The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 1097 - 1066: A New Direction

Chapter 1097: Chapter 1066: A New Direction

Huo Yingjie’s words made the room even quieter as everyone carefully pondered his statements.

After a while, Huo Yingjun finally regained his composure and hurriedly said, "Grandfather, father, second uncle, why do I feel that the dissolution of the Soviet Union is inevitable after listening to Yingjie?"

"Hehe, yes, I have the same feeling," Huo Zheqian said. "If you think about it carefully, it’s indeed very likely. Looking back now, the teacher was truly wise to carry out economic reforms instead of political ones, fearing that the system of Country S wouldn’t work, we could learn some lessons from it."

Old Master Huo sighed and said, "Indeed, that’s why the teacher is the teacher, not comparable to us who only know how to fight. The current situation is indeed very delicate, and we also need to focus our energy on this aspect."

"Yingjie, do you have any other opinions? Please, share them with us," Huo Zhekun said, hoping to gain more information from his son.

Huo Yingjie smiled and replied, "I will not discuss the other parts. But for our related units, this is a great opportunity. The dissolution of the Soviet Union will not only affect the economy, but the military will inevitably be affected too, perhaps we can get many experts or some technical materials from it."

Old Master Huo’s eyes lit up, and he nodded in agreement, "Indeed, you can only catch fish in muddy waters."

"How far behind is our country’s technology compared to the Soviet Union?" Huo Zheqian asked. "If it’s not too far behind, there’s no need to go to such lengths."

Huo Yingjie looked at his uncle in surprise, wondering what made his uncle think that Country H’s technology level was high now?

"Uncle, even if we develop for twenty, thirty years, it’s not certain we can catch up with Country S," Huo Yingjie said. "Since the late Qing dynasty, we were behind; during the Republic of China, we were behind; during the war of resistance, we were behind; even after liberation, we were blockaded and still lagging behind, even more so. Although our scientists in Country H are trying hard to catch up, we’ve missed opportunities time and again, and now it’s a rush to catch up requiring decades."

"My goodness," Huo Zheqian said with a wry smile, "I’ve been hearing that our country’s research is at a world-leading level in some areas, and I thought we were not far behind the Soviet Union."

"Alas, it’s all the trouble caused by internal strife," Old Master Huo said with a bitter smile. "Now we insist on centering on economic development; not to be shaken for a hundred years. I hope we can stick to it, and maybe we can catch up."

"We will," Huo Yingjun said excitedly. "It will also take the efforts of our generation; maybe we can even see it happen."

Huo Yingjie smiled and said, "We are behind, but it doesn’t mean we will always be. If we research step by step without outside help, we may catch up, but it will take a very long time, and there are technologies that do not need our research as they are already outdated. We can directly take others’ technology, upgrade it, and achieve leapfrog development. Not only will this raise our scientific level, but it will also save a lot of time and money. Therefore, learning from others’ technologies is a very good way."

"Yes, such as the technologies of aircraft carriers, fighter jets, warships, missiles," Huo Yingjun nodded, making a clear plan for his future work.

"That’s exactly what I wanted to say," Huo Yingjie said. "I’m not responsible for the specific research; I only provide the necessary materials of various functions, and there I also have a lot of data I need."

After thinking carefully, Huo Yingjun said, "Grandfather, father, second uncle, Yingjie, I’ve been recalled from outside and haven’t been assigned any specific work yet, I want to go to the Soviet Union."

"Ah?" Huo Zhekun was taken aback. "Yingjun, you just said it, the situation will dissolve, there will be chaos, it’s very dangerous."

"Even if Country S dissolves, to stabilize internally and externally, they won’t become hostile with Country H," Huo Yingjun said. "Besides, in our line of work, with the support of the nation, what danger could there be? I will be careful, and moreover, I have experience. If I keep revolving around small places, without any significant achievements, in an era of emerging talents, even with the help of my family, I’m afraid I won’t advance."

"Er..." Huo Zhekun hesitated for a moment, as his mindset when he submitted those manuscripts on economic reforms was the same as Huo Yingjun’s now.

The greater the risk, the greater the reward.

Moreover, they had foresight and by preparing in advance, could reduce the risk.

"Father, I also think Yingjun makes sense," Huo Zheqian said. "But second brother’s concerns are valid. If there is danger, we should arrange more protection for Yingjun."

Old Master Huo looked at Huo Yingjie and asked, "Yingjie, what do you think?"

"We can try," Huo Yingjie said. "Fortune comes with risk. Big brother, be careful when you travel. Now that you’re a grown man, will you take your sister-in-law with you?"

"Hehe, I would like to bring her along, but my parents don’t want to let go of the child," Huo Yingjun said with a wry smile, looking at his father.

"We’ll discuss this matter later," Huo Zheqian said. As a diplomat, it would be better to bring along a spouse. In foreign parties where others brought their wives, if Huo Yingjun didn’t, it would miss out on spouse diplomacy.

Besides, when spouses are separated for a long time, problems tend to arise.

Huo Zheqian certainly didn’t want his son and daughter-in-law to have marital problems, get a divorce, and cause family unrest. That would be a disaster.

Excited, Huo Yingjun said, "Second brother, I’m on the front line, you’re behind the scenes; together as brothers, we strive to build our nation’s aircraft carrier!"

"Alright, you’re thinking a bit far ahead," Huo Yingjie said with a smile, thinking this project might only start in a decade or more; it was indeed a bit early at the moment.

"Hehe, not early, not early," Huo Yingjun said. "Since we’ve made such a prediction, I will start preparing in advance and lay the groundwork, so that when the time comes, it will be smooth sailing."

The five Huo family men, excited by the international situation, saw it as another opportunity for the Huo family.

Downstairs, He Tiantian and Jiang Lifang were watching TV with Old Madam Huo.

Song Chunli and Zhao Huanhuan were also there.

This year, Song Chunli and Zhao Huanhuan couldn’t believe the dividends they had received.

"Tiantian, isn’t this money too much?" Song Chunli said, finding the initial investment of forty thousand to be incredibly worthwhile.

No wonder He Tiantian had always mentioned that a ten percent share was already quite a lot.

Now Song Chunli understood, even with a small share, the return on investment was significant.

"Yes, Tiantian, you don’t need to give us extra money," Zhao Huanhuan said. After all, there were other partners, and she did not want He Tiantian to be in a difficult position.