Chapter 265: The Reparation Agreement, the Star-Spangled Banner, and the Colonial Plane
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On November 11, 2013, the "good" day of "Singles' Day" was only 3 days after the end of the last air battle. The Stars and Stripes Republic and the Yanhuang government quickly reached a specific bilateral agreement on compensation for the property damage caused by the inadvertent entry of its own fighter into the Yanhuang territorial airspace.
Because the Stars and Stripes Air Force is very worried about the F22 falling into the hands of foreign governments and militaries. When they thought of the famous Soviet MiG-25 fighter in the last century, because of the defection incident, it completely fell into their own hands and was thoroughly studied. All of a sudden, this double-three plane (with a maximum altitude of 30,000 meters and a maximum speed of Mach 3) fell from the altar to the mortal world, becoming a weak and soft egg that every household in the West can bully. Therefore, thinking that his F22 may also be studied thoroughly by Russia and Yanhuang, and thinking of the sad future of his Air Force, the bigwigs of the Star-Spangled Banner military are really angry this time.
Excluding the option of a direct outbreak of national war, the designers and manufacturers of F22 believe that the final bottom line is 2 weeks, beyond which the advanced nature of F22 will suffer irreparable losses. Therefore, even after Obama saw Yan Huang's lion open his mouth, although he had used all diplomatic means to bargain, on the morning of the third day, he had to agree to Yan Huang's asking price list after a little "weight loss": compensation of 1 billion US dollars, but did not pay or transfer, but directly purchased the military products of the Stars and Stripes and shipped them back, and externally claimed that it was an arms procurement contract. Then, in the name of the "arms contract", the Stars and Stripes military actually paid 12 C17 'Global Skymaster 3' transport planes worth 1 billion US dollars to the Yanhuang Republic. At the same time, in order to appease Boeing, which "lost" a full set of production technology, Yanhuang needs to order an additional 80 C17s, of which 40 will be produced in the Stars and Stripes Banner country, in order to block the mouths of the Stars and Stripes state government and the Senate and the House of Representatives, and the remaining 40 will be authorized for production in the new Yanhuang factory. After the completion of future orders, Yanhuang can produce more C17 transport aircraft by himself, but without the permission of the Stars and Stripes, he cannot be sold to other countries in any form, and can only be used by his own army.
Well, you gotta say, the Star-Spangled Guy idea is good, and the terms of the contract are perfect. But they forgot, what is Yanhuang most famous for? Cottage! What is one of the core competitiveness of Yanhuang enterprises? It's still a copycat! Of course, it also has a better name, reverse copy. In the future, the C17 transport aircraft will be studied up and down, inside and out, even if it cannot be imitated as a whole, but part of the technology will be used in the manufacture of Yun-8 and large passenger aircraft, and then it will always be sold out, so the above terms are purely on paper to find comfort.
After the signing of the arms purchase (compensation) contract, 12 C17 transport planes of the Stars and Stripes Air Force in active service immediately flew from China to the Yanhuang Mainland. In addition, some of the production equipment of the C17 production line, which is easy to handle, was also moved to Yanhuang by air, and the actual landing location was Jinhai City. You gotta say, it's all about now, and the Star-Spangled Guy isn't a fuel-efficient lamp yet. They also want to disgust the Airbus company in Western Europe in the end. Jinhai Airport Logistics Zone has an Airbus A320 assembly line, which is one of the major "achievements" promoted by the previous Yanhuang government.
Although it is only the final assembly, although it does not involve the core aircraft manufacturing fields such as engine, fuselage and wing production, the whole assembly of a large aircraft can still train a lot of technicians. In addition, in order to ensure the smooth flight and testing of the A320 aircraft after the final assembly, the Jinhai Municipal Government also allocated special funds to build the Jinhai International Airport and the third runway in a one-to-one ratio next to the assembly plant. You read that right, it is the airport building with the same quality standard in full proportion, so that the pilot can test the flight and land according to the real situation during the test flight.
But at both ends, although the A320 is the best economy aircraft sold by Airbus, it is a relatively backward technology after all, and it belongs to the old yellow calendar. And what about C17? It is the latest leader in the field of strategic transportation of the Stars and Stripes Air Force, think about it, one is the technology that is about to be phased out, and the other is the latest technology, what will the top management of Airbus think? Could it be that Yan Huang suddenly has a leg with the Star-Spangled Banner and has become like glue? Hehe, Boeing is secretly having fun, grandma, see if I don't disgust you!
