#4 - Chapter 4 Building a Base 2

A hive of activity.

In full swing.

Dust flew everywhere.

The construction of the base was well underway.

Both the underground space and the ground were being built at a feverish pace.

Qin Jin had already moved into a nearby hotel (the base was not in the wilderness; it was surrounded by industrial areas, with some businesses already setting up offices. A few kilometers away, there were quite a few residential areas and small commercial districts, so at least eating and accommodation were not a problem. Otherwise, the planned industrial area couldn't possibly have everyone living in dormitories; some workers needed private space).

He went to the site whenever he had time to check on progress and put pressure on the construction team.

Besides the underground warehouse and his own residence, there were many other important buildings.

Two dormitory buildings for relatives and friends to live in later.

Each building was five stories high, covering an area of 200 square meters, with 4-5 apartments on each floor. The first floor had four apartments, and the other floors had five apartments, all with two bedrooms and one living room. (One building had 24 apartments, and two buildings had 48 apartments, making it convenient for people with families to live in).

Two dormitory buildings for ordinary personnel as well.

Each building was also five stories high, covering an area of 300 square meters, with 10 apartments on each floor, mainly one-bedroom and one-living room, with some single rooms with bathrooms. (Two buildings had a total of 100 apartments, which could accommodate at least 150 people).

The accommodation space alone could accommodate two to three hundred people.

In the future, these would all be residences that Qin Jin prepared for his partners and friends.

In the apocalypse, don't even think about absolute fairness.

It can never be achieved.

Two other office buildings, four stories high, would be used for some official work in the future and could be modified as needed.

A multi-functional building, five stories high, covering an area of 200 square meters, would be used as a movie screening room, library, multiple classrooms, and recreation room (after the apocalypse stabilized, he planned to have some billiards, table tennis, internet cafes, etc., to combine work and rest, and to live a good life even in the apocalypse).

Two large factories would also be built on the ground.

Each covering an area of thousands of square meters, which could be used for various operations in the future.

Currently, funds were limited, so he planned to first build the framework and cover it with simple iron sheets, focusing on sturdiness.

And then there were the very important greenhouses.

It was estimated to occupy 1/3 of the entire base, which was 10,000 square meters. It was divided into multiple large and small sheds, all designed with top sunlight panels.

Some of the sunlight panel sections were mechanically driven and could be remotely opened and closed.

These 10,000 square meters, which was 15 acres of greenhouses, were the key base for growing food after the apocalypse.

Therefore, the best materials were needed, sturdy, durable, and corrosion-resistant. In addition to the sunlight panels, there were also solar panels on top, which could release the electricity stored during the day at night. (Of course, relying solely on the conversion efficiency of solar energy was definitely not enough, and there would be other operations to supplement it later).

At least 8 acres of the 15 acres would be used to grow rice.

2 acres to grow corn (corn has a short cycle, but the edible rate is low, but the stalks can be used as feed; wheat is not suitable for planting in the south).

3 acres to build an indoor livestock farm, preparing to raise some chickens, ducks, pigs, cattle, and sheep.

The rest could be used to grow vegetables, fruits, and mix in some low fruit trees.

Qin Jin had joined many shelters before his rebirth and had seen the survival models of many doomsday bases, but now that it was his turn to build a shelter, he still had no experience.

He could only try his best to improve it. As long as it wasn't a big problem, some small problems could be adjusted later.

Then there was the construction of several warehouses.

Each several hundred square meters.

Used to place some ground equipment and store various large materials.

The area of the buildings occupied more than half of the entire base, which looked very compact.

In addition, Qin Jin had high requirements for the materials of each building.

Earthquake resistance, water resistance, electricity resistance, fire resistance, corrosion resistance, etc. must be in place.

Not counting some of the equipment that needed to be installed later, the buildings alone had cost Qin Jin more than 20 million.

Just one month after construction started, he added another 10 million in funding before the construction team continued to work.

