang Chen smiled, unscrewed the lid, took out a straw, and took a sip.
The taste was a bit strange, like herbal tea, but much sweeter than herbal tea. After drinking it, he felt a lot more energetic. The refreshing effect was more effective than coffee, and it was much better than Red Bull and so on.
When they reached the front of the corridor, Tang Weijie led the two of them through an arched door. They passed through the air shower room and entered a factory.
Rows of long bookshelves were distributed vertically on the open space of the factory. Each shelf was equipped with dozens of groups of culture tanks, and ultraviolet lights were embedded above. Through the glass wall, one could see the young seedlings growing healthily.
"Is this a farm?" Jiang Chen looked at the nearest culture tank and asked casually.
"Yes, but the main production here is cash crops, or raw materials for this drink. Grains such as potatoes, radishes, and pumpkins only account for a small part here. " Tang Weijie walked next to Jiang Chen and said, "90% of the food in Lunar City is imported from Celestial City. It's not impossible to farm on the Moon, but it's too difficult. "
At first, the farms of the Moon colony were built on the surface of the Moon, but due to the impact of cosmic rays, even if the roof was equipped with lead plates, the genetic mutation rate of crop seeds in the germination stage was still high.
Later, it was discovered that the Moon soil could effectively absorb harmful cosmic rays and solar wind particles, so the farms were moved underground. Only a small plantation used for breeding and selection was retained on the Moon, and most of the rest were mines and factories.
"What is the average daily traffic of Lunar City now?" Jiang Chen reached out and touched the potato seedlings in the culture tank, then asked casually.
"The average daily passenger throughput last month was 3,417," Tang Weijie replied immediately.
"What about the cargo throughput?"
"Last month's cargo throughput exceeded 900,000 tons!"
900,000 tons in August. Considering the continued expansion of rare earth production, the total economic output of Lunar City had been growing. It should be no problem for the cargo throughput to exceed 10 million tons in the next 19 years.
Jiang Chen silently calculated in his mind. After a moment of contemplation, he looked at Tang Weijie with a smile.
"I plan to build a 200-kilometer-long Moon Elevator in Lunar City. I want to hear your opinion."
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