Doomsday Super Merchant

Chapter 310 Cold Lake

Like a giant peak, it is so oppressive that it makes you breathless.

The length of 960 meters is indeed too amazing. In addition, it is creating unprecedented history for mankind. It gives people the feeling of being like the gap between insignificance and greatness. Even the Bird's Nest aircraft carrier is still hovering at nearly 2,000 meters.

Meter high in the sky, the shadow it casts is like a rainy day, making the earth hazy.

The flight deck on the top of the Bird's Nest aircraft carrier is more than 100 meters high from the bottom. When it is docked on the ground, personnel still need to be transported by helicopter.

In response to its overly large body, the Chamber of Commerce is already building an aviation port specifically for docking this type of giant airship. Once completed, the two-hundred-meter-high aviation port will be connected to the flight deck on its back when the airship stops.

In parallel, it can be more convenient for personnel to enter and exit, equipment transportation, and the replenishment of various materials.

No wonder countries with weak economic strength generally do not have surface aircraft carriers. The main reason is that it has requirements for military ports. There are also requirements in some sea areas that are different from other ships. It requires a complete set of supporting facilities to support it and a complete logistics chain.

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Take the current Bird's Nest aircraft carrier as an example. It took seven months to build it, and the manpower and manpower involved were calculated. The cost has reached about 8 billion US dollars. And the more than 100 fighter planes equipped with it are armed with

Helicopters, bombers, and six military airships formed the convoy, which was another huge sum of money. When all converted back, it amounted to an astonishing US$17 billion.

For example, the cost of heavy-duty surface aircraft carriers is only between US$3.5-4 billion, but the cost of the Bird's Nest aircraft carrier is double that, which is indeed appalling.

Zhou Yuanqiang was shocked when he heard it at first, but this was only calculated according to peacetime. According to the calculation method in the end of the world, it was not so much at all. The reason is that the countless supplies under the Chamber of Commerce are almost free.

Since staff salaries are low, there is no possibility of the Chamber of Commerce running a deficit, so there is no financial pressure.

If Zhou Yuanqiang buys everything from the outside world, let alone the Bird's Nest aircraft carrier, just ordinary fighter jets, if he buys a few, he will roll his eyes.

As for the construction of the air port, the number of workers and the amount of materials needed to be used are all surprising. It will be built in a rolling hill next to the wasteland military base to the west of Qingyuan City.

Cut off half of the mountain and excavate it to form a cliff-like mountain, and then reinforce the slope with cement and boulders. After completing this, the top of the mountain must be built to build a port that can dock more than five airships and aircraft carriers.

Anyway, when Zhou Yuanqiang heard about the budget, he clutched his chest.

It was astonishing to his grandma. Zhou Yuanqiang secretly calculated a modern calculation. It would take at least 50 billion US dollars to build this super-sized aviation port before it could be completed.

If materials were not everywhere in the apocalypse and labor was not a problem, Zhou Yuanqiang would definitely wave his hand and disband, and everyone could do whatever they wanted. In fact, the truth is that a budget of at least 1.5 billion colorful coins is needed.

It is used for workers’ salary expenses. Things like facilities and equipment are everywhere in the apocalypse, and there is no need to use money at all.

In fact, the real expenditure in the end of the world is the issue of labor wages. This is why the Chamber of Commerce expands crazily and still does not have to worry about fiscal deficits.

The construction of an air port takes a very long time, taking at least three years to complete.

Therefore, why it is said that the cost of an aircraft carrier is not its cost, but its supporting facilities. The cost of the entire industry is indeed too staggering. The domestic economy is advancing by leaps and bounds, and we dare not rush to build such an aircraft carrier.

In Zhou Yuanqiang's view, this level of gold-swallowing behemoth is definitely a rational decision.

The weather temperature in the Qaidam Basin in the morning is around ten degrees, so it will not have a great impact on the people on the Bird's Nest aircraft carrier.

