Chapter 842 I, the British, have the ability to make money (second update, please subscribe)
Because the Comet passenger plane made two hard landings in succession, it is still grounded indefinitely. Therefore, the C717 White Swan has become the only jet airliner in operation in the world.
And its excellent performance has attracted many overseas customers. Even British Overseas Airlines purchased four.
Among them is a White Swan that flies exclusively from London to the Far East. Since it was put into operation, it has been the first choice for British officials and wealthy people traveling to Southeast Asia.
Of course the British Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary Eden and his party have also arrived in Chang'an on a white swan.
After entering the official residence and meeting Li Yian, Aiden said straight to the point.
"Your Majesty, given the co-operation between our two countries' objectives, Downing Street is very interested in knowing whether you have a rocket capable of launching a satellite."
Faced with such a direct inquiry, Li Yian was completely silent.
In fact, he has been waiting for the special envoy from the United States to come, but unexpectedly he waited until Anthony Eden, the British Deputy Prime Minister, will succeed Qiu as the British Prime Minister after Fatty Qiu resigns next year. , but he only served as Prime Minister for two years before being defeated again by the Labor Party.
After thinking for a moment, Li Yian nodded.
"Anthony, in fact, as early as 8 years ago, Nanyang began to study rocket technology based on the V2 missile with the help of German rocket experts. Now we do have some very mature rocket technology, and we can indeed put satellites "Send it to space."
Such a direct answer silenced Anthony Eden, he said in shock.
"Then why don't you launch artificial satellites?"
He really couldn't understand why Nanyang didn't launch the satellite first.
“Because of funds!”
Li Yian shrugged his shoulders helplessly and said.
“Nanyang does not have sufficient funds for space exploration. Although we intend to enter space, it is only in return of the Russians. Of course, according to the plan, we will launch our artificial satellite next year , it is heavier and has more functions, and it will definitely not be like the Soviet one that can only send out beeping radio signals..."
Listening to Li Yian's explanation, Anthony was immediately silenced.
He did not expect that Nanyang was also because of lack of money. Hey, except for the United States, no one had much surplus food!
But this also allowed him to see the opportunity to promote the purpose of this trip - Nanyang has no money, and although I in Daying do not have big money, I still have small money!
Just asking if you want it!
"Your Majesty, I came to Chang'an this time in the hope of opening up cooperation between Britain and Nanyang. No, it should be said that it is the cooperation between the entire British Commonwealth in the space industry."
Facing this His Majesty , Anthony carefully considered his words,
"Now, we can discuss this matter openly and honestly. As we all know, the Soviet Union has launched their satellite. If we can launch the satellite immediately - -A satellite of the Commonwealth will surely make the entire Commonwealth proud of it. Moreover, as His Majesty said, Nanyang alone cannot afford the expense of exploring space. So why can't we choose to cooperate? ”
“Cooperation?”
Li Yian raised his eyebrows slightly and said.
"Cooperate with Britain?"
"No,"
Anthony shook his head.
“It is the entire Commonwealth, the United Kingdom, Southeast Asia, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. We can gather the power of the entire Commonwealth to launch our space career and march into the universe together!”
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It’s not about gathering the power of the Commonwealth, but in the name of the Commonwealth. After all, it’s the Commonwealth…of course I’m still the British one!
The sudden suggestion made Li Yian's heart skip a beat.
Gather the power of the Commonwealth!
There is something going on with this!
In fact, even though he has decided to enter space and become the "third pole" in space, Li Yian can't help but have a headache when he thinks of the huge expenses.
After all, this thing really costs money!
Not to mention that most countries can't really afford it, even traditional powers like Britain and France can't afford it.
In another world, during the period when the United States and the Soviet Union were competing for space supremacy, although the United Kingdom had formulated a number of aerospace plans from the beginning, it found after several years of implementation that the capital investment was too large and difficult to achieve in the short term. Benefits have been reaped, so they took the initiative to give up some plans, including cutting off and canceling a series of advanced fighter R&D and manufacturing plans previously formulated, etc.
In the end, due to limited financial resources, we began to choose external cooperation, including initially wanting to independently develop intercontinental nuclear missiles. However, during the research and development process, we found that there were large R&D investment, high R&D technology thresholds, and long R&D cycles. Instead, it began to give up its independent research and development of nuclear intercontinental missiles, choosing to cooperate with the United States and directly purchase American intercontinental missiles for its own use.
A penny stumps a heroic man.
As far as the space industry is concerned, if there is no money to burn, it will definitely not be able to achieve results.
As for the space undertakings of European countries, they also choose multinational cooperation. But even so, the European Space Agency is still plagued by insufficient funds, so that they have achieved minimal results.
