The Red Era, the Opening University Speech

Chapter 251 Have we reached the point where we draw our swords and look around with a bewildered heart?

"Not yet." The KGB director shook his head, full of helplessness.

As soon as he confirmed that the news about semiconductors from Xia Country was true, he ordered an investigation into the man's identity.

However, up to now, they haven't got even a clue.

Obviously, Xia Guo also knew the importance of this person to them and did not leave them any chance.

The leader in charge of science and technology development said: "We must find him out at all costs!"

"Yes, sir." The KGB director bowed slightly and then stepped back.

As for what to do after finding out, there is no need for the other party to tell you what to do.

They will definitely be won over. There are not many such valuable scientists among them. They are so powerful in Xia Country. The role they play will be even greater when they are stronger here!

But if we can't win them over...

……

On the M Emperor's side, the new director, Fu Bole, also received the news from Xia Kingdom.

Given the living example of the former director who is currently under investigation, even if he looks down on the Xia people and thinks that their semiconductor industry standards are a pile of waste paper, he must take them seriously.

After he handed over the information, he was immediately ordered to pay full attention to Xia Country's meeting on the formulation of semiconductor industry standards and report any information immediately.

……

Xia Kingdom, Kyoto.

The chat between Li Mu, Wang Shoujue and others did not last too long, and everyone quickly continued their respective research work.

In fact, they don’t care whether they can win the award or not, they just hope that their contributions can be seen by everyone.

The restart of this award is an affirmation and recognition of all scientists.

Even if their names are not included, it is enough to make them proud.

Li Mu also didn't care that much. Compared to fame and fortune, he cared more about when he could complete the research on the Type 01 personal computer and bring the world into the Internet age.

……

Li Mu was busy until about 11 o'clock before he returned home.

But he still did not rest, but went to the study to continue preparing for tomorrow's semiconductor industry standards conference.

The first thing to establish is the industry standard for integrated circuits, that is, chips, including size standards, electrical performance standards, reliability standards, efficiency standards and consistency standards.

There is also a standard program for chip inspection, including appearance, pin spacing, electrical performance, reliability, consistency and function...

Next are the standards for semiconductor materials, including requirements for physical properties, chemical composition, impurity control, crystal structure, and related testing methods and evaluation criteria.

Then there are cutting tools, insulating materials, semiconductor discrete devices...

Li Mu forgot about time as he was writing. It was not until Wang Ya knocked on the study door and came in to call him to rest that he came to his senses.

Looking at the hundreds of pages of manuscript paper on the table, he couldn't help rubbing his aching temples, thinking that this was indeed a tough job.

"But it's worth it if we can formulate semiconductor industry standards as soon as possible." Li Mu stretched his body. He was a little tired, but he didn't complain at all.

……

The next day, the semiconductor industry standard-setting meeting continued in the Great Hall of the People.

At the meeting, various standards for integrated circuits, semiconductor materials, insulating materials, etc. were discussed and determined in accordance with the suggestions put forward by Comrade "Hetu".

After reaching a basic consensus on formulating industry standards, the meeting went quite smoothly.

A representative from Jinling also made a suggestion that they should try to make the spare parts sold to OM countries more complicated so that they cannot copy them even if they want to.

Everyone was laughing when they heard the news, but Hetu actually agreed with him and said:

"That's a good idea. We can set up a special research team to add some designs to the product that seem useful and have high technical content, but are actually dispensable to the product."

Everyone was stunned for a while as they didn't expect him to say that, before they recovered from their shock and started laughing even more happily.

Although I have not met this mysterious comrade "Hetu", it is not difficult to see from the contact in the past two days that he is definitely a top-notch smart person.

……

In the following week, with the efforts of representatives from research institutes and factories from all over the country, as well as many experts and professors who joined later, the "First Edition of the Semiconductor Industry Standard Implementation Draft" was officially released.

