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The civil unrest in Madagascar has aroused widespread attention in the international arena, but the United States, which has always boasted itself as a "world police", has no intention of taking care of Madagascar's affairs. ℡Madagascar is one of the least developed countries in the world, with a GDP of less than 6 billion U.S. dollars a year, and has not yet discovered a large amount of oil, natural gas and other energy sources, so it is not worth the United States. Pay attention to it. The United States is now focused on how to occupy Iraq.
The United Nations investigation team conducted a surprise investigation into Iraq for the second time, but it still did not find any signs of large-scale nuclear and biological weapons research and development. However, the U.S. government also expressed its disbelief and insisted that the United Nations send another investigation team into Iraq to conduct a more detailed investigation. But in fact, the United States is already in full force at this moment, secretly uniting with Britain, France, Germany, Australia and other countries, preparing to attack Iraq and share the oil wealth together, just like the eight-nation coalition invaded China.
The "Chun Qiu Zuo Zhuan" states that "everyone is not guilty, and he is guilty of his crimes." As a major oil producer, Iraq, why would European and American countries have no idea about it?
At this moment, the situation in Madagascar seems very chaotic, but in fact it is still under Henry's control. What the Blackwater members are currently doing is clearing out the stubborn resistance elements and remnants of the Madagascar government. If these people are immortal, they may become terrorists in the future, and they will also incite others to oppose Henry. At the same time, Heishui will brainwash those people who do not respect Henry very much, so as to establish a "monarch~lord~ despotism~ government~ system" for Henry to enter Madagascar in the future (no symbol will be harmonious. Paving the way for the country.
In the "monarch~lord~ despotism~ political system", the ruler monarch (often called the king or emperor) has all the powers to rule the country and civil liberties. In short, "the monarchy is supreme" and the king can enjoy The supreme right! Of course, if there is no monarchy or despotism in the world, and Henry does this, the terror will cause strong opposition from the Malagasy name. However, there are still monarchs, authoritarian countries, and their economic development is still very good. The two most famous countries are Oman and Saudi Arabia, especially Saudi Arabia, which is also one of the richest countries in the world. Abundant, the annual military expenditure alone is tens of billions of dollars, ranking fourth in the world.
There are ready-made examples that are naturally easier for people to accept.
On the 10th day after the outbreak of civil strife in Madagascar, the original government of Madagascar has actually existed in name only, and the political ~ party ~ leaders and army were all slaughtered. However, Henry could not immediately take over Madagascar and establish his own empire. He waited for a good time, that was when the United States launched the Iraq war and had no time for him to take care of it. In addition, he will also explore the tone of other countries, such as the United Kingdom, China, Australia, Russia... to see if they seem to be willing to support their own nation-building. You know, building a country is no trivial matter. Naturally, you need to be cautious and careful, not rushing!
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In a blink of an eye, January 15, 2003, on this day, SpaceX will conduct rocket recovery experiments in the Pacific Ocean.
This news has already shocked the world, and was once even more sensational than the civil unrest in Madagascar. Madagascar is just a humble poor country, and most people don't even know where this country is. In people’s eyes, it broke out in civil strife. Just leave it alone. Isn’t Madagascar the only country in the world that is at war? The spaceX company is different. If the rocket recovery experiment is successful, then the cost of humans entering the outer sky will be greatly reduced. One day in the future, people will be able to travel to outer space and even immigrate to the moon and Mars! ! !
The United States NASA, European Space Agency ESA, Russian Federal Space Agency RKA, China National Space Administration CNSA and other agencies have sent representatives to SpaceX to visit this rocket recovery experiment.
This experiment is highly anticipated.
More than one billion viewers around the world watched this experiment through live TV or online video.
At this moment, on the endless ocean, a huge sea rocket launcher floats quietly on it.
"You said, will SpaceX's rocket recovery experiment this time be a success?" A netizen posted on the Internet.
In fact, not only does he want to know the answer, everyone wants to know the answer.
Before long, many netizens started to leave messages.
