What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 542 Became an Oil Giant
As we all know, wind is caused by temperature differences.

Anyone who has studied geography knows the classic examples in the textbook:
Cities have high temperatures due to population density and industrial heat, while nature is relatively cooler. The question might ask about the wind direction at different times.

However, as a chaotic system that humans have yet to fully understand, weather models are so complex that they can be described as metaphysical. In reality, there are always various factors that interfere with the process, so making accurate predictions is quite complicated.

However, if the error is set large enough, and only macroscopic adjustments are needed, it becomes easy to solve using simple knowledge.

Cedric's solution involves creating a large number of heat sources with temperatures higher than those in the rainforest. This causes the air to move due to the temperature difference, generating wind and carrying moisture from one area to another, thus significantly increasing the moisture content in a specific region.

At this point, the success rate of rain-dropping bombs will continue to increase, and the quantity and cost will decrease accordingly.

What about the cost of manufacturing the heat source?
The answer is that it can be ignored to the point of being negligible.

The simplest heat source is fire, of course, which requires fuel and ignition.

The millions of square kilometers of trees in the Amazon rainforest are an inexhaustible source of fuel, and as for ignition... we haven't even run out of incendiary bombs from the Annamese War!

Even a little kid can set fire to a mountain; it would only be more terrifying under the guidance of professionals.

A forest fire can easily last for more than a month, and the high temperature of the flames can completely overwhelm the sweltering rainforest, creating man-made strong winds.

Despite the high humidity of the Amazon rainforest, it has been the site of numerous wildfires in the past, though most have occurred in areas like logging sites where large amounts of wood chips and dry leaves are generated.

Even wet wood can burn very brightly once it's ignited.

Just think about the terrifying size of the Amazon rainforest; once a fire starts, even rain can't extinguish it, and it can only be stopped by torrential rains or floods.

Even if they believe in God, the Joint Chiefs of Staff still have a sense of merit!
After this fire is lit, even the devils in hell will have to give way.

So when Cedric made this suggestion, even the most unscrupulous members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff hesitated, looking at each other in bewilderment and not daring to step forward.

Ultimately, Cedric himself had to come forward to explain:
“My father was a veteran who was captured and imprisoned for two years. When he was rescued, he had lost half of his teeth and almost died. In my opinion, we must treat Hans no matter the cost.”

"Please convey my apologies to him."

Rams offered a word of comfort before finally asking the question that everyone was most concerned about:
"If we adopt this...convection solution, how much can the cost be reduced?"

"In an ideal situation, it can save half."

Cedric answered very affirmatively, then, after thinking for a moment, added:
"Considering that the number of aircraft sorties has been halved, the supporting costs will only decrease even more, and $3 million to $4 million is worth trying. Of course, this does not include the cost of dropping incendiary bombs."

"That can certainly be ignored!"

Wayne patted his chest and agreed. How much would it cost to set a fire? A few cheap old planes would suffice; there was no need for expensive bombers.

When the price suddenly drops to a fraction of a dollar, the Joint Chiefs of Staff has basically approved the proposal.

However, just to be on the safe side, Rams still offered the following advice:

"To ensure authenticity, we need to conduct a smaller-scale experiment, and the location can be decided by the meteorological bureau."

Furthermore, Mr. Cedric, the Prism Building wishes to have you fully oversee the implementation of the plan, and we will grant you all authority.

……

In early December, the international community was quite shocked by the Empire's decisive sanctions. As a notorious scumbag and a prime example of someone who jumps between sides, India maintained good relations with both the Empire and the former Great Bear, reaping benefits from both without any consequences, which was once regarded as a miracle by many weaklings.

Even if the polar bear is dead, India's geographical location still holds immense value, and the Empire will continue to focus on winning it over.

But the third brother was too complacent and clearly lost his ability to accurately assess himself.

Following the cessation of World Bank aid, the Varyag was subsequently stranded.

Turkey announced that it would refuse to allow the Varyag to pass through Constantinople due to the high risk of large ships navigating through it.

But India remained defiant, spouting a string of incomprehensible international rhetoric before declaring that it was imperative to develop the Mushroom Egg. Paraniapan even revealed that Kazimirz had taken the initiative to seek "peace" with him, and then proudly announced that the dignity of the Great Viper was inviolable and that it would never give up because of a small setback.

This infuriated Kazimirz, who wrote a scathing crooked-face article, and subsequently, humanitarian aid and development funding to many developed regions around the world were suspended.

Although these funds are nominally donated to the poor, they have actually been pocketed by high-ranking members of parliament and princely states. In the past, everyone pretended not to know and treated it as a favor, but now it has been cut off.

A few days later, having completely lost patience with the unrepentant empire, the government announced a review of the types of goods it imports and exports, first freezing a batch of orders that were about to be shipped to the subcontinent, and then ordering major trading companies not to purchase various types of grains, raw materials, etc.

As long as the Third Brother doesn't back down, the Empire will keep increasing its pressure.

In mid-December, the Empire finally lost patience and formally proposed to the United Nations to terminate the Indian mushroom research program, submitting it for a vote.

……

Tang Wen was in Nansha, attending the completion ceremony of the first phase of the land reclamation project and the establishment ceremony of Nansha City.

In addition to the two contracting companies, the main leaders of Qiongzhou were also present, along with representatives from the Navy and the Ocean Bureau from the capital.

There's a reason for such high standards. Just a week ago, the frantic sand-filling work that lasted for nine months was finally completed. A total of 10.4 square kilometers of land was filled (including the original reef and shoal area), of which exactly 9 square kilometers are usable.

Gongzhen Port covers an area of ​​4 square kilometers, Feixin Island covers 2.8 square kilometers, and Ren'ai Reef covers 2.2 square kilometers.

Putting aside the complex international issues of whether or not shoals and reefs are elevated to islands, the authorities were quite pleased and granted Nansha City status, which includes the three districts of Gongzhen, Feixin, and Ren'ai, and is directly administered by Qiongzhou.

It's true that the property rights and interests belong to Gaijin Company for the next twenty years, but can an island built on its own land grow legs and run away?

The only point of contention is that Guangzhou already has a Nansha District, so there's a slight overlap in names.

But no one cared, because Tang Wen brought even better news.

As the construction team was wrapping up, Tang Wen set up more oil bases on several islands, finally squeezing every last drop of value from the land.

Currently, the three islands combined can produce 4.5 tons of oil per day, with an annual output of 1600 million tons!

China produced 1.6 million tons of crude oil domestically last year, with offshore oil contributing 1700 million tons.

In other words, the Nansha oil alone is equivalent to creating another CNOOC Group, and all of it is light crude oil, theoretically equivalent to 2000 million tons of ordinary crude oil.

Gaijin Petroleum has truly become a domestic oil giant, and even a world-class oil group.

(End of this chapter)