In the main assembly yard in Beijing, jeeps arrived one after another. Officers from different military services got off the jeeps one after another, greeting each other and heading towards the three-story building not far away.
These people all have one thing in common, they all have doubts on their faces and empty hands. Outside the conference room, those who arrived early were lining up to be inspected by security guards.
In the conference room, a group of middle-aged men and a few old men in casual clothes were already waiting. Soon, the large conference room was full. A middle-aged man in military uniform walked up to the podium and waved.
“Everyone, please be quiet. This will be a zero-hour notice today. I know that everyone is confused after receiving the notice, but I still want to emphasize to everyone here that today’s meeting is very important and the level is top secret. So no records are to be taken except by the record-keeper, and confidentiality requires that I not repeat it.”
The discipline of the venue was pretty good. Although the participants were full of doubts, they still strictly abide by the discipline of the venue. A group of people were confused and listened to the reports of several experts on the podium one after another.
Some people's expressions became more and more serious, some had a look of disbelief, and some had a look of suspicion.
"My fellow chiefs, I have finished my report. I know this is a bit unbelievable, but I swear on my party spirit that everything we just reported is true."
"Okay. Well, Mr. Yu, no one said your report was false. You should also understand the shock of these comrades. If you hadn’t brought back the photos, I wouldn’t have believed it was true.”
Host. The middle-aged man at the meeting expressed his position with a smile, and Mr. Yu no longer clung to the suspicious eyes underneath.
“Thank you, Chief, for your trust. This is indeed a rare opportunity. We feel that this is an opportunity for us, an opportunity that can quickly improve our national defense capabilities.”
Seeing Yu Lao sitting down, the middle-aged man also had a headache for the officers in the room. These people had higher military ranks than him, but there was no way. The tasks assigned by the leaders must be completed seriously, and besides, this matter was of great importance.
“Okay, thank you Mr. Yu for your detailed introduction. I will repeat it here. Don’t have any doubts. This matter is indeed true. As Mr. Yu said, this is an opportunity and a shortening of our time. We should seize this opportunity when we are far behind our opponents.”
“Comrade Cao, I believe what Mr. Yu said. Although it is hard to believe, I don’t doubt the authenticity of this matter, but it is so big. We must be unable to do this research project now.”
A middle-aged officer seriously raised his opinion and questioned this project.
"Comrade Lin is right. I completely agree. There are too many majors involved. The fighter planes alone include fighter jets, tankers, and early warning aircraft, not to mention aircraft carriers and submarines. This is not something that any department can study independently. What I mean is that we all discuss it together, find out several research directions, and propose our research suggestions to the leaders.”
Comrade Cao very cleverly used Lin. The officer's questioning made Officer Lin feel that his speech actually had no fundamental differences with Comrade Cao.
Officer Lin knew how difficult the country's economic situation was. It had only gotten better in the past few years. If so many projects were planned at once, Yes, the country simply cannot afford this research expense.
You know, the cost of top-secret Project 02 has exceeded tens of billions so far this year. If this plan is launched, it will definitely take longer than Mission 02, and consume more manpower and material resources, because it involves aspects are wider.
"Comrade Cao, I don't agree with your point of view. We are all soldiers, and we all know that only when these are combined can we have combat effectiveness. If you pick out one or two items separately, how about the success of research? This We need to take a long-term view. I personally suggest that we wait until Mission 02 is successful in the second half of the year. If this project is launched, I estimate that it will take 15 to 20 years and cost hundreds of billions, and it will be difficult to see results. "
The person who spoke was in uniform. He was a naval officer. His hair was graying, but his eyes still shone with an unyielding light, and the wrinkles on his face were like the marks of history.
"It stands to reason that our navy should be the most supportive of this project, but precisely because I am a navy, I know very well that our country currently does not have the ability to carry out research on two major projects at the same time. Everyone knows this and always laughs at me. , like an old beggar, living his life guarding a 100-ton gunboat, and not daring to go far away. What is the reason? Because we are poor now, and we must develop vigorously before we have the energy to build these things. "
As he spoke, the officer's eye sockets became wet. Only he knew best that the navy needed this. With this, there would no longer be soldiers standing in waist-deep water, facing the vast sea, guarding to the death. The rocks under our feet are also land, a land that is often submerged by sea water.
