"These Russians have gone too far!"
In Qatar, in the splendid office, Foreign Minister Al Kuwari holds the golden tea cup tightly in his hand. If this object was not an antique, it might have flown to the wall instead of staying in his hand.
"A 150 billion contract, a 60 billion infrastructure investment, and a three-year project cycle?"
"What can they earn under these conditions?"
“The costs don’t even cover their gas extraction costs!”
"The only advantage is to exclude us with ultra-low quotations, so that we can't get any dividends from new technologies!"
"This is too evil, too insidious, and too disgusting. What threat can we pose to them? Our land area is not even as big as a farm owned by some of their tycoons!"
"They can participate in nuclear fusion, they can stand in front of the door of the future, don't we have any qualifications?"
"We also want to survive. We use everything we have just to get a little chance, but they want to take away our only remaining hope."
The assistant opposite stood there slightly at a loss, with a panicked look in his eyes.
He could completely feel the anger of the man opposite, and he believed that if Qatar's national military strength was not completely insufficient to compete with Russia, a war would have started at this moment.
——
Yes, war, this is definitely a method he would choose to use without hesitation.
The reason is simple. As Al Kuwari said, if the contract between Russia and China can be successfully concluded, then what Qatar will lose is really the future of the entire country.
For Qatar, a typical resource country, what is more important than "oil"?
It is by relying on this kind of thing that this country can develop rapidly and gain a place in a world full of powerful people.
Now, with the emergence of room-temperature superconducting materials and nuclear fusion technology, the status of traditional fossil energy has begun to decline at a speed visible to the naked eye. If nothing unexpected happens, the price of oil will begin to fall off a cliff in the next five years. fell.
Moreover, in the next ten to twenty years, fossil energy may be completely eliminated!
And by that time, this country will not be far away from "death".
Transformation is the only way out.
Where to turn? Is it true that it is completely dependent on tourism?
The Supreme Council also mentioned this strategy. After all, with the development of aviation technology, more and more people will be able to travel around the world.
But after all, this is just a secondary strategy within a secondary strategy. If there is a chance to occupy a higher track, who would be willing to choose this route?
Nuclear energy is the real solution, and superconductivity is the light of the future.
He sighed uncontrollably, making a sound that drew an angry look from Alcuvari.
"What are you sighing about?"
Alcuwari asked in a stiff tone.
"I, I. I'm thinking about how to deal with the other party's challenge."
The assistant stammered in reply.
"How to deal with it? How do you think we can deal with it?"
"Whether it is scale or volume, we are completely unable to compare with Russia. Once the other party really starts a price war, we will immediately lose all advantages!"
"There's no way around it. Speed is the only thing we can rely on, but the thing is, they don't need that much speed."
"In other words, even if necessary, Russia can meet the same conditions as us."
"We should have thought of this. Maybe this was all just a dream from beginning to end."
Alkuvari's tone gradually became lower. He was not an unreasonable leader. In fact, he felt more sympathetic to the assistant's sigh just now.
I thought I had caught the rope falling from the sky, but in the end I discovered that it was just an ethereal beam of light.
Didn't I expect this kind of loss from the beginning?
No, don’t talk about yourself. In fact, the entire upper echelons of Qatar understand this.
It's just that no one wants to admit it.
Thinking of this, Alkuvari couldn't help but sigh.
After a pause, he continued:
"No matter what, we still have to give it a try after all."
"The other party has launched large-scale application projects. This is an undoubted major opportunity."
“We have to try no matter what the cost.”
"Soder, please help me arrange a trip to China. I want to meet their person in charge in person to express our sincerity."
"In addition, you need to help me collect all the information I need, including telling me what perfumes all the people I want to visit and all their friends like!"
"I absolutely can't make any mistakes. We have too few chips. The only thing that can be operated is 'timeliness'."
Upon hearing his words, Assistant Soder nodded quickly.
But at this moment, a light flashed in his mind like a gift from God, and then a bold idea came to him.
