Jinling Aerospace Assembly Center.
This high-tech factory, which covered an area of hundreds of acres, collected and distributed parts of cutting-edge aerospace equipment from all over China. The Star Voyage One quantum computer provided cloud information services, and a series of automated equipment such as assembly lines, multi-axis electric drive robotic arms, large and small logistics vehicles, cargo drones, etc., achieved completely unmanned standardized production.
This place was like a furnace, smelting and casting the dreams of all the citizens of the Republic of China.
Director Chang Hezhi, one of the people in charge of the Mars landing plan, stood on the side of the high wall of this behemoth in awe. Together with Academician Yuan Huanmin and other senior engineers and executives of the Aerospace Science and Technology Group, they stood there quietly, waiting for something.
After about ten minutes.
Finally, a black car, escorted by several military vehicles, drove into the park in a rather low-key manner and stopped at the entrance of the factory.
As the car door opened, an old man with a dignified face and a young man got out of the car almost at the same time.
Needless to say, the identity of the old man was familiar to all Chinese people.
The same was true for the young man.
Forget about Chinese people, his academic achievements, which did not match his age, had already conquered the international academic community. Anyone who paid attention to science-related news would subconsciously call out his name after seeing him.
Or at least, he would know the name "Professor Lu".
The old man noticed the serious expressions on everyone's faces. He smiled kindly and spoke.
"Don't be so serious, I just came here to take a look … Is the colony capsule in this factory?"
Lu Zhou noticed that the old man was looking at him, so he smiled and nodded.
"The assembly is complete, please come in."
"Academician Lu, please!"
After some pleasantries, the group walked into the factory located in the center of the aerospace assembly center.
The old man looked around at the high-tech automated equipment that was full of metal texture and spoke emotionally.
"I have seen many factories all over the country, but this is the first time I've seen something like this."
The logistics vehicles were like an endless stream of ants. The interaction with a series of mechanical equipment such as robotic arms and conveyor belts was so smooth that there was no pause at all.
The entire factory was like a whole, and every gear here operated under the coordination of the AI. It might not have been running at its fastest speed, but every millimeter was just right.
It was as if …
Even its trajectory seemed to have been carefully designed.
"This is the latest industrial cloud service technology developed by our group. In addition to the aerospace assembly center, this system has been put into use in logistics centers in first-tier cities such as Shenzhen and Shanghai. There are also some manufacturing companies in the Jinling high-tech zone and Shanghai industrial park. According to the feedback from our customers, the standardized parts manufactured through automation technology have won widespread praise in the international market! "
Looking at the shocked expression on the old man's face, Lu Zhou continued after thinking for a moment.
"The application of AI and industrial automation is the general trend. With breakthroughs in quantum chips and computer technology, we can now be considered to be at the forefront of the world. In the future, there will be more and more unmanned factories, and the population will migrate from low-end industries to high-end industries. This will bring a series of social problems such as job mobility, extension of education time, etc. These are all social problems that we must consider. "
"The employment rate is indeed a problem." The old man nodded thoughtfully and said, "It is unrealistic to hinder the development of technology. When the technology is mature enough, this kind of automation technology will migrate from high-end industries to low-end industries … Is this what you are trying to say?"
Lu Zhou: "Basically correct."
"Is there a good solution?"
"Social welfare, increasing public spending, developing the tertiary industry … These are all good solutions. I believe that scholars from the Academy of Social Sciences are definitely more professional than me in researching these issues."
"I'm afraid social welfare is still a bit difficult." The old man frowned and said, "Our situation is still a bit different from other countries. First of all, population is a big problem."
"It's a problem in the short term." Lu Zhou nodded and said, "But I believe that as long as the productivity is developed enough, forget about 1.4 billion people, even if the population doubles, it will still be able to maintain a high welfare society."
There was a thoughtful expression on the old man's face. He suddenly turned his head and looked at the secretary behind him.
"Did you write it down?"
The secretary nodded and closed the notebook in his hand.
"I wrote it down."
"Good."
The old man nodded and looked at Lu Zhou with a smile.
"I will hold a meeting to discuss this matter after I go back. Let's take a look at the colony capsule that is going to be sent to Mars."
Lu Zhou spoke with a smile.
"It's right in front of us, we're here!"
After passing through an alloy door, they saw an ostrich egg-shaped silver-white spacecraft covered by a steel frame in an empty factory building.
The area of this spacecraft was about the size of half a basketball court. Just by looking at it, it was really difficult to associate it with a spacecraft.
In comparison, it looked more like a space station.
At first sight of this device, almost everyone was shocked by its huge size.
Especially Academician Yuan Huanmin and the other engineers from the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation.
Compared to other amateurs, they were more aware of how difficult it was to send this thing to the sky.
Academician Yuan Huanmin stared at the spacecraft for a long time. He finally couldn't help but ask.
"This thing … How do you plan to send it to Mars?"
This question struck a chord in the hearts of many people.
Almost everyone, including Director Chang Hezhi, who was in charge of the Mars landing project, and the grand elder of the Lunar Orbit Committee, looked at Lu Zhou.
Facing everyone's questioning gaze, Lu Zhou smiled and explained.
"It's not difficult to send it to Mars. As long as it is sent to the geosynchronous orbit first, both Starlight and Magpie Bridge can take it to Mars.
"Of course, this time we don't need to bother Starlight and Magpie Bridge. Our design institute considered the particularity of this set of equipment when designing the colony cabin and designed a separate flight system for it.
"Including the colony cabin as the core component, the entire flight system contains more than twelve different functional components. Together, they form a colonial ship with the ability to sail on long-distance planets. We will launch these components to the geosynchronous orbit in batches and complete the assembly there! "
A separate flight system?!
Shocked by the amount of information contained in this sentence, Yuan Huanmin said in a daze.
"… Colonial ship?"
"That's right." Lu Zhou looked at Academician Yuan Huanmin, who was stunned. He nodded and said, "It is not an isolated individual, but it forms a whole with other components.
"Therefore, in theory, it is not only suitable for Mars, nor can it be regarded as an artificial biosphere alone. Instead, it is a relatively complete set of long-distance planetary colonization systems designed by our researchers for extraterrestrial colonization activities.
"If conditions permit, it can even be applied to more distant worlds!"
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