King of Industry

  Chapter 877 We have to focus on the future

  After "SMS Company" arranged the preparations for the "Asian Lifting Machinery Exhibition", Zhao Guoyang and Mu Yiyi hurried back to "Xingtai International".

  Because he has won the departmental railway steel plan from the leader Jia of the Ministry of Railways, Zhao Guoyang naturally went to the research institute to confirm the progress of "high-carbon low-alloy steel rails".

When Zhao Guoyang rushed to the "Ship Industry-Special Materials" research institute, he was pleased to find that the "high-carbon low-alloy steel rail" developed by his research institute had expanded from the original 38 and 43kg/m Three types of higher-strength steel rails of 50, 60, and 70kg/m are available.

  Such a comprehensive category of railway steel is fully sufficient to meet the current domestic demand for railway construction.

  Of course, the material of this "high carbon low alloy steel rail" is usually U71Mn or 50Mn.

  This kind of heavy-duty material is of course no problem for ordinary railways. But if it is used on high-speed railway, it is not suitable.

  Because of the memory of the previous life, Zhao Guoyang is very clear about the composition of the rail materials needed for the high-speed light rail.

  55Q or Q235B with a specification of 6-30kg/m is the best choice for high-speed light rail.

  However, the stability of materials such as 55Q and Q235B is difficult to guarantee, especially when used on rails that cannot have any flaws, it is even more difficult.

  Based on the production level of domestic iron and steel companies, there is no company that can guarantee the stability of these two materials.

   Therefore, in a short period of time, there is no way to test Huaxia's bullet train and high-speed rail projects.

   In this regard, Zhao Guoyang asked members of his research institute to set up a group - "High-speed Railway Rail Research Group" very early on, specializing in the research of high-strength low-alloy steel rails.

  As long as there is a stable output of materials, the development of high-speed trains in China is no longer a dream.

  At present, there is no major breakthrough in this technology, but with Zhao Guoyang grasping the general direction, success is a matter of time.

  Walking around the research institute and chatting for a while with Yuan Qinghua, who is in charge of the "high-speed railway rail" project, Zhao Guoyang came out of the research institute slowly this time.

  When Zhao Guoyang inspected the institute, Mu Yiyi was always by his side.

  After Mr. Zhao walked out of the research institute, the assistant to the president hesitated for a moment, and then said with some doubts: "Mr. Zhao, I don't understand this 'high-speed railway rail project'..."

  Zhao Guoyang was calculating in his heart how long it would take for the Huaxia high-speed railway project to be approved. At this time, he was taken aback by Mu Yiyi's words.

   Turning his head to look at the other party, Zhao Guoyang gently stretched out his hand and said: "Yiyi, there is no one else here, so if you have anything you don't understand, just say it."

  Although Zhao Guoyang had no other meaning in what he said, Mu Yiyi felt a little strange when he heard it.

She asked with a blushing face, "Mr. Zhao, I think that we don't know when the high-speed railway project in our country will be implemented. You are spending so much money now to invest in research on high-speed railways. Is it a little too early for the rail material?"

   "Actually speaking, China's iron and steel smelting technology is constantly improving. Maybe in two or three years, someone in this domestic iron and steel company will have researched this kind of steel, so why should we bother ourselves?"

   Mu Yiyi's remarks are naturally considered from the perspective of the return on investment of "Xingtai International", which seems very reasonable.

After hearing her inquiry, Zhao Guoyang nodded approvingly, and said with relief: "Yiyi, you can think of this, which means that you already have your own ideas on how to balance the income and expenditure of the enterprise. Good sign."

"Under normal circumstances, it is indeed a waste of energy and money for a research department to study a technology that cannot be used in a short period of time. However, when it comes to the research on 'high-speed railway rails', I think it is worthwhile to invest of."

   Zhao Guoyang said while explaining: "First of all, as early as last year, the Ministry of Railways should have allocated more than 10 million yuan to our research institute for the research of new rail materials."

   "Although we didn't make much money after researching these results. But at least, we didn't lose money, did we?"

  Hearing this, Mu Yiyi was slightly taken aback, then nodded slowly.

  Zhao Guoyang paused for a moment, and then continued to speak: "Secondly, the purpose of our research on this 'high-speed railway rail' was not to focus on the present, but on the future."

"High-speed railway is a trend in the development of railways in the world in the future. Our country has always been the last in the world in terms of the speed of railway operation, only slightly stronger than the neighboring country Asan. This is a big problem for our country with such a large area and such a large population. For such a large country, it is definitely a major obstacle to economic development."

   "If we want to connect China from south to north, and from east to west. The development of high-speed railways is essential."

  Listening to Zhao Guoyang's eloquent words, Mu Yiyi's eyes became brighter the more she listened.

