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Meteorological weapons have a long history in human history. The first time they were used on a large scale on the battlefield was during the First World War.

By the time of World War II, there had been considerable development.

Its basic principle is also very simple, which is to apply a certain energy to the atmosphere according to certain military purposes, so that the weather develops in a direction that is beneficial to oneself and unfavorable to the enemy.

However, the existing meteorological weapons are all designed to passively adapt to the weather rather than actually change the local weather.

After Fan Jian finished explaining the development history of meteorological weapons, a heated debate broke out in the audience.

If people rely on their own efforts to actively change the weather, then what is the difference between this and God?
If one could call the wind and rain, he would be a true god in ancient times.

One changes the weather passively, and the other changes the weather actively. The difference between them is really huge.

Wu Sidao listened to everyone's discussion. He stood up, looked around, and shouted, "What are you all arguing about?"

"Others are holding a big meeting upstairs, and you are holding a small meeting downstairs. If you understand, then this speech report is for you to give!"

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The entire auditorium fell silent.

"Professor Fan, please continue. I would like to interrupt you and ask a question."

"Do you mean that your meteorological weapon can actively change the local weather?" Wu Sidao asked humbly after shocking everyone.

Looking at the attitude of the director of the Meteorological Administration, Fan Jian nodded in agreement with great satisfaction.

"So, how is that done?"

"Using new artificial rain catalysts, like practicing Tai Chi, can change the climate in local areas with a little effort."

"Of course, due to funding and other issues, our current research direction is mainly focused on rainfall bombs. As for other meteorological weapons, we have only conducted some theoretical research." Fan Jian answered very happily.

Artificial rainmaking catalysts are currently divided into three main categories: silver iodide, dry ice and salt particles.

Silver iodide forms condensation nuclei in the air, and dry ice forms ice crystals. These two types are mainly aimed at cold clouds with temperatures below 0°C.

Salt particles are targeted at warm clouds with temperatures above 0°C. They can absorb moisture in the air and turn it into large water droplets.

These three types of artificial rainfall methods are currently very commonly used on the Blue Planet, and their basic principles are very familiar to everyone present.

Wu Sidao's eyes were like torches, and he asked excitedly, "What new artificial rainmaking catalyst is this? Can you tell me more about it?"

"For confidentiality reasons, no, but its basic principle is to launch a rocket carrying a catalyst to directly bombard the thundercloud."

"The catalyst is sent directly into the clouds, thereby changing the climate of the local area," Fan Jian explained with a smile.

His eyes always looked at Su Wei De intentionally or unintentionally, and when he found that the other party was also looking at him, he secretly gave him a middle finger.

Su Wei's face flushed red, his expression was extremely ashamed and angry, and his eyes were quite vicious.

Although the Meteorological Bureau has a large number of various types of artillery and rockets, most meteorological bureaus do not have the conditions to use rockets on a large scale to bring rain.

The cost of rainfall is also a major problem, especially in the central and western regions, where local finances are already in difficulty.

Wu Sidao asked: "Professor Fan, is the cost of launching this rocket high?"

"If it's too high, I'm afraid many local meteorological bureaus won't be able to afford it!"

When Fan Jian heard this, he frowned and asked back, "The rocket we use has a range of 5,000 miles, and can be modified to 10,000 miles when necessary."

"With such a long range, I don't think there's any need for a county or city-level meteorological bureau to have this equipment, right?"

"Let alone the county and city level, I think even the provincial meteorological bureau is not necessary, right?"

"Our country is about 2600 kilometers from north to south and 4800 kilometers from east to west. If we set up a fleet of four rocket launchers at most, the range will be able to cover the entire country." "This can be directly led by the General Meteorological Administration, and there is no need to divide it among local meteorological bureaus."

Fan Jian's words were very much to Wu Sidao's liking.

As expected of a great professor, his words are very eloquent. This rocket launch vehicle fleet should be under the jurisdiction of the General Meteorological Administration.

How can it be possible to keep delegating power? The power of the General Administration of Meteorology has been decentralized into pieces.

I am the director of the General Administration, but my words here carry no weight today. Centralization is good, and power should be centralized!
In this way, economically underdeveloped regions will not have to endure floods and droughts just because they cannot afford rockets.

"Professor Fan, is this rocket you use expensive? How much does it cost?"

"Our local meteorological bureaus don't have much funding to begin with. I'm afraid we can't afford this rocket launcher!"

When Fan Jian heard this, he clapped his hands and said with emotion: "This is a good question. Who asked it?"

"The rockets and rocket launchers we use are all military-to-civilian products, and their cost-effectiveness is unmatched."

"It can be summed up in five words: more! faster! better! cheaper! lighter! Most importantly, this rocket can be recovered and reused."

"If it is used on a large scale and in a systematic way, the price will be further reduced, and everyone will not have to worry about the money."

"The actual launch cost of a rocket is less than 30,000 yuan, which is really not high."

The rocket launchers used this time were all stocks pulled directly from the military’s retired equipment base.

The troops have provided all the necessary equipment for the rocket launcher, even the fuel.

When Fan Jian saw these rocket launch sites, he was completely stunned. He really didn't expect that Li Yunfei could get this thing.

After all, the gun ban in Tokyo University is so strict that imitation guns are very likely to be classified as firearms, not to mention rocket launchers.

The most important thing is that these equipment are retired goods and are well maintained. As long as they are painted a layer of paint, they can be used as civilian rocket launchers.

Although this is a retired rocket launcher and a retired rocket, the cost of one launch is less than 30,000 yuan. Why would you need a bicycle for this?

But this price is still a bit too high for some local meteorological bureaus.

"Professor Fan, do we really need to use a rocket launcher?"

"Small and poor provinces can't afford it. Each missile costs less than 30,000 yuan, which is indeed not expensive, but they have to launch dozens of them at a time!"

"Can we use anti-aircraft guns instead? Our local weather bureau has anti-aircraft guns that are very effective!"

"I can't afford it. I really can't afford it. It costs millions to use it once, and that doesn't even include the cost of maintaining the car. Sigh!"

The huge auditorium was filled with the sounds of people crying poor.

Fan Jian was sitting on the stage, feeling a little overwhelmed by what he was listening to.

He impatiently called out their names directly: "Are the Guanzhong Meteorological Bureau and the Qilu Meteorological Bureau here? What is your budget for drought relief this time?"

"Is the Yuzhou Meteorological Bureau here? If it turns out to be a heavy rain instead of an extremely heavy rain, how much more money will your province have to spend on the flood?"

It is hard to say about other places, but the meteorological bureaus in these three places have truly enjoyed the benefits of the first actual combat use of meteorological weapons.

The directors of the three local meteorological bureaus all stood up and said cheerfully, "Not expensive, not expensive at all. One coin costs less than 30,000 yuan. Why is it so expensive?"

"This rocket can reach the sky, and it only fires two or three hundred missiles at a time, which only costs a few million. We spent more than a billion to fight drought in Qilu this time."

"Everyone, let me report some data here. Last year, the heavy rainstorm in Yuzhou caused direct economic losses of hundreds of billions of RMB. Can't you do the math on this?" (End of this chapter)