kingnovel Chapter 834: The eldest son was confused
Chapter 834: The eldest son was confused
At the World Internet Forum, when the live broadcast of the launch of the No. 2 Shouyuan Space Capsule showed the azure planet and the dark space intruding the screen, people who watched the live broadcast of the launch realized one thing: the No. 2 Shouyuan Space Capsule of the Peace Space Company successfully entered low-Earth orbit.
Next, it depends on whether the Shouyuan Space Capsule No. 2 can successfully dock with the Space Capsule No. 1!
Capital Hall, Huadu Hall.
Mr. Hua, Mr. Li, Mrs. Zheng and others received the news that the No. 2 Shouyuan Space Capsule had been successfully launched. When they gathered together for a meeting again, the No. 2 Shouyuan Space Capsule on the TV screen was still chasing the trajectory of the No. 1 Shouyuan Space Capsule.
"Except for the Salyut 2 space station that exploded out of control, the only successful launches in the North Soviet Union were six Salyut space stations and one Mir space station." Mr. Li pointed at the No. 6 Shouyuan space capsule on the screen and said with a smile:
"If we don't count the manned experiments, we have two space stations now. I heard that we will launch two more in the second half of the year."
Hearing this, Mr. Hua smiled and said, "There are two monkeys and ten mice on board the No. 2 Shouyuan Space Capsule. If the docking is successful this time, the No. 3 and No. 4 Shouyuan Space Capsule may be able to carry out manned missions."
"Isn't it too hasty? We haven't even tested the manned spacecraft yet!" Qian Lao frowned and asked, "Didn't you say before that we have to wait until the Tiangong space station project starts before we can carry out the manned mission?"
"An expert at Peace Space Corporation proposed that the Shouyuan Space Capsule be made part of the Tiangong Space Station." Elder Hua explained with a smile, "Advisor Zhang did not object, but only said that we should wait until the scheduled experimental mission of Shouyuan Space Capsule No. 2 is completed before making a decision."
Mr. Qian nodded slightly and said, "Northern Soviet Union's Salyut and Mir space stations, Magnesium's Skylab space station, and their manned spacecraft, to put it bluntly, are all serving various scientific research and experiments."
"If consultant Zhang is willing to donate the Shouyuan space capsule to the Tiangong space station, we can save at least 20 billion in research and development funds."
Mr. Kong on the other side said, "I heard that the Salyut 7 space station crashed at the beginning of this month. North Sudan only has one Mir space station still in the sky. After the Skylab space station of Magnesium crashed, they have no space station anymore."
"That's true!" Hua Lao responded, "Meisu hasn't launched a space station in the past few years, and even manned spacecraft are rarely launched!"
Mr. Kong continued, "The problem in the north and the Soviet Union is getting more and more serious. I am worried that the space race between the magnesium and the Soviet Union will fall on us in the future?"
Mr. Hua shook his head and said, "We have long been forced to join the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union. Think about the war in the Middle East. If it weren't for the Beidou navigation satellite of Peace Space, would we be able to see the battlefield there so clearly?"
"Indeed!" Elder Li echoed, "Without the Beidou navigation satellite, we can only learn about the war situation in the Middle East from CNN in the United States, and we cannot directly understand the military gap between us and the United States!"
Everyone was silent for a while. Under Mr. Hua's intentional or unintentional gaze, an old man sitting nearby spoke up to break the silence.
“It’s time to restore military spending!”
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The Office of the Grand Chamberlain in Huadu, Magnesium Country.
"Everyone, is there any way to disrupt the docking of Peaceful Aerospace's space capsule?" When Chief Butler Old Bush said this, he did not look at other people in the office, but stared at the computer monitor in front of him.
A young think tank said, "How about sending a satellite to hit it? Then we can say it was a satellite malfunction and a pure accident!"
"It's meaningless!" A bearded old man holding a cigar said calmly, "The Peace Space Company's official website shows that they still have space capsules No. 3 and No. 4 waiting to be launched."
"Even if we succeed in preventing their Spacecraft No. 2 from docking with Spacecraft No. 1 this time, they can launch other spacecraft to try docking in the short term. We can't prevent them every time!"
"Also, if Peace Space Corporation finds out that we sabotaged their space capsule experiments, it could very well lead to a space war!"
"Don't forget, Peace Corps' electromagnetic weapons and laser weapons are enough to destroy our satellites in space!"
"Who can guarantee that the satellites previously launched by Peace Space were not carrying weapons?"
The general manager of the Magnesium Country was so refuted by this series of words that even the good mood brought by the war in the Middle East disappeared completely.
Seeing the general manager remained silent, the female secretary thought of his usual disgusting words towards the Peace Group, so she spoke up, "If Peace Aerospace's satellites and space capsules are exposed to be equipped with weapons, wouldn't that be an excuse for us to sanction them?"
