Chapter 1388 Industrial Crown (first update, please subscribe)
"Kimchi..."
When he saw kimchi on the dining table, Zhang Zheyuan was stunned for a moment, and then asked subconsciously:
"Did it come from the representative office?"
"Ah, yes, yes."
Zhang Jinshunzi quickly explained:
"There is only a jar of kimchi and nothing else."
Zhang Zheyuan nodded slightly and said nothing. Although the Public Security Bureau has strict regulations on accepting gifts for officials and family members, as long as the total amount does not exceed 50 yuan in a year and a single item does not exceed 5 yuan, there will be no problem.
The jar of kimchi sent by the representative office is not illegal, as long as it is declared in advance.
Seeing that her husband did not speak, Zhang Jinshunzi added:
"The people at the representative office said it was just a thought."
"My heart..."
Nodding, Zhang Zheyuan changed the subject. After a brief chat with his wife, Zhang Zheyuan drove to the official residence as usual. As soon as he entered the official residence, he asked:
"Has the route been drawn up?"
The route Zhang Zheyuan refers to is of course your inspection route.
"It has been formulated. As long as you agree, security can be deployed in advance along the way."
Security matters always require some preparation in advance. Safety comes first and it is better to be careful.
"Bring the plan and route to my office, and also..."
After thinking about it, Zhang Zheyuan said:
"Ask the Ministry of Foreign Affairs whether there has been an inspection team from South Korea recently."
After handling some basic matters, Zhang Zheguo entered your office with the report.
When he came in, Li Yian had just finished reading the intelligence briefing. When he saw Zhang Zheyuan coming in, he asked:
"How's it going? How's the plan going?"
"It has been made, Your Excellency, this is the itinerary for your island tour."
"You just have to make arrangements. The must-see places like Silicon Valley must be listed. As for the rest, just make flexible arrangements."
Li Yian still attaches great importance to this trip. After all, he has not traveled around the island for more than a year.
Silicon Valley, in particular, is the focus of this roundabout, not only because it was named by Li Yian, but more importantly because it is the future.
Whether Silicon Valley can take the lead in the third industrial revolution or even gain a head start in the fourth industrial revolution depends on whether Silicon Valley can succeed.
Therefore, the investigation of Silicon Valley is the top priority.
"I understand, Your Excellency."
Putting the report on the table, Zhang Zheyuan thought about it and said:
"Your Excellency, inspection groups from South Korea have been coming very frequently recently, and another parliamentarian inspection group has come in the past two days. Therefore, I think it is very likely that Park Zhengxiong will not give up power, even with pressure from the United States."
"Oh?"
Putting down the report and looking at Zhang Zheyuan, Li Yian asked:
"Why do you think so?"
"Your Excellency, two years ago, Park Chung-woong launched uniform change and came to power. He originally promised to return power after the military took over for two full years. However, some hard-liners in the military asked for an extension, so he issued a statement in March this year. Military rule was extended for four years, but was withdrawn due to strong public opposition and U.S. intervention. But for the ambitious Park Jung-woong, he is definitely not handing over power. Now..."
Looking at Your Excellency, Zhang Zheyuan said:
"He also keeps sending out inspection teams to investigate, and it's clear that he wants to do something big, so he is even less likely to give up power. Therefore, I think it is very likely that he will take off his military uniform and seize power in a showy way. Therefore, we should plan ahead, contact him, and express support appropriately.”
Listening to his analysis, Li Yian showed a smile on his face and asked:
"So, you think he can win?"
"The army is in his hands and he can't win. The worst he can do is to overturn the table again!"
Zhang Zheyuan's answer made Li Yian burst into laughter and said:
"That's right. You should contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs about this matter... No, after I go to the field for inspection, you can meet with the South Korean representatives in person and express your support appropriately. As for the rest, it is not necessary for the time being."
Compared to South Korea, Li Yian is more concerned about the next inspection. After all, the former is almost worth mentioning. Excluding its development potential, South Korea's current output value is not even as good as a BMW. This is not an exaggeration, but a fact. After years of development, BMW has already developed into a large multinational company, with an annual turnover of several billion.
Because of this, the first stop of the trip around the island is BMW. It is a company that must be visited. Maybe it is not the largest automobile manufacturer, but it is definitely the most sophisticated one.
After all, it is not only a well-known automobile company, but also the largest aero-engine company outside Europe and the United States. Its products include aero-engines, ship engines and nuclear power units for nuclear-powered submarines, among which aero-engines are its prestigious products.
From the C707 passenger plane to the C717 passenger plane, to military fighter jets and helicopters, they all use aviation engines produced by BMW.
In fact, compared to cars, for BMW, its real core is now in other fields including aero engines.
As for BMW's automobile industry, to a certain extent, it has even become a supporting role in the company's products. This is somewhat similar to Rolls-Royce - Rolls-Royce is only a supporting role in its industry. Is this a good or bad thing? , I’m afraid only God knows.
