Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 330: Oil Plan

Lu Shaohua was determined to get the resources from the former Soviet Union, but it was not so easy to get natural gas and oil! Take oil for example. As we all know, oil is buried deep underground. If Lu Shaohua wanted to get the oil, he had to drill an oil well, pump up the crude oil, and then transport it to a designated location and store it.

Although Lu Shaohua is a reborn person, he is not a god and cannot move mountains and seas. Therefore, if he wants to get the crude oil up from deep underground, he must rely on manpower and machine development.

So, problems naturally arise. The first is the manpower to develop oil, and the second is the machines used for development. Lu Shaohua can only successfully develop crude oil if he solves these two major problems.

However, these two problems did not bother Lu Shaohua. He thought about it and immediately came up with an idea. He could hire workers there. After all, there was still unrest there and many people were struggling to make ends meet. Once Lu Shaohua decided to develop oil, hiring workers would be a piece of cake.

Manpower is easy to solve, but what about the machines used for development? How can machines solve the problem? Without machines, manpower is just a fantasy. After all, oil is buried thousands or even tens of thousands of meters underground. Lu Shaohua can't just let people dig a hole.

Even if we can really dig a hole, don't forget that the Earth is a typical Mercury planet. Land only accounts for 30%, while water accounts for 70%. When the hole is dug to a certain depth, groundwater will become a major resistance.

Hmm? Even if groundwater can solve the problem, how can we get the oil from thousands or even tens of thousands of meters deep? Lu Shaohua can't have people bring buckets of oil up from below, right?

Therefore, machines for developing oil are indispensable and indispensable. Lu Shaohua can only realize his dream of developing oil by solving the machine problem.

"Machine?" These two words lingered in Lu Shaohua's mind for a long time.

It was immediately clear. Solving the machine problem became an obstacle for Lu Shaohua to continue with his plan, making it impossible for Lu Shaohua to come up with a complete plan.

When you encounter a problem, you must solve it before you can discuss the next problem. Just like when China was building the atomic bomb, there were no machines for the scientists to calculate, so they used manual calculations. If there was something missing, they would find a way to use something else to solve it. After overcoming various difficulties, China's atomic bomb was successfully detonated.

The problem that Lu Shaohua encountered when he wanted to develop oil was the same as when China built the atomic bomb. Both encountered layers of difficulties. That is, there were no machines to develop oil. The difference from building the atomic bomb was that when there was no computing machine, manual calculations could be used to solve the problem. But developing oil was different. Without machines, it would not be possible.

Therefore, Lu Shaohua must now build a machine that can develop oil. Nothing else can solve this problem. To put it bluntly, Lu Shaohua must build a machine that can develop oil. Without the machine, it will not work.

"Oh! Machine!" Lu Shaohua sighed and muttered to himself.

Lu Shaohua doesn't know everything. He doesn't know what kind of machines are needed to develop oil. He has no say in this regard. Yes! He has no say, but the talents he recruited from the Soviet Union may have a say. After all, among the talents he recruited, there are people from various fields, and there may be experts in this field.

With a tentative attitude, Lu Shaohua picked up the phone on the table and wanted to call Shenzhen to ask Chu Lei to ask, but as soon as he picked up the phone, Lu Shaohua put the receiver down again, patted his forehead lightly, and secretly exclaimed that he had found himself in a dead end.

The so-called machine for developing oil is, after all, still a machine. Any machine can be built, and the talents recruited from the former Soviet Union cover so many fields. It is only a matter of time before it is built.

Since it can be made, Lu Shaohua is not in a hurry to call and inquire. He ignores the issue of the machine for now and assumes that it can be made.

The machine was solved with a hypothesis, so the next step is the planning. We have the manpower and the machines to develop oil, so what should we do after developing the oil? Where should we put it? How should we put it?

A series of questions formed in Lu Shaohua's mind, giving him a headache. He felt like he didn't want to think any further, but these problems were all Lu Shaohua had to solve and he couldn't avoid them. Even if it was difficult, Lu Shaohua had to move forward bravely and overcome the difficulties ahead.

After taking a deep breath and calming himself down, Lu Shaohua decided to solve the problems one by one. The first thing was what to do after developing the oil?

Without even thinking about this question, Lu Shaohua could immediately give the answer, which was to transport the developed crude oil to a place that he thought was safe. With the answer, a new question arose, which was where would it be safer to store the crude oil?

