Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

Chapter 231: $ million and experience points

April 15, 1961, Mindanao.

"Old Zhao, you're amazing! This time when we went to dig for these gold treasures, we were actually chased and blocked by the locals. It seemed like they knew there was gold treasure nearby."

In the room, Yuan Zuliang said with a lingering fear on his face.

This time, their team of more than ten people was heading to a destination where gold treasure was hidden. Everything was going smoothly, but unexpectedly, a Cheng Yaojin appeared halfway.

The local police didn't know how they got the news that Yuan Zuliang and his team were digging for gold treasures. After they successfully dug out the gold and were preparing to transport the gold treasures, they suddenly came out with hundreds of people to kill them.

Yuan Zuliang and the others were shocked. This was no joke, because several hundred people was a lot.

Maybe they have already called all the police officers they can from the nearby police stations.

Fortunately, Yuan Zuliang and his men did not act recklessly. They retreated as planned, without giving the police any chance to get close.

With more than a dozen Jiaolong soldiers and sufficient firepower support, how could those policemen possibly get close to them?

The Jiaolong Army is the elite among the soldiers. When it comes to firepower suppression, etc., they are definitely top-notch experts.

These local police officers in Mindanao may carry a gun every day, but they rarely fire their weapons, and their personal physical fitness is also very poor.

The gap between the two sides was so huge that even if they had hundreds of people it would be of no avail.

"Well, I'm glad you came back safely. No one was hurt, right?" Zhao Mancang smiled and patted Yuan Zuliang's shoulder. The latter nodded excitedly. No one was hurt.

Except for a few people who were slightly injured in the exchange of fire when attacking Sam Base on the 10th, nothing happened at other times.

If you can get injured in such a situation, it only means that you are not training enough.

"Old Zhao, aren't you curious about how much gold and treasure we brought back?"

"What's so curious about this? You can't possibly have brought back 20 million ounces of gold, right?"

Zhao Mancang's counter-question made Yuan Zuliang shut up.

When the others saw this scene, they burst into laughter, especially Qiu Shigui, who couldn't help but sneered:
"Old Yuan, are you frustrated? Still trying to act cool in front of Old Zhao? Do you have the qualifications?"

Zhao Mancang once brought 20 million ounces of gold back to the capital by himself. Can others do it?

Totally impossible!
That's more than 500 tons of gold. It's very troublesome just to transport them onto the fishing boat, not to mention bringing them back to the capital safely. The difficulty level is simply unimaginable.

No matter how much you laugh or how much you joke, you still have to do what you have to do.

According to Yuan Zuliang's report, the gold has been counted, totaling 58 tons, and the silver is about 27 tons.

All together, the total value is nearly 80 million US dollars.

Yuan Zuliang and his team are very satisfied with the results.

The next step is to wait for the harvest of Zuo Changsheng and the other two teams.

Zhao Mancang and his team waited at the contact point for about a day and a half before the remaining two teams finally returned.

Zuo Changsheng and his team brought back a total of 120 tons of gold, which directly crushed Yuan Zuliang, causing the latter's expression to fall instantly.

When Mi Shouyang and Tie Wanzhong's team came back, Yuan Zuliang became even more unhappy.

Because the total amount of gold brought back by Mi Shouyang and his team exceeded 150 tons, not to mention two carts of antique treasures.

Among these two carts of antique treasures, there are several national treasures of calligraphy, paintings and porcelain, which are priceless.

The three teams had different gains, but Yuan Zuliang was competitive, so he felt very uncomfortable.

Zhao Mancang was quite happy:

"It seems we've made a great harvest this time, and after this, I'm afraid the gold treasures on Mindanao Island have been almost completely dug up. Even if there are still a lot left, I estimate that they are either impossible to find or are truly gone."

Although at least 20 billion worth of gold was buried in various places in Mindanao at that time, there were also countless minerals, antiques, treasures, calligraphy and paintings, etc.

But no matter how many these things there were, there were hundreds of thousands of Kimura soldiers at the time, and many of them were even navy soldiers traveling back and forth between Kimura's homeland and Southeast Asia. So with so many people, it was still difficult to interrogate them one by one and get the real whereabouts of the gold treasure.

After Sam had plowed the land in Mindanao for several years, it was already very impressive that Zhao Mancang and his men were able to bring back so much gold.