  After Mr. Zhao's explanation, she already knew the problem.

  Obviously, it is of far-reaching significance for Zhao Guoyang to launch his own research institute on this "high-speed railway rail material" project.

Zhao Guoyang didn't pay attention to the eagerness in Mu Yiyi's eyes, he touched his nose, and then said: "According to some research I have done on the 'Shinkansen' in island countries and the 'TGV' in France, the development of high-speed railways is actually far behind ours. It's as difficult as I imagined."

   "As long as objective conditions permit, we in Huaxia can completely imitate the high-speed railway models of these two countries and build our own high-speed railway system within three to five years!"

   "What? Huaxia has such technical support that we can build our own high-speed railway network in such a short period of time?"

  Hearing this, Mu Yiyi's mouth opened wide, with an expression of disbelief.

  Seeing her stupid look, Zhao Guoyang shrugged his shoulders indifferently and said: "This matter is actually not difficult. The biggest advantage of the French high-speed railway - TGV lies in its technological leadership in the field of traditional wheels and rails."

   "In this technology, there are actually some experts and scholars in our country who have profound attainments."

  Zhao Guoyang said confidently: "As long as I have enough technical support, it shouldn't be difficult for me to come up with technology that is not weaker than TGV in France within a year or two!"

   Zhao Guoyang's words made Mu Yiyi dumbfounded.

  She covered her mouth with her hands, and after a long pause, she said, "Mr. Zhao, have you mentioned this matter to the leaders of the Ministry of Railways? What's their attitude?"

  Zhao Guoyang let out a "huh" and said calmly: "For the time being, I haven't discussed the high-speed railway in detail with the leader Jia of the Ministry of Railways. However, I did mention it to Mr. Li."

"Of course, when I mentioned this, I also told Mr. Li about the difficulties. At this stage, the biggest problem for us to develop high-speed railways is that, in addition to some basic technologies of high-speed railways, it is our domestic terrain and climate. Complicated."

  Zhao Guoyang said with emotion: "Yiyi, you should know that due to the huge size of our China, the complexity of the road conditions across the country far exceeds that of France and island countries."

   "For example, if we want to build our high-speed trains in the Loess Plateau region, Northwest China, and Qinling Mountains, where the terrain and climate are extremely complex, can it be as difficult as building them on plains?"

  After hearing this, Mu Yiyi fell into deep thought.

After a while, she blinked her eyes, nodded and replied, "Yes! In the Northwest and Southwest of China, there are too many mountains and mountains to count. In addition, there are huge rivers with vast basins like the Yangtze River and the Yellow River. It's so complicated. There is no country in the world that doesn't have such a terrain!"

  Zhao Guoyang gave a "huh" and echoed: "That's right, the problem lies here! Take the mountainous area as an example, if the train wants to pass through, it must open a tunnel."

  When Mu Yiyi heard the words, she nodded repeatedly to express her agreement.

  Zhao Guoyang continued: "Trains with a normal speed of less than 70 kilometers per hour do not have too high requirements for these tunnels. But on high-speed trains, this is another concept!"

   "You must know that if the train enters the tunnel at high speed, the pressure it will bear may be several times that of the low-speed train. Similarly, when the train exits the tunnel, it also needs to bear huge tension."

   "However, in the western part of China, the yellow land accounts for more than half. When the train passes through the tunnel, the weakness of the yellow land will cause big trouble..."

  Listening to Zhao Guoyang's in-depth analysis, Mu Yiyi's face revealed a serious expression.

  Zhao Guoyang sighed softly, and then continued: "Because there are all kinds of problems that cannot be solved, I have not asked Mr. Li and the leaders of the Ministry of Railways to improve the high-speed railway for the time being."

   Speaking of this, Zhao Guoyang changed the topic: "However, if we don't mention this matter, it doesn't mean that we don't need to make preparations."

   "Our research institute is now starting to study the technology of 'high-speed railway rail materials', which will definitely have very positive significance for our country's high-speed railway projects in the future."

   "From our Xingtai International Foreign Trade Company's own point of view, once this new material is developed and the high-speed railway project is really launched in the future, our company's technological leadership will be magnified to the extreme."

   "Even within ten or twenty years, it will be difficult for any company to be able to compete with us in this technology."

   Zhao Guoyang's judgment is not exaggerated.

  In fact, with the current research results of his research institute, it is already far ahead of other domestic steel companies.

  If it really continues to develop like this, within a year, the research institute "Xingtai International" will become the leader of "high-speed railway rail materials" in China.

  Listening to Zhao Guoyang's free and easy narration, the look of admiration on Mu Yiyi's face became more and more obvious.

  (end of this chapter)