Technology invades the modern world

Chapter 101 Money is the least valuable resource

"Robert, this is Mr. Van Lung.

My fellow Chinese man, who also owns this restaurant, insisted on visiting us.”

After returning to the room, Lin Ran introduced.

McNamara stood up and shook hands with Long Sifan, saying, "Hello, Mr. Long."

Long Sifan shook hands with McNamara with a smile, wondering if this was Professor Lin's influence in Washington.

If it were him, he would be lucky if he didn't get scolded out.

McNamara is a Shudra in front of Lin Ran, which is a level in the field of mathematics, and Long Sifan cannot be included in this measurement standard.

At the moment, because China did not attempt to contact America, the Yanjing Palace did not have the status it would have in later generations.

To McNamara, Long Sifan was just an insignificant little person. If it weren't for Lin Ran's sake, he wouldn't even shake hands with him.

This is indeed Lin Ran's influence, but it is not based on power, but on the brain.

"I'm very happy to meet you two today. I'll pay for your meals today and also serve you a famous southern Yunnan dish that can only be found here.

Xuanwei ham stew, please enjoy it."

Long Sifan just came in, said hello and left.

Throughout the meal, McNamara kept asking questions about operations research.

What Lin Ran provided were also some relatively basic applications of mathematical knowledge, but they are somewhat rare nowadays.

These things only have entertainment value at the moment and no practical value.

Because McNamara's question was based on the lack of computing power in the 40s.

At present, IBM has advanced computers to 7090, which means it has entered the transistor era.

The performance of the IBM 7090 is about 23 addition operations per second, which is not a product of the same generation as the 40 times per second in the 3s.

Lin Ran’s algorithm would only be useful in 1940.

Even if McNamara was able to travel back and forth between 1960 and 1940 like him, and the other party also had a way, then he would use this algorithm to entertain the Japanese.

Lin Ran couldn't ask for more.

The next morning, Lin Ran was drinking coffee and waiting for someone at the Willard InterContinental Hotel, only 200 meters away from the White House.

"Randolph, why are you still staying in a hotel? Look, this is my townhouse in Georgetown. Feel free to live there. We'll transfer ownership after you retire from NASA."

John Morgan arrived on time and handed over a set of keys.

Georgetown is a historic community less than 3 miles from the White House, a 10-minute drive away.

Therefore, the townhouses here are very popular among Washington bureaucrats, and the monthly rent can reach up to $500.

But such a house was really nothing to John Morgan.

Recently, NASA's orders to General Aerospace alone exceeded 50 million US dollars.

Historically, NASA's lunar module was given to the Langley Center.

Fourteen companies were invited to bid.

After rounds of competition, the number of designs dropped from 14 to 3, and finally to a competition with the internal design of the Langley Research Center.

Finally, these four proposals competed.

Now that Lin Ran is here, General Aerospace has won the bid.

The Langley Research Center's development from the lunar module to the much larger Johnson Space Center, which focuses on manned spacecraft, has not been as smooth.

It may even be terminated directly.

If the lunar module was just the appetizer.

After Lin Ran's successful moon landing plan, Glenn Martin Company compromised and accepted General Aerospace's acquisition plan.

By almost completely accepting the conditions offered by John Morgan, General Aerospace completed a big-name acquisition in the aerospace field.

At least technically it's a case of a snake swallowing an elephant.

In the past, we were only able to make electronic systems, aircraft engines, and turbochargers, but now we can make rocket engines and larger military aircraft engines.

This is a benefit that cannot be measured in money.

As for the bidding for the first, second and third stage rocket engines of the Saturn V rocket, which is about to begin, we all need to rely on the shadow director of NASA in front of us.

If it was a bit of an exaggeration for the media to say in the past that he was the shadow director, now he is worthy of the title.

So what John Morgan gave was nothing at all.

Lin Ran took it and said, "Okay, there's nothing inside, right?"

He was also hitting John Morgan.

John Morgan was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "How is that possible, we are brothers.

Although there were no precepts about brotherly loyalty in the Morgan family's education, there were moral principles.

Remember, the eyes of Heaven are watching you at all times, and you will be responsible for every action, word, and deed.

This is a motto passed down by our ancestors. How could I possibly do such a thing? "

Lin Ran nodded: "That's good, but it doesn't matter if there is any, I will be flying back to Redstone Base in half an hour.

Even if there is, you have time to get it. ” Lin Ran and John Morgan are colluding with each other, but this is normal in the White House.

The CEO of Ford Group can enter the White House as a minister, which is much more blatant than the cooperation between Lin Ran and John Morgan.

