Development of productivity started in 1981

Chapter 137 Preparing to Study Superconductivity
"The above is the planning situation of the scientific research base. If you have any questions, please feel free to raise them." Wang Jiankun presented and explained the planning of the base to the five people from the Southern Jiezhen at a high-level communication meeting.

"Looking at the scale, the investment will be huge, and our financial resources cannot support it!" said Wu Nu, who is in charge of financial work.

"The direct expenses of our Southern Liberation Front will not be very high. In the early stage, we will mainly do some land leveling and basic water, electricity and gas engineering. The corresponding equipment and materials will be provided by the company established in Hong Kong, and the research equipment and instruments will also be provided by me, so we only need to send some reliable personnel from within our organization."

"Oh, so, if you just need people, then that's no problem on my end. Some basic raw materials can also be provided internally." Seeing that Wang Jiankun said that he would be responsible for the main expenses, Wu Nu turned to support him.

"As for the cutting-edge weapons research and development you mentioned just now, I wonder how we will test their combat effectiveness after they are successfully developed. After all, we will mainly be dealing with several warlords in the southwest for some time to come, so we won't need such advanced equipment, right?" said Peng Sheng, the military chief of the Southern Liberation Army.

"Well, my idea is this. For some of the more conventional ones, which are already in the possession of major powers, we can sell them to the Persian Empire or the Babylonian Empire. Aren't they currently engaged in a war? They are in urgent need of weapons and equipment. For some of the most advanced ones, which the major powers have not successfully researched, we can use them internally. We can form some special forces, conduct exercises, and establish branch bases overseas depending on the situation."

"Hmm? Selling it to Persia or Babylon? That's a good idea. As for establishing overseas branch bases, can you tell me more about it?"

"Hasn't Africa just gained independence not long ago? Many countries are at war, and borders are changing all the time. We can take this opportunity to occupy some territory over there, test our weapons, and train our combat troops' actual combat capabilities."

"Hearing what you said, going to Africa is indeed a good idea, and we Chinese faces are more prestigious in some countries. I agree with your proposal to build an experimental base." Peng Sheng was already thinking about how to set up an overseas base at this time, and of course he agreed with Wang Jiankun's idea.

"After the base is built, it will require a lot of highly educated personnel, right? What are your considerations in this regard?" Ne Win said.

"On the one hand, of course, we train people within the organization. In the early stage, the personnel needed only have a high school or technical secondary school education. They mainly help me complete some testing work, and they don't need to do research and development."

"On the other hand, we are recruiting scientific research talents from all over the world. Some basic research can be carried out through global cooperation. When we start to enter the application stage, we can recruit some outstanding talents."

"In the early stage, only high school or technical secondary school education is required? What are the requirements for the number of people?"

"As for the number of people, we can have about 100 people in the early stage, and then slowly increase it. As we keep up with the education later, I believe that personnel will not be a problem, right?"

"Okay, we don't have enough time to train the highly educated people you want. As for those with high school education, as our territory expands and we recruit more people, the corresponding high school education personnel should be able to support your initial needs."

"I see that several of you tend to agree, so let's vote by raising your hands!" Li Sheng proposed a vote by raising hands after his summary speech.

In the end, of course, it was passed unanimously.

The construction of such a base certainly requires cooperation from all aspects. After discussion at the meeting, it was decided that Cen Yong would be the commander-in-chief, responsible for coordinating the work of various departments within the organization, and Wang Jiankun would be the deputy commander-in-chief, responsible for specific scientific research projects.

"Next is the information about a copper mine. Since everyone is here, I'll take this opportunity to mention it first." Cen Yong began to talk about the copper mine in Xinbetin.

"Copper mine? In Shinbetin, Comrade Wang Jiankun discovered it when he was investigating the site?"

"Yes, he conducted preliminary sampling in the local area. The reserves are very huge and the grade is particularly high, so I proposed to conduct more detailed exploration of this mine and make preparations for mining."

"agree."

"We all agree. Copper is a good thing. If the exploration results are indeed the same as Comrade Wang Jiankun's rough exploration, then we should build a comprehensive smelting and processing center there."

"The part exposed above the ground is worth mining. I suggest exploring it as soon as possible. Once confirmed, we should immediately invest money, equipment and manpower to develop it."

