$80 billion to develop a satellite seems ridiculous, yes, in the eyes of others, it is the funniest joke in the sky, but these data are from Xie Jianwei, and there will definitely be no mistake.

Okay, Lu Shaohua didn't say that 80 billion US dollars was too much, but Xie Jianwei's next words made Lu Shaohua unacceptable, what is called this is just a preliminary budget, and additional funds will be added later, and the amount of additional funds is not small.

Lu Shaohua is about to ask how this satellite is made, is it all made of diamonds? All the parts inside are piled up with gold?

Lu Shaohua has a lot of money, Lu Shaohua never blinks his eyelids when he spends money, but the money he spends must be valuable, if it is not valuable, Lu Shaohua will not spend a penny.

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

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

"In addition to the tentative technology, the scope of technology may be increased in the later stage, such as video technology, the video technology of Phoenix mobile phone is very good, we want to extract this technology and load it into the satellite, so that the satellite can be recorded in space." Speaking of this, Xie Jianwei paused and said again. "Of course, the camera function of the mobile phone cannot be directly implanted into the satellite, and a lot of technical support is needed in the middle, such as pixels and so on, and other technologies also need to be re-developed, and this research and development needs financial support."

"Also, in addition to the camera function, if possible, load a miniature weapon into the satellite, which can be used for defense and attack, which is the most expensive place, after all, this kind of miniature weapon is very difficult to develop." Xie Jianwei did not forget to add one more technology in the end.

How ridiculous it sounds to implant microweapons in satellites, but it's not impossible, didn't Xie Jianwei say it? It was a miniature weapon, and it was impossible to put a missile and missile launcher in the satellite. The so-called micro-shaped weapons have the most capable of reaching the power of rocket artillery.

But if it succeeds, what does that mean? No one knows, oh, no, Lu Shaohua knows, Xie Jianwei also knows, 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, and the role of this weapon was to shoot down satellites in space, which was a weapon of military significance.

Fight a simple weapon, if two powerful countries play against 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 party's satellites in space, so that the other party will become a blind man, will this war still need to be fought?

Therefore, if the technology mentioned by Xie Jianwei can be successfully developed, and the built-in weapon can be launched farther, then this built-in weapon can be regarded as a space weapon.

More importantly, the security of satellites is ensured.

In later generations, Lu Shaohua occasionally heard that the satellite of a certain country was hit by the satellite of another country, which can really be described as a burning jade, and both sides suffered losses. And if you have a weapon built into the satellite, when other satellites are about to collide with your own satellite, you can launch the weapon first, kill the satellite that is about to collide, and ensure your own safety?

No matter how necessary it is, Lu Shaohua can still use some hands and feet, occasionally play a game to destroy other people's satellites, and it seems to be a very interesting thing to kill people in space and knock out other people's satellites.

"What are the chances of success in this technology research?" Lu Shaohua asked solemnly.

This kind of technology is too important for Lu Shaohua, Lu Shaohua has to be serious, if the success rate is very high, even if he invests more than 200 billion US dollars, Lu Shaohua has nothing to say, but if the success rate of research and development is low now, Lu Shaohua will also invest more money in tackling this aspect of technology.

"At present, it is still in a theoretical state, there is no work carried out, and there is no way to know the success rate, of course, the results of the theory are very optimistic, as long as a few difficulties are overcome, there will be no problem." Xie Jianwei saw that Lu Shaohua became serious, and he also replied seriously.

"Well, research and development at all costs, even if the fifteen billion dollars allocated this time are invested, well, if it is not enough, find a way to draw funds from other places, and it must be developed." Lu Shaohua's tough order. This is not over, after a pause, Lu Shaohua said again. "I have an idea, now we have intercontinental missiles, which can hit any part of the earth, but those are all ground attacks, have you ever thought about developing into space, you can let the missiles hit space and destroy satellites in space?"

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

"Into space?" Xie Jianwei asked rhetorically, and then said. "If we can plant weapons in satellites, won't we be able to attack satellites in space, and it seems useless to study those weapons again."

"No, it's not completely useless, after all, there are so many satellites in space, if our satellite is implanted with weapons, it is impossible to hit that satellite arbitrarily, because there may be satellites in front, so it will not be possible to ensure accurate hitting the target, and more importantly, the loading capacity of a satellite is limited, and we cannot load dozens or hundreds of bullets on it, so even if the satellite can have built-in weapons, it can only be used for prevention." Lu Shaohua found two reasons for refutation, and then did not forget to add one more sentence. "And if we can develop a weapon to hit space, then we can hit the target at will, and the meaning is different."

Hearing this, Xie Jianwei fell into deep thought, and after a long time, he raised his head and glanced at Lu Shaohua, and couldn't help nodding, indicating that what Lu Shaohua said made sense, and then said. "I'll arrange it when I go back, and let the people below organize the research and development of this weapon that can hit space."

"Hmm." Lu Shaohua nodded, very satisfied, and then changed his words and said again. "There is another task that you need to do, to create two more advanced communication satellites, with the rapid development of the network, our network companies and the old satellites used by the communication companies have been a little unbearable, and there must be new satellites to share most of the pressure."

The technology is not advanced, which is a problem, and the aging of the equipment is also a problem. And these two problems happen to be two fatal blows to communications and networks, if these two problems cannot be solved, then the competitiveness of Phoenix Communications is bound to decline a lot.

Isn't Lu Shaohua going to vigorously develop the network, and the network is almost tied to the head of Phoenix Communications, since this is the case, why not solve the two problems together, so that there are no worries.

Moreover, it is not difficult for the Tiger Roar base to manufacture two advanced communication satellites, that is, to integrate and integrate data, reproduce the parts inside, put them in, and debug them before they can be launched, which is a very simple thing.

"No problem, I'll arrange for someone to do it when I go back." Xie Jianwei nodded in response, and after a pause, Xie Jianwei still returned to the original question and said cautiously. "What do you think about this project?"

Just now, Lu Shaohua had been talking about the research and development of military spy satellites, but suddenly, Lu Shaohua changed the topic again, talking about space weapons, and then talking about communication satellites, and did not say that he did not agree with the development of military spy satellites.

Just as Lu Shaohua said, Xie Jianwei has full authority to preside over everything at the Tiger Roar base, but this time it is different, the investment in developing such a military spy satellite is very large, and the initial budget has reached as much as 80 billion US dollars.

"Agreed, why don't you agree, if it can be developed and greatly increase our strength, what is there to say about this kind of thing that only has benefits and no harm." After a pause, Lu Shaohua continued. "Although the investment is a bit large, compared to the role of research and development, the money cannot be compared at all, so not only to research and development, but also to concentrate the strength to research and development, and strive to develop it as soon as possible, so that the satellite can be launched and start work."

Lu Shaohua finally made a statement, a very clear statement. But then again, if you listen carefully to what Lu Shaohua said, it is not difficult to find that in fact, Lu Shaohua has already agreed to the research and development of this project.

However, Lu Shaohua knew that his verbal consent was invalid, and only when Lu Shaohua signed his name on the approval letter of the project could the research and development of the project be officially effective. No, Lu Shaohua didn't 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 doesn't smile much at this moment, he can't help but show a happy smile, although it is a little ugly, but it is better than having a straight face.

"Okay, after the business is over, you can finally go back to China, rest here for a few days and then go back to Africa, anyway, I can't rush these days, well, I will call over to Shenzhen later, and ask Brother Guobang to come to Hong Kong to get together." Lu Shaohua said with a smile.

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

Xie Jianwei didn't refuse, nodded his head, and said that it would be good to let Lu Shaohua arrange it.

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(To be continued)