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Latest website: "After review by academicians of the two academies, the Ministry of Science and Technology, China Railway Corporation and many other experts, the [Vacuum Hyperloop] project submitted by Guanghua University was officially approved and approved!"

"It is reported that the initial speed of the vacuum hyperloop can reach 1,500 kilometers per hour, which is more than four times that of the current high-speed rail and twice that of a civil aviation passenger aircraft!"

"The amount involved in this investment will reach trillions of yuan, which also highlights the importance our country attaches to the transportation field..."

"Let us connect with Academician Qi Zhenguoqi, an academician of the two academies and a famous railway transportation expert."

Zhou Hanqing couldn't listen to the rest of the interview at all. His head was buzzing, and all he could think about was the speed and the amount of investment.

"1,500 kilometers per hour?"

"The investment amount is in the trillions?"

He muttered twice.

The next moment, he suddenly stood up and walked back and forth in the living room.

Fortunately, I haven't heard of any specific plan in the news, but it is normal. Such a large investment must be very serious, and it is normal to discuss it after two or three months.

However, Zhou Hanqing caught an opportunity from it!

An opportunity that may allow Ludao to move from a second-tier city to a first-tier city!

"No, I have to find Secretary Geng!" Zhou Hanqing's eyes were determined, and he left the house in a hurry, ignoring his wife and children's inquiries, and hurried to the garage.

After picking up the car and starting it, I also called Chen Hao.

As soon as the call was connected, Zhou Hanqing couldn't help but ask: "Xiao Hao, are you acquiring the land this afternoon to study the hyperloop?"

"Yes, for the outdoor experiment of the hyperloop prototype, Uncle Zhou, what's wrong?" Chen Hao replied confused.

"Can that hyperloop really reach 1,500 kilometers per hour?" After finishing speaking, Zhou Hanqing's hands holding the steering wheel were so nervous that they clenched tightly. \b

This is 1,500 kilometers per hour, faster than an airplane!

"1,500 kilometers per hour is the speed in the initial stage. We will increase it to 2,000 kilometers per hour later, and the highest stage should be 4,000 kilometers per hour." Chen Hao answered truthfully.

Zhou Hanqing's eyelids twitched, good guy, there is something even scarier behind him.

At a speed of 4,000 kilometers per hour, wouldn’t it take less than an hour to get from Ludao to the capital?

Isn't this too scary?

Zhou Hanqing felt itchy in his heart, but he still confirmed uneasily: "Haohao, don't lie to me. Tell me the truth. Is it really possible?"

"Yes, but I estimate the construction period will be 3-5 years, right?"

"Really?"

"It really can!"

After repeated confirmations, Zhou Hanqing's nervousness finally eased a lot. Chen Hao was not someone who cheated his uncle. You can't just talk about such a big thing, right?

Then, Zhou Hanqing asked some more detailed questions, and before Chen Hao could say more, Zhou Hanqing hurriedly hung up the phone.

Ten minutes later.

A certain residential area.

After hearing the knock on the door, Geng Kangping opened the door and said in confusion, "Mayor Zhou, what's the matter that you can't talk about over the phone? Why don't you go there in person this late at night?"

"Secretary Geng, something big has happened!" Zhou Hanqing said in a panic after changing his shoes.

Geng Kangping's eyes were focused. If the mayor of a city can call it a big deal, it must be really difficult.

"Let's go, let's talk in the study."

Afterwards, the two entered the study.

After taking his seat, Zhou Hanqing briefly told Geng Kangping about the incident.

After Geng Kangping understood it, his heart began to stir.

He looked at Zhou Hanqing and asked, "Did you just say that Principal Chen submitted this application yesterday?"

"Yes." Zhou Hanqing felt a little thirsty after talking so much. He picked up the teapot on the table and poured himself a cup of tea.

"In such a short period of time, the construction route of the hyperloop has not yet been determined. This is indeed a great opportunity." Geng Kangping said with a trace of sadness on his brows.

"But if the cost is like you said, 376 million per kilometer, it will be difficult for us to have our turn on Ludao!"

"That's true." Zhou Hanqing was not worried, but looked around, "Secretary Geng, do you have a map of China?"

Geng Kangping was stunned when he heard this. After he came back to his senses, he suddenly realized what he was saying. He stood up and said, "Yes, wait for me for a moment."

In just a minute or two, Geng Kangping returned to the study room with a folded map of China in his hand.

Zhou Hanqing took the map and laid it flat on the desk.

"With a cost of 376 million, this is destined to not be fully popularized. Just like the first maglev city introduced in my country, it will definitely choose key cities."

"There will definitely be places in the capital, the devil's capital, and Yangcheng, but it's not cost-effective to go from the capital to the devil's capital, so..."

He tapped the location of Jingcheng with his finger, and then quickly slid down.

Finally, we stopped in Yangcheng, the capital of Lingnan Province.

"Referring to the Beijing-Kowloon Line, I arbitrarily conclude that there will definitely be a hyper-high-speed rail line from Beijing to Yangcheng!"

"What about the Demon City?" Geng Kangping frowned.

Zhou Hanqing's eyes fell on the western region on the map.

"If my guess is correct, it should be a horizontal and vertical flying network, and the one connecting the Magic City will definitely be Rongcheng or Mountain City."

For the sake of balance, there will definitely be a heavyweight city in the western region.

It’s just the three cities of Chang’an, Rongcheng and Shancheng.

Chang'an is a little further north, so there is a high probability that one of the two will be left.

"That's terrible. The traffic pattern will usher in a new era, but our Ludao Island is located in the southeast. We can't reach either Yangcheng or the Magic City!"

