Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 3037 Yang, name your price!
Nine departments, research institutes.

After Yang Xiaotao and Faisal reached a cooperation agreement, their relationship took another step forward. Of course, this was only the initial agreement between the two, and a more formal agreement was needed to guarantee it.

However, that's no longer their responsibility; someone else will take care of it.

This further step demonstrates the close relationship between the two sides in the future.

Furthermore, with this foundation laid, both sides conducted further discussions on other future collaborations.

As the two walked through the research institute, the desert personnel who had come with Faisal were filled with curiosity.

“Mr. Faisal, what you see now is our satellite production workshop.”

"The Taurus satellite was manufactured here."

Yang Xiaotao led Faisal on a tour of the research institute, with the satellite manufacturing plant being the first stop.

Faisal looked at the empty space in front of him, the staff running back and forth, and the equipment all around, and suddenly felt envious.

"Yang, do you know?"

“We have always wanted to develop industry, and we have always wanted to own the land, instead of listening to others tell us what to do.”

"But you know, because of the oil beneath the land, we have to compromise and put ourselves in a very low position."

Faisal clenched his fist at this point, "Don't be fooled by the fact that we've united and managed to reclaim some of our rights during the oil war; it hasn't fundamentally changed our situation."

"To put it bluntly, the other side is turning on the printing press, and we have to send them our precious oil."

Yang Xiaotao put his hands in his pockets after hearing this, while Li Hongfeng, Lao Hong, and the others behind him remained silent.

This is the original sin of weakness.

Without strength, one cannot protect the gold in their hands, and naturally, cannot protect their family.

"The desert is vast, but there will always be a day when we can get out of it, won't there?"

Yang Xiaotao suddenly laughed, and Faisal laughed along, "That's right, but the premise is that we need to find an oasis to replenish water along the way, otherwise we will only lose our way and end up in the desert."

Yang Xiaotao asked curiously, "So, have you found the oasis?"

Faisal smiled meaningfully and said, "That depends on whether anyone is willing to become our friend."

Yang Xiaotao looked at the busy workshop in the distance and said calmly, "We are a country with a civilization of more than five thousand years."

"The wisdom passed down from our ancestors is still ingrained in the bones of every Chinese person."

"That is, when friends come, we have fine wine; when wolves come, we have hunting rifles!"

We will never let our friends down.

Faisal understood the meaning behind Yang Xiaotao's words, and his expression became humble. "I would be very happy to be your friend."

Yang Xiaotao shrugged. "There's nothing I can do. Being friends always means taking a loss, and I always end up taking a loss."

"is it?"

"You've made a fortune!"

"Didn't you guys make a fortune too?"

Hahaha

The two smiled nonchalantly, while Liu Lixue and the others kept their conversation in mind.

"Is that your second satellite?"

Faisal came to the workbench and looked at the gradually taking shape satellite, asking curiously.

"No, this is the third satellite. The second satellite is already in the experimental stage, and if all goes well, it will be launched soon."

Yang Xiaotao spoke calmly, but Faisal looked over in surprise, "A third one?"

"My God, how many are you going to launch?"

Yang Xiaotao pointed to the names on the satellite and asked, "Mr. Faisal, do you recognize the names on this?"

Faisal glanced at it, "Damn, rat!"

"Yes, do you know what that means?"

Faisal shook his head. "I don't know. Your Chinese culture is too vast. I recognize many characters but don't understand their meanings."

Yang Xiaotao laughed and said, "That's a pity. I was hoping to show off to you properly."

"No, no, Yang, could you explain it more clearly? I think I can understand."

"Ok."

Yang Xiaotao then pointed to the two characters 'Sun Rat' on it and said, "Our first communications satellite was called Taurus. Does that remind you of anything?"

"Taurus?"

"Taurus, the zodiac, are you going to launch twelve satellites?"

"No, no, no, the military... there's no constellation called Rat in the zodiac. Are there other minor constellations? Have I forgotten?"

Faisal began racking his brains, but Yang Xiaotao didn't give him a chance.

"No, they are the constellations of our Chinese nation."

"Constellations?"

"Yes, the first satellite should actually be called Niu Jinniu, the second is called Nü Tufu, but it's known as Tufu to the outside world, and this one should be called Xu Ri Shu."

"Following them are Wei Yueyan, Shi Huozhu, and others."

"They are all part of the Twenty-Eight Mansions."

Faisal listened intently, quickly processing the information in his head, then looked at Yang Xiaotao in shock, "The Twenty-Eight Constellations... could it be that you...?"

"That's right, at least twenty-eight satellites need to be launched."

"By then, the sky will be full of our satellites. We can go wherever we want and see whatever we want!"

Yang Xiaotao's undisguised affirmation sent a shiver down Faisal's spine.

