A big country of aerospace with black technology

"Mr. Liang, welcome, welcome!"

Chen Su shook hands with the trade delegation coming from far away from home very enthusiastically.

Although life abroad is very rich materially, it is extremely lonely spiritually.

These days, there is no sign of mobile Internet, and the only things that can be done on the Internet are games, chatting, etc.

These are not attractive to Chen Su, who is over thirty.

So, overall, life abroad is quite boring.

This time, I was extremely happy to see so many compatriots.

Especially the person who leads the team is, to a certain extent, one of his leaders.

"Xiao Chen, it must be very hard in this windy and sandy land!"

Liang Yi is nearly fifty years old this year, so it is not surprising to call Chen Su, who is in his thirties, Xiao Chen.

"Although there are many deserts, this place is much richer than my hometown."

Chen Su smiled and said:

"I have gained at least twenty pounds since I came here!"

The group of people walked into the hotel they had booked long ago and completed the check-in procedures.

Others returned to their rooms to rest.

But Liang Yi still needs to know more about the local situation.

After all, they had a lot to talk about this time.

However, many local conditions are unknown and must be discussed with Chen Su, who has been stationed there for more than half a year.

Only then can we decide some details.

“What’s the local response to ‘Laser Hunter’?”

Judging from the speed of payment, Liang Yi believed that the other party was very satisfied with this weapon.

But for the specific usage experience, you still have to ask Chen Su to know.

"It's different from the situation in our country."

When it comes to his work content, Chen Su also becomes serious.

"Although the local area is more affluent, the soldiers' combat awareness is relatively weak."

"It can only be compensated for by high-tech weapons, especially weapons with a high degree of autonomy."

Chen Su had a relatively low opinion of local soldiers.

In fact, this is also relative. After all, the unit he once served in is the pinnacle of light infantry in the world.

"So they have a lot to say about highly autonomous laser weapons."

"Their officers even told me personally that they hope to see such autonomous attack systems on other weapon systems."

The content of Chen Su's report did not exceed Liang Yi's expectations.

Before going abroad, Zhang Xingyang had a special conversation with him.

At that time, this issue was mentioned.

In a wealthy environment, soldiers have a weak spirit of fighting and sacrifice.

Today, in more developed Western countries, there is such a problem.

But locally, this problem is even more serious!

The wealth brought by the oil economy is too simple.

No one wants to be a soldier anymore.

"I heard that our laser air defense system will be upgraded this time. Is it true?"

Although Chen Su had received relevant news before, he was still not convinced.

After all, it had just been sold less than a year ago.

In Chen Su's understanding, upgrading this kind of complex system is very time-consuming.

Generally, it takes two or three years for a major upgrade activity to be carried out.

"The main thing is to upgrade the power system."

Liang Yi said after drinking a cup of black tea made from tea bags in the hotel.

"The power system used before had many problems, both in terms of starting speed and peak power."

Liang Yi sat up straight and said:

"You also know that from the very beginning, we were planning to use hydrogen-oxygen explosion generators for them."

"It's just that it has been put on hold temporarily due to issues such as safety and difficulty of use."

"In the past half year or so, the institute has carried out major renovations on the generator."

"The difficulty of use has been greatly reduced, and safety has also been greatly improved."

“So, this time it was decided to take it all the way.”

Hydrogen-oxygen explosion generators have many advantages over the battery packs currently used.

But it also has some shortcomings. The first is the difficulty of use. It requires a long period of training to be able to use this system smoothly.

For this problem, during the transformation process, the process was simplified by introducing a large number of automatic control units.

This greatly reduces the difficulty of use.

Of course, correspondingly, the difficulty of logistical maintenance for Chen Su and others has escalated.

Liang Yi told Chen Su about this with a hint of teasing.

I saw a hint of bitterness on Chen Su's face: "So this is putting the difficulty on us."

"This is not just a bad thing." Liang Yi said.

"In view of your work tasks, it will be greatly improved in the next time."

"It has been decided to increase your expatriation subsidy from the previous fifty US dollars to seventy US dollars."

As important overseas staff, Chen Su's salary itself is very high.

Now, the daily subsidy has been increased to $20.

Chen Su's originally bitter face suddenly changed his expression, and he said excitedly:

"Really?!"

"Really, it will be implemented starting next month."

Liang Yi replied very definitely.

Chen Su and the others went abroad and risked their lives largely because of money.

Compared with some bosses who only increase the workload but do not increase wages.

Chen Su is undoubtedly lucky.

After feeling happy, Chen Su said:

"So many people came here this time, isn't it just for this matter?"

If it were just to upgrade the "Silent Hunter", it seemed that nearly a hundred people would not be needed.

"Of course it won't be just for this one thing."

Liang Yi picked up some things he could say and briefly said to Chen Su:

"We are about to reach a new aerospace cooperation with them recently."

"I came here mainly for this cooperation."

Liang Yi did not elaborate on the content of the cooperation.

However, according to Chen Su's own ideas, it was just cooperation in rockets and satellites.

Is it possible that we can also cooperate in the development of missiles locally?

Chen Su's idea was indeed partly correct.

The two sides had previously reached an agreement on jointly developing military optical reconnaissance satellites.

In addition, there will also be a lot of cooperation in helping local astronauts train and conduct manned spaceflight.

But these are not the point.

The most important thing Liang Yi came to do this time was to discuss the construction of a large-scale space launch base locally.

The land in China is really far away from the equator.

As for sea launch platforms, there is still a long way to go for launching heavy rockets.

