Great Power Heavy Industry: Rise

Chapter 230

After dinner, Zhong Cheng and the others were arranged in the guest house of the headquarters.

Shao Weimin and the others chatted for a few more words, and seeing that Zhong Cheng was tired, they left.

After Zhong Cheng saw Shao Weimin leave, he swept away his tired face, and asked Liu Yuzhu, who stayed behind, to inform Deng Lin and Ye Wenhao to come over.

While waiting for others, he asked Liu Yuzhu to talk about the current problems with the West Sea Project.

Liu Yuzhu asked strangely: "I am not reporting to you every week, the progress is very good!"

Zhong Cheng had no choice but to put it another way, "What do you think of leaders like Shao Weimin?"

Liu Yuzhu thought for a while, and said: "Mr. Shao and the backbone of his subordinates, as well as the former leaders of Northwest Chemical Industry, are very good. They set an example in everything, and they are very supported by everyone!"

"Didn't you find anything unusual?"

Zhong Cheng was very helpless. Except for Yang Shuzhen and Zhou Hu, the people under him were all engaged in scientific research, and they were not good at these things.

If he wants to take charge of Red Star Company, he must promote another group of management cadres.

Although it is said that the management of Red Star Company will be handed over to Li Changfeng in the future, there must be his people in charge of key departments.

Otherwise, he would be at risk of being ignored by Li Changfeng. This is not a matter of trust, it may be harming Li Changfeng.

Lenin once pointed out: "Unchecked power will inevitably lead to uncontrolled corruption."

Liu Yuzhu said hesitantly: "I found that since Mr. Shao came to preside over the Xihai project, all the personnel transferred from the headquarters were from Beizhong, Beifei and Hongguang."

"It turns out that the first batch of personnel transferred from the original Red Star Company have also been transferred back to the headquarters for various reasons in the past two years. I don't know if this is a problem?"

Zhong Cheng and Yang Shuzhen looked at each other, as expected!

Ginger is still old and hot, Mr. Deng's worry is indeed justified!
At this time, there was a knock on the door.

Liu Yuzhu got up to open the door, Ye Wenhao and Deng Lin walked in.

The two are about the same age, both 37 and [-] years old, but Ye Wenhao has the demeanor of a soldier, and Deng Lin has the demeanor of a pedant.

Zhong Cheng stood up, greeted the two warmly, and asked Liu Yuzhu and Yang Shuzhen to watch tea.

Ye Wenhao was fine, Deng Lin showed a flattered expression.

Deng Lin also heard the news that Zhong Cheng was about to take the helm of Red Star Company. He was really happy from the bottom of his heart, he really followed the right person this time.

After the two sat down, Zhong Cheng said, "Deng Lin, you have done a good job these two years. Do you have any requests?"

Deng Lin waved his hands quickly, "I'm fine now, I don't have any demands!"

Zhong Cheng smiled and said, "Hehe, I have my own considerations about your arrangement. Tell me about the research and development of nano-building materials first!"

He brought them here because he wanted to learn more about the two most critical new technologies in Shao Weimin's plan.

Although Shao Weimin was a bit vague in his report, Zhong Cheng was keen to discover the key point.

Deng Lin said modestly: "Well, it's nothing, I just expanded the use of carbon nanowires as carbon nanowires."

"Because I found that the cost of soil-soil wire is very cheap after mass production. If the soil-soil wire is used as the skeleton and then filled with fibers spun from high molecular weight polyethylene, high-strength prefabricated building components can be produced."

"The weight of such prefabricated building components is only one sixth of that of reinforced concrete, but its strength is more than five times that of reinforced concrete, and it has greatly improved thermal insulation, sound insulation, radiation protection, corrosion resistance, and weathering resistance."

"And it can be customized in large quantities in the factory, and it can be directly shipped to the place where it is needed for assembly and bonding to form a building. The difficulty and time of construction are greatly reduced."

"For example, a [-]-story high-rise residential building normally takes a year to construct. If this kind of prefabricated building components are used, it can be completed in one month, and the cost is only one-third."

