Space Administration
"Speaker."
Lü Yongchang greeted Speaker Li with a respectful look.
"Yongchang, you're finally here."
Seeing Lü Yongchang, Speaker Li let out a slight sigh of relief.
"You should know the result of yesterday's meeting, right?"
Hearing Speaker Li's question, Lü Yongchang nodded slightly.
It was a unanimous vote.
To be honest, he wasn't surprised by this result at all.
Facing such a rigorous deduction process and the precise prediction, Lü Yongchang didn't believe there was anyone who would still doubt what he said.
"What... should China do next?"
After a moment of silence, the Speaker asked slowly.
A glint flashed in Lü Yongchang's eyes, and he replied word by word, "Speaker, in my opinion, the universe is the only real way out!"
"Only by leaving the solar system can we truly preserve China!"
The Speaker fell into silence.
Leave the solar system?
Could human technology really achieve this?
The Speaker's voice was a bit hoarse. "What about immigrating to Mars? Isn't that可行?"
The proposal of immigrating to Mars was actually put forward to him personally by Academician Yang Jianchuan after last night's meeting.
Lü Yongchang slowly shook his head, rejecting the Speaker's proposal.
"I'm afraid not."
"At the moment when the solar helium flash erupts, even Mars won't be safe."
"The only safe place might be outside the solar system."
The Speaker closed his eyes in pain.
After a long time, he spoke again, his voice becoming even hoarser. "According to your plan, how many people in China can survive?"
Hearing the Speaker's question, Lü Yongchang was slightly taken aback.
How many people could survive?
This was indeed a problem...
Lü Yongchang fell into deep thought.
According to the current population growth rate in China...
Hmm...
Seeing Lü Yongchang fall silent, a bitter smile appeared on the Speaker's face. "Can there be ten thousand people?"
Lü Yongchang: "???"
"So, there can't even be ten thousand people..."
Seeing Lü Yongchang's strange look, the Speaker's eyes became even more pained.
With a population of 1.5 billion in China, could not even ten thousand people be saved!
"Ahem... Speaker, you may have misunderstood."
Lü Yongchang said with a strange expression, "According to my plan, after excluding some elderly and sick people who are not suitable for interstellar travel, and taking into account the natural growth rate in the next fifteen years... about one billion people in China should be able to escape safely."
"..."
The office fell silent.
"Yongchang... do you know what you're saying?" The Speaker looked at Lü Yongchang in front of him with a strange expression.
"One billion people for interstellar travel?"
"Are you telling me a science - fiction story?"
Lü Yongchang looked directly at the Speaker and said seriously, "Speaker, during the research and development of controlled nuclear fusion, you should be well aware that I've accomplished everything I said I would."
The Speaker's expression was slightly moved. Then, he nodded slightly, acknowledging Lü Yongchang's words.
"Speaker, perhaps the plan I mentioned is a bit crazy, but for the future of the Chinese people, I hope you can fully trust me!"
The Speaker's deep eyes stared intently into Lü Yongchang's eyes.
After a long time.
He took a deep breath.
"Okay!"
"I trust you!"
...
"This is a news flash. From today on, China will establish the Space Administration. The first director will be Lü Yongchang, the father of controlled nuclear fusion."
"The main mission of the Space Administration is..."
In the evening, a piece of heavy news came from the news channel in China!
In just half an hour, the words "Space Administration" topped the Weibo hot - search list!
"Damn? The Space Administration? Is China going to march into space?"
"I think it's a good opportunity to enter space now. After all, the United States has been devastated by the solar storm and can't even take care of itself!"
"Hahaha, that makes sense!"
"Am I the only one who noticed that the first director is Lü Yongchang? If I remember correctly, he should be only twenty years old, right?"
"... If you count the Chinese lunar age, he should be twenty - one now."
"Whoa! That's incredible!"
"He's twenty - one and the director of the Space Administration. I'm twenty - one and a dropout from the 'home - staying university'."
"So, is there anyone who can explain what power this Space Administration has? It can't just be an empty promise, right?"
"Don't say that... If what's said in the Chinese news is true, the power of this Space Administration can be described in eight words: second only to one person, above ten thousand others!"
"WTF?!"
...
The next day, at noon.
The Great Hall of the People in China was packed.
Everyone present was one of the top scientists in China.
Physics, chemistry, materials science, biology...
It could be said that at this moment, the Great Hall of the People in China gathered the top wisdom of China!
Lü Yongchang, dressed in a proper high - end suit, adjusted his expression and slowly walked onto the stage.
"Everyone, I'm Lü Yongchang, the first director of the Space Administration.
"Next, I will explain to you the plan of the Space Administration for the next three years."
As he spoke, Lü Yongchang gently clicked the mouse.
A PPT was presented in front of everyone through the projector and the projection screen.
"The Lunar Palace Project"
In an instant, a murmur of voices arose in the Great Hall of the People in China.
Lü Yongchang ignored the discussions below, cleared his throat, and continued to explain on his own. "The Lunar Palace Project, the full name is the Lunar Surface Automatic Mining Project.
"This project is expected to be officially put into production by the end of this year. It is mainly responsible for obtaining the rich helium - 3 resources on the moon.
"Besides, we can also obtain a large amount of ilmenite and various rare earth ores from the moon."
Before everyone could react, Lü Yongchang clicked the mouse again.
The PPT screen changed.
"The Nantianmen Project"
"The Nantianmen Project is expected to be officially completed by the end of next year.
"The main contents of the project include the Xuannü series of aerospace fighters and the Luanbird series of aerospace carrier platforms.
"The main purpose of the project is to deal with threats from aliens and silicon - based life forms. At the same time, this is also the first step for China to move towards a cosmic civilization."
Boom!
As Lü Yongchang's voice fell, the Great Hall of the People in China was completely thrown into chaos!
The flashlights of the cameras in the hands of the reporters in the back row flickered frantically!
Every academic big shot turned to discuss the scene in front of them with their companions.
"This... this is just nonsense!"
"Why did Speaker Li entrust such an important task to such a young kid!"
An old academician with white hair stood up angrily, muttering continuously, "What's the point of attending this kind of meeting full of nonsense!"
"Old Qiu, be patient." Yang Jianchuan beside him stood up with a bitter smile and gently patted the old man's thin back. "Old Qiu, I know these projects seem very unreliable.
"Now there are so many people here, and Professor Lü won't announce it yet. After these reporters leave, Old Qiu, trust me, the truth will eventually come to light!"
"China... has reached a dead - end!"
Yang Jianchuan's low words reached Old Qiu's ears.
Old Qiu's body trembled slightly. He looked at Yang Jianchuan beside him with a complicated expression and slowly sat back in his chair.
"In that case, I'll take a good look at what this Lü Yongchang is up to!"
"And China... how on earth did it reach a dead - end?!"
Such scenes occurred in every corner of the Great Hall of the People in China.
To prevent information leakage from causing social unrest, except for the scientists who participated in the meeting at that time, few outsiders knew that the sun had entered the aging stage!
"Quiet!" Lü Yongchang gently knocked on the table and opened the next PPT.
"The Heavenly Court Project"!