Rebirth in 1989: Building a Chinese Technological Empire

"You two, most of Libya is a desert area with little rain and drought. The population lives on the Mediterranean coast in the north. But under the desert in the south, there are a lot of groundwater resources, which is a gift from nature. That's why Mr. Ka started the big artificial river project, hoping to transport fresh water from the southern desert to the north to solve the water shortage problem in the north. The original intention of this matter is good, but in my opinion, the approach is not appropriate, the gains do not outweigh the losses, and it is even a bit of a waste of money and labor."

Xu Huasheng's words made the two people curious, and they looked at Xu Huasheng one by one, waiting for Xu Huasheng's answer.

"First of all, this project requires huge investment, and there is no other financing. All the money is paid by your government. In fact, the people who will pay for this project in the end are the Libyan people. This envy costs a lot, and the people may not understand it. This project is likely to be thankless and the people will not buy it."

Xu Huasheng's words made the two people ponder. In fact, the large artificial river project ended in failure, and it was really thankless. In the end, it did not solve Libya's water problem, but left a mess in the end, and made Colonel Ka a name for ostentation.

This reminded Xu Huasheng of Emperor Yang of Sui, who should have been the same when the Grand Canal was dug. In fact, if the large artificial river project is well operated, it will also have this effect. Unfortunately, the Libyan government did not operate this project well.

"Secondly, the main purpose of the large artificial river project is to solve the problem of fresh water. But there are too many solutions to solve the problem of fresh water. For example, the seawater desalination project, we in China have built an experimental project in Saudi Arabia, you can go and have a look. The solution is very simple, just need to build a large seawater desalination plant on the seashore, and build a large-scale photovoltaic power station in the desert area to solve the fresh water problem. This project can not only solve the fresh water problem, but also solve the electricity problem and the problem of soil desertification..."

Speaking, Xu Huasheng took out some information again, which was the experimental project in Saudi Arabia. Now the scale of this project is getting bigger and bigger, the photovoltaic power station is getting bigger and bigger, the seawater desalination plant is getting bigger and bigger, and the amount of fresh water desalinated every day is also getting bigger and bigger.

Seeing these materials, the two people were shocked. Especially when they saw the green grass and sheep under the photovoltaic power station, they were really attracted.

Desert, what Libya lacks the least is desert.

If the desert in Libya can be used, then the fresh water problem can be solved directly. Seawater is inexhaustible and much richer than the groundwater resources in the southern desert.

Moreover, photovoltaic power generation can solve the electricity problem. In fact, Libya is not only short of water, but also short of electricity.

Looking at the information in Xu Huasheng's hand, the two of them suddenly felt that the large artificial river project was indeed a bit of a loss, and it was a bit far away.

The expressions of the two people made Xu Huasheng's mouth curl up, and he was ready to tell some more explosive news.

"You two, if I were to operate this project, I would not spend so much money to get the water from the south to the northern coastal areas. I would use the fresh water in the south and use this money to build a new city in the southern desert, and directly move the capital to the new city..."

When Xu Huasheng said this, it was like thunder from the plain, shocking Xiaoka and Alkofi, and their faces were full of shock. Looking at the expressions of the two, Xu Huasheng was happy.

"You two, look..."

Xu Huasheng pointed to the map on the table. This was a world map, but Xu Huasheng had drawn a lot of things on it.

"There is a lot of groundwater under the desert in southern Libya. This is a gift from the land. With water, all problems can be easily solved. We in China have advanced soilless planting technology, which can allow you to grow enough food in the desert. You see, if you build enough photovoltaic greenhouses in the desert, grow food, vegetables and fruits in the greenhouses, and lay photovoltaic panels on the top of the greenhouses to generate electricity. As long as you make use of your desert areas, the scale of food you can grow is very large, and the amount of electricity generated is also very large. Building a few more thermal power plants can completely solve the electricity and food problems of the new city. And electricity and food, what do they represent in Africa, you should know better than me..."

Xu Huasheng looked at the two people, and the two took a deep breath.

Electricity and food are very precious to African countries. They are more precious than oil, because a country may have a lot of oil, but not necessarily a lot of food and electricity. In African countries, there are many countries with oil, but many countries with oil are still in extreme poverty. Many old peopleThe people still don't have enough food.

"Enough food, enough electricity, enough fresh water, these are the foundations for building a new city. If you use the money for building a large artificial river to build a modern city in the desert, it will be more cost-effective. And around this city, you can build your own industrial zone, such as the petrochemical industry. You have a lot of oil in Libya, so you can develop the petrochemical industry. In addition to the petrochemical industry, you can also develop the metallurgical industry. Although you don't have enough mineral resources in Libya, the surrounding countries do. Sudan, Chad, Algeria and other countries have a lot of mineral resources..."

Xu Huasheng picked up a pen and drew on the map, while Xiaoka and Alkofi listened very seriously.

"When the development is almost complete, you can also build a few railways to connect the neighboring countries, such as a railway connecting Libya and Nigeria, which runs through Chad and connects to Nigeria. Nigeria not only has rich mineral resources, but also has a sufficient population, and a sufficient population is a market. At that time, the industrial products you produce can be sold directly to these places, which will be more competitive. Use your industrial products to exchange for their primary resources, and then use these primary resources to produce more industrial products. This is the development model of developed countries. At the same time, this kind of economic cooperation can also improve your relationship with each other and increase Libya's influence in these countries. Only when the neighboring countries can feel the benefits and feel that it is good to follow you Libya, will they truly recognize you Libya as the boss and stand on Libya's side. At that time, Mr. Ka's wish to be the king of kings will naturally come true, and everyone will sincerely support him..."

Xu Huasheng began to describe an unprecedented pie to the two people, and this pie made Xiao Ka and Alkofi stunned. Because they had never seen such a pie, it was too tempting.