After staying outside, Pei Chengyi did not bother with the busy Dongfang Wen, and personally gave Bijing a cup of tea.

"Don't you want to know where I've been in the past two days?"

"You are the deputy director of the Military Intelligence Bureau. I don't care where you are going."

Liu Xiaobin smiled and shook his head. He said, "I came back from Horse Island."

Pei Chengyi frowned slightly. He was not very shocked.

"It seems that you have guessed it long ago."

"I didn't say anything." Pei Chengyi put the teacup in front of Liu Xiaobin and sat on the sofa next to him. "I rushed back in just two days, so I must have gained nothing, right?"

"What do you think?"

Pei Chengyi smiled and said nothing.

"I shouldn't have told you, but you'll know sooner or later." Liu Xiaobin took out a cigarette, lit it and smoked a few times before saying, "I'm here this time, mainly to deal with this matter, the small matters between you and the Argentine authorities. Lao Li can solve it with just one phone call, and I don't need to make a special trip.

Pei Chengyi didn't feel surprised because Liu Xiaobin was telling the truth.

"Has Lao Li mentioned it to you?"

"Rarse metal deposits?"

Liu Xiaobin nodded and said, "Since you know, I'll just say it's simpler. As we all know, the rare metal deposits discovered so far are all on land and no subsea minerals have been found. According to current relevant theories, because several rare metals are very active, even in the chemical state, they can easily react chemically with electrolytes. Seawater is the most electrolytes in the world, so it is impossible for rare metal deposits to exist under the seabed."

"Old Li told me about this."

Liu Xiaobin smiled and said, "It is based on this theory that we believe that there are no rare metal minerals with abundant reserves on the Horse Island."

"Why?" Pei Chengyi frowned.

"Look at the map, you will know." Liu Xiaobin smoked two puffs of smoke and said, "The Horse Island is located in a high-latitude area. The temperature is much lower than that of the Tongwei area due to the westerly drifting. The summer is very short. That's why the end of April to the end of January of the following year is a nine-month winter. The entire island is covered with ice and snow. Only a few animals such as penguins can survive on the island. From the end of January to the end of April, it enters the summer of only three months. Or spring, summer and autumn: a season. During this period, ice and snow melt, sea birds, seals, sea lions and other marine creatures go to the Wushang to build nests and give birth. Now you should know why the Argentine military did not wait until the end of April to launch an attack?"

Pei Chengyi frowned slightly, indicating that he understood what Liu Xiaobin meant.

In fact, Argentina made the same choice more than a few years ago. At that time, the Argentina launched a sudden attack in February and attacked the Horse Island in one fell swoop, while the British task force arrived in April. Later, as the temperature dropped, the British counterattack the Horse Island encountered a lot of trouble. At the beginning, Argentina chose to choose February, mainly because it was unable to capture the Horse Island within a few days, and had to leave more time for ground combat. This time, Argentina chose the time in Koyuri. In addition to overestimating the army's assault capabilities, it was also related to the British war response speed. Imagine that if everything goes well, the British will launch a counterattack.

At that time, the first thing to defeat was not the Argentine army, but the bitter blizzard. The Argentine army, which had already established a foothold on the island, could adopt the tactic of waiting for work, first let the British army suffer enough in the blizzard before taking action to clean up the mess. Because the progress was not smooth, the ground battle was not as easy as imagined. As the weather gradually became colder and the long winter was about to come, the Argentine president couldn't wait to find Pei Chengyi. In other words, if the Argentine army could not complete the ground combat operation within the next few days, it would not only be the British task force that needed to face the blizzard, but also the Argentine army, which had not yet established a stable foothold, had to face the harsh climate.

"Look at me, I'm going to go wrong again." Liu Xiaobin smiled and said, "Because the ice and snow melt with the seasons, the water circulation in the Ma Island is very fast. According to the existing theory, this is not an ideal environment for the existence of rare metal minerals. Whether it is Baiyun Obo or Chuanhu in Laos, Garcira of Sultan is located in Sultan West Darfur Prefecture, about kilometers from the Myra Mountains. The local Guzula rare metal mine is the third largest mineral in the world, with a reserve of more than 100 million tons, and they are all in dry areas."

"That is, don't have much hope for Majima."

"No, the exact opposite." Liu Xiaobin smiled and did not rush to continue.

Pei Chengyi frowned slightly. Liu Xiaobin's meaning was a little confused.

"In fact, we should have great hope for Matsushima."

"Old Liu, do you like to talk or not."

"Don't worry, am I talking to you?" Liu Xiaobin smiled and shook his head, saying, "In fact, several years ago, Professor Xu Jinshan, a famous geologist and rare metal mineral deposit expert in my country, proposed a very famous theory. That is, the theory of rare metal mineral deposit formation called "Xu's Formation Theory" by the geology community. According to this theory, although electrolytes are the biggest obstacle to the formation of rare metal deposits, under appropriate conditions, flowing electrolytes can become the main cause of rare metal deposits. He also called it "secondary formation theory. Of course, in order to use flowing electrolytes to form rare metal deposits, several basic conditions need to be met. These are theoretical things.

