Online Game: Island War

The research projects that take 1000 days to invest are the basic projects of all aspects of research. Only when these projects are lit up can we start to study more advanced technologies.

These are all paths that modern human society has traveled long ago. Some players can even create things by themselves, but the system is rigidly restricted by such a research center.

But... the system is not too dark.

Lei Jiu looked at the technical information on basic ironmaking in his hand.

The whole set of information can be regarded as complete, covering everything from refractory materials, furnace temperature, impurity removal process to blast furnace construction, construction points, precautions, etc.

It can be said that if it is not a player who has been in charge of iron and steel smelting, the knowledge he has mastered is definitely not so complete.

Only with such systematic and detailed technical information can the transformation from pure technical level to practical application be completed more quickly.

After all, everything is clearly written in the information, and it’s just a matter of teaching you step by step. It’s hard to take a detour, unless someone does it on purpose.

The efficiency of ironmaking has increased tens to hundreds of times, and steel production will also increase accordingly. Although it still needs to be hammered by a blacksmith, the efficiency is not known to be much higher than the previous process of making steel from iron ore.

The steel consumed in the construction of the Conqueror spar-powered ship was the entire inventory hammered out by thousands of red-haired blacksmiths in the past two years.

Since the army's equipment was basically handed over to the mountain dwarves for preparation, the blacksmiths on the island have been making steel ingots in addition to making civilian iron.

In the early stage, it was relatively small, but after the number of blacksmiths came up, the accumulation increased rapidly.

That is to say, the strength of the red-haired species is exaggerated, and the efficiency is high, and the effect of a hammer is dozens of times that of an ordinary person. Otherwise, the 100,000 tons of steel ingots are enough for one or two thousand ordinary blacksmiths to work for half a lifetime.

Now, it is easier for red-haired blacksmiths to forge steel with finished iron.

As the team of blacksmiths continued to expand, Lei Jiu considered whether Huanghuang Island could consider laying a railway to connect trains?

After all, as the island continues to expand, traffic problems have gradually become apparent.

The locomotive, of course, is powered by a spar furnace... um... without burning fire, it's not appropriate to call it a train, so it's called a motor car?

Although the spar furnace engine can provide enough power,

But can the basic conditions at this stage allow it to run out of the speed of the bullet train?

Jingshi powered locomotive, let’s call it Jingshi locomotive!

Use coal to burn fire to provide power, and the smoke is called a train, and the crystal car powered by spar is called a crystal car, and there is nothing wrong with it.

Without large-scale construction equipment, the task of erecting the railway is not small, and the speed will definitely not be fast. Even if the red-haired people are strong men, the railway system of Huanghuang Island will become a rather long-term project.

This is certain. After all, Huanghuang Island has been merging and devouring islands. It is getting bigger now and will continue to grow in the future.

Keep getting bigger, and the railway construction will not stop!

In addition, the railway construction on Huanghuang Island is a little different from reality.

In the real world, farmland avoids railways, but in the game world, railways have to avoid farmland.

After all, the system clearly stipulates that a completely divided farmland cannot be considered a complete piece. The size of a complete farmland, but it involves the production of spiritual corn and spiritual wheat, is definitely not a trivial matter.

At present, the dozens of new crop production areas divided by Huanghuang Island are all large-scale farmland areas with concentrated species, and the output ratio of Lingzhi is already at a relatively high level.

In the past year or so, the strength of the soldiers of the legion has risen significantly faster than the previous year. The main reason is that they eat spirit corn and spirit wheat (corn flour and white flour) every day.

In the latter part of the first year, the fighters grow the fastest, and there are special reasons for that. After all, the large amount of monster meat provided by the island of monsters is hard to come by.

Lingzhi is the normal nutritional food for the army.

Right now, in addition to supplying troops, supply and marketing cooperatives across the island also sell spiritual plants, but the price is dozens of times more expensive than ordinary grain.

It’s not that the islanders can’t afford it at all, but just like in the underdeveloped period in reality, usually they can only improve their food during the New Year’s Eve. If they want to eat every day, even some skilled talents want to use their wages to afford it. The pressure is also heavy.

If you want to lay the railway, you need to pay attention to this aspect.

Fortunately, when the villages and towns were planned, the layout had already been arranged. The distribution of the villages and towns was as regular as the farmland area, so it was not difficult to design the railway route.

However, in some cases, it is necessary to go a long way.

Considering that except for the western region, the overall terrain of Huanghuang Island is relatively flat, and there is no area that needs to be turned and detoured due to the terrain, so it is difficult to avoid farmland, just overcome it.

The basic iron-making technology has been researched, and the steel-making technology can be invested next.

When steelmaking technology is put into use in the future, these blacksmiths in the blacksmith shop will basically transfer to steelmaking factories and foundries.

However, should their wages be lowered by then?

After all, the wages of these blacksmiths are now two grades higher than others, because their average labor intensity is much higher than others.

As soon as the steelmaking technology, which took 2,000 days, started to be invested, the evil Lei Jiu began to think about reducing wages. Speaking of which, all the islanders are actually working for Lei Jiu to create wealth.

Don't worry about scarcity but inequality. Even if Lei Jiu can't achieve a truly perfect distribution according to work, he must ensure fairness in general.

Those who do a lot of work, those who do well, those with strong skills, and those who are tired of work will naturally have a correspondingly higher salary level, and those who are poor, and vice versa.

Unlike the real world, the player's island is much easier to manage.

After all, they all start from scratch, and there are no problems left over from history. The islanders drawn by the system to the players have no hatred or grievances, not even ideological conflicts.

Players are equivalent to drawing on white paper. As long as you don't cause social imbalances and anger, the interior of the island is generally very stable.

At least, this is the case for more than a dozen or so decades. As for the longer time, it depends on the player's ability to draw.

One or two hundred years later, it is difficult to predict whether the interior of the island that has not been destroyed by foreign enemies will be a thriving and prosperous scene, or a decaying and corrupt image of the last generation.

However, some roots may have been planted very early, even now.

Lei Jiu's positioning for the future of Huanghuang Island is a relatively fair society, and at the same time a society where the gap between rich and poor will not be large.

To achieve this positioning, it is inevitable that the restrictions on commercial and financial activities will be stricter, but Lei Jiu believes that it is worthwhile in exchange for longer and more stable.

After all, Huanghuang Island will basically not have an external business environment in the future. Lei Jiu will only allow trade with Huanghuang Island in the official name of the Ninth Chamber of Commerce.

Externally, there may only be war and conquest left.

On the sea, where there is basically no peace, internal stability is above all profits.

To be honest, every player island is equivalent to a closed country.

Lei Jiu hopes that the life of his islanders will be better, so that all islanders can live a happy life, and he also plans to accept adventurers who are willing to register, so he must not turn Huanghuang Island into a poor and backward place.

Science and technology are the primary productive forces. If you want to develop and become rich, go to the research center and spend money on it...

In this gold-absorbing black hole-like building, you can create a bright future...