"I used to know that you have a very powerful mouth, but I didn't expect that on such an occasion, you would also play lyrical. ”

Rose was full of praise for Qi Lin's performance.

She was not qualified to attend the meeting, but after the meeting, the Great Elder took the initiative to tell Qi Lin that Du Qiang Rose would lead an elite team to protect his safety in the future.

Ordinary scientists will not let the state send special people to protect them.

However, once Qi Lin's application is approved, Qi Lin will not be an ordinary scientist.

The assassination of a scientist of this level would not be a persecution paranoia.

In the face of the battle of national fortunes, no one cares whether the means are inferior.

Even in China, there are many people who want Qi Lin to die.

So Qi Lin's security was upgraded.

In the face of Rose's worship, Qi Lin smiled and said honestly: "I'm just a fool." ”

Yes, Rose is right, he uses lyrical grammar and not reality.

The reality is that after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Eagle Sauce significantly reduced the spending on the space program, which was basically equivalent to abandoning the space program.

As the only superpower in the world, after losing the only opponent, Eagle Sauce no longer needs to venture into uncharted territory.

Compared to space, where everything is still a mystery, it is clear that Earth is more friendly to Eagle Sauce.

So Eagle Sauce's space strategy is basically at a standstill now, and what they want is to maintain the status quo.

Even if we don't work on the space program, we won't be able to miss out on the Age of Discovery.

But as long as we want to catch up, we have to take risks.

I want to catch up with Eagle Sauce step by step, and Eagle Sauce is not stupid, how can I give you this opportunity?

The 911 incident of that year actually helped us renew half our lives and drew Eagle Sauce's attention to West Asia, which also directly led to our golden decade.

But now, the smoke of terrorism has dissipated, the big brother next door is already dying, the European powers are now the blue world, and the neon stick has always been the little brother of Eagle Sauce.

Looking at the world, Eagle Sauce's opponent is only us, and they naturally turn their eyes back.

The probability of another 911 incident is extremely low, so what we are about to face is the international environment faced by the Red Empire.

Carry it over, and it will be the sea and the sky.

If you can't carry it, what will be the consequences? No one can pack the ticket.

But looking at the current tragic situation of the big brother next door, Qi Lin believes that not many people are willing to follow in their footsteps.

Rose spent more time on training, and she really didn't have a deep understanding of the international situation as Qi Lin, and after hearing Qi Lin's explanation, Rose was stunned.

"So you're fooling the elders?"

Qi Lin smiled dumbly: "How is it possible? These things I said are not secrets, the elders themselves understand it, and those high-ranking staff also understand it. In fact, the above has agreed to my plan, otherwise you would not be my bodyguard now, the only thing I don't know now is how much support there will be. ”

Of course, investment cannot be done in one step, and how much money can be obtained in the first phase also represents how much hope the above has for themselves.

So of course he had to blow as much as he could.

Qi Lin thought that this matter would come to a conclusion soon, but to his surprise, he was summoned separately from above.

This time there were fewer people in attendance, just two elders and two generals, including Rose's father.

"Dr. Qi, I didn't call you this time because of anything else, but I want to ask you a question, some experts believe that at this stage, we will invest more money in controlled nuclear fusion, and the probability of success will be higher and more realistic, what do you think?"

At this stage, the only countries that can form a large-scale scientific research program like the Manhattan Project are Eagle Sauce and us, but even these two countries are difficult to spread out two big stalls at the same time.

Therefore, the state must have a focus.

In the past, on the earth, nuclear was the ultimate weapon, and controlling nuclear energy was equivalent to controlling the world.

Qi Lin frowned, but still chose to tell the truth: "This view is right, if a breakthrough can be achieved in controlled nuclear fusion, then the world is likely to usher in the fourth industrial revolution." ”

Several people at the meeting had obviously heard this statement a long time ago, and they were not too surprised, but they were still a little excited.

The first industrial revolution made Britain stand out as an empire on which the sun never sets.

The second industrial revolution allowed the European powers to wreak havoc on the world.

And the third industrial revolution has maintained Eagle Sauce's hegemony to this day.

Whoever emerges from the Fourth Industrial Revolution is likely to be the hegemon of the next era.

But Qi Lin quickly poured cold water on them again.

"IMHO, although we are already a world leader in nuclear fusion technology, we are still a lot behind Eagle Sauce. If anyone can make a breakthrough in this area, it is not very likely that we will be able to make a breakthrough. ”

"That's why we're putting more resources in. Another elder spoke.

Qi Lin shook his head, "I'll be blunt, it's true that our speed of scientific research often surpasses Eagle Sauce on the surface, but that's when there are successful precedents. Whether it is two bombs and one satellite, or manned spaceflight, we are all chasers, not creators, and this level of difficulty is not at the same level. If we want to achieve a breakthrough in controlled nuclear fusion, what we need to do is the creators. Needless to say, we don't have an advantage in this. ”

Awkward silence.

