"I really didn't expect you to have such a skill."
In an apartment outside the NPU campus, Chen Nian and Chen Guo sat opposite each other, each holding a glass of fragrant glutinous rice liqueur in their hands. On the table in front of them were several ordinary but sumptuous home-cooked dishes.
The J-22's first flight was originally a huge happy event, but completing the first flight does not mean that everyone's work is over. Even Chen Guo was temporarily transferred to the 601 Institute to assist in data analysis and did not return until today. .
It was not until today that he finally took the time to treat Chen Nian, the biggest contributor, to a meal on behalf of Institute 601, or on behalf of all the aviation people.
And it was at the dinner table that Chen Guo told Chen Nian about the many plans after the first flight, including the infiltration of Lockheed Martin and Boeing.
The latter was dumbfounded, and his impression of "rabbits with black hearts" deepened.
Seeing Chen Nian's emotional expression, Chen Guo smiled calmly and replied:
"What's this? If you want to hear it, I'll ask Lao Xu from the Intelligence Department to tell you another day. He can tell this kind of story for three days and three nights without stopping."
"Forget it, I don't have that time."
Chen Nian quickly waved his hand to indicate that he was not interested.
——
Of course, in fact, he was not completely uninterested, but he had a heavy learning task and had to find time to study the technology tree of digital array radar technology with the advisory group. He really didn't have time to listen to other people's talk.
He took a sip of wine and said no more, but Chen Guo seemed to suddenly think of something and asked:
"This test flight of Soryu 01 will theoretically have a major impact on the entire international environment. If our opponents use this as a reason to attack us, the situation we will face will be very difficult."
"I think you should be very clear about this - I remember you once discussed with the advisory group that you should be wary of the other party's restrictions and sanctions on rare resources and monopolistic technologies."
"But, I don't understand why you didn't show any objection after hearing the intelligence team's large-scale publicity plan?"
"You don't look like the kind of person who is asking for help. You also have a say in this issue, but you didn't say anything in the end."
"This makes me feel very strange. It's as if you already knew the result - where does your confidence come from?"
Chen Nian was stunned for a moment when he heard Chen Guo's words.
In fact, this was once Chen Nian's biggest worry.
As a time traveler, he knew very well what kind of dirty things the other side would do more than ten years later.
Whether it is an economic or technological blockade, it will be difficult for us to survive even twenty years later, let alone in 2004 when the economy was not yet developed and money was everywhere.
If at this time, the other side of the ocean takes action on the grounds of technology leakage, it is difficult to say whether we can effectively respond.
From the current perspective, the safest way to deal with it is to hide the J-22 and keep a low profile, and then make it public when the time is right.
This was obviously the idea of many people at the decision-making level, but in the end, this idea was not implemented.
The reason is not "confidence" or "the ability to predict the results", but only one sentence:
The arrow is on the string and must be fired.
Thinking of this, Chen Nian organized his language a little, and then said:
"First of all, I definitely believe in our comrades. Since they say they want to make it public, they must have a reason to make it public."
"Secondly, when it comes to the issue of confidence"
"Professor Chen, actually it is not difficult to answer this question. Let me ask you first, when do you think the confrontation in this world occurred?"
Chen Guo on the other side frowned slightly and then replied:
"I'm not a sociologist, so I may not be able to speak well, but since it's a 'confrontation', it probably happens when two opposing opponents are close in strength, right?"
Chen Nian shook his head and said:
"If we are talking about two separate individuals, then as you said, the confrontation will most likely occur when the two parties are close in strength, or are about to get close."
"To sum it up simply in one sentence, if the strong weaken, or the weak grow, then confrontation will inevitably occur."
"But the problem is, now we're talking about two populations, and populations are made up of thousands of individuals."
“Every group composed of individuals is full of randomness, and with the blessing of modern technology, this randomness is further amplified.”
"Maybe one day, this randomness will be condensed into some kind of 'luck', and it will continue to accumulate, eventually promoting the explosive development of a group's strength."
“That’s where the technology explosion comes from.”
"Throughout world history, most powerful countries have become powerful because of one or several technological explosions. The same is true for our opponents."
