The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Yang Zhenning’s relatives were overjoyed!
After all, it is quite rare to win the Nobel Prize in Physics twice.

Yang Zhenning may not care much about fame and fortune anymore, but they do.

Because this matter concerns Yang Zhenning's current status and posthumous reputation.

The hustle and bustle in the world is all for benefit, and the bustling world is for benefit!
In this world, no matter who you are, you can never escape fame and fortune!

Some people do it for fame, some people do it for profit!
There is no doubt that Yang Zhenning's relatives are naturally pursuing fame!

Over the past twenty years, his relatives have cared about him even more than Yang Zhenning.

After all, for the Yang family, Yang Zhenning definitely belongs to a separate family tree, and with the achievements made by Yang Zhenning, he has definitely brought honor to the family.

In the past hundred years, there are only a handful of scientists in the scientific community who are greater than Yang Zhenning!
The four words "famous in history" are not an exaggeration at all when used to describe Yang Zhenning!
In the past thirty years, no matter which media ranked the greatest physicists of all time, Yang Zhenning has never fallen out of the top ten!
The fact that Yang-Mills theory has been truly solved will undoubtedly have a great impact on Yang Zhenning's historical position.

Just as in the past, the dispute between Yang and Li is inevitably brought up again.

There has been endless debate about this mystery and regret in the physics community, and who is right and who is wrong is always discussed.

Yang Zhenning believes that he is right, and Li Zhengdao also believes that he is right.

To what extent do the two people's statements and their autobiographies differ?
Li Zhengdao's biography says that he bought a car with a scholarship and took Yang Zhenning and another good friend on a road trip across the United States. He also taught Yang Zhenning how to drive. However, Yang Zhenning's autobiography says, "I was four years older and much more mature in all aspects. I taught Li Zhengdao how to drive."

Look, these two people are even arguing over who will teach whom to drive!
As for who proposed the violation of parity conservation first and whose contribution was greater, if the two could explain it clearly and argue it out, they would not have fallen out and stopped cooperating.

However, when people on the Internet were arguing about who had a higher status and who had made a greater contribution to physics between Yang and Li, someone started to interrupt.

"Isn't it that Academician Liu Tao has a higher status and is the greatest physicist today?"

"Isn't Academician Liu Tao the greatest living physicist today, having won two Nobel Prizes in Physics and the Wolf Prize?"

"The establishment of a unified theory of strong electricity is one of the greatest achievements in physics, comparable to the great masters of physics such as Newton and Einstein!"

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Suddenly, the supporters of Yang and Li stopped arguing.

Oh my god, I was completely bored.

In terms of status and influence, whether at home or abroad, there is no doubt that Liu Tao is far stronger than Yang and Li. This is an indisputable fact. Liu Tao can be regarded as a man of the hour after the reform and opening up. He created the Panshan Group system, which has become a powerful engine for China's economic development and occupies an extremely important link in China's economic map. The Panshan Group system has a pivotal position in politics, economy, military and other aspects. Liu Tao is simply not comparable to the two in this regard. Moreover, without considering Liu Tao's administrative level or economics, just considering the scientific community of China, Liu Tao, who has served as China's chief scientist for more than 20 years, has also far more influence than Yang and Li.

In terms of his academic status in the world, although Liu Tao has rarely published and almost never participated in academic exchanges, the papers he published in the past two decades have covered all aspects and involved many disciplines, and have achieved outstanding achievements. Not to mention other fields, just in physics, after the establishment of the unification of high power and electricity, Liu Tao's historical status in the field of physics has caught up with Newton and Einstein.

So far, there are four fundamental forces in physics, namely gravity, electromagnetic force, weak nuclear force, and strong nuclear force. In the field of physics, many people believe that the four fundamental forces can be unified through the field, and this is the grand unified theory of physics.

The Grand Unified Theory is the holy grail of theoretical physics, and the unification of strong interaction and electromagnetic force is the second step towards the Grand Unified Theory.

Liu Tao has completed the second step towards the grand unified theory. Naturally, his name and this theory will be recorded in history together, not only as a monument in the history of physics, but also as a monument of the human mind.

