Chapter 590 Strategic Fudge

The meeting officially begins.

Standing in front of the podium, the spokespersons of the ministries and commissions read out the main content of the meeting.

Didn't wait long, Lu Zhou soon heard the part he was curious about.

First of all, in terms of funding, the country's annual aerospace project budget will increase from 14 billion to 30 billion RMB.

This part has little to do with private enterprises, and the benefits mainly go to state-owned enterprises.

For now, although private enterprises have also mastered certain launch technologies of their own, such as the high-thrust rockets used in the moon landing project, even if the relevant policies have been liberalized, ordinary private enterprises do not have that If you have the capital and courage to play, it is unlikely to be thankless to make that technical reserve.

It is precisely because of this that when the spokesperson interpreted the first policy, most people in the venue showed a lack of interest.

But when the speaker talked about the second policy, everyone raised their spirits.

That is, in order to promote the development of the aerospace industry and the moon landing project, enterprises investing in the domestic aerospace industry will enjoy preferential taxation in other domestic businesses.

To put it simply, if a certain company spends 30 million yuan to launch a satellite, as long as the party B undertaking the launch task is an enterprise in China and the launch task is completed within the territory of China, then it can be used in other business operations of the parent company. Get a tax break of 30 million.

Even for big taxpayers like Penguin and Ali who pay 100 million a day, the temptation is considerable.

They themselves have a business need to launch satellites, and now the country has almost completely waived their launch costs in the form of tax breaks. Although this is not a direct subsidy from the state, it is no different from a direct subsidy.

When the speaker was interpreting the second policy, Lu Zhou could clearly observe that, whether it was a state-owned enterprise or a private enterprise, all the business representatives in the venue seemed to be on stimulants, their faces were full of red, and their eyes were shining with fiery light.

So that when the spokesperson interpreted the third policy, no one paid attention to it.

In fact, the third policy is really nothing worth paying attention to, it is just a verbal promise with legal force.

That is, with ten years as the deadline, enterprises, research units or individuals who have established permanent or semi-permanent scientific research stations on the moon will enjoy 70 years or more of franchise rights for the resources that have already occupied the lunar surface. Space-related projects such as tourism and space resource exploitation enjoy tax relief.

And this right will be guaranteed by the Chinese authorities.

When the speaker finished his last sentence, whispers suddenly sounded in the venue.

Compared with the first piece of cake that is basically uneatable, and the third illusory promise, for most companies here, the second proposal is undoubtedly much more tempting.

If the cost of launching satellites and engaging in them can be passed on to the taxes that should have been paid, it is almost equivalent to compressing their cost of launching satellites to a fairly low level.

Of course, the third promise is not completely unattractive. Although it is hard to say what the situation will be ten years later, even if it is just an illusory promise, after being fully interpreted by the capital market, it will bring them a considerable amount of hope. the benefits of.

Huaguo will make big moves in the aerospace field, and they are participants.

These few words alone are enough to provide investors with money in their hands a space where they can let their imaginations run wild...

Like these entrepreneurs, Lu Zhou was also very surprised by the policies of the country.

It's just that he was surprised not by the extent of the favorable policy, but by other aspects...

"Is the high-level planning to use the aerospace strategy to contain the United States?"

Hearing this sentence, Xu Yuanming's reaction was bigger than Lu Zhou's, and he looked at him in surprise.

"I thought Professor Lu didn't have any research on the international situation."

Seeing Xu Yuanming's surprised expression, Lu Zhou coughed lightly, and said, "Whether you have studied it or not is two different things. I'm not very interested in some things, but it doesn't mean I don't understand."

Xu Yuanming smiled and said, "Is that so? But you are only half right. The moon landing plan has indeed risen to the level of national strategy. There is nothing false about it. But while making this deployment, we It does have other expectations for this deployment, too."

Having said that, Xu Yuanming put on a serious look and continued.

"According to our current knowledge, countries including the United States, Russia, and the European Union have determined a clear technical route and started to promote their respective controllable fusion demonstration reactor projects. We are not yet able to know their progress, but as you As I said, as long as you show enough determination, maybe ten years, maybe twenty years, they will catch up with us."

"Out of strategic considerations, in order to contain our opponents, the House of Elders, after discussions at a meeting, decided to pull our opponents into a new battlefield while advancing the construction of domestic fusion reactors and cross-regional power grid projects."

