Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 2568: Coffee Gang, Debut
After the old man finished speaking, Yang Xiaotao's face was serious, but a thousand horses were running through his heart.

When space-based weapons were first proposed during the Star Wars, it was to trick people.

It took a lot of talking and producing a lot of evidence to convince the higher-ups.

Now, others have finally fallen into the trap, but now our own people are about to jump in again.

What does this mean? Joining the game yourself can win you half a step over God?
Or kill one thousand enemies and pay one thousand in compensation?
But his capital is 10,000, and I have 1,001?

Can you afford the compensation?

Damn it, Yang Xiaotao couldn’t sit still anymore.

If the occasion wasn't inappropriate, I would have slammed the table and cursed.

But just when Yang Xiaotao was getting restless and wanted to open his mouth to refute several times, Old Chen's eyes always found Yang Xiaotao, and the seriousness in his eyes made Yang Xiaotao stick his butt firmly to the chair.

The old man talked a lot, and after he finished, Mr. Chen continued to preside over the meeting with an expressionless face.

After asking for the opinions of Mr. Song and Mr. Qian, Mr. Chen asked Mr. Wang what he thought.

Of course, when asking Mr. Wang, Yang Xiaotao keenly noticed that Mr. Chen glanced at the old man who had just spoken.

Yang Xiaotao was a little confused for a moment.

However, just now, it seemed that the old man spoke directly.

In other words, this person is at least on the same level as Mr. Chen!

Looking at the people around him, Yang Xiaotao didn't recognize any of them.

Just looking at the other party's identity, you can tell that it is not simple.

When Yang Xiaotao thought about the warnings given by Mr. Huang and Mr. Wang, he immediately understood that there are some things that are beyond one's control!
Beside him, Mr. Wang stood up and said loudly, "Our Seventh Ministry of Machine Building has the same opinion as our comrades from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Second Ministry of Machine Building."

"I think the lunar exploration program is not our current development focus at all!"

As he spoke, he looked at the old man who had just spoken, "Comrades, when we do things, we must stick to facts and evidence, not whoever speaks the loudest is right!"

"Science is not something you can understand just by listening to a few words from others!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Huang, Zhang, Qin and others all nodded in agreement, and Yang Xiaotao on the side almost raised his hand and applauded!
That’s so true!

At the same time, Yang Xiaotao also saw that the people around Mr. Chen had serious expressions on their faces, and their eyes were looking back and forth at Mr. Wang and the others.

The old man who had just spoken pursed his lips, his eyes full of anger.

This is what I mean about them, pretending to know when they don’t!
But Mr. Wang didn't care at all. He glanced at a few people and continued, "Besides, let me explain something here too!"

"We are not afraid of difficulties, but with the current domestic technological level, investing too much will only be a waste of money!"

"We in the Seventh Machine Department are responsible for rocket launches. No one in the country is more authoritative or knowledgeable than us! Therefore, we are well aware of the consumption of this thing."

At this point, Elder Wang picked up the plan that Elder Qian had prepared overnight and said, "We have a plan here that is evaluated according to the conditions of the lunar exploration program!"

"I can responsibly tell everyone here that in the next five years, we will need to invest a lot of manpower and material resources, and the budget alone will reach tens of billions!"

As soon as Old Wang finished speaking, not only Old Chen, but even the old man who had just spoken changed his expression!
At a time when annual salary is only a few hundred yuan, tens of billions is an astronomical figure for everyone present.

Some people even think that the last time such a huge investment was made was when the first satellite was launched.

And this is only part of the lunar exploration program.

So if the whole plan is completed, will it be 20 billion? Or 30 billion? Or more?

For a moment, when Mr. Wang said this, many people at the scene were shocked.

Then there were whispers, and some people even looked suspicious.

Mr. Wang ignored everyone's comments and said again, "This is assuming there are no accidents!"

"If an accident occurs, the loss will be even greater!"

"So our Seventh Ministry of Machine Building unanimously agreed that the lunar exploration plan is inappropriate!"

After saying that, Mr. Wang sat down!
At the top seat, Mr. Chen nodded slightly after hearing this, but said nothing more, as if he was waiting for something.