In terms of achievements in physics, Liu Tao has undoubtedly surpassed both Yang and Li.

It’s just that because of Liu Tao’s title, people are more likely to associate him with his political identity rather than a scientist, let alone just his physics.

Liu Tao paid no attention to the debate on the Internet. In the second half of the month, he hurriedly took a special plane from the Yangcheng Shipyard to Beijing and then came to the hospital.

Outside the ICU ward, there was already a leader from the space agency. Upon seeing Liu Tao coming, he quickly stepped forward and said, "Leader."

"How is Mr. Qian's condition?" Liu Tao asked directly.

The head of the space agency looked gloomy. "The doctor's feedback is not optimistic. When he was young, his body was seriously depleted. Now he is exhausted and it is difficult to cure him!"

Liu Tao opened his mouth and wanted to say that Qian Xuesen should be saved at all costs, but he couldn't say the words.

Because he knew that with Qian Xuesen's status and influence, his medical treatment would definitely be the best. Even the medical treatment of the super-rich could not compare to Qian Xuesen's.

Now that it has come to this, it means that Qian Xuesen's physical condition is indeed very bad.

No matter what he said, it would be difficult to cure Qian Xuesen. It would only add tremendous pressure to the doctors and hospitals.

Liu Tao continued walking forward and saw Mrs. Qian, who was obviously much more haggard. She was a true lady from a noble family, and her father was the famous Chiang Bai-li!
The two of them performed a love story that people talk about with relish, "The money is you, Jiang is me", and this story is still circulating today.

"Leader, why are you here!" Mrs. Qian said hurriedly.

Liu Tao waved his hand and said, "Mr. Qian."

Liu Tao wanted to comfort Mrs. Qian, but he didn't know how to say it.

Mrs. Qian said calmly: "Birth, aging, sickness and death are inevitable experiences in life. We have made psychological preparations. He has said before that he has no regrets in this life."

Liu Tao was silent.

It is amazing to be able to face life and death calmly.

After all, most people are afraid of death, especially those who are more powerful and live longer!

Just like him, he was also afraid of death! Even though he had died once!
After disinfecting his whole body, Liu Tao entered the ICU ward.

Mr. Qian's body was already extremely weak. The various characteristic values ​​and curves displayed on the electronic instruments showed that his life was slipping away.

Now he looks very thin and dead. As a guest at the military parade, Qian seemed very happy and healthy. How come he suddenly became so weak?
As if Mr. Qian knew that Liu Tao was coming, he opened his cloudy eyes and a smile appeared on his face.

Liu Tao stepped forward and held Mr. Qian's hand. Mr. Qian spoke in a weak voice, so faint that Liu Tao could barely hear it only if he listened very carefully and put his ear close to it.

"Yes! We will! We Chinese will definitely stand at the top of the world's nations, and no one can stop us!" Liu Tao said very affirmatively.

Even at the last moments of his life, this old man did not think about himself or his family, but only about the country and the nation!

So many great people were born in this generation!

They were born and raised in the poorest and most difficult times in China. At that time, China was on the brink of national extinction, and one step would lead to the abyss. They all studied bravely with the determination to save the country. When the Republic was founded, it was a real war ruin, with everything to be rebuilt. These people often chose to give up their comfortable life in the United States and resolutely chose to return to China to participate in the construction of the Republic.

Two bombs and one satellite, just four short words, but they are the national treasures forged for China by countless people with lofty ideals who braved death and overcame hardships together.

It is precisely because of the two bombs and one satellite that China is qualified to be a chess player rather than a chess piece.

Among the talents who returned to China to participate in the post-war reconstruction of the Republic, Qian Xuesen was the most dazzling!

Qian Xuesen is the first chief scientist of China after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

His contributions, even now, continue to benefit China immensely.

It is because of Qian Xuesen that China has made rapid progress in the fields of rockets and missiles, and is now even at the world's leading level.

Behind the rapid development of aviation and aerospace is the fact that China owns the most advanced wind tunnels in the world.

There is no need to say much about Qian Xuesen's achievements and contributions throughout his life. He is a scientific giant of China and even of mankind. For China, without Qian Xuesen, there would be no missile and aerospace industry, and the establishment of the discipline of automated control.

