Let you change the Hongqi h9, not the Hongqi missile vehicle

Jiang Chen certainly would not directly tell Musk that he had completed the development of the quantum communication satellite.

He would never hand over this technology to a foreigner. His purpose was only to use the mature launching capability of SpaceX to help himself launch satellites.

As for whether to tell Musk about quantum communication technology, it depends on whether the subsequent conversation satisfies Jiang Chen.

After all, quantum communication technology is a project that countries around the world are working hard to research. Once the news leaks out, it will inevitably attract the attention and covetousness of the world.

Jiang Chen did what he said. He looked at the time and found that Musk should have just gotten up.

So Jiang Chen called Musk directly, and the call was connected shortly afterwards.

"Jiang Chen? My friend, I never thought that the person who called me this time would be you."

"Why did you call me suddenly? To be honest, I have been very busy recently, dealing with Tesla's business every day."

"With the hydrogen-oxygen solid-state battery you provided me, my Tesla electric car is now about to dominate the entire Western market. This is all thanks to you."

"If I go to China someday, I will definitely visit you in person to thank you."

"Or if you come to the beautiful country, I will cover all the expenses for your activities here."

Jiang Chen smiled slightly after listening to Musk's words, thinking that although this guy is a businessman, he is not an ungrateful person and he knows how to reciprocate.

Jiang Chen smiled slightly and exchanged a few simple words with Musk.

Then Jiang Chen got to the point.

"Mr. Musk, I remember you were running a space exploration company, right?"

Musk was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

"Yeah, what's the matter, Jiang Chen, do you also want to participate in the great aerospace industry?"

"But I remember that your Beishan Technology Group doesn't seem to have much deployment in the aerospace field."

"I must sincerely advise you that the aerospace field is very complicated. If you are not well prepared and have deep enough capital, don't rush into it."

"Otherwise you will regret it later."

Jiang Chen nodded and said with a smile.

"Thanks for the heads up, Mr. Musk."

"But I happen to have both of the requirements you mentioned."

"The reason I called you this time is actually to consult you about the satellite launch business."

When it comes to space exploration, Musk is obviously much more active than before.

"Oh? What kind of satellite do you want to launch? Our Space Exploration Technologies Corporation has a very strong technical accumulation and experience in satellite launches."

“Whatever type of satellite you want to launch, we have services and packages for you to consider.”

"Of course I have to warn you in advance that if you want me to help you launch a military satellite, it's impossible, no matter how much money you offer."

"Even if I help you, Foberle might invite me to their office for tea the next day."

Jiang Chen smiled and said lightly.

"Of course not a military satellite, Mr. Musk. I know there are some things that you absolutely cannot do."

"What I want to do with you is actually very simple. I hope you can help me launch some communication satellites. This should be considered a civilian satellite, right?"

"Communication satellites? Oh, I see. How many do you need to launch?"

"Seventy-two."

"Only seventy-two...?"

"Wait, how many did you say, seventy-two satellites? Oh my God, did I hear you right?"

"Of course Mr. Musk, it's 72, and all of them must be launched within a year."

After Jiang Chen said this, Musk on the other end of the phone fell silent.

After a long while he continued speaking.

"Mr. Jiang Chen, if you're calling me to have some fun with me, I might have to end this call."

"Seventy-two satellites, do you know how much this will cost?"

"And if you want me to help China launch these satellites, it's fine if it's a small number, but 72, Congress will review me."

Jiang Chen said lightly with a slight smile.

"Don't be so nervous, Mr. Musk. You know, our Beishan Technology Group is just a private enterprise in China."

"It's just normal business cooperation between us. The satellite launched is a civilian satellite. It doesn't matter."

"But seventy-two satellites in one year, isn't this time a bit too short?"

"If you split the launch into two years, I can agree to it. But with such a tight schedule, the launch cost will also increase a lot. Why don't you reconsider it?"

After Musk finished speaking, Jiang Chen said directly.

"Mr. Musk, these are all my needs. You don't need to worry about the launch costs and the funds required."

"You can just give me a bill for how much it will cost. I just want to know whether your Space Exploration Technologies Corporation has the ability to do this."

This is the question Jiang Chen really wants to ask. Every sentence he said before is just a prelude.

Musk hesitated for a moment. As a shrewd and capable businessman, he still couldn't give up such a lucrative order.

Seventy-two satellites, all successfully launched in one year, if completed successfully, he could make at least close to one billion US dollars in profit.

After all, SpaceX's reusable rockets are enough to keep launch costs very low, and the more frequent the launches, the more costs saved.

Businessmen are all profit-driven. Even if we put aside the past cooperative friendship between him and Jiang Chen, Musk would rather take the risk just for the billion dollars.

Even if it meant accepting Foberle's investigation, he was willing to do so.

"No problem, Mr. Jiang Chen. It's just 72 satellites. You are underestimating my Space Exploration Technologies Corporation by asking me this question."

"Besides, NASA and I are just partners. If the launch schedule is too late, I can just turn down a few outsourced projects from NASA."

Jiang Chen couldn't help but be amazed when he heard the latter part of the sentence. This is really the style of a shrewd businessman.

Musk is such a bold guy that he even canceled an order from NASA just to make money.

But on second thought, Musk actually has nothing to worry about. After all, with the technology transfer from the United States, the entire industrial system of the United States has long been inferior to what it used to be.

If NASA doesn't give the order to Musk, they have no other choice.

This may be the reason why Musk is so confident.

