Material Empire

After dismissing everyone, Xia Yangjie and Yu Lihong who stayed behind looked at Qin Hai anxiously, waiting for him to speak. They knew that Qin Hai must have a mature idea about the ultra-polyethylene fiber solvent, so he dared to make such a decision. In the past, Qin Hai had shown them his extraordinary technological foresight many times. After the initial surprise, everyone gradually became numb to this kind of foresight. They interpreted this as Qin Hai's talent. Talent is something that cannot be explained by human wisdom.

"You don't need to look at me like this. In fact, I just have some conjectures..." Qin Hai angrily prepared some psychological preparations for the two of them. It is not an easy thing to often use his golden fingers like this. People stared at it like a fairy, Qin Hai felt that he was under a lot of pressure.

"The use of decahydronaphthalene and paraffin oil as a solvent has already been patented. We can do small things by ourselves, but we can't do this kind of infringement if we want to face the international market. Some time ago, I thought about it myself. For a moment, I feel that xylene also has the ability to dissolve polyethylene, and the effect is no worse than that of decahydronaphthalene, can we have a try in this regard?" Qin Hai said.

"Xylene?" Yu Lihong frowned, deduced it in his mind, and said, "This is a good idea, I think you can try it."

Xia Yangjie said with a smile: "Old Yu, don't even try it. Since Xiao Qin said it, I think it's likely to be interesting, so you should go all out to do the experiment. Didn't Xiao Qin just say it, no matter the cost."

"You really don't need to argue any more?" Yu Lihong looked at Qin Hai, waiting for his final decision.

Qin Hai nodded, and said: "There is no need to argue, Yu Gong, you can arrange experiments. If you choose the wrong direction, it will be nothing at all, and we can afford the loss. As for other directions, don't think about it for the time being. You can’t make up your mind, and you can’t do anything in the end.”

"Xiao Qin is also right. It is better to cut off one finger than to hurt his ten fingers. It is right to focus on one direction. However, once you really go all out to try, it may cost millions of dollars. If there is a mistake, really It's a pity." Yu Lihong said.

"Don't hesitate, just follow this line of thought." Qin Hai replied decisively.

At that time, there were many institutions researching ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fibers, and there were experiments using various solvents. Everyone was looking for other solvents beyond the patent barrier. However, Qin Hai was the only one who dared to identify a solvent and persist in the experiment, and Qin Hai dared to do so because he knew that xylene was a feasible choice, and as long as he persisted, he could form a technological breakthrough.

Having identified xylene as an alternative solvent, it does not mean that all technical problems have been resolved. The same is xylene, and there are various types. What kind of concentration to use and how to mix it with polyethylene are all things that require repeated experiments, and the cost required is indeed calculated in millions. The direction is right, and the remaining experiments are not difficult. As long as manpower and financial resources are invested, the technology can be explored.

Yu Lihong wrote down the word "xylene" in his notebook, and at the same time began to figure out how to organize the experiment. In order to get the results as soon as possible, he needs to arrange several teams to work together, and this involves the arrangement of personnel, equipment, etc., and he himself does not expect to have time to rest in the next few months.

Fortunately, since he was able to take home a lot of salary and bonuses at home, his wife's concern for him has fully escalated. Even if he doesn't go home for a few months, his wife will never complain, and he will come and go every day. Stew the pork rib soup and send it to the company in person to nourish his body. The economic base determines the superstructure, this truth Yu Lihong deeply understands.

Sending Yu Lihong away, Xia Yangjie closed the door, sat down and asked Qin Hai: "Xiao Qin, what are your plans for making ultra-polyethylene fibers in such a hurry? In my impression, there are no specific applications for this fiber yet. , even if we come up with it, it will take some time for downstream manufacturers to accept it, right?"

"No, I have already found one of its uses, which is to make bulletproof vests." Qin Hai said.

"Bullet armor?" Xia Yangjie's eyes widened, "How could you think of such a remote application?"

From Xia Yangjie's point of view, military matters are too far away from ordinary people. If Qin Hai wanted to produce civilian products, he could understand it completely, but why did he get military products all of a sudden?

"Is it very biased?" Qin Hai smiled, "Think about it, this kind of fiber is extremely strong and extremely low density, which is just right for making bulletproof equipment. Not only can it be used to make bulletproof vests, but it can also Used to make steel helmets, it is definitely much better than the current Kevlar fiber."

Xia Yangjie naturally knew about the material of Kevlar. It is a kind of aramid fiber, which has been used to make soft body armor as early as the 1970s, and is currently the mainstream material for making body armor. The strength of Kevlar fiber is very high, and the bulletproof effect is good. The only defect is that the fabric is relatively fluffy, and the body armor made looks bloated.

