Babylonian Empire

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"President Qusay, let me show you the equipment here." Dr. Bull said.

Qu Sai nodded. It would definitely be unpleasant for him to put this matter on himself. If the electricity is not enough, the factory will not be able to produce. Will replace him!

Qu Sai's position is very firm. His government must be clean and honest, and absolutely no corruption is allowed. He does not treat guests to dinner, does not give gifts, and does not provide electricity. If this is the case, then he will call the power director It is possible to send it to prison or kill a chicken for monkeys to see.

"President Qusay, this large-scale equipment is the electroslag remelting equipment we imported from Austria. The steel used to make the gun barrel is the strongest of all steels. Therefore, we need to use the alloy steel produced by ourselves. This set of equipment is used for further smelting on the basis of smelting," Dr. Bull said.

Qusay also knew a little bit about it. In later generations, all artillery and advanced workpieces used the electroslag remelting technology. The main purpose was to purify metals and obtain steel ingots with clean and uniform structures.Steel remelted by electroslag has high purity, low sulfur content, less non-metallic inclusions, smooth surface of steel ingot, clean, uniform and dense, uniform metallographic structure and chemical composition.The as-cast mechanical properties of electroslag steel can reach or exceed the index of forgings of the same steel type, and it is an excellent steel.

Iraq wants to produce its own artillery. Without this kind of thing, it is absolutely impossible. When it introduced the Austrian Steyr heavy truck, it introduced a little bit of metal production equipment. Among them, there is this new type of artillery that has just become popular at this time. production process.

In order to achieve the technology of producing artillery, in addition to equipment, the process of production is also very important. Dr. Bull has mastered the entire process, from steel ingots to final barrels. All processes will be carried out under Dr. Bull Under the command, on the right track.

"In addition to the barrel, if the artillery wants to exert its power, the shell is a key aspect, especially the powerful propellant. Therefore, on the side that needs the artillery factory, we will build a new ammunition production plant to produce all of my ammunition. New types of ammunition such as long-range full-bore discharge ammunition developed.” Dr. Bull continued.

Hearing what Dr. Bull said, Qusay was very happy. He was right at all. If you want to exert its power, shells are more important!Especially for the propellant of shells, the various formulas are kept secret. Dr. Bull has very deep attainments in this area.

In the process of speaking, the secretary reported that the director of the electric power bureau had come.

Hearing that the president summoned him in person, he still went to the artillery factory. The director of the electric power bureau didn't dare to delay, and immediately drove here overnight.

Moreover, in his heart, he was very uneasy, summoned him, and went to that place, he must know why.He shuddered at the thought that President Qusay might lose his temper.

Qusay did not meet him alone, but asked him in front of Dr. Bull: "I have issued a special document to ensure the production of the artillery factory. As the director of the Electric Power Bureau in Baghdad, you should also receive Have you passed the file?"

Dr. Bull looked at the director of the Electric Power Bureau from the sidelines. When he went to find him, he didn't see such an expression. His vile behavior made Dr. Bull really want to quarrel with him, but the two sides quarreled Don't get up, Dr. Bull doesn't know Arabic, and the translator will never quarrel with the translator.

"Yes, President Qusay, but you have also issued other documents to ensure the production of tank factories, automobile factories and other factories. You have also issued documents to ensure the power supply in downtown Baghdad, and this The artillery factory needs a huge power supply. Therefore, we can only divide the time periods. Within a week, we can only guarantee sufficient power supply for half a day here. One-tenth."

What?Qu Sai couldn't believe it. This artillery factory must consume electricity, but it's not that exaggerated, right?

Electroslag remelting is a method of smelting by using the resistance heat generated when the current passes through the slag as a heat source. It is heated by electricity, and it consumes a lot of electricity to heat the steel ingot to the extent that it can be melted.In addition to electroslag remelting, there are other equipment, such as large hydraulic machines, which consume a lot of electricity when they are started.Iraq was originally a purely oil-exporting country, and power generation was only to meet civilian needs. Now, a large number of new factories have been built around Baghdad, and industrial projects have increased. The supporting equipment has not kept up, and the problem of power shortage has gradually become serious.

"Looks like we need a new power plant," Qusay said.

"The nuclear power plant we imported from the Soviet Union is currently under construction, but it will take at least two years until it is completed." The director of the Electricity Bureau said: "So, our current power shortage problem can only be like this in the short term."

Hearing the translator's words, Dr. Bull was a little unhappy. There was a power shortage, which he never expected in Western countries.

