The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 405 A Cold Sweat

“Your hometown is Gulangyu.” Aunt Zhao said with her hands on her hips, “Is that taking me there to play? It’s taking me back to recognize my relatives. Goodness, after a day, I saw over a hundred relatives. I was so dizzy from recognizing them. How could I have the energy to play?”

Zhao's father was at a loss for words; he had so many relatives that he was almost confused about who they were.

Zhao Qiang brought his parents to Beijing. When Ju Wei learned that his apprentice had managed to bring the chief engineer of Xiamen Automobile Industry Company to the city, he was overjoyed.

In particular, after hearing that his apprentice had brought his parents over, he specially paid out of his own pocket to treat Zhao Qiang's parents to a meal after finishing the reception work.

At the dinner table, Zhao Qiang's father was very modest, saying that his son was useless and asked Ju Wei to discipline him strictly. Ju Wei, of course, praised him full of praise, as if there was no better apprentice in the world. As a result, the two of them got drunk.

Ju Wei gave his apprentice three days off so he could take his parents to explore the city. Chief Engineer Zhuang had already left, and before leaving, he also gave Zhao's father three days off so they could spend time with their son.

This engine is extremely important to their Xiamen company. Since they have one of their own here, they naturally want to maintain a good relationship with him.

To Liu Hua's surprise, Chief Engineer Zhuang gave him a pleasant surprise: although there are many companies in the country that can produce buses, only a few are well-known.

As one of the more well-known engineers, General Manager Zhuang naturally knew the contact information of the other engineers. After receiving the actual samples and testing them at the company, he shared the news with the other engineers.

As a result, Liu Hua's company received two or three more visiting groups, all of whom left with samples. It is foreseeable that orders will come in droves in the near future.

This year, our country finally recognized that private enterprises are also part of the socialist economy, and as a result, the whole country has begun to flourish, with private enterprises springing up like mushrooms after rain.

Meanwhile, the bigwigs across the ocean were also very pleased with themselves. At the beginning of last year, they showed the world what modern warfare is, and at the end of last year, they showed the world what a unique superpower is.

American capitalists are now eagerly waving their dollars, wanting to invest in a hot market to provide them with cheap goods.

Therefore, our China became their primary target. It possesses all the elements for industrial development, abundant natural and human resources, and most importantly, relatively cheap resources. It also boasts increasingly sophisticated infrastructure and a basic cultural education that few countries in the world can match.

During his congressional inquiries at the beginning of the year, Bush recommended China to capitalists across the country, believing it to be a huge potential market where the dollar could be harvested, which won the support of capitalists.

However, their Ministry of Defense had a different opinion. The Joint Chiefs of Staff gave their standard opinion: the army of China is undoubtedly powerful, a fact they had experienced forty years ago. Although its equipment is relatively outdated, they noticed that China's equipment has been continuously being updated in the last two years.

What surprised them most was that, so far, they had found it very difficult to track the movements of the large black fish from China.

What they initially perceived as a source of pollution and noise in the ocean suddenly became quiet, and the American sonar could no longer capture any useful information.

This is undoubtedly a great threat to the United States. Although China's surface ships are not very deterrent, China's submarines have the capability to launch attacks from underwater.

Then there's the Chinese Air Force. Although their aircraft are still a level below theirs, China seems to have made significant progress in radar and electronic warfare. Their electronic reconnaissance aircraft are currently finding it difficult to gather much information along China's coast.

In conclusion, the Joint Chiefs of Staff issued a very threatening warning: China's power should not be blindly increased. Of course, anyone familiar with the US knows that without a threat, how would they get funding from Congress?
It could be said that the Joint Chiefs of Staff's warning was quite professional, but unfortunately it did not attract the attention of the congressional leaders.

If they had paid attention to it back then, it would have created countless obstacles for our development. It's a pity, the fate of the nation rests in our hands.

This consultation from the Americans was publicly disclosed, and we received the news as well. We were quite worried at the time, but fortunately, the complacent Americans didn't take it seriously.

Ma Shan is really nervous. We developed an active phased array radar before the US, which is why the US has suffered repeated setbacks in the South China Sea.

We secretly deployed several active phased array radars along the coast to counter the US's electronic reconnaissance aircraft. Even Liu Hua didn't know about this because it was a top secret.

Of course, when Liu Hua saw this national situation report, he immediately understood that it must be an active phased array radar making its move.

When Ma Shanzai approached Liu Hua, Liu Hua smiled and said, "You've acted quickly enough; it's already been planned."

“Didn’t we make some money in the Middle East?” Ma Shan said with a smile. “The money we made from radar was used on radar.”

"Besides the Americans benefiting from Desert Storm, you guys benefited too, right?"

Ma Shan nodded: "That's right. We agreed to share data back then, and now we basically know everything about the US F-16 and other aircraft, as well as the Tomahawk."

Ma Shan laughed and said, "Luckily, the Americans withdrew right after they finished fighting, and they didn't discover the passive phased array radar at all."

"It seems like the Middle East hasn't gained any advantage despite having such advanced radar?"

“We got it.” Ma Shan nodded. “We gave him some advice. We knew we couldn’t win in a fight, so we should preserve our strength. Therefore, his losses were far less than we had imagined.”

"Can this be considered taking advantage? Doesn't he also have missiles? We should take down a few of his."

“That’s not a wise move.” Ma Shan shook his head: “You watched the State of the Nation briefing this time, didn’t you? It really gave me the cold sweat.”

Liu Hua said nonchalantly, "What are you afraid of? He can't possibly hit you, can he?"

“We need to consider all aspects. Our focus now is on economic development.” Ma Shan said cautiously, “After all these years in the General Logistics Department, I’ve come to understand that you really can’t do without money. We live in a technological age now, and I can’t just be poor and arrogant.”

“Economic development is indeed the focus, but without corresponding protection, our economic development cannot progress.” Liu Hua said with a smile, “Therefore, we must maintain sufficient secrecy regarding these important armed forces of ours.”

Ma Shan looked at Liu Hua for a while and then said, "I have a feeling that there's something hidden in your words. Why don't you just tell me directly? I'm too lazy to guess."

(End of this chapter)