1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2411
Lu Zhanpeng listened to Yu Feng's words, but he didn't feel that the other party's approach was stingy, because what Yu Feng said was indeed the truth. It can be said that each of these machines brought over from the old time and space is a priceless treasure, and the industrial department has been working hard. Try every means to prolong the service life of these machines, and even seal up most of them, and leave them to be used again after the industrial capacity has developed to a certain level in the future, so that these machines can be fully utilized.

If the lifespan of such a precious machine is greatly damaged due to improper use, it will be a great loss to the advanced civilization represented by the Haihan Kingdom and the traversers.Yu Feng was willing to lend his own machine for testing, which was already doing Lu Zhanpeng a lot of face.

However, Lu Zhanpeng also heard something else from Yu Feng, and asked directly: "Are you planning to build the engine yourself?"

Yu Feng nodded and said: "I have such an idea, but there are still many technical difficulties in implementing it. First of all, you have to improve the quality of your oil, otherwise, even if you can build an engine, the fuel will still be useless. use."

Lu Zhanpeng said: "The quality of gasoline and diesel refined now is not ideal, mainly due to the quality of mass production. If it is only for scientific research and the demand is not large, then the quality can be improved. It is nothing more than complicated processing procedures. It costs a little more.”

Lu Zhanpeng's tone was relaxed, but of course the actual situation is not that simple.Most of the problems in the production process can be solved in the laboratory, but the production capacity and cost must not meet the requirements of industrial production, and the solutions in these laboratories are difficult to be directly applied to actual production.

At present, the indigenous oil refining technology used by Haihan Petrochemical Department is extremely polluting to the environment. The Executive Committee does not want to build this kind of heavy industry on Hainan Island, so most of the oil refining equipment is built near the oil production area on Taiwan Island. , This can also save the trouble of long-distance sea transportation of crude oil.

But this also brings a lot of trouble to the industry, because the research institutes of the chemical industry are basically located in Tiandu Industrial Zone, Sanya. Some of the results obtained from the research here have to be put into Taiwan for practical application. Implementation, and then make adjustments based on production feedback. This will drag down the efficiency of the process from research to application to an unacceptable level.

With the current indigenous oil refining technology, Haihan has actually been able to extract gasoline, kerosene, diesel, lubricating oil, paint materials, chemical raw materials, heavy oil and other products from crude oil, and the remaining residue can also be used to make asphalt.However, the mass-produced quality of the most valuable types of fuel has not been satisfactory, and it will take a long time to improve the production process.If this is not the case, it is estimated that the Executive Committee has already put the production of fuel engines on the agenda.

Yu Feng said: "Hearing what you said, why do I feel that there is more than a little difference in the middle? Please explain carefully."

Lu Zhanpeng had no choice but to explain to him: "At present, our crude oil refining rate is less than [-]% of that in the old time and space. The diesel oil I brought just now is the quality of mass production in refineries. Although you don't like it, But the daily output of this thing is only about [-] liters. If you want to achieve the diesel quality of the old time and space, you can only transport it back to Sanya for finishing, and the cost may be several times higher.”

Yu Feng said: "It seems that only by moving all of your research departments to Taiwan's oil production areas will it be possible to achieve technological breakthroughs as soon as possible!"

Lu Zhanpeng shrugged and said, "This is the crux of the problem. No one is willing to leave the comfort zone of Sanya and go to the deep mountains of Taiwan to do scientific research. If it were you, would you like to stay there for two or three years?"

"This..." When Yu Feng heard Lu Zhanpeng say the key point so frankly, he couldn't refute it immediately.Ask yourself, if it were him, he would also be unable to let go of his family, career and life circle in Sanya, and plunge into the mountainous areas of Taiwan where the living environment is poor and live and work for a long time.

For today's Haihan, this is a chronic disease that is becoming increasingly apparent, and this situation is not limited to the petrochemical industry. Almost every position that requires long-term overseas positions is facing similar problems.After all, everyone abandoned their lives in the old time and space to participate in the time-traveling operation, mostly to realize the dream of becoming a master here, and few people are willing to repeat the hard days of the first two years of time-traveling again.The initial period of overseas colonies is often difficult, and in case of a disease such as malaria pneumonia in the local area, there is no place to treat the disease.