Sure enough, while everyone was still discussing, the old man who had spoken earlier snorted coldly.

His eyes were filled with anger. "You keep giving so many excuses. This is difficult, that is difficult, how much money this costs, how much money that costs, they are all excuses for you to shirk your responsibilities!"

"you…"

boom!
Before the old man could finish his words, Mr. Wang slammed the table and said, "Shorty Li, what are you talking about!"

"Who earned the fucking money you spent? Huh?"

"You're talking about difficulties here. When I was eating coarse food and sending Dongfanghong into space, where the hell were you?"

"You're jumping out now to act like a big shot, blaming me and putting accusations on me. Do you really think I'm afraid of you?"

boom!
"Wang Baopi, stop being so arrogant!"

The old man stood up suddenly, and Old Wang also stood up with a bang, smashing the chair behind him to the ground. "Arrogant! You haven't seen me being so arrogant before!"

"you…"

"What do you mean by 'you'? When I was fighting the white dogs, you were digging in the ground with your bare ass. You're slamming the table in front of me. Do you think you're qualified?"

"This is fucking Star Wars, who in the room doesn't know what's going on? Are you crazy?"

"What about space scramble? Do you know where space is?"

"Come on, tell me where space is. Tell me and I'll kowtow to you and apologize."

"If you can't say it, just shut your stinky mouth."

Old Wang slammed the table, murderous aura emanating from his whole body.

Mr. Zhang beside him unconsciously moved closer to Mr. Huang, not because he was scared, but because he was afraid of having his saliva splashed on him.

Yang Xiaotao, who was on the other side, felt comfortable listening to this.

I have known Mr. Wang for so many years, and although he seems unreliable and a bit shameless in some things.

The kind of person who would risk his reputation for a little bit of profit.

Yang Xiaotao even thought at one point that the role of Lao Wang was just to protect Mr. Qian from the wind and rain.

But later, as he gradually got to know him better, especially after the incident of Ran Xinrui being beaten, that time, he truly saw another side of Mr. Wang.

One word, fierce.

Two words: fierce.

Three words: reckless.

On weekdays, he looks like a dough, smiling at everyone and being pinched by everyone.

Even in order to gain some advantage, he often shows his shamelessness.

But if you really make him angry and he becomes ferocious, he will become a man-eating tiger.

A very cunning one at that.

In the conference room, everyone was shocked by the fierce murderous aura that erupted from Old Wang, and then they all looked at the old man who was speaking, wanting to see his reaction.

Under the gaze of Mr. Wang and in the eyes of everyone, the old man just stared at Mr. Wang with wide eyes, unable to speak.

There was no way, he really didn't know how high the space was.

I was speechless and felt ashamed.

Instantly, everyone was very disappointed.

Especially Mr. Huang who was sitting in the front, he kept shaking his head and said disappointedly, "Why are you so cowardly? Why don't you just have a fight?"

Mr. Huang's voice was not loud, but not small either, and the people around him could hear it clearly.

Liu Huaimin, who was sitting in the back, almost laughed out loud, then he remembered that this was a fine tradition of the First Ministry of Machine Building.

Look at Old Xia and Old Sun again, they also look like they are watching a show.

Then someone was watching Mr. Wang and the other man.

Cough
After waiting for a while and finding that the two of them only stared at each other, with no intention of fighting, Chen Lao coughed in disappointment, then patted the table and said, "Everyone, sit down, sit down!"

As Mr. Chen spoke, Mr. Wang put away his murderous aura. Yang Xiaotao quickly picked up the chair and sat down.

The old man opposite also took advantage of the situation and sat down in dissatisfaction.

"There are more than a hundred people between the two of them, and they are still so angry. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at if you tell others about it?"

Mr. Chen said this, but Mr. Wang just smiled at the people next to him and didn't take it seriously at all.

He took the cigarette from Zhang Lao, ignored the others, took out a match and lit it, then said to Yang Xiaotao, "This shorty Li is called Li Hongwei. He also fought in the war before, but later he went to the logistics department."

"I don't know what happened these years, but I got close to Yao and became his running dog."

"Look at you, you've grown a lot over the years, and you don't even have that bit of murderous aura anymore, what a coward."

