The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Rested for an hour.

When everyone met again, they were full of energy, as if they had endless energy.

"Comrades, there are two urgent issues facing us now." Liu Tao said, "First, the production of 'Water of Life' is limited. This means that not everyone can use 'Water of Life'. Therefore, we must set a standard for who can use 'Water of Life'!"

This is a very realistic problem. The 'Water of Life' is in short supply and everyone wants it, but it is destined that only a very small number of people can use it.

Therefore, it is necessary to establish a standard that is universally accepted by everyone.

"The second issue is that appropriate adjustments must be made in the promotion and appointment of cadres!" Liu Tao talked about the second urgent issue.

The use of 'Water of Life' among the cadre ranks must be from top to bottom.

This also means that the construction of the cadre team can no longer be done in the same way as in the past.

Otherwise, there will be big problems.

Including the original cadre retirement system, all must be changed accordingly.

When Liu Tao raised these two questions, everyone else couldn't help but frown slightly.

Because these two issues are indeed very urgent.

Each bottle of "Water of Life" costs as much as 1 million RMB, and it is not possible to mass-produce it, which makes the first problem very urgent.

Everyone wants it, but it is impossible.

The entire meeting was spent discussing relevant aspects.

Gradually, things surrounding the 'Water of Life' were perfected.

As the saying goes, one person's plan is short, two people's plan is long.

What Liu Tao thought was a troublesome issue was resolved in just one meeting thanks to the collective wisdom of everyone.

At Tsinghua University, Liu Tao came to visit Yang Zhenning.

Since his retirement, Yang Zhenning has mainly been giving lectures, talking about the past and doing some popular science stuff.

However, in recent years, as he has grown older and his energy has declined, he has rarely appeared in the public eye and has lived a leisurely and low-key life.

Their marriage is full of controversy, but they have been together for nearly 20 years.

Many people cannot stay together for more than seven years, calling it the "seven-year itch", but their marriage has lasted nearly 20 years.

Today is Yang Zhenning’s 100th birthday.

Yang Zhenning was very happy about Liu Tao's arrival. The two had known each other for more than 30 years and were very familiar with each other.

After some greetings, Liu Tao took out a bottle of 'Water of Life'.

Given Yang Zhenning's situation, he was naturally qualified to use a bottle of 'Water of Life'.

Not to mention his later contributions, the fact that he saved hundreds of scientists is enough to make him qualified to enjoy the "Water of Life".

He personally injected Yang Zhenning with the "Water of Life" and watched Yang Zhenning regain his youth. However, unlike Zhu Lin and others, Yang Zhenning regained his youth and looked to be in his thirties, which was the appearance of middle-aged people.

Maybe this has something to do with the fact that Yang Zhenning is already 100 years old.

But no matter what, Yang Zhenning has indeed regained his youth now.

Yang Zhenning was very excited. Even he could face life and death calmly, but who wouldn't want to prolong his life and regain his youth?

"Academician Yang, I'll leave the China Nuclear Research Center to you!" Liu Tao said with a smile.

Originally, Yang Zhenning served as the honorary chairman of the China Nuclear Research Center, but his position was just a figurehead.

But as Yang Zhenning regained his youth, things were different.

100 years old is the right age to make breakthroughs!

He still has at least 45 years of hard work.

Next, it’s time for Yang Zhenning to return to the stage!

Soon, China's abnormality was noticed.

China also stated that it has made a breakthrough in the field of life sciences and has developed the 'Water of Life', which will allow people to live healthily to 150 years old and significantly postpone the aging of people to 145 years old.

At the same time, China announced the standards for the use of "Water of Life" in China, with detailed standards for all sectors, and the bottom line is that it is about patriotism and making outstanding contributions to the country.

At the same time, the first list of people who used the 'Water of Life' was also announced.

Each of them is well-known and has made great contributions to the country. Each of them is verifiable and beyond dispute.

In the field of science alone, there are as many as 40 people, each of whom is a senior academician and has made outstanding contributions.

As for sales?
I'm sorry, the document clearly states that because the production cost of a bottle of "Eau de Vie" is more than 10 billion RMB and the production volume is extremely limited, it cannot be sold to the outside world.