When there is no wind, the Bird's Nest aircraft carrier can hover very balancedly at an altitude of 2,000 meters. It has a special transport helicopter that can deliver 18 aircraft carriers to the ground at one time. So after hovering, there are more than a dozen aircraft carriers.

The transport helicopter took off from the flight deck and landed towards the ground.

One by one, heavily armed soldiers jumped out of the transport helicopter and soon formed a force of a hundred people.

After being away from his new home in Qingyuan City for three months, Zhao Datong certainly had reason to get excited when he saw the soldiers guarding the Chamber of Commerce. He took out the explorer card that he had kept well from his pocket and hung it on his chest.

The other explorers followed suit and looked excitedly at the small group of soldiers approaching.

"salute……"

Even if Tu Long is the supreme commander of the Bird's Nest aircraft carrier and also the commander of the airship force, he still has to maintain respect for the brave explorers. Therefore, Zhao Datong was not the first to salute him, but he led the way.

The soldiers below saluted these brave explorers.

The cornerstone of the Chamber of Commerce is built piece by piece with the joint efforts of countless people.

According to the regulations of the Chamber of Commerce, officials of all sizes have the obligation to salute those who have made contributions to the Chamber of Commerce in advance.

It is this kind of interpersonal relationship without distinction that makes the Chamber of Commerce unite like a monolith. In the Chamber of Commerce, every person who has received a medal is respected like never before. With a medal,

This means that even minister-level people will salute you when they see you.

Zhao Datong and others hurriedly returned a military salute and said: "No, no, we should be the ones saluting you."

Tu Long smiled and said: "No, you are heroes in the Chamber of Commerce and should be respected enough." He stretched out his hand again and said: "Commander of the Airship Force, Supreme Commander of the Bird's Nest Aircraft Carrier, Tu Long, Fenghui

Long order, come to support."

Even if the Chamber of Commerce does not promote the distinction between high and low people, it is impossible to change the concept that has been held for thousands of years.

The identity of being both the commander and the supreme commander was enough to surprise Zhao Datong and the others. Before the end of the world, they were just ordinary citizens and farmers, and the only officials they could see were at most the mayor or the bureau chief.

.Now Tulong’s identity is at the level of commander, why are people not surprised?

"Zhao Datong, number 3911, the first batch of graduated explorers, nice to meet you."

Tu Long had guessed his identity a long time ago and said jokingly: "The president even knows your name, and he has repeatedly told me to ensure your safety. I think Lao Zhao, this time you get a first-level exploration medal.

But I can’t run away.”

Zhao Datong was even more excited and said: "Yes, President...Thank you, thank you President."

After the courtesy, Zhao Datong introduced his team members again. After Tu Long shook hands one by one, he said: "The subsequent transport airship will arrive in the afternoon, so our first task is to establish a good relationship with the local settlement.

Set up a camp for rest tonight. According to the president's wishes, this may become a branch of the Chamber of Commerce and create a resource base."

After three months of understanding, Zhao Datong has a very good understanding of the situation in the Qaidam Basin. The rich resources here are definitely a strategic location and will be of immeasurable value to the development of the Chamber of Commerce. He said:

"This will reassure Commander Tu. The people here have been waiting for this day for a long time. They also hope to return to their previous jobs."

After briefly introducing the situation of this settlement, Tu Long was immediately overjoyed. With nearly 10,000 workers, all of whom were experienced workers, the entire construction would be much easier.

The introduction process to Wang Shiyan was also very pleasant. After all, the atmosphere of the Chamber of Commerce is originally to respect capable people, and Wang Shiyan’s rich management experience in petroleum is a rare asset to the Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber of Commerce wants to establish a business in Qaidam

The basin has made great achievements, and it is impossible not to reach them without relying on the stick.

But it is not the time to discuss this yet. The first step is to build a new temporary camp.

