Rebirth 2009: Synthetic God

In Shanghai, the banquet hall of a five-star hotel was taken care of by Taiyi Gong.

After the successful launch at noon, the finishing work was briefly handled. Except for a few people who stayed behind after drawing lots, most people came here to celebrate.

At the same time, it was similar in Xichang. Che Gan and Shan Chunyuan were leading the team there and there were also separate venues.

"Mr. Zhou, let's salute you together! Thank you for bringing us to Taiyigong."

Several engineers from the Xichang base came together and stood in a neat row at the round table where Zhou Rui was.

Raising the wine glass high, I don't know if I thought I was going to sworn brothers with different surnames.

Zhou Rui stood up and did it happily: "Thank you also for trusting me, keep up the good work!"

Shang Zhi and Weng Changzhixiong also came to toast. Shang Zhi took the cup and said: "Mr. Zhou, a very impressive launch. Congratulations on another successful launch."

Zhou Rui raised his glass and said: "Today you have seen a complete launch. From now on, Ryukyu will take on the task of today's Xichang base."

"Aerospace is a high-tech industry, and Ryukyu has a weak foundation. There are still many things that need to be prepared if we want to be able to take on it."

There was excitement on Shang Zhi's face: "Don't worry, everyone in Ryukyu will fully cooperate."

He was further ahead than Zhou Rui thought. Since ancient times, Ryukyu has been just an island country located in a corner, with no chance to participate in any historical process.

On the contrary, whenever the historical process happens, Ryukyu can only be the one who suffers the disaster.

But what he saw and heard today made him see that a new era was beginning. No, maybe it had already begun, since the tsunami a year ago.

Maybe in a new chapter, Ryukyu can truly find its new position.

After Zhou Rui sat back in his seat, Lin Tuo reminded him: "Mr. Zhou, you have drunk more than a pound, please pay attention to your health."

Zhou Rui smiled: "Don't worry, I know that I have never been drunk below low-Earth orbit."

Lin Tuo moved his lips. It was the first time for him to hear such fresh and refined bragging.

Zhou Rui is the host, so the food menu goes directly to the top. There is a dazzling array of lobsters, suckling pigs, and giant abalones.

Today we focus on eating and drinking. If you drink too much, go directly upstairs to a five-star hotel to arrange a room to rest.

It can be said that apart from flipping the dumpling skins, you have to pay for it at your own expense, and the rest can be as exciting as you like.

There were more than ten tables in the auditorium, and it was a happy event like a victory celebration. It could be said that the atmosphere was filled with excitement, and there was no silence at all.

They are all colleagues who get along day and night and fight side by side. Just like Hiroshima in 1945, everyone is an acquaintance.

Sitting on Zhou Rui's left hand is Lin Tuo, who is responsible for safety, on his right is Yang Rubin, and below are Khalid and Wang Tao.

Why? Where is Wang Tao?

Oh, it's under the table

In order to avoid suspicion and to lessen their relationship, the beauties sat at another table. Gan Yuan was afraid of neglecting the two proprietresses, so she also accompanied them at that table.

Zhou Ruihe took Wang Tao out from under the table, found someone and said, "Mr. Wang drank too much, take him to the toilet to wash his face."

Then he met Yang Rubin again.

Yang Rubin whispered: "Mr. Zhou, how much does the first phase of Nantianmen cost?"

Zhou Rui made a "four" gesture under the table.

Yang Rubin was surprised: "40 billion? That's a bit expensive."

Zhou Rui was stunned: "Four, not four hundred."

Yang Rubin was shocked: "So cheap? Isn't it?"

Zhou Rui explained: "The launch service is provided by the space agency. The rocket is recyclable and its design life can be recycled at least 10 times."

"If you count everything in the Wanhu Base as R\u0026D investment, it would be a lot. But in fact, many technologies are developed continuously. The prototype of the mortise and tenon joint is already in the Xichang Base, and we have no sunk costs. Basically, from I haven’t wasted anything or time since I started doing it.”

Why is it cheap? Because the most important investment, "research and development costs", basically comes from Zhou Rui himself.

He figured it out, figured it out, and led everyone to do it.

If you keep working hard, you will get results without wasting time or materials.

Many commercial companies will try to "expand" the research and development costs of new technologies as much as possible. This can not only maintain the rationality of high prices, but also appear powerful and facilitate future financing.

But Zhou Rui doesn't need either of these, especially when he and Yang Rubin don't have to be so hypocritical.

Yang Rubin lowered his voice a little lower: "Then do you think this technology can be applied in armaments?"

It is said that except for Nagasaki, no one can eat a fat man in one bite. I just saw Nantianmen today, and it seems that it is still far away from practicality.

But Yang Rubin couldn't help but ask this most concerning question.

