Material Empire

The wide range of applications of superconducting technology has even exceeded Qin Hai's original expectations. Since Tranquility has successfully raised the critical temperature of superconductivity to 240K, the application cost of superconductivity has been reduced to a negligible level, thus stimulating numerous demands.

Needless to say, the application of military systems, electromagnetic ejection, radar, communication, electric propulsion and other technologies are closely related to superconductivity. The electromagnetic gun, which is in line with the electromagnetic ejection technology, is also being developed intensively. Tranquility has provided technical support for relevant departments before.

The application in the civil field is even more extensive. The Ministry of Railways has been actively developing high-speed maglev trains. With the support of superconducting technology, the energy consumption and heat generation of maglev devices can be greatly improved, which reduces the cost of maglev trains and operating costs. In terms of power system, superconducting technology can be used to build transformers with extremely low energy consumption, which will revolutionize power transmission and transformation technology. Communication is also an important field of application of superconducting technology. Superconducting can reduce electromagnetic interference and greatly improve the sensitivity of communication facilities.

The world's largest 500-meter-aperture radio telescope project, which is being built in southwest China, also sent an invitation letter to Tranquility. For astronomical observations, any electromagnetic pollution will lead to distortion of observation results. The project committee hopes to use superconducting technology to help They eliminate all unnecessary electromagnetic radiation and improve the accuracy of observations.

Faced with such a huge demand, Qin Hai's brain turned again. As a businessman, he knows that where there is demand, there are business opportunities. Even if these military projects are not suitable for charging, all kinds of civilian commercial applications are cash cows.

"Leaders, I have an idea." Qin Hai said with a smile.

"Why do I think Mr. Qin's smile is a bit sinister?" Xu Guoquan looked at the crowd and commented with a smile.

Yan Quan had the same feeling: "That's right, it looks like he has no good intentions. Mr. Qin, I can state in advance that we have limited funds, so it's no problem to pay Professor Ning's labor fees. If you want other money, it's free of charge." No."

"Who do you think Xiao Qin is?" Zhou Linlei came out to fight the injustice, "When did Xiao Qin help our army, when did he have to pay? Right, Xiao Qin?"

"Mr. Zhou, are you trying to gag me in disguise?" Qin Hai pretended to be depressed and said.

"Really?" Zhou Linlei pretended to be stupid, "Why didn't I think so?"

In fact, everyone knows Qin Hai's work style. Although he is a businessman, he has always been very generous when it comes to military equipment construction. From helping the 70X Institute develop body armor at the earliest, to cooperating with the 43A factory to develop industrial gas turbines, he was basically giving away profits to the army, and did not reach out to make money from the originally insufficient military expenditure. It is also because they know what kind of person he is, and because everyone has a very good relationship, that's why everyone teases him like this.

After talking and joking for a while, Qin Haishu returned to the main story. He said: "I mean, the application of superconductivity is developing very fast now, and there is a broad market for superconducting technology services and superconducting material production. I plan to rely on the capital of Beijing University. The Superconducting Research Center established a superconducting technology company to provide superconducting technology solutions for various industries and sell superconducting materials at the same time. I don’t know if the leaders are interested in participating in a share. You only need to give a name, and you can get it in the future Dividend."

"You mean to let us take part in 70X?" Xu Guoquan asked.

"Of course." Qin Hai said with a smile, "If I ask all the leaders to personally participate in the shares, wouldn't this be a dishonorable trend?"

"Haha, you surprised me." Xu Guoquan said, "I would be very interested if we were allowed to participate in 70X's shares. Doing business with you, Mr. Qin, will definitely bring a lot of money. However, there is one thing I don't understand , you want to start a company, why do you want us to take a share?"

"Director Xu can think that I just want to support national defense construction. It is good not to forget the military industry department." Qin Hai said with a sloppy eye and smiled.

It was not Qin Hai's whim to attract several military industrial units to invest in the superconducting company. After the turmoil of the electric vehicle project, he deeply realized that it would be difficult for a new technology to be promoted without the help of the state. The targets of superconducting technology services are all big industries related to the national economy and the people's livelihood, such as maglev, electric power, telecommunications, etc. If he needs to expand in each field, it will inevitably involve his energy and affect other businesses of the group.

If the 01 base, 70X institute, 43A factory and other units can own a certain amount of shares in the superconducting technology company, even if it only holds a 1% share, the superconducting technology company can be regarded as a company with a military background. If you bully it, you have to weigh it carefully. In addition, having a military background can also prove that the company has the ability to participate in nationally sensitive projects, which saves a lot of trouble in bidding and approval.

