Ants exploded, I opened a power plant to supply power to the world

Chapter 209 Chapter 208 Midsummer is coming, the mountain city enters "energy saving mode"

In fact, people have no interest in what companies hold press conferences or what products they launch, unless they are quite popular, people will pay attention to them.

However, Zhetong Electric Power is obviously not as popular as Dami and Weihua on the Internet, so even though it invited many media to promote it, it did not attract much attention.

But because of this incident, the popularity of the event suddenly increased, and Lin Zhe could be said to have inadvertently "marketed" himself.

After many people paid attention to this incident, they naturally paid attention to the press conference of Zhetong Electric Power. They would actively click on the video of the press conference to watch it.

Naturally, you can also see the words "Joint Release of Hundred Cities" in the background behind Lin Zhe at the Zhetong Power press conference.

Although most people would just glance over it, some people took a closer look out of curiosity and learned that Zhetong Power has put into operation hundreds of power supply stations in hundreds of cities.

This can be considered a blessing in disguise, as the Zhetong Electric Power press conference achieved unexpected results.

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The cicadas in the soil under the trees began to crawl out, hang on the branches and shed their shells, and then spend the entire summer chirping tirelessly from morning to night.

This will make people feel bored but also understand that this is the figure of midsummer.

Ice soda in street vendors also became hot-selling, and the uncles playing chess at the end of the alley also put on their patinated vests and fanned themselves with palm-leaf fans.

Of course, it is a bit uncomfortable for the people in the mountain city. The title of one of the four hottest furnaces in the country is not for nothing.

The maximum temperature has soared to 40 degrees, and even the highest temperature at noon often reaches extreme highs of 42 or 43 degrees.

The high temperature resulted in a large amount of water evaporation, the water level of the river began to drop, and the main hydropower in the local electricity market also began to fail.

At least in this kind of high temperature situation, basically everyone cannot live without air conditioning, which is turned on from morning to night, which also causes the city's electricity consumption to rise rapidly.

The power generation of the main hydropower source began to decrease due to the drop in water levels, while the electricity consumption in cities began to increase rapidly due to the high temperatures, and the power shortage caused by this increase and decrease also began.

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Zhang Balian was a native of the mountain city. In his early years, he worked as a stickman. He carried a wooden stick on his shoulders and walked up and down the mountains, and he managed to "pick up" a wife.

Later, life became better, and the mountain city, like him, developed rapidly into what it is today.

The wooden stick that supported his life was also covered in dust in his room. Later, Zhang Balian's children grew up and had their own family in this mountain city. Just last year, Zhang Balian also had a grandson.

He also started living a life of taking care of his children and grandchildren with his wife, which was quite relaxing. However, when he occasionally saw the movers near his home, he would enthusiastically go over and say hello, "Brothers."

The people of this mountain city naturally cannot leave the mountain city, but the summer is really annoying.

Zhang Balian also grew up here, but he does feel that maybe it’s because of the so-called “global warming” or something like that. Anyway, the summer is getting more and more difficult every year.

When he was a child, Zhang Balian had never used air conditioning. Although it was hot in the summer, he could just take a dive in the river to cool down.

Later, when he grew up, Zhang Balian carried a carrying pole on his shoulders and began his career as a stick player.

This mountain town has a bump every three steps and a downhill slope every five steps, so the job of a porter is not easy.

On weekdays, Zhang Balian would wear a towel around his waist and wipe his sweat from time to time while working. He would wash it and hang it up when he got home in the evening, and then change into a towel the next day that he had washed the day before.

But it’s different in summer. Let alone one towel, even if you prepare four or five around your waist, they won’t be enough because you will sweat while working all day long.

When waiting for work in a not-so-cool place outdoors, the sweat keeps pouring down.

But I have endured it all the way, and now I can be considered to be living a good life, but this summer is really becoming more and more unbearable.

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"Mr. Zhang, why didn't you bring your precious grandson down here today? I haven't seen that little kid in a few days~"

Hearing the old friend's question, Zhang Balian also spoke with a smile.

