Chapter 220 Backup

Chapter 220 Backup

Chapter 220 Backup
It’s also on the Lantern Festival.

Zhang Xincheng came to Gaokeng Town, Zhaoping City, western Jiangxi on behalf of Hailufeng Company.

The buildings inside Gaokeng Coal Mine, which had been abandoned for several years, have been gradually renovated over the past half month.

The coal mine had been abandoned and sealed for ten years. In January this year, the coal mine and its supporting facilities were secretly transferred to Hailufeng Company.

After the Spring Festival, Gannan Branch organized manpower and material resources to take over the supporting facilities of Gaokeng Coal Mine and carried out sorting and renovation.

As Zhang Xincheng walked along the way, he found that the situation in Zhaoping City was very depressed, or even desolate.

Because all local coal mines have been closed before the end of 2025. As a resource-based city, with the depletion of coal resources and the remaining resources not allowed to be mined, desolation is the inevitable outcome.

The local authorities are also aware of this result and have attempted to transform their industries. Unfortunately, the general environment is now developing northward and westward, and it will be difficult for Zhaoping City, located in the heart of Jiangnan, to revive in a short period of time.

Hailufeng Company acquired the legacy of Gaokeng Coal Mine and also received an annual production subsidy of 1000 million yuan, which was also conditional.

That is to establish a power-generating bacteria production workshop in Gaokeng Coal Mine. In addition, it is also required to reserve relevant raw materials and related technologies, including ceramic liner production technology, wire production technology, positive and negative plate production technology, etc., and there must be a workshop.

There was no mention of this incident on the official website of Hailufeng Company, and there was no news on the local official website either.

The renovation project was carried out by a confidential engineering team dispatched from China Railway.

This place has secretly regained some popularity.

But in order to avoid attracting attention, buildings in the entire mining area can only be renovated and reinforced internally. No additions are allowed, and laying photovoltaic panels on roofs and open spaces is also not allowed.

The photovoltaic panels previously installed nearby will also be gradually removed.

However, the mining area of ​​Gaokeng Coal Mine is not small. If one only wants to build a technical backup point with complete functions but small scale, the buildings here are more than enough.

Of course, Hailufeng Company did not waste the land resources here. Since it was impossible to carry out engineering construction, it transformed the land into a nursery and apiary.

It just so happened that Hailufeng Company also needed a seedling planting base. This remote area, with a large amount of vacant land, was just the right place to be transformed into a seedling resource protection point.

At the same time, the electrolytic bacteria breeding workshop is hidden in it, and the ceramic liner production workshop can also be used to produce flower pots.

Through this combination of light and dark, this place has been turned into a nursery base. At least when coming in from the outside, you can't tell that there is an electricity-generating bacteria breeding workshop hidden inside.

The reason why we attach so much importance to electricity-generating bacteria is that the production conditions of this thing are very simple. As long as there is a simple cultivation laboratory, the bacteria can be cultivated on a large scale in a short period of time.

Microbial fuel cells derived from electricity-generating bacteria can generate electricity without too many industrial materials if conditions such as oxygen concentration and temperature are removed, but their efficiency is not that high.

Jiang Miao has done relevant research. Under simple conditions, as long as the temperature is not below zero in winter, the organic mud soup of each cubic meter of microbial fuel cell can generate a stable power of 80 watts and a continuous power generation time of 680 hours. Theoretically, it can generate 54.4 degrees of electricity, and actually it can generate about 48.96 degrees of electricity.

Don't underestimate these dozens of kilowatt-hours of electricity.

You have to know that once a doomsday-level crisis occurs, humanity’s industrial capacity in cities will be destroyed, and most of the obvious industrial bases will certainly not survive.

By then, nuclear power plants, thermal power plants, hydropower plants, large-scale photovoltaic fields, and power supply systems will all be destroyed, and equipment in oil, natural gas, and coal mines may become unusable.

Perhaps small-scale photovoltaic panels and small wind turbines may survive, but unfortunately these things must be equipped with batteries for stable use, and will never be as stable and concealed as microbial fuel cells.

After all, photovoltaic panels and wind turbines can be discovered by any drone observing nearby, and they cannot be hidden at all.

Microbial fuel cells generate electricity.

Sponge batteries store electricity.

As long as it is in an area with lush vegetation, a small community of 10,000 people can rely on this system to maintain its internal electricity needs, and with the reserved technology, civilization can be quickly restarted.

This is also the reason why the Gaokeng base receives 1000 million in subsidies every year.

Since Zhaoping City’s coal resources have been exhausted and it is an industrial city, it will tend to be a tourist and agricultural city in the future. It will not become the enemy’s main target.

Moreover, the land officially allocated to Hailufeng Company is not limited to Gaokeng Coal Mine. There are several similar abandoned mining areas in the southwest region, Shanxi Province and Jilin Province.

These abandoned mining areas are all mining towns, surrounded by large areas of grass and trees.

