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However, the capital city has been engaged in energy conservation and emission reduction in recent years, the most obvious being de-coalization.The specific measure is to change the coal-fired boilers and stoves of each unit to burn oil, electricity, and natural gas.

This thermal power plant is located on the edge of the East Fourth Ring Road, broadly speaking, it belongs to the city center. Under such a general trend, how can it still use coal to generate electricity? It must be natural gas.Since it is natural gas, it means nothing to survivors.

Coal is easy to get, as long as you find it somewhere, you can bring it back by car or train.But the difficulty of transporting natural gas is too great, and non-specialized people can't play it.With such a person, the project volume must be larger than that of several drivers. At this stage, it is basically useless.

Chapter 362 Resources and Power

"There must be a coal-fired unit in operation! I used to work for Huaneng Group. In 17, there was a big news in this power plant, which caused a shock in the whole system. Several vice presidents stepped down because of this!"

The one who answered Hong Tao's question was Liu Pei, the new vice minister of energy. He is 46 years old this year. He used to work in Huaneng Group. All thanks to him.

It’s just that this one is a bit weird, with a head like a peanut, both ends are pointed, and the top is severely bald. The few remaining strands of hair are combed from the left to the right. Although they can’t cover the scalp at all, they still perform their duties tenaciously .

Hong Tao has never heard of the big news he mentioned. It probably means that before the winter of 17, Dongjiao Thermal Power Plant finally transformed its coal-fired units into gas-fired units. The ribbon-cutting ceremony is still vivid, and big troubles followed. Come.

This winter, natural gas shortages broke out across the country. The price was still 3000 yuan a ton a month ago, and it rose to 8000 yuan a ton in a blink of an eye.The Dongjiao thermal power plant is not only responsible for a large proportion of the city's power generation indicators, but also the task of heating in winter.

The shortage of natural gas, insufficient power generation, and inability to supply heat, leaving the people of the capital without electricity and heating, is a serious crime.The higher-ups don't ask you why, they only ask if you can do it and if you want to do it!If you want to do it, find a way to make up for it. As for who asked to replace all coal-fired units with gas-fired units, no one mentioned it.

Fortunately, there are still sensible people in the power plant. The gas-fired unit was installed, but the coal-fired unit was not dismantled immediately.

Since then, the coal-fired units in the thermal power plant in the eastern suburbs have no longer been regarded as backward and have not met the emission standards. They even urgently imported several sets of equipment from Germany to try to make the coal-fired units work normally and reduce various emission indicators.

But this business lost a lot of money. The Germans are also grandchildren. They know that you are in a hurry to use it and ask for a lot of money. The equipment is still old.In the end, this incident became a decision-making error by the group's top management, and many people took off their black hats after being held accountable.

"...It's a good deal and I have to go to Tianjin Port to pull coal! Have you calculated how many tons you need every month?" After listening to Liu Pei's narration, Hong Tao basically believed it. There is no need to verify this kind of thing. It is too much like the behavior of a state-owned enterprise. Replacement.

But now there is a new problem. The power plant has coal-fired units. Liu Pei and Zhai Biao, another power engineer from the Pingnan Army, also conducted field inspections, and the possibility of resuming operation is very high.

However, coal-fired units do not burn air, they must have electricity to use coal.Where can I find this thing?It doesn't take them to offer advice to Hong Tao to know that there is a large amount of imported thermal coal piled up in Tianjin Port.

"According to 5000 kcal, to maintain the minimum power generation capacity of the smallest 30 units, it should require about 10 tons of thermal coal per year."

You Yi also knew how to communicate with Hong Tao after a year of beating.If you want to talk about serious things, you must be prepared, otherwise it will not only be ineffective, but also easy to be criticized.Today he intends to convince Hong Tao once and for all, so the materials and data he prepared are very detailed, and he can get what he wants, without giving him any chance to shirk.

"10 tons a year, more than 8000 tons a month, and 300 tons a day. A five-axle trailer can pull 50 tons at a time, and hauling 6 times... seems to be enough!" Ton, quite scary, but after careful calculation, only 10 trips are needed per day.

