"Got a headache?" Xiao Chenxi walked over lightly, and asked funny while helping Zhang Lan gently massage her head.

"Well, a little." In front of Xiao Chenxi, there was nothing to hide about everything, Zhang Lan nodded, and there was already a look of exhaustion on her face.

"Then the next Americans......" Xiao Chenxi pursed her lips and smiled lightly, and deliberately said half of the words, the meaning is obvious, do you still want to receive these guys in person?

"Well, let those guys die," Zhang Lan said angrily, "Let the girls follow the rules of the game we have made, and want to cut the line?" Don't even think about it."

"Hehe......" Xiao Chenxi smiled, she also knew that in the face of waves of guys who came to the back door to add plugs under various names, this kid was already depressed to the extreme, so she no longer continued to stimulate this kid. To be honest, looking at this kid's current appearance, the little girl is still a little distressed.

"You say, since we've definitely made the moon an important bargaining chip for us, wouldn't it be better to build a base on it?" After enjoying Xiao Chenxi's massage and being silent for a while, Zhang Lan spoke.

"Build a base?" Xiao Chenxi's movements in his hands did not stop at all, but his brows furrowed slightly, obviously thinking about the feasibility of Zhang Lan's proposal, "There is no problem for us technically, but the key question is, how big is it?" In what name? What kind of standard will it be when it is built? Who pays for this? And most importantly, who does the ownership belong to? Will those countries chirp again? ”

"The question of this name, of course it's very simple," Zhang Lan's face once again showed that trademark wicked smile.

As soon as she saw the smile on Zhang Lan's face, Xiao Chenxi couldn't help but shudder: This kid is calculating people again.

"Of course, the name is to better protect the precious astronauts of various countries conducting various scientific expeditions on the moon, and it is safer to have a base that can allow them to rest and live better than to stay on the lunar rover to rest and live, right? Many of the characters don't need to be too large, counting the permanent staff, it is enough to be able to sustain 35-40 people, and if necessary, we can even grow vegetables or food on it, on the one hand, to solve the problem of food supply, and on the other hand, to solve the problem of oxygen supply. ”

"That is, to build a comprehensive small and medium-sized living and scientific research base that can basically guarantee self-sufficiency in addition to water." Xiao Chenxi took the conversation, she already knew what Zhang Lan wanted to say.

"Hmm." Zhang Lan nodded.

"Then the question of ownership ......"

"The question of ownership, of course, belongs to all mankind, and as a part of humanity, how can we be so selfish?" Zhang Lan's face showed a sly smile, "But at present, it seems that only we have the ability to ensure the normal operation of this base, and at the same time, because we are the contractor of this base and the main supplier of materials and experimental equipment inside, we are the most familiar with every aspect of this base, so all mankind entrusts us to manage this base." ”

Xiao Chenxi opened his mouth and closed it again: This kid, the abacus is too shrewd and says that it belongs to all mankind, but what is the difference between it and himself? But who will say anything about what Alice Group does when this technology is monopolized by the Alice Group, and the Alice Group is willing to give up a small part of its benefits to other countries? And who would dare to say anything?

"As for the technical standards, there is no need for too large technical standards, as long as they can ensure the oxygen supply and Nissan life inside, as well as ensure that the base is not threatened by small and medium-sized meteorites in space, there is generally no problem." …,

"What about large meteorites? What about the huge amount of money needed to build such a base? Xiao Chenxi asked a question that she realized she had asked a very stupid question immediately after she asked.

"The problem of large meteorites, when this kind of large meteorite is discovered, we can naturally use the power on the aerospace plane to change the orbit of the meteorite, as long as it is not a meteorite the size of a mountain aimed at our base, then there is nothing."

"As for the question of money, of course, who benefits and who pays, since so many countries want to reap the benefits of the moon, then it is natural for them to pay. What's more, wouldn't it be more conducive to protecting the safety of their astronauts by building a base on the moon, and on what pretext and reason would they disagree? ”

Of course, no one will disagree, and no one will dare to disagree Regarding this, Xiao Chenxi has no doubt in her heart, but in this way, isn't it just that these countries will pay for it, and then Alice Group will benefit. Of course, these countries will naturally benefit, but it is natural to see which is more and which is less than the benefits that Alice Group has received. But the thing that leaves people speechless is, even if they are dissatisfied, what can they do?

These Western European and American countries understand the survival principle of the "law of the jungle" best, when their own strength is not as strong as their opponents, and even the strength of all their own united forces is not as strong as their opponents, and that opponent is still very "benevolent" and willing to share a little leftovers with them, then obeying this strong man will naturally become a matter of course.