When Hailufeng Company has time, it will gradually transform these places into nursery bases. Anyway, the annual subsidy of 10 million yuan for each base has already covered a large part of the labor costs.

Zhang Xincheng walked around the Gaokeng base and said to his assistant with a smile:
“This place is suitable for retirement.”

"Mr. Zhang, don't tell me. If the supporting facilities in this place are repaired, there will be a hospital, a cinema, a school, and a vegetable market. It won't be a problem for 50,000 to 60,000 people to live there."

Base director Jiang Yaohua shook his head: "11 or 1.7 people is definitely not enough. The local food cannot be self-sufficient." Zhang Xincheng glanced at the project that was demolishing potentially risky buildings, turned around and said: "The Gaokeng Coal Mine area is square kilometers, which is about mu. Apart from roads and buildings, there is not much arable land left."

Jiang Yaohua whispered, "We can use part of the building as a warehouse for storing soybeans and soybean oil. These things can be used directly as raw materials. We can also store some food. If there is an emergency, we can at least ensure that the people here can live stably for 2-3 years."

Then he continued to propose: "Mr. Zhang, if the hospital facility is not prepared from the beginning, it may be difficult to operate in the event of an emergency. My idea is to build a sanatorium. Our company's employees in the north can come here for a week of recuperation every year, just as a vacation, and by the way, we can maintain the medical capabilities here."

"It's a good suggestion. Some of the commemorative places in the Gaokeng Coal Mine can be restored and converted into museums and libraries to develop tourism." Zhang Xincheng also expressed his views.

"Mr. Zhang has great vision and foresight." The assistant began to flatter him.

"Stop flattering me." Zhang Xincheng shook his head.

Jiang Yaohua asked again: "Mr. Zhang, do we want to build a microbial power station here?"

"Yes, and we need to build a mountain cattle farm and goat farm. This place is surrounded by mountains. After we switch to growing oil tea, we can plant alfalfa and forage grass under the forest. After all, there are tens of thousands of acres of land, so it won't be a problem to build a farm. We can use the cattle and goat manure to generate electricity and gas."

"it is good."

Although there are official subsidies, Zhang Xincheng does not have the idea of ​​living off the fat of the land. After all, subsidies are subject to change.

It would be best if this kind of base could be self-sufficient and even generate some income so that it can be maintained in the long run.

Whether it is raising cattle and sheep, raising bees, planting oil tea, or setting up a seedling protection base, if these things are done well, they can all be small industries.

In addition, convalescence and tourism are also small industries that can be developed.

At the same time, there are still many old miners from Gaokeng Coal Mine who stay in the local area. These old miners have a lot of pensions, so they can develop the elderly economy.

As long as the mind does not slip, there are more solutions than difficulties.

The group unknowingly arrived near the entrance of the mine.

Looking at the gate locked with an iron chain, through the gap in the iron gate, you can see the mine shaft sloping downward and the rusty rails.

"What's the situation inside this well?"

Jiang Yaohua whispered back, "We did a re-exploration in January. The main mine tunnel has not collapsed, but the water level at the bottom has risen a lot."

"We need to do a good job of storing water during the rainy season. Gaokeng Town is surrounded by mountains and there are no large rivers or lakes. If we want to do a good job of agricultural irrigation, we must make preparations."

Jiang Yaohua was stunned at first, then frowned: "Boss Zhang, this coal mine cannot be used as an underground reservoir. This will cause the structure of the underground mine to change. There are also a lot of residual coal and coal gangue below, which will pollute the water body. It cannot be used for irrigation and domestic water at all."

"The structure can be strengthened. You can arrange personnel to inspect and strengthen the structure of the mine. As for the problem of water pollution, the company will solve it."

Zhang Xincheng was very clear about the technical research and development capabilities of Jiang Miao and his wife, and there would basically be no major problems in dealing with water pollution.

"Okay!" Jiang Yaohua agreed reluctantly.

In fact, this is also part of the technical experiment.

After all, if a doomsday crisis really breaks out, it is still unknown whether surface water can be drunk.

In this case, groundwater becomes an inevitable choice.

Gaokeng Coal Mine has mined about 5000 million tons in total. Even if part of it is backfilled with coal gangue and other rocks, there is still at least 4000 million cubic meters of underground space.

After the transformation, these underground mines can be used as underground reservoirs.

4000 million cubic meters of water, plus the water circulation system, can satisfy the survival of at least 1 people for more than a decade.

Although this is just technical verification and technical reserve, it is better to be prepared than to cram at the last minute.

Every year during the rainy season, rainwater in the town can be collected through channels and then pumped into the mine for storage.

When needed in the future, it will be pumped up from the mine and purified through the water purification system.

At noon that day, after lunch, Zhang Xincheng completed his inspection work, and quietly left the Gaokeng base with his men and went to the newly built farm in northern Jiangxi for inspection.

New farms have been built in northern Jiangxi, mainly growing tomatoes and ginseng fruit, which are exclusively supplied to the Yangtze River Delta and cities along the Yangtze River.

(End of this chapter)