Chapter 221: Strange Disease
At the same time, during the Korean War, the country was repeatedly threatened by the United States, and at this time, everyone realized why the American authorities were about to make nuclear threats against our country at every turn. Why did the United States dare to do this: It is because we in China do not have atomic bombs, hydrogen bombs and their means of delivery, China does not have a nuclear deterrent force, does not have the same means of retaliation, and does not have the power to counteract, so the domestic leadership has made a painful decision, "We still have atomic bombs." In today's world, we can't live without this thing if we want to be bullied. (Speech at an enlarged meeting of the Politburo that year).
Initially, China hoped that the Soviet Union could help in this regard, but Khrushchev always thought that it would cost a lot of money to develop an atomic bomb, and that it would be enough to have the Soviet Union's nuclear umbrella every time, and that nuclear weapons would be stored for a long time, and they would have to deteriorate and be eliminated and reinvested in production.
Therefore, China began to purchase equipment and organize scientists such as Qian Xuesen, Deng Jiaxian, and Zhu Guangya, who had just returned to China, to carry out research and development of nuclear weapons. (This situation did not change until 1956, when the international situation changed dramatically, when the events of Poland and Hungary occurred successively, and the two countries defected and no longer obeyed Khrushchev's baton. )
But now it's 1955, and Downing can't reply that something will definitely happen to Poland and Hungary next year, so the Soviets will help. We don't need to toss this thing ourselves, no one will believe it even if he says it, and it is easy to be regarded as a monster afterwards, and the Soviets are actually unreliable, Khrushchev participated in Camp David in the United States once, and then tore up the agreement. All the experts and drawings were withdrawn, and even the supporting equipment was not sold to China, so it was necessary to prepare a batch of their own equipment in advance.
Speaking of which, it is also correct to send this matter to the Telegin team in China, this kind of thing is still a little successful in Downing's identity, his factory can barely catch the edge of the need for centrifuges, and at this time the McCarthy turmoil in the United States has ended, and the political environment has begun to become relaxed, but Downing does not plan to finish this matter at once, because the number is too large. Purchasing so much at once, let's not say whether you can buy it, but it will definitely attract the attention of those who are interested, so you can only take your time, anyway, when the Soviet experts withdraw, you can buy it all.
After careful consideration, Tang Ning asked Han Xuewei to reply to the letter, saying that the number of these accessories was too large and it would take a while to procure. At least half a year, and then notify you to pick it up when the purchase is complete. Only then did he begin to arrange for people to travel to the United States to slowly collect and purchase such accessories. In addition, the country was informed that if the Soviet Union agreed to assist in cooperation, then it must procure raw materials and copy drawings as quickly as possible.
After resting at home for a few more days, Tang Ning decided to go out, after all, the situation in various places was not very stable during the period of his illness, and now he is in better health. He had to walk around to appease the army, but he didn't expect that he would encounter a very tricky thing as soon as he arrived in Tokyo.
None of the other companies in Tokyo had any problems, except for the insurance companies. On this day, as soon as Tang Ning came to the insurance company, he found a group of people around the door. Although the security guards isolated them for a long distance, these people were still very excited to say something.
So Tang Ning frowned and asked Xiang Xichuan: "Xichuan, what's going on?" ”
Nishikawa sighed: "Hey, boss, this matter has been annoying me to death lately, Kumamoto's Mizumata recently had a strange illness there, no one knows what the specific cause is, but it is definitely not within the scope of our compensation, but these family members are determined to be our insurance company, saying that it is to buy insurance to have protection in case of accidents, but why is it that the insurance company doesn't care if there is an accident now, so it is here every day, hey, if it weren't for the fact that those patients are really pitiful, I had already asked Brother Endo for help in forcibly expelling them. ”
Tang Ning asked with some curiosity: "What kind of illness is it, I have the impression that our critical illness insurance is still very comprehensive." ”
Shibu Nishikawa explained: "Now all the hospitals don't understand what the disease is, and they haven't even found out the cause of the disease, but the symptoms of this disease are scary enough. This disease first appeared in cats, so it is called feline chorea locally. The kitten with the disease has an unsteady gait, convulsions, paralysis, and even jumps into the sea to die, also known as a suicide cat. Soon after, it was discovered that there were also people suffering from this disease, with slurred speech, staggering, facial dementia, paralysis or deformity of the hands and feet, loss of vision, and in severe cases, nervous disorders, or heavy sleep, or excitement, and the body bent and screamed until death. As he spoke, Nishikawa pointed to a patient in the distance and said, "Boss, if you are bold, you can take a closer look, but you must be mentally prepared, because it is really scary." ”
Tang Ning said disapprerovingly: "I'm also a soldier, I came from the rain of bullets, I have seen a lot of stumps and broken arms on the battlefield, and there are still living people who can scare me, so I'll go and see how terrible it is." Then he strode towards the patients, and Nishikawa had no choice but to follow closely behind with Oyama Beida.
Although Tang Ning's mouth was very atmospheric, when he got closer, he felt a little dizzy in his brain, my God, is this guy in front of him still human? What Nishikawa Wataru said just now is too brief.,Where is this deformation of hands and feet?,Is it a special shape of anti-joints?,It's really scary.。 (If you're interested, go to Baidu, especially the large number of pictures in Iron Blood, which is quite crazy, and I can't describe it anyway.) )
Tang Ning was helped back by Dashan Beida, and after a while, he said: "This, this is much more terrifying than those dead bodies on the battlefield, Xichuan, where is this Mizumata, has anything similar happened in history?" ”
Shishikawa explains, "The Shiranui Sea on the outskirts of Minamata Bay in Kumamoto Prefecture is an inland sea surrounded by Kyushu mainland and the Amakusa Islands, and Minamata Town is a small town in the eastern part of Minamata Bay, with about 40,000 people, and there are more than 10,000 farmers and fishermen living in the surrounding villages. (To be continued......)