Chapter 338 Too Grand
Chapter 338 Too Grand
The straight-line distance from Dongyang to Mangkang is more than 2,000 kilometers.
Even with the 1,000-kilometer range of the Silver Crane luxury business version, it still needs to land three times to recharge.
The entire journey took a whole day.
However, compared with taking a civil airliner to Rongcheng, then transferring to Changdu, and finally taking a seven- or eight-hour car ride to Mangkang, the Silver Crane is much more efficient.
It can even be said to be the most efficient way at present, nothing else.
Even if the entire private jet business jet is useless, because that thing can’t land in Mangkang at all.
”Finally arrived…”
Zhang Qing, who had just been woken up by the driver, couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief after seeing the narrow and long county town below through the glass.
Although the area of the entire county is very small when viewed from the air, and even a city within a city in a big city may be larger than it,
‐‐ As the crossroads of National Highways 318 and 214, Mangkang County is considered to be relatively developed in the entire Western Tibet.
‐‐ The county has a total population of 80,000 and has created an output value of more than 3 billion yuan. The data in all aspects are almost three times higher than that of Chaou County next to the mountain.
‐‐ At the same time, because the Jinsha River and the Lancang River run through the entire territory of Mangkang County, the water resources here are very rich.
‐‐ The country has invested more than 200 billion yuan here and planned 12 hydropower stations with a total installed capacity of 15.281 million kilowatts.
‐‐ The Suwalong Power Station, which has been put into use, can generate 5.429 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity every year.
‐‐ So there is no need to worry about electricity.
‐‐ This is also a major reason why Zhang Qing chose to use this place as a pilot to establish a low-altitude transportation hub.
At this time, a group of leaders had been waiting eagerly beside the open space in front of the Mangkang County Government, with countless pairs of eyes staring at the slowly descending Silver Crane.
”Look at his pomp and circumstance, he is worthy of being the general manager of Longteng Group…”
”Isn’t this Silver Crane Mr. Kang’s personal car?”
”It is probably temporarily lent to Mr. Zhang…”
”…”
The pictures and information about the Silver Crane are actually not a particularly mysterious thing on the Internet. Needless to say, the heavy-duty Silver Crane is an equipment that has been officially announced by the military.
And Kang Chi’s car has also been photographed and posted online by many people.
However, when the leaders on the scene saw it with their own eyes, they all thought it was much more beautiful than the pictures on the Internet.
When this high-tech aircraft landed on the open ground, they even felt that it was a bit out of tune with the backward scene of Mangkang…
After the plane stopped and the propeller slowly stopped, a group of people immediately stepped forward to warmly welcome Zhang Qing and the advisory group of Song Kongtong.
”Hello, Mr. Zhang, I am Li Enming, the mayor of Changdu, and welcome you to Mangkang for inspection!”
”Hello, Mayor Li.”
The two had actually communicated on the phone in advance. Originally, Zhang Qing thought it was a small pilot, or a preliminary inspection, and it was hard to say whether it could be completely finalized, so he felt that there was no need to alarm the leaders in Changdu City.
As a result, Mangkang took the initiative to report the matter to the superiors, hoping to get the support and support of the Municipal Tourism Bureau, which directly alarmed Mayor Li…
After the two simply shook hands and exchanged greetings, Li Enming couldn’t help but look at the other people who were getting off the plane.
“Isn’t Mr. Kang here?”
”Well, Mr. Kang is quite busy recently, but he said he will definitely come here next time he has a chance. It has always been his wish to come to Xizang to experience self-driving tours and see Mount Everest.”
Li Enming immediately showed a trace of regret, and hoped that Zhang Qing would tell Kang Chi that he must come to Changdu to sit down when he comes to Xizang in the future.
Then he began to introduce the leaders on the scene to Zhang Qing and others.
Mangkang, Zuoxing, Batang, Chaya, Xingjue…
Basically, according to Zhang Qing’s request, the leaders of several counties around Mangkang were called here.
After the introduction, Li Enming immediately explained: “Because of the landslide and traffic jam at Qierzhuan, the leaders of Basu and Chaou counties are still stuck on the road.”
