The high-speed rail ticket is bought.

But this Jinling, after all, still did not come to fruition.

As soon as Director Li left the building of the Bureau of Science and Industry, a call from a higher ministry called him and asked him to attend an important temporary meeting on Chang'an Avenue.

As for the content of the meeting, it is naturally related to the Xiangrui aerospace plane that has just been successfully launched......

In a conference room on Chang'an Avenue.

When Director Li arrived, many people had already arrived.

After saying hello to the department leaders, Director Li walked to his place and sat down, and while quickly observing the participants present, he couldn't help but have a surprised expression on his face.

What surprised him was not that the meeting was presided over by the Great Elder, but that the attendees were of high level and department. Needless to say, his superior department, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, as well as the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the Ministry of Equipment...... Even the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is sitting here.

The lineup is truly amazing.

Instead of wasting all his time observing other people, Director Li reached out to the stack of documents about a finger thick in front of him, and opened the part of the text.

When he saw the title of the first line, a flash of surprise suddenly appeared in his eyes.

"Aerospace Strategic Bomber Project"

I see......

No wonder this meeting took place so suddenly.

The meeting began quickly.

There weren't many opening remarks, and after the moderator of the meeting announced the start of the meeting, the discussion quickly got to the point.

The first person to stand up and speak was naturally Minister Qin of the Air Force Equipment Department.

I saw the old man with a majestic face stand up and speak in a steady and powerful voice.

"With the successful launch of Xiangrui, it is clear that electric propulsion technology has matured, and I think that with the frequency of space activities, the mode of warfare as we know it will change dramatically. We are fortunate that we have already taken the lead in this area, and I think that this advantage should be maintained, and the use of electric propulsion technology in the field of defense will develop aerospace aircraft for military use that can cruise at an altitude of 100 km! ”

“…… I have consulted experts from the Air Force Armament Research Institute on this proposal, and have summarized the contents of the summary in the relevant report, which is pages 3-24 of the document in your possession. ”

"I hope you will give serious consideration to this proposal."

Minister Qin's speech was recognized by some people.

But that's not all.

After he sat down, an objector from another department stood up and spoke in cautious terms.

"I think this matter still has to be carefully considered, the current international situation is not optimistic for us, if we choose to apply space technology to the military field at this point in time, and develop non-defensive weapons in outer space, it may cause alarm in other countries."

Minister Qin's expression on his face did not change, and he got up and spoke again.

"Strategic deterrence is also a part of national defense, not to mention that we are not the only ones who are researching air and space weapons, including the US X-37B and X-43 programs, which even completed the test flight of their maiden flight several years ago. There is also the Russian plan codenamed 'H5', which clearly discloses the strategic requirements for the aerospace bomber, requiring it to have the ability to carry out Mach 10 supersonic cruise at an altitude of 100 kilometers and launch strategic strikes against ground targets. ”

"Even if we do not take the initiative to provoke a military conflict, we should pay attention to the development of such weapons!"

The discussion lasted more than half an hour.

A soft cough interrupted the discussion.

I saw the old man sitting at the head of the conference table, nodded slowly, and spoke.

"I agree with Minister Qin's point of view."

"Aerospace planes must be done."

"Of course, we also have to abide by international treaties."

"Limited development of weapons in outer space, mainly conventional weapons. Not to be the first to develop unconventional weapons, not to be the first to deploy weapons for the long term. We will never take the initiative to send unconventional weapons to outer space unless other countries take the initiative to send them to outer space. ”

In fact, unconventional and conventional weapons are sometimes just a matter of replacing a warhead, but the development of only necessary conventional weapons in name is quite helpful in reducing the sensitivity of the international community to this issue.

After a moment's pause, the old man continued.

"In addition, we have all underestimated the importance of space exploration and put related programs on the back burner. I think there are some adjustments that should be made in our strategic deployment. In addition to strategically containing our competitors, a series of space activities, including the moon landing program, are a very progressive scientific research activity in itself. ”

The old man's statement was agreed by almost all the attendees present.

Even those who have doubts about the development of strategic air-space bombers, and even those who have questioned the practical significance of the space program, have no doubt about the importance of the lunar landing program at this moment.

Now that the negotiations on controlled fusion have come to an end, and China has exchanged enough benefits from other countries, it is no longer meaningful to continue to use the space project as a strategic cover to contain the United States, Europe and other countries.

Especially from the success of Xiangrui, people with a little vision have already seen the dawn before the advent of the space age.

Once the energy problem is solved, the next step is resources.

As an outpost to the future, whoever masters the moon will master the future.

In the time that followed, many things were discussed.

This includes opening up new aerospace industrial parks along the Yangtze River and along the railway lines from Jinling to Reclamation City, including attracting private capital to enter the field by means of tax exemptions, low-interest loans, and supporting policies.

Minutes and seconds passed, and finally it was the end of the meeting.

At this moment, it was the head of the space agency who stood up.

Although it stands to reason that so many leaders of ministries and commissions are sitting here, and the leader of a second-level bureau is not qualified to start, this matter is somewhat special after all......

"The last topic...... It's about Professor Lu," glancing at the others at the conference table, the number one leader of the space agency coughed lightly with an embarrassed expression, and said, "About a few hours ago, we received a notice from the ground command of the Jinling Launch Center. The man over there said...... Professor Lu, he went up with the Xiangrui. ”

Everyone: "......"

Pressing his eyebrows, an old man in a military uniform took off his glasses and said with a headache.

“…… I think it's better to hurry up and arrange a partner for him. ”

Another old man, who was sitting not far away and looked more kind, smiled and shook his head.

"It's different now than before, I'm afraid it's too late to be happy when I put it aside, and now I'm afraid that other young people won't necessarily appreciate your affection. Like my son, as soon as I talk about the subject, he turns against me......"

"Here, what is it like to discuss this here!"

"So what do you say?"

Looking at the conference room that was mired in argument, the Grand Elder sighed.

"Forget it, let him toss."

"It's not a bad thing anyway."

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