Chapter 1607 Forming an Airline

Huaxia Railway is ushering in rapid development at the current stage, and improving operating speed and capacity has always been a problem that the railway department has been fully solving, so there is the first, second, third... Nth time of major speed increase in the country.

There are three problems that have plagued China's railway transportation for a long time. One is that the railway operating mileage is not enough, and the other is that the operating speed is not enough and the traction load is not enough.

On the one hand, the railway department hopes to improve the operation efficiency of existing lines by increasing the speed of passenger cars, and on the other hand, it also hopes to achieve freight efficiency by increasing the traction weight of a single train.

More than 20 years ago, more than 400 ND5 diesel-electric locomotives from GE in the United States brought a huge boost to the freight transportation of the Huaxia Railway. These old and strong locomotives are still working on the existing lines even more than ten years later;

Now, the railway department has come up with the pinnacle of Huaxia's diesel passenger locomotives, the DF11G diesel locomotive, with the 25T series undercarriage derived from Canada's Bombardier technology. combination.

According to the information obtained by Brother Liu, the DF11G of Qishuyan Locomotive Factory has started to roll off the production line in large numbers and is ready to be assigned to various bureaus, and the 25T bottom of Sifang Bombardier Vehicle Factory is also in mass production.

The bottom of the 25T series includes YZ25T, RZ25T, Y25T, R25T and XL25T. The initial letters represent their uses, such as hard seats, soft seats, hard sleepers, soft sleepers, and luggage.

The bottom of the vehicle suitable for high-speed driving has very high requirements on the bogie. The bottom of this series of vehicles is designed at a construction speed of 180 kilometers, and can achieve non-stop operation at a speed of 160 hours for more than 20 hours.

This data can basically ensure that the train does not stop from any first-tier city in China to another first-tier city.

When Li Mu really started to do logistics, he realized how big the capacity is. It is like the bandwidth problem of the Internet industry at this stage. The upper limit is very low and it is difficult to improve.

At this stage, Huaxia Civil Aviation is not yet developed enough, and the total cargo volume of the belly cargo warehouse is already very limited. It is not enough for Taobao Logistics to plug its teeth together. Therefore, Taobao Logistics urgently needs a fast and large-capacity transportation channel.

If there is no technological innovation such as DF11G and 25T undercarriage, if the traditional freight diesel locomotive is used to pull the underside of ordinary luggage, the speed per hour can reach 80 kilometers per hour, and the most embarrassing thing is that the existing online passenger transport has a high priority. For freight, freight trains basically walk slowly and stop-and-go. Such railway transportation is of little significance to Taobao Logistics, a small logistics company that pursues high efficiency.

but,

If the railway department can use the DF11G and 25T undercarriage to open a special train for Taobao Logistics, and give it the same priority as the direct train, then it can run to the destination unimpeded, and the efficiency will be improved several times at once.

Therefore, railway transportation, which was not very attractive to Li Mu at first, suddenly became a sweet pastry in his eyes, making him crazy.

In his eyes, this kind of change is like the era of the booming Internet bandwidth. Suddenly, one day, the bandwidth reached a new height, and Youtube was born.

In the eyes of ordinary users, Youtube is just a new way of playing in Internet life, but in the eyes of practitioners, when the global Internet bandwidth and data computing power can support global netizens to visit Youtube and watch online When they saw the video, they saw a whole new era.

But having said that, the railway department is a state-owned department, and what they have to consider is the national passenger and freight routes. Therefore, it is difficult to provide personalized customized services for private enterprises under normal circumstances. That is to say, although the railway department has such a powerful Whether it is willing to use it for private enterprises is a big problem.

Therefore, Li Mu asked Brother Liu to issue an oral military order, communicate with the railway department as soon as possible, and strive to win the express package for Taobao Logistics.

Moreover, the route planned by Li Mu is that in the first stage, it is necessary to take Yanjing to the Shanghai stock market, and break through the Beijing-Shanghai line; then take the Shanghai stock market to Yangcheng, open up the Beijing-Guangzhou line, and use these three cities to connect the eastern part of the mainland. Then get through Yanjing to Yudu, Yudu to Shanghai, and connect the central region;

The second stage is to extend from Yanjing to the Northeast Pass, at least to get through Beijing Shen, then from Yudu to the west to get to Chang'an, and then from Shanghai to the west to get to Rongcheng;

If these two stages can be realized, then Taobao Logistics' express turnover efficiency in the country will be greatly improved. At that time, even if it is all land transportation, it can be delivered to major areas of the country within 48 hours, except for the southwest and northwest borders, all Delivered within 72 hours.

In front of Senior Brother Liu and Master Lei, Li Mu spread out a map of China and used three-color pens to popularize a logistics concept he had planned—the concept of a time-limited area.

