Agriculture Maniac

Chapter 592 Three-System Aerospace, Japan and the United States
Given North America's current state, let alone a budget of $1000 billion, even $2000 billion wouldn't be enough to get to the moon.

This is related to the deindustrialization of North America.

In 2006, in the automotive industry, although North America still ranked first in the world in automobile sales, far ahead of the East, Japan, South Korea and Europe, North America relied heavily on the 3 Series for more than 80% of its automotive parts.

In the shipbuilding industry, North America’s once proud aircraft carrier manufacturing plants and large warship manufacturing plants are now abandoned. The related docks have either been abandoned or dismantled and recycled. Moreover, the world shipbuilding market is almost entirely dominated by the East, Japan, and South Korea. If Tijuana Group is excluded, North America’s share is almost negligible.

In the steel manufacturing sector, with the dismantling and recycling of North American steel after several changes of ownership, North American steel production capacity is completely unable to meet military and civilian needs. In terms of world ranking, it even lags behind South Vietnam. This is the main reason why North America cannot quickly replace its aircraft carriers with new ones after their retirement.

In the field of machinery manufacturing, North America, which once led the world in the production of high-precision equipment, has now been abandoned by profit-driven capitalists. The vast majority of high-precision equipment comes from the three major US companies, with a small portion coming from Europe. As the EU is suppressed by the three major US companies, and as world-renowned companies such as German companies like Sleif, DMG Mori, Trumpf, and EMAG, and Swiss companies like Starlag, GF, and Welch have been sued, invested in, and divided up by the three major US companies using their 'dormant patents', North America's high-precision industry is almost entirely dependent on the three major US companies.

In the petrochemical industry, North America, relying on its hegemony, plundered blood from around the world. With the bankruptcy of the Far East Oil Company and the death of the oil tycoon, the relevant refining processes were almost entirely taken over by the Third Series. The subsequent production of aerospace fuel and aviation fuel also depended almost entirely on imports from the Third Series.

In the field of advanced materials, as tri-system graphene, topological insulators, micro-nano materials, fiber composites, metal compounds, high-entropy alloys, various coatings, and high-purity metal/ceramic/metastable materials/plastic explosive particles are adopted by more and more industries, North America's industry in this field has almost entirely relied on imports.

Against this backdrop, if North America wants to achieve a manned lunar landing, it will have to buy everything it needs.

For reference, the Apollo program in the 1950s had a total budget of $252 billion (equivalent to about $180-230 billion in today's prices).

Then add modern equipment, unmanned systems, and a permanent lunar base project…

And considering that the 'space race' could provoke the allies—the three systems—leading both sides to deploy space weapons.

"We need at least $3000 billion to achieve a manned lunar landing."

"Furthermore, each launch requires the use of the Bashu Civil Space Base, and based on the lunar landing quotes there, the cost for a single launch is approximately 30 to 50 billion US dollars."

"Compared to a nuclear-powered spaceplane that can be bought for 1000 billion US dollars, which can be recycled and travel between Earth and the Moon at any time, this is a huge loss."

"Most importantly, the three-system lunar landing program is clearly a 'commercial project'."

"It relies on the Theta Starlink and deploys a large number of launch platforms in the orbit of its parent star, according to near, medium and far distances, to serve as space transfer stations."

"Then, in lunar orbit, a large number of launch platforms will be deployed again, according to their far, medium and near distances, to serve as space transfer stations."

"In this way, whether the Earth and the Moon are in a launch window or not, the Earth and the Moon will act like a bearing, with two adjacent launch platforms always present, so that nuclear-powered spaceplanes can cross over at any time."

"Compared to the window of opportunity that only lasts a few days each year, this is equivalent to the three systems being able to travel back and forth between the Earth and the Moon every week."

"In short, the three-system is low-cost and highly efficient."

