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Chapter 773 The Technological Accelerator Is A Little Hard (First update, please subscribe)
Everyone who came to Daming for the first time, no matter if they were poor or rich.There will be all kinds of discoveries, and they will all be amazed by everything here.

The people who came from China were more amazed at the people's life without worrying about food and clothing. After all, hundreds of millions of ordinary people in China were still struggling in a life of poverty, hunger and cold.

Those who come from Europe and America are more surprised by the civilization here.

In the 19th century, civilization was equated with science, and there was only one criterion for evaluating a country's civilization—science and industry.As long as science is prosperous and industry is developed, even if they kill millions of aborigines and enslave millions of slaves in the colony, they will not be regarded as barbarians. On the contrary, no matter how polite they are, as long as science is not prosperous , The industry is underdeveloped, that is barbarians.

This world has always been such a red fruit.

It is also because of understanding this criterion that Emperor Zhu devotes a lot of time every day to paying attention to the development of science and technology in Ming Dynasty.

The plan of the day is in the morning.

As in the past, Emperor Zhu flipped through the report in his hand, which was the semi-annual monthly report of the Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce. Looking at the scientific and technological achievements of Ming Dynasty in the past six months, he was still very satisfied with the current scientific and technological progress of Ming Dynasty.

Closing the report, Zhu Xianhai looked at Fang Zhanbo, who was just promoted to Minister of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce, and said.

"The current technological progress is not bad, but we must focus on promoting non-governmental technology. Although the Imperial Central Laboratory is the leader in technology, it is not enough to be the leader. Self-initiated research by the people is also very important."

Where is the source of Daming's technology?
Of course, it is the Imperial Central Laboratory. Emperor Zhu will take out a large amount of materials from the "Royal Library" every year and send them to the Imperial Central Laboratory. There are technicians there to conduct research on those technologies. Books and some real objects, Ming's technology will develop by leaps and bounds. Of course, Emperor Zhu also pays attention to rhythm. After all, it is impossible to eat a fat man in one bite in science.

According to Daming's technical level, he will provide targeted technical materials or objects to promote the development of Daming's technology. Fortunately for him, with the advancement of Daming's technology in reality, the technology in the mall is also being updated.

The level of technology in the shopping mall is basically equal to the level in the 1900s, and the level of industries such as automobiles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and metallurgy, because the accelerator was a bit hard at the beginning.After years of development, it even reached the level of the 20s and even the 20s.

It's too big to be trivial... It's possible, but some industries in Ming Dynasty are indeed far ahead of this era, such as the automobile industry, which has almost reached the level of World War I.The only problem is the output problem - the production line is still under experimentation, once it succeeds, it will inevitably bring about earth-shaking changes.

Emperor Zhu was not in a hurry about this, even if there were similar technical books in the mall, he didn't take them out, why?It is to enable the scientific research personnel of Ming Dynasty to "create something out of nothing" to carry out technological innovation.

After all, the crutches will be thrown away sooner or later.They cannot always feel that they have a crutch to fall back on. The invention and innovation of "creating something out of nothing" is what Ming needs.

"What Your Majesty said is true. Non-governmental technology research and development is very important, and non-governmental technology research and development is more dynamic and more practical, and non-governmental researchers are better at conducting secondary research and development on official technology, although it is inevitable to follow the law. Loopholes, but it has promoted the technical power of the people, and now many companies have corresponding researchers who specialize in technical research, the stronger the technical power of the people, the stronger the technical power of Daming will naturally be."

Fang Zhanbo's answer made Emperor Zhu think deeply.

"We can now train 2.75 university and college students every year, plus about 8 technical secondary school students every year. The cultivation of talents can be considered to be effective. However, in terms of technological innovation, we are still just a student. Absorb, Digestion, and then innovation. As a backward industrial country, even if we are ahead of the world in some aspects, we should not be proud. After all, it is the shortest piece of wood that determines the capacity of the bucket. The reason why great powers are great powers is There must be something they specialize in, and in many ways, we're just a student."

student!

This is the positioning given to Daming by Emperor Zhu. After all, even counting the period of the company, it has only been 15 years. These seem to have made extraordinary progress, but in fact, this kind of progress is a golden finger—relying on the mall The information, real objects and Emperor Zhu's knowledge reserve ahead of the times allowed Daming to grab the first-mover advantage in the second industrial revolution.

But how long can this first-mover advantage last?

This requires a question mark.

After all, while Ming was making progress, other countries were also making progress. When Ming sent overseas students to countries such as Britain, the United States, France, Germany, and the Netherlands to make up for their own shortcomings, European and American countries also realized the technological field pioneered by Ming. their breakthrough.

Of course, their breakthrough is largely an imitation of Daming's industrial products.

Moreover, some industrial products are limited by the difference in metal heat treatment and metal materials. They can only imitate one appearance, and their lifespan is short and the quality is poor.

But at least compared to history, it has made great progress.

At least in history, the automobile industry and electromechanical industry in Europe and the United States were still a big "1875" in 0, but what about now?
They're also making internal combustion engines, they're making cars, they're also making alternators, they're making electrical substations, electric motors are replacing steam engines.The second industrial revolution is proceeding at a faster speed than in history, and the industrial progress of countries all over the world can be described as rapid.

According to Emperor Zhu's understanding of industrial history, the technological level of various countries is actually 10 to 20 years ahead of the world. Of course, this is only the technical level, not the actual industrial level. The overall industrial level of various countries is uneven. , but the development is extremely rapid.

This is another impact of the advanced technology brought by Ming Dynasty—the acceleration of global technological iteration, which is the so-called "boundary effect".

"Your Majesty, I believe that we and Xiyang are learning from each other. Although we lag behind Xiyang in many aspects, the most fundamental reason is that our foundation is weak. Even this year, the first generation of college students in Ming Dynasty just graduated, so This weakness is also inevitable."

The "first generation" he referred to specifically refers to those who went to primary school, middle school and university in Daming.

15 years!
These students who have received a complete new education in the Ming Dynasty's education system are the real "first generation of Ming students".

"But on the other hand, our practical technology field far surpasses that of European and American countries. Therefore, while learning from each other, I believe that we should do a better job of keeping secrets, especially the secret work of certain special technologies."

Fang Zhanbo, Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce, specifically mentioned the biggest problems facing the industrial circles of Ming Dynasty-copycats and technology leakage.

"Your Majesty, in the past few years, European and American manufacturers have imitated our products in large numbers. Although their products are of poor quality, what is undeniable? Their crappy products have already affected our market. "

Who would have thought that in just over ten years, Daming's products would be "cottaged" by various countries. The reason why they copy Daming's products is because Daming's products are more novel and unique.Of course, the technical content is also higher.

Although many products are difficult for foreigners to imitate because of their high technical content, in Fang Zhanbo's view, it is only a matter of time before they are imitated.

"Your Majesty, what does "MADE IN DAMING" rely on to obtain the market? It is technological leadership and reliable quality. If we do not do a good job of keeping secrets, one day, we will definitely lose what we are most proud of... That's our technological leadership!"

(End of this chapter)