Technology: Breaking the Global Monopoly

Chapter 2495: Building a Factory in No Man’s Land

"Perhaps no one would have thought that Jiuzhou Xinghai Company would build a base and a lunar city on the moon, Jiuzhou Technology would promote gaming mechas on our Blue Star, and supercomputers and high-performance server clusters would be put into production every year. Even quantum servers have been deployed in several major cities. They are just waiting for technological updates. Who would have thought that this technological update would be an energy technology update?"

"In fact, we should have thought of this a long time ago. With the smart city plan that Jiuzhou Technology had originally described for major cities, the existing power generation energy can only barely meet the needs of a few special cities. I heard that even Kunlun City, which is currently building its second phase project, relies on the nuclear power plants built nearby for energy supply. Otherwise, it would not be able to supply the high-efficiency operation of the high-tech equipment in Kunlun City."

"Nuclear fusion, nuclear fusion. Our Daxia Nuclear Energy has been making great progress over the years. When I was in school, my teacher said that our generation could expect to see nuclear fusion technology realize commercial energy supply. I didn't expect him to hit the nail on the head. However, although nuclear fusion can be commercialized for energy supply, it was realized by Daxia, not by Daxia Nuclear Energy Group... Oh, I don't know how to face him at the next gathering."

"What do you mean by how to face it? You must be talking about Professor Zhou, right? I heard from my doctoral advisor some time ago that Professor Zhou and he and several other professors have agreed to set aside five days a week to spend three-quarters of their time exercising, in order to successfully land on the moon within five years. These old guys are in their sixties and just retired, but they can't stand the loneliness. Sigh."

"Who says it's not true? If they knew that Jiuzhou Technology has successfully completed the nuclear fusion project using lunar resources and even transported helium-3 to Blue Planet and started commercial operations in this Gobi Desert, they would probably immediately clamor to go to the moon. These old men really act more like children as they get older."

"I heard that at first, Jiuzhou Technology wanted to build a nuclear power plant on an island in the Pacific Ocean. In the end, it was persuaded by the government to return to its home country to build the factory. I don't know what contract they signed. We can only look at the equipment here and can't explore other things. I feel like I've gotten a lot darker after walking around like this every day."

"Your feeling is not wrong, but I guess our government also hopes that Jiuzhou Technology can have a safe environment to develop this technology. After all, although it is easier to extract deuterium from seawater in the Pacific Ocean and use it to mix helium-3, the Pacific Ocean is not that safe after all. If someone is really brave enough to attack Jiuzhou Technology's nuclear power plant, it will be a bad ending..."

"Alas, these big shots are farsighted. Sometimes they are ahead of their time, but sometimes they are shortsighted. However, I personally think that Mr. Gu has no problem with his vision. He has also been developing local industries. Foreign countries are almost being outcompeted by our local companies' products. I think it is a miracle that we can still keep so many jobs here."

"If you want to chat, just create an encrypted channel. It's not safe to tell the truth in a small group. Also, who recently said on the Jiuzhou community that business trips are boring? If the staff of the Jiuzhou community hadn't reminded us and blocked this message, the consequences would be disastrous."

"Ah? There can't be anyone in our team that is so stupid, right? This kind of thing can't possibly happen..."

"Now Jiuzhou Community and our technical department are conducting a screening. Of course, it could also be tourists or herdsmen who are traveling by car nearby, but it is indeed an IP account in our small area that speaks. Therefore, during this period of time, the network signals around our project team have been changed to dedicated lines. Today, I am just notifying you in the group. Although it is highly likely that it has nothing to do with us, you must always be vigilant and not leak any information."

In the modern society with advanced technology, many messages can no longer be blocked as efficiently and simply as before.

Signal jammers have therefore been upgraded to be able to perform multi-frequency communication shielding in small areas, with accuracy down to every square meter.

Now, if Jiuzhou Technology wants to promote some projects that require official approval or cooperation, Gu Qing basically chooses to cooperate with the official brand.

Just like the nuclear fusion power station, if the government does not object, he will indeed build it on the Pacific island purchased by Jiuzhou Technology. If forces from other countries and regions want to "attack" the island, Gu Qing also has the ability and intention to respond in the same way.

The Daxia government proposed to build a nuclear fusion power station in the uninhabited area of ​​Daxia and promised that the electricity generated could be fed into the power grid. In a practical sense, this is equivalent to a promise that as long as Jiuzhou Technology succeeds, the Daxia government is willing to "pay" for this technological achievement.

Because the electricity generated can enter the power grid, residents and factories have to pay for electricity, rather than free access...

The helium-3 transported back from the moon, after being purified by a centrifuge, needs to be mixed with deuterium extracted from seawater in a 1:1 ratio to form a supercritical fluid. Then, laser inertial confinement target technology is used to inject 300 frozen fuel balls into the reaction area per second.

The energy collection system will convert high-energy proton flow into electric current through magnetohydrodynamics, skipping the "boiling water" step of the traditional steam turbine. The excess heat generated by the entire system will be used to drive the ammonia-water absorption refrigerator, further improving the overall thermal efficiency.

After going through this entire process, building a project on the seaside is a better regional solution than building it on a Pacific island or in an uninhabited area of ​​the Gobi Desert.

However, along the coast of Daxia, as long as the transportation conditions are good, there is no truly uninhabited area. If you want to build a nuclear fusion power plant in these places, demolition will be a hassle, and the subsequent operation will also be a hassle.

Of course, Daxia officials gave many reasons, such as the uninhabited area next door can ensure the safety of airspace and power transmission lines...

But Gu Qing knew that the real purpose of the authorities doing this was for "insurance".

Even if problems really arise in various senses, nuclear fusion power plants are located in inland uninhabited areas and cannot be taken by other forces.

However, this is also an obvious benefit. The more the Daxia officials want to get, the more they must pay an equal or even greater price.

The closer the cooperation between the two parties, the more considerations there are.

In this way, without the knowledge of any outsiders in other countries and regions, a nuclear fusion power plant planned for commercial use was successfully built in May of the 1037th year of the Xia Yin calendar.