Break out of the courtyard

On February 1970, 2, the proposal to build a nuclear power plant was first put forward in China.

On March 1974, 3, a nuclear industry committee meeting was held in the capital, which approved the construction plan and design brief for the country's first nuclear power plant. It was named "Project 31" after the day when the proposal to build the nuclear power plant was first made.

The research project of the Dukey molten salt reactor was first initiated by the Chinese as early as the 20s.

But later, for various reasons, the Chinese gave up this research and chose to boil water along with their Japanese and South Korean brothers.

As a result, there was the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant accident in 79, which caused the whole world to be afraid of nuclear power.

The country’s newly resumed nuclear power industry was almost shut down because of this accident.

Fortunately, the country was in the stage of reform and opening up, and with the support of the older generation of scientific and engineering personnel, it chose to do both. On the one hand, it introduced foreign nuclear power plant technology, and on the other hand, it approved some money to maintain domestic nuclear power experiments.

Zhang Heping's connection with "Project 728" was that they had received a technical consultation letter code-named 728 earlier, asking about corrosion-resistant materials. After he provided more than a dozen formulas and failed to satisfy the other party, he found out that the other party's purpose was to store molten salt.

Then, Zhang Heping linked it to nuclear power and tried to get some nuclear power research information from the other party. However, they had no information at all and had to figure it out on their own.

Even Daya Bay, which later introduced the Eagle Nuclear Power Technology, was severely restricted from using nuclear power technology in my country because of the intervention of Magnesium to act as the so-called quality assurance. Even the start time was postponed indefinitely, not to mention any technical information.

Zhang Heping saw that the old man who was suspected to be the team leader was silent and was looking at Director Wang with a pleading look.

"You guys go back and eat first!" Zhang Heping asked the bodyguards around to disperse first, and then asked the nanny to start serving food to the three tables.

"Heping, sit here!" Director Wang moved a chair for Zhang Heping and placed it opposite the old man leading the team. He introduced them with a smile: "This is Director Zou, and this is Engineer Zhao..."

Seeing that the three middle-aged men at the same table had no sense to offer their seats, Zhang Heping asked the nanny who served the food to bring a chair and a small table over to Director Wang.

"It's no use for you to keep watching Director Wang. She doesn't understand the technology!" Zhang Heping put the two small tables together and smiled at Wang Sumei, "This kind of thing should be handled by Director Sha."

Director Wang said angrily, "How dare you say that? You hung up the phone so decisively yesterday. Who knew if Xiaosha came over, you would block her out of the door!"

"Okay! Blame it on me!" Zhang Heping explained with a smile, "I heard someone was next to you on the phone yesterday, and I was afraid you would be embarrassed to refuse them, so I hung up first."

Director Wang stood by the table, helping the nanny to serve the dishes, and said, "Let's get down to business! Did you get the technical information from the Nishima Nuclear Power Plant?"

Zhang Heping said with a smile: "I'm just going there for a visit. What information can I get?"

"Others go there to visit, but it may not be the case for you!" Director Wang said as he started to serve rice to everyone.

In view of the advanced technology that Zhang Heping had provided in the past and the secret of Toshiba selling a 9-axis milling machine to Beisu, Director Wang and some people above him believed that there was a force behind Zhang Heping that was helping him collect technical information.

Therefore, some people in China believe that Zhang Heping’s personal visit to Japan Island this time is not a simple visit and inspection, but it is very likely that he was asked to record some nuclear power technology information that is inconvenient to take away.

So, after the two nuclear power experts, Lao Li and Lao Zhou, failed to achieve any results, these 15 people were sent over from China.

"Would you like to drink wine or drinks?" Zhang Heping distributed chopsticks to the five reserved men at the table.

Director Zou said hurriedly: "Don't bother, just drink tea!"

"This tea is Pu'er tea from Banna." Zhang Heping did not respond to Director Wang's question and began to change the subject. "When I went to the countryside there, I taught them how to make cooked tea..."

"Have you ever been an educated youth in Banna?" Director Zou asked in surprise, looking at the villa behind Zhang Heping in disbelief. What was going on?

Several people at the same table looked at Zhang Heping in surprise and suspicion, and then all looked at Director Wang, trying to verify something.

Director Wang wanted to ask about the Nichima Nuclear Power Plant, but because Zhang Heping's identity was sensitive, he had to explain to others: "This matter is confidential, just pretend you didn't hear about it!"

After he finished speaking, Director Wang glared at Zhang Heping in a reproachful manner.

People in China were still trying to help Zhang Heping conceal his past experiences, but he just revealed it directly to outsiders.

