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Huo Yingjie's words made the room even quieter, and everyone pondered them carefully.

After a while, Huo Yingjun finally recovered and hurriedly said, "Grandfather, Father, Second Uncle, why do I feel that the collapse of the Soviet Union was inevitable after listening to Yingjie's words?"

"Hehe, yes, I feel the same way," Huo Zhegan said. "Thinking about it carefully, it is indeed very possible. Now that I think about it, the big leader is really wise. He carried out economic reforms instead of political reforms because he was worried that the Soviet system would not work. We can also learn some lessons from it."

Old Master Huo sighed, "Yes, that's why a big leader is a big leader, someone we roughnecks who only know how to fight can't compare to. The current situation is indeed very delicate, and we should also focus our energy on this aspect."

"Yingjie, what other thoughts do you have? Share them with us," Huo Zhekun said, hoping to get more information from his son.

Huo Yingjie smiled and said, "I won't go into the other parts. But for our military industry sector, this is a great opportunity. The collapse of the Soviet Union will not only have an economic impact, but will also inevitably have a military impact. Perhaps we can obtain a lot of experts or some technical data from it."

Old Master Huo's eyes lit up, and he nodded, saying, "Yes, you can only fish in troubled waters."

"How much does our domestic technology differ from that of the Soviet Union?" Huo Zhegan asked. "If they are not much different, there is no need to go to such lengths to do this kind of thing."

Huo Yingjie looked at his uncle with some surprise. What made his uncle think that China's current technological level was very high?

“Uncle, even if we develop for another twenty or thirty years, we may not be able to catch up with the Soviet Union,” Huo Yingjie said. “We have been lagging behind since the late Qing Dynasty, during the Republic of China, during the War of Resistance against Japan, and after liberation, we were blocked and still lagged behind. The ten years of the Cultural Revolution made us even more backward. Although scientists in our country have been working hard to catch up, we have missed opportunities time and time again. It will take decades for us to catch up now.”

"My goodness." Huo Zhegan smiled wryly, "I've been hearing lately that our country has achieved world-class research in a certain area. I thought we weren't that far behind the Soviet Union."

"Alas, it's all caused by internal strife," Old Master Huo said with a wry smile. "Now we insist on making economic development the central task, and we will not waver for a hundred years. I hope we can continue to do so, and perhaps then we can catch up."

"Yes, we will," Huo Yingjun said excitedly. "It still requires the efforts of our generation, and maybe we will be able to see it."

Huo Yingjie smiled and said, "We are behind, but that doesn't mean we will always be behind. If we study step by step without external help, we may be able to catch up, but it will take a long time. Moreover, some technologies do not need our research. For those that are already outdated, we can directly take other people's technologies, upgrade and transform them, and achieve leapfrog development. This will not only improve our scientific level, but also save a lot of time and money. Therefore, learning from other people's technologies is a very good approach."

"Yes, for example, aircraft carriers, fighter jet technology, warship technology, and missile technology." Huo Yingjun nodded, having a clear career plan for his future work.

“Yes, that’s exactly what I wanted to say,” Huo Yingjie said. “I’m not in charge of specific weapons research; I only provide materials on the various functions that the weapons need, and there’s a lot of information that I need there.”

After careful consideration, Huo Yingjun said, "Grandfather, Father, Second Uncle, Yingjie, I have been transferred back from outside, but I haven't been assigned any specific work yet. I want to go to the Soviet Union."

"Huh?" Huo Zhekun was taken aback. "Yingjun, you said it yourself just now. It will disintegrate, and there will inevitably be turmoil. It's very dangerous."

“Even if the Soviet Union collapses, it won’t antagonize China in order to maintain internal and external stability,” Huo Yingjun said. “Besides, what danger could there be for people in our line of work, with the country as our backing? I’ll be careful, and besides, I’ve gained experience. If I keep wandering around in small places without any notable achievements, in this era of emerging young talents, even with family support, I’m afraid I won’t be able to get promoted.”

"Uh..." Huo Zhekun hesitated for a moment. His mindset when he submitted those documents on economic reform was the same as Huo Yingjun's now.

The greater the risk, the greater the reward.

Furthermore, their foresight and ability to make preparations in advance can reduce the risk.

“Father, I also think Yingjun has a point,” Huo Zhegan said. “However, my second brother’s concerns are also valid. If there is danger, we should send more people to protect Yingjun.”

Grandpa Huo looked at Huo Yingjie and said, "Yingjie, what do you think?"

“We can give it a try,” Huo Yingjie said. “Fortune favors the bold, brother. Please be careful when you travel. Now that the children are older, will you take your wife with you?”

"Hehe, I want to take him, but my parents can't bear to part with their child," Huo Yingjun said with a wry smile, looking at his father.

"We'll discuss this later," Huo Zhegan said. As a diplomat, it would be better to bring his wife. Because when foreigners attend banquets, they bring their wives, and if Huo Yingjun doesn't bring his, it would be missing out on the element of "wife diplomacy."

Besides, when couples are separated for long periods of time, something is bound to happen.

Huo Zhegan certainly didn't want his son and daughter-in-law to have relationship problems, get divorced, or have a family in turmoil, because that would be a disaster.

Huo Yingjun was somewhat excited and said, "Second brother, I'll be on the front line, and you'll stay behind. Let's join forces and fight for the construction of the nation's aircraft carrier!"

"Okay, you're thinking a bit too far ahead." Huo Yingjie smiled. This matter would probably not be addressed until more than ten years from now, so it was indeed a bit early.

"Hehe, not early, not early," Huo Yingjun said. "Since we've made this prediction, I'll start preparing and laying the groundwork so that I can be more at ease when we go."

The five men of the Huo family were very excited because of the international situation, feeling that this was another opportunity for the Huo family.

Below, He Tiantian and Jiang Lifang are watching TV with Madam Huo.

Song Chunli and Zhao Huanhuan were also there.

This year, Song Chunli and Zhao Huanhuan received Song Chunli's share of the profits, which they could hardly believe.

"Sweetie, isn't this too much money?" Song Chunli said. The 40,000 yuan she invested earlier was really a great deal.

No wonder He Tiantian kept saying that 10% of the shares was already a lot.

Now Song Chunli understands: she may have fewer shares, but she'll receive a significant amount of money.

“Yes, Tian Tian, ​​don’t give us extra money,” Zhao Huanhuan said. After all, there were other partners, and she didn’t want to put He Tian Tian in a difficult position.