Actually, what Qian Zhizhong and others don't know is that these costs are still costs not counting research and development costs!
If including the cost of R&D, the cost of the project to the South Gate is bound to be an astronomical figure!
Not to mention anything else, just the development of controlled nuclear fusion technology, the concept of controlled nuclear fusion was proposed by humans decades ago.
However, until now, the International Fusion Research Organization has been studying for decades, with hundreds of billions of dollars in huge R&D expenses. However, to this day, the controlled nuclear fusion technology that was called "technology to be developed in 50 years" decades ago is still "technology to be developed in 50 years" today!!
Like Schrödinger's cat, the "fifty years" has already ceased to be a specific number, and become a concept!
Today, those fifty years are fifty years; tomorrow, those fifty years are still fifty years, and even perhaps in the next ten, twenty, or thirty years, those fifty years will still be fifty years!
No one knows exactly how many years the "fifty years" is!
Likewise, no one knows how much R&D funds and R&D time are needed for controlled nuclear fusion technology!
That's just for the controlled nuclear fusion technology alone!
And there are countless cutting-edge technologies on the Nantianmen. Each one taken separately will have an amazing amount of R&D costs!
All added together, even if the economic volume of Long Village doubles or even several times now, it is likely that the R&D work of the Nantianmen project cannot be supported!
Now, thanks to Su Heng's presence, the largest cost component of research and development has been eliminated by Su Heng.
Just that, even the remaining production costs are not something that Long Village can bear now.
At the moment, neither Qian Zhizhong nor Qin Shan, nor Qiao Zhenhai, was in silence.
At this moment, each of the three wanted to wave a hand grandly, telling Su Heng not to worry about the money, as long as Su Heng could deliver the technology, they would provide ample funding to help with the construction.
But at the tip of their tongues, the three of them could only force it back down.
Wave a hand grandly?
It sounds simple, but what do they have to wave?
Tens of billions of dollars, that's real wealth!
It's not something that can be resolved with empty talk!
Moreover, Qian Zhizhong and the other three all understand very well that the costs proposed by Su Heng must be the lowest possible costs!
The equipment Su Heng has provided to Long Village in the past has always been done this way!
Even if they were to forcibly demand that Su Heng retain some profit margin, the profits that Su Heng charges are still very slim.
This has led them to have to compensate Su Heng from other sources, such as tax exemptions, various policy supports, helping Su Heng sell equipment, or even previous projects like the Northern Water Project……
After a long time, Qian Zhizhong and the others exchanged glances, their faces all showed a look of bitter smile.
Opening their mouths, the three were about to say something, but no words would come out of their mouths.
For a moment, the feeling of wanting to say something but unable to do so was extremely frustrating and uncomfortable for all three of them.
Money isn't all-powerful, but having no money is a complete no-no!
At this moment, the three of them had the deepest understanding of this saying!
They have the most advanced things right in front of them, but they can only stop because they don't have enough money!
"Money……"
Countless thoughts kept flashing through Qian Zhizhong's mind.
Without exception, all these thoughts summed up to only two words: "make money!"
No money, the Nantianmen cannot be built!
Not to develop such advanced technology is more painful for Qian Zhizhong and his colleagues than being killed!
"Or, continue to look for camels?"
Between thoughts swirling in their minds, Qian Zhizhong and the others all subconsciously thought of camels.
Before, Modalarhan had mentioned the desire to join the Nantianmen project.
Just that they were rejected by them.
After all, the Nantianmen project was originally a project to fool black and white hawks, an empty shell with no real substance.
Now, Su Heng has turned this project into a reality.
The technical issues have already been solved by Su Heng, but the most pressing issue is now the lack of technology, which has become the biggest obstacle!
In this case, the current force that can best solve Long Village's funding problems seems to be only the camels now!
Thinking about the current situation of the camels, after pondering for a moment, Qian Zhizhong and the others all directly suppressed this thought.
Seeking camels is indeed a good idea.
Camels are rich, but they are still in the middle of a war!
And camels have done too much business with Long Village before, ranging from military equipment to civil engineering projects, to the most basic clothes, food, and various other supplies. Currently, camels are short of nearly five trillion Long coins in gold and oil from Long Village and Su Heng!
Recently, Modalarhan had directly signed a two trillion yuan investment project with Long Village!
Adding up the past and present, the camels have accumulated nearly seven trillion yuan of astonishing wealth to Long Village!
In a sense, the camels have almost been strip-mined by Long Village!
If it continues, Qian Zhizhong and the others worry that they might even kill the camels……
Moreover, in addition to worrying about being stripped bare, as managers, they also have to consider potential unknown risks.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket!