So quit while you're ahead.

It’s hard to say, most of it has sunk to the bottom of the sea, and this part is the bulk.

"Okay, everyone get ready. We are leaving Mindanao and ending this mission."

We set out on this mission on the 10th, not long after the Qingming Festival. Now it is mid-April, less than ten days later, and we have already exceeded the mission target.

Even they themselves were surprised.

This time they returned, they drove a total of two fishing boats, departing directly from Mindanao and heading straight to Hong Kong and Kowloon.

Inside China Resources Company, Tim Wah Road, Central, Hong Kong Island.

When Hou Jianhua and Li Chengwu heard the news about Zhao Mancang again, they were dumbfounded.

"No, they're back again? Why is there so much gold this time?"

A few days ago, Ma Guoqi and his team had already returned once, but that time, they only brought back less than 900,000 ounces of gold.

But this time, there are more than 300 tons of gold, a total of 1,157 ounces of gold. Wow, that's 440 million US dollars.

It is no wonder that Hou Jianhua and others were so surprised. After all, the last time Zhao Mancang brought back 20 million ounces of gold by himself, he brought it back directly from the Tianjin Port, not through Hong Kong Island.

So it had nothing to do with Hou Jianhua and others at that time.

However, this time, they can more or less benefit from it.

"Your Jiaolong Army is truly amazing. Captain Zhao, if you need any help in the future, just let us know. We at China Resources will do our best to help you."

At the mouth of the Pearl River, when Zhao Mancang's two fishing boats met the merchant ship of China Resources Company, Li Chengwu and Hou Jianhua immediately greeted Zhao Mancang with great enthusiasm.

"Thank you, thank you. We will definitely bother you two leaders when the time comes. Please bear with us."

Although Zhao Mancang doesn't like such social occasions very much, it is necessary.

Because now he has sixty-two teammates from the Jiaolong Army behind him, and they are all watching him.

The Jiaolong Army will have to carry out missions in the future, and it will inevitably need to trouble China Resources Company.

This is no joke, because the Jiaolong Army needs to travel to various parts of the world to carry out missions, and most of the time they must leave from Hong Kong Island.

In the future, Zhao Mancang may not necessarily take this group of people to carry out missions every day. Most of the time, he will stay in the capital.

Of course, if there is a "suitable" task, Zhao Mancang will definitely take action personally. After all, the technical equipment needed by the Longxing Research Institute still requires his personal responsibility for the time being.

Even in the future, if Zhao Mancang wants to take out the technology he exchanged from the system mall, he certainly cannot simply sell it under the identity of "Comrade Li".

"No problem, we are not afraid of you coming, we are just afraid of you not coming."

Li Chengwu and the others were very happy. They exchanged pleasantries for a while, then checked the gold that Zhao Mancang and the others brought back. They were now completely relieved.

Although the 328 tons of gold are not piled together, the visual impact is maximized.

Gold worth 440 million US dollars is not a timely help for the country at that time, but it cannot be said to be icing on the cake either. No matter what the word is, the leaders above will definitely like it very much.

In fact, it does.

Beijing, Lingjing Hutong.

When the leaders learned about this, they all smiled and laughed heartily. Even the guards were curious about what was going on.

Big mushrooms have just been grown in the Northwest, which should be the happiest thing, but the leaders seem to be even happier about the news they just received.

After all, gold worth 440 million US dollars is enough to fill your wallet.

They had already used a lot of gold to pay off their debts, and their wallets were a lot thinner.

There are still many places that need money, such as the atomic bomb project, nuclear submarine project, aerospace project, etc. These projects are all money-eating monsters.

What's more, a large amount of food needs to be imported from abroad. At the same time, the Jiaolong Comprehensive Organization that Zhao Mancang is expanding requires 50 million yuan in funding every year, which is also a considerable expense.

However, after this news came back, the leaders realized that expanding the enrollment of Jiaolong Comprehensive Institution was definitely the most correct decision.

We don’t know what kind of gains we will get in the future, but right now, the Jiaolong Comprehensive Organization, which spends 50 million every year, can get more profits in return. This deal is totally worth it!

It is naturally not easy to bring back 328 tons of gold and other valuable antiques, treasures, silver, etc. to the capital.

