Eastern Europe, Ukraine.
As one of the largest countries split from the former Soviet Union, the relationship between Ukraine and Russia had always been delicate. Because in the Soviet era, the most important naval production department of the former Soviet Union was almost all concentrated in Ukraine, while the air force production department was concentrated in Russia.
Under the national planning system, there was nothing wrong with this kind of national deployment. But when the Soviet Union disintegrated and the original CIS countries became independent, the disadvantages of this became apparent.
Ukraine was not only the most important naval equipment production area of the former Soviet Union, but it was also the largest granary in Eastern Europe. Ukraine had endless plains, fertile black soil suitable for farming, relatively abundant water resources, and so on.
After the division, Russia was relatively poor in this regard. Although Russia had many undeveloped lands, many of them were concentrated in Siberia or the border area with China.
These areas were extremely difficult to reclaim, especially in areas close to Siberia. Although food and vegetables could also be grown, the cost was high.
Only the planting of staple crops, wheat and corn, was relatively good, but fruits, vegetables, and all kinds of fresh green vegetables were still in short supply.
The Russian President relied on the use of oil resources regardless of the cost to reclaim Russia's own grain production area and began to export wheat production.
But this did not mean that Russia was far away from the food crisis. Because of the decline in oil prices, Russia, which relied on oil as its main export, was a little restless.
Although the first batch of helium-3 would arrive at the end of the year, as one of the P5 countries, Russia also had its own share. But for various reasons, Russia's technology in nuclear power plant projects was not advanced.
The United States had the large Arc Reactor provided by Tony Stark, which was expensive but had a high energy conversion rate. However, the threshold for this technology was too high, and ordinary people could not handle it at all.
The United States also did not intend to transfer any Arc Reactor technology to other countries. This technology could be exclusive to Tony. He could sell finished Arc batteries, but he could not sell the complete reactor and related technology.
The new European Union was jointly established by Britain, France, and Germany in Western Europe. It was obvious that the three countries wanted to get rid of the other countries in the European Union and were ready to go it alone. Because there were too many sh * t-stirrers in the European Union. For example, Greece would only drag the European Union down.
In the middle of the year, China successfully ignited the Suiren I, becoming the second country after the United States to master controllable nuclear fusion.
Although the traditional large-scale nuclear power plant approach is adopted, it requires a huge amount of infrastructure work to lay the foundation for the new nuclear power plant. In terms of efficiency, it is not as efficient as the Arc Reactor, and even the country as a whole has to issue a unified national plan order.
It was like a war, mobilizing the entire country, including all kinds of resources and talents, to complete this huge plan. It was even said that China directly relocated a small city with a population of 600,000. A new city was built 60 kilometers away from the original county.
The old county town had also undergone major renovations, and the first controllable nuclear fusion nuclear power plant would be built in this city.
In order to build the first large-scale controllable nuclear fusion nuclear power plant using helium-3 as raw material, it was not an exaggeration to say that China was doing this with the entire country's strength.
And the price of doing so might be worth it in many ways. Because of the existence of Lord Man in the Marvel World, China's Western Region and several provinces in the Southwest and Northwest have never been safe.
The Western Development Plan set up by the state has also become a piece of waste paper. After all, no one will do business and build factories in unsafe places.
In the Marvel World, the development of the Western Region of China is more than 30 years behind that of the Southeast coast.
And because of the Battle of New York, Shield and Spear cooperated for the first time, including the alliance of Latveria. The Ten Rings Gang, which had plagued the Western Region for decades, was finally wiped out.
Although they paid a lot in the battle, it was worth it in the long run. A peaceful and stable Western Region is extremely important to a country.
And the originally shelved Western Development Plan was once again put on the table. And one of the most important things in the Western Development is to solve the problems of infrastructure construction and energy supply in the Western Region.
Because of the existence of Lord Man in the Marvel Universe, the Western Region of China has been in a state of shutdown for a long time. All aspects of construction are extremely backward. Even the number of the Western Region Reclamation Corps is several times higher than that of Li Jie's previous life.
And the Reclamation Corps has maintained a strong combat power until now, in order to prevent the possible rebellion of the Ten Rings Gang. Millions of Reclamation Corps are stationed in various areas of the Northwest and Southwest of China as half soldiers and half civilians.
At the same time, the poverty level of the Western Region of China in the Marvel World is much more terrible than that of Li Jie's previous life.
After all, you can't expect people in a place that may be attacked by the Ten Rings Gang at any time to be in the mood to develop the economy. Anyone with a little ability has found a way to run to the central or eastern cities.
Large tracts of land in the West are still undeveloped virgin land in this world. China's top officials have decided to set up the first large-scale controllable nuclear fusion nuclear power plant in the Midwest, [Fire of Heaven 1].
This large-scale nuclear power plant now gathers all kinds of factories in the country, including local infrastructure construction personnel, and various design personnel from Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. The total number of people involved in various work is more than 350,000.
