Su Zhe and the others were milling around in the sky above Yuecheng.
Zhou Dashi explained, Su Zhe and the other two listened carefully.
“According to the plan, the eleven industrial cities on the moon will be put into use in another year, but now that we have brain machines and upgraded humanoid bionic robots and engineering mechas, they can be put into use in only half a year. " Zhou Dashi said, "I just don't know when these will be fully put into use?"
After Zhou Dashi finished speaking, he looked at the other people.
Xu Zhengping explained: "It is estimated that after the landing on Mars is completed, when brain computers, artificial intelligence, and mechas are used on a large scale and there is enough data for optimization, then they can be fully promoted."
When it lands on Mars a month later, the number of people it will reach will reach 30,000, among whom they will use brain machines, upgraded humanoid bionic robots and engineering mechas.
According to the plan, the process of landing on Mars is a large-scale test of the use of brain-computer. In fact, it is a test of the entire ecosystem centered on brain-computer, or centered on brain-computer integration technology.
"That's right, it will take at least two or three months for these to be fully popularized." Zhou Dashi nodded and said, "Two or three months is acceptable. With brain machines and upgraded humanoids, Bionic robots will be much more convenient for us in the future. Many things do not need to be present in person, and can be completed by remote control of humanoid bionic robots."
Zuo Dajun said: "There is no need to rush the development of the moon. Just do it step by step. Even if the construction of the eleven industrial cities is completed ahead of schedule, the supporting facilities behind it may not be able to keep up."
"That being said, it is better to complete the construction as soon as possible." Zhou Dashi explained, "While we are developing the moon, we put a lot of energy into planning for the development of Mars. The development and construction of the moon will be completed one day earlier. We We can allocate more manpower to the development plan of Mars. In addition to Mars, there are other planets in the solar system, and there are many space cities, etc. Those of us who are engaged in space construction are very busy right now. See what you do next We are about to land on Mars in March, and what will follow is the full opening of Mars. If the development plan is not completed by then, isn’t that a delay?”
Even though we haven't landed on Mars yet, the probes that have landed on Mars have already explored Mars to a great extent.
They make plans for Mars development based on the data collected by the probe.
After landing on Mars and collecting more detailed data, the development plan for Mars will be given.
This is the only way to avoid wasting time.
What they want to do is not only the development plan of Mars, but also other planets in the solar system, as well as space cities all over the solar system.
These all take time and a little bit of planning and design.
Bao Qizheng nodded and said: "No one expected that space architecture has developed vigorously, and its development momentum far exceeds other disciplines."
"That's who made us catch up with the good times." Zhou Dashi said.
Fan Xiaoming glanced at the ground and said: "We have almost seen the ground of Moon City. Now let's go visit the Moon City Underground City. Compared to the ground, the underground part of Moon City is the main part."
This is true for the eleven industrial cities built on the moon. The main part of the industrial cities is underground.
If the height of the above-ground buildings does not exceed 100 meters, the depth underground generally exceeds 500 meters.
"Yes! Yes!" Zuo Dajun said, "I am not interested in those automated and intelligent manufacturing factories, but I am very interested in the underground planting and breeding areas. I want to see the planting and breeding areas below. Can the district really achieve food self-sufficiency for a population of 10 million?"
Although Moon City is positioned as an industrial city, in terms of design, it has its own planting and breeding areas, and its food is self-sufficient.
Of course, the prerequisite for Moon City to be self-sufficient in food is a steady supply of energy.
For Yuecheng, its energy supply is the most important.
Once the energy supply is cut off, even relying on Yuecheng's own four nuclear power plants is not a long-term solution.
The only energy it can rely on is the energy provided by the light pillar project.
Xu Zhengping nodded and said, "Yes! I'm also very interested, but I don't know if the planting and breeding areas have been put into use now."
"It hasn't been put into use yet, but some parts are being tested." Zhou Dashi said, "Since everyone is interested, let's go down and have a look. But having said that, with the current agricultural technology and breeding technology, as long as If you have enough energy, you won’t have to worry about having nothing to eat.”