I can't explain it clearly, so I don't have any saliva. Although at the beginning, almost no one believed in Professor Xu's "secondary formation theory", the discoveries in recent years have proved the correctness of the theory. If you pay more attention to domestic news, you should know that at the end of last year, Yidaosi was found in Wulong, Chongqing, with about 15 million tons of rare metals. However, the reserves are not "domestic labor prices, and there has not been any mining value in recent years, but it is very important that according to previous theories, it is impossible to have rare metal deposits in Wulong, a typical Rost landform. Only Professor Xu's "secondary formation theory can explain the minerals found, and it is very likely that more minerals can be found."

"In other words, the Horse Island is the second pound. Wulong? Pei Chengyi said it very directly.

Liu Xiaobin was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "It can be said that, but it is inaccurate.

Pei Chengyi smiled and shook his head, not arguing with Liu Xiaobin.

"Basically speaking, the geological conditions of Ma Island and Wulong are completely different, but they all have the basic conditions for the "secondary formation theory." Liu Xiaobin lit a second cigarette and said, "We have always paid attention to the water exchange on Ma Island surface, seriously ignoring the impact of the permafrost below. According to Professor Xu's theory, Ma Island's permafrost is actually a protective layer today, providing ideal basic conditions for the formation of a rich cluster of rare metal minerals. More importantly, because of the annual comprehensive water cycle, after tens of millions of years, the accumulated rare metal minerals are likely to exceed everyone's imagination. More importantly, existing discoveries have proved this theory, such as Wulong's minerals, a rich cluster formed by precipitation within tens of millions of years.

"For this reason, you made a special trip?"

"Of course I'm not alone, and I'm not a geologist." Liu Xiaobin smiled and said. "Of course, who does not matter. What's important is that we have mastered first-hand data."

"Very considerable?" Pei Chengyi also became interested.

"Very considerable." Liu Xiaobin smoked several cigarettes in a row and said, "But, it's a pity that. Because the time and conditions are very limited, the more in-depth exploration work was not carried out, and the data collected was also very limited. According to the data already mastered, the information obtained before was correct, and the proven reserves would not exceed 200,000 tons. However, if there is no new theory to deny the "secondary formation theory", we have enough reason to believe that the rare metal deposits buried under the permafrost of the Island of Malay Island are likely to be much more than the most optimistic estimate. In other words, Malay Island is likely to be an island built on rare metal deposits.

Pei Chengyi frowned slightly and said, "If you say so, it will be a big trouble."

"Yes, the trouble is really big, Liu Xiaobin smiled bitterly and said, "We only took two days. Based on the initial exploration results, we came to such a conclusion. The geological experts from the United States and Britain have studied for several years. Even if their geological exploration theory is not as good as us, they will come to the same conclusion. By the way, we have received information before coming here. Standard Company clearly mentioned in the exploration report submitted to the US State Department that the long-term reserves of rare metal deposits on the Horse Island are very amazing, and the US President also asked the security consultant to reorganize the investigation."

"Duchway?"

"Yes. It's your old rival Du Qiwei." Liu Xiaobin smiled and said, "If the news we received is correct, Du Qiwei has submitted a separate investigation report to Brandino, proving that Standard Company has not fabricated the figures in the exploration report submitted to the State Council."

"In other words, the United States is likely to have a big fight."

"If this is true, it is not the United States that is fighting hard." Liu Xiaobin breathed a sigh of relief and said. "Almost everyone believes that the power revolution fundamentally solves the energy problem. Relying on the resources on the earth, human civilization does not need to worry about energy in the next thousands of years, or even tens of thousands of years. In theory, it is not wrong to be optimistic about the future. It is implemented on the real issue, that is, the resource issues related to the power revolution. It is not so optimistic.

Pei Chengyi was stunned for a moment and rushed to say, "Old Liu, isn't this something I should have told me, right?"

"Will I tell you these things without the authorization from above?" Liu Xiaobin smiled and said. "I said it at the beginning, although you don't know now. But it won't take long to know. In Lao Li's words, instead of letting you think randomly under the influence of curiosity, it's better to tell you on your own initiative, so as not to cause necessary trouble."

After hearing what Liu Xiaobin said, Pei Chengyi didn't have much to say.

"Where did I say at the beginning? By the way, resources. No one can deny that the history of the development of human civilization is a history of the struggle for resources, from the fruits and prey of primitive society to the later slaves, earth, minerals, energy, etc. In any historical period, different people are competing for resources necessary for survival. In fact, even now, we are competing for resources for survival and development." Liu Xiaobin lit a third cigarette and said. "In the foreseeable future, unless another highly developed civilization that comes from an unknown world and poses a threat to the entire human civilization, the national consciousness, as the basis of advanced civilization, will not disappear, and the struggle for resources will not end. Mu Yong doubts that the most important resource today is rare metals."

Pei Chengyi sighed secretly. Although the future is bleak, Liu Xiaobin's words are not correct.

The struggle around resources runs through the entire history of human civilization and will continue to evolve with the development of human civilization and eventually end with the demise of human civilization.

"Do you know there are still many prolific resources for us to squander?"

