Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 884: Return to Zhongnanhai (Part 2)

The No. 1 leader did not let Lu Shaohua and Zeng Jianguo wait for long, and soon came to the side hall where Lu Shaohua and the others were waiting. Then he started to exchange pleasantries, which was still the Chinese tradition of exchanging pleasantries before talking about business, and not rushing to get straight to the point.

But the politeness only lasted for a while, and the topic would always come up. After all, as the leader of a country, the No. 1 chief couldn't have so much free time to chat with Lu Shaohua, so after chatting for a while, the No. 1 chief went straight to the topic. "The technology of those aircraft carriers has been sent to a special scientific research institution for research, but our country has not been exposed to this technology after all, and it will take a long time to fully understand those technologies."

At this point, the No. 1 commander paused for a moment, then continued, "But you are different. When the Soviet Union collapsed, you found a lot of military talents there. Some of them participated in major scientific research projects in the Soviet Union, and a few participated in the construction of aircraft carriers. So, can you borrow a few talents to help build our country's first aircraft carrier?"

Borrowing talents, the No. 1 leader meant to borrow the military and industrial talents in Lu Shaohua's hands. As for why the No. 1 leader knew that among the talents Lu Shaohua had recruited when the Soviet Union collapsed, there were people who had participated in the construction of Soviet aircraft carriers, Lu Shaohua did not know.

But then again, as a leader of a country, he always knows more than others, and Lu Shaohua did not hide what he did in the Soviet Union from the top leaders of the country, so it was not a big deal if they knew about it.

However, when Lu Shaohua heard the words of the No. 1 leader, he was slightly stunned. It was not for anything else, but because of the No. 1 leader's action that made Lu Shaohua feel relieved and at the same time took a deep breath.

The reason why Lu Shaohua felt relieved was entirely because of the words of the No. 1 leader. From the words of the No. 1 leader, Lu Shaohua learned a lot of information, one of which was the most important, that is, there was no problem with the aircraft carrier technology he sent over.

When Lu Shaohua came to Zhongnanhai, he wondered whether there was a problem with the aircraft carrier's technology. This was also the issue that Lu Shaohua was most worried about. Now, the No. 1 leader has made it clear that there is no problem with the aircraft carrier's technology.

However, when Lu Shaohua heard the next words of the No. 1 leader, he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. It was not for any other reason, but because the No. 1 leader wanted to borrow military talents from Lu Shaohua.

When a country borrows talents from Lu Shaohua, it may seem like two friends borrowing things from each other on the surface, but Lu Shaohua does not think so. The No. 1 leader represents a country. What does it mean when a country borrows talents from him, a businessman?

Well, Lu Shaohua is a powerful businessman, a businessman who can stand on equal footing with the leaders of a country, but no matter what, businessmen are businessmen after all, and officials are officials after all, and there is a qualitative difference between the two.

More importantly, Lu Shaohua was afraid that the country would default on its debt and borrow without paying it back. Now it is called a loan, but it takes a long time to build an aircraft carrier. It cannot be completed without several years. And after a few years, will those talents automatically become the country's people?

Lu Shaohua couldn't be sure. After all, there were many precedents in the past. Although they were not borrowed, they were no different from borrowing. Just like the father of missiles, he had to pretend to be crazy to return to the United States. For this reason, the country also exchanged several American spies. There were many twists and turns in the middle, and Lu Shaohua couldn't know the detailed secrets.

If the country could let the father of missiles pretend to be crazy and run back from the United States, then does that mean that the country can also let the talents that Lu Shaohua borrowed from him disappear mysteriously and refuse to return them? This is worth Lu Shaohua's deep thought.

No, Lu Shaohua quickly strengthened his position, that is, he would never lend talents to the country.

However, problems also arise. The reason why Lu Shaohua did not lend talents to the country was his guess and could not be used as a basis at all. Well, even if Lu Shaohua's words could be used as a basis and said it out loud, then the No. 1 leader could sign an agreement with Lu Shaohua to guarantee that Lu Shaohua would be returned when the time comes.

If that were the case, Lu Shaohua would have to lend the money even if he didn't want to. After all, he had said it, and now that the state had given a guarantee, Lu Shaohua couldn't go back on his word. However, a guarantee was only a guarantee, and who knew what would happen in a few years.

Therefore, this excuse is obviously not acceptable, not to mention that Lu Shaohua is now facing the No. 1 leader. Due to face issues, Lu Shaohua can't just tell the No. 1 leader bluntly that he won't lend it, right?

"It's not feasible. It's not feasible." Lu Shaohua said secretly in his heart.

This is not feasible, so how can we reject the request of the No. 1 leader?

Lu Shaohua started thinking, thinking about how to deal with the situation.