As a result, as the Stars and Stripes imagined, when the procurement contract was announced to the world's major media, it caused a global uproar and shock. The Western European countries contacted the ambassador of the Stars and Stripes to their own country for the first time, and the Japanese were even more frightened enough, Nani? What's the situation? When did these two opponents start wearing a pair of pants? Have you started to agree to export the most advanced technology? Doesn't the "godfather" Star-Spangled Banner want us? The frightened Abe, like a disgruntled little daughter-in-law, personally came to the Stars and Stripes Embassy in the Japanese Empire, grabbed the arm of the Stars and Stripes Ambassador, and poured bitter water into order to win the sympathy of the "suzerain".
Stars and Stripes Republic, White House.
"We never considered the Yanhuang Republic to be an enemy of the Stars and Stripes, and this contract for military transport aircraft proves this once again!" A White House spokesman said.
"Only mutual trust can have a future, and we are willing to be pioneers in this regard!" Obama preached in an interview.
"No, no, this does not mean that we will completely lift the ban on Yan Huang, which will only cause a new round of arms race in Asia. Weapons that can cause mass destruction, such as airplanes, aircraft carriers, submarines, missiles, etc., I still think there is a need for restrictions. This time, the cooperation is limited only to military transport aircraft, and it can be seen that this tone has not changed. "The Stars and Stripes Banner National Defense Minister Chuck who has been holding his breath for a long time?? Hagel, in an interview, replied with an ugly face and a stiff tone.
However, the Yanhuang government does not care whether the stars and stripes are happy or not, they instructed the Central Propaganda Department, through the CCTV channel and major news media, to arrange a large report on the C17 production line settled in Yanhuang (all artificially made-up), at the end of the interview or article, remember or commentators are excited to say: "The success of the cooperation of the C17 project means that the relationship between Yanhuang and the Stars and Stripes has entered a new page." ”
Jinhai City, Xingshang Diamond Mountain.
"Wowha~~~~ Oops, I'm happy, I have a stomachache~~" Wang Fan leaned on the sofa and laughed very gracelessly, "Haha, Yadi, you say, how aggrieved they are!" This is called a dumb person eating coptis, and he can't say that he is bitter! ”
"Okay, you're not going to be so happy, are you!" Yadi continued to 'take the purpose of fighting Wang Fan as the joy of life', and began to sarcastically say: "You are a little ambitious, okay, what is there to do about this little battle?" ”
"Alright, alright, I knew you were sarcastic, and I didn't argue with you. But to be honest, I have done a lot of great things recently, and the door of domestic medical reform has finally opened a little bit for me to see the dawn. ”
"Speaking of which, Wang Fan, I have always wanted to ask you, regarding the direction of medical reform, especially the reform of 'medical insurance', which side do you lean toward, the Western European way or the Stars and Stripes? Or is it the Singapore model in Asia? ”
"Is there a medical insurance direction? To be honest, I still like the Western European ones the most, and the all-round protection from the cradle to the grave is the most powerful; Singapore itself is a small country with a small population, and the education level of the people is too different from the national conditions of Yan and Huang, so the reference significance is limited. As for the 'medical insurance' of the Stars and Stripes, which operates completely in the market, I always feel that some interests are too big mixed in it, and it is easy for 'smart' compatriots to find loopholes or policy defects and make a lot of money from 'medical insurance'. ”
"That's true."
