There are many benefits to refining in space, especially for minerals mined from space. The pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info send the unprocessed ore back to the surface through the space elevator, which is equivalent to transporting the useless slag waste back with it. The inherently low price of untreated ore, combined with the transportation costs of space elevators, makes it difficult to be competitive in the international market.

Although the cost of space elevator transportation is low, it is not impossible.

Future Mining itself has its own smelter, so there is no need to sell unprocessed ore to make a profit. The processing of ore into finished steel is the only way to meet the criteria of profit maximization.

What's more, there's no need to worry about pollution in space. Non-toxic waste slag can be burned directly when thrown into the atmosphere, which is much more environmentally friendly than waste disposal stations that destroy the molecular structure of materials by ultra-high temperatures. The toxic waste is directly packed into a box, and a low-power rocket is thrown in the direction of Mercury.

In addition, the vacuum environment makes it much easier to smelt metals such as perovskite in space at high temperatures than on the surface.

Therefore, Jiang Chen provided Yang Yuan with the interface, specifications, and dimensions of the external space station in Star Ring City as early as last year, and asked him to instruct the scientific research department of Future People Mining to design a set of ore processing units that can be connected to Star Ring City.

Yang Yuan really lived up to his expectations, and soon took Jiang Chen to the laboratory of Future Man Mining.

In the center of the laboratory warehouse, there is a machine with a volume of about four large containers, and people stand next to it like ants next to rubber. The boxy shape resembles the movable tin houses that can be seen everywhere on construction sites, but it is an N-fold version of it. Of course, this isn't a tin house, it's an accessible space station.

At one end of the station, there is a raised interface with a section size of 6x4 meters, which can be connected to the outer orbit of the Star Ring City and used as a channel for the exchange of material and energy. The ore is fed into the space station through a cargo channel, where it is processed by special smelting equipment to produce the finished ingots.

On the side of the space station, the logos of Mirai Heavy Industries and Mirai Mining are printed, as well as a logo of "FE" that is circled.

"This ore processing unit is a prototype that we have customized for the future people to rework, the drawings are designed by our side, and they are made by them through 3D printing technology. The smelted minerals are a variety of iron ores. The daily processing efficiency can reach up to 12,000 tons, and the annual steel output is more than three million tons!"

When he said this, Yang Yuan's face was red with excitement.

Highly automated design, one workshop only needs four workers to complete production. The use of next-generation electric smelting technology instead of the traditional steelmaking process, recyclable carbon sequestration technology can maximize the utilization efficiency of each kilogram of coal, and can produce hundreds of high-quality carbon steels, tool steels and high-strength A-beams.

Combined with the core technology of Future Mining, this ore processing unit tailored for outer space steelmaking has led the world in the field of automated steelmaking for at least 20 years, and it is not an exaggeration to call it the crystallization of technology!

"This prototype has passed the performance test in a vacuum environment, and as long as it is transported to the Star Ring City through the synchronous orbit and connected, it can be used!"

"At present, the titanium ore processing unit has completed the design stage, and it is expected that the design drawings will be sent to the future Renzhong Industry tomorrow, and the prototype will be able to be hammered out at the end of the month. ”

After listening to Yang Yuan's report, Jiang Chen only asked one question, "How long will it take for mass production?"

Yang Yuan hesitated slightly, but quickly replied.

"Before the end of the month, the iron ore type processing unit production line has been completed, and the future human heavy industry can deliver our ten pieces of equipment by the end of the month, and our remaining ten units will be delivered by the middle of next month. With a total of 20 processing units, our steel plant in Star Ring City can produce more than 30 million tons per year!"

"As for the titanium ore model, we have to wait for our drawings to be sent over, and the engineers on the side of the future people heavy industry can see it before they can make the design of the production line. ”

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"Well, let's talk about it. ”

Ye Qinghua hung up the phone and leaned back in the chair, his old fingers tapping rhythmically on the armrest, and fell into silent contemplation for a long time.