"Who dares to bring my grandson here in this horrible weather? My old bones can't handle it. My grandson has delicate skin and tender flesh. What should I do if he gets heatstroke~"

"Come on, let's fight~"

As they spoke, a few people started today's "battle" in the pavilion downstairs in the community.

The elderly don’t have any other hobbies on weekdays, they just play cards every day, and the amount is not large, just a little money for fun.

But they couldn't sustain this hobby these past two days. On weekdays, they would come down after lunch, play for two or three hours, and then go home.

But in the summer, I can only choose this time. I can’t stand playing for more than an hour in the morning and have to go home to turn on the air conditioner.

The rich old man could organize the group to go to an air-conditioned chess and card room, where it's cool enough to at least be able to hold on.

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While touching the cards, Zhang Balian took out the prepared towel to wipe his sweat.

"Ma, this summer is even more annoying than when I was a porter. It's getting hotter and hotter."

"That's right, An. The weather is really annoying. Draw the cards faster. We can still play a few more rounds~"

After a few rounds of playing cards, the short-sleeved vests of several people were already soaked with sweat, and the noise of cicadas chirping nearby was incessant.

Zhang Balian wiped the sweat from his forehead again and sighed.

"Forget it, forget it. I can't play this card game anymore. The weather is too annoying. I have to go home and enjoy the air conditioning~"

After saying this, the other old men all nodded. In this weather, even though this place is shaded and is considered a cooler place in the community, it is still unbearable.

Several people also went home quickly. At this time, there was nothing more comfortable than being at home with air conditioning on.

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As soon as he opened the door, a gust of cool air blew in, and Zhang Balian squinted his eyes in comfort.

"Hurry up and close the door, you idiot. If you open the door, the cold air will escape and the air conditioner will cost you electricity, right?"

Hearing his wife's words, Zhang Balian quickly closed the door.

My wife is right. The air conditioning is much more comfortable than being outside, but the electricity bill goes up rapidly in the summer. I estimate that our electricity bill for this month will be at least two or three hundred yuan.

Thinking of this, not to mention his wife, even Zhang Ba felt heartbroken.

After all, he was a hard laborer back then and he didn't have any unit to work for. To put it nicely, he was called a "self-employed person". Now he is retired and has no pension.

In addition to some savings from their early years, their daily expenses also come from their children who are sensible and provide them with living expenses every month in their old age.

Now that summer has arrived, I feel bad about the electricity bill, but how can I not turn on the air conditioner in this weather?

If it were just the two old people at home, they would just turn it on during the day and turn it off before going to bed at night so that they could fall asleep. But now they have their own precious grandson at home, how could they bear to let their precious grandson suffer?

In this weather, if they don't turn on the air conditioner when they go to bed every night, their grandchildren will be covered in sweat after a while. This means they have to keep the air conditioner on all day long.

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After returning home, Zhang Balian washed his face and then went to the inner room to play with his grandson.

This guy's chubby face is so cute that everyone wants to pinch it. After coming out of the inner room, Zhang Balian also came to the kitchen.

The kitchen is the only place in their house that doesn't have air conditioning in the summer, which makes cooking in it very annoying.

While helping his wife, Zhang Balian also complained to her about the weather.

"This damn weather is getting hotter every year. It's really annoying."

"Yes, it was okay when I was a kid, but it's getting hotter and hotter~"

Not only Zhang Balian's family, but all the children in the mountain city are complaining. It is really annoying to see a series of red high temperature days in the weather forecast.

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In a blink of an eye, this high temperature weather lasted for more than a week, and the mountain city began to enter its hottest time.

It seems like Zhang Balian hasn't been out much during this period.

This afternoon, the children of the family also came to the couple's residence to have dinner together.

On weekdays they are busy with work and only come to take the children home in the evening. It is rare to see them come here when all the children in the family are gathered together like today.

So the Zhang Balian couple also prepared a lot of things and simply made the mountain city people's favorite hot pot at home.

Compared to outside, it is much more comfortable to eat hotpot at home with the air conditioner on.

While eating, the family members gathered together and started chatting.

Since we are all in the mountain city, the topic of conversation naturally includes the weather.