This time, Zhao Mancang and his team did not take a plane. Instead, their team took a train directly north.

The three train carriages were directly contracted by this group of people and divided into three teams, each responsible for the safety of one train carriage.

Although escort missions still need to be performed, it is actually much simpler.

After all, this is in China, and on a train, it's very different and there aren't so many dangers.

The long train journey was something Zhao Mancang had not experienced for a long time. The last time he took a train was when he went to Sichuan.

Of course, compared to that time, the trains we take now are relatively better in all aspects.

After all, the entire train carriage is full of their own people. Although they need to guard the gold and other treasures, as long as nothing unexpected happens, there is nothing for Zhao Mancang and the others to pay attention to.

After nearly three days and a journey of two thousand kilometers, we finally arrived at Qianmen Railway Station in Beijing.

The train station is under martial law today, and many soldiers have arrived.

In fact, it is not the leaders' fault for making such a big fuss, because this batch of gold is very important, and there are many people and eyes at the train station. If something goes wrong, the consequences will be unimaginable.

So in order to avoid accidents, the entire train station had to be placed under martial law.

Ordinary passengers can enter and exit the train station as usual, just like before, except that there are soldiers everywhere and passengers are not allowed to walk around.

Gu Haidong, Wei Huayong and others have all arrived, and the leaders of the I-shaped building on Ministry of Foreign Affairs Street are in the first position.

When the "new recruits" such as Yang Chunjiang, Ma Guoqi, Fan Xuexin and Zou Xinmin got off the train, they were shocked to see the scene.

Although they knew this time around would be different, they didn't expect it to be so different.

When they saw Zhao Mancang being warmly received by the leaders of the I-shaped building on Ministry of Foreign Affairs Street, the familiar and warm greetings surprised Fan Xuexin and others even more.

Of course Zhao Mancang was very happy, not just because the leaders came to greet them. After all, this was not the first time Zhao Mancang had experienced such a scene, and it could be said that he was very used to it.

The main reason is that Yang Chunjiang and other "new recruits" are indeed qualified tools, and each of them has brought him a lot of experience points.

It can be said that although this mission only lasted about ten days, the gains were extraordinary.

The experience value alone has exceeded 100,000. Zhao Mancang believes that his system space can be expanded again.

But there is no rush now, because it is not needed at the moment.

In Lingjing Hutong, in the office, Zhao Mancang gave a detailed work report to his leader. Unfortunately, it was not about the other two underwater gold treasures.

"There are at least 200 tons of gold hidden in each of those two seabeds, but they are both several thousand meters below the seabed. With our current strength, it is impossible to salvage them."

"So, I think our Longxing Research Institute has a new research direction in the future, and that is deep-sea salvage."

"Whether it's the gold treasures in these two locations or the entire South China Sea, there are actually many shipwrecks on the seabed, and these shipwrecks should contain many antiques."

"Deep-sea salvage is not just about this. It is also used in emergency rescue, surveying, diving, underwater cutting, underwater blasting, and more."

After hearing what Zhao Mancang said, the leaders were all dumbfounded.

The leaders did not expect that Zhao Mancang could think so much through such a task. So is he a doctor, a soldier, or a comprehensive talent who likes research?
While they were happy, the leaders started to have a headache about what reward they should give to Zhao Mancang.

Giving money directly is definitely not an option, and we have given money and things like that several times before, including quite a bit of liquor.

But as these rewards became more frequent, the leaders began to feel that it was unfair.

The main reason is that the amount of funds Zhao Mancang brought back was too much.

We should be thankful that this time the credit can be considered more of a collective credit, rather than a personal one.

While the leaders were racking their brains over how to reward people, Zhao Mancang had already left Lingjing Hutong.

When they were riding back to Guozi Lane, Gu Haidong and Wei Huayong caught up with Zhao Mancang and questioned him relentlessly.

When they set out, they only said they were going to stop Agent Sam, but ended up clearing out the other party's base. It is said that they pluck feathers from passing geese, but Zhao Mancang did not just pluck feathers, but uprooted them.

Too bad!
"Director Gu, Lao Wei, this isn't my fault. It was mainly because they were so stubborn and refused to let us break out. Finally, Yuan Zuliang and his men arrived, and we didn't have time to communicate before all the Sam soldiers fell."