"I don't know, maybe it will succeed. After all, SpaceX is an aerospace giant, and its strength lies there. If you are not sure, how can it conduct rocket launch and recovery experiments!"
Many netizens are happy to see the success of SpaceX's rocket recovery experiment. However, experts and professors from all over the world said that rocket recovery is very difficult. Although SpaceX is strong, it is still impossible to achieve success. These experts and professors even provided supporting evidence: if SpaceX is sure, they will not be Experiment at sea!
Before it even started, it has already been stigmatized. SpaceX is really a big fan!
However, there is no way, there are really many people who are jealous of SpaceX.
SpaceX is a private company, but its technical prowess has eclipsed all the space agencies of all countries, which has to be shocking. In addition, SpaceX has established its own production plant, and most of its parts are produced by itself, which greatly reduces costs. Whether it is rockets, or spacecraft, space shuttles, satellites, detectors and other products, their manufacturing costs are all the lowest in the world.
No matter from which point of view, SpaceX is the most likely to lead mankind to outer space in the future. And there was a sign at the entrance of SpaceX's headquarters building, which read: "Our goal is the sea of stars!!!"
There are many countries that launch rockets, but none of them can recover rockets. If SpaceX succeeds, it will surely create a miracle in the history of spaceflight!
It was almost noon, and the time to launch the rocket was approaching.
The rocket to be launched this time is a new type of rocket developed by spaceX-Falcon 8, which is the eighth-generation Falcon rocket. After the Falcon 8 launch mission is completed, it will return to the launch site. Starting at 8 o'clock in the morning, spaceX engineers are still conducting a comprehensive inspection of the Falcon 8 to ensure that no low-level errors have occurred.
Launched on time at 12:00 noon, 11:59:50 in the morning, and the countdown began. A metal-colored electronic clock suddenly appeared in the upper right corner of the video screen. Countless people looked at this electronic clock and couldn't help but meditate: "10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 ,emission!!!!"
The rocket ejector suddenly ejected hot and dazzling flames, and the Falcon 8 slowly lifted into the air. At this moment, people began to get nervous and kept looking at it without daring to blink their eyes. After 10 minutes, Falcon 8 dragged a long flame through the atmosphere and entered outer space. Then, it first sent a satellite on board to a designated orbit, and then Falcon 8 began its return journey. The tail of Falcon 8 started to breathe fire and was slowly adjusting its position. This process took about three minutes in total. Immediately afterwards, the Falcon 8 flew towards the earth. When it entered the atmosphere, the temperature was very high due to friction and heat, and the Falcon 8 seemed to be on fire.
This time is the most dangerous time. The Falcon 8 may not be able to withstand the high temperature and high pressure, which will cause an explosion!
Reduce the friction and pressure, the ejector has stopped jetting outwards and retracted into the rocket, and the Falcon 8 flies down entirely by gravity.
Five minutes later, the Falcon 8 successfully crossed the thick atmosphere and was landing quickly.
"Is it going to succeed?!!!" Everyone was shocked and excited, and the whole heart was raised in the throat!
However, after a few minutes, the Falcon 8 did not return to the sea launch platform, but fell to the sea five kilometers away from the launch platform!
"Fuck, it failed!!!"
The audience who watched the live broadcast couldn't help shaking their heads and sighing.
Henry frowned slightly, because the Falcon 8 dropped the chain at the final critical moment. Originally, the last step of Falcon 8's return to earth was to turn on the ejector and adjust the landing position of Falcon 8 through the reaction force of the jet. Second, it could slow down the speed of Falcon 8 and land smoothly. However, at the critical moment, the ejector failed to open, and the Falcon 8 was so fast that it plunged into the sea and caused an explosion!
At this moment, in the observation room, a group of spaceX engineers were all down. Henry took a deep breath and smiled and said to everyone: "Oh, it’s great, isn’t it? Our Falcon 8 is almost about to succeed. !!!"
"But, Mr. Williams, we failed after all!" SpaceX CEO Dr. Dickbart sighed and said.
"Failure is the mother of success. As long as you find the reason for the failure of this experiment, I believe you will succeed next time, don't you?" Henry patted Dr. Dirkbart on the shoulder and gave him a smile.