Director Wang didn't know that Zhang Heping did this deliberately because he saw that these people were too wary of the thorium-based molten salt reactor project.

When the others heard the word "confidential", they fell silent out of habit, but their eyes were still secretly glancing at Zhang Heping; they were less reserved, but more suspicious, doubtful, and distrustful.

"Let's eat!" Zhang Heping called out and started picking up food with his chopsticks.

Director Zou looked at Director Wang, hoping that she would give him a start so that they could get to the point.

It’s not that the food on the table doesn’t taste good. Under the guidance of Zhang Heping in the past, the Zhang family’s nanny’s cooking skills are still quite good.

The main reason is that these people have tasks to complete, and they will not feel at ease unless they implement them first.

Director Wang understood and asked Zhang Heping again, "Heping, did you get the nuclear power plant technology from Japan?"

"Do you think I'm a god who can get anything?" Zhang Heping ignored them and just kept eating.

Director Zou followed up the conversation and asked, "Can you tell us about the layout of the Rishima Nuclear Power Plant?"

"No!" Zhang Heping glanced at the other person and said with a smile: "I can tell you about that thorium pile!"

Zhang Heping's words may seem like a joke, but they are actually his true thoughts; skip boiling water and go directly to a thorium-based molten salt reactor nuclear power plant to produce hydrogen, desalinate seawater, extract chemicals from seawater, and then collect deuterium and tritium for controlled nuclear fusion!

Unfortunately, due to confidentiality regulations, Director Zou cannot tell anyone about what is happening at the Nuclear Power Research Institute without consulting his superiors.

"Why can't you tell me?" Director Wang frowned and said, "They came here in such large numbers, but they are not here for tourism."

Zhang Heping took a sip of the teacup and said calmly, "What they are doing with nuclear power is just like a blind man groping in the dark!"

"If they feel slowly, they will eventually be able to feel out the whole picture. But you want me to tell them now that the ears of the Japanese elephants are like palm-leaf fans. The question is, have these blind people ever seen what a palm-leaf fan looks like?"

"Also, why don't you ask Lao Zhou, the expert, but come to ask me what I think? Do you think I'm a nuclear power expert? Can I bring you all the nuclear power technology from Japan by just taking a look?"

Seeing that Director Zou and his team were silent, Director Wang had to change the subject. "Didn't you say you were planning to build a nuclear power plant? The higher-ups want Director Zou and his team to work under your company and participate in the entire process of building the nuclear power plant to accumulate experience for building nuclear power plants in China."

"They can't do it!" Zhang Heping teased Director Zou again, "They don't even understand what thorium piles mean. They are of no help to me at all."

"What is that thorium pile?" Director Wang looked at Director Zou and asked, "Is it important?"

Director Zou didn't know how to answer for a moment, and finally said helplessly: "That is a confidential project and cannot be disclosed to the public."

"These people didn't even apply for permission to talk to me. Are they sent here to do odd jobs?" Zhang Heping put down his bowl and chopsticks, stood up and walked home. "They just got anti-corrosion materials and were able to monitor the radioactive gases in the molten salt reactor, but they are so mysterious."

"It's still early, take them back as soon as possible and discuss it with the higher-ups first. Don't come here to play dumb with me, it's tiring to listen to!"

Director Wang saw that Zhang Heping, the host, had left, so he had no choice but to invite everyone to dinner.

"What did the Second Ministry of Machine Building tell you?" Director Wang asked while eating with a frown, "We asked you to come to Hong Kong Island to learn nuclear power technology, but you still kept that pile a secret. You even talked in secret, so why should others teach you nuclear power technology?"

Engineer Zhao looked at Zhang Heping's back in doubt. "How did he know that we got the anti-corrosion material? He even heard about the molten salt reactor radioactive gas monitoring technology."

"I don't know!" Director Zou frowned and looked at Wang Sumei, "Director Wang, who is this young man named Zhang Heping? He has even heard of the latest technology in our institute. That is top secret information!"

"If you can't explain how this information was leaked to him, I can only report this matter truthfully and let the higher-ups handle it!"

Director Wang was stunned for a moment, and after just a few words, he came up with the top-secret technology!

"Report it!" Director Wang was speechless. Zhang Heping just said it casually, but it was turned into a leak by Director Zou. No wonder Zhang Heping kept talking about the word "authority".

The next second, Director Wang understood what Zhang Heping said when he left.

If you can't communicate normally with these people, you have to avoid saying a lot of things. What's the difference between this and playing charades?

After lunch, Director Wang went to the basement to find Zhang Heping and got a picture.

"What is this?" Director Wang could understand the words above, including the word "power generation" in solar thermal power generation, photovoltaic power generation, and wind power generation, but he did not understand what thorium-based molten salt reactors and high-temperature hydrogen production meant.