Now that the camels have already accumulated such enormous wealth to Long Village, if they continue to accumulate, who knows what other unforeseen events might occur?
After all, people's hearts are hard to fathom!
There have been cases in the past where Long Village has given countless benefits and then been taken advantage of by white-eyed wolves!
Although there are no signs of the camels having such tendencies now, in any case, they all must be vigilant to prevent potential risks!
This is not suspicion, but the most basic reason for being a manager to act with common sense!
It is very difficult for people to have absolute trust in each other, let alone between villages!
Now that Modalarhan et al. of the camels have a good relationship with Long Village, but what about in the future?
Even if Modalarhan et al. continue to remember their original intentions, what if something happens to Modalarhan et al., such as the beheading incident, will the new camels still treat them like Modalarhan et al.?
All these considerations must be taken into account!
Another point is that the Nantianmen project requires an enormous amount of funding, and relying solely on the camels is clearly not enough to support the project.
According to the data provided by Su Heng, the overall construction cost of a Nantianmen project can be several thousand or even tens of thousands!
If the Nantianmen project is to be launched, it is obviously impossible to build only one Nantianmen!
In this case, it's not certain that the camels can bear the burden!
Camels also have to live their daily lives. They can't just send all their wealth to Long Village!
How can they carry on with their daily lives then?
The thoughts raced through their minds, and the more they thought about it, the more Qian Zhizhong and the others felt a headache.
In front of the three of them, Su Heng didn't say much more, but just quietly waited for their response.
He had already said what he needed to say, and how to choose was not his business.
He is just a technologist; he doesn't understand these strategic decisions and there is no need for him to understand.
I don't know how long it took, but Qiao Zhenhai seemed to have thought of something suddenly, and he raised his head and said:
"Su Heng, can your controlled nuclear fusion technology be commercialized?"
Commercial?
Upon hearing this, Su Heng was taken aback.
Quickly figuring out what Qiao Zhenhai was thinking, Su Heng said: "Mr. Qiao, are you referring to nuclear fusion power generation?"
"Yes," Qiao Zhenhai nodded directly and continued, "Your controlled nuclear fusion technology should also be clean and environmentally friendly, right?"
"Hmm," facing the question, Su Heng nodded slightly.
This is a question that requires no further explanation.
Controlled nuclear fusion technology is known as a man-made sun, not only because it releases an immense amount of energy, but also because of its far superior environmental protection capabilities compared to nuclear fission.
One of the fundamental reasons why Su Heng abandoned nuclear fission and sought nuclear fusion is the environmental friendliness and pollution-free nature of it.
Even in the event of an accident, a nuclear fusion reactor will not experience a large-scale nuclear leak contamination incident like a nuclear fission reactor!
Instead, the reaction would be directly stopped!
After a moment of contemplation, Su Heng slowly opened his mouth:
"Mr. Qiao, are you considering using nuclear fusion power stations to replace fire, water, wind, solar, and nuclear power projects?"
"Yes," Qiao Zhenhai nodded again, and without waiting for Su Heng to say more, he said directly, "Do you know how much Long Village invests in power projects every year?"
Upon hearing this, Su Heng shook his head.
He indeed did not know this question, as he had not devoted himself to research and had not queried detailed official internal documents either. In such a situation, how could he possibly know this?
"Last year, the total investment in power projects for Long Village was 900 billion Long coins. Of that, 400 billion was for the power grid system, and the remaining 500 billion was for basic power generation facilities, such as the power stations you mentioned earlier: thermal power stations, hydropower stations, nuclear power stations, and other power generation equipment investments!"
"According to our internal planning, the relevant investment next year will only be higher!"
"And the controlled nuclear fusion technology you have brought can completely replace all of these investments! Once the money is saved, it can be used for other purposes……"
"I've made a rough estimate. According to your Jinwu 330's power generation capacity, one Jinwu 330 can provide enough energy for a city with a population of twenty million. In this way, with about eighty Jinwu 330 nuclear fusion reactors, we can basically meet all our power needs in Long Village, including industrial use!"
"According to what you just said, the construction cost of one Jinwu 330 nuclear fusion reactor is 2 billion, and the total cost for eighty units is only 16 billion!"
"Converted into figures, if we replace the other power generation equipment with the Jinwu 330, we can save over 300 billion yuan every year for our village!"
"Moreover, according to what you just said, the service life of the Jinwu 330 is as high as 60 years. That means in the next 60 years, we don't have to spend more money on the reactors, and we can save billions of yuan every year for our village!"
