"Boss, after the completion of the Space City, it will definitely be open to the public, right?" Li Yilong asked. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Of course, all the members of the International Space Agency are eligible to use it."

"And the same must be true of the space elevator?"

"Not bad."

"In other words, through the space city and the space elevator, other countries of the International Space Agency can also freely enter space?"

"That's pretty much it, and we'll make the specific rules when the time comes."

"If that's the case, I'm afraid the 'Sky City' project will harm our interests." Li Yilong said very seriously.

"How so?" Lu Yang didn't understand.

Li Yilong explained: "Penglai Aerospace, as the best space company in the world, had a profit margin of more than 300% last year, which is very rare in the world. The reason why this can be done depends on monopoly. Without a monopoly, how can there be such a high profit margin! ”

Lu Yang nodded slightly, and the stars on the side were full of question marks in their minds.

"With the space plane, our Penglai Aerospace Company has almost monopolized the power to enter space, and has also gained many benefits from it, and other space powers can also enter space through rockets and space shuttles, but there is no comparison with us." Li Yilong continued, "Whether it is space travel or moon travel, its ultra-high profits are based on this kind of monopoly! ”

"With the current technology of mankind, it is impossible for other countries to build an aerospace plane, or a more advanced aircraft than an aerospace aircraft, in the next few decades, and this will protect our monopoly position. However, once the space city is completed, the space elevator is open to the outside world, and other countries can also enter space at a low cost, our monopoly will be broken, won't it damage our interests? Li Yilong asked rhetorically.

Regarding Li Yilong's words, Lu Yang really can't refute them, theoretically speaking, Li Yilong is right. Penglai Aerospace's biggest source of profit now is lunar travel and space travel, which contributed more than 300 billion yuan to their profits last year, and most of the other profits are related to Space One.

The outside world has long discussed the cost of space travel and moon travel, although their guess is not entirely accurate, but it can be roughly calculated that the ultra-high profit of moon travel is the envy of everyone. However, even so, Penglai Aerospace Company has never considered cutting prices, and no one from the outside world will come to lower prices, why, isn't it because everyone has no choice?

Throughout the ages, monopolies have been the magic weapon of high profits.

Most of the time, Li Yilong is the executor of Lu Yang's order, and it is the first time that he has resolutely expressed his disagreement as today, because Li Yilong knows very well that the space city and the space elevator have a big conflict with the business of the aerospace aircraft, and he has to think about it for the future.

Lu Yang understood what Li Yilong meant, and he was also a little embarrassed in his heart, the diversion of travel business by "Sky City" was inevitable. He thought for a while and said: "Lao Li, I know what you mean, in the short term, it is true, but in the long run, the 'Sky City' is only good for Penglai Aerospace Company, and there is no harm." ”

"Huh?" Li Yilong looked at Lu Yang.

Lu Yang frowned slightly: "Let's put it this way, although Penglai Aerospace Company earned me more than 500 billion last year, I am still not satisfied, I don't think this amount is too small, in the companies under Penglai Group, you are the first ...... in terms of profitability."

Li Yilong didn't speak, but he was still very proud in his heart. Although Penglai Aerospace Company is inferior to Penglai Intelligent Electronics Company in terms of total profits, its profit margin has exploded.

“…… The vast majority of your 500 billion profits are from space travel and moon travel, and some people in the outside world even turn you into a high-end travel agency, which is not what I want to see. Penglai Aerospace Company is a high-tech company, and its profits should be based on our technology products, not side businesses such as 'travel' and 'advertising'. ”

Li Yilong was a little anxious: "Boss, it's too wrong for us to say this, we invested hundreds of billions in technology research and development last year, and there were breakthroughs in civil aircraft and military aircraft......"

Lu Yang slapped his right hand falsely, interrupting Li Yilong's words.

"I know this, and I don't mean to criticize the management of Penglai Aerospace Company. Now we're talking about the future of the company, and it's about your earnings structure that needs to change and not rely too much on space travel and advertising. Lu Yang said with a smile, "The 'Sky City' project will take at least three years to be completed at most, and it will take five years at most, this is your buffer period, I think it should be enough." ”

Li Yilong's mouth opened a few times, but he didn't speak.

