The Presidential Palace in Coro City. In front of this pure white building, there was a beautiful lawn built like a park. On the lawn in front of the Presidential Palace, the people of Xin stood in a dense crowd. They were excited, and they looked up at the podium where the president was speaking.
In the applause, their beloved President Zhang Yaping walked to the front of the stage, smiled, waved his hand, cleared his throat, and straightened the microphone.
"Today is a great day."
"Just this morning, from eight o 'clock in the morning to five o' clock in the afternoon, our compatriots on the Moon have sent us 20 million kilowatt-hours of electricity."
"Maybe you will be surprised, but now I am honored to announce this fact to you."
"We have made a breakthrough in long-distance power transmission technology and have connected our power grid with the power grid of the Moon colony!"
The long-suppressed cheers broke out at the scene. Countless people waved the small flag of Xin in their hands and celebrated this great moment with cheers. Sitting in the special seat, Jiang Chen looked at Zhang Yaping, smiled, nodded, and clapped his hands.
When the sound of the audience stopped, Zhang Yaping looked at the people with a smile, raised his hands, and said in a loud voice.
"For a long time, because of our dependence on imports of energy and the high cost of nuclear power, we have to pay for expensive electricity prices. We have to sacrifice the environment, sacrifice security, and sacrifice our children and grandchildren. But now, I solemnly announce to you that all this has become history. "
The environmentalist groups in the audience looked at their president with excitement. Most of them wore green headscarves and green shirts and could be clearly distinguished from the crowd. Since the construction of thermal power stations and nuclear power plants in Xin, they have clearly voiced their opposition.
And now, all this finally paid off!
Although it had nothing to do with their protest …
"From today onwards, I announce."
"Xin will comprehensively promote the process of de-thermal and de-nuclear electrification! Let this picturesque archipelago remain young forever! "
"In addition, I make a commitment here. The basic electricity price of our country will be reduced by ten times within a month! "
"…"
The cheers under the stage were thunderous. Jiang Chen, who was sitting in the special seat, crossed his legs and smiled at the excited crowd. From today onwards, Xin will open a new chapter and usher in a new era of electrification.
Throughout the history of the world, no matter what methods were used to dilute it, it was always capital that pushed society forward, not ideas. When the cost of electricity was infinitely compressed, high-efficiency and energy-saving electric drive equipment would naturally quickly spread to every corner of society.
Because of the light from the Moon, Xin was already on the train of rapid development.
From pure electric vehicles to digital cities, the door to the future was open to them!
"… Now, please allow me to give the remaining time to Mr. Jiang Chen, the president of Future Group." Amidst the applause, Zhang Yaping smiled enthusiastically and gestured to Jiang Chen, who was slowly walking up the stage, to the side.
The thunderous applause paused for a moment. Jiang Chen cleared his throat and adjusted the microphone.
"Hello everyone, I am Jiang Chen. It is my honor to stand here and greet everyone. "
"As a responsible company, we will actively respond to the policies of the Xin government."
"Here, I announce that from today onwards, Xin will shut down the first and last nuclear power plant on Coro Island!"
The environmentalists in the audience burst into cheers. Jiang Chen nodded to the young men with green headscarves and continued.
"Most of the facilities used for nuclear reactions in the nuclear power plant will be dismantled, leaving only one deuterium reactor for the production of deuterium. The original site of the nuclear power plant will be transformed into a safe and harmless deuterium refinery for the separation of deuterium oxides from seawater. "
"Some people may ask, what do we produce deuterium for? Is it to make nuclear weapons?"
"Before I explain this issue, I want to ask you to think about a question first. From today onwards, we will enjoy the electricity from the Moon. However, how does the lunar colony generate electricity? "
"Solar energy? Including many scholars and experts in the world, this is the speculation. "
"But what I want to say here is that this is a misunderstanding."
Jiang Chen looked around at the crowd, paused, and raised his voice.
"In order to resolve possible misunderstandings, here, I have decided to disclose to you a document that originally belonged to Future Group's Class-A secret!"
Jiang Chen noticed that when he mentioned the word "secret", the audience was already silent. Everyone held their breath and waited for him to continue. Especially the Western reporters with cameras, they already smelled the scent of big news and wanted to put the camera close to Jiang Chen's face.
Under the anticipation of the crowd, Jiang Chen slowly said.
"Not just wireless power transmission, our biggest breakthrough is controllable nuclear fusion. As early as two months ago, the world's first nuclear fusion generator using helium-3 and deuterium as fuel was built in the lunar colony! "
This sentence was like a deep water bomb directly thrown into the middle of the crowd.
Including the reporters, Xin citizens, and tourists passing by, everyone subconsciously froze for two seconds.
Using this gap, Jiang Chen wisely gave the podium position to Zhang Yaping and hurriedly left the stage before the media surrounded him.
Hearing the exclamations and shouts of disbelief coming from behind him, the corners of his mouth curled up into a smile.
The feeling of running away after showing off was really exciting.
…
Jiang Chen didn't know how Zhang Yaping calmed the chaotic scene and appeased the reporters who rushed to him. Because after his speech, he went straight to the office of the Presidential Palace and sat on the sofa to rest.
About half an hour later, Zhang Yaping, who announced the end of the speech, returned to the Presidential Palace and went straight back to his office.
After seeing Jiang Chen sitting in his office, he casually ordered his assistant to make two cups of black tea, then sat on the sofa opposite Jiang Chen and used the tone of chatting with an old friend.
"Quite a good speech. You stole my limelight."
"Did I? Then I have to go back and raise the salary of the assistant who helped me write the speech. "
The two looked at each other and laughed at the same time.
Jiang Chen took a sip of the still hot black tea and began to talk about other topics. "It seems that you are confident in your campaign?"
"Of course." Zhang Yaping laughed and squinted his eyebrows at Jiang Chen. "The poll shows that our support rate is more than 80%, far higher than the second place Whig Party and the third place Socialist Party. As long as there are no accidents, I will still be sitting in this position for the next four years. "
When he said this, Zhang Yaping cleverly used the phrase "our support rate."
However, Jiang Chen didn't care about his attempt to please him. He just smiled and gently stirred the steaming black tea with a spoon. "There won't be any accidents."
"It is said that the Whig Party is supported by the British government. They advocate pushing for Xin to join the Commonwealth. The Democratic Party is also supported by the Democratic Party on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. They advocate restoring the trusteeship of Pannu Islands in the 1970s and abolishing private armed forces contracting for national defense … "
"They can't do anything." Jiang Chen smiled and said nonchalantly, "The ghost is watching them."
Hearing this, a smile suddenly appeared on Zhang Yaping's face.
Compared to the young man who sought out Jiang Chen for his ideals four years ago, he had now become a slick and sensible politician. He knew very well that as long as he held onto the golden thigh of Future Group, his position as president would be unshakable.
And Jiang Chen, who needed a stable political environment, would never easily change his long-term partner.
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