Dreaming back to 1949, the great powers were there to deceive us

Satellite Academy is established!

When Jimla saw the relevant report, he immediately lost interest.

Hu Zhenhua approved a total of 200 million yuan, which was not enough even for theoretical research, let alone building rocket and satellite samples.

Jimla thought weakly: Ignorance is fearless. If you look at it from this point of view, Lao Hu is really invincible!

He threw the report to James and said lightly,

"Let's forward it to China, maybe they'll be interested!"

When the report reached the CIA, it was immediately deemed worthless and thrown into some remote corner. It was not until several years later when the first satellite was launched into space that the report saw the light of day again.

Now, even if the CIA is interested, they can't take care of it.

In order to spy on Big Bear, the Americans concentrated all their intelligence forces.

After the satellite academy was established, Hu Zhenhua did not provide any guidance or advice. He did so for two reasons.

First, Lao Hu wants to give the outside world the impression that he is acting on a whim, and will give up after he gets hurt.

Second, Lao Hu wanted to test local scientists to get a feel for the situation.

Although Hu Zhenhua publicly showed his ignorance, in fact, he knew better than anyone what subsystems were needed to launch a satellite. He secretly set up a working group and carried out the relevant work quietly.

Hu Zhenhua dismantled all the subsystems into pieces and placed orders with different factories.

For example, the task of producing thermal insulation materials was assigned to more than a dozen research and development institutions of all sizes, even including foreign laboratories. Lao Hu gave a very sufficient reason, which was to produce protective clothing for steel plant workers. The clothing should be lightweight and resistant to high temperatures, and even if molten steel splashes on the body, the workers must be safe.

Of all the subsystems, the rocket is the most important.

Hu Zhenhua placed orders with different factories through special channels, asking them to produce methane, nitrocellulose and nitroglycerin.

Among them, methane is used to design liquid engines, while nitrocellulose and nitroglycerin are used to design solid fuel engines.

In fact, there are other types of propellants, but Hu Zhenhua doesn’t know about them. Of course, he knows some, but he just doesn’t want to use them.

The earliest rocket propellants were kerosene and liquid oxygen.

Later it developed into liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen.

These are all common fuels and it is not worth Lao Hu's effort to place an order.

The history of the development of rockets can be traced back to 1232 AD, when the Song army used rockets to fight against the Yuan army in the Battle of Bianliang.

The first truly modern rocket was a liquid-fueled rocket launched by Robert Goddard on March 1926, 3. The rocket weighed approximately 16 kilograms, stood 10 meters tall, and flew approximately 3.4 meters to a height of approximately 56 meters. Although its flight distance and altitude were relatively short, its successful launch marked the beginning of modern rocket technology and laid the foundation for subsequent developments.

The first controllable rocket in the modern sense was the V-2, a single-stage liquid propellant rocket that used relatively advanced programming and gyroscopic dual control. It had a launch altitude of 96 kilometers, a range of 320 kilometers, and a payload of 1 ton.

The V-2 was a significant milestone in spaceflight history, marking the dawn of the human space age. It laid the foundation for modern large-scale launch vehicles, and the post-war rocket technologies of both the United States and the Soviet Union were developed on the basis of the V-2.

Rockets are a high-tech industry that involves many disciplines such as materials, chemical engineering, communications, and navigation.

Not to mention anything else, the fairing on the outside of the rocket alone is not something that ordinary countries can produce. It is required to be as thin as a cicada's wing, and be able to withstand the pressure and friction from the air, and prevent external dust, moisture, electromagnetic interference, etc.

Common fairings include aluminum alloy, stainless steel, composite materials, etc.

The importance of basic industries can also be seen from this.

Hu Zhenhua was enthusiastically engaged in rocket and satellite business when he suddenly received a notice that Jimla was coming.

This guy has only one purpose: to borrow money, not much, 1000 million yuan.

After hearing this request, Hu Zhenhua was stunned for a while.

There are still more than ten hours left before the forty-eight-hour deadline. It seems that the Americans are getting anxious.

They must be preparing for a rainy day, because Hu Zhenhua has not yet received any notification from Jimla that he has agreed to pay.

Seeing Hu Zhenhua in a daze, Jimla whispered a reminder,

"Hu, what do you think? I'll only borrow it for a month at most."

Hu Zhenhua swallowed his saliva and politely said that he did not want to borrow it.

"Logically, 1000 million isn't a lot, and we're old friends, so I shouldn't refuse. But you're an intelligence officer. If we have any financial dealings, and the Red Army finds out, I'll be in a very difficult situation!"

Jimla was very angry. When Zheng Xipo was running for county magistrate, you took a lot of things from me. Why weren't you afraid of having financial dealings with the Intelligence Bureau at that time!

Jimla's brain turned and said,

"The Intelligence Bureau won't come forward, I'll ask someone else to borrow it!"

"Is that so?"

Hu Zhenhua really didn't want to borrow it.

