Godly Fisherman

Seeing Xiao Peng flipping through the sea area map, Emilia asked puzzledly: "We are going to sea? What's the matter?"

Xiao Peng explained: "That's it, that... Didn't I go to the Somali Basin this time to find something?"

Emilia nodded.

Xiao Peng went on to say: "Now our two official deep submarines are operating in the Somali Basin. And the'Jiaolong' was mobilized from the waters of the Western Pacific."

Emilia nodded: "Then what does this mean?"

Xiao Peng explained: "Why do you think we are developing deep-diving technology? It is to promote science and technology? No! According to the UN's "Priority Mining Rights" laws and regulations, who first came up with detailed scientific investigation data and who applied Whoever has the right to exploit a certain high seas area can obtain the priority to exploit that area. Countries that have the ability to conduct deep-sea exploration will have priority to exploit. Of course, deep-sea mining is difficult, so it’s now all Land’, just like Waguo discovered manganese nodules in the waters of southeastern Hawaii in 1987, and applied to the International Seabed Authority to obtain exploration rights. As a result, it has not yet been mined today. In the past few years, it was discovered near Nanniao Island. I have applied for a 15-year mining right in the cobalt-rich crust mining area. As a result, seven years have passed without mining. The pit is occupied first."

Emilia blinked after hearing this: "Is there such a system?"

Xiao Peng nodded: "Yes, the so-called United Nations is, in the final analysis, an organization that protects the interests of great powers. But in any case, this seabed exploration is not as simple as you think. You have wealth when you dive into the sea. You have heard of the term "finding a needle in a haystack" Right? Looking for valuable mineral resources in such a large sea area is more than just diving into the sea."

Emilia thought for a while: "I understand, because your discovery in the Somali Basin has transferred the "Jiaolong", so now you are going to take over and do what the "Jiaolong" did not complete, right?"

Xiao Peng snapped his fingers: "BINGO, it's correct, but the next question is here." As a result, the sound of snapping fingers was too loud, causing the people around him to think. Xiao Peng lowered his voice again and pointed to the chart and said, "Now there are two sea areas for us to go. One is the North Pacific Ocean near the Bering Sea on the west side of the Aleutian Islands. I have been to the Aleutian Islands. Georgina’s belly... Cough cough, what are you doing with this? The other is this sea area between Hawaii and the North American continent, where I want to explore polymetallic sulfide deposits. Although I can choose where to go. , But... a headache..."

Emilia asked puzzledly: "What is the headache?"

Xiao Peng pointed to the sea chart and said: "Let me just tell you this, just say that the sea area of ​​eastern Hawaii, in fact, since 2001, our country has obtained the right to explore mineral deposits in the sea area, but it was not until 2011 that our country adopted it. Exploration. So many years have passed, and only sulfide ore containing copper, iron, zinc and other base metals have been discovered, with very little gold and silver content. It is not worth mining at all."

"Wait!" Emilia interrupted Xiao Peng's words: "Even if you find the veins, mining is extremely difficult, right? The average depth of that sea area is more than two thousand meters, right? Can you mine even if you find it? ?"

Xiao Peng grinned: "We, China, are the'infrastructure madness'. You should have seen it? This mining is also part of the infrastructure, right?"

"But this is deep-sea mining." Emilia retorted, "Isn't the Wa country able to find the veins because it is too deep to dig out?"

Xiao Peng smiled and said: "If they can't get it, it doesn't mean that China can't get it. The only deep-sea mining ship in the world is made by China. That ship can salvage minerals at a depth of 2,500 meters. With a displacement of 45,000 tons, 200 workers can work continuously at sea for five years! It is reported that they are now challenging deeper technologies."

Emilia opened her mouth: "This is amazing, right? Our country does not have such a ship!"

Xiao Peng nodded: "Now the Stars and Stripes Kingdom and the Wa Kingdom are asking us to disclose technology to China... It is said that it is for the benefit of all mankind, I can tell, these people are best at putting their faces and butts together. , So you can't see if they are faces or butts."

Emilia gave him a white look: "I am also from Star Stripe country, okay!"

Xiao Peng pointed to it: "I'm talking about those politicians and most of the Japanese people."

Emilia laughed after hearing this: "You Chinese people really don't need a reason to scold the Japanese people."

"Need it?" Xiao Peng asked back.

"No need?"

"Need it?"

Emilia raised her hand to express her surrender and returned the topic to prospecting: "Then why are you having a headache? Isn't it just prospecting?"

