Chapter 83 A new era
Ouchi, Kyoto.
As soon as Fan Ren's plane landed, he was taken here urgently by a special car.
At the gate, Li Jiandong had been waiting for a long time.
"Commander Li."
Fan Ren got out of the car, waved a greeting and walked forward.
Li Jiandong's eyes were a little bloodshot, and he obviously didn't sleep well. He nodded and said nervously, "For that project, Mr. Ye's attitude has always been to insist on a steady development path."
Fan Ren interrupted him before he finished speaking, "Commander Li, I know what you mean. Don't worry, even if we don't get any results today, we at Xinghai will carry out the relevant plans on our own and unwaveringly. We will ask for your support then."
After saying this, without waiting for Li Jiandong's reply, Fan Ren took the lead and walked into the palace.
Li Jiandong behind him was stunned. He felt that Fan Ren was a little different today.
Still in the dark room, Mr. Ye looked a little tired. He was able to take time out of his busy schedule to meet with them today.
"Here you go, sit down."
Seeing Fan Ren and Li Jiandong walk in, he didn't stand up, but waved while sitting on the sofa.
"Mr. Ye, I'm very sorry that you took time out of your busy schedule."
Fan Ren looked at the old man who looked listless and felt a little guilty.
"It's okay. It doesn't matter if others don't see you. You have made great contributions to Daxia. No matter how busy I am, I have to see you."
Ye Rongshan cheered up and returned to his usual amiable self.
"Mr. Ye, it's like this. South Australia temporarily raised the export price of ore by 2% today. Then someone from their side sent a message saying that as long as we tell them the effect of the Fanjing Stone, the price of ore can be restored to its original state."
Only then did Fan Ren realize that this was the reason why Li Jiandong had not slept well the night before.
After hearing this, I couldn't help but feel angry.
"Ore prices are related to all aspects of industrial development. How can they just go up?"
Li Jiandong glanced at him, his eyes full of helplessness.
"They have done this more than once or twice. There is nothing we can do. 70% of Daxia's current ore demand comes from imports, of which South Australia accounts for 60% of the total imports. A very helpless reality is that the import price of ore is in their hands."
Mr. Ye's tone was also very helpless. Not only that, there was no chance that this situation would change in the foreseeable future.
Fan Ren did not remain silent. Scenes of the plans he had made last night kept flashing through his mind.
He sorted out his thoughts and sat up straight.
“Mr. Ye, it is precisely because of this factor that I think it is time for us to make a change.
Thank you and Chief Li for your support. The proportion of tri-titanium alloy I extracted from the lunar soil is very high, even more than ten times that of ordinary crystal stone on our earth.
Mr. Ye, before that, I still want to focus on introducing to you the huge changes that this metal will bring to the industry in the future development. "
Fan Ren paused here, observed that Ye Rongshan did not refute him, and then continued.
"Aluminum alloys currently account for an absolute proportion of the metal composition in our industry. From electronic components to mechanical equipment, to automobiles, airplanes, and spacecraft, it is indispensable.
But at the same time, it is aluminum alloy that restricts the development of industry. I don’t mean that aluminum alloy is bad, but we can’t find a substitute for it at present, so it is the best choice out of desperation.
Moreover, we also rely heavily on imports for aluminum ore, and the pricing power is always in the hands of other forces.”
Li Jiandong sighed when he heard this. Fan Ren was not wrong, although a big part of the reason was that Daxia's industrial scale was too large.
The demand for minerals exceeds that of all other global powers combined, which leads to the manipulation of pricing.
"But now it's different. Judging from the results of lunar soil extraction, we have the opportunity to change this situation.
Just 360,000 kilometers above our heads, there is a Fanjing stone mine that can be used by us almost unlimitedly and is extremely easy to mine.
Mr. Ye, Chief Li, please don’t laugh at my wild ideas. "
Fan Ren stopped and looked at the two Da Xia senior officials in front of him with a solemn expression.
When Ye Rongshan heard this, his emotions were a little affected by him, so he just stopped and ignored it.
Li Jiandong looked at him with anticipation, not a mocking look at all.