There is no way, the space race can really only be financed by burning money. But most countries really can't afford it. If you are not careful, you may burn yourself out of business.
Although there is no doubt that Nanyang’s GDP will surpass that of Britain this year, even if it is the third largest country in the world, relying on Nanyang to burn money in space will definitely affect the economy. Three billion!
It looks like a lot.
But in the space race, it is not much at all, and it can even be said to be not worth mentioning.
But what if the UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand, and even South Africa, each contributed a sum of money?
That’s tens of billions.
Although there will inevitably be some differences in multi-national cooperation, with the participation of countries such as the United Kingdom and Canada, not only can more sufficient funds be obtained, but Nanyang's technology can also be enriched. , although Nanyang is currently leading in the field of rockets, it is relatively weak in terms of foundation, and the United Kingdom... is old imperialism, and there is absolutely no doubt about basic science. Even in the 21st century, the United Kingdom has declined, but its basic science remains at the forefront.
How much advancement can it achieve just by bringing the United States and the Soviet Union into the race?
What kind of flowers will bloom if Britain is also brought in?
What fruit will it bear?
From another level, the UK currently has the most extensive colonies in the world, which can be said to be spread all over the world. This also means that with the UK joining, it will naturally be possible to set up overseas monitoring stations in the future. It's a matter of course. After all, in another world, when the Soviet Union was developing its space industry, it encountered problems in continuously tracking rockets, satellites, and spacecraft in flight. Although they built multiple survey ships, the equipment of the survey ships still could not communicate with the ground stations. In contrast, we later had to spend huge sums of money to assist other countries to establish a series of ground monitoring stations.
In the future, if Nanyang wants to develop aerospace industry, it will also need ground monitoring stations. When the time comes, we can’t just solve this problem by throwing away money like the Soviet Union!
Such big money is not thrown once, but every year, and in the end it becomes a stupid coin.
But the joining of the United Kingdom will change all this. Nanyang can establish overseas monitoring stations in British colonies through a series of methods such as land purchase, leasing, etc. Since it can be a monitoring station, the same It can also be turned into a support base for the military.
As for the area, it doesn’t have to be big. Dongda’s support base in Djibouti only covers an area of 36 hectares.
Although it is not big, it is basically enough in terms of material support and other aspects.
Of course, I, Daying, will definitely not be so stingy. The ground monitoring station should start with a few square kilometers no matter what.
Anyway, the British colonies were so big that they certainly wouldn't care about a tiny bit of land.
These ground monitoring stations can be set up in Africa, the Middle East, the Indian Ocean, in short... In a word, now they are monitoring stations serving the space industry. When the time is right, they will be the bases of the military and Southeast Asia. A "wedge" that penetrates various regions.
When will the time be ripe?
Of course it refers to the time when those colonies became independent, when Britain withdrew from this cooperation.
Will the British withdraw from cooperation?
The answer is yes.
Because it is impossible for the Labor cabinet to burn money in the space industry for a long time. Therefore, as investment in the space industry continues to increase, they will definitely withdraw in the end, or fall into decline like they did at the European Space Agency. Become a marginalized character.
But being able to use British funds and technology in the initial stage is definitely a good thing for Nanyang’s space industry.
If you calculate it this way, the benefits of Britain joining will outweigh the disadvantages!
Of course, in some technical aspects, there can be reservations, such as the Wanhu Type 5 rocket!
You can't just come up with a "big killer" that can send a one-ton satellite into space. That would scare people to death.
After thinking about it for a while, Li Yian said.
"Anthony, you know, we have always been very happy to cooperate with the UK. After all, this is for the entire Commonwealth, but as you also know, scientific research costs a lot of money."
< br>He said this, but then Li Yian stopped talking.
Now we need to wait for the British price.
As a politician, Anthony knew exactly what the other person was talking about and said.
"Your Majesty, as you said, scientific research requires financial support, and the UK is willing to assume corresponding responsibilities in this undertaking..."
The UK will assume How much responsibility do you have?
Actually, this is not important. What is important is that Britain has joined now.
Of course, we should take advantage of this opportunity to let them play their role and take on more responsibilities.
The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility.
Now I, Da Ying, am still very capable. Even ability is ability!
Li Yian leaned forward slightly and said.
“But this responsibility is very expensive...”
“The space industry itself costs money!”
I have to say that Anthony is still very sensible. In other words, as a veteran imperialist, Anthony knows very well what trade-offs should be made now. This is the biggest characteristic of the veteran imperialists - reality and interests. Supreme.
“The UK is willing to shoulder this responsibility and obligation. After all, this is not just for the Commonwealth, but also for all mankind. We are willing to shoulder this responsibility with you, for all mankind!”< br>
(End of this chapter)