Chapter 846: Opening up oil land transportation routes

"Well, these are all temporary. We are currently working hard. When the domestic oil pipelines are laid, we can greatly reduce the cost of crude oil transportation." Qin Tao said: "We started the layout a few years ago, but we didn't Come to think of it, I still haven’t caught up.”

The construction of oil pipelines began a few years ago. To be precise, after the construction of Gwadar Port, the laying of oil pipelines began. Lao Ba knew the benefits of doing so, so he has been actively cooperating. After all, the East is in Lao Pakistan is particularly popular here and has a very strong relationship. The pipeline is built to develop the economy of Pakistan, so Pakistan is very cooperative. However, it is different in China, which wastes time.

 We have not caught up now. Land transportation is too expensive, so we can only lower the price of oil imports. This is all logical.

Even if they know that the price is not worthwhile, Parthia has no other choice. After all, selling oil is the first priority now.

Every time Kasim came to Qin Tao, he always gained something, and it was the same this time. After getting Qin Tao's reply, Kasim left in a hurry again, while Qin Tao looked at the Global Hawk in the container. The plane's nose was in a trance.

That’s it?

 Global Hawk, the most advanced reconnaissance equipment of the Yankees!

“Mr. Qin, where can I get this equipment?” Xu Zhengyang asked Qin Tao.

"Shuangyang Factory, their factory is engaged in drones. Handing this thing to Shuangyang Factory will definitely give them a lot of inspiration." Qin Tao said: "There is also a goose factory. Let our goose factory also join in and study it. Electronics on it.”

Xu Zhengyang nodded: "Okay, then I'll do it now."

“Wait a minute!” Qin Tao suddenly thought of something: “Has the Goose Factory headquarters moved back?”

"They have moved back." Xu Zhengyang said: "They moved back last time when Max was detained."

Importing 40% of Parthia's oil is a big deal, and Mingzhou Group will never give it up. However, this will anger the United States again. Last time they did not notice the goose factory, but this time it is different. If they seize all the assets of the Goose Factory, Qin Tao will lose a lot of money. Moreover, those people are no longer safe in the Goose Factory, so it is best to move them back.

 “Well, where did you move to?”

"Huating, Zhangjiang Science and Technology Park." Xu Zhengyang said: "It is the current leader in software development in our country. The addition of Goose Factory has made it more prosperous, and it can also communicate with our hardware factories, which is very convenient."

 Qin Tao nodded.

“By the way, they have already acquired the online novel website you mentioned last time.”

 Has this been done?

 Qin Tao was very curious. He didn't expect these people to move so fast!

 “Okay, give me the website address and I’ll go check it out.”

Soon, Qin Tao logged in with great interest. When he clicked "Read" on Goose Chang's portal, he could see a screen full of novels. The one with the big picture on the left had two words written on it: "Purple River".

Qin Tao immediately clicked in and was promoted on the home page. The quality of this book was definitely not bad. When he clicked in and took a look, he was attracted by the opening chapter. In the Fifth Battle of Inchon, Zi Chuanxiu won the battle by assassinating the demon general. After winning the victory, he returned to the imperial capital and met Zichuan Ning.

 Wait a minute, why does Zichuan Ning drive a sports car and have a gear lever? The writing is too messy. How can such a classic book be randomly mixed with modern things? You can even write that she rides a contracted monster.

Has to change!

(Well, the first fantasy novel that the Hero of East China read was Zichuan. Later, Lao Zhu revised all these random plots, and the novel became more and more profound. The three brothers had different personalities, the cruel Di Lin, the loyal Stern. Lin, and the slug Shikawa Hide. It's a pity that such a good novel is not made into a TV series. As for the first online novel, it should be "First Intimate Contact" but I didn't read it online, but in a physical book.)

 Click to continue reading.

 Wait a minute, there is actually a charge? Two cents per chapter? I am the CEO of Mingzhou Group~lightnovelpub.net~Do I still need to spend money?

Qin Tao made a phone call.

 “Hey, Zhang Dong, are you responsible for Goose Factory’s novels? Open a free account for me!”

"Mr. Qin~lightnovelpub.net~ has to spend money, and you are the boss, no exception. Needless to say, authors have to spend money to read their books."

"What? Do you believe that I will search for pirated copies?"

 Qin Tao was speechless.

"The search engine is also made by our Goose Factory, and we guarantee that there will be no pirated links. Besides, you are the boss, how can you have such an idea of ​​reading pirated copies? You not only want to read novels, but also give rewards so that the authors can write. Motivation, our online literature can form a healthy development! If everyone reads pirated copies, the author will not be able to drink from the northwest wind? If he cannot support his family, how can he improve the quality of online literature? "

 Zhang Dong asked Monk Tang to recite sutras, but Qin Tao finally gave up.

