Chapter 1314 Give your child a gift
The U.S. Air Force has increased its R&D funding for the X51A and adjusted its priority from a mere technical verification project to a weapon prototype that will eventually enter service. This matter has been officially confirmed by the U.S. military about a year and a half ago.
But even for Chang Haonan, who had already predicted it, the news came a bit suddenly.
Being able to advance a project that was originally planned to fly in 2009 by two years simply does not fit in with his stereotype of Americans.
Stereotypes are stereotypes, but most of the time they are correct.
It’s clear that Americans have been more stimulated in recent years than expected.
It's just that because the second half of Bush's second term, which can be said to be full of rebellion, has entered the second half of the term, and the main situation for both parties lies in the general election, it is not obvious to the outside world.
After this rotation is over, I'm afraid the pressure from the Pacific will increase.
Moreover, as China continues to advance in the economic, technological and military fields, sooner or later the differences in fundamental needs between the two sides will be greater than the superficial common interests.
And once a certain equilibrium point is exceeded, the illusory peace will be broken...
“I just don’t know how long the EU can withstand this target...”
Chang Haonan looked at a certain military expert surnamed Zhang who was introducing how hypersonic weapons would affect the shape of war on the TV screen, and thought with some helplessness——
Now almost 11 years have passed since his rebirth, and the external environment has undergone earth-shaking changes compared to the original timeline. And he doesn't know much about economics. At most, he has learned a few things from his work over the years. It's just basic common sense, and there's no way to tell whether the financial crisis that's spreading around the world will come as planned.
From a purely theoretical perspective, cyclical economic crises belong to the underlying logic of capitalism, and they are bound to happen sooner or later.
But this is just a cold theory.
Just like the basic theory of rocket building is nothing more than Newton's third law.
For analyzing specific problems, the time node when something happened is the most critical.
From the perspective of hindsight, the financial crisis in 2008 undoubtedly bought China a few years of valuable development time, but the resulting European debt crisis also disrupted the originally good development momentum of the entire euro zone. The second setback, combined with the subsequent impact of a large number of refugees in West Asia and North Africa, indirectly caused the entire EU to leave the poker table and gradually lost its international status as an independent player.
Although the current Eurozone appears to be strong because it was not hit by the Balkan situation in the early years, it is precisely because of this strength that it has become more aggressive in enlarging its members, and polarization has developed among member countries using the same currency. unbalanced.
It's okay if nothing goes wrong, but once the thunder explodes, it will explode even more brilliantly...
Thinking about it this way, although China and the EU are still in a cooperative relationship on the whole, for the sake of safety, it is better to consider some things first.
Although Chang Haonan doesn't understand economics, he still knows a little bit about technology.
On the surface, she was still watching TV with Yao Mengna in her arms, but her mind was already thinking about the various treasured European small businesses she had learned during the years of cooperation.
As the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, although Europe suffered heavy losses after experiencing two world wars, the categories of modern technology are too complex, and there are still many inconspicuous but critical links in their hands.
The scale of these enterprises may not be very large, and many of them are even operated in a manner close to family workshops. Once there is a problem in the capital chain, they often go bankrupt without even a chance of being acquired.
Just like capillaries, you may not feel it when they are there, but if they are gone, it will cause a big impact.
In the previous life, after 2020, the quality of many Western products fell off a cliff, which is largely related to this.
Instead of just losing it, or letting the Americans take it away and waste it, it is better to change the environment and continue to contribute to the development of human industry...
Before I knew it, the news piece had ended long ago, and the content on the TV had turned into daily briefings to fill up the time.
Chang Haonan also gradually came out of his thoughts.
After all, even with his ability, it is impossible for just one person to put all the elements in the entire industry chain into his head.
"Perhaps a separate agency should be organized to summarize these fragile but valuable enterprises and then track their operations regularly?"
An idea gradually formed in Chang Haonan's mind.
With the resources he can allocate now, it is not difficult to establish a department that does not occupy a large number of establishments at all. However, some considerations are needed in terms of the person in charge.
