The conference officially began.
The spokesperson from the ministry stood in front of the podium and read out the main content of the conference.
Lu Zhou didn't have to wait long before he heard the content that he was curious about.
First, it was about funding. The country's annual aerospace project budget would increase from 14 billion yuan to 30 billion yuan.
This part didn't have much to do with private companies; the benefits were mainly from state-owned enterprises.
Currently, even though private companies had mastered their own launch technology, most private companies didn't have the capital or courage to invest in high-thrust rockets used in the moon landing project. Even though the relevant policies had been relaxed, most private companies didn't have the capital or courage to invest in such technology. It was unlikely that they would spend the effort to develop such technology.
Because of this, when the spokesperson read the first policy, most people in the venue had a lack of interest.
However, when the spokesperson talked about the second policy, everyone became interested.
Which was, in order to promote the development of the aerospace industry and the moon landing project, companies that invested in the domestic aerospace industry would enjoy tax incentives on other domestic businesses.
Simply put, if a company spent 30 million yuan to launch a satellite, as long as the party that undertook the launch mission was a company in China, and the launch mission was completed in China, then the parent company would receive a 30 million yuan tax deduction.
Even for large taxpayers like Penguin and Alibaba, who paid 100 million yuan a day, this was quite tempting.
They already had a business need to launch satellites, and the state had almost completely exempted their launch costs in the form of tax deductions. Even though this wasn't a direct subsidy from the state, it was no different from a direct subsidy.
When the spokesperson read the second policy, Lu Zhou could clearly see that whether it was a state-owned enterprise or a private company, the representatives in the venue were all on steroids. Their faces were red, and their eyes were flashing with a fiery light.
So much so that when the spokesperson read the third policy, no one paid attention to it.
In fact, the third policy wasn't worth paying attention to. It was just a verbal promise with legal force.
Which was, for a period of ten years, companies, research units, or individuals that established permanent or semi-permanent scientific research stations on the moon would enjoy a franchise of 70 years or more on the resources already occupied on the moon. At the same time, they would enjoy tax deductions on aerospace related projects such as scientific research, tourism, and space resource mining.
This right would be guaranteed by the China authorities.
When the speaker finished his last sentence, whispers sounded in the venue.
Compared to the first piece of cake that they basically couldn't eat and the third illusory promise, for most of the companies present, the second proposal was undoubtedly more tempting.
If the cost of launching satellites could be passed on to the taxes that should have been paid, it was almost equivalent to reducing the cost of launching satellites to a relatively low level.
Of course, the third promise was not completely unattractive. Although it was hard to say what would happen ten years later, even if it was just an illusory promise, after being fully interpreted by the capital market, it would still bring them a considerable degree of benefits.
China was going to make a big move in the aerospace field, and they were the participants.
Just these two sentences were enough to give the investors who had money in their hands a space to let their imagination run wild …
Like these entrepreneurs, Lu Zhou was also surprised by the government's policies.
However, what surprised him was not the extent of the policy benefits, but the other aspects …
"The government is planning on using aerospace strategy to contain the United States?"
When Xu Yuanming heard this, his reaction was even bigger than Lu Zhou's. He looked at him with a look of surprise.
"I thought Professor Lu didn't know anything about the international situation."
Lu Zhou looked at Xu Yuanming's surprised expression and coughed lightly. He said, "Research and not understanding are two different things. I'm not very interested in some things, but that doesn't mean I don't understand."
Xu Yuanming smiled and said, "Is that so? But you're only half right. The moon landing program has indeed risen to the level of national strategy, this is not fake. However, while making this deployment, we do have other expectations for this deployment. "
At this point, Xu Yuanming put on a serious expression and continued.
"So far, according to our understanding, countries including the United States, Russia, and the European Union have determined a clear technical route and have begun to promote their own controllable fusion demonstration reactor projects. We don't know their progress for the time being, but like you said, as long as they show enough determination, maybe in ten years, maybe twenty years, they will catch up to us.
"Out of strategic considerations, in order to contain our opponents, the Senate has decided to promote the domestic fusion reactor construction and cross-regional power grid projects, while dragging our opponents into a new battlefield."
