Becoming an Emperor Starting from the World of The Wandering Earth

Chapter 93 Zhongsi Academy

The gantry cranes, stamping machines, lathes, and milling machines were partly used by Dezhou Heavy Industry to offset payments for goods, and partly sourced from the black market or secondhand markets.

Although it's not quite as good, it's still a whole level better than those old antiques.

Jameson's plan is to first restore production, and then build new power plants while maintaining production.

The environment in the holy city is a bit bad, with industrial waste clouds accumulating overhead for hundreds of years.

But outside the holy city, the sun shines brightly. Due to thousands of years of war, the atmosphere of this world has been destroyed beyond recognition, and the efficiency of solar power generation is at its maximum.

After a while, once we've thoroughly mastered the high-efficiency chemical battery technology that Murphy provided, we can proceed with the next step of modification.

At first, the workers were very cautious and dared not start.

They had never seen these new machines before and were afraid of damaging them and not being able to afford the compensation.

Old Johnson wasn't in a hurry; he had his technicians teach them one by one, guiding them step by step.

Once you've taught one person, let them teach the next.

In conjunction with the existing technical departments of the Holy City.

Within ten days, the first batch of trained local workers were able to operate some of the equipment independently.

Simultaneously with the industrial zone's development, the Holy City's power supply system was being upgraded.

The original electric grid of the holy city can no longer be called an electric grid; it should be called a spider web.

It's all haphazardly pulled and torn, with joints everywhere.

To this end, Skynet specifically deployed a large number of drones to scan the entire city's 3D map and redesigned a power supply network covering the entire city.

The main power line is made of thick cable, which is led out from the newly built substation in the industrial area, laid along the main street, and leads to the power distribution points in various residential areas.

The branch lines are thinner, branching off from the power distribution point and eventually reaching the doorstep of each household.

Water source management is much more complicated than power supply management.

The holy city's water source comes from an underground river three thousand miles outside the city.

The water is pumped up and sent into the city through several old, outdated cast iron pipes. It leaks and drips all the way, and by the time it reaches the user, less than a third of it remains.

Not to mention the water quality, the pipes have been rusted for decades, the water has a metallic rust taste, and it is mixed with all sorts of impurities of unknown origin.

Murphy's approach was to first address the symptoms, then the root cause.

The temporary solution involved transporting a complete set of mobile water purification equipment from The Wandering Earth and setting up temporary water purification stations next to the sedimentation tanks in the center of the city.

The water is pumped up, first settled, then filtered, and then disinfected with chemical agents.

Finally, special water trucks are used to deliver water to residents in different areas every day.

Although it's in limited supply, at least it's clean water.

As for whether drinking this water will kill you, there's no need to worry.

The water they used to drink was only slightly better than the Ganges River in India.

Now, all we have to do is add some chemicals, and not only will it not kill anyone, it will actually taste sweeter than before.

The fundamental solution is to completely replace the entire city's water supply network.

This is a large project and it can't be completed in a short time.

Murphy had his men dig up the main pipeline section by section and replace it with a new pipeline shipped from Houston.

The new pipes are made of PE material, which is corrosion-resistant and has a long service life. The joints are welded with hot melt, so not a drop of water will leak out.

Once the main pipeline is laid, we can slowly work our way up to the branch lines.

As for the workers who do this job, they are all locally recruited.

Murphy's terms were very simple.

If you come to work, you'll be provided with three meals a day, and at the end of the month you'll also receive a grain ration.

The people of the Holy City were terrified of hunger, and their eyes lit up at the mere mention of food.

The long queue of people registering almost caused the tables at the registration point to collapse.

With more people, the work gets done faster.

The construction site operates day and night in three shifts.

They dug trenches here, laid pipes there, and then backfilled and compacted the soil.

Starting from the main pipeline entrance on the outskirts of the city, the pipeline is pushed all the way into the city, covering two to three hundred meters a day.

At this rate, the entire city's main network can be updated in six months at most.

In addition to urban redevelopment, school and military construction were also quickly put on the agenda.

The original education in the holy city was the brainwashing method used in churches.

The children were sent to learn scripture, to sing hymns, and to pray to the Father.

As for literacy, arithmetic, and general knowledge, no one teaches them.

Murphy had makeshift school buildings built in several residential areas, transported teaching materials and equipment from Houston, recruited literate locals as teachers, and started classes after simple training.

The curriculum is simple: literacy, arithmetic, some basic science and hygiene knowledge, and most importantly, faith education.

In the makeshift school, there was a teacher who had temporarily transferred from the Wild Wolf Squad. He was holding a ruler and pointing to the blackboard behind him.

The words written on it in bold are: Loyalty.

"Your lives were given to you by the Father!"

"The food you eat, the clothes you wear, the water and electricity in your homes—all are given to you by the Father!"

"Without the Holy Father, you might already be starving to death in some stinking ditch, or being dragged into slavery!"

"So remember these two words—loyalty!"

"Keep the Father and His messengers in your hearts at all times, never disobey them, and remain faithful forever."

"Yes, teacher. Loyalty! Honesty!"

Humans are very strange creatures.

He's not good at anything else, but he's best at eating from a bowl and then cursing someone after putting the bowl down.

Most of the long-time residents of the holy city have truly suffered.

Therefore, when Murphy used drastic measures to smash the Vatican and bring about a better life, they were naturally grateful from the bottom of their hearts.

But the next generation is different. With increased material wealth, they want even more.

One meal was a bowl of thick porridge, and it tasted delicious; the next meal was the same thick porridge, and it tasted ordinary.

Human desires are like a boulder rolling down a mountain; once they start, they can never be stopped. Therefore, only by nurturing them from a young age can we ensure a solid foundation.

As the saying goes, if loyalty is not absolute, then it is absolutely disloyal.

For this reason, Murphy also gave several schools a nice name, called Loyalty Academy.

As for military development, there's no need to elaborate here.

The saying "political power grows out of the barrel of a gun" is timeless.

The Holy City originally had an army, namely the guards.

But those guys only know how to bully ordinary people; when something really happens, they run away faster than anyone else.

Murphy disbanded the guards and recruited and trained a new group of security personnel, equipped them with simple gear, and had them patrol the city every day.

If you encounter fighting, find out the cause and send them to work on a construction site without pay to settle their debts.

Anyone caught stealing or thieving, regardless of the reason, should be arrested.

The Father came, providing everyone with food, drink, shelter, and clean water.

They could even earn more through work, but instead of being ambitious and grateful, they dared to steal.

We must take action, and we must take decisive action.

Furthermore, Murphy designed a promotion mechanism, and during their missions, Skynet would dispatch drones to collect data at all times.

Those who perform well and have strong physical abilities will be recruited and given military training by Wilson. The best will join the Wild Wolves Squadron.