Chapter 1314 Give a Gift to a Child

The U.S. Air Force has increased its research and development funding for the X51A and adjusted its priority from a simple technology verification project to a weapon prototype that will eventually serve. This was officially confirmed by the U.S. military about a year and a half ago.

But even for Chang Haonan, who had anticipated this, the news came a little suddenly.

Being able to advance the test flight of a project originally scheduled for 2009 by two years is a bit inconsistent with his stereotype of Americans.

Although stereotypes are rigid, they are correct most of the time.

It is clear that Americans have been more stimulated in recent years than expected.

It's just that because Bush's second term, which has been deserted by everyone, has entered the second half and the main situation of both parties is focused on the general election, it is not very obvious to the outside world.

After this round of leadership changes is over, I'm afraid the pressure from across the Pacific will increase.

Moreover, as China continues to make progress in the economic, technological and military fields, the differences between the two sides in fundamental needs will sooner or later outweigh the superficial common interests.

Once a certain balance point is broken, the illusory peace will be broken...

"I just don't know how long the EU can hold up as a target..."

Chang Haonan looked at a military expert named Zhang on the TV screen who was introducing how hypersonic weapons would affect the form of war, and thought helplessly -

Now, almost 11 years have passed since his rebirth, and the external environment has changed dramatically compared to the original timeline. He doesn't know much about economics. At most, he has learned some basic common sense through his work over the years. He has no way of judging whether the global financial crisis will come as expected.

In principle, cyclical economic crises are part of the underlying logic of capitalism, and are bound to happen sooner or later.

But this is just cold theory.

Just like the basic theory of building rockets is nothing more than Newton's third law.

When it comes to analyzing specific problems, the time when things happen is the most critical.

From the perspective of hindsight, the financial crisis in 08 undoubtedly bought China several years of precious development time, but the resulting European debt crisis also caused the entire eurozone's originally good development momentum to suffer a second setback. Combined with the subsequent impact of a large number of refugees in West Asia and North Africa, it indirectly led to the entire European Union leaving the table and gradually losing its international status as an independent player.

Although the current Eurozone appears strong on the surface because it was not affected by the Balkan situation in the early years, it is precisely because of this strength that they have become increasingly radical in expanding their membership, and the development among member states using the same currency is extremely unbalanced.

It would be fine if nothing goes wrong, but once there is a thunder, it will explode even more brilliantly...

With this in mind, although China and the EU are still in a cooperative relationship overall, for the sake of safety, it is better to consider some things first.

Although Chang Haonan doesn't understand economics, he knows a little about technology.

Although he was still hugging Yao Mengna and watching TV, he was already thinking about the various European treasure small businesses he had learned about during the years of cooperation.

As the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, although Europe suffered heavy losses after the two world wars, the categories of modern technology are too complex, and many inconspicuous but key links are still in their hands.

These companies may not be large in scale, and many are even run like family workshops. Once there is a problem with their capital chain, they often go bankrupt without even the chance of being acquired.

Just like capillaries, you may not feel them when they are there, but if they are gone it will cause a big shock.

In the past, after 2020, the quality of many Western products plummeted, which was largely related to this.

Rather than letting it be lost or let the Americans take it away and waste it, it is better to change the environment and continue to contribute to the development of human industry...

Before I knew it, the news had already ended and the content on TV had turned into daily brief news to fill the time.

Chang Haonan gradually came out of his thoughts.

After all, even with his ability, it is impossible for one person to put all the elements of the entire industrial chain into his mind.

“Perhaps a separate body should be set up to identify these fragile but valuable businesses and then regularly track their operations?”

An idea gradually formed in Chang Haonan's mind.

With the resources he can now allocate, it is naturally not difficult to set up a department that does not take up many staff. However, some considerations need to be given to the selection of people in charge.

After all, this job requires a relatively reliable and comprehensive understanding of various industries, and the candidates who meet the requirements are unlikely to be interested in such a tedious but not difficult task...