“Okay, forget it, can’t I recharge? But let me tell you, don’t be too shady. Give more points to the author and less to the website. We are a goose factory and don’t care about those three melons and two dates.”

"Yes, we give the author 70%, and we keep 30% as profit. This is already a lot. According to the previous method, we split it half and half."

"No, give the author 90%! I will give the author a reward of 100 yuan, but only 70 yuan will go into the author's pocket, and tax must be deducted, so the amount that goes into the author's pocket is only about 60 yuan. How can this be done?"

 “Yes, yes, you have the final say.”

"Okay, then I'll top up the money. I'll top it up with 100,000 yuan first."

“Wait a minute, Mr. Qin, don’t hang up the phone. We’ve already got what you gave us.” Zhang Dong said, “After we took it apart, we saw the Loongson-3 chip on it.”

What? Loongson-3?

Qin Tao was shocked. Wasn't the Yankee too thick-skinned? They actually use their own chips on the Global Hawk drone?

When the technical indicators of military chips fail to meet the requirements, it is normal to use civilian chips. The Tomcat fighter jet used the world-shaking AWG-9 radar, which was said to be able to detect bombers more than 300 kilometers away. The core processing of the radar The device uses the 8086 chip.

The U.S. Navy's Aegis system initially used self-developed military chips. However, as the demand became higher and higher, military chips could not keep up with development, especially when it later needed to intercept ballistic missiles, which required stronger computing power. Military The server simply could not meet the demand, so they directly used civilian servers and moved them to warships to help process information.

However, they still use their own chips. It’s unbelievable that a big guy like Global Hawk uses Loongson. The world’s most powerful country in science and technology actually uses Dongfang’s chips?

 “Are you sure?”

"Yes, although the marks on the surface of the chip have been polished, the pins of the chip have not changed at all, and the packaging of the chip is also the same. We have tested it and proved that it is our own chip. We speculate that they are on the Global Hawk drone A lot of advanced equipment is used, which requires strong processing power, especially the pictures taken by some optical cameras. After preliminary analysis, they can only use our Loongson-3. Even other processors have such fast computing power. , and it doesn’t have such a small size and power consumption.”

  The more advanced the chip's manufacturing process, the higher the performance and the smaller the power consumption. For the Global Hawk that needs to fly for a long time, reducing the power consumption of the processor is of great significance.

“Well, since they use our chips, their lifeline is in our hands.” Qin Tao said: “If they dare to attack our goose factory in the future, we can hit them within seven inches.”

"Yes, Mr. Qin, since they use our chips, it will be easier for us to research and crack the system. We will definitely be able to complete the tasks you assigned us and cut into the Global Hawk's control system at any time, allowing this unmanned reconnaissance aircraft to We serve.”

“Okay, come on, this project is completed and everyone will be rewarded!”

"yes."

 Putting down the phone, Qin Tao continued to look at the computer screen. I have to say that reading online novels is really addictive.

However, this novel is well written, and Qin Tao should encourage it and read it!

 Wait a minute, I just entered a zero by mistake. I originally planned to reward a hundred, but why did it become a thousand instead? Go directly to the Silver Alliance.

 Forget it, there is no shortage of money anyway. The author has more than 800, which can be considered a very high income. If he has money to engage in full-time writing, he can write more exciting content.

However, since you have rewarded, you have to write a comment.

ˆ ID: The capital is very smart.

 I don’t like Zichuan Ning! I want Zi Chuanxiu to marry the demon princess!

　　If you reward the author, then you have to point out the country!

Just when Qin Tao was immersed in the fun of reading novels, his cell phone rang.

 “Hey, who is it?”

 “Your dad!”

Your dad? I'm still your dad! Just when this sentence almost blurted out, Qin Tao reacted: "Dad, what's the matter?"

"Regarding the construction of an oil pipeline project on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the superiors finally responded. There will be a meeting at eight o'clock tomorrow, and your Mingzhou Group will also send people to attend."

"good."

the next day.

"In the past, we never thought that we would become an oil importing country. We have Daqing and we have rich oil reserves. But now, we not only import, but the amount of imports is still increasing, especially This year, the oil import volume in the first half of the year has exceeded the total of last year. The economic development of our motherland is inseparable from oil, and our energy security is becoming more and more important." On the rostrum, the leader in charge of presiding over the meeting made an opening statement .

