Let you be the wall-facer: you turn around and join the Three-Body Problem?

"You mean, we were going in the wrong direction before. The way the ring world moves doesn't have to be like the spaceship, using the sun as an internal combustion engine. Instead, we should change to... this way?"

Ding Yi looked at the ring world swinging up and down, was silent for a few seconds, and then slowly spoke again.

"When humans first saw the universe, they defined it as a sea of ​​stars. Now it seems that this metaphor has already contained the answer."

"The designer of this toy was born in recent years, so he has never seen the Ringworld before it was bombed. Therefore, he got rid of the common sense that we all recognize, which is that the Ringworld is a ship."

"The original intention of his swinging design was to allow people to see the whole picture of the figurine without blind spots. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a good solution and solved a problem that has troubled us for many years."

"It's funny to say that we are a bunch of old guys, busy from morning till night at the Academy of Sciences, but we are not as efficient as a toy designer like him."

Ding Yi reached out and touched the label on the lower left corner of the toy.

"This toy is intended for children aged 12 and over."

"Sure enough, we still have a lot to learn."

Chapter 269 Industrial Survey

This incident had a profound impact on Luo Congmin. She also realized how wise it was for the Earth Federation to ban all immortals from serving as officials.

Once a person stays in the same position for too long, it will be difficult for him to make new breakthroughs even if he is not corrupt.

This is not to say that Wang Miao and Ding Yi are just occupying the toilet in the Academy of Sciences, but that the Institute of Geology needs more fresh blood to irrigate it.

If the Earth Union uses only immortals, I can’t imagine what the outcome will be. It is likely that a large number of talents will give up the Earth Union and choose to work in the group alliance formed by AA.

Just like that question, when should a person choose to retire? It doesn't matter, your juniors will tell you the answer.

When he got home, Luo Ji was leaning on the sofa with his eyes closed. When he saw his daughter coming back, he keenly noticed the change in her facial expression.

"You've been out for a while, what problems have you encountered?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Congmin did not hide anything and told the whole matter in detail.

After listening to Luo Congmin's narration, Luo Ji was silent at first.

Luo Congmin was not in a hurry. He asked Zhang Xiang to pour him a glass of water and waited quietly for Luo Ji to make a decision.

"So...what do you think?"

"Step down from the presidency, at least train a few new people, and let the so-called Lin family gang retreat to the second line."

Luo Congmin had actually considered this issue many years ago. The Earth Federation does not allow immortals to hold important positions.

Ironically, the president of the Earth Federation is an immortal, and the president of the Academy of Sciences and the minister of engineering are both immortals.

In the eyes of others, Luo Congmin and other officials headed by Lin Xuan are classified as the "Lin Family Gang".

They are the great contributors to the creation of the Earth Federation, but they are also the stumbling blocks that limit the Earth Federation's breakthrough progress.

This is also an important reason why Ai AA can become the leader of the group alliance.

Since the tenth year of the broadcasting era, the talent ratio between local unions and major companies has been inverted.

Logically speaking, the situation between Dilian and the group is like that between a state-owned enterprise and a private enterprise. In the past, people were proud to be able to work for Dilian, but now this phenomenon has been reversed, resulting in many high-end talents flowing into the hands of chaebols such as AA.

This was something Luo Congmin could not tolerate.

So I spent a lot of money on education, but the talents I cultivated went to your side instead. Isn't this just taking advantage of you?

Luo Ji let out a long sigh.

"It's a good idea, but don't forget that the Earth Union is now in a state of war. You guys are still working as high-level officials in the Earth Union, and you are actually providing a stable rear for Lin Xuan. Once you withdraw, I'm afraid..."

"I will discuss this matter with my brother. We don't have to rush to execute it. We just need to make relevant plans. The political functions of the Local Federation cannot be placed on just a few people."

Luo Ji couldn't help but smile when he heard this.

"If I had your awareness back then, I'm afraid you wouldn't be here."

When Luo Ji served as the wallfacer, he abused the power in his hands a lot, but Luo Congmin is now taking the initiative to give it up and remove himself from the core of power.

In other words, it is to return power to the position of the president itself.

"In addition, I would like to hold a business meeting. I have never been clear about the technological strength of the group alliance. I think it is necessary to conduct an industrial survey."

Luo Ji was very much in favor of this proposal.

"As for the prizes, everyone will probably hide them. You have to give them some generous prizes to make them go all out, right?"