But no one can deny that what Qi Lin is talking about is an objective fact.

"And most importantly, once you do controlled fusion research, you can't hide it. What should we do in the face of Eagle Sauce's attack?"

"If it was a space program, Eagle Sauce wouldn't react too violently because they would be arrogant enough to think that we wouldn't make a breakthrough in an area they've given up. The most important thing is that away from the word "nuclear~sensitive~", Eagle Sauce's nerves will not be too tense, and we will be able to achieve a more relaxed international environment. ”

What Qi Lin said was reasonable and well-founded, which made other people's impression of Qi Lin also change.

"I didn't expect Dr. Qi to have such a deep study of the international situation. Father Du smiled and spoke.

Qi Lin nodded to him slightly, and continued: "When I was in college at Yan University, I read the book "The World Economic Depression of 1929-1939" in the library, and this book put forward an interesting point that I quite agree with. ”

"Hegemonic stability theory?" the Great Elder said directly.

Qi Lin smiled: "The elder is wise. ”

Having said that, among the seven elders, there seem to be a lot of Yan University graduates.

It's all connections.

"The theory of hegemonic stability was first created by Charles Kindleberg, and later systematically refined by Robert Gilpin, and I also took international politics ~ political economics at Yan University, so I have a little understanding of it.

The main content of the theory of hegemonic stability is that hegemony brings stability to world politics ~ governance and economy, hegemony sacrifices itself, hegemony will decline, and the loss of hegemony leads to instability of world politics ~ governance and economy.

According to the theory of hegemonic stability, the main reason for the prolongation of the great crisis in the thirties of the twentieth century and the outbreak of the Second World War was that the hegemony of the empire was weakening at that time, and the empire was no longer able to guarantee the international settlement system, and Eagle sauce was unwilling to take over this responsibility from Britain until 1936. In their view, the free economic system is the product of hegemony, and without hegemony there can be no prosperity and development of the free economy, that is to say, hegemony exists for the full play and smooth operation of the world capitalist free economic system.

According to the development of the international community, in fact, this theory is valid. From the end of the Napoleonic Wars to the outbreak of World War I, when the empire of the sun never set ushered in the era of free competition in the world economy, and after World War II, Eagle led the establishment of the international free economic order with the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the International Monetary Fund as the main body. Under the domination of the empire on which the sun never sets and the hegemony of Eagle Sauce, the international community has generally enjoyed security and peace, the free international economic order and the international monetary system have basically functioned normally, and the world economy has expanded extremely smoothly. ”

"It seems that Dr. Qi is a believer in the theory of hegemonic stability. ”

Qi Lin smiled: "It's not a bad thing to believe in this theory, because the theory of hegemony argues one thing at the same time: hegemony must decline."

First of all, from the perspective of the market mechanism, the emancipation of market forces has changed the political ~ political pattern, undermined the hegemony, and forced ~ the whole world to finally adapt to the new political ~ political environment. In this sense, the weakening of the hegemon is inevitable.

Second, and most importantly, the cost of maintaining hegemony is staggering. Eagle sauce's military spending and scientific research funding are the highest in the world, this is a symbol of their strength, and it is also a double-edged sword, how the big brother next door collapsed, you must know better than me.

Another point is that the allies of the hegemonic country will suck the blood of the hegemonic country, and in the process, it will also accelerate the degeneration ~ of the hegemonic country. In fact, Eagle Sauce and his allies in Europe are now in conflict.

To be honest, I am indeed a believer in the theory of hegemonic stability, because the trend of the general national environment has completely proved the correctness of the theory of hegemonic stability. But until Eagle Sauce has completely declined and is replaced by a new overlord, I still believe that we are not suitable for a full-scale conflict with Eagle Sauce, so I insist that the space program is more operational than a controlled nuclear fusion change. By the way, a space program does not necessarily mean abandoning controlled nuclear fusion. ”

In the civilization under Karl's command, which Qi Lin knew, controlled nuclear fusion was nothing more than a basic technology.

As long as he makes a breakthrough in a more cutting-edge field, he can realize this technology by the way.

Qi Lin's report finally won him the victory of this game.

It turns out how important it is to read more.

In the face of these big shots, if you can't say something, no matter how eloquent you are, it will be in vain.

Qi Lin showed his erudition and proved that his plan was not impulsive, and combined with the international environment and the existing master's rhetoric, in the end, Qi Lin won the lead.

The boy wants to fulfill his life's aspirations, and the six classics are read in front of the window.

Readers who have the opportunity to see this book, Qi Lin can only give them the most sincere advice:

Read more useful books, and if you are a college ~ student, you must not forget to go to the library more.

No effort is meaningless, even if you don't see it at the time.