Everyone was very happy about the discovery of the copper mine. Copper was money in ancient times and is also an important strategic resource in modern times. The Southern Jiezhen will soon enter a large-scale construction phase and the demand for copper will be huge. Now that there is such a large copper mine that is very likely to exist, it must be treated as a top priority.

The arrangements for exploration and development were agreed upon at the meeting, and then the six people had a simple lunch and went back to their respective work.

"Jiankun, the experimental base has been decided. You should tell me how to build it in detail." Uncle Cen Yong said to Wang Jiankun as they walked.

"The first thing to do is to mark out the boundaries of the base. We need to build a circle of barbed wire around the outermost perimeter, and then we need to set up some sentries and arrange patrols."

"Then we will do the basic ground leveling work. I will mark the places to be leveled in order, and you can arrange people to do it. You can find the corresponding excavators, bulldozers, and rollers and bring them to Katonga. I will manufacture them there and drive them to the Nindiben base."

"While leveling the land, the corresponding water, electricity and gas pipelines and lines must also be built. I will provide the drawings and construction steps later."

"I estimate that these basic projects will take about three months, and then we will build some dormitories, office buildings, warehouses, airport runways, docks, water airports and other ground buildings. If we follow the order and have sufficient materials and personnel, it will probably take about six months."

"During this period, I will start to conduct some experiments on weapons and equipment inside. Of course, these are small-scale first-generation products. Life will be harder for those involved in the early stages, after all, the infrastructure is not yet complete."

Wang Jiankun told his uncle about the construction overview of the base.

"You have a really good brain. You can keep so many things clear. Unlike me, I have to take notes on many things, otherwise I forget them easily."

"When I develop a smart device in the future, everyone in our organization will have one. It can be used as a recorder and can also help with many daily tasks."

"There is such a device. Isn't it a fantasy?"

"It's not a fantasy. The corresponding principle has already appeared. Some laboratories and companies are already doing some preliminary research. I believe this technology will definitely appear. With my participation, we will definitely be the first in the world to research it."

"Okay, I'm really looking forward to having this kind of equipment, equipping our people with a machine brain."

The two chatted all the way to Cen Yong's house. Wang Jiankun asked his uncle to go and do his work first, and he would give him the construction plan of the base in the evening.

On August 8, Wang Jiankun witnessed the construction of the first guard tower at the Ningdiben base, and then drove a boat to the secret warehouse in Katonga.

There, he used his super powers to build 26 excavators, 12 bulldozers, 4 road rollers, and 10 new 32-ton capacity trucks.

I was originally thinking about whether or not to build a few tamping machines, but I thought it would be better to use my super powers to deal with the land that needed reinforcement.

No one at my uncle's place has ever operated this kind of equipment, so when it is built, they will have to stay for training, and it will be almost vacant for a while after being used.

In fact, there are not many plots to be strengthened, mainly the airport runway, the future airship base, the locations of several high towers, etc. Wang Jiankun decided to reinforce the bottom of these plots when he came back next month, so the rammed earth equipment was not built.

After Wang Jiankun completed his part of the preliminary preparations for the base, he flew to Hong Kong and then returned to Wuyuan by train via Guangzhou.

"Jiankun, you're back. We thought you were only going home for a few days, but you were gone for so long." Fang Guihua said after seeing Wang Jiankun coming back.

"I went to Guangshi for something. I added a new 3D printer to your laboratory. Have you used it?"

"Yes, I used this machine to print the main parts of a bicycle, and then assembled a bicycle. Look, there it is."

"Did you use parts printed by a printer for this car? Have you tried it? Can it be used?"

"Except for the non-metal parts and springs, everything else was printed with a 3D printer. We tested it and found that the load-bearing parts were not strong enough. At most, it could support me riding on it. If I added more weight, it might cause the parts to deform or even break."

"The corresponding metal materials are not up to standard. I will continue to provide some metal powders in the future. Your team should spend part of their work on testing the processing performance of these metal powders. Their performance after laser sintering should be recorded one by one, and some analysis work should also be carried out."

"Great! I was just worried about not having any good projects. Now that the handheld game console has started mass production, there is no need to update the shell frequently. Apart from studying, we have nothing else to do."

After arranging the work of Fang Guihua's team for the next period of time, Wang Jiankun came to the LED project laboratory in charge of Yu Min.

"Jiankun, how did you make this screen? I've studied it for a long time but I still don't understand it." Yu Min was fiddling with the LED screen made by Wang Jiankun at this time.

