The Red Era, the Opening University Speech

Chapter 427: The Birth of the Color Handheld Game Console
Li Mu and Zhu Yusheng, as well as Qin Feng and Guo Mo who arrived later, and Zhang Kemao, slowly walked into the conference room under the watchful eyes of everyone.

Everyone's gaze first stayed on Zhu Yusheng for a moment, and then turned to the excessively young figure.

Even though I have seen the photo many times in newspapers.

But after seeing it with my own eyes.

Each of them couldn't help but exclaim in their hearts: "Too young!"

In the history of modern scientific and technological development, there are many young geniuses, such as Einstein, Newton, and Nikola Tesla, who are all world-renowned top scientists.

However, no one can achieve as much as Li Mu at this age.

……

In the front row of the conference room, Ma Zhihao and Song Kun, who had been waiting for a long time, saw Li Mu and others come in and immediately stood up to greet them, their faces full of excitement and excitement.

Everyone took their seats on the stage one by one.

The first person to speak must be Qin Feng.

He held the microphone, looked at the eager faces below, and said with a smile:

"Today's protagonist is Comrade Li Mu, so I won't steal the limelight and will just say a few words."

"Heavy tanks are a technical challenge that our country urgently needs to overcome. They are related to the improvement of military strength and are a key step in our country's national defense."

"I believe that under the leadership of Comrade Li Mu and with the efforts of all the comrades present, the new tank will surely be a success!"

After he finished speaking, there was applause from the audience.

He handed the microphone to Guo Mo who was standing beside him.

The latter did not say much. After encouraging everyone with a few words, he passed the microphone to Zhu Yusheng.

Ma Zhihao and Song Kun then spoke a few words, expressing their importance of this research and their trust in the researchers.

They spoke briefly and the applause from the audience was also brief. Each person finished his speech in less than 2 minutes.

Soon, the microphone was handed to Li Mu.

The meeting room, which was originally noisy with small noises, immediately became quiet.

Everyone held paper and pen, looked straight ahead, and was ready for battle.

Seeing this, Li Mu became a little nervous. He smiled and said, "Everyone, don't be so reserved. Today is just a project establishment meeting."

However, even though he said this, the expressions on the faces of the experts and professors below did not ease in the slightest.

After all, even Qin Feng has shown up, so who wouldn’t know the importance of today’s meeting?

"Okay, let's get started." Li Mu saw everyone's reactions and knew that there was no point in saying more, so he went straight to the point.

He first picked up a small blackboard that Ma Zhihao had prepared nearby, and then drew a simple structural diagram of the 99-style on it:
"In terms of the tank's appearance, my idea is to adopt a low-profile design to help reduce the possibility of being discovered by the enemy."

"The overall structure of the vehicle body and turret are both designed with composite armor, using wedge-shaped double-defense reactive additional armor."

"The principle of this armor is to add wedge-shaped armor blocks to the front of the tank turret and use the principle of explosive reactive armor to enhance the tank's defense capability..."

He first talked about the structure of the tank and briefly explained the design ideas.

There's nothing surprising about the low-slung design.

But the wedge-shaped double-defense reactive additional armor really opened the eyes of the experts and professors below. The more they listened, the more feasible it seemed to them, and they couldn't wait to start researching it.

However, when Li Mu said that the thickness of the armor would be very thick, the maximum thickness of the front armor would exceed 1 meter, and the thickness of the side armor would be between 500 and 600 mm.

They couldn't help but become a little worried.

If we go by this data, then if the horsepower of a tank engine is less than 1000, it will be a sitting duck on the battlefield.

Of course, there is no problem with the wedge-shaped double-defense reactive additional armor, but the thickness of this armor is a bit too much.

As for the concept of explosive reactive armor, the experts and professors present were also a little confused.

They had never heard of this term.

……

With doubts, when Li Mu finished introducing the hull and turret design, a professor immediately raised his hand to ask a question.

Seeing this, Li Mu didn't mind being interrupted and stretched out his hand to signal the other party to speak.

The latter immediately said:

"Hello, Consultant Li, I am Luo Yu from the Bingcheng Military Engineering College. I have two questions for you."

"First, it's about explosive reactive armor. Forgive our ignorance of what it is. I hope you can explain it in detail. Second, it's about the thickness of the armor. I'm afraid it can't be pulled by a powerful tank engine, right?"

"Just before you came, I discussed with a group of experts and professors that we don't actually need to pursue horsepower or leading armor, but rather an overall upgrade."

After he finished speaking, he seemed to be worried that Li Mu might misunderstand him, so he added:
"I don't doubt your ability. On the contrary, I believe you can lead us to develop a new tank. But what we need now is the power to defend the country immediately!"

