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"What the hell? Did I hear correctly? North American branch D has been established?"

Chen Nian stared dumbfounded at the information Li Xiang sent up, and asked in disbelief.

On the other hand, Li Xiang looked helpless, and while putting away the report that Chen Nian had finished reading, he replied:

"Anyway, it's kind of like that—the program has been made public."

"Against private ownership of land, destroy large capital groups, demand equal decision-making power In a sense, they do have the characteristics of a part of the branch."

"But if you say they raised the red flag, that would be a bit of an exaggeration."

"Actually, the way of thinking they uphold is still the ranger-like thinking of the old Americans in the westward movement era, but the 'sheriff' they are fighting now has changed the gun in their hands from a revolver to a poplar missile."

"In other words, even if they do succeed, and do kill the current sheriff, the badge will still go to the next sheriff."

"As long as the foundation remains unchanged, the problem cannot be solved."

"Didn't they demand public ownership of the land?"

Chen Nian asked suspiciously.

According to the information in the report, the first thing Huangshi Farm did after the "Juyi" was to tear down the fence on the edge of the farm and made a statement of "the pasture is shared".

It should be said that this action is intended to be radical, both in a symbolic and practical sense.

Doesn't that count as breaking the foundation?

Looking at his expression, Li Xiang shook his head and replied:

"The concept of personal private property is unbreakable in Lao Mei's heart, so their move is not really saying to be 'public ownership', but 'joint stock'."

"In their view, the only effective way to fight against the clique is a bigger clique—isn't this stuff just going back to the old American way."

"really."

Chen Nian understood the logic of the "uprising" at Huangshi Farm.

They are trying to unite the scattered middle and lower classes with a common idea and goal to form a new form of "large organization" so as to gain the power to fight against capital groups and even the federal government.

It has to be said that such an idea is feasible to a certain extent.

Especially under the special national conditions of the United States, it is even more convincing than directly raising the red flag.

But in the final analysis, what it pursues is still only the "power change" within the existing social framework, rather than breaking the "empowerment" system.

So, it can't really solve the problem either

Thinking of this, Chen Nian shook his head slightly, and continued:

"Another pointless mess."

"If things go on like this, the North American gun battle uniform is really about to start serving—you say, is it possible for them to fight a new Civil War in the modern sense?"

"Not too possible."

Li Xiang replied:

"Long-term continuous riots are inevitable, but the opposing parties do not have a natural conflict of interest like the Civil War did."

"It is very possible that if you hit each other, both sides will find that they have entered a state where there is me in you and you are in me."

"At that time, who can still fight?"

Hearing his words, Chen Nian took it for granted.

Indeed, during the Civil War, there were at least the underlying contradictions between the plantation agricultural economy and the capitalist industrial economy, but now, the organization led by Yellowstone Farm, which they themselves call the "North American New Alliance", exists with the state government and large capital groups. What is fundamentally contradictory?

Not really.

It's just a matter of competing for the order of benefit distribution.

"This is our chance."

"The declaration of the Yellowstone Farm is a signal that the internal situation in the United States has begun to move from chaos on the surface to disorder at the bottom."

"During the process, there will definitely be a large-scale reshuffle, and we can take the opportunity to get all the things we can get in our hands."

"We're already doing that."

Li Xiang replied:

"Currently there are several white gloves looking for opportunities in the United States, the most typical of which is 555Fulton under R\u0026F Properties. It can be said that the situation in Yellowstone has developed to this level, and they are indispensable."

"Even the establishment of the new North American alliance this time is the result of our promotion."

"In short, a new battlefield has been opened up."

"Offensive and defensive are easy to change. In the future, we are likely to use various means to exert pressure and completely cut off all their hopes."

As soon as these words came out, Chen Nian couldn't help feeling a little dazed.

Yes, unconsciously, the offensive and defensive situation has completely reversed.

Although in terms of military strength, everyone still does not have the ability to "unilaterally destroy", but in terms of comprehensive strength and deterrence, China has surpassed it.

This can be seen from the changes in public opinion on the Internet.

Many years ago, the most popular topic was "collapse theory".

In this life, Meilijian in the next life, and Runren in the previous life are both supporters of this topic.

——

But compared to the long-term see-saw and disputes in the previous life, in this life, this stage lasts for a short time.

