However, others can remain silent, but Ji Kai, a member of the Politburo in charge of energy security, can no longer be silent. "General Secretary, according to our energy security deployment, at present our oil reserves have reached the standard of 90 days, that is to say, we have 200 million tons of strategic reserves, if oil imports are expected to shrink by 200 million tons, our reserves can ensure that the existing consumption does not increase for a year, but if in this year, we cannot find new energy supply channels, then we will face an energy gap of 200 million tons per year."

200 million tons is a quarter of the current consumption, if you can't find a source of supply, after a year, the domestic oil supply will enter an extremely tight situation, in addition to the number limit on the road, the future will also introduce a plan to limit the purchase of oil products, so that the domestic people complain.

Committee member Ji Kai talked for a long time, and it seemed that all he said was nonsense that had nothing to do with solving the current problem, but none of the people who could sit in this conference room had insufficient brains, so the people next to him were waiting to listen to Ji Kai talk about the key points. "From the current world oil production, most of the oil production is still concentrated in the Gulf region, Russia, Africa and the Americas can increase production, but it is still far from making up for the huge production losses caused by the war, and because Europe, which has almost no local production, has a greater impact in this wave of shock, it is not surprising that they will turn to buying oil produced in these regions, which will not only lead to a sharp increase in oil prices, but will also allow us to get a small share of it."

"So from the perspective of external supply, if the Gulf region is unable to restore normal supply, it is unlikely that we will find enough sources of alternative imports." Ji Kai's words made everyone's hearts feel cold, how can this be played, do we have to fight the US military in the Gulf and expel the US military from the Gulf region within a year?

With the current strength of the PLA, it is already very good to be able to defeat the US military at home, and this kind of distance to a strange region, whether it is the ability to project troops or combat capability, to defeat the US military that has been working there for decades and has deep roots, it is tantamount to a dream.

So, it seems that the overseas energy supply market is not going to work.

"It must be clear to everyone that if the Americans don't let go, our energy imports will always be stuck in the neck, unless we are self-reliant and increase our own oil production by digging into the potential internally to make up for this huge gap." Although Ji Kai is not psychologically prepared for the current emergency, it can be seen that he still has a lot of effort for domestic energy supply, so he knows these data well, and he can open his mouth without any draft.

"But after a few years of potential digging work, our land production has exceeded the high point of 300 million tons, basically the potential of the major oil producing areas in the mainland is almost tapped, the rest is to ask for oil from the sea, through the efforts of CNOOC, our offshore oil field production has exceeded 100 million tons, basically in our undisputed territorial waters can be exploited where we are now." Ji Kai continued.

"Now the production areas that can increase such a huge amount of production are only the East China Sea and the South China Sea, but everyone knows that now in these sea areas, the US military is eyeing the side, it seems that the US military has not moved during this time, but unknowingly controlled several major sources of our energy supply."

Ji Kai said here, everyone suddenly realized that the Americans have dominated the world for nearly a hundred years, this profound heritage, the grand layout, is really not comparable to ordinary countries, to be able to defeat them a few times at home, in fact, it has not shaken their foundation, just like this time, just a light move in the Middle East Gulf, can make us almost helpless.

This is more powerful than any sanction, not only will it greatly increase the cost of our oil imports, but also the huge energy supply gap will also put the domestic economy in serious trouble.

"It is no wonder that in the past few years, the Yankees have suddenly increased the pace of investment in oil and gas resources in China, the Americas and Africa, and we applauded the Yankees' move at the time, thinking that this could calm the rise in international oil prices. ”

After listening to Ji Kai's words, the No. 1 leader also frowned, since the Yankees have been prepared, this chess move is obviously not something we can easily break, the No. 1 leader glanced at the military representative Vice Chairman Liu and the chief of the General Staff General Yang Hongsheng, as if feeling the expectation of the No. 1 leader, Vice Chairman Liu smiled bitterly and asked: "If the military can ensure the security of the South China Sea and the East China Sea, can it ensure that the new energy supply can make up for the loss of overseas imports within a year?" ”

"Technically speaking, it's not a big problem," Ji Kai replied, "but to build such a huge production capacity, in addition to technical problems, in fact, the financial pressure is also very large, from our current construction costs, every 10,000 tons of production capacity needs 120 million yuan, in the short term to build 200 million tons, the need for funds up to more than 2.4 trillion yuan." ”

2.4 trillion! Although the people here are all big names in the domestic political arena, and they are usually used to seeing big figures, everyone still gasped when such a huge amount of money was placed in front of them. Although the domestic economy has continued to grow for so many years, the total GDP reached more than 80 trillion yuan in 2018, and the fiscal revenue exceeded 15 trillion yuan, but now the country is full of money.

It is clear that there is no financial support for this huge expenditure.

"The military can find ways to protect the offshore oil industry," Vice Chairman Liu said flatly, "Starting next month, we will launch a large-scale military exercise in the East China Sea and the South China Sea to show the world our resolve; At the same time, we will send our strategic nuclear submarine force to test-fire the latest missiles in the Pacific Ocean to strategically deter the US military. With a batch of new weapons and equipment about to enter active service, the military is determined to fight out 2-3 US aircraft carrier formations at the cost of one fleet, win victory in conventional wars in the neighborhood, and ensure that our energy industry can have a peaceful production environment. ”

Hearing Vice Chairman Liu's statement, the No. 1 leader breathed a sigh of relief, but when he thought of the huge astronomical figure of 2.4 trillion, the No. 1 leader still felt a little helpless, this is not a small amount, and it can be solved by making some donations and issuing some bonds.

What can be done to solve this big problem? The No. 1 leader and the group of bigwigs of the Politburo, who had just seen the light of day, fell into a new contemplation.