Spark

With the participation of Russia, the personnel pressure on the Nantianmen project was immediately relieved a lot, but what followed was the deep doubts of the entire international community about this matter.

Because this action is too sensitive and too out of bounds.

Yes, in the past decades or even centuries, there have been close exchanges and cooperation between every country, especially in technology.

Not to mention far away, from the perspective of nuclear fusion projects alone, the entire Europe has been involved in China's technical cooperation.

No one has any doubts about this, and the reason is simple:

This is indeed a project that is beneficial to all mankind. Everyone participates in it, everyone contributes, shares his own results, and shares his own technology and ideas. It has only benefits and no harm to human development.

Kenantianmen project

This is a military equipment project!

Can you imagine two countries cooperating to develop strategic bombers? Can you imagine two countries cooperating to develop aircraft carriers?

Or even more extreme, could you imagine two countries cooperating to develop nuclear weapons?

Not to mention how to share the key technology, there is only one question: after this thing is built, will it eventually be used on one of the heads?

Therefore, from a common sense point of view, only the closest alliances can jointly launch such a project.

Now, China is obviously not "alliance" with Russia.

Then, another term that had disappeared into the dust of history suddenly reappeared in front of everyone.

Soviet Union.

Yes, the Soviet Union. No, maybe it should be called "Hualian"?

But in any case, this is indeed a risk that all countries will face, because it is very likely that a new Big Mac will be born.

Somewhere in Europe.

The leader looked at the latest information sent by the intelligence department. After confirming that all the details were consistent with public information, he finally put down the thick document and said to the minister in front of him:

"It seems that things are true - they have really carried out in-depth cooperation in core areas."

"Yesterday, the first batch of scientific researchers and engineers supporting the Nantianmen project landed at the Imperial Capital Airport. They will arrive at various posts within three days to receive command from the Nantianmen project team."

"These people even include long-established scholars in the aerospace field - such as Melnikov."

"It can be said that the Federal Space Agency has even put its fortune on the line this time."

"Anyway, that's what we're seeing now, but I have a question."

Having said this, he raised his head, then looked at the minister and asked word by word:

"Do you think this is an alliance?"

Upon hearing his question, the minister was stunned for a moment subconsciously. After hesitating for a few seconds, he answered:

"In fact, I don't think it's an alliance."

"From my personal point of view, this is something that goes further than forming an alliance."

"Well, what kind of behavior is it to help the enemy build a weapon that can attack you? It feels ridiculous even when I think about it."

"But under the current situation, such absurd behavior is the safest and most effective."

"I can only say that it is a pity that we did not seize the opportunity. In fact, our aviation industry's scientific research strength is also very strong."

He nodded silently, but didn't answer immediately.

Too bad you didn't take the chance?

Doesn’t this sentence mean “you can’t sell yourself fast enough”?

Think about it, if time goes back a few years, before China has fully risen, and someone dares to say this, they will definitely become the target of public criticism.

Including yourself, you have to laugh at his weakness and stupidity.

But now, the situation is different after all.

Such a proposal to sell oneself has been given careful consideration by oneself.

After a few minutes of silence, the Prime Minister sighed and finally said:

"There's no shame in that."

"In fact, even if the opportunity is placed in front of us, we cannot take the initiative to 'seize' it."

"After all, the situation in Germany and Russia is different. We do not have a traditional alliance with China, and there is no ideological continuity."

"If we really did the same thing as them, we probably wouldn't even have to wait for the opposition to take action. Public opinion would be enough to overthrow us."

"Yeah, so I just gave a relatively exaggerated example - it's a figure of speech."

The Foreign Secretary added frankly, then continued:

"In fact, now all countries have basically the same view on this matter."

"Everyone wants to condemn the blatant alliance between the two major powers, but also hates that their own country is not included in the alliance."

"After all, no one is a fool. Anyone can weigh interests and basically do it well."

"And the more this happens, the more everyone has to act like they want to refuse but still welcome."

"Nowadays, Huaxia is a wealthy sponsor, and everyone is a whore who wants to sell themselves. Whether to sell or not is not an issue that needs to be considered at all. How to sell in a decent way is the key."

After listening to the minister's words, the leader was completely helpless.

Such a metaphor was really vulgar, and even he could not imagine that these words came from the mouth of a doctoral scholar.

But I have to say, what he said is really apt.

"So, do we have no chance? Or do we have to turn to the United States?"

"What a joke. We have all been bound to their interests through nuclear fusion. If we betray now, we are the only ones who will die."

The minister immediately shook his head, while the leader frowned and said:

"But the problem is that we can't squeeze into their alliance, and once we are excluded, the result will not be much better than turning to the United States."

"China will not give just one chance. This is the key."

The Foreign Secretary interrupted him and continued:

"In fact, the current situation is not fundamentally different from the situation when the United States rose in the last century - some of the lowest principles cannot be changed."

"It's like the Chinese invented a nuclear fusion device, but at the tiniest level, isn't what they used electromagnetic force?"

"So, we should have full confidence in this."

"But we don't see the opportunity right now."

His tone was a little low.

"Yes, how could it not be?"

“Isn’t this an opportunity to get rid of our disarmament veterans?”

A bright light suddenly flashed in his mind. He suddenly raised his head and asked:

"You mean dump them in Cuba?"

"Do you even need to ask?"

A smile appeared on the Foreign Secretary's face.

Then, the leader's lips also raised slightly.

This is indeed a good idea.

Well, gotta hurry.

Otherwise, the French may move faster than our own.

The international situation is changing faster day by day, but for China, some of the most basic strategies and paths will not change.

For example, the development of technology; for example, the advancement of social welfare; for example, the launch of Chang'e-6.