But it’s unrealistic. They all know how difficult the country is now. While tightening their belts, they still have to repay at least one billion to the north every year.
"Old Huang, don't think too much, there are so many people watching."
The officer on the side tugged on his sleeve. The officer also knew that he was too excited on this occasion. If it doesn't fit, sit down.
"Officer Huang, no one laughs at you for being beggars. We are all the same. No one laughs at anyone. I listened to Mr. Yu's report just now and listened very carefully. I think this fighter project can be started first. Start with, including tankers and early warning aircraft. If we can understand them all, the combat effectiveness of our air force will at least go up to a higher level."
"I think it is most suitable to develop submarines, which are maneuverable and concealable. Sex..."
The discussion was very lively, and everyone expressed their opinions. There were various opinions. Some suggested focusing on establishing projects, some suggested comprehensive research, some suggested studying fighter planes first, and some suggested figuring out submarines first, but Basically no one advocates studying aircraft carriers.
Everyone has great differences and endless debates about what kind of research project to carry out, but there are also several points of consensus, that is, everyone agrees that these are good things and we must learn something from them.
Comrade Cao had a headache while holding the compiled meeting minutes. This was a task assigned by the leader. He was originally excited to organize it, but at the end of the day, he was made dizzy by these battle-hardened officers. .
The officers were still arguing in the conference room with red faces and enthusiasm just now, but as soon as they walked out of the conference room, they all changed their appearance, passing cigarettes to each other and greeting each other, as if they were not the ones who had rolled up their sleeves in the meeting just now.
“These comrades, well, I am afraid of them.”
Watching the crowd disperse, Comrade Cao shook his head and smiled bitterly. He still had to seize the time to sort out everyone’s opinions and opinions. Suggestions, and then rush over to report to the leader.
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“Xiao Cao, your meeting minutes are very interesting. Everyone makes sense, but why don’t you have your opinion?”
The leader is careful. After reading the minutes of the meeting, he handed them to the thin figure next to him. The thin leader took the minutes and sat on the sofa to read them carefully. He frowned while looking at the various arguments.
Seeing the chief's question, Comrade Cao quickly replied, "Chief, everyone's opinions are my opinions, and we originally represent their opinions."
The chief smiled, "Well done to you Naughty little Cao, I don’t ask you to be in charge of the equipment department just to be a mouthpiece and express your thoughts.”
“Chief, these technologies are of great use to us and can greatly improve our navy. To be honest, I want both, but given the practical difficulties, we may only be able to carry out research selectively.”
“Oh, which projects do you think are suitable?” It's very suitable. We all know these fighters well. They are indeed much better than our most advanced J-6. The tanker technology can greatly improve the endurance of our fighters, and the early warning function can make us less likely to be attacked and harassed. It has been greatly reduced, and we already have a complete fighter research team. Starting from this, we should be able to achieve results quickly.”
“That’s good, continue.”
Comrade Cao, encouraged, cheered up and continued. "Among other projects, I think the submarine project is more suitable. This thing has good concealment. As long as we successfully study it and show it, I believe the territorial waters will be peaceful."
Comrade Cao has left, and there are only two The leader was still sitting on the sofa, and the security personnel came in to make tea, then closed the door and stood guard outside.
"What do you think? This autonomous region is really weird. You can get this kind of important weapon of the country. It's unimaginable how powerful you are. The key is that I haven't heard anything about that dumb eagle. "
"It's really strange. There's no information at all. If Yu Lao hadn't said so confidently, I wouldn't have believed it was something belonging to the Dull Eagle."
"I won't consider it anymore. , let’s talk about their requirements first, do you have any objections?”
The lean leader put down his tea cup and shook his head, “The conditions are too cheap for us, these are not difficult for us, it’s not like this. The exchange of conditions feels like a door-to-door gift, or a heavy and luxurious gift."
The chief exhaled a long puff of smoke, leaned back, and spread his hands naturally on the back of the sofa.
"You are right, but no matter what, this is a good thing and beneficial to both of us. My personal opinion is to speed up the promotion. As for how they got it, it is still the same sentence, Let’s leave it alone.”
"If we don't wait for Project 02, it will be very difficult to fully launch it."
