The newly completed Xiaonanhai Garden on the south side of West Lake is the main office location of the Nanhua Central Government. Xiaonanhai was designed and built after Zhongnanhai in Peiping, covering an area of 3,000 acres, including 1,200 acres of water surface, and has 80 buildings in Eastern and Western styles.
There are 219 pavilions and pavilions in one place. Among these buildings, the Zhizheng Hall is the place where An Yi works.
Zhizheng Hall is a garden building that combines East and West. It consists of sixteen large and small buildings, with double eaves and verandah roofs, and green glazed tiles with yellow edges. The six small buildings in front are where An Yi's guards, secretaries and military staff live and work.
The four buildings in the middle are the Qinzheng Building for handling political affairs, the Xuanwu Building for handling military affairs, the Fuyuan Building for handling diplomacy, and the Chongwen Building for An Yi to read and check information. The remaining six buildings serve as Nanhua's information center.
All land, resources, population data, and Anyi Group's latest technology, military and other information are gathered here. In order to manage so much data, a large computer center is specially equipped. It can be said to be the nerve center of Nanhua.
The Qinzheng Building of Zhizhengtang is four stories high. The fourth floor is the meeting place. There is a small conference room and a large conference room. At this moment, An Yi is in the small conference room, talking with Xu Ziliang, Jiang Yunshan, Hu Xuelan, and Zhou Chongan.
, Dong Zechuan, Li Guozhu, Zhang Peigong, Wu Hongqing, Yan Jizu, and He Jing discussed government affairs.
Relying on the rear industrial base in the southwest, Nanhua's development is completely explosive. With the increased supply of electricity, energy and steel, light and heavy industry companies have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain. Although most of them have not yet been put into production, the momentum is growing.
It is extremely gratifying. The goal of the Nanhua government is to completely replicate the factories and enterprises in southern Sichuan and Yunnan in Nanhua in the next two years and comprehensively improve Nanhua's industrial base. In this way, even if there are domestic problems in the future, it will not hinder Nanhua's rapid development.
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"According to our effective integration of resources, the natural rubber produced in our three provinces of Lam Giang, Taiyuan and Caiyun is now up to 84,000 tons. Together with foreign trade purchases, it can basically meet our current development needs. The question now is whether we need to expand
Cultivation of natural rubber trees? You must know that the plains of Tiannan and Wujiang provinces have a suitable climate. If we vigorously develop natural rubber, our natural rubber can double to triple in five years. But the planting of rubber trees requires a
For a longer cycle, our business does not allow us to wait four to five years, so our agricultural sector is in a dilemma on this issue!"
Minister of Agriculture Li Guozhu said with some confusion.
Minister of Industry Dong Zechuan nodded: "Rubber is widely used in various fields such as industry, commerce, and military. It has become an irreplaceable strategic material due to its unique physical and chemical composition properties. It is provided by British Malaya and the Lanyin Islands controlled by Japan.
At present, our rubber production in Nanhua only accounts for 3% of the world's rubber production. We all know that one of our light tanks now requires about 20 tons of steel and half a ton of natural rubber.
Rubber, each warship requires 20,000 rubber parts, and every inch of cable needs to be wrapped in rubber. In addition, 90% of the rubber used in a large number of industrial machines requires natural rubber, and 5% of the rubber used in truck tires
Ten must use natural rubber, and more than half of the rubber used in the transportation industry is natural rubber. Although our research department has developed synthetic rubber, and the synthetic rubber we produce industrially has high elasticity, insulation, air tightness, oil resistance, and
It has the advantages of high temperature or low temperature, but it is still difficult to compete with natural rubber in terms of ductility, compressive strength, wear resistance and other characteristics. Only natural rubber can withstand the instantaneous temperature change from the severe cold at high altitude to the high temperature on the ground, satisfying
The requirements of aviation, military and other departments. Now our natural rubber production relies heavily on imports from British Malaya. In view of the fact that Japan has banned the flow of rubber from the Lanyin Islands and is exclusively for domestic use in Japan, it is conceivable that once Japan takes over Malaya
, our rubber demand will be unsustainable, so we must raise this issue to an unprecedented strategic level."
An Yi thought for a while and said: "Most of the rubber forests in Lanjiang, Xiyuan and Caiyun provinces are located on plateaus and mountains and do not occupy fertile land. In my opinion, it is a very smart development strategy. The main problem we are facing now is production.
Food fills the stomach, and only then can we talk about other things. If we occupy the fertile land in the Mekong Plain area to develop rubber planting, I think the gain outweighs the loss. Regarding the rubber gap needed by our industry, our agricultural research department has already had better solutions.
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Speaking of which, An Yi instructed his secretary to send a piece of information about rubber plants to the government officials at the conference table, and then said:
"As everyone knows, we have already started fighting in Central Asia, and now we have ignited the war in southern Central Asia. If everything goes well, in the next three to four months, Central Asia will be under the control of our Nanhua government.
Central Asia has a land area of nearly four million square kilometers. Many places are alkaline tidal flats, swamps, Gobi and deserts. Coupled with the harsh environment and climate, it is extremely difficult to develop food and agriculture. Therefore, agriculture can only be developed according to the actual local conditions.
"There is a plant called rubber grass. It is a perennial herb. It has no obvious need for soil. It is drought-tolerant and flood-resistant. It likes a cool climate. The gum contained in its roots can be used to make rubber. It is used in Xinjiang, Gansu, Shaanxi, Northeast China, North China, Northwest China, etc.
It is distributed in China and Central Asia. Rubber grass is extremely cold-resistant. Raw rubber is mainly concentrated in the latex in the root bark, containing 6-28% of natural rubber, which can effectively solve the problem of insufficient natural rubber. Planting rubber grass does not require occupying fertile land.