Su Zhe and others flew to the ground under the leadership of Zhou Dashi and landed in front of a small building.
A group of seven people walked into this small building.
Under the guidance of Zhou Dashi, several people entered a large elevator. What was special was that one side of the elevator was transparent.
Zhou Dashi explained: "This is a special elevator for visiting. We will take this elevator to go directly to the location of 500 meters underground."
After the elevator door closes, the elevator begins to descend.
In just ten seconds, the elevator stopped.
At the same moment, the bright elevator door opened.
A group of people stepped out of the elevator and came to this brightly lit space.
Zhou Dashi led Su Zhe and the others deeper into the space while explaining at the same time.
"The space we are in now is a planting area. The clear height of the space is eight meters and the area is 100 square kilometers. There are fifty identical planting areas in this area. There are many more three-dimensional planting areas like this."
"The space we are in now can only be regarded as a blank. It will be filled with 50 centimeters of artificial soil later, and corresponding equipment and facilities will also be installed."
"The planting area is automated and intelligent. From the sowing of crop seeds to the mature harvest, everything is unmanned, because the planting environment here is completely controlled. When planting crops, they completely follow the growth cycle of the crops. In one year, the output of the same area is far greater than what can be grown on the earth.”
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A group of seven people walked around in the empty space for a while.
Zuo Dajun pointed to the glowing light at the top of the space and asked, "Can this light simulate sunlight?"
Zhou Dashi smiled and replied: "Yes, almost all sunlight can be simulated. In fact, these are not lights in the traditional sense... I can simulate it now."
After saying that, the light intensity in the space began to change.
In just three minutes, these lights simulate the intensity and light of the sun at all stages from morning to evening.
Bao Qizheng said: "With our current mastery of optical materials, it is normal to simulate sunlight."
Zhou Dashi nodded, "That's right."
A few people chatted for a while, and Xu Zhengping said: "It's getting late. Let's go take a look at the experimental area, and then go back to sleep. There will be a press conference tomorrow, so we can't waste everyone's rest time."
The seven people left this space and returned to the elevator.
As the elevator descends, it passes through one such space after another.
Just when it was about to reach the lowest floor, the interior of the elevator suddenly changed slightly.
Zuo Dajun felt it and said, "The elevator is beginning to be pressurized. Is this increased air?"
Su Zhe, Fan Xiaoming, Xu Zhengping, and Bao Qizheng also felt it.
Zhou Dashi nodded and explained: "Yes, we are about to arrive at the planting experimental area. It is necessary to rush into the air in the elevator. When the Moon City is completely completed, this will not be the case. By then, the entire area will be Air coverage area.”
Han Hanli said: "The upgraded humanoid bionic robot is different. Like the humanoid bionic robots in the past, it can only rely on the sensors it carries for detection. It is far worse than the upgraded one."
Judging from the performances of the principal and several others, when the elevator environment changed, the five of them felt it immediately.
Just like the data he saw, the upgraded humanoid bionic robot is targeting real people, and everything is done according to real people. Now it seems that it is true.
Bao Qi was smiling and nodding.
The elevator soon reached the minus fifty floor.
Unlike other floors, what you see here is green.
The elevator door opened, and all seven people in the group floated out of the elevator.
Under the leadership of Zhou Dashi, several people began to visit this planting area.
"Look, all the vegetables grown here are vegetables. In a few days, these vegetables will be ready for picking."
"The environment here is completely set according to the growth needs of vegetables. Whether it is light, humidity, etc., if it cannot be simulated, then only gravity is left. Compared with here, the space farm can simulate 100% of the earth. environment."
"Relatively speaking, the low gravity of the moon has some impact on the growth of crops, but it is within a controllable range."
