Apocalypse Rebirth: 3000 million won at the beginning

Chapter 2072 Recent Developments in Northwest China
After spending three days at Oriental Paradise, Li Yu returned to Oil City in a sustainable helicopter.

And on the second day, they headed northwest.

They crossed the Qinling Mountains and flew directly to Wuyuan Mountain.

As they flew over West City, they spotted the second transport convoy on the ground.

Li Qi and Zhu Xiao, the leaders of the second transport convoy on the ground, also saw the city lord's helicopter.

West suburbs of Xishi.

Yellow sand fills the sky.

Zhu Xiao was woken up from her sleep by the skinny monkey.

"What are you doing?" Zhu Xiao opened her eyes groggily.

The skinny monkey quickly said, "The city lord and the others are right in front of us, look."

Zhu Xiao rubbed her eyes, opened the car window, and looked up at the sky.

Sure enough, three helicopters flew by.

Skinny Monkey reported, "The city lord just contacted us via radio, and Captain Li Qi communicated with the city lord."

"What did you talk about?" Zhu Xiao asked.

"I don't know, you'll have to ask Captain Li Qi."

Zhu Xiao's eyes darted around, then she leaned back, blindfolded herself with a cloth, and said:
"It's definitely nothing serious. If anything happens, Li Qi will definitely contact me. I'm going back to sleep. Don't bother me unless it's important. I'm so tired lately."

These three transport teams have been so busy lately that they've been practically running at full speed.

With no more zombies on land, their rest time was compressed once again.

For example, when there were zombies outside, they couldn't drive at night, but they could still get a good night's sleep at the branch base or transit station.

But now, their only rest time is during loading and unloading.

Left with no other option, the transport fleet had to operate on a two-shift system.

During the journey, one group of people sleeps while another group drives, and this cycle continues.

Sleeping in the car for a long time doesn't actually make for a restful sleep, which has led to them being extremely tired lately.

Eleven o'clock in the morning.

The city lord's patrol fleet arrived over Wuyuan Mountain.

The commander in charge of defense stationed at Wuyuan Mountain was Meng Zi, the captain of the 32nd Detachment of the People's Armed Forces.

Since being reprimanded by Ju Tianrui last time, Meng Zi has become much more proactive in policy implementation.

Meng Zi received Li Yu's message early on, and immediately led Liu Benshan and others to the mountaintop helipad to welcome him.

Li Yu surveyed the entire Wuyuan Mountain range with a calm expression, and said to Li Tie behind him:
"Mengzi has done a pretty good job; the defense system for Wuyuan Mountain has already been set up."

Li Tie looked at the intelligent mobile switch below and the dozens of greenhouses at the foot of the mountain inside the wall, and nodded:
"Big brother, I remember he was demoted before, right?"

"Yes, this kid joined Big Camphor Tree quite early. He got cocky after leveling up before, and we knocked him down to the lowest level. I didn't expect him to be able to level up again," Li Yu said with a smile.

The helicopter landed smoothly on the helipad at the top of the mountain.

When Meng Zi saw the helicopter rotor gradually come to a stop, he quickly went forward to greet it.

"Lord of the City! We've been waiting for you for so long, and you've finally arrived!" Meng Zi said with a big smile, extending his hands warmly.

Li Yu shook hands with him briefly, pointed at his nose, and said:
"Report on the situation here. I need the most accurate data."

With that, he started walking down the mountain.

Li Tie, who had just disembarked from the helicopter, quickly led about twenty assault team members to follow.

In addition, six commandos were left to watch over the helicopter.

As soon as Li Yu got off the helicopter, he wanted to hear the data. Meng Zi was startled, but luckily he had made preparations in advance.

He quickly reported:

"Currently, the entire Wuyuan Mountain area is 850 mu (approximately 50 hectares), the wall has been raised to 24 meters, and it is equipped with a fifth-generation intelligent mobile switch and ultraviolet light array, with a total of 18 sentry towers."

"There are currently 1700 people in the entire Wuyuan Mountain area, including 200 members of the local militia, 500 reinforcements from the oil city, and 450 former prisoners of war from the Northwest."
In addition, in response to the call for large-scale publicity and population attraction in Dazhangshu,

550 of them are survivors who recently joined the Wuyuan Mountain group.

They mainly came from the southern autonomous prefecture and Dingxi.

"Twenty fifth-generation greenhouses have been built, and all of them have been completed and planted."

Although there aren't many greenhouses, the food self-sufficiency rate can still reach 70%.

"In addition, we have recently been renovating and reinforcing the irrigation canals."

Li Yu listened while observing his surroundings.

Before we knew it, we had arrived at the foot of the mountain.

The 20 greenhouses at the foot of the mountain occupy a considerable area, squeezed into every available space in the building.

Li Yu then had someone open the door to a greenhouse.

The scene inside was exactly the same as the greenhouse he had seen at the headquarters.

Uniform specifications and planting methods.

Above the soil, there grew a patch of lush green sweet potato leaves.