Cough
"Old Wang, stop talking."

After hearing this, Mr. Zhang quickly spoke up and said that it was inappropriate to say this in this situation.

Also, don't teach your children bad things.

After hearing this, Mr. Wang just smiled and said, "It's okay!"

Yang Xiaotao just smiled and said, "Most people can't stand your murderous aura."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Wang chuckled.

As a result, this smile completely destroyed the fierce tiger's momentum and turned it into a smiling tiger.

But Mr. Wang didn't care. Hearing Yang Xiaotao praising him, he felt very happy, so he continued, "Did you see those three above?"

He winked at her. Yang Xiaotao looked over and saw that besides Li Hongwei, whom Mr. Wang had just mentioned, there was another man and a woman.

"The man's name is Tian Hua, and the woman's name is Wang Xia. They are both from the same family as the Yao family."

"By the way, I heard that they all like to drink coffee, so privately we call them the Coffee Gang."

"Speaking of coffee, it can be divided into different grades. I heard that the United States coffee is the best, and Xiaozi's is..."

Just when Mr. Wang was talking to Yang Xiaotao about how people in the coffee gang drink coffee differently and have different levels of coffee taste, Mr. Chen above had already finished speaking.

"There are a lot of things going on here. I'll tell you in detail when I have time."

After saying this, Mr. Wang turned around and sat up straight, like a good student listening to the class attentively. Of course, he put out his cigarette first.

Yang Xiaotao understood a little at this time, and he guessed that this meeting was related to this "coffee gang".

As for why he was not allowed to take the lead, Yang Xiaotao also had some guesses.

Because he doesn't have a very good relationship with the Coffee Gang, and there is even some backlash.

The reason why Mr. Huang and his colleagues didn't let him take the lead was also due to this consideration.

At this time, Mr. Chen's voice came.

"Everyone knows the opinions of the comrades from the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building just now, as well as the suggestions of the comrades from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Second Ministry of Machine Building. It is not appropriate to carry out the lunar exploration plan at this time."

Elder Chen began to summarize, then looked at the others, "Does anyone have anything to add to this?"

As soon as Mr. Chen finished speaking, Yang Xiaotao was about to speak.

Now that things have come to this, the fire has to be started.

The rockets and satellites have expressed their opinions, so he has to add fuel to the fire.

But the next second, I felt pain in my calf.

Yang Xiaotao looked over and found that Mr. Wang was staring at him.

Moreover, he also noticed that there was something wrong with Mr. Chen's eyes.

I immediately remembered what was said before I came in, and realized that it was not the time for me to speak yet.

So Yang Xiaotao suppressed his thoughts again and waited for further developments.

Sure enough, just as Mr. Chen finished speaking, an old woman of about the same age reached out and raised her glasses, as if to say, "I want to speak."

But she didn't say anything. She just looked around to make sure no one was talking, then she coughed lightly to attract everyone's attention.

Little did she know that she had already been seen like this.

In Yang Xiaotao's opinion, it is just artificial.

At the same time, I also remember that this is the person from the Coffee Gang that Mr. Wang mentioned, her name is Wang Xia.

"Comrades, I have a different opinion."

The old woman spoke, and Elder Chen nodded slightly, then said, "Comrade Wang Xia, please speak."

Wang Xia smiled and nodded to everyone, then said, "I understand the meaning of the comrades from the Second Ministry of Machine Building, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Seventh Ministry of Machine Building, and I also know that we have great difficulties in this matter."

"It may be just like what Comrade Wang Jinchuan said, we will pay a great price, make a lot of efforts, and even the final result may not be satisfactory."

"But the great man said that our revolutionary comrades must have the spirit to reach for the moon in the sky and catch turtles in the five oceans, and have the determination that nothing is difficult in the world as long as we are willing to climb."

"If we don't even do it and back down when we encounter difficulties, that's unacceptable."

Wang Xia's voice was not loud, but her words were powerful.

Yang Xiaotao glanced at the other person. This woman even brought up a great man, so who would dare to say anything nonsense?
After hearing this, Mr. Wang didn't look at her, but turned his head to glance at Yang Xiaotao.

"This woman has a sharp tongue, be careful."