Xiao Peng pointed to two locations on the chart: "Baby, the sea is not a map. Look at the sea area of ​​Hawaii Island. It has been explored for nearly ten years and it hasn't been explored. Look at the large part of the North Pacific Ocean. .... This is a long-term job! Moreover, the Pacific weather is bad and windy. Our expedition ship is not strong enough to resist wind and waves, and its supply capacity is not strong, so it cannot support long-term operations. This is a troublesome thing."

Whether their expedition ship is a small expedition ship, or the hull of a Type 22 guided missile boat is transformed. The advantage is that the speed is extremely fast, but the disadvantage is also obvious, that is, the ship is small and the ability to resist wind and waves is a bit weak. Especially after some remodeling, the helicopter lift platform is loaded again, and the working platform is installed on the deep submersible ship. It takes up more space. Now it is a "small horse-drawn cart", and it is enough to load supplies into the dead. Twenty people worked at sea for forty days. Endurance is too bad.

If they go to explore the geology of the seabed, they must bring some geoscientists. At that time, Xiao Peng had only eight rooms on board for comfort. Although they were all on the bed except for Xiao Peng's room, they could accommodate up to four people. But four people squeezed into a small room of seven or eight square meters, it was really not a comfortable thing.

And this deep-sea exploration is not deep-sea salvage. In deep-sea salvage, Xiao Peng can directly think about the location of the shipwreck by throwing the clone into the sea, saving time and effort.

And what about mining resources? That would be troublesome. It is necessary to sample specimens from the deep-sea soil, and then come up for analysis, and then draw conclusions after the analysis, which requires the ship to have a strong endurance. The scientific expedition ships in China, such as the scientific expedition ships such as the ‘Dayang One’ and the ‘Xiangyang Red’ series, are almost all the ones with superb endurance that stay at sea for a long time. Such a task as the "Four Seas Explorer" is difficult.

Xiao Peng sighed and said: "And there are more troublesome things. The farming ship that we rented from Maple Leaf Country in the past two days has come. We have to send the fry to the Southern Kuril Islands. I can't follow this ship. "

"Why?" Emilia asked puzzledly.

Xiao Peng smiled bitterly: "Why the king salmon farming technology is so difficult? One big key factor is how to make young fish fry living in freshwater adapt to sea life in advance. In the north of Qianliyan, where the mouth of Qianli Lake is located, there are forests. On the other end, there is actually a large fry breeding area. The role is to allow the king salmon seedlings that live in freshwater to quickly adapt to marine life."

Emilia blinked, "Isn't it easy? Just put the fry in?"

Xiao Peng shook his head and explained: "It's not as simple as you think. As one of the largest species of salmon, king salmon can live in freshwater for three to five years before going to the sea. There is actually a big gap between freshwater fish and seawater fish. Yes. If freshwater fish get into the sea, they will swell to death if they absorb too much salt."

"Then how can the king salmon live in the sea from fresh water?" Emilia asked.

Xiao Peng thought for a while, pointed to his cheeks and said, "There is a desalination device in the gills of sea fish. It is composed of chlorine-secreting cells. To put it bluntly, it is a desalination device that can quickly remove the water in the sea. Salt desalination, and the surface of sea fish contains a semi-permeable membrane, which is also desalinating sea water. This fish is very interesting. When freshwater fish lives in fresh water, they desperately absorb salt from fresh water, while sea fish is It's desperately filtering salt."

Emilia thought for a while: "What happened to those who grew up in fresh water like puffer fish, salmon, and barracuda when they were young?"

Xiao Peng explained: "To put it bluntly, we need to grow this ability to filter seawater. Only after this ability can we live in seawater. However, the life cycle of king salmon in freshwater is too long. When it comes to life in the sea, it usually becomes It’s difficult to breed adult fish, so the price of king salmon remains high because it is too difficult to breed. The reason why we are now successful in breeding king salmon is to solve the problem of slow growth cycle of king salmon juveniles. They have grown out of seawater desalination devices early and can adapt to seawater life earlier."

"It's that simple?" Emilia's eyes widened.

Xiao Peng nodded: "It's that simple to say, but it's too troublesome to implement it. Chen Zetao has tried his best to solve this problem."

Emilia excitedly said: "This is a good thing! This kind of fry can be very popular if it is popularized. I found that Chinese people don't like salmon very much, but in the West, salmon is indispensable. You can do this feat. For the benefit of salmon farmers all over the world."

Xiao Peng shook his head: "Aquaculture technology is easy to popularize, and fry is difficult to popularize. You can understand that these fry are special species of Qianliyan. And now it can only be determined that this fry can be used in temperate waters, and the effect of cold water seas and tropical seas is still not good. There is no verification. This is also the purpose of Chen Zetao's visit to the Southern Kuril Islands this time."

Emilia looked at the chart and suddenly laughed: "My dear, you are too stupid! This matter is too easy to solve!"