The response from above was also very quick. Not only was a red-headed document immediately issued to all parts of the country, but official media such as People's Daily, Guangmin Daily, and Xinxia Daily were also immediately ordered to carry out all-round publicity.

It is an established fact that the semiconductor group has been exposed to the eyes of the world. If they continue to hide it, it will only make them seem afraid of those foreigners.

Anyway, technically speaking, Xia Kingdom doesn't have anyone capable of fighting against them right now, so even if they want to compete with them, it's impossible.

……

People's Daily: "Today, my country's semiconductor group held a national meeting on the formulation of industry standards. Representatives from research institutes and factories from various regions put forward different demands at the meeting, and reached a basic consensus after nine days of discussion..."

Guangmin Daily: "The formulation of semiconductor industry standards is a huge step forward for our country. Its impact is not limited to the domestic market, but will also affect the world through the products sold by semiconductor groups..."

Xinmin Daily: "The First Ministry of Machine Building's leader Qiu, who attended the meeting, said that this meeting would be a great step forward for the development of our country's semiconductor industry..."

……

Newspapers were flooded with news about the meeting.

The streets and alleys were filled with people discussing this important event.

Although there was no parade to celebrate, people were spreading the news and gathering together to discuss how the future of the country's semiconductor industry would develop.

Emperor M, Big Brother?
This was an object that they would compare themselves with whenever they achieved something, but now the comparison has lost its meaning.

Only then did they suddenly realize that they had reached the point where they drew their swords and looked around in confusion.

……

Shortly after the Xiaguo Semiconductor Industry Standards Development Conference ended.

The intelligence agency of Emperor M and Big Brother, as well as some OM countries that were paying close attention to the rise of Xia's semiconductor industry, all received the news.

But when he saw the words "Xia Country not only sets standards for them, but also sets standards for the world", he laughed with great contempt.

What's the use of setting standards? It depends on whether they recognize them.

Xia State has achieved a leading position in the development of semiconductors, but so what? The foundation of a country's strength is always its military strength.

If they don't recognize it, no matter how many standards Xiaguo sets, they are just a piece of waste paper. Of course, if there is a chance to find the scientist who made Xiaguo's semiconductor take off, they don't mind sending him to do something.

……

Here, Li Mu didn't know that he had been targeted by Emperor M and Big Brother.

After the semiconductor industry standard-setting conference ended, he returned to his previous dull but stressful research work.

He also read the news in the newspaper, but felt that it was still a bit conservative.

Rather than influencing the development of the global semiconductor industry, it is better to say that it controls the development of the global industry.

Just like systems such as Window and Linux, almost all personal computers in later generations use these operating systems.

Once the rules are established, newcomers can only follow them.

Don't leave? That's fine, spend ten or twenty years to see if you can figure it out, and if anyone will use it after you figure it out.

……

In the laboratory, many software designers gathered around Li Mu and listened to him talk about the importance and necessity of Type 01 operating system.

When they learned that the operating system they were about to develop would affect the entire world in the future, everyone gritted their teeth and was eager to start research work immediately.

Li Mu glanced at the excited crowd, and then quickly assigned the tasks, saying:

"The architecture of the Type 01 operating system mainly includes four parts: kernel, interactive command interpreter, file system, and network protocol stack."

“I’ll take care of the network protocol stack.”

"As for the research and development of the other three architectures, Professor Zhang Aihua, Professor Mo Huaixing, and Professor Lin Guosheng will serve as the research and development team leaders of each project in that order. Do you have any opinions?"

"No!" everyone said in unison.

Although Li Mu's position is just a consultant, his words are more effective than the director's.

Even Wang Shoujue, who was standing behind him, did not raise any objection. On the contrary, if Li Mu called his name, he would do as he was told.

Seeing that no one had any objections, Li Mu continued:
"Okay, let me first tell you what the kernel is."

“The kernel is the core part of the operating system, responsible for managing the computer's hardware resources and providing basic system services. It includes functions such as process management, memory management, file systems, and device drivers.”

