Universe dominance

Li Fu knew very well that with Fuyun Group's current strength, it was completely possible to express his dissatisfaction to Wang Aiguo and Tang Yunshan in the form of a strike.

It is also possible to stop providing super-large plasma engines to the country. In this case, even if these heavy industry groups can build frigates, without the super-large plasma engines provided by Fuyun Group, these frigates will be nothing more than iron lumps. .

Fuyun Group has mastered the core and most critical technologies. Even for the Dumbo and Dumbo spacecrafts, Fuyun Group can sign agreements with those buyers. The asteroids mined must be sold to Fuyun first. Group, etc. Fuyun Group has many means to easily grab enough resources.

However, Li Fu did not intend to do this, because doing so would not be of any benefit to Li Fu. It would only push himself to the forefront and play into the hands of others.

They hoped that Li Fuzheng would confront the authorities. In this case, they would have reason to suggest to the authorities that some measures should be taken against Fuyun Group. If nothing else, the antitrust issue alone would be enough to tear Fuyun Group apart.

Furthermore, Li Fu also knew very well why Tang Yunshan and other senior officials were so anxious to build their own cosmic army, because they were always very worried about the invasion of alien civilization.

If Li Fu plays petty emotions on this matter, Tang Yunshan may come forward and Fuyun Group's resource needs can be guaranteed, but the image Li Fu has always established will fall short, not to mention that Li Fu also knows Light or heavy.

Others may not know why China is so anxious to build a cosmic army, so it can shamelessly snatch resources, but Li Fu cannot do that. It must proceed from the perspective and fundamental interests of the entire earth. Of course, most fundamentally speaking, it is also from Li Fu's perspective. Act on your own interests.

"Brother Fu, it's not difficult for us to mine it ourselves. But to meet the demand, we need to mine at least 15 million-ton asteroids every year. Calculated, we need dozens of teams and more than ten large-scale asteroids. 's spaceship."

"Originally, we did not intend to mine asteroids, so none of the large spaceships we produced were left. Now the orders are all fully booked. If we want to squeeze out more than ten spaceships, the impact will still be Relatively large."

When Chen Bin heard Li Fu's words, he kept calculating in his mind, then shook his head and said.

"What's the point of mining 10 million tons of asteroids each time? We are the originators and naturally we have to be generous. If we can mine hundreds of millions of tons of asteroids at a time, we can mine once or twice a year to meet the demand for resources."

Li Fu smiled mysteriously. The Dumbo spacecraft can drag asteroids of up to 10 million tons. Of course, it is usually very good if it can reach about 9 million tons. In many cases, it can drag around 7 million or 8 million tons. Iron-rich asteroids could make a lot of money.

As for the Big Flying Elephant spacecraft, the current production is still very rare. The most important thing is that the price is too high, as high as hundreds of billions of dollars. Even crazy capitalists have to carefully weigh their own. Money bag.

The Dumbo spacecraft is an upgraded version of the Dumbo spacecraft. In theory, it can drag asteroids up to 50 million tons, but in actual operation, it can haul about 30 million tons of iron-rich asteroids. Planets are very good. If you can encounter an asteroid of about 40 million tons, you will be very lucky.

Li Fu now proposes to mine hundreds of millions of tons of asteroids at a time. Obviously, the Dumbo spacecraft and the Dumbo spacecraft cannot meet the demand, and more advanced spacecraft must be built.

"A gigaton asteroid?"

Everyone else's eyes widened when they heard this. They are all experts in the field of aerospace power. Naturally, they also know how huge the power required to mine hundreds of millions of tons of asteroids is. This requires a super-large plasma engine. Satisfied, but still relatively reluctant.

The mass of the "Huashan" is as high as 1 billion tons, but according to the design, it needs to be equipped with more than ten ultra-large plasma engines to meet the demand.

Plasma power, like jet power, also has a limit. Just like once a jet-powered fighter reaches Mach 3, it is almost impossible to speed up because the thrust generated by the jet power system is no longer enough to allow the fighter to fly. The speed increased again.

The same goes for plasma power, which also has a limit. In theory, a single super-large plasma power engine can push objects of a billion tons level, but this is just a theory. In actual operation, it is difficult to reach the limit.

