Reborn in Hong Kong: The Tycoon Grows Up

Could it be that Bao Zixuan wants to make weapons and copy the German sun cannon? Is he so bold? And if the United States and the Soviet Union can agree, I am afraid that neither the United Kingdom nor China will allow him to do so. If a businessman can manufacture weapons that threaten the world, that country will not agree to it.

Old Morgan said firmly: "Call the German engineer and let him introduce the situation face to face."

If Bao Zixuan really dares to risk the disapproval of the world and produce strategic weapons. Then maybe it's an opportunity, but on second thought, it's not very realistic. It would be better to find a professional to ask questions face to face to avoid making a joke. The Morgan family cannot afford to lose that person.

After Stephen Dornberg returned home, he regretted it very much. How could a man who was almost 70 years old still be so unstable?

Previously, the Morgan family sent people to ask about the uses of metallic sodium. Many experts said that it is most commonly used in the field of medical devices. But when he heard that Heiyun Group was purchasing sodium metal in large quantities, Stephen Dornberg remembered a past event that had been dusty for many years.

But doing this now may betray his former boss, the famous German rocket expert Hermann Obert, who is the father of European rocketry. Who is the Morgan family that can avoid causing trouble for themselves and old Obert.

My guess was absolutely correct. I had just arrived home and the company’s security department had already come to my home. Seeing this situation, Stephen Dornberg said a few words to his wife and then left with the security personnel.

The old man didn't expect that the Morgan family would take it so seriously. He actually arranged a special flight directly from Pittsburgh to New York. The more this happens, the more worried I feel. In the process of development and growth of these families, they are always accompanied by bloodshed. They are all masters who eat people without spitting out bones and drink human blood without interrupting. What are you saying in front of them? Are you looking for trouble?

But the matter has come to this, and we can only take one step at a time. He is not worried about himself now. After all, he is older and does not have long to live. But the family is a concern, and now it seems that I just hope that the Morgan family will not go too far. He also understands that the prerequisite must be good cooperation, but does he have any other choice?

After arriving at Morgan Manor, Old Morgan saw that the German engineer was a little nervous. It seems that the family's reputation is not as good as imagined, but this is also a deterrent.

Old Morgan: "Mr. Dornberg, don't be nervous; this time I mainly want to ask you for some information. Heiyun Group is our main competitor, and you must know it. They are currently purchasing large amounts of sodium metal on the market, just like you That said, medical research and production simply don’t need so much sodium metal.”

"Then it must have other uses; how much do you know about Germany's solar cannon plan?"

He knew he couldn't escape, and it was Old Morgan who asked him in person. If you don't answer well, you may not be able to leave Morgan Manor.

Stephan Dornberg: "I was just an ordinary engineer at the time, and I only knew the general principles. The solar cannon plan was proposed by Dr. Hermann Oberth; but who implemented it, I don't know very well."

"A fully constructed solar cannon space station can transmit and receive commands via radio, and then use rockets to turn the space mirror to aim at enemy targets, thus focusing the sun's strong light on a focal point on the earth's surface. And this beam of light It can instantly burn fields, incinerate cities, evaporate rivers and reservoirs, and the enemy at the target point will no longer exist. After completing the attack, tilt the mirror to a safe direction, keeping the mirror away from the earth."

"However, as signs of imminent Allied victory became increasingly clear, the project was shelved in the spring of 1945."

"But even now, there is no way to achieve it with technology. According to the Hermann-Oberto plan, this weapon will be placed on an orbiting space station at an altitude of 8,200 kilometers. The area of ​​the reflector on the space station will exceed nine square kilometers and its weight will reach 1 million tons level.”

"Even if the United States and the Soviet Union jointly develop it, they currently don't have that much transportation capacity. Moreover, the funds required are astronomical, and it is not known whether it can achieve the expected results."

Seeing the old man's eyes, he was full of fear. Old Morgan knew that it was very rare for the other party to know so much. It has been 40 years since the victory of World War II, and the old guy is still less than 70 years old this year. At most, ordinary engineering and technical personnel will participate in the project. Engineers in their 20s cannot be the core figures.