Twenty-eight satellites are equivalent to twenty-eight mushroom-shaped launch platforms.

And the cost of this tungsten rod.
Compared to mushroom eggs, this is practically dirt cheap.

When that day truly comes, who will dare to underestimate China?
It was worth it, really worth it this time.

Let alone 10 billion, even if it's double that, we still need to pull strings.

With this relationship, it's like having an extra layer of protection.

Moreover, they've essentially secured half a mushroom egg; anyone who dares to provoke them should think carefully about how to defend themselves.

In any case, current air defense weapons are simply no match for a Mach 30 iron rod.

"Don't worry, the twenty-eight stars are just the beginning. If you understand our Chinese culture, you'll know that there's another extremely powerful formation in our Chinese legends called the Zhou Tian Star Formation."

The two walked side by side. Yang Xiaotao spoke earnestly, while Faisal tried his best to remember, even if he didn't understand. He planned to find someone knowledgeable to study it carefully later.

Behind the two, Liu Lixue leaned close to Li Hongfeng and Lao Hong and chuckled softly, "Minister Yang is starting to fool people again. If he knew what the Zhou Tian Star Array was, he would be shocked."

Li Hongfeng, with his hands behind his back, said, "This is just taking advantage of foreigners' lack of understanding of Chinese mythology."

Old Hong shook his head. "That's hard to say. What if Director Yang isn't joking?"

Liu Lixue was about to retort, "How much would so many satellites cost?"

But considering Yang Xiaotao's actions, it seems, perhaps, that's really possible.

The three of them stopped talking and followed each other out of the research institute.

"That's our aircraft research and manufacturing facility. Would you be interested in taking a look?"

Yang Xiaotao pointed to the design in front of him and introduced it. Faisal's eyes lit up and he immediately nodded, "Yes, yes, I'm very interested."

"Come on, I'll take you in."

"Let me tell you, it's only because we have a good relationship that we can get in. If it were an ordinary person, they wouldn't be able to get in at all."

The two then walked into the research institute, while everyone else was kept outside.

Only Liu Lixue and two others followed behind, but all three had smiles in their eyes and knew perfectly well that this was definitely 'ill-intentioned'.

"Is this your white horse?"

"Was it designed here?"

When Faisal entered the room and saw the busy staff, Zhang Guanyu was stunned when he saw Yang Xiaotao come in. He quickly stepped forward to greet him, but stopped when he saw Faisal behind Yang Xiaotao.

"Minister Yang!"

Everyone greeted Yang Xiaotao, but Yang Xiaotao waved and said, "You guys are busy, don't worry about us."

After hearing this, everyone looked at each other and then went back to their own business.

Of course, they don't have much to do right now; they're just doing their own things.

Although Yang Xiaotao had assigned them the task of researching carrier-based aircraft, he hadn't been in the Ninth Department recently, and they didn't have a clear research direction.

So everyone just does their own thing.

Some people were sketching on the design drawings, some were drawing on the airplane models, and there was all sorts of random stuff.

Of course, some people also use the white horse model for inspiration.

In short, what Faisal saw were all sorts of design drawings, designs that he couldn't understand but felt were very profound.

In other words, even if you give him a design drawing, he wouldn't know where it is.

"Is this your team?" Yang Xiaotao led Faisal on a tour inside. Yang Xiaotao didn't say anything, but let Faisal experience the atmosphere on his own.

Only after the two left the research institute did Faisal point to the people inside the room and speak.

"Yes, our aircraft design team contributed many key designs here."

"It's amazing. It gives you a feeling of mental emptiness."

"It's wonderful, it's absolutely wonderful."

Faisal said excitedly, and Yang Xiaotao nodded and said, "Yes, I am also proud of them."

"Let's go back and get some rest."

Seeing that Yang Xiaotao didn't intend to say anything more, Faisal looked at a sign not far away, feeling very curious.

"Yang, is that your computer research institute?"

Seeing that Yang Xiaotao didn't want to move forward, Faisal quickly stepped forward and grabbed Yang Xiaotao, looking at the scene with great curiosity.

"Old Fei, that won't work, it won't work."

“That’s a very, very important department of ours, and it’s not open to the public.”

Yang Xiaotao waved his hand, his face full of refusal.

"Yang, aren't we friends?"

"Besides, if they've already gone to the aircraft design institute, what about computers?"

"Yang, don't worry, I will never tell anyone outside."

Faisal gave a reassuring look, but Yang Xiaotao still seemed troubled.

"Yang, I'll just go in and take a look. Don't worry, it will be absolutely confidential."

Upon seeing the other party's request, Yang Xiaotao turned to look at Li Hongfeng and the other two.

The three of them knew perfectly well that this was Yang Xiaotao's plan.

The satellites and airplanes in front are all illusions.

That's the real purpose.

