The Red Era, the Opening University Speech

Chapter 126: Three years is too long, we must seize the day!

Li Mu and Qian Shuyan were talking when Professor Wang inside heard the voices, came out, and when he saw that it was two people, he quickly invited them in.

After Qian Shuyan sat down, he asked, "If you have any opinions, feel free to tell me. I'll go and discuss where you want to go."

He thought Li Mu didn't want to go to the steel mill.

"No." Li Mu said with a slightly embarrassed look on his face: "I came here to tell Professor Wang that I have thought it through and I don't plan to participate in this production construction."

Hearing this, Professor Wang was the first to ask in surprise: "Not going anymore, why?"

You said a few days ago that you must go, but why did you change your mind today?

The key is how to explain this to the Ministry of First Machine Industry.

The Ministry of Culture and Education and the Chinese Academy of Sciences will certainly be happy to see this result.

But the Ministry of First Machine Industry was looking forward to it for a long time, and finally waited for Li Mu to have the opportunity to go, but suddenly he said he couldn't go.

It is inevitable that people will have some thoughts in their minds.

When Li Mu heard that the Ministry of Culture and Education, the First Ministry of Machine Building and the Chinese Academy of Sciences had all made calls, he knew that this matter would not be so easily resolved.

After hesitating for a moment, he took out the letter from his pocket and explained, "The reason I didn't go is that my superior's secretary sent me a letter yesterday."

"He knew that I was going to participate in the production and construction activities, and he wrote to persuade me."

"After reading the letter, I finally realized that I should focus my energy on the causes that the motherland needs more."

Looking at the letter in his hand, Qian Shuyan and Professor Wang looked at each other in shock.

They had never expected that the news of Li Mu's participation in production and construction would reach the ears of their busy superiors.

"Well, it's a good thing that you can figure it out." Qian Shuyan was silent for a moment and said immediately.

With this letter, the Ministry of First Machine Industry will not have any complaints.

Professor Wang smiled and said, "The dean is right. You have to study and do research now, and your energy is already insufficient. You should focus your energy on more important things."

“There will be opportunities for production and construction activities in the future, so this time is not a big deal.

Then the two of them encouraged Li Mu and let him leave.

……

Come to the classroom door.

It was unusually noisy inside.

As soon as he walked in, Li Mu saw Zhang Kai running towards him mysteriously: "Li Mu, you, me, Li Jian, Wang Ya and Shao Yanan, we are all at Kyoto Hongxing Steel Mill!"

There were only three days left before the production and construction activities started, and the school also distributed the list.

After finishing classes today, they will start their day off a day early and prepare to go to their assigned places.

Those students who live far away may have to take half a day's train to get there, so they must set off early.

"Then you are lucky." Li Mu smiled and glanced in Wang Ya's direction.

However, this girl probably doesn't care at all where she is assigned and is still studying hard.

"Hey, shouldn't we be lucky?" Zhang Kai asked curiously.

What a luck it is that we were all assigned to the steel rolling mill.

"I'll explain to you later." Li Mu smiled but didn't say that he would not attend.

Many students in the class were assigned to positions that were a bit far away, and some were assigned to repair the bridge, and they were complaining at this time.

If he said he didn't need to go at this time, Zhang Kai would definitely shout it out.

Although Li Mu believed that his classmates would not be jealous, he still had to be on guard against others and there was no need to show off.

"Okay." Zhang Kai nodded, and then said, "By the way, how about we go out for a meal after school?"

"No problem, I'll treat you." Li Mu said with a smile.

Zhang Kai gave a thumbs up: "Brother Li is very generous!"

……

After school in the afternoon, during the lunch break, Li Mu told others that he would not participate in the production and construction.

Although they were a little disappointed about his absence, they were not too surprised.

After all, with Li Mu's talent and ability, it is indeed a waste of time to devote his energy to physical labor.

Shao Yanan was not aware of Li Mu's secret achievements, but seeing that Wang Ya and the others did not ask, she did not feel comfortable asking.

The meal ended with Li Mulian eating seven plates of mutton.

Seeing how big his appetite was, the other four people started to joke that they would never treat Li Mu to a meal again, and that they would not even share the cost because he ate too much.

……

In the next few days, production and construction activities were in full swing.

Batches of students were assigned to various places and units according to the assigned lists.

Filled with youth and vigor, full of passion and dreams, they embarked on the journey of building the motherland.

There were suddenly fewer people in Beijing Institute of Technology, and it became quiet and empty.

The library, which is usually packed with people during holidays, is now empty.

