The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

The last day of 2016 has passed and time has entered 2017.

The impact of the failure of the US "Return to the Moon Plan" is still continuing. One failure and another success have combined to create an impact beyond imagination. Even the most pessimistic people in the United States did not expect the impact to be so great.

There are extreme radicals who are attempting to launch a final wave.

It's a pity that most people are not that crazy, only a few are truly crazy.

Under the threat of strategic weapons, not many people are willing to risk death and fight to the death.

Musk no longer talks about the grand vision of "colonizing Mars" because from now on, there are countries that can actually send humans to Mars.

Why didn't Musk talk about 'manned moon landing' before, but instead dreamed of 'colonizing Mars'?

Because no country in the world has the ability to send humans to Mars, everyone can understand that Space X has repeatedly postponed its manned Mars landing plan.

It’s different now!

You are just bragging. Others have already been able to land people on Mars.

The US military also appears to be low-key, as if it wants people to ignore its existence.

Even if some individual US soldiers want to take risks, they are often stopped by more people.

After all, this is no joke. The U.S. military is on the front line. Who would want to die in a war?

China has welcomed visits from more friendly countries.

Many friendly countries hope to take this opportunity to reach cooperation with China in the field of aerospace. With the help of China's east wind, they can send their own astronauts to space to work at the Tiangong Space Station. If they are lucky, it would be even better to send their own astronauts to work at the "Guanghan Palace" scientific research base on the moon.

Now in the world, more and more countries and more and more people recognize that the 21st century is the space age, and whoever controls space will control this era.

Now the competition in the space field has become very clear at different levels.

Weak and small countries can basically only rely on others to get into space.

Look at it now, the European Space Agency has not yet successfully carried out manned space flight.

The only countries that can truly conduct manned space flight are China, the United States, and Russia. As for being able to land people on the moon, China is the only country in the world that has that capability.

China has invested a lot of resources in the 'Guanghan Palace' lunar research base.

What China said before is what it does now.

And do more and do better!
In this way, China once again shows the world that it keeps its word.

"The moon belongs to all human beings on Earth, not to any particular country. We welcome all countries to actively develop the moon. The moon is rich in resources and is inexhaustible. Countries can use the proceeds from developing the moon to benefit their people."

China's attitude towards the moon is also very clear, that is, the moon belongs to all human beings on Earth, not to any single country. China supports and welcomes all countries to develop the moon.

As for how countries send astronauts to the moon and how they develop lunar resources, those are their internal affairs. Not interfering in other countries' internal affairs is one of China's diplomatic principles.

On the same day, Liu Tao once again watched the Laurel spacecraft take off with 14 astronauts and more than 270 tons of equipment and supplies.

The "Guanghan Palace" lunar scientific research base project is a real century project. The project is divided into three phases and the total investment will exceed 20 trillion yuan.

Among the spacecraft, 10 strategic transport spacecraft will be built, and spacecraft like the "Panshan" spacecraft, which are used for rapid round-trip between the Earth and the Moon, will be built to facilitate astronauts and scientists to travel back and forth between the Earth and the Moon.

The company responsible for the construction of the spacecraft is the Southwest Aerospace Corporation.

Similarly, the "Guanghan Palace" lunar research base is also a century-long project jointly led by Southwest Aerospace Corporation and China Space Administration.

The 'Guanghan Palace' lunar research base will rely most on solar power generation and nuclear batteries in the early stages, and the construction of a nuclear power plant is expected to be completed by 2025.

After all, the nuclear power plant is not the entirety of the "Guanghan Palace" lunar scientific research base project, but only a part of the energy section.

The entire 'Guanghan Palace' lunar research base project has mobilized a massive amount of manpower, material resources, and financial resources in China, and it also represents the crystallization of human wisdom on Earth.

After leaving Guifei Group, Liu Tao took a special plane directly to Beijing.

The next morning, a grand ceremony to commend the manned lunar landing was held.

These astronauts have become national heroes in the eyes of the people across the country, and no amount of praise can be overstated.

Every one of them is a national treasure, a real national treasure!

Not only the astronauts were commended, but also the engineers and units that performed outstandingly in the "manned lunar landing" project. All of these people and units were commended.

Liu Tao personally presented the medal to Liu Yingqing, his eyes full of pride.

