The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

In the summer of 2021, with the holding of the Olympic Games, the world's attention is focused on the Summer Olympics.

To date, the Olympic Games remains the world's largest comprehensive sports event and the most influential sporting event in the world.

The Olympic Games provide a stage for countries around the world to compete.

The Olympic Games are a display of a country's comprehensive strength and image, and the results of the Olympic Games can reflect a country's comprehensive strength.

Similarly, the competition to host the Olympic Games is actually a competition of comprehensive national strength, economic strength, scientific and technological strength, cultural charm, and a competition of national image and national status.

The Beijing Olympics created history. Neither the London Olympics nor the Rio Olympics were able to surpass the Beijing Olympics. Not to mention surpassing them, there is no comparison at all.

The Tokyo Olympics in Japan also failed to surpass the Beijing Olympics.

For the Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese delegation sent a strong lineup.

Firstly, China's overall national strength has become stronger, and it has participated in all Olympic events. Even though many sports are not familiar to China and China is not its strong point, China still participates.

The second reason is for the economic integration of Northeast Asia, which is support for Japan.

The third is its unique historical significance.

In modern history, Japan has brought too much humiliation to China, including the Sino-Japanese War, the Eight-Nation Alliance, the Battle of Port Arthur, and the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression!
The Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895 was like rubbing salt into China's wounds. People talk about Japan's rise in modern times, the rapid improvement of its national quality, and the rapid completion of industrialization. However, this was because of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the destruction of the Beiyang Fleet, and the Qing Dynasty paid a large amount of silver as compensation. It was precisely because of this large amount of silver in war reparations that supported Japan's rapid rise.

During the Anti-Japanese War, the Japanese were determined to destroy China and put China in a desperate situation. If it weren't for the countless Chinese sons and daughters who fought bravely and were not afraid of sacrifice, China would probably have been destroyed. Throughout the Anti-Japanese War, the slaughter caused by the Japanese on China was clearly recorded in all parts of China.

Things change over time, things may change over time!

When China was at its weakest, the Japanese were so arrogant and aggressive that they even wanted to destroy the Chinese nation and exterminate the Chinese race.

And now, China is once again ushering in a prosperous era, and is far stronger than Japan. China is now a truly world-class power.

Japan is no longer as strong as it was in the 80s.

After losing thirty years and being repeatedly slaughtered and bloodied by the Americans, Japan was now much weaker than before.

The only thing that is much better than before is that Japan is now an independent country with its own sovereignty. Except that it cannot nominally have a regular army and has to exist in the form of a Self-Defense Force, and is subject to restrictions on the development of weapons and equipment, Japan is not much different from other independent sovereign countries.

This Chinese delegation is to demonstrate China's strong comprehensive national strength.

In addition to the unique historical feelings, the Chinese people also have very complex feelings about this Chinese sports delegation.

The retirement of a number of nationally renowned athletes, such as Liu Jingming, has made this sports delegation less star-studded than before.

For example, the Chinese men's basketball team was considered to be weaker than in previous competitions, and was not even strong enough to compete for a silver medal, let alone a gold medal. Even basketball experts believed that the goal of this men's basketball team was to maintain fourth place and strive for third place, and to get a bronze medal if possible.

In women's swimming, Liu Yingqing has been in a period of pain since her retirement, with no clear point in saving the gold medal. But this time, a new "Butterfly Queen" is emerging, Zhang Yufei, who was 18 years old at the Rio Olympics, and this time she is carrying the banner.

As for tennis, after Liu Manhua and Liu Qing'an retired, there is no more dominance. Although there are many Chinese tennis professional athletes with considerable fame, none of them can be ranked in the world's top ten. In terms of gold medals, it is obvious that there is not enough confidence.

In table tennis, as everyone expected, the 'Tibetan Mastiff' Zhang Jike, who had a broken waist, missed the Olympics, leaving countless 'Butterfly Sisters' sad, as they could only see the 'Tibetan Mastiff' in the audience seats of the stadium.

In gymnastics, China also saw a decline.

The teams that truly have strong dominance are the diving team, weightlifting team, etc., and everyone will feel that they are stable.

When the Chinese sports delegation arrived in Tokyo, they received a warm welcome from the Japanese people.

The gene of admiring the strong seems to be engraved in the bones of the Japanese.

It was also on this day that Liu Jingming signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Japan on behalf of State Grid. State Grid will supply 0.8 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity to Japan annually at a price of 1 yuan per kilowatt-hour.