That is to say, even if you are a super-rich man with a net worth of tens of billions, but you have not made any contribution to the country, you cannot buy a bottle of "Water of Life" with all your wealth!
Although many wealthy people are unwilling to accept this and are fanning the flames behind the scenes, there is nothing they can do. Facing the national level, these wealthy people cannot cause any waves at all.

This is China, not Europe or America.

Europe and the United States tried to get China to hand over the patent for "Water of Life", but the spokesperson sneered at this.

This kind of bandit logic has never been eliminated in Europe and the United States. It has always existed in European and American culture and in the bones of Europeans and Americans.

When you like something that belongs to someone else, you always want to snatch it away.

Unfortunately, times have changed.

This is no longer the era when the West dominated the world for three hundred years.

"When friends come, there's good wine. When jackals come, there's a shotgun!"

The spokesperson quoted a famous saying, and his attitude was self-evident.

Then Europe and the United States wanted to use money to buy the "Water of Life". The spokesperson responded that the current production is extremely limited and it is necessary to refine an element that is not available on Earth on the moon. It cannot be sold to the outside world within five years.

When Europeans and Americans heard this, their eyes lit up. If it cannot be sold overseas within five years, doesn’t this mean that it can be sold after five years?

Over the years, Europeans and Americans have been studying the Chinese and the art of speaking. Chinese people don't speak as directly as Europeans and Americans, but are often more tactful and implicit. In order to deal with the Chinese, Europeans and Americans are also working hard in this area.

Soon, one by one, the old scientists who had one foot buried in the ground reappeared with young faces and returned to the front line of scientific research.

Each of them is a real big shot in the industry and plays an important role in the industry.

Some older comrades have also recovered to their 30-year-old self and returned to work.

The first batch of 100 bottles of 'Water of Life' has helped these 100 truly outstanding Chinese talents regain their youth and return to work.

Siheyuan.

Li Fuguo and Feng Defeng visited Liu Tao together.

Both of them are now about 30 years old, full of energy.

"Thank you, Director!" Feng Defeng said gratefully. He has been retired for ten years. After retirement, he has rarely appeared in public and lived a comfortable retirement life.

He knew that the opportunity to use the "Water of Life" was because of Liu Tao.

Liu Tao remembered the friendship between them in the past, otherwise he would not have had the opportunity to use it.

"Director, I've heard about it from my comrades. Thank you for your care!" Li Fuguo was also very grateful.

He retired to the second line after the National Day in 2019 and is actually living a retired life.

Logically speaking, it would be difficult for him to use the first batch of 'Water of Life' because there were more old comrades who needed 'Water of Life'.

It can be said that his ability to obtain a bottle of 'Water of Life' had a lot to do with Liu Tao.

"No need to thank me. If you want to thank someone, thank the Party and the country, and thank yourselves for your continued dedication to the country!" Liu Tao smiled and patted their shoulders.

As the saying goes, good things should be kept within the family. He will naturally fight for what he deserves.

Just like he gave the 'Water of Life' to his loved ones, according to the conditions, they were naturally not qualified.

But because of him, they all got the 'Water of Life' before others.

Li Fuguo and Feng Defeng, they both followed Liu Tao since the beginning, and they have always kept their original aspirations in mind, never betrayed their beliefs, and truly withstood the test of time.

In this situation, Liu Tao fought for them and no one else could say anything else.

"Now that we have more time, what are your plans?" Liu Tao asked.

Feng Defeng said: "Now society is changing too fast, it has changed a lot since I retired. I plan to go back to school to learn again, then travel around and investigate before making a decision!"

Feng Defeng never thought about returning to work because he did not have a high level of education and felt that he could not keep up with the progress of the times ten years ago. After retirement, he never expressed his opinions to avoid causing trouble to some colleagues.

Now that he has regained his youth, he still has plenty of time, and he doesn't want to waste it. He plans to learn again and keep up with the pace of development.

"I don't plan to go back to work. I want to study in college for a few more years. These comrades are doing a good job now. They are younger, have better education, and are more receptive to new things. I will study hard and make a decision after a few years." Li Fuguo said.

Although it would be easy for him to return to his post, he had no intention of doing so.

Because later on, he also felt that he could not keep up with the pace of China's military development and his thinking had become rigid.

In recent years, drones, robots, etc. have blossomed brilliantly in China's military field.