"When it comes to the large-scale development of the moon, if we continue on the old path, we will be completely unable to keep up with the pace of the other side. But if we adopt the three systems, we can at least get a share of the pie."

The generals in the Pentagon listened to the NASA official's description and stared wide-eyed at the three launch platforms that spread out from their home planet to the moon like ripples, their faces filled with disbelief.

"How much budget would this require?"

NASA official: "Each one has a three-system electromagnetic orbital launch system, a solar sail power generation system, a nuclear power generation system, a three-system intelligent control system, a three-system AI management system, and a supporting human ecosystem. The cost is unknown, with a single one costing $99 billion. If we consider the entire project, it could be trillions, tens of trillions, or even hundreds of trillions."

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"For us, the total investment in such a project is hard to estimate, and the scale is beyond our imagination. But for the collective, it is just a valuable labor that can be carried out continuously as long as there are resources."

A five-star general from the North American Space Agency couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "Teamwork, awesome!"

The other generals all turned their heads to look, "???"

Defense Secretary Robert Gates coughed again and said, "A manned lunar landing is about the space race between the three countries, as well as the ownership of a permanent lunar base and lunar land. Although the three countries are cooperating now, no one can guarantee the future, so we must achieve a manned lunar landing on our own."

NASA official: "If you can get back the $1200 billion that was taken from your budget, I support your point of view and you can also try to conduct an autonomous manned lunar landing."

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"Otherwise, our manned lunar landing will only be possible by borrowing money from the Third Company and then purchasing a nuclear-powered spaceplane from the Third Company."

Robert Gates was slightly taken aback upon hearing this. "Wait, you want to get a loan from the Third Series?!"

"Yes, we don't have a budget."

"Three-tier loans require collateral. What are you pledging?"

"Mortgage NASA!"

“Fuck!” Robert Gates slammed his fist on the table in anger.

Other generals also chimed in with their complaints:
"My God, what are you saying?!"

"Mortgaging NASA to the Third Company? Are you out of your mind?"

"I must still be dreaming, to hear such outrageous things."

The NASA official surveyed the entire conference room. “Over the past two years, our department has invested $500 billion plus $2000 billion to help NSA build the Starlink-UFO, a UHF communication system comparable to Starlink Theta, and to help you deploy new high-definition military satellites, plus astronauts traveling to and from the International Space Station. We also owe the Third Authority $420 billion in outstanding payments. Now, we’re importing spacecraft worth $1000 billion from the Third Authority. We have no credit line and can’t use it as collateral for NASA. Are we supposed to mortgage the Pentagon?”

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"I'd be willing to mortgage the Pentagon."

"you shut up!"

Robert Gates angrily pulled out his communicator and urged the Bush administration to return the $1200 billion space budget.

Unexpectedly, the North American finance director replied: "Mr. Secretary of Defense, we simply do not have that many available funds at the moment."

However, there is good news: the three-system will launch a manned lunar flight program in September this year. In order to warm up and promote the development of the global aerospace industry, the three-system will launch aerospace-related special loans through rural credit cooperatives with extremely low interest rates.

You can talk to a NASA official and try to get a three-tiered loan through NASA's space agency, but it can't be done under a military guise, otherwise the interest rate will be 5 percentage points higher.

"Fuck!"

"This is already the best solution, at least that's what AI says."

"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!"

Robert Gates roared and hung up the phone.

At this moment, the North American generals no longer felt any schadenfreude towards the ice bears.

The NASA official spoke again: "The question is, should we take out a loan to buy a third-generation spacecraft, or take out a loan to independently land on the moon?"

"It will definitely be an independent lunar landing!"

“Okay.” The NASA official said no more.

Robert Gates took a deep breath. "Next, let's talk about the Japanese islands."

Since February, Japan has been sending more ships to the Gulf of Alaska every now and then.

Today, the tonnage of warships and converted commercial vessels off the west coast of Canada, along with related personnel, is four times the size of the active-duty Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force.

