Chapter 370: Installing an Elevator on Mount Everest

Some people, who combine all kinds of advantages, but because of a less obvious shortcoming, they ruin their lives.

Some people, full of shortcomings inside and out, have become pivotal because of a dazzling advantage.

Just like Director Xu. Every time the board of directors and management mention this person, they can't help but think of being greedy for money, lustful, black-hearted, nepotistic, taking dogs for empty salaries, and blatantly demanding kickbacks...... Twenty years ago, such people would have been dragged into the streets and publicly fed a few peanuts.

However, Director Xu's extremely strong ability to do things covered up everything. In addition to helping its own camp get a series of armaments, it also revitalized the supply and marketing cooperatives with mechanical toys and computer rooms; With automobiles and Harsco grating, the steelmaking industry was saved; We will make use of many foreign companies to promote the upgrading of Dongfang's industry, lay the foundation for Dongfang's analog electronics industry, and alleviate the problems caused by disarmament and layoffs...... All of the above, if you take out any one of them alone, no one in the East will do it several times.

And Director Xu not only does it easily, but also makes a lot of money from it. Otherwise, why is it called 'Wa-sama'?

But between geniuses and madmen, he always likes to do some outrageous things. You said that the flood is coming, the world is frozen, and everyone is tossing and turning for the sake of solving the employment problem.

You said that the situation on the home planet is complicated, and you must ensure internal stability, and everyone agreed to the militia reform for the sake of your hard work and the recent outbreak of microbial invasion.

Now you suddenly decided to install an elevator on Mount Everest...... Don't you know that the last person who proposed this has already squatted behind bars to peel garlic?

Moreover, if you install an elevator, you will install an elevator, and you even plan to let your superiors take out loans for investment. This made the deputy director very suspicious, and there was no place to use the American knives in the pockets of adults, and he fooled his superiors with the project to handle the installment, and he ate interest.

"Xiao Xu, we are still very poor, no matter the economic level, or living conditions, are far from the Western world, although the microbial invasion that has just occurred is known as the biggest change in human history, but the general environment of the home planet has not changed much, we still have to be able to save money, treat a penny as a penny, catch up with the West, and surpass the West."

"The leader is right, the problem is that the disaster doesn't give us much time. When the flood hits, the world freezes, the magnetic field at the poles will be weakened by the thick ice, even if the sun does not change, the gravitational pull of the parent star will be greatly reduced, and at that time, the moon will gradually move closer to the parent star due to its own gravity, and the huge pressure will break the ice, and even the continental plate will break...... All we have to do now is to first lose the weight of the moon, and then use the planetary engine to push the moon into the depths of the universe, or just boom it. ”

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"Leader, I know this sounds outrageous, but look at the current situation of the home planet, this is a change unseen in a thousand years, and it is an excellent time for us to overtake in the corner, let's focus on the overall situation!"

β€œοΌοΌβ€ Deputy Dong was still thinking about Xu Fei's words, which were somewhat true and some false, and when he heard the last word, he only felt his brain buzzing.

"Leader, don't hesitate, invest quickly, when I announce the project, I believe that countries around the world will cry and shout to ask me for investment."

"Are you serious?"

"Extremely serious, besides, I'm not idle, I installed an ordinary elevator for Mount Everest, and I installed a light energy track." Xu Fei first described the orbit design of the 'Earthβ†’ Space Station ← Moon' that he had demonstrated to Mr. Zhu before, and then said: "In fact, there is a simpler way, that is, only install orbits on the moon, so that the two orbits like tachyons, like the pendulum of an old-fashioned table clock, hang on the earth, but this pendulum will arrive at Mount Everest every other month, which is not conducive to transportation." ”

"I always feel that this thing is too outrageous."

"Leader, you have to believe that the important factor restricting the development of human civilization is not scientific theories, nor science and technology, but materials. With the current theory and technology, it is enough to support us to leave the solar system in a week, but we cannot find the materials to realize the theory and technology, and we can only 'boil water' in the end. However, the emergence of graphite X has subverted traditional science, and its strength is 200 times that of steel, far exceeding the requirement of 50 times the strength of steel in space elevators. Its electrical conductivity far exceeds that of any known metal, 10 times that of silver and 15 times that of gold. It has a melting point of up to 4500C and can withstand 500C in the air, plus argon protection, it can withstand 1000C without changing its own characteristics, and is an excellent material for hypersonic fighters above Mach 5. It's also unprecedentedly resilient...... We use graphite x as the main material for space orbit, plus topological insulators, that is, carbon nanotubes that are insulated on the outside and conductive on the inside...... Do you understand what that means? We in the East will be the first existence of the parent planet to really go into space. ”

"Xiao Xu, if we can really do the 'space elevator', we should consider the pros and cons of this matter, you know, Mu Xiu will be destroyed by the forest wind, we can't have empty treasures, but we can't protect them."

