In the previous life, my country's high-speed rail mileage data was very beautiful, but in his opinion, the utilization rate of high-speed rail lines was not high, which he considered to be a serious waste of resources.
This is why Zhao Yi will target the dual use of high-speed rail for people and goods from the beginning, and conduct special research on the problems therein to improve the utilization rate of railway lines.
The intelligent dispatching technology currently provided by it can greatly increase the density of vehicles running on the line and greatly increase the transportation volume, which creates a good opportunity to improve the utilization rate of the line.
But it is only used to transport people. There may not be that many people, and the transportation volume is not enough. No matter how advanced the dispatching system is, it will not help. And the extra transportation capacity is perfect for transporting goods.
"Tell me what you think. Why is Shangtong Trading Company contracting the freight business?" The chief waited until everyone had finished thinking and asked Zhao Yi.
After hearing the chief's words, Zhao Yi sorted out his thoughts and said: "Increasing the utilization rate of my country's railway lines can not only further leverage the advantages of railway transportation, but also further reduce railway operating costs.
However, for a long time in our country, railway transportation will not be able to reach saturation with its personnel transportation business alone, which will cause a huge waste of resources.
In other words, in order to increase the utilization rate of railway lines and improve the role of railway transportation in my country's economic development, it is imperative to develop railway freight business.
The high-speed railways we are currently building adopt very high construction standards, which can not only meet the needs of personnel transportation, but also meet the needs of most cargo transportation.
However, the power system of freight trains is still under development. Star Power Company is working hard to tackle the problem. After the development of the power system of high-speed freight trains is completed, the overall research and development of high-speed freight trains will be a matter of course.
The reason why I suggest that Shangtong Trading Company should contract the railway freight business is because, on the one hand, Shangtong Trading Company has a very large freight business across the country, and these currently can only rely on water transportation and road transportation.
Although the volume of water transportation is large and the cost is relatively low, the speed is very slow and it can only transport some goods that are not so demanding on time.
Although road transportation is relatively fast, it is still far behind high-speed railways, and the transportation volume is very limited. In the future, it can only be used as a supplement to long-distance cargo transportation.
The logistics system of Shangtong Trading Company across the country is very large, and the related industrial and commercial enterprises are also very large. This shows that Shangtong Trading Company itself has an urgent need for high-speed rail freight.
On the other hand, it is also determined by the special status of Shangtong Trading Company. Shangtong Trading Company has built a large number of warehousing bases and logistics bases across the country, and has gradually become a transfer station and key node for the circulation of goods nationwide.
This will bring two advantages. The first advantage is that Shangtong Trading Company has sufficient cargo transportation business volume, can configure the logistics plan with the highest efficiency within the unit time, and can save resources to the maximum extent.
The second advantage is that with its logistics and warehousing bases across the country, it can achieve seamless logistics across the country. While taking care of the personnel transportation business, the overall operation of the railway network will not be delayed by the cargo transportation business.
This should be easier to understand. There are many warehousing and logistics bases, which means that there will be no logistics congestion, and the freight dispatch plan can be adjusted in time at any time. At the same time, it can also maximize the freight coverage of railway lines.
As I said just now, the e-commerce platform of Shangtong Trading Company is about to go online. By then, the express delivery business will show explosive growth, and express delivery has relatively high requirements on timeliness and the volume is also very large.
Maybe you don’t have a very intuitive understanding of this. Within five years, my country’s daily express parcels will reach hundreds of millions, and within 10 years, it may reach 1 billion. What a huge number.
Moreover, how long it takes for express delivery to reach users directly determines the development of the e-commerce platform. Next-day delivery will be common, and if it takes too long, it will affect the consumer's shopping experience. "
In fact, Shangtong Trading Company will let users choose which time-efficient logistics service to use, because more efficient logistics services naturally mean increased costs, and the limits of what consumers can tolerate are different and cannot be generalized.
At that time, many consumers will definitely choose road transportation in order to save logistics costs, so the number mentioned by Zhao Yi must be slightly exaggerated.
But even if it is an exaggeration, the difference will not be too big in the end. As people's economic strength and living standards improve, they will gradually be able to afford the relatively high-cost logistics costs, and they will not feel too big.
"Of course there is some truth to what you said. If we must carry out railway freight business, with the current size of Shangtong Trading Company, it is indeed a more suitable partner.
However, there is no precedent for this matter. We still need to carry out research work, and the construction of high-speed rail has just begun, so it is too early to make a decision now. "said a leader.
