I ask you to build tractors, but you build rockets?.

Chapter 738 Becoming a regular employee
After John and other important officials left the Pentagon, Robert and several technical experts stayed behind.

The "Martian civilization heritage theory" is of course an uncertain conjecture. David actually just wanted to use it as an example. There is no definite evidence like the M signal.

But what the M Office can be sure of is that Xinyuan’s, or the Chinese’s, explosive growth in aerospace technology is abnormal.

Maybe the Chinese really have genius, maybe they are really lucky, but after the 50s, anyone who is familiar with cybernetics and has experience in the development of management technology will find the problem:
Whether fast or slow, the development of technology is a line. It can be a gentle straight line or a suddenly rising parabola, but it must be continuous and will not appear out of thin air after a blank period.

Even if it is a very secretive plan, as long as you follow the clues bit by bit you can always sort out the ins and outs. Even if there are some doubts, it is harmless and the conclusion can be locked within a certain range.

But XAP is not normal. Its technical style has not been passed down, its development status does not conform to objective laws, and it runs counter to the original appearance of technology.

So whether it is an alien civilization, or Martians, Venusians, or a civilization that existed on Earth before humans, the M Office can be sure that the source of the technology is not on Earth.

The old industrial country Daiying, the up-and-coming Hans, the remarkable Hair Country, and the Alliance with superb system integration capabilities, apart from Ame, only these countries may have the predecessors of advanced technology, but they have all been ruled out one by one.

The remaining answer, no matter how impossible it is, can only be the truth.

Combined with the Chinese people's understanding of the landing site on Mars, David proposed the hypothesis of the "Lost Civilization on Mars", which is definitely related to Mars.

Robert: "Our two newly launched satellites will arrive at the same time as them in about a month. At that time, we will adjust our orbits and closely monitor the suspicious areas in Antarctica."

“Mars is not number one right now.”

Claire shook her head and narrowed her eyes.

"We don't have the ability to interfere with Mars for the time being, and I believe there isn't much the Chinese can do. Our attention should still be on the Earth and the Moon."

"You mean..."

Robert instantly realized that the situation of alien civilization has been confusing and there has been no breakthrough, but now through the Enterprise, he can basically determine the problem of the Chinese.

Claire: "Where do these unknown technologies come from? They have never been to Mars, so they must have been around Earth. And from this perspective, United Mining has another purpose on the moon.

The mine they discovered does have rich rare earth resources, but this was only confirmed after the most recent nuclear explosion. Before that, they were willing to spend a huge price and gamble countless investments, which may also be a point of doubt. "

After changing its mindset, Office M raised a series of questions about Xinyuan's past barbaric development, and they were simply unable to answer them.

If it weren't for their previous impressions, they would even begin to doubt whether alien civilizations had begun to interfere with the Earth.

After understanding Claire's opinion and David and other analysts did not express any objection, Robert was completely relieved.

Thanks to the addition of a handful of top elites and its strong ability to negotiate at the top level, Office M has been able to have a substantial impact on the Federation.

According to their decision, NACA will seize the opportunity to open up trade with the Chinese and try to deepen cooperation to obtain information, especially on the moon. It would be best if they can deepen cooperation with United Mining to the point of a binding relationship.

To this end, the president has begun using "transitional" low taxes and "legal smuggling" to induce lawmakers to pass one concession after another.

However, apart from the military, Ami's high-tech enterprises are not actually very resistant.

For example, Pfizer, which transferred the patent, only granted a license for a few years, and the authorized drugs can only be reimbursed in designated hospitals in mainland China. Moreover, the licensing fee is not cheap!
In the past, import tariffs would be charged when selling drugs in mainland China, and because of the high prices and limited market, expanding the market is certainly beneficial rather than harmful. Of course, the most important thing is to break through the blockade of the Food and Drug Administration.

From automobiles, medicines, to consumer electronics, the country had very strict protection policies before domestic production developed. For example, until now, foreign brands must form joint ventures to enter the mainland, and they are not allowed to run their own factories. They even limit the number of joint venture partners and charge tariffs of more than 100% on imported cars.

In the original world line, this policy would not be broken until after 2020, when new domestic forces emerged. Foreign brands were allowed to set up their own factories, and the tax rate on imported cars was also reduced significantly.

