"This is the era of chasing MSG! It's crazy! When Situ Nan greeted Xu Zhouyang, he felt that MSG was welcomed by the public after it was listed, and there was even a rush to buy it, so he said this.

The success of MSG has made the Shanghai Zhang family, which cooperates with Meihua Shiyàn room, once again become the envy of the Shanghai business community. Meihua Shi Yàn Room made a successful advertisement, attracting the interest of Shanghai businessmen, and Meihua's capital and technology made them flock to it.

"No, it's the age of electricity!"

Xu Zhouyang smiled faintly, with some worthless meaning on his face, standing on Baoshan Port overlooking the sea, not far behind him was a thermal power plant under construction. Another wide area of land not far from the thermal power plant is the Baoshan factory of Meihua Electric under construction.

Xu Zhouyang was very confident, and said in a pointing tone: "Give me five years, I will make the power generation of Shanghai power plants reach 3 billion kilowatt hours per year, basically meet the industrial and domestic electricity consumption of Shanghai, and all Shanghai citizens will say goodbye to kerosene lamps completely." ”

3 billion kilowatt hours, this number seems very large, if history has not changed, China is still a country where industrial construction is stagnant, and the country's power generation will not exceed 3 billion kilowatt hours even after 5 years.

However, Shanghai is now a city planned and built by Situ Nan, and the annual power generation of 3 billion kilowatt hours should have a chance to be realized in five years, and Situ Nan has no doubt about Xu Zhouyang's optimism. Because the combined power generation capacity of Hubei and Guangdong provinces exceeds 5 billion kilowatt hours, mainly concentrated in the industrial urban agglomeration with Hubei and Guangzhou as the core, and more than 80% of it is thermal power generation, the coal-fired supplier Meihua Mining Company has a headache for this happiness.

"Thankfully there is rail and sea. Otherwise, Liu Hongsheng will be in a hurry. “

Situ Nan smiled. "This year, Wuhan alone has generated more than 2 billion kilowatt hours of electricity. It will at least double in 5 years, and I expect Shanghai to catch up in this regard. “

"In recent years, Pacific Watt Power Company has built more than 10 billion kilowatt hours of power plants on the west coast, and it is not a problem technically, I have already negotiated with Cummins Electric, the cost of technology introduction will not be too high, and I have also trained a group of technical talents.

In addition to Shanghai, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Jiujiang, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Foshan, Zhanjiang, Nanning, and other cities have all made power construction plans. When the project is completed, we will have an annual power empire with an annual power generation capacity of more than 10 billion kWh! “

Xu Zhouyang made no secret of his ambition, he opened his arms with fists with both hands, as if embracing the whole world, looking confident and wild.

It seems that it is right to transfer Xu Zhouyang back from the United States. Situ Nan thought to himself.

Power generation and steel production are the two numbers that Situ Nan cares about the most, and they are the most direct reflection of a country's industrial strength.

Situ Nan hoped that these two figures would ideally reach half of those of the United States before the outbreak of World War II, and at least one-third.

The Japanese, whose industrial strength is only one-tenth of that of the United States, were able to beat China, punch the United States, step on Britain and France, and still have the spare strength to provoke the Soviet Union. There's no reason why China, which has a lot of resources and unlimited manpower, can't do it?

The idea is beautiful, and Situ Nan's calculations have never been revealed to others. Because not everyone sees as far as he does, knows so much, and dares to expect so much from a country that is only half unified.

As he spoke, a coal ship entered the harbor, dragging a long smoke with it,

A large yard has been formed on the edge of the dock, stacked with a hill of coal, dark and silent, containing the energy that people look forward to.

Behind the yard is a vast expanse of land that was originally a wasteland that has been leveled into a busy construction site, with construction workers building factories in front of them.

"This is a coal ship with more than 10,000 tons. This kind of ship has a simple structure and low technical requirements, and the Meihua shipyard in Nanhua has been able to manufacture it. “

Situ Nan introduced.

"Hmm. I know that Meihua Mining has a large fleet of ships that can import coal from North Vietnam, South China, Australia, but this is not enough. China is still too short of coal. “

Xu Zhouyang sighed.

"China is short of coal?"

Situ Nan secretly laughed in his heart when he heard this, the coal boss in Shanxi wanted to slap you when he heard this, but they are nouveau riche who can even bulldoze Wutai Mountain, although they are coal tycoons compared to the entire provincial party committee, they are only small roles, but they also have the pride of spending money, just because the abundant coal gives them enough confidence.

"Isn't it?" Xu Zhouyang saw Situ Nan shaking his head, so he asked, "Pingxiang Coal Mine, Guizhou Liupanshui Coal Mine, and Kailuan Coal Mine in the north, although the output is good, compared with Guben Energy's coal mines in the United States and Australia, there are still great shortcomings. I have some doubts that Liu Hongsheng will be able to meet the coal demand of my power construction. “

"You can rest assured. Compared with iron ore, copper ore and oil, God has finally treated China fairly with coal. Take the most developed coal mine, Pingxiang, for example, which is only a fraction of China's coal reserves. “

Situ Nan gestured a little knuckle and said confidently.

"Oh? Where is it? Xu Zhouyang was surprised and immediately asked.

"North. Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia, and Northeast China, the coal reserves of any province can meet the coal demand of southern industrialization. Situ Nan said lightly.