This time Luo Congmin answered quickly and gave a somewhat crazy answer.

"The right to manufacture weapons."

Since ancient times, anyone who owns armor has been considered a traitor.

Those in power have always been very strict in controlling arms on the lower classes.

But now, Luo Congmin wants to take a gamble and use the weapons manufacturing rights as bait to completely divide the group alliance of AA.

This will be a big gamble!

When this proposal was sent to the five ministers, the shock in their eyes was much greater than when they saw Luo Congmin say that he might abdicate as president.

To this end, the top leaders of the Local Federation convened an emergency meeting, and all senior officials and core members of the Lin Family Gang were present.

"This kind of thing must not be allowed." Diaz said firmly.

“Have you ever heard the saying, the threat of a monkey holding a gun is greater than the threat of a person holding a gun!”

"I don't think there's anything wrong with it. You have to give up something to gain something. We know very little about group alliances. This is indeed risky, but it's worth a try." Taylor leaned back in his chair, lighting a cigarette in his hand.

As he spoke, everyone couldn't help but look at him.

"Tyler, the number one wallfacer of the Wallface Project."

Taylor has become accustomed to being ignored. The only reason he can sit here is because of his relationship with Lin Xuan.

But now, as his acting career is booming, everyone is familiar with his face, especially the role of the Wallfacer he played in the movie before. Even the director praised him as if he had really participated in the Wallfacer project.

"You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a lamb. The Engineering Department fully supports this matter."

The person who attended the meeting on behalf of the Engineering Department this time was actually Wang Miao. He was the first one in the Lin family gang to choose to step down and let others take over. Now he is still the director of the Engineering Department together with Wei Cheng in name, but in fact he has handed over the research and development work to other people. Now he has given up science to enter politics, so it is rare to see him in such a lengthy meeting.

"Professor Wang, you are talking without any hesitation. The cause of this incident is the brain drain in the engineering department. If the weapons manufacturing rights are really given to the group alliance, the authority of our law enforcement department will be seriously challenged."

Diaz looked very unhappy. The head follows the butt. If Luo Congmin's proposal was put into plain words, it would mean sacrificing a certain degree of social stability in exchange for accelerated scientific research. Naturally, he could not agree easily.

"That's not the case. The weapons of law enforcement agencies also need to be updated. You are also one of the beneficiaries."

Luo Ji's words almost pissed off Diaz to death.

This is just like saying that increasing your workload is a test from your leader. Even though Luo Ji is no longer teaching at Tsinghua University, his ability of sophistry is still so strong.

But Diaz dared to confront Taylor, but was afraid to confront Luo Ji, so he could only suffer in silence.

"Okay, let's do it. The publicity team will send out a notice saying that the Earth Alliance invites all the major companies in the group alliance to participate in this meeting. They must show their true strength and demonstrate their company's existing technology. The winner will get a bid to cooperate with the Earth Alliance in the development of weapons."

"As for the name of this conference... let's call it the World Expo."

Soon, with the promotion of the Local Federation, the news spread quickly.

All major groups held emergency meetings to discuss response plans.

Ai AA seemed to have seen the clues in this matter, but the cleverness of this move lies in the fact that it is a real conspiracy.

Who wouldn’t want the bid for this weapon’s development?

As long as they get this thing, the company can legitimately develop weapons.

Even if AA has the ability to persuade one or two companies not to attend this meeting, can he convince everyone to give up?

The network of relationships she had spent decades building was as fragile as a piece of paper in the face of the bait set by Luo Congmin.

Soon, things went as planned under Luo Congmin's plan.

When the World Expo was held, all the major companies competed hard and took out all the good things they had hidden at home.

What kind of 3.0-level cold-core car, what kind of curvature device can shorten the travel time...

Although these items are daily necessities, the technological level contained in them is not much lower than the military level of the Ground Alliance.

Luo Congmin couldn't help but applaud on the spot.

"Okay, okay, I usually ask them to help with research. They are so good at hiding. They are really a Lobot. They have exposed a bunch of private companies that have been secretly developing technology under my nose!"

"OK, you all want the weapons research and development rights, right? Then I'll give it to you. But since I said it's a collaboration, there are naturally ways to cooperate."

"Please remember these companies and make them state-owned enterprises after the World Expo is over!"

"You don't want to merge? Then don't blame me for being ruthless."

