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Chapter 1088 I, Da Ying, am going to pick peaches again
Chapter 1088 I, Da Ying, am going to pick peaches again (first update, please subscribe)
"The world is looking to the distant new frontier!"
I don’t know since when, space has become a distant new frontier, and the number of countries qualified to participate in the competition for this new frontier is limited. There are only three and a half countries - the United States, the Soviet Union and Southeast Asia. As for the other half?
It's Britain.
Since the UK and Nanyang cooperated to launch the first artificial satellite, the UK seems to have become accustomed to cooperating with Nanyang - from artificial satellites to hydrogen bombs, and to other aspects, and even took the initiative to propose that the two countries jointly develop a new generation of destroyers. Especially after learning that Nanyang was going to develop a new type of destroyer, the Royal Navy expressed its inclination to cooperate, although as early as last year, the Royal Navy chose a low-cost option, that is, the County-class destroyer. But this did not prevent them from wanting to get involved in Nanyang's plan.
As for what kind of flowers these collaborations can bear, I'm afraid only God knows.
However, sometimes, the role played by Great Britain is to stir up trouble, just like now, when Downing Street was told that Nanyang's manned space program had entered the stage of full implementation, Britain was a little uneasy.
"We must tell Nanyang that we want to get involved too!"
Once again, Eden said excitedly that in fact, as early as a few months ago, when Nanyang announced its manned space program and began screening and training astronauts, Downing Street showed great interest. Eden even generously stated that Britain could contribute 5000 million pounds to participate in this plan.
I have to say that this time, Aiden was extremely generous.
£5000!
This is even more than the total investment of the United Kingdom in atomic bombs and hydrogen bombs - the cooperation between the two countries is indeed very cost-effective, even the extremely stingy Labour Party on "big country projects" has to admit it - cooperation with Nanyang has opened up a new path for the development of the Commonwealth and saved a lot of money.
Just when the relevant departments in the UK excitedly rushed to Chang'an and Nanyang to discuss the launch cooperation, the negotiations broke down on the day of the negotiations, or to be precise, less than an hour after they began.
Because the UK wanted the astronauts to be British - they even specifically emphasized that this was their only requirement.
Isn't this nonsense?
Nanyang spent so much money just to get the reputation of launching and then let the British display the British flag in space.
As a result, the negotiations could not even continue.
Aiden has always been resentful about this.
"Now, the Americans have announced their 'Mercury Project', and the Soviet Union has also announced their manned program. What about Nanyang? Their 'Kuafu Project' has also been implemented for several months, but what about us?"
Aiden's tone became a little excited. How could he not be excited?
Recently, the public has been asking: Where are Britain's astronauts? When will Britain send British people into space?
The reason why Eden was so excited today was entirely because a Labour MP said in an interview with reporters that Eden was using Nanyang to whitewash Britain's decline in order to cover up his incompetence.
In fact, Nanyang had already started the second phase of the "Kuafu Project" two years ago, but at that time, Britain was still very hesitant about whether to go into space.
Moreover, based on the principle of doing great things with little money, they preferred to let Nanyang complete the initial investment and then Britain would reap the benefits.
So after learning that Nanyang had started training astronauts a few months ago, they generously expressed their willingness to pay 5000 million pounds.
But how could such picking peaches be accepted?
Was rejected of course.
Now facing external doubts, Eden as Prime Minister is naturally a little embarrassed.
"But, Prime Minister, we all know that it is impossible for the Nanyang people to hand over the title of the first astronaut in the world to the British."
As the Prime Minister's private secretary, Harris shrugged helplessly.
"This is not a matter of money, but of the national honor of Nanyang. Prime Minister, you should know that as an immigrant country, they are working hard to build the national self-esteem of Nanyang, just like Tangshan built their self-esteem with the victory of the peninsula. Nanyang also needs to build all of this, and they even need to use this to build a sense of national identity. After all, most Nanyang people are from Tangshan, and they need to identify with this country!"
If Li Yian heard these words, he would definitely give Harris a thumbs up. In fact, this is exactly why Li Yian cares about the space program. The space program of this era is not only a scientific innovation, but also a symbol of courage. Human beings entered the space completely ignorantly. The astronauts of this era are like the explorers of the Age of Exploration, no, it should be said that they are like the first explorers of mankind to walk from land to sea. They set foot on the sea with courage and then opened up a new era step by step.
Therefore, the astronauts of this era will become heroes of all mankind and be admired by all mankind. Just like Gagarin - in the next few years, as the first person to enter space, Gagarin was a business card of the Soviet Union.
He had visited various countries and received a warm welcome in every country. Countries around the world rushed to award Gagarin medals. In the process, the Soviet Union's reputation reached its peak.
And for Nanyang, which is building its national identity, nothing is more important than the title of the world's first astronaut.
In this unprecedented glory, Nanyang people will truly become Nanyang people because of the unprecedented glory.
