Spark 2003

Chapter 398 Superconductor, how to apply it?

Chengdu, in the office.

Chen Nian sat across from Li Xiang, complaining about the news he just received from Chen Guo.

"Technological bullying? That's interesting."

"They can always invent some particularly mysterious words, such as changing aggression to humanitarian aid, and changing massacre to fighting extremism."

"It's good now, this style of play is not only used on themselves, but also imposed on us."

"To be honest, even if we completely ban them from participating in the EAST project, it wouldn't be considered technological protectionism, would it?"

"If this can also be regarded as technological bullying, can we say that if they don't build aircraft carriers for Africa, it is also technological bullying against them?"

Hearing his words, Li Xiang smiled helplessly, and then replied:

"Who knows? They're acting like victims anyway, as if they're innocent themselves."

"However, it cannot be said that what they did was purely complaining. More likely, it was a foreshadowing made in advance."

"I have a feeling that the United States will gradually decouple from us in the future—of course not using the original aggressive sanctions, but using oriented policies to achieve this goal."

"What good does it do them?"

Chen Nian asked in puzzlement.

"They want to engage in an internal economic cycle and get rid of China's 'technical bullying'."

"After all, they have really done this. They know too well what kind of consequences it will bring to them if we let us crush them technically."

"So a more secure solution is to restart protectionism, replace the internal circulation with internal circulation, and use self-enclosed methods to resist the first wave of technological shocks."

Hearing this, Chen Nian couldn't help laughing.

Economic inner circle?
Crazy begging is almost the same.

In fact, in his last life, not a few countries and regions proposed to engage in the so-called "inner economic cycle".

After all, at a time when international conflicts and confrontations are becoming more intense, being able to maintain the internal economic cycle means acquiring the ability to survive under extreme conditions.

But to obtain such ability, what should be done first?
First of all, you must have a large enough land area, because a vast land can have sufficient, rich, and complete types of natural resources, which can support the foundation of the internal circulation.

In this regard, Korean is a typical example.

At that time, it was once a developed country second only to island countries in Asia, but after losing the aid from the Soviet Union, its economy collapsed rapidly. The main reason is that it lost the oil resources that modern industries rely on for survival.

Not only oil, but also ore, forest, fresh water, and arable land lack any of these resources, or any of these resources cannot meet the needs of the population. To talk extravagantly about "inner circulation" is just a dream.

In addition to land area, population is also extremely important.

If there is no population, there will be no market, and if there is no market, there will be no demand. If there is not enough demand, what is the internal circulation?

In addition, a complete industrial system, a complete industrial chain, a strong national defense force, and even a long-term accumulation of historical background are the keys to ensuring the smooth progress of the internal circulation.

It sounds a little nonsensical—historical background?

This article seems to have nothing to do with modern economic theory, but in fact, the historical background determines the firmness of the cultural closed loop, and also determines the depth of the people's internal identity, and whether the closed and high-pressure social environment can be maintained. Stability has an extremely critical decisive role.

Therefore, in general, there are only a few that are truly qualified to engage in economic internal circulation.
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Not even Russia, as it is a typical resource country.

If they want to engage in internal circulation, it must be before 1991.

In the last life, the only countries that were relatively close to the internal circulation were two, one was Iran and the other was China.

The former is too small, and the national defense capability cannot meet the critical requirements of stability, while the latter is too large, and the road to realizing internal circulation is extremely long.

In general, no country has ever succeeded.

And the United States is actually proposing internal circulation now?

I don't know whether to call them stupid or smart.

Let’s be stupid, the hollowing out of industry in the United States has not yet reached its peak. If a strong man breaks his wrist, it may be able to stop the downward trend in a tragic way, and it may even take ten or even 20 years. In the trough period, in exchange for their next peak.

MAGA!

Of course, to say that they are smart is not enough.

Engaging in internal circulation is originally a kind of "deferred gratification" in terms of interests, but with China's rapid development, how long they can last is still a question.
Thinking of this, Chen Nian said:
"The matter of internal circulation seems to be a decision they will make."