The same is true for medicine. Just like the honeymoon period in the 80s, America’s big companies are not congressmen and generals. As long as it is profitable, what can’t be sold?

Giving them some patents or their scarce precision processing resources now is just a stepping stone, and overall it is not worth mentioning at all.

The reason why Dai Ying started the Duck Film War was that "if the hem of every Chinese person's clothes were one inch longer, it would be enough for Dai Ying's textile factories to run non-stop until they explode."

A highly industrialized market with a population of 14 billion is something that no company can refuse.

NACA is actually similar. Before Musk left Xinyuan, Lin Ju also painted a huge pie for a spaceport and promised that as long as trade between the two countries is open, SpecaX will not be ruled out as a contractor.

Since SpecaX can do it, then other companies can certainly do it, and NACA also has hope. Think about a space port with tens of thousands of tons. Even if it takes on 10% of the share, it can feed a strong aerospace company. NACA is certainly willing to participate.

At least we can learn from the construction experience and lessons of the Chinese people, which is an intangible and precious wealth.

When Robert thought of this, he felt the temperature of the air rise a little.

"Okay, has the corporate delegation going to China been confirmed? NACA needs to know what the plan is, and we will also organize the team."

Claire: “There are many times when, according to the practice of international negotiations, first rounds of corporate representatives are organized to seek cooperation, and then official forces intervene. It takes about three months from formal contact to implementation.

I suggest that NACA choose to go there in mid-to-late October. It is also possible that they come over to exchange Mars exploration data and see how our colleagues are doing. "

……

"Xiao Lin, you are too conservative!"

Lin Ju had just walked into the Aviation Development Commission building when he heard Zhong Cheng's teasing voice. He turned around and asked curiously:
"Conservative? What do you mean by conservative?"

"We mobilized the companies to come up with their own suggestions for the spaceport plan. Wow, each one was more imaginative than the other. We were too conservative."

Zhong Cheng had just received a document from the agency, which was an improvement plan submitted by a certain enterprise.

He pulled out the imaginary picture and brief parameter introduction, and Lin Ju immediately took it and read it. After a few seconds, he showed a surprised expression:

"An all-steel spaceport? Wow, TISCO's ambition is too obvious."

Zhong Cheng: "The third plan is based on the steel frame. The main body of the space steel is a spoke-shaped cylinder made of high-strength steel. The cabin and equipment are all hung on it. The overall strength can be very high and it will not fall apart even under several times the gravity."

"That mass is too horrible! According to our maximum kilometer-scale assumption, the steel frame alone would require hundreds of thousands of tons, no, even hundreds of thousands of tons! With the limited production capacity of the lunar project, it will probably take ten years to gather enough steel."

Lin Ju simply skipped this exaggerated proposal and looked at other accompanying plans. This time they were much more normal and mainly targeted a smaller scope.

For example, life modules, energy supply systems, cooling systems, etc., since the modular ideas and standard buses were determined at the beginning, it is not impossible to get started.

The adaptation speed of non-space enterprises is actually not slow, and the standards of certain Earth environments are not necessarily lower than those in space. This result makes Lin Ju very satisfied.

Zhong Cheng: "Let's talk about something serious... The participation of so many companies has made us much more clear about the difficulty of building a spaceport. Currently, most of the aerospace industry agrees with the second plan, that the industrial and scientific research areas have zero gravity, and the residential areas have a gravity of more than 0.5G.

The overall empty-load mass is about 4.5 tons, and the maximum operating mass is no more than 7 tons.

Lin Ju: "0.5G gravity, what about the radius?"

Zhong Cheng: "At about 200 meters, the rotation speed drops from 2 rpm of the Qianjin to 1.5 rpm, which is much more friendly to ordinary people.

The structure of the living area should be similar to that of the Fram, with a mass of less than 2 tons, and it needs to be able to accommodate at least 600 people at a time. It can be separated from the industrial/research area, and the spaceport can operate as a combined entity. "

This actually separates production and life, minimizes the risk to personnel, makes it easy to transfer in case of an accident, and can also serve as a verification.

