ccnovels #485 - Chapter 485 China's Great Treasure! Good news, the cost of all-nitrogen anion salt has d
#485 - Chapter 485 China's Great Treasure! Good news, the cost of all-nitrogen anion salt has d
It was a little after four in the afternoon.
Chen Hao and York walked out of the basement.
He was in a great mood today!
He had finally completed the technical data classification and printing.
Ten printers?
Ten tons of A4 paper?
Not enough!
Far from enough!
To the point that later, the entire floor he was on in the hotel was filled with one or two hundred printers, not to mention a significant increase in the number of connected mainframes—ultimately, the total weight of paper consumed reached a terrifying hundred tons.
Finally, the dust settled.
From this point on!
China would enter a period of comprehensive research and development.
The technical data was available.
Handing Materials would provide support with various new materials.
China Heavy Industry would provide industrial machine tools.
There was also the most advanced Loongson CPU, as well as the newly developed graphics card, providing computing power, software, and other basics.
In as little as two months!
Some projects with lower technical content would be launched on the market in the form of commodities.
Such as refrigerators and washing machines.
Of course.
Research and development would still take a year and a half, and mass production would take even longer.
And the most difficult project, the lunar mine…
Would have to be done in several steps.
First, the moon landing.
The country had some space research, and high-performance launch vehicles currently available could probably achieve it in about a year.
But, this was just the beginning!
To establish a long-term habitat.
To build a mining site.
And then extract helium-3 to bring back to Earth, I'm afraid… it would take at least five years!
The above would require countless scientists to fight, but Chen Hao didn't need to participate.
What was he going to do?
Completely transfer the mature technology of the previous life from his mind; what followed was real research and development.
Research and development of things that didn't exist in the previous life.
For example.
Controlled nuclear fusion!
In the previous life, controlled nuclear fusion was within reach, but limited by insufficient core technology, it could not be commercialized.
The problem lay in the materials.
It was precisely the materials that he had experienced countless failures with in the Materials Science Department laboratory at Shanghai Jiao Tong University!
“York, let's go, let's go for a drink!” Chen Hao said with a smile.
He had been in seclusion for more than two months.
He had spent several days classifying and categorizing data.
He planned to rest for a few days before formally investing in material research and development.
This time.
He would no longer be delayed by other projects.
He could devote himself wholeheartedly!
“Chen!”
York was very excited and hurriedly asked, “Can I eat what I want to eat?”
“Tell me!”
Chen Hao patted him on the shoulder: “What do you want to eat? As long as it can be bought, I will definitely satisfy you!”
Controlling the predecessor of the dark web was already very important.
Now, York also operated his own 'small shop', winning several trillion US dollar orders for China.
Was he an ordinary international friend?
No!
He was China's great treasure!
“Bluefin tuna! Ha… with beer, it’s amazing!” The fat man was quite knowledgeable about food.
“This…” Chen Hao hesitated.
“If you don’t have it, it doesn’t matter…”
“I do!”
He had to satisfy him!
To say that he could pick stars and the moon, Chen Hao really couldn't do it.
Bluefin tuna?
Even if China didn't have it, it could be airlifted!
Chen Hao tried calling his sister-in-law and actually found one in Shanghai.
…
The fatty belly had a smooth taste and was rich in fat, but it was greasy to eat.
Chen Hao couldn't eat more than two pieces.
He switched to eating the lean meat.
York wasn't afraid.
Why could he grow so fat?
One was a lack of exercise.
The second was his ability to eat.
He especially liked greasy and sweet foods.
He grabbed the tuna belly and stuffed it down, while taking big gulps of pure malt craft beer.
Chen Hao was thinking…
Wouldn't eating so much affect his javelin throwing?
“Chen! Cheers!” York raised his glass again.
“Cheers!”
Chen Hao said with an awkward smile: “York, eat less fatty belly, okay? It’s too greasy, it might give you diarrhea—the lean meat tastes good too.”
“My body is fine, it won’t…”
Suddenly!
York's face changed drastically.
He quickly got up, hunching over with his legs clamped together, and said in a flustered manner: “Chen! Where’s the toilet? I…”
“Waiter!”
Chen Hao quickly asked the waiter.
It really was…
It came true!
Two minutes later, York ran into the restaurant's restroom, and Chen Hao stood outside waiting.
Just then.
A phone call came in.
“President Chen, it’s me!” It was Shi Changxu’s voice.
Back then, when Handing Materials hadn't been formally established, Chen Hao had asked General Wang to gather a group of top domestic materials science experts.
Shi Changxu was the 'leader'.
A strategic scientist in metallography and materials science.
Academician and Vice President of the Academy of Engineering.
The Father of Materials Science in China!
“Elder Shi, is… there a result?” Chen Hao lowered his voice.
“Yes! Good news!”
“Please wait a moment.”
Chen Hao covered the phone's microphone and shouted into the restroom: “York, I’m going out to answer the phone, I’ll be back in a while.”
“Oh…”
York's voice was very low.
Then…
There was another series of *poof* sounds.
After a while, Chen Hao walked outside the restaurant and found a deserted corner: “Elder Shi, please speak.”
“The cost of various materials has been reduced!” Shi Changxu said excitedly.
Handing Materials was different from other research and development projects.
For most science and technology projects, the core was whether or not they could succeed.
What about materials?
Chen Hao gave the molecular formula, recipe, and proportions.
It could be said.
They could be produced at any time; the core of the problem was not success, but how to reduce costs.
If it was too expensive to mass-produce, then it had no commercial value.
For example, all-nitrogen anionic explosive.
This thing…
Was terribly expensive!
If Chen Hao hadn't invested money, the country wouldn't have mass-produced it on a large scale even if it had the recipe.
“All-nitrogen anionic salt has been reduced to less than two thousand yuan!” Elder Shi's voice was a little trembling.
How much was it before?
More than 70,000 Chinese yuan per kilogram!
This was also the reason why the overseas legions only maintained a little over 20,000 people and didn't continue to expand.
In order to maximize combat effectiveness, from firearms to drone bombs, all used all-nitrogen anionic salt explosives.
Every time they confronted the enemy, it was like burning money!
“That’s great!”
Chen Hao's eyes lit up: “Elder Shi, I will definitely recommend you for merit!”
More than 70,000 yuan per kilogram became less than 2,000 yuan.
A reduction of thirty to forty times!
Of course.
It was still much more expensive than TNT.
But before, didn't they still have to use it even at more than 70,000 yuan per kilogram?
The weapons sold by York's small shop were all making money by equipping them; ammunition made almost no profit.
Why?
The cost of all-nitrogen anionic salt was too high.
The cost of ammunition was frighteningly expensive.
If they continued to make money, what price would they have to sell it for?
Who would buy it?
They couldn't afford it!
Now it was different.
The cost was reduced by thirty to forty times; if they continued to sell at the original price…
Of course, in addition to explosives, ammunition also used various metals, as well as manufacturing costs, etc.
But the overall comprehensive cost could be reduced by at least ten times!
Moreover, the team would continue to research and develop, and there would be room for price reductions in the future.
Next.
Elder Shi reported on the situation of other materials.
After so long of research and development, the cost of various materials had been reduced to some extent.
“Bastard…”
Suddenly!
While talking to Elder Shi, Chen Hao vaguely heard York's angry shout from the restaurant.
He was very angry!