Chapter 752 We are going to build a lighthouse
Encountered a situation?
Wang Dazhong was stunned for a moment. He had never heard the sound of sirens in China, but here, he often hears them. After all, this is the southern border of the motherland!
The atmosphere was a little tense, but not panicked. The signal soldiers quickly ran to their posts. They were all female soldiers. They were as good as men and could respond to emergencies at any time!
Shuangsha Island.
"Mr. Qin, there was an unexpected disturbance here." Xu Zhengyang walked up to Qin Tao who was sitting on the beach chair and whispered to him: "For your safety, isn't it..."
"This is the territory of our motherland. Who dares to come here to cause trouble for us?" Qin Tao said: "Don't worry, nothing will happen. If it's such a trivial matter, leave quickly. If it spreads, no one will be allowed to do it." joke."
In the water, Zhao Ling and Vitalia continued to swim, like two mermaids.
Seeing Qin Tao so calm, Xu Zhengyang said nothing. After all, there are many cases of electromagnetic interference.
“By the way, how are Professor Wang and the others doing?”
“They went to Chigua Island.” Xu Zhengyang said: “Our Shuangsha Island is not suitable for building nuclear power plants. Maybe Chigua Island is more suitable.”
Qin Tao nodded: "If Professor Wang determines that it is suitable, then let's go and have a look tomorrow."
"OK."
Half an hour later, the interference disappeared and everything continued. That night, Qin Tao and his wife had just said goodbye to Vitalia and returned to their villa. Before the door was closed, Wang Dazhong came.
Where is the promised vacation? Why so many things? Qin Tao was very helpless.
"Mr. Qin." Wang Dazhong was very excited: "We have already surveyed. Chigua Island is completely suitable for us to build a nuclear power plant. The underwater reef area there is very large. We only need to build a separate site on it. It's just that …”
“Just what?”
Now that the money problem has been solved and we have a place, the next step should be easy.
“The soldiers on the island said that if we start construction here directly and build a nuclear power plant, I am afraid it will arouse the suspicion of many people and slander us internationally,” Wang Dazhong said.
“Do the soldiers on the island actually have such vision?” Qin Tao was surprised.
"Yeah, I'm curious too." Wang Dazhong said: "This is a communications soldier. Today we encountered interference. She took her men to operate the equipment and successfully completed the counterattack. The other party could only leave in despair. Not only did she Not only does she have good skills, but she also has vision. She comes from a military family, so Village Chief Lin should know better about her. Now I just want to ask how we can solve this problem."
Wang Dazhong certainly didn’t want to see the location where the nuclear power plant was built was easily selected, only to be unable to implement it due to the surrounding opposition.
"What's so difficult about this?" Qin Tao said, "Let's just build a lighthouse there. The purpose of our construction is to provide public welfare services."
Having been worried for a long time, is this solved? Wang Dazhong was very surprised. But if you think about it, it makes sense to do so.
The southern sea area has important international maritime transportation channels and is also an important fishing ground. The density of ships is high and maritime traffic accidents are prone to occur. For the safety of maritime navigation, it is natural for us to build a lighthouse. With a lighthouse, we must also have equipment to power the lighthouse. We build nuclear power plants for lighting and guiding ships. Who dares to slander us?
"We claim to the outside world that we are building a lighthouse. We don't talk about the nuclear power plant. Anyway, the nuclear power plant is not large in scale. It is assembled directly at our place and then transported as a whole." Qin Tao said: "It will take a long time for the outside world to find out. By then, it has already been It’s a fait accompli, what else can they say?”
Wang Dazhong nodded happily.
"Any thing else?"
Wang Dazhong shook his head.
“Okay, then I’ll see you tomorrow.”
After sending Wang Dazhong away, Qin Tao breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at Xu Zhengyang: "Zhengyang, no matter who comes tonight, they all say that I am not here. Really, it is so troublesome to go out and relax."
Seeing Xu Zhengyang's leaving figure, Zhao Ling smiled.
“You are still smiling, I will make you cry and beg for mercy later.” Qin Tao looked at his wife.
the next day.
The waves are constantly coming to the island and leaving again. After the early morning sunshine, the day's exercise time has begun.
“One, two, one, one, two, one.” Someone shouted the slogan while running, and there were men and women in their voices.
The area of Chigua Island is not large. The two right-angled vertical sides are 300 meters on one side and 400 meters on the other side. Together with the arc on the other side, the total length is 1,500 meters. . Every morning, the soldiers would run two laps on the reef, thus completing a three-thousand-meter long-distance running training.
