Chapter 265 Growth
On the same day that Shivan Samarkand arrived in Russia, King Hamad of Aber visited China for the first time after ascending the throne.
As he was the official representative of Aber, the visiting team of Crown Prince Hamad was so luxurious that it was shocking. It took several days for 56 luxury VIP planes, including large passenger planes such as Boeing 787 and 747, to land in Beijing.
The king's exclusive gold-plated luxury boarding ladder was first airlifted to the scene and used after Hamad's special plane arrived, which really opened the eyes of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
A group of welcoming personnel stood at the airport, looking around, all of them were special planes for Aber's visiting team, and they were simply unable to open their eyes.
The travel team of more than 50 planes, just one day of parking would cost billions of dollars. I was too soft-hearted to carry Aber at the beginning. It would be doubled to be worthy of Mr. Shah's status.
When Hamad got off the exclusive boarding elevator, the second person to shake hands was the highest leader of the Aviation Development Commission in Beijing.
"Academician She and Lin Ju are here, and there are so many other people, why don't I see them?"
"Your Excellency, the H2M space shuttle has just come off the production line. They are very busy now, and they have entrusted me to tell you that they invite you to go to Xinyuan to board the Glory."
Hamand was quite satisfied with this answer, and shook hands with the other welcoming personnel one by one.
Before the Aber's visiting fleet took off, the Mecca carried out its fourth launch mission at the Mukala Space Launch Center, sending astronauts from two countries outside the four foreign countries of the space station into space.
Aber, who holds the power of space, is calling the shots in the desert, winning over believers, and his relationship with China is becoming increasingly close.
Before taking off, Hamand had already added a number of cooperation projects to his itinerary, such as purchasing three C919s for Aber Airlines, becoming the first foreign user of C919.
At the same time, there are also a package of cooperation agreements in space, energy, technology and other fields. It is said that His Majesty the King has prepared orders of up to 40 billion US dollars in various industries, and he can add more if it is not enough.
Since taking over the power from the old king, Hamand's diplomatic means have been very simple and unpretentious: spending money.
Placing orders from any country that needs to maintain good relations, throwing out dollars without money, and the goodwill gained is also rising.
The current Ministry of Foreign Affairs is no exception. Everyone is thinking about getting money from the big dog customers, and major companies are eager for it.
You know, if Abe takes the lead, the remaining three countries will definitely follow suit. Maybe the value of the contract signed with them this year will exceed 100 billion US dollars!
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On the 12th, Aramco’s official news confirmed that John George won the 45th election and was elected as the next boss. He will officially take office on January 20 of the following year.
Xiao Hei expressed congratulations, Diane... Diane also expressed congratulations.
“Haha, look at the expression of that old woman who looks like she stepped on dog shit all day long. I, I can lead Aramco to rise!”
“Mr. John, I always knew that you are the hero who saved Aramco, let…”
Sitting in the bulletproof car, John and Pio expressed their pride wantonly, which was completely different from the cautiousness of the previous two days.
Until the official news was confirmed, John couldn't believe that he had really won the election, and he was quite at a loss.
Because unlike Diane, who was sure of victory and had countless plans, John had never thought about the specific plans after taking office, and his staff had not seriously thought about it, and most of them were just empty talk.
For example, after visiting major aerospace companies during the space race, he suddenly said that he wanted to colonize Mars. How could a serious candidate do this?
When Kennedy said "we choose to go to the moon", the F1 engine, which is still the world's number one with a single combustion chamber thrust of 680 tons, had entered the prototype trial production, and with the presence of the great god von Braun, he had the confidence.
John... read the novel "The Martian" and the movie of the same name in detail.
But you have to be responsible for the bragging you have done. These days, aerospace companies such as Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and Rocketdyne have come to him one after another, and they are very enthusiastic.
What they brought was roughly: Did the boss take what he said during the election seriously? Is the Ares plan really going to work?
The implicit meaning is that they hope that the Mars landing plan will be implemented quickly so that these giants can have another 20 years of big projects after the Artemis plan. If they agree, they will support it.
The hints from so many giant companies and the families behind them made John feel a little proud, but he dared not forget what Claire said that night.
The faction that supports John also adjusted its thinking in time and tried its best to train John so that he could be a qualified boss, so that the latter could understand more and more about the current situation and some truths.
If the Ares plan is forced to be promoted, Amei may have the technical strength, but the investment will be very terrifying. Once the final victory cannot be achieved, the consequences of the backlash will be extremely serious.
If the space program is not increased, the military-industrial complex will be very dissatisfied, and the consequences will also be very serious.
John, who realized the hidden worries, gave up making a choice first, but planned to learn more about the situation.
The car stopped, and John saw the members of the society who greeted him outside the organization. He could see that those people were also very excited, but he didn't know whether it was because of the arrival of the future boss or the upcoming Mars plan.
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“Many first-tier cities such as Shanghai, Beijing, and Guangzhou are preparing to raise the basic wage standard. Shanghai will exceed 3,000 yuan for the first time, setting a historical record.”
“A new round of social security standards will be implemented next year, and it is expected to increase by more than 25% on the original basis.”
“Experts predict that my country’s GDP in 2016 will reach 80 trillion yuan, an increase of 8.3% percentage points over last year, and the economy will continue to grow rapidly.”
“The depreciation of the RMB against the US dollar has slowed down, the exchange rate has stabilized at 6.7, and the export situation is good.”
“The Population Statistics Bureau: The number of newborns this year may exceed 20 million.”
“The export trade volume to the United States has increased by 17%, and the China-Europe Express has driven the Silk Road.”
“Island economic experts have proposed the concept of the Asian economic circle to create an internal circulation in the Asian continent.”
“…”
In November, various domestic statistics for the third quarter were released one after another.
Lin Ju clicked on the financial category and clearly felt the changes compared to the original world line.
2016 was originally a year of rapid development. Coupled with the stimulation of the space race, the internal and external situations were quite different, but now it seems to be a good thing.
The newly added ternary semiconductor technology involves at least trillions of additional funds. It is another economic outbreak point besides aerospace, and it has almost mobilized the power of the whole country.
Compared with the original world line, GDP will increase by about 6%. The space race stabilized the RMB exchange rate and did not fall to 7, which means that the actual growth is even greater.
With a large amount of hot money pouring in, the government will certainly increase the money supply, and the economic development will accelerate.
The minimum basic wage levels in major cities have also been raised to varying degrees. Although the basic wage is not very meaningful, we can still see that more money is pouring into the middle and lower levels.
Lin Ju finally breathed a sigh of relief. Xinyuan's development is positive, which makes him more confident to continue to stimulate the world in aerospace.