Zhou Rui said: "The long-term goal of the Nantianmen Project is to cooperate with the construction of the lunar surface, but it is a platform that can carry a variety of things, such as"

He used his fingers to draw the shape of a "missile" on the tablecloth.

Yang Rubin's eyes lit up.

Throwing a steel pipe down from outside the orbit will naturally have no power. Space-based weapons were often seen in science fiction works in the past. In fact, whether they are kinetic space-based weapons or more ethereal energy-based space-based weapons, they are all bullshit.

Even if something weighing several tons falls, its speed will be limited by the influence of the atmosphere. If it falls on the ground, it will not be any better than ordinary bombs.

As for energy rays, the atmosphere will weaken all the energy equally, and when it reaches the ground, there will be no power left to charge the mobile phone.

But simplifying the complex and getting to the essence of things, wouldn’t it be enough to build a self-powered missile?

First, it can greatly reduce fuel requirements. Nantianmen circles the earth every 90-100 minutes. In extreme cases, the missile only needs to cross an altitude of 200 kilometers to reach the ground. The distance is several times higher and is far lower than demand for conventional intercontinental missiles.

The principles of missiles and rockets are similar, which will greatly reduce fuel requirements, thereby reducing the size and weight of the missile.

It can also greatly reduce the time required to reach the target.

It might be directly at the door of your home in a few minutes, and it's close to a vertical angle. How do you intercept it?

The so-called high level beats the low level, beats the fool.

At this time, someone may ask, if this is the case, why can't technology like the International Space Station do the same thing?

First, they must have this ability.

The International Space Station was built with the joint efforts of 16 countries and took 10 years to build. It can support more than 10 people eating, drinking and sleeping in orbit. It is already close to the limit. How can it have that capability and add a set of weapon components?

And the cost is as high as 150 billion U.S. dollars, nearly 1 trillion yuan, which is equivalent to the total cost of 13 Ford-class aircraft carriers.

There is currently no country in the world that has the ability to build a space station on its own. They are all working together to create a situation. Naturally, there is no possibility of weaponization. Even if they have the ability to build a space station on their own, isn’t it a good price to build an aircraft carrier?

But if the cost is 400 million yuan, this thing becomes interesting.

One alone cannot form a global deterrent, and circling the earth in 90 minutes is not comprehensive enough, but what about ten? What about fifty?

In the final analysis, all human actions depend on "efficiency." If I spend one trillion yuan to build a space-based missile launcher, I might as well build hundreds more ground launch bases, which would be enough to cover the whole country.

But 400 million. Why don’t I try?

I would like to thank you for the 300,000 yuan gift. I can try the dumpling skins for 400 yuan without losing any money. What if they taste good? I'll try a few more, and there will always be a time when it smells good.

In addition, "other countries" must also have this missile. Thanks to Mr. Qian's foresight and vision that transcends the times, missile technology has always been China's specialty, ranking first in faults.

Only China's missile technology can match this kind of gameplay, other players?

Do you understand hypersonic play? Is Qian Xuesen good at ballistics?

The low cost, matching missile technology level, and Nantianmen's exquisite orbital operation capabilities jointly create the possibility of "space-based weapons."

It is not a kinetic energy space base, nor an energy space base, but a "kinetic space base weapon."

It is equivalent to a missile base that will always orbit the earth.

But Zhou Rui reminded:

"But Brother Yang, this matter has to be done secretly. Even if it is a non-nuclear missile, it will scare others too much and will lead to a chain reaction of a series of situations. I can only say that if the organization needs it, I can provide support, but I can't give any details. Let’s look at you.”

Yang Rubin nodded. This was definitely a threat that would make people sleepless and sleepless. It would also make people try their best to develop new technologies using "Nantianmen" as a target.

Zhou Rui drank another glass of wine, his thoughts suddenly opened up a little, and he said, "But if it is carrying a drone, wouldn't it sound a little softer?"

Yang Rubin: "Drone?"

"Yes, a disposable drone, a supersonic fixed-wing type. Once it flies down, it cannot come back. It will attack directly from the S-type."

Yang Rubin was a little confused: "What's the difference between this and a missile?"

Zhou Rui: "Doesn't this sound more harmonious? You said it's a missile. Everyone thinks this threat is intolerable. But if it's a drone, because it's a relatively new concept, everyone will be wary first and accept it as time goes by. , boil the frog in warm water.”

"And we don't need to disclose the specific functions of drones early, right? As long as they are in the sky, it is already a huge deterrent."

Yang Rubin gave a thumbs up after a while, you scientists are still dirty.

It feels good to think about it. I allow your aircraft carrier to drive to my door, but we don’t allow our space carrier to drive to the top of your house?

