I have a debt of 3 trillion, and my creditors are begging me not to die.

While Yang Chen was constantly on the phone, all the media outlets in China were reporting on his front page, along with the news of the cooperation between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the military to destroy the asteroid.

The People's Daily's report is the most valuable for reference.

People's Daily: The US, Russia, and Europe, with a total of 15 nuclear missiles, all failed. However, through cooperation between Yang Chen, the National Space Administration, and the military, five nuclear missiles hit their targets, successfully destroying the asteroid and saving Earth. This achievement demonstrates the powerful maneuverability of the new generation of launch vehicles for the Xingchen satellite communications project, indicating that my country has reached a leading position globally in space transportation. If Chang'e 6 were transported using this launch vehicle, it could bypass the Earth-Moon orbit and directly transport the spacecraft between Earth and the Moon, significantly reducing transportation time and costs. Furthermore, this launch vehicle has a huge payload capacity, solving the problem of transporting supplies for my country's lunar base construction.

To summarize the People's Daily report, the Dragon Kingdom is about to launch a "Moon-Earth Transport Express," utilizing the powerful mobility and carrying capacity of the Star Satellite's transport rockets to send materials and supplies for building a lunar base to the moon.

This wasn't just a casual remark; the very next morning, when the aviation bureau and military officials were reporting to their superiors, they brought up this idea.

We can make large-scale purchases of transport rockets from Star Satellite Communications Company. Of course, we can also lease them. We can discuss the specifics with Yang Chen and decide on the cooperation method.

The starting point for the Earth-Moon special train will be built at launch sites such as Jiuquan, and the machinery, equipment, materials, and supplies needed to build the lunar base will be transported there.

Most importantly, the manned lunar landing project can be launched immediately.

Through real-world testing involving the destruction of asteroids, this transport rocket has been shown to completely disregard the Earth-Moon orbit and directly deliver the spacecraft carrying astronauts to the Moon.

If an energy device is sent to the moon in advance, when astronauts need to return to Earth, this energy device can be loaded into a launch vehicle, and then they can return directly from the moon to Earth.

That's the general idea, but the preliminary preparations require a significant amount of money.

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The mission will send refueling equipment and platforms to the lunar base via launch vehicles, as well as engineering equipment such as excavators and 3D printers. It will also send a complete self-sufficient ecosystem, including systems that produce oxygen, water, and other necessities for human life.

Because of the enormous workload and the fact that some equipment is too heavy to be moved by manpower, and because astronauts cannot learn everything, robots with specialized skills are needed.

First, send dozens of robots with different functions to the moon. Control them from the ground to build the base first, and then send astronauts up to do the "soft furnishing" of the base.

To ensure the safety of these devices and personnel, the military will also send some high-end weapons, such as particle cannons, laser cannons, plasma shields, and traditional nuclear bombs.

After listening to the reports from the space agency and the military, the leaders felt that the time was right and immediately approved the "moon colonization" project.

In order to cultivate talents in this field, the higher authorities directly ordered the National University of Science and Technology to change its "Aerospace Engineering College" to "Interstellar Navigation College". The university will teach together with experts from Star Satellite Communications Company to cultivate more specialized talents.

To ensure the smooth progress of this "moon colonization" project, the leadership decided to allocate 2000 billion yuan annually as a special fund for the project, and emphasized that no unit or individual may misappropriate the funds, and every penny must be used for the project.

Soon Yang Chen received a call from the relevant leaders and learned about this largest engineering project in human history.

Yang Chen had no problem with that. What he was pursuing now was personal value and a sense of accomplishment. Given the current level of technology and human understanding, what could be more fulfilling than "migrating to the moon"?

Two days later at 10 a.m., a four-party meeting was held in the conference room of the Jiangcheng Sihai Group headquarters, attended by representatives from the space agency, the military, Xingchen Satellite Communications Company, and the National University of Science and Technology. Yang Chen personally attended the meeting.

The leadership had already set the general tone for the project, and after the representatives from the four parties discussed the details, everything was finalized. Subsequently, the four parties signed a formal cooperation agreement.

This is a mega-project. Yang Chen personally signed off on it and personally oversaw the entire process to ensure that the Earth-Moon Express could be launched as soon as possible.

