The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 568 Going to Class

The Mars launch went smoothly, and the satellite successfully entered orbit after its long journey. The people who came to watch the rocket launch were also in high spirits.

The evening news program that day devoted a minute and a half to reporting on this event, highlighting several key points: first, the satellite; second, the rocket engine with 150 tons of thrust; and third, the private aerospace company.

These three words strung together might leave many space enthusiasts completely bewildered.

Has our country become so advanced that private enterprises can now research rocket engines and launch satellites?

And what does this "computing satellite" mean? Aren't satellites just things that monitor the ground from space? What exactly does this "computing satellite" mean?
After the satellite launch, Liu Hua rushed to the China National Space Administration in Beijing, where the satellite control center will network his computing satellite with the existing satellites in space.

"Academician Liu, you're late. The satellites have already successfully formed a network in space." The leader from the General Administration said with a smile, "Having this computing satellite is so convenient. We have just received feedback. The agricultural satellite transmitted its observations to the computing satellite, and the computing satellite has sent back the results after calculation. It's so fast and so convenient."

"It's good that the network can be successfully established." Liu Hua nodded: "Isn't convenience and speed exactly what we intended for launching computing satellites?"

"Boss, we've received another feedback message."

The leader asked, puzzled, "We've received another one. Which satellite sent it? I don't recall any plans to use other satellites to transmit data at this time."

"We don't quite understand the message they sent back."

So the experts took the results and studied them in silence. Liu Hua was also quite puzzled. Was the heavens not going to make any new arrangements after the results were just released, or was the paper scrapped?
Turning his head, he saw several researchers from the Zhou Tianxingdou satellite project looking rather suspicious. Liu Hua frowned, walked up to them, and asked seriously, "Is there anything about this computing satellite that I don't know?"

Seeing Liu Hua's serious expression, the researchers were a little scared and stammered, unable to give a coherent answer.

His commotion attracted the attention of others. Leaders from the General Administration also came over.

"What's wrong, Academician Liu?"

Liu Hua shook his head: "These guys smuggled some things into the satellite; there are things I don't know about."

Liu Hua asked again very seriously, "What exactly is it? Tell me honestly."

"Yes. We have installed a satellite signal acquisition device in the satellite."

The leader from the General Administration smiled and said, "That's for sure. If you don't have a signal acquisition device, how will you receive signals transmitted by other satellites?"

“We will forcibly intercept the signal.” One researcher said boldly, “Any signal within the range of our signal interception device will be forcibly intercepted by us.”

Liu Hua and the leader from the General Administration looked at each other in bewilderment. The leader waved his hand and said, "Investigate! Investigate which satellites just passed by our satellite."

After a chaotic investigation, someone came to report the results.

“Just now, a U.S. military reconnaissance satellite passed by us.”

The two of them were no longer just staring at each other in disbelief; they were completely dumbfounded.

The leader of the State Administration wiped the cold sweat from his forehead: "Good heavens, we've really stirred up a hornet's nest."

Liu Hua looked at his technician seriously and asked, "What is the interception mechanism of your device? Will the enemy be able to detect it?"

“They won’t notice. It’s just like radio detection used to be; the enemy will still receive the signal.” Liu Hua nodded. “You guys are lucky. You’ve been messing around all day long.”

Soon, military and relevant personnel who had received the news arrived at the scene.

The person in charge of the relevant department was an old acquaintance of Liu Hua. As soon as he arrived, he jokingly said, "Academician Liu, your company has really surprised us with this. Is this some kind of support for our work?"

The military intelligence personnel picked up the transmitted message, glanced at it, frowned, and thought for a moment. Then a smile appeared on their faces.

"So, Staff Officer Zhang, you understood it?"

The officer smiled and nodded: "They probably understand what it means. They're using their military's code, but it's not impossible for me to see through it. I won't translate the specifics for you."

Liu Hua nodded: "Understood, do we need to keep it a secret?"

The officer, Zhang, nodded: "Academician Liu, it seems we also need to take over your computing satellite; it would be extremely useful for our work."

At this moment, the person in charge of the relevant department ordered his subordinates to take the technicians to the next room, but Liu Hua quickly stopped them.

"I'm thinking, this isn't such a bad thing. Is it really necessary to arrest them?"

"It's not about arresting them, it's about teaching them a lesson. It's nice to have such a surprise, but you could at least have told us beforehand. I almost had a heart attack."

Liu Hua took a step back: "We really need to teach them a lesson. Just a few of them aren't enough. Our company has over a hundred designers. I don't believe they don't know anything. Let's send a few more people to our company and hold a training course for them."

"They've already been sent, and I guarantee they'll never forget what they've learned."

Not long after, the state transferred a sum of money to Zhou Tianxingdou Company's account, and from then on, the computing satellite was nationalized.

Less than a month later, the meteorological, agricultural, and commercial departments jointly issued an announcement.

To better study global climate change, to better study global agricultural development, and to better facilitate the import of high-quality agricultural products for the country, the three departments jointly commissioned the aerospace sector to develop a global agricultural meteorological satellite for global deployment.

At the same time, Liu Hua's company also received an order for ten computing satellites to be deployed as supporting equipment for agricultural meteorological satellites.

Of course, all the data and design drawings for the device that their technicians developed to forcibly intercept signals were confiscated by the relevant departments.

Those who know, know exactly what this is about.

After these designers finished their training course, Liu Hua held an internal meeting and gave them a severe dressing-down.

"Didn't you say you did something bad this time? It was indeed a good thing, but could you please stop setting traps for me?" Liu Hua said angrily, "Do you think I can stop you even if I find out about this?"

The head of the satellite department lowered his head and admitted his mistake: "Teacher, we didn't mean to hide it from you, we were just afraid that if we caused trouble, we would disown you and take the blame ourselves."

Liu Hua said sarcastically, "Then I should thank you for your kindness."

(End of this chapter)