The construction of the microgravity laboratory between Huaguo and Transwarp Trade has already begun, and the leader of No. 1 has highly praised his efforts, but Ye Qinghua is well aware that the scientific research project of nearly S$1.5 billion has little to do with him.

It has been half a month since he came to Koro Island, and he has been walking around the nine islands and Penglai City in Xinguo for half a month. He only felt like Grandma Liu who had entered the Grand View Garden, walking all the way, surprised all the way.

People drive zero-emission electric vehicles, and the undersea tunnel connects the rag-like nine islands. People of all colors live together in harmony, not without contradictions, but under the supervision of police drones, few people turn contradictions into violence.

Yes, the police drones that they turned away after thinking twice about it have almost achieved zero crime in major cities in the new country.

For the cities of Koro and Penglai, the old man's deepest impression is that drones have become a part of the country's culture. They are the helpers of the police, they rush into the fire instead of the firefighters, and within an hour the courier is delivered from the logistics center to the buyer.

Efficiency is everything in the city, but efficiency doesn't crowd out everyone's lives.

It's a country that never seems to be short of imagination, and everything here is full of imagination that only exists in science fiction. A city built on the sea, farmland cultivated on the seabed, an orbit connecting heaven and earth, a space station larger than a city......

Ye Qinghua didn't know what they would create next, because imagination never had boundaries. He just silently took out his notebook and recorded everything in the city as he did when he visited the United States and Europe in the 80s, and brought it back to China for reference.

The old man leaning back in the chair sighed, took out the notebook with a slightly torn cowhide cover from his arms, and rubbed the footer of the notebook with his fingers. What he has seen and heard in the past half a month has both pleased him and made him speechless.

A weak and impoverished new country is undoubtedly more in line with China's interests. But the words weak and poor are obviously far from the new country. In fact, because of such concepts as low crime rates, beautiful environments, Chinese-speaking cultural circles, and high-tech cities, the new country has faintly replaced the European and American countries that are mired in economic crisis and terrorism, and has become the first choice of immigrants for the wealthy in China.

Just then, the door to the room was pushed open.

Two young men, a man and a woman, walked in.

"Grandpa, are you looking for me?" the young man in the suit and tie bowed slightly, and said hello to the old man very respectfully.

The woman opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but the old man spoke first.

"Well, I'm a little worried," Ye Qinghua nodded and smiled at the young man, "So, I want to ask how you're preparing." ”

Ye Ziqi smiled confidently and puffed out his chest.

"Don't worry! I've been preparing for this for half a month, and even if I'm not 100% sure, it's definitely more than 90%!"

Ye Lao nodded with satisfaction.

"This project is very important to our Ye family, and now the country attaches great importance to the strategic cooperation with Transwarp Trade, if our Ye Group can set an example, it is not too difficult for your third uncle to be mentioned again. When the time comes, our Ye family will be able to produce a provincial and ministerial-level cadre again!"

After chatting with his beloved grandson, Ye Ziqi bowed slightly and left the room.

In the room, there were only two people left.

"I ......" Ye Yunfei gritted her teeth, suppressed the unhappiness in her heart, and said stubbornly, "He is not interested in me at all, and it just so happens that I am." We're not suitable, and I can't ......."

After a long time, Ye Lao sighed and smiled kindly like an old man loved his granddaughter.

"I won't embarrass you. Marriage is your choice, if you really don't like it, then forget it. ”

Ye Yunfei breathed a sigh of relief, as if the big stone that was pressing on her heart had been put down.

Really letting her pull down her face to please the man she doesn't like is even more uncomfortable than killing her.

"Thank you......"

"It's okay, let's go down. ”

Ye Yunfei buried her head and nodded, turned around and left the room quickly.

Ye Lao leaned back in his chair, pondered for a moment, and looked at the invitation on the table.

The opening of the new foreign space resources will be held on Koro Island in three days, and as a representative sent by Huaguo, he naturally received an invitation. He has already considered what issues should be exchanged at the forum and how to help China win more benefits.

What he can't make up his mind about now is his granddaughter.

Do you really just give up? )