MTL - Number One Player-Chapter 281 sky-high budget

"It starts with 10 billion US dollars, not just to spend 10 billion US dollars."

As if he thought that Nie Zhibo's surprise was not enough, Lu Yanchi also emphasized: "According to my estimate, if it is a little exaggerated, maybe 100 billion US dollars will be invested, and it will only be heard."

After saying this, Lu Yanchi was still a little unfinished: "Also, the 10 billion US dollars budget I said refers to the expenditure by the end of October. In the future... Maybe, maybe, that... At least the same amount of money is needed to burn money..."

Facing the unbelievable gazes of the little friends, Lu Yanchi, who was still a little confident, couldn't help lowering his voice. His voice got smaller and smaller, until it was finally muted.

The scene was silent for a while.

Nie Zhibo couldn't help laughing dryly and broke the silence: "The joke you told is really funny, haha, haha, hahaha..."

"...This is not a joke," Lu Yanchi felt a little aggrieved. "You told me before that you should 'whatever it takes'! Money is already the easiest to get out of all the costs!"

"I mean do whatever it takes, but..."

For a moment, Nie Zhibo felt speechless.

At that time in the city of the sky, it was indeed he who said solemnly to Lu Yanchi, you must complete this technology at all costs.

"But, but... the price you mentioned is too exaggerated!" After a long time, Nie Zhibo regained his consciousness and couldn't help but complain.

"It's not an exaggeration, I only talked about the budget." Lu Yanchi said it lightly.

(Nie Zhibo: "It's just"! You actually burned tens of billions of dollars in more than 2 months, saying "it's just"!)

(But he forcibly restrained his desire to complain - the opposite is my alliance partner, a genius in scientific research, I have to restrain a little... I really can't restrain OTZ)

"If, I mean if, if we want to explore the ultra-long-distance teleportation of the universe as the goal," Lu Yanchi had no sense of Nie Zhibo's psychological activities, and his starting point was also a kind of non-economic, non-involving The style of a political scientific research scholar, "Here, when I say the super-long distance of the universe, I mean a distance that can travel at least thirteen light-years, that is, at least allow us to reach the known possible support in the direction of ω Centauri. Life's Planet Kaptan b."

Lu Yanchi said: "If we want to achieve this goal, then the cost of the entire project, the human and material support required, the related disciplines involved, and the rare materials required will all be a very exaggerated astronomy. number."

Speaking of this, Lu Yanchi couldn't help but glanced at his friends with a little grievance: "In such a project, 10 billion US dollars is really just a small start."

Lu Yanchi was really aggrieved.

While the numbers he said sounded "exaggerated" (okay, maybe not), the numbers were already the result of his reduced budget.

Throughout 2017, the federal government approved a full-year budget of $20.7 billion for NASA (Federal National Aeronautics and Space Administration), and this amount does not even include the massive budget of the US military and the investment of major aerospace companies.

Of course, in contrast, Hua Guo's investment in the aerospace field is relatively frugal. In 2017, China's space budget is only about 2 billion US dollars. Even if you calculate the total cost of the manned spaceflight project from 1992 to the completion of Shenzhou 10 in 2013, it does not exceed 20 billion yuan, or about 2.9 billion US dollars.

According to Lu Yanchi's estimation, if it is true to build a spaceship from scratch, it will cost at least trillions of dollars, and the time spent will be at least a hundred years.

Of course, times have changed now. The advent of the extraordinary era has brought a brand new technology tree; and now he has ready-made materials from the city of the sky as a reference; the scientific research elites around him who cooperate with the research have all turned on the ability of the spiritual system , to solve the problems that could not be solved originally, it is as simple as eating and drinking.

With such good conditions, Lu Yanchi was able to reduce the cost to tens of billions of dollars with confidence.

From a trillion dollars to tens of billions of dollars, Lu Yanchi felt that he was already very powerful and very frugal!

It's just that it seems... this number seems... still a little exaggerated...

"Okay, okay," Lu Yanchi reluctantly began to compromise, looking at the two stunned buddies beside him, "If even you guys think it's a bit exaggerated, then maybe I'm really wrong. Well, I'm not It is said that the budget must have reached such an exaggerated level, but in fact there is still room for decline.”

"Huh?" Nie Zhibo raised his eyebrows with interest.

"I mean, if we want to complete the combination of interstellar aviation and space technology in a short time, we need to spend so much money." Lu Yanchi said obviously reluctantly, "But if our requirements are lower, such as It is said that if only space technology is required to complete the teleportation in the solar system, and the teleportation in units of light years is not required, then the budget cost will drop all of a sudden."