"That means their understanding of this theory is much deeper than ours."
"After all, they have just experienced something like this."
"So, what's the final conclusion?"
Chen Guo listened to Chen Nian's words carefully, thought for a moment and replied:
"The conclusion is that any country with potential may surpass them at any unpredictable point in time."
"When they discover that we have the possibility of surpassing them, they will do whatever it takes to prevent our rise - but what does this have to do with the issue we are discussing?"
"If this is the case, shouldn't we hide our capabilities and bide our time and hide our strength?"
Chen Guo looked confused. He was an extremely good aerodynamicist, but in terms of sociology, he really couldn't compare to Chen Nian, who had been born in two generations.
Looking at his expression, Chen Nian smiled and did not answer directly, but said:
"Yes, if we are a small country starting from scratch, if we only have three hundred years of history like them, keeping a low profile and hiding our strength is indeed an excellent strategy."
"But the thing is, we're not."
"We are a country, but we are also a civilization."
"We are a civilization that completed its unification two thousand years ago, experienced several disintegrations, but finally stood up again tenaciously."
"I don't know if you've heard that."
“Four thousand years ago, we wrote hieroglyphics alongside the Egyptians.
Three thousand years ago, we worked with the Sumerians in making bronze.
Two thousand years ago, like the Romans, we traveled around to conquer and expand our territories.
A thousand years ago, we were as wealthy and brilliant as the Arabs.
Now we are competing with the most powerful country in the world.
We have sat at the card table on earth for five thousand years, and the poker partners we have played with have changed countless times, but only we have always stood firm. "
Chen Nian breathed a sigh of relief and continued to ask:
"If you were them, what would you think when facing such an opponent?"
"How would you judge the 'possibility of transcendence' and how would you preset the 'time point of transcendence'?"
Hearing this, Chen Guo's expression suddenly became serious.
He understood the deep meaning of Chen Nian's words.
And this profound meaning made his voice tremble.
He took a deep breath and said:
"So. For us, the so-called 'possibility' is actually inevitable, and the so-called 'time point' is not a definite period of time, but every moment."
"We're always getting closer to them, and we're constantly outpacing those who come in midway, and historically, no matter how strong they are, they will eventually be left behind by us."
"It's possible that many of us don't even realize it, but our opponents do."
"In other words, from the moment this opponent joins, our confrontation has already begun."
"From the moment the Mayflower stopped in America, the first chapter of the struggle between the two sides has actually been written."
"Confrontation is inevitable. Both you and the decision-makers above want to try their best to gain opportunities for us before the final conflict breaks out. But fighting for opportunities always involves risks."
"That's why you are so calm, because you know we have no room for it."
"Yes, that's it."
Chen Nian smiled and nodded, not feeling nervous at all.
On the opposite side, Chen Guo looked solemn. After a long time, he sighed and said:
"This theory is really interesting."
"According to this theory, we are really the enemy of the whole world."
Hearing this, Chen Nian shook his head slightly and said:
"I prefer to call ourselves the Champions. The Champions of this world."
"It sounds dangerous, but fortunately, we are always the ones standing."
Chen Guo nodded solemnly, and after a moment, he laughed again.
"So our job is actually not to defend the enemy, but to provide man-made weapons for the defender, right?"
"of course."
Chen Nian also laughed.
"Okay, now that Soryu 01 has come out, we have got something, but this is definitely not enough--how about it, what are your plans?"
"Simple plan."
Chen Nian replied calmly.
Chen Guo looked at Chen Nian curiously, wanting to know whether the so-called "simple plan" he mentioned was simple or not.
"tell me the story?"
"Actually, there is nothing to say about the latest goal. It is to build an aircraft carrier."
"In the process of developing aircraft carriers, we also need more aircraft, a more powerful fleet, and an army with stronger firepower."
"Similarly, we need more advanced civilian technology. Only in this way can the economy develop and we can have money to fly kites and make dumplings."
“I believe one day we will have more money and resources than we can spend.”
"By then, the fourth-generation aircraft we have will not be just one, but hundreds or thousands."
"Think about that scene"
"Three million jade dragons flew up, causing the whole world to freeze!"
(End of chapter)
