Chapter 1131 [It is expected that the market is huge and can be done]
At this time, Fang Hong added: "This large-scale "mobile nuclear power bank" also has strong soft power invisibly. For some small countries in underdeveloped areas, their infrastructure is generally very poor. Once they use it, With this kind of mobile power supply, what we have to do is to make them extremely dependent, so our electricity needs to be cheap, and the initial profit is about 3%. To put it bluntly, we can protect our capital, and we can even rebate money in the early stage when necessary. OK."
Shi Yao, who was on the other side of the video link, couldn't help but nodded. He knew this very well.
Giving money in the early stage does not mean that money will be given in the middle and later stages. Shi Yao obviously understood Fang Hong's strategic intention at a glance. This was to let the demand side taste the sweetness first and then get used to it. After the demand side has used it for a few years, this area It also gradually developed, but it never had the ability to generate electricity.
When the price increase is announced, it will be easy to find reasons. For example, the nuclear power ship needs to be returned to the headquarters for maintenance, and the operating costs have increased. If the price is not increased, the operation will not continue. Is it difficult to find a reason?
Originally, two nuclear power ships were stationed here to generate electricity. If one of them were taken away, the power supply would be tight, and price increases would be inevitable.
For another example, if your neighbor next door is willing to pay a higher price for electricity, then unfortunately I can only give him power first. If you are willing to pay the same price, I will drive the boat to your house first to provide power to you.
The money posted in the early stage can be recovered later with interest.
If I don't accept the price increase, I will sail the ship away. Without my power supply, the entire city here will go into shutdown, and industrial production and daily life will not be able to proceed normally.
And you can't build a power station without authorization, otherwise I will just drive away all the nuclear power ships and give you a full shutdown. If the city's normal operation is brought to a state of shutdown, you will be in trouble. You can't build a ground power station even if you want to. Go down.
Today's technology is so advanced, including drones and satellites, and there are so many ways to do it. It's impossible to hide the idea of building large-scale power stations on the ground.
It can be said that once the power system of a certain overseas region becomes dependent on this kind of nuclear power ship, it will be difficult to leave, especially in small countries or underdeveloped areas. From then on, it will be equivalent to steadily collecting "electricity taxes" in these places. "If this area wants to develop, we have to pay this money.
Fang Hong is not a philanthropist in the past. He will not overly exploit the local area, but I will help you develop the economy and improve your living standards. It is reasonable and mutually beneficial for me to take away a profit from it.
Of course, you have to stand by me and listen to me. If I say you can't flirt with Yingjiang, you can't, otherwise I will cut off your power, and I will even support your opponent to rise to power.
It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but it is difficult to go from luxury to frugality.
After the local people have lived a quality of life that they never dared to imagine before, if they fall back again, it will be difficult to accept the huge gap. Based on this sentiment, if the opposition opponents can let the stars drive the ship back and quickly recover before quality of life, local people will definitely support it.
It will be much easier for the local opposition team to get to the top. If the stars support them, it will be easier to get to the top.
After a while, Shi Yao, who was connected via video link, said in a deep voice: "However, it is not that easy to use nuclear-powered ships for civilian use. In the past, nuclear power was only for military use, and it was either an aircraft carrier or a submarine. Military use does not take into account the cost, as long as it can be built. , the focus is on whether there are problems as the first priority, and cost is secondary.”
Shi Yao paused for a while and then changed the subject: "But when it becomes a nuclear-powered ship for civilian use, the focus must be on cost, and the cost must be calculated."
Fang Hong nodded in approval and said: "What you said makes sense. In fact, both military and civilian use have their own difficulties. The difficulty for military use is the requirement for extreme performance, while the difficulty for civilian use is the requirement for cost, safety, efficiency, etc. Why haven't domestically produced large commercial aircraft been completed yet? It's not that our country can't build it without the technology. Large transport aircraft have been built for a long time, but once it reaches civilian use, cost, safety, and efficiency cannot be avoided."
"When it comes to military use, whether there are any problems or not, extreme performance is the priority. For civilian use, especially when nuclear is used, if nuclear safety is not enough, many ports may not allow your nuclear power ships to come in. If there are no warships, you won't let me in." Once I said that, I was really determined to get in, and I had to give in even if I didn’t want to.”
Shi Yao couldn't help but burst into laughter. He put the caliber on the display. If your warship is determined to enter, who dares to stop you?
After a moment, Fang Hong said calmly: "It doesn't matter. Qunxing is not only funding the 'Oriental Hyperloop' controllable fusion project, but also investing a lot in the existing fission nuclear reactors. One is miniaturization, and the other is that the cost has reached a new level." Steps, make nuclear reactors cheap."
"The global electricity market is very large, let alone domestic coastal areas, so don't be afraid of no market. Nuclear reactors can be used in commercial projects if they are sold at bargain prices. When they reach scale, the cost will fall further, and it will feed back military use. and technology upgrades.”
Fang Hong looked at Shi Yao in the video link and added: "I'll write a note later to provide internal reference on this matter. At the military level, all kinds of warships can be used in the future, and the 10,000-ton drive may become nuclear-powered. For ocean-going ships, not only aircraft carriers can use nuclear power.”
Shi Yao couldn't help but nodded again, and Fang Hong also continued: "The endurance of an ocean-going ship and its fuel capacity are very important indicators. The same is true for warships. If you want to maintain a higher speed, you need more energy. The new generation of aircraft carriers will naturally become all-electric as technology is upgraded."
"If there is an aircraft carrier-style engine room, it will have more applications. Other warships will also have a very powerful power generation and power supply center. At the same time, new equipment such as electromagnetic guns and laser cannons that require large amounts of electrical energy can be installed. It’s a warship, and it can’t be boarded with conventional power.”
At the end, Fang Hong seemed to be thinking about himself and said: "In short, the realization of civilian nuclear power ships can be said to mark a new level of my country's nuclear industry capabilities. It is also a major technological breakthrough on a global scale. We must spare no effort to achieve this goal." Push forward.”
Having said this, Fang Hong once again looked at Shi Yaoying, who was in the video chat, and emphasized: "We need to build large nuclear-powered container ships, and even nuclear power ships. It is expected that the market will be very large, and we can build a hundred nuclear power ships first." When it comes out and scales up, it can significantly reduce costs. I estimate that 1.5 billion per line will not be a problem, and it will be a matter of time before it further drops below 1 billion in the future."
The direct cost of building a hundred nuclear power ships would require a budget of 150 billion yuan. Coupled with the acquisition of shipyards and reintegration, Shi Yao made a rough estimate in his mind. The budget for this matter would not be less than 200 billion yuan. .
This is an astronomical sum that few people can afford, but for Star Capital, spending 200 billion is not a big deal.
The wealth harvested in the foreign exchange market this year, rounded up, is one trillion. It has been a big year, and Shi Yao, as the current head of Qunxing Capital, certainly knows it very well.
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