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Chapter 143 Preparing to Use Electric Engineering Machinery
"Boss, I have already bought the cargo ship you asked me to buy. It is now docked at the wharf in Tuen Mun District." Pan Hua reported the purchase of the cargo ship to Wang Jiankun in the office.
"Oh, how many tons is it?"

"It's an 8-ton bulk carrier, 10 years old. I asked someone to assess the condition of the ship, and it's no problem to use it for another 10 years if it's used normally."

"Very good. Keep buying bulk carriers. If you don't have enough money, tell me. I will make arrangements for this ship in a few days. We will then ship it to Myanmar for renovation."

"Okay, I'll arrange for reliable people from my hometown to drive over when the time comes."

"Okay, now take me to see the ship."

Led by Pan Hua, Wang Jiankun drove behind him to the cargo terminal in Tuen Mun District.

"Boss, this is the 8-ton bulk carrier we bought. There are two sailors on duty on board now. I'll ask them to lower the drawbridge."

"Okay, go ahead."

There were many types of ships docked here, and Wang Jiankun projected them one by one as he passed by.

The ship type data projected into Zhizi's mind are very useful, and can be used as a reference for some designs when manufacturing floating platforms at sea in the future.

"Boss, the suspension bridge is down, let's go up."

"Okay, you go first."

After Wang Jiankun boarded the ship, he checked the bottom watertight compartment, power compartment, middle maintenance equipment compartment and small cargo storage space under the guidance of two ship workers.

Because it is a bulk carrier, there is a huge empty compartment in the middle, and the cover on it can be moved open.

After carefully inspecting the freighter, Wang Jiankun asked Chieko to help calculate what elements were needed according to the renovation plan.

After getting the demand list, Wang Jiankun asked Pan Hua to purchase the necessary metals, such as 3500 tons of carbon steel, 1200 tons of brass, 300 tons of zinc, 200 tons of manganese, 30 tons of nickel, 20 tons of cobalt, 10 tons of tungsten, and other rarer metals in varying tons.

If all of them are purchased, the total cost will be around 600 million US dollars, but Wang Jiankun is no longer short of foreign exchange.

He projected several banks in Myanmar's capital and projected the US dollar and British pound information inside.

So when leaving the dock, Wang Jiankun used some elements near wood to create 400 million US dollars and 200 million pounds for Pan Hua, and then asked Pan Hua to purchase the items on the list as soon as possible.

Hong Kong is currently a transit port for many cargo ships in East Asia. These metals are relatively easy to purchase, and the purchase volume is not conspicuous in the market of tens of thousands of tons per day. Moreover, they use cash transactions, which makes it difficult to check later.

"Boss, just put so much cash in the car and be careful of the robbers over here." Pan Hua whispered when he saw several large bags of cash thrown into his trunk.

"Just don't tell anyone else. You have two bodyguards with you. This money is for you to buy the goods on the list. After you buy them, load them onto this ship one by one."

"Okay, boss. Do we need to buy metal in bulk later?"

"Yes, but it won't be urgent. Do you have anything to say?"

"If we want to continue buying, we have to find a larger warehouse at the dock and transport the goods in batches after purchase. Otherwise, it will be very expensive for the ship to dock at the dock. In addition, the price of metals fluctuates greatly. If we want to continue buying, we can sign a long-term contract and the price will be lower." Pan Hua, who is good at living, reminded Wang Jiankun.

"Well, come up with a plan based on a monthly purchase volume of 1 million US dollars, and report it to me and your Chief Cen."

"Okay, boss. I'll prepare a plan when I get back and text you when the time comes."

After Wang Jiankun told Pan Hua about some follow-up arrangements of Sihai Group at the dock, he drove back to the apartment alone.

I had a good rest that night, and then caught the earliest flight to Naypyidaw, the capital of Myanmar, the next day.

He followed his previous route and took the train to Mandalay.

At the Mandalay Wharf, Wang Jiankun and the contact person boarded the speedboat together, but this time they turned south and continued north along the Chindwin River on the left side of the Dalomiu turn.