"But the problem is, the timing is wrong."

"I personally feel that in the near future, their main purpose is to put pressure on us to fight for the share and seats of fusion technology."

Li Xiang on the opposite side nodded and replied:
"Judging from the opponent's current performance in public opinion, this possibility is great."

"Of course, we still have to be prepared——Xinghuo, is there a new strategy?"

Chen Nian looked at Li Xiang with a half-smile, and asked:

"you guess?"

Li Xiang was taken aback for a moment.

"It's also an inner loop?"

"Of course it's the inner loop."

Chen Nian exhaled lightly, and then said:
"The internal circulation of the economy is the ultimate solution to the development of a country."

"It is actually divided into two stages. The first stage is to realize the internal circulation."

"The second phase is to redefine the interior."

"Now our sphere of influence obviously cannot support us to reach the second stage goal, so we can only start from the first stage."

"Once this goal is achieved, the endogenous motivation it can bring is limitless. It is very likely that the time we need to move from the first stage to the second stage will be shorter than everyone expected."

"So, now it's a process of checking for leaks and filling in gaps."

"In terms of major projects, we still follow the underlying logic."

"In terms of civilian use, what is missing is what is missing."

"Laser is the first step. Relying on the technology that has been produced, we still have a series of actions behind."

A series of actions?
Li Xiang's eyes were a little curious, but also a little expectant.

Medical, agricultural, industrial, energy?
In every link, we still have shortcomings that must be made up for.

So, where will the Spark start? ——
and many more.

It seems that it should be metal hydrogen, right?
Since the birth of room temperature superconducting materials, the development work based on its potential has been relatively stable and mature. According to the latest progress, this thing has broken through the original brittle state like ceramics, and has begun to enter the "plastic" stage.

That is to say, the transmission network, electric motors, batteries, and chips that were originally planned are all likely to start in the near future?
The great change of mankind seems to be about to begin soon.
At the same time, in the imperial capital, in the office of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission.

Three men uniformly dressed in Chinese tunic suits sat around an old-looking tea table, drinking a pot of precious tea in a leisurely manner.

The man sitting facing the door put down his teacup and said sincerely:
"Water from Hupao, tea from Lingyin Temple, if you two hadn't come today, I wouldn't be willing to take it out no matter what."

"I've been freezing the water for two months. Just look at the color of the boiled water. It's really crystal clear."

However, before he finished speaking, the person opposite directly interrupted.

"Okay, okay, old Liu, Liu Wenchang, don't do this to me."

"It's mountain spring water and Mingqian tea. Do you really think I can get rid of this little thing?"

"What am I looking for you for? Don't you know?"

"Now that the tea is finished, Zhiyuan is here too, let's talk about whatever we need to talk about, don't waste time by talking about things."

"Let me tell you, I have already greeted the higher-ups, no one will come to cover you today, how to allocate resources, I want a result now!"

Hearing his words, Liu Wenchang couldn't help sighing.

He glanced at the man named Miao Zhiyuan on the opposite side, then at Hong Yongrong in front of him, and replied with some helplessness:
"You know how to bluff with me every day. If you have the ability, you can go to the top?"

"What's the use of forcing me? The money doesn't come from me. Our State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission is only in charge of scheduling."

"Now you have made it, as if we have really become the God of Wealth."

"Then I don't care. Anyway, the tone has been set. You are the competent department, and the plan has already been set. The allocation of resources should be implemented, right?"

Hong Yongrong interrupted Liu Wenchang again, and Miao Zhiyuan next to him shook his head and smiled wryly, but didn't answer either.

In fact, he came to the SASAC today for the same purpose as Hong Yongrong, to get more budget from Liu Wenchang to support the development of the project at hand.

However, this matter is not so easy.

Just "requiring a budget" is already difficult enough, but what is the current situation?
It is two directions with the same great influence and the same development prospects that are competing for the budget.