"In the future, during the five hours from [-]:[-] midnight to [-]:[-] am every day, power cuts will be implemented in non-key areas of downtown Baghdad. This is the low-peak period for most residents. To temporarily guarantee the energy supply in our areas. In addition to the nuclear power plant, we also need to build a thermal power plant in Kazimein. We will have more projects in the future, and we will need more electricity." Qusai said .

"Yes," replied the Director of Electricity.

"Dr. Bull, I'm afraid we will need to switch to night shifts in the near future. We can only meet the electricity demand here at night for the time being. We will change this situation as soon as possible," Qusay said.

"No problem, as long as there is electricity." Dr. Bull readily agreed.

7 Fifty Chapters England's Crisis

Building a country is a major event that requires investment from multiple sources. Kusaila has brought in various weapon production lines and established military industrial bases one by one. However, the most basic thing is the supply of electricity, which has become a difficult problem in front of us.

Only then did Qusay realize that Gorbachev gave him the nuclear power plant because he had predicted that there would be a power shortage in Iraq in advance!

While Qusay was inspecting various places, the rising oil price began to gradually fall.

When it rose, the speed was very fast, but when it fell, it was not so fast.Because the current market is still in short supply.

However, countries around the world have finally begun to recover. They see hope that as long as oil prices stop rising and can gradually come down, they can get rid of various problems caused by high oil prices.

After more than ten days of waiting, just when the oil price had dropped back to more than 50 dollars a barrel, Saudi Arabia issued a new statement. After half a month of intense maintenance, most of Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities have returned to normal In order to help countries get rid of the troubles of high oil prices, Saudi Arabia decided to increase production immediately, first by 200 million barrels per day, and can maintain the scale of increasing by 400 million barrels in the future.

The voice of Saudi Arabia finally led to a rapid drop in oil prices.

As the largest oil producer, Saudi Arabia already has great flexibility in its oil industry. Under normal circumstances, it is normal to increase production by 200 million barrels. It is also possible to increase production by 400 million barrels if you work hard.

Now, Saudi Arabia and Iraq, the two most important oil-producing countries, have increased oil production enough to make up for the reduced exports of Mexico and Venezuela, and there is still a surplus.Moreover, not only Saudi Arabia and Iraq, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and other countries also responded to OPEC's call and began to increase oil production.

Oil, which has always been in short supply, has gradually begun to meet the needs of the world, and it has begun to have a surplus.

When 85 came, the price of oil had dropped to thirty dollars a barrel.

At this time, Britain finally began to feel depressed.

London, England, a building built on a small swamp, with an octagonal dome on top, a plain black wooden door on the front, and a white Arabic numeral "10", which has become a well-known symbol , here is No. 10 Downing Street.It is the center of political power in the UK.

10 Downing Street is the prime minister's official residence and the prime minister's office. The prime minister's secretary, assistants and advisers all work in the prime minister's official residence.The Prime Minister formulates policies with his cabinet and think tanks at No. 10 Downing Street every day, and the general confidential departments, the Parliament, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are only a few minutes away from No. 10 Downing Street. The Prime Minister can easily obtain information and information. connect.

Buckingham Palace, where the British monarch lives, is nearby, and the prime minister can go to Buckingham Palace regularly to report political affairs to the monarch.There are different conference rooms and dinner halls in Downing Street 10, where the Prime Minister often meets with leaders from all walks of life and countries.Therefore, Downing Street 10 symbolizes the center of the British government and one of the power cores of British politics.

Although the former Empire of Never Falling Sun has fallen, Britain is still a big country in the world. To become the prime minister of this big country, while holding great power, it also shoulders great responsibilities.

In one of the important conference rooms, British Prime Minister Margaret Hilda Thatcher, with short blonde hair, was listening to the meeting of Energy Minister Webb, Industry Minister Schneh and other staff members. The atmosphere of the meeting Very heavy.

"Now, those guys in the Middle East have been crazy about increasing crude oil production, which has led to a continuous drop in international oil prices. Just this morning, the international crude oil futures market has broken through 26 US dollars and dropped to [-] US dollars." Energy Minister Weber spoke first.

Mrs. Thatcher listened to Weber's speech and realized that the current situation had become more and more serious.