Among all the soldiers guarding the island, they will look forward to coming to Guadalcanal to garrison, for no other reason than there are female soldiers here.
Every day's training will be enriched and colorful because of the presence of female soldiers.
“Someone is coming.” At this moment, there was a discussion among the running people.
“Attention, don’t talk, continue training!” He Qian shouted to her men.
The person coming must not be an unknown person. Otherwise, the base would have sounded the alarm. As she shouted, she looked over and found that Luo Dahai, the person in charge of guarding Chigua Island, had already come forward to greet them.
Who is coming?
When we ran the second lap, people had already boarded the pier. There were those who came yesterday, and several others. Among them was a young man, accompanied by a beautiful woman, who looked particularly outstanding, Luo Dahai was greeting the young man very enthusiastically.
who? Could it be that he is a disciple of some high-ranking cadre who came here to gain experience? He Qian looked down upon such people. She turned around and wanted to continue her morning run with her soldiers, but at this moment, Luo Dahai shouted.
“The soldiers continue to train, led by the deputy squad leader, and the squad leader will come to hold a meeting!”
He Qian could only leave the team, form a team with several other squad leaders, and run to the conference room.
Chigua Island is not large, and the buildings on the island are not high. The conference room can only seat about twenty people at most. When the guests enter, it is full.
The young man sat in the center of the conference room. He Qian looked down upon him, "Huh, come on, you have to look good."
"Comrades, first of all, let us welcome the guests who come to our Guadalcanal Island with warm applause!" Luo Dahai said, reaching out to applaud, and others also followed suit, but the applause was sparse and it didn't sound enough. enthusiasm.
"Let me introduce to you, this is Mr. Qin from the famous Mingzhou Group in our country. Our Guadalcanal Island can reach its current scale thanks to Mr. Qin's help. Without their island-building artifact, we would never be able to achieve this Spacious living environment.”
Mr. Qin of Mingzhou Group? He Qian's eyes suddenly lit up. It was Mr. Qin who was here. She should have thought a long time ago that the person with Professor Wang must be Mr. Qin. Why didn't she react immediately?
It must be because the other party is too young, and I have not thought about it in the direction of Mingzhou Group at all. Who would have known that Mr. Qin of Mingzhou Group is so young?
The construction of the island started a few years ago. Mr. Qin was probably even younger at that time, right?
"Our Mingzhou Group just did what we should do." Qin Tao said: "You dedicate your youth to the southern border of the motherland, which is more admirable. I didn't bring anything with me this time. I brought some Loongson computers to set up a computer room for everyone, so that we can learn advanced computer operations. However, it is not easy to lay out the network here, so the Internet is not yet available."
computer!
Mr. Qin is indeed a generous person. I heard that every time he comes here to inspect, he will send a large number of condolences. They used to be fresh fruits and vegetables, but now they have been upgraded to high-tech products.
"However, because the air humidity here is relatively high, in order for the computer to be used normally, air conditioning equipment and sufficient electricity are needed." Qin Tao continued: "I came here to inspect what our Mingzhou Group plans to do. Help build a lighthouse here to guide the navigation of ships here."
This preface does not match the postscript!
At the beginning, it was said that the power supply was solved, which should be what the nuclear power plant should do, but then it was mentioned about the lighthouse. What's going on?
He Qian was very curious, while Qin Tao continued to introduce: "This lighthouse is planned to be built about fifty meters away from Chigua Island. The height of the tower is about fifty meters. It is planned to be equipped with a 4.5-meter lantern. The light can be It can be seen from 22 nautical miles away. At the same time, we also plan to design the lighthouse to be more modern, for example, it will be thicker and there will be a channel in the center."
Lighthouse? What kind of lighthouse is this? This is more like a chimney! Seeing Qin Tao talking and drawing, He Qian quickly came to his senses, and her eyes were full of respect.
Mr. Qin is always so awesome!
"Next to the lighthouse, we plan to build a two-story control room. We plan to complete the construction of this building in China, transport it directly, and place it here." Qin Tao continued: "You are very familiar with this place, so, If you have any suggestions, you can put them forward now.”
Mr. Qin is very powerful, but also very humble. He has already designed it perfectly, but he still wants to consult other people’s opinions!
He Qian's mind was thinking rapidly, how should she provide some reference opinions?
“Report!” He Qian raised her hand.