He now wants to study hard to keep up with the pace of development and contribute to China's military rather than hinder its development.

"It's good to go to university to study. You still have a long life ahead of you. Don't be shy or reject it. Just find a partner." Liu Tao said with a smile.

The lovers of Li Fuguo and Feng Defeng both passed away a few years ago.

Both of them are old and have not found another partner.

It’s different now, they still have many years of youth.

As their old leader, Liu Tao naturally had to care about their affairs in this regard.

At noon, Liu Tao invited the two of them to have lunch together.

When they saw Zhu Lin, they both couldn't help but recall the astonishment that Zhu Lin brought to them when he first came to Panshan Machinery Factory, as if Zhu Lin was the goddess of the nine heavens descending to earth.

And now, Zhu Lin is the same as he was back then, and in fact, with the passage of time, Zhu Lin's temperament is even better than before.

After seeing Zhu Lin off, Liu Tao, Liu Zhenbang and others went together.

Unlike Li Fuguo and Feng Defeng who still want to study and then contribute to the country, Liu Zhenbang and others have no plans to do what they did in the past. Instead, they want to travel around, visit the beautiful scenery of the motherland, go to Southeast Asia, South Asia, Japan, South Korea, Africa, etc., experience the customs and natural scenery of different places, and then do some public welfare work.

They were not the best of their time back then, and they are already very satisfied with their past and have no regrets.

"You can take a cruise ship from the north to Taiwan, Sanya, Dongsha, Nanyang, Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Comoros, and then take a private plane from Comoros to South Asia." Liu Tao gave them advice.

Take a cruise to Comoros, the entire route is connected, it takes about two months, and then travel to South Asia, the total travel time is 3 months.

China's tourism industry is now very developed, and cruise travel is also the choice of many people.

And many people can accept this kind of tourism.

Liu Tao respects their choice. It's good to spend most of the time traveling and part of the time doing charity work.

Some of his investments back then made him still incredibly wealthy even though he didn't invest again later.

According to preliminary estimates, the company has assets worth at least hundreds of billions of RMB.

For example, the courtyard house they live in now has a market value of several billion RMB.

In Beijing, the most expensive things are not the villas, but the courtyard houses!
The rent for each private courtyard house is quite scary. But even so, it still attracts a large number of wealthy people.

"The Americans have a military base in Balat. Will the flight route be unsafe?" Liu Zhenbang asked with some concern.

Liu Tao smiled and said, "Don't worry, there won't be any safety issues."

Liu Tao is full of confidence in this regard.

Although the US military base in Bharat is the largest overseas military base of the United States, with a total strength of 100,000 troops from the army, navy and air force, it maintains the United States' influence in the Indian Ocean.

But this military base is naturally also the focus of attention.

Any disturbance will be noticed immediately.

Even at night, it is difficult to hide.

Furthermore, some elderly people in the United States are eagerly waiting to buy the "Water of Life", so how could they allow young people in the United States to do whatever they want?

Lao Bai is 80 years old now!

Unfortunately, the descendants are not up to the task. If they die, the whole family will inevitably decline.

There was no way before, but now there is a glimmer of hope. If he can get a bottle of 'Water of Life', he will have nearly 70 years of youth, which is enough for him to continue the glory of his family, have a few more children, or raise great-grandchildren.

This is true for Biden and other American elderly people as well.

“I really don’t understand. If there was no Bharat, wouldn’t the entire South Asian integration be achieved?” Liu Zhenhua was a little puzzled.

Liu Tao smiled and didn't explain further.

The reason why Bharat still exists is naturally because Bharat still has value in existence.

In the past, Bharat had too many people. Over a billion people, who could bear it? That was a huge disaster.

But under Bharat's unique caste system, this is not a problem, because in Bharat, the high castes have always been human beings, and the low castes are not human beings, but livestock.

Just like a humanitarian disaster, over the years, although Bharat has been in internal turmoil and the number of hungry people has reached a very exaggerated number, and the number of people who die from hunger every year due to lack of food is staggering, the Bharat society has been able to maintain itself and has not collapsed all at once.

But even so, Bharat still has a population of 500 million and is currently the most populous country in South Asia.

A population of 500 million is not as scary as the previous population of more than one billion, but it is still an unacceptable number.

Without Bharat, who could handle 500 million people? (End of this chapter)