In psychology, there's a term called "loss aversion," which refers to the tendency for people to find losses more unbearable when faced with the same amount of gains and losses. This psychological phenomenon is reflected in various fields, including but not limited to economics, psychology, and behavioral finance.

When it comes to borrowing money, if you borrow 1000 million, the excitement level may be 10, but when you pay back the money, the pain level may be 20.

That is to say, the pain of losing is twice as great as gaining!

This is also the reason why many people become enemies because of debt collection.

So, don’t borrow money unless necessary.

Hu Zhenhua didn't want to borrow it, but he couldn't refuse it directly. After all, he would have to rely on Jimla for many things in the future.

"Okay, but I don't have any rice, so I can only lend you banknotes!"

Jimla obviously didn't want it, so he asked tentatively,

"Can't we raise some rice?"

Hu Zhenhua spread his hands, indicating that he was powerless.

"The funds of TA Group's subsidiaries were originally deposited in banks, but they were robbed! They do have some cash on hand, but it's reserved for trade settlements and can't be moved!"

Jimla was quite disappointed, but he also knew that this was the fact. Chongming Development Bank did later confiscate a lot of stolen goods, but most of them were antiques, calligraphy and paintings, gold, silver and jewelry, and not much cash.

Hu Zhenhua rubbed his eyebrows and said,

"Didn't you go find Morris? There's plenty of cash during the flowering period!"

Jimla shook his head after hearing this. He had just graduated from Huaqi Bank and had already borrowed 1000 million from there.

After listening to his explanation, Hu Zhenhua called Morris and said,

"Hello, my friend..."

When Lao Hu asked to borrow 1000 million yuan, there was silence on the other end of the phone.

Morris is a guy who will not do anything without profit. He is willing to lend money, but there must be conditions in exchange.

"Hu, Huaqi Foreign Company's reserve funds are seriously insufficient..."

Hu Zhenhua was too lazy to listen to his rambling and asked directly,

"Morris, think it over carefully before you speak. I need this money urgently. As long as the conditions are not too unreasonable, I can consider it. It only takes one month!"

Morris chuckled.

"Look at what you're saying. What kind of relationship do we have? Can I lend you money and set conditions? How about this? No matter how difficult the flowering period is, I will find a way to squeeze out this money for you."

"Thank you! I, Hu Zhenhua, am a man who cherishes old friendships. If you need any help from me in the future, just let me know!"

Morris was in a good mood and said quickly,

"The black market has been a bit chaotic lately, with exchange rates fluctuating wildly and being extremely unstable. Could you please approve Huaqi's formalization of this business? This would also provide a more convenient window for both parties involved in currency exchange."

Hu Zhenhua was stunned for a moment.

Chongming County actually has two exchange rate systems running in parallel.

Among them, Chongming Development Bank implements a fixed exchange rate. Anyone who wants to exchange banknotes for rice and yuan must queue up, but the exchange can be one-to-one.

The black market implements a floating exchange rate, and some merchants who urgently need to exchange banknotes for rice and yuan usually exchange them at a discount.

At present, the exchange rate between Miyuan and banknotes is 1:1.4, which means that 10 Miyuan can be exchanged for 14 yuan of banknotes.

Morris wanted to legalize the exchange, which was equivalent to wanting to become a foreign exchange trading center.

I have to say, this white devil has a very sharp vision!

Once the trading center is built, the transaction fees alone will be enough to starve Morris to death.

Of course, Morris looked down on these small amounts of money. What he wanted was to cut off the channels for foreign capital to flow in and out.

Hu Zhenhua simply weighed the pros and cons and decided to help them.

In just over ten days, Big Brother will set off his fireworks, which will cause panic in the free world and drive foreign capital out. Then Hu Zhenhua can buy back the issued banknotes at a very low price.

The best part is that Morris still has to take the blame!

Hu Zhenhua said calmly,

"Morris, I'm personally against floating exchange rates. It's a huge blow to the credibility of banknotes, but since you insist on doing it, I can't object. Let's put it this way. Write an application and submit it to Chongming Development Bank. But there's one thing we must make clear: if anything goes wrong, you'll be solely responsible. This must be stated in the application!"

Morris didn't have the ability to predict the future, so he was overjoyed when he heard this.

"Don't worry, I can fully bear the consequences!"

After Hu Zhenhua hung up the phone, he smiled and said,

"Alright, I'll make some arrangements later. You can go to Huaqi to get the money."

Jimla was overjoyed. He shook Lao Hu's hand and expressed his gratitude repeatedly.

Hu Zhenhua suddenly thought of something and warned,

"Mr. Jimla, I'm not interested in knowing what you're going to do, but there's one thing I want to remind you of: don't leave any details. If that happens, I'll have no choice but to execute Ma Su!"

Jimla obviously didn't know who Ma Su was, but he understood the gist of it because Lao Hu said the word "behead".

"Hu, don't worry, I'm just discussing a project, nothing else."

What project? Of course it’s an information-for-money project!

This guy has been in China for so long that he actually learned the Spring and Autumn style of writing.

Hu Zhenhua just laughed, and after the two exchanged pleasantries for a while, they left.