This crop has a relatively high yield per acre and also provides starch, making it very suitable for large-scale cultivation in the post-apocalyptic world.

It can grow the most food in the smallest area and feed the most people.

Li Yu stepped forward, looked at the sediment in the pool, and asked:

Where does the water source mainly come from here?

"The water sources for Liujiaxia Reservoir and Wuyuan Mountain both come from there," Meng Zi replied.

Li Yu remained silent and inspected several more greenhouses, finding no problems.

He then had Meng Zi lead him to the zombie generator room for inspection.

The area around Wuyuan Mountain is limited, and its location is not suitable for developing industry, agriculture, or even commerce.

It serves merely as a strategic pass in the Northwest, preventing zombies from entering the heart of the Northwest and impacting the Zhangye agricultural and pastoral base.

Therefore, there is no need to keep too many people here.

After quickly inspecting the zombie generator, the smart mobile shunt, and other locations, Li Yu chatted with several prisoners from the Northwest.

After six months of adjustment, the prisoners from the Northwest have now been integrated into the Wuyuan Mountains.

However, their status remained low, even lower than that of the new survivors who had just joined Wuyuan Mountain.

Li Yu offered his condolences and encouragement to the members of the armed forces brigade who remained there, and then headed towards the mountaintop.

"Lord of the City, are you leaving now? Why not stay here for another day and go to Zhangye tomorrow?" Meng Zi secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Li Yu was leaving.

The presence of the city lord puts immense pressure on him.

Li Yu glanced at him with amusement.

"No, time is tight. I need to check on all four branch bases in the Northwest."

After saying that, he climbed into the helicopter.

Li Tie and the others followed them inside.

A few minutes later, Meng Zi watched the helicopter take off and said to Liu Benshan behind him:
"Old Liu, thank goodness you were here, otherwise we would have been dead this time."

The previously set goals for rebuilding Wuyuan Mountain have now been largely achieved.

Even if the city lord came, he couldn't find anything wrong with it.

All of this is mainly thanks to Liu Benshan.

Liu Benshan looked at Mengzi ahead, pondered for a moment, and then said:
"Captain Meng, I will be returning to the oil city after the irrigation canal is repaired and reinforced."

"What?! No, I won't allow it!" Meng Zi turned his head, his face full of surprise.

This was clearly something he couldn't accept at all.

Logically speaking, the last time Ju Tianrui came, Liu Benshan disclosed Meng Zi's dereliction of duty to Ju Tianrui, and Meng Zi was criticized by Ju Tianrui.

Mengzi should dislike Liu Benshan.

But after spending time together, he was genuinely moved by Liu Benshan's dedication and they became good friends.

Liu Benshan is a very upright person who focuses on the issue, not the person. Although he reported himself, he really takes action when there's trouble.

Liu Benshan said with a wry smile: "Captain Meng, I've made up my mind. I've already submitted the application, and the irrigation canal will be completed in the next two weeks."

Upon hearing this, Meng Zi sighed, knowing Liu Benshan's temperament.

Liu Benshan is a very stubborn person; he's either right or wrong.

And whatever he wants to do, he will do it, and no one can stop him.

Meng Zi stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, saying:
"Alright, anyway, you've achieved your goal in coming to the Northwest this time. I reckon the promotion order will be issued to you once you return to Oil City."

The reason why Liu Benshan and other support personnel were willing to leave the oil city was that they could earn more contribution points and advance in rank.

In places like Wuyuan Mountain, Liu Benshan single-handedly led the renovation of the walls, the installation of zombie generators, smart sluice gates, and greenhouses, and also excavated several underground fortresses.
I've earned a lot of contribution points here.

With his current contribution points, he is more than qualified to be promoted from Level 4 to Level 3.

Furthermore, the construction level has been upgraded from Level 1 supervision to Level 2 supervision.

Above Level 2 supervision, there are only Level 3 supervision: Chief Supervisor and Chief Engineer.

His becoming a Level 3 personnel was equivalent to becoming a core member of the Great Camphor Tree's power structure.

The level from level four to level three is the most difficult to advance to.

Because at this level of promotion, the camphor tree is very strict about it.

Promotions might have been easier in earlier years, but it's becoming increasingly difficult to get promoted within two years.

Upon reaching the third-level personnel rank, benefits and even rights will increase significantly.

For example, personnel below level three cannot enter the main city of the oil city.

You must reach level three or above to qualify.

Liu Benshan could sense that Meng Zi genuinely wanted to keep him.

But he had a reason to go back; his family lived in the oil city.

It's been almost five months since we last met.

"Captain Meng, there probably won't be any major construction plans here in the future. But I heard that you also have a rotation system. We can meet again in the oil city if there's a chance."

"Besides, I'm not leaving so soon; I still have to wait for the irrigation canal to be completed."

Meng Zi laughed and said, "Yes, yes, there's still time."

After the two descended the mountain, Liu Benshan left to oversee the construction of the irrigation canal.