The whole journey from Tianjin Port to the East Fourth Ring Road is only 170 kilometers, and there will be no traffic jams.4 hours back and forth is enough, including 1 hour of loading and unloading, it is not tiring for each driver to run twice a day. With 5 drivers working shifts and 4 forklift drivers, it was basically taken down.

It should be more cost-effective to pay 10 labors in exchange for a sufficient power supply throughout the year.Of course, as far as the current situation is concerned, life alone does not use that much electricity, and it can also be supplied by fuel generators.However, with the gradual recovery of production, the power consumption will increase, so you can plan ahead.

"Trains can also be used! There are rails inside the power plant, and there is also enough coal storage area. If you use train transportation, you only need to concentrate on pulling a few times a year, which is enough to consume!"

Seeing that Hong Tao was a little tempted, Zhai Biao quickly added another sentence.He has worked on solar power plants before, and he has always been responsible for the electricity in the Pingnan Army base.In the new environment, he was given the title of deputy minister, which made him very motivated and always wanted to make some contributions.

Although the plan for the solar power plant has been under discussion, it appears that it will not be implemented in the short term. If you can contribute to the thermal power plant project, it will not be in vain.

"The train... who can drive the train? And the switches along the way, can anyone do it?"

Of course, the train is less troublesome than a car. A carriage weighs 5 to 60 tons, and a freight car with 50 knots is the same as playing.That trip is thousands of tons, and three or four trips are enough to store coal for a month.The problem is that I don't know how to play trains, and I haven't heard of anyone in the Renaissance League who can play.

"There are two people rescued from Tianjin Port in the Relief Army who can drive trains. They were originally the drivers of the port's freight station. Minister Zhang of the Ministry of Communications has personally asked, and he is sure that there is no problem!"

Zhai Biao pouted at You Yi, who then took out a piece of paper from his briefcase, on which was the train driver's name, current position and resume.

"Well, the train driver has become a car driver... It seems that the registration work is still not perfect. It is very necessary for Minister Lin to review it carefully!" Hong Tao finally understood that today is the Ministry of Energy. They have reached some kind of tacit agreement with the Ministry of Communications in private.

It's right to think about it. If this matter can be approved and put into operation, it will not only benefit the Ministry of Energy, but also the Ministry of Transport and Communications.In addition, the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Ministry of Machinery are also beneficiaries, and the project of transforming the power grid cannot be completed by the Ministry of Energy alone.

What is right?The more projects you have in hand and the more involved you are, the more resources you will get and the more power you will have.The reason why they are so active in launching new projects is not only to serve the people, but more importantly, to seize power.

However, this matter is beneficial to everyone, and it is also of great help to the development of the revival alliance, so even if it is blatantly asking for resources and rights, Hong Tao is willing to give it.

"Then what do you mean?" After talking for a long time, the wonderful prospect was described, the detailed data was given, and the problems raised were solved, but Hong Tao lightly said to re-approve the registration of personnel and then there was no more. The three of Yi were both confused and disappointed.

"What I mean is that the work of dredging the railway, finding the front carriage, regulating the power line, and maintaining the power supply equipment along the way can start immediately. This is originally the job of the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Transport and Communications. You only need to write a report, and you don't need to wait for the council. Review."

"As for the work of restoring the power supply of the power plant and transporting coal, it is not up to me alone. According to the rules, it must be approved by the standing council. So, if you want to promote the progress of this matter, you can't just Wait for me, you have to use your brain more!"

Everything has a priority. As a team leader, there are more aspects to consider, such as the distribution of labor and the distribution of rights.This matter is already very big for the Revival Alliance. It must be discussed and discussed in the council before giving a clear reply.

Hong Tao didn't want to go to the executive directors one by one to ask for their opinions, so why should he let himself do all the things that beg for shame in private, and let others do all the things that show his face.It is also time for the heads of various departments to familiarize themselves with what is called off-site lobbying and what is called a community of interests.

In addition, it is not too urgent to use coal to generate electricity. Anyway, if those black stones are stored for a few months or a few years, the heat will not be lost too much, and gasoline and diesel do not have such a long shelf life.In the case that the demand for electricity is not too high, it is more cost-effective to focus on fuel generators first.

"This..." The three of them understood what Hong Tao said, but none of them were very good at this skill.You look at me, I look at you, and finally all eyes are on Youyi.The meaning is very clear, who made you a minister, you have to come forward for this matter!

