Chapter 839: Great Space Boom

Nan Han.

The Grand Council.

Pu Yi Ge is being surrounded by a crowd.

"President, this is Nan Han's chance. If we can join this space boom, we Nan Han people can not only break free from Yingjiang's control, but might even catapult ourselves into becoming a great power of the Taiyangxi."

"Whether it's fifty years, a hundred years, or even three hundred years, it's all worth it."

"A strategy of this magnitude should be prepared as early as possible."

"If we set a space colonization strategy now, we will surely go down in history."

The legislator said that, already beginning to daydream.

The Finance Minister opposed without a second thought, his face blazing with anger.

"Going down in history? I see it as a legacy of disgrace for ten thousand years."

"Do you clearly recognize our status?"

"Where does the money for research come from?"

"The Space Fork has Yingjiang's backing, Tianzhou has Daxia's support; who backs us?"

"A single rocket costs several hundred million dollars, not to mention its entire industry chain and personnel setup."

"Do you know how many things need to be studied? Do you know how much manpower and resources are required?"

"A single spacesuit costs several hundred million dollars; can you afford that?"

"Even a few—if you crash five rockets, Nan Han will go bankrupt."

"Yingjiang and Daxia still have a chance to recoup costs; we are pure investment."

"Are you out of your mind?"

"Without an investment of several ten‑trillion dollars, what results do you think you can achieve?"

"Yingjiang and Daxia have poured in decades of investment to achieve today's results; you want a sudden rise—what a fantasy."

The legislators were angry.

"Just because there are difficulties, should we give up?"

"Think of the Ming; short‑sighted, they missed the great voyages for nothing."

"It left all of East Asia weakened for centuries."

"Consider their centuries of humiliation, consider everything we've endured over the past hundred years!"

"This is national destiny, worth all our sacrifice."

"Back then, those who lived comfortably dared to gamble with destiny and faced a century of dominance; are we any worse off now?"

"Damn, even if we have to smash pots and sell iron, we must do it."

"Missing the great voyages might still leave us a chance; missing this space wave, we will have none left."

Yang Qing is right; now we feel it's unaffordable, but decades later, Space Tourism may be as simple as our trips to the Daxia Zhang Family area.

"No one can know the future; there may be huge risks. Doing it now may just cost a bit more; not doing it leaves us with zero chance."

"We must at least secure a resource‑rich site on Yueqiu."

"As for technology, we can pay to purchase it or seek partners."

"If funds are insufficient, we'll tackle key projects; the rest we can buy finished goods directly from Daxia's aerospace industry."

"Their products are cheap and effective."

The Finance Minister still refuses to allocate that portion of the budget.

"Will they sell? This concerns national destiny."

Pu Yi Ge sighed.

"There is nothing in this world that cannot be sold."

"What we fear is that we cannot meet the price."

"We cannot place all hope on Daxia; we must also test Yingjiang."

"Perhaps everyone can think of a way, see if we can leverage their connections, playing both sides."

"Everything must prioritize Nan Han's future."

"Moreover, why did Daxia disclose such an important space program?"

"They also understand the massive expense of the space industry."

"Most likely they aim to exploit their industrial advantage to raise funds."

"As long as they stay ahead of us, they get the choicest meat."

"They won't mind earning a bit from us small nations to advance their own schedule."

"As for Yingjiang, they have been lax too long, creating a huge gap."

"To pick it up again, without ten years it's unlikely to be effective."

"Moreover, they are now pushing civil aviation, making it even harder for them to revive a national‑level great space program."

"Regarding civil aviation, without massive profit backing, they can hardly generate sufficient momentum."

"There was originally a Space Fork, but once Yang Qing's Yang scheme emerged, Ma Yilong's plan would be severely hit."

"The prospect of recouping costs has become far out of reach."

"At present, only Daxia seems most hopeful."

"In great space endeavors, without a nation‑level resource leader, there is simply no chance."

"Back then, the great voyages were driven by several hegemonic powers, all national‑level forces."

"This time is no exception."

"We must choose: improve relations with Daxia, announce our great space plan; outwardly we align with Yingjiang, but behind the scenes we will fully lean toward Daxia."

All that's left is to wait and see whether Yingjiang will crush Daxia this time, or Daxia will break through the encirclement.

By then it will be time for us to make the final decision.

With the approval of most people, the South Korean version of the grand space plan was also put forward.

Following closely after South Korea are those living comfortably.

Their choice differs from South Korea's, and they also understand that they have a deep, bloody grudge against Daxia; unless they smash the divine toilet, kneel to apologize and admit fault, fully turn toward Daxia, and become Daxia's lackeys.

Otherwise they would have no chance at all to obtain from Daxia this technology and things concerning the nation's fate.

The only thing they can rely on is Yingjiang.

And Yingjiang also needs them.

They believe that in the field of space, Yingjiang is still superior to Daxia.

They never expected that Ma Yilong would also start leaning toward Daxia.

Just like South Korea and those living comfortably, countries all over the world are planning their own space strategies.

Those who are capable go it alone; those who aren't band together for warmth; if even that fails, they cling to a strong thigh.

For a time, Daxia, Yingjiang, and the hairy bear all became hot commodities.

Suddenly, a space craze appeared on Earth.

The Tianzhou stock even shot straight up, rushing toward a scale of five trillion.

Seeing Yang Qing's Yang scheme achieve tremendous success, the cabinet was also overjoyed.

Daxia also began, according to its own plan, to open up a certain space industry.

The first to benefit were the domestic space companies, whose startup costs plummeted.

The startup threshold dropped directly by one level.

Subsequently, Daxia's partner countries also directly benefited.

As soon as they set up the space framework, they used money to purchase basic space technology.

Those without money but who are smart even produced vast tracts of equatorial land, becoming a jointly administered space zone of Daxia and the locals.

In order to catch up with the second Age of Exploration, they also went all out.

Daxia did nothing, yet suddenly gained a large amount of overseas territory.

Cabinet: "Whether it's space or not, let's first do basic construction, then quickly send people over to hold the ground."

Although it is jointly administered, to Daxia this is its own territory.

Moreover, these lands are also important space resources; to hold a piece is to lose a piece.

These poor brothers—do they have money to develop space? Obviously not; in the end they still have to come.

Daxia merely built a few more space cities.

This also facilitates Daxia's future space tourism plan.