.Chapter 84: The best

Seeing Shengshiping, Mu Haoyang did not beat around the bush and directly played the ace.

Not to mention Sheng Shiping, any businessman can see the value of that technical evaluation report and better understand what a controlled nuclear fusion reactor can bring.

"General Mu, what do you mean is to let me invest?" Sheng Shiping seemed very calm.

"Mr. Sheng, we can be considered old acquaintances, so I will just talk straight forward." Mu Haoyang is not used to dealing with businessmen, and he has to deal with businessmen. "At present, the project is still under the control of the military, and even if the government needs to make a decision, we can come forward to settle it. In order to speed up the development progress, the military officially sends invitations to you and its national entrepreneurs to jointly develop this cutting-edge technology that can change the face of human society."

“How much money is needed?”

"This year, it will require 140 billion yuan, and the annual investment will be more than 100 billion yuan in the future. It is expected that commercial operations can be achieved within ten years."

“That is, the total investment is more than one trillion yuan?”

Mu Haoyang nodded and said, "This is just a preliminary assessment. You may encounter trouble during the research process, so the total investment will only be more, not less."

"This is not a small amount of money." Sheng Shiping smiled.

“So we find you first.”

"General Mu, you think too much of me." Sheng Shiping smiled and shook his head, saying, "What can we get if we invest so much money?"

“All intellectual property rights related, as well as technical assistance.”

“That’s all?”

"Mr. Sheng, you should know how valuable this investment is and how much return it can bring. According to our brief estimate, the domestic electricity supply market this year is more than 1 trillion yuan, and the growth momentum is very strong. After solving the power supply, the electricity consumption market will expand at least ten times. Not to mention, if electric vehicles replace all internal combustion engine cars, the electricity consumed by the transportation industry every year can allow you to recover the annual investment amount. Including the related industries driven, I believe that in a few years, the more than 1 trillion you invest will be nothing."

"It's true, but such a huge investment..."

"Mr. Sheng can be completely relieved. Mr. Huang and Commander Teng are both very supportive, and I am very supportive."

Sheng Shiping smiled and expressed his understanding of the meaning of Mu Haoyang's words.

As long as the military is supported, there will be no major problems in the policy. Huang Zhibo and Teng Yaohui will at least ensure that the policy will not change within the next fifteen years. Although Mu Haoyang is unlikely to serve as the Chief of General Staff in fifteen years, with his influence in the army, he can also provide guarantees for Sheng Shiping.

After pondering for a while, Sheng Shiping said: "I will consider your proposal and make an answer as soon as possible."

"This is OK. I will stay in Beijing for a few days." Mu Haoyang smiled and stood up and said, "I won't waste Mr. Sheng's precious time."

"I believe that we will meet again in a few days."

Sheng Shiping did not deceive Mu Haoyang. Three days later, he personally called Mu Haoyang and invited him to a villa outside Beijing to spend the weekend.

Here, Sheng Shiping gave a formal agreement to personally invest in the controllable fusion nuclear reactor project.

However, Sheng Shiping also made a request to participate in the supervision of scientific research work. Mu Haoyang did not fully agree, but only agreed to submit a report on where the funds were delivered to Sheng Shiping on time, and did not provide technical information, but ensured that every amount of money spent was given a reasonable explanation.

In order to reassure Shengshi, Mu Haoyang also mentioned that Qian Zhongtai and Lu Wen will be responsible for the project.

Qian Zhongtai has nothing to say, the key lies in Lu Wen. To put it bluntly, letting Lu Wen participate in the project is a personal guarantee made by Mu Haoyang.

Finally, Sheng Shiping made a step forward and only asked the military to provide information on research progress.

In other words, he will invest scientific research funds in installments based on the research progress.

After the negotiations, Mu Haoyang returned to the General Staff with satisfaction.

Because Lu Wen is responsible for Dian Yuqing's project, Qian Zhongtai is responsible for the controllable fusion nuclear reactor project, and Lu Wen is only the nominal project leader.

On March 10, the first amount of funds provided by Sheng Shiping entered the military's secret scientific research account.

In fact, developing a controllable nuclear fusion reactor does not cost so much money. Of the first 140 billion yuan provided by Sheng Shiping, only 10 billion was used for the project, 40 billion was used to develop large rockets, and all the others were used to build a hasel accelerator.

As for how to explain the whereabouts of the funds to Sheng Shiping, that is between Qian Zhongtai and Lu Wen.

At this time, Mu Haoyang had turned his energy to another thing, that is, to establish a mathematical model of the future battlefield based on the data provided by Qian Zhongtai.

There is only one key: under the influence of the strong sunspot explosion, the communication, command, intelligence and control systems that the modern military system highly relies on are completely paralyzed.

In this case, what will the future war look like?

In order to make the mathematical model as accurate as possible, Mu Haoyang asked more than 100 software experts from the second department and applied for the right to use the National Computing Center.

After hearing the news, Teng Yaohui did not refuse Mu Haoyang's "invitation" and agreed to conduct a simulated military exercise with him on the computer. To be precise, it was a simulated war completely on the computer, and both sides formed combat forces according to their respective ideas.