Undoubtedly, the place that Lu Shaohua thinks is the safest is the Tiger Roar Mercenary Group base in Africa. It is the location of Lu Shaohua's private armed forces. It is fully equipped with various weapons and equipment, and its defense is second to none. It will also be the safest place.

It was decided to store crude oil in the base in Africa, so transporting it from the Soviet Union, a country located in Europe, to Africa became a problem. There are only two types of modern transportation: one is sea transportation and the other is air transportation.

Sea transportation is the use of cargo ships to transport goods to their destination at sea. Although it takes a relatively long time, it is undoubtedly the first choice considering the current situation, because cargo ships can transport large quantities of oil, while air transportation is not only costly, but also transports small quantities each time.

In contrast, as a businessman, Lu Shaohua chose sea transportation. However, after choosing sea transportation, another problem arose, that is, maritime safety. You must know that no matter in the present era or in the future, the profession of pirates is rampant, appearing and disappearing at will, and robbing transport ships on the sea everywhere.

Lu Shaohua would not allow any mistakes in transporting oil, a necessary resource for industrial development, so pirates had to be guarded against. However, such problems were not difficult to solve. They could be solved by sending two more frigates for escort.

"Huh!" Lu Shaohua took a deep breath and muttered to himself. "Let's ship by sea."

It was decided to use sea transportation, but dedicated transport ships were necessary. Lu Shaohua had two ways to solve the problem of transport ships. The first was to rent or buy ships from others, and the second was to build a few ships himself.

With Lu Shaohua's current strength, it would be no problem for him to build a few large cargo ships, so Lu Shaohua planned to adopt the second option and build them himself. After all, transporting crude oil is not something that can be completed in one or two trips. It may require uninterrupted transportation for several years.

A cargo ship sailing on the sea is like an airplane flying in the sky, and it also has a route. This route is called a route. If Lu Shaohua wants his cargo ship to sail on the sea, he must have his own route, so the route is also an integral part of the plan and cannot be ignored.

"The route!" Lu Shaohua felt a headache. He didn't expect that a seemingly simple plan would involve so many things and be so complicated.

Patting his forehead, Lu Shaohua stood up and walked upstairs. He was going back to his study to find a piece of paper and a pen to write down everything and make a plan to avoid omissions.

Arriving at the study, he took out a pen from the drawer without saying anything, and pulled out a piece of white paper from the desk, and wrote down all the plans he had already thought of. Only when he came to the part about the route did Lu Shaohua stop writing, frowning and falling into deep thought.

The question he was pondering was very simple, which was about the route. Originally, Lu Shaohua only wanted to apply for one, but when he was about to write it down, Lu Shaohua suddenly stopped, because at that moment, Lu Shaohua seemed to have a new idea.

The route was only applied for the transportation of crude oil, but Lu Shaohua suddenly realized that the transportation industry was an indispensable part of Phoenix Group. Apart from anything else, as Phoenix sales entered the markets of various countries around the world, the products had to be transported to arrive.

"Even if there is a need, why not set up another transportation branch?" This is a new idea in Lu Shaohua's mind.

From a long-term perspective, the transportation company must be put into production as soon as possible. After all, it costs a lot more to always rent other people's ships to transport the company's products. If a transportation company is established, it will be different. Not only will it save costs, but it can also solve the crude oil transportation plan that Lu Shaohua is thinking about at this time.

"Well, let's register a transportation company." Lu Shaohua made the decision.

After making the decision, Lu Shaohua picked up his pen and wrote it down.

After writing down the preliminary plans for registering a shipping company and establishing the company, Lu Shaohua's thoughts returned to the starting point and he began to plan the oil plan.

From development to transportation, Lu Shaohua has a general plan. So what should he do next when the crude oil arrives at the African base?

Although Lu Shaohua didn't know much about oil, he still remembered one thing, that is, the newly developed crude oil cannot be used directly, but must undergo tedious processing to obtain the original oil.

'Processing', yes, the last step is processing. If you want to get real oil, you must process it. But how to process it, how many procedures are needed, and what kind of techniques can be completed?

This will be a new problem for Lu Shaohua, but due to the lack of support from this kind of knowledge, Lu Shaohua can only put this problem aside temporarily, because there are so many talents in Phoenix Group, there will always be someone who can solve this problem.

The issue of crude oil processing has been put on hold. Lu Shaohua wants to get back to the topic and continue planning the next link, but is there a next link?

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