Rebirth in the Apocalypse: Cultivating While Raising a Child

Chapter 310 312 Qinghe Iron Mine
"Commander He, the Qinghe Iron Mine is state property, not local, and there is a limit to the amount of daily mining. You are now blindly mining irrespectively, which seriously damages the interests of the country. On behalf of the Central Military Department, I hope you Immediately stop mining the Qinghe Iron Mine." Wen Qingming, the commander of the Xitang Military Region Command, said to He Zengyuan, the highest commander of the Xitang Military Region, who was sitting on the right seat.

"Counselor Wen, if the Central Military Department can bring me enough grain, I will stop mining iron ore immediately, but the Central Military Department's answer is no, let us find a way by ourselves. Our granary in Xitang Province is the smallest in the country and has a dense population. The surroundings are either mines or oil fields, and there is no arable land. Look at how hungry our survivors are. If we don’t have iron ore to mine, they will have no way to survive.” He Zengyuan said full of resentment.

"Commander He thinks I don't understand the situation? No matter how small the Xitang granary is, it is enough to consume the entire province's population for half a year to a year. Excluding the population lost in the early stages of this turmoil, it stands to reason that you can survive until next year's autumn harvest. At that time, the Central Military Department can coordinate food support from other provinces and cities to support Xitang, how could there be such a predicament as you said?" Wen Qingming's tone was full of doubts.

"In the early days of the turmoil, the population was attrition. Didn't the granary lose its life? Our largest granary in Xitang was burned to the ground by a large fire-breathing monster. Tens of thousands of people witnessed it with their own eyes. Hundreds of soldiers were sacrificed in that battle,... "He Zengyuan spoke with a rough voice, and his eye circles were red, and he couldn't continue.

"Haven't all granaries been prepared for fire prevention, pest control and rat protection?" Wen Qingming asked with little confidence.

"Are those who are going to withstand the monster stepping down with one foot?" He Zengyuan said with a sneer, "At that time, there were many people who saw it. If you don't believe it, just ask!"

"Forgive me, Commander He. The burning of the granary is not a trivial matter. Wen must investigate the situation based on facts." Wen Qingming said neither humble nor overbearing.

"Commander He, even if Xitang is in trouble, is the price of your weapon too low? Iron ore, a non-renewable resource, no matter how abundant the output is now, this mining method will not last for many years. We You have to think about the future." Wen Qingming feels sorry for the country, at this price, if someone brings dozens of tons of grain over, wouldn't it mean taking away several truckloads of weapons?This is the mine of the country!If it is sold at such a low price, the interests of the country will be lost.

He Zengyuan scoffed at Wen Qingming's statement, when is this?I don't know if I can pass this hurdle in front of me, so why do I have to think about the future?If there were no materials exchanged for these cheap cold weapons, the officials would not be able to provide relief food, and the desperate survivors would not be able to rebel?At that time, no matter what the result is, it will be their local incompetence.

"He knows what Chief of Staff Wen is worried about. The Chief of Staff can rest assured that the transaction price in the safe zone is indeed low, but this price is limited in quantity, and it is definitely not the price to buy in large quantities. We have previously traded with Taijing officials The price is also much higher than this price. This price is mainly to take care of the survivors who are struggling to make ends meet. The price is too high for the survivors to afford. Moreover, these weapons are produced on an assembly line after all, and their service life is limited. The recycling price is also extremely low, and the recycled materials can be remade into new weapons, and the loss is not too great." They are all old and mature, and He Zengyuan knows what Wen Qingming is worried about?
"And it is said that good steel is used on the blade. Our country's weapons are strictly controlled. People have no weapons in their hands. What can we use to fight monsters? Now we mine iron ore to make weapons. In a small way, it is to alleviate the food crisis in our Xitang Safety Zone. On a large level, it is also to deal with the racial crisis. The number of ammunition and firearms is limited, and they are only used by the army, and ordinary people are not skilled in using them, so they can't let them kill monsters with bare hands, right?" He Zengyuan said in a gentle tone.

Wen Qingming sighed secretly in his heart. Although he patrolled the place on behalf of the central government, he could only offer opinions when encountering this kind of thing. Even if he spread the news to the central government now, it might not be an expedient measure for the Xitang safety zone. There is no way to blame, who let the Central Military Department let them figure out their own way when Xitang asked for help?
I rested overnight in the Xitang safe area. Early the next morning, Rong Xianxian announced that this day is free to move around, rest, eat, and go shopping. I have a lot of work points, and I just want to go out for a stroll.

The work points exchanged yesterday, Rong Xianxian has all been replaced by weapons. Looking at the weapons in the foggy space, Rong Xian is still full of immortality. According to the regulations in the safe zone, a single person cannot buy more than thirty weapons at a time. One thing, yesterday, after Rong Xianxian used up his quota, he then used up Cui Lie and Minglei's quota before spending all his work points.

Although the work points redeemed by Rong Xianxian yesterday have been spent, she still has countless supplies in her hands, including daily necessities, clothes, soap, hand sanitizer, and washing powder purchased in large quantities at low prices in the Taijing Safe Zone , toilet paper and various daily necessities are messy and numerous, and Rong Xianxian didn’t sort them out carefully. These things can also be exchanged for work points at the Xitang Official Exchange. In addition to these, all kinds of smoked dried meat accumulated in Rong Xianxian’s hands can also be sold good price.

Wang Qirui asked Xia Kai to go out shopping together. Seeing that Jiang Jie and Wang Lin were going out too, Rong Xianxian stopped them both and told them to pay attention to whether there were old maps on the stalls selling books and albums. Jiang Jie and Wang Lin He promised and went out.

Rong Xianxian and the others will collect new and old maps of the nearby area every time they go to a safe area. The old map is the map before the end of the world. It is mainly used to check some special terrains such as rivers and mountains or the main branches. The new map is the local area after the end of the world. Officially revised and issued, it mainly marks some dangerous monsters in the nearby area and the official garrison situation.

Along the way, Rong Xianxian has drawn a very detailed route map based on the old and new topographic maps of the passing area, as well as the official original map, the cracks in the ground, the area where the birds found Zixue Danguo, and the mutant beasts The territory, the Pingyuan Mountain mining area, and the places where small secret realms appeared outside Baihua Town were all marked with special marks on this map.

"Ari, it's almost time to arrive at your hometown, are you nervous?" Seeing Xia Kai turned his head and asked.

(End of this chapter)