Otherwise, they were afraid that this strange boss would run away and no one would pay the bill.

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Time came to late June.

Construction was almost two months old.

The two-story basement had been initially completed.

Except for electricity and water that had not been connected, everything else was basically completed (the water had a special reservation for two outside pools to connect, and the pond water could be used directly by opening the switch).

Qin Jin, along with another hired professional testing company, was conducting quality testing of the basement.

Zhang Xianlin, the head of the construction team next to Qin Jin, said with a wry smile:

"President Qin, you've been staring at us every day since the construction started. How dare my men slack off!? There's definitely no problem!"

Qin Jin said indifferently:

"I also believe that there is no problem with your team, President Zhang. I'm just doing some checks and inspections. If there is a problem, we will fix it. If there is no problem, everyone is good. Anyway, I'm the one paying for the inspection."

Zhang Xianlin smiled and said nothing more.

He had never seen a customer like Qin Jin before. It was one thing that the design was strange, but he even supervised the construction almost the entire time.

It was not easy for his men to make some extra money.

So he really didn't cut corners for Qin Jin.

The inspection results came out.

There were no problems with the structure and strength of the two-story underground building.

There were just some minor flaws that needed to be repaired, and he asked President Zhang to arrange it.

Most of the buildings on the ground were also almost framed. After continuing to pour concrete and complete the interior decoration, they could be simply used for office work or living.

It was estimated that it would take another two months to complete.

That is to say, after the construction of the base was finally completed, he had two months to prepare supplies.

Time was still ample.

He couldn't just sit idle for these two months before preparing supplies.

He had previously scouted a professional manager named Wang Yang, a middle-aged uncle with many years of management experience.

He was just over forty years old and in a career gap. After his interview, he was considered to have joined Luyuan Food Factory and began to arrange the recruitment of security personnel, planting experts, and water and electricians for him.

Qin Jin made a request to him that the people he recruited must look at their character and personality.

It was best to bring a family, and the age could be appropriately relaxed.

Then he rushed to various equipment agencies and ordered various equipment that would be used in the base in the future.

Various interface positions had been reserved during the construction of the basement, and now it was time for professional ventilation, refrigeration, preservation, heat preservation, humidification, and fire prevention equipment to enter the site.

He directly asked someone to make a set of advanced indoor environmental systems and installed them in the two-story basement.

Simpler systems were also made for other ground buildings.

In the future, he wouldn't have to worry too much about hot and cold weather.

Then there was the very important base power system.

Looking for power equipment companies.

Let them design a complete self-circulating power energy system.

Corrosion-resistant, retractable latest solar panels were added to the roofs of each building.

Space was also specially set aside in the base to build commercial power generation equipment, and thousands of sets of batteries and energy storage equipment were purchased, which could store 80,000 kilowatt-hours (degrees) of electricity.

An ordinary non-high-energy-consuming factory consumes between 1,000 and 2,300 kilowatt-hours of electricity per day.

If used normally, the electricity stored in the Luyuan base was expected to last for more than a month, and it could last longer if used sparingly.

The base would be filled with surveillance cameras in the future, and this equipment would definitely work for a long time, plus some electrical appliances, all-day lighting, basement ventilation and insulation systems, ground greenhouse ventilation systems, etc.

Some could be turned on all day, and some could be turned on intermittently. It was estimated that the base would consume 400-700 kilowatt-hours of electricity per day.

The actual situation would only be known in the apocalypse, and it was definitely inaccurate to imagine it now.

Solar power generation and photovoltaic power generation are efficient photoelectric conversion, which means that electricity can only be generated in the presence of sunlight.

The main source of electricity for the base in the future would depend on this.

Hydropower generation was out of the question, and wind power generation was not suitable, as the conditions in the south were not met.

And wind power generation equipment was expensive, so it was better to buy more batteries and solar panels.

