Rebirth of a technological power

February 24, 2024.

On this day, the whole of China is still immersed in the Lantern Festival.

Among China's traditional festivals, the Lantern Festival is one of the most important days of the first lunar month. It represents many traditions and memories. Even many enterprises and institutions today have always regarded the Lantern Festival as an important watershed. , only after the Lantern Festival, the year is truly passed!

As for starting work on the eighth day of the lunar month, during the period until the Lantern Festival, many people are actually fishing in troubled waters and are in a state of laziness.

Cai Jin and his friends are having a holiday today during the Lantern Festival. Young people carry the gods on their backs to visit the village, feast with torches, and jump over each fire while carrying the gods.

Cai Jin and others enjoyed the fireworks show.

Fireworks soared into the sky and bloomed in the sky.

Some people say that setting off fireworks and firecrackers is a waste of money, and will also pollute the environment. It is a thing that harms others and does not benefit oneself. They propose a complete ban!

In Cai Jin's view, although it has some disadvantages, it is a kind of traditional Chinese culture. If you don't set off cannons and fireworks during the New Year, it will be a bit boring this year.

It's hard for Cai Jin to imagine how deserted the scene would be if there were no fireworks during the Spring Festival and Lantern Festival.

For the sake of safety, cities only ban fireworks and firecrackers.

If it is banned even in rural areas, it would be too one-size-fits-all.

Therefore, the area originally included in the new city wanted to issue a document prohibiting fireworks. Cai Jin, as a representative, made suggestions.

Finally, fireworks and firecrackers were banned in newly constructed communities, and fireworks and firecrackers were set off in fixed squares during festivals. As for rural areas, it is not prohibited.

After the fireworks in the village were set off, Cai Jin and his family headed to the headquarters building.

Next, it’s the fireworks show!

The government organized a unified display of fireworks along the coastline.

This time, Future Technology Group donated 30 million yuan for this fireworks show!

And this fireworks show made the officers and soldiers of the fire brigade have a somewhat rushed New Year's Eve dinner. After all, they still have to be on duty!

Finally, when the time came, a large number of fireworks began to be lit along the coastline. The bright fireworks that kept rising into the sky shone with colorful light in the night sky, suddenly turning the entire new city into a nightless sky!

Countless people braved the cold wind and climbed onto their terraces, corridors or along the coastline to witness the fireworks show.

The dazzling fireworks are dazzling!

Cai Jin looked up at the night sky and watched the fireworks blooming like a dream. This means that the new year will be better!

The family discussed the evening fireworks show with great interest.

The entire fireworks show lasted for a full hour, and the fireworks worth tens of millions were burned just like that.

This is not only the 30 million donated by Future Technology Group, but many people will also buy fireworks and participate in this fireworks show.

Suddenly, Nie Xiaoyu pointed her phone at Cai Jin.

Cai Jin took a look and saw that this was a hot search list. The top one was an earth-shattering event.

Two years ago today, it was also earth-shattering.

The result lasted for the second anniversary and both sides shook hands and made peace.

Win or lose?

It’s probably hard to say!

Cai Jin picked up his mobile phone and looked at it carefully.

This matter still surprised him.

I haven't paid attention to it for a while, but there has been such a big milestone.

"Restarting the space program is too expensive. The Yingjiang family has a huge business, so they have to use all their strength to raise enough funds." Cai Jin shook his head, already having a general understanding of the matter.

A plan to restart the space program would cost $300 billion.

Restarting the F22 production line would also cost US$200 billion.

The development of a sixth-generation fighter jet project also requires an investment of US$200 billion!

That’s a total of $700 billion!

Before that, it was almost as much as Yingjiang’s military expenses for a year.

Where does the money come from?

It’s not that easy to raise money by issuing U.S. bonds.

Even if the health insurance bill is cancelled, it will not be enough to fill this hole.

Naturally, we have to find ways to reduce expenses in other areas to raise funds.

Cut a little here, a little there.

Naturally, the nearly 100 billion U.S. dollars invested here every year are also being targeted.

From the beginning, Yingjiang made a lot of money here. Natural gas could be sold at a price four times higher than Youyi natural gas. It could also sell Youyi oil at a high price, and it could also attract high-end manufacturing industries in Europe.

But it didn’t take long for him to start losing money.

Now, naturally, the funds will be cut without hesitation.