Yang Xiaotao nodded, "How about I do it?"

Mr. Wang immediately raised his eyebrows and said, "Forget it. You just sit still today and don't talk."

After saying this, he warned him with his eyes, and Yang Xiaotao had no choice but to nod.

After Wang Xia finished speaking, many people showed expressions of agreement on their faces, which made her very satisfied.

With a faint smile on his face, his eyes swept over Huang Lao and others, as if he was sure of victory.

Then he continued, "We must not lose the courage to overcome difficulties, nor lose the momentum to reach for the moon."

"Of course, I also know that what the comrades said are objective facts, but we can't ignore subjective initiative."

"The victory of our revolution today has broken so many objective facts."

“If we didn’t have strong subjective abilities, would we be where we are today?”

“Comrades, everything we are doing now is meaningful.”

"Whether we succeed or fail, it is all a bold attempt on our part."

"Comrades, right now, the Alliance and the United States are already ahead. Why shouldn't we catch up?"

"Comrades, if you fall behind, you will be beaten."

At the end, his words were full of affection and sincere.

Papapa

Someone took the lead in the breakdown, and then the room burst into applause.

Yang Xiaotao clapped twice casually, his eyes full of solemnity.

Looking around, Mr. Wang looked worried, Mr. Zhang narrowed his eyes, and Mr. Huang had a smile on his face.

In the current situation, someone must stand up, but I don’t know who these three people are.

Just when Yang Xiaotao was wondering who would stand up to refute, he heard a voice behind him.

Yang Xiaotao quickly looked back and saw that Mr. Qian had a serious look on his face and then stood up from his seat.

"Dear leaders, I have something to say."

When Mr. Qian spoke, the people around him immediately stopped what they were doing and watched quietly.

Although this person is not sitting in the front row, his importance is not insignificant.

Especially since the other party is President Nie's favorite and has supported him many times in public, no one dares to offend him.

More importantly, this person is truly talented and we have to respect him.

"Sit, sit."

When Mr. Chen heard Mr. Qian speak, his eyes sparkled and he waved his hand, "Comrade Qian, please tell me what you want to say."

Wang Xia and the other two beside him also looked cautious.

Mr. Qian nodded, sat back in his chair and then said, "I am a scientific worker, so my perspective on direction may be different from yours."

"From a scientific point of view, with our current strength, to realize the lunar exploration plan, we need to fully upgrade at least 20,000 factories across the country."

“This will be a long-term process that requires continuous investment.”

At this point, Mr. Qian lifted up his notebook, on which was a cut-out newspaper picture.

"I cut this out from a United States newspaper. The newspaper was dated 1962, seven years ago."

"This is a propeller shaft that they announced. It is a small part used in unmanned lunar exploration spacecraft."

"But even for a small part the size of a peanut, the accuracy needs to reach 0.005 mm."

"This is equivalent to a two-micrometer bacterium being visible only under a microscope magnified 400 times."

"I would like to ask, many of you here are industry leaders, can you do this?"

Everyone present was silent.

“These are just preliminary requirements.”

"What's even more difficult is that six grooves need to be machined on this spiral shaft, and each groove needs to be at a different angle so that all of them can fit in."

"After this processing, even if you pour water on the surface, the water won't penetrate."

Mr. Qian held the notebook high, and everyone present looked at it and lowered their heads.

Because this requirement is beyond their understanding and even beyond their ability.

Of course, some people also looked at Yang Xiaotao.

Because the Nine Departments are the most capable of meeting this requirement.

Unfortunately, at this time, Yang Xiaotao would not speak at all.

"Comrades, seven years ago, the United States was ready to produce components of this precision."

"And this is just one of thousands of them. We can imagine how demanding the other parts are."

"Even so, it took them seven years of exploration to finally try to land on the moon."

"What this shows is that they were not sure seven years ago."

"Until now, we are still trying and verifying, and we dare not say that we will succeed."

Mr. Qian spoke very excitedly, and everyone around him felt the power in his words.

"Comrades, it took the United States seven years to use such advanced equipment!"

"What about us? We can't even process a screw shaft right now, so how can we talk about the lunar exploration plan?"

"Isn't it a bit early?"

(End of this chapter)