"I remember an article written by Yuan Fang, who graduated from Northwestern University in the Stars and Stripes and is now teaching at the Stars and Stripes, "A Letter to My Newborn Daughter: Treating a Doctor in the Stars and Stripes Banner Either Hurts Physically and Mentally or Dies." I thought it was very interesting after reading it. It said: The daughter was born three and a half months ago and did not get sick, and she had already spent tens of thousands of dollars in medical expenses; His wife went to the hospital with a fever and asked for an intravenous drip, and the doctor said that you only have a fever of 39 degrees and don't need an intravenous drip, go back and drink a 'ton' of hot water, and the illness will automatically heal after three days, but a month later she receives a bill of $350, from which the author concludes that the Stars and Stripes Hospital doctor is 'likely' billed according to the number of words he speaks when he sees a doctor; A medical insurance can easily cost hundreds of dollars a month, and a bunch of clauses, whether this disease is covered or not, and there are deductibles of several thousand dollars. ”
"The average citizen has at least $500 per month and $6,000 a year per person, but must spend more than $3,000 a year to be reimbursed. That's $9,000, and what is the annual net income of an average Star-Spangled Banner? 2.5~35,000 US dollars, and the insurance contract is very clear, if the doctor diagnoses your disease before the insurance, the insurance company can refuse to pay (like just applied last month, this month found that the cancer is in the middle and advanced stage, then sorry, because you can be diagnosed that you are not suffering from this month, the insurance company will not pay); In addition, I really caught up with a serious illness during the insurance period, and spent hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars to save my life. When it is necessary to continue to apply for insurance in the second year, the vast majority of patients will be scared off by the sudden increase in insurance premiums. You must know that the hospitals of the Star-Spangled Banner are responsible for their own profits and losses, but the minimum annual salary of domestic doctors is 200,000 US dollars, and they are running around the streets with 400,000 or 500,000 US dollars at every turn, where does the profit come from? The wool comes out of the sheep. In short, in the Stars and Stripes country, insurance companies and hospitals are happy to cooperate and make a lot of money together. And what about Stars and Stripes citizens who don't have employer-provided insurance? If you don't buy insurance yourself, you are worried about going bankrupt due to an accident, such as going home and fainting on the door frame and being hospitalized for ten days without insurance, which basically means that you are bankrupt, because you can buy a car by living in the hospital for one day in the Star-Spangled Banner; It's useless to buy it yourself, expensive fees and deductibles, so that patients don't suffer from a serious illness and are sorry for the insurance premiums that were taken away. ”
"That's right. But you have to be mentally prepared that once the Western European model is implemented, it will need huge financial support. According to the information I have from the Internet, in addition to the Nordic countries such as Germany and Sweden, Europe can now maintain the existing benefits for a long time, and Spain, Portugal, and even France are likely to face the collapse of the 'social security' system. ”
"Really?" Wang Fan couldn't believe it.
"The welfare of Western Europe is well known to the whole planet. But you have to understand that it takes a lot of money to support this benefit, which is what used to be called a 'service commitment'. Since nearly 30 years, your motherland has been reforming and opening up, processing a large number of export goods, ensuring low prices in the developed countries of the world. At the same time, they rely on patent barriers to earn the vast majority of profits in the industrial chain. For example, it turns out that the export price of each DVD produced in your country is about 60~70 US dollars, and you can earn about 1.5 US dollars in processing fees, but each patent fee will be collected by foreign parties 20 US dollars (and then gradually decreased), and the profit ratio is 30:1. What to heal them? What do you give them to provide for their old age? But now, this road is almost impassable, the Star-Spangled Banner is okay, and the third scientific and technological revolution is there. Western Europe has not had too many standards and old bottoms to eat, most of the international standards of the new generation of industry began to be formulated by the Stars and Stripes, a small number of Japanese and other countries, of course, now a small number of Yanhuang enterprises also have the strength to participate in it. ”
"Well, I see what you mean. We have 'unknowingly' fed the Stars and Stripes and the large number of 'non-wealth-creating citizens' in Western Europe, so the most realistic question now is who will feed the 'non-wealth-creating citizens' in our country in the future. ”
"It's a hurdle you'll have to face sooner or later. Your country has too many people, and there will always be a considerable number of people who are incapacitated for various reasons, or work but create limited value. ”
"I've really thought about it."
"Oh? Do you have a solution? ”
"Let's do the math. Let me ask you first, Yadea, how much time will it take for the AI module to be 100% completed. ”
"Artificial intelligence? I guess it's going to be a year. ”
"Why is it so long?"
"Because of the complexity of human society. For example, different languages in various countries around the world, different dialects and local slang of the same language, countless professional terms, and so on. It's easy for me to store these things in the AI database, but it's hard to get it to understand how they are logically related to each other. Now the 'primary' AI module I coded is turning into tens of millions of NPCs, interacting with players 24 hours a day in a virtual online game to gain experience. ”
"Well, I can afford to wait a year."
"And what do you want to do?"
"Didn't the English say that Oceania has our pastures, Argentina and the western steppes of North America have our cattle, Peru sends its silver, South Africa and Australia gold goes to London, Indians and Yanhuang grow tea for us, and our coffee, sugar, and spice plantations are all over the East Indies."
"So what?"
"If the 'expansion' goes well, in the future, the second target plane will become our mineral base, the third target plane will become our livestock base, the fourth target plane will become the grain base, and the fifth, sixth, and seventh target planes. In my mind, since the British colonized the continent, why can't we colonize the plane? So I need artificial intelligence, and I need an army of iron and blood robots who are always loyal and 100% carry out my orders! ”