"We have implemented some of these functions on the Model 01 and Model 02 computers, and some have not yet been implemented, but they must be implemented to complete the Model 01 operating system."

"The interactive command interpreter is the interface between the user and the kernel. It is used to interact with the operating system and can also be used to write programs to complete some management tasks."

"File system, the 01 operating system adopts a new hierarchical file system structure..."

……

He spoke very quickly but his words were very clear, and he would pause from time to time to allow those who did not have time to take notes to finish writing them down first.

Creating an operating system is not an easy task.

In later generations, the Xia Kingdom did research on operating systems and developed the Hongmeng system, but the amount of money invested in it exceeded 100 billion.

Moreover, the development is not over yet. We will have to continue to spend a lot of money to support developer innovation and the construction of the Hongmeng ecosystem.

Li Mu looked at the faces that were looking at him, some young and some old, with a firm look in his eyes: "He must let Xiaguo have its own computer operating system!"

Open your liver!
……

Only after Guo Mo called again was Li Mu forced to leave the station.

On the way home, he was pushing his bicycle and couldn't help but shrink his neck because of the cold wind.

Using the cold to dispel the fatigue in his brain, he quickened his pace and returned home.

Coming to the study, Li Mu continued his research work.

The network protocol stack is the most difficult part of the entire Type 01 operating system. It defines the rules and methods of data transmission in computer networks, enabling different devices to communicate seamlessly on the Internet. It is also an important cornerstone of the Internet.

So this time he did not give orders from behind, but went on the scene himself.

Although the members of the network protocol stack R&D team explained the framework of the entire system today, it was just a framework. Apart from that, the people who knew nothing about the network would not be able to make much progress even if they spent one or two years.

As Li Mu wrote, he murmured, "Network interface layer, network layer, transport layer and application layer are the layers of the network protocol system. No, I have to explain to them what the network is and how data should be transmitted..."

"Routers, switches, hubs, network cards, modems, fiber optic transceivers? These are post-70s technologies. I don't know if they can be used."

"If we're going to do it, we'll just go with the best, a fiber optic transceiver, but twisted pair can be a backup plan..."

……

The next day, after Li Mu washed up and exercised, he went to the Semiconductor Research Institute with a thick stack of detailed information he had written the night before.

As soon as he arrived at the laboratory, he immediately called together the members of the network protocol stack R&D group and asked them to cross-circulate information.

After everyone finished reading, he said, "Tell us what you think. Even questions are fine."

"Advisor Li." A middle-aged professor raised his hand, swallowed unconsciously, and continued, "Did you write this in one night?"

"Of course not, I have done research on it before, but since no one seemed to understand what I said yesterday, I just sorted it out." Li Mu shook his head and said.

Hearing this answer, everyone in the laboratory breathed a sigh of relief.

If there really is someone who can write so much in one night, the word genius cannot even describe his talent; he can only be described as a monster.

As for Li Mu saying that they didn't understand, they didn't mind at all.

It’s normal that you didn’t understand.

Even if they gathered the world's top computer experts now, they might not be able to understand what Li Mu said. The gap is too big.

The middle-aged professor who had just raised his hand continued, "Advisor Li, I want to know the specific process of encapsulation and decapsulation of frames at this interface layer."

Hearing this, Li Mu hesitated for a moment, then said:
“Data starts at the application layer, passes through various layers of processing, and finally reaches the physical layer. This process is called encapsulation.”

"The reverse is called de-encapsulation, and it is an important step to ensure that data is transmitted correctly across the network."

“This process involves data segmentation, header addition, transmission, and reassembly and processing after reception, so that the data sent by the sender can be correctly understood and used in the commentary segment.”

"So what is a physical address?" asked a relatively young team member.

Li Mu explained: "The physical address is a unique identifier of the network adapter. It is unique and is used to ensure the location and identity of the device in the network."

"With this physical address, we can ensure that the data is sent to the correct destination."

(End of this chapter)