As soon as they received the inquiry application, all carbon fiber production equipment companies in the United States made the same decision, that is:
Report to intelligence services.
Therefore, the time when we will receive this news in May is actually not much later than other companies.
This undoubtedly puts huge pressure on Houston, because he knows that judging from the current situation in China, there is only one thing that requires large-scale use of high-strength carbon fiber materials:
Strategic bomber.
Combined with the frequent exchanges and interactions between Russia and China, the answer is actually ready to come out.
These Chinese people must be building strategic bombers.
Moreover, the research and development work should have come to an end, and the prototype production and testing phase will soon begin.
But how is this possible?
Obviously not long ago, they were still modifying their H-6!
It's like a kid who only knows how to repair bicycles suddenly starts building supercars one day!
You know, in this world, if you want to list a product that can represent the highest industrial technological achievements of mankind, then strategic bombers will definitely be on the list.
Being able to build it means that that country has completely transcended the stage of imitation and exploration in the aviation industry, and has begun to enter the field of comprehensive forward exploration.
How did they do it?
How on earth did they accomplish in a few years what it took them decades to accomplish?
Houston couldn't help but feel a wave of despair in his heart.
The frequent failures almost made him collapse, but what was even more devastating was that now he could only watch it all happen without any way to stop it.
The domestic economic situation continues to deteriorate, and Congress itself is too busy to take care of itself. It is impossible to use economic means to restrict China in the short term.
The quagmire of the Iraq War has slowed down the pace of overseas military operations, and a maritime deterrence operation that was finally organized was crushed to pieces by an earth-shattering DF-17.
The planned support to Israel has also been postponed, and the two sides that were supposed to start fighting at the beginning of this year have not made any move yet.
Not to mention Saudi Arabia and Iran - their camps have been changing quietly. When the two younger brothers have a common elder brother, many things have to be put aside.
fight?
I have to ask my elder brother what he said first.
Thinking of this, Houston sighed.
Really I can only watch helplessly.
But fortunately, the patent barriers in the carbon fiber field are extremely thick, and the years of technological blockade have almost destroyed the technological development soil in that land.
They may be able to obtain equipment from island countries, but it is still not that easy to achieve large-scale local production.
Thinking of this, Houston relaxed a little.
He looked at the assistant beside him and asked:
"How's things going in Los Angeles?"
The assistant quickly handed over the documents and replied:
"It's basically been dealt with. After the military stepped in, things cooled down very quickly."
"Social assistance has begun to operate, and there is a lot of money involved. But at least the situation has stabilized."
"As for the capital, the Los Angeles high-speed rail project is likely to be unfinished."
Houston frowned and nodded.
This is already the best result.
At least, the conflict was limited to a limited scope and did not lead to more serious "turmoil."
Otherwise, the situation would be a bit ridiculous.
I work as a policeman every day to maintain order in other people's countries, but my own country becomes a mess.
He sighed and said:
"Our last chance of a comeback has been lost and it's going to be very difficult over the next few years."
"Reviving the economy is the top priority, and the focus of the May meeting needs to shift."
"Leave external military operations entirely to Jiaolou, us"
"That didn't seem like the best option."
The assistant interrupted Huston.
"If silence continues, perhaps the fate of our entire May Conference will go in an uncontrollable direction."
"Mr. Houston, are you really willing to be marginalized like this?"
"I had to do it."
Houston said firmly.
"In Chinese terms, this is 'hide your strength and bide your time'."
"Hide yourself, develop silently, and accumulate strength. It's really ridiculous. Speaking of which, this word appeared overwhelmingly in their media a few years ago, but now it has disappeared without a trace."
"On the contrary, we are forced to use their wisdom."
“Just because we keep a low profile doesn’t mean we can’t do anything.”
The assistant interrupted again.
This made Houston a little unhappy. He looked closely into the assistant's eyes and asked:
"Then what do you think we should do?"
".At least for this carbon fiber incident, we cannot sit idly by."
"Once their strategic bombers appear, the balance of the entire world will tip."
“Once the snowball starts rolling, it’s very difficult to stop.”
"But there's nothing we can do."
Houston said with a heavy expression.
"Otherwise, what do you want to do?"
"Patent restrictions? They don't use our patents."
"Do you think we can seal it off now?"
"Or, let's put pressure on the island countries and not allow them to sell equipment to China?"
"Don't be ridiculous. The island country is almost unable to survive now. Profit is the only thing they are chasing."
"Is it possible that we still go to war with the island country?"
As he spoke, Houston stood up.
He took out a document from his desk and threw it in front of his assistant.
"Did you see this picture? What's marked on this picture is the fiscal budget situation of each state."
"Red means that local finance has entered a dangerous warning level."
"A year ago, there were only two patches of red on this map."
"But now, the entire territory of the United States has been dyed red."
"We have too many problems ourselves. How to get rid of these red colors is what we should be worried about now."
"No."
The assistant shook his head resolutely and said:
"Our fundamental purpose is to maintain stability in this country."
“But to do that, we don’t have to make ourselves better.”
"What if the red alert spreads not just to the fifty states, but to the entire world?"
"As long as other people's red is darker than ours, as long as their blood bleeds more than ours, then, under the background, our color will gradually become lighter."
"what do you want to do?"
A chill rose up in Houston's body. He could understand what the assistant meant, but the future he described made him shudder.
Seeing his reaction, a smile appeared on the assistant's lips.
"it's actually really easy."
"We should find a way to suffocate the world for a while."
"It doesn't take long. Maybe, three months is enough."
On the other side, NPU.