Even now, neither North America nor Canada doubts that Japan intends to land in Canada.

No matter how you analyze it, there is no conflict of interest between Japan and Canada.

So the question is, what does Japan want to do?
Robert Gates opened a map of the North Pacific. "I called the Japanese chief three times, ordering him to withdraw his troops. The first time, the Japanese chief delayed the withdrawal, citing difficulties in ship repairs."

The second time, in May of this year, the chief of staff of the Japanese islands delayed the evacuation again, citing the complex terrain of the west coast of Canada.

The third time was in July of this year, when Wajima requested assistance from Tijuana Group to repair its damaged ships.

As you all know, our situation is such that the ships we've withdrawn will be difficult to put back into service in a short time and will require a 3-5 year maintenance period. So how can we possibly help the Japanese islands now?

Therefore, the Japanese islands had a reason to delay the evacuation, and have been stranded on the west coast of Canada ever since.

In the past, during the competition among the three powers, the Japanese islands served as a good buffer zone, which could be used by both us and the three powers. Judging from their current actions, perhaps the three powers are trying to annoy us.

But now, with the US, Germany, and the US no longer interested in the deep waters of the Pacific, and with China no longer insisting on its return to the Asia-Pacific, Japan has become dispensable. Given their current actions, it's difficult to understand their intentions.

The North American Ocean Director said: "Mr. Minister of Defense, the three departments recently released the 'Arctic Ocean Perspective on the World.' We have paid attention to this perspective in the past, but with the Arctic Ocean frozen, apart from missiles and aerospace vehicles, the Arctic Ocean has little strategic value. Nowadays, with global warming, especially in summer, the melting area of ​​the Arctic Ocean is almost four times that of the 80s."

Or, to put it another way, in the 80s, two-tenths of the Arctic Ocean melted during the summer.

Currently, eight-tenths of the Arctic Ocean has melted during the summer.

The melting of the Arctic Ocean has expanded its area, enhancing its strategic value.

If we analyze this from the perspective of the Arctic Ocean, we and the three systems, including the East, will lose all reasons for conflict and become bipolar allies back to back.

At this point, if we ignore Alaska, Japan would become a 'worthless enclave' that we cannot control... Of course, the population of Japan is still very valuable.

As for the Japanese islands, if they want to expand their territory, they should not go to the South China Sea, because it is too far away and they need to cross the first island chain, which may lead to their being cut off by the three systems.

Therefore, the best target for Japan becomes either Alaska or Canada.

Upon hearing this, the NSA chief quickly typed on his laptop, pulling up a series of documents. "According to intelligence reports, in February, the Combined Fleet sent captured Japanese Self-Defense Force personnel to Chukotka. Subsequently, in the following six months, Japan, for reasons unknown, dispatched 120,000 retired Self-Defense Force personnel to Chukotka, including some right-wing university students."

Upon hearing this, Robert Gates quickly rotated the world map to the Arctic Ocean perspective. After seeing the geographical information clearly, he couldn't help but gasp.

After North America lost the first island chain, it urgently built an anti-missile system on the Aleutian Islands in Alaska to prevent the three factions from taking over Alaska through Kamchatka.

This is equivalent to North America strengthening its oversight of the Bering Sea and the Bering Strait.

Generally speaking, the Japanese islands are crossed very quickly.

However, if the Japanese islands were to sacrifice some of their interests, and the three factions were very willing, the Japanese islands could completely rely on the Chukchi agricultural reclamation project of the three factions to enter the Arctic Ocean through the Chukchi landmass.

At this point, Wajima Island is only 1600 kilometers northwest of Canada.

The most terrifying thing is that once the Japanese islands enter northwest Canada, they will form a pincer movement with the Japanese fleet off the west coast of Canada, thus triggering the Japan-Canada War.

Japan could easily send reinforcements to Canada from Hokkaido, across the Sea of ​​Okhotsk west of Kamchatka, and then through Chukotka.

