Chapter 86 Brothers reunited
A line of military vehicles slowly drove into the gate of Xinghai Space Base.
"Li Jian, how is it? These are all the work of your old classmate. Isn't it amazing?"
"Well, it's amazing. I didn't expect that the second brother has built such a big business without saying anything."
"More than that, do you know why the content of your and your teammates' training has suddenly changed so much during this period of time?"
Li Jian was wearing a military uniform, his angular face looking straight ahead. Although he didn't know the answer, he was not curious.
Liu Shengzhan liked this about the boy. Although he was definitely curious, he didn't ask too many questions. According to what he said, he would know when he should know.
He is also very self-disciplined and has a strong body.
He is simply a natural born soldier in his eyes.
Liu Shengzhan smiled reassuringly and did not continue to whet his appetite as the convoy ahead had already stopped.
In front of the base building, Fan Ren and Liu Jun had been waiting for these treasures for a long time.
"General Fan, right? Hello, I have heard a lot about you. I am Liu Shengzhan from the military."
Fan Ren had already seen Li Jian, the senior who had taken good care of him during college, but he was too busy to go up to him and reminisce about the past.
"Hello, General Liu, thank you and the military for your support."
Liu Shengzhan is nearly 50 years old, but his face doesn't look old at all. He said immediately: "Before I came here, Mr. Ye told me about the situation here and the cooperation with Xinghai. It's amazing, Mr. Fan. No one else can do such a big thing except you."
Fan Ren was already used to it and had nothing to feel embarrassed about. After a few pleasantries, he led a group of military personnel to the dormitory area.
Liu Jun beside him happily winked at Li Jian, the leader of the team, but unfortunately he was only coldly ignored in return.
This made him very sad.
It was not until they passed by the huge completed workshop and saw the huge rocket being assembled that Liu Jun noticed the slight upturned corners of Li Jian's mouth, and then he grinned too.
"Boss Fan, although I have seen the performance data of the rocket, I didn't expect it to be so huge before the final assembly. It is really shocking."
Liu Shengzhan stopped and stood at the door of the workshop, staring straight at the interior of the workshop where assembly work was taking place.
Inside, the rocket head, middle fuel section, and tail engine section have been connected together.
The huge body of the rocket is hundreds of meters long, giving people an extremely strong visual impact.
"Liu Shuai, our new rocket uses a combination of multiple new technologies. The internal wiring harnesses have been greatly reduced, and this aspect alone has saved 20% of the weight. The supercomputer composed of Star Computing No. has designed the optimal structural form, so we can achieve this level."
Fan Ren's gaze fell on the workshop and he began to introduce it unconsciously.
"I know, but this requires your great courage. Investing tens of billions of dollars at one time. No private enterprise has ever been able to do this."
Li Jian listened to the conversation between the two, and the stern expression on his angular face gradually turned into pride.
If he wasn't wearing this military uniform at this moment, he would definitely say something to Commander Liu.
"We are brothers, Liu Shuai, you are welcome."
Liu Jun spoke very naturally, perhaps because of Li Jian, he felt very close to these soldiers.
"Haha, this must be Liu Jun, right? I heard Li Jian mention you often."
Liu Shengzhan put away his emotion, smiled and nodded at him, which made him so happy that he couldn't stop smiling.
The 20 soldiers present today are all astronauts carefully trained by the military, which is why Liu Jun has always suspected that Fan Ren is the illegitimate child of someone in the upper echelons. He knows that these astronauts are the treasures of the military. Although the number of astronauts in the military is gradually increasing, the training cost per person is still as high as hundreds of millions of yuan.
And behind this are the silent contributions of countless professional scientists in related fields.
Now Xinghai’s rocket is still being assembled, and its first maiden flight test has not yet been done. However, Daxia just waved its hand and directly approved 20 military astronauts for Xinghai.
Of course, these astronauts still belong to the military.
But it's enough to make people drop their jaws.
Everyone came to the dormitory area, which was adjacent to the training area and covered a very large area.
Liu Shengzhan observed it carefully and nodded repeatedly.
The infrastructure here is no less advanced than that of the military, and all equipment and supplies are of very high standards.
After settling a group of military astronauts, Fan Ren, Liu Shengzhan, Liu Jun and Li Jian came to the reception room of the base.
"Liu Shuai, I'm very sorry, because we will carry out the test launch plan next week. If everything goes well, we will carry out the official manned launch mission in about a month."
As soon as everyone sat down, Fan Ren got straight to the point.
Upon hearing this, Liu Shengzhan immediately went into work mode, sitting up straight.
"Boss Fan, don't worry. These team members have already mastered the training manual that you gave to the military. They are now stationed at the base just to familiarize themselves with the use of the spacecraft equipment. Please trust their professionalism. There will be absolutely no problem with the time."
Fan Ren could clearly see that when Liu Shengzhan said this, the boss's face was filled with immense confidence.
He immediately put his mind at ease and asked, "Liu Shuai, has Master Ye discussed our detailed plan with you?"
Hearing this, Liu Shengzhan showed admiration on his face and said, "I am the only one in the military who knows the specific plan. To be honest, if Mr. Ye hadn't told me in person about Xinghai's next series of planned projects, I would have even thought that it was another company trying to get money."
Fan Ren doesn't care about these things. Xinghai is a non-listed company and he holds the sole shareholding, so there is no question of scamming anyone.
"It's like this. In Xinghai's plan, if everything goes well, there will be a huge gap in astronauts in the future."
Liu Shengzhan nodded. According to Xinghai’s plan, the Xiangong Space Station, as a temporary space command center, must have about ten maintenance personnel.
An even bigger gap lies in the lunar base project to be established in the future.
It will be a command center responsible for the entire lunar prism mining work, as well as major tasks such as receiving personnel and equipment, launching and returning spacecraft.
This requires a large number of astronauts to be responsible for the transportation support of the spacecraft.
"I understand. The military is currently planning to expand the number of astronauts to be recruited in the next phase. Please rest assured, President Fan. The military has a very mature set of training standards, and the selected members are currently trainees in related majors from major aviation colleges. They already have a good foundation in aerospace."
Fan Ren nodded when he heard this. He had been worried about the lack of staff.
"Well, thank you very much for the military's efforts. If you have any financial difficulties, please don't hesitate to ask, General Liu. You also know that Xinghai has sufficient funds."
He said this sincerely, but to others it sounded like he was showing off.
Liu Shengzhan laughed dumbly and said, "Don't worry, kid. Daxia is not as poor as it was before. Elder Ye has already considered this aspect. You don't need to be distracted. Xinghai can focus on the subsequent planned projects. The backup guarantee will not lag behind our military!"
These words were powerful and powerful.
(End of this chapter)