"This screen involves too many technologies. With your current knowledge, it must be difficult to understand. Let me give you a rough idea. Your main research is how to use this MOCVD equipment to produce LEDs."

"Okay, when you were away, I read the information you left behind and tried to produce a few batches. Two batches have been successful so far."

"Good, it's good that it succeeded. This screen will use a lot of small LED particles. If you use a magnifying glass to look, it is made up of LED particles arranged in groups."

Following Wang Jiankun's instructions, Yu Min took a magnifying glass and carefully looked at the internal structure of the package, and found that it was indeed composed of LED beads.

"How does this work? It's completely different from TV imaging."

"In fact, the basic principle is still the same. Didn't we learn it in junior high school? Many small dots can be combined into a surface? An image is a series of different pictures. A static one is just one picture, and a dynamic one is different pictures presented in chronological order."

"Points form a surface, that's how it is. Is it the same with televisions?"

"That's right. The electron gun in the TV will fire electrons at the glass screen line by line under the control of the control circuit, and then scan back and forth. The time is very short, and the scanning of many lines is completed in an instant. These electrons are pixels. It is the same principle as the light-emitting diodes in this LED screen."

"I see, I have learned something new, but how can so many small LED beads display images?"

Wang Jiankun used a screwdriver to open the cover behind the screen, revealing the integrated circuit inside, and pointed at each component and explained them to Yu Min.

The general meaning is that the picture taken by the camera or camcorder is digitized and stored on the screen. The central processing unit and peripheral circuits control the LED beads on the screen to emit light at different brightness, so that an image is presented.

After explaining the principles of the LED screen to Yu Min, I arranged for him to conduct subsequent mass production tests of the LED. A report would be prepared for each stage and given to him together with the monthly learning tests.

The first version of Lang Junjian’s special writing software has been completed. Zheng Qian and Yu Zirun are currently trying it out and helping to find bugs.

After the trial is passed, Wang Jiankun plans to launch this software into the market in Hong Kong.

After instructing a few disciples at the scrap recycling station, he returned to the Wangjia Production Team.

It is the beginning of summer and it is still very hot and muggy during the day.

The rainfall this year was relatively good and more evenly distributed, so in the fields that Wang Jiankun saw along the way, the rice headings were all neatly formed and the grains were relatively full.

In another half month, each production team will have a bumper harvest.

The growth of the hybrid rice planted by the Wangjia Production Team is even more gratifying. This hybrid rice not only grows tall, but also has many tillers. Each ear of rice is a little longer than usual, and there are correspondingly more grains.

Wang Jiankun roughly estimated that the yield per mu should be around 1200 kilograms, which is about 50% higher than the yield of ordinary rice.

Of course, this output is also related to the team's willingness to invest. The team went to Raozhou to buy a lot of fertilizers and spread them on the rice fields. Otherwise, this output would not have been achieved.

For example, the yield of early rice only increased by 26%. At that time, the team only bought a little bit of fertilizer from the county supply and marketing cooperative, which resulted in a significant increase in yield of only the dozens of acres of land that were fertilized with fertilizer, while the yield of the others only increased a little.

So after the late rice was planted, the team asked my father to go to Raozhou to use his connections to buy fertilizer.

At that time, the domestic fertilizer production was still very low. On the one hand, the technology was not up to standard, and on the other hand, the country's investment in this area was relatively small. A large part of the previous synthetic ammonia was used in the military industry, resulting in insufficient ammonia for agricultural use.

When Wang Jiankun got home, he was turned away. His family members had all gone to the factory or were busy with team matters.

He went home to put down the gifts, went to the factory to have a meal with his family, talked about recent developments, and then returned to the county town.

Because tomorrow, September 9st, the second year of high school will start.

He returned to the county and set up a separate superconducting research laboratory on the first floor of the underground base, preparing to trial-produce superconducting materials according to the descriptions in the collected information.

While manufacturing, he wanted to use his superpowers to conduct observational research to see if he could find out whether any changes occurred to the atoms inside the material when the temperature dropped to a certain value.

According to his speculation, the resistance of a material suddenly drops to 0 at a certain temperature. This must be because there is a slight change in the atomic arrangement, which causes the resistance of the outer electrons to disappear instantly, as if a highway suddenly appears that allows electrons to pass.

(End of this chapter)