Chapter 1187 "Moon Cannon"

On the edge of Jinling High-tech Park, the Space Shuttle Assembly Center.

This factory, which is guarded by troops, can be said to be the safest place with the highest level of confidentiality in the entire park.

From Xiangrui to Queqiao, 90% of the spacecraft that travel to and from the Earth-Moon system are completed from here for final assembly, and sent to the space launch center not far from here for low-Earth orbit.

If Jinling has gradually become the heart of Huaguo's space industry due to the existence of Xingkong Technology and the establishment of a series of aerospace companies such as Hangke Aerospace Group, then here is the bone marrow of hematopoiesis.

Standing at the door of the No. 1 workshop of the assembly center, two engineers wearing hard hats were chatting casually as they watched the unloading workers and machinery not far away.

"There are a lot of big tigers who have fallen from horses recently. I heard Lao Wang and the others bragging during dinner yesterday. It is said that even the deputy head of the Jinling High-tech Industrial Park Development Zone was investigated."

"The district chief Sun?"

"That's right, who else could it be if it wasn't him. It is said that when the criminal police took people to his house, they found gold bars in two suitcases."

The slightly younger engineer smashed his tongue, a bit unable to imagine.

How Much Gold Can Two Suitcases Hold?

In any case, if it is converted into RMB, this is already a figure that he will not be able to earn in his entire life.

"My day, a district chief can earn so much."

"This is only found at home. It is said that his plot is a bit serious. He is not just accepting bribes. He is also involved with foreign forces."

As he spoke, the old engineer sighed and shook his head.

"Who would have thought that this would happen again? Thanks to the timely discovery of the problem, it would be fine if this allowed him to climb to the position of district chief."

While talking, the goods on the car have been unloaded. With the help of automated logistics vehicles, the reddish-brown containers were transported to the inside of the factory.

Then, not far away, another truck drove over, and the workers waiting at the unloading point continued to repeat the previous operation, sending boxes of goods to the factory.

Squinting at the trucks lined up in the garage not far away, the slightly younger engineer continued.

"You said, the vehicles of our original car have been coming and going a bit frequently recently."

Old engineer: "I don't know, it is said that there is some big project."

The young engineer glanced at him.

"What project do you think it will be?"

The old master gave the young engineer a sideways look, stared at him and said intimidatingly.

"Why do you ask so much, you also want to earn dollars?"

"This, isn't this just curiosity..."

"If you don't know, don't ask nonsense. This incident has caused people to panic recently. Talk less and do more. Go to work quickly and don't dawdle here."

Patting the young man on the shoulder, the old engineer buckled the strap of his helmet, turned around and walked towards the factory building.

Following behind the old engineer, the young man who was inexplicably speechless muttered, and buckled the strap of his helmet.

"...It's really inexplicable, just ask casually, why is the reaction so big?"

At the end of the noon break, the engineers in Factory No. 1 have returned to their jobs one after another.

On the other side of the factory building, next to a huge steel support, a group of experts wearing hard hats had been standing there as early as the morning, as if they had never left the vicinity.

"...This is the latest shield machine we have produced. The main material is titanium alloy, and the total weight after assembly is only 50 tons. It is suitable for low-gravity environments, and can dig deep into the lunar soil at a maximum depth of 20 meters. The lunar surface is strong. The sub-collider tunnels are dug with this thing."

At this moment, standing next to Lu Zhou is an old engineer about 50 years old. The name on the badge is Chen Yongliang, and his position is deputy manager and technical supervisor.

Judging from the overalls on his body, he does not belong to the Space Shuttle Assembly Center, but a subsidiary of Huatie Group.

The two terms aerospace and railway may sound like they don't match each other, but in fact this is already a thing of the last era.

Since the launch of the Lunar Hadron Collider project, Huatie Group has entered the field of space following the footsteps of Xingkong Technology from the high-speed rail and maglev orbit projects on the ground.

The acceleration track with a total length of hundreds of kilometers and distributed along the inner side of the crater is the masterpiece of the joint efforts of countless engineers and researchers of Huatie Group and Hangke Aerospace Group.

And the shield machine in front of Lu Zhou at this moment can be regarded as one of the by-products of this accelerator project.

The whole body is made of lightweight titanium alloy material, and its modular design enables it to be assembled only by its own power without the help of large engineering equipment such as cranes.

Generally, a shield machine made of steel materials already weighs fifty or sixty cents for the cutter head alone, plus the front shield, middle shield, and tail shield, it can easily be hundreds of pounds, and the weight of this large shield machine is The weight is just in the early fifties.

It's no wonder that Chen Gong had a proud expression on his face.

As the only company in the world capable of building orbits on the moon, in a sense they have already stood at the apex of the times.