Slayer also walked from a corpse hunter to his current position step by step. There is no arrogance in him, but he is very peaceful. When setting up the camp, he also brought soldiers to join in to help

Build together.

This way of getting close without a body was immediately recognized by everyone in the Qaidam Basin settlement. In their hearts, the status of the Yuanqiang Chamber of Commerce has unknowingly been raised to a higher level. Now they are also concerned about the unknown.

Chamber of Commerce, there is a little more expectation.

There were nearly ten thousand people working, and some tents were set up. The time required was not very long. After more than two hours, a temporary camp was set up.

At noon, the entire temporary camp was filled with smoke again. Earthen stoves were dug out one by one and rice pots were set up. Wheat is the most grown here, so after people washed it, they went down to the rice pots and boiled water.

After it is blanched, it already emits a unique aroma of wheat.

Tu Long brought two guards, Zhao Datong, Wang Shiyan and the others were digging an earthen stove. Tu Long was still very interested in this kind of picnic-like activity. It was a pity that he was not very skilled at digging out the earth stove.

The earth stove was completely unusable. On the contrary, Zhao Datong, who was born as a farmer, had already dug it in a few clicks, set up the rice pot, and put down the white rice brought down by the Dragon Slayer.

Before the rice was cooked, Tu Long and Wang Shiyan sat on the edge, watching Zhao Datong busy, both of them smiled.

In the afternoon, more than a dozen transport airships arrived, bringing more soldiers and various supplies. After spending the night, under the leadership of Wang Shiyan, a huge airship force was formed, headed by the Bird's Nest aircraft carrier, heading towards Lenghu

Move forward. The purpose of this trip is to recover Lenghu, the largest oil base in the Qaidam Basin.

The Qaidam Basin is already sparsely populated, not to mention the Lenghu area. It is almost made up of workers and cannot be said to have a large population.

When the huge airship army appeared in the sky over Cold Lake, zombies could be seen wandering everywhere below. Many of them had tattered clothes, but they could still tell that they were workers before they were born. Some even wore helmets. For several years,

It didn't fall off, which is absolutely amazing.

As soon as the Bird's Nest aircraft carrier reached high altitude, the five bombers on the flight deck began to take off and left the flight deck with a roar.

Due to the protection of some facilities, explosive weapons are not allowed to be used in the battle. Therefore, the five bombers are all using crystalline aerial bombs. This method will be used to annihilate the zombies below. This is also the most effective way at present.

This is one of the best ways.

The five bombers hovered in the sky for a moment. After confirming their respective targets, they began to fly over Cold Lake, and crystallized aerial bombs fell one after another.

Like rain, a large number of crystalline aerial bombs exploded hundreds of meters in the air, splitting into dozens of discharge balls. After falling, they released 500 volts of electricity. Zombies within the range of the discharge balls were thrown into pieces.

But upon contact, a flickering arc light will appear, directly destroying their brains.

A few years ago, some electronic products in Lenghu had long lost their function. It can be said that the function of the discharge ball will not have much impact.

After the bombers completed their mission, they landed on the Bird's Nest aircraft carrier. A dozen armed helicopters took off again, carrying a full complement of soldiers, and landed on the ground. They would launch a cold war attack in ten minutes.

Lake's ground offensive to eliminate some zombies that cannot be touched by crystallized aerial bombs.

A dozen transport airships detached from the Bird's Nest aircraft carrier and landed slowly in the area cleared by ground troops, transporting more soldiers to the ground.

The discharge time of crystal aerial bombs can last ten minutes, so they must be ineffective before they can step into the Cold Lake area. Fortunately, the ten minutes passed in just a daze. Under the command of the superiors

Next, the heavily armed soldiers began to rush towards Lenghu.

The buildings in Cold Lake were scattered, and there were not many zombies alive under the crystallized aerial bombs. The ground troops successfully took over the entire Cold Lake without much time.

