151: Groundwater discovered on Mars, top officials look forward to Kunpeng space cargo ship

“All of this is thanks to Little Zhang!”

The Top Leader looked at Zhang Yuanhang’s photo on the desk, a hint of shame appearing on his face.

Zhang Yuanhang had sacrificed so much; China owed him.

“No, we must compensate Little Zhang.”

The Top Leader thought for a moment, then called the Minister of Finance.

Soon after, the Minister of Finance arrived at The Top Leader’s office.

“Chief, you called for me?”

The Minister of Finance was very uneasy. The Top Leader had called him earlier but hadn’t said anything, just told him to come to The Top Leader’s office quickly.

For a moment, the Minister of Finance thought there had been a major natural disaster in China and that he needed to raise funds.

“Can we get 50 billion in funds right now?”

The Top Leader asked, looking at the Minister of Finance.

50 billion was a small sum in front of the Chinese Government, but every penny of China’s money was carefully calculated and planned.

He needed to confirm with the Minister of Finance that withdrawing such a large sum would not affect the Government’s normal operations before he could do so.

“We have 50 billion in funds, Chief, but what do you need so much money for?” the Minister of Finance asked, puzzled.

This money was not a lot, but it wasn't a small amount either.

“I plan to award this money to Little Zhang.”

The Top Leader said.

The Minister of Finance immediately understood The Top Leader’s intention: The Top Leader wanted to compensate Zhang Yuanhang.

However, the Minister of Finance felt that giving so much money was a bit excessive.

“Chief, isn’t this too much? Although Academician Zhang Yuanhang has also contributed so much to our country.”

“But we give Academician Zhang Yuanhang a considerable dividend every year!”

The Minister of Finance said.

That’s right, for every Pangu Mech, Aerospace Fighter, etc., produced, the country had given Zhang Yuanhang money.

“That’s different. Those dividends are what Little Zhang deserves; how can they be compared?”

The Top Leader said.

“This 50 billion is our Government’s reward to Little Zhang,” The Top Leader continued.

The Minister of Finance nodded.

“We can get the 50 billion at any time.”

The Top Leader said, “It won’t affect the normal operation of the Government, will it?”

The Minister of Finance shook his head, “No!”

Seeing this, The Top Leader nodded, then with a sweep of his hand, he directly signed the order.

Shancheng Military Base.

Leader Jia ran to Zhang Yuanhang with a smile on his face.

“Little Zhang, I’m here to tell you some good news.”

As soon as Leader Jia finished speaking, everyone put down what they were doing and looked at Leader Jia and Zhang Yuanhang.

Academician Wu and the others were all wondering what good news it was!

“What is it?”

Zhang Yuanhang looked at Leader Jia, puzzled.

“Little Zhang, just now, The Top Leader decided to allocate 50 billion as a reward for your selfless contributions to the country over the years.”

Everyone around gasped, “Hiss.”

Some even poked their ears, suspecting they had misheard.

“Oh, the country has gone to great expense!”

Zhang Yuanhang calmly nodded. To everyone, Zhang Yuanhang’s demeanor made it seem as if it wasn't 50 billion, but just five yuan.

“As expected of Great God Zhang Yuanhang, his heart is only for the people and the motherland!”

“Yes, as expected of my idol.”

“I’ll never reach the realm of Great God Zhang Yuanhang in this lifetime.”

...The surrounding researchers looked at Zhang Yuanhang with admiration.

Academician Wu and the others looked at Zhang Yuanhang with smiles, and at this moment, they seemed to understand why Zhang Yuanhang, at such a young age, could achieve such great accomplishments.

In Zhang Yuanhang’s heart, it was probably only the two words “scientific research”!!!

Facing this 50 billion, if it were Zhang Yuanhang from a few years ago, he would have jumped for joy.

But now, Zhang Yuanhang’s ambitions had nothing to do with money; his goal was to lead humanity into Space.

To explore those unknown territories.

Money was dispensable for Zhang Yuanhang.

The evening news.

“Today, our country’s Minister of Finance allocated 50 billion as a reward to Academician Zhang Yuanhang.”

“We thank Academician Zhang Yuanhang for his selfless contributions over the years, and for the advanced technology he has developed.”

...That evening, twenty-five minutes of the thirty-minute news broadcast were entirely dedicated to promoting Zhang Yuanhang.

At this time, the internet had also completely erupted.

“Holy cow, ‘books hold houses of gold’ really isn’t a lie!”

“I think the country still gave too little. The benefits Great God Zhang Yuanhang brought to our China are simply priceless!”

“Thank you, Great God Zhang Yuanhang!”

...All Chinese Netizens were happy for Zhang Yuanhang at this moment.

Some even spontaneously organized donations, intending to deliver them personally to Zhang Yuanhang.

Of course, this was eventually stopped by the police. Considering that the organizers had good intentions, they were only criticized and educated before being released.

At the same time.

Good news came from Mars.

Underground water was discovered 20 kilometers deep beneath a plain.

“This is great! The storage capacity of the underground water here is quite significant.”

“We can completely build a Mars base here in the future.”

“Building our China’s outpost here is absolutely no problem!”

...The personnel who came to explore Mars looked excitedly at the instruments before them.

They had been recording the terrain and searching for mineral deposits on Mars.

Although no mineral deposits were found, they had found invaluable water resources.

It was simply an unexpected joy!!!

“Quickly send the news back to Blue Star.”

Everyone hurriedly sent the news back to China.

The Director of the Space Administration learned the news immediately and excitedly ran to The Top Leader’s office.

“Chief, Chief, good news from Mars.”

“Our people discovered underground water on a plain while exploring the terrain and searching for mineral deposits on Mars!”

The Director of the Space Administration said.

“Good!”

“Your Aerospace Administration should immediately make plans; that place will be our China’s first landing site on Mars in the future.”

“Once Little Zhang builds the Kunpeng Space Freighter, we can officially set off for Mars.”

The Top Leader was very excited.

Now, The Top Leader wished he could personally run to Space and assemble the Kunpeng Space Freighter with the Sentinel Mecha.

This way, China could advance to Mars sooner, instead of relying on Space Freighters for difficult cargo transportation.

At this moment, Old Wang, who was in charge of lunar investment, walked in happily.

“Chief, the lunar investment mission has been successfully completed.”

“Now we just wait for the workers on the Moon to build the residential houses, and then private enterprises will send people to land on the Moon.”

“Also, companies from Europe want to bring people to the Moon for tourism right now.”

Old Wang said.

“Let the Europeans wait. We haven’t even started our tourism industry; what’s their hurry?”

The Top Leader said.

The first company to land on the Moon could only be Chinese; how could they let Europeans go?