Therefore, if you want to mine hundreds of millions of tons of asteroids, if you still use a plasma power system, you will definitely need to use a super-large plasma engine. However, the cost of this super-large plasma engine itself is extremely high, and the key is It takes very large spaceships and space battleships to match them.

It is impossible to build a frigate-level spaceship as large as the "Hengshan" and "Songshan" to mine asteroids. This would be overkill.

Moreover, to build such a huge spacecraft itself requires the consumption of very large steel resources and takes several years. It will not do anything to alleviate the current situation for a while.

"Brother Fu, how can we mine hundreds of millions of tons of asteroids?"

Yu Liang seemed to have thought of it, and said with bright eyes, having been with Li Fu for a long time, he knew that Li Fu seemed to contain infinite possibilities, so no problem could stump Li Fu.

"It is very uneconomical to use super-large plasma engines to build large spacecrafts to mine asteroids, and it will take a long time, and it will not solve the immediate problem at all."

Chen Bin was relatively simple-minded. At this time, he was still calculating and guessing how to mine asteroids weighing hundreds of millions of tons.

"Brother Fu must have new power technology."

Cao Haitao touched his chin, looking thoughtful.

"New power technology? What technology?"

Chen Bin suddenly realized this and asked Li Fu quickly.

"Traditional plasma technology is naturally very uneconomical. We have no intention of making a loss-making deal. We are a high-tech enterprise, so naturally we must continue to innovate and research new technologies."

Li Fu's slight excuse is that power technology has slowly developed from the earliest steam power to internal combustion engines, and then to electric motors and plasma power. It can be said that every change in power technology is a huge leap in human history, from the first industrial From the revolution to the second and third industrial revolutions, and now to the current interstellar era, almost everything is determined by power technology.

"What technology?"

Chen Bin, Yu Liang, Cao Haitao and others asked almost in unison, all with expectant eyes.

"Anti-gravity technology!"

Li Fu softly uttered a few words.

"Anti-gravity technology?"

After several people heard it, they chanted it one by one, and then they kept thinking in their minds.

The so-called anti-gravity technology is a theoretical power technology. Its theory is very simple. In the vast void of the universe, every object is dominated by gravity.

The moon is dominated by the gravity of the earth, so the moon revolves around the earth; the eight major planets such as the earth, Mars, and Venus are dominated by the gravity of the sun, so they all revolve around the solar system; the solar system, the Centauri star, the constellation galaxy, etc. Countless star systems are dominated by the powerful black hole at the center of the Milky Way, so the material in the entire Milky Way also rotates around the Milky Way. According to scientists' calculations, the time it takes for the solar system to orbit the Milky Way is about 220 million to 250 million years. This cycle can be called a cosmic year or a galactic year.

Of course, although the Milky Way is very huge, the Milky Way is not static. It is also dominated by a powerful force, and it also moves in the universe at an unimaginable speed. It can be said that everything in the universe is dominated by a powerful force, and this force is gravity.

After understanding the universal gravitation that governs everything in the universe, scientists wondered whether they could use this universal gravitation that exists widely in the universe to obtain power. This is the theory of anti-gravity technology. Of course, it cannot be said to be anti-gravity technology in the true sense. It should be called gravitational power technology.

Only in the early stages, the gravitational force that can be utilized is generally the gravitational force of the planet, that is, gravity, so it is called anti-gravity technology. If it can be developed and developed to a relatively advanced level, it can be called gravitational power technology.

Once it reaches that level, the gravitational force used is no longer limited to the planet. It can be the gravitational force of stars or the terrifying power that dominates the river system.

Although we all know the theory of anti-gravity technology, it is very difficult to actually implement anti-gravity technology. Just like we all know Einstein’s mass-energy formula, but when we are asked to study atomic bombs, we will There is no way to start by smearing the whole world. Otherwise, countries all over the world would have already mastered nuclear bomb technology.

Chen Bin, Yu Liang, Cao Haitao and others also know about the theoretical technology of anti-gravity, but when it comes to actually developing anti-gravity technology, everyone is in the dark and has no way to start, even though they all know it. Li Fu's main focus over the years has been on the research of new power technology.

At first, everyone thought that Li Fu was researching plasma power technology, and Li Fu had never made any announcement to the outside world. Unexpectedly, Li Fu was actually researching anti-gravity technology. This technology existed in theory and was also a technology with unlimited future.