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Chapter 813, Taishan Brand Electric Car! (Please subscribe!)

As time passed, Taishan Group launched industrial mother machines and various advanced machine tools in 2011, breaking the blockade imposed by Western developed countries on China in certain fields.

Breakthroughs have been made in many areas where China was previously hampered by technological bottlenecks, and Western developed countries have placed even greater emphasis on Taishan Group.

From its humble beginnings as a welding machine manufacturer, it has evolved into the world's number one welding machine factory in terms of shipments, and also boasts the world's most advanced welding workshop, taking on a large number of high-end and highly profitable businesses every year.

Not long after breakthroughs in welding machines and welding techniques, mobile phones followed, encompassing almost the entire mobile phone industry chain.

Before long, all the mobile phone supply chains also became number one or two in the world, and mobile phone shipments have always been number one in the world.

In just a few years, they have developed a high-precision industrial machine tool.

This is equipment that Western developed countries have long restricted from exporting to China. Even if China wanted to obtain it, it would have to spend a lot of money and go through various channels to get it.

As a result, it has now been directly developed by Taishan.

Various countries are secretly plotting to find an opportunity to impose sanctions on Mount Tai.

However, there wasn't a good solution. All of Taishan's products were either manufactured in-house, or the core components were also mostly produced by themselves.

Even if some scrap materials are sourced from suppliers, Taishan has already acquired shares in them, making it very difficult to restrict them.

Banning Taishan's products from entering the country is the only solution, but the current global situation is not that serious.

Many countries have more industries in China, and they are generating more profits.

If this leads to retaliatory sanctions from the other party, it would be counterproductive, and the matter has remained deadlocked.

Then in 2012, Taishan Smartphone's sales remained far ahead, ranking first in the country in terms of shipments.

Nokia's Symbian system was clearly somewhat disappointing, with shipments decreasing year by year. The once globally dominant Nokia mobile phone sales gradually began to decline.

Motorcycles, which had always been the world's second largest motorcycle industry, seem to have suffered from malnutrition and have gradually slipped from second place.

Instead, Booth's Apple came from behind and became the second-largest brand in terms of shipments.

However, it is now known that Booth has been hospitalized multiple times due to illness, and it remains to be seen whether he will be able to continue leading Apple's work.

The third is Samsung, which is striving for excellence, and the second is transformation.

These are the top four in the mobile phone industry today.

Now, many more domestic manufacturers have joined the smartphone industry, especially Xiaomi and OPPO/Vivo, whose phones are selling the best and are showing a trend of catching up with the leaders.

The domestic business market is booming, with rapid development in real estate, mobile internet, and other sectors.

Domestically, breakthroughs have been made in one technical challenge after another.

That same year, Taishan completed the development of its first electric vehicle, with a battery range of 400 kilometers, and also completed the development of fast charging technology.

There have been new breakthroughs in addressing the issue of rapid battery drain due to cold weather, resulting in a significant increase in battery life.

Its unique design was welcomed by many car enthusiasts as soon as it was launched.

At the Taishan Conference, Xiao Shan looked even older; he was already seventy years old.

Most of the trivial matters were handled by Xiao Jingyan; he only oversaw strategic matters and proposed some technical directions.

The third son, Xiao Jingsi, is now married, and his wife is also a female physics engineer at Taishan Group.

The two of them spend all their time at the drone research and development center doing research, and now Taishan's drones are selling well all over the world.

Artificial intelligence robot dogs are also being rapidly improved, but they are not yet commercially available; only the military and police occasionally place orders for them.

Advanced driver assistance systems are also making rapid progress.

As for the fourth son, Xiao Jinglan, he has been studying abroad for many years and is heavily influenced by Western ideas, making him a staunch advocate of remaining single.

The Xiao couple didn't say much about it.

Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. As long as he doesn't come, there's no problem ensuring he'll live a worry-free life!

Looking at the current senior executives of Taishan, Xiao Shan slowly said, "Our electric vehicles have already started selling, and the sales results are good. As technology becomes more and more advanced, the sales volume of electric vehicles will gradually reach that of gasoline vehicles."

“The number of electric vehicles is growing rapidly. What I mean is to allocate 100 billion to build charging stations in major cities. One reason why people don’t approve of electric vehicles is the fear that they will not be able to charge them when they go out, but gas stations are everywhere.”

"Charging speed also needs to be increased. We can't let people have to wait one or two hours to charge their cars. How long does it take to refuel? Even if it takes ten minutes, it should be done."

Everyone nodded; they were all high-ranking officials from Mount Tai, and their vision was indeed broader than that of others.

With the gradual rollout of electric vehicles and the strong support from the government, the future scenarios are basically clear.