"Not in a hurry, I still want to ask about hydropower. Seeing that the rainy season is coming, many reservoirs in the northern mountainous area may be faced with the need to open the gates to release water. If hydropower is really feasible, then you can choose For one or two most suitable reservoirs, first restore the operation of the sluice gates to ensure the safety of the dam, and then combine thermal power and hydropower to complement each other and come up with a more complete plan."

"By the way, it's best not to show this kind of stuff directly to the executive directors. It's all professional information. It's annoying if you don't understand it for 3 minutes. I'm not interested in listening to you. Try to condense the content into plain language, don't Regardless of whether the data is accurate or not, it is easy to understand and clearly explain the input and output is a good job."

Since thermal power generation is feasible, Hong Tao has to take a longer view, such as three or five years later.Oil is limited, and coal is also limited. It is impossible to store too much in Tianjin Port, at most a few million tons, and it is not all thermal coal. What to do when it is burned?

But water resources are relatively unlimited. As long as the weather does not change too drastically, it can provide a steady stream of electricity every year in spring, summer and autumn.But the reservoir also needs to be maintained, and it must be done immediately, lest it will be completely washed away by the flood in the rainy season, and it will be basically impossible to build it again.

"Okay, let's go back and write it again...then you..." You Yi gritted his teeth and accepted the suggestion, but he still wanted Hong Tao to come forward. One sentence from this person is better than ten sentences from himself.

"I'm going to find a labor force...you just move your mouth, but I'm going to lose my leg. Oh, what a life of suffering!" Hong Tao shook his head and walked away with his hands behind his back.I can't help you with this job, whoever does the work.

Now there are hundreds of people, so we can't count on ourselves for everything.Now that the flood season is about to enter, all departments are complaining about the lack of personnel just to renovate two new bases, monitor the water levels of two large reservoirs, transfer living supplies, and find suitable machinery and equipment. It is time to get some people back up.

Chapter 363 Looking for foreign aid

Since it successfully landed at Changsha Airport, the Falcon 7X has been parked in the hangar for more than a month, and has not been touched except for maintenance.Hong Tao is going to break his own record, fly across the sea again, go to Japan and South Korea, and pick up the survivors there.

In this way, together with the two Japanese yachts that will arrive in early July, it is estimated that a hundred people can be assembled, and there may be urgently needed talents among them, which should be able to solve the urgent need.

If it is not enough, fly two more times. As long as the first time can land safely, the second and N times will not be too difficult.Still the same sentence, it is up to man to make things happen.At this time, if you want to be better than others, in addition to planning and management, you also have to rely on your fate!

The destination of this trip is Kobe Airport in Japan. The straight-line distance is about 1700 kilometers, which is almost equivalent to flying from Beijing to Xiamen.However, the actual flight distance is longer, estimated at around 2000 kilometers.

This distance is not too far for the Falcon 7X, which has an endurance of tens of thousands. It only takes more than 2 hours one way. As long as people are not tired, flying two round trips a day is enough.

In fact, flying from Beijing to Seoul is closer, only 1000 kilometers away.But Hong Tao chose Kobe.There is really no concept of country and nationality here, mainly because the Japanese survivors are more active in cooperation.

It took them less than two months to restore the radio navigation equipment located in Kagoshima and Mount Fuji, and also prepared ground guidance and landing equipment at Kobe Airport.

With these two navigation stations, not only the entire territory of Japan is solved, but also the flight navigation problems covering the southeast of the mainland, the Gulf, the Korean Peninsula, the northern Pacific Ocean, and many other islands, and even the Philippines.As long as the weather is not too bad and there are specific coordinates, finding the airport should not be a big problem.

You said that people have spent so much effort and made so much effort, why?It's definitely not for the sake of all human beings. It's not for the hope that one day sooner we can leave the land where earthquakes occur frequently and nuclear power plants are everywhere, and find a new environment where we can live in a relatively stable life.

In contrast, the South Korean survivors are not too active. They have been tinkering for the same long time, as well as the parameters and measures provided by the survivors from various countries. So far, they still have not produced a navigation station, only the landing guidance equipment at the airport. Recovered, don't know if it's accurate yet.

