Chapter 765: Resource constraints

The Martian immigration plan was something that Ye Su wanted to carry out a long time ago, and now that he finally has the conditions for implementation, of course Ye Su can't wait to start.
There are abundant resources on Mars, many of which are scarce on Earth.
Needless to say, platinum is a necessity for building a curvature engine. There is not much reserves on the earth.
Many other kinds of rare metals have abundant reserves on Mars.
If all these resources are used, Ye Su's space program can be accelerated.
Now that Ye Su is in such a position, it is no longer a question of funding to restrict him.
How much money Ye Su owns, even he himself couldn't count it, anyway, it was a very scary figure.
Perhaps it is said that Ye Su is the richest person in history, I am afraid that no one dares to refute.
So money can't limit Ye Su at all, and money is no longer a problem for Ye Su.
Other factors besides money, such as policies and public opinion, are not a problem for Ye Su.
At present, the public opinion of the entire human race is biased towards space development.
If someone now jumps out to oppose Ye Su's space program, I am afraid that he does not have to do it himself, this kind of person will naturally be scolded to death by everyone.
Therefore, environmental problems can't affect Ye Su, on the contrary, it is quite beneficial to Ye Su.
The only restriction on Ye Su now is the issue of resources. The resources on the earth can no longer keep up with Ye Su's footsteps.
To build more spaceships, or even to make real mechas, all require a lot of resources.
There is no way to manufacture these high-tech products with technology and no materials. The manufacture of everything requires basic materials.
So what Ye Su needs most now is rich mineral resources to support his huge space program.
Ye Su wants to build a space fleet that can travel freely in the universe.
He also wanted to build a real mecha force, rather than the current shrunken version of humanoid armor, to resist the malice of other civilizations.
There is not a harmonious atmosphere in the universe. Wars between different civilizations are happening all the time.
If there is not enough self-protection power, human beings are lambs to be slaughtered in front of other civilizations.
However, the establishment of the space fleet and the real mecha force requires countless resources, and all types of minerals require an astronomical number.
Judging from the currently proven reserves on the earth, it is simply not possible to make up the resources that Ye Su needs.
Ye Sudao is not very worried about basic metal materials such as iron ore and copper ore.
These mineral resources are rich in reserves on the earth, enough for Ye Su to spend a long time.
But these common metal minerals Ye Su do not need a lot, like the construction of the Pioneer, not much iron and copper are used at all.
What Ye Su really needs are those rare minerals, and those resources with very few reserves on the earth are what Ye Su really needs.
For example, lanthanum is a metal that Ye Su wanted very much, and a large amount of this rare metal mineral was needed to build spacecraft.
However, the reserves of lanthanum on the earth are very scarce. The content of lanthanum in the bottom crust is only a few ten thousandths, which is simply pitiful.
The lanthanum needed to build the Pioneer this time was only gathered by Ye Su with the strength of the boss.
Just build a spacecraft, and almost all the lanthanum on the market can be searched.
In the future, if Ye Su wants to continue to build spacecraft, he has to find several major countries in the world to ask for their inventory.
Although with Ye Su's current status, it is not difficult to buy lanthanum from various countries, even if the inventories of all countries are emptied.
But this is only a temporary solution, not the root cause, because there is only so much lanthanum on the earth.
Even if Ye Su scoured all the lanthanum to make spaceships, there would not be many ships in total.
Ye Su has already calculated how much lanthanum is on the earth, and this lanthanum can make several spacecraft.
The final figure is undoubtedly disappointing Ye Su. All the lanthanum on the entire earth, together, can not make ten spacecraft like the Pioneer.
Ten spaceships sounded a lot, but they were not enough for Ye Su.
A real space civilization has at least thousands of spacecraft.
Only after possessing so many spaceships can a civilization be qualified to be called a space civilization.
There are many rare metals like lanthanum that are extremely rare on earth.
Some rare metals are not used by Ye Su, but sooner or later they will need it.
Some and special materials, not even a single bit on the earth.
There is no such thing as an essential material for mecha manufacturing like Alpha Crystal.
But if the Alpha Crystal fails in the future, Ye Su has no choice but to look for it on Neptune.
It can be said that the rare minerals possessed on the earth simply cannot support his future plans, nor can humans develop into space civilization.
However, in Ye Su's heart, human beings will inevitably become space civilizations in the future. This is the goal he has set for mankind long ago.
So when Ye Su discovered this fact, he decided to vigorously develop resources in other places.
Since the resources on the earth are not enough to support the development of human beings into space civilization, Ye Su should go to other places to find resources.
Rare resources that are not available on the earth can not be used up on other planets or in many uses.
For other planets, Mars is the best target.
Mars is very close to the earth, and the environment above it is not so harsh compared to other spherical shapes.
At the very least, there is no high temperature of several hundred degrees above Mars, and no extreme cold of more than 200 degrees below zero.
And there are many rare resources on Mars, platinum mines are the best proof.
The platinum mines mined by Mars now far exceed the reserves on earth, and there are many other similar rare metals. These are all things Ye Su wants.
That's why Ye Su couldn't wait to develop Mars because of the decision made by resource constraints.