The Chindwin River is close to the Indian enclave. After entering the mountainous area, there are small local warlord forces and princely states on both sides of the river.

Wang Jiankun was riding on a speedboat, recording the topography of the river along the way.

According to the development plan of the Southern Liberation Army, after digesting the former territory of the Chen family army this year, they will go south along this river and annex small warlords and local states one by one.

At present, there are transport ships of the Southern Liberation Front transporting supplies on the river, and there are also two gunboats patrolling the river, and outposts are being built in some places.

These principalities and small warlords had little power, and the rivers were mostly powered by sailboats and human-rowed boats, with very few motor boats.

Because there were hills and mountains on both sides and due to terrain restrictions, these small warlords and small principalities were unable to annex and expand.

This situation also made things convenient for the Southern Liberation Front. Now the Southern Liberation Front transported supplies to Magao via the Chindwin River, which was relatively safer.

After arriving in Magao, Wang Jiankun met his uncle Cen Yong.

"Jiankun, the copper mine reserves have been confirmed, and the road and mine construction has already begun. Take a break and help get some more engineering equipment!"

After Wang Jiankun sat down to rest and drink some tea, his uncle couldn't wait to ask Wang Jiankun to help manufacture construction machinery.

"Don't worry, little uncle. I have researched something new this time. Let me make a few for experiment. If the results are good, you can send some reliable people to be responsible for the use of these devices."

"Oh? What good stuff?"

"Have you heard of room-temperature superconductivity?"

"Room-temperature superconductivity? I have heard of superconductivity, but doesn't it say that it can only be used at minus 2 degrees Celsius? The room temperature you are talking about is not room temperature, right?"

My uncle has some knowledge of science and knows that the superconducting materials discovered in the world can only be used at temperatures below minus 2 degrees Celsius.

"That's the room temperature you mentioned. One of them can maintain a superconducting state below 45 degrees Celsius."

"Such a high temperature? Then it can be used to make a lot of good things. Oh, is it easy to find the materials?"

"The materials are quite common, but I can only use my superpowers to synthesize them. I haven't figured out how to perform conventional smelting yet."

"I see. It's better to keep such a good material secret. You said you want to make something to test it. What is it?"

"What you need urgently now should be transportation trucks, excavators, bulldozers, drilling machines and other equipment. I will make some with superconducting materials. You can find someone to try them out and give me some feedback. Then I will make a batch for you. These devices mainly use electricity, so they will be less dependent on diesel."

"Using electricity for everything? That's a good idea, but the electricity problem won't increase much in a short time. The hydropower station is still being expanded and renovated."

"I'll make a batch first. I'll figure out a solution to the electricity problem. Take me to the secret warehouse."

After drinking tea and eating some snacks, Wang Jiankun followed his uncle to a secret warehouse near Magao.

The warehouse is close to the water and has a dock that can accommodate thousand-ton cargo ships.

After seeing it, Wang Jiankun thought it was great, so after making sure there were no other people around, he mobilized his super powers to build an electric heavy truck, an electric excavator, a bulldozer and a drilling machine.

Then we helped build a medium-sized dock crane that can lift 30 tons.

After the manufacturing was completed, Wang Jiankun asked his uncle to help charge the graphene battery using the power supply in the warehouse.

Because there was no advance preparation, it took more than 10 hours to charge the battery to about 30%, because the line was still an old line and could not allow particularly large currents.

While waiting, Wang Jiankun talked with his uncle about the layout in Hong Kong and China.

For example, after laying a solid foundation, Hong Kong's three major groups are working hard to expand their scale and recruit capable people from all over the world.

Domestic electronic assembly plants have completed the expansion of their electronic watch production lines, and their game console production lines have also officially begun operation. The trial product created by Wang Jiankun and several of his disciples has already been exported to developed countries such as the United States and Japan.

As the construction of the chip manufacturing plant in Hong Kong is completed, the communications industry will undergo a major upgrade, and digital mobile communications equipment that can make calls will be available on the market. "Digital equipment that can make calls? Why haven't you used it for this trial?"

