Rebirth 09: Synthetic Male God

Chapter 681: Stars and Sea, to be continued

Lou Yang didn't really pay the bill in the end, not that he felt sorry that he didn't eat a bite of the roast duck.

Mainly because I bought it a long time ago.

He felt that everything really went wrong today. He couldn't even get the money to pay, and it took him a long time to pick up people. Not even Mr. Zhou's DNA could be left on the space agency's car.

Not a hair was lost.

Later, he lost all face and fought with a group of big guys at the door of the restaurant for five minutes, trying to get Zhou Rui's Space Agency car to his death.

In the end, Yang Rubin was more open-minded and withdrew from the competition for favor, and even tried to persuade Qiu Lixun.

"Mr. Zhou, let's hold the seminar for the next two days. We will contact you later."

Zhou Rui smiled: "Okay, I'll go check on the situation."

Yang Rubin seemed to be reminding or explaining, and said to Lou Yang: "Lou Chu, you must take good care of our Mr. Zhou."

It's like listening to the root of the wall all night.

After Zhou Rui got out of the car, he pushed up his sunglasses and looked at this aura-filled building.

Qian Lao.

Lou Yang said with a smile: "This is just the headquarters of the bureau. We have five buildings across the country, as well as many affiliated units and buildings, with a total staff of more than 70,000 people, more than half of whom are technical personnel."

Early the next morning, when Zhou Rui opened the door, he saw Lou Yang guarding the door.

It's only seven or eight minutes away.

Lou Yang watched eagerly and accompanied Zhou Rui and Che Gan to have breakfast in the hotel, and then they drove off to the space agency together.

The so-called "Path of Asking the Sky" is a corridor in the building dedicated to displaying and recording the Republic's aerospace history.

I slept next to Mr. Zhou that night. I called my wife later, but she didn’t answer her!

The corridor is located on the second floor of the headquarters. When the exhibition lights are turned on, rows of photos and models are displayed quietly.

The space bureau is very impressive, like many "bureau-level units" in northern Beijing. It is not tall, but very wide. The building has more than ten floors and is arranged in an L shape.

"What foreigners can do, can't Chinese people do it? Are Chinese people shorter than others?"

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It can only be said that it is worthy of being the base camp of aerospace technology in the country.

The father of the Republic's missiles, the father of rockets, and the father of aerospace.

This interview was conducted in 1997, and the picture quality is not very good. Mr. Qian was already an octogenarian at that time, with a kind face and a smile in his eyes.

Che Gan raised his head and said with emotion: "It's obviously not high, but why does it feel so awesome? The buildings in northern Beijing are a bit mysterious."

What was playing above was a picture of an old man.

The first stop is a TV screen.

"The seminar starts at 10 o'clock. There is still a little time. Mr. Zhou is here for the first time. I will take you to see our 'Path of Asking the Sky'."

Lou Yang understood the meaning of the words: "Don't worry, Chief Yang, Mr. Zhou is our important scientist, I will take good care of him."

There is a very solid and atmospheric feeling.

There was no anger or unwillingness when he said this.

Instead, he looked relaxed, confident, and even a little funny.

Zhou Rui stood in front of the screen and paused for a long time.

Lou Yang was very familiar with this place and took on the "explanation" work.

"Mr. Qian was the starting point of the Republic's aerospace industry. When Mr. Qian came back, he brought back valuable missile and rocket knowledge from the United States."

Zhou Rui interrupted:

"Correction, Qian Lao was already studying rockets before he went to study in the United States. In 1935, he published rocket design, calculations, fuel simulations, and thoughts on interstellar navigation. It was published in "Zhejiang Province" at that time "Provincial Youth".

Zhou Rui said with emotion: "That year, Qian Lao was 24 years old."

Lou Yang was stunned.

Thinking that many people think that Mr. Qian is so powerful because he brought advanced knowledge back from the United States, Zhou Rui added:

"The laws of nature, the laws of matter, are in this world. It is normal to be discovered first and then later, but there is no need to be inferior. Moreover, it was not Mr. Qian who brought knowledge back from the United States, but Mr. Qian himself who created this field. "

Even if we count all the 'stars' in modern times, this one is the most dazzling one.

Lou Yang said ashamedly: "I am ignorant. Thank you, Mr. Zhou, for reminding me."