But there are still some people who are assigned closer to the professor and occasionally go back to school to ask questions to the professor.

Zhang Kai and Li Jian also often came back to Li Mu's dormitory to complain to him and talk about the people and things they encountered in the steel mill.

……

On this Sunday afternoon, Zhang Kai and Li Jian were taking a break and came over to complain to Li Mu:
"This steelmaking project uses kitchen knives, hammers, and even rice cookers to make steel, but the quality of the steel produced is not up to standard. It's just a mess!"

Zhang Kai was wearing a vest with his arms exposed.

Li Jian was similar. His originally skinny body had become a little stronger.

After only working for a week, the two of them began to look more like workers.

Li Jian followed up, "I've calculated carefully. The steel produced in those furnaces is full of impurities. If it is refined into pure steel, the cost and technical difficulty will be incredibly high. It's not cost-effective!"

"Is it possible that your factory is the only one like this?" General Zhao asked curiously while pouring a glass of water for the two of them.

Li Mu was also a little surprised. He had read about the process of refining steel in books, so he was not unfamiliar with it.

But he remembered that with the end of the Great Leap Forward, the Great Steel Production Campaign should also have ended.

Zhang Kai shook his head and said, "No, no, no, we have also communicated with students who were assigned to other steel rolling mills, and they are the same!"

"The quality of these steels is not up to standard and cannot be used in the manufacture of mechanical equipment."

"The final result is that it will either be stored in a warehouse and collect dust, or it will be refined all over again."

"But no matter what we do, it will waste a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources."

"We started later than other countries, and we wasted so many resources. Sigh!"

At the end, Zhang Kai couldn't help but sigh.

But he could only complain, because steel production was a major national policy and could not be changed in any way.

Li Mu was also clear in his heart that in the face of the torrent of the times, individuals were simply insignificant.

No matter how many achievements he made in scientific research, it would be difficult to stop this trend.

But he couldn't help but feel sad when he thought about so much steel being wasted.

Li Jian sighed at the side: "It would be great if there was a way to increase steel production and ensure steel quality at the same time."

"Our country's industry started late, and steelmaking is still learning from our big brother, the open-hearth steelmaking."

"This technology has been around since the 60s, and has long been behind the rest of the world. How can we possibly catch up with Emperor M with this technology?"

Listening to the two people's complaints, Li Mu's heart suddenly moved. To improve the domestic industrial base, isn't steelmaking the best way?
We always think about inventing something, but forget that basic progress is the most important.

If it can help the country increase its steel production, it will actually indirectly improve the speed and quality of the country's production of weapons and ammunition.

Isn't this more useful than rubbing an engine?

Thinking of this, Li Mu immediately sent a message to Ask:
"Are you there, Ask? Please help me sort out the history of the development of steelmaking technology in the world, as well as the principles of each technology before the 90s. It will be fine if you can find it online. Thanks."

Last time, Li Mu had asked Ask for engine information under the pretext of being a friend, so this time he could only do it in his own name.

However, Ask already knew that the friend Li Mu was talking about was actually himself.

So after receiving the news, he was very surprised:
"Li, why do you and your friends like those long-obsolete industrial materials so much?"

"These technologies have long been replaced by more advanced ones. Their only use is probably to be displayed in museums for people to admire."

Faced with Ask's question, Li Mu was slightly stunned. Fortunately, he had thought about being suspected one day, so he immediately said, "Okay, I wanted to wait until I succeed, but since you asked, I might as well tell you."

“I’m designing a text game about the history of modern technological development.”

“In this game, players can continuously improve their intelligence, unlock various technologies, and then help their country become stronger and stronger, and finally dominate the world.”

"Wow, this is so cool!" Ask couldn't help but exclaimed, but he couldn't help but ask: "Isn't this a bit similar to the gameplay of Civilization?"

He did not doubt the truth of this matter. Li Mu was very good at playing games, so it was reasonable for him to develop a game.

Li Mu answered Ask's question seriously: "They are very similar, but their core is not the same. This game is mainly developed from a personal perspective."

"I also added a lifespan limit. How to develop more technology within a limited time is the most important way to play it."

"Whether you spend your life in mediocrity or write a magnificent legend depends on the player's personal choice."

Listening to his story, Ask became interested and praised: "Lee, this must be a great game. When you finish it, you must tell me first!"

"Of course. After all, the success of this game is also due to your contribution." Li Mu replied with a smile.

The two then chatted for a while about how to play dog ​​moves in "StarCraft" before ending the conversation.

……

Although Ask's suspicion was temporarily dispelled, Li Mu still felt a sense of crisis in his heart.

