Chapter 266 The uses of oil are beyond imagination!

Oil has been mentioned many times in the previous sky curtain!

Let’s talk about the world’s most powerful country in later generations, the United States.

It was born around oil.

Oil breeds American troops.

It is also said that the arrogant German leader Hitler launched blitzkrieg everywhere, risked his attack on the Caucasus, and stormed Stalingrad, also for oil.

Including the important straits in the world that Tianmu just introduced.

It was mentioned repeatedly.

The importance of many straits lies in oil!

Then the problem is coming.

What exactly is oil?

How important is it?

Qin Dynasty.

Ying Zheng learned from the sky that oil is a black liquid and is easy to ignite.

Driving a tank requires oil.

But more specific about what oil is.

Ying Zheng is still unclear.

So Ying Zheng asked the ministers around him who knew.

Most of the ministers could not give a clear answer.

But he knew the alchemist Xu Fu in the corner.

So Xu Fu stood up and answered:

"Your Majesty, while I'm looking for materials for alchemy, I'm also trying my best to find those rare and unconventional materials."

"I've come into contact with a liquid before, it looks a lot like petroleum."

"I saw a record in the Book of Changes that there was a black liquid in the swamp that could float on the water and burn."

"I think that kind of flammable liquid, used as a raw material for making fire for alchemy, will definitely improve the alchemy process."

"So I went looking for this liquid specifically."

"Although we only found a small amount, it has already been used up."

“But I guess it could be oil.”

After listening to Xu Fu's introduction, Ying Zheng learned that what he discovered was a liquid suspected to be petroleum.

I couldn't help but nodded.

Although it seems that oil is just a resource and may not have much to do with alchemy.

However, in order to make the elixir, Xu Fu was willing to look for and try even such obscure materials.

This at least shows that there is nothing wrong with his attitude.

So Ying Zheng nodded and said gently:
"Well, you are thoughtful."

"After you go down, you will arrange for people to look for oil. If you find it, I will reward you."

Ying Zheng then said to his ministers:

"From what is said on the sky screen."

“Oil is an extremely important substance in the future.”

"It may be as important to future countries as salt and iron."

"When Tianmu talked about World War II, he said that those roaring steel monsters, tanks, armored vehicles, etc., needed oil as a material."

"Although our Great Qin has not yet built a Tiger tank."

"It may be impossible to fully utilize oil as a resource."

"But at least it's certain that oil will be very good for lighting."

"If there were plenty of oil, even ordinary people would be able to light a lamp at night."

"What else do you think oil can be used for?"

“It can bring together ideas from all sides.”

The ministers around him all started to speculate.

However, most people have never seen or touched what real oil is.

So for now, it can only remain in the speculation stage.

Most of the guesses are extremely outrageous.

Even Ying Zheng, who also knew little about oil, called it outrageous!

But amid a bunch of outrageous speculation.

Ying Zheng also noticed that many people had proposed the military uses of oil.

Since it is a very flammable liquid.

It could even burn on the sea.

Then wouldn't it be a perfect match for fire attack?
Ying Zheng silently wrote down these speculations about the uses of oil, focusing on its military uses.

And the dynasties after the Qin Dynasty.

Especially after the Yuan Dynasty, the use of oil in China has become quite widespread.

So when Zhu Yuanzhang saw the importance of oil repeatedly mentioned on the sky curtain.

He is no stranger to oil.

But I was also surprised by the importance of oil.

"It seems that in later generations, the use of oil has been developed very deeply."

"It can even be said that oil determines the national strength and development space of future countries!"

"The current Ming Dynasty's use of oil is obviously still at a very early stage."

“I don’t know what these precious oil resources are used for.”

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The sky curtain also cooperated well, and a related video was broadcast in the next video.

【As the most focal resource in modern society. 】

[What are the uses of petroleum? ]

[Oil is called the blood of industry, also known as black gold, and its uses are quite extensive. ]

[When it comes to oil, I believe that many netizens think of refueling their cars first.] [Indeed, gasoline, diesel, etc. are all products extracted from oil.]

[And the rise in international oil prices often leads to a simultaneous rise in gasoline prices. ]

[For many families who own cars, it is really painful to spend dozens of dollars more to fill a tank of gas. ]

[But in fact, oil is called the blood of industry, and its wide range of uses is absolutely beyond the imagination of most people! ]

[The use of gasoline is actually just one of the least efficient uses of oil among countless other uses.]

[So let's talk about what are the uses of oil? ]

tomorrow.