Zhang Heping looked at a large piece of wood on the table, thinking about what to carve, and answered distractedly: "It's a power station that may be used by Renewable Energy Co., Ltd. in the future. I'm giving it to you to bring back."

"Heping, there are only two of us here. Let me tell you my opinion in private." Director Wang closed the door, walked to Zhang Heping, and whispered, "If you don't keep Director Zou's team, it will be difficult to build a nuclear power plant in Hong Kong Island or its surrounding areas."

"Let's not even talk about the ownership of Hong Kong Island. The security issue alone is enough to hold you back!"

Zhang Heping said without even looking up, "If I'm really pushed to that point, I'll go to Taiwan to invest in building a nuclear power plant!"

"Brat, am I forcing you?" Director Wang said unhappily, "I'm asking you to be more tactful! There's no need to fall out with the Second Ministry of Machine Building over the fate of a few people and make a fool of yourself."

"Auntie Wang!" Zhang Heping looked helplessly at this old lady who had no technical skills but only social skills. "If you publish the paper in your hand in the newspaper and sign it as "drawn by me, Zhang Heping", how many foreign experts do you think will be attracted to Hong Kong Island?"

"This piece of paper..." Director Wang's gaze fell on the painting again.

Zhang Heping opened the toolbox and tried to soften his tone. "Auntie Wang, I have money and skills. Why should I listen to you, a bunch of people who don't understand technology, make random decisions?"

"I let Huang Wenli study in my company because she is my classmate, and I also want to let you know what my company is doing."

"But you suddenly airlifted 15 strangers from Shanghai today without telling me in advance, and you also wanted to insert them into my company. What do you think I will think of your motives?"

Director Wang defended himself: "They really just came here to learn nuclear power technology, and they will go back after they finish learning!"

"Is the answer to the question I just asked important?" Zhang Heping picked up a knife and began to cut the hard, dry skin off the wood.

Zhang Heping's question is obviously a protest against some people in the country who are self-righteous and meddling in other people's affairs without considering Zhang Heping's feelings at all, making Zhang Heping seem like he is working for them.

"Show the blueprints to Director Zou. After they look at them, they will know what kind of nuclear power plant I want to build." Zhang Heping said calmly, "The Nuclear Power Research Institute in Magic City is already qualified to bid, but most people don't want to believe that we can build a nuclear power plant."

Director Wang pointed to the two large chimneys on the map and asked, "Are you building this thorium-based molten salt reactor nuclear power plant?"

"Yes!" Zhang Heping responded, "Over the years, I have communicated with the Shanghai Nuclear Power Research Institute a lot. In addition, the technology of other domestic factories has also been greatly improved. China actually has the ability to independently develop thorium-based molten salt reactor nuclear power plants. What is lacking is only the start-up capital."

Director Wang now understood that Zhang Heping knew more about the technological development of various domestic research institutes and factories than many of the people above him through the technical consultation letters he had replied to over the years.

"So, you invested in building a nuclear power plant in order to get the Nuclear Power Research Institute in Shanghai to win the bid?" Director Wang recalled Zhang Heping's previous public biddings, in which domestic factories always won the bids, as if forcing them to adapt to foreign bidding.

"The little money they were given by the higher-ups is not enough to build even a basic test reactor." Zhang Heping changed the carving knife and began to carve what he had in mind, but continued:

"They want to win the bid for my thorium-based molten salt reactor nuclear power plant this time, so at the very least they need to produce test data for me to see."

“As for the laboratory equipment needed to conduct the experiment, that is a domestic issue.”

"Also, I need to tell you something about this thorium-based molten salt reactor nuclear power plant. We have abundant thorium ore in our country, but the uranium used in conventional nuclear power plants in Japan and Magnesium is very scarce in our country."

"Another thing is that this kind of nuclear power plant can be built in mountainous areas or deserts, is not restricted by water resources, and does not have to be built on the seashore."

"Unless you want to produce hydrogen, desalinate seawater, and extract chemicals from seawater, like me, you will not consider building a nuclear power plant by the sea."

"Finally, this nuclear power plant does not have to be located on Hong Kong Island. As long as it is a nuclear power plant wholly owned by Renewable Energy Limited, I can consider building it in the bay near Hong Kong Island."

Zhang Heping said, and suddenly smiled evilly: "If the domestic market insists on forming a joint venture, I suggest that they come to Hong Kong Island to buy shares of Renewable Energy Co., Ltd. and become a shareholder."

“As for whether he can become a major shareholder, it depends on the ability of domestic financial talents and domestic financial support!”

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