The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 586 The Last One

The driver, who was used to the tram, didn't say "it's really good," but it was clear that he was very satisfied and never complained about anything wrong with the tram again.

Moreover, while driving and chatting, he asked Liu Hua if he could get a discount or a reduction of 20,000 yuan if Liu Hua wanted to buy an electric car.

He had a very comfortable job as a driver. He only had to drive for Liu Hua. When Liu Hua was not in Beijing, he could rest and still get paid the same amount. His salary was not reduced and was actually quite high. You should know that he was not only a driver, but also the last line of defense for Liu Hua.

Liu Hua recently discussed a business deal in Mashan. There are some abandoned construction projects near Beijing, built in relatively secluded locations, and Liu Hua wants to buy one of the larger ones.

Ma Shan naturally refused: "Although these projects have been abandoned, it doesn't mean they won't be put into use again someday. The one you chose has NBC (nuclear, biological, and chemical) protection capabilities."

"Look at you, worrying about nothing," Liu Hua said with a smile. "The most dangerous time for our country has passed. The next time we encounter a large army pressing in, we can defend ourselves overseas. Whether or not we have this NBC (nuclear, biological, chemical) defense project is not important."

"What do you need this thing for?" Ma Shan asked curiously. "This place has been abandoned for many years, and it's in a remote area. What do you want it for?"

"A secret project," Liu Hua said with a smile. "If this project of mine succeeds, it will be absolutely earth-shattering. If it succeeds, our country will definitely occupy an absolute commanding position on this planet."

"You're the only one who can do this. If it were anyone else, I wouldn't bother with them. But you have to tell me what kind of project it is so I can report it to my superiors."

"You just need to report on the aerospace project."

The reason Liu Hua wanted such a secret place was to build his dream spaceship. Of course, his dream spaceship did not yet have the ability to travel between stars.

Liu Hua has used 100,000 points to exchange for the design blueprint of a small spaceship. This spaceship can only fly around the Earth at most, but it is much more convenient than a rocket. It can reach Mars at the farthest point, but it will definitely take a long time, about half a year or a year. Reaching Venus is much easier, taking only a little over a month.

Of course, all of this is just data on paper, and whether it can be manufactured is still unknown. Liu Hua has set a ten-year deadline for this spaceship.

This ship has a carrying capacity of 200 tons, so it won't need rockets to transport the spacecraft directly into space.

In fact, Liu Hua himself was not sure whether it could be achieved. After all, it was a product of a different era. Although Liu Hua had heard a rumor when he transmigrated in his previous life that our country's subspace spacecraft had been flying in the sky for more than a year, it was just a rumor and no one knew the actual effect.

That was 2020 onwards. Technology was incomparable to today. Back then, free flight in space was not yet a reality, and now it is even more difficult.

After purchasing the construction site, Liu Hua first hired a military construction team to renovate it, as it needed to meet production requirements. Liu Hua was not stingy; he immediately doubled the project price, because hiring a military construction team guaranteed quality, quantity, and timely completion.

It's just that he put it on early, otherwise Liu Hua would have known that our military construction team had dug an underground Great Wall.

By the end of 2006, the entire project was completed; the military's engineering team had finished the rectification in just over six months.

Liu Hua drew elites from all his companies to form a technical team of over 100 people, a skilled worker team of over 100 people, and a logistics team of over 100 people. This was the entire workforce for the project.

On the first day of work after the Chinese New Year in 2007, Liu Hua brought everyone to this base.

"This base is newly built by me, and I will begin an extremely secret project." Liu Hua waved the confidentiality agreement in his hand: "Everyone who works here must sign a confidentiality agreement, and your salary will be doubled accordingly. You will work five days a week and have two days off. Everyone will have two days off every week. You will live here during the week and can go home on holidays. We will pick you up and drop you off. The only thing you cannot do is reveal even the slightest bit of information about this place to the outside world."

At this point, Liu Hua said very seriously, "My work here requires absolute confidentiality. If anyone leaks information, you may end up in jail, or I may take some unconventional measures to silence you forever. This is absolutely not meant to scare you."

Everyone couldn't help but shudder, startled by Liu Hua's words. Liu Hua had always been very kind and approachable, so his sudden harsh words meant he was truly serious.

"Of course, it won't be kept secret forever. Our project will probably last for ten years. After ten years, we can talk about these things. Of course, we can't reveal the specific details."

There were dozens of security personnel around the entire base. These people were dispatched by relevant departments. Although Liu Hua did not explicitly tell the relevant departments about the project, the relevant departments knew the weight of Liu Hua's words "absolutely confidential" and sent him security personnel without hesitation. Moreover, they never asked what the research was about because they believed in the importance of Liu Hua's research.

Although the entire base has a team of over a hundred engineers, all of them revolve around Liu Hua. Liu Hua releases some of the blueprints for them to study, tackle technical challenges, and turn the blueprints into reality.

So after working at this base for three months, they still didn't know what Liu Hua was researching, but they were certain it was anything but simple, because they were elites drawn from various companies. Yet, sometimes they were completely clueless about Liu Hua's blueprints.

One student, unable to contain his curiosity, asked Liu Hua, "Teacher, what kind of research are we doing this time? I've been with our company for five or six years and have participated in several projects, but none of them have been as confidential as this one."

"Don't ask, don't keep digging to the bottom of things." Liu Hua shook his head: "As the project continues, you will know what we are researching. What you need to do is master all the knowledge I teach you, which will be of great use in the future."

Seeing the students' puzzled expressions, Liu Hua smiled and said, "Let me put it this way: this is the last research project of my scientific research career. Once I finish this project, I can retire smoothly. Then, the subsequent research will be handed over to you guys. Let me tell you, this project is no less important than the 'Two Bombs, One Satellite' project."

(End of this chapter)