Eastern Europe, Ukraine.

As one of the largest countries to split off from the former Soviet Union, Ukraine's relationship with Russia has always been delicate. Because in the Soviet era, almost all of the most important naval production departments of the former Soviet Union were concentrated in Ukraine, and the air force production department was concentrated in Russia.

Under the system of national overall planning, there is nothing wrong with this kind of national one-game game of chess. But when the Soviet Union collapsed and the original CIS countries became independent, the disadvantages of this became apparent.

Ukraine is not only the most important production region of naval equipment in the former Soviet Union, but also the largest breadbasket in Eastern Europe. Ukraine has vast plains, fertile black soil suitable for farming, relatively abundant water resources, and so on.

And the divided Russia is worse in this regard. Although there is a lot of undeveloped land in Russia, much of it is concentrated in Siberia or on the border with China.

These areas are extremely difficult to reclaim, especially in areas close to Siberia, and although it is possible to grow grain and vegetables, it is expensive.

Only the staple wheat and corn are planted better, but fruits, vegetables, and all kinds of fresh green leafy vegetables are still in short supply.

Backed by the use of oil resources at any cost, the Russian president has reclaimed Russia's own grain-producing regions and has begun to export wheat production.

However, this does not mean that Russia is far away from the food crisis, because the current decline in oil prices has made Russia, which uses oil as its main export earner, seem a little restless.

Although the arrival of the first batch of helium-3 will arrive by the end of the year, Russia, as one of the P5 countries, has its share. But for various reasons, Russia's technology on the nuclear power plant project is not advanced.

In the United States, there is a large Ark reactor provided by Tony Stark, which is expensive to build, but has a high energy conversion rate. However, the threshold for this technology is too high, and ordinary people can't play it at all.

The U.S. also does not plan to transfer any Ark reactor technology to other countries, which can be unique to Tony, who can sell finished Ark batteries, but not complete sets of reactors and related technologies.

The new European Union, which Britain, France, and Germany have jointly formed in Western Europe, it is obvious that the three countries want to throw off other countries in the EU and prepare to go it alone. Because there are too many-stirring sticks within the EU. Greece, for example, will only lag behind.

In the middle of the year, China successfully ignited the Ren-1 and became the second country after the United States to master controlled nuclear fusion.

Although it adopts the path of traditional large-scale nuclear power plants, it requires a staggering amount of infrastructure work to lay the foundation for a new nuclear power plant, which is not as efficient as the Ark reactor, and even requires the state to issue a unified national planning order as a whole.

It was like a war to mobilize the whole country, including all kinds of materials and talents, which needed to be concentrated to complete this huge project, and even more so to hear that China had directly relocated a small city with a population of 600,000. A new city was built sixty kilometers away from the original county seat.

The old county town has also undergone a radical reconstruction, and the first controllable fusion nuclear power plant will be built in the city.

In order to build the first large-scale controlled fusion nuclear power plant using helium-3 as a raw material, it is not an exaggeration to say that China is now mobilizing the whole country to do this.

And the cost of doing so may be worth it in a variety of ways. Because of the existence of Manchurians in the Marvel world, China's Western Regions and several provinces in the southwest and northwest have never been safe.

The state's plan for the development of the western region has also become a piece of waste paper, after all, no one will do business and build factories in unsafe places.

In the Marvel world, the development level of western China and the southeast coast has been separated by more than 30 years.

And because of the Battle of New York, the first cooperation between Aegis and Spear included the union of Latvia. The Ten Rings Gang, which had plagued the Western Regions for decades, was finally wiped out in one fell swoop.

Although there was a lot of cost in the battle, it was worth it in the long run. A peaceful and stable Western Regions is extremely important to the country.

The plan for the development of the western region, which had been put on hold, was once again put on the table. In the development of the western region, the most important thing is to solve the problems of infrastructure construction and energy supply in the western region.

Because of the existence of people in the Marvel Universe, western China has been in a state of shutdown for a long time. Construction in all respects is extremely backward. Even the number of the Western Regions Reclamation Legion was several times higher than that of Li Jie in his previous life.

And the Reclamation Corps has maintained a strong combat power until now, in order to prevent a possible rebellion of the Ten Rings Gang. The million-strong Reclamation Corps were stationed in various regions of northwest and southwest China as half-soldiers and half-civilians.

At the same time, the level of poverty in western China in the Marvel world is much more terrifying than that of Li Jie's previous life.

After all, you can't expect people in a place where they could be attacked by the Ten Rings at any time to be in the mood to develop the economy. But anyone who has some ability will find a way to run to the central or eastern cities.

Large swathes of land in the west are still undeveloped virgin land in the world, and China's top management has decided to set up the first large-scale controllable nuclear fusion nuclear power plant [Tianhuo 1] in the central and western regions.

The massive nuclear power plant now houses a variety of factories across the country, including local infrastructure workers and designers from Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, with a total of more than 350,000 people involved in the work.

China has not engaged in such a national project for a long time, because the importance of new energy to the country does not need to be said.