When I came to Xishan Airport again, I had made great progress from the scene of barrenness and grass growing and warblers flying last time.The three employees from the Capital Airport were recruited by Randy from the logistics team, and together with the two electricians, they became full-time employees of Xishan Airport.

In addition to learning some simple aircraft maintenance techniques with Randy, they usually try to cut down the surrounding trees and pile them on the lawn around the airport to play with them and drive away the birds.

"Hey, why didn't you persuade me not to fly randomly this time?" But the maintenance work of the plane had to be done by Randy himself.Fortunately, there were very few flights, so he came here in a hurry.

"I asked Jin Xi, and she said that among the Japanese survivors, there are people who are very familiar with the airport. I hope you can bring them back first, so that I don't have to wear multiple jobs, let alone the chairman and concurrently responsibility of the Secretary-General."

With the increase in the number of personnel of the Revival Alliance, it is a good thing for most departments. There is more labor force, and the job has not changed, which means it is easy.But there are two departments not only not relaxed, but even busier.

One is the training team under the logistics department. All new recruits have to undergo training here for a minimum of three weeks after they arrive. All departments have to wait for the approval of the captain Zhang Tao before they can leave.Hong Tao's instruction to Zhang Tao is that it is better to be short than to be indiscriminate, but anyone who does not adapt to the new environment and new rules of the revival alliance is not allowed to send it out.

Another is the field service team under the Ministry of Armed Forces. It is the armed force of the alliance. It has expanded from 60 people to 100 people. It also needs to accept military training tasks for all members of the alliance.

This job is undertaken by Deputy Minister Ran Di himself. In addition to training, he writes lesson plans, makes teaching materials, and arranges practical training every day. Even with the strong assistance of Jiao Qiao, Zhong Wei, Yu Zhen, Gao Yuzhu and other backbones, it is not easy.

"Yeah, who would have expected that a refueling sergeant of the U.S. Army Air Corps could become an official in China. Are you and Chu Ting going to hold a wedding? A few days ago, I heard that Chu Qiu said that she was looking for a suitable wedding dress." .”

I am busy all day without touching the ground, and my subordinates dare to say weird things to complain, let alone comfort, I can't give a little face.Hong Tao has no other skills, but catches pigtails.Can't catch work, and private life.

"...I will ask you to be a witness!" Randy blushed, and in the end he could only put away all his complaints. Apart from working hard, he had to express his gratitude clearly.

No way, I owe too much.It was Hong Tao who insisted on letting him enter the leadership at the beginning, even if he was just a team leader, it was a big stage where he could show his abilities.Without this stage, I may never be able to get to where I am today.

It was also he who went to chat with Chu Ting twice, and somehow persuaded the woman who was deeply wary of men to agree to try again.Then I will have a fiancée, and I will have a family soon.The more you are in a foreign country, the more you need family warmth.

"Grandpa Hong, shouldn't the seats be arranged according to age, whoever is younger will be given priority?" Just as he got into the cockpit, a little boy's voice came from behind.

This time Hong Tao didn't take Zhou Yuan out again, not because he didn't want to take him, but because the woman was unwilling to go, even if she couldn't seduce her.People said, it's not worth taking Qingqing's life for an old man!

It wasn't just Zhou Yuan who was unwilling to go, most of the people were also reluctant to accompany them.Whose life is not one in a million, and finally escaped the scourge of zombies, and let you play it, it is too wronged.

But Hong Tao didn't want to go alone. The most direct purpose of this flight was to pick up people, but the few hours on the way could be used as training courses, and it would be a pity not to make full use of them.

So Zhang Ke, He Wanjun, and Gou Chenzhi, three children who will soon be 15 years old, became his trainee co-pilots.There was also Pei Jinxi as the Japanese translator, who had to hold his nose and board the plane together.

Gou Chenzhi is from the Pingnan Army, the same age as Zhang Ke, and an orphan who lost all his family members.But his situation has been even more miserable for more than half a year. Due to his young age, he can neither be a soldier nor have a small labor force, so his living supplies are not guaranteed.

As the saying goes, the children of the poor headed home early, and the poor living conditions not only made Gou Chenzhi more hard-working than his peers, but also gave him experience and emotional intelligence far beyond his age.

After arriving in the Revival Alliance, the living environment improved, but he was still taciturn. He blinked his eyes and carefully observed everyone and everything around him every day, and then silently remembered it in his heart.