This is definitely a big deal, and some people even think that this is Mu Haoyang challenging Teng Yaohui.

Huang Zhibo also attached great importance to this matter and personally solved many problems for Mu Haoyang. He even called Yang Yufang, Zhou Yusheng, Zhang Yuting and others back to let them act as Mu Haoyang's advisers. In order to attract the attention of the senior management, Huang Zhibo also invited all national leaders, even Lu Fenglie, who retired and Fu Xiubo, who actively engaged in cross-strait exchange activities after retreating, also received an invitation letter.

"Simulation War" is held on April 1st, which is April Fool's Day in the West.

In order to ensure fairness, Mu Haoyang's team and Teng Yaohui's team each have an operational command center, and they are carried out strictly in accordance with actual time, and do not accelerate "simulated war". In other words, in addition to commanding the army generated by computer simulations, the commanders of both sides make decisions strictly in accordance with the actual combat environment. Huang Zhibo personally served as the presidential referee, responsible for evaluating the confrontation results.

Because it focuses on foreign wars, the Navy is the veritable protagonist.

The "Simulation War" lasted for a week, and dozens of commanders on both sides were exhausted. Mu Haoyang stayed in the command center for seven days and seven nights, and his eyes were never closed.

After the end, Huang Zhibo did not announce the judgment result, but just called Mu Haoyang and Teng Yaohui over.

Mu Haoyang and Teng Yaohui knew what the outcome of the "war" was.

"Old Teng, we must admit that the younger generation is better than the younger generation." Huang Zhibo was very sensible and knew that now was definitely not the time to suppress Teng Yaohui. "No matter what, you and I appreciate Xiao Mu very much, otherwise we would not use him. Our generation of soldiers will definitely not understand future wars. They are different. They are much younger, have more flexible thinking, and know how to adapt. We should be happy to let them dominate the future wars, and there is nothing to worry about. Of course, we can also use our remaining energy to guide them forward."

"Mr. Huang..." Mu Haoyang was a little embarrassed. After all, Teng Yaohui's mood would definitely not be much better.

Huang Zhibo smiled and said, "My opinion is to let Xiaomai come back and continue to preside over the naval construction. Four years later, you will nominate Xiaomai as the commander of the naval army."

"Mr. Huang, this is a trivial matter." Teng Yaohui said with a sigh, "The defeated general is not brave enough. I have nothing to say, but are the conditions for future wars ripe?"

Huang Zhibo nodded and said, "In ten years, these conditions will be ripe."

"Ten years?" Teng Yaohui frowned, as if he didn't believe it.

"I can't explain clearly what's going on. You can go and read the scientific research report submitted by Qian Zhongtai." Huang Zhibo knocked on the handrail of the sofa. "Next year, we will launch a sun rocket, and we are expected to complete the first data collection work in the first half of the following year. If Qian Zhongtai's theory is not wrong, we will launch a second sun rocket as early as 2035 to lay the foundation for future wars."

"What theory?"

"Using the sunspot explosion, completely paralyzing the enemy's communication and command system, just like in simulated wars, both sides are fighting in a dark environment."

Teng Yaohui's brows jumped a few times and said, "What if Qian Zhongtai was wrong?"

"It's only two years." Huang Zhibo smiled and said, "In two years, you will know right or wrong. Therefore, I suggest that in these two years, we will focus on infrastructure construction. The existing projects will continue, but all newly submitted equipment construction will be delayed until two years later."

“Two years are not short.”

"That's true, I can give you a guarantee." Huang Zhibo raised his finger and said, "If Qian Zhongtai is wrong, I will fully support the Navy's military plan. Besides, you will be the Chief of Staff in four years. I can't control what you want to do."

Teng Yaohui forced a smile and said, "It only takes two years?"

"Two years at most."

"Okay, I'll just wait for two years. If Qian Zhongtai is right, I will personally nominate Xiaomao to serve as the commander of the navy and be fully responsible for the navy's equipment construction."

“What happened before?”

"this……"

"Mr. Huang, Lao Teng..." Mu Haoyang stopped silent and said, "No matter what happens in the future, our bridgehead in the Indian Ocean is crucial, and the construction of the base has just begun and I can't figure it out for two or three years. So I should go back, otherwise I won't feel at ease."

Huang Zhibo glanced at Mu Haoyang, obviously not wanting Mu Haoyang to go back to be the commander of the fleet.

"Actually, this is my personal idea," Mu Haoyang smiled and said, "I don't have much qualifications in the navy. It's a good thing to be the commander of the fleet for a few years first. It's also a good thing to gather popularity."

"Is this necessary?"

Mu Haoyang nodded very firmly. He said this mainly to give Teng Yaohui a step.

Huang Zhibo glanced at Teng Yaohui again before saying, "This is OK. Do some achievements in the fleet so that others can gossip."

Things settled.

Mu Haoyang insisted on returning to the fleet to avoid right and wrong. It is conceivable that as the Navy Command moved back to Beijing, Huang Zhibo and Teng Yaohui must have had a good show.

Being sandwiched between the two made Mu Haoyang difficult, so it would be better to stay away...
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