Hong Kong's water sources are mainly concentrated in mountainous areas, and surface water sources are concentrated in the Wong Nai Chung Gorge area. There are several mountain basins where dams can be built to create so-called "reservoirs". [Full text reading] In the old days of Hong Kong, in addition to building reservoirs in mountainous areas, Hong Kong Island also relied on setting up protective parks and planting trees in mountainous areas to increase the water retention capacity of the mountains.
"We have taken similar measures to merge small settlements to reduce the impact of human activities on the mountains, and plant trees when necessary. The population base of 30,000 is still conservative." Merlin seemed very confident about this.
“With only a guaranteed population of 30,000 people, is it enough to engage in industrial agriculture?”
"Of course, the needs of industry were taken into consideration," Meilin said. "In 1634, we began to build another large-scale reservoir on Lantau Island."
There is a Shek Pik Reservoir on Lantau Island with a storage capacity of 24.55 million cubic meters. It is the largest storage capacity among the mountainous reservoirs in Hong Kong. The main dam is 718 meters long, 354 meters wide and 54 meters high. The filling amount is 4,764 cubic meters. Even according to the standards of high-altitude projects, the amount of work is not large.
"With this reservoir, it won't be a problem to set up large-scale purification camps and engage in agriculture on Lantau Island - farming probably won't be possible, but vegetable and breeding industries can still be done."
"The figure of 30,000 people is actually conservative." Hong Hongyin said, "The Planning Institute calculated it based on the per capita water consumption of modern people, which is 80 liters. People in this time and space cannot use so much water. Especially the big cities here. Some residents live in clusters and cook together. They use seawater to flush toilets or install septic tanks.
Accumulating fat. Water consumption will not be as high as in the old days. "
Hong Hongyin's name means "water", but he actually knows nothing about water affairs. He learned this information on a surprise mission. He has great enthusiasm for Hong Kong's business development, and is very dissatisfied with the Executive Committee's enthusiasm for Guangzhou instead of Hong Kong - as a business representative in Hong Kong, the importance of Hong Kong is closely related to his own importance.
"If you want to protect the water and soil, what will happen to my building materials here?" Shi Dafu expressed concern. The biggest difficulty for him in building infrastructure in Hong Kong is the lack of building materials. Hong Kong does not produce limestone, so soil and cement projects cannot be launched. There is a lack of coal and it is impossible to burn kilns to make bricks and tiles. At present, we mainly rely on quarries to blast granite from mountains. Now I heard that in order to preserve soil and water, mining and quarrying is very damaging to the environment and must be stopped.
"Granite mining can continue. The exploration team will carve out a part of the mountain to minimize the overall damage. As for the wood and bricks, it depends on Guo Yi - what can't he buy when he returns to Guangzhou?"
"Cement, and coal for boilers."
"Cement will continue to be transported from Lingao. As for coal, Guangdong can also supply it. There is a large coal mine in Chaozhou - I heard that this time the Guangzhou Station will extend its tentacles everywhere to suck the juice of girls from all over Guangdong..." Shi Jiantao Said, "Our shipyard must work as hard as possible."
Shi Jiantao was ambitious for the shipyard and planned to build a large-scale Lingao version of the "Free Ship" and completely replace all large ships in the offshore and offshore areas of the Ming Dynasty with the Lingao Free Ship. The ultimate fate of these ships is to serve the patriarchs
The hospital's Greater East Asia Conquest Service.
"Lingao's Liberty Ships will continue to be launched in Hong Kong like dumplings." This was his bold statement when he entertained the shipyard elders before leaving. Naturally, he was looked down upon by Zhou Ke and others.
Shi Dafu was very excited: "Our people can finally go back to Guangzhou? We have to go back majesticly under the escort of the naval fleet. The fleet fired a 100-gun salute at Baietan..."
Merlin laughed: "Dongzhu Guo is so majestic - so envious and jealous."
"The shipyard is building him a paddle-wheel yacht." Shi Jiantao drank kvass and said, "We are preparing to launch a decadent capitalist lifestyle. I don't know if the boat will be completed in time when we go back this time."
Guangzhou Commercial Station will resume business soon. According to the plan: Once Guangzhou Station is restored, most of the building materials and living materials needed for the construction of the Hong Kong base can be purchased from Guangzhou and shipped nearby. It not only saves time, but also does not need to occupy the transit group's own transportation capacity.
In the near future, not only Hong Kong itself, but also materials needed by Lingao and other future coastal island bases will be purchased from commercial stations in various places and shipped to Hong Kong for unified transshipment. Hong Kong will become Cross Group's largest logistics center on the coast of South China. In the series of plans that the Australian and Song Dynasty regime will subsequently launch, including military operations against the Zheng and Liu families, a strategy for attacking Taiwan, and a strategy for attacking the coast of the mainland, Hong Kong will also become a major military logistics support station.