Even my own daughter said that her school was going to close early because of the weather, so this was a good news to have in the midst of hardship.

In addition, they also said that the authorities must guarantee electricity for residents at all costs. In this weather, everyone is really annoyed without air conditioning.

Therefore, the office building where my son works has entered "energy-saving mode", and the lights are always brightly on during work hours.

But now when we are at work, we should avoid using unnecessary lighting and electronic equipment.

In the past, they might have had to work overtime at night, but now, because of the weather, everyone can work overtime at home. The office buildings that used to be bright at night are now dim.

When talking about this, my son also laughed.

"Dad, our company has been saying that we may have to work from home due to the weather. That would be great. It's much more comfortable to work at home than in the office."

Hearing this, Zhang Balian's daughter also nodded.

"Yes, recently the neon lights along the river have gone dark. It seems that there is not enough electricity."

"Who cares? As long as we residents have electricity, that's all that matters."

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After the meal, the family was happy and the children helped to wash the dishes.

Zhang Balian and his wife were cleaning up the dishes while their precious grandson was lying on the floor playing with toys.

But at this moment, there was a sudden "click" and the lights went out.

"Oh my god, I'm afraid there's a power outage~"

As he spoke, Zhang Balian glanced out through the window. Wow, it was true. There was no light in the entire community, and someone with a loud voice had already started complaining.

Taking out his mobile phone, Zhang Balian saw the notification sent in the community owners’ group.

"Dear owners, there will be a power outage in Longwan Community tonight. The power will be restored at 11:30 pm. Please spread the word..."

After seeing this notice, Zhang Balian also sighed, fortunately their family had finished their meal before the power outage, otherwise it would have been difficult to deal with.

"It looks like we've also entered energy-saving mode here, and the power outages have started in different areas."

"That's right. Our mountain city uses hydroelectricity. Now you can see that the water level in the river has dropped. How can there be so much hydroelectricity?"

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In the next few days, people like Zhang Balian also received notifications from the power company. The power company began to change the time periods and areas and began to cause power outages from time to time.

As for industrial electricity consumption, restrictions were imposed early on, and now some factories have come to a standstill.

It even includes the factory area of ​​the company where Zhang Balian's son works. His son works in an office building, but the company's factory area is downstairs.

Now that there is no electricity in the factory, the boss is very anxious.

Many bosses went to the power company, but there was nothing they could do. The power company didn't have that much electricity anyway, and they had to ensure electricity for residents, so industrial electricity was gone.

This is the current situation. In the mountain city, not only ordinary people hope to have a stable power supply, but the bosses of factories and companies are even more anxious.

But there is no point in getting anxious, as this situation happens every year anyway. It has only become more serious in the past two years as the temperature has been rising.

All we can do is wait. We will get through it eventually.

But in these two days, a piece of news gradually spread among these people.

It is said that an electric power company has come to the mountain city, and the factory is almost completed and will be put into operation soon.

After this news came out, some people, especially those bosses who have industries that need electricity, became excited.

Everyone would be fine if there was no news, but with this news, everyone was like they suddenly saw a life-saving straw. After all, at this time, whoever has electricity can help them.

Everyone is watching and waiting for confirmed news.

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At the same time, at the Beijiang Airport in Shancheng, a wave of heat rushed over as soon as Lin Zhe got off the plane.

"Holy shit, why does it feel even hotter than the two days we were here last year?"

After hearing Lin Zhe's words, Zhang Yuliang nodded.

"It's like this, Mr. Lin. When we came here these two days last year, the temperature was 41 degrees. These two days it's been 42 or 43 degrees."

After nodding, the two walked out of the terminal and got into the business car driven by Zhang Chen.

This is the process now. If Lin Zhe goes to other cities, Zhang Chen, the driver, will go ahead and arrive at the destination in advance, and then make preparations such as arranging the car.

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Shortly after Lin Zhe got off the plane, rows of large trucks inside the Zhetong Electric Power Binhai Factory lit up their double flashes, and the Zhetong Electric Power factory staff were loading batches of goods into the trucks.

Compared with the last transportation scale from Quanhe City to Binhai, the scale this time is much larger.

(End of this chapter)