Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 2566 The Sudden Appearance of the Moon Exploration Plan

Sijiucheng, Qimianbu.

Mr. Wang got out of the car, looking hurried.

The cold wind in the evening made people feel cold, and the sweat on their foreheads disappeared instantly, as if it had never appeared.

Mr. Wang no longer cared about these things and walked quickly towards the office.

Just before noon, he was still presiding over a meeting in a local area, but halfway through lunch, he received an urgent call from Mr. Chen, asking him to return to Sijiu City as soon as possible.

Nothing was said on the phone. He had been guessing various possibilities along the way, especially the recent commotion in the Ninth Department. He was wondering if Yang Xiaotao had found Lao Chen.

But if you think about it carefully, even if it is a matter of the Ninth Department, it wouldn't be so urgent.

Something big must have happened.

And it is related to their Seventh Ministry of Machine Building.

As he thought about it, his face showed anxiety.

After rushing back all the way, he finally arrived at the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building.

After walking quickly to the office, he calmed down a little, then pushed open the door and walked in.

In the room, Mr. Qian was holding a pencil in his hand, but his eyes were looking straight ahead, a little absent-minded.

With a pen, two circles were drawn on a piece of paper, one big and one small.

"Old Qian!"

Old Wang pushed open the door and walked quickly over, looking anxious.

Qian Lao was interrupted by the shouting and then came to his senses. He looked over calmly, "Old Wang, you're back!"

Wang Lao opened his mouth, then sat on a chair beside him and said, "I was in a meeting outside, and I received a call from Lao Chen asking me to come back quickly. There will be a meeting later. He said it was urgent. Have you heard about it?"

Qian nodded. "I heard that Lao Chen called me. It should be about the lunar exploration."

Mr. Wang was very surprised when he heard this. "What? Moon exploration?"

"Didn't we discuss this matter a long time ago?"

"Why did you bring this out again?"

Elder Wang frowned and said, while Elder Qian shook his head secretly, "I don't know either. Old Chen just mentioned it on the phone, but didn't say much. He just asked us to make preparations."

At this point, Mr. Qian suddenly looked up at Mr. Wang and said, "I guess I asked you to come back just to discuss this matter!"

After hearing this, Mr. Wang’s eyebrows almost came together.

"discuss?"

"What is there to discuss? Without money, it's useless even if we discuss for a hundred years!"

When Mr. Qian heard what Mr. Wang said, he just nodded slowly and did not express any opinion.

When the Alliance sent a dog into space, this aspect was discussed and studied in China.

At that time, many people felt that they needed to keep up with the pace of the world mainstream and regard space exploration research as a strategic task.

But in the end, the resolution was rejected.

The reason is, no money!
Making mushroom eggs almost emptied my family’s savings, so how could I have the spare money to research this?
Later, when the family had saved some money, someone proposed this project.

But if you look at the research progress of the alliance over the years, it's basically the same.

In addition, the domestic situation is not optimistic. During difficult times, people can't even afford to eat, so how can they have the extra energy to do this?

So they had to settle for the second best and made a discount, and that’s when The East is Red came into being.

But it still cost a lot of money.

So after the Chinese Academy of Sciences submitted the subsequent scientific research satellite plans, the superiors only approved the implementation of Practice 1, and the others are still under review.

But who would have thought that this issue would be brought up again now.

Suddenly, Mr. Wang raised his head, his face hesitant, "Old Qian, you say..."

“Will there be money?”

Mr. Qian was stunned for a moment, then looked over and asked, "What do you mean you have money?"

Old Wang then began to explain, "What I mean is that we should have made a lot more money now than before!"

Mr. Qian put down his pencil and quickly understood what Mr. Wang meant.

Then I heard Mr. Wang muttering to himself, "I remember that during the meeting before the New Year, the chief's report showed that he had earned a lot of foreign exchange."

"Old Chen mentioned a while ago that there was also a bumper harvest last year, and now they are considering increasing the amount of grain supplied and raising the price of agricultural products at the same time."

"You know, we wouldn't dare do something like this without sufficient food reserves!"

"Besides, without money, it can't be done!"

There was a look of recognition on Old Qian's face, and then he heard Old Wang say, "Since this year, I dare not say anything else, but I have made a lot of money just from selling insulin."

"Plus the transaction with Persia, and the money from the sale of the aircraft is gradually arriving."

"And the medicines from the Nine Departments have been bringing in money all the time!"

At this point, Mr. Wang's face suddenly blossomed like a chrysanthemum, and his expression became excited, "Old Qian, if you calculate it this way, we have quite a bit of money!"

Mr. Qian saw Mr. Wang's excitement and understood what he meant.
It's just that now you have money, you can try research.

Moreover, this matter is beneficial to their Seventh Ministry of Machine Building. After all, if there is enough funding, the research will have a place to go.

But Old Qian didn't look too excited. Instead, he shook his head and said, "Old Wang, I know we are much better off now than when we were penniless before, and we have quite a bit of savings."