He was proud of his daughter's outstanding achievements.

Liu Yingqing behaved differently from the other astronauts. She hugged Liu Tao tightly.

It was also at this time that many people realized that Liu Yingqing was actually Liu Tao's daughter.

Although this is no longer a big secret, many people still don’t know it.

In his speech, Liu Tao firmly stated that China's future lies in the sea of ​​stars and that China has already embarked on the journey to the sea of ​​stars.

Compared to the vast starry sky, the earth seems small.

Moon, 'Guanghan Palace' lunar scientific research base.

The Laurel spacecraft was parked there, so huge that people looked very small next to it.

The cabin was open.

The astronauts are working with engineers to unload instruments, equipment and supplies.

Astronauts and engineers are continuously advancing the construction plan according to plan.

At the 'Guanghan Palace' lunar research base, solar panels can be seen everywhere, and the amount of solar power generated every day is extremely impressive.

The temperature difference between day and night on the moon is very large. Without wearing a special space suit, the time spent outside on the lunar surface is very limited.

On the surface of the moon, the lowest temperature can be as low as 233 degrees Celsius and the highest temperature can reach 123 degrees Celsius. Just imagine how terrifying it is.

Moreover, the atmospheric pressure on the moon is very low, only 1.3×10 kPa, while on Earth it is about 101 kPa. The atmospheric pressure on the moon can be ignored.

Without a special space suit, the terrifying difference in air pressure between the inside and outside of the spacecraft would be enough to cause a person to explode and die.

As night falls, Niu Benben is in contact with the Earth.

Niu Benben graduated from Southwest Associated University. After receiving his doctorate, he joined Southwest Aerospace Corporation and participated in research on life systems.

He participated in the life system engineering of the 'Tiangong' space station. Then after the 'Guanghan Palace' scientific research base project was launched, Niu Benben was also transferred to the life system engineering of this century project. Now he is one of the deputy chief engineers of the life system engineering.

In order to truly understand the operation of the life system and solve it in time, Niu Benben brought a part of the team to the moon. So far, the life system engineering can support the long-term life of 500 people.

Unlike the Earth, the buildings of the Guanghan Palace lunar research base are all separate, with strong ability to withstand low and high temperatures and strong pressure resistance, as well as strong radiation protection capabilities. Each building is closed.

The buildings here are also different from those on Earth. They are not made of reinforced concrete. Instead, they are built on Earth and can be quickly installed on the moon.

In living and working areas, you don't even need to wear a space suit, because the air pressure and atmospheric composition there are almost the same as those on Earth.

These areas are all connected to some elliptical buildings, which are the core of China's life system.

Carbon dioxide gas is transported here, and vegetation forms oxygen through photosynthesis for human use.

In the mining area, oxygen, hydrogen and solid carbon are also extracted. Then the engineering work in charge of the life system is to obtain the required oxygen. Oxygen and hydrogen form water for human and vegetation use.

The entire life system is very complex, but it is also vital, and it supports the entire base to a large extent.

Otherwise, everything would need to be transported from the Earth to the Moon, which would be too costly and a waste of the spacecraft's capacity.

Engineers working on the life system have to keep an eye on the pressure in each area and the content of various gases to ensure the safety of each area and thus protect the safety of astronauts and scientists.

Another area, this is a modern small factory.

It is also an unmanned smart factory. This kind of modern production line is very rare on the earth.

Unique titanium components are produced here.

The moon's extremely low atmospheric pressure is like a vacuum in space, and its gravity is much lower than that of the earth, which provides huge advantages in manufacturing some precision components.

The 'Guanghan Palace' lunar scientific research base project, which involves quite large instruments and equipment, will all be produced on the moon itself, and a portion of them will also be sent back to Earth.

The development of helium-3, a key focus of the entire lunar development plan, is also underway.

So far, China has extracted 1 ton of helium-3 from the moon, all of which has been transported back to Earth via spacecraft.

The total energy released by the fusion of 1 ton of helium 3 can generate 1320 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity. Theoretically, if all of it can be utilized, it can be used by a city with a population of 4000 million for more than one year.

Of course, at present helium 3 is mainly used as a fusion fuel for spacecraft.