Lu Zhou: "This battlefield is space?"

Xu Yuanming nodded solemnly: "That's right."

All the clues were connected in series, and Lu Zhou finally understood the real intention of the higher-ups.

In the information age, no technology can be kept secret permanently. With the background accumulated in the previous industrial revolutions in Western countries, it may not take too long to catch up.

Knowing that technology cannot be kept secret permanently, in order to maximize national interests, Huaguo naturally hopes to delay the time for other countries to acquire this technology.

Pulling an opponent from one contest to another certainly has that effect.

Just as Secretary Xu said, considering the long-term future, the moon landing is necessary, but not urgent, or what is urgent is not the moon landing project itself.

The real purpose of this move is not to imprint Chinese footprints on the surface of the moon, but to contain the strategic focus of countries such as Europe, America and Russia.

In this way, this is probably a conspiracy.

It is estimated that at that time, in conjunction with the high-profile establishment of the second-generation fusion project, a set of combined punches about Helium-3 will be played.

And now, Lu Zhou finally understands the reason why his proposal to establish the eastern industry-research association and the plan for the second-generation controllable fusion technology can be passed so quickly and with a high profile...

This strategy of strategic containment, I am afraid that when I was still lying on the hospital bed, the high-level executives had already held a meeting to discuss the general idea.

High.

really high...

Although there was a feeling of being used as a gun, Lu Zhou still couldn't help admiring in his heart.

Of course, although this trick has its cleverness, it is not easy to achieve the expectation of strategic containment.

With China's current level of rocket launches, it is still catching up with the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1960s. Even if NASA's space program is cut again and again by Congress, it is still not easy to catch up with the old aerospace powers.

To put it bluntly, before sending people to the moon, even if you want to engage in space strategy, develop lunar resources, and pave the way for the second-generation fusion project, even if NASA hypocritically cooperates with you to sing this drama to the gentlemen of Congress, Others don't necessarily care about you.

so……

This requires a big man with strong academic prestige to come out and give a platform to the space program.

Thinking of this, Lu Zhou couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded.

Is this going to make him a guest?

But he really intends to get a manned moon landing...

After holding back in his stomach for a while, Lu Zhou couldn't help asking.

"Should you still let me be the chief designer of this aerospace project?"

"This... depends on your personal wishes. Although I think it's more appropriate for you to take this position, if you really don't have time," Xu Yuanming smiled embarrassedly, "It's okay to be a general counselor. ?”

Looking at Xu Yuanming's smiling expression, Lu Zhou sighed and said, "I have no opinion, but I'm afraid I can only hang up a job. In addition, if you plan to publish some misleading articles or papers in my name , I’m afraid I won’t be able to help you with this.”

As a scholar, he still has his own bottom line.

For what he believes to be the truth, he will spare no effort to insist, even if it is wrong in the end, it is an honest mistake, not a falsification with no conscience. Similarly, for things that he does not approve of, he will not speak black as white against his conscience.

If a scholar is not for the pursuit of truth, is he still a scholar?

Then become a politician...

Xu Yuanming said with a smile: "You can rest assured that we will not make any public remarks in your name. Your academic reputation is also our honor and pride, and this will never change."

"That's fine, if you think it's okay, I'll be the general counsel." Speaking of this, Lu Zhou also joked by the way, "By the way, since I am the general counsel, I have to consider What about that mass projector I was talking about?"

Hearing Lu Zhou bring up this matter again, Xu Yuanming coughed dryly and said, "It's useless even if I agree. Have you heard of the national orbital facility?"

Lu Zhou: "I've heard a little bit about it."

"There is not much publicity about this aspect in the media. In fact, the mass projection device you mentioned is actually similar to that country's orbiting facility. This project passed the technical feasibility demonstration a long time ago, but guess what? Which link did you get stuck in?"

Lu Zhou: "Fund approval?"

"Yes, this project was finally killed by the Development and Reform W side," Xu Yuanming nodded, "The budget is two trillion yuan, and this is just a budget. No one knows how much it will cost in the end... Do you think it is worth it? "

Sure enough, Lu Zhou could guess it with his feet, and he must be stuck in this link in the end.

It's just two trillion...

Even if there is an academician platform, these people can really open their mouths.

The 27 new high-speed rail projects added from 2018 to 2019 totaled only one trillion yuan.

Take this money to build the railway, I don’t know where the high-speed railway can be built...