The purpose of the Chamber of Commerce is not to grab a handful and leave, but to allow this place to continuously deliver oil, natural gas, and various metals to the Chamber of Commerce. In order to prevent the emergence of large-scale zombie groups, the entire Cold Lake must be rebuilt.

Build a wall high and wide enough and station enough soldiers.

Once Cold Lake was recovered, the Chamber of Commerce officially established a second branch here, the Cold Lake Branch.

In order to meet the requirements for starting construction here, the Chamber of Commerce has transferred some people from Tianzhou City and Qingyuan City and moved them to Lenghu. After training, they will take up positions in oil and natural gas extraction. At the same time, a team of

Ten thousand troops, fifty armed helicopters, and three military airships are stationed here for a long time.

Wang Shiyan will serve as the first general manager of the newly established Chamber of Commerce Petroleum Company and enjoy the treatment of deputy minister.

Before the end of the world, he only managed one oil well, with only a few dozen workers. Now he was suddenly the person in charge of tens of thousands of people, managing as many as 20 oil wells. This surprise and important role still made Wang Shi

Yan Ji suspected that he was in a dream.

Wang Shiyan, who understood that he had a major responsibility, led a group of familiar technical engineers to fight on the first oil well in Lenghu and carry out emergency repairs on the damaged machinery.

The oil wells here were not damaged in the first place. It was just that they had not been managed for several years, and there was a problem with the mechanical wiring and electronic components. These could work as long as they were replaced. As for their parts application, Zhou Yuanqiang returned to China immediately and used

The operation of the trading company is based on purchasing.

Thanks to the efforts of many parties, the first oil well was repaired and officially put into operation, continuously pumping crude oil.

There are complete refining plants in Lenghu, and they are numerous and vary in size. The wealth left behind in the past is now cheap to the Chamber of Commerce, and the refining plant can resume work without any maintenance at all. What may be really troubling is that

The power transmission system has been cut off.

For this reason, the Chamber of Commerce had to relocate the entire Second Crystal Power Plant under construction and build it in Cold Lake to provide sufficient power.

After a month, most of the oil wells in Lenghu resumed work, and thick smoke once again erupted from the refinery. Lenghu, which was originally deserted, began to become lively again. Tens of thousands of troops were stationed there, except for the vigilance.

In addition, they will help build the wall. Thirty thousand workers will be deployed to every place where they are needed.

The Bird's Nest aircraft carrier fleet, which has been stationed over Cold Lake for nearly a month, begins its return voyage, concluding a month-long test.

According to the arrangement of the Chamber of Commerce, at least twenty transport airships will be invested to transport oil to ensure the Chamber of Commerce's normal demand for oil. If the right to use private cars is opened, fuel consumption will double again.

At least fifty transport airships will be needed to transport fuel. In the future, fuel consumption will increase, which will intensify transportation difficulties.

Excessive investment in transport airships will seriously affect the trade activities of the Chamber of Commerce in other regions. The deployment of twenty ships is also the result of the Chamber of Commerce canceling flights on some routes. If new transport airships are invested in manufacturing, it will also affect the new airships.

Aircraft carrier manufacturing issues.

What's more, the oil production in Cold Lake is so high that even fifty transport airships cannot afford the transportation task.

In the history of mankind, the main force of transportation, at least not yet, is not airplanes, because for every additional kilogram, the fuel consumption will increase by one point, and the transportation cost is very high. The main force of transportation mainly relies on roads, railways, river transportation, and

The largest sea freight.

Needless to say, highways are almost interrupted by zombies in the apocalypse, and their efficiency is too low. River transportation, there is no connecting river between Lenghu and the Chamber of Commerce, is just like sea transportation, it is completely empty talk. The remaining railway transportation is definitely the main force of transportation.

, they are even responsible for more than 70% of the entire country's transportation business.

The mainland's railways are very complete and can reach almost any second-tier or above city, which also provides the Chamber of Commerce with a large transportation volume.