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"You see, this area is planted with rice. It takes more than two months for the rice to grow into rice seedlings. Compared with rice, the growth cycle of vegetables is shorter. If it is faster, it will take half a month. It only takes a month to harvest one crop, but the taste of such vegetables is very bad, so we generally don’t do this.”
"Do you think that the crops grown here will taste bad? In fact, this is not the case. For the growth of these crops, we not only consider the harvest of the crops, but also the taste of the crops. Besides, we don't need to worry about the yield. Sacrificing quality, which is taste and nutritional value.”
"This area is planted with wheat. Again, due to time constraints, the wheat seedlings will appear. It will take a long time to wait for the harvest."
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"This large area is planted with peach trees transplanted from the earth. As you can see, these peach trees are blooming, and it won't take long for peaches to be eaten."
"There are also apples, pears, etc., all transplanted from the earth. The planting area of one hundred square kilometers is divided into many small areas. The purpose is to test the planting and wait until it is fully completed. Eventually, these crops will be fully rolled out."
"Compared to this kind of large-scale automated planting, the waste is also very serious, but there is nothing we can do about it, and we don't care about this waste."
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A group of seven people stood aside and watched the automated device pick up the grown bean sprouts.
The whole process was neat and tidy. The grown bean sprouts were collected directly, and the land where the bean sprouts were grown was completely removed and then covered with new soil.
Sow seeds in new soil.
It only takes ten minutes from the time the bean sprouts are received to be planted on an acre of land.
Zuo Dajun sighed, "This is really fast. In just a short time, the bean sprouts were harvested and new seeds were planted, just waiting for the next harvest. With such efficiency, humans will never do it again." I will be worried about food and drink.”
Completely automated and intelligent planting, humans only need to provide technical support behind the scenes.
It is no exaggeration to say that as long as there are enough resources and energy, there will be an endless supply of food.
Judging from the current science, technology and reality, as long as humans do not seek death, they will no longer have to worry about eating and drinking in the future, especially after the success of space farms, space ranches, and space fisheries.
Bao Qizheng nodded, "That's right, but the energy consumed is also staggering. Just the process of harvesting and planting bean sprouts, plus the subsequent soil treatment, etc., consumes a lot of energy, so I won't go into details. Environmental control and automation equipment, etc. Think about it, all the land in this acre has been replaced, and the replaced land needs to be processed. How much energy is consumed in this process? To put it bluntly, the current cultivation Heavy reliance on energy.”
Create such a planting space underground on the moon.
At first there was nothing.
Except for the gravity provided by the moon, there is really not much difference between this space and a complete vacuum.
In this space, an environment suitable for crop growth must be built.
If the initial investment is a one-time investment of resources, then a steady stream of resources and energy will be used to maintain it.
Resources are okay, but energy is the core.
The entire underground planting system in Moon City requires a steady stream of energy to maintain.
Fan Xiaoming nodded, "It's definitely dependent on energy. If you can grow these in such a harsh environment as the moon, it doesn't matter if you consume some energy."
"What doesn't consume energy?" Zuo Dajun said with some disdain, "Everything consumes energy. Even large-scale planting on the earth will consume a lot of energy. Don't say that you have never heard of the term petroleum agriculture. On the moon Planting is nothing more than consuming more energy to maintain the environment, but having said that, we really don’t lack energy now. As long as the sun doesn’t go out, we will have a steady stream of energy.”
Looking at the whole picture, what doesn't consume energy?
All material activities consume energy.
For now, after the light pillar project begins, humans will not worry about energy shortages for a long time.
Compared with the planting area underground in the Moon City, as long as there is a steady stream of energy, it can maintain the environment required by the planting area for a long time, and it can also use the moon's own resources to provide the materials needed for the growth of these crops.
In other words, as long as there is a steady stream of energy in the Moon City underground planting area, it can be maintained for a long time.
The same is true for space farms, space ranches, and space fisheries.
It also requires the energy continuously provided by the light column project.
Take the earth as an example. Without the solar energy provided by the sun and the energy provided by the sun, what would be left of the creatures on the earth?
