Chapter 112 Small-scale Meeting
Daxia, Ouchi, Kyoto.
In the conference room, leader Ye Rongshan sat in the main seat, followed by Zhang Jing from the Ministry of Economics and Trade, Li Jiandong from the Ministry of Industry, Zhao Bo from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Liu Shengzhan, the military commander, and Fan Ren, the chairman of Xinghai Technology, who sat on the other side.
After the successful air defense interception of the abandoned space station, Liu Shengzhan and Fan Ren immediately flew to Kyoto on a special plane and went directly to the Ouchi to participate in this high-level small-scale meeting.
"Before the meeting, let me first talk about the military's consistent style in the training of personnel and weapons and equipment in this incident, which is very good."
As soon as everyone arrived, Ye Rongshan praised the military's action without reservation.
Everyone here knows that this is because the military's action this time not only ensures the safety of the space elevator, but also makes it the first force on Blue Planet to have 100% ability to intercept Mach 20 hypersonic aircraft.
This is especially important in today's era of vigorous development of the aerospace industry.
The reason why Oro and Wells were so shocked was that if Daxia, which had this ability, came into conflict with them, their intercontinental missiles would most likely not be able to break through Daxia's air defense network when re-entering the atmosphere.
Not to mention that in the field of missiles, Daxia itself is undoubtedly the strongest on the Blue Planet.
It is no exaggeration to say that if a real conflict occurs in the future, the situation between the two sides will most likely become one-sided.
"Mr. Ye, these are all the credit of the Xinghai supercomputer. Before this, I really couldn't have imagined that after the supercomputer joined, our air defense missiles would be so effective."
Ye Rongshan smiled and waved his hand, then said, "Then you need to communicate more with General Fan on this aspect. The military budget for next year can focus more on this aspect. Of course, we can discuss the details later."
He paused and dropped the subject, his expression instantly turning serious.
"You department heads should be aware of the current situation, so I won't go into detail. The troops in several major divisions of the military have entered a level one alert state. There is no doubt that this incident was deliberately targeted at our space elevator. Although it has been successfully intercepted, if we let it go like before, I think we won't be able to sit here with dignity."
Ye Rongshan glanced at Fan Ren, nodded slightly and continued, "Even President Fan issued an emergency statement because of this incident. Xinghai's overseas strategy began to shrink. All product and technology licensing fees increased by 200%, and nuclear fusion reactors are not sold to the public for the time being."
He didn't mention the additional requirements raised by Xinghai. These were not important to them and were not the topic of today's meeting.
"Tell us what you think. We can't suffer such a huge loss and have the troops on alert level one without any other reaction. We will be laughed at."
Although Ye Rongshan finished speaking with a smile, everyone present could see that this always kind old man was now truly angry.
The meeting room was silent for a while. Liu Shengzhan was like a stone at this time and he did not say a word.
In his opinion, the military is always just a knife. They are only responsible for executing orders to safeguard the interests of Daxia and do not care about anything else.
Zhang Jing pondered for a while, tapped on the table with his hands, and then spoke.
"In our current trade exchanges with the Baiyue side, the other side actually already has a lot of prejudice."
He glanced at Li Jiandong from the Ministry of Industry and continued, "Thanks to the vigorous development of the Ministry of Industry in recent years, the industrial output value of our Daxia is now the best in the world. Especially with the emergence of technologies from President Fan's Xinghai Technology, our products now play an important role in many high-end markets." Zhang Jing's gaze fell on Fan Ren, his eyes revealing undisguised admiration.
"The Ministry of Commerce has estimated that by the end of this year, Daxia's GDP will still be lower than that of the United States, but I believe it will only take two years for us to surpass them. After all, when the space elevator is officially put into use, we will enter the next fast lane of development."
Zhang Jing paused here, took a deep breath and said solemnly: "If Daxia today is separated from global trade, the economy can be stable for a long time. After all, the domestic demand consumed by our current vigorous construction is also extremely huge."
"The Ministry of Industry's industrial upgrade is now waiting for the tri-titanium alloy. According to the previous estimates of Mr. Fan and I, the mining output of the expanded lunar base can reach 5000 million tons per year."
Li Jiandong took over the conversation and couldn't help but sigh secretly when he said this, 5000 million tons is actually a very small number, even accounting for only 5% of Daxia's imported ore.
The main reason is that the space elevator to the moon has not yet been built. No matter how much minerals are mined, they have to wait for the carrier rocket to land and take off again and again to be transported away, which is too inefficient.
Thinking of this, he looked at the people present and said in a deep voice: "I suggest that Xinghai provide the technology for the lunar space elevator, and our Ministry of Industry provide the funds for its construction. Since the gravity on the moon is low, leaving aside environmental factors, the construction difficulty is actually lower than that on Earth. This can help Xinghai reduce its burden to a certain extent, and the construction of the lunar space elevator can be completed one day earlier. The mining volume of Fan crystal stone can also be expanded one day earlier, and we can also get rid of South Australia's ore export restrictions as soon as possible."
Upon hearing this, Ye Rongshan nodded.
He knew that Xinghai's demand for the complete abolition of export tariffs was not so easy to achieve and would take some time.
Although the pressure of high export tariffs can be resolved in the long term after this, it will also lead to insufficient financial resources, thus slowing down the progress of various projects.
At this time, Daxia must stand up and do something for them.
"Ministry of Industry and Ministry of Commerce, please discuss this matter. We will be the contractor for the construction of the lunar space elevator."
When Fan Ren heard this, a warm feeling flowed through his heart.
"Mr. Ye, several leaders, Xinghai still has some money in its account, so the lunar elevator project will be fine for now. And our engineers are more skilled in this area. Just let us do it."
After saying this, seeing Li Jiandong about to speak, Fan Ren quickly continued: "But I do have an idea."
Seeing this, everyone stopped objecting and waited for his next words.
"The next phase will not only be about the lunar elevator project, as I planned before, we will also build a tri-titanium alloy refinery in space."
Fan Ren was thinking about the plan in his mind, and he kept talking: "The refining process of tri-titanium alloy must be carried out in an oxygen-free environment. Refining on Earth not only increases the transportation cost, but also incurs the cost of building an oxygen-free environment. Therefore, it is imperative to build our refinery in space."
He glanced at Li Jiandong and said with a smile, "The Ministry of Industry is responsible for refining. So, Xinghai will be responsible for providing the technology, and the Ministry of Industry will continue to run this business. Otherwise, the refineries of your Ministry of Industry will be eliminated in the future."
This is good!
Li Jiandong's eyes lit up when he heard this.
(End of this chapter)