Even people like Yu Feng and Lu Zhanpeng who pursue their careers prefer to stay in Sanya for development.As a result, industries such as petrochemicals, which need to build research institutions in oil production areas, inevitably become crippled, and the speed of transforming scientific research into productivity has far failed to keep up with the needs of development.

Yu Feng coughed dryly, and changed the subject: "Since the quality of this diesel will not be improved for a while, then I still consider my plan. We can build the engine first and create objective needs, so that it is possible to force the executive committee to Invest more resources in the petrochemical industry to improve refining technology and fuel production capacity."

Lu Zhanpeng said: "You are so eloquent, can't you start to do it secretly?"

Yu Feng said sternly: "What is stealth? Is it fair and aboveboard? I have repeatedly confirmed with Changhua for the steel materials to be used, and I asked Qiao Zhiya to personally supervise the production."

Lu Zhanpeng asked curiously: "Then where have you come?"

Yu Feng said: "The design plans and drawings are ready-made, so there is no need to use any brains. However, it is not clear whether the materials I have found so far can be used to make engines, so I sent the material samples to the laboratory. Ask them to inspect. If the material can pass the customs, then I plan to take out the sealed CNC machine tool and use it again, and the main parts will be produced in a few days."

Lu Zhanpeng said: "The steam machine tools in your factory can't be used?"

Yu Feng shook his head and said: "The power of the steam machine tool is not enough, it can't be used to process high-precision parts. At most, it can make a relatively high-precision blank, and then slowly polish the size by hand."

The current processing capacity of these equipments in the machinery factory cannot meet the requirements for manufacturing engines for the time being, so Yu Feng wants to activate the high-precision machine tools that have been sealed up.But compared to the processing technology, the real problem is actually the material.

Many parts inside the engine cannot be made of iron, such as pistons, crankshafts, sealing rings, etc. The materials needed to make these parts are not something that Yu Feng's machinery factory can make, and he can only ask the industry Other departments under the Ministry for help.

Although Qiao Zhiya claimed that the materials produced by Changhua could meet the technical requirements put forward by Yu Feng, he did not dare to take the risk of using these materials directly on the equipment for processing. He still sent samples for inspection first, and then started processing after passing the test.

Lu Zhanpeng immediately thought of another question: "If Changhua has been able to produce all kinds of materials required for the production of engines, why didn't Qiao Zhiya directly provide them to the Ministry of Industry and let Beks organize the R&D and production as an official?"

"The cost issue." Yu Feng explained: "Of course the Ministry of Industry can organize the production of prototypes, but the problem is that the current engine manufacturing technology is still in the groping stage, and the materials are not very reliable. The verification machine built in the early stage is probably just trial and error .Although the Ministry of Industry can also bear these costs, since there are private individuals who are willing to eat this crab at their own expense, Beks is definitely more willing to let private individuals bear the initial research and development costs. Don’t forget, all the technologies I have here must be It has to be shared with the Ministry of Industry. If I make it, it is actually equivalent to the Ministry of Industry making it."

"Then the question is, why did you rush to do this before the Ministry of Industry? Even if you build a practical engine, you can't sell it outside without the approval of the Ministry of Industry!" Lu Zhanpeng asked.

"According to the regulations, it can't be sold." Yu Feng nodded and said: "But I can make it for my own use! After making this thing, isn't it better than a steam engine? I can upgrade the equipment for my factory, and it can also be applied to other If you think about it, there are a lot of uses. But if I want to wait for the Ministry of Industry to manufacture this thing and then buy it for use, then I have to wait until the Year of the Monkey?"

Yu Feng had planned for this for a long time, but it is still in the preparation stage, and he doesn't want to reveal his detailed plan prematurely, so it's fine to talk about it to this extent.In order to prevent Lu Zhanpeng from breaking the casserole and asking the bottom line, he took the initiative to change the subject: "Didn't you say yesterday that there is something that you need to get the blueprint for me to quote for you?"

"Oh, yes, yes, I almost forgot about it if you didn't mention it!" Lu Zhanpeng slapped his head, and quickly took out a stack of drawings from his briefcase and handed it to Yu Feng: "That's it, please help me take a look and do the math duration and cost."