Pei Chengyi was stunned for a moment and immediately shook his head.

"Do you remember what happened in the 1970s? By the way, look at me, you are the standard post-90s. In fact, I am also a post-80s, and I am not a few years older than you." Liu Xiaobin, hehe." Back then, Arab countries imposed an oil embargo on Western countries in order to support Lestein's only one, which triggered the first oil crisis and gave birth to "the theory of oil depletion, which made many people believe that oil will be exhausted within fifty years. Although it has been proven that this is a fallacy in Western countries to control the global oil resources manufacturing, the crisis caused by this is worth our reflection. I can guarantee that if we reveal what we are about to talk about, a world war will break out tomorrow."

"It's not that serious, right?" Pei Chengyi thought Liu Xiaobin was joking.

"I didn't joke with you." Liu Xiaobin breathed a sigh of relief and said, "With your relationship with Xiang Yinghui, you must have heard of "Yanhuang Plans to Beat the Slayer"

Pei Chengyi was secretly shocked and knew that Liu Xiaobin was not joking.

"This plan that started twenty-seven years ago is the highest secret of the Republic until now, Liu Xiaobin paused for a moment and said. "If you want to say something, I can talk to you for a few months. If the time is limited, I won't explain it in detail. You will definitely have a chance to understand it in depth in the future. What I want to say is that all the key technologies closely related to the power revolution come from this grand plan that has condensed the efforts of generations of leaders of the Republic. It can even be said that "Yanhuang Jige" is the basis of the power revolution. More importantly, according to the plan, the latest research of the research team has been successful. In the foreseeable future, perhaps fifty years or one hundred years, the rare metal minerals on the earth will be consumed.

"Only a hundred years?" Pei Chengyi seemed very calm and said, "If the exploration results on Horse Island are correct, you can,"

"That is calculated according to the current standards. Our demand for resources is endless. Even if we grow at a rate of three percent per year according to the natural development laws of human civilization, the rare metal minerals on the earth will definitely be mined within a hundred years." Liu Xiaobin smiled bitterly and said, "We can go out of the earth. In fact, we have mastered enough technology to not only establish colonies on the moon. As long as we are willing to invest, we can even immigrate to Mars. The question is, can we obtain resources from alien planets in a limited time? There is no doubt that the answer is no.

In today's situation, even if we and the United States abandon past grudges and work together, within a hundred years, we still have to rely mainly on the earth. According to the most optimistic estimate, it will be at least 150 years, or even two hundred years before we can have enough ability to obtain sufficient resources for survival and development from the moon and Mars."

"That is, only one superpower can last until one hundred and fifty years later."

"It's completely correct, either we, the United States, or another superpower. Judging from the current situation, even the most promising EU is unlikely to become the third choice." Liu Xiaobin lit the fourth cigarette and said, "This is a life-and-death struggle, with no room for retreat. According to our estimates, thirty years later, our population will be the same as the United States, and our struggle with the United States will become increasingly fierce. In other words, this struggle between superpowers will determine the future of more than one billion people in the two countries. There is only a little thug. When standing at the highest end in the circle, all of them will become stepping stones for the development of human civilization and become victims that civilization itself has to abandon. Although this is not a struggle of life and death, neither you, me, nor any other descendants of Yan and Huang, don't want to miss this historic opportunity."

"It seems that we really need to do a big fight.

"Not now, but I won't wait for a long time. Liu Xiaobin took two cigarettes and said. "Because we have no positive conclusions about the strategic value of the Malay Island and the United States, according to our judgment, unless the US authorities unexpectedly draw a more accurate conclusion, the conflict will not be expanded. In fact, until now, we and the United States are tempting to move forward with each other."

Pei Chengyi frowned slightly and understood what Liu Xiaobin meant.

"From another perspective, if the United States planned to bet on all the old money and bet, it would not remain silent until now and would have taken action long ago. There is enough reason to believe that as long as the situation has not lost control, the United States will not do anything randomly. Of course, because there is no conclusion, no one will give up easily."

"As you say, this conflict will never end?"

"In the long run, maybe this may be the case, but in the short term, this result must not occur." Liu Xiaobin paused for a moment and said, "Actually, this is your task and the purpose of my visit to you today."

Pei Chengyi was stunned for a moment and said, "It seems that you are not here to come to me, nor is it that Lao Li asked you to come to me, right?"

"What do you say?" Liu Xiaobin smiled and said, "I have said everything I should say. Before returning to China, I will try my best to help you solve real problems and settle the Argentine authorities and the Argentine military. If you have any requirements, you have to submit them as soon as possible so that I can make your arrangements. Don't be polite to me, otherwise you will suffer."

"You said everything, I won't be polite."

Speaking of this, Pei Chengyi knew it was gone. There was no doubt that Liu Xiaobin was sent by the head of state. In addition to telling Pei Chengyi many state secrets, he also conveyed several very important information. If Pei Chengyi had regarded himself as a military adviser and the Cabernet conflict as a war in Argentina, then from now on, he would have to return to his original role and regard the South Atlantic as the battlefield of the Republic.
Chapter completed!