"People who don't have special requirements can even directly customize furniture to stay in. The material itself is very smooth and beautiful."

Both Zhong Cheng and Yang Shuzhen were amazed, this is a revolutionary technological invention for the construction industry!

"Is such a building safe?"

Yang Shuzhen feels that the building made of soil building materials is a bit "light and fluffy".

"Hehe, although it has not been put into practical use yet, I have already simulated it in the Taixu Experimental System, and it is much stronger than a building made of reinforced concrete."

"And it has absolute advantages in earthquake resistance and fire prevention!"

Zhong Cheng nodded. This material is very suitable for building factories and houses in the space environment or even on the moon and Mars.

These environments place particularly high demands on insulation, sealing and strength.

Existing space stations not only have a layer of aluminum alloy shell, but are also covered with multiple layers of heat-resistant composite materials and Whipple shield "armor". The so-called armor is not real armor, but Kevlar sandwiched between two layers of thin skin pull fiber.

The cost is expensive and complicated, and the safety is not particularly reliable.

In recent years, it has often been reported that someone secretly punched holes on the manned space station to cause air leakage, or that the outer shell of the space station cracked and caused serious air leakage due to continuous docking and impacting metal fatigue.

Zhong Cheng had thought about it a long time ago, but Deng Lin solved the problem ahead of time.

"Zhuzi, how did you arrange the follow-up production of Xiyang Building Materials?"

Zhong Cheng was very surprised that he did not see the report of Xiran Building Materials in Shao Weimin's plan.

Liu Yuzhu replied: "It should be the next phase of the plan, but it is very simple. As long as Deng Lin's research and development is finalized, it will be produced in the Xiyang wire rod production plant. The high molecular weight polyethylene production plant has already been put into production."

Zhong Cheng didn't continue this topic, he looked at Ye Wenhao and asked:
"Brother, what happened to Muhe, I think you must have made it!"

Ye Wenhao nodded, and said excitedly: "You must have heard of the name Muhe. It is a high-yield crop that appeared in the ancient mythological novel "Flowers in the Mirror."

"Flowers in the Mirror" is a novel written by Li Ruzhen, a literati in Qing Dynasty.

The novel tells the story of Tang Ao, Duo Jiugong and others traveling overseas by boat, including their experiences in daughter country, gentleman country, and intestineless country.

Tang Ao and others found a big tree overseas, which was five feet long and five girth.

There are no branches on it, only countless rice whiskers, like ears of grain, each ear is about ten feet long.

The rice grains produced are three inches wide and five inches long. This is Muhe.

Three inches is about ten centimeters, and five inches is about sixteen centimeters. A grain of rice is as big as a dictionary. If it is cooked into rice, it will be one foot long.

It looks like a fantasy, but the legendary giant rice and wood grains are recorded in Zhang Heng's "Sixuan Fu" in the Han Dynasty:
"Faxi's dream is in Muhexi, the high hill of Gu Kunlun."

Ye Wenhao said: "This is a precious seed that my father got from the Yin Shang ancient tomb. It doesn't matter whether it is the real Muhe or not, it just looks like Muhe when it grows."

"We have been planting in the fertile soil of the plains, and we can't grow them at all. We never thought that these seeds would germinate in this desert saline land."

"And the growth is very good. It can grow more than five meters high in a year, and produce ears of grain. One plant can produce four to five hundred grains, and each grain averages about one catty. This yield is frighteningly high."

Yang Shuzhen asked with concern: "Can I eat it? Is it delicious?"

Ye Wenhao smiled proudly: "Of course I can eat it, and the cooked rice is delicious after eating. It's much better than the best rice."

"It's a pity that only one plant was planted at that time. The saplings that have grown will be kept for experimentation, otherwise I can let you try it today!"

After listening to Deng Lin and Ye Wenhao's introduction, Zhong Cheng knew it well.

With the soil building materials and wood grains that can be grown in desert saline land, Shao Weimin's additional investment plan is indeed feasible.

But, should I just run back to Beishan like this and tell Mr. Deng that there is no problem?

Is Shao Weimin's plan really impeccable?

(End of this chapter)