Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 879 Space Weapons

Spending 800 billion US dollars to develop a satellite seems ridiculous. Yes, in the eyes of others, it is the funniest joke in the world. However, these data come from Xie Jianwei, so they are definitely not wrong.

Well, Lu Shaohua didn't say that 80 billion US dollars was too much, but Xie Jianwei's next words made Lu Shaohua unacceptable. He said that this was just a preliminary budget and that there would be additional funds in the future, and the amount of additional funds would not be small.

Lu Shaohua was about to ask how this satellite was made. Was it made entirely of diamonds? Were all the parts inside made of gold?

Lu Shaohua has a lot of money, and he never blinks an eye when spending it. However, the money he spends has to be valuable. If it is not valuable, Lu Shaohua will not spend a penny.

It was precisely because of Lu Shaohua's style of doing things that he asked Xie Jianwei to give an explanation.

Xie Jianwei obviously realized Lu Shaohua's confusion, and knew that he had to explain, otherwise Lu Shaohua would not agree to develop this project.

"In addition to the technologies tentatively targeted, we may gradually expand the scope of technologies in the future, such as video recording technology. Phoenix mobile phones have very good video recording technology. We want to extract this technology and load it into satellites so that satellites can record in space." At this point, Xie Jianwei paused and continued. "Of course, the camera function of mobile phones cannot be directly implanted into satellites. A lot of technical support is needed in the middle. For example, technologies such as pixels and so on also need to be re-developed, and this research and development requires financial support."

"Also, in addition to the camera function, if possible, a miniature weapon should be loaded into the satellite. This miniature weapon can be used for both defense and attack. This is where the biggest expense is. After all, it is very difficult to research and develop this kind of miniature weapon." Xie Jianwei did not forget to add one more technology in the end.

Implanting micro weapons in satellites sounds ridiculous, but it is not impossible, didn't Xie Jianwei say that? It is a micro weapon, and it is impossible to implant a missile and a missile launcher in a satellite. The so-called micro weapons can only reach the power of rocket launchers at most.

However, if it succeeds, what will it mean? No one knows, oh, no, Lu Shaohua knows, Xie Jianwei and his team also know, and the scientists in the Tiger Roar Base also know.

In later generations, Lu Shaohua knew that many international military powers were developing space weapons. The function of this weapon is to shoot down satellites in space. It is a weapon with military significance.

Take a simple weapon for example. If two powerful countries are fighting each other and a war breaks out, and only one side has space weapons, then before the war breaks out, the country with space weapons will shoot down the other country's satellite in space, making the other country like a blind man. Then, is it necessary to fight this war?

Therefore, if the technology mentioned by Xie Jianwei can be successfully developed and can allow the built-in weapon to be launched at a longer distance, then this built-in weapon can be completely regarded as a space weapon.

What is more important is to ensure the safety of the satellite.

In later times, Lu Shaohua occasionally heard that a certain country's satellite was hit by another country's satellite, which was a disaster for both sides. If weapons were built into satellites, when other satellites were about to hit their own satellites, they could launch weapons first to kill the satellites that were about to hit them, thus ensuring their own safety.

If necessary, Lu Shaohua could also do some tricks and occasionally destroy other people's satellites for fun. It seems to be a very interesting thing to ambush people in space and shoot down other people's satellites.

"What are the chances of success for this technological research?" Lu Shaohua asked seriously.

Such technology is too important to Lu Shaohua, so Lu Shaohua has to be serious. If the success rate is very high, Lu Shaohua will have nothing to say even if he invests an additional 200 billion US dollars. But if the success rate of research and development is low now, Lu Shaohua will also invest more funds to tackle this technology.

"It is still in a theoretical stage and no work has been carried out, so we have no idea of ​​the success rate. Of course, the theoretical results are very optimistic. As long as we overcome a few difficulties, there will be no problem." Seeing Lu Shaohua become serious, Xie Jianwei also answered seriously.

"Well, develop it at all costs, even if we have to invest all the 150 billion dollars allocated this time, well, if it's still not enough, find a way to get funds from other places, and we must develop it." Lu Shaohua gave a tough order. Before he finished, Lu Shaohua paused and said, "I have an idea. Now we have intercontinental missiles that can hit any place on the earth, but those are ground attacks. Have you ever thought about developing it into space, so that missiles can hit space and destroy satellites in space?"

