The army was indeed efficient.
The phone call was made in the morning, and the goods were delivered to the Institute for Advanced Study in the afternoon.
The two engineers followed the truck to Jinling and stared at the three containers. They wanted to touch them, but they couldn't. Yang Zhongquan was so angry that his blood pressure skyrocketed. He stared at Lu Zhou as if he wanted to skin him alive.
Finally, he couldn't hold it in anymore.
"What's the point of your crappy laboratory building two high-precision machine tools? Do you want to build your own collider?"
Lu Zhou didn't hold back.
"What's the point of your crappy factory building building two high-precision machine tools? Are you going to disassemble them and turn them into specimens?"
Yang Zhongquan almost vomited blood when he heard that.
Wang Peng, who was standing next to him, didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He wanted to persuade Lu Zhou, but he didn't know what to say. Therefore, he just kept quiet.
In the afternoon, a leader from the State Administration for National Defense finally came over.
A black car stopped in front of the building, and Director Li quickly got out of the car. He then pulled Lu Zhou into the lounge.
"Professor Lu, that batch of equipment is really important to us."
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "Aerospace isn't important?"
"No, that's not what I meant. The aerospace industry is related to the future of China. From a long-term perspective, of course it's important, very important! Plus, you're the chief designer of the moon landing project, I know exactly how you're feeling right now! "
Lu Zhou sipped his coffee and didn't say anything. He just listened to Director Li speak.
Director Li took a sip of tea to moisten his throat. He then said in a sincere tone, "But you also know that in addition to long-term benefits, we also have to consider some practical issues. Our industry started too late, and we're at least 15 years behind the Japanese and German companies. Especially in areas like engines and submarines, which are critical to national security. There's still a big gap between us and the Western countries. "
Domestic machine tools also had their advantages. For example, the relatively low cost made foreign machine tool companies unprofitable in the low-end market. However, in the field of high-end machine tools, whether it was in terms of processing accuracy or failure rate, it was difficult for domestic machine tools to compete in the international market.
However, if China wanted to develop its manufacturing industry, it couldn't do without it.
For example, some domestic manufacturing enterprises with high requirements for machining precision would usually choose to import machine tools, five-axis machine tools, and nano-precision CNC systems. Not only did they have to spend a lot of money, but they also had to listen to them. Especially the widely criticized "end-user access rights" made some units involved in confidential technology not dare to use imported machine tools.
Therefore, during this controllable fusion negotiation, these cutting-edge industrial technologies were placed on the negotiation table by China.
After listening to Director Li's words, Lu Zhou nodded.
He was not a stubborn person, but he was very unhappy with the attitude of those two people.
Talk nicely, what can't we talk about?
Was he that kind of unreasonable person?
Seeing how Lu Zhou's expression softened, Director Li continued to speak in a soliciting tone.
"I know it wasn't easy for you to buy these two machine tools, but I still hope that you can give us one of them. Of course, we can't just take it from you for free. How much did you buy it for? Give me a number, and we'll pay you three times the price. If you have any other requests, feel free to ask. "
Lu Zhou smiled and spoke.
"There's no need to pay three times the price, I didn't buy it to sell."
Director Li said, "Then do you have any policies that you need our help with?"
Lu Zhou pondered for a while. He suddenly rolled his eyes and spoke.
"The launch sites in China are a bit far from Jinling. Once the space shuttle is built, it might be a bit troublesome to transport it."
Director Li began to sweat as he forced himself to speak.
"You're not thinking about …"
Lu Zhou smiled and said, "It would be great if the launch sites were closer."
Director Li said, "That's impossible. Even if we agree, the local government won't agree. This isn't just a matter of confidentiality, it also has to do with the surrounding geological environment, weather, environmental protection, safety, etc. It's not something that can be casually decided on. "
Lu Zhou coughed and said, "You misunderstood, I'm not talking about the launch sites. I'm not talking about the launch sites in Jiuquan or Xichang. I just need a small launch site to launch space shuttles. "
There were many differences between space shuttles and rockets. Especially since Lu Zhou wanted to use the Hall-effect thruster from Debris No.3. That thing was much more environmentally friendly than ordinary chemical rockets.
Director Li shook his head and said, "That's not possible either!"
Lu Zhou slapped his thigh and was about to get up.
"Okay then, we'll talk about the equipment another day. I'll write a letter about the launch site."
When Director Li heard that Lu Zhou was going to write a letter, he immediately said, "Forget about the letter, don't bother the higher-ups."
Lu Zhou said in a serious manner, "Aerospace engineering is a national strategy, how can it be a small matter?"
Director Li: "…"
They went silent for about half a minute.
Director Li sighed and said, "I can't agree to your request right now. To be honest, this is quite difficult for me. But I'll try to find a way to coordinate with the relevant departments to help you solve the problem. "
When Director Li said this, he thought about it in his mind.
If it was just launching a space shuttle, it wouldn't involve launching a high-power rocket. A small launch site would be fine. As long as it was built far away from the city and didn't pass through densely populated areas, it wouldn't be a big problem.
After all, Jinling wasn't like Shanghai. There were still many places to choose from.
If what Lu Zhou said was true and it wasn't for launching rockets, then this kind of small launch site wouldn't be a big problem.
Seeing that Director Li didn't directly refuse, Lu Zhou knew that this was a good idea.
He smiled and said, "Thank you, Director Li."
Director Li waved his hand and said politely, "You're welcome, it's our duty to serve scientific researchers like you."
Lu Zhou: "Oh yeah, there's one more thing."
Director Li: "What?"
Lu Zhou: "Don't let a few companies come to me for the equipment. After the inspection, you can just take one away."
Director Li thought for a second and immediately understood what Lu Zhou meant. He smiled and spoke.
He smiled and said, "No problem."
Seeing that Director Li agreed, Lu Zhou nodded.
He was a mathematician, so he didn't want to deal with corporate leaders. He didn't want to offend anyone. Now that Shenyang Machine Tool heard about this, in two days, Qi Zhong and Ji Yi would also hear about this and come to ask for the equipment. Lu Zhou would have a headache.
He might as well give the equipment to the State Administration for National Defense and ask them for it.
When Yang Zhongquan saw Lu Zhou and Director Li walk in, he guessed that the two had reached a consensus. Therefore, he stood there and didn't say anything. He didn't even look at Lu Zhou.
Obviously, he was still holding a grudge against Lu Zhou.
Director Li walked next to Yang Zhongquan and smiled as he spoke in a gentle tone.
He then spoke in a gentle tone, "Let your engineers inspect the two pieces of equipment first."
Yang Zhongquan nodded and waved at the two engineers standing next to him.
Seeing that the chief engineer of the factory nodded, the two engineers excitedly walked over to the two five-axis linkage machine tools in the middle of the warehouse. Like touching their dream lover, they carefully fiddled with the two machine tools.
Lu Zhou was bored waiting on the side, so he took out his phone and continued to read the thesis that he hadn't finished.
Yang Zhongquan, who was standing next to him, narrowed his eyes and glanced at the thing on his phone screen. He immediately looked away with a headache.
Around five minutes went by.
The engineer who was inspecting the equipment suddenly changed his expression.
"There's a problem with this batch of equipment."
Director Li's heart sank, and he quickly asked, "What's the problem?"
"What's the problem?"
The engineer looked over with a pale face and spoke with difficulty.
"The supporting CNC system … hasn't been installed yet."
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