China has not carried out such a national project for a long time because the importance of new energy to the country needs no more words.
The first phase of the [Fire of Heaven 1] project is required to complete the first ignition at the beginning of next year, and the first phase of the project will be able to start operating at 50% load by April next year.
Everyone is working around the clock, the infrastructure construction site is running 24 hours a day, and in order to ensure the highest efficiency, six shifts are used. Each shift has to work continuously for four hours without rest in between.
Don't think that this behavior is too excessive, or think that the leader's brain is filled with water or something.
Because when the [Fire of Heaven 1] is truly operating at full load, this nuclear power plant can provide 55% of the electricity resources China needs today. Although it is still the first phase of the project, and the whole project is divided into six phases.
But the effect of this giant nuclear power plant can already be foreseen. Most importantly, if the lunar helium-3 can be mined on a large scale, it is calculated. Only the initial investment is needed, then after 20 years, the energy savings alone can make the entire construction cost back. And this does not include the value created after the energy is put into production.
So is it all worth it now? Yes!
The Arc Reactor is very advanced, but it is not suitable for China. Because the way the Ark produces and transmits energy is different, there is still a key step needed when the energy is converted into electricity. And this step will not be announced by Tony Stark.
Using the Ark requires an unprecedented transformation of the country's power grid. If it was an old power grid, then it would be cost-effective in terms of cost. But China's power grid, especially many high-voltage and ultra-high-voltage power grids, has only been built in the past decade.
It is completely different from the power grid in the United States that has been in use for more than 30 or even 40 years, and was originally on the verge of replacement. The United States is very cost-effective with the Ark, but it may not be the same for China.
In fact, the [Fire of Heaven 1] project has attracted the attention of many countries around the world at the beginning of construction. The United States is willing to provide the Ark energy to its allies, but will not provide the technology.
And the United States government has always paid ten dollars, if they can't get back twenty dollars, then it is considered a loss.
This made many people flinch from the United States government's Ark project. Many countries have their eyes on China. Traditional controllable nuclear fusion technology has a much lower technical threshold than the Ark, and the cost is also much lower. Although the investment in infrastructure is scary, the investment in infrastructure is never a one-time thing, but can be seen in the long run.
For example, in Russia, the Russian president has spoken to China's leaders many times, hoping to cooperate in some way to build a controllable nuclear fusion nuclear power plant.
However, China's answer has been a bit ambiguous. In order to make the Chinese government relent, the Russian president secretly sent his confidant, the prime minister, to China to talk with China's leaders.
Beijing, Nanyuan Airport. In fact, this airport, which is famous in China's history, now rarely stops for civilian planes.
A small number of civilian planes that land here are also because there are special people inside. For example, world-class tycoons. Compared to the capital airport, Nanyuan Airport's infrastructure is not good, and the facilities are also facing the problem of aging.
But in Beijing, it is still one of the most important airports. Because compared to the capital airport, Nanyuan Airport is closer to the city, and the transportation is more convenient. At the same time, because there are almost no other civil flights, it is more secretive to land here.
The Russian Prime Minister's plane slowly landed on the runway of Nanyuan Airport. This time, because it is not an official visit, there is no warm welcome ceremony. Only a few black bulletproof cars and Mercedes-Benz G cars with bulletproof windows were parked not far from the runway.
"I still don't like Beijing's autumn. The smell of sand in the air is too strong, and it makes my throat uncomfortable," the Russian Prime Minister said to the embassy staff who came to pick up the plane.
"Also, do you have any new information? China still refuses to budge? "The Russian Prime Minister asked the people who negotiated with China.
"Beijing's attitude is very tough. They can help with the construction, but they will not use Russians from workers to designers. Also, after the construction of the nuclear power plant, all management and technical personnel must be hired from Chinese. Maintenance is also carried out by China, and there is a separate fee. The technology is not transferred. They plan to use our money to improve their technology, and completely exclude us. "The ambassador who was in charge of the negotiations had a gloomy expression.
"And they also limit the installed capacity of the nuclear power plant. The installed capacity of the nuclear power plant is not more than 5,000 MW. This installed capacity is not very meaningful. Building a traditional nuclear power plant can achieve this amount of power. "
The Russian Prime Minister's expression was as gloomy as the ambassador, "Is there any other news?"
The ambassador touched his ear with his index finger and thumb, "There is a piece of uncertain news. Rumor has it that someone saw Latvia appear in Beijing. But there is no verification. But maybe we should be careful. "
"Latvia is now building the Eastern European Super Railway and built another spacecraft that can transport helium-3 between the Earth and the Moon. If Latvia and China reach some agreement, I am afraid Russia's situation will become more embarrassing. "
"We are sandwiched by China on one side and the new Eastern European Union on the other. Especially since we've fought before. If things really reach the climax … "The ambassador clapped his hands and didn't say anything else. But the way he clapped was enough to tell the Prime Minister the current situation.
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