In just a few years, after the global economic crisis, the theory of collapse has become a theory of threat. The most prominent terms are no longer "backwardness" and "suffering", but "authority", "freedom", "individual value" ".

At that stage, the core of the media's attacks was no longer the economic level and future development potential, because they all knew that China's potential was immeasurable.

So, they have to throw that classic question.

"Is it all worth it?"

And the answer will be revealed soon, it's worth it.

Up to now, the central theory has once again replaced the threat theory, and sociologists cleverly avoided the "institutional dispute" that they had hyped before, and instead demonstrated the "natural law" of global integration development from multiple perspectives. Trying to persuade the public to accept the argument that "China-centered technological development can achieve the greatest benefits"

And this undoubtedly shows their attitude.

"So ready to start harvesting? Where do you start first?"

Chen Nian asked.

"Middle East, Arab Commonwealth."

"The metal hydrogen plant in Las La Keira has been completed, the first batch of products will be released soon, and the assembly of fusion devices has also begun. This industrial complex should also start to do something."

"Just taking advantage of Chang'e-3's turmoil, it will pull up the prestige of the Arab Commonwealth."

Ras Rakira Integrated Base, Qatar.

Qiao Mai has been here for more than 4 months. Under the full responsibility of her and several other researchers, the factory has sprung up in the desert at an extraordinary speed.

Just two hours ago, she completed the last inspection of the hydraulic system, which also means that the factory is officially capable of safe production.

As long as the final pipeline test is completed and the gas valve is opened, a steady stream of metal hydrogen will be produced on the factory's production line.

And these metal hydrogen will be packaged into containers and shipped back to China one by one.

Qiao Mai doesn't really need to know whether they will be used as rocket fuel or for industrial manufacturing, but in fact, she is concerned about this matter just like everyone else.

Because what she knows is that what this factory produces is the real "future".

This feeling is very strange, unlike those big and empty things, she can personally experience the process that her superiors call "scalding".

Each metal hydrogen material is a new scale, and you can watch it being attached to a certain inch of the dragon's body, making the originally dull scales shine.

Today it is a nail on the dragon's claw, tomorrow it is an inch of light on the dragon's beard, and then it slowly extends to the dragon's head and the whole body.

No one can resist this temptation, right?

Therefore, inquiring about the latest delivery plans and sources of orders has also become a special pleasure for these researchers with extremely high confidentiality rights.

".So is a batch of material confirmed to be stored in liquid form? Is this going to be used in a rocket engine?"

In the office, a colleague named Fenghui asked curiously.

Qiao Mai spread his hands and replied:

"I don't know, it's possible."

"Didn't Chang'e-3 just send out the news that it will use liquid metal hydrogen to improve the original methane + hydrogen fuel?"

"But I'm not sure. I don't know much about this. Rocket fuel is too complicated. If you want stability, it's not so safe to use metal hydrogen."

"Didn't you graduate from Xigong University? Why don't you know?"

Hearing this, Qiao Mai couldn't help being a little funny.

Indeed, in the past few years, NPU has almost become the "Huaxia Aerospace Talent Reserve Base", and the most impressive points about it to the outside world are almost all related to aerospace.

So it's not surprising that Fenghui asked such a stupid-sounding question --- he just wanted to play a joke.

"It's not like I'm a student of this field. I really think that everyone who graduates from NPU knows about aerospace?"

"Are you near Zhu Zhechi, hehe."

Fenghui smiled, put away his teasing tone, and after thinking for a moment, continued:

"However, the significance of this matter is quite large. Domestic metal hydrogen plants have been put into operation for more than a month. In theory, if raw materials are needed, it is the best choice to transfer them from China."

"But the higher-ups want to release words, pointing to us, pointing to Ras Lakaila, and pointing to Qatar. The drunkard's intention is not to drink."

Qiao Mai nodded slightly, then said:

"This intention is very obvious. It is planned to bind the Arab Commonwealth and China to death through aerospace engineering."

"Once it is implemented, the top aerospace technology order of all countries will be impacted, and the United States' current greatest technological advantage will also be shaken."

"Yangmou, Gao!"

Qiao Mai exaggeratedly gave a thumbs up, and Feng Hui also nodded. At this moment, both of them couldn't help feeling a little proud.

