Duan Xinyue packed up the bed and walked over and asked, "Dad, there are still two or three hours before dawn, do you want to go to bed for a while?" ”

"No, I slept on the plane."

Xu Dong shook his head.

Next, several people talked about the moon landing.

"Old Five, I was chatting with someone on the plane last night, and some people said that the moon landing of the beautiful country was fake, don't you have many researchers from the beautiful country here, did they reveal the inside story?"

Xu Dong said curiously.

Xiaobao shook his head: "The last time I landed on the moon was more than 70 years ago, and the parties are gone, and there have been such a big change in the beautiful country before, and the relevant information is estimated to be long gone." ”

"What about the technical analysis, is it possible?" Xu Dong continued to ask.

"Dad, I'm not an expert in aerospace, but I've talked to a few astronauts in the past two days, and they generally think that the moon landing is real, and even if there is a falsehood, it is nine true and one false."

"What do you mean?"

Little Gray hurriedly interjected: "Grandpa, grandpa, I know this." ”

"Okay, little gray ash quickly tell grandpa to answer."

Xu Dong gently scratched the little face of the third grandson with his fingers, causing the little guy to giggle.

"Dad told me that the moon landing may be real, but people don't necessarily actually go up."

The little gray gray is brittle.

"Well, that's a new idea."

"Dad, no matter whether the beautiful country has been to the moon or not, it will not affect this launch. This time, we will not only send people up, but also build a lunar base, focusing on the actual role, not competing with anyone for the first place. ”

Xiaobao hurriedly explained.

"What does it actually do?" Xu Dong said curiously.

"At present, there are two main functions, one is to prepare for the landing on Mars, with the moon base as a springboard, the difficulty will be reduced a lot; The other is mining. ”

"Mining? What minerals to mine? ”

"Helium-three, aren't I working on controlled nuclear fusion right now? It is the ultimate energy source for the future of mankind, and helium-3 is the perfect fuel for nuclear fusion. ”

"Isn't there a helium-triple on Earth?"

"Yes, there is, but the reserves are small, the total blue star is only about 0.5 tons, but there are more than one million tons on the moon, enough for all mankind to use for 10,000 years."

"I said, why is the country in such a hurry to develop the aerospace industry, it turns out that the root cause is here."

Xu Donghui suddenly realized.

Xiaobao hurriedly added: "Dad, in fact, there is no shortage of nuclear fusion fuel around us, and going to the moon to mine is only a side effect."

For example, deuterium, for example, contains 0.03 grams of deuterium per liter of seawater, and there are 45 trillion tons of deuterium in seawater alone on the Blue Star, which can be said to be an inexhaustible source of energy.

The reason why the country develops aerospace is more to go out, it is the second age of exploration of human civilization, in case the earth really fails one day, we still have a second home. ”

"Second home? Mars? ”

Xu Dong expressed serious doubts.

No matter how good the earth's environment is, it's better than Mars, right? It's like losing a watermelon and picking up sesame seeds.

"That's right, it's Mars, it's not a fantasy to transform Mars, and if humans can't find a suitable planet to live on, then Mars will be a good choice."

"That's too far away, isn't it?"

"Dad, as long as controlled nuclear fusion can be realized, the rest of the problems can be solved, and it is not as difficult as you imagined, if everything goes well, maybe it will be achieved in a few decades."

Xu Dong touched his chin and asked, "How is your EAST project?" Is there a result? When will it be successful? ”

"I guess it will be another fifty years!"

"I'll be honest with you, don't play meme."

"Dad, I'm not kidding, it really takes another fifty years, although some small achievements have been made over the years, but it is still far from commercialization!"

Xiaobao sighed.

Xu Dong took the opportunity to persuade: "If you can't see hope, it's better to come out and start your own business, and Dad will invest in you." ”

"Dad, how much can you invest?"

Xiaobao hurriedly asked.

"What? Not happy at work? ”

Xu Dong didn't expect his youngest son to answer.

It's not his style.

Duan Xinyue immediately interjected: "Dad, Xiaobao was in charge of a project that was cut from above, and he was very unwilling and wanted to come out and do it alone." ”

"What? I donated so many shares to them, according to the current market value, at least five or six billion, they are so faceless? ”

Xu Dong suddenly frowned.

It's also too bullying.

Xiaobao hurriedly explained: "Dad, you dissipate your anger first, the success rate of my project is very low, according to the regulations of the institute, it is also appropriate to be cut, no wonder others." ”

In fact, the total investment of the entire controllable nuclear fusion project is as high as trillions of yuan, and 50 billion seems to be a lot, but for the whole, it is just a drop in the bucket.

In addition, Professor Duan specially said hello, and only a few leaders knew Xiaobao's identity, so he really couldn't blame others for not giving face.

On Xiaobao's side, he advocates fair competition and doesn't want to "bully others", and he is a little tired of the working environment of the system.

That's why I had the idea of retreating.

Xu Dong no longer dwelled on the "face problem", but instead cared about the details of the project.

"What exactly is that project for? How much investment is required? ”

"My research focuses on superconducting materials, which are an indispensable part of controlled nuclear fusion, because the magnetic fields required to provide plasma confinement are relatively large, and these magnetic fields are ......."

"Stop... Stop..."Xu Dong hurriedly interrupted, "You don't have to explain to me, your dad and I are a liberal arts student, so I don't understand at all, just tell me how much money I need." ”

Xiaobao scratched his head: "The initial investment is not much, two or three hundred million is enough, and when the research results are out, I can go to venture capital, or apply for a loan from the bank." ”

"What can two or three hundred million do? Well, I'll invest you five billion ......."

"Dad, I don't need that much."

Xiaobao was startled.

"You listen to me first." Xu Dong waved his hand, "For these five billion, you can use it to acquire a large steel plant, and then use the profits of the factory to support research, so that it can last for a long time." ”

"But I don't have any business experience, do I?"

Xiaobao grimaced.

"You don't, Xinyue does, she has been working in the 'Metaverse World' for so many years......"

Duan Xinyue hurriedly shook her head: "Dad, I can't do it, I don't know anything about the steel industry." ”

"This problem is easy to solve, find a professional manager to take you first, and then take over when you learn it.

As for Xiaobao, he is in charge of the laboratory, don't just study what superconductivity, such as special steel, etc., you can also study it by the way! ”

Xu Dong suggested.

The youngest son's research project is not easy at first glance.

Buying a steel factory, no matter what, at least it won't be empty, and you can leave some money for your three children.

PS: I wish you all a happy Mid-Autumn Festival.

I also wish teachers and friends a happy holiday.

(There is only one chapter tonight)