Making up lies about making games can alleviate the problem temporarily, but it cannot fundamentally solve the problem.

Although the game issue can be explained away in the future by saying that it was cut short, we can't use this excuse every time.

In terms of technological research and development, he relies heavily on Ask's help, and he must think carefully about how to deal with this problem in the future.

……

Just when Li Mu was frowning over how to deal with his relationship with Ask, a "ding~" message alert sounded in his mind.

——Ask sent information on steelmaking technology.

After opening the file, Li Mu first took a look at the current development status of steelmaking technology.

In 52, O'Dell developed the top-blown oxygen converter.

It continued to develop afterwards, and in 57, Emperor M had built the world's largest 80-ton top-blown oxygen converter.

A furnace of steel takes 7 hours to produce in an open-hearth furnace, while a converter only takes 1 hour.

The maximum tonnage of open-hearth steelmaking in Xiaguo is now 500 tons. The output of a single furnace seems quite high, and the actual output in the same period of time is only 7 tons lower than the output of 560 tons in 60 hours of the converter.

However, there is not much room for improvement in open-hearth technology.

The 60-ton gap will become larger and larger with the technological advancement of top-blown oxygen converters.

More importantly, the costs of the two technologies are very different.

Whether it is labor costs, fuel consumption, or overall cost-effectiveness, there is a gap of nearly 1 times.

Even after Xia Guo achieved a technological breakthrough in 64 and produced a 30-ton top-blown oxygen converter, it was still far behind the world average.

Later, it took 32 years and a huge price to catch up, and finally the steel production reached the world's first level.

32 years is too long, we must seize the day!

He thought secretly in his heart:
"How much manpower, material and financial resources will be wasted in order to achieve the steel production target by using open-hearth furnace steelmaking!"

"Only by adopting the top-blown oxygen converter can we have the opportunity to produce steel of better quality and in greater quantities while meeting the targets!"

Thinking of this, Li Mu wanted to hand over the top-blown oxygen converter technology immediately.

But he soon calmed down again.

Steelmaking technology is not like semiconductor technology. He has already laid a good foundation, so it’s okay to waste a little.

If we take it out rashly, it will inevitably arouse suspicion.

Moreover, the 30-ton top-blown oxygen converter is just a drop in the bucket for increasing production in Xiaguo's steel industry.

If you’re going to do it, do it the biggest way!

Li Mu looked at the data of top-blown oxygen converters from the 90s and murmured, "I don't know if a single furnace can produce 300 tons. This is technology from 30 years later!"

"No matter what, let's set this goal and do it first!"

……

The next day.

Because the school was suspended, Li Mu had plenty of time.

I first went to the Semiconductor Research Institute to check on the progress made by Huang Xinhua.

When I came out, I also met Huang Kun, who is now in charge of the follow-up research and application work of programmable digital switches.

The program-controlled digital switching system has now entered the production line and will soon be put into trial operation in the Kyoto area.

The two talked for a while, and Huang Kun asked Li Mu about his ideas about mobile communications.

However, with the current industrial foundation and technological reserves, it is still difficult to achieve mobile communications.

Li Mu told Huang Kun the truth, and he could only give up with regret.

……

After saying goodbye to Huang Kun, Li Mu originally wanted to go back to school and study directly.

Halfway through the walk, he suddenly thought: "Wouldn't going to the steel mill be the best cover?"

It is definitely more convincing to come up with something out of thin air than to come up with it through "practice" in a steel mill.

Thinking of this, Li Mu turned the car around and headed for Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill.

……

Arrived at the gate of the steel rolling mill.

Li Mu originally thought that he should be able to get in with his student ID.

Unexpectedly, the gatekeeper refused to let him in and said, "You college students are not active in your work every day, but you complain a lot."

"You said our steelmaking technology is not good enough, but if you have the ability, you can find a better way!"

"Uncle, I just came to see my classmates." Li Mu sighed. It seemed that Zhang Kai and Li Jian were probably heard complaining.

The gatekeeper glared at him and said, "You are not allowed to do anything. It's working hours, no one is allowed in."

Hearing this, Li Mu sighed, knowing that he could not get past the old man.

Just as I was about to turn around and leave, I suddenly heard a voice: "Hey, college student!"

Sha Zhu trotted forward and subconsciously glanced at Li Mu's waist before asking the gatekeeper, "What's going on? Why are you stopping my brother Li Mu here?"

"He is not from the factory and is not allowed to enter according to regulations." The gatekeeper glanced at the gauze column and didn't buy his story.

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