, can be promoted on a large scale in Mongolia and Central Asia. According to research by the Agricultural Research Institute, planting 10,000 acres of rubber grass can be harvested once a year. After extraction, 10 million pounds of natural rubber and 2.3 million gallons of ethanol can be obtained. The by-product ethanol
The value brought may completely offset the processing cost of herbal natural gum, thereby lowering the price of herbal natural gum, allowing it to compete with the currently common rubber trees.
"Currently, we have carried out large-scale planting in Mongolia. We will harvest the first season by the end of the year. It is conservatively estimated that we can obtain 100,000 tons of natural rubber, which can effectively solve the problem of natural rubber shortage we are facing. When the war in Central Asia subsides
In the future, we can expect to carry out large-scale planting of 200,000 tons, 300,000 tons or even 500,000 tons of natural rubber. Please feel free to worry about this."
After everyone read the information, they were amazed. An Yi saw this and struck while the iron was hot. He also asked his secretary to hand over a piece of information to everyone: "In addition to studying rubber grass, we have also studied many plants that can provide oil... Everyone, see
On the first page, the photo is of a plant called yellow sage. It is native to California in the United States. It was named because the yellow sage was afraid of its smell. Originally, one hectare of yellow sage could extract one ton of oil, but now
After our agricultural experts used artificial hybridization technology to cultivate it, the current yield per hectare has reached as high as eight tons. This plant can grow in desert and semi-desert areas and does not compete with other plants for land, which can greatly improve the ecological environment. Once the war in Central Asia subsides,
We will plant this oil plant on a large scale in the desert areas of Central Asia to improve the environment and increase oil production."
Xu Ziliang was very surprised: "It is understandable that grass plants can produce rubber, but how can they produce oil? It sounds too illusory."
An Yi smiled and said: "Petroleum is originally a mixture formed by organisms in ancient oceans or lakes after a long evolution. It is a form of life evolution. There is nothing surprising. In fact, there are not only yellow sage, but also several
Plants can provide us with oil. Look at the fourth page of the information. The plant in the photo is called elephant grass. Why does it have such a name? Because it grows very fast and can grow more than three meters high in one season. Among grasses
It can be regarded as a giant in the world. Elephant grass does not have high requirements for the growth environment and can grow in a wide range of areas from subtropical to temperate zones. In terms of output, one hectare can harvest an average of twelve tons of bio-oil per year, which is more than any other existing bio-oil.
Energy plants have higher yields, and the cost of planting is very low, less than one-third of the cost of growing rapeseed. However, the energy produced by turning it into oil is equivalent to twice that of biodiesel refined from rapeseed oil.
"The two plants on pages 8 and 12 of the information are called eucalyptus vine and horn melon respectively. They originally grew in northern Australia. They grow very fast, reaching up to 30 centimeters a week. If they are cultivated artificially, they can be harvested three times a year.
to four times. Our experts extracted a white juice from the stems and leaves of these two weeds in the plantation, and then extracted oil from it. The yield is quite good. Please look at pages 16 and 20 of the information.
On the second page, the two plants in the photo are the Phoebe tree and the clover tree. A Phoebe tree can produce ten to fifteen kilograms of oil a day, and the yield of the clover tree can also reach the same yield. Three of them
The glue produced by the leaf tree is very similar to diesel. It can be used as diesel without processing or refining. Add it to the fuel tank of a diesel engine and you can start it immediately and hit the road.
"How about it? It sounds amazing, right? Our plan is to put all the oil plants suitable for planting in temperate areas in Mongolia and Central Asia in the future. They will become our endless bio-oil production center and gradually eliminate the impact of deserts.
Threats from humans, improving the environment, and bringing huge economic benefits at the same time. Petroleum plants suitable for subtropical and tropical areas are planted in the mountains and forests of South China. I think this multi-pronged approach, whether it is petroleum or rubber, we
They can all be self-sufficient.”
Seeing that An Yi had a complete countermeasure, everyone present felt relieved.
An Yi waited for everyone to digest the information he provided and was about to move on to the next topic. An Yi's confidential secretary Liang Zihua walked into the conference room. Everyone turned to look at each other. Liang Zihua smiled apologetically and walked to An Yi.
There was a whisper in his ear.
An Yi looked at his watch, shook his head, waved his hand for Liang Zihua to step aside, and then said to everyone: "It's almost time today, let's end the meeting here! If you have any questions, you can call me to communicate at any time.
You can ask Secretary-General Jiang to handle it on your behalf. In fact, the specific government affairs still depend on everyone. I only provide broad policies and directions, and the details must be controlled by the Prime Minister and ministers!"
Everyone agreed in unison, then sorted out the documents and stood up to leave. Jiang Yunshan originally wanted to discuss with An Yi after the meeting some bad signs among the current government civil servants, but seeing that An Yi had something to do, he had to give up.
An Yi stopped Zhou Chongan: "Brother-in-law, Sister Qing called me and blamed me for forgetting her birthday. I will go to Baiweiju Restaurant by Hoan Kiem Lake to congratulate her on her birthday later. Jieyun went to Saigon to establish a publishing and distribution group.
The sales channel brought the pregnant Sister Jieqiong with me. The house must be very deserted, so we might as well go together!"
Zhou Chongan shook his head: "I won't join in the fun. Now my two children have entered the Xufu Boy Scouts School. Jie Qiong is not here, and the house is quiet, which is convenient for me to deal with government affairs. Now that Nanhua's financial system has just been established, things are complicated.
It’s not okay if I don’t check it properly. You can congratulate Ye Qing on my behalf!”
"All right!"
An Yi saw that Zhou Chongan was very determined and did not force himself. He smiled and went downstairs with him and left Xiaonanhai in separate cars.