Geng Kangping rubbed his fingers on the teacup, feeling anxious inside.

If it can catch the express train of the hyperloop, Ludao may be able to usher in another wave of development opportunities.

But Hu Province is surrounded by the Pearl River Delta below and the Yangtze River Delta above. It is inferior to these two in terms of geographical and economic advantages. How can we compete with them?

"Secretary Geng, I have a bold idea!" Zhou Hanqing's eyes seemed to be shining with a strange light.

Geng Kangping took a deep breath and said, "Say."

Zhou Hanqing said seriously: "The investment in the hyper-high-speed rail is huge. Even if China Railway Corporation is responsible for most of it, the local government will definitely have to spend a lot."

"If the bulk of this is borne by our Ludao and Hu provincial governments, and the rest is borne by China Railway Corporation and another city, then the higher ups should agree. "

"This investment is too big. If something goes wrong, you will know the consequences." Even though he was mentally prepared, Geng Kangping still swallowed his saliva.

Zhou Hanqing's proposal was too bold. He was gambling on their political achievements!

Once something goes wrong, the impact will be huge.

However, he also raised a question.

"Since the provincial government has to bear part of the investment, why is the city not located in Rongcheng, the provincial capital, but Ludao?"

Although Ludao is located in Hu Province, as one of the first five major special economic zones in the country, a city under separate state planning, and a sub-provincial city, its revenue and expenditure are directly linked to the central government, and are divided between the central and local finances, and do not need to be turned over to the provincial finance.

Otherwise, we cannot say that we can use money to invest in the hyperloop.

"The research unit of the hyperloop is Guanghua University, just because Guanghua University is in Ludao instead of Rongcheng." Zhou Hanqing smiled confidently.

Geng Kangping smiled bitterly, "I almost forgot this key point."

Immediately, he looked at the map and asked: "Then should our Ludao build a hyper-high-speed rail line connecting Yangcheng or Shanghai?"

"Choose to cooperate with Yangcheng, so that Ludao can be connected to the Pearl River Delta, and the distance is shorter than connecting to the Magic City, so the cost can be reduced."

Zhou Hanqing shook his head and refused, "No, we should cooperate with the Magic City."

Geng Kangping was startled, "Why?"

"I asked Chen Hao that for the hyper-high-speed rail, the shorter the distance, the less obvious the speed advantage, because it requires a certain distance to increase speed. Ludao is too close to Yangcheng, so we should choose Magic City." The more Zhou Hanqing said, the more excited he became, " Moreover, Shanghai is also happy to have a hyper-high-speed rail. Our Ludao has limited terrain, so we can take advantage of Shanghai’s advantages to develop the financial industry of Ludao.”

"And we can also use the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai regions to develop our tourism industry."

People in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai are known throughout the country to be wealthy. If the Shanghai Metropolis and Ludao are connected by a hyper-high-speed rail, there will definitely be a lot of people coming for vacation.

"The straight-line distance between Ludao and Shanghai is 813km. Assuming that a 1,000km hyper-high-speed rail pipeline is to be built, the cost will be about 376 billion. Ludao and the provincial government will jointly bear 188 billion (50%), and Shanghai and China Railway will each bear 940. 100 million (25%), this submission should be approved!”

In the era of common railways, the Ministry of Railways was responsible for the investment, construction and operation of railways across the country.

Until we entered the era of high-speed rail, my country's railway development accelerated, investment in rail transit infrastructure soared, and the Ministry of Railways was overwhelmed and began to explore corporate reform.

That is to say, the era of the Ministry of Railways is over, and the era of China Railway Corporation (China Railway Corporation) is coming!

China Railway Corporation (formerly the Ministry of Railways) has delegated power to local governments and is building more and more high-speed rail lines through joint ventures with local governments, with state-owned enterprises and banks also taking shares.

For example, the Shanghai-Hangzhou intercity railway, which can earn 900 million yuan a year, is a model of joint venture railway. Zhejiang Province, Shanghai Municipal Government, and China Railway Corporation each contributed money, and Baosteel Group also participated as a state-owned enterprise.

Zhou Hanqing's idea is completely fine, provided that nothing goes wrong with the hyperloop.

Otherwise, if the investment of nearly 200 billion yuan continues, Ludao's finances will have to tighten their belts in the next few years, and they will both be held accountable if something goes wrong.

Seeing that Geng Kangping was still hesitating, Zhou Hanqing continued to advocate: "Secretary Geng, you can't miss this opportunity. Maybe Ludao can become China's fifth first-tier city!"

Don't worry about the new front line, the accurate front line, and the weak front line. They are all nonsense and are created by unscrupulous media to attract traffic.

The only real first-tier cities are Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen.

Whether it is Jinling, Suzhou, Hangzhou or Chengdu, they are not qualified.

But Geng Kangping was moved by the "fifth first-tier city" mentioned by Zhou Hanqing.

"But this is an investment of nearly 200 billion..."

Geng Kangping was still feeling a lot of pain. This amount of investment was not a small amount for the capital, let alone Ludao.

Reluctantly, Geng Kangping agreed.

Who can resist the temptation of becoming China’s fifth truly first-tier city?

…

At night, the wind is very noisy.

But Professor Zhao Yong was sitting in the plane, and there was no wind. The noise naturally came from the cabin.

Sitting on the left side of the aisle, two boys were having a heated discussion.

If you don’t mention which pot to boil, why bother talking about Guanghua University’s hyperloop?

Professor Zhao Yong, who was about to close his eyes to rest, was a little angry when he heard what the two people said behind him.

Is there any such logic? How dare Zhu Zi'an speak nonsense? !

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