"Don't worry, I'll pull the whole world together."

"That's not enough, we need a lot of resources."

"Then it's not a problem, I'll first find Wajima to borrow rare earths worth hundreds of billions of dollars in the form of loans, and the interest is arbitrary, and when the flood hits and Wajima is submerged, the money doesn't have to be repaid."

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"And then in the same way, I will find a loan from the South Stick, a loan from New Zealand, and a loan from the South Seas...... Global debt, can definitely get this project off the ground. Deputy Dong took a deep breath and was silent for a long time,

"In this way, Dongfang invests in space elevators in the name of the Great Wall Industrial Group, Hongqi Industrial Group, Sino-Ocean Group, Aerospace Science and Technology Group, and four large central enterprises, but this project is yours, not Dongfang."

"It's okay, save a lot of trouble, the question is, leader, how much do you plan to invest?"

"$50 billion."

"Sending a meal?"

"No matter how much it is, the superiors really can't take it out."

"In this way, you invest 250 billion US dollars, and I will lend you 200 billion."

"Where did you get so many beautiful knives?"

"The funds from the previous shorting of the Japanese financial market, as well as the money from shorting crude oil stocks, crude oil futures, selling books and movie tickets, have been cashed out one after another, according to the share of Renny Pufei Studio, I can probably get 75 billion, and then I will find Romney, Pupu, and Raymond to borrow the funds they have allocated, and then kill them, and the money will not have to be repaid."

...... "Your path is getting wilder and wilder." The deputy director didn't know how to respond for a while. Xu Fei definitely won't kill Romney and the others, he just wants the deputy director to convey a meaning to his superiors: 'Director Xu is in a hurry, even his own people will do it'.

Subsequently, the two had an all-night discussion on the investment, operation, scientific research projects, and specific uses of the space elevator, including how to build a super space station.

By the time the call was over, the sky outside had turned from light to dark and then to light. Xu Fei rubbed his dry eyes, took off his heavy protective clothing, and slipped into his sleeping bag to inhale oxygen and fall asleep.

When I wake up again, the calendar shows today's solar year, January 1, 02. Open the power bank and flip through the news, the world is still discussing microbial invasion.

And other news...... First, the "Embarrassment" series became popular all over the world during Christmas, and the first part alone sold 17 billion box office, breaking the record in film history and setting a record, but many film industry elders have questioned Iron Sheet Entertainment for selling short seats, and even accused the theater chain of blatantly setting up tents in the suburbs to sell 'ghost tickets'.

The second is the protective medical products of the East, which has created the world's largest export value, and the air purification products of Wajima have also created a sales record of new scientific and technological products.

Third, inside Libya, people who yearn for life in North America and freedom in the West held a large-scale march against the rule of Uncle Kafiza, and NATO, led by North America, used this as an excuse to call on all countries around the world to liberate Libya at the joint meeting of the home planet, but unfortunately the country used a veto.

Subsequently, North America called on the countries of the world for the second time to liberate Libya, and the Ice Bear used a veto.

North America is now calling for the third global ...... Fourth, smartphone manufacturers have successively put on the shelves the second batch of products, and the Western Science and Technology Alliance, which is dominated by Google application layer, Leica camera, and Dolby Audio, has officially collided with mobile phone manufacturers supported by Daze Industrial Consortium - West Factory.

The two sides have formulated a series of products at different prices according to factors such as configuration, performance, and application, which has also caused the lowest price of smartphones to drop to 580 red banknotes.

It's just that only the mobile phone manufacturers themselves know how long the 580 red banknote has a mobile phone, whether it will burn the screen during use, whether it will burn the motherboard, and whether it can run mainstream mobile games.

Fifth, Hongqi Industrial Group launched the first new model independently developed and manufactured - 1949. The model continues the classic appearance, but the body, wheels, logos, and window shapes have been fine-tuned, and some technological elements have been added, which still looks simple and solemn, but symbolizes the future.

It adopts a full-time four-wheel drive design, has an active suspension system, two-way stable leather seats, in the driving car, no matter from which angle of impact, the body will tilt to the other side, complete similar to Tai Chi's 'unloading', reduce the internal energy impact, at the same time, walking on bumpy road sections, the four wheels in the suspension system, will adapt to the height and reduce bumps.