Lu Yang patted Li Yilong's shoulder: "Lao Li, I know that your burden is very heavy and very hard, and the development of Penglai Aerospace Company to this day is not as easy as the outside world imagined." However, we must be prepared for danger in times of peace, not to be comfortable, the 'Sky City' plan is very important, take this opportunity to take Penglai Aerospace Company to carry out a reform, get rid of the dependence on aerospace aircraft, and come up with your own things! ”

"Okay, boss, I got it." Li Yilong said bitterly, what else could he say.

"According to your intentions, I will build two more aerospace planes, one that will be able to enter service in November and one that will be commissioned in February next year." Lu Yang said, "Once the 'Sky City' program is launched, our space transportation will face tremendous pressure, and three aerospace planes should be enough." ”

The space plane that Lu Yang intends to build is the same as Space One, with a space capacity of 1,700 tons, and if he wants to send the 2 million tons of Space City into orbit, it will need to make about 1,180 flights, which is equivalent to 390 flights per space plane. On a three- to five-year basis, these space planes take off 7 to 11 times a month, which is quite busy.

Lu Yang and Li Yilong discussed other details of the "Sky City", according to Pangu's calculations, the investment in the entire project will exceed 1.2 trillion yuan, and the cost of transportation alone will exceed 600 billion yuan. The International Space Agency invested 700 billion, and the rest was invested by Penglai Aerospace Company, in terms of equity, Penglai Aerospace Company accounted for 55% of technology and capital, and the International Space Agency accounted for 45%, which was also an important reason for the opposition of member states to this plan at that time.

"The first space city will be a behemoth 5,000 meters long, 1,000 meters wide and 200 meters high. Lu Yang is very enthusiastic about the "Sky City" project, "This space city that concentrates human science and technology will be a wireless energy transfer station, through which I hope that the power output of the lighthouse can be transmitted to the Guangming Tower, and then benefit more people......

Li Yilong looked at the huge model constructed by Lu Yang, and was very excited, he was originally to establish a greater achievement, which was the director of the International Space Agency and the president of Penglai Aerospace Company, and the space city is a great achievement.

"Doesn't that mean that Space City can use the energy transmitted from the ground?" Li Yilong asked.

"Of course." Lu Yang was in high spirits, as if he had already built a space city, "With enough energy, we can create an environment suitable for human habitation in the space city." In the future, we will have a space force stationed in Space City, as well as hundreds of scientific researchers. When the time comes, any space station can be eliminated. ”

Li Yilong couldn't help but say: "Then the country should cry, the International Space Station has been used for more than 30 years, with an investment of more than 100 billion US dollars, although the life span is approaching, but the future is still a direction." Now as soon as our space city comes out, the Tiangong in Huaxia and the space station planned by the United States will probably be cut down. ”

"Of course." Lu Yang laughed, "Actually, our investment is not large, 1.2 trillion investment in exchange for a 2 million tons of space city, the cost performance is much higher than the International Space Station." ”

"That's the advantage of advanced technology." Li Yilong said, "After the space city is built, what about the space elevator?" ”

As the director of the International Space Agency, Li Yilong is very familiar with space elevators, which are all being studied in the United States, Fuso, Russia, and Huaxia. The principle of the space elevator is very simple, basically a long cable with one end fixed on the earth and the other end fixed in the geosynchronous orbit balance, the biggest technical difficulty is to create a high-strength cable.

"The space elevator is not technically difficult for us." Lu Yang said, "Penglai Materials Company has developed nano-carbon tube materials, which have fully reached the nano-level practical standard and can be used to make cables. On the one hand, the energy can be supplied from the ground, and on the other hand, the space city will be covered with solar panels, which can also provide some of the energy. Now it's mainly a matter of funding......"

Li Yilong frowned: "Boss, we have no problem with technology and capital, what I'm worried about now is profit." With such a big project and such a high risk, I don't know when the cost will be recovered. In addition, whether it is a space elevator or a space city, under the existing technology, they are very dangerous. The space environment is unpredictable, and in the event of an accident, the loss is ......"

Lu Yang's expression also became serious: "Because of this, we have to be careful and careful in every step. ”

Lu Yang and Li Yilong discussed until about five o'clock in the afternoon, and then left the space center with the stars.

"Dad, can we really take the elevator into space in the future?" Star asked as he returned.

Lu Yang said: "Of course, it won't take long for the whole people to enter space." ”

Xingxing imagined it for a moment, and suddenly said, "Dad, you are amazing!" ”

Lu Yang laughed and touched his head: "You will be great in the future!" (To be continued.) )