Chapter 50 Chapter 50 Building a Heating Plant
It hasn't snowed in the past few days, but the temperature outside can drop to minus sixty degrees Celsius at its lowest.
Blizzards and extreme cold swept across most areas, which was undoubtedly a devastating disaster for all living things living in these places.
Many small bases were short of supplies and had no countermeasures, and they were unable to leave because the roads were blocked by blizzards, resulting in countless deaths of freezing and starvation.
The large bases were also having a hard time. Even though some people noticed something was wrong and made preparations in advance, they could not withstand such extreme low temperatures.
Xinjing Base, Temporary Office Area
"Has the military sent anyone out?" Sun Zhiyong sat at his desk, holding a document in his hand and asked the secretary across the table with a frown.
The secretary shook his head. "I've already sent people four times, but each time they've been turned away. They say they're running out of cold-weather supplies, and the military has suffered heavy losses. The soldiers are now protesting, and the situation is chaotic, so they can't spare anyone to clear the obstacles and snow."
"What are they protesting about? The entire base is in dire straits right now, and they actually dare to protest at a time like this? This is simply ridiculous. How does Commander Qin manage people?"
"This matter... actually cannot be blamed on Commander Qin. I made some inquiries, and the Logistics Department... has seized another batch of military equipment and supplies, and someone discovered... that military supplies are circulating in the base, and the quantity is quite large." The secretary hesitated in his words.
Bang! After hearing this, Sun Zhiyong threw the documents in his hand onto the table. "What? It's already this late, and they still dare to cause trouble so blatantly? Call the logistics director over here!"
"Yes." The secretary turned around and walked out quickly.
Sun Zhiyong was instantly enraged. He stood up and paced back and forth in front of his desk. After a moment's thought, he walked to the door, opened it, and said to the other secretaries at their desks outside, "Go to the Logistics Department and keep an eye on them. Prepare a batch of cold-weather supplies, no matter how small, and send them to the military headquarters. Inform Commander Qin that I'll be visiting later."
"Yes." After hearing this, several people quickly put on their coats and left the brazier to keep warm and walked out quickly to convey the order.
The air outside the door was cold. Sun Zhiyong frowned when he smelled the soot of the low-quality coke. He turned around, closed the door, and returned to the warm air-conditioned room.
After a while, there was a knock on the door and the secretary came in with the head of the logistics department.
Sun Zhiyong was sitting at the table making tea. Seeing the logistics director, he slammed the teapot in his hand and asked sharply, "What's going on with the military's supplies?"
"What's going on with the military?" The logistics minister looked confused.
"Normally, I turned a blind eye to your private embezzlement of supplies, but now, you actually dare to withhold military supplies and sell them to people in the base."
"President, I don't know about this..."
Bang! A cup was thrown at the logistics minister, then fell on the carpet and rolled several times.
"You still dare to pretend that you know nothing in front of me! I think you've had enough of being the logistics director." Sun Zhiyong threw the teacup in front of him away and looked at the person in front of him with anger.
Upon seeing this, the logistics director quickly picked up the cup, wiped it carefully with his hand, and then bent down to put it back on the table.
"I just found out about this too. Those young men from wealthy families in the logistics department secretly moved a batch of supplies away and sold them without my knowledge. I never thought they were armaments. They... I really can't stop them, President, I... It's difficult for me too." The logistics minister's eyes turned red as he spoke, and his face was filled with grief, indignation, and grievance, and he almost knelt down and hugged Sun Zhiyong's thighs and cried.
"Then the military came to ask for supplies, but we couldn't get them out immediately. The people below us might have been a little less friendly, and that led to a misunderstanding with the military."
After hearing this, Sun Zhiyong's expression brightened slightly. He picked up the teapot again and poured two cups of tea, placing one cup across from him. "The base is in chaos right now. I'll deal with those people. The people at the base are taking a long time to clear the collapsed houses and snow. The base will have to pay a large amount of supplies as compensation. The military is refusing to send anyone, claiming they don't have enough supplies. You can't make trouble now."
"Yes, yes, I know. I have already informed the military. The supplies are being prepared and will be sent to them in the next few days." The logistics minister nodded repeatedly.
Sun Zhiyong glanced at him indifferently, picked up his teacup, took a sip of tea, and said, "I've already asked someone to notify the logistics department to prepare a batch of supplies immediately. I will personally deliver it to the military headquarters later. The snow clearing at the base cannot be delayed. This is issued in the name of the national treasury. You can prepare another one and give it to me to make up for it later."
"President……"
"Okay, I have something else to do, you go back first."
The logistics director had no choice but to leave. After leaving the warm room, feeling the cold temperature, he couldn't help but spit, "Damn it, all crows are black."
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After Su Qing and her companions collected the coal, they left and returned to the base. As soon as the helicopter stopped, she said hello, opened the hatch, jumped down, and walked quickly into the base.
While walking, open the interface to build a heating plant, add coal fuel, and click on heating.
A new building appeared in the corner of the base, and white smoke slowly emerged from the large chimney of the heating plant.
The people in the base gradually felt that the room seemed a little hot. After a while, they couldn't stand the heat and took off their thick clothes. After a while, it was still too hot, so they put out the burning charcoal brazier.