"Okay, no problem," Xiao Chenxi nodded, since Zhang Lan had already decided, then she would support this kid to do it without any reason, "Then since that's the case, then we have to plan the entire base well." ”

"By the way, if you want to build such a comprehensive living and research base that can be self-sufficient for about half a year, you will probably need money?" Suddenly thinking of this question, Zhang Lan smiled wryly and asked Xiao Chenxi.

Even though the heart has been extremely tough by Zhang Lan over the years, after hearing Zhang Lan's words, Xiao Chenxi couldn't help but stumble slightly, and looked at Zhang Lan with a strange expression, "You don't know? ”

"How could I possibly know?" Zhang Lan spread out her hand, looking innocent. It seems that the question I just raised is not a big problem at all.

Xiao Chenxi was speechless: This master, he doesn't know anything, and he dares to think about it like this

"Not much," Xiao Chenxi's face was sad and indignant, "I estimate that with our technical strength, such a small base can be done for only two or three hundred billion dollars." ”

"Two or three hundred billion? Also dollars? Zhang Lan asked rhetorically, her eyes widening

He finally understood why the expression on Xiao Chenxi's face was so strange.

But soon, this kid began to rejoice in his heart: Fortunately, I didn't plan to pay this money myself, otherwise ...... Hmph, sir, haven't I become the biggest wrongdoer in history?

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The idea of the Alice Group to build a survival base on the moon was unusually not publicized by the Alice Group this time, Zhang Lan also understood that before this, he needed to get as much consensus as possible with other countries, and at the same time, it also meant that he needed to attract more countries to join this interest group, after all, the huge amount of two or three billion US dollars, even if it was apportioned to more than a dozen countries, each country would have to share one or two billion US dollars, which was definitely not a small amount

But when he thought of the benefits that such a base might bring to himself, Zhang Lan also believed that those countries should know very well what they should do after careful consideration. After all, profit is the biggest driving force for human society to move forward, and if they can earn back two or three two billion dollars after paying $2 billion, fools know how to choose. …,

Therefore, in the face of the proposal sent by the Alice Group, and after seeing the proposal clearly mentioning that the establishment of each national base can leave 2 permanent personnel in the base, and that 10 countries are needed, the governments of various countries have passed the initial stage of stunned and quickly came up with their own small abacus to calculate whether this account is a loss or a profit for themselves:

There is no doubt that after the completion of this base, although the ownership of the base will be shared with other countries, and the cost is quite high, it also means that their country has an actual permanent base on the moon, and fools know that this has an unimaginable huge promotion for the development of science and technology in their own country. Compared to this huge effect, the offer of about $2 billion is really not expensive, otherwise you would be a fool and squeeze on the International Space Station of the Americans......

Speaking of which, isn't the current International Space Station launched by the Americans, built up, and now used by all countries in the world? Of course, the ISS must be a staunch ally of the Americans, and it will have to pay the Americans a lot of money. If the International Space Station can do this, then can this lunar life base also do the same?

It's just that even Zhang Lan didn't expect that when he hadn't made a clear approach to this matter, a new news came, and he suddenly made himself stupid.

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On December 13, 2003, the British Ministry of Defense announced that because of the increasingly serious economic crisis, the British Parliament had to repeatedly reduce the military budget of the British Royal Navy, and in order to ensure the normal operation of the Royal Navy of the British Empire, the British Royal Navy intended to sell the aircraft carrier "Invincible" that it was serving in the Middle East.

What the? In order to tide over the current economic difficulties and cut unnecessary expenses, the British want to sell the aircraft carrier "Invincible", which is participating in the war in Iraq?

The number 13 is a rather unlucky number in the eyes of Westerners, and the British Ministry of Defense is quite good at picking the day, picking the most unlucky day in the eyes of the British.

This news, like a 100 million ton yield of super thermonuclear weapons, has thundered people all over the world, especially now when India has been seeking to build a powerful navy and try to increase the number of aircraft carriers in its hands, as the suzerainty of the Indians: the British Empire has fallen to the point of selling aircraft carriers to live?

Countless eyes of emotion, disbelief, surprise, schadenfreude, or sympathy converged on the British island: what was going on? Why did the British sell their own aircraft carriers? Could it be that the British's purse strings were really strained to the point where they needed to get the Navy to sell aircraft carriers to keep the army running? You must know that it is a universally recognized fact that no country will sell its strategic weapons unless it is really poor and cannot open the pot, and for any country, a maritime combat force with aircraft carriers as the core is the most powerful fist in its own country's violent machine

Britain now has only three aircraft carriers in service, all of which are "Invincible" class aircraft carriers, namely Invincible, Ark Royal and Excellence, in addition to the construction of the follow-up model of the "Queen Elizabeth" class Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier, although it has been put on the agenda, but it is conservatively estimated that it will not be completed and put into service before 2012.