"In my imagination, Xinghai will fully invest in aerospace engineering in the future. Our previous lunar exploration project has shown that we in Daxia have gone far enough in this regard.
Now, we have high-voltage radio technology, high-capacity-to-density solid-state battery technology, and extremely high-performance carbon nanotube materials. And of course, graphene chips.
I think that the application of these technologies to aerospace science will surely bring about tremendous development and changes.
In the past, we insisted on the idea of steady and slow progress because the moon really had no significant economic value to humans, and excessive investment would not be worth the cost.
But now, at least we know that it contains Fanjing Stone, which is extremely important for industrial development.
Then, there is economic value!
Therefore, I personally believe that the aerospace industry has entered a fast-track of development. For this reason, on behalf of Xinghai, I have decided to invest the 800 billion yuan of funds currently in Xinghai and all future profits into aerospace projects.
I have only one goal, which is to go to the moon and bring back the Fan Crystal Stone!
Not only that, in my plan, once we have a portion of tri-titanium alloy in our hands, we can continue to invest in the research and development of controlled nuclear fusion projects.
Using this as an energy supply base and using tritanium as the basic building material, we can even try to build a space elevator from science fiction to further reduce mining costs.
Mr. Ye, believe me, Tritanium alloy is fully capable of meeting the strength requirements for this type of building.
After completing these steps, I think our lunar mining program will be able to enter a truly low-cost era.
By then."
He said this in one breath, feeling extremely refreshed.
But the two Daxia bosses in front of him were a little dazed.
800 billion in cash to invest in aerospace projects, a figure that is much lower than China's aerospace budget for more than ten years.
Not only that, they knew Xinghai's ability to attract money. If they invested in this project in the future as Fan Ren said, it would be a staggeringly huge amount.
But what he said next was truly shocking.
As soon as the first batch of tri-titanium alloy is available, it can be used as a basis for the development of nuclear fusion projects, and then used in aerospace projects to further increase mining output.
Finally, the construction of the space elevator will be completed to form a large closed loop, thereby reducing the development cost of the tri-titanium alloy.
I have to say, this is a grand plan.
Ye Rongshan and Li Jiandong looked at each other and noticed the shock in each other's eyes.
Even Li Jiandong, who is known for being radical, feels that he is a little behind the times.
If Fei Fanren had not reminded him again, he would not even be able to associate the already successfully launched technologies such as high-voltage radio, solid-state batteries, and carbon nanotubes with the development of aerospace.
The same is true for Ye Rongshan.
He saw the immense self-confidence in Fanren's eyes, as well as the indomitable spirit and vigor that could only be found in young people.
"Commander Li, what does the Ministry of Industry think?"
Ye Rongshan still maintained a bit of rationality. Although he was shocked by the grand scene described by Yu Fanren, he was ultimately responsible for the safety of billions of people.
Li Jiandong came back to his senses after hearing the question. He tried his best to hide the excitement in his eyes and said with his head down: "Although what Mr. Fan said is just a simple future plan, from the professional perspective of a science and engineering student, all of this is highly feasible."
He couldn't help it and looked up at Ye Rongshan.
"Mr. Ye, in this way, Daxia will no longer be subject to any pricing restrictions on ore imports. And it is foreseeable that with high-strength metals such as tritanium alloy, our industry will take a big step forward. Mr. Ye, you know how important this huge advantage is to Daxia!"
Ye Rongshan could see what the emotions revealed in his eyes meant. He closed his eyes slightly, and after not waiting for long, he suddenly opened them and looked at Fan Ren.
"Daxia can't let you carry the burden alone. Make a plan and submit it to Chief Zhang of Economics and Trade. Then I will discuss with him how much money he can give to support you. Chief Li!"
"exist!"
"We may not be as generous as President Fan in terms of money, but the Ministry of Industry will fully cooperate with Xinghai Technology. All equipment and aerospace resources will be given priority to Xinghai Technology!"
After saying this, Ye Rongshan stood up tiredly, waved at the two of them, and walked out of the room.
Li Jiandong looked at Fan Ren in front of him, who had returned to his usual calm self, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
A new era is coming.
(End of this chapter)