He raised his head and looked at Alcuvari, and said tentatively:
"Maybe we don't have other bargaining chips?"
"Sir, I mean, even the timeliness aspect is feasible."
"What's the meaning?"
Alcuvari paused and asked subconsciously.
Other chips? Can it be operated?
Greater supply, cheaper prices?
Or should we say, stronger technology?
Russia is the real controller of the first two, but as for the latter, isn't that a pure joke?
Sood's expression was still a little uneasy. He was excited that he had found a possible path, but he was also worried about the deviant nature of this path.
Yes, it's just too radical.
Looking at the entire world, I am afraid that only a few countries that have close relations with the United States, or have had close relations with the United States, have done such a thing.
But looking at Alcuvari's eyes, he quickly replied:
"What I mean is that the reason why China suddenly has so much demand for natural gas is ultimately because of metallic hydrogen."
"Natural gas is the most important starting raw material for metallic hydrogen. They are not burned directly, but undergo a long processing process."
"This step was originally going to be carried out in their country."
"But what if they are willing to locate the processing plant directly in Qatar?"
Sood's words were like a thunder, causing Alcuvari to freeze on the spot.
This is the ultimate solution to the problem.
At the same time, he also understood the fear in Sood's eyes.
Yes, this is a good idea.
But the problem is that in order to convince China to make this decision, the price we have to pay will definitely not be low.
so what?
At least we can get it
For this technology, any price is acceptable.
A few days later, Chengdu.
The second batch of tinder groups has been formed, and Chen Nian has just finished a day of "teaching," or discussion.
At this time, he was walking exhaustedly on the path in Chengfei Park, followed by Li Xiang, who was also getting off work.
He has not completely broken away from the state of intense study that he had endured this day, and the topic of his chat with Li Xiang has not left the technology related to the material on the first wall.
"So the essence of material science is alchemy, trial and error, and all it depends on is luck."
"Unlike previous plasma control technologies, this time we really don't have a clear direction."
"Let's talk about the direction of tungsten alloy. Indeed, it has better high-temperature resistance and the strongest radiation resistance. But the problem is that this thing is also the most prone to ablation and gas circulation effects."
"Moreover, under high-energy-density plasma conditions, it also faces the problem of material embrittlement caused by radiation. It is the least friendly direction among several directions for long-term high-intensity irradiation."
"Now the United States is engaged in the direction of tungsten alloy, but they have made little progress in the short term. We want to bring in a few experts to copy it, but there is no way to copy it."
"Instead of making tungsten alloy, make graphite. The radiation resistance is extremely poor, and there is basically no way to improve it. But one thing is that it is easiest to burn new things in a furnace, so it has great potential."
"As for the middle layer, carbon fiber composite materials, we have certain technical accumulation, but currently there is no way to solve the problems of oxidation and ablation, and the degradation of mechanical properties is also a big difficulty."
"The most reliable direction, beryllium copper steel composite, can meet the experimental requirements in the short term, but that's all. After all, this is not even an alloy, it can only be regarded as a 'composite structure'."
"To further improve it, the best direction is beryllium boride material, but the reaction sintering method we are currently using is more difficult to operate, and after several experiments, we found that the performance of the output product is lower than expected."
"It's so annoying. Next time, try burning boron nitride and beryllium aluminum alloy together with some titanium alloy. Maybe you can get a new material."
Hearing Chen Nian's words, Li Xiang couldn't help but feel a little funny.
He opened his mouth and said:
"I really didn't expect that you would be upset too."
"If I hadn't known that you could do anything, I would have thought you were just an ordinary researcher."
"I am."
Chen Nian rolled his eyes and said nothing more, while Li Xiang asked curiously:
"So there really aren't any basic principles in materials science?"
"Of course."
Chen Nian sighed and replied:
"The most basic principle of materials science is that 'chemical bonds combine to form molecules and crystal structures.' The size, interaction, and arrangement of atoms determine the performance of the material."
"Theoretically, as long as you can understand this basic principle, you can understand the properties of most materials."