"The difficulty is not small, but we also know that the opportunity must not be missed, time will never come again. When the conditions are mature and the economy develops, After more than ten years have passed, does it make sense to study the technology of others more than ten years ago? Even if the research is successful, it will still be at least several decades behind, and it will still be far behind. The chief was still worried, so he sat up and waved his hand.
“We must show our spirit of revolutionary optimism and believe in our comrades. We are a big country with a population of hundreds of millions, full of infinite possibilities.”
“You are still right. , We really need to seize the present in order to focus on the future.”
“That’s right. If you think about Fuso during World War II, its population was only 70 million and its annual steel production was more than 6 million tons. We have built twenty-five aircraft carriers and nearly 70,000 fighter jets. Our current steel output has far exceeded 10 million tons, and our total economic output is several times that of their time. We still have 600 million people full of fighting spirit. People, can’t we build a few aircraft carrier fleets?”
“Well, I completely agree. It’s our shame that our huge country can’t even protect its own ocean. Don’t worry. I will definitely make arrangements. No matter how difficult it is, we must seize this opportunity.”
“Then we will seize the time to convene a meeting and start it immediately. As long as we have an idea, there will always be a way. We are afraid that we will not have an idea. ”
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Zhu Xuefeng was browsing the urgent message from Guoming at the Guoming Liaison Office. The country has agreed to Guoming’s conditions and the project has been officially approved. Codename: Project 6404, a team of four hundred A multi-person advance research team has arrived, and an engineering team is urgently building a research site. The autonomous region has provided an area of nearly 16 square kilometers free of charge for the research team to conduct research near the secret cave shipyard.
The country has stated that it will fund the autonomous region to establish a comprehensive military academy, three universities, a number of primary and secondary schools, and a number of related factories, etc. It also expressed the hope that the autonomous region will speed up the export of weapons.
It seems that the country is still short of money. It seems that we need to strengthen ties with the peninsula and North Africa. We also need people to contact us. This big project is burning a lot of money. Even if Dongsheng Company’s current annual The profit can reach the level of 100 million US dollars, and Zhu Xuefeng has no confidence to start research independently.
"Cooperate closely to ensure the smooth progress of the research in all aspects and ensure the confidentiality of the research project."
After giving the instructions, Zhu Xuefeng leaned back on the chair and closed his eyes. This step was regarded as After finishing the journey, the rest depends on domestic experts.
"Your Highness, please have some tea. There are two more dishes here that you haven't read yet."
The little girl served the hot tea and stood aside with her hands down. Zhu Xuefeng opened his eyes. Two of them have not been read, and one is the news of the army's defeat. Several parties have exchanged fire on a small scale, and a large-scale clearing is expected to begin in May.
In May, I should go to school again in May. It seems that I have no chance to know the specific situation at the first time. Forget it, the danger in the autonomous region definitely does not exist. With Song Yan and the others taking care of the defeated army, they will definitely be able to break through. .
Pick up another copy, the content is relatively simple. When the delegation visits Beijing in the near future, they will bring two pairs of mountain eagles, gone.
"Send this back, it's so late, thank you for your hard work."
Zhu Xuefeng's thank you seemed to make the little girl a little uneasy, and she took it respectfully, "Your Highness, please don't be polite to us. , serving you is what we should do.”
"This is not the first time we have dealt with each other. Don't be so nervous. We are all our own people. Relax."
"Yes, Your Highness, I'm not nervous. It's just that I haven't seen you in a while. ….” The little girl couldn’t describe her emotions for a moment.
Zhu Xuefeng stood up, smiled and patted the little girl on the shoulder, "I still can't say I'm nervous. I can't even speak. Your clan leader didn't tell you that I'm a very kind person."
"The little girl shook her head at a loss. "Our patriarch said that we must act according to His Highness's orders. Your Highness is related to the development of the entire autonomous region and whether everyone's life is happy or miserable."
Zhu Xuefeng suddenly became speechless. Is he so important in the autonomous region? He only travels once or twice a year.
“Whether the people in the autonomous region live a happy or miserable life depends on everyone. It’s determined by labor and hard work, not by me. Well, it’s getting late, so you should rest early. "
"Yes, Your Highness, I will rest after I send your instructions back. "
In the dark night, looking at the yard not far away, by the way, I have to go to Uncle Kong to report. If I want him to know that I don't show up when I come back, I will definitely get beaten. (End of this chapter)