"But we currently don't have this kind of drone technology."

Zhou Rui chuckled: "This is my old profession. I specialize in maintenance. Oh no, I specialize in manufacturing aircraft. You go back to discuss it. If there is an order, I will make it for you."

Intra-atmospheric aircraft, aerospace vehicles, and unmanned aerial vehicles are all Zhou Rui's professional fields, and professional counterparts are not enough to describe them.

This is called three people working together!

Probably only Zhou Rui could get this kind of treatment. He didn't even have a PPT, so he asked the superior if he wanted one.

If you want it, I'll fix it for you.

The two of them talked more and more enthusiastically, until Lintuo on the side coughed out his tonsils, and then they stopped without saying anything.

Yang Rubin feels that the future is bright, so let’s talk briefly about it today.

He stood up with a smile and went to the bathroom.

At this time, Khalid, who was further away, finally found the opportunity and came over to sit down: "Mr. Zhou, before we find the opportunity to formally congratulate him in person, you have done something that shocked the world."

He didn't drink, so he didn't raise a glass, but behind him, Abu came over with a box of cigars.

Zhou Rui was delighted to see it, and the sauce-flavored cigars returned for a limited time.

I said it casually at that time, and I guess I would have to pretend for a lifetime.

Zhou Rui took one and looked around. There were many people smoking. After all, there were hundreds of people celebrating the party, and 90% of them were men.

Just cut it and light it.

Khalid and Zhou Rui were chatting together. He had already understood the worldly nature and would not just wave his bank card and clamor for "cooperation" when he came up.

He still has a few days left. Tomorrow should be the internal information disclosure meeting of the "Clean Space Alliance", and he will also have the opportunity to discuss it with Mr. Zhou alone.

So Khalid first chatted about his itinerary after the Ryukyu trip and his travel experiences, and then gradually brought the topic to today's events.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Khalid also asked in a low voice: "Mr. Zhou, is the cost of Nantianmen high?"

Zhou Rui made a "four" sign to Khalid under the table.

Khalid pursed his lips and thought for a moment

Forty billion RMB is a bit expensive.

But definitely worth the money.

Khalid had already made up his mind.

He is very jealous of Nantianmen. What is the difference between building one and having his own country’s space station?

But he was too anxious to eat hot tofu, so he talked about another thing.

"Mr. Zhou, I brought you a personal gift this time."

Zhou Rui didn't take it seriously: "Oh? It's not a horse again, is it?"

Khalid shook his head, and Abu handed over a carefully printed English booklet at the right time.

Zhou Rui opened it, took a look, and sat up straight.

On the booklet, there is a large, majestic and beautifully carved bronze vessel printed on it.

The English name written next to it is "Bronze Ware (Body) of the Late Shang Dynasty in China".

Just one photo shows extremely high artistic level and cultural relic value.

The breath of long and majestic history blows towards you, and its existence itself seems to have proved the prosperity of a civilization.

"Didn't I realize that you are interested in history? I happened to find this thing in the brochure of an auction. I heard that this is a treasure that has been lost for hundreds of years in your country. The other half of the 'vessel cover' is still in the country, so I took it down. "

A rich man like him is a top member of major auctions. The membership fee alone is hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. He is qualified to know the detailed catalog of each lot before the public auction.

If there is someone you like, you can get it directly with simple procedures and a relatively lower price, avoiding bidding with a bunch of losers.

The gift he brought this time, whose full name should be Shang Panfang Lei (léi), is a top-quality bronze vessel that was lost during the turbulent period of China a hundred years ago. Only a lid is left in the country, and the body of the vessel has changed hands abroad several times and has been wandering for hundreds of years.

Khalid definitely picked this gift with great care. This is definitely something that no Chinese person can refuse.

The price is only one aspect, he bought it for almost 16 million US dollars.

What’s even more special is the historical significance of the vessel’s cover being preserved and its body wandering for hundreds of years. The story inside makes this gift even more valuable.

Zhou Rui looked at Khalid for a long time.

You are running wildly on the road to the sky.

He really couldn't refuse

He patted Khalid on the shoulder: "If I have the opportunity in the future, I will give you a discount."

Khalid smiled, feeling good.

The UAE is rich, but the province should spend it, right?

As for 40 billion, even with a 99% discount, wouldn’t it save a full 400 million?

Make money with blood!

(Picture below: Shang Pan Fang Lei, late Shang Dynasty, 3000-3200 years ago, superb craftsmanship. It’s hard to imagine how exaggerated this thing was when it was golden)

Let me reiterate to avoid misunderstanding.

Three updates of small chapters were changed to two updates of large chapters, so that the ideas are more coherent.

The daily word count remains unchanged at 7,000+, and today it is close to 8,000.

Thank you for your continued support!