Zhu Di saw on the sky curtain that he was about to start talking about the uses of oil.

I also quickly prepared myself and listened carefully.

Because during Zhu Di's period, the use of petroleum had become more widespread than in previous dynasties.

Zhu Di also keenly guessed that oil, in addition to its current common use for lighting and a small amount of use in military tactics.

There must be some more important ones that can even change the operation of the entire country!
【First, a major use of oil. 】

[It is one of the most widely used fuels in modern society. ]

【Gasoline, diesel, kerosene...】

【It is widely used in various means of transportation such as cars, ships, and airplanes. 】

[It can be said that without oil there would be no modern transportation industry!]

[In addition to our common civilian and commercial vehicles. 】

[Even tanks and armored vehicles commonly seen in wars basically need gasoline or diesel refined from petroleum as fuel. ]

[During World War II, Germany lacked oil throughout the entire process. ]

[As a result, when Germany decided on the direction of attack during World War II, protecting its own oil security and obtaining more oil became the focus of consideration.]

[The reason why they are in a hurry to take Crimea is because Crimea can be used to bomb Romania's oil fields. ]

[The fight to the death at Stalingrad was to cover the capture of the Caucasus oil fields. ]

[It can be said that oil, to a certain extent, determined the strategic direction of many countries such as Germany and Japan during World War II. ]

[Furthermore, it has affected the historical trend and pattern of the whole world! ]

The first major use of oil introduced on the sky curtain is heavyweight!
As a fuel for transportation, it not only affects people's lives every day.

It also affected the direction of World War II, this super war.

On the one hand, ancient people felt the importance of oil, but on the other hand, they were also confused.

Using oil as fuel has become so important.

It even said on the sky curtain that this was only a small part of the uses of oil.

None of them can be considered the main use of oil.

Even its secondary uses are so powerful that they can affect the whole world.

That's other uses for oil.

How outrageous could it be?
Only Tianmu continued to tell the story.

【At the same time, petroleum is also one of the most important raw materials for the chemical industry. 】

【Fertilizers, cosmetics, synthetic fibers, plastics, paints, pigments...】

[Many industries, including the United States, Japan, and the United States, all require oil as their main raw material. 】

[Although fertilizers may seem insignificant, they are actually a major engine for the explosion of modern agricultural production and population! ]

[Without fertilizers, the earth cannot feed 80 billion people! ]

[Synthetic fibers are widely used in textile industries such as clothing. ]

[It can be said that the clothes that modern people wear, the sofas they sit on, and the beds they sleep on are inseparable from synthetic fibers. ]

[More than 90% of the production process of synthetic fibers requires petroleum as raw material. ]

[The synthetic fibers used to make clothes require petroleum.]

[Similarly, laundry detergent for washing clothes also requires petroleum as a raw material.]

[Plastics are widely used in modern life and are even more important! ]

[Modern humans cannot live without plastic, just as the West cannot live without Jerusalem.]

【Plastics are so widely used and so important in our lives. 】

[More than 99 percent of plastics are made from petroleum.]

While Tianmu was telling the story.

Some related industrial products are also given.

Not to mention the gorgeous, beautiful and exquisite textiles.

The dazzling array of plastic products in various shapes and sizes alone was enough to overwhelm the ancient people.

Once again I was shocked by the magic of oil.

[The filter layer and ear straps of masks, which are familiar to all of us, also require petroleum as raw materials. 】

[Including the manufacturing process of rubber. ]

[About half of all rubber is made synthetically from petroleum.]

[And oil is a treasure all over, and that’s not just an exaggeration. ]

[Even the petroleum residue after refining can be made into asphalt to make the asphalt roads we walk on every day. ]

【It is precisely because oil is involved in every aspect of life and industry that modern countries, especially industrialized countries, consume a very exaggerated amount of oil.】

[Take my country as an example, oil consumption in 2023 will exceed 7.6 million tons. ]

[But my country's oil production in 2023 will only be 2.1 million tons. ]

【Compared with consumption, there is a huge gap. 】

【Therefore, our country needs to use a large amount of foreign exchange to import a large amount of oil every year. 】

[On average, more than 1300 million barrels are imported every day. ]

[In 2023, my country's oil imports will account for % of the world's total! ]

【If our country’s oil security cannot be stabilized. 】

[Then it will have a huge negative impact on the industrial production of the entire country! ]

[This is also an important reason why my country has always been committed to building multiple oil import routes. ]

(End of this chapter)