Even when inspecting BMW, Li Yian's first stop was not a car manufacturing company, but an aerospace engine manufacturing plant. What was in front of him at this time was an aerospace engine.
"Your Excellency, this is the WP100-50 turbofan engine we developed for Global Express. It is a new type of turbofan engine developed by adding an afterburner to the WP100."
Listening to the introduction of company manager Anton, Li Yian became interested in this kind of engine. The WP100 turbofan engine is the C717, C707 and H1 bomber engine. It is the technical source of BMW turbofan engines. After more than ten years of development, WP100 has It is an extremely mature engine.
In order to meet the needs of supersonic passenger aircraft, engineers directly improved it, and its core structural frame has basically remained unchanged.
In fact, this method of improvement is not new. After all, the engine of the Swedish Thunder fighter is directly improved from the JT8D. As for the engine of the MiG 31, it is also the D30 engine, which is used by aircraft such as the IL-76. Based on the turbofan engine, an afterburner is added to create an engine.
It's just that their improvements are for civilian use, while BMW's improvements are still for civilian use. For supersonic airliners!
"What's his thrust?"
"The non-afterburner state is 10 tons, and the afterburner state is 14.5 tons."
Listening to Anton's answer, Li Yian asked carefully about its diameter, length, weight and other data.
In fact, the WP100 is not a large bypass engine. The bypass ratio of the current turbofan engines in the world is relatively low, and its maximum diameter is less than 1,300 mm. This is an improved engine from BMW and imported from the UK. The prototype and the first few models introduced by Luo had a maximum diameter of only 1100 mm.
However, after learning its weight, Li Yian frowned slightly and thought in his heart:
"It's actually more than 2.7 tons..."
Noticing that you seemed to be thinking about something, and thinking that you were a little disappointed with the company's technological progress over the years, Anton explained:
"Your Excellency, we are currently studying a new type of large bypass engine. We have found through experiments that large bypass engines have lower fuel consumption and less noise than turbofan engines. Therefore, according to the development of the international civil aviation industry, we are developing a new generation of engines. It is expected that On the market within four years..."
Listening to Anton's answer, Li Yian just nodded slightly. In fact, as long as there is a market for aviation engines, especially commercial engines, companies will naturally have the motivation to develop them.
Relying on the sales of C707, C717 and other aircraft, BMW is still very focused on the development of civil aviation engines. Although its technical source is derived from Rolls-Royce's RB.80 "Conway" engine, it is not the same as Rolls-Royce. The company has taken two completely different paths.
Just like Rolls-Royce has developed Spey in the RB.80 "Conway" and will promote it to the military and civilian markets in the future. BMW has developed a smaller, lighter, but more powerful RM1 turbofan engine based on the WP100. Its performance is considered the best second-generation engine power system, except that its thrust is not as good as that of third-generation engines like the F100. In addition, its performance is definitely far ahead of the current level.
From the initial technical cooperation with Rolls-Royce, the introduction of a variety of engines including the RB.80 "Conway", to the subsequent independent research and development and beyond, Li Yian is of course very clear about the difficulty of this process, and now they I bet my money on large-ducted aircraft engines, which is the right path.
After all, from the perspective of the development path of aeroengines, large bypass engines are the future, at least the future of civil aviation engines. The large bypass ratio gives similar engines unparalleled static thrust at sea level, and its emergence has also paved the way for the adoption of The road has been paved for passenger aircraft with a 2+4+2 dual-aisle wide-body layout.
Finally, wide-body passenger aircraft replaced the likes of Boeing 707 and DC-8 and became the mainstream of civil aviation aircraft. And this is also the "secret" of Airbus's rise.
Later, Li Yian learned about the development of large ducted engines, and of course some of the technical conditions. Overall, he was very satisfied. After all, BMW has now fully grown up, both in aero engines and Or other aspects.
At the end of the visit, Li Yian visited the production workshop, where workers were producing the RM-1 turbofan engine, which is also BMW's flagship product.
In the production workshop, Anton specially introduced:
"Your Excellency, the current batch of RM-1 turbofan engines produced by BMW are all ordered by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China and will be used on F2 fighter jets. Currently, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China is working hard to complete orders for production in West Germany and the Netherlands. Therefore, they It’s very urgent, even more important than military orders. We are now doing our best to ensure orders from Europe.”
There was a sense of pride in his words when he spoke.
What is this pride?
Of course they sold the aircraft and engines to Europe.
After all, since the invention of the airplane, or since the industrial revolution, Europe has basically been selling to Asia.
When were Asian aircraft sold to Europe?
It is here, in this place, that they sell the most advanced aircraft and engines to Europe and to those old industrial powers.
This kind of pride comes from the heart. After all, all of this was created and witnessed by them personally.
Faced with such an achievement, how could they not be proud?
(End of chapter)