"Over the years, Peace Group has used its product advantages to exacerbate our trade deficit. If we don't fight back..."
A brown-haired old man holding a pipe said indifferently: "It's okay to counter the products of Peace Group, but it's not okay to start a space war!"
"The manufacturing and launching costs of our satellites are higher than the costs of peaceful space travel, and our space weapons do not have an advantage."
The chief steward frowned and asked, "How do we fight back against their products?"
The brown-haired old man held up his pipe, took a deep puff, and exhaled a mouthful of smoke before sneering, "Using NMN100 as bait, we will take advantage of the alliance's victory in the Middle East to get all the allied countries to restrict the Peace Group's export products."
"We can consider this approach!" A middle-aged woman agreed, "But we should restrict the products one by one, step by step, and put pressure on the Peace Group, and then make them agree to our conditions, rather than restricting them all at once."
The fat man on the sofa next to him frowned and said, "What if the Peace Group ignores us and stops supplying smartphone parts?"
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Dapeng Peninsula in Shenzhen, Peace Space Rocket Command Center.
Most of the Zhang family members returned to Villa No. 1. Only Zhang Bei and Chang Le were still guarding the command center, waiting to go back with Zhang Heping for lunch.
In addition, Zhang Yi's father-in-law, Professor Luo Wen, has not returned yet. He is currently at the command center for the construction of a controlled nuclear fusion device, and is working with the experts to verify the relevant information that Zhang Heping had given him earlier.
As early as around 1989, Zhang Heping launched two external scientific and technological competitions, one was the life science life extension plan, and the other was the controlled nuclear fusion device construction plan.
As the Shouyuan 100 medicine is tested at a high level both at home and abroad, the visible anti-aging effects will demonstrate to the world the achievements made by Peace Group in the field of life science and longevity extension.
Now, through the No. 1 and No. 2 lifespan space capsules, Peace Group is showing the world the heavy investment it has made in new lifespan medicines.
In addition, the launch of Magnesium's generic drug NMN100 at a price of 3000 million magnesium yuan per dose has forced other countries to pay attention to life science research.
It is foreseeable that other countries will increase their investment in manpower and funds in this area.
After all, in their shallow understanding, they think that this medicine is not a one-time deal, but an essential anti-aging medicine for everyone when they enter old age.
As far as Zhang Heping knows, many European and American countries have launched their own self-proclaimed anti-aging drugs, but as to how effective they are, that is unknown.
Another area is the research on controlled nuclear fusion. Although people in foreign countries have been conducting research in this area for a long time, the investment has not been great.
Even though Zhang Heping publicly stated that he wanted to develop a controlled nuclear fusion device, and even though a controlled nuclear fusion device is already being built on the Dapeng Peninsula, foreigners are still waiting and watching, as if they are certain that the mainland will not succeed.
However, the seven thorium-based molten salt reactor nuclear power plants that have been built in the mainland and the 7 thorium-based molten salt reactor nuclear power plants that are under construction have made foreigners jealous.
In recent years, foreign delegations have always come to the mainland through political channels to visit thorium-based molten salt reactor nuclear power plants.
Unfortunately, when they wanted to come to the mainland to learn this technology, it became a pipe dream.
However, after Japan and Magnesium announced that they were also building a thorium-based molten salt reactor nuclear power plant, there were fewer such fools because they had more choices.
When Mr. Hua and his colleagues heard that Japan and Magnesium could also build a thorium-based molten salt reactor nuclear power plant, they initially thought that there was another traitor.
However, after a thorough investigation, no internal leak was found.
Afterwards, through sorting out and analyzing from all sides, the spearhead was finally pointed to a hard drive that was stolen from Zhang Heping in 1983!
Back then, the hard drive containing the bidding information for the construction of a thorium-based molten salt reactor nuclear power plant was stolen by Japanese islanders.
Although Zhang Heping killed a lot of people afterwards and snatched the hard drive back from the Japanese, who can guarantee that the Japanese did not back up the data in the hard drive?
Of course, who can ensure that all the information in that hard drive is true?
So, when Mr. Hua asked Zhang Heping about the hard drive, Zhang Heping simply said, don't worry about it!
What Zhang Heping did not reveal to anyone was that 95% of the nuclear power plant information on the hard drive was true, with only one alloy material ratio having problems.
This problem will not be apparent in the short term. Structural changes will only occur under specific high temperature, high pressure, and high corrosion conditions over time.
And because this slow change occurs inside the reactor, it is difficult to be detected by the outside world. By the time they discover the problem, the accident has already occurred!