The red pen represents the 24-hour aging zone;

The blue pen represents the 48-hour aging zone;

The black pen represents the 72-hour aging zone;

Li Mu first used a red pen to circle the three cities of Yanjing, Shanghai Stock Exchange, and Yangcheng, and said to the two: "In my eyes, the development of express logistics is the division and expansion of time-sensitive areas. We have just started. When doing this, first-tier cities are included in the 48-hour aging zone, and the surrounding areas are included in the 72-hour aging zone. Then, by enhancing the speed and efficiency of trunk logistics between these three cities, the first-tier cities are included in the 24-hour aging zone. The perimeter of the radiation is included in the 48-hour aging zone;"

"And then, we added more trunk line point-to-point transportation, from the first first-tier cities to first-tier cities is trunk line point-to-point, and when it develops to first-tier cities to second-tier cities, it also becomes trunk line point-to-point, and then it develops to second-tier cities to second-tier cities. Become a point-to-point trunk line, so that more 72-hour aging areas can be upgraded to 48-hour aging areas;"

"In the future development at this stage, we must make greater use of aviation to upgrade point-to-point air transport on the trunk line, secure more belly cargo warehouse resources, secure more cargo aircraft resources, and even build our own cargo aircraft. team."

When Li Mu mentioned that he was going to build his own fleet, Senior Brother Liu and Master Lei were all looking forward to it. Like Li Mu, they were deeply aware of the pain points in the logistics industry, either because there were not enough shipments, or they weren't shipped fast enough. Therefore, they also know how important it is to the entire logistics system if they have their own cargo fleet.

In the past life, Shunfeng was the first private logistics company to develop its fleet. The development of Shunfeng’s fleet was relatively steady and steady, starting with second-hand mobile phones and buying them one by one. However, Shunfeng soon tasted the sweetness of owning its own cargo aircraft from the fast-growing Huaxia e-commerce field, and then continued to expand its fleet size.

Li Mu also knows that in the future, whether Taobao Logistics goes overseas or not, a fleet of aircraft is a must. For bulk logistics, they focus on railways and highways in China and shipping internationally, but for small logistics, no matter domestic Or abroad, aircraft are the main force to win.

Li Mu said to the two: "There are two ways for us to establish an airline and develop our own freighter fleet in the future. The first is to go steadily and steadily. For example, we first buy two freighters that are more than ten years old, and there are only two. When flying, the long-distance trunk transportation from Yanjing to Yangcheng maximizes the advantages of aviation timeliness. When there are four planes, they will circulate between the long-distance eastern trunk-line cities and the long-distance western trunk-line cities. , when there are eight planes, it can cover the central region, the northeast region and the western region, and when there are sixteen planes, it can cover more provincial capitals, and even the northwest and southwest borders."

"The second is to hold high and fight high. We can invest at least eight full-cargo aircraft at the beginning through financing, loans, purchases, and leases, and directly revitalize domestic hub cities, and then multiply on this basis. "

Master Lei said: "Mr. Li, such an investment in assets may be too heavy. We have already invested a huge amount of money in logistics. In the future, the further development of automation will require more investment."

Li Mu said: "Money is never the most critical issue, the question is whether we can make the best use of everything once we start our own fleet, and once we have eight or sixteen freighters, Taobao has sufficient cash flow and Redundant funds can supply blood for logistics. As a backup blood bank, Muye Technology is always ready to provide Taobao Logistics with hundreds of millions of dollars in interest-free loans when Taobao Logistics needs it the most. The cash reserves here will exceed 10 billion US dollars, which is enough for Taobao Logistics to move forward at full speed.”

After speaking, Li Mu said again: "Also, for logistics, we don't need to buy new planes, we buy all second-hand planes. This way, the cost can be reduced by more than half."

Master Lei nodded lightly and asked, "Then, when do you think it is more appropriate for us to start the fleet construction?"

Li Mu said firmly: "Right now!"

After finishing speaking, Li Mu explained: "Now is a good time for Taobao Logistics to shine in the world. Like Muye Technology, it will become the business card of Huaxia enterprises. We announce major decisions at this time, which will enhance the influence of enterprises. It has the best effect, and now is also the best time for us to act like a spoiled brat with the country, the express baggage train should act like a spoiled child, and the fleet construction should also act like a spoiled child."

Brother Liu said, "If this is the case, let's apply for the establishment of Taobao Logistics Airlines first!"

Li Mu asked him, "Brother Liu, you do a lot of research on logistics. What are the procedures for establishing an airline?"

Brother Liu said: "The most important thing is that we need the approval of the Civil Aviation Administration for the establishment. We must first submit an application to the Civil Aviation Administration."

Li Mu nodded and blurted out: "The troops are divided into two groups. Some people are responsible for the preparation of the airline company, and some people start to make preparations in advance, including finding suitable aircraft, pilots, and base airport resources. It is best to start with the current civil aviation system. Dig out a group of experienced people!"