In addition, the car is equipped with radar communication integrated navigation, domestic intelligent assisted driving system, one-key fire extinguishing system for the whole car, microbial filtration and warning system...... The 1949 model, with only one configuration, has a starting price of 1.6 million red banknotes, which is the most people-friendly version of the big red flag.

However, you still need to pass the political review before you can get the purchase qualification. After Xu Fei finished reading the news, he got up and washed, waited to fill his stomach, changed into heavy protective clothing, and found Lan Feng, who was handing over the work with Old Man Zhu.

"The superiors agreed to install an elevator for Mount Everest." Lan Feng had heard the 'space orbit' described by Xu Fei to Old Man Zhu before, and he also knew that helium 3 was used to mine the lunar surface, so he was not surprised by this, and thought that he would be in charge of this place in the future.

"What's next?"

"Lay the foundation, build the foundation, pour steel, and make this mountain range the 'foundation of the space orbit.'" Although the Debei moon landing is fake, and the mining of helium-3 is also fake, the moon landing is real.

Therefore, Xu Fei really planned to install an elevator for Mount Everest from beginning to end. The installation of elevators, or in other words, the erection of 50 kilometers x4, a total of 200 kilometers of 20 tracks, needs to be built like a building, to make a stable foundation to avoid skewed tracks.

According to the preset plan of Daze Construction Engineering, to carry out space orbit on Mount Everest, you can use local materials and use the caves dug in the early stage to pour and fill graphite X.

Then, as if creating a cage, the whole of Mount Everest is enveloped, turning Mount Everest into a 'base'.

The amount of work is a bit large, but it has its own basic production line to refine graphite X, which is inexhaustible and inexhaustible.

It's just made. When there is a base, 20 graphite x pillars wrapped in topological insulators are erected, and then the peacekeeping bomber is remodeled and a giant electromagnetic cannon is installed...... And so the project was done.

Therefore, installing an elevator on Mount Everest sounds outrageous. But for my own family, it's very simple.

Of course, in the field of home space flight, this idea has long been conceived, but without the material of '50 times the strength of steel', it has never been realized.

Lan Feng got the preset plan of Daze Construction Engineering, and after careful study, even if he didn't understand physics or aerospace technology, he still understood the principle.

"If the cave excavated in the early stage is utilized, as long as the supply of graphite x is on, maybe we can complete the foundation project in two years."

"It is possible to recruit workers, especially for the splicing of graphite X, which cannot be welded, and must use the mortise and tenon joint method, which requires a lot of manpower and mechanical equipment to participate."

"Where are you going to recruit from?"

"It is still Yunnan-Guichuan, however, the influx of foreign exchange, indicating that we are already in a trade surplus, heavily dependent on external demand, in the long run, we must expand domestic demand, in order to balance the economy, Daze Industrial Complex is currently not short of red money, you can raise the salary, wait until the end of the year, let the labor who has earned money, go to the supply and marketing cooperatives to consume, so, domestic demand is solved."

"Makes sense."

"In addition, today's changes, as you have seen, we can not pursue the progress of the project, but we must be internally stable, and we can use iron-blooded means if necessary."

"I know, Ci is not in charge of the army."

"Then I'll be relieved." Xu Fei left the conference room and came to the camp courtyard, standing on the plateau at an altitude of 5,000 meters, looking up at Mount Everest, which is nearly 4,000 meters, and the mountains that are nearly 2,000 meters.

The conditions were harsh and there was a large amount of permafrost, and the construction process was quite difficult. But with the help of millions of people, as well as a large number of base units and large machinery, the progress of the shelter is changing with each passing day, just like the Daze Industrial Park.

Today a certain hill was bulldozed, and the sentry cannon was installed at night. Then the cannon roared, causing a landslide and an avalanche, and then a giant excavator and a matchbox-style transporter appeared, and by daybreak, the col had been cleared, the pit foundation was supported, and the holes were drilled and the 'cellar modules' filled.

Xu Fei drove a six-legged excavator similar to a mechanical spider for the Himalayan project, ran around the nearby construction site with great interest, waited for lunch, looked at the time, and decided to hold a press conference in the Himalayas.

Although you can complete the space elevator project independently, the flood will break out sooner or later, so it is better to use this project to borrow some gold, rare earth, and crude oil from the countries of the home planet in the form of shares or loans.

Xu Fei took out the communicator and contacted Wadao first. I never thought that the private number of the chief of Wajima had been cancelled.

"Harm, I almost forgot, the other party was killed by the calf."