There is a reason why Zhou Rui is very aware of Qian Lao's achievements and deeds, even more than Lou Yang, an employee of the Space Administration.

Because Mr. Qian is not only the father of China’s aerospace industry, but also the father of rockets and missiles.

He is also half the father of aviation and a master of mechanics in China.

He is one of the originators of modern aerodynamics in the world. His book "Jet Propulsion" has been regarded as authoritative by NASA for decades. In the 1950s, he was already studying supersonic aircraft and jet propulsion technology, and was the founder of jet aircraft. .

Although after returning to China, he was the one who, against all opinions, suggested giving priority to the development of missiles and temporarily putting aside the "aircraft" fantasy.

When Zhou Rui was learning all kinds of knowledge in the aviation field and checking various information in Rongfei, he became very familiar with Mr. Qian.

In other words, the global aviation and aerospace fields still need to learn from this man’s wisdom. The republic's Blue Star's number one missile technology is still under the protection of Qian Laozhi.

At the same time, Mr. Qian also has another achievement that few people know about.

He is the founder of engineering automation. While under house arrest, in order to make a certain country relax its vigilance, he temporarily stopped researching sensitive technologies such as rockets.

In his spare time, he wrote a masterpiece that changed history, "Engineering Cybernetics", which was the earliest work in human history that studied "automation control" and "systems engineering".

Zhou Rui stood in front of the screen and watched the entire video.

Mr. Qian had too many achievements and too many stories in his life.

The video is just a short excerpt of an interview, no more than five minutes.

Zhou Rui lowered his gaze and saw Mr. Qian's brief life engraved on the table.

It says "1911-2009".

It happened to be the year Zhou Rui was reborn. But he had no memory at the time.

Because he had just entered university at that time and had not yet embarked on a scientific path, his main occupation was songwriting.

Zhou Rui calmed down his admiration and said, "Go on."

Lou Yang nodded and said, "Please come with me."

In the subsequent explanation, Zhou Rui systematically understood the history of the Republic's aerospace development.

In the 590s, relying on the difficult conditions of hand forging and hand welding, and without the limitations of rubber and aluminum, the "Express No. " with a range of kilometers was manufactured.

In the 1960s, missile technology and mushroom bomb technology were adapted to safeguard the Republic's security bottom line and obtain the "gold medal for immunity from death" among the nations of the world.

In the 1970s, the first satellite was launched, and the Long March series was born.

In the 1980s, three stars were achieved with one stone, and returnable satellites made breakthroughs one after another.

In the 1990s, manned spaceflight projects began to be established.

At this point, entering the 21st century that Zhou Rui is familiar with has become increasingly uncontrollable.

Manned space technology, Beidou technology, and lunar exploration technology are all changing every year.

In the long corridor, there are precious information and photos hanging on the wall, as well as some miniature models.

Zhou Rui suddenly felt that the name here was really good.

What is recorded here is the Chinese people’s “Path to Ask Heaven.”

It’s not about “asking for the way to heaven” with mysticism.

Instead, he kept his feet on the ground and embarked on a "path to ask the sky."

Maybe it has a beginning and an end. At the end of "The Road to Asking the Sky", there is still the content of Qian Lao.

Mr. Qian’s posthumous photo and a lesson preparation manuscript when he was teaching at the University of Science and Technology of China.

Zhou Rui had no way of judging whether it was an authentic work or not.

It says:

"Our ancestors have long had the ideal of flying to the celestial body: Chang'e flies to the moon."

"'Rocket' is a prototype invented by our working people in the Southern Song Dynasty around 1100."

"It later spread to India and was known to the British during the Indian colonial period."

"The ultimate goal of this discipline is to solve the problem of 'interstellar navigation'."

"Complete the ideals of our ancestors."

Che Gan next to him has been very silent.

When I saw this, it was obviously just an ordinary piece of paper.

But suddenly his eyes turned a little red.

A tear fell, and Che Gan wiped it away awkwardly.

Zhou Rui stopped again for a long time.

Everyone walked out together, and Zhou Rui suddenly said to Lou Yang: "It would be great if there was a sentence at the end of the 'Road to the Sky'."

"What?"

"To be continued, for posterity"

Lou Yang suddenly stood still.

Everyone looked back, and Lou Yang was a little distracted.

"In 06, Mr. Qian came to the bureau for the last time and said similar things."

"The universe is far away, and there is more to be continued"

(End of this chapter)