At this point, they couldn't afford to undermine Yang Xiaotao. Li Hongfeng and Lao Hong bowed their heads and spoke in a seemingly serious manner before nodding to Yang Xiaotao.

Only then did Yang Xiaotao lead Faisal to the Computer Research Institute.

Of course, Yang Xiaotao had made it clear before we went in that we shouldn't touch anything inside.

Faisal readily agreed.

As the group headed to the computer research institute, Ran Hongbing, who had spotted Yang Xiaotao at the entrance, immediately waved to the people inside, signaling everyone to get ready.

That's right, it's preparation.

When Yang Xiaotao knocked on the door and came in, the group of people wearing white coats, masks, and head coverings startled Faisal. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought they had entered a hospital.

But then, Faisal, dressed in a white coat and mask, was stunned by the machine before him.

Is this also a computer?

Isn't this a television?

What does the text above mean?

And that person down there banging on a keyboard, right?

Wait, is this a keyboard?

He had seen this thing when he was in Britain, but this plastic keyboard was even more amazing and high-tech.

And the numbers above, the top ones are Arabic numerals, and there are some Arabic letters on the right, but they are arranged differently.

Then, in the middle position, you can see familiar letters, just like before.

No, they're not the same.

Faisal stood aside and watched for a long time before he noticed that the V in the bottom row here had two small dots on top of it.

what does this mean?
I don't understand.

What puzzled him even more was what was on the screen.

I saw the staff sitting there, their fingers constantly typing on the keyboard. Then a small rectangular box flashed on the screen, and as the letters appeared, words appeared below them.

That's right, it's words.

And it's written in Chinese characters.

At that moment, Faisal felt like his brain wasn't working properly.

Even if he were stupid, he would know that this was definitely a great invention.

A terrifying invention.

He even recalled in his mind whether there had ever been a computer in the world with a screen and the ability to write on it.

No, absolutely not.

At least in his understanding, this was the first time he had ever seen it.

"Yang, it's so amazing."

He watched as the staff typed out a poem on the computer, and he recognized the poem's title.

Viewing the waterfall at Mount Lu!

Including the poet's name and dynasty, it consisted of thirty-six characters in total, and that's how it was written.

The next moment, the staff member clicked a book button, then clicked an X, and the document suddenly disappeared.

Yang Xiaotao stepped forward, patted the staff member on the shoulder, then walked to his seat and smiled at Faisal, "Old Faisal, anything you want to say?"

He skillfully opened the previous folder while holding the coordinates in his hand, and the screen in front of him changed, revealing that the poem from before was still there.

Yang Xiaotao, however, had already placed his hands on the keyboard and looked up at Faisal.

In an instant, Faisal thought of that old saying from the desert.

"Have!"

After taking a deep breath, he said with great emotion, "Even knowing you might die there, there's always a desert you want to cross."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Xiaotao's fingers tapped on the keyboard, and then a string of Chinese characters appeared below the document.

Yang Xiaotao then wrote down Faisal's full name below, and finally the date.

"How was that? I played really fast, didn't I?"

Yang Xiaotao said with a smile, and Faisal almost put his head on the computer and nodded excitedly.

Although only two eyes were visible, their pupils were filled with excitement.

"Let's go, we should leave. We shouldn't disturb their work."

Yang Xiaotao patted Faisal, who was still in a daze, and then pulled him outside.

It wasn't until they left the research institute that Faisal came to his senses and excitedly grabbed Yang Xiaotao's hand, "Yang, tell me, how much?"

"How much does it cost?"

"How much is the computer?"

"Old Fei, that's not for sale!"

"Yang, name your price. We're friends, and we'll be close partners from now on!"

"Old Fei, you need to calm down. It's still a work in progress."

"No, Yang, I'm very calm! With the capabilities that computers have demonstrated so far, they can definitely improve office efficiency, management efficiency, and so on!"

"Yang, believe me, there's a huge business opportunity here. You have to trust me."

Faisal's face flushed red, and a surge of heat coursed through his body.

It was as if a mountain of gold and silver lay before him, waiting to be mined.

"Faisal!"

"You need to calm down!"

Yang Xiaotao spoke solemnly, his tone even more serious.

Faisal then realized where he was and what he had just seen.

Then Yang Xiaotao said, "You saw it too!"

"This project is very important to us, so I hope you can keep it confidential."

"understand."

Faisal nodded quickly.

Yang Xiaotao smiled and said, "Of course, I trust your character, and don't worry, once we've finished our research, we'll definitely start selling it."

"I won't forget you, my old friend, when the time comes."

Faisal was delighted to hear this, but asked seriously, "Yang, don't worry, we're friends, I'll never let you suffer any losses."

"Haha, of course, we're helping each other out!"

As he said this, both of them laughed.