Chapter 210
"Howard Stark worked with a Soviet man." This is the information Zeng Chu found. After all, Li Jie has long forgotten the scenes in the movie.
I only remember that the mourning whip's father seemed to have worked with Howard, and he was also involved in the original design of the Ark reactor.
"Can you find the information about that person?" Li Jie asked Zeng Chu, this is what he cares about.
"No, I can't even find the name. The relevant authorities have frozen and possibly deleted all the identity information about that person, except for an obscure tidbit I found in an old news report , can't find anyone related to what you said."
Zeng Chu shrugged and said he was helpless. "Of course, given that computers were not popularized at the time of the incident, it is very likely that all the materials and files of this person are paper documents, and they may still be dusted in the warehouse of a certain government department. This is also not certain."
"Well, at least I still have some expectations." Li Jie carefully observed the one that Zeng Chu found, which was a lace report about the Stark Group decades ago.
{A scandal broke out in the Stark Group. A high-level scientific researcher within the company received illegal funds and secretly sold Stark Group research materials. }
{It is reported that the employee is from the Soviet Union, and it is not clear whether it is related to the Soviet authorities at this time. Relevant sources pointed out that the possibility that the Stark Group was invaded by Soviet spies could not be ruled out. }
{Congress hereby solemnly reminds all companies and factories to be more vigilant. A small mistake may leak important national scientific and technological information to enemy countries. The government will start to investigate suspicious persons in the United States.}
Because it is a photo of an old newspaper, the handwriting on the back has been very blurry after decades. In fact, the handwriting on the front was also very difficult for Li Jie to read, and he had to rub his eyes after reading it.
"A meaningless article full of Cold War thinking." This is Zeng Chu's evaluation of this article.
"You have to know that sometimes big figures in the government are nervous about certain things, comparable to how a pretty girl meets a man following her in the middle of the night, cautious and a little panicked." Li Jie's words were rather cryptic. .
"What do you think this thing is for?" Peter Parker leaned to Li Jie's side, glanced at the information he asked Zeng Chu to look up recently and asked. "This is what you've been looking for lately."
"Yes." Li Jie said bluntly. "This person may be important."
"How important is it?" Peter asked.
"I suspect that Howard Stark did not study the Ark reactor alone. Maybe other people also participated. Maybe he also has a complete design drawing of the Ark reactor. Maybe he has shrunk the reactor like Tony. Not necessarily." Li Jie touched his chin and said.
"You know how much fuss the Ark reactor is making. Now all the energy companies in the world want Tony's design."
"Although Tony hasn't made an announcement yet, I believe Tony will make an announcement when the Ark spacecraft launches on April 1st."
"The Ark went to the moon to mine helium-3. I believe that you all have more scientific knowledge than me, and you know better than me what the mining of helium-3 means to human beings."
Li Jie's words made Peter and Zeng Chu look at each other in dismay.
"Is Tony Stark planning to kill all the energy companies? It's like driving a bulldozer to crush those thatched houses." Zeng Chu was shocked when he heard the news.
"Isn't it enough for him to have the Ark? Is he still planning to use helium-3 to provoke a bigger dispute? You must know that I have resolved two attacks against the Stark Group this month, although they are all irrelevant to ordinary people. Attack. The scale is far inferior to the Philadelphia incident that you and Tony solved together last time." Peter shook his head.
"Although I don't understand business, I'm not stupid. Tony's new energy is being discussed in the news every day. Midtown and Lower Manhattan have already started trial operation of Tony's Ark energy modules." What Peter said was The latest from New York.
"Yes, I heard that the Opce organization can no longer sit still, and some oil-producing countries have begun to protest Tony Stark's actions." Li Jie responded.
"However, capital is chasing profit. The recent stock price of Stark Industries has been soaring all the way, creating the highest point in Stark's history. Once the helium-3 development project is announced, I predict that the entire Wall Street will completely explode. .”
"The stock price of Stark Industries Group will reach the most terrifying value since human beings created the stock trading system." Li Jie touched his chin, feeling some stubble, maybe he changed it and shaved it.
"All the shareholders of the Stark Group have their eyes flushed by the huge profits. Now that the beast of capital has been unleashed by Tony Stark, it is almost impossible to stop it. Even if Tony wants to Stop, now I'm afraid it's not his turn to decide."
"Yeah, my parents recently asked me to open an investment account in the United States, and buy Stark Group's stocks directly through me, in order to avoid taxes on some cross-border transactions." Zeng Chu said. "China is crazy, and now the price of coal has fallen to an outrageous level, and it is still going down."
"My parents said that the coal bosses they knew were ready to quit. Now they can't afford a bottle of Coke with the profit of selling ten tons of coal."
"What Tony Stark is doing now will have a greater impact than any previous industrial revolution." Li Jie said with mixed feelings.
"The appearance of the spinning jenny has accelerated the manufacture of human cloth, but it also brought the tragedy of sheep cannibalism in this world."
"The emergence of the steam engine has improved the progress of human manufacturing, but it has also bankrupted a large number of handicraft workshops."