After all, it is not so easy to make the choice of "going to the Middle East".

If it wasn't for making meritorious deeds, who would want to come to such a ruined place?

But I didn't expect that at the beginning, I was only here for the metal hydrogen factory. Now that I have developed, I can still have something to do with the lunar exploration project. I really won the resume lottery.

Technology really is a whole, in the most advanced field, no link is isolated.

"After the first batch of goods are shipped and the road is running stably, it's time for us to go back to China, right?"

Fenghui's eyes looked expectant, he was still homesick after being away from the domestic environment for too long.

"You can go back, I may have to stay here for a while."

"After all, I work in hydraulics. These equipment are not tested once and for all if there is no problem after testing them in one day. They have to be monitored and maintained for a period of time."

"It's not like you guys, it's a one-shot deal"

"Who told you not to learn electrification?"

Feng Hui said pretendingly.

He cooperated closely with Qiao Mai, and the two of them got along more easily, and they didn't have any scruples about making some jokes.

"Oh, electrification, I just didn't major in electrification, don't forget, my direction is."

Qiao Mai was about to say the term "mechatronic-hydraulic integration", but suddenly, their mobile phones rang at the same time.

Immediately afterwards, the alarm bells inside the base rang loudly, and the red lights above the head that marked the emergency began to flicker frantically.

At this moment, the two looked at each other, and without hesitation for a second, they rushed towards the door almost at the same time.

Their goal is the project command room.

Alarm bells, red lights. In this case, either a major accident occurred in the factory area, or there were major hidden dangers that may seriously affect the progress of the project.

And as technicians, they must be present at the first time.

When they arrived at the command room, a group of other staff members who had arrived earlier had already gathered there. Qiao Mai took a glance and found the military personnel from the Las La Kaila base in the center of the crowd.

They stood in front of the big screen, and what was shown on the screen was the route map of the gas pipelines outside the Las La Keira Industrial Zone.

Shocking red dots have been marked on the circuit diagram, needless to say, those are fault breakpoints.

".The latest news has not been obtained, but according to reports from Qatar, explosions occurred in many places around the line."

"It can be judged that this is a man-made attack on the base, and it is an effective attack."

"Almost all key nodes of the entire gas pipeline have been destroyed. The other party used a large equivalent of high explosives, and the flames of the explosion can be seen from a kilometer away."

"We have asked the Qatari side to immediately send armed forces to guard against a second attack."

"But the most critical issue now is how to restore the smoothness of the pipeline."

"This question needs you to answer."

It was the resident commander of the military who spoke, his brows were tightly furrowed. Obviously, even they were not prepared for this attack.

"Repair. It is not difficult to repair in theory. This pipeline is built in modules, and you only need to replace the blown part."

"But what we are concerned about now is the safety issue in the repair process."

"This is an attack, not an accident. If we send technicians, how can we ensure that they will not be attacked?"

"You know, their value is much greater than a pipeline or a ship of metal hydrogen. Who can guarantee that the enemy will not use this method to lure them out deliberately, and then strike with precision?"

Hearing the words of the project leader present, the commander nodded slightly, and then said:

"We really can't guarantee this - of course, if it needs to be repaired, we will send personnel to ensure safety."

"But to be on the safe side, our suggestion is to send as few people as possible to the scene to command."

"In this way, even if there is a problem, the loss can be minimized."

"Or the technician remotely commands?"

asked the person in charge.

"Can it be operated? If it can be commanded remotely, that is the best."

"You can try, but the level of Qatar's technical staff"

"It doesn't work."

Qiao Mai interrupted the conversation between the two.

"We've tried fully localized builds before, but the quality of the local people in Qatar is so bad that if no one is on site, what they come up with is a complete mess."

"Someone has to be there, and someone who knows a little bit about everything."

"I can go."

Everyone's eyes focused on her, and the commander hesitated for a moment, then looked at the person in charge at the side.

After thinking about it for a few seconds, the person in charge also nodded.

"Then let this lesbian go, assess the damage first, and then make a plan."

"Don't worry, what was just discussed is the worst case scenario."

"Our car is driving out, if anyone dares to come up to it without eyes. I will copy it clean for him."