Not to mention the technical difficulties of land reclamation, the huge financial expenditure alone is prohibitive.

Therefore, if we can obtain a launch base overseas close to the equator.

This is a very good thing for the aerospace industry.

But this matter is not something Chen Su can know.

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"Regarding military optical reconnaissance satellites, we can accept your development plan."

Negotiators wearing white robes and bearded faces said after seeing the plan brought by Liang Yi.

"However, we hope that our scientific researchers can participate in your research and development."

The bearded man in white robe raised his head and said with embarrassment:

"This is not a distrust of your side."

"We hope that our domestic researchers can learn something."

Although there is currently little accumulation in aerospace technology, the other party still hopes to seize every opportunity to learn.

This attitude made Liang Yi seem to see himself decades ago.

At that time, I, who was learning from Big Brother Furry Bear, seemed to be like this too.

Their request was indeed based on the previous memorandum, so Liang Yi did not struggle with them on this issue.

They directly agreed to their request and confirmed this in writing.

There will be no major problems in the subsequent astronaut training.

China has experienced two manned space missions, both of which were successful.

And the second time the astronauts stayed in space for several days.

He is relatively experienced in astronaut training.

Helping them train is a good thing for the country.

Because he received training from the Dragon Kingdom, he was almost in the same boat.

Because domestic manned spacecraft and space stations are independently developed.

Their training results will not only be effective on Dragon Kingdom's manned spacecraft and space stations.

Elsewhere, it's of little use.

The focus of the negotiations between the two parties is still on the issue of the space base.

The first is the issue of location.

"We believe that it is more beneficial to place the space base in the south."

Liang Yi's purpose is very clear, and it must be placed closer to the equator.

If possible, he would like to place it directly on the equator.

"It might not be good if it's placed in the south."

The previous negotiations went smoothly, but the bearded man in white robe was a little uncomfortable facing Liang Yi's current strength.

"The local security is likely to have a serious impact on the space city."

The guerrilla armed forces in the south have grown stronger in recent years.

They are also the ones who often use drones and homemade rockets to attack oil fields and refineries in the north.

Therefore, Liang Yi wanted to place the launch base in the south, but the white-robed bearded man did not agree.

"We still believe that it is safer to build the space city closer to the Persian Gulf."

"If you cannot guarantee the security of the space base, then we can arm ourselves to defend our space base."

Liang Yi said something that surprised the other party.

After all, the space base is not a military base, it is for civilian use.

But once armed to defend the space base, the nature of the matter changes.

This has changed from a civilian facility to a military base.

"This is impossible. We will not agree to your request for self-armed security."

Almost without thinking, the other party directly rejected Liang Yi's request.

"We can completely guarantee your safety!"

"Well, you will be responsible for the security of our base."

As Liang Yi spoke, he instructed the clerk to write this article into the agreement.

Liang Yi had never thought that they would agree to his request.

This is just asking for a high price and paying back the money.

Because the other party did not agree to build the space base in the south, they used little tricks.

After the location issue is settled, the remaining issues are simpler.

"In terms of construction, we will carry out basic land construction."

Although the bearded man in white robe was teased by Liang Yi, he didn't pay much attention to it.

These situations are not too unexpected.

These were anticipated before the negotiations.

As long as the problem is not too big, the cooperation between the two parties will not be interrupted.

"What about the port issue?"

Liang Yi asked after listening.

“Should we build the port, or should you build it?”

This aerospace base is similar to the domestic Wenchang base in that it is built on the seaside.

Transport rockets by sea.

Therefore, the issue of ports is very important.

“Also, how will the issue of port ownership be resolved?”

These two questions are both relatively acute ones.

"The port will be constructed by you, and the ownership belongs to us, but we will authorize you to use it for 99 years."

The white robes had obviously discussed this issue internally before.

So after Liang Yi raised it, he quickly answered.

Before this, Liang Yi also wanted the other party to most likely not let them get ownership.

After all, it also includes land, which involves the core issues of the country.

However, being able to obtain the right to use it for 99 years was an unexpected surprise for Liang Yi.

Before coming, their bottom line was thirty-year usage rights.

Even before departure, Zhang Xingyang had talked with him.

If it really doesn't work, twenty years is acceptable.

Because, according to Zhang Xingyang's prediction, it will take another twenty years.

We are about to start building a special space elevator area in the equatorial region.

These traditional rocket launch bases do not have much meaning.

Liang Yi didn't know this, so he was very happy after hearing about the 99-year port use right.

In fact, even if the space elevator is built, this port will still have its significance.

Because the location of this port is very critical.

It is located on a key waterway where two continents meet!

At this place, there is a port that can supply supplies.

It is very important for the future ocean-going navy.

"We require full management authority in the port area!"

Then Liang Yi raised another issue about the port.

Generally speaking, such overseas base ports will use a large number of local personnel.

This can effectively reduce costs.

After all, hiring people from China is much more expensive than hiring people locally.

However, for Liang Yi, the situation is reversed.

Domestic personnel costs, even if a certain business trip allowance is added.

It’s still much cheaper than recruiting people locally.

Baipaozi naturally has no opinion on such a minor issue.

In this way, the two sides quickly reached an agreement on the port issue.

Next, the two parties conducted very detailed discussions and negotiations on the specific construction issues of the entire space base.

Down to every launch site and every launch platform.

Even the planning of internal roads needs to be discussed!

However, after more than half a month of discussions, the two parties still completed most of the content negotiations!

The first overseas space base that belongs entirely to us will be built! (End of chapter)