"Xiao He, please speak." Qin Tao said, "Don't be too restrained. I'm not a soldier. Just treat it like a normal chat."
He Qian was excited for a while. Mr. Qin actually recognized her?
“Report, I think that the top area of the building next to this lighthouse is very large, so we can lay solar panels on the top of this building.”
Of course she knows that this building is the main building of the nuclear reactor. Because the experimental nuclear reactor is not very powerful, the building is not big either. Its appearance does look similar to a control room, which is more confusing.
However, there is still a key question that needs to be solved: Where does the power for the lighthouse come from? The diesel generator on Guadalcanal next to it?
The power generated by the diesel generator is probably not enough and is extremely wasteful, so we might as well install solar panels and assume that it is solar power.
Qin Tao nodded: "Yes, this is a good opinion."
Here in the South China Sea, there is sufficient light, so solar power generation is the best choice.
“Xiao He, do you have any other ideas?” Qin Tao continued to ask.
"The other thing is the safety work of this lighthouse." He Qian continued: "If you just poke such a building in the sea, I'm afraid it will be approached by someone with intentions. Should the surrounding area of this building be expanded? Also, build a The river connects our roads to Guadalcanal, which makes it easier for us to guard and patrol."
Qin Tao nodded: "Yes, safety issues are very important. We must not base our own safety on the kindness of others. We need to protect the safety of this building. Xiao He, can you give us a detailed design?" "
He Qian took a deep breath: "Okay, please give me half a day."
Qin Tao nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, then we will spend half a day enjoying the beautiful scenery on the island."
Professional matters are left to professionals. Qin Tao is very satisfied with He Qian. This girl has ideas and foresight. If she retires in the future, she can definitely be absorbed into the Mingzhou Group to work. After training, she will definitely be able to Stand alone.
Zhao Ling said nothing. Looking at Qin Tao's arrangements, she was also very satisfied with the girl named He Qian.
Her skin has been tanned from serving on Guadalcanal all year round. For any girl who loves beauty, she hopes to become beautiful. However, the female soldiers on the island are willing to have their skin tanned. , darker and healthier, and their hearts are more beautiful.
Dedicating one's youth to the motherland and the border areas of the South China Sea is such a noble virtue!
Zhao Ling admired her very much. Looking at this girl, she seemed to have returned to the time when she was engaged in scientific research day and night. At that time, she was so unkempt that she didn't even regard herself as a woman.
Just when she was dazed, her lover beside her patted her on the shoulder: "Let's go out and see the scenery on the island."
The island has the scenery of a small island. Because it is small, it looks more exquisite. Zhao Ling and Qin Tao are walking on the island, feeling the time that belongs to them.
The time slowly came from morning to noon.
"Report, Mr. Qin, I have completed the design." He Qian was very excited: "Professor Wang and I have confirmed the inner diameter of the lighthouse and it is fully satisfactory for use. The building volume below is also in accordance with Professor Wang's requirements. Yes, but the cost of the entire building may be a bit high.”
Qin Tao nodded: "Just tell us here."
In the only entertainment area on the island, there is a fixed stone chessboard. He Qian laid her drawings on it and introduced it to Qin Tao.
"Based on a detailed survey of the reef about 50 meters around Guadalcanal, I plan to place this building in the north of our reef." He Qian explained: "By piling, the building will be fixed on the reef. On the market, this way you can also avoid being plotted by someone with malicious intentions."
It's better not to build land from the sea, but simply fix it directly on the reef. This way it looks more like a floating nuclear power plant on the sea. The edges are vertical and go straight up and down. It is not easy for some people to climb.
“To further avoid damage, the building below is built inside concrete with a steel shell…”
Looking at He Qian who was explaining eloquently, Qin Tao became a little doubtful. Are you a communications major or an architecture major?
"Designed at this location, the laying of submarine cables will be very simple. However, in order to prevent accidents, I think it is best to use the slotting method. After laying, the submarine cables are buried under the seabed or even poured with concrete. It’s safer that way.”
With the power station in place, the next step is to bury the cables. The cables need to be radiated from Chiguadao to the surrounding areas. At this time, the benefits of Chiguadao are revealed. It is located in the middle of several nearby reefs!
To the north are Subi Reef and Nanxun Reef, to the west are Fiery Cross Reef and Huayang Reef, and to the east are Shuangsha Islands; to the south is the Nanhua Waterway, which is an important shipping route.
Submarine cables have been around for a long time. However, the main ones being laid now are communication cables. Countries around the world are connected through the Internet. They use submarine communication cables. It is actually a habit to call them cables. In fact, they are still mainly optical cables. of.