After he finished speaking, he looked directly into Li Mu's eyes with a sharp gaze, without any retreat or avoidance.

In front of the country, they never had a high or low status.

If you think something is wrong, say it; if you think something is wrong, resist it.

"Well said, Professor Luo, thank you for the question." Li Mu nodded slightly, but he was not angry.

After all, according to normal logic, doing this is indeed somewhat unscientific.

He continued slowly:

"Let me first talk about what explosive reactive armor is. It uses chemical reactions to generate high-temperature and high-pressure gas to resist external threats."

“When the explosive reactive armor is subjected to external impact, the chemical substances inside will undergo a violent redox reaction, producing a large amount of high-temperature and high-pressure gas.

"These gases diffuse rapidly and fill the armor space, forming a protective layer similar to an air cushion, thereby absorbing and consuming a large amount of energy to achieve a protective effect."

After he finished speaking, he paused for a moment to give everyone some time to digest his thoughts.

After Luo Yu and other experts and professors showed signs of sudden realization.

He then continued:
"That's why we have to reach 1200 horsepower."

“It’s normal for people to misunderstand me because I still have some things to say.

"The new tanks are not only new in their power systems and armor protection systems, but also in their suspension systems, weapon systems, and modern electronic systems..."

After he finished speaking.

The experts and professors who were taking notes in the conference room stopped writing at the same time and looked up at Li Mu, who was on the stage with a calm expression.

The explosive reactive armor just now had already shocked them greatly.

Today's overall upgrade has reached an incredible level.

"Consultant Li, are all these things you mentioned going to be upgraded or optimized?" Luo Yu swallowed and felt his mouth extremely dry.

This is simply incredible!

Not only him, but all the experts and professors present couldn't help but widen their eyes.

If it was about the power system and armor protection system, they could still understand it, but the latter ones were a bit exaggerated.

As experts and professors in Xia State's tank research, before today, they had never even heard of Li Mu's research results on tanks.

Although I've heard of his reputation as a versatile person and his love of cross-disciplinary research, this is still a bit too scary.

And, overall upgrade?
Does Xia have such a foundation?
Facing everyone's shock, Li Mu was very calm. He answered Luo Yu's question with a smile and said:
"Yes, let's talk about the suspension system first. I plan to use the existing torsion bar suspension and the upgraded impeller hydraulic shock absorber combination design."

"As for the weapon system, I will work with other research institutes to develop a 125mm smoothbore gun and matching anti-aircraft machine guns, etc."

"Finally, there is the modern electronic system, which is currently under development, but the pace is a bit slow. But don't worry, the probability of failure is less than 10%."

After he finished speaking.

Now let alone the experts and professors below.

Even Qin Feng and others on the stage looked a little confused.

Although they knew that Li Mu must have had a preliminary plan, they did not expect it to be so perfect.

The value of the phrase "not perfect" is still increasing!

The meeting room fell silent for a moment.

After a long time.

Luo Yucai let out a long sigh and said:

"Advisor Li, you really deserve our admiration!"

He did not feel embarrassed by Li Mu at all. Instead, he felt very happy.

The more optimizations and upgrades it has, the more powerful this new tank is.

He believed.

When it is produced and officially unveiled to the world, it will surely shock the world!
Thinking of this, Luo Yu immediately continued: "I won't disturb you, please continue to explain to us."

After saying that, he took the paper and pen that were originally hidden on the table and put them on the table.

There are many experts and professors who make the same movements as him.

Although there is no order of learning, the wisest one is the teacher.

But after all, they are much older than Li Mu. It is okay to let them study with Li Mu, but it is more or less embarrassing to let them learn like students.

——Moreover, they have been immersed in the field of tanks for more than ten or twenty years. Could it be that they really cannot compare to Li Mu?
"It's really impossible to compare!" All the experts and professors, holding pen and paper, couldn't help but answer the questions they had raised in their minds.

Not to mention ten or twenty years, I'm afraid they may not be able to come up with such a complete new tank research plan even if they are given a lifetime.

……

On the stage, Li Mu continued to explain the suspension system.

Torsion bar suspension is not unfamiliar to many experts and professors, but there is not much research on impeller hydraulic shock absorbers in Xiaguo at present.

The principle of this shock absorber is simple. It mainly relies on the basic principles of the hydraulic system and combines the design characteristics of the impeller to achieve the shock absorption function.

It was invented relatively early in the world, but given the Xia Kingdom’s previous industrial foundation, it was still very difficult to research it.

The first thing to be solved is the sealing problem of the component system.

This is related to the precision of the components and the manufacturing process, and is not difficult.

……

In the conference room, along with Li Mu's ups and downs in voice, the sound of "swish, swish, swish~" of notes could be heard continuously.

It took about half an hour.

