Site selection is not only a technical job, but also a physical job. Lu Zixin went through all the candidates on Hong Xiaoxiao's list. Fortunately, his physical fitness was far superior to ordinary people, and he had high-tech equipment to assist him. Otherwise, the fatigue of traveling and traveling would be enough for him.
In a wasteland in northern China, the investigation team led by Lu Zixin camped on the wasteland. The instruments used for the investigation have already been arranged, and data on geology, climate, lighting and other aspects will be collected one by one for analysis and investigation.
"Taken together, the situation here is a little better than the places we inspected before." In the tent, members of the inspection team said, "The land resources here are rich. To the east, near the sea, and to the west, there is the Heijiang River system that can provide abundant water. Resources. Close to Russia, easy to purchase various raw material resources... "
Lu Zixin kept frowning and did not express an opinion. To this day, he has inspected many places, but none of them are satisfactory.
He now somewhat understands why in science fiction movies, the research bases of large companies are often in inaccessible places. From a construction perspective, of course, the better the natural conditions, the better the economically developed areas.
From the perspective of technological secret protection and high-tech project planning, the more inaccessible a place is, the more suitable it is for construction.
For example, in some important high-tech research bases, security and confidentiality are far higher than economic costs. In particular, Lu Zixin has some black technology research. If he puts it in these ordinary places, he is afraid that he will encounter all kinds of interference.
This is by no means an unfounded worry. Now some of Hongxin Group’s technologies have attracted great attention from various countries. In recent years, even commercial espionage and technological espionage have discovered some, and they have been secretly dealt with by relevant agencies.
"I don't think it's possible here. Let's go to this place for the next location." Lu Zixin pointed to a mark on the map.
Seeing this, the team members were all shocked and said: "Desert?"
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The Taklimakan Desert, located in the center of the Tarim Basin, is the largest desert in China and the second largest desert in the world. Being here feels like you have arrived at a place abandoned by nature. The endless sea of sand is intimidating.
There is no breath of life in the yellow sand all over the sky. There is no green, no water, just the endless sand and the ever-changing sand dunes!
No one in the inspection team would have thought that Lu Zixin actually wanted to build a research base here—they didn't know the plans for the city of the future.
"Although this is just the edge of the desert, there are still no resources that can be used. If you want to build a research center here, it will take a lot of effort just to prevent the desert. Not to mention building large buildings in the yellow sand! "The members of the inspection team shook their heads repeatedly, and no one agreed.
"Who said there are no resources?" Lu Zixin smiled and said, "What do you feel when you stand here?"
“So much sand!”
"hot!"
"Thirsty, a little heatstroke!"
"The wind is so strong and the dust makes it hard to keep your eyes open!" members of the inspection team complained one by one.
"Yes!" Lu Zixin did not deny their feelings and said: "The natural conditions here are indeed harsh, but it also has the greatest advantage, and that is it!"
Lu Zixin pointed to the sky. The hot sun was so hot that it was hard to keep his eyes open. He continued: "The sunshine here is longer, and solar energy resources are the biggest treasure house! Isn't such abundant clean energy the best gift that nature has given us?"
"Mr. Lu, the sun shines everywhere here, and there are many better places than this!" The team members said speechlessly, "And the other natural conditions here are too harsh, including vegetation, water resources, and even scientific researchers. Would love to stay in a place like this!”
"It's safer here!" Lu Zixin said, "Building here will not cause too much interference."
"Moreover, we are the world's top technology company. The natural environment should not be an obstacle to us, but a step forward for us! It should also be our contribution to the cause of environmental protection!"
The team members still find it difficult to accept Lu Zixin's "brainwashing", but they cannot object to what Lu Zixin has already determined and can only provide reference opinions.
Lu Zixin also knew how unreliable his idea was in the eyes of ordinary people, but he believed this in his heart.
It is located on the edge of the Taklimakan Desert and is uninhabited, making it suitable for the construction of important science and technology bases.
Furthermore, because land desertification is becoming increasingly serious, the local government very much welcomes companies to build here to prevent and control deserts. If Hongxin Group wants to build a city, the land resources required are extremely huge. No matter where the economic conditions are, the price required to obtain such a piece of land is sky-high. But here, the local government is eager to give it to Hongxin Group for free to develop. As long as the desert can be prevented and controlled, it can be given to them every year. Save a lot of environmental protection costs.
Moreover, there are no underground mineral resources here, and the land is basically vacant. It is useless to leave it to companies for development.
In the future city designed by Hongxiaoxiao, the city itself has a complete ecological system. With a strong ability to resist natural disasters, Lu Zixin only needs to solve the problem of desertification here to start the construction of the future city.
The inspection team still stayed in the desert area, and Lu Zixin returned to the city to study related issues with Hong Xiaoxiao.
"To build a city in the desert, we must first solve ecological problems. Desertified land is not suitable for large-scale building construction or human habitation." Hong Xiaoxiao said, "Abba, according to the existing desert treatment methods, It will take us at least twenty years and billions of dollars in capital and other costs to green up the required area of desert!”
"I will solve this problem." Lu Zixin felt that the members of the technology group must have a solution for such a small problem.
"Well, then the next problem is energy. Urban construction and development require a lot of energy, and long-distance transportation costs are high. We can use solar energy to build power stations for early energy maintenance. Before large-scale industrial bases and urban operations are started, Solar energy is enough to provide the required energy support." Hong Xiaoxiao listed the second question.
"Then build a photovoltaic power station and make full use of solar energy." Lu Zixin approved an "execution" instruction on the plan.
The construction and operation of the city of the future will definitely require a lot of energy. Especially for a fully intelligent city, the energy consumption is absolutely astronomical, and traditional thermal power stations are probably too much to bear, and nuclear power plants are also needed. Hongxin Group does not have the strength to build nuclear power plants in the short term, and solar power generation is sufficient to cope with the current situation.