Soon, Lu Shaohua thought of a perfect excuse, and couldn't help but feel happy. However, Lu Shaohua didn't show it, but put on an embarrassed look and said reluctantly, "Now I am also conducting scientific research on two communication satellites. I really need those scientists. I am afraid I can't spare the manpower to help the country build an aircraft carrier."

Lu Shaohua's excuse was very strange, both true and false. If you say it was false, Lu Shaohua was really developing communication satellites. If you say it was true, the two communication satellites that Lu Shaohua wanted to develop would not take too much time at all. Also, developing satellites does not require too many people at all, so it would not be a problem to transfer a few people to lend to the country.

But these are the secrets of the Tiger Roar Base, and Chief No. 1 does not know them. He does not know how many scientists Lu Shaohua has, and he does not know what the communication satellite Lu Shaohua is going to develop is like, how long it will take, and how much manpower will be needed.

"Oh!" Chief No. 1 was quite helpless, and then he said in a negotiating tone, "How about this, the country sends some satellite research talents to help you develop communication satellites, and you send some military workers to help the country build aircraft carriers, well, let's borrow from each other!"

Chief No. 1 was helpless, not for anything else, but because of what Lu Shaohua said. They wanted to develop a new type of communication satellite, which was related to their business development. Chief No. 1 could not ask Lu Shaohua to suspend the development, after all, Lu Shaohua's official identity was a businessman!

Yes, Lu Shaohua's identity is a businessman, not a state employee. He will not sacrifice his own interests for the country. The No. 1 leader is very clear about this. It is for this reason that the No. 1 leader feels a little helpless. Therefore, the No. 1 leader came up with this exchange method, using talents to exchange talents.

But this time, the No. 1 leader was wrong. Lu Shaohua never thought of lending talents to the country. Developing satellites was just an excuse Lu Shaohua came up with. How could Lu Shaohua agree to the exchange request of the No. 1 leader?

Lu Shaohua shook his head and said, "The two satellites I want to develop are different from ordinary satellites. They involve many new technologies and are the result of long-term research by most of my scientists. If someone else were to develop them, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to carry out this research."

Lu Shaohua blocked the conversation. He did not say that the country's scientists were not good enough, but instead made the excuse that the technology was the result of long-term research and development by his scientists, and that it would be impossible to continue the research and development if others intervened.

Now, Lu Shaohua has blocked his retreat, and the last glimmer of hope of Leader No. 1 has been shattered. He looked at Lu Shaohua's calm face, as if he wanted to see something strange on Lu Shaohua's face to confirm whether Lu Shaohua was lying.

But Chief No. 1 was disappointed. He could not see any abnormality on Lu Shaohua's face. On the contrary, the expression on Lu Shaohua's face was very sincere, with a hint of embarrassment. It was obvious at a glance that everything Lu Shaohua said was true. As for that hint of embarrassment, Chief No. 1 automatically understood that Lu Shaohua felt sorry for not being able to help the country.

It is undeniable that Lu Shaohua's disguise was successful. He successfully deceived the eyes of the No. 1 leader and told lies as if they were the truth.

I don't know if Lu Shaohua's conscience was a little bit guilty, after thinking for a while, Lu Shaohua gave the No. 1 leader a good news. "I can understand the difficulties of national scientific research institutions, but my communication is equally important. If it can't be developed quickly, Phoenix Communications may fall behind others. Well, it can actually be done this way. National scientific research institutions can completely get in touch with my scientific research people through the Internet. If there are any problems, they can ask through the Internet!"

Now we have entered the 21st century, an era in which the Internet is prevalent. Many things can be accomplished through the Internet. Just like what Lu Shaohua said now, if you have any questions you don’t understand, you can ask them through the Internet!

Undoubtedly, this is a good way. Although it is impossible to build an aircraft carrier with the talents borrowed from Lu Shaohua, if you can ask when you encounter a problem, you can solve the problem. This can make up for the defect of not being able to borrow people from Lu Shaohua.

"Well, that's right, this is also a solution!" The No. 1 leader obviously agreed with Lu Shaohua's suggestion, but he added one more sentence at the end. "In a few years, if you have developed a satellite and can spare manpower, I hope you can lend a few talents to the country."

The tone of the No. 1 leader was very sincere. He did not impose the country's justice on Lu Shaohua. It was not that the No. 1 leader did not force it, but that the No. 1 leader understood Lu Shaohua and knew how to impose the country's justice. He estimated that Lu Shaohua would turn against him.

Yes, Lu Shaohua has suffered twice from the top leaders of the country. Talking about national justice is just a huge joke. Lu Shaohua doesn't believe it.

"This is no problem."

Lu Shaohua readily agreed, but in his heart, Lu Shaohua secretly added this sentence: "We'll talk about it when the time comes."

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