This time Hong Tao didn't want to take him on the plane with him, but not long after Zhang Ke learned the news, the child suddenly appeared at the door of his house and begged himself to take him with him.There is only one reason, he will soon be 15 years old.

This age is the cut-off point for adulthood stipulated by the Renaissance Alliance. All members who have reached the age of 15 must participate in work and cannot accept support from the alliance.He really wanted to learn a craft so that he would not become a waste abandoned by the group again in the future.

But it is not easy for a junior high school kid who was born and raised in the city to learn a craft.Not to mention the Ministry of Agriculture, the body will not be able to keep up with farm work for a while.The Ministry of Culture, Education, Science and Technology is also not successful. It is useless to gain a foothold there only with a doctoral degree. A lot of work experience and professional counterparts are also needed.

The mechanical department is similar to the medical department, and it is also a highly professional department, and there is no training plan at present, and it recruits plug-and-play talents.

It is okay to go to the Ministry of Transport and Communications to learn how to drive cars, motorcycles, special vehicles and various construction machinery.But because it is easy to learn and easy to graduate, the training courses are already overcrowded.

Anyone who has just graduated from the training team and has no skills is waiting in line. They are all adults, and 15-year-old children lack competitiveness in all aspects.

Go to the Ministry of Armed Forces and the Ministry of Internal Affairs to serve as soldiers. These two departments are quite special. They do not accept voluntary applications and rely on screening.No one knows what conditions are suitable except for the two ministers. It is estimated that no one will want a 15-year-old child.

Gou Chenzhi already has a shadow in his heart, afraid of becoming a burden in the group again, as long as he seizes the opportunity, he will rush forward without hesitation.Zhang Ke inadvertently revealed that learning to fly a plane finally gave him a glimmer of light.

Chapter 364 Looking for Foreign Aid 2

As for whether it is dangerous or not, go to the corner of the second basement of the Pingnan Army and try to eat other people’s leftovers every day, wash clothes for everyone, carry the urinal, clean the room, get scolded at every turn, and get kicked from time to time Life.It doesn't take much, after three consecutive months, the rating of the word "dangerous" in my mind will be greatly lowered.

Things that are dangerous to ordinary people may be opportunities in his eyes.An opportunity to allow myself to live a normal life like everyone else, not just as simple as getting enough.

It was precisely because Hong Tao sensed his emotions that he was willing to take him to participate in flight training without knowing the child very well.

Zhang Ke's brain is really easy to use, he has a wide range of knowledge, and he has a strong ability to imitate, but he lacks the courage to put all his eggs in one basket and the belief in breaking the boat.I hope that by letting them grow together, they can have a more positive complementary effect.

He Wanjun's situation is actually similar to Gou Chenzhi's, just because she is a girl and can't speak, she usually behaves more silent and depressed, and may even lose the idea of ​​seizing opportunities.Apart from learning to send and receive newspapers with Chu Qiu every day, I basically have no friends.

So do pilots need to talk?To be precise, it should be necessary, otherwise it will be impossible to communicate with the tower or ground commanders.But Hong Tao has never been a person who is willing to abide by common sense. He believes that flying a plane can be done without talking, and the necessary communication can be done by radio coding or the co-pilot.

After these children learn to fly, they will definitely not be allowed to fly alone like myself, at least in groups of two, and whether they can talk is not so important.

"The three of you guessing fist, whoever loses will sit at the back..." Zhang Ke is the youngest of the three children, and he is the most popular in the revival alliance.

"...The back is better, Almighty can see clearly!" As a result, he lost, so he obediently sat on the folding seat near the cabin door to act as a navigator, still muttering.

What he said was indeed correct. No matter where he sat on the first flight, it was impossible to operate it. He could see all the instruments and the data on the four LCD monitors, and stare at how Hong Tao operated.

"Open the first page of the textbook, and let's start with how to start the plane!" Following an order, the two children immediately took out a pictorial-sized notebook from their small purses. Gou Chenzhi didn't have one, so he and He Wanjun had to read the same book.

This is a flight teaching material written by Hong Tao himself, all hand-painted by Shui Nanqin, with detailed descriptions of every detail.The most powerful thing is the combination of pictures and texts. Even if you are illiterate, as long as you memorize the details on those pictures clearly, you can still fly according to the process 100%.