The first phase of Tianhuo No. 1 requires the first ignition to be completed at the beginning of next year, and the first phase of the project can be operated at 50 percent load by April next year.

Everyone is working on a continuous axis, and the infrastructure site is rotating 24 hours a day, and six shifts are used to ensure maximum efficiency. Four hours of continuous high-intensity work without a break in the middle of each shift.

Don't think it's going too far, or think it's the leader's brain that's in the water or something.

Because when Tianhuo-1 is actually operating at full load, this nuclear power plant can provide 55 percent of the electricity resources that China needs today. Although it is still the first phase of the project, the whole project is divided into six phases.

But the effects of this giant nuclear power plant are already predictable. Most importantly, when the moon helium-3 can be mined on a large scale, it is calculated. Only the upfront investment is required, so after 20 years, the energy savings alone can make the entire construction pay off. And that's not counting the value created by energy once it's put into production.

So is it worth it all now?

The Ark reactor is very advanced, but it is not suitable for China. Because the way the ark makes energy and transmits energy is different, there is a critical step in the conversion of energy into electricity. And this step Tony Stark will not be announced.

The use of the Ark required an unprecedented overhaul of the nation's power grid. If it is an old power grid to be renovated, then it is cost-effective. But China's power grids, especially many of the high-voltage and ultra-high-voltage power grids, were built in the last decade.

It is completely different from the power grid in the United States, which has been in use for more than 30 or even 40 years and is on the verge of replacement. It is very cost-effective for the United States to use the Ark, but it may not be possible to replace it with China.

In fact, the [Tianhuo No. 1] project has attracted the attention of many countries around the world at the beginning of construction. The U.S. is willing to provide Ark Energy to its allies, but it will not provide the technology.

And the U.S. government has always paid ten dollars, and if it can't get back twenty dollars, then it will be considered a loss.

This has made many people shy away from the US government's Ark program. Many countries have looked to China, and the traditional controlled nuclear fusion technology has a much lower technical threshold and much lower cost than the Ark. Although the investment in infrastructure is intimidating, the investment in infrastructure is never a one-time investment, but can be seen in the long run.

Russia, for example, has had several phone calls with its Chinese counterparts to see some way of cooperating in building a nuclear power plant with controlled nuclear fusion.

But China's answer has always been a bit ambiguous, and in order to relent, the Russian president secretly sent his confidant prime minister to China for talks with Chinese leaders.

Beijing, Nanyuan Airport. In fact, this airport, which is famous in Chinese history, rarely stops civilian aircraft anymore.

A small number of civilian planes landed here also because they were loaded with special big people. For example, world-class rich people or something. Compared with the Capital Airport, the infrastructure of Nanyuan Airport is not good, and the facilities are also facing the problem of aging.

But in Beijing, it is still one of the most important airports. Because compared with the capital airport, Nanyuan Airport is closer to the city and the traffic is more convenient. At the same time, because there are almost no other civil airlines, landing here is also more secrecy.

The special plane of the Russian prime minister slowly landed on the runway of Nanyuan Airport. This time, because it was not an official visit, there was no warm welcome ceremony. Only a few bulletproof red flag sedans with all the glass covered in black and all glass with privacy film were parked not far from the runway.

"I still don't like autumn in Beijing, the smell of sand in the air is too big, and my throat is not very comfortable. The Russian Prime Minister said to the embassy and consulate staff who came to meet the airport.

"Also, do you have any new information? The Chinese side still refuses to let go?" asked the Russian prime minister to his previous negotiators with China.

"Beijing is very tough and can help with the construction, but from workers to designers will not use Russians, and all management and technical personnel after the nuclear power plant is built must employ Chinese." Later maintenance is also carried out in China, and there is a separate charge. Technology is also not transferred. They were going to use our money to practice their skills and to exclude us completely. The ambassador who was in charge of the negotiations had a gloomy expression.

"And it also limits the installed capacity, the installed capacity of the nuclear power plant does not exceed 5000M. This installed capacity doesn't make much sense. This amount of electricity can be achieved by building conventional nuclear power plants. ”

The expression of the Russian prime minister was as gloomy as that of the negotiating ambassador: "Is there any other news?"

The negotiator touched his ears with his index finger and thumb: "A piece of uncertain news, it is rumored that someone has seen someone from Latville appear in Beijing. But there is no verification. But maybe we should be careful. ”

"Latvia is now building the Eastern European Hyperrail and has built another spacecraft capable of transporting helium-3 between the Earth and the Moon. If Latvia and China reach some agreement, I am afraid that the situation of our Russia will become even more embarrassing. ”

"We are caught between China on one side and the New Eastern European Alliance on the other. Especially since we've been at war before, if things really get to the worst. The negotiating ambassador slapped his face and said nothing. But the action of his slap has already told the prime minister about the current situation.

The Russian Prime Minister breathed a sigh of relief: "Then no matter what the conditions, we must sign this treaty with China." Without controlled fusion technology, we will be nothing in the future!"