Zhao Mancang spread his hands, his expression full of innocence.

He was still feeling aggrieved, and Gu Haidong and Wei Huayong were speechless.

Fortunately, they were not discovered this time, so there was no reaction from Sam.

Honestly, how could there be no reaction?
In Washington, in Sam's Intelligence Agency office, the person sitting here is no longer Douglas McKay, but Diamantino Chambers.

John Fitzgerald would certainly not choose someone he was not familiar with. Chambers was the person John liked and was important to him.

Besides, Sam's position as director of the Intelligence Agency is a very important position, equivalent to John's eyes and ears.

But Diamantino Chambers was in a very bad mood at this time.

The news from Mindanao shocked the people at the Pentagon, and they asked Chambers to find out who did it within one day.

In fact, the Pentagon has already conducted an investigation through its internal intelligence network, but its power is ultimately limited.

On the other hand, no useful information was received from Mindanao at all.

Zhao Mancang did not intentionally leave any KGB clues at the base site. Instead, he cleaned it up very thoroughly, which was exactly the KGB method.

Of course, some of the planes, cars, etc. that could not be taken away were blown to pieces by bombs. This is also the KGB's favorite method.

So all the signs point to the KGB, but without real evidence, no one would act rashly.

However, the five agents sent to Mindanao by Chambers encountered the KGB during the investigation.

The fight between the two sides was quite fierce, but it was useless because the result of the fight was that both sides suffered losses.

"Fuck, I don't believe the KGB is that powerful. Send me more people, quickly!"

Diamandino Chambers was furious. Mindanao seemed to have become the first curse after he took office, which could not be solved.

Starting from the beginning of April, after the news of the big mushroom came out from the Far East, John Fitzgerald ordered Chambers to send people there.

The latter will of course carry out the order seriously.

But if you want to go to Lop Nur to verify that the Far East really has the technology to grow giant mushrooms, you need the right agents.

Although Shitou's people are pretty good, they have already been scared. Besides, if Shitou's people were useful, the previous few times would not have been like that.

A group of people gathered at a base in Mindanao, but after less than two days of rest, the entire base was cleared out.

No one survived!
awful!
Now, they've sent agents to Mindanao to investigate, only to run into the KGB head-on, leaving both sides vulnerable. How could Chambers not be furious?
If things don't go smoothly, even people with a very high level of mental cultivation will not be able to bear it. After all, a true Taoist has long since given up desires.

However, when Chambers was furious, Zhao Mancang drove the happy Zhao Huijun to school.

In fact, it was only a few hundred meters away and could be reached by walking, but Zhao Mancang had to go to the suburbs for training, so he gave her a ride.

Of course, Zhao Mancang would not park his car in front of the school gate to avoid being seen by teachers and classmates.

"Dad, goodbye!"

After getting off the bus, the little guy waved and said goodbye with a big smile.

She had been very happy in the past few days, especially during the weekends when they didn't have to go to class and her father made a lot of delicious food for her.

But the happy time is short-lived after all. She still has to go to school and her father has to go to work.

"Go to school well."

Zhao Mancang smiled and watched her turn and leave before he drove to the suburban training base.

The current training base has become the base of their Jiaolong Army. The entire base is not small, and houses are still being built next door.

These houses will be used by other departments in the future. After all, factories and laboratories definitely need to be built.

Another day of training ended, and Zhao Mancang received a call from Wei Huayong from Guozi Lane.

"Mancang, there's no need for training tomorrow. Meet at Guozi Lane tomorrow morning and go to the Great Hall."

"The Great Hall? It's not suitable, right? It's too conspicuous."

When he heard the name of this place, Zhao Mancang frowned immediately.

"Don't worry, there are only insiders here, no one else is here. Besides, this is the location designated by the leader himself. Don't you really want to go?"

"alright."

"By the way, remember to dress nicely tomorrow and wear all your medals of honor."

Such occasions are quite rare. Zhao Mancang already has many medals of honor. The key is that his medals of honor are of very high value.

There are several special-class medals of honor, not to mention the first-class medals of honor.

Although no one knows exactly how many people he has killed, there is no doubt that Zhao Mancang absolutely deserves these medals of honor.

"it is good!"

Zhao Mancang smiled slightly when he heard this.