In other words, the competition in controlled nuclear fusion has not yet successfully led to a war, and the hidden dangers of the thorium-based molten salt reactor nuclear power plant that ambushed the Japanese and magnesium people seven years ago have not yet erupted. The future is promising!
Seven hours have passed since the launch of the No. 2 Shouyuan space capsule at 4 a.m.
When the clock in the rocket launch command center pointed to 11 o'clock noon, the hall suddenly became quiet.
"Why are you looking at me?" Zhang Heping was sitting in the back row reading a book. Facing the gazes from people around him, he said calmly, "I will be working together and follow the commander-in-chief's instructions."
Zhang Bei and Chang Le were not as patient as Zhang Heping. They had already squatted in the front row, watching the images transmitted from the two external cameras of the space capsule on the big screen.
And this scene is being broadcast live to the world through the World Internet Forum.
The docking process of the No. 1 and No. 2 Shouyuan space capsules is not only the horizontal docking that is currently underway, but also includes the attitude and trajectory adjustments of the previous 7 hours.
Zhang Heping felt that the commander-in-chief had made good arrangements, and horizontal docking was simpler than radial docking, so he let him continue to command.
To take a step back, even if the front port of the No. 2 Space Capsule and the rear port of the No. 1 Space Capsule are damaged, the worst that can happen is that they can change direction and use the rear port of the No. 2 Space Capsule to dock with the front port of the No. 1 Space Capsule.
This is the advantage of a modular space station, just like building blocks.
At 11:, warm applause broke out in the rocket launch command center.
Zhang Heping stood up and stretched, then smiled at the excited crowd, "It's time to change shifts!"
Lu Zhongsheng, general manager of Peace Aerospace, said, "Teacher Zhang, please say a few words to everyone!"
"What are you talking about? You've been up all night!" Zhang Heping waved his hand. "After lunch, everyone should take a good nap, then take turns to take a break and spend more time with your family!"
After saying this, Zhang Heping called his eldest son Zhang Bei and nephew Chang Le to go back for lunch.
After everyone watched Zhang Heping's vehicle leave, the commander-in-chief sighed to everyone: "This is my first time to do this kind of space capsule docking, and Teacher Zhang asked for the docking to be completed before lunch. My heart... is in my throat!"
"Thanks to everyone's cooperation, we were able to successfully complete the docking of Shouyuan capsules No. 1 and No. 2."
Lu Zhongsheng, general manager of Peace Aerospace, answered a call and excitedly said to everyone, "Comrades! The capital ** called to congratulate us on completing the first space docking in the country's history!"
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On the way back, Zhang Bei suddenly asked Zhang Heping, "Dad, you acted very calmly about the successful docking of Shouyuan Space Capsules No. 1 and No. 2. Do you not care about this?"
Zhang Heping leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes and said casually, "It's something that was expected. What's there to be excited about?"
"The life-extending potion still needs to be improved, and we still have the space station, the moon base, and the Mars base to work on."
"When the war in the Middle East is over, the Magnesium people may come to trouble us with their victory."
When Zhang Bei heard what his father said, he couldn't help at all and was lost in thought for a moment.
It was not until the convoy drove to the vicinity of Nanshan that Zhang Bei spoke in confusion, "Dad, I don't think I'm cut out to start a company. What else can I do besides starting a company?"
Although Zhang Heping did not open his eyes, he could hear the complexity of his eldest son's heart from his tone, so he explained: "I let your stepmother start a company to make money so that I can help me accomplish something I want to achieve."
"Why did you start a company?"
Zhang Bei thought about how he had not made any money from running the company over the years, and he had almost lost all the hundreds of millions of dollars in his personal account.
He suddenly realized that he didn't start the company for the purpose of making money.
"If you don't start a company..." Zhang Heping spoke again, deliberately pausing for a moment, and then continued after attracting his eldest son's attention:
"I think you can be a computer teacher, then marry a quiet female teacher and enjoy a simple life."
"This is Zhang Yi's life!" Zhang Bei seemed dissatisfied.
Zhang Heping closed his eyes and said indifferently: "Or, you can become an Internet policeman, maintain order on the Internet, and fight against Internet fraud, rumors, etc. Then marry a sexy female police officer who knows martial arts. I just don't know if you will get beaten?"
"You can also become a computer professional blogger, answer some technical questions on the Internet, share some new discoveries, accumulate your fans, and gain their recognition."
"If you get tired of computer-related things, you can open a teahouse, coffee shop, bakery, etc., hire a few pretty girls to look after the shop, and you can just sit aside and stare blankly."
"Dad!" Zhang Bei frowned and asked, "Why do you say that I can't do something big like you?"
Zhang Heping opened his eyes, turned to look at his eldest son Zhang Bei, and asked calmly: "What big things can you do with that little money?"
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