According to the agreement.

Yang Chen's company, Sihai Intelligence, is responsible for developing robots with specialized skills, such as robots that can inspect, repair, and refuel launch vehicles, as well as robots that can build houses, and so on.

In addition, Sihai Intelligent will also work with Xingchen Automotive to develop fully intelligent engineering vehicles, such as driverless trucks and driverless excavators.

Star Battery is also responsible for the power system, including solar power generation, energy storage, and charging of various devices.

These are the foundations of everything; without solving these fundamental problems, no other projects can proceed.

After so many years of accumulation, the big test has finally arrived.

If Yang Chen's companies can solve these problems, they transcend the scope of ordinary enterprises and are upgraded to meritorious enterprises.

That evening, the news program spent 10 minutes introducing the "migrate to the moon" plan, and briefly introduced all the participating units and their leaders.

This news quickly became a trending topic online after it was broadcast.

"Huh? This...this is the age of interstellar travel? Mom, you know me. I may not be very capable, but I've always loved you. You must take me with you on this journey, don't leave me on Earth!" "The Great Spinners keep bragging that Ma Sheng is the light of humanity, researching Mars colonization, and that Chinese entrepreneurs are involved in financial lending, but Ma Sheng has been doing this for years and is still just making empty promises and speculating in the stock market. We never make empty promises or do propaganda, but we've already entered the practical stage. Let Ma Sheng and his followers have Mars; we only need the Moon."

"The Interstellar Travel Academy of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences really scared me. It feels like just a few years ago we were barely eating our fill, and now we're about to embark on interstellar travel. The leap is just too great. The Western robbers have used up all the culture and technology they stole from us, and there has been no progress in recent decades. Now the world has returned to its original correct track, and the Chinese people are leading the world's development. The great rejuvenation of the nation is just around the corner."

"Who could have imagined that the young man who was driven to the brink of suicide would lead humanity to migrate to the moon in less than ten years? Thinking about it this way, I don't hate that bastard Wang Sihai as much anymore. Even if he has made a thousand mistakes, choosing Yang Chen as the scapegoat is his greatest contribution to humanity, which can offset his mistakes."

Major media outlets in China rushed to report on it, and foreign media offices in China also sent back press releases to their headquarters as quickly as possible.

Eagle Union headquarters.

The editor-in-chief stared into deep thought as he looked at the press release from the Dragon Kingdom office. Was this really a genuine press release?

To dispel any doubts, he immediately called the head of the Eagle Union's China office.

"Thomas, I received your press release. I have a question: have you confirmed the authenticity of this information? I can understand the lunar colonization project, but what the hell is this interstellar travel?"

"Editor-in-Chief, I can assure you with absolute certainty that the press release is absolutely true! Their news programs and major official media outlets have already reported on this matter, and the National University of Science and Technology has also issued an announcement renaming its School of Aerospace Engineering to the School of Interstellar Navigation. Based on my understanding of the Chinese people, they must have been absolutely certain before they did this."

"Oh my god! I vaguely remember they had just finished eating, how did they enter the interstellar travel stage so quickly? This is incredible."

"According to them, the world has simply returned to the right track. China was originally the world's leader, but it was only delayed by the Qing Dynasty for three hundred years."

The editor-in-chief no longer had any doubts and immediately sent the press release for proofreading and publication.

Many others share the same dilemma as the editor-in-chief of Eagle Union Press. They are all editors-in-chief of major media outlets. Their first reaction upon seeing the press release is also one of doubt. After confirming that it is correct, their feelings are quite complicated, but they have no choice but to send it for proofreading and publication as soon as possible.

Fueled by major media outlets worldwide, China's "moon colonization" plan has become a global sensation, with netizens from various countries leaving comments in the news comment sections.

A netizen from the Bald Eagle forum commented: "The actual combat experience of destroying asteroids has demonstrated the powerful performance of their launch vehicles. Now that they've solved the problem of going to the moon, lunar colonization is no longer just empty talk. In contrast, Master keeps talking about going to Mars, but there's been no progress whatsoever. Now everyone can see clearly who is truly leading human progress and who is just making empty promises to make money."