Space weapons, yes, Lu Shaohua wanted Xie Jianwei and others to start developing space weapons.

"Attack into space?" Xie Jianwei asked, and then said, "If we can implant weapons in satellites, can't we attack satellites in space? There seems to be no point in researching those weapons."

"No, it's not completely useless. After all, there are so many satellites in space. If our satellites are equipped with weapons, it is impossible to hit any satellite at will, because there may be satellites in front of us, and we can't ensure that we can hit the target accurately. More importantly, the carrying capacity of a satellite is limited. We can't load dozens or hundreds of bullets on it. Therefore, even if the satellite can be equipped with weapons, it can only be used for defense." Lu Shaohua found two reasons to refute, and then he didn't forget to add one more sentence. "If we can develop weapons that can be fired into space, then we can hit any target at will, which is a different meaning."

Hearing this, Xie Jianwei fell into deep thought. After a long time, he looked up at Lu Shaohua and nodded, indicating that what Lu Shaohua said made sense. Then he said, "I will arrange it after I go back and let the people below organize the development of this weapon that can be fired into space."

"Yes." Lu Shaohua nodded, very satisfied, and then changed the subject, "There is another task for you to do, to manufacture two more advanced communication satellites. With the rapid development of the Internet, the old satellites used by our Internet companies and communication companies can no longer bear the pressure. New satellites must be used to share most of the pressure."

The lack of advanced technology is one problem, and the aging of equipment is another problem. These two problems happen to be two fatal blows to communications and networks. If these two problems cannot be solved, Phoenix Communications' competitiveness will inevitably decline a lot.

Didn't Lu Shaohua want to vigorously develop the Internet sector? And the Internet sector is almost dependent on Phoenix Communications. If that's the case, why not solve both problems at the same time? That way, there will be no worries.

Furthermore, it is not a difficult task for the Huxiao Base to manufacture two advanced communication satellites. It is just a matter of integrating the data, producing the parts inside, inserting them, debugging them and launching them. It is a very simple matter.

"No problem, I'll arrange for someone to do it when I get back." Xie Jianwei nodded and replied. After a pause, Xie Jianwei returned to the original question and said carefully, "What do you think about this project?"

Just now, Lu Shaohua had been talking about the development of military spy satellites, but suddenly, Lu Shaohua changed the subject and talked about space weapons, and then talked about communication satellites. He did not say whether he agreed to develop military spy satellites.

Just as Lu Shaohua said, Xie Jianwei and his team have full authority to preside over every matter at the Tiger Roar Base, but this time is different. The investment to develop such a military spy satellite is huge, and the initial budget has reached as much as 80 billion US dollars. Xie Jianwei and his team dare not give orders privately.

"I agree. Why not? If we can develop it, it will greatly increase our strength. What else can we say about this kind of thing that has only advantages and no disadvantages?" After a pause, Lu Shaohua continued. "Although the investment is a bit large, compared with the effect of the development, the money is simply incomparable. Therefore, we must not only develop it, but also concentrate all our efforts on it, strive to develop it as soon as possible, launch the satellite, and start working."

Lu Shaohua finally expressed his position, and it was very clear. But then again, if you listen carefully to what Lu Shaohua said, it is not difficult to find that Lu Shaohua had already agreed to the research and development of this project.

However, Lu Shaohua knew that his verbal consent was invalid. Only when Lu Shaohua signed his name on the project approval document would the development of this project be officially effective. So Lu Shaohua did not hesitate, picked up the pen and signed his name below, and then handed the document to Xie Jianwei.

At this point, Xie Jianwei came all the way to Hong Kong and finally completed the task. He usually didn't smile much, but at this moment he couldn't help but reveal a happy smile. Although it was a bit ugly, it was better than having a stern face.

"Okay, now that we've finished our business, you've finally come back to China, so why not rest here for a few days before going back to Africa? There's no rush these few days anyway. Well, call Shenzhen later and ask Brother Guobang and the others to come to Hong Kong for a gathering." Lu Shaohua said with a smile.

Xie Jianwei is an orphan and has no relatives in China. The only people who are close to him are his comrades-in-arms. Chen Guobang is his former comrade-in-arms and instructor, and probably the person closest to him. Now that he has come to Hong Kong, Lu Shaohua naturally has to arrange for them to get together.

Xie Jianwei did not refuse. He nodded and said that he would let Lu Shaohua make the arrangements.

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