Chapter 34: Filling the Gaps in Weaponry! A Bounty of Gains!
“According to Beautiful United News Agency reports, recent unrest in Sudan continues, with negotiations between the Sudanese government and the Southern rebel forces breaking down. The Sudanese government army has moved south, occupying multiple cities… The Beautiful Nation government has issued a stern warning to the Sudanese government and suspects the involvement of an Eastern power. Wang Haoran, a high-ranking Sudanese military officer, stated that they will not accept hegemonism…”
That’s not it.
“The Great Britain Northern Ireland Fast United Can't Get Along Together News: Recently, fishermen from an Eastern power have salvaged a new type of submersible in the Southern waters. They refused to return it, and the international community should strongly condemn this behavior!”
Still not it.
“International Youth Newspaper: The newly released new clauses of the international organization's ‘Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Weapons’ will further restrict the arms export of countries around the world. This includes strict restrictions on the sale and spread of artillery and missiles exceeding three hundred kilometers…”
This one isn't it either.
“National Defense Army Newspaper: Recently, a new type of weapon, the Mountain Cat All-Terrain Assault Vehicle, developed independently by our country, will be first deployed to the border troops of our army. Its outstanding performance and adaptability to complex terrain will improve the mobility of our army.”
“The excellent load capacity has freed our army from the burden of marching, greatly enhancing the combat effectiveness and battlefield survivability of soldiers.”
“This marks our army's transition from ‘motorization’ to ‘mechanization.’ The Mountain Cat All-Terrain Assault Vehicle fills the gaps in the army’s weaponry…”
Yes, yes, that's the one.
In the bright morning sun, Han Caijin finally found the newspaper he was looking for from a pile of newspapers.
He wasn’t sure when it started, but he had grown to enjoy reading these praises that he once considered illusory.
Now, it made him happy to read them!
Maybe because the praise wasn't for him?
Fierce!
It’s fierce enough!
Seeing the words ‘filling the gaps in China’s weaponry’ in the news, Han Caijin excitedly poured himself a large cup.
Even though it was tea, he could taste the spirit of Moutai in it.
“Good boy.”
Sipping his tea, Han Caijin praised him out loud.
Never praising someone directly was his style.
Every time he learned about Chen Jinchao’s big moves, despite his outwardly calm appearance, he would be more excited than anyone else behind closed doors.
Especially these past two times, the successful development of the new generation of Guardian rocket launchers and the Mountain Cat All-Terrain Assault Vehicle, he almost couldn’t contain himself in front of Chen Jinchao.
In less than a year, two major projects were successfully launched, and two impactful weapons were deployed.
How could this not be exciting?
To put it bluntly, with these two achievements alone, Chen Jinchao, a small independent research team, was more impressive than most military research institutes!
Because of this, when Han Caijin went to Beijing to attend the university conference at the end of the year, he held his head high.
He looked down his nose at everyone, even the presidents of Tsinghua and Peking University, and his colleagues from the ‘Seven National Defense Universities,’ including Xidian University and Beihang University.
Although political department and national security personnel recently came to the school, taking away Chen Jinchao’s original top-secret files, everyone knew that there was a rising star in the military industry at Harbin Institute of Technology, who had showcased their brilliance in military exercises and wowed the army headquarters!
Recalling the scene in Beijing, Han Caijin hummed with contentment.
Letting Chen Jinchao stay at the university was one of the best decisions he had ever made.
While Han Caijin was secretly enjoying himself, a small park was being built near Harbin Institute of Technology’s supporting experimental base.
Chen Jinchao was walking his black Labrador retriever, followed by staff, inspecting the park.
This would be the future office location of ‘Chen Jinchao’s Independent Research Team,’ a special reward granted by Harbin Institute of Technology after the ‘Cat Cat Car’ project.
The reward was very practical, and Chen Jinchao liked it very much.
This new park, many times larger than his previous workspace, would undoubtedly accommodate more laboratories.
In addition to this special plot of land, Harbin Institute of Technology also awarded a new materials laboratory as part of the reward, focusing on the application of non-ferrous metals.
This was considered a top-notch laboratory.
Han Caijin took a small branch of his national project, set up a laboratory and ‘gave’ it to Chen Jinchao, as a ‘reward for making him proud.’
Chen Jinchao, of course, didn't hold back. After the engine lab, he now had a non-ferrous metal materials lab, a step closer to his ideal of a military industrial cluster, making him very happy.
A small park, with two labs inside, housing ‘Chen Jinchao’s Independent Research Team.’
And there were also supporting companies and collaborative projects, corresponding production factories, and channels.
Chen Jinchao looked back at this piece of land and was satisfied.
This snowball was rolling, wasn't it?
Of course, Chen Jinchao was happy, but the school was suffering.
Logically, his intermediate professional title of ‘Assistant Researcher’ should be upgraded, but due to the short time, he didn't meet the process requirements, so it could only be saved for later.
Fortunately, Chen Jinchao didn't care about these titles. If he could exchange professional titles for labs, he might as well exchange them immediately.
And apart from these, Chen Jinchao had an even greater harvest this time.
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