Lin Ran didn't give the other party a chance to answer, and continued, "Have you read the report sent by Xiangjiang Shipping?"

John Morgan said: "Of course I did.

It's so important.

If this system is adopted globally in the future, the companies we control will be able to significantly reduce operating costs and significantly increase profit margins in global trade.

From container manufacturing to port facility upgrades to ship modification and other related industries, there are opportunities everywhere.

By setting standards, we can ensure that our own companies and partners have priority in using relevant technologies and equipment, and even exclude competitors, thereby consolidating market share.

Standardized systems can make global supply chains more efficient and controllable.

It can also be used to integrate upstream and downstream industries, form a close supply chain network, and further enhance market control.

Even from the perspective of global discourse power and geopolitical advantages, by influencing the direction and pattern of trade flows, we can shape the geopolitical landscape to a certain extent.

Randolph, don't worry, both Morgan and Rockefeller have given this matter the highest priority internally.

Although I don't have time to worry about this matter personally, if you had brought it out to me earlier, this would be a much better industry than general aerospace.

Forget it, there's no point talking about this now.

In short, David Rockefeller and Francis Morgan will personally promote it to become the global standard.

You can rest assured that in the process of promoting global standards, Morgan and Rockefeller will fully respect your interests.

We will set up a company similar to the Federal Reserve to specifically promote it to become the international shipping standard.

In this new company, you will be given 4.5 percentage points of shares based on your technology, and Xiangjiang Shipping will be given 0.5 percentage points based on its experience.

What do you think, Randolph?

In addition, you will be given a seat on the newly established International Maritime Standards Committee and on the company's board of directors."

John Morgan spoke very bluntly, without concealing the fact that the interests of shipping standards are huge.

Because everyone is smart, Lin Ran did not choose to tell him first, but went to Hong Kong to find a Chinese ship merchant to experiment and then took it out. This has proved that Lin Ran is very clear about the value of this thing.

After listening to this, Lin Ran said: "I have no objection. Can we reserve a seat on the Standards Committee for the Chinese ship merchants in Hong Kong?"

This is also what Lin Ran promised Xu Aizhou.

John Morgan shook his head and said, "That's not for me to decide.

And even if I help you react, there is a high probability that it will not pass.

Whether it is the committee or the Standard Promotion Company behind it, it is not just Morgan and Rockefeller who are involved. We also need to communicate with other capitals.

Randolph, one seat is a lot.

If it weren't for you, there wouldn't even be a seat for the Chinese.

We are friends, I don't want to hide anything, that's the way the world is.

You have helped the Chinese gain a lot of voice.

To put it more bluntly, if it wasn't you, and another Chinese person came, even the patents and other things would be in his hands.

Morgan and Rockefeller also had ways to avoid complying with patent laws and drag out the entire lawsuit in the New York Supreme Court for several years or even more than ten years.

Once he gets the compensation and settlement, even if it's several hundred million dollars, what difference will it make?
How can it be compared with the 4.5% stake in the Maritime Standards Promotion Agency? And it has been delayed for so many years.

Randolph, you have one of the world's top minds and a profound understanding of philosophy. You should understand that among all resources, money is the least valuable. What does that mean?

One seat is a lot.

In fact, this is also for your consideration. You certainly don't have time to attend the meeting in person. NASA and the White House have a lot of things waiting for you to deal with. You can completely entrust a Chinese ship merchant to be your representative. "

John Morgan said earnestly.

What he said was true.

Lin Ran and the Chinese ship merchants in Hong Kong held a total of five percentage points of shares, which was the result he helped to obtain.

If it were any other Chinese, they would have been robbed and nothing would have been left.

After listening to this, Lin Ran was silent, knowing that what John Morgan said made sense.

This was the living space faced by Chinese people before the rise of China.

He can move around in the core area of ​​Washington, overlook New York from the Empire State Building, give speeches at universities and make waves like a math emperor, and talk and laugh in TV interviews, but none of this can prevent most Chinese from living in cheap apartments in Flushing.

Not only in New York, not only in America, but most Chinese people around the world are facing a crisis of living space.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Ran said, "Okay, I have no objection.

I just have one last condition.

That is, I need to have absolute say in the priority of port transformation in the Asia-Pacific region.

That’s all I want, nothing more.”

Before John Morgan could speak, he continued, "I believe that with this shipping report, there are definitely more buyers than just Morgan and Rockefeller in America.

Whether it's American shipping or international commercial shipping companies, I believe they will all be interested."

(End of this chapter)