Two hours after the city lord's helicopter fleet left Wuyuan Mountain, it arrived at the Zhangye Agricultural and Livestock Base.

The Zhangye agricultural and pastoral base is of paramount importance to the entire Northwest region.

It is a core base for grain and meat production.

The grain supply in the Northwest region mainly relies on the Zhangye agricultural and pastoral base for transportation.

The vast Zhangye agricultural and pastoral base covers tens of thousands of acres and is enclosed by walls.

One-third of the area is occupied by greenhouses, totaling nearly two thousand greenhouses.

The remaining majority of the space was covered with pasture.

On these pastures, there are thousands of sprayers that spray water mist at fixed times and locations to irrigate the grass.

Herds of cattle and sheep grazed on this pasture. A thousand cattle and sheep grazed there.

After Li Yu and his entourage disembarked from the helicopter, they were greeted by key personnel, including He Liangwei and Zheng Hanbing, just as they had been at Wuyuan Mountain.

Upon seeing He Liangwei, Li Yu smiled and said:
"He Liangwei, Zheng Hanbing, you guys are doing a great job here!"

"I think the greenhouses are all finished by now."

He Liangwei came from a subordinate force in the Northern Territory. He once shared the same name as one of Yuan Zhi's trusted subordinates, but they were not the same person.

Seven months ago, Li Yu led his army back to the oil city, while He Liangwei and his men stayed behind.

Responsible for all matters related to the Zhangye agricultural and pastoral base.

He Liangwei glanced at Zheng Hanbing behind him and quickly replied:
"Lord, the greenhouses have been completed. The first and second phases of the greenhouses have already yielded 4000 tons of grain. The third and fourth phases of the greenhouses will be harvested this month, with an estimated yield of 4000 tons of grain."

He already knew about the grain harvest in the Northwest.

The huge investment over the past six months, from personnel support to construction material support and various material support, has been enormous!
Now we're finally seeing the rewards.

4000 tons of grain is enough to feed everyone in the Northwest garrison for a year.

This is only the grain produced in one quarter of the greenhouse, and it only accounts for half of the greenhouse.

The annual output of all greenhouses in the Zhangye agricultural and pastoral base can reach 2.5 tons.

It can support a population of over 100,000.

There aren't many people in the Northwest, and most of the grain can be transported to the oil city.

“Not bad, not bad, let’s go take a look at the ranch,” Li Yu said.

The issue of insufficient meat protein was previously discussed by senior management at Dazhangshu.

After discussions, it was decided to establish a large-scale ranch in the Zhangye agricultural and pastoral base in Northwest China.

The Zhangye agricultural and pastoral base is ideally suited for animal husbandry.

With abundant water, flat terrain, plentiful pasture, and few zombies, it is ideal for developing animal husbandry.

To support the development of animal husbandry in the Northwest, hundreds of cows and sheep were transferred from the headquarters base.

In addition to the hundreds of cattle and sheep that already existed in the northwest.

In just six months, the number of cattle and sheep has quadrupled.

On the way to the ranch, Li Yu asked questions from time to time.

How many cattle and sheep are there now?

"Including the 20 lambs born yesterday, there are now a total of 1800 cattle and sheep, with 400 cattle and 1400 sheep," Zheng Hanbing replied.

"To ensure the survival and reproduction of the sheep and cattle populations, we can currently send 50 sheep and 10 cattle to the oil city and headquarters base every month."

Although the number is relatively small, this is also to increase the base number of cattle and sheep.

"By this time next year, the number of cattle and sheep transported to the headquarters will be more than ten times the current number!"

Generally speaking, only male animals are slaughtered on ranches.

For a flock of 20 to 40 sheep, only one or two high-quality rams are needed for breeding.

The other rams were castrated before they reached sexual maturity, which ensured that the taste was not too gamey.

Nowadays, most of the ewes on the ranch are kept for breeding or propagation.

As for the rams, too many of them are actually not good.

Once they've grown to a certain size, you can slaughter them and eat them.

There are 40 sheep and 10 cows.

Li Yu was still very happy after hearing the number.

Although the number is not large, the potential of this Zhangye agricultural and pastoral base is still very great.

It has far greater potential than the breeding farms developed at the headquarters base in Dazhangshu.

Tens of thousands of acres of land here can be dedicated to breeding and grazing.

But it would be difficult to place it at the headquarters base in Dazhangshu.

"Are there any horse farms around here?" Li Yu asked.

“Uh,” Zheng Hanbing looked at Wei Yun.

Wei Yun quickly came over and said:

"Yes, there are, but only 76."

Li Yu remembered Wei Yun; he was the head of the Zhangye agricultural and pastoral base during the time when the big boss ruled Northwest China.

"I'll lead one out later and try riding it!"

He Liangwei and Zheng Hanbing exchanged a glance, neither daring to refute.

So the two of them put pressure on Wei Yun.

Wei Yun quickly said:
"I will definitely pick a good horse for the city lord!"

(End of this chapter)