Wei Huayong's meaning was very clear. It was nothing more than to teach old men like Zuo Changsheng a lesson, and also to motivate "new recruits" like Yang Chunjiang, Qiao Yuanshun, Ma Guoqi, and Pan Ziqiang.

The next day, Zhao Mancang got dressed early in the morning. Although he didn't put on his coat, he shaved his beard clean, washed his face very clean, and even washed his hair.

It's early in the morning, mid-to-late April, and it's not the hottest days of summer. Is it worth washing your hair so early in the morning?
Lin Wan asked curiously, only to find out that he had something to do today, and it was a happy event.

"You were only away on a mission for about ten days last time, right? How come you're still celebrating? And a big one at that?"

In Lin Wan's opinion, every time Zhao Mancang received a medal of honor, he had to carry out missions outside for several months.
But this time it was different, it was only ten days.

"It's different, hehe. Anyway, this time, we were a complete success."

Zhao Mancang smiled and didn't reveal a word. He even reminded them not to reveal a single word about what he was wearing today.

"I know. Look at you. When have we ever talked about you outside?" Lin Wan rolled her eyes and said unhappily.

hoohoo!

After the car started, Zhao Mancang stepped on the accelerator and gave it a couple of thumps. Then he waved goodbye to Xiao Shitou and the other kids, stepped on the accelerator to the bottom, and headed straight for Guozi Lane.

In the courtyard of No. 8 Guozi Lane, Zou Xinmin, Qiao Yuanshun, Gu Zhendong and others have already arrived and are chatting with Zuo Changsheng and others.

"Wow, Comrade Xiao Qiao has three first-class medals of honor! Amazing!"

"Pan Ziqiang, if you call me Comrade Xiao Qiao again, I'll beat you up!"

"Tsk, it's just a joke, why take it so seriously? Wow, Brother Changsheng, you're amazing, right? Five first-class medals of honor? And these second-class medals of honor, how many do you have to win?"

A group of people gathered together, chatting happily, and were in a very happy mood.

This group of people are not ordinary people, because they are the elite among the soldiers, and it is normal for them to get a few first-class medals of honor.

On the contrary, it would be strange if they only had one or two medals of honor, or even no first-class medal of honor.

After all, Zuo Changsheng and his friends are veterans, and they have received quite a few medals of honor. Although they have some advantages over newcomers like Ma Guoqi, the advantages are not very big.

It was not until Zhao Mancang's car drove into the yard that Zou Xinmin and others realized what a ceiling-level existence was.

Everyone was stunned because they saw that Zhao Mancang’s chest was covered with several special medals of honor that they had never seen before.

"Old Zhao, show me this quickly. Damn, this is the Special Merit Medal. I want it too. Old Zhao, next time you go on a mission, you must take me with you. I promise to be at your service and will definitely hit you wherever you point me."

Yuan Zuliang was the first to squeeze forward and said in a flattering tone.

Pan Chengdong also came forward, as well as newcomers like Zou Xinmin, but Zhao Mancang had already pushed them away.

It’s just a medal of honor, what’s so good about it?
"Alright, alright, I'm not a monkey, why are you looking at me? If you want to see it, take it."

Seeing that they were still surrounding him and unwilling to leave, Zhao Mancang took off his coat:

"Next time you carry out your mission, be more serious and strive to get a special medal of honor for each of you."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone wailed.

How can it be so easy to obtain the Special Merit Medal?

During the Korean War, only two people received the Special Medal of Merit, but forty-six people received the First Class Medal of Merit.

Moreover, neither of these two heroes received the medal of honor alive, so from this we can see how difficult it is to get the special medal of honor.

People like Zuo Changsheng understood this very clearly, so they wailed like that.

The number of first-class medals of honor they have now is the result of their utmost efforts and the luck of several lifetimes. As for the special-class medals of honor, they can only dream about it.

Unless they can also bring back hundreds of millions of ounces of gold like Zhao Mancang, otherwise, don't even dream about it.

The coats covered with medals of honor were hung up. After seeing them, Zou Xinmin and other "new recruits" were all very excited and wanted to rush to the battlefield immediately to carry out their missions and win merits.

Gu Haidong, Wei Huayong and others were standing on the steps at the main door, watching the scene in front of them with smiles on their faces.