Lu Zhou: "This battlefield is in space?"
Xu Yuanming nodded solemnly and said, "That's right."
After connecting all of the clues, Lu Zhou finally understood the real intentions of the government.
In the information age, no technology could be kept secret forever. With the foundation that Western countries accumulated from the previous industrial revolutions, it wouldn't take long for them to catch up.
Knowing that the technology couldn't be kept secret forever, in order to maximize national interests, China naturally hoped to delay the time for other countries to obtain this technology.
Pulling one's opponent from one competition to another would undoubtedly produce such an effect.
Just like Secretary Xu said, in the long run, it was necessary to land on the moon, but it wasn't urgent. Or rather, it wasn't the moon landing project itself that was urgent.
The real purpose of this move wasn't to leave China's footprints on the surface of the moon, but to contain the strategic focus of Europe, the United States, and Russia.
In that case, this was probably an overt plot.
It was estimated that when the time came, the high-profile establishment of the second-generation fusion program would be a set of punches on helium-3.
And now, Lu Zhou finally understood why his proposal to establish the Eastern Production and Research Institute Consortium and the plan for the second-generation controllable fusion technology was passed so quickly and in such a high-profile manner …
This strategic containment strategy was probably discussed by the senior officials while he was still lying in bed.
Brilliant.
Really brilliant …
Even though Lu Zhou felt like he was being used, he still couldn't help but admire in his heart.
Of course, although this move had its cleverness, it wasn't easy to achieve the desired effect of strategic restraint.
With China's current rocket launch level, it was still catching up with the footsteps of the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1960s. Even if NASA's space program was repeatedly cut by Congress, it was still not an easy task to catch up with the established space powers.
To put it bluntly, before sending people to the Moon, even if you wanted to engage in space strategy, develop lunar resources, and pave the way for the second-generation fusion project, even if NASA pretended to cooperate with you in front of the Congress, no one would listen to you.
Therefore …
This required a big name with strong academic prestige to come out and support the space program.
Lu Zhou didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Are you planning on making me a guest?
But he really did plan on landing a man on the moon …
Lu Zhou couldn't help but ask.
"Don't tell me you guys want me to be the chief designer of this aerospace project?"
"Um … It's up to you. Even though I think it's more suitable for you to be in this position, if you really don't have time," Xu Yuanming smiled and said, "it's fine for you to be the chief consultant, right?"
Lu Zhou looked at Xu Yuanming's smiling expression and sighed. "I don't have any objections, but I'm afraid I can only be the chief consultant. Also, if you guys plan on publishing some misleading articles or papers in my name, I'm afraid I can't help you. "
As a scholar, he still had his own bottom line.
He would spare no effort to adhere to what he thought was the truth. Even if he was wrong in the end, it would be an honest mistake. Similarly, if he didn't approve of something, he wouldn't go against his conscience and turn black into white.
If a scholar didn't pursue the truth, would he still be a scholar?
He would be a politician …
Xu Yuanming smiled and said, "Don't worry about this, we won't make any public statements in your name. Your academic reputation is also our honor and pride, this will never change. "
"Okay then, if you guys think it's okay, I'll be the chief consultant." Lu Zhou joked and said, "Oh yeah, since I'm the chief consultant, do you want to think about the mass projector?"
Xu Yuanming coughed and said, "Um … It doesn't matter even if I agree. Have you heard of the National Orbital Facility? "
Lu Zhou: "I've heard a little about it."
"There isn't much media coverage in this area. In fact, the mass projector you mentioned is similar to the National Orbital Facility. This project passed the technical feasibility test a long time ago, but guess what it got stuck in the end. "
Lu Zhou: "Funding approval?"
"Yeah, this project was rejected by the Ministry of Finance." Xu Yuanming nodded and said, "The budget is two trillion yuan, and this is just the budget. No one knows how much it will cost … Do you think it's worth it?"
Sure enough, Lu Zhou knew that it must have been stuck in the end.
But two trillion yuan …
Even with the support of an academician, these people can't even ask for this.
The 27 new high-speed rail projects from 18 years ago to 19 years ago only added up to one trillion yuan.
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