This is correct. When Zhao Yi raised this issue, he did not insist on giving a definite answer now. He just put forward this suggestion so that the leader could move closer to this solution.
The construction cost of high-speed rail is huge. In order to make it affordable for the general public, the ticket price will not be very high. It is impossible to recover the cost in the short term. At that time, the Ministry of Railways will need to use its brains to increase revenue.
As long as they can think of this, they will naturally remember his proposal this time. This is a situation where both sides will benefit from cooperation and will suffer from division.
However, in order to show that he did not have too much selfishness, he still said: "Of course there is no problem. In fact, when Shangtong Trading Company participated, I still suffered a certain amount of losses.
As everyone knows, I have also invested in the construction of highways across the country. Currently, there are not many private cars in the country, and most of my income still relies on cargo transportation.
If most road transport is transferred to railway lines, it will have a considerable impact on the profitability of the road network I invest in.
Under this circumstance, I still recommend that Shangtong Trading Company participate in the railway freight business. I really feel that this kind of cooperation will be a more significant driving force for my country's economic development. "
Hearing what Zhao Yi said, everyone at the scene showed a knowing smile. Over the years, the development of highways in our country has indeed changed dramatically, and a highway network has basically been formed throughout the country.
These achievements were all accomplished with Zhao Yi's strong support, but it is indeed a bit unscrupulous to say how much profit he made from this matter. At present, he only invests but gets very little in return.
Therefore, what Zhao Yi just said is more in line with the facts. The increase in railway transportation volume will inevitably reduce the road transportation volume, which will indeed harm his interests.
"Okay, we will discuss this matter. You can go back and wait for the news with peace of mind. As long as it is in the national interest, we will firmly support it." The chief took over and said.
There is really no need to continue the discussion here, and the opening ceremony will be held soon. Just after the chief finished speaking, staff came in to inform them that all the work had been completed and the reporters were all in place.
This meant that the opening ceremony press conference could be held. The leaders in the lounge stood up and went out in order, with Zhao Yi following at the end.
When Zhao Yi arrived at the press conference, he found his seat and sat down. Looking at the crowded reporters and photographers in front of him, Zhao Yi felt that his eyes had been dazzled.
According to the procedure, a brief press conference would be held first, and then the opening ceremony would begin. This time the chief came to attend in person, and he thought the chief would be the first to give a speech.
The result was beyond his expectation. Although the chief was sitting in the main seat, he had no intention of making a speech. Instead, the leader of the Ministry of Railways made the opening speech of the press conference.
"After several years of arduous efforts, my country's rail transit research work has finally achieved a major victory. Based on mastering a complete set of ultra-high-speed railway technologies, an ultra-high-speed railway line has been built.
Previously, the world's most advanced high-speed railway technology only reached a speed of more than 200 kilometers per hour, while my country's high-speed railway has a speed of 500 kilometers per hour and can operate stably for a long time.
This is why we call our high-speed rail technology ultra-high-speed rail technology, because it far exceeds the world's definition of high-speed rail and is a major breakthrough in high-speed rail technology.
Our country has a vast territory. If we want to realize the rapid circulation of people and materials, we must use means of transportation with wide coverage, high cost performance and large transportation capacity. The emergence of ultra-high-speed railways fully meets these requirements.
Now that the Beijing-Tianjin high-speed railway, the first ultra-high-speed railway, has been completed and opened to traffic, it marks that my country's high-speed railway construction plan has been launched. In the future, our country will build a high-speed railway network covering the entire country to connect major domestic cities and accelerate economic development.
According to the plan, in the future, the new mileage of my country's high-speed railway construction will reach more than 10,000 kilometers per year, and a high-speed railway network covering major cities will be built in a relatively short period of time.
As for what our country’s ultra-high-speed railway is like, I personally say that no matter how hyped it is, it will not be as real and impressive as experiencing it on the ground. After the press conference, I sincerely invite all reporters to take the Beijing-Tianjin high-speed railway for on-the-spot experience. "
The leader's speech was not long and took one or two minutes to finish. After the leader's speech, other leaders had no intention of going up to speak. Their arrival seemed to express the importance they attached to my country's ultra-high-speed railway.
After the speech, there was a brief question-and-answer session. Xinhua News Agency was the first to seize the opportunity to ask questions. The reporter asked: "The technical standards of ultra-high-speed railways are so high, and their construction costs must also be high. Does this mean the future operating price?" Will it be very high?"