"Moreover, the consumption of firepower and nuclear power generation facilities is also very large. For instance, firepower relies heavily on coal, and every year we consume an astronomical amount of coal!"
"If we can save on these coal consumption costs, we can also save a significant amount of money for our village every year!"
"Furthermore, reducing coal combustion can greatly reduce air and environmental pollution, as well as the geological damage caused by coal mining. The cost of governing and repairing these damages is significant, which is a cost we cannot afford."
Spreading out, Qiao Zhenhai talked about a lot of things.
Finally, Qiao Zhenhai summarized, "If you, Su Heng, can commercialize the Jinwu 330, then in the next 60 years, you will at least save our Long Village tens of trillions of yuan in huge expenses!"
Pausing for a moment, as if he had remembered something, Qiao Zhenhai continued:
"Su Heng, is the operational cost of Jinwu 330 high?"
"Operational cost?" Su Heng did not hesitate and said directly, "The operational cost is very low. The design stability of Jinwu 330 is based on the highest standard I can achieve. Under no external interference, within the 60-year service life, it will only require maintenance up to three times at most!"
"On average, according to my design and normal operation, under no external interference, including construction costs, the annual operational cost of Jinwu 330 will not exceed one billion Long coins!"
"And on the fuel side, Jinwu 330 can support at least twenty years of stable operation with a single addition of nuclear fuel, synchronizing with the maintenance time of Jinwu 330!"
"I can directly extract the nuclear fuel needed for Jinwu 330 from seawater, and within the designed service life of Jinwu 330, the cost of generating one kilowatt-hour of electricity will not exceed 0.01 Long coins!"
"One billion Long coins in operational costs per year?"
"0.01 Long coins per kilowatt-hour of electricity generation?"
Upon hearing Su Heng's words, the three of them, Qiao Zhenhai included, couldn't help but narrow their eyes in astonishment.
According to their understanding, the power generation cost of the current Long Village fire power is about 0.3 Long coins to 0.4 Long coins per kilowatt-hour!
Su Heng's Jinwu 330, the electricity generation cost is only 0.01 Long coins!
The gap between the two is as much as 30 to 40 times!
This is almost unbelievable!
Even when compared to the lowest power generation cost of hydropower, there is a gap of several times. Currently, the lowest power generation cost equipment in Long Village is hydropower, with a power generation cost of about 0.07 to 0.1 Long coins per kilowatt-hour.
Even at the lowest rate of 0.07 Long coins, the cost of hydropower generation is seven times that of Jinwu 330!
Such a low power generation cost, even when including the costs of grid construction and other miscellaneous supporting facilities, if Jinwu 330 is used to fully replace the power generation facilities in Long Village, the electricity cost of Long Village will also be greatly reduced!
What does the reduction in electricity costs mean?
It doesn't just mean that the electricity consumption of Long Village residents will be lower, but more importantly, the electricity cost for industrial use, which takes up a large portion of electricity consumption, will also be greatly reduced!
And the reduction in industrial electricity cost represents the meaning that the cost of all industrial output is greatly reduced!
In other words, it also means that the costs of all industries in Long Village will be significantly reduced!
The changes brought about by this are almost epoch-making!
The resources and funds that can be saved are an astronomical figure that is difficult to imagine!
Thinking of these things, the breathing of Qian Zhizhong and the others quickened!
At this moment, as if he had remembered something, Qin Shan suddenly directed his gaze towards Su Heng and said:
"Su Heng, you just said that you can extract nuclear raw materials from seawater?"
The sudden noise made Su Heng startle.
"But Su Heng quickly regained his composure and nodded, 'Yes, seven years ago, I first……'"
Halfway through, Su Heng paused his voice, but it only took a moment before he continued:
"Seven years ago, I had already mastered this technology. However, at that time, I was only studying nuclear fission and not nuclear fusion. The subsequent sea water desalination plants I built involved this technology. Now, the raw materials for both my nuclear fission power stations and the nuclear fusion reactors in my possession are mostly extracted from seawater by those desalination plants..."
Sea water desalination plants extracting nuclear raw materials?
Upon hearing Su Heng's words, Qian Zhizhong and the others' lips twitched slightly.
Wow!
If it weren't for Su Heng personally explaining, they would have difficulty believing that these civilian seawater desalination plants are actually involved in this!
Extracting nuclear raw materials from seawater!
It sounds easy, but if it were really that easy, there would probably be mushrooms everywhere in the world!
"Su Heng, tell us the truth, how many nuclear power plants do you have all over the world? Would there be a nuclear power plant in every seawater desalination plant?"
After a long time, Qian Zhizhong inquired in a gloomy manner.
(End of chapter)