2000 billion kWh of electricity, which is equivalent to about 20% of Japan's annual electricity consumption.

And this price is almost equivalent to the cost of electricity generation in Japan!
The 2000 billion kWh of electricity will also allow Japan to no longer face a tense situation in terms of electricity consumption, providing support for Japan's development.

7 month 26 day.

The Tokyo Olympic swimming events are about to begin.

The camera lens was occasionally pointed at the audience seats.

The Japanese Prime Minister was communicating with the distinguished guest with a humble smile.

The Chinese people who were watching the live broadcast of the game couldn't help but exclaim when they saw a familiar figure.

Liu Tao, who was dressed neatly, was seen sitting with the Japanese Prime Minister, and on the other side of Liu Tao was Zhu Lin, who looked quite elegant.

Everyone was very surprised. How could Liu Tao appear in Japan? You know, everyone had the impression that Liu Tao rarely went abroad.

What shocked everyone even more was that he was with Zhu Lin, which was extremely rare.

Everyone also noticed that next to Zhu Lin was a young man with a shy face, estimated to be around 20 years old, and looked % like Liu Tao. Everyone guessed the man's identity.

Finally, the game begins!

The women's 100-meter butterfly final is currently underway.

Soon, the results of the competition came out.

Zhang Yufei finished with a time of 55.54 seconds, 0.05 seconds ahead of the second place, and successfully won a gold medal for the Chinese Sports Delegation.

This is the first time a Chinese female swimmer has won the 100-meter butterfly gold medal at the Olympics since Liu Yingqing retired.

At the award ceremony that followed, everyone was shocked to find that the person who presented the gold medal to the champion was Liu Tao.

Zhang Yufei, who originally had a bright smile on her face, was stunned when she saw that the award presenter was Liu Tao. She was completely confused.

Liu Tao had a smile on his face as he personally put the gold medal on the little girl in front of him, with satisfaction in his eyes.

It’s not stunning, but it has a healthy beauty.

Being a daughter-in-law, I couldn’t be more satisfied!

The biggest purpose of this visit to Japan is to inspect my daughter-in-law and see her in the near future with my own eyes!
Soon, the related news topped the news hot search list.

Zhang Yufei won the 100m butterfly gold medal!
It has been almost 10 years since China received this honor!

Some media have even praised Zhang Yufei as the new 'Butterfly Queen'!
Once you become famous, you will be known all over the world! This is what Zhang Yufei is talking about now.

Zhang Yufei, who is only 23 years old this year, is still very young. Her smile is very healing and makes people feel good about her.

Just three days later, Zhang Yufei was in great shape in the women's 200m butterfly final, breaking the Olympic record and winning the gold medal.

The award presenter this time was also unexpectedly Zhu Lin.

Zhu Lin seldom appears in public, and everyone's impression of her still remains as the Queen of the Kingdom of Women and White Snake.

Zhu Lin is old now, but still looks very elegant.

That is the beauty that is truly unique to the Chinese people.

It was also on this day that Zhang Yufei participated in the women's 4x200m freestyle relay final and helped the Chinese team win this precious gold medal.

And in the women's 4x100m medley relay race not long after, she helped the team win the silver medal.

Zhang Yufei achieved an excellent result of 3 golds and 1 silver in the Tokyo Olympics, shining in the Winter Olympics, and she deserves the title of "Butterfly Queen".

However, Zhang Yufei is not the athlete with the most increased popularity. The biggest star in this Olympics is the sudden emergence of Quan Hongchan, who was only 14 years old. She scored a total of 466.2 points with three perfect scores in five jumps, setting a record for the highest score in the history of women's 10-meter diving platform and won the gold medal in the women's individual 10-meter diving platform at the Tokyo Olympics. Her post-match interview made her quickly popular. Everyone was full of curiosity and goodwill towards this little girl from a low-income family.

The situation of Quan Hongchan's family soon became known to the public thanks to reports from reporters.

Everyone then realized that this talented girl actually came from a poor family. Her parents were ordinary farmers who supported their family with a few acres of orchard. Her mother was in poor health due to a car accident, and the whole family depended on her father for support. She worked hard to train and improve her performance, which was equivalent to helping her family reduce some of the burden. She was able to participate in the Tokyo Olympics because the Tokyo Olympics was postponed for a year, so she could participate under the minimum age limit of 14. Zhou Jihong, who had the courage to break through the rules and select Quan Hongchan to participate in the Tokyo Olympics, has appeared in the public eye again and has become well-known.