"Or," he continued, "if we put the research time requirements a little further, say, the original plan to be completed by the end of October, allows me to postpone it until the end of the year or even the middle of next year, then the budget can also be reduced a lot. ."

"However, the ability of long-distance interstellar navigation is necessary, and it is indeed necessary to master it as soon as possible." Shang Yinhe frowned and said, "Only the earth civilization with the ability of long-distance interstellar navigation can have enough space for strategic depth. Only then can we barely find any hope of winning in the possible future cosmic wars."

"That's right," Nie Zhibo's expression also calmed down, "If our footprints are forced to be confined within the solar system, then we won't have any hope of victory. Exchanging money for technology for time is indeed true. is worth it."

"Have you mentioned this statement above?" Shang Yinhe asked.

"Not yet, that... I also think this budget figure is too exaggerated," Lu Yanchi said timidly, "At least until I have achieved enough results, I don't dare to have the cheek to suggest it."

(Nie Zhibo & Shang Yinhe: You also know that this budget figure is exaggerated!)

"That is to say, now that the first experiment of teleportation in the human space has been successful, I have some confidence," Lu Yanchi smiled embarrassedly, "I want to ask you for your opinions first, and then consider making a formal proposal to the above. ."

"This budget figure is not something that can be eaten by a single country. Even if the project has a future, it will be difficult," Nie Zhibo frowned. As a big boss in the intelligence department, he has enough information about China's economy in his hand. , "The Third World War has caused a lot of damage to the economy of the entire earth, and our country is no exception. Maybe before the White Mist Mutation, our country can still have spare energy and spend so much money to develop a Such a big project. But now... a word, it's hard."

"Not to mention," Shang Yinhe added, "you need more than money for this project. It requires large quantities of projects with high precision, which our country cannot afford in the short term. It's not about money, it's about talent and talent. instrument problem."

"...I really thought it was a bit simple before," Lu Yanchi scratched his head, he was a little dumbfounded, "Then what should I do?"

It is indeed a bit difficult for a person who is immersed in the laboratory and has always relied on the full support of the state to complete the experimental preparation to consider these things.

"What else can we do? Let's gather the power of the world!" Nie Zhibo was relieved when he said this, and he even had a thoughtful smile on his face, "Now I understand why Jiuqu had to We have been assigned the task of 'setting up a global joint agency'."

"'This institution after its establishment must at least be able to play a role in coordinating global resources and representing the entire planet in dealing with alien civilizations.'" Nie Zhibo sighed with emotion while chewing on the words of the third mission. , "Thinking about it now, this task is really meaningful..."

Shang Yinhe next to him glanced at him and decided not to say anything about it.

He was used to this kind of thing. Anyway, no matter what Jiuqu did, it would eventually become inexplicable evidence that "what Jiuqu did must have its deep meaning".

Some of them may be guided by the game world, and they do contain deep meaning; but others are...

Ahahahaha, "The fish eye that jumped out of the pot emits a strange light, what does this strange light mean?" This is the basic operation of reading comprehension. Basic exercise, don't 6, thank you.

"Very good," Nie Zhibo said. "It just happened to be in line with our original plan, and it even improved."

"Yeah, yeah, Shang Yinhe also laughed," Besides, this project requires so many resources, actually speaking, it's really a good thing. "

The sword of Damoris hanging over his head and the delicious pancake painted in front of him, the elements of coercion and inducement are all in place.

And Lu Yanchi's request was like the last piece of the puzzle in the maze, which invisibly made the whole layout more perfect.

"So, what exactly is your layout?" Lu Yanchi asked curiously.

"You don't know?!" Nie Zhibo seemed even more surprised than he was, "Didn't we have several meetings to talk about these things?"

Lu Yan thought back for a long time, but got nothing: "I'm not there for many meetings, after all, the laboratory cannot be separated from me, and I can't run to the city of the sky at any time like you; there are occasional meetings where I am present. ...well, I think about it, it seems like I'm thinking about my own problems most of the time..."

Lu Yanchi said more and more quietly. Compared with the other three friends, he really paid less attention to the affairs of the Guardian Alliance. Just digesting the ruins and materials of the city in the sky, just busy with the experience in front of him, he spent a lot of time and energy, and he didn't have time to care about other things.

Lu Yanchi rolled his eyes, and simply played a foolish joke: "Hey! Didn't I agree at the beginning, I just need to finish the second task! Of course I can ignore the others!"