Yu Feng took it and flipped through it for a while. It turned out that it was a design drawing of a four-wheel flatbed truck with steering function.The biggest difference from ordinary trucks is that this truck carries a tank with a volume of about two cubic meters.

Yu Feng understood at a glance: "Is this a fuel tanker?"

Lu Zhanpeng nodded and said: "That's right. It's still not convenient to transport oil now. Now that you have a welding machine here, you can make oil tanks. So I plan to get a batch of such oil tank trucks and use livestock Pull the car, what do you think?"

Yu Feng said: "It can be built, but with so many technical requirements listed on your drawing, I'm afraid the construction period will be relatively long... How many cars do you want to build?"

Lu Zhanpeng said: "How much to build depends on your construction period and quotation!"

Yu Feng smiled and shook his head, called his apprentice Yin Dezhi in, handed him the blueprint, and asked him to calculate the construction period and production quotation immediately.In fact, he had roughly calculated a number in his mind, but given such an opportunity, he still wanted to let his apprentice exercise casually.

"There's no need to rush this matter. You should figure it out slowly and give me an answer when we meet at the weekend. I have other things to do later, so I won't delay here." Lu Zhanpeng didn't plan to wait for Yu Feng's apprentice to calculate When the result came out, he got up and said goodbye.

"Okay, let's go fishing that weekend, we'll chat slowly then." Yu Feng also stood up and sent Lu Zhanpeng out.

As for Lu Zhanpeng's verbal promise to invite all the employees of the machinery factory to have a big meal in the city, he did not forget it, but he would definitely not accompany him in person, so he asked Yu Feng to arrange it for him, and just ask him to report the cost later.

The next day, Yu Feng received the material inspection report from the laboratory.Several materials he sent, the conclusions given in the report are not ideal.These things can be used, but their reliability is not very good. If they are used to make engines, the power that can be converted and the service life may be worrying.

But such a situation would definitely not make Yu Feng give up, even if it was barely usable, Yu Feng still decided to make a prototype.If he can prove the feasibility of manufacturing the engine, he can make further requests to Beks, such as asking the Ministry of Industry to invest more resources in the research and development of materials. This is definitely more effective than his own requests to Changhua Industrial Zone and other departments. much.

But Yu Feng wasn't sure how sure he would be if he persisted in this way. If the engine he built was not usable, he would have to bear the corresponding research and development costs.

Two days later, Yu Feng and Lu Zhanpeng were fishing together on a boat near Yalong Bay.Their family members and children are also on this boat, grilling a few sea fish just caught around a small charcoal stove.Every weekend they meet to go fishing in the sea. This is a relatively regular family activity for the two of them. Although the content is a bit boring, the two of them were both sea fishing enthusiasts before crossing, and they enjoyed it.

"The thing I regret the most now is that I only brought these fishing tackles here. I really should have used some of the money to buy a sea fishing boat by myself like the North American gang did, so that I can go fishing farther away." Lu Zhanpeng He muttered while putting bait on the hook.

Yu Feng next to him smiled and said, "You mean you don't like my wretched boat?"

Lu Zhanpeng quickly explained: "Of course not, your ship is not bad, but after all, it is only the handicraft of Sanya Shipyard, and I still feel a little worried about going to farther places."

Yu Feng's boat is a private sea fishing boat he ordered from the shipyard a few years ago, and it is a relatively rare pure steam powered boat without sails and masts in the local area, with a length of more than [-] meters.Due to the use of more advanced power and driving systems, fewer crew members are required, and there is more space on board for the activities and residence of family and friends who go to sea with Yu Feng.

This boat has a steel frame keel inside, and the hull is much stronger than ordinary sailboats, so there is no problem even if it goes to the sea with rougher waves.However, the real reason for Lu Zhanpeng's criticism is obviously not this, but that the Sanya Shipyard has long been filled with various orders, and it is estimated that it will not be able to build privately-made sea fishing boats in two or three years. Lu Zhanpeng thinks of himself The desire to own a boat is hard to come true for a while, and it is inevitable that some people will be jealous of the boat of a good friend.

(End of this chapter)