Assuming 8 hours of sunshine per day, 1KW*8 is 8 kilowatt-hours of electricity.

After the battery and inverter circuit, the efficiency is only 80%.

That is to say, 6.4 kilowatt-hours of electricity can be generated per day.

Considering the sunshine and other factors, an ordinary 60-80 square meter roof generates about 4 kilowatt-hours of electricity.

All roofs and greenhouses in the base were installed with solar panels, with the goal of covering an area of more than 10,000 square meters.

Generating 500 kilowatt-hours of electricity per day.

More than ten generators were also purchased, and diesel power generation would also be used when solar energy was not enough.

As a perpetual motion machine in the apocalypse.

Qin Jin had not thought about the idea of zombies generating electricity, making some fixed equipment.

Like bicycles or treadmills, mechanical rotation or up and down stepping can be converted into electricity. This mechanical power generation method was also consulted with professionals, and the answer was extremely low efficiency.

It may not be possible to convert one kilowatt-hour of electricity even if one is stepped on for a day, and it is difficult to control the constant movement of zombies. The efficiency is even lower when it is fast and slow.

If one zombie steps on a power-generating bicycle for one day in an ideal state to generate 1 kilowatt-hour of electricity, 1,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity per day would require more than 1,000 units running non-stop all day.

A 100-square-meter room to accommodate 20 such power-generating bicycles would also require more than 50 rooms, requiring several buildings and multiple people to manage.

Moreover, zombies are likely to mutate and evolve, and problems can easily cause disasters.

This idea is not very realistic at present, and will be considered again after the base develops and grows.

When the base gets on the right track in the future, the power consumption per day may be as high as 10,000 kilowatt-hours.

This method can only be used as an alternative supplementary solution.

As mentioned earlier, the base security, Qin Jin prepared to install surveillance cameras inside and outside each building.

The surrounding walls are even more essential, with one installed every distance.

Positions were reserved at the four corners of the wall, ready to build watchtowers after the apocalypse (it is too conspicuous to build them in peacetime, and it is not justified anywhere).

Before the arrival of the mutated night, it is still a harmonious society, and many things still need to comply with the rules.

Directly building a 10-meter-high wall to build a watchtower.

Believe it or not, someone will immediately report it and tear it down, and then the person in charge will be arrested.

Qin Jin didn't want to be in jail when the apocalypse came.

It's better to cut his throat sooner.

The 5-meter-high wall and the two-story basement were all promises obtained after repeated communication, building relationships, and spending money with leaders and relevant personnel.

Otherwise, he wouldn't dare to build it like this.

Thanks to the name of a high-tech agricultural products company, which fits the theme of the current era of developing a green and healthy society.

There is room for operation for many things.

Finally, there is the base exit.

Divided into two.

A main gate facing south, divided into double doors, the interior asked someone to design a set of large mechanical supercharged steel doors, 5.5 meters high, can be double-pushed, with a small door in the door, 3 meters high, usually vehicles can only open the small door when passing through.

Some large equipment is transported to open the gate, which can be opened manually and electrically controlled to start the hydraulic pump, even if no matter how many people can not stop the opening and closing of the door, to prevent human or monster blocking the door can not be closed.

There is also a hollow iron fence door to the outside, which can provide an extra layer of defense after opening the internal door.

There is also a set of anti-collision devices in front of the gate, which rises after starting the anti-collision steel piers, even if a fully loaded muck truck rushes over at full speed, it will have to stop and kowtow.

There is also a small exit facing north, which is also divided into three layers of doors, only 2.5 meters high, and also has a high steel door with hydraulic pump mechanical supercharging control, sandwiched by two hollow stainless steel doors to the outside and inside.

The entire base is not a copper wall and iron wall, but it is almost the same.

It's just limited by funds, area, and human management factors, it can only be built like this initially.

In the apocalypse, it is not the more people the better, and food consumption also needs to be considered.

And never test human nature!

(End of this chapter)