"Industrial revolutions are always accompanied by the blood of a generation. I believe Tony's energy revolution can make the world a better place, but at the same time I doubt how many people will die in this revolution."
"I don't even need an expert analysis, just let me, an outsider, see it. I can understand. When Stark's new energy project is on the right track, it will bring about a terrible wave of layoffs. I am afraid that in the next few years, the world The unemployed population will explode." Li Jie's tone was not very good.
There may be a bright future inside the gate of the new era, but the price of opening the gate of the new era is daunting.
Is Tony Stark really going to use a mountain made of blood to open the door to his new era?
The pain of the times is not just a few words in textbooks, but what every participant in this era can feel.
"If it's true, then Tony Stark can't monopolize the helium-3 mining project. No government will let him do it." Li Jie's conversation attracted attention, and several other people in the base also came over. It was Frank who spoke.
"But Stark Group, as the leader, should be able to take the biggest piece of this cake."
"I'm not afraid of anyone sharing the cake, because as long as the person who divides the cake holds a knife and cuts it relatively flat, although some people may be dissatisfied, the voice of dissatisfaction will always be suppressed, because they want to eat Cake, then you must use this knife to cut it." Li Jie's words made people think deeply.
"What was really scary was that there were two cake-cutting knives."
"It's not that I'm inherently pessimistic, but if there's all this, there's another knife to cut the cake. So what's going to happen to those waiting to eat their cake?"
"Probably there will be a fight, and everyone will grab another cake knife." Peter shook his hand to answer Li Jie's question.
"Maybe it won't end so easily, even if the other knife is stolen, the problem is still there. Now there are two cake-cutting knives, what about people who don't have a knife but want to eat cake?" Frank posed a crucial question.
"People have to choose to join a certain side, but the cake is so big, there will always be more of one side and less of one side." Li Jie pointed to the computer screen.
"If it really turns into two distinct gangs, then the cold war will break out again, and it will not even be a cold war, but a hot war."
"Although dictatorship and monopoly are not a good idea, war would be the worst idea."
"Helium-3 will be the last straw to save those countries that are completely dependent on exporting energy to survive. Believe me, they will do anything to survive."
"The current knife is in the hands of Tony Stark. Although he is very proud, he is not hopeless. And the US government has no way to completely manipulate him. The confrontation between Iron Man and Congress is not a day or two."
"Because he's the only one wielding the knife, it's all in a delicate balance."
"But if there is another knife, a substitute for Ark Energy, which doesn't even need to be as strong as Tony's design, but only needs to be 50% of his, then everything will change now."
"I bet 10,000 dollars, all the current balance will be broken, and no one knows what will happen." Li Jie's words made everyone look at each other in dismay.
DC·Washington, DC, Disabled Veterans Activity Center.
"Is this the new job you found for Rogers?" Nick looked outside at Rogers who was helping disabled veterans with rehabilitation training and boosting morale, and looked at Coulson in front of him with some amusement.
"The captain is a noble man, he just lost himself in this era." Coulson looked at Nick very seriously.
"It's here to help him retest his confidence. These disabled veterans were wounded fighting terrorists. Many of them idolized Rodgers in their teenage years. He inspired generations."
"Captain Rogers needs to be better at enriching his confidence and learning how to communicate with modern people. After all, his set of communication methods is already 70 years ago."
"Well, your attention is not bad. At least the captain won't be thinking about other things in a mess. Some things can't be told to him yet, but if you don't tell him, many missions that are bound to fail in the plan will continue to hit him. Confidence, I'm afraid that his psychological defense will be overwhelmed." Nick's tone was also very serious.
"You did a good job, Coulson, and you are in charge of the captain's affairs for the time being."
"Thank you, I like this job more than fishing." Coulson said with a smile. At the same time, he took out an encrypted special USB flash drive from his coat pocket.
"Here are some pictures of fish I put together, I think it will be useful if you want to put an aquarium in the office."
"Oh, I don't raise fish, but thank you anyway. If there is a beautiful fish, I will let someone buy it." Nick took the USB flash drive that Coulson handed him and thanked him.
"Speaking of fish, you haven't brought me the rainbow trout since you last fished." Nick reminded.
"I dealt with it, but the rainbow trout is not easy to deal with." Coulson gave Nick a smile. "I'll try to handle it better with other methods next time."
"Maybe fishing is too time-consuming. I don't know when I will be able to eat the rainbow trout you sent. Next time, just use the trawling net to catch more, and it's best to catch them all at once," Nick said.
"It's like the way two fishing boats use trawling nets on the sea. First drive the fish to the corresponding direction, then slowly close together, and finally catch all the nets. Saving time and effort just requires some strength and skill."
"Then I need some strong sailors." Coulson smiled.
"Sailors, you can find as many as you want." Nick waved his hand indifferently.
"I think Captain Rogers is good, what do you think?" Coulson looked at Nick seriously.
Nick seemed to think for a while before answering. "As long as he doesn't get seasick."