The Planning Institute will set up a material procurement center in South China in Hong Kong, relying on De
Long Hong Kong Branch for clearing and payment. Supporting customs, commodity inspection, classification societies and shipping insurance companies will also be gradually established.
The sun hangs brightly in the sky - but the sunshine does not bring much warmth here at all. In Macau during the Little Ice Age, some of the rich people on the streets even wore leather robes. The poor wore puffy, patched cotton-padded jackets.
The sun shines on the clusters of pointed roofs and fish-scale tiles in Macau. Some of the tiles on the roof are pink, but most of them have turned reddish-brown or off-white after years of wind, rain and sunlight, and they sparkle slightly in the sun.
The windows are inlaid with dense wooden latticework, and some have complicated patterns. Even if the curtains are not hung, the scene in the house cannot be seen up close. The walls plastered white with lime have turned yellow due to the erosion of rain. The walls reflect gray light, the wooden window sills are cracked by the sun, and the paint on them has peeled off. Deep in this cobblestone alley, you can still smell the stench of urine, feces and garbage from time to time.
In this alley full of exotic flavor, Lin Ming looked at Li Yongxun who was walking in front of him with a helpless look. She was looking around with great interest.
This kind of "adventure" has lasted for most of the day, and Lin Ming felt extremely bored: Macau itself is not a big city, and there is not much to see. The several fort barracks of the Francois looked neat and tidy, but Chinese were not allowed to enter. As for those Franconian houses, although they look small and chic, lazy voices can still be heard from time to time through the closed windows.
The sound of the piano and the woman's deep singing stir people's imagination, but after all, this is someone else's private house.
If he were in Foshan or even Guangzhou, as long as he showed the Jin Yiwei brand, and as long as he was not from a wealthy and gentry family with an official background, he would go wherever he wanted. If someone has a good garden, he only needs to send someone to say it. How can the owner dare to say that he is not welcome?
However, the Francons control everything here. Although there are many Ming people on the street, they obviously follow a kind of exotic and rich social norms. Lin Ming felt very unaccustomed to this - not only because he didn't like the Francois, but also because he realized that he couldn't be as domineering in this land as he was in other places. Jin Yiwei's name here is not a scary term. Although the Prime Minister of Xiangshan County treated him respectfully and even sent a general as his guide, he obviously didn't want him to get involved here.
"What is this place?" Lin Ming, feeling impatient, asked the general next to him.
"This is Franji's residence, Lane 5." Tongshi is a Ming Dynasty businessman with a mustache who specializes in selling fruits and vegetables to the Portuguese in Haojing'ao. He often travels between Xiangshan and Hao Keng Ao, and is very familiar with both public and private parties. I can also speak fairly fluent Portuguese. The Prime Minister of Xiangshan County would take him to handle the matter whenever he had to negotiate.
“What a boring place, with closed doors and windows everywhere”
"This place is mostly the back door of the residences of Franconian merchants." said the general.
Lin Ming was just about to scold Tongshi for bringing them here, but then he thought that this was his precious sister-in-law.
He asked to come in, so he had to swallow it again.
"Master, don't be impatient," the general said cautiously, knowing what he was thinking. "At the end of the road is the pier. You can see the big plywood boats of the Francois. There are also many sailors of all kinds - you can see them occasionally. Where is Mrs. Fan?"
"Really? I've seen the big plywood boats a long time ago. They say the hulls are as high as several stories, and the masts are even scarier." The young man walking lightly in front turned around and said, "How far is it?"
"Not far, not far. Just out of this alley." Tongtong said. He knew that the boy walking in front was actually a girl: her overly delicate face, high-pitched voice, slender frame, and twisting waist when walking clearly showed her true gender. However, he didn't want to know what Jin Yiwei's people were doing in Macau.
At this moment, she stumbled and fell, her ankle twisted by pebbles and shoes. She yelled and then sat down on the stone pavement. Lin Ming immediately ran towards her.
"How's it going? Does it hurt from the fall?" He leaned over and frowned at her with concern. Li Yongxun grabbed an ankle and screamed in pain.
"It seems to be a sprain." She said and couldn't help but moan.
Lin Ming looked around. All the wooden doors here were locked, and there were protective iron bars on the outside. Not a single pedestrian was seen in the alley.
"I'm going to call a sedan chair now." Tongshi was very knowledgeable and said, "I think the master should take your sister to the Huang family first, and then hire a doctor as soon as you settle down."
Xiangshan
The residence that the county magistrate arranged for him in Haojing'ao was in the home of a large businessman named Huang Shunlong - this shopkeeper was very kind and very rich, and his mansion was very luxurious. Lin Ming knew from his colleagues in the past that Huang Shunlong was a "collector of stolen goods" and colluded with all the heroes at sea. Not only did he purchase stolen goods, he also sold various prohibited goods to the sea owners. He is a man with sharp eyes and hands. . ..