Zhou Jihong has been in charge of the diving team for many years. She is tough and good at power struggles. Under her leadership, the Chinese diving team has not only achieved remarkable results, but also achieved extremely dazzling results in other water events such as swimming and synchronized swimming. She actively strives for more voice for China on the international stage, such as actively supporting swimming athletes to become referees or work in the International Swimming Federation after retirement. She also took the initiative to find colleges and universities to obtain places for the swimming team to enter famous schools.

At first, people criticized her as the "Queen Mother", but later on, people were more convinced of her.

In addition, the Chinese table tennis team also wrote a legend in this Tokyo Olympics. Except for the mixed doubles gold medal, all other gold medals were won. Ma Long became famous at a young age. After many setbacks, he finally realized his dream of the Tokyo Olympics, completed his redemption of the Rio Olympics, and achieved the Grand Slam in his table tennis career. This duel between Ma Long and Fan Zhendong was also a handover of the old and new men's table tennis players of the Chinese table tennis team, and the flag was passed on to Fan Zhendong.

It was also after the team competition that the well-known Gemini and Three Musketeers appeared together, holding the national flag and officially announced their retirement, bringing a perfect end to the glory of the past decade.

The Olympics just ended.

In space, the first group of tourists on the 'spaceship' have already entered the 'spaceship'.

The 'spacecraft' was built by Southwest Aerospace Corporation and is specifically used as a means of transportation between Earth orbit and lunar orbit.

This is also to maximize the utilization rate of the Panshan spacecraft, the Laurel spacecraft, and the Southwest spacecraft.

For example, between the Earth's orbit and the Moon's orbit, these three spacecraft are not needed, but only the 'spaceship' is needed.

By eliminating the trouble of launching from the surface of the earth, the cost of using the "spacecraft" can be said to be not high.

After several years of testing, the 'spacecraft' was finally put into use.

Space hotel, 100 tourists entered the 'spaceship', sat according to their seat numbers, and then set off.

The 'spacecraft' also uses electric propulsion, and its speed continues to increase until it gets close to the moon, then it brakes and is eventually captured by the moon's gravity, entering lunar orbit, and then entering a space hotel in lunar orbit.

Then, at the space hotel, you can take the space shuttle to the moon.

The aerospace plane only needs to undertake round-trip flights between the earth and the earth's orbit, and between the moon and the moon's orbit, greatly improving efficiency.

As for the journey from Earth orbit to Moon orbit, it is done by the 'spacecraft'.

This is true not only for tourists, but also for astronauts and scientists.

Even materials and developed resources are handled in the same way.

Although transportation is required here, loading and unloading is much easier in space.

The 'Laurel' spacecraft, carrying 250 tons of supplies, is adjusting its angle to enter the atmosphere.

The landing target this time is the airport where Guizhou Aircraft Industry Group is located.

Finally, the 'Laurel' spacecraft entered the atmosphere, its speed and altitude decreasing continuously.

The engines were moving in opposite directions, providing drag and causing the spacecraft's speed to drop rapidly.

It is precisely because the engine can rotate and provide both thrust and resistance that spacecraft can travel to and from space.

After the "Laurel" landed safely, the hatch opened and the staff began to move things according to the procedure.

And one of the special boxes was transported away separately.

Liu Tao opened the box and looked at the blue metal, his eyes sparkling.

So far, he has collected 400kg of this metal, which has been named 'blue gold'.

If it is made into blue gold alloy, it can produce about 800kg!

Of course, 800kg is far from what he needs.

Almost 2000 kg would be needed to build the spaceship he wanted.

Since learning about blue gold, Liu Tao has been constantly trying to make different blue gold alloys.

This allowed him to obtain a large amount of blue gold alloy, which can be divided into 12 grades of blue gold alloy.

The highest grade blue gold alloy, hard beyond imagination.

This box of 'blue gold' weighs a full 100kg!

Liu Tao knows the formula of blue gold alloy and how to produce it, but because there is no such metal as blue gold on Earth, not even the element, he cannot produce blue gold on Earth.

In addition to the moon, the blue gold alloy has also been found on Mars, and the amount of blue gold on Mars is no less than that on the moon.

The blue gold may have been found in meteorites that collided with the moon or Mars, or it may have existed on the moon or Mars itself.

The specific situation can only be known through research by relevant scientists, and Liu Tao is not concerned about it.

What he cares about is how much blue gold he can get! (End of this chapter)