"Although we already have oil pipelines laid from Damao, the oil in Damao is deep-seated oil. After it is mined, it contains many impurities and high sulfur content, and the processing and smelting is very complicated. With the improvement of national environmental protection requirements, oil refining equipment The consumption of crude oil is also large, while Middle Eastern oil is just the opposite. These crude oils are shallow, light oils with high quality and few impurities. It is easy to smelt. Therefore, we need both large amounts of oil and oil from the Middle East." The leader continued Said: "Oil transportation in the Middle East is complicated. It has to pass through the Strait of Malacca. Before our navy was rich enough to **** the entire journey, there was indeed some danger. Therefore, if an oil pipeline from Gwadar Port to our country can be built, It is of great significance. Mr. Qin put forward this suggestion many years ago, but unfortunately we did not have enough capabilities at that time. Now, it is time for us to make a decision."

"Have you made up your mind now?" Qin Tao smiled: "Everyone, if you make up your mind earlier, then all our pipelines will be connected, and crude oil from the Middle East can be transported continuously."

"Mr. Qin, our country's strength is limited. In the past few years, we have mainly built the Qinghai-Tibet Railway. Now, this railway is about to be completed. Although it is a little late to build an oil pipeline, we can give full play to the transportation capacity of this railway. Transportation costs can still be reduced a lot," the leader said.

“The Qinghai-Tibet Railway is about to be completed?” Qin Tao was very surprised.

He has many things to do, so it is impossible to take care of everything. Of course, he will not know that the Qinghai-Tibet Railway is also progressing very fast. In 1996, the railway began to be demonstrated and construction started in 1997.

In any case, railway construction has nothing to do with Qin Tao. It is normal for him not to understand.

The Qinghai-Tibet Railway is actually divided into two phases. The first phase of the project starts from XN City, QH Province in the east and ends at Golmud City in the west. Construction started as early as 1958, but it was not completed and opened to traffic until May 1984. The second phase of the project starts from Golmud City. Continuing to the west and building all the way to LS, the second phase of the project is higher in altitude and more difficult to build, so the demonstration was only started in the past few years. However, the country's actions are still very fast, and within a few years, it is almost complete.

Compared with roads, railway transportation is much more efficient. The only drawback is that the Qinghai-Tibet Railway is a single track, so you can only miss trains at stations along the way. It is similar to the previous railways. After all, transporting materials to LS does not require much transportation capacity. When the country builds railways, the main consideration is to facilitate the transportation of troops when needed.

Now, this railway can be used to transport crude oil.

"That's right, the crude oil pipeline on the Laoba side has not been officially completed yet. Let's work harder and strive to complete it at the same time as the crude oil pipeline there, so that it can be seamlessly connected. However, from the national border to KS This section of the oil pipeline must also be built, otherwise the oil will still not be transported. In short, the time is tight and the task is heavy. Mr. Qin, in order to complete this task as soon as possible, we need the help of Mingzhou Group."

"No problem, our infrastructure company will cooperate vigorously." Qin Tao said: "Opening up this oil artery is of great significance to us."

“It’s really difficult in the plateau area. Mr. Qin, what do you think if our oil tanker travels a section of the Indian Ocean and docks in Myanmar, and we build a China-Myanmar oil pipeline to transport the oil there?” someone else asked.

In recent years, the country has concentrated its efforts and only built a Qinghai-Tibet Railway, which has not yet been completely connected. It has not dared to invest in building oil pipelines. One of the important problems is that it is too difficult to build on the plateau!

 The distance from Laoba to China is the shortest, but the plateau area restricts the laying of pipelines, so is it possible to find another route? If you go to Myanmar, the construction conditions there are much better. Anyway, it is just to avoid Malacca.

“Well, I haven’t studied this, so I don’t know.”

Qin Tao has really not studied the China-Myanmar oil pipeline. After all, the situation in Myanmar is not peaceful. It is not clear who has the final say. Who knows if it is built today and whether the other party will come to ask for more transit tomorrow? Cost, if a pipeline is to be built, there must be personnel to maintain it. Who knows whether these personnel can stay there safely? If they go out to buy groceries and then have their waist dragged away, then who dares to come here to work?

 Comparatively, Lao Ba’s side is better.

Seeing Qin Tao's answer, everyone knew that Mr. Qin was not optimistic about the China-Myanmar oil pipeline. After all, Mingzhou Group had almost repaired the Laoba section, so it was impossible to support another project. .

"The transportation method of oil pipelines is always not as convenient as oil tankers, especially when transporting on plateau frozen soil. The pipelines must be heated and some pumping stations must be built. The most dangerous part of our transportation route is the Strait of Malacca. If we and Siam Will we cooperate and dig out the Kra Canal so that oil tankers can be transported safely?"

Domestic oil pipelines have never been laid. On the one hand, it is because there is really no strength to build them together with the railway. On the other hand, it is because everyone is still hesitant. Is there a better way?