He then briefly introduced the basic situation of the new tank and the design principles of its various parts.

As for more detailed content, we will have to wait until subsequent research to discuss it slowly.

After all, it is impossible to hold a project initiation meeting and then announce all the research plans to the public. This is no different from having the first move to win a card game.

Although the experts and professors in the audience seemed a little unsatisfied, they had no intention of pestering Li Mu to continue asking questions.

After all, today's content alone is enough to make them stay up for several nights to think and verify.

Therefore, at the end of the project launch meeting, after Qin Feng announced that the project launch meeting for the new tank was a complete success, everyone went to the cafeteria to prepare for dinner.

……

The food had been prepared long ago.

As soon as the research team of the new tank arrives, they can eat it.

Li Mu did not make any special arrangements and sat with everyone to eat. Qin Feng, Guo Mo, Zhu Yusheng, Ma Zhihao, Song Kun and others were all accompanying him.

Thinking of his speech at the project launch meeting just now, everyone couldn't help but feel deeply moved.

"As for you, I knew you were not telling the truth. This plan is obviously very perfect, but you still say it is not perfect enough. It can't be perfect just by asking everyone to follow it, right?" Qin Feng teased with a smile.

As soon as he opened his mouth, Guo Mo and others couldn't help but start to "complain".

Although they already knew Li Mu's character, he was habitually modest.

But compared to hearing "not perfect", it is obviously more reassuring to hear "can succeed" or "will complete the task".

Li Mu smiled and said:

"It's not that exaggerated. It's just scientific research, so we still have to be cautious."

"If I am not careful, how can I lead the team to do research?"

"And everyone trusts me so much. If there is a problem with me, the entire research project will be in trouble, so I can't be too sure."

When he started out, he did think that humility was a good thing.

But that is not the case now.

After all, as a nationally renowned scientist, he has a certain status and doesn't have to worry about any risks.

However, there was no risk, but there was another problem - everyone trusted him too much.

Even if someone was not familiar with him before, after working on research with him for a few days, they would trust him immensely and resolutely implement his research plan.

This is definitely not a good thing for scientific research.

If he were to be more humble, it might make them feel more cautious.

If he speaks too absolutely, then others may do whatever he says.

"You, your worries are unnecessary." Qin Feng smiled and continued:

"There are so many experts and professors, they are not fools, there won't be any problems."

"They trust you because of your ability, but that doesn't mean they have lost their own judgment."

He heard the worry in Li Mu's heart.

But he didn't think this was a problem.

Could Li Mu be wrong?
Qin Feng didn't dare to guarantee it, but he believed it.

At least in the general direction of research, Li Mu will definitely not have any problems.

……

Everyone was chatting while eating dinner.

After dinner, Qin Feng, Guo Mo and Zhu Yusheng talked to Li Mu about the development of the weapon system.

This research project certainly cannot be completed at the Automotive Research Institute.

So Zhu Yusheng suggested that Li Mu go to the Armored Forces Science and Technology Academy under the Ministry of Ordnance Industry to conduct research.

In the 60s, the main research and development project of the Institute of Armament Science was the research and development of tank weapons.

In this regard, they have an advantage over the Institute of Automotive Research.

However, this suggestion was firmly opposed by Guo Mo, who said:

"Semiconductor Research Institute, Materials Research Institute, Automotive Research Institute, and an Equipment Research Institute."

"Leader Qin Feng, there are too many places here."

"I think it would be better to find a place to conduct concentrated research, so that Li Mu doesn't have to run back and forth every day."

When he came here, he met Li Mu and Zhu Yusheng coming together, and he roughly guessed what they were thinking.

Isn't it just that he wants to take this opportunity to pull Li Mu to the Ministry of Ordnance Industry?

With him around, forget it.

"President Guo's suggestion is good. Leader Qin, I think we should hold the meeting in our Institute of Equipment Science and Technology. As you just saw, the conference room of the Automotive Research Institute is so crowded that there is almost no room for people to stand." Zhu Yusheng followed up.

He "happened" to meet Li Mu and took him to visit the dormitory of the Institute of Equipment Science and Technology in order to prove to him that they had the ability to accommodate the entire research team.

As for the Automotive Research Institute?

How can we compare with them when we don’t even have a decent meeting room?

Hearing this, Qin Feng didn't wait for anything to happen.

Guo Mo hurriedly said:
"The Institute of Equipment is an unfamiliar place after all. Li Mu will have to consider whether he will get used to it or not."

"Even if the Automotive Research Institute doesn't work, we still have the Semiconductor Research Institute and the Materials Research Institute."

"Personally, I think the Semiconductor Research Institute is the most suitable place. The space there is large enough. I just approved their expansion application recently."

After Guo Mo finished speaking, he looked at Qin Feng with a little nervousness.