With a look, the people below took Stephen Dornberg away. Before leaving, he also received a check for US$1 million. After seeing this situation, the old man said directly: "I have never been here, and I will retire directly after returning to Pittsburgh. Thank you Mr. Morgan for your generosity, and may God bless you."

People who have experienced war are different. The old guy is also a smart person, but the matter is not that serious, so it doesn't have to be. Since the other party demands it, the Morgan family will satisfy it.

After sending Stephen Dornberg away, Leon immediately reported: "On June 25, 1894, Hermann Obert was born in Transylvania, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which is now Romania. Hermannstadt. Due to the change of borders, it later belonged to Romania, but he himself is of German descent. A German rocket expert, the father of European rocketry, and one of the founders of modern aerospace science, was the same as Tsiolkovsky An aerospace pioneer as famous as Goddard. His classic work on rocket propulsion is regarded as the "Bible" in the aerospace field by an entire generation of engineers."

“In 1941, Hermann Oberth went to the Peenemünde Research Center to participate in the development of the V-2 rocket, and formulated the A-9 and A-10 multi-stage rocket plans, intending to attack Washington, USA from the sea. He Although his work was not directly involved in the development of the later A-4 rocket engine, also known as the famous V-2 rocket, the A-4 rocket was completely based on his theoretical framework."

"In 1943, Obert was sent to the Elbe River to study solid propellant anti-aircraft rockets, becoming the first person to study anti-aircraft rockets. After World War II, he was imprisoned by the United States for three months, and in August 1945 Released.”

"In 1948, he moved to Switzerland as a rocket technology consultant."

"In 1950, he was recruited by the Italian Navy and continued to study solid propellant anti-aircraft rockets. He later returned to Nuremberg, Germany to engage in teaching. In 1951, he left Germany and went to the United States to cooperate with Braun and work together on U.S. space planning."

"He served as a consultant to the Army's Redstone Arsenal in the United States from 1955 to 1958. During this period, he wrote two books. One looked forward to the possibility of rocket development within ten years, and the other talked about the possibility of humans landing on the moon and back. .”

"In 1958, Hermann Obert retired and returned to Germany and was elected as the honorary president of the Federal German Space Research Society. But he spent most of his time thinking about philosophical issues, which may be the habit of many German scientists."

The Morgan family database is perfect. Many materials during the Cold War have not been declassified. Perhaps even the KGB did not understand it in such detail. They may have been connected through the CIA; but no matter what, Hermann Oberth was definitely a great guy; and a great guy.

You can easily find a job wherever you put this resume, and it must be at the chief engineer level.

Seeing that Leon was a little embarrassed, Old Morgan said with a smile: "If you have any questions, keep talking, don't have any scruples."

Leon continued: "Perhaps because he was too smart when he was young, the 90-year-old Hermann Oberth suffers from severe Alzheimer's disease. He can no longer remember anything from that year; it's just that when nothing happens, he writes on paper I write graffiti on the Internet. However, my health has been very poor in the past two years, and I can barely write or draw."

"But he often talks to himself, but no one knows what he is talking about."

Ordinary people really don’t understand what a genius is like.

Such top rocket experts will live under strict surveillance even if they are not in the United States. It is said that it is Alzheimer's disease, what if it is just faking. If it happens to be obtained by the Soviets, then American rocket technology will face the risk of leaking secrets; no one can afford this responsibility.

Old Morgan could not force others to do anything, although he had the ability to bring Hermann Oberth to the United States. But the old guy is the father of European rocketry after all, and his influence is too great. If something goes wrong, the Morgan family will definitely become the target of public criticism. There is no need to take such a big risk for something illusory.

Old Morgan: "Go over there in person and see if you can get any useful information from Hermann Obert. If you really have Alzheimer's disease, there is no need to waste your time."

"Since Heiyun's acquisition of metallic sodium may be related to the solar cannon, we can take advantage of it. Find some media and let them report the matter. You must do it without leaving any trace. You will do the specific operations."

Old Morgan is still smarter, much better than his incompetent son. It doesn't cost anything, and it's the kind of killing without blood. Heiyun Group will inevitably face denunciation from the entire world, and there will definitely be something good to watch, and the possibility of being severely sanctioned is very high.