After getting Musk's confirmed answer, Jiang Chen found an excuse and hung up the phone.

This call was just a test to see if Musk had the ability to launch 72 satellites within a year.

Jiang Chen certainly would not entrust such a huge amount of launches to a foreign company.

Jiang Chen's psychological expectation was probably to hand over forty-eight of the satellites to Space Exploration Technology Corporation.

As for the remaining 24 satellites, they will not be handed over to foreigners nor to the Chinese Space Administration.

Instead, let Beishan Technology Group do it themselves!

Jiang Chen plans to build Beishan Technology Group’s own space launch site and start launching quantum communication satellites after its completion.

As for where the rocket technology needed for the launch will come from, Jiang Chen has already thought of a plan.

Still Musk!

At this time, Musk on the other side of the ocean had no idea that he was being closely watched by Jiang Chen.

After he hung up the phone with Jiang Chen, he still felt a little excited. He hadn't received such a large order for 72 satellites for a long time.

However, Musk was still a little suspicious, and he was racking his brains to figure out what Jiang Chen was up to.

Moreover, China’s demand for communication satellites should no longer be that strong, so why does Jiang Chen suddenly want to launch so many communication satellites?

Is there any unknown secret here?
A few days later, Jiang Chen personally wrote his name on a document.

It has been officially approved that Beishan Technology Group will set up its own aerospace department and will look for a suitable area around Beishan City to build its own space launch site.

At the same time, the government allocated 10 billion yuan for the construction of the launch site and 1 billion yuan for the recruitment of talents in the aerospace field to the entire project.

On the one hand, we will build a space launch site, and on the other hand, we will reserve talents for the company's future development of aerospace industry. We will take a two-pronged approach to develop our own aerospace industry at the fastest speed.

Beishan Technology Group has officially entered the aerospace field, and this matter cannot be kept secret.

After all, this is a huge project worth tens of billions of dollars, and Beishan Technology Group's enrollment in major aviation colleges across the country cannot be hidden from the public.

"What's going on? Beishan Technology Group has established an aerospace department. Are they really going to go to space?"

"It's outrageous. A private enterprise that has only been established for two years is actually going to enter the aerospace field. This is simply unheard of."

"Isn't this a big step for Beishan Technology Group? And will the authorities allow them to do this?"

"Although I don't know what Beishan Technology Group is up to, I believe they have the ability to do it."

"Yes, if other private enterprises want to do such a thing, I will only laugh at them for overestimating their capabilities, but if it is Beishan Technology Group, it may not be the case."

"I have long felt that the development of the aerospace industry cannot rely solely on official power. The private sector also has a strong force."

"We support Beishan Technology Group and hope that Beishan Technology Group can cooperate with our China Space Administration to send our astronauts to the moon as soon as possible."

"The moon is nothing. If we want to go to a place, let's go to Mars. No human has ever set foot there."

This incident has now caused a huge uproar on the Internet, and countless netizens have begun posting online to participate in the discussion.

All of a sudden, Beishan Technology Group sparked a space craze throughout China.

As a result, many students who are still in high school have begun to look forward to applying to aerospace science and technology colleges after the college entrance examination.

Not long after, Beishan Technology Group finally selected a site for its space launch site near Beishan City.

The future space launch site is less than ten kilometers away from the company's headquarters, located in a wasteland in the far suburbs.

The terrain here is flat. On the one hand, it is not too far from Beishan City and the surrounding satellite cities, which makes it convenient for material supply and transportation.

On the one hand, it is far away from the city, relatively quiet and has a good natural environment, making it very suitable as a space launch base.

Moreover, Beishan City is located at a relatively low latitude, and the weather conditions have always been very good, so there are many days every year that can serve as high-quality window periods.

After the launch site was selected, Jiang Chen personally drove to the launch site for inspection.

In addition, Beishan Technology Group's nationwide recruitment of aerospace technology talents is also progressing very smoothly.

With previous experience, Beishan Technology Group has now become an ivory tower in the minds of talents across the country.

As long as there is an opportunity to join Beishan Technology Group, no student can refuse such temptation.

Even many students who failed to seize the opportunity before and regretted it are racking their brains to find ways to get into Beishan Technology Group.

As a result, the recruitment only lasted for a week, and the human resources department exceeded the tasks assigned to them by Jiang Chen.

More than a thousand talents in the aerospace field have been recruited and will be sent to Beishan City after further screening and training.

All Jiang Chen needs to do next is to wait quietly for the construction of the space launch site to be completed.

But before that, the cooperation between Jiang Chen and Musk cannot be neglected.

After all, Jiang Chen planned to let SpaceX launch forty-eight satellites for him, which accounted for nearly half of the mission volume in the entire launch plan.

There can be no room for error when working with Musk.

In order to help Beishan Technology Group master low-cost rocket launch and recovery technology as soon as possible, Jiang Chen set his sights on Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Company.

Today, the world's most advanced technology in the field of rocket recovery is in Musk's hands.

As for how to make Musk willingly hand over the technology that he had spent a lot of time and effort to develop, Jiang Chen has also thought of his own way.

Not long after, Jiang Chen called Musk again.

During this period of time, Musk has been waiting for Jiang Chen's call, almost getting impatient.

After waiting for a long time, Jiang Chen's call came. Before he could even speak on the phone, Musk let out a long sigh of relief and said.

"Oh my God, you finally called me."

"If you don't call me again, I might really think you were just making fun of me."

"Can we talk about cooperation now?" (End of this chapter)