"Huh?" Xu Zhouyang paused for a moment, the coal in the northern province is enough to meet the coal demand of the southern industrialization, but what kind of concept is it? hurriedly said, "Then don't you hurry?" “

"Hurry up what?"

"Hurry up and take it!"

"You said you would take it? The warlords in the north are very difficult to deal with, the local economy is backward, not to mention the inconvenient transportation, the first thing to do is to build a railway, and it will take several years at the earliest. “

Situ Nan glanced at Xu Zhouyang, said with some regret, and when he saw Xu Zhouyang's disappointed eyes, he said, "Henan is the focus of the next development, and the local warlords are not good, so it is not a problem to drive them away." Wuhan already has a plan to expand the Henan section of the Beijing-Hanzhou Railway, and if you have a chance, you can talk to Song Ziwen, Lin Yimin, and Liu Hongsheng. If you are not satisfied, you can also go to Yan Xishan to cooperate. “

"Henan, Yan Xishan. I remembered. Xu Zhouyang nodded.

"The planning and design of the power plant should take into account environmental pollution as much as possible, if Shanghai becomes a fog capital after a certain year. It's always a bit of a pity. “

Situ Nan said seemingly casually.

"Electrified production with power plants and electric motors as the core is no longer than coal being burned directly into a steam engine. Increased efficiency. Pollution is greatly reduced, pollution is not a problem. “

Xu Zhouyang said disapprerovingly.

Situ Nan stopped talking, and thought with some irony in his heart, maybe in the future, the picture composed of the exhaust gases after coal burning, dense power lines, and black and smelly industrial sewage in this land should make the Chinese people excited, and it is also his favorite thing to see, right?! I'm thinking too much.

"It's a pity that Guben Energy shares are sold." Xu Zhouyang suddenly said to Situ Nan again.

"It's a pity. But I'm willing to let go of the shares of Chevron Oil Company, and what is the point of a mere coal company. Besides, if you invest money in Jinshan Mining and Meihua Mining, the investment efficiency will be better. “

Situ Nan said with a smile. The industries he sold off also included Cummins Electric Company, of which Guben Energy was only a small part. Besides, now that the U.S. stock market is soaring, there is really no better way to raise funds than selling stocks in a once-in-a-century bull market. Of course, with billions of dollars involved, it's a long and ongoing process.

And Situ Nan's investment in the US-China consortium is no less than the Dawes plan of the United States to support Germany!

In recent years, the situation in the south has been generally stable, with the consortium and the government focusing on infrastructure and energy, and the rapid development of steel and railways, which has stimulated the development of machinery manufacturing, chemical industry, coal mining and other related industries. The domestic industry has a certain foundation, and it is no longer empty. Situ Nan and the US-China consortium consciously transplanted advanced foreign technology to China. For example, Situ Nan Holdings and Xu Zhouyang have been operating Cummins Electric for many years, and they have transferred their radio technology and power technology to Nanhua and China, and the electric factory in front of them is one of the results of this plan.

Situ Nan introduced the development of China in recent years, as well as his own plans for the steel, railway, and electrical industries. Xu Zhouyang listened carefully and asked questions from time to time, he was familiar with Meihua's business in China and accelerated his integration into Meihua.

"This is a piece of feng shui treasure, the door is the port, next to Baoshan Iron and Steel, Jiangnan Shipyard, Meihua Chemical Plant and other large factories, there are related units to cooperate, we Meihua Electric can contribute technology and human resources, and at the same time in Shanghai, the market is broad, it is perfect to settle here."

Xu Zhouyang nodded with satisfaction, for many years in the United States, no matter how good it is abroad, no matter how high the achievements are, after all, it is not as fulfilling as building the motherland's hometown, which is incomparable with the intrigue of General Electric and Westinghouse Electric in the United States. Now that I'm about to take root here, I'm not in a calm mood. The success of Cummins Electric gave Xu Zhouyang the confidence to do a great job.

As a veteran of Meihua Company, he single-handedly established the world-famous Cummins Power Research Institute, which has a far-reaching influence on Cummins Electric.

In terms of electrical appliance manufacturing, the major thermal and hydropower plants along the Yangtze River and power equipment manufacturing plants are Xu Zhouyang's goals.

If he has the opportunity, he will also be involved in shipbuilding. Steam turbine technology is not only used for power generation, but also widely used in ship power, Cummins Electric's Cummins Power Company is one of the equipment suppliers of Bethlehem Steel in shipbuilding business, and has developed steam turbines for the U.S. Navy, but the U.S. Navy is "on vacation", and there is no profit without orders, so the enthusiasm of U.S. power suppliers is not high, and only guarantees the most basic technical input.

Cummins Power has always been excellent in the direction of civil power generation, and with the Cummins Power technical team returning to China, Xu Zhouyang is full of confidence in China's future power industry.

"At present, the world's most advanced steam turbine single unit power reaches 60 megawatts, Westinghouse Electric, Cummins Electric can reach this level, but the rapid development of American cities, the demand for electricity is increasing, 60 megawatt steam turbines are still unable to meet the demand, so the electric company is studying 100 megawatt steam turbines. I delayed returning to China for a while this time because of this project. ”

Xu Zhouyang said. Knowing that Situ Nan was concerned about the development of the U.S. electricity market, he told Situ Nan about some progress made by Cummins Electric.

Although Situ Nan has a superhuman acumen for judging the prospects of technology, after all, he is not engaged in research, and there are too many things, so he became interested when he heard Xu Zhouyang say this. (To be continued......)