Zhou Linlei, Xu Guoquan, Yan Quangen and the others are all smart people. Hearing Qin Hai's ambiguous words, they naturally wouldn't ask the truth. They just expressed their willingness to cooperate. They are all convinced of the benefits of cooperation. Of course, there are still many details to be discussed in terms of how to cooperate. In the end, the Science and Industry Committee needs to nod. This is a later story.

After the banquet, everyone parted happily. Tranquility and Qin Hai walked arm in arm on the tree-lined avenue of the base, seeing that there was no one in front and behind, Tranquility said in a low voice, "Qin Hai, are you not angry about what happened today?"

Qin Hai knew what Tranquility was thinking. He patted Tranquility's hands and said with a smile: "This matter has nothing to do with you. Of course I won't be angry with you. However, this person named Xu is too arrogant, even if he If you restrain yourself a little, I won't beat Mr. Zhou in front of him."

"Your punch was not light, I suspect that Xu Yang's nose was crushed by you." Tranquility said.

Qin Hai asked: "Do you think I hit you hard?"

Tranquility pursed her lips and said with a smile: "I think you've taken it lightly. If my brother was here, he might have broken his leg. But, Qin Hai, how do you think the base will handle this matter? Will they Trouble with you?"

Qin Hai shook his head and said: "I don't think so. This matter was originally their fault. You came to help them. They didn't even take care of the minimum personal safety. Let such a psychopath approach you. I'm fine if I don't bother them."

"Then how do you think the base will deal with Xu Yang?" Tranquility asked again.

Qin Haidao: "From Mr. Zhou's opinion, he must be fired. If there is a style problem, it's normal to fire him. If the base doesn't fire this guy, I'll have nothing to do with the base leaders."

Qin Hai's judgment was not wrong. Xu Yang's incident aroused great indignation among the base's leadership. Everyone believed that Xu Yang's actions had disgraced the entire base and violated relevant disciplines. After discussion, the base made a decision to clear Xu Yang. Considering that Xu Yang had already been beaten twice, and his nose was slightly deformed due to the beating, he had already been punished, so the base left some leeway in the specific handling method, treating Xu Yang as a change of job, and treating him Send them back to their country of origin to arrange work.

Xu Yang was naturally not angry about this decision, but the military discipline was as high as a mountain, and the things he committed could not arouse anyone's sympathy, so it was useless to fight, and he could only leave in despair.

Qin Hai stayed at the base for a few days, then bid farewell to Tranquility and returned to Pingyuan. A couple with their own careers is destined to get together less and leave more. Qin Hai and Tranquility are also used to it. Zhou Linlei personally sent Qin Hai to the airport, and solemnly invited Qin Hai to take the whole family to the base for vacation at his convenience. He also swore that nothing unpleasant would happen during Tranquility's stay at the base. thing.

There was a reason why Qin Hai rushed back to Pingyuan. Song Hongxuan told him on the phone that the iron ore price increase he had predicted earlier had some signs, and the group had to respond to it.

"The information was provided by Mr. Wang of Peru Yihai Company. She said that according to the information she has, the two mining giants, Vale and BHP Billiton, are currently in contact and may jointly manipulate the price increase of iron ore. The target is China. .”

In the headquarters office of Daqin Group in Pingyuan, Song Hongxuan reported to Qin Haihui with a serious expression.

Mr. Wang that Song Hongxuan mentioned was exactly Wang Zheyi who had been working in South America for many years. Qin Hai knew that her real identity was a secret employee of the national security department, and on the surface she was running a trading company named Yihai in Peru. A few years ago, Wang Zheyi used Yihai Company as a cover to help Qin Hai transfer the semiconductor equipment obtained from the British company Nice. In addition to this matter, she has done a lot of work in collecting economic intelligence and obtaining sensitive technologies over the years, and has also played an important role in promoting economic and trade exchanges between China and Latin American countries.

After Qin Hai and Tranquility got married, the sliver of affection between Wang Zheyi and Qin Hai was no longer mentioned. Everyone is about to enter middle age, and many emotional things will not be as impulsive as they were when they were young. And more will only be buried deeply in my heart.

As the speed of China's economic construction continues to accelerate, the demand for steel continues to grow, which has brought about a heavy dependence on imported iron ore. Qin Hai had foreseen a few years ago that the international iron ore giants might take advantage of the fire and grab China's wealth by substantially increasing the price of iron ore. Wang Zheyi is in South America and has many contacts with Vale and BHP Billiton, the two largest iron ore companies in the world, so he has been paying attention to their movements. Recently, she observed from various signs that the two companies might jointly manipulate prices, and promptly sent an alert to the country.

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