None of the researchers from the Longxing Research Institute next door came. They are all respectable researchers, quietly doing the work they love.

After gathering in Guozi Lane, everyone got on the bus and headed to the Great Hall.

After the expansion, the Jiaolong Comprehensive Institution now has more than ten cars.

Longxing Research Institute has seven cars because they need them more often.

In a small side hall of the Great Hall, a commendation meeting was underway.

Just as Wei Huayong said, only our own people can attend such commendation meetings, and no outsiders can see them at all.

Flowers, applause and honor are the "protagonists" of today's commendation meeting. Against the backdrop of these, the contributions made by Zhao Mancang and others appear even more precious and difficult.

Special Medal of Merit!!!
Zou Xinmin, Gu Zhendong, Qiao Yuanshun, Ma Guoqi and other "new recruits" were all trembling with excitement, even the old ones like Zuo Changsheng were the same.

It’s just because they saw an extremely special medal of honor, but there was only one of this thing, which is a bit of a rip-off.

They thought that this one was specially given to Zhao Mancang, but they didn't know that it was a collective award for the entire Jiaolong Army.

This time they went out on a mission just to stop the agents from Sam's side, but they didn't expect to get an unexpected gain.

The most important thing is that this unexpected harvest is very large, totaling 328 tons of gold, with a total value of more than 440 million US dollars.

Although the value of antiques, treasures, silver and other treasures is not low, for the current Todai, gold is still the most valuable because it can be used as money immediately.

Since the establishment of the Bretton Woods system, the world has been based on the gold standard monetary system. The US dollar, as a global currency, is equal to the value of gold.

Therefore, as long as you have gold, it is equivalent to having a currency that can be used for global payments.

Didn’t Khrushchev force us to repay the debt? We may not have been able to do so before, but this time, we can pay it off completely.

After the leader finished his speech, Zhao Mancang and others received their medals of honor respectively. Finally, they were awarded the collective special medal of honor and took photos as a souvenir. The commendation meeting ended here.

The commendation meeting was over, but Zhao Mancang did not leave with the leaders. Instead, he was invited by the leaders to a small meeting in the nearby conference room.

"Comrade Mancang, we've held a meeting to discuss this, but we'd still like to hear about the submarine salvage technology."

The leaders have some doubts about this underwater salvage technology. Although they are determined to develop this technology, is it necessary to start it at this time?
Why would the leader ask this?
It’s very simple, it’s caused by the tight R&D funds.

Even though Zhao Mancang and his team brought back 440 million US dollars in gold this time, it was only enough to pay off the debt to Moscow.

There is nothing wrong with wanting to be debt-free, but the reality is that it is not that simple.

In the history of the original time and space, except for the atomic bomb project, after 1959, due to the reduction in grain production caused by drought and the debt crisis, five projects including nuclear submarines, space satellites, missiles, computers and automated control were suspended.

In this time and space, only the space satellite, computer and automation control projects were stopped, while the three major projects of nuclear submarines, missiles and atomic bombs were not stopped.

Therefore, with so many scientific research projects being carried out at the same time, the financial pressure on the country's purse is of course very tight.

Under such circumstances, the scientific research projects of the Longxing Institute were not actually entirely formulated by Zhao Mancang and his team. The decision-making power still lay with the leaders of the I-shaped building on Ministry of Foreign Affairs Street.

Of course, Zhao Mancang believed that he could convince the leaders, so he mentioned this when he came back a few days ago.

Directly purchasing a special deep-sea diving equipment will cost 200,000 experience points.

Although Zhao Mancang’s way of gaining experience points is much faster now, he can ensure that he gains at least 6,000 experience points almost every day.

However, 200,000 experience points is still a huge expense. With such an expenditure of experience points, Zhao Mancang might as well directly exchange them for relevant technologies and then let Longxing Research Institute carry out the research and development.

"Leader, first of all, we must be clear about one thing. There is a lot of gold in those two seabed locations, at least two hundred tons in each location. If we can really salvage this gold, it should be able to alleviate some of the financial pressure, right?"

After a pause, Zhao Mancang continued:

"Besides that, the research and development of deep-sea salvage technology doesn't actually require a lot of funding, and our Jiaolong Army will be able to handle the relevant technology. We will also provide the relevant equipment as much as possible."