"But it's not enough. This amount of money is not enough!"

Mr. Wang was excited, but when he heard Mr. Qian's words, it was like a blow to the head, and his excitement came to an abrupt end.

Then I heard Mr. Qian continue, "I just calculated for a while. With our current level of research technology, it will take at least five years to send a satellite into lunar orbit."

"In addition, in the next five years, we need to tackle at least ten research topics. Even if we want to complete them all at once, we will need to launch at least twenty times."

"I'm not talking about the current rockets. The rockets we use now cannot escape the Earth's gravity. If we want to escape, we need to reach the second cosmic speed, which means we need a bigger rocket!"

“Just think about it, how big is the investment?”

At this moment, Mr. Wang opened his mouth wide, at a loss.

The amount of supplies consumed by launching a rocket once is enough to give him a headache.

Every time I try to persuade my superiors with soft and hard tactics!

But tell him now that there will be at least twenty launches in the next five years, and each launch will be larger than the current rocket.

This…

This investment is absolutely an astronomical figure!

"Old Qian, you, you didn't make a mistake?"

Mr. Wang tried hard to calm himself down and stared at Mr. Qian.

Mr. Qian sighed, "I think it should be wrong!"

Elder Wang's eyes widened, but before he could say anything, he heard Elder Qian's self-deprecating laugh, "Because this doesn't include the research costs or possible failures. After all, we are exploring with our eyes closed!"

"And the cost of this exploration may be even more than this investment!"

At this point, Mr. Qian looked at Mr. Wang seriously, "You know, it took the Alliance and the United States so many years of research to achieve the current results."

"The United States' investment in science and technology is no less than that of the Alliance."

"If we want to shorten the time to catch up with the other side, the only way is to increase investment."

At this point, Mr. Qian looked at Mr. Wang and asked, "How much do you think this will cost?"

Mr. Wang shut his mouth with a smack.

If someone told him that it would cost so much money, he would definitely not take it seriously.

But if these words came from Mr. Qian's mouth, then they would be 90% true.

Silence fell in the room.

After a long while, Elder Wang finally spoke, "Do they know all this?"

Qian shook his head. "This is just my personal idea. There is no actual theory to support it."

"But someone should have mentioned it."

Mr. Qian was not sure either. After all, there were more than just seven departments conducting research on the moon. At least the Chinese Academy of Sciences had established a relevant department.

Then there was silence again.

Ring ring ring

The phone rang, Mr. Qian picked up the phone, and then he heard Mr. Chen's voice.

"Commander, Lao Wang is back."

"Yes, we'll go there now." After hanging up the phone, Mr. Qian looked at Mr. Wang, "It's Mr. Chen's call. Let's go there now."

Elder Wang stood up silently and said, "We need to make this matter clear and explain the pros and cons."

"Otherwise, once you start, you won't be able to stop."

After listening to this, Mr. Qian nodded seriously.

The two left the office, got in the car and went directly to Mr. Chen's residence.

When Mr. Chen heard that two people were coming, he hurried out to greet them.

After arriving at the conference room, Mr. Chen said directly, "I called you here this time because I have something very important to discuss."

"Studying the moon?"

Mr. Wang couldn't wait to ask.

Mr. Chen nodded, "Yes, that's it."

"We have received intelligence that the Alliance and the United States may launch a moon landing plan in the near future."

"The alliance has conducted many experiments. Although the number of successes is limited, there is no guarantee that it will succeed."

"As for the United States, they are also proceeding in an orderly manner, and according to our assessment, the progress of the United States may be faster than that of the Alliance."

"I asked you to come here because I want to hear your opinions, especially regarding the Rockets. Do you have any practical and effective suggestions?"

After Mr. Chen finished speaking, Mr. Wang and Mr. Qian looked at each other, then signaled with their eyes to ask Mr. Qian to quickly repeat what he had said in the office.

Mr. Qian did not hesitate and told us his calculations.

"Commander, I started calculating after I heard about this matter. I hope you will know more about the relevant information on the moon. I will give you a brief report on the rocket launch here."

Mr. Qian took out the notes he had brought with him and began to explain.

"I don't know about other research, but as far as rocket research is concerned, we need bigger and faster rockets, otherwise we won't be able to escape the gravity of the earth."

"This is just the most basic requirement. To enter the lunar orbit, precise control is still required."

“All of this requires a lot of experiments to accumulate data and experience, and even repeated failures to reach the final correct conclusion.”

Mr. Qian spoke for more than ten minutes without even drinking a sip of water, and expressed his thoughts completely.

Old Chen listened quietly at the side, but he felt very annoyed.

Now there are two groups of people arguing endlessly, each holding their own views.

He himself was also wavering. He felt that research was reasonable, but also felt that it was okay not to do research.

The purpose of bringing these two people here this time is to find a balance.

But now it seems that this balance point is a bit difficult to find.

After Mr. Qian finished speaking, Mr. Wang immediately added, "Commander, based on Mr. Qian's analysis and the current actual situation, we believe that the conditions for exploring the moon are not met at the moment."