Originally it was three to one, and the advantage was on me, so he was full of confidence.

But now the automotive research institute is not doing well, with only two left, and the probability of failure has greatly increased.

And to be honest, the Institute of Materials has basically no chance of being selected.

So the final result is actually one to one.

Thinking of this, Guo Mo was shocked. Could it be that Zhu Yusheng was really going to succeed?
……

Qin Feng looked at the two people with different expressions and couldn't help but laugh.

But he wasn't surprised.

After all, if he were in their position, he would do the same.

A scientist of Li Mu's level would be able to shine no matter which scientific research unit he is placed in.

Zhu Yusheng’s thoughts were just as Qin Feng expected.

There was no opportunity before, but now that the opportunity is in front of me, I must give it a try.

There’s no loss if I fail, but what if, what if I succeed?

"Okay, you don't have to argue anymore. It's useless to argue. The higher-ups still need to give this matter serious consideration." Qin Feng finally spoke.

The research on new tanks is a matter of great importance, and the higher-ups certainly cannot make a decision casually.

What's more, Li Mu proposed more than one research project.

There is also a fighter jet project that is more important than the new tank.

Once the research project is launched, it will not only run between the Semiconductor Research Institute, Materials Research Institute, Automotive Research Institute and the Academy of Armored Forces Science and Technology.

Maybe Li Mu has no objection.

But they cannot turn a blind eye.

"Leader Qin Feng, these are the ideas of the higher-ups. Can you tell us a little bit about it?" Guo Mo asked hurriedly.

Zhu Yusheng, who was standing by, also showed a curious look.

If the higher-ups were planning to put the blame on either Guo Mo or him, they would have given the order directly, and there would be no need to go through so much trouble.

In other words, there is a high possibility that neither side will be able to snatch the person in the end.

"Don't ask about this, just wait for orders." Qin Feng said.

However, his attitude has revealed a lot of information.

Guo Mo and Zhu Yusheng looked at each other and thought to themselves, this is terrible.

……

Here, Li Mu finished his meal and did not stay in the Automotive Research Institute for long.

Take a bus to the Semiconductor Research Institute.

He originally wanted to go directly to Su Dongzhuang and Lei Ming to see the research progress of the new tank's electronic system.

As a result, as soon as I entered the experimental building, I saw Huang Kun walking down happily.

Upon seeing him, the latter became even more excited and rushed forward and said:

"Advisor Li, we have made a color handheld game console!"

Hear the news.

Li Mu was stunned for a moment, then a smile appeared on his face and he said:
"Come on, take me to see it!"

He was not surprised by this result.

After all, once the 8-bit processor was developed, the success of color handheld game consoles was only a matter of time.

The world's first color handheld game console used the 8-bit processor Z-80 CPU and was launched by Nintendo in 98.

Its processor had a clock speed of up to 8MHz, a significant increase over the original Game Boy, and was equipped with 32kb of system memory and 16kb of video RAM.

……

Follow Huang Kun all the way to the game console laboratory.

At this time in the house, the newly-produced color handheld game console was still being tested.

As soon as Li Mu came in, he saw a young intern researcher scratching his head, looking at the black screen of the color handheld game console, and exclaimed that it was impossible.

A group of experts and professors also gathered around, discussing the reasons.

Just as everyone was arguing.

Huang Kun quickly said, "Advisor Li is here."

As soon as the words fell, the laboratory fell silent.

Everyone's eyes were directed to Li Mu, who had appeared at the door at some point. They were delighted at first, but then felt a little ashamed.

The success of the research is certainly worth celebrating.

But when Li Mu came over, he discovered that they had encountered a black screen problem, which was a bit embarrassing.

"Why don't you let me see what the problem is?" Li Mu said with a smile.

Hearing this, the intern researcher hurried forward and respectfully handed the color handheld game console to him.

After getting the thing, Li Mu first opened it and checked the circuit design.

There are basically no major problems.

Although he was not involved, these experts and professors are not incompetent. It should not be a big problem to imitate the radial design of the black and white game console with reference to it.

So he turned his gaze to the black screen.

"It should be a problem with the screen. Are you using a color TV screen?" Li Mu asked.

Huang Kun nodded and said:
"Yes, we used the technology from color TVs and made some improvements to make it suitable for the interface and drive method of handheld game consoles."

The reason why they were able to develop the color handheld game console smoothly without Li Mu's help.

It can be said that this was entirely due to the convenience of Li Mu's many research results.

But obviously, the final result was still a failure.

"You don't have to blame yourself. This is not your problem." Li Mu nodded slightly and said:
“Color television screens are designed and manufactured to provide high-quality images over a large display area, typically with high resolution and complex circuit designs.”

(End of this chapter)