After all, this job requires a relatively reliable and comprehensive understanding of various industries, and candidates who meet the requirements will most likely not be interested in such a tedious but not difficult matter...
"Say..."
After the quiet atmosphere remained for a while, Yao Mengna took the lead in breaking the silence:
"You took two such long vacations in one year... won't it affect your work?"
In fact, she was initially worried about whether she would be able to keep up with the pace of work when she returned to work in a few months.
But then I thought about it, marriage leave and paternity leave are taken by two people together. Even though the paternity leave is far less long than maternity leave, it seems that the importance of my husband is not comparable to that of me... So I immediately put my own I forgot about the matter and started to worry about Chang Haonan.
The latter tilted his head helplessly and glanced at his wife who was leaning on his shoulder.
Delaying work is of course impossible.
It's impossible in this life.
In fact, even if he takes one more month of paternity leave, Huairou Science City will most likely not be able to catch up with his previous theoretical breakthrough in the wide-speed waverider design method.
As for the news itself...
Although Chang Haonan cannot predict the results of this first flight test two years in advance, based on the analysis of AIAA public information, the United States has already embarked on a wrong path in the field of hypersonic research.
Even if they get the upper hand this time, it can only be considered a lucky success, and it is impossible to maintain long-term competition with China.
What's more, in addition to weapons applications, he is even laying out a broader development route for hypersonic technology...
However, Chang Haonan did not say this.
Not just for confidentiality reasons.
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But the doctor said that Yao Mengna's reaction was normal due to hormonal reactions during pregnancy. She was neither really worried about anything nor simply losing her temper or making trouble unreasonably.
So reasoning is useless.
The key is to divert attention and maintain a good mood.
"I suddenly had a feeling..."
He answered the question and said:
"Have Americans been paying attention to the love life of the two of us?"
"Huh?"
Sure enough, this innocent and violent comment attracted curious glances from those nearby.
Any delay in work has long been forgotten.
Chang Haonan's intention was just to make fun, but he also laughed when he said this:
"Think about it, when we got married last year, we were doing business at home while watching the U.S. Navy's live broadcast of intercepting satellites. As a result, under the attention of the whole world, a piece of space junk was created that almost knocked down the International Space Station... …”
Hearing this, Yao Mengna recalled the slightly crazy time after her wedding. She couldn't help but blush and hit Chang Haonan's chest with her small fist:
"What about doing business..."
Chang Haonan, with quick eyes and quick hands, grabbed the fist on his chest, put it in his hand and kneaded it gently, and continued to joke:
"Now that the baby is about to be born, they are going to conduct a hypersonic flight test again, and they have specially moved it to the first half of this year... Why does it seem that every time the two of us enter a critical stage, the Americans will make some noise to add to the fun... ”
After hearing this, Yao Mengna rolled her eyes.
I wanted to say that Chang Haonan's ideas were unreasonable, but after all, with a big belly, it was inevitable to think about the child in everything.
So the words that I originally complained about came to my lips, but they were swallowed back. Then I lowered my head and started to analyze seriously:
"The news just now said that the test was before May, so the birth and full moon should not be in time, but I really can't say for a hundred days..."
According to the customs in Chang Haonan's hometown, one hundred days after a baby is born means longevity. It is a more solemn day than the full moon and one year old. Some families will even hold banquets to entertain relatives and friends for this purpose.
Yao Mengna naturally followed the local customs.
Seeing the professor's wife with a doctorate now counting on her fingers, Chang Haonan couldn't laugh or cry for a while, but he was happy to let Yao Mengna pay more attention to such fun, so he stretched out his hand and touched the other person's abdomen, half jokingly Continued:
"If it really catches up, it will be like Americans spending hundreds of millions of dollars to set off fireworks for their children..."
Yao Mengna pouted:
"No...have you already acquiesced that they are going to fail?"
Chang Haonan shook his head solemnly:
"With missile testing, you either blow up the target or you blow up yourself. In short, you have to blow up something..."
(End of chapter)