"One of the things we came here for this time is to prepare for a small-scale trial. The design drawings are ready. I will manufacture a batch of them after I get to Ningdiben."

"Okay, but when are you going to launch it on the market?"

"In the second half of next year, we will test it in northern Myanmar this year, and then make modifications based on the feedback. At the same time, we will apply for patents in major countries around the world. In the first half of next year, we will have chip factories in Hong Kong start production and stocking, and assembly plants in the mainland will assemble and produce it. Then we will first launch it in small batches in Hong Kong to see how the market responds."

"Isn't it too fast? Text messaging machines will only be launched in the second half of this year!"

"It's very different from a text message machine in terms of functionality. Didn't Motorola launch mobile phones and pagers at the same time? I don't see any conflict. Our mobile phone is competing with Motorola, not with our own text message machines."

"Oh, I was distracted. Do you have a prototype? Let me see it."

"We have the blueprints, so it's pretty easy to manufacture, but we haven't built a base station yet, so we can't use it."

"The SMS base station is not working?"

"No, the frequency is different, and this base station requires optical fiber connection, so the initial construction cost is still quite high."

Wang Jiankun still decided to bring fiber optic communications to the market. Now that the experiments in the United States have matured, we are doing the preliminary work for commercial promotion, such as site exploration and selection, factory production line transformation, etc.

Therefore, Hong Kong's text messaging machines will be upgraded by the end of this year, using fiber optic connections to increase communication capacity, and then fiber optic cables will be laid simultaneously with the construction of mobile phone base stations next year.

After waiting for a night to charge in Magao, Wang Jiankun started testing the electric construction machinery early the next morning with several loyal and reliable drivers selected by his uncle.

These types of engineering equipment are easier to drive than previous diesel-powered ones, and they make much less noise when in use. This is because Wang Jiankun used superconducting brackets in some of the internal structures.

Of course, the electric motor also uses CD318, the weight of the vehicle body is greatly reduced, and the cab is also equipped with air conditioning, which was added while cooling the superconducting motor and bracket.

In general, several electric construction machines are easy to use, but they consume a lot of electricity. After charging for 10 hours, the battery will be almost exhausted after only 3 hours of use.

"Jiankun, the charging problem needs to be solved. If it's really hard to solve, why not just make a diesel version of the construction machinery?"

My uncle watched the entire test process and said this when he noticed that the power consumption was extremely high.

"Don't worry, uncle. I designed the batteries of these devices to be detachable. Each graphene battery can be charged 1 degrees. Two graphene batteries can support the electric heavy truck for two days. Four batteries can also support the excavator and bulldozer for two days. When the battery runs out, you can just replace it. Each battery weighs only more than 2 kilograms, so it is relatively easy to replace."

"Change the battery? Where can I charge the battery? And with such a large amount of power consumption, the power supply here is not enough!"

"Go to Ningdiben to charge them, uncle. These machines will stay here and be tested slowly. Use the power grid here to charge them first. I will tell you my solution when we get to the base over there."

"Okay, let's go together after lunch."

When he arrived at the gate of Ningdiben’s secret base, Wang Jiankun found that the outer fence had already been built.

Several watchtowers near the population have also been built, and there are soldiers on duty on them. After seeing Cen Yong's convoy arriving from afar, the soldiers on top informed the duty room at the gate.

"Chief Cen, please cooperate with the inspection."

"Okay, this is Wang Jiankun, he will be the leader of the base in the future, mainly responsible for research and development. The information is on file, remember."

"Understood, Chief."

The guard at the door did not let them pass directly just because Cen Yong was leading the team. Instead, he carefully checked the conditions of the accompanying personnel and vehicles in accordance with the regulations.

Then only Cen Yong was allowed to enter the base with two registered guards, and the rest of the personnel were kept in a barracks at the entrance of the base.

