120 billion was definitely not a small number for Future Group.
But if this 200 billion was used to forge the key to the universe, then it was just a number.
After the space elevator was built, not to mention 200 billion, it would be a problem if Future Group's currency settlement in the future would still be in USD. The Earth's aerospace industry would complete a leap from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age. The cost of entering outer space would even be lower than that of civil airliners. The originally impractical space mining would also become a reality. The change to Earth's civilization could be described as earth-shattering.
And to achieve all of this, it would only take 120 billion pieces of paper.
After leaving the research institute of the Aerospace Science and Technology Center, Jiang Chen went to Xia Shiyu's office and informed her about the 120 billion space elevator plan. Although Jiang Chen had previously disclosed that the cost of this project could be quite staggering, Xia Shiyu still couldn't help but gasp after hearing the figure of 120 billion.
"Do you think the company prints money? Even if many projects make money, it takes time to cash in, okay? "
Even if Future Group's annual turnover exceeded 100 billion and total profit was close to 60 billion, it would still take a year to cash in. Since its establishment, Future Group had been expanding its business, and every step of expansion required money.
"Didn't we open a bank?" Jiang Chen touched his nose and smiled embarrassedly in response to Xia Shiyu's question.
Hearing this, Xia Shiyu sighed helplessly and patiently explained to him.
"Even if we opened a bank, it doesn't mean that the money can be used casually. Space elevator … Just from the name, it shouldn't be the kind of project that can recover the investment cost in a short period of time, right? 120 billion funds all locked in the same project, this can no longer be described as a risk. "
"What about borrowing money from other banks?"
"Have you considered the problem of paying back the money?"
"Of course, I not only considered the problem of paying back the money, but I also considered whether the US dollar would be as valuable as it is now after the space elevator is built." Jiang Chen smiled confidently in response to Xia Shiyu's question.
After hearing Jiang Chen's words, Xia Shiyu opened her mouth in shock. Just as she wanted to ask why he said this, she, who studied economics, quickly understood the truth.
When any currency can monopolize a market, the influence of this currency will be based on the relationship between the market and other markets, radiating to other markets.
For example, oil must be settled in US dollars. This was one of the reasons why US dollars became a hard currency in international trade. At the moment, there is no commodity that has a greater impact on other markets than oil. Because no matter what you produce, directly or indirectly, you have to consume "oil" to transport it.
If the space elevator was built, it would mean that Celestial Trade would monopolize the gateway to space. Even if Celestial Trade printed its own money and pointed at the waste paper and said that space trade must be settled with these pieces of paper, governments would have to accept it.
After a long time, she finally squeezed out a sentence from her throat.
"This is too risky."
"But we have a high chance of winning," Jiang Chen looked at Xia Shiyu and said in a serious tone.
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The space elevator plan was carried out as scheduled. Future Heavy Industries had begun to adjust production capacity and expand the production plant for graphene tracks in the Ange Island Industrial Park.
The construction plan was to first launch materials into outer space, establish a synchronous orbit space station, synchronize the construction of the space station as a "counterweight", and lay the track to the ground.
After the track part was built, there would be no need to launch rockets to transport materials to outer space. Graphene tracks could be used to send materials to space, which would greatly reduce the construction cost of the space station.
In other words, the budget of 120 billion might not even be used up in the end.
At present, the space elevator base station deployed on the equator line had been assembled. From a distance, it looked like a flat Rubik's cube.
Out of security considerations, Celestial Trade deployed a battalion of troops on it. Many foreign media had already caught wind that Future Group seemed to be preparing to make big news in the Pacific Ocean, so they sent out the fastest reporters.
However, in the face of media inquiries, Celestial Trade and Future Group were unanimously silent and did not mention the purpose of this giant offshore platform. However, combined with Celestial Trade's recent frequent space activities, many people had already vaguely guessed something, but they were still unwilling to believe it.
Space elevator?
In any case, it was too ridiculous.
Jiang Chen didn't care about the rumors on the Internet because he had more important things to do.
He understood the principle that treasuring a treasure would cause trouble. Although under the framework of the United Nations, the five gangsters would certainly not be as barbaric as the Victorian powers, the desire for the space elevator was bound to bring a lot of unnecessary trouble to Celestial Trade.
Therefore, before the completion of the space elevator, Celestial Trade must have the strength to match it!
A week after the end of the military exercise, in early June, Celestial Trade published a recruitment advertisement on its official website.
Anyone in any country who was interested in Celestial Trade could download the test program on the application market of the Phantom Helmet and pass the test in the form of a VR game. For those who passed the test, Celestial Trade would provide free tickets for them to go to Xin for an interview.
If the interview was passed, the candidate would be incorporated into the Foreign Corps and become an employee of Celestial Trade.
At present, the resident population of Penglai City had exceeded 500,000, and the total population of Xin had exceeded the 800,000 mark. With the gradual filling of the labor gap, Xin had begun to tighten the originally loose immigration policy and the number of labor visas issued.
It was no longer as easy to immigrate to Xin as it was a year ago.
Want to immigrate without money and culture? Then go be a soldier!
In line with Celestial Trade's recruitment policy, Xin enacted the Foreign Corps Act. Any foreign employee engaged in military-related industries in the country would be able to obtain Xin nationality after three years of service and become a citizen of Xin. Foreign soldiers who served for five years or died during service could have their immediate family members obtain Xin nationality.
It was precisely because of this that when Celestial Trade's recruitment advertisement was announced, it received hundreds of thousands of resumes from all over the world. Many people didn't do it for the salary of a few thousand US dollars, but just to obtain the qualification to immigrate.
When it came to immigration, an interesting phenomenon had to be mentioned.
After the completion of Penglai City, the number of immigrants from Europe increased.
They were not refugees, but the reason for immigration was more or less because of refugees.
Since the EU adopted a high-pressure policy on refugees, it completely ignited the contradictions buried in European society. From a long-term perspective, this may allow Europe to get rid of the danger of "greening" in the future, but in the short term, it undoubtedly exacerbated social unrest.
There were terrorist attacks every month, and many cities, including Paris and Munich, had declared a state of emergency. Europe, with its high welfare benefits, was no longer a paradise for immigrants. China, with its rapid economic growth, became the first choice for European immigrants.
Perhaps because Western Europe was relatively cold, Xin, whose territory was located on the edge of the equator, was particularly popular with European immigrants.
In particular, immigrants from Germany and France brought a large number of high-tech talents to Xin, including experts in the electronics industry, robotics, artificial intelligence, and other fields. They made a significant contribution to the development of Xin.
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