Chapter 456: An Exciting Plan
Everyone is a person who has experienced strong winds and waves, and where can they be shocked by idle things, let alone so excited, it is really the prospect that the chief said is too wonderful. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Looking at the world, what country dares to propose a plan to develop the moon? For the first time in human history, it is time to draw up concrete plans, and it is important not to be excited.
If it weren't for the inappropriate occasion, the crowd would have been singing loudly.
Ye Chen was also excited. The moon, for the Celestial Empire, has endless legends, such as "the Moon Palace Wins the Laurels", "Changyue Runs to the Moon" and so on. Now, the Celestial Empire is not going to go to the moon to see the mystery of the moon, but to develop the moon and go further. The Celestial Empire was able to come to this point, and Ye Chen had meritorious service.
"Chief, I think the first step for our country to develop the moon should be to build a base on the moon." Admiral Xiao was the first to speak, saying, "Without a base, it will be difficult to do things in the future. ”
"That's right! I'm for it! The crowd immediately agreed.
Admiral Xiao is not wrong at all, what is the development without a base? If the Celestial Empire wants to develop the moon, the first thing it will do is to build a base.
It was very exciting news, and everyone laughed happily.
The United States landed on the moon decades ago and had a huge impact. However, the United States finally halted this plan because it could not bear the huge attrition. Although in recent years, the United States has released rumors that it wants to restart the moon landing program, which is the result of being stimulated by the Celestial Empire.
However, the U.S. moon landing was only a moon landing, bringing back some samples from the moon for research.
In the final analysis, the US lunar landing program is to go to the moon for "sightseeing", and it will not be long before leaving. Until now, the knowledge of the moon is not very deep.
And what the Celestial Empire wants to do is to develop the moon and establish a base, that is, when the Celestial Empire comes, the moon will not go again, and it will take root here.
The gap between the two is too great to be estimated.
The Celestial Empire is about to usher in a new era of human activity on the moon, and it is destined to go down in history, which is too shocking.
"Lao Xiao's suggestion, I very much agree." Admiral Liu took over the conversation and said: "The moon, far away from the earth, if you want to develop the moon, it is impossible to have no base. Although the Apollo program of the United States was successful, the United States could not afford it because of the high cost and burden, and finally had to suspend the program. And our country, whose economic strength has come up, has the conditions to land on the moon. Now there are new launch vehicles, the cost is not very high, and we can fully afford it. I suggest that we build not only a lunar base, but also a very large one. ”
Approve!
A voice of approval rang out.
Admiral Liu's words are too reasonable, the moon is more than 380,000 kilometers away from the earth, which is too far away, and if there is no base, it is impossible to develop the moon.
In the past, it would have been impossible to build a base on the moon with existing launch vehicles. Building a base requires a lot of supplies. If nothing else, just building a space station will take a lot of time and require multiple launches. Not to mention, it is to build a base on the moon to develop the moon, which requires unimaginable how many materials, tens of thousands of tons or even hundreds of thousands of tons and millions of tons are possible.
Such a large amount of supplies, transported with existing launch vehicles, is an impossible task.
With a new launch vehicle, it's different, even if 100,000 tons of supplies are needed, that is, a matter of ten launches. Even if it is launched once a year, it is only ten years.
If there are more launches, the time will be shorter.
Therefore, the Celestial Empire already has the conditions to build a large-scale lunar base.
"It's a must to build a base, and a large base is better. However, I don't think we need to transport all the supplies from the Earth, only the things that are not available on the Moon, such as water, air, food, etc. Zhuang Lao's face was full of redness, and he was very excited to suggest, and said: "In addition, what we have to transport is mechanical equipment, especially the equipment of thermonuclear reactors. For the rest, we can take it locally on the moon. ”
"Lao Zhuang, I agree with this suggestion." Shao Lao took over the conversation and said, "My lunar base can be divided into several steps, and the first step is to establish living facilities, which basically need to be transported from the earth. This amount is not small, fortunately, the new launch vehicle is not a problem, and one delivery is enough to be used for a long time. The second step is to set up a factory, use local materials, and manufacture equipment. Well, priority should be given to building helium-3 refineries to produce helium-3, building thermonuclear reactors, and solving the problem of electric energy. ”
Bang Bang Bang!
Everyone applauded and nodded.
Zhuang Lao's proposal to use local materials is a good suggestion.
You know, the moon is a treasure with rich mineral deposits and resources. Common mines on Earth are everywhere on the Moon, and iron ore is even more frighteningly abundant.
With such abundant resources, why not use local materials? This saves a lot of resources and money. From the earth, it is only necessary to transport the equipment to the past.
Helium-3, in particular, is even more abundant on the Moon, with a storage capacity of more than 700,000 tons. Priority should be given to the establishment of helium-3 refineries and thermonuclear reactors, and the problem of electricity and energy can be solved.
As long as the power energy is solved, the rest will be solved.
If there is no energy in the factory, what is the use of the best equipment?
Shao Lao suggested that it should be done step by step, which is a very practical approach.
