In order to speed up the progress of the project, Levi recommended the use of nuclear bombs.
But this brings up several worrying issues.
For example, what should we do about the remaining nuclear radiation?
In fact, compared with the most primitive fission-energy nuclear bombs, the second-generation hydrogen bombs, the third-generation neutron bombs, and the fourth-generation miniaturized nuclear weapons, since most of the nuclear materials are involved in the chain reaction, the harmful residues are less than 1%.
The light radiation produced is most intense and most lethal during explosions.
After the explosion, only a few hours later, the area could be entered without any protective measures.
The nuclear test sites of nuclear-armed countries such as Xia, Xing, and Mao, which have conducted dozens or hundreds of nuclear tests, have not become restricted areas, prohibiting people and animals from entering.
Mao even used nuclear bombs to build a reservoir, and people went swimming in the reservoir that day.
Therefore, there is almost no problem in using nuclear bombs to blow up mountains, and it is the best choice to speed up engineering efficiency.
And Levi also said:
"If you lack small nuclear weapons, I can provide the raw materials and related manufacturing technology for you to produce. I estimate that with the foundation work of the Sky Orbit Project, approximately 100 small nuclear bombs with a yield of 2,000 tons would be sufficient. If we work quickly, we can complete it within six months."
"You said the working environment is harsh, so workers should use robots as much as possible, with a small number of human workers...Robots can work in any environment."
"How about this? Can you adopt my method? Your construction methods are truly outdated. You can't even be considered an infrastructure maniac. This amount of engineering task, in my Dark Empire, would be completed in a hundred days at most. You still have a lot of room to catch up."
Levi said with a somewhat contemptuous tone.
When Li Huichang heard this, he immediately became angry.
The first two sentences sounded fine to him, but the last one was so shocking that he really couldn't accept it.
Looking at the Blue Mercury, whether it is land reclamation and island building, high-speed rail construction, or bridge and dam construction, Xia Country is the first in speed, efficiency, and quality, which makes foreigners dumbfounded, deeply shocked and desperate, and then they curse their own government and can't help but feel a sense of crisis that they have been surpassed by Xia Country.
The title of "Infrastructure Maniac" is not something they call themselves, but is recognized by the whole world and is a well-deserved honor.
But when he came to His Majesty Levi, he was actually despised?
Okay, okay!
Li Huichang immediately said, "Your Majesty, let's do as you say. We'll use nuclear bombs to destroy the mountains and robots to destroy the people! We'll use every possible method to speed up our engineering efforts."
"Your Majesty, rest assured. The higher-ups will likely approve your proposal, and I will do my utmost to secure its approval. Your Majesty, you're right. Conventional methods are simply inadequate for such a massive undertaking. Nuclear bombing will be a common option in the future. There's no technical problem; the key lies in a change of approach."
"My thinking has changed, Your Majesty Levi. From now on, I plan to become an expert in 'nuclear bomb mountain blasting', specializing in the correct use of nuclear bombs. I've also suddenly realized that compared to investing billions or tens of billions to dig tunnels and fill valleys, the cost of using nuclear bombs is very low. It may be only 1/10, 1/20, or even less than conventional methods. The efficiency can be increased many times, and the manpower and material resources saved are considerable."
"I remember a few decades ago someone proposed blasting a gap through the Himalayas to allow moist air from the Indian Ocean to the south into the Western Regions, transforming the arid, desert-ridden Western Regions into a kind of Jiangnan on the Great Wall... It used to be a bold idea, but now it seems feasible. It's just that few people think about it anymore. It seems people today aren't as bold as they used to be. Even if they have the ability to do it, they don't dare to even think about it."
Li Huichang awakened.
It was as if a door to a new world had opened before his eyes, and everything suddenly became clear.
It turns out that the limit of the infrastructure maniac is not limited to this, and there is still greater room for improvement.
Human power is ultimately limited, but machine power is unlimited.
Moving mountains, filling the sea, building bridges and roads are just child's play. Spending ten or twenty years and investing hundreds of billions of dollars to complete a large-scale dam project is simply an inefficient waste. He thinks it can be completed within five years and the funds can be saved by half.
In the future, humans will enter the interstellar age and build interstellar spaceships that are tens of kilometers long. The transformation project may be of a planet with a diameter of thousands of kilometers. Can we continue to be so slow?
Times are changing, especially in this era of eye-catching economy. Even Douyin short videos reach a climax in 15 seconds. They should not be complacent with the title of "infrastructure maniac". If they can compress the task of opening a mountain that originally took more than three months to complete within 15 seconds, then it will be the time for them to regain the honor of "infrastructure maniac".
So next, Li Huichang knew what to do.
…
A week later.
Li Huichang's suggestion was adopted by the higher authorities, and a sealed secret nuclear plant in a certain place resumed production.
The Ministry of Nuclear Industry is also conducting simulated nuclear tests. In about a month, a small nuclear bomb with the required equivalent will be produced and put into use.
It was originally just a strategic deterrent weapon, but it was actually civilianized and turned into a tool for mountaineering.
That’s not all.
Considering that there will be many places where small nuclear bombs will be needed in the future, Levi jokingly asked Dark Aerospace Company to place an order for 10,000 bombs at the Ministry of Nuclear Industry at a price of 10 million each. This is only the first batch of orders, and there may be more in the future.
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