Not only does he have a textbook, Randy is also writing another textbook on ground maintenance.Anyone who participates in flight training must not only learn aircraft piloting skills, but also learn ground handling skills.No way, now one person has to be used as two or several people.

To make a long story short, with radio navigation, this cross-sea flight is easier than the direct flight to Changsha last time. You don’t even need to look for ground markers, and you can fly directly over the Tsugaru Strait from an altitude of more than 8000 meters.

That's right, the Tsugaru Strait.The radio navigation station of the Japanese survivors was set up very well, and the transmission frequency was also very accurate. It was very easy to be caught, and the airborne equipment also made correct calculations.

But there was one detail they didn't get right, or didn't quite understand, and that was the clock.Whether it is the Omega or the Roland C system, it relies on calculating the time difference between N radio pulse signals to determine the exact position of the aircraft.

If there is a time difference between these radio signals, it is equivalent to garbled characters.

But it doesn't matter, the error of the on-board inertial navigation equipment is relatively small during short-distance flight, which can partially compensate for the error of the radio signal.That's why Hong Tao only deviated to the Tsugaru Strait. If he only relied on the guidance of these two navigation stations, he could fly directly to the North Pole.

On the way back to the Seto Inland Sea from the Tsugaru Strait, another interesting thing happened.While flying over Mount Fuji, the airborne radio actually received several call signals from the ground.

After a brief communication, it turned out that the survivors in Aomori Prefecture in the north were the first to discover the plane circling over the Tsugaru Strait, and then immediately reported the situation to the Survivor Alliance.Survivors equipped with radio stations all over Japan searched together and finally found the communication channel of this plane.

Although some of these survivors did not agree with leaving Japan to escape abroad, they greatly appreciated Hong Tao's act of taking the risk to pick up the Japanese survivors, and they all gave various thanks and blessings.

When they learned that Hong Tao was going to Kobe, they immediately took action. Those who had fireworks prepared fireworks, and those who did not have fireworks found something that could emit smoke to burn. Starting from the vicinity of Shizuoka, they used beacon towers to guide the plane along the way. Navigation is saved.

When the thickest column of smoke was vividly visible, Kobe Airport, which is located alone on the artificial island, also came into view.The local Japanese survivors who did not intend to leave actually set fire to the hotel building on another artificial island closest to the airport, using it as a marker for the plane and also as a way of seeing off their compatriots.

There were more crowds at the airport, eighty if not one hundred.When the plane taxied near the terminal building, as soon as Pei Jinxi appeared from the gangway, they bowed endlessly, apologizing over and over again for their mistakes in radio navigation.

"You tell them to stop apologizing and organize to get on the plane." Hong Tao didn't show up at all, and kept peeking through the porthole.But looking at it, I couldn't help it. If they bowed to each other like this, they would be tired even if they were not tired, so I had to let Zhang Ke pass the message, hurry up!

Pei Jinxi conveyed Hong Tao's intentions, and the Japanese immediately got busy again, pushing the carts of luggage to the side of the plane, and a few young men with white cloth belts tied on their heads were responsible for loading, but there was no sign of anyone boarding the plane. .

"They hope that the elderly and children can get on the plane first..." At this time, Pei Jinxi came forward with a troubled expression and told Hong Tao something that she thought was not very good news. Who doesn't know that you have to be young and strong, but this batch can be transported back It was full of old men and old ladies and more than a dozen children.

"You tell them to be quick, so that I can come again today!" Hong Tao pointed to his watch helplessly, indicating that no matter what age he came up first.Since they chose to leave, they wouldn't just send the elderly and children away, it didn't make much difference whether it was a few days earlier or later.

The standard crew of the Falcon 7X is 12 people, including the driver.But Hong Tao crammed in 25 people at once, not counting him, Pei Jinxi and the three children.

Can the plane be overloaded?The answer is too much.Don't listen to the airline's statement of how many tickets can only be sold. It doesn't mean that the load capacity is not enough, but that there are only so many seats in the cabin.If there is no international aviation law, they dare to sell all the aisles as standing tickets, squatting tickets, and they can take off as long as they have a place to stay.