A Japanese netizen commented: "It's over! Once their lunar base is established, they can destroy any target on Earth in just 2 seconds. No country will have time to react and will be left defenseless. We'd better apologize to them quickly; hopefully, it's not too late. Seriously, I'm not kidding. Right-wingers, stop courting death. If you want to die, don't drag us down with you."

A South Korean netizen commented: "I've studied history. Historically, we were a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. In other words, we and the current Dragon Kingdom share a common ancestor. Some people don't understand why we always compete for Han culture. That's because we inherit the culture of the Ming Dynasty, while the current Dragon Kingdom inherits a culture that was censored and altered by the Manchus. Ours is relatively more authentic. But none of that matters. We are one family with the Dragon Kingdom. I hope we can get along better in the future, and that Brother Dragon can take us to live on the moon."

A netizen from the Sand Kingdom commented: "An idol is an idol, so incredibly talented! My biggest concern right now is how much it costs to go to the moon, and how much it costs to settle there. I'm going to the bank right now to withdraw money and reserve a spot in the first batch of moon colonists. Earth can be left for you to fight over; we're going to live on the moon!"

A German netizen commented: "Our industries have all moved to China. Given our sincerity, shouldn't Brother Dragon take us with him to the moon? Brother Dragon, please help us build a living area on the moon. Whatever conditions you require, just ask. Moving all our industries to Taicang is no problem."

While netizens around the world were discussing the incident, the White House held an emergency meeting. In addition to the high-ranking officials, the meeting was attended by senior military and NASA officials.

"Shit! Unbelievable! I don't want to believe these news reports are true! You see? They're going to go interstellar travel, they're going to colonize the moon. Just two days ago we were discussing how they'd become the dominant power on Earth, and today they're saying they're going to live in space, to live on the moon. Can anyone tell me why we could land on the moon decades ago, but have stagnated for decades? They were struggling to eat decades ago, and now they're going to go interstellar travel. Can anyone tell me why this has happened? Mark? What do you think?"

NASA Director Mark Duffy replied helplessly, "Perhaps that's their institutional advantage. They can stick to a plan for decades, and they can even shout slogans like 'Education is the foundation of a century-long plan.' What about us? The policies of the previous administration may be completely overturned by this administration. The policies of this administration may also be completely overturned by the next administration. How can we possibly achieve development?"

Mark Duffy is a shrewd man; he shifted the blame to the national system, thus absolving himself, as the head of NASA, of any responsibility.

If the blame isn't placed on the national system, then someone has to take the blame. Others won't be willing to take the blame, and he himself is even less willing. But as the head of NASA, he will ultimately have to take the blame.

Trump chuckled and said, "Wow, your reasoning is so compelling, I'm speechless. So now I want to ask you, since they've already announced this plan, how does NASA plan to respond? Don't tell me you have no countermeasures at all."

Mark Duffy replied, "Technological progress requires long-term accumulation. If you ask me to come up with a solution immediately, I really can't. However, we can join forces with Masters to launch a 'Mars colonization' project. Several countries can already reach the moon, so if we bring up the moon again, it will be easy to expose our lack of expertise. But if we bring up Mars, it won't be a problem. Only we are capable of exploring Mars. Even if China really colonizes the moon, we can say that Mars is more difficult and we need some time. It's much better than having no excuse to deal with it when China actually colonizes the moon."

Trump gave Mark Duffy a thumbs up and praised him, "Hey! You know what! You're a real talent! Now I want to know when we can land on the moon if we also have a lunar colonization plan. Give me a definite timetable, right now!"

Mark Duffy is in a difficult position; it seems like the responsibility for the country's lack of technological progress rests entirely on his shoulders.

“Five years, five years!” Mark Duffy said.

Mark Duffy is 68 years old. He feels that he has lived a good life for another 5 years and that he can accept it calmly even if he is held accountable at that time.

Besides, by then it will be the next president's term, and maybe the next president won't care about these things.

Trump nodded and said, "Alright! Everyone heard it, he said five years. Then we'll make two plans according to his timeline. The first plan is to colonize the moon within five years. The second plan is to colonize Mars within ten years. Regardless of whether they can be achieved, these two plans must be announced now!" (End of Chapter)