After being frightened for a moment, looking at the president's expression that didn't look like a joke, the Secretary of State laughed dryly and said, "Mr. President, don't forget, you are a president who has not launched a war while in office in recent decades. You must maintain this record."
The president twitched his lips and snorted, "They won't give me a Peace Prize, why should I keep this record?"
The Secretary of State suddenly began to wonder, should he use this opportunity to mediate with those who control the awarding of the Nobel Prize? Should he award the Peace Prize to their president?
It's already the end of September, and the major Nobel Prize winners will begin to be announced in October. In other words, they only have about ten days left to make a decision.
Thinking of this, the Secretary of State decided to go find those people to discuss it after the meeting.
On the grounds of preventing the president from starting a war, I guess those people would not refuse.
Starting a war is absolutely impossible anyway.
They are living so comfortably now that even if they retire, there will be a revolving door waiting for them to go and enjoy their old age peacefully.
Do we still have to bear the risk, hide in the air-raid shelter all day and night, and live that terrible life?
No one present would agree, and probably only their president would do such a thing in order to continue to be his own president and become another Roosevelt.
Then he said, "Okay, Mr. President, starting a war is a matter of great importance and cannot be decided easily. Congress will most likely not pass it. We'd better think about how to deal with this matter in the future."
"You just have to deal with this matter."
The president waved his hands, paced back and forth, then sat back in his seat, patted the table, and said, "Okay, if nuclear fusion can't be achieved, our researchers can't create this engine yet?"
"And General Motors? Pratt & Whitney? Aren't they known as the most powerful engine manufacturer on earth? Why can't they develop it?"
"This technology is actually not that easy to research," the Secretary of State said helplessly.
The president snorted coldly, "It's really hard to study, let alone, how can a bag of screws worth 90,000 US dollars be convenient to study this? Isn't it?"
The Secretary of State fell silent.
This kind of question is not easy to answer.
After all, those who make weapons really have weapons in their hands.
The president said, "Technology! Technology! We must develop technology! Do you understand? I am going to promote a policy next. We must vigorously promote our science and technology construction, and we must cultivate more talents. I think China's education policy is very good. Do you know that they have nearly 70 million engineers, which is almost a quarter of our population. In the event of a war, with so many of their engineers, even if only half of them are invested in combat preparations, what a threat it will be to us."
"So then we should not start a war." The Secretary of State continued to persuade.
The president glared at him and then waved his hand. "Okay, that's it. This policy must be implemented. I must cultivate more talents for our country! Only with more talents can we be MAGA!"
Afterwards, the United States officially issued a condemnation, believing that this brand-new engine was intended to start an arms race in the 21st century.
But other countries did not express their views.
Because now they have almost accepted their fate, so they better not join in the fun.
The successful test launch of a 1.2-kilometer intercontinental missile a few years ago and the nuclear fusion launched this year have basically eliminated all their temper.
On the contrary, the news revealed by the United States shocked them.
How can Chinese people come up with such an awesome engine?
Thrust-to-weight ratio of 13.8, thrust of 23 tons?
Are you really not kidding?
Their engine technology has always been lagging behind, so why have they not only made up for it now, but even surpassed it by so much?
This is a trick, you don't even have to act anymore, right?
For a time, many foreign netizens began to discuss it.
[Is this fake news? I remember isn't China's engine technology very poor?]
[Because they have Xiao Yi!]
[Oh my God, this is so terrible!]
[I just want to know now whether we can develop such an engine. Our B2 bomber cannot even reach supersonic speed!]
[Okay, anyway, this bomber can't blow up on our heads. Even if it really wants to blow up, they can just launch an intercontinental missile directly from the territory. What's more, if it blows up, it will hit those big cities. As a person living in the countryside, I don't have to worry about these things.]
Foreign netizens viewed this incident completely as a spectator, but Chinese netizens were completely different.
Before, the news was only spread within the domestic aviation circle, but now that the Americans have taken the initiative to reveal it, more people will know about it.
Immediately, domestic netizens became excited.
[I am Cao Cao, is this true or false? Is our engine so awesome?]
[A thrust-to-weight ratio of 13.8, am I really not dreaming?]
[13.8 thrust-to-weight ratio, 23 tons of thrust, I surpass it, is it so terrifying?]
[And it's an engine prepared for Project H-20. So, Mr. Liu will retire soon? Is Mr. Erling going to have sex?]
[Scholar Xiao participated in the research and development, isn't it basically stable?]
[Invincible!]
[Oh my God, I never thought that one day I would be able to witness such news, that our engine could be so advanced!]
[Speaking of which, this news came from the Americans, not from us. Does that mean there are 500,000 people in the team?]
[Maybe it's possible?]
[Don't think so much, the spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense next door has already admitted this matter, and the specific data released by the Ministry of National Defense shows that the thrust is at least 23.5 tons, and the thrust-to-weight ratio is likely to reach 14:1, which is even more awesome than the news leaked now!]
[ah? 14:1? Why is this nonsense getting more and more exaggerated?]
[To be honest, compared to nuclear fusion, I think it's just an engine technology, and it's really not too exaggerated.]
[What you said above makes sense. After all, the engine is basically just a technology that has been around for a long time. Compared with controllable nuclear fusion, the level is still far behind. After all, no matter how many engines we have, it is impossible for our civilization to reach level 1.0, but nuclear fusion can completely do it. Moreover, these two technologies are all about materials in the final analysis. In terms of material requirements, I really can't think of any other technology currently that has higher material requirements than nuclear fusion.]
[I just want to know now when we can see Project H-20 officially make its first flight. I have been looking forward to it for a long time.]