The practical defects of the bloated feature are not only ugly appearance and inconvenient movement, but also revealing that soldiers are wearing body armor, so that the enemy chooses to shoot at parts that do not wear body armor. In terms of preventing assassination or cold shooting, this flaw is very fatal.

The strength of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber is much higher than that of Kevlar. It is foreseeable that the body armor made of this new material will appear more compact in appearance and lighter in weight, so it is stronger than Kevlar products. competitiveness.

"Your thinking may be right." Xia Yangjie said, "But, body armor should be a product restricted by the state, right? Is it appropriate for us to be a private enterprise producing body armor?"

Qin Haidao: "Aren't I cooperating with the military? If I don't have the military as a background, how dare I think about it?"

Xia Yangjie patted his head and said, "By the way, I forgot about it. What, you plan to produce body armor and sell it to the army?"

Qin Hai shook his head: "Our army is very poor now, so it is impossible to equip body armor on a large scale. According to my guess, at most some special forces, special police and the like can equip a few pieces. If you only rely on them to purchase, We can’t even recoup the investment in early scientific research.”

"Then who are you going to sell to?" Xia Yangjie asked.

Qin Haidao: "The richest person in the world is the U.S. military, so this thing must be sold to the U.S. military."

"U.S. Army!" Xia Yangjie felt that he had to buy some medicines to prevent heart disease. After a while, he was overwhelmed by the shock Qin Hai gave him.

"Xiao Qin, we can't make jokes like this. The U.S. military...is it the enemy army anyway? How can we sell body armor to the U.S. military?" Xia Yangjie seriously questioned.

Qin Hai said disdainfully: "You think too much, don't say that the relationship between us and the United States is not a hostile country, even if it is an enemy, do you think that if we don't sell them bulletproof vests, they can't make them themselves? Bulletproof vests are not What strategic equipment, what are you worried about? My plan is to cooperate with the 70X Institute to produce body armor and helmets, and then sell them to the US military at a high price, and use the US military expenses to subsidize the Chinese military's scientific research. Why not? Why not?"

"Why do I think I can't get around this detour?" Xia Yangjie said with a bitter face. Things related to international politics are a bit complicated for him, a man of engineering.

Qin Haidao: "If you can't go around, don't go around. Don't worry, I will definitely handle this matter through the military. Without the authorization of the military, I don't have the courage. What you need to do now, It is to organize people to quickly produce this product so that it can be industrialized. I will arrange for Yu Haitao to contact several clothing companies to prepare for the production of body armor. As for sales, don’t worry about it.”

"I understand." Xia Yangjie said, "I'll just do what you arranged. Anyway, I'm not as good as you when it comes to these conspiracies."

After arranging these things, Qin Hai left Xia Yangjie's office, turned around and came to the offices of Ning Mo and Yu Haitao. These two people are currently stationed in Pujiang and are responsible for the daily administrative affairs of Haijie Company.

"Fatty, Haitao, how are you doing?" Qin Hai greeted the two of them jokingly as soon as he entered the room. Over the years, the few of them got together less often, but their friendship didn't weaken back then. It becomes deeper with age.

"Hey, President Qin came to our company to inspect the work again?" Yu Haitao teased with a smile while pouring water for Qin Hai from a cup.

"It's not just for inspection work, it's just to urge your life. The glasses just now came, saying that it was a task assigned by you, or an urgent task, asking for funds, materials, and assistants, what is it?" No matter the cost, this should be what you said?" Ning Mo said with a grin.

"That's right, I arranged it." Qin Hai pulled up a chair and sat down, and said, "This matter is of great importance, and you should give the greatest support. If the money is not enough, just tell me, and I will give you some more money." When this matter is settled, I will take the two of you to the United States next year."

"The United States is nothing special, we have been there several times." Yu Haitao said disdainfully. The company has money, Qin Hai is not stingy, and whenever there is an opportunity, he will arrange a few of his subordinates to go abroad to broaden their horizons. Ning Mo, Yu Haitao and the others have indeed gone to the United States several times when they go out to sell their products.

Qin Hai didn't think so, and said with a smile: "It's true that you have been to the United States, but have you entered the Pentagon? Now if this project is completed, we can go to the Pentagon to see what American soldiers look like."

My head twitched when I was typing, and I wrote xylene as toluene, it has been corrected now, sorry

Then I found that I took another twitch, wrote a common saying backwards, and corrected it again...

Today I suffered from frozen shoulder, my hand hurts badly, and I don't have the mind to type.