"By the way..."

After the quiet atmosphere lasted for a while, Yao Mengna was the first to break the silence:

"You took such a long vacation twice in one year...it won't affect your work, right?"

In fact, she was initially worried about whether she would be able to keep up with the pace of work when she returned to her job a few months later.

But then I thought, marriage leave and paternity leave are taken by two people together. Even if the paternity leave is far less long than the maternity leave, the importance of my husband seems to be incomparable to mine...

So she immediately forgot about her own affairs and started worrying about Chang Haonan.

The latter turned his head helplessly and glanced at his wife who was leaning on his shoulder.

Delaying work is of course impossible.

It's impossible in this life.

In fact, even if he took one more month of paternity leave, there was a high probability that Huairou Science City would not be able to catch up with his previous theoretical breakthrough in the design method of wide-speed domain waverider.

As for the news itself...

Although Chang Haonan could not predict the results of the first flight test, which was carried out two years in advance, based on his analysis of AIAA's public information, the United States has already gone astray in the field of hypersonic research.

Even if they manage to seize the initiative this time, it can only be considered a lucky success, as it is impossible for them to maintain long-term competition with China.

What's more, in addition to its application in weapons, he has even laid out a broader development route for hypersonic technology...

However, Chang Haonan did not say this.

And not just for reasons of confidentiality.

But the doctor said that Yao Mengna's reaction was a normal condition caused by the hormone response during pregnancy. She was neither really worried about something nor was she simply throwing a tantrum or being unreasonable.

So it's useless to reason.

The key is to divert your attention and maintain a good mood.

"I suddenly had a feeling..."

He answered the question and said:

"Have Americans been paying attention to our love lives?"

"Clam?"

Sure enough, this purely outrageous statement attracted curious glances from the sidelines.

The idea of ​​delaying work has long been thrown out of the window.

Chang Haonan originally just meant to be funny, but he laughed when he said this:

"Think about it, when we got married last year, we were doing business at home while watching the live broadcast of the US Navy intercepting a satellite. As a result, with the whole world watching, a piece of space junk was created that almost crashed into the International Space Station..."

Hearing this, Yao Mengna recalled the slightly crazy time after her wedding. Her pretty face blushed and she punched Chang Haonan in the chest with her little fist:

"What do you mean by doing business..."

Chang Haonan was quick to grab the fist in front of his chest and gently knead it in his hand, while continuing to joke:

"Now that the baby is about to be born, they are going to conduct hypersonic flight tests, and they have specially brought forward the test to the first half of this year... Why does it seem that every time the two of us enter a critical stage, the Americans will make some noise to add to the fun..."

After hearing this, Yao Mengna rolled her eyes.

I wanted to say that Chang Haonan’s idea was irrational, but after all, she was pregnant, so it was inevitable that she would think about the child in everything.

So the words of complaint were on the tip of my tongue, but I swallowed them back, then lowered my head and began to analyze seriously:

"The news just said that the test will be conducted before May, so the birth and full moon period will probably not be in time, but it's hard to say for sure if it will be a hundred days..."

According to the custom in Chang Haonan's hometown, the hundredth day after a baby is born symbolizes a long life. It is a more solemn day than the full moon and the first birthday. Some families will even hold a banquet to entertain relatives and friends for this occasion.

Yao Mengna naturally adapted to the local customs.

Seeing his wife, a professor with a doctorate degree, counting on her fingers, Chang Haonan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he was happy to let Yao Mengna pay more attention to such fun, so he reached out and touched her abdomen, and continued half-jokingly:

"If it really happens, just think of it as Americans spending hundreds of millions of dollars setting off fireworks for their children..."

Yao Mengna curled her lips:

"No...are you acknowledging that they will fail?"

Chang Haonan shook his head solemnly:

"When testing a missile, it will either blow up the target or itself. In any case, it will definitely blow up something..."