[+1, I just want to know about this now. Master Erling, is it time to show up?]
[Speaking of which, if this WS-20S is so awesome, can we also upgrade the engine of J-20?]
[What you said makes sense. I think it's completely acceptable. I hope it can be improved in time.]
[I'm also waiting for the news, I hope it won't disappoint us]
Time passed quietly, and in the next few days, news about Huaguo's new engine was constantly discussed.
Including the Ministry of National Defense and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, they have been very busy these days. Basically, foreign reporters are asking about this matter.
Of course, since the relevant news itself was deliberately released by the country, it was naturally well prepared to deal with these problems.
In this way, with a completely relaxed attitude, China also ushered in the National Day, the 78th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, and the people of the country once again ushered in a holiday. However, probably because it was less than a full year, there was no celebration. However, netizens still felt that this year was a very memorable year, because in this year, they not only achieved nuclear fusion, but also built an engine. In addition, including GDP, it has also reached a new peak.
Especially in several areas around Fei City where nuclear fusion has been built, with extremely low energy prices, GDP has grown very gratifyingly in just a few months, with a year-on-year growth of at least 15%. This is because the initial productivity has not kept up with the current energy supply speed. When the number of factories gradually increases, GDP will inevitably usher in another huge growth.
Under this circumstance, unless the Americans change their GDP calculation method and weight ratio, they may be officially surpassed by China in 2029.
This news once again surprised everyone. Although China's purchasing power is about 1.5 to 2 times that of the United States, because the GDP data is more famous, most people still look at the GDP data. Once China's GDP exceeds that of the United States, it is simply unimaginable. It will definitely be called another node in world history.
As a result, some international media also began to use another title.
[The era of China is coming!]
Time passed quietly, and nothing happened in the following time.
The only major international event is probably the announcement of the Nobel Prize winners in the new year.
Of course, not surprisingly, Xiao Yi is not among this year's winners.
And this has basically become the moment when netizens make fun of the Nobel Prize every year.
After all, with the achievements of Xiao Yi, it is the favorite to win the award every year, but it does not win the award every year, and netizens are basically familiar with such things.
All in all, as an award that was originally considered the most credible, it has now become a joke among many netizens.
[Very good, as I expected, controllable nuclear fusion is still not worthy of Nobel Prize in Physics. The vision of the Nobel Prize is becoming more and more unique.]
[@Nobel Prize committee, come out and evaluate what kind of technology do you think nuclear fusion technology is? A mediocre technology?]
[It's okay, it's mainly because they can't create nuclear fusion themselves, so they're upset.]
Both domestic social platforms and foreign social platforms are making fun of this matter. Of course, the Nobel Prize Committee has never responded to this matter.
Of course, the news that Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the President of the United States became a piece of fun that people started to discuss.
In particular, relevant news came out that because the president wanted to start a war, in order to prevent him from starting a war, he won the Peace Prize.
This sounds quite ironic.
To be honest, as the president of the United States, he has never launched a war, and he has indeed made a huge contribution to world peace. However, he has never received a Peace Prize. But now he has won the Peace Prize because he planned to launch a war.
For a time, ridicule of the Nobel Prize and ridicule of the Peace Prize once again became a hot topic among netizens.
Fei City, Science Island Laboratory.
Xiao Yi and Luo Mingya were walking on the shore of Shushan Lake. They had just finished eating and came out to eat.
The Project H-20 project now has nothing to do with Xiao Yi. The main reason why he was approached was to solve the material problem. The Project H-20 project team can solve the remaining problems themselves.
As for Luo Mingya, it was officially transferred to Science Island Laboratory before September.
It was another reason. The material problem had been solved and there was no need for her to stay there any longer. After applying, Li Zhenhai readily signed.
Of course, there are other reasons why Li Zhenhai is so happy.
However, this is not enough for outsiders.
"Do you feel a bit regretful if you didn't win the Nobel Prize?"
Suddenly, Luo Mingya asked.
Xiao Yi smiled and shook his head, "What's such a pity? It's just a prize plus 1 million US dollars."
"If I feel pity, then I fell into their trap."
Luo Mingya raised her eyebrows slightly and turned her head to look at Xiao Yi's expression. It really didn't look like he was faking it.
She smiled, which was understandable.
People who have already gone down in history really don't need to care about such an award.
Just like there are so many Nobel Prize winners, she may not be able to remember them all, but obviously people all over the world will remember that the person who solved the problem of controllable nuclear fusion is Xiao Yi.
He didn't say anything more and continued walking quietly.
After a while, Xiao Yi suddenly asked, "By the way, I saw you applied for a new topic some time ago, right?"
Luo Mingya nodded. "Yes, I have to show my worth anyway. What's more, I'm not very used to the feeling of being idle."
Xiao Yi nodded. "If you need funds, you can tell me."
Luo Mingya smiled and said, "Science Island Laboratory's funds are certainly not lacking."
"But -" she raised her brows, "Don't they say that you never facilitate others in this regard? Now you have made an exception?"
Xiao Yi just said, "Because I believe that as long as you have enough funds, you can produce better results. It is normal for laboratories to skew resources to outstanding researchers."
Luo Mingya smiled lightly and said no more.
Looking at the scene in front of him from a distance, Wang Li smiled.
Although his impromptu idea did not succeed at first, judging from the current situation, it still played a certain role.
Professor, professor, just follow the guidance of emotions, unless you are not a human being.
Well.
Wang Li suddenly didn't know what to say. After all, there were a lot of discussions on the Internet about whether Xiao Yi was a human being.
Could it be that he could also use this method to judge whether Professor Xiao was a human being?