”Is that so… It’s really hard for all the leaders this time.” Zhang Qing couldn’t help but feel a little moved after hearing this. If the leaders of these two places are still stuck at the 72nd turn, it is estimated that they have been stuck for at least 12 hours, and most likely a day and a night…
There is definitely no need to wait for others, the two sides can simply get to know each otherAfter a while, he followed Zhang Qing’s instructions and went to the conference room to explain the specific plan of Dasong Low-altitude Transportation Co., Ltd. to the leaders.
”Low-altitude economy?”
”Short- and medium-distance intercity air buses?!”
”Isn’t it about aerial sightseeing and parachuting tourism?”
”…”
When Cao Xiaoxiao, who was speaking at the podium, talked about the specific plan of Dasong Air Transport, the leaders on the scene couldn’t help but discuss it.
The main thing is that except for the mayor, county magistrate, and director of the Investment Promotion Bureau, the rest are all directors of the Tourism Bureau…
But according to the plan of Dasong Air Transport, the one who came should be the Transportation Bureau.
The main thing is that it is impossible to write down all the specific plans in the initial application letter, which is also not in line with the confidentiality clause of the company’s business plan.
So we can only roughly mention the investment scale and investment direction, and then put forward specific requirements.
This led to a slight deviation in the leaders’ understanding.
But these are just minor problems.
What really surprised them was the ‘Cloud Crane’ aircraft released by Cao Xiaoxiao!
They could tell at a glance that this ‘Cloud Crane’ was the ‘Heavy Silver Crane’ announced by the military!
The two have basically the same fuselage shape, and the biggest difference may be that the Cloud Crane’s shell is painted white, and it does not carry any weapon system.
As for the internal structure of the cabin, it is not known yet because no pictures have been released.
Seeing the leaders talking about it, Zhang Qing immediately explained: “Sorry, leaders, maybe our initial application letter was a bit vague.”
”In our company’s plan, the initial stage is mainly to establish a medium- and short-distance intercity air traffic network. While helping the economic development of your remote areas, we also need to ensure basic profits and strive to achieve a win-win situation.”
”As for tourism and sightseeing, it is also something that needs to be considered after the passenger flow increases and the additional service market is large enough.”
Li Enming immediately nodded and praised: “Mr. Zhang is indeed far-sighted and understands the principle of making the pie bigger together first.”
If they start with large-scale aerial sightseeing, skydiving, etc., he is a little worried that they will not be able to do it for a long time because there are not so many tourists.
However, he quickly expressed his concerns: “But the problem is that the cost of the plane is too high…”
”You also know that we are relatively poor here, and most people can’t afford to take a plane. It is difficult to guarantee your passenger volume by relying on our local people alone, so you may still have to rely on tourists from other places…”
”Shouldn’t you first consider setting up a route from Bashu and Caiyun Province? The main purpose is to attract tourists from other provinces.”
”Wouldn’t that be a fight with civil airliners?” Zhang Qing shook her head, “Our Yunhe is the most The biggest advantage is short-distance travel within 500 kilometers. ”
”Its airport construction cost is very low, so a dense transportation network between small cities can be quickly established to replace inefficient ground intercity transportation.”
”At the same time, because Yunhe is an electric aircraft, its manufacturing and use costs are actually much lower than traditional helicopters and civil airliners. Maybe the cost issue that Mayor Li is worried about is a surprise…”
Zhang Qing’s words immediately aroused the strong curiosity of the leaders present.
In fact, the leaders welcomed the pilot cooperation proposed by Dasong Kongtong this time, but they only thought it was an ordinary investment behavior.
They did not regard it as a project that had a significant role in promoting local economic development.
The main reason is that they think that airplanes are too high-end…
Especially since it is a brand-new high-tech aircraft.
In their remote and poor place, such high-end things are more or less not suitable for the local environment.
It might be OK if the main user group is targeted at tourists from other places, but targeting local migrant workers is somewhat unrealistic.
But Zhang Qing now says that the price may still be a surprise?
(End of this chapter)