"Number one in the world?"
Aiden was surprised, as if he was watching a joke, and said:
"How is this possible? You know, as early as December last year, the Americans had already completed their astronaut selection, and the Soviets may have done this work earlier. I dare say that this time, the one who can grab the world's number one title is either the United States or Russia. Although the Americans have a high possibility, the Soviet Union's success rate will be higher. After all, they launched the satellite earlier! As for Nanyang..."
Aiden did not continue speaking but walked to the desk, took a cigarette from the tin cigarette box, lit it, took a puff of the cigarette, and said in a slightly regretful tone:
"It is definitely impossible for them to be ahead of the United States and the Soviet Union. After all, Nanyang's national strength and power are there..." At this point, Aiden had a flash of inspiration in his mind and said.
"Harris, I have an idea!"
……
"what?"
Hearing the voice coming from the phone, Li Yian didn't even react.
"Is such that."
In the small telephone room at 10 Downing Street, Eden spoke into the phone.
"I believe that for the common reputation and interests of the Commonwealth, Britain should take joint action with Nanyang on the manned space program, so we are willing to provide 5000 million pounds of funding and send British scientists to participate in this program to send our people into space as soon as possible."
Uh……
Listening to Aiden's voice, Li Yian fell into silence. He took two puffs of his cigar silently and then spoke.
"Mr. Prime Minister, you should understand that manned space flight has a different meaning for Nanyang."
For Li Yian, who is determined to build national identity, he does not want to miss this opportunity because of 5000 million pounds. This is not a satellite. There is no problem in putting two national flags on the satellite. It is nothing more than British reporters taking pictures of the Union Jack and Nanyang reporters taking pictures of the Double Star Flag. In the end, everyone’s newspapers will report that - my Nanyang (Great Britain) artificial satellite has been launched into space.
But manned space flight is different. At that time, astronauts will need to greet the whole world through TV, so astronauts must be from Southeast Asia!
"I promise that when we launch a manned spacecraft for the second time, there will be a ticket for Britain!"
This is Li Yian’s biggest concession!
But as soon as he finished speaking, Aiden said.
"No, no, Li, I think you misunderstood me. I think we can reach an agreement. What about this agreement..."
Aiden took a puff of his cigarette and said with a hint of pride.
"It's about the agreement on the first astronaut. If Nanyang launches a spacecraft before the United States and the Soviet Union, then the world's first astronaut will of course be a Nanyang. But if when Nanyang launches a spacecraft, the United States or the Soviet Union has already completed their launch plan and sent their astronauts into space, then the astronauts on our spacecraft will be British. What do you think?"
After saying this into the microphone, Aiden took a puff of his cigarette with some pride. In his opinion, this was an extremely perfect plan. If everything went well, the first astronaut of the Commonwealth would definitely be a British.
5000 million pounds is definitely value for money!
"This……"
Li Yian frowned, he knew very well what Aiden was planning. To put it bluntly, he was just gambling - he was gambling that Nanyang would not be the first to send people into space. As long as the United States or the Soviet Union was ahead of Nanyang, then this guy would succeed in picking peaches.
Although Li Yian was not opposed to space cooperation with the UK, after all, it would allow him to gain access to British talent and technology. However, during the cooperation, he discovered that there was a reason why the UK was excluded from space - they simply did not have much interest in space.
In fact, if the space race was not related to national reputation, the United States and the Soviet Union would certainly not have spent so much money on the space program. For Britain, which could not even maintain the Royal Navy, it was naturally impossible for them to persist in spending a lot of money on the space program.
Therefore, the space cooperation between Nanyang and the United Kingdom was not as smooth as he had imagined. Nanyang wanted to get the British technology and funds for free, while the United Kingdom wanted to get the benefits of the space program for free.
In this case, after the two sides cooperated in launching several satellites, Nanyang simply bypassed Britain and developed artificial communication satellites on its own. Now Britain wants to use astronauts for free.
Is there such a good thing in this world?
"Aiden, my friend, you should know that if we launch before them, then..."
Before Li Yian could finish, Aiden spoke.
"That would be an unprecedented honor for the entire Commonwealth. It is only natural for you to be awarded the title of the world's first astronaut, my friend. After all, we belong to the same Commonwealth."
It has to be said that when it comes to speaking official language, Eden was very good at it. He didn't believe from the bottom of his heart that Nanyang would send its astronauts into space before the United States and the Soviet Union, so he proposed this "betting agreement."
Faced with such a gambling agreement, Li Yian did not agree to it immediately, but thought for a while and said:
"Let me think about it!"
now it's right!
Li Yian's answer was within Aiden's expectations. He knew that the other party must want to seek the opinions of scientists, but he did not stop him. Instead, he spoke directly.
"I hope to get an answer as soon as possible, my friend, you know, this is related to our common interests!"
(End of this chapter)
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