This issue hits home. Although the parameters of the ultra-high-speed railway are perfect, if the price is unaffordable for ordinary people after it is completed and opened to traffic, the significance of the construction will be greatly reduced.
"This is a very good question. Although my country's ultra-high-speed railway technology far exceeds that of its international counterparts in terms of various parameters, this does not mean that our construction costs are much higher than theirs.
As for the specific construction costs, we cannot give a unified answer here, because the issues involved are very complex, but I can clearly tell you here that the fares of ultra-high-speed railways are definitely inclusive.
Regarding the construction of ultra-high-speed railways, our first priority is the huge promotion it can bring to my country's economic development. Although we are also concerned about profit expectations, it is not the main focus. "The leader replied.
Although there is no specific information from the leaders, since the fares are promised to be inclusive, even if the train fares in the future are higher than the current ones, they will not be outrageously high.
The establishment of high-speed rail fares requires a relatively reasonable price after comprehensive consideration based on national income, construction costs, expected number of passengers and other factors.
Generally speaking, the maximum ticket price of high-speed railways will not exceed one-tenth of the average monthly income of residents. As long as it does not exceed this limit, people will have a strong willingness to travel by high-speed railways. Any higher price will be a serious problem for residents. Burdened.
The next question was asked by a reporter from CCTV. The reporter asked: "With the speed of ultra-high-speed railway reaching 500 kilometers per hour, will it bring huge pressure to the current air transportation industry? Will it form a fierce competition? ?”
“Our country’s air transport market has developed very rapidly in recent years, with a large number of high-standard airport facilities completed and the number of air flights and passenger traffic growing rapidly.
However, our country has a large population, and air transportation alone is not capable of completing the task of personnel exchanges in our country. Therefore, the future passenger transport market will be very large, enough for various types of transportation to play their role.
No single form of transportation network can independently undertake my country's transportation tasks. The construction of a three-dimensional transportation network will be an important model for my country's transportation development. Various types of transportation will perform their respective duties and work together to complete this task. "The leader of the Ministry of Transportation took the microphone and replied.
Although our country only has a population of 1 billion now, with the more relaxed implementation of family planning and the continued growth of the income of our people, the scale of the future travel and transportation market will be much larger than currently imagined.
Not to mention the aviation market, whether it is road transportation, railway transportation or water transportation in the future, there will be no worries about running out of business, and each mode of transportation has its own areas of expertise.
Like road travel, the degree of freedom is relatively high, and with the use of new energy vehicles, the cost of travel will be greatly reduced. People who like freedom may choose to travel by car.
However, when traveling by car, the speed is still not comparable to that of high-speed rail, so people who are afraid of trouble, or those who travel for a short period of time, will give priority to high-speed rail travel.
Although air transportation is faster than high-speed rail, since most airports are built in suburbs, it takes more time to get from home to the airport, which is actually more troublesome than high-speed rail.
Fortunately, my country's future aviation airports will basically be located in medium and large cities, and medium and large cities will build good underground transportation networks, which can solve the problem of residents getting from home to the airport.
More importantly, our country’s population determines that even with the high transportation volume of railways, there is no guarantee that it will be able to meet the travel needs of all citizens. In the end, enough passengers will be diverted to choose air travel.
In addition, Star Express's aircraft have lower fuel consumption and lower operating costs, and they can also afford lower fares, which allows the air transportation industry to have a certain competitive advantage with high-speed rail transportation.
It is definitely unrealistic to say that there will be no impact at all. However, our country's population is large enough. Even if it is affected to a certain extent, it can be guaranteed that they will not wither and everyone will have a bite to eat.
The next question was asked by a Japanese reporter. He asked: "From the data point of view, ultra-high-speed rail is far ahead of the high-speed rail technology in other countries in the world. Does China have any plans to export ultra-high-speed rail or provide technology licensing to foreign countries?" ?”
Japan's Shinkansen was previously the benchmark for international high-speed rail technology. They have also been seeking export business. However, due to the high price, those who want to build it have no money, while those who have money do not have urgent needs.
Now my country's ultra-high-speed railway technology has emerged, posing a huge threat to Japan's high-speed rail exports. This is why Japanese reporters are particularly concerned about my country's high-speed rail exports.
At the same time, they are also very coveted for my country's ultra-high-speed railway technology. They have made a request for cooperation before, but our country rejected it. This time, the Japanese reporter mentioned whether to license the technology to foreign countries, and wanted to further explore the situation.