At that time, the scientific community put things right and reassured people's hearts. It was also the famous Mr. Qian who stood up and enabled the scientific community to make rapid changes.

Mr. Qian was a great man of his generation. He built the national defense and security foundation for a world power, which is a great achievement that other scientists can hardly achieve.

Although Qian's contributions are enormous, he has always been low-key and humble. In 1992, Qian wrote a letter to the central government, expressing his opposition to calling himself the father of missiles.

Because he believed that Qian Xuesen alone could not research missiles. This was a large project involving many scientific research and technical personnel, and the real honor should go to the collective!
Such words are enough to show Qian Xuesen's humility and indifference.

With his pension, allowance and book royalties, he could have lived a very rich life. But he donated most of his money to help outstanding students complete their studies. He himself lived a very simple life. He and his wife even grew vegetables in front of their house, wore simple clothes and ate simple meals.

He always kept his motherland and his people in his heart. Even at the countdown moment of his life, he did not think about himself or the welfare of future generations.

Liu Tao didn't stay long and left the ICU ward.

His heart couldn't calm down for a long time!
Afterwards, leaders and relatives rushed to the hospital to visit after hearing the news.

However, the ruthlessness of time took away the superstar Qian Lao, regardless of people's attempts to keep him.

When a superstar passes away, it seems as if the heaven and earth are mourning and bidding farewell to him.

The sky over the capital city looked gloomy, with heavy snow falling from the sky, which soon covered the entire city in a layer of silver.

But no one appreciated the beauty of the first snow of winter in the capital. The whole city and the whole China were immersed in the grief of the death of the superstar.

All Chinese TV channels immediately switched to CCTV-1, with the host wearing a black suit and black tie. All broadcasts were connected to the Central Broadcasting Station.

A huge funeral committee list!

A funeral of the highest order!

The funeral committee told the entire party, the entire army, the people of the whole country, and the vast number of overseas Chinese and Chinese the sad news of Mr. Qian’s passing!
Although according to Qian's last wish, there was no need to hold a memorial service, this time the Party and the country decided to go against Qian's wishes for the last time.

But on the first day, the mourning hall set up in the aerospace compound was packed with people. People who had heard the news came with their families to pay their respects and see him off for the last time.

The Chinese nation has always been a grateful nation. Mr. Qian has done great things for the country and the people. Now that such a great man has passed away, how can the Chinese people not come to see him off?

In the following days, not only people in the capital, but also people from surrounding cities and even provinces and cities across the country rushed to the capital to pay their respects.

Six days later, the body was transferred to the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery Auditorium for a farewell ceremony, which was a memorial ceremony hosted by the state. People from all over the country came to see him off on both sides of the 6-kilometer road from the Aerospace Compound to the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery. Even though it was snowing heavily and the weather was very cold, everyone still came to see him off.

In front of the hearse, the state guest car was leading the way.

The convoy was moving very slowly and the crying continued!
All the leaders were present. They walked towards Qian’s body, bowed three times and expressed their condolences to the grieving family.

Such funeral standards show the Party and the country's greatest recognition of Mr. Qian's life achievements.

Starting from 10 o'clock in the morning, hundreds of thousands of people came!
After the farewell ceremony, the treatment the country gave to Mr. Qian shocked the world again, because when Mr. Qian's body was sent for cremation, it was the three-service guard of honor carrying the coffin!
This is the highest etiquette of the Chinese army, and only revolutionaries who have made immeasurable contributions to the country and the army can enjoy it.

If anyone else enjoyed such extraordinary funeral treatment, there might be people who would complain, but the treatment Mr. Qian enjoyed made people feel that he deserved it!

Scientists like Qian are of invaluable value to any country.

At that time, the U.S. Undersecretary of the Navy Daniel commented on Qian Xuesen: Qian Xuesen alone is equivalent to five U.S. Marine divisions.

At that time, this evaluation was very high!

But now it is obvious that this evaluation greatly underestimates Qian Xuesen's value!

Without Qian Xuesen, there would be no development of China's missile and aerospace industries! (End of this chapter)