The leaders smiled and nodded when they heard this. They naturally knew this, but it was hard to say about the R&D funds.

After all, no one can guarantee that the funds invested in the early stage will not be just a small part. When the research and development progress slows down in the later stage and it is necessary to increase investment, it will be a bit difficult.

The four words "sunk cost" still make leaders hesitate.

Of course, after careful consideration, the leaders decided to approve this project and give Longxing Research Institute a chance.

In addition, the proportion of college students recruited by Longxing Research Institute will be increased to a certain extent.

Only by allowing the Longxing Institute to absorb more researchers can this research institute develop faster.

After the small meeting, Zhao Mancang returned to Guozi Lane.

People like Ma Guoqi were still very proud and immersed in happiness.

After all, they had just received the first-class medal of honor. This medal of honor was different from the ones they had received before, because this time they made money almost without any effort.

At this point, these "new recruits" could also understand why Yuan Zuliang and the others had to "kowtow" to Zhao Mancang and let the latter lead them to complete the mission.

Because this is really an easy win!
Seeing Zhao Mancang return, Yang Chunjiang and the others rushed over to ask him when they would continue the mission. They couldn't wait any longer.

"The mission is not that imminent. The next period of time will still focus on training. And I need to tell you that the next mission may be carried out by small teams."

Zhao Mancang smiled and dropped a bomb, blowing Zuo Changsheng and his men to pieces. However, he ignored them and turned to go to the Longxing Research Institute next door.

There are now hundreds of researchers in the Longxing Research Institute, which is completely different from the five people there before the Spring Festival.

Among them, the leading professors Wei Changyuan, Li Baoshan, Peng Xitian and others made Zhao Mancang very happy.

Professors have better R&D capabilities and experience, and can also motivate other young researchers.

After coming in here, Zhao Mancang took a brief tour and asked Wei Changyuan and the others about their current situation.

After all, he is the nominal leader of the entire Jiaolong Comprehensive Organization, so he is certainly very qualified to come here for inspection.

While Zhao Mancang was busy with his work, several groups of outsiders arrived in Lop Nur in the northwest.

These people are really strange. They risked their lives to enter the uninhabited area of ​​Lop Nur just to look for a nuclear test site and find evidence of a nuclear explosion.

After finding the evidence, they evacuated.

However, although these people obtained evidence, they still left many people behind.

Because this is an uninhabited area, and it has just experienced a nuclear test, only half a month has passed, and a lot of nuclear radiation has not yet completely dissipated.

So even if these people are wearing anti-radiation clothing, so what?

In such a harsh environment, running to a place like this, isn't that seeking death?
In his Kremlin office in Moscow, Khrushchev learned the latest news from the Far East.

"They actually grew giant mushrooms?"

Khrushchev's face was full of excitement as he kept repeating these words to himself.

He couldn't believe his eyes and ears. He was simply jealous and puzzled: How on earth did Todai do it?
The four words "turn the tide against the odds" sound incredible, but that's what the Far East does, and they often do it.

Let’s not talk about the past, there are countless battles where the outnumbered side defeated the larger force, let’s just talk about the Korean War and the recent years.

In short, the land of Todai seems to have a magical power that is so powerful that it can always help them get through crises smoothly again and again.

"Have you still not investigated the source of their funding and the origin of those atomic bomb equipment?"

After a while, Khrushchev looked at the spy chief Sholokhov and asked in a deep voice.

The latter shook his head cautiously and stated the specific situation.

They have sacrificed many people and also paid a huge price to have Shitou send special agents to the capital to carry out the mission.

But without exception, either no relevant intelligence has been obtained so far, or contact has been completely lost.

Because the price was too high, Sholokhov's expression would become very unnatural whenever he heard bad news about the Far East.

"The general information we can find at present should be related to the large amount of gold they mined."

"Following this line, we were able to investigate and find that they probably happened to develop a large gold mine in the southwest."

Of course, all the gold repaid to foreign countries was remelted gold bars. It was not in the same condition as when Zhao Mancang and his team brought it back and then returned it to Moscow.

If this is true, then it clearly tells Helu Yujin that the source of funds for the University of the East is the gold treasure on Mindanao Island.

Therefore, Sholokhov was misled from the very beginning.

(End of this chapter)