"Jingyan, you take charge of this matter, have the relevant departments calculate the costs, and select the city area."

Xiao Jingyan nodded and said, "Okay."

"If there's nothing else, let's adjourn the meeting. You're all busy people."

After the meeting, Xiao Shan went home, where Ding Qiunan was already back.

Ding Qiunan somehow managed to trick Xiao Jingshu into becoming her assistant at Shiweitian.

Now, Xiao Jingshu has gradually taken over the various affairs of Shiweitian.

Looking at Xiao Shan who had returned, Ding Qiunan said speechlessly, "You're back. You're already seventy years old, yet you still worry about the group's affairs, leaving everything to Jingyan and Jingside."

Xiao Shan sighed: "I would like to, but Taishan controls core technologies, and countless conglomerates and countries around the world are eyeing it! If we are even slightly careless, we could be fooled. Taishan Group spends billions of yuan on security every year. Even so, we still manage to catch some industrial spies from time to time. It's practically impossible to guard against them!"

"Not only has Mount Tai spent a lot of money to strengthen security, but the State Security Bureau has also deployed a large number of personnel to Mount Tai to help us ensure the safety of Mount Tai both inside and outside. With an annual revenue of more than one trillion yuan and a net profit of several hundred billion yuan, the various industrial chains involve the wages and livelihoods of tens of millions of people. If something happens to Mount Tai, the resulting turmoil will be a major upheaval, which is why I am always worried about Jingyan and Jingsi."

"Jing Si is devoted to research and follows the path of a scientist. Jing Yan's skills are too immature, and her level is ultimately lacking, which is why I have always been worried about her."

Ding Qiunan also said with some concern, "Then what will you do? You're already seventy years old. You can't wait until you're eighty to go back to work at the company."

Xiao Shan thought for a moment and said, "I plan to introduce the social security fund to invest in Taishan Group. Taishan's development plan has been set. As long as we follow the plan step by step, unless a groundbreaking product like a smartphone appears, we can still stay ahead for a few more years, even after we are gone."

"After two years, once I've completed everything I want to do, I'll communicate with higher authorities about introducing social security funds, which would be a way of taking from the people and using it for the people."

Chapter 814, Zhou Bingkun and Liu Bei Pass Away, Chat Group Loses Members! (Please Subscribe!)

Ding Qiunan asked with some curiosity, "Is there anything else you haven't finished?"

Xiao Shan laughed and said, "Rocket manufacturing is starting to take off in foreign countries, and some large companies are getting involved in this business. Taishan is currently the largest private enterprise in China. If we don't get into the rocket business, wouldn't we be outdone by foreigners? However, I don't plan to use Taishan's funds for this, but rather under the name of an investment company."

On this day, Xiaoshan visited the China National Space Administration.

Director Zhou of the Space Administration smiled and said, "Xiao Sheng, you're quite the celebrity. What brings you to visit us?"

Xiao Shan slowly said, "Director Zhou, I don't come here unless I have a reason. Now that the US has produced a Musk and established an airline, researching reusable rockets, the space agency has its own tasks, and some of the secondary technologies need to be completed by private enterprises like ours."

"Since the US has its own private rocket company, we should certainly have one too. I plan to establish a rocket company and want to cooperate with the space agency."

Director Zhou immediately understood Xiao Shan's idea: "Mr. Xiao is indeed farsighted. I wonder what kind of partner you plan to cooperate with? The recovery and reuse of rockets involves a lot of technology. Our space agency's plans were formulated five or even ten years ago, step by step, and the funding was also calculated carefully. So we have not conducted any rocket recovery experiments. Relying on ourselves, we are indeed somewhat powerless."

Xiao Shan looked at Director Zhou and said, "I would like to receive technical support from the Space Administration. In return, we can conduct research that you cannot carry out due to funding issues. If we develop new technologies, we can share them with the Space Administration."

Director Zhou thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "Mr. Xiao, it's a pleasure to cooperate with you."

In less than a week, news of Taishan's investment of over 100 billion yuan to establish a rocket recovery company was widely publicized.

There was an uproar both online and offline. No one expected that Taishan would venture into the rocket industry.

The internet is in an uproar.

"Compared to Xiao Sheng, these internet giants are a bit lacking. While others are still burning money to compete for the market, Xiao Sheng has already begun to lay out his plans for the rocket industry."

“Every industry in Taishan has mastered core technologies, and its technology is the best in the world. This is why it can be called a company that has broken through in the global market.”

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Rocket research is a long process, and Xiao Shan is not in a hurry. It would be good if he could achieve some results in three to five years.