This kind of impartial inspection is very necessary, and it was Wang Jiankun who suggested Cen Yong to do so, because he was afraid that someone would sneak into the group of others.

After entering the gate, apart from a newly built cement road, the more than 300-meter-wide open space behind the fence is buried with mines. If anyone breaks in, there is only one way to go, which is death.

Because the entire base covers an area of ​​10 square kilometers, the periphery can only be arranged in this way for now. Later, when some automation projects are successfully tested, machines will be arranged to patrol.

"Jiankun, this is your dedicated test building. You can tell me how to solve the power problem now."

"Uncle, you must have been holding it in for so long that you've probably gotten sick. You should have roughly guessed it."

"Hurry up and tell me, kid. I don't dare to think about it."

"Use nuclear energy. I will build a nuclear power plant here. In the future, the base will mainly rely on nuclear power for electricity. The thermal power plant under construction is just a cover."

"Nuclear power, really use nuclear power. How strong are your superpowers to build it? A nuclear power plant would take up a lot of space, right? And once it's turned on, several major countries should be able to detect it, right?"

My uncle obviously has some knowledge about nuclear power plants, so he knows how nuclear power plants are being used in the world today.

This is indeed true. Generally, nuclear power plants must be built on the ground and have huge cooling towers, which will emit large amounts of water vapor. In addition, satellites in the air may also detect heat sources and abnormal radiation.

"It's not the kind of nuclear power plant you imagine. I have developed a gas-cooled reactor that is very small. Currently, a 3-megawatt reactor is only the size of a shipping container."

"A gas-cooled 3-megawatt reactor? The size of a shipping container? What kind of reactor is so advanced?"

"It's hard to explain to you, so let me survey the area and build one underground first. If developments warrant, I'll build a more powerful one."

"Starting construction now? We can't generate electricity without nuclear materials."

"That's true, but let's build it first. Then I'll go to the Bay of Bengal to filter the seawater and bring back some uranium in advance."

"Extracting uranium from seawater? Jiankun, you have a really big imagination. You have finally made full use of this superpower."

"The materials are at that location. Please transport them here according to this list. I will start construction now."

Wang Jiankun had no intention of delaying and asked his uncle to arrange for someone to go to the distant warehouse area to fetch the prepared raw materials.

After all the materials arrived, Wang Jiankun used his superpowers to dig out the underground space and build an elevator and stairs leading downwards.

Then, after a simple renovation of the 50-meter-deep underground base, they began to build the already mature 3-megawatt gas-cooled nuclear reactor.

During construction, Wang Jiankun used superconducting materials inside, so the entire reactor's auxiliary structure became much smaller, and the power generation capacity will reach an astonishing 2800 kilowatts per hour.

Of course, after this reactor is manufactured, it can only meet the initial electricity demand. Once the electric engineering machinery and some research are on track, the daily electricity demand will be huge, so Wang Jiankun has asked Zhizi to design a 300-megawatt reactor.

After the reactor was built, Wang Jiankun took his uncle to the underground space to show him the situation of the reactor.

"It's so exquisite and perfect, Jiankun. How did you come up with this idea? Using helium as the energy transfer medium not only solves the volume problem, but also prevents the outflow of radioactive substances."

"I just thought about it. Some materials have already mentioned this idea. Maybe some laboratories are already conducting research. I think because I have super powers, I can boldly conduct experiments and consume fewer resources, so I succeeded quickly."

"That's great, Jiankun. When are you planning to go to the Bay of Bengal?"

"Let's go the day after tomorrow. Tomorrow I will renovate the transformers at several important nodes and the generators at the hydropower station that is being built and expanded, so that our power generation capacity can be improved and the transmission loss can be reduced."

"Jiankun, this superconducting material needs to be kept secret, right?"

"Yes, so I don't plan to use the transmission lines. For the time being, I will use them at a few fixed nodes. Please send people to protect them. You are not allowed to repair those equipment at will. You must follow the maintenance procedures I issued."

"Okay, I'll arrange for protection. Let's go up and check out other parts of the base first."

(End of this chapter)