Sure enough, Luo Congmin is still the same Luo Congmin. She has never thought of delegating the rights to manufacture weapons.

Instead, they used a pretext to conduct a comprehensive industrial survey and directly turned these potential stocks hidden in the dark into part of the Ground Alliance.

This can be said to have cut off the roots of these private enterprises.

If it weren't for Ai AA's foresight, I'm afraid that this wave of Star Ring Group would have to be transformed into a state-owned enterprise.

Chapter 270 Uninvited Guest

After the World Expo ended, Luo Congmin felt extremely happy looking at the submitted materials.

"These companies are really good at hiding things. I used to think that the stagnation in our technological development was caused by the Trisolarans trying to strangle us. Now it seems that they are just wearing their sweaters backwards."

This time, the industrial survey has turned the entire group alliance's technological strength upside down. There may be omissions, but the effect has completely exceeded everyone's initial expectations.

"Sure enough, the bait of weapons manufacturing rights is quite tempting to them. Otherwise, with the brains of these businessmen, they would not be able to see that this is a trap set for them by the Earth Alliance."

Luo Congmin counted the file bags in his hand and couldn't stop smiling.

Seeing this, the assistant Yu Tuan at the side couldn't help but make fun of it.

"President Luo, we have gained a lot this time. I think we can even do this kind of industrial survey every year in the future to let these companies hide these technologies and not hand them over to the local government."

Luo Congmin heard this but remained silent.

"Yutuan, we can't just take advantage of the net of the whole family. This time we were able to make such a big gain because we caught the other party by surprise. If we make the industrial survey a regular thing, it will definitely not achieve the expected effect, and it may even make these companies feel negative, which is not conducive to the development of the entire Dilian."

Yu Tuan seemed to understand what he said when he heard it.

"So according to you, you're just going to let these companies do scientific research behind the back of the Earth Federation? They're using all the resources of the Earth Federation. I was wondering before, the annual reports from the Ministry of Finance don't match the accounts of these companies every year. Now it seems that all the money is probably used for these things."

"of course not."

Luo Congmin put the file bag in order and then patiently explained to her.

"The Federation of Local Governments is a government organization after all, so many things cannot be overdone. You can say that I am pretending to be righteous, but the only advantage we have over these companies is our legitimacy."

"So, we must make good use of this and use our power to pressure others, but we must not go too far at critical moments. The industrial survey can be used as a means to restrict the development of the company, but it must not become a normal thing. Even the concept of industrial survey should not be mentioned in official documents."

Yu Tuan heard this and seemed to be thinking about something.

Although Luo Congmin did not give a specific answer to her question, he gave a scale and allowed her to measure the standard herself.

Yu Tuan is Luo Congmin's presidential assistant and has been trained by Luo Congmin as the future presidential successor.

Her other identity is Yu Weimin's niece.

Yu Weimin was the Hua Xia deputy director of the Intelligence Bureau at the time. After Wade faked his death, he took over the intelligence work. Although he was not of much help to the Lin Party, he was the only PDC member who did not take the initiative to oppose Lin Xuan.

So Lin Xuan had a good impression of this man at first, and his niece also benefited from it and got a job at the Local Union.

With connections and abilities, Yu Tuan was able to take to the Federation like a duck in water. In just a few decades, he rose from a member of the Federation to the position of assistant to the president.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that other people look down on this position. The Dilian has no shortage of people who are more connected and capable than Yutuan, but everyone knows that Luo Congmin has been in power in the Dilian for nearly hundreds of years. Being her assistant is like a widow's sigh and is of little use.

It is almost impossible to rise to the presidency.

But sometimes, luck is just a matter of a thought. The time when Yu Tuan served as assistant was exactly when Luo Congmin began to think about stepping down and letting others take over.

Therefore, her position as the presidential assistant, which was originally disliked by everyone, has now transformed into the most sought-after position in the entire Ground Federation.

In the past, no one took Yu Tuan seriously. Now, the threshold of Yu Tuan's house is almost broken down by people bringing gifts.

But this girl was really smart. She refused all those who gave gifts, and made a list of all the gift givers and handed it over to Luo Congmin.

How could Luo Congmin not know who these gift-givers were? But Yu Tuan still handed over a list to Luo Congmin, which shows how smart this woman was.

As long as Luo Congmin does not step down from the presidency, she will remain an assistant and conceal information. It would be fine if Luo Congmin didn't know about it, but if he found out one day, it would be a big deal.

……