0.5G of gravity is quite sufficient. As long as the time does not exceed one or two years, a healthy person does not need to exercise and will not become fragile due to bone calcium loss.

If the living group works in the weightless zone for 8 hours, as long as they return to the living area for the rest of the time, there is no need to worry about health problems caused by gravity.

The mass of 2.5 tons of industrial modules is not much on Earth, but considering some special advantages of space and the fact that these devices must be carefully selected and highly automated, there may be surprises.

“Has it been named?”

The spaceport project is a completely official project, so the naming will naturally not be as arbitrary as Xinyuan’s. Even Lin Ju cannot be sure.

Zhong Cheng: "It will be soon. The current plan is to have a few names as candidates. You have to vote as well."

"Is there a 'heaven'?"

“…I really don’t have that.”

Lin Ju was immediately disappointed. The Heavenly Palace was so good. It sounded like it was a descendant of the Heavenly Palace. Alternatively, the South Gate of Heaven would be good too.

"Don't worry about these details. We have a heavy task now and you have to shoulder the burden."

Zhong Cheng patted his shoulder and advised earnestly:
"It will take quite some time to prepare for the new organization. Everything is now under the jurisdiction of the Aerospace Development Commission. As the deputy chief, you need to play a role. The Space Force and other private aerospace affairs will be handed over to you in the future."

Lin Ju took a step back and suddenly realized that the reason he was called here this time was different.

Zhong Cheng continued:

"I've vacated the space next to your office. The people who used to handle these things are now your secretaries. You have a lot of talented people in Xinyuan, so they can all be transferred over."

"Director Zhong, this is inappropriate."

"Not suitable? It's not suitable at this time. Besides, everyone says that your President Ye and President Xie are very capable. Their technical and management abilities are not enough to be presidents. If they were not busy, I would have wanted to borrow them to use."

After last month, the higher-ups immediately paid more attention to Xinyuan, and Ye Changsi and Shelyov also gradually became prominent as they got to know each other better.

Just kidding, one is a tough guy who once led the Alliance's space program, and the other is also well versed in worldly affairs, and his coordination ability even takes precedence over technical ability.

They have made an indispensable contribution to the fact that Xinyuan has not had any internal problems until now and has maintained efficient operation.

Lin Ju didn't expect that he would be targeted. Does this count as a regular job?

It doesn’t seem so, but it’s almost the same. Besides, Xinyuan originally played a similar role and it has just been formalized now.

……

"What, it's open?"

Long Jiacheng almost spit out a mouthful of tea, choking himself and coughing continuously. It took him a long time to recover and he looked at the person who came in disbelief.

This is a distant relative of his who has been engaged in import and export trade for many years. He is also a well-known agent with good channels and information.

"Uncle Hai, are the rumors true?"

Although Long Hai was also surprised before, he now replied calmly:
“What rumors are there? What the mainstream media, CBS and ABC, reported is not a rumor. Amei is serious about this, and the country is serious about this too.

I have the latest news. The US Senate approved the request of the National Medical Corporation to purchase patent licenses for more than ten anti-cancer drugs. Pfizer is already negotiating with them on specific plans and quotations.

The Aramco business community has already organized the first group of delegations to visit the country to look for business opportunities, and we will soon do something similar.”

At this point, Long Hai sighed, and then continued to talk about what he knew:
"In the future, the mainland will also be filled with imported goods. It is said that most of the bilateral tariffs will be reduced to the same level as export tariffs. Agents like us will become obsolete!"

Long Hai’s import and export business is not complicated. Under the existing tariff barriers and partial sanctions, many commodities cannot be directly listed for export. Agents like him are needed to create shell companies and turn them into “Annan goods”, “Luzon goods” and “Indian goods”.

There are also some foreign brands that need domestic OEM, and they generally like to keep things confidential, but he can do the same.

We also engage in import business, such as agency for imported cars, imported milk powder, meat, etc., which are all profitable.

In addition, we also sell cars or electronic products to third world countries where there are no dealers, and the development momentum is also good now.

If the two largest economies in the world lower tariffs and start free trade, the profit margins of agents like them will be greatly reduced, and it will be much more inconvenient for manufacturers to communicate with each other?
(End of this chapter)