While Zhao Yi was watching the excitement, the staff handed the microphone to him, ready to ask him to answer this question, which surprised him a little, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it was natural.
After all, my country's ultra-high-speed railway technology is all produced by him. Without his nod, the government would be embarrassed to make arbitrary decisions, otherwise it would not cooperate in the future.
More importantly, my country's high-speed railway technology, many key technologies and core equipment, are in the hands of its companies.
For example, the power system comes from Star Power Company, the high-standard rails come from cornerstone materials, the railway communication system comes from Hengtong Communications Company, the intelligent dispatching system comes from Fanxing Software Company, and the electrification equipment comes from Polaris Company, Tiangong Precision Instrument Company and Xinhui Energy Company. .
CRRC's main job is the manufacturing and production of complete vehicles, and they don't have much control over key component technologies. The technology they master is complete vehicle technology.
Although the technical content of vehicle manufacturing and research and development is not low, if you want to build a vehicle that meets the requirements, you still need the full support of major core suppliers.
The reporters on the scene saw the microphone being handed to a young man, which immediately aroused great concern. In fact, they had already paid attention to the young man sitting on the edge. They had all kinds of speculations, but they were just doing nothing else. He sat there with an expression of watching the fun.
This lets reporters who know the domestic situation know that this young man is definitely not an official and does not have the sense of stability of an official, but his status must be very important if he can sit in a row with a lot of big guys.
Now that the young man finally spoke, the reporters' interest was aroused, and all eyes and camera equipment turned towards him.
Although it was a bit sudden, Zhao Yi was not very nervous when the incident came. In fact, he had also thought about this issue and was not unprepared.
He smiled at reporters and said: "The domestic high-speed rail network is about to begin large-scale construction. With domestic production capacity and energy, it has not yet reached the stage of exporting abroad, and domestic business will be overwhelmed.
Therefore, we have no plans to export ultra-high-speed railways in the short term. Unless special circumstances arise, we will carefully consider this issue and make relevant plan adjustments.
As for the licensing of ultra-high-speed railway technology, there are currently no plans to do so, so please don’t spend too much time on this issue, as it is doomed to be a futile effort. "
Since the microphone was handed over to him, it means that his answer represents the government's attitude. After hearing this, the Japanese reporter felt half happy and half sad.
The good news is that my country's ultra-high-speed railway will not be exported for the time being, which can give Japan a temporary sigh of relief. The worry is that my country currently has no plans to license the technology to other countries, which will make Japan more uncomfortable.
The other reporters were not particularly impressed when they heard Zhao Yi's answer. They just thought he would introduce himself first, but found that he had no such idea at all, which made them a little disappointed.
After this question, the next question was handed over to the ATV reporter. The ATV reporter asked: "We all know what the technical level of China's high-speed rail was before. Why did it far surpass its international counterparts in such a short period of time
Can you tell us about the development history or research and development process of ultra-high-speed railway? I think ordinary people are still very interested in this. "
This question is more meaningful. In fact, it is not only ordinary people who are interested in this, but it is estimated that all international organizations are also interested in this, because from the outside world, it is a very magical thing.
ATV's question hit everyone's interest, but they didn't know the specific situation and could only ask the question to the Ministry of Railways.
The leader of the Ministry of Railways took the microphone and said: "It is very difficult to answer this question. Although I know some situations, it is not comprehensive. Why not let our chief engineer, Academician Zhao Yi, answer this question. "
After the leader finished speaking, he asked the staff to pass the microphone to Zhao Yi again. This very ordinary action caused a burst of exclamation from the scene.
If they heard correctly, the young man who just answered the question turned out to be the chief engineer of the ultra-high-speed railway project and an academician. He was so young that he felt like a student who had just graduated from a university.
Of course, not all reporters at the scene were ignorant. Some reporters still searched for memories about Zhao Yi from their own memories. Especially after the name Zhao Yi was uttered, relevant memories popped up.
After all, Zhao Yi is also a winner of the Fields Medal, and he is also the youngest recipient. However, there was a lot of excitement when he won the award, and then he disappeared. There are basically no reports about him.
Hearing the exclamations at the scene, Zhao Yi took the microphone and said with a smile: "Seeing you so surprised makes me have self-doubt. After all, I am also the youngest Fields Medal winner, so unknown. ?"
Those who remembered smiled knowingly after hearing his words. Those who couldn't remember began to ask the reporters around them. Some people simply took out their laptops or tablets to search for information online. (End of chapter)