As the scale of the "Guanghan Palace" lunar research base continues to expand, the speed of helium-3 mining will become faster and faster.

Amidst the hustle and bustle, China ushered in the Spring Festival holiday.

During the Spring Festival holiday, most people across the country will take a day off. This is also the golden week for tourism and the time when business at shops across the country is the busiest.

Many people in the north will choose to travel to the south to celebrate the New Year. Of course, more and more people are now traveling to Southeast Asia.

The business of the South China Sea Golden Route is getting better and better, and more and more people are choosing to take a cruise on it.

In addition to their shipping value, the Mekong River, Chao Phraya River, Red River, Salween River and Irrawaddy River also increasingly demonstrate their tourism value.

The region that benefits the most from the advancement of integration is Nanyang.

Countless Chinese people flocked to Southeast Asia, bringing development funds and management models to Southeast Asia. The hard work and bravery of the Chinese people made outstanding contributions to the development of Southeast Asia.

Throughout Nanyang, Chinese signs can be seen everywhere, and Mandarin is spoken.

The expansion of living space means people don’t have to be as competitive as before, and their living standards have greatly improved.

Liu Tao and others came to Nanyang during the Spring Festival to investigate, to wish the people of Nanyang a happy new year and to see whether the lives of the people in Nanyang have improved.

On the earth, China’s most important overseas work is to promote integration, form regional economic integration, and then form true integration.

In terms of integration, China's investment in human, material and financial resources is extremely astonishing.

This also tests China's organizational and planning capabilities.

The development of various parts of Nanyang is not all the same, but each has its own focus and division of labor.

For example, some places have a large population, a relatively low population quality, and relatively low labor costs, which gives them an advantage in developing low-end manufacturing and labor-intensive industries. For example, some places are rich in oil and natural gas, and they can exploit oil and natural gas and develop petrochemical industries.
Of course, Nanyang has also drawn red lines for arable land in many places to ensure land for agricultural production.

Large areas of the delta grain-producing areas have adopted mechanized operations.

After all, here in Nanyang, if you are a farmer, one person will have a hundred acres of land, and a family of three will have three hundred acres of land. Traditional intensive farming is not suitable here.

On the evening of the first day of the Lunar New Year, Liu Tao and his colleagues came to a military camp to comfort the officers and soldiers, made dumplings with them, and extended their sincere greetings to them.

Traveling south, every day was packed with activities.

On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, Liu Tao and his party arrived in Coconut City. Chen Weimin and a group of politicians and wealthy people personally welcomed Liu Tao and his party. Liu Tao and his party went to the square to present a flower basket to the monument to heroes, paying tribute to the heroes of the past, and then inspected the city of Coconut City.

Compared with the past, Coconut City is more prosperous at this time, with millions of tourists coming here.

On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, the others left Coconut City, but Liu Tao stayed in Coconut City.

Chen Weimin accompanied Liu Tao for a walk on the beach, enjoying the sea breeze.

Chen Weimin talked about the upcoming conference, which is the regional integration conference.

This is a high-level meeting held every year, and it sets the tone.

This meeting is very unique because the external situation has changed a lot.

The risk of war is further increasing.

Australia is very likely to launch a military adventure to divert internal conflicts.

There are already clues, and public opinion in Australia is further fermenting.

With the export of commodities such as iron ore, wool, aquatic products, and red wine being blocked, the United States and Europe are simply unable to absorb Australia's huge production capacity, which has made Australia's situation increasingly worse in recent years.

In this situation, Australia chooses to maintain its position as always.

Moreover, increasingly serious problems have emerged within Australia. Multiple political parties are inconsistent and unable to form a unified opinion, and conflicts with Japanese immigrants are also increasing.

"How is the South Pacific Fleet now?" Liu Tao asked.

Once a war breaks out, the navy and air force will be the absolute main forces.

After all, there is a sea between the two sides.

"The South Pacific Fleet is training and on alert, and the Air Force is monitoring Australia at all times!" Chen Weimin said, "What we are worried about now is the US Pacific Fleet."

"There is no need to worry about the US Pacific Fleet. We only need to pay attention to the Australian Navy and Air Force and the US Navy and Air Force in Australia," said Liu Tao.

He is still very confident about this. (End of this chapter)