But the time cannot be too long, otherwise all the good mineral spots on the moon will be taken away by the United States.

James and the others didn't know that Xia Yang was interested in Lunar Helium 3. They thought that like last time, he couldn't wait to grab Starlink orders to make money.

They all laughed, but they liked to cooperate with this kind of partner.

"I haven't heard that the military department plans to carry out the second phase of the Starlink launch plan, but I plan to go to the military department tomorrow to inquire."

James shook his head and replied.

Julius suddenly said with a smile on his face, "The Starlink launch order is not urgent at the moment. It can't be run away anyway. I have a new project. Mr. Xia, do you want to take a share in it? But I can't let you take the majority of this project."

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new project?

Xia Yang became interested.

James and Theodore smiled and said nothing, obviously they knew about the new project.

"As you know, the American Artemis plan is to land on the moon as the first step, establish a base on the moon to mine lunar helium 3, and then use the moon as a springboard to land on Mars, and ultimately realize human immigration to Mars."

"Our new project is related to the moon. Specifically, it is to establish a base on the moon and mine helium 3."

"I managed to get a lot of key technologies from the military for this project, so I will give you up to 5% of the shares for a fixed price of 10 billion US dollars."

Julius announced the new project and quoted the price.

To be honest, the asking price is not high.

As long as you have the technology, you can go to the moon and mine helium-3, and you will be guaranteed to make a profit without losing money.

However, judging from the share distribution, Xia Yang knew that James and the others were not very willing to partner with him. After all, they had the skills and it was a business that guaranteed profits without loss.

Of course, the pitiful 5% share, as well as the technology to land on the moon and even build a lunar base.

Xia Yang is not surprised at all. Adelaide can build space battleships. Whether it is a moon landing or a lunar base, it is no big deal.

However, judging from Julius's new project, Xia Yang immediately knew an answer. The United States is likely to plan to carry out the moon landing plan together with the second phase of Starlink.

Otherwise, the technology related to the moon landing would not be released.

The reason for doing this is to let James and other consortiums join in to provide funds.

Of course, this is not surprising, it is not the first time that the United States has done this.

Just like the Apollo program in the 1960s, the United States also involved many consortiums and companies, which in turn led to the explosion of science and technology in the United States.

For example, the diapers used by children today were actually invented specifically for astronauts.

Not only that, the United States also continues to provide funds and orders to those military factories, thereby manufacturing many world-famous high-tech weapons, such as the B2 stealth bomber, Blackbird detection aircraft, etc.

Because of this, the United States is growing bigger and bigger. Whether in the military field or in the field of science and technology, it has opened a gap with other countries in the world. It is likely to become the first first-level civilization for mankind to cross its home planet.

Thinking of this, Xia Yang couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart.

Sper really can't hold on to the wall.

The Leso rocket recovery technology is so advanced, but the capital of Sper never wants to leave its home planet to take a look.

He mentioned to Lawson last time that there was no movement in the capital of Spur. It seemed that he would always be huddled in Australia Island and never step out.

Unlike the United States, which is not only preparing to build a base on the moon, it is also bringing together major consortiums.

No need to guess, whether it is to raise funds or promote technological development, it is impossible for the capital of the United States to sell lunar base-related technology to James and the others.

"I want to go to the moon to mine helium 3. Are you not the only one doing it?"

Xia Yang asked with a smile.

"Of course, several Stephen consortiums are also preparing for lunar mining projects. You know that the U.S. military is a group of guys who are greedy for money. Key technologies are not only sold to us."

James replied. At the same time, he knew that Xia Yang had chosen and disliked that five percent of the shares was too small, so he was not prepared to join them.

But he didn't say much, because the three of them decided together and could only give Xia Yang so much share.

Business is business, and friendship is friendship. It is absolutely impossible for them to give up their shares to Xia Yang.

Xia Yang was not surprised and stopped talking nonsense, "For me, five percent of the shares is too small, so I won't join. In fact, I am also developing technologies related to moon landing and lunar mining."

It was no surprise to James and the others that they had heard about some of Xia Yang's secret research and development projects.

Of course, this is not because Leso is not secretive enough.

Because landing on the moon or establishing a mining base on the moon is such a big plan.

After all, the moon environment is completely different from that of a blue star. The gravity is only one-sixth of a blue star. The moon has no atmosphere and is exposed to cosmic radiation all day long.

Therefore, a lot of technology is needed to overcome it.

For example, the lunar base needs to simulate a gravity environment, human living cabins, space suits, food supplies, lunar mining vehicles, helium 3 mining and refining, and a series of technologies. There are hundreds of sub-projects, large and small.

With so many R&D projects, even with the size of Leso, it is impossible to handle them all.

So there are many collaborators.

Many sub-projects have been branched out.

For example, many structures of the lunar base were built by Wandao and Ukolan. Ukolan is also responsible for the research and development of technologies such as helium 3 mining and refining.

There are also human living cabins, especially space farms. As long as there is energy, everything on the moon is self-sufficient.

These projects are developed in cooperation with the Netherlands.

"So, we can cooperate again."

Theodore laughed.

"Of course, but I hope I can appreciate the technology you come up with."

Xia Yang was joking, but it was a reminder that cooperation is possible, but technology must be exchanged.

But this is normal. Some cutting-edge technologies cannot be bought with money at all. You can only trade technology for technology.

"That's a deal."

James shook hands with Xia Yang on behalf of the three of them.

The four have once again reached a cooperation on lunar mining. The two parties will proceed independently, but they can continue to cooperate on some small projects by exchanging technology for technology.

"Can you tell me now, how many people are ready to enter the field of lunar mining?"

After the four of them had negotiated, Xia Yang asked James and the others seriously.

He wants to get clear information to decide whether to speed up the progress of the lunar mining project.

If we are slow, those good mineral spots on the moon will be taken away by others.

This is not Xia Yang's unfounded worry, but as a capitalist, he is very aware of capital's greed for profits and the chemical reactions produced by competition.

If we talk about lunar mining, it will take ten years to complete all technical research and development and then realize it.

But with the participation of greedy financial groups like James, the realization period will be at least doubled. In five years or even less than five years, these capitals will be able to swarm to the moon for mining.

This is not a secret, there is no need to hide it from Xia Yang, Julius raised four fingers.

"The investment in lunar mining is huge, and it can't be done without strength. As far as I know, there are currently four companies planning to invest, including several Citigroup consortiums headed by Stephen, several Chicago consortiums headed by Cliff, and us."
Chapter completed!