Hong Yongrong represents the direction of power transmission and storage, and he himself represents the direction of power consumption—or, to be more precise, mainly the research and development direction of a new generation of superconducting motors and superconducting chips.

In order to convince the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, it can be said that both myself and Hong Yongrong tried their best.

The research report he took out is full of new agricultural factories, large-scale magnetic levitation rail transit, non-stop mines, super batteries with energy storage efficiency of 90%, and so on. On the other hand, it is necessary to come up with chips with cross-age computing power, motors that completely replace internal combustion engines and get rid of petroleum hegemony, stronger particle accelerators that are more likely to approach the truth of the world, and sophisticated medical equipment that everyone can use.
Every technology is of great significance to the development of human society; every technology has the potential to completely change the future of this country.

And it is precisely because of this that Liu Wenchang, or the SASAC, adopted an extremely cautious strategy when allocating resources.

He is unwilling to take sides or miss any opportunities.

But generally speaking, the resources that SASAC can mobilize are limited.

If it is really distributed according to the average method, neither side will be able to implement their plans [-]%.

Therefore, regarding this plan, the opinions of both sides are unified, that is: do not accept it.

Of course, such non-acceptance is not malicious, but simply a disagreement on the line
Thinking of this, Miao Miao Zhiyuan finally opened his mouth.

"Wenchang, what Yongrong said is right. We have to come to a conclusion about resource allocation today."

"It's impossible to equalize and eat from the same pot. If you want everything, you can't do anything well."

"On this point, we have also consulted the Civil Affairs Office for suggestions before. Anyway, from the perspective of Xinghuo, they tend to give priority to a certain direction of development."

"Whether it is power transmission and storage, or the direction of power consumption, there must always be a priority."

"Don't worry, once the hammer falls on your side, we will have nothing to say!"

Compared with Hong Yongrong, Miao Zhiyuan's attitude is much gentler, but Liu Wenchang also knows that behind this "gentleness" is actually a stubbornness not to be left behind.

Looking at the two men sitting across from him, Liu Wenchang shook his head and said:
"Your problem is not purely technical, nor even purely economic."

"Forcing me to make a decision like this is actually forcing my superiors to express their views."

"But if you think about it, you will know that it is the first time for us to approach this field. There is no experience from the outside world to refer to. If you insist on expressing your opinion, who can express it?"

Having said that, Liu Wenchang paused for a moment, and after confirming that neither of them intended to refute, he continued:
"Before you came, I also went to discuss it with my superiors."

"The conclusion reached is simple: no separation."

"Transmission, storage and consumption of electricity are originally a line, and the cooperation of the three can play the greatest role."

"So, the final strategy is very simple, or use the demonstration project to apply this technology."

"This strategy has been verified by Spark many times before, and it has been proved to be no problem. Do you have any opinions on your side?"

Hearing this, Miao Zhiyuan and Hong Yongrong were stunned at the same time, but then nodded and said:
"no comment!"

They all heard what Liu Wenchang meant.

The situation has changed, and the superior does not intend to carry out another large-scale project in place.

What they want to do is to use this technology on a small scale in the form of blocks and in the scope of "the whole field"!

I have to say that in terms of direction, this is indeed a relatively compromised solution.

But at the same time, it is also an extremely radical plan in terms of technological development.

Because this means that the space for technical trial and error has been compressed to the extreme. As a demonstration project, they must succeed at the first time.

"So what is the content of the demonstration project?"

Hong Yongrong asked impatiently.

Liu Wenchang smiled slightly and asked back:
"Do you know about the Nantianmen sky platform project?"

"This is an important part of our future space strategy. From the beginning of the project, its progress is quite slow."

"Now, the superior has decided to give priority to putting room temperature superconducting technology into this project."

"We want to build a military-industrial complex including power generation, transmission, storage, and utilization, and then rely on this complex to advance the progress of the Nantianmen project."

"And once the various technologies are verified in this project, the next step...is to promote it to the whole country."

(End of this chapter)