The three systems had agricultural settlements in Kamchatka and Chukotka to the east, so any attack by North America on Japan would have to bypass the three systems.

If the three systems are unwilling, it means that North America will not be able to threaten Japan's logistical routes.

Ultimately, North America could only cut off Japan's Arctic supply line through Alaska.

At this point, Japan is definitely gambling its national destiny again. If North America attacks Japan directly, Japan will most likely retaliate and seize Alaska.

With the Japanese fleet in the Gulf of Alaska and the Japanese expeditionary force in northwest Canada, it will become extremely difficult for North America to reinforce Alaska.

Thus, in the early stages of the War of 1892, North America's best option was to remain neutral and force England to reinforce Canada.

The problem is that England, having achieved Brexit through a referendum, is now in a worse internal situation than North America and has almost no capacity to help Canada.

Therefore, Canada will definitely seek help from North America.

Considering all of the above, if North America wants to destroy Japan, the only way is to mobilize the Peaceful World and give Japan another taste of its power.

So here comes the question.

Are the three departments willing?
Japan Island is not too far from Vladivostok Port, Meihekou Development Zone and Dandong Trade Port, which are part of the three major waterways in Taiwan.

Even if the three systems possessed the technology to purify nuclear contamination, it would be difficult to deal with the massive Japanese sea if the world were to be peaceful.

of course.

Robert Gates did not want such great ambitions to arise on the Japanese islands, leading to a war between Japan and Canada.

However, with the analysis of the North American sea administration director and the intelligence provided by the NSA director, more and more relevant information was gathered in the conference room.

Each page of the report clearly indicates that Japan is indeed going to do that.

"If we analyze the actions of the Japanese islands from the perspective of the three systems, it is a case of 'minding one's own business' and 'keeping a low profile.' It is estimated that Yu Sanyuan will secretly fuel the flames."

"If we analyze our peace on the Japanese islands from the perspective of the three systems, it is almost equivalent to creating pollution on the doorstep of the three systems. I estimate that Yu Sanyuan will stop it and interfere with the cooperation between the three countries."

Robert Gates has only said a few words.

The NSA representative interrupted, "No, if we were to give the Japanese islands another hard blow, I think Yu Sanyuan would be very happy... Of course, all of the above is just speculation, and we have no reason to use the Peace World before a large-scale battle breaks out."

“Then I’ll go to Japan and see what’s going on there. I’ll also talk to Yu Sanyuan and test his attitude.”

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Dongshan Prefecture.

Another month has passed, and the once rural Shizhong District has finally taken on the appearance of a modern city.

The high-rise buildings are arranged in a well-organized manner, the street-side shops are high-end and elegant, and the greening and lighting projects compete with each other. In addition, there are driverless buses, AI outdoor screens, and recycling bins interspersed throughout.

Furthermore, thanks to the three-system simulator, the roads are flat and highly user-friendly, and the tall buildings do not block the sunlight from the roads and squares.

In terms of overall effect, it can be described as a model for modern cities.

8 month 28 number.

The primary and secondary school students in Shizhong District, who spent an unforgettable summer at the Sanxi Education Temporary Summer Camp, are now welcoming the start of the new semester.

Yu Yang squatted on the curb at the entrance of Dongshanfu City Experimental Primary School, eating ice cream while watching the students and parents coming and going.

Suddenly, seven or eight messages came in quick succession from the customized SY handheld console.

The content is almost identical:
'The operation on the Japanese islands has been leaked.'

After reviewing the document, Yu Yang gestured for the factory secretary in the distance to come over, asking, "When will the operation on the Japanese islands begin?"

"It is expected that around January next year, when the Sea of ​​Okhotsk freezes, Japan can use tri-wing ground effect aircraft to send more troops to Canada more quickly."

"Then we'll try to buy some time for Japan and prevent North America from getting involved too early."

"Ok."

(End of this chapter)