The most important thing now is to recruit people. Every year, there are many highly skilled aerospace graduates from key universities, but not all of them can get into the space agency.

This gave Xiaoshan an opportunity, and it quickly attracted a large number of talented people.

They then invited a rocket recovery expert from the space agency, and things gradually got back on track.

On this day, Xiao Shan returned to the courtyard house again; he had rarely come back in the past two years.

The small shop at the entrance of Hongxing Courtyard is even more lively now, but the person inside is no longer Yan Jiefang.

Instead, it was replaced by a middle-aged man in his forties, Yan Jiefang's son.

Xiao Shan knocked on the glass and asked, "Where's your dad?"

The middle-aged man recognized Xiao Shan at a glance. This was a big shot from the Siheyuan (traditional courtyard house), and there were few people in the world who didn't know him.

"Uncle Xiaoshan, what brings you here? My father passed away not long after Uncle Damao last year."

Xiao Shan was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt an emptiness in his heart. The last two people in the courtyard who could get together with him for drinks were gone.

Xiao Shan silently turned around and slowly walked into the courtyard.

From now on, no one in this courtyard will be able to drink with him anymore.

So many years have passed, and acquaintances have passed away one after another, which can be considered as severing Xiaoshan's last attachment to the courtyard house.

Xiao Shan walked from the front yard to the middle yard and finally to the back yard. He opened his house, sat on the clean bed, and fell into deep thought.

He then lay down on the bed and slept until the next morning, when he got up and left in a private car.

I don't know if he will ever go back to the courtyard house again. I guess not, because there are no more acquaintances of his in the entire courtyard house.

There's no one left to drink and chat with; coming back only brings back memories, which is pointless.

When Xiao Shan mentioned this in the chat group, the chat group members were quite moved.

Only someone like Ren Weiyong, who is not very sensitive to the passage of time, would not feel anything about the topic of Xiaoshan.

Ren Weiyong: "Group owner, you've been in your world for so many years now, shouldn't you ascend to immortality by now?"

Group owner Xiao Shan: "I've accumulated enough strength! After I send my wife off, I can start preparing for my ascension!"

Yue Buqun: "Group leader, won't you wait until your children have established themselves before ascending to immortality?"

Group owner Xiao Shan: "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings; I can't be their babysitter for life! How's Sect Leader Yue? Are you preparing to ascend?"

Yue Buqun: "My strength is still a bit lacking. I'm going to accumulate more strength!"

Group owner Xiao Shan: "Then Sect Leader Yue, you need to keep it up! @Zhou Bingkun, by the way, Bingkun, how are you doing these days?"

Zhou Bingkun: "Bitter smile GIF, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on for much longer! I never thought I'd be the first one eliminated from the chat group! But with the help of the chat group and everyone else, my fate has completely changed, and I have no regrets!"

Hearing Zhou Bingkun's words, Xiao Shan was somewhat moved and felt a greater sense of urgency.

Even with the cheat code of a chat group, if your cultivation level isn't high enough, you'll only end up as a handful of dust!

Xiao Shan knew very well that Zhou Bingkun would definitely not be the last one to be eliminated from the chat group.

After returning to Shenzhen, Xiao Shan devoted more time to his cultivation.

Time flies like an arrow, and in the blink of an eye, it's 2016.

Zhou Bingkun ultimately couldn't pull through, and the chat group experienced its first loss of members.

Xiao Shan originally thought that after Zhou Bingkun's death, his name would simply disappear from the chat group.

Surprisingly, the chat group was quite considerate; instead of removing his name from the group, they simply turned it gray.

Seeing Zhou Bingkun's name turn gray, the others in the chat group couldn't help but feel a sense of urgency.

Shortly after Zhou Bingkun's death, Liu Bei's portrait also turned gray.

After all, Liu Bei was already over forty when he joined the chat group, having missed the best time for cultivation.

Moreover, in order to fulfill the important task of restoring the Han Dynasty, he had very little time to cultivate.

The fact that he died after Zhou Bingkun suggests that the spiritual energy of the Three Kingdoms world was even higher!

Chapter 815, The US's Comprehensive Sanctions! (Please Subscribe!)

In recent years, Mount Tai has continued to make great strides forward, with its various technologies steadily improving.

Today, Taishan has also secured a place in the electric vehicle industry, with annual shipments reaching millions of units.

The car manufacturing plant located in Beijing is busy every day.

Taishan's various batteries sell well both domestically and internationally, especially its lithium batteries, which have a maximum range of 800 kilometers. Combined with fast charging, this greatly alleviates drivers' range anxiety.

At the same time, domestic car companies have sprung up like mushrooms after rain, producing both electric and gasoline-powered vehicles.