Dr. Dirkbart was very moved in his heart. This experiment was different from the past. Henry placed high hopes on this experiment and even conducted a global live broadcast. If the experiment fails, it will seriously damage the prestige of SpaceX. Dr. Dirkbart originally thought Henry would blame him, but he didn't expect Henry to comfort him in turn.
"Yes, Mr. Williams, we are only one step away from success. I firmly believe that we will succeed!!!" Dr. Dirkbart said with firm eyes.
Henry nodded with satisfaction, "Well, everyone has worked hard during this time. Let's rest for two days, and then improve the Falcon 8! Next time, we will use our strength to prove to the world that we can do it! !!!"
"We can do it!!!"
It is said that laymen watch the excitement and experts watch the doorway.
The world's major space agencies were shocked at this moment. When they came, they never thought that SpaceX's rocket recovery experiment would be successful. Because technically speaking, this is indeed too difficult. Rocket materials, energy fuels, operating systems, etc., involve many aspects and many things. At present, there are not many space agencies in the world that have the ability to turn rockets in outer space and fly back to Earth, let alone how to recover rockets!
But this time, spaceX almost succeeded. If it is not the last juncture, the ejector has not worked, otherwise, the Falcon 8 has successfully returned to the sea launch platform.
Aaron Carr, the head of NASA in the United States, shook his head and sighed: "SpaceX is amazing. The rocket recovery technology is so mature. It may take many years for NASA to catch up with it in this regard!"
Billy Dulles, the head of ESA at the European Space Agency, glanced at Aaron Carr and said: "SpaceX is really a legendary company. I'm afraid they have begun to study rocket recovery technology since the day it was founded. Otherwise. , Their rocket recovery technology will not exceed ours so much! At the normal speed of our ESA research and development, at least after 2010, it is possible to develop a rocket that can be recovered!"
Max North, the head of the Russian Federal Space Agency RKA, said with a hint of complacency: "As far as I know, the rocket core team of SpaceX was dug from the Soviet Union. To be precise, it should be dug from Russia. !"
Aaron Carr curled his lips and said with disdain: "SpaceX is an American company!"
"Aaron Carr, spaceX is an offshore company registered in the Cayman Islands. It has established many R&D centers around the world. Therefore, spaceX should be a major international company. However, spaceX is headquartered in the United States. California only..."
"However, Henry Williams is an American, so spaceX is an American company!!!"
In fact ~lightnovelpub.net~ Henry is troubled by his identity as an American. Imagine a person who wants to be king in Madagascar but has the nationality of another country. Is this appropriate? Well, supporting multiple nationalities is also considered the past. In fact, this is not the most critical issue. As everyone knows, U.S. taxation is a global tax collection system, which means that as long as you are a U.S. citizen, you must pay taxes no matter where you are, even if you are in the sky. If the U.S. Revenue Service counts Madagascar as Henry's industry, and then Madagascar's income is also counted as Henry's income, this TM would be a pitfall. Henry is determined to leave the US nationality. However, the US government is absolutely impossible to let Henry leave his nationality easily. After all, the industry under Henry's name is so huge that it has brought huge taxes and influence to the US government.
So, this problem is very annoying. Henry thought for a long time, and finally came up with a more appropriate method. First, establish the existence of a special family institution like the Williams royal family, which is a bit similar to a family foundation, but it is different. In the future, the funds will first be transferred to the Williams royal family, and then the Williams royal family will invest in the development of Madagascar. Then the future income will naturally belong to the Williams royal family, not Henry personally, so even if the Williams royal family has to pay taxes, it will be given Madagascar, not the United States.
Companies and the foundations behind them pay taxes. All countries in the world have a consensus: companies or other institutions that make money in their own country only need to pay taxes to this country. In fact, in addition to the United States, even a citizen's personal income tax only needs to be paid in the country where he works, and there is no need to pay a second tax to his country!
(After the Iraq War breaks out, a nation will be established. As for how to build a nation, if you have any good suggestions, you can leave a comment in the book review.)
(To be continued.)