"Instead of pouring a lot of money into it, it is better to build the revolution step by step."

Mr. Qian also nodded in agreement, "Chief, we still have a lot of places to build."

"It's like a tall building. If the foundation is not laid properly, no matter how high the building is, it will be useless."

"Chief, we can have this lunar exploration plan, but not now."

The two men were trying to persuade him, and Mr. Chen just listened quietly.

After a long while, when the two had finished talking, he sighed and said, "Go back and write a report on this matter. We will have a meeting tomorrow."

Elder Wang and Elder Qian looked at each other, then stood up and said, "Okay, let's go back and organize the report."

Mr. Chen stood up to see them off, and the two left quickly.

In the car.

Mr. Wang and Mr. Qian looked serious, and they remained silent without communicating with each other.

They could tell what Mr. Chen was thinking from his face.

Obviously, there should be many people who support the exploration of the moon this time.

Or rather, the possibility is very high.

This made both of them feel heavy in their hearts.

"Go to Nanluoguxiang."

Suddenly, Mr. Wang spoke to the driver.

When Mr. Qian heard this, he raised his eyebrows and then understood what Mr. Wang meant.

"We can't just let this go. Let's go find reinforcements."

Mr. Wang's face looked serious. Mr. Qian took a deep breath and did not object.

It would be difficult for the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building to oppose the lunar exploration program relying solely on its strength.

But if the Ninth Ministry of Machine Building is added, then the say will be even greater.

The driver quickly adjusted direction and drove quickly towards the courtyard.

In the courtyard, Yang Xiaotao brought Zhang Kangzhan back to the yard.

During the day, Yang Xiaotao took the two of them for a drive around the city.

But really, there are only two places to go.

Tiannanmen Square, Military Museum.

We are all men, and it's not like we are dating a girl or anything, so there is no need to be so particular.

At the end of the day, the three of them barely managed to visit the Military Museum, and finally returned home with their legs a little sore.

However, the three of them were in high spirits, especially Li Bing, who was able to talk about some of the deeds.

Yang Xiaotao even felt that if this guy became unemployed, he would be absolutely reliable to work as a tour guide in the museum.

When the three of them returned home, Yang Xiaotao prepared dinner.

The two of them have to report back to Tianjin early tomorrow morning, and Yang Xiaotao also showed his real skills to the two of them.

The food had just come out of the pot. When the two of them were helping to put it on the table, footsteps were heard outside the door, and then they saw Mr. Wang walking in first and Mr. Qian walking in behind.

"Master, and Lao Wang."

Yang Xiaotao quickly put down his bowl and chopsticks and stood up to greet them.

Mr. Wang glanced at the food on the table, took off his coat and started to roll up his sleeves, "You came at the right time."

Although Zhang Kangzhan and Li Bing did not know the two people, they knew that they were not simple people when they heard Yang Xiaotao's address.

So he quickly stood up and gave up his seat.

Mr. Qian came up to Yang Xiaotao and nodded as a greeting.

When Yang Xiaotao saw the two of them like this, he knew something must have happened, otherwise, with Old Wang's temper, he would have started shouting loudly before they even came in.

After welcoming the two men to the table, Zhang Kangzhan took two sets of bowls and chopsticks. Yang Xiaotao suppressed his doubts and began to introduce Zhang Kangzhan and the other man.

"Master, Lao Wang, let me introduce you."

"This is my cousin Zhang Kangzhan. He is the captain of the Li Guang. He won the second-class merit in the last battle in Shanghai."

"This is Li Bing, the chief of staff of the Li Guang. He was previously the commander of a missile battalion, and later became the chief of staff when he boarded the ship."

After hearing Yang Xiaotao's introduction, Mr. Wang and the other man nodded to them.

After the introduction, Yang Xiaotao introduced the identities of Mr. Wang and Mr. Qian to Zhang Kangzhan and the other two.

Originally they had guessed that the two men were not simple. After hearing what Yang Xiaotao said, Zhang Kangzhan and the others immediately stood up from their seats and said, "Hello, Chief."

Old Wang quickly waved his hand and said, "Sit down, sit down. There are no leaders here, only elders."

After listening to this, the two men looked at Yang Xiaotao and then sat down, but their backs were straight.

But Mr. Wang picked up the bottle of wine on the table and filled it up for himself, then said, "Xiao Tao, Lao Qian and I came here just to tell you something."

"The moon exploration program is about to begin."

After he finished speaking, he picked up the cup and drank it in one gulp.

Yang Xiaotao was confused by what Mr. Wang said, and then looked at Mr. Qian.

"Teacher, what's going on?"

Mr. Qian sat aside with a melancholy look on his face. “The lunar exploration plan was proposed a long time ago.”

"After the Alliance sent people into space, we had this project, but the conditions were not ripe at the time, so we didn't start it."

Then Mr. Qian told the story of what had happened, and Yang Xiaotao was stunned listening.

Are we starting moon exploration now?

This, these wings are flapping too big.