"But the thing is, it's bullshit."
"Essentially, it is the same as 'As long as you understand every sequence in human genes, you can understand the secrets of the human body.' They are both pie bigger than the sky. It looks delicious, but it is basically impossible to eat it. ."
Speaking of this, Li Xiang basically understood Chen Nian's dilemma.
However, he was not an expert in this field after all, so he couldn't give Chen Nian any comfort.
So, he had no choice but to change the topic and said:
"Scientific research always takes its time. It's impossible to have good news at the beginning - but I have some good news here. Do you want to hear it?"
"What good news?"
Chen Nian turned his head and asked curiously.
"Good news about metallic hydrogen plants."
"The results of the natural gas negotiations on the Russian side are out?"
Chen Nian asked immediately.
Although he has been busy with academic research these days, he is not indifferent after all. He is still concerned about the progress of metallic hydrogen application projects.
Hearing his question, Li Xiang nodded, and then replied:
"Yes, and it turned out much better than we expected."
"150 billion?"
Chen Nian asked.
"More than 150 billion, and all project construction costs will be borne."
"Damn it, it's for free!?"
Chen Nian was shocked. He never expected that Russia would have such courage.
This condition is almost equivalent to emptying their entire financial budget for the next few years. Are they crazy? Planning to take a big gamble?
But Li Xiang's performance was extremely indifferent. He just said calmly:
"It's almost like giving it away for free. But they are not the most ruthless."
"Is there anything more cruel?"
There are only a few natural gas exporting countries in the world. Apart from Russia, Chen Nian really can't think of any other country that can offer stronger conditions than them.
"Of course, Australia provides it completely for free, brings its own transport ships and builds its own warehouses - of course, the share of technology they require is also higher."
"In addition to them, Canada has also made conditions. They will give us the share that originally belonged to the United States, and they can sign priority export contracts. However, it doesn't look true. They seem to be playing a double act with the United States and saving the country. .”
"After all, the United States will definitely not get its share of metallic hydrogen. If Canada can get it, it will be no different than what they get."
Chen Nian nodded slightly. It seemed that these people were indeed crazy.
After the Huaxia Metal Hydrogen Project announced that it had officially entered the application stage, all the previous doubts disappeared.
There is no need to consider authenticity issues or performance issues at all. How to seize the position of "closest partner" as soon as possible is the only thing they care about.
"It is indeed ruthless, especially Australia. After doing this, the United States has not yet decoupled from us, but they will decouple from the United States first."
"What was the reaction from the Americans? Didn't they jump up?"
"Jumped up."
Li wanted to answer casually, but then he said:
"But not because of Australia."
"It's because of Qatar."
"Qatar? What did they do?"
Chen Nian asked inexplicably.
Although Qatar is a major natural gas exporter, the country is too small to make any waves.
Are they the only ones who can make America jump?
"Well, you may not believe it, but they invited us directly to Qatar to build a metallic hydrogen plant."
".Why?"
"They allow us to have so much power over them."
"???"
Chen Nian looked at Li Xiang dumbfounded.
He understood why the old American jumped up.
Can you actually do this? ——
But think about it, once superconducting and nuclear fusion technology develop, the right to exist of a country with small resources like Qatar will be compressed to the extreme.
In that case, why not just take a gamble, even if you sacrifice part of your sovereignty, you will still be firmly tied to China?
This is not a good start - definitely not for the old Americans.
If they really achieve their goals, why don’t other similar countries imitate them?
By then, I am afraid that without waiting for nuclear fusion to be commercialized, the global dominance of the United States will begin to shake.
So cruel.
Chen Nian thought a little dumbfounded.
For China's technology, these countries are so fanatical about it
what the hell
Whether it is superconductivity or nuclear fusion, the essence is to develop productivity.
And the purpose of developing productivity is to avoid problems.
As a result, now, the matter has not been officially settled, and you are just getting involved?
Well, roll it up, anyway, it’s the Americans who are hurt, and it’s us who are happy.
(End of chapter)