"Once we've built our base, we're ready to expand." Tang Lao was very excited, his face was full of red light, and said: "The mineral resources of the moon are extremely rich, we can complete the refining on the moon and then transport it back to the earth." ”
The moon is rich in resources, but the cost of transporting ore back to Earth is too high to be cost-effective. If it is made into a finished product and shipped back to Earth, the cost will be much lower, which is the reasonable way to deal with it.
"That's exactly how it should be." Admiral Gan took over and said, "We should prioritize refining helium-3 and shipping it back to Earth in large quantities to solve the problem of energy shortage in our country." ”
The Celestial Empire and the United States are the two largest energy consumers in the world, and our country consumes too much energy every year, and our country's own energy has been difficult to meet the needs of our country, so we have to buy a large amount from overseas.
This is a huge burden on our country. A large amount of energy is purchased from overseas, not to mention spending a lot of money, and it is easy to be stuck by people.
The neck jam is not just talking, but it has already happened.
Everyone on the earth knows that the Celestial Empire and Mao Xiong reached a large number of energy agreements in the nineties of the last century, but Mao Xiong has been slow to land and not implement them. So far, our country has paid a great price.
Until Ye Chen made the photonic chip, Mao Xiong had to bow to the Celestial Empire in order to obtain the right to buy the photonic chip and implement these agreements.
At the beginning, after receiving the message from the man on horseback, the Celestial Empire immediately sent a delegation to negotiate with the woolly bear. At that time, Ye Chen proposed that this was too anxious.
Donald said helplessly, who called our country a big energy consumer?
If a large amount of helium-3 is transported back to Earth from the moon, it will solve the energy crisis of the Celestial Empire, which will make the Celestial Empire no longer worry about being stuck.
With your words and my words, a plan to develop the moon has been gradually perfected.
Ye Chen listened carefully and did not speak.
"Xiaoye, what do you have to say?" Seeing that no one was speaking, the chief asked Chen.
Yes, Ye Chen hasn't expressed his opinion yet. Ye Chen's vision is far-reaching, and everyone is very recognized, I don't know if Ye Chen has any high opinions to publish?
"Chief, everyone is right, but they have overlooked one thing." Ye Chen said.
"Oh, what's the matter?" The chief became interested, looked at Ye Chen, and looked forward to it.
Everyone's eyes fell on Ye Chen.
"I don't think there's anything about growing vegetables yet." Ye Chen's words were shocking.
"Growing vegetables?" Everyone looked puzzled.
Even the chief was puzzled.
Now the discussion is about the plan to develop the moon, Ye Chen proposed to grow vegetables, what is this?
"Everyone on the earth knows that there are people in the Celestial Empire who have two things to worship in the world, one is to grow vegetables, and the other is to grow islands......" Ye Chen's words were interrupted by a burst of laughter.
Ha ha!
Everyone laughed in unison, and some people leaned back and fell back with laughter.
The people of the Celestial Empire love to "plant", and they will plant vegetables wherever they go, and they can plant islands even more. A few years ago, the Celestial Empire planted several islands in the South China Sea, allowing the Celestial Empire to have a base in the South China Sea and reclaim the South China Sea in one fell swoop.
Ye Chen brought this up, which was quite ridiculous, and everyone knew the meaning of "seed island", so he couldn't help laughing.
Even the chief couldn't help but laugh out loud.
When the laughter stopped, Ye Chen continued: "Not long ago, I went to the South China Sea to see it, and we have a good way of planting islands, which is gratifying. And, if we are self-sufficient in growing vegetables, raising poultry and livestock, why can't we apply this concept to the development of the moon? ”
The chief pursed his lips in thought.
Admiral Xiao thought to them.
Ye Chen didn't bother them and let them think.
"Xiaoye, your proposal is very good." The chief thought for a while, and then said, "If you can really grow vegetables on the moon, you will be able to grow crops, raise poultry and livestock, and achieve self-sufficiency. Household goods no longer have to be transported from the earth, which will significantly reduce costs. ”
Although the moon is a treasure and is extremely rich in mineral resources, the ecological environment is harsh and it is impossible to achieve self-sufficiency in living materials, so it must be transported from the earth, which is expensive.
If it could be produced on the moon and become self-sufficient, this cost could be greatly reduced.
"However, the moon is not the South China Sea, and it is not so easy to achieve self-sufficiency in living materials on the moon." The chief's words changed.
Everyone was very approving, and they couldn't help nodding.
"The chief's words are very reasonable, and I agree with them." Ye Chen analyzed: "The South China Sea is still on the earth, and species can grow here. The ecological environment of the Moon is completely different from that of the Earth, and the species that can grow on the Earth may not be able to grow here, which is a big problem. However, achieving self-sufficiency in living materials at the lunar base can be a long-term goal, and it must not be achieved in the short term. As long as we do our research, I think there will always be a day when it will be realized. Without research, it will never be possible. ”
Everyone pursed their lips, their eyes glinting, and they pondered.