The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 576: Where the enemy goes, I can go too
At the end of the year, Liu Hua was approving budgets in the company. Every company's budget had increased, but Liu Hua was very happy because most of the increased budgets were used for scientific research.

No matter how much the money increases, Liu Hua won't feel bad.

It's important to understand that such a large budget isn't just thrown away. Taiyi Group registers at least a hundred new patents every year, making it a well-known benchmark for scientific research among private enterprises in China.

"Why has Tangshan Steel Plant increased its raw material budget so much?"

The financial director of Tangshan Iron and Steel Plant explained with a smile: "Boss, the shipyard placed a very large order this year, the same one for naval steel, which is at least five or six times the size of the previous order. So we don't need to place large orders for various metal raw materials used in steelmaking. The smaller the order, the lower the price. The shipyard said that this is just the first order, and there will be more orders in the future."

"The budget for iron ore hasn't increased much."

The CFO smiled and said, "We've figured out BHP Billiton and Vale. The bargaining power has been reversed. We make the offer, and they haggle. Our domestic iron production accounts for nearly half of the world's total. If we don't buy from them, their production will be halved. So we've gained the upper hand."

This is the inherent weakness of capitalists. They don't care about sustainable development strategies; they only care about how many dollars they can pocket this year. Faced with such a large demand from us, they really don't have the courage to say no.

After seeing off the financial director of Tangshan Iron and Steel Plant, Liu Hua pondered in his office. The order for naval steel was five or six times the previous one, which meant that this time they would produce five or six ships of the same type at once. This was truly to arm our maritime steel Great Wall.

A little over 10,000 tons seems a bit lacking. If you think it's safer to design a capacity of 15,000 to 20,000 tons, then it's worthwhile.

So he went directly to the head of the navy: "Are you planning to build six or seven new Wuzhiqi ships?"

"There are eight ships in total, seven of which are newly built this time. Including the previous one, there are eight ships in total."

"Isn't a little over 10,000 tons a bit too risky?" Liu Hua said with a smile. "I think 17,000 or 18,000 tons should be about right for him."

In its previous life, the 055 had fourteen vertical launch units. There were a total of one hundred and twelve launch silos, with a full-load displacement of about twelve thousand tons.

So, for a missile weighing 17,000 tons, there should be at least 150 upward-facing launch silos.

Liu Hua said with a smile, "Let's build one with a full-load displacement of over 17,000 tons, and 150 missile silos pointing upwards. If a lone ship stops on the eastern side of the Pacific Ocean, the big Americans will be itching to get rid of it."

Although the naval leaders were excited, they remained rational and quickly stopped him: "Academician Liu, our navy does not currently have such a mission, and we do not need such a ruthless warship. Your ship is not just a nuisance to the great Americans, but it can completely destroy the entire American West Coast."

"That's exactly the effect we wanted! There's a line in the novel 'Emperor Wu of Han' that goes, 'If the enemy can go, so can we.'" Liu Hua slammed his hand on the table. "If he can come and wander around the South China Sea, we can go and roam the Gulf of Mexico."

"No." The leader shook his head: "Right now, the Americans are focusing all their energy on the Middle East and having a great time there. Let's not let them shift their focus to us."

"That's impossible." Liu Hua shook his head. "The US has never taken its eyes off us. He may be busy now, but that doesn't mean he can't annoy us. There are quite a few of his watchdogs in the countries to our south." "We're not afraid of him coming in person, so why would we be afraid of his watchdogs?" the leader said with a smile. "We've done in-depth research on the Wuzhiqi. One Wuzhiqi is already enough to threaten his carrier strike group. Add the new anti-ship missiles, and it'll be crippled, if not destroyed. But Wuzhiqi sounds awkward. Your ship has been officially named Type 052E. If we had eight Type 052Es, we wouldn't be afraid even if he sent a three-carrier strike group."

"Boring." Liu Hua waved his hand: "The people of the whole country are longing for giant warships and cannons like they are longing for rain after a long drought. How can you let the people of the whole country down?"

"Building warships is for national defense and security, not for having power or not." The leader said seriously, "These eight giant ships are already beyond our means. Military spending is tight, so let's postpone building this 17,000-ton one."

Finally, the leader said to Liu Hua, "You can design your 17,000-ton ship first, and build it when we need it. Good things come to those who wait."

Finally, Liu Hua asked curiously, "When will our big brick boat be launched?"

"I don't know, that's a top secret of our navy. I don't know and you shouldn't ask. I heard you also have research on aircraft, why don't you develop our own carrier-based aircraft?"

"Alright, just you wait and see."

Liu Hua, a military enthusiast, knew very well that the carrier-based aircraft he saw in his previous life was the J-15, which came in both ski-jump and electromagnetic catapult versions.

Initially, we planned to buy the Su-33 carrier-based aircraft, but the stingy Russians refused to sell it to us. Later, we bought a prototype of the Su-33 from Russia, and combined it with our own J-11, and finally produced the J-15 as a temporary product.

Once the JS-35 is in mass production, all of our country's carrier-based aircraft will be replaced with fifth-generation fighters. This is a level of ambition that even the United States doesn't have. Twenty years later, in addition to some F-35s, their carrier-based aircraft will also include a considerable number of Super Hornets, which are fourth-generation fighters. They also don't have the financial resources to replace all of them with fifth-generation fighters.

Liu Hua redeemed the J-15 design in the system, and then used the system to merge the J-15 with the J-10, creating an even more awesome carrier-based aircraft.

First, he used a supercomputer to simulate the data dozens of times and obtained the most accurate data. Then, Liu Hua took this data and went to find Ma Shan.

This guy got promoted now, and he has to spend most of his day in the office. Because of the heavy workload of paperwork, his hair has turned gray, and he wears reading glasses on his nose.

He was delighted to see Liu Hua and greeted him warmly: "Academician Liu, it's been a while! What brings you here today? What brings you here?"

Liu Hua smiled and said, "I don't come here unless I need something. Can you take a look at this flight data for me? You're a veteran pilot, so you can definitely give me the fairest judgment."

"I'm not only a veteran pilot, but also an ace pilot," Ma Shan said proudly. "What kind of plane are you working on this time?"

(End of this chapter)