"Our North Sea oil fields have been expanding on a large scale, because we need the oil industry to increase our income. Before the 80s, we were still an oil importer, but within a few years, we have become an oil exporter. The North Sea Oilfield has made a huge contribution to China's economic growth, especially in the second half of last year, due to the crisis in the Middle East, the price of crude oil rose significantly, and we increased our income." Minister of Industry Xiu En said: "At that time When the price was at its highest, it was close to [-] US dollars a barrel, and we made a lot of profits. Moreover, more importantly, we arranged a lot of jobs, such as oil exploration and chemical industry, which drove our employment level, reduced the unemployment rate, and made Our economic situation has improved a lot in the past year."

"However, under the pressure of the United States, those guys in the Middle East have finally started to increase crude oil production. The market has already been saturated, which has led to a drop in crude oil prices. The United States is living comfortably, but we are not. Especially, those in the Middle East Guy, for some reason, it has dropped to 26 US dollars a barrel, and the production is still increasing, do they want to lose money?" A staff member said dissatisfied.

"In the oil-producing areas of the Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait and other countries, their oil fields are buried in shallow underground, even at the depth of a tap water well, they can produce crude oil, and their production costs are very low. The Minister of Energy said: "Even if the world oil price drops to ten dollars a barrel, they can still make money. We have done calculations. For example, the cost of Saudi Arabia's extraction is no more than four dollars per barrel. The onshore oil fields of other OPEC members , the cost of exploitation is no more than six dollars per barrel. However, our North Sea oil field is exploited in the North Sea with complex climate conditions, and the oil is buried under the riverbed several kilometers away. The cost of exploitation per barrel is as high as 26 U.S. dollars, and our oil has to be added with transportation costs. No foreign oil tanker will load oil on a windy North Sea oil well, and the cost of transporting it to us has to add three dollars per barrel. Therefore, when the international oil price drops to [-] dollars, we are already very dangerous. Now, it has dropped to [-] dollars, and our profit is already on the verge of horror. If we go further, it will drop to [-] dollars, or even drop to [-] dollars U.S. dollars, or even ten dollars, we have to operate at a loss, but OPEC countries can still make a profit.”

Mrs. Thatcher's face was full of dark clouds, she gritted her teeth and thought, although she is a woman, when Mrs. Thatcher is angry, she is very scary.

"It's very likely that those guys came after us," said Mrs. Thatcher.

Although it was Saudi Arabia and Kuwait who provoked it first, after Saudi Arabia failed to complete the production increase plan, it was Iraq who took the initiative to take over the flag. Originally, Iraq did not intend to join, but after the espionage incident between Iraq and the United Kingdom, the relationship between the two countries The relationship between them quickly fell into a trough, and at that time, Qusay announced that Iraq would maintain the world economy and began to increase oil production in large quantities.

Qusay's method is so vicious, especially, he also contacted Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and all the oil-producing countries in the Middle East, all of which have maintained good relations with Iraq. They united to fight against the British oil industry.

They don't hesitate to cause losses due to the drop in oil prices. It is simply hooliganism to attack the British oil industry in this way!

"So, is there nothing else we can do?" Mrs Thatcher asked.

"Now we can only wait, waiting for those guys in the Middle East, they can't bear the low oil price first, reduce their oil exports, and restore the stability of oil prices in the world." The energy minister said.

wait?That is absolutely impossible!

"So, if we wait until the oil price drops to ten dollars, do we have to wait?" Mrs Thatcher said: "We must actively seek solutions to the problem!"

"Perhaps, we can seek help from the United States. The increase in production and price reduction was carried out under the pressure of the United States. Now the world's oil prices have already fallen below the bottom line of Americans' hearts. The price should be stabilized and cannot be lowered any further. , Let OPEC restore the original proportion of oil supply." An aide said.

"I'm afraid this is unrealistic. The U.S. is the direct beneficiary of the fall in oil prices. Just the day before yesterday, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq was received by the Iraqi president again. It is said that the Iraqi president promised that oil prices will continue to fall, and the U.S. side is very happy. Therefore, the U.S. People absolutely don't want oil prices to rise any further," said the energy minister.

Although the United Kingdom and the United States have a good relationship and are hard-core allies, the United States will definitely abandon the United Kingdom when it comes to the most core interests. At the beginning, the United States hoped to import crude oil from the United Kingdom at a low price, but the United Kingdom did not agree. Now, the United Kingdom If the United States is asked to do this, the Americans will probably not agree.

"We should express serious protests to OPEC countries and focus on exerting pressure on Saudi Arabia. For example, re-examine the Tornado fighter jets ordered by Saudi Arabia. As long as Saudi Arabia stops increasing crude oil production, then world oil prices will definitely rise." An aide said.