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Chapter 1153 Humanitarian Disaster (rd update, please subscribe)

"The law stipulates that all overtime work after 8pm is forced labor. If you report it to the judicial department, you can get corresponding rewards!"

Despite the legal provisions, there are always some people who like to work overtime. Especially for some ambitious young people, working overtime is, to a certain extent, a way for them to pursue the value of life.

Like many people, Wang Hongyi bought a pair of wool curtains on his first day at work.

This is a must for overtime work. It can block the light and allow him to have more time to work in the office. In fact, this kind of thing is very common in Wanhujiao Launch Center.

It's so common... everyone is used to it.

There is a number in the Nanyang Aerospace Administration - 23, 12, and 6.

These figures are: the average age of the staff of the Nanyang Aerospace Administration is 23 years old, because most of the engineers here are college graduates.

The average working time is 12 hours per day.

The average working day per week is 6 days.

A few simple numbers explain everything, and also illustrate the biggest characteristic here - everyone is very competitive.

Wang Hongyi is no exception. As an electronic engineer, he received a project as soon as he entered NASA: researching new image storage devices.

Wang Hongyi didn't know how new this new type was.

But from the moment he received the job, he started to work like crazy. In the following days, there was another overtime maniac in the building. In fact, almost all of them were overtime maniacs. The spontaneous kind!

Sometimes, people work overtime purely out of their inner enthusiasm.

This phenomenon is not limited to the Nanyang Aerospace Administration, but also exists in other industries. In fact, in the past fourteen years, the progress in Nanyang's economy, science and other aspects has a lot to do with this spontaneous internal driving force.

This inner drive comes from the heart. They know deep down that what they create is exactly what they want. They have never doubted this because they have witnessed it all bit by bit.

Early in the morning, sitting on the bus, Zhang Lianghui looked out the window, looking at the familiar streets and street scenes outside the window, the corners of his mouth rose involuntarily. Although he worked overtime until twelve o'clock last night and it was only less than six o'clock in the morning, he felt that it was all worth it because this was exactly what he wanted.

This is how the world should be. As long as people have special talents and are diligent, they will be rewarded with promotion and security.

Thinking this, Zhang Lianghui walked into the subway station again after the bus arrived. While going down the escalator, he saw the poster coming towards him.

"We're going to make a better world here!"

On the posters at the subway station, the posters of astronaut Wang Baoxian and the words on the posters are telling people what they are creating here.

A better world!
This world is not made of empty promises, not of broth promised to the people, nor of potatoes and milk, nor of upstairs and downstairs.

It is a world where everyone can truly feel the beauty of life.

"One day, we will bury you!"

When Khrushchev issued a challenge to the United States during his visit, these words were reported by the American media and caused an uproar. All kinds of anti-Soviet articles, cartoons and posters flooded the United States, with Khrushchev as the protagonist.

After Khrushchev had two drinks, he went on stage and gave a passionate speech. He talked about himself and his motherland, the Soviet Union, emphasizing that "I am an honest man, my country is a just country, and I don't know why Americans vilify us." At the same time, the people of Nanyang were still living their own lives, completely unaffected by any outside influence.

It seems that the changes in the world have nothing to do with them.

In fact, the world is basically like this. For the vast majority of people, they just need to live their own lives. They can watch in the world news how the Qassem government in Baghdad kills those who oppose him and how it massacres the opposing tribes. They can watch the fights in the Japanese and South Korean parliaments on TV, and they can also enjoy the Swan Lake performed by the Soviet ballet.

Artificial communication satellites have brought the world closer together, but in fact, most people, that is, ordinary people, just live ordinary lives, and most of the discussions in their spare time are about love and romance.

As for world events?
How many ordinary people care?

Some people care a lot, of course, because of work.

For Zhang Lianghui, when he reads the newspaper, he always reads the international edition first. Among the news he pays attention to, there is news about the Burmese army's attack on Shan State being thwarted, as well as news about the Jakarta government forces defeating the rebels.

The most noteworthy of these was the arrival of the 6th Nanyang Air Wing in Chiang Rai.

The news is short, but contains a lot of information. As we all know, Siam is the adopted son of Nanyang. Nanyang has more than 10,000 troops stationed in Siam, the most important of which is the 6th Air Wing. Chiang Rai is located in the north, close to the Shan State area. The 6th Air Wing’s deployment is obviously to deter the Yangon government forces. Corresponding to this is another piece of news - the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ concern about the humanitarian disaster in northern Myanmar.

Zhang Lianghui's expression became solemn as he read the news. There were not many passengers on the subway at six in the morning. He just sat in the subway car, looking at the newspaper in his hand and muttering.

"In this devilish world, the tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop."

After that, Zhang Lianghui shook his head and sighed. After the subway arrived at the station, he got off the train, walked out of the subway station with his briefcase, and then hurriedly walked towards the company. After walking for more than ten minutes, he arrived at the defense company. After entering the defense company, although Zhang Lianghui came very early, when he arrived at the office building, he saw a small truck parked there. Several people had already arrived. Liu Bingru, who was signing for the goods, said as soon as he saw Zhang Lianghui.

"Liang Hui, you came just in time. I just sent some stuff from the United States. How about we go to the shooting range together to try it out?"

"From America? What is it?"

Zhang Lianghui asked curiously.