Anyway, a dead Taoist friend is not a poor Taoist!

Europe and North America are separated by the Atlantic Ocean!

Without funds, it is inevitable to shake hands and make peace.

"I thought it would continue for a few more years, but sure enough, being a dog licker didn't end well, and I was kicked mercilessly by the goddess." Cai Jin muttered.

The goddess abandons the licking dog and never procrastinates.

The abandoned licking dog has nothing.

This is a zero-sum game, where the winner takes all and there is no win-win mentality.

"Alas, the war has finally subsided. Millions of people were killed or injured. Why bother? It would be nice to make a small amount of money in peace and quiet." Nie Xiaoyu said with some pity and worry.

Cai Jin smiled lightly and said: "Isn't it just eating well and having nothing to do? But if you are angry, it is good to fight. After a fight, the anger is not so strong."

As for the casualties, since they were dead Taoist friends but not poor Taoists, he didn't feel anything at all and wouldn't feel any distress.

The only pity is that bionic robots may not be easy to sell when trading north.

Arms are huge profits, and they are consumables. Once a batch is consumed, a new batch must be replenished.

Next is the purely civilian field. What Da Mao can afford is always limited, and the sales speed will be greatly reduced.

Unlike before, Da Mao kept urging, hoping that Future Technology Group would deliver tens of thousands of bionic robots a month.

Cai Jin was a little surprised before. It was rare for Da Mao not to come to visit the New Year and give gifts. It turned out that they didn't need them.

It's really realistic enough.

Speaking of which, they must be wealthy people from the Middle East who are worth making friends with.

He is generous with his money, never haggles, and pays promptly. He never needs to be pushed, and people just pay. And the orders are also large, both for military bionic robots and for civilian bionic robots.

A prince dares to pay a high individual agency fee to become the only partner of the Future Technology Group in the Middle East, specializing in the sale of bionic robots.

He is generous with his actions and understands the ways of the world.

It’s hard for Cai Jin not to love these wealthy friends!

As soon as the Lantern Festival is over, it means getting into work mode.

This is true for other employees, and even more so for Cai Jin.

On the afternoon of the next day, Cai Jin was at the headquarters and welcomed representatives of the Air Force.

"Leader, welcome to Future Technology Group!" Cai Jin looked very enthusiastic.

Han Zhenguo smiled and said, "Boss Cai, I'm going to bother you as soon as this year is over. I'm sorry!"

"Haha, Boss Cai, you don't know that just after the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, Old Han wanted to come to your Future Technology Group, but I stopped him. How can anyone talk about work before the Lantern Festival?" Xu Sheng said with a smile.

"Haha, leaders, you are all the God of Wealth of our group. No matter what time it is, even if you come on New Year's Eve, I will warmly welcome you." Cai Jin said with a smile.

When Han Zhenguo and others came to visit, Cai Jin couldn't help but think about it and knew why.

The air and space army must be here for the air and space fighters!

Han Zhenguo, Xu Sheng and others were welcomed into the reception room on the top floor.

This reception room is almost useless in normal times.

In other words, it will only be activated if distinguished guests come to your door.

At this time, tea has been brewed and refreshments and fruits have been placed in the waiting room.

After some pleasantries, we got down to business.

"Boss Cai, we have brought a big order this time. I wonder if Boss Cai can eat it?" Han Zhenguo said seriously.

"Oh? Big order? How big is it?" Cai Jin was curious.

The previous ten air and space fighters of the Air Force were all delivered. The total contract for ten air and space fighters was 30 billion yuan, and the price of one air and space fighter was 3 billion yuan.

The 30 billion yuan contract may seem huge, but in fact it is nothing more than the cost of a space shuttle.

"One hundred aerospace fighters, at least twenty aerospace fighters will be delivered today!" Han Zhenguo said.

Cai Jin secretly murmured in his heart, according to the previous price, one hundred aerial fighters would be worth 300 billion!

This is really a big order!

But the question is, does the Air Force have that much money?

You know, the entire military expenditure last year only accounted for 1.28% of GDP, not even 1.5%.

There is a considerable distance from the common 2% share.

Cai Jin raised his eyebrows: "Leader, aren't these aerospace fighters going to be handed over to the AVIC Group? Why do they want to hand over a hundred of them to our 'Future Technology Group' all at once?"

A complete set of technologies for air and space fighter aircraft has been paid a buyout fee.