Although communication satellites sound very high-end, communication satellites are very expensive and provide limited bandwidth and channels. If you want to use communication satellites as the main communication network, then install a 1M broadband in your home. It is estimated that each The monthly cost is several thousand dollars.
So, we still have to use optical fiber. Whether it is laid on land or sea, it is not very expensive and has a large transmission capacity.
Is offshore laying expensive? In fact, it is not high. After all, there is no need to acquire land on land at sea. It is enough to just sail out the ships specializing in laying optical cables and throw the optical cables to the bottom of the sea.
That’s right, it was thrown directly in. Do we still need to dig trenches when the seabed is thousands of meters or even tens of thousands of meters deep? Even the anchor cannot be thrown that far.
However, laying it on Chigua Island will not work.
The water here is all shallow, and some depths are more than ten meters. If it is laid directly, it will be seen by someone who is interested. What if it goes there to cause damage?
If he knew it was a transmission cable, he probably wouldn't dare. After all, if he cuts this thing, electricity will leak out, and the guy who steals the cable will not have a good end. He will definitely be electrocuted to death inside, but I am afraid that he who doesn't know is fearless, and there is Some ships were accidentally hit when anchoring.
Therefore, when laying transmission cables here, it is best to use grooves. After laying the cables, they must be buried, so as to better protect the safety of the cables.
However, if we do it this way, the amount of work will be much larger.
"Our Mingzhou Group has professional dredgers. They don't need to be as big as the Tianjing. Just a small dredger is enough. As long as the dredger moves over, a suitable trench can be dug." He Qian continued.
Qin Tao's eyes lit up: "Well, yes, this is a good idea!"
The dredger relies on the cutter suction device in the front to dredge mud. If it drives directly over, it can really dig out a trench. The depth is sufficient. Unfortunately, the dredger cannot lay cables. If it can be laid, then dig in the front and dig in the back. Pounce, then spray the excavated rocks further back, and directly bury the laid cables. This is a dragon!
There is currently no such design, and it is not worthwhile to improve it specifically for this project.
"We have an advanced satellite positioning system that can record the trajectory of the trench driven by the dredger. During the day, the dredger can be driven for any reason, such as cleaning waterways, and at night we can use the ship to lay cables. Lay the cables quietly, wait until daylight, and then bury them with dredgers. This way, no one will know that we are laying cables, and it will be difficult for them to find the location of our submarine cables in the future.”
“Yes, your methods are very good.” Qin Tao nodded: “How about it, do you want to be the commander-in-chief of this project?”
Laying cables under the sea must be kept secret. Looking at the companies that control submarine optical cables in later generations, they will not easily tell others where their optical cables are. Even only a few senior executives of the company know.
This is of course done to avoid being damaged by competitors. Once the optical cable is cut, the losses will be heavy.
Our side is only laying cables between several islands and reefs. If it is not kept secret, it will be more likely to be discovered and then sabotaged by those who are interested.
He Qian is very thoughtful and suitable for this kind of project. Now, she is just a squad leader of the communications class here. Qin Tao actually promoted her to the commander-in-chief all of a sudden. Moreover, this is completely irrelevant. She is still in the navy. .
"Mr. Qin, I am an active soldier in the navy and cannot have anything to do with local companies." He Qian said.
"Yes, you are an active soldier and a brave warrior stationed in the southern seas of the motherland, but our project also serves these islands and reefs in the southern seas. If you work for us, it is for the navy." Qin Tao He said: "As long as you are willing, I will coordinate the relationship with you. If you are unwilling to leave the army, then you can be seconded."
“President Qin, I am willing to complete this great and glorious task!”
“Okay, I’ll leave everything to you.” Qin Tao said.
“Mr. Qin, I’m afraid this project will cost a lot of money.” He Qian said, “I am very touched that you trust me so much when you meet me for the first time.”
Qin Tao paused for a moment: "Xiao He, since you have become the commander-in-chief, I might as well talk to you about this matter. All the expenses are provided by the electricity boss, and our Mingzhou Group is only responsible for the construction. ."
Electronic boss? He Qian was a little surprised.
At this moment, Zhao Ling, who had been silent, spoke up: "However, after all, this is also an important project of our Mingzhou Group, so we still have to leave an important person to help Xiao He. Mr. Qin, I think Zhengyang is quite suitable, do you want to keep him?"
(End of this chapter)