"Fairchild's AR15 is a new type of rifle tested by the U.S. military at Fort Benning, Fort Ord and Aberdeen Proving Ground. They compared the AR-15 with the M14. These tests showed that the AR-15 is lightweight, easy to operate, and easy to disassemble and assemble. In addition, the infantry department reported that the AR-15 would be a suitable replacement for the M14 rifle. The company has also purchased a batch, so let's study it."

Soon, in the shooting range, when a wooden box was opened and a rifle was taken out, Zhang Lianghui was completely stunned.

"This... is a very sophisticated weapon! It looks very similar to the AR10, so it should be the product of the same designer!"

Zhang Lianghui revealed its origin in one sentence.

"Yes, Eugene Stoner, he designed the AR10,"

Liu Bingru said,
Zhang Lianghui is no stranger to the AR10, a well-designed NATO-caliber weapon whose receiver is made of machined aluminum, which can significantly reduce weight. Its buttstock is made of plastic, with a reinforced fiberglass shell wrapped in a plastic foam core. The handguard is made of brown fiberglass, which can also reduce weight compared to wood.

Although it did not pass the US military's selection test, because Nanyang did not have NATO caliber weapons - this involves a public case. Although Nanyang's redesigned .280 ammunition had excellent performance, this ammunition was rejected by the US military. They finally chose the T65 rifle bullet and used its strong position in NATO to finalize it as the 7.62mm NATO standard bullet.

At that time, Nanyang's K50 assault rifle and .280 ammunition had been in production and use for seven years. Although Nanyang did not follow up on rifles, it followed up on NATO calibers on machine guns. In order to expand overseas markets, and because the structure of the K7 was not suitable for firing NATO standard bullets, the defense company chose the AR-50 that failed in the US military selection test, improved it, and immediately launched it into the international market under the name of AR10. Although the production of AR10 automatic rifles was not large, it was adopted by Portugal, Sudan and other countries, and the military also purchased a batch of them, and also provided them to some countries as military aid together with K10 assault rifles and MP50 submachine guns and other weapons.

Zhang Lianghui is certainly no stranger to the company's own products.

"However, the AR15 rifle is different from the AR10. It fires small-caliber, high-velocity bullets. The caliber of this bullet is only 5.6 mm, but the initial velocity is close to 1000 meters..."

"The caliber is only 5.6mm? Is that enough?"

Looking at Zhang Lianghui's surprised expression, Liu Bingru smiled.

"That's why we have to test it. How about we give it a try first!"

Soon, crisp gunshots rang out in the shooting range. After emptying a magazine of bullets, Zhang Lianghui's expression became a little solemn. He looked at Liu Bingru and said.

"This guy...seems pretty good!"

……

"Then let them protest!"

Daming Palace, study.

When Li Guoren mentioned that the Burmese ambassador protested against the Shan State issue, Li Yian said directly:
"This is just the first step. If they don't immediately stop their attack on Shan State and continue to expand the humanitarian crisis, then Nanyang will definitely not sit idly by!"

The humanitarian crisis is nothing but an excuse. As the big brother in the region, Nanyang is the maker of regional rules, while Myanmar is just a chicken, and it is the kind without a big brother - of course Myanmar declared independence from the Commonwealth.

In the Cold War era, would it be possible without the protection of a big brother?

So, when killing a chicken to scare the monkeys, of course you have to pick the weakling!

"The Air Force is currently studying the Shan State No-Fly Zone. If Yangon insists on doing so, then..."

After a pause, Li Yian said.

"Nanyang will take all necessary measures to prevent a "humanitarian disaster" from happening in Shan State. This is to prevent it from happening before it happens!"

What "humanitarian disaster" is just an excuse!

For many years, Nanyang has always had special intentions towards Shan State. Before the restoration of Siam, the Secret Intelligence Service completed the integration of the Shan State's armed forces and formed a semi-independent state. Later, it organized Siamese exiles to form an army locally. After the restoration of Siam, the Shan Freedom Army, which had made great contributions in the restoration of Siam, finally upgraded its weapons with the support of Siam and possessed a variety of weapons including howitzers.

Subsequently, the Shan State Army repeatedly repelled the Burmese Army, established the Shan State Autonomous Region, and maintained a de facto independent state. This naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of Yangon. Under internal pressure, last year, the Burmese Army gathered more than 20000 troops and launched an attack on Shan State. Although its offensive was repelled, only more than of the Burmese survived. Not only did it fail to recover Shan State, but it also lost tens of thousands of square kilometers of land.

Although Shan State seemed to have achieved a great military victory, the situation has changed this year. Taking into account various external and internal reasons, Siam alone cannot maintain the situation, so Nanyang still expressed its attitude at the right time.

"Preventing humanitarian disasters" is the attitude of Nanyang. Therefore, after the New Year, the problems in Shan State began to appear in Nanyang's news and newspapers, such as the Burmese army killing civilians and shelling residential areas. Such news is not to tell the people that the world is in chaos, but to tell the people that as the big brother of Nanyang, we should protect them.

After this preparation, Nanyang’s diplomatic department began to take action, leading to the current intervention. However, this is only the first step, and the real attitude is yet to come!
After taking a puff of his cigar, Li Yian said,
"We are now telling Myanmar that we will not ignore what happens in Shan State! The next step is the 'no-fly zone', and the next step is what they know better than us!"

(End of this chapter)