It can be said that AVIC has the most complete set of aerospace fighter technologies.

"Forget it, the entire AVIC Group only delivered three aerospace fighters last year. These three aerospace fighters are still far behind yours." Han Zhenguo said with some excitement.

He didn’t even know what to say!

Xu Sheng said with a smile: "AVIC Group is also under great pressure. It has many production tasks and needs to produce various aircraft. The technical content of aerospace fighters is relatively high. I am afraid that only five or six aerospace fighters can be delivered this year. This is different from There is still a considerable gap in the planning of our aerospace force.”

Cai Jin looked thoughtful.

In recent years, artificial intelligence and aerospace are among the most popular majors.

Major colleges and universities have launched these two majors.

Artificial intelligence is not bad. After graduation, you can go to various large factories. These large factories are mainly private enterprises.

In the aerospace field, it mainly goes to large state-owned manufacturers.

However, it is obvious that the technology of aerospace fighters is still in the digestion stage.

I'm afraid it will take several years to increase production capacity.

"How about it, Boss Cai, can you afford this big order?" Han Zhenguo said: "As long as the air and space fighter jets can be delivered in time, the purchase unit price will be easy to negotiate."

"Leader, do your air and space forces have that much funding?" Cai Jin looked at Han Zhenguo with some suspicion.

This is a bit rich!

"Boss Cai, you will know about the funding in March. What I just want to say is that money is not a problem!" Han Zhenguo said.

In March?

March, isn’t it the time of the two sessions!

Cai Jin heard the implication.

"This order can be accommodated!" Cai Jin said: "However, we can only deliver ten this year. Next year, we will open a new factory and deliver more. We will deliver an order of 100 aircraft in three years. I wonder what your leaders think?"

With so many orders, it is naturally not suitable to continue working in a small factory.

Otherwise, the small factories will be occupied and other things will not be done.

The best thing is to build another big factory!

However, it takes almost a year to build a large factory.

"No problem!" Han Zhenguo said immediately.

The Air and Space Force now has fourteen air and space fighters, and these fourteen air and space fighters are undergoing technical personnel training, tactical drills, etc.

So far, it's enough.

After all, the Air and Space Force, like the Second Artillery Force, is a strategic force.

Not everyone can join the Air and Space Force.

The strictness of the review is absolutely based on the strictest standards.

Therefore, the number of technical personnel will not grow too fast.

Delivering 100 aerospace fighters in three years means that an average of 33 aerospace fighters are delivered every year.

Han Zhenguo was already very satisfied with this speed.

Because, the answer given by my family is that it will take four years to achieve an annual production capacity of ten!

This made Han Zhenguo very excited.

If you do this, the day lily will be cold by then.

As the first person in charge of the Air and Space Force, he is not just a soybean, but wants to make a difference.

Therefore, despite all kinds of opposition, Han Zhenguo came to the Future Technology Group resolutely and handed over more orders to the Future Technology Group!

There will be more than a hundred aerial combat aircraft by then, and Han Zhenguo will drool just thinking about it.

Although more than a hundred aerial combat aircraft cannot support the entire sky and space, it is more than enough to protect the main core areas of China.

Although the "air and space integrated defense system" requires a thousand aircraft, this does not mean that a thousand air and space fighters are used to defend China's skies, but to conduct global defense, whether it is the Antarctic or the Arctic, whether it is the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean or The Arctic Ocean is all in defensive range.

As for the land of China, its defense does not require two hundred aerial fighters.

This will make the entire Chinese airspace as stable as Mount Tai.

The contract was signed, this big order was won, and the new year was off to a good start.

Cai Jin directly built large factories.

With the help of the Air and Space Force, it can be said that it was a green light, and construction started in just half a month.

Cai Jin arranged for a small factory to build ten aerospace fighters.

This small factory has nearly a hundred humanoid bionic robots.

In fact, it does not take much time to produce ten air and space fighters. Let alone ten air and space fighters in a year, it is no problem to produce thirty air and space fighters in a year.

However, Future Technology Group has another task this year, which is to produce five space shuttles, which is an order from CNSA.

The space shuttle will not only be used for manned landings on the moon and Mars, but will also be used to launch satellites, build space stations and "large strategic aerospace airborne platforms."

Since we are going to engage in strategic deception, we naturally have to do it with great fanfare, so that others will believe it and not have any doubts.