The Zhang Group's passenger airship has caused an uproar around the world. News about the airship is everywhere in the media.
Although many media still question the safety of airships, many countries have granted airships airworthiness certificates.
In addition to China, there are also countries that have good relations with China and private pilots. Especially African countries, they gave airworthiness certificates as soon as possible.
Those countries that did not provide airworthiness certificates did not prevent privately owned airships from passing through their airspace. Those countries also saw the future of airships, and they did not want to shoot themselves in the foot.
The airship is officially open to navigation, with a round trip every two days, and only runs private routes and Blue Sea City routes.
After the route was opened, the entire route was very lively. It was almost full every time, and there were a large number of Chinese people living in private pilots.
There are more vacations taken by private individuals. In the past, because air tickets were expensive, they returned to China less often each year.
It's different now that we have airships. If there are a family of three or four, a standard room will be enough.
It only costs 3,000 yuan to go to Lanhai City, which is completely acceptable to high-income private citizens.
In addition to them, people from other countries have also tried it. Being able to see the curvature of the earth is worth spending thousands of dollars just for this.
Officially traveling with us, every trip is almost full. Such money-making ability is envied by countless people. This money-making ability is too powerful.
Algeria is a world-famous watermelon producing area. Due to the climate, the watermelons here are large and sweet.
The price is naturally very cheap. In the past two years, the melon farmers here have grown privately grown Black Beauty.
This kind of watermelon has a thin skin, a large size, high sweetness and no seeds. Not only that, the latest planting technology allows them to grow watermelons in arid deserts.
Drought, sufficient sunlight, and a large temperature difference between day and night. This climate makes the quality of watermelons here so high.
"Be careful..."
"This car stops here..."
"It's arranged neatly..."
In the western production area of Algeria, a large number of melon farmers are busy, and buyers from the Zhang Group went directly to the fields to select watermelons.
These watermelons are big and round, with dark and shiny rinds and are very beautiful. The buyer hires people to pick the watermelons, and after weighing them, they carefully put the watermelons into cartons.
"Coming..."
When a huge shadow appeared in the sky, countless people raised their heads. But the person in charge of the Zhang Group laughed.
A huge airship appeared in the sky. Then it slowly landed in the desert.
This airship is a soft-shell airship with no metal hard shell outside.
Compared with the passenger airship, this airship looked much rougher. The huge airship landed in the desert, the airbag at the tail was retracted, and the huge hatch was opened.
"Quick, take action..."
The person in charge began to direct the convoy. The convoy transported special balsa wooden boxes to the airship.
The hatch at the back is very large, and the interior space of the airship is even larger. It is completely the size of a huge warehouse.
Cars come in and out, and a steady stream of watermelons are transported to the warehouse and placed.
The hoisting system of the cargo warehouse in the airship continuously transports balsa wooden boxes to fixed positions. These balsa wooden boxes are lightweight but very strong.
Eighty thousand tons of watermelons, this is today's transportation volume. A large number of watermelons were transported into the airship, and even the fleet was busy for several hours before delivering the watermelons to the airship.
After the watermelons were delivered, the hatch at the back slowly closed. The air-conditioning system in the airship had also started operating early. This air-conditioning system turned the entire interior of the airship into a fresh-keeping warehouse, ensuring the freshness of these watermelons.
The airship takes off, aiming for China. It transports 80,000 tons of watermelons at a time. Such a carrying capacity is too scary.
The purchase price of these watermelons in Algeria is two cents per pound, which is very cheap.
But for Algerian melon farmers, the price is already high.
Black Beauty has a large yield, with an output of up to 5,000 kilograms per acre. This means that one acre of land can be purchased for 1,000 yuan.
The melon farmers in Algeria own a lot of land, ranging from dozens of acres to hundreds of acres or more.
Labor here is not valuable, and land is not valuable. So growing watermelons is still very good.
One day later, the cargo airship landed in Shanghai, China. Eighty thousand tons of Algerian watermelons were unloaded here.
The logistics truck delivers these watermelons to Longteng Mall at the fastest speed.
“Algerian watermelon…”
In Longteng Mall, after it opened in the morning, many Shanghai residents discovered that there was an extra variety at the fruit stall.
This season is the season for eating watermelons, so there are many varieties of watermelons.
This Algerian watermelon looks very beautiful. It is also cut and placed somewhere. Looking at the pulp inside, it looks very beautiful.
At the same time, there are many fruit plates next to the fruit stall. You can taste these watermelons with toothpicks.
"It is too sweet……"
An aunt looked surprised after singing.
This watermelon is so sweet. It’s sweet and watery, and it’s really delicious.
Looking at the price, it’s not expensive either, 1.99 yuan per catty.
"I want two..."
Auntie said directly. Auntie was just the beginning. After tasting this watermelon, the watermelon stall was filled with people.
What a favor to the staff. This kind of high-quality watermelon is usually very expensive in Longteng Mall.
Besides, Algerian watermelons are usually not available in China because the distance is too far. Air transportation is not cost-effective, shipping takes too long, and it is no longer new to deliver them here.
But now the airship only took one day to recover. Coupled with the air conditioning system in the airship, these watermelons are still very fresh.
The purchase price was 20 cents, and the selling price was 2 yuan. Ten times the profit.
The wholesale price sold by Zhang Group to Longteng Mall is 0.7 yuan per catty, which is equivalent to a profit of 0.5 yuan per catty.
With 80,000 tons, Zhang Group can get a profit of 80 million yuan. However, the transportation cost of this trip was only 5 million yuan for Zhang's air transportation.
In other words, with 80,000 tons of watermelon, Zhang Group, a melon dealer, can earn 75 million.
Longteng Group makes more money. Although the products are not expensive, the wholesale price is low. It is not much different from the domestic watermelon price.
The advantages of airship freight are fully demonstrated. It is fast and low-cost. It is much better than shipping, and the carrying capacity is not much worse than shipping.
"The cargo airship made a great contribution, and the people in Shanghai were able to eat cheap African watermelons..."
"The cargo airship made its maiden voyage, transporting 80,000 tons of watermelons from Algeria to China in one day."
"To change the global freight model, cargo airships have great advantages..."
"With a carrying capacity of 100,000 tons, the maiden voyage of the cargo airship shocked the world..."
When the Zhang Group released the news, the world was completely shocked. Compared to passenger airships, cargo airships are truly terrifying.