The China-Myanmar oil pipeline is one proposal, and the Kra Canal is another.

Most of the country of Siam is a whole. Only in its southeastern corner is there a narrow strip called the Kra Isthmus. On one side of it is the Ten Degrees Strait of the Indian Ocean and on the other side is the Gulf of Siam in the Pacific Ocean. It extends southwards. Arrive in Malacca.

From a geographical point of view, digging a canal from here can save more than a thousand kilometers of navigation. Moreover, if you take the Strait of Malacca, you need to pass through Malaysia and Singapore. There are world police there, and you can avoid it by taking this canal. .

In fact, as early as the seventeenth century, the Kingdom of Siam planned to dig this canal, but until now, it has not been successful. There are many reasons. First of all, although Malacca is dangerous, it can be walked after all. This is different from the existing canal in the world. The two main canals: the Suez and the Panama Canal are not the same. There was no waterway there originally, so it was dug out by force. There was a timely help, and here is the icing on the cake.

There is also interference from certain countries. If the canal is successfully built, Singapore will decline. It will not be easy for the world police to strangle East Asia. Of course, they do not want to see this happen.

 So, canals have been proposed but never built.

Now, someone else has proposed this plan. After all, the connection between the East and the Middle East is not just oil. A large number of industrial products and daily necessities from the East are also occupying the Middle East market. If this canal is dug, it will allow a large number of domestic people to The company benefits.

Furthermore, even if there is an Arctic route, it is not easy to travel in winter, and you have to detour through Malacca when traveling to Europe. Once the Kra Canal is opened, European routes will be smoother.

"Whether the Kra Canal can be opened or not is not up to us." Qin Tao said: "Siam has made this plan a long time ago, but it has never been dug out, which shows that the digging of this canal is not that simple. "

There are many reasons for this. If you click and cut that long and narrow area in half, it will certainly meet the needs of east-west navigation, but the land passage in the north-south direction will be cut off. You must know that there are a small number of other populations in the south. , are not submissive to the central government. If they are separated, it will be even harder to manage in the future.

From an international perspective, if they want to dig it, they will inevitably face opposition from many countries. Not only Singapore and Malaysia, but the United States will definitely not see the emergence of this canal, so it is quite difficult.

"Mr. Qin, your Mingzhou Group has a very good relationship with the Siamese military. If you propose this plan and jointly develop it, there may be a turn for the better." A leader said.

“That’s right, there is nothing that Mr. Qin cannot accomplish.”

"Your calculation is very good. If we jointly develop, if it fails, the loss will be ours." Qin Tao said: "We are not a state-owned enterprise. If we lose money, we will receive state subsidies. Our money is earned through our own hard work." of."

“Mr. Qin, any project you participate in has never failed. If we step in, it may not be possible, but with your step, it will definitely be successful. How can we lose money if it is successful?”

Qin Tao was unmoved by these high-hatted behaviors. He shook his head: "It's not that easy. If you really want to convince Siam to dig this canal, you have to spend more money." The benefits will come. For example, let Siam become the oil center of Asia."

 So far, Siam is still a country mainly based on tourism, and its economy is not stable. After all, every developed country relies on industry.

Siam has no resources and no high technology. What should they do if they want to develop industry?

 Qin Tao came up with a way for them: oil smelting!

The oil transported from the Middle East docks directly at their port on the west side of the Kra Isthmus, then enters the refinery, is smelted into refined oil, and then transported to the eastern port, where it is loaded onto the refined oil tanker and continues to be transported to customers. , their economy will develop.

 Wait a minute, why else build a canal?

For this short journey, just let the crude oil travel over land!

"Building a canal is a prerequisite. Only when a canal is built and it is convenient to travel back and forth can a large number of oil tankers come and go. Only when a large number of oil tankers come and go can international petrochemical giants be attracted to settle in and turn them into the oil center of the East. "Qin Tao said his plan.

The people present widened their eyes and nodded frequently: "Mr. Qin has an idea! This is a good plan! Mr. Qin, would you please go to Siam to open up another way for our trade. Don't worry, China We will also advance the Brazilian oil pipeline plan as soon as possible and will definitely not delay oil transportation."

“Are you going to open an oil refinery in Siam?” Qin Tao continued to ask.

 Everyone shook their heads. The danger was too great and they didn't want to go.

“Mr. Qin, your Mingzhou Group investment will definitely succeed.”

“If we invest, the refined oil must also be sold domestically.” Qin Tao said: “Unless we are promised that our Mingzhou Group also has a sales license, we don’t want to be just a second-rate dealer.”

 (End of this chapter)