"This... isn't right. Is it because the temperature outside has risen?"
"I just went out to check, and the temperature outside hasn't changed at all."
"It's the room that's getting hot."
"Oh my god, this room seems to have floor heating. Why do I feel warm under my feet?"
"Come on, let's go home and take a look."
People in the various houses in the base began to move, and the residential area became very lively for a while.
Ding! At this moment, everyone received a notification on their wristbands.
"The base will start providing heating from today. All personnel can try it for free for three days. After three days, residents who need heating will be charged a heating fee of 50 yuan per household per month. Families with elderly people over 60 years old and minors can enjoy base subsidies. If you are in financial difficulty, you can apply for subsidies from the base."
"Great! Our base actually has heating!"
"My mom asked me why I was crying. This southern baby never had the pleasure of floor heating during the peaceful and prosperous times. I never expected to enjoy it after the apocalypse. Floor heating is so comfortable."
"Second! Same with Nan Fang Yin, rolling on the ground in comfort."
"People in the north were also moved to tears. Who says people living in the north can't be afraid of the cold? We are most afraid of the cold and can't live without heating or anything like that."
People at the base left messages expressing their gratitude under the message.
Su Qing smiled as he read the messages one by one. This heating plant can make the indoor temperature reach 18-20 degrees. Although it is still a little lower than before, compared with the current outdoor temperature difference, this is already very good, and it is worth their hard work in digging coal.
After the heating plant was built, she saw that greenhouses could be built on the fields, so she built them as well. However, in order to maintain crop growth, the energy consumption of greenhouses is several times higher than that of residential areas.
The daily coal consumption is very high, so she needs to go out and stock up more.
Su Qing went to Grandpa Guan's house and picked up the straw helicopter and a large number of fire starters that he had ordered earlier.
After finishing all these, Su Qing brought Fuguier back home. As soon as they opened the door, hot air hit them in the face.
Everything placed in the room where charcoal had not been burned before was covered with a layer of frost, but now everything has returned to normal. The room was warm, and she and Fuguier quickly took off their warm clothes.
Fuguier returned to his nest and rolled around happily.
This baby is most afraid of cold, and a warm bed is so comfortable.
Su Qing sat on the chair and opened the refresh interface. Due to limited materials, only four straw helicopters could be made. However, she looked at the interface showing that only one could be refreshed.
"System! Why is this happening?"
“Limited edition.”
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I had originally wanted to form a helicopter fleet, but I never expected it to be limited! Never mind, something is better than nothing, Su Qing refreshed another helicopter.
After refreshing everything, she planned to contact Lu Chen. Now that she had a helicopter, she could go to Lu Chen's base to deliver supplies and exchange them for money to pay off the system's fuel debt.
After waiting for a long time, the call was connected on the other end.
"Hello, Su Qing." Lu Chen's low voice sounded.
"Lu Chen, how have you been these past few days? Is the base okay? I have a way to get to your base. I'll leave tomorrow to deliver supplies to you."
Hearing Su Qing's cheerful voice, Lu Chen's heart, which had been tense for several days, relaxed a little. However, when he heard Su Qing say that she was coming to deliver supplies, he couldn't help but frown.
"How did you get here? It's too cold outside, don't try to be brave. Besides, there's so much snow along the way..."
Before Lu Chen could finish, Su Qing interrupted and said, "I won't go on land."
"Not going over land? Are you planning to use your magical powers to fly over here?"
Kiss you, the truth is revealed.
"I do plan to fly over there." Su said with a chuckle.
Lu Chen was silent for a few seconds, then thought for a moment and said, "Is it a plane?"
How can this person be so smart... It's not funny at all.
"Well... we got a helicopter, and Captain Qin and the others happen to know how to operate it. I'll sort out the things you mentioned tonight. Is there anything else I'm missing?"
"I wonder if you can get some charcoal and wood? I can charge you ten times the market price." Lu Chen knew that in weather like today's, charcoal and wood were important supplies for various bases, but now only Su Qing could walk around. The S City base was in serious shortage of heating materials. Without wood for heating, life and death would be a matter of a moment.
Su Qing thought about it. The base now has heating, and people don’t really need these things anymore. Maybe she could post an acquisition task in the mission center, which would be perfect if someone wanted to exchange it for money.
Moreover, she needed money to exchange for helicopter fuel, and the price offered by Lu Chen was too tempting.
"Forget ten times. It's not easy these days. How about three times? It's hard for the people in our base to go out and cut trees. This price is fine. I should be able to collect a batch for you."
"Su Qing, thank you." Lu Chen's voice was filled with solemn gratitude, "Thank you so much."
"Why thank me? You didn't take it for free. You paid for it and we'll be done with it."
After that, the two chatted for a few more words, and Su Qing hung up and began to prepare supplies for Lu Chen.
I first posted the task in the base, and soon I saw many people selling the charcoal and wood they had accumulated. There was less work in the cold weather, and they now had heating at home. They could exchange the wood and charcoal for money to supplement their family income, and the purchase price was high, so they were very happy.
Su Qing and Qin Yu agreed on the time to depart tomorrow. After a quick wash, Su Qing hugged the quilt and lay down on the soft bed, falling into a deep sleep.
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