Everything was ready. At the Xichang Rocket Launch Base, all six astronauts who passed the final screening were ready to go. After the order was issued, they entered the manned lunar module one after another.

In two hours, they will fly to that strange land that no one has set foot on for decades, in front of the eyes of everyone around the world.

Sitting in his seat, Zhang Xuemin checked his equipment for the last time according to the operation manual.

His fingers trembled slightly, and beside him, astronaut Chen Qiongming, the captain, seemed to notice his nervousness, so he smiled and said to him:

"What's wrong? It's your first time flying and you don't know how to fasten your seat belt?"

Zhang Xuemin chuckled and replied:

"I really haven't flown a few times. The first time I took a plane was from home to the base."

"It's pretty cool when you think about it. It's pretty cool. I haven't flown on a plane a few times, but now I'm going to ride on a spaceship?"

"If this matter were told, probably not many people would believe it."

"Times have indeed changed. I never dreamed that I would really have this opportunity."

"You didn't expect this opportunity?"

Chen Qiongming looked at Zhang Xuemin curiously and continued to ask:

"If you thought you had no chance, why did you train so hard before?"

"At that time, the country hadn't chosen you yet. You couldn't have been practicing for fun, right?"

"That's not true."

Zhang Xuemin subconsciously wanted to wave his hands, but the bulky spacesuit made his actions seem a bit clumsy.

"What I thought at the time was that after a few more years of training, when the helium-3 mine on the moon is really developed, maybe I can go there as a miner?"

"That's how it was promoted at that time. Everyone would have the opportunity to mine on the moon."

"No wonder!"

Chen Qiongming nodded thoughtfully.

Although they have been training together for a long time and are very familiar with Zhang Xuemin, he has never heard Zhang Xuemin mention this kind of detailed "mental journey".

After a slight pause, he continued:

"Actually, it's not necessarily luck that you can go up - there must be an element of luck for the first batch of people to go up. But after the large-scale lunar surface and space operation base is really built later, the demand for personnel will still be huge."

"We can't really let senior technical talents devote 100% to basic things. We definitely still need some basic personnel to supplement. According to your situation, the probability of being selected is very high."

"So it's really not false propaganda?"

Zhang Xuemin asked subconsciously.

In the past few months, of course, he not only learned "techniques and skills", but also expanded his horizons a lot.

But the more he watched, the more he felt that "going to the moon" might not be that easy to achieve for ordinary people.

But now, Chen Qiong’s name shouldn’t be a lie, right?

No, there was no need for him to lie to himself.

Looking at Zhang Xuemin's expression, Chen Qiongming smiled.

"Of course it's not false propaganda. I can only say that there are some things that are beyond ordinary people's imagination, but they will definitely happen."

"I probably know what you are thinking. I think that the opportunity to leave the earth and go to space is rare and the cost is very high. Therefore, a person must wear multiple hats, have irreplaceable special abilities, and even be the best among people. ."

"Indeed, when we first started to conduct ocean voyages, the standards for crew selection were also very high."

"But what now? All continents are already covered with the footprints of our Chinese people."

"It's the same thing with the moon. There's only one reason why you still have this idea, and that's because you don't really understand the speed at which we're developing."

"We're not running, we're leaping."

"Understood."

Zhang Xuemin sighed softly, and his originally tense mood gradually relaxed at this moment.

There were bursts of instructions from the command hall in his earphones. Following these instructions, he and everyone else completed the final preparations.

"Okay, the launch window has been determined, the launch mission has been established, and we are ready to go."

Chen Qiongming's voice was serious and calm. After everyone made a final slight adjustment to their sitting postures, he said:

"The camera is watching us and will cut to us soon."

"Say hello to your families and get ready to go!"

Hearing his words, Zhang Xuemin subconsciously looked at the camera not far in front of him.

say hi?

How to say hello?

In fact, he really hasn't gotten used to the gaze of the camera yet.

After hesitating for a few seconds, he finally raised his right hand, and then gave a victory gesture with a bright smile to everyone who was looking at him.

An hour later, Chang'e-6 took off successfully.

Driven by the powerful power of the Long March-9 rocket equipped with the LITV engine, the manned lunar module flew into space without any accident, and then entered the Hohmann transfer orbit for the moon landing in a precise arc.

The process of landing should be tense, exciting, and full of unpredictable risks.

However, to everyone's surprise, everything happened so ordinary.

Under the relay broadcasts of several satellites, the lunar module smoothly left the low-Earth orbit, smoothly approached the moon, and then landed smoothly on the lunar surface, guarded by the smoke and flames emitted by the lander. superior.

The location where it landed was less than one kilometer away from the lunar surface base that had been completed long ago.

The footage from inside the return capsule showed that everything was normal for the six-man team that landed on the moon. Even except for Zhang Xuemin, the heartbeats of the others were not much faster.

Immediately afterwards, there is a series of somewhat boring self-inspections and environmental inspections.

After confirming that everything was normal, China landed on the moon and officially entered the countdown.

The eyes of the whole world were focused on these six people. As the hatch opened, the video footage captured by the Yutu-2 robot that had been deployed nearby was also transmitted to the earth.

From the hatch, a figure wearing a spacesuit came out.

It’s Zhang Xuemin.

His steps staggered slightly, and when he reached the last step of the gangway, he hesitated to put down his feet.

And finally, when he finally adjusted his mentality and stepped onto the floating dust on the moon's surface, cheers were heard everywhere on the ground.

Soon after, the radio waves of the Earth-Moon Communication transmitted his "first words" to everyone's ears.

He said:

"This is a big step for me, but it is only a small step for China."