After listening to Mr. Chen's introduction, Lu Zhou finally asked the second question he was most concerned about.

"How much is the price?"

Chen Yongliang: "Sixty million!"

"It's a bit expensive."

Seeing the chief designer shaking his head, Chen Gong quickly explained.

"It's not expensive anymore. The titanium alloy skeleton alone costs tens of millions, not to mention the other technologies inside."

Lu Zhou didn't speak, nor did he make any gestures.

He is the chief designer, so he doesn't need to worry about purchasing this piece. Naturally, someone with a quotation will evaluate whether it is expensive or not, and he just talks casually based on his feeling.

After looking at this equipment for a long time, the general manager of the Huatie Group subsidiary who had been silent next to him began to beat his heart, hesitating whether to say something, Lu Zhou suddenly said.

"I intend to build an electromagnetic orbit on the moon."

Chen Yongliang was slightly taken aback.

"...about how long?"

"The total length is 20 to 40 kilometers."

"What about the standard? The collider kind?"

"There must be some differences from the collider. At least it should be wider, and the limit of the speed it can withstand should be higher." Lu Zhou smiled, looked at the steel skeleton in front of him, narrowed his eyes, and continued, "I need it Can accelerate a mass of 50 tons to 2.5km/s in 2 minutes... can it be done?"

Hearing Lu Zhou's request, the engineer showed a surprised expression on his face, and said with a gasp.

"Hiss...you really created a problem for us. Let alone us, I'm afraid no one in this world can do it."

2.5 kilometers per second, which has exceeded the escape velocity of the moon. Is this intended to directly launch the cargo into the earth-moon transfer orbit?

"If someone in this world could do it, I wouldn't come to you," Lu Zhou continued, watching Chen Gong make a joke, "The Jinling Institute for Advanced Study plans to set up a special research team. To design this lunar surface mass projector, the goal is to directly project the minerals mined on the surface of the moon to the entrance of the low orbit or even the earth-moon transfer orbit. Whether it is processed in space or directly transported back to the earth, this is quite useful. necessary."

"At present, we have applied for special funds from the country. The initial budget is 10 billion. If the situation is optimistic, we will continue to add more. You are also considered to be a top domestic company in the fields of maglev technology and electromagnetic acceleration technology, especially in At the application level, I don’t know if you are interested.”

Before Chen Gong could speak, the general manager who had been standing next to Lu Zhou, waiting for a chance to intervene, quickly took over the conversation and spoke.

"Yes! Of course! Haha, I'm afraid everyone will refuse such a request. It is our honor to cooperate with Jinling Institute for Advanced Study!"

Lu Zhou smiled and nodded politely.

"It's also our honor."

Listening to the conversation between the two bosses, Chen Gong smashed his tongue.

He really guessed it.

Academician Lu really plans to build an "electromagnetic cannon" to shoot things from the moon directly to the earth.

But is this thing really possible?

Although he was suspicious, he couldn't say anything. After all, what this boss decided to do, no matter how exaggerated it sounds so far, has become a reality.

Thinking of this, Chen Yongliang couldn't help sighing softly in his heart.

Perhaps, this is the person standing on the shoulders of the times.

A hundred years from now, maybe no one will remember that there is a technical supervisor named Chen in a certain subsidiary of Huatie Group, but they will definitely remember the name that made the impossible possible with a wave of his hand.

Looking at the back surrounded by a group of people walking towards the office, Chen Yongliang couldn't help feeling a little envious...

...

Lu Zhou spent the whole morning with the people from Huatie Group, watching them assemble and demonstrate the latest lunar shield machine, and Lu Zhou didn't even have time to eat lunch.

After returning to the office, Lu Zhou took the lunch box from the cafeteria from Wang Peng, picked up the chopsticks and planed it clean. He didn't forget to burp afterwards.

"Remember to bring me a bottle of Coke next time. If you don't drink anything when you eat, you will always feel choked."

Hearing this sentence, Wang Peng couldn't help showing a wry smile.

"Can't you eat something healthy?"

He took out a tissue and wiped his mouth calmly, Lu Zhou said indifferently.

"Throw away the cigarettes in your pocket and tell me this."

Wang Peng said with a sigh.

"...I also hope that you can live a long and healthy life. For people like us, it's enough to live to be sixty or seventy years old, and it's about the same number if you smoke or not."

"I don't like that saying, all men are born the same."

Wang Peng shrugged, naturally he would not talk back to Lu Zhou, but he still made a noncommittal expression.

Maybe it's because his realm hasn't reached Academician Lu's height and spiritual realm, or in other words, he's still too vulgar, but no matter what angle he looks at, Academician Lu's words are too idealistic.

How can people be the same?

This kind of society is simply unimaginable...