According to the basic principles of aircraft carrier operations, it is generally believed that a naval combat force composed of three aircraft carriers is the most balanced: that is, one is on combat duty, that is, cruising at sea, one is resting and repairing, and one is conducting training, and the three aircraft carriers in service in Britain can just meet the entire basic principle, if Britain sells an "Invincible", and at the same time, the "Queen Elizabeth" cannot fill the vacancy after the sale of the "Invincible" in time, then it also means, The Royal Navy is likely to face an embarrassing situation of overwhelmed naval combat power for the next 10 years. …,

This means that there will be a huge gap, which also means that many of the combat missions of the British Navy will be greatly constrained, and the deterrent power of the British Navy will also be greatly weakened

This is absolutely unacceptable to the British, who wish to preserve their glory.

How can people not sigh when they think that the British Empire, which was known as the "empire on which the sun never sets" a few decades ago, and the British Empire, which had the largest and most powerful navy in the world, has now been reduced to the point of selling its own aircraft carriers to maintain the normal operation of its own navy?

For a time, the news that the British were going to sell the "Invincible" aircraft carrier became the front page of the world's attention, and even the limelight of the two wars that the Americans were waging, the Iraq War and the Afghanistan War, was stolen by the British

The first reaction of countless Britons when they heard the news was not anger, not sadness, but dismay: this news...... Impossible, right? Many words were the powerful and powerful Imperial Navy, and the ...... Unexpectedly...... Want to sell your own aircraft carrier?

For the British, who are still immersed in the glory of the original "empire on which the sun never sets", the Royal Navy of the British Empire has been reduced to such an unbearable situation? The great British Empire has reached the point where it needs to sell aircraft carriers to keep its army running? This is absolutely unacceptable, unacceptable

Shame this is the shame of the naked

But when you think of the Brown administration's announced plans to cut government spending, reduce the deficit and revive the economy, then this is ...... Could it also be true?

For a moment, the British did not know whether to cry or laugh.

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Of course, this move of the British attracted the attention of the whole world at the same time, and naturally attracted Zhang Lan's attention

"The British Ministry of Defense intends to sell the 'Invincible' aircraft carrier......" Alice slowly opened the newspaper and glanced up at Zhang Lan, "What do you think about this?" ”

"I think there is an indispensable dispute between the military and the government for power and money, and the military is using this to put pressure on the government and parliament," said Zhang Lan, who vividly imitated the words of the British navy, "Don't you always say that our military is a big consumer of taxpayers' money, look, in order to support your plan to cut the budget, we are now planning to sell aircraft carriers to reduce your financial pressure, what else do you have to dislike?" ”

"The subtext is that the British Ministry of Defense is telling ordinary Britons, you remember, if the country encounters something that we can't deal with, this is none of our business, who let the parliament and the government not allocate enough military spending to us? Even in order to support the work of the government, we even have to sell the pillar of national security: aircraft carriers"

"Isn't this the British military pouring dirty water on the government?" Xiao Chenxi laughed out loud.

"Isn't it just pouring dirty water," Zhang Lan smiled, "I think that in addition to this possibility, there may also be a play jointly performed by the British military and government." ”

"A play by the British government and the military?" The two little girls were stunned for a moment, and looked at each other, a little confused in their eyes. But what are these two heads? Immediately realized what Zhang Lan wanted to express in his words, "You mean that this move of the British Ministry of Defense is deliberately shown to the Americans?" ”

"I think it's very possible, at least not ruled out, that they are putting pressure on the George W. Bush administration in this way," Zhang Lan nodded, "The British no longer have the brilliance of the 'empire on which the sun never sets', and the current British can only follow behind the Americans' butts and pray that the Americans can give them a bone to eat when they eat meat." ”

But the British, who originally planned to drink some soup behind the Americans' buttocks, after following the Americans to spend four months of unjust money on the battlefield in Iraq but still can't see the end of the war, the British, who have been overwhelmed by the military spending dragged down by the Iraq War, finally can't help it at this time The British are putting pressure on the Americans and asking for benefits with this attitude: Look, in order to help you, in the end, even my own housekeeper had to be sold for cash, my little brother is qualified, right? In this case, should you, the boss, do something? ”……，