The operation of the carbon fiber production line will naturally not be hidden from Chen Nian. Although he does not need to be directly involved in the process, in any case, as the actual leader of Spark, such a major decision cannot be bypassed by him.
Therefore, before the inquiry letter was sent out, he had already received notification from Chen Guo and understood the entire plan.
Now, he was sitting in Chen Guo's office, listening to his report on the progress of the plan.
"The preliminary quotation from the island country has been sent, but if we want to further clarify the BOQ, we still have to arrange a meeting with them."
"At present, their quotation is a bit scary, almost three times the international average price."
"Obviously, they have defeated us this time - but it is true that it is impossible for them to break up with their masters without giving them all the benefits."
Chen Nianshen nodded in agreement, but then said with a hint of ridicule:
"When BOQ comes out, we have to watch it carefully. Don't let people package and sell the toilets to us, and we still have to pay stupidly."
Hearing Chen Nian's words, Chen Guo laughed dumbly.
In fact, the example mentioned by Chen Nian really does exist.
In the 1980s and 1990s, China imported a large number of machine tools and equipment from island countries, and the quotations for these machine tools and equipment included a series of so-called "additional facilities" that were not necessary at all.
Millions of flush toilets, hundreds of thousands of lighting bulbs, tens of thousands of spare screws
At that time, under the exaggeration of readers and other impurities, this malicious quotation behavior was still washed away.
Isn’t there a very classic story from that time?
If the machine breaks down, ask an engineer to fix it.
The engineer drew a line on the machine, removed the coil one centimeter along that line, and the problem was solved.
In the end, the engineer charged one million dollars, and he also said that "it only costs one dollar to draw a line, but it costs 990,000 to know where to draw it."
It is this kind of story that takes the so-called "superiority of technology" to the extreme.
At that time, some people really believed that a set of machine tools should include living facilities.
Maybe those toilets are also specially designed to improve production efficiency?
Or some people say that if you don’t have the skills, you should pay whatever price you pay for it. Who says you can’t do it? ——
I bother!
Americans are not good at everything. When you sell to them, why don't you dare to draw a line and charge one million?
In the final analysis, the way of communication is determined by the strength of the country.
Thinking of this, he said:
"Don't worry, I probably won't do this again in my childhood now. At least, it won't be so blatant."
"Their THAAD contract is still in our hands. This thing is a double-edged sword."
"If we are willing to deliver normally, there will be no problem. But if we are really anxious and make some other fuss about this matter, they will definitely not be able to live with it."
"However, I can't do it openly. I will definitely do disgusting things."
"Isn't this just quoting us three times the price? I guess there are a lot of tricks in it."
"Then what are you going to do?"
Chen Nian asked.
In fact, Chen Guo had already told him the preliminary plan before this.
But from Chen Nian's point of view, the possibility of realizing those plans is not too high.
Either extreme pressure and intimidation, or technical cooperation and technology exchange.
The former does not conform to business logic. If used in the current situation, the greatest possibility is to directly force the other party to death and give up the transaction directly.
The price of the latter is a bit too high.
After all, China will eventually achieve self-production of equipment. The introduction now is just for emergency. If the cost is too high, the gain will not be worth the loss.
Hearing Chen Nian's question, Chen Guo smiled mysteriously and then replied:
"We plan to help them with a small thing."
"Doing a small thing? Help them?"
Chen Nian was shocked.
What are you doing?
After all, is it still necessary to please them in a low profile in order to facilitate this deal?
If this is the case, then why do you work so hard to export technology?
He couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.
Isn't it just carbon fiber?
At best, you can spend some time building it yourself.
The problem with the production line can obviously be solved by myself.
Now that I have more than 20 source points in my hand, I can take advantage of the carbon fiber production line no matter how difficult it is.
After all, chip projects can be done like this, but carbon fiber can’t do it?
He subconsciously wanted to speak, but suddenly, he felt something was wrong.
etc.
This isn't Starfire's style either.
This is not Chen Guo's style either.
With his character, it would be good if he didn't bury some foreshadowing or make some obstacles in the transaction. How could he be so honest and honest to please the island country?
Chen Nian instantly realized that the little thing Chen Guo mentioned might not really be "helped by them."
"So what is it?"
Chen Nian calmed down and asked curiously.
Chen Guo laughed and did not answer directly, but asked instead:
“Do you know what the Gauteng high-speed rail project has brought us?”
Chen Nian was stunned for a moment and replied subconsciously:
"Bigger markets, technological advancements, gold mines, etc. What does this have to do with a small thing?"
"Of course there is a relationship, and the relationship lies in the market."
Chen Guo deliberately lowered her voice and continued to ask:
"Do you know who took the initiative to contact us after the construction of the Gauteng high-speed rail started?"
Chen Nian had heard of this news, so he said without thinking:
"In Africa, there are Morocco, Libya, and Tunisia. I heard that they have all expressed their intentions. In Asia, Thailand, Singapore, and... Huh?"
Chen Nian suddenly reacted.
A name popped into his head.
"What the fuck?! Are you so dark-hearted?!"
"I got it?"
Chen Guo nodded with satisfaction.
Chen Nian also nodded.
He probably guessed what Chen Guo planned to do.
What he wanted to do should not have happened until several years later.
However, the advance development of China's high-speed rail technology has also advanced the progress of this matter.
but
"How do you know their high-speed rail project is a scam?"
Chen Nian asked doubtfully.
"Why don't you think about it? Are any of their projects worth it?"
"No matter what, you still have to do the whole show."
"We have to act well and make them think that this small thing is a big thing that we have finally accomplished."
"As for how it develops in the future, that has nothing to do with us."
There will be another chapter later today
