Courtyard light

Chapter 880 The old factory director’s thoughts (7000 words)
This is the result of the worsening economy. People find that the money in their hands is becoming less and less valuable. The country’s money is worthless, so the only option is to collect more taxes.

The tax rate for bald eagles is floating. The general property tax is 1% to 3%, and this proportion is allocated according to the annual fiscal budget of each place.

However, after collecting taxes from landlords, the landlords have no choice but to pass the taxes on to the tenants.

There is no such thing as small-property-right housing in the West.

Of course, from another perspective, Western houses also have small property rights, because the land and the ancillary buildings on it are permanent.

But there is a prerequisite that you have to pay taxes first. As long as you are not dead, you have to pay taxes.

So tenants will face a trend of rising rents for all properties.

This will cause all kinds of living costs to soar.

"This is what economic deterioration looks like!" Liu Hai knew why our country kept emphasizing stability.

Because the country is unstable, the first people to be hit are those at the bottom of society.

Of course, our country is better. Most people in rural areas have some housing plots and land.

There is no way I can end up like those homeless people in the West, sleeping on the streets.

"I wonder if it will affect us?" Xiaoyun asked when he heard this.

"It will definitely have an impact. Apart from other things, the depreciation of the US dollar in our hands and the aftermath of the economic turmoil will cause a decline in commodity exports, which will have a certain impact on the entire global economy and may even trigger a world-class economic crisis." Liu Hai doesn't know much about finance, but domestic export businesses like the Bald Eagle will definitely be affected.

"Luckily, most of my business is in Europe."

"The European business is also a bit dangerous. They are very disunited internally. If the bald eagle finds an opportunity, it will definitely stir up trouble and stir up chaos in Europe."

“It’s so hard to do business now!”

Liu Hai chuckled when he heard this.

In fact, Liu Hai underestimated the impact of the Bald Eagle economic crisis.

Who are the people inside Bald Eagle? Just look at 2020, when 0 yuan purchases became popular.

The current economic crisis in Bald Eagle has also led to a lot of free shopping, and the public security situation has deteriorated rapidly.

Faced with this situation, many Bald Eagle people took to the streets and stopped working, demanding an explanation from Mr. Zipper.

Mr. Zipper originally thought that he would be able to punch Europe and kick certain countries in the East after taking office. After all, as once a pole in the world, he had the confidence to do so.

But I didn't expect that Europe would set a fire in its own backyard.

Soros went to shock the South American countries, but unexpectedly it triggered a chain reaction, and the other party actually refused to use the US dollar to pay for international trade.

It directly triggered a credit crisis for the US dollar.

Mr. Zipper is now in constant dialogue with Europe. As long as Europe stops selling dollars and starts to absorb dollars, the credit value of the dollar will increase again.

There is another country whose economic situation has been impacted by the Bald Eagle Economy: Fat Goose.

The Fat Goose had been counting on the Bald Eagle to provide some US dollar aid, but now that the Bald Eagle’s own country is in such chaos, how could it dare to provide aid to others?

Fat Goose wants to get aid from Europe, but Europe’s condition is to reduce the number of nuclear weapons in order to get the corresponding aid.

In order to obtain assistance from Europe, Fat Goose had to sign an agreement with Europe to reduce the number of nuclear weapons again.

In fact, Fat Goose now has to reduce the number of nuclear weapons because there is not enough money to maintain them.

If nuclear weapons are not maintained properly, it is easy for something to go wrong. Once pollution or leakage occurs, it will be a major accident.

Europe pays the goose to destroy its mushroom eggs.

Of course, Europe also signed a destruction agreement with the second country.

In fact, Europe is very wary of the Fat Bear's nuclear weapons. After all, the Fat Bear has been threatening the whole of Europe for decades, and everyone in Europe is very wary of the Fat Bear.

Because Europe has been targeted for decades, it is impossible to change this concept in a short period of time.

Europe is now rapidly dismembering the fat goose and the second child's mushroom eggs, and has also sent technical experts to supervise the destruction of each aid.

The second brother promised to destroy all of them in order to get aid from Europe, while the fat goose only destroyed a limited amount.

Liu Hai was not surprised at all to see the news, because these people did the same in history. In their view, it was better to keep the money in their own pockets than to spend it on these mushroom eggs.

The time came to New Year's Day Saturday, 1994.

New Year’s Eve is on February 2th, and there is still more than a month until the Chinese New Year.

Liu Hai came to the four-axis UAV laboratory of Fenghuo Technology Company. The design he brought out last time was produced by the laboratory in just one month.

The finished product looks a bit off color because everything is the original color, the rotors and the frame and everything else.

It looks a bit like the agricultural drone from 2020, but it's quite large.

“If such a large drone is used for flying shows, what will happen if it falls?” Liu Hai suddenly realized a problem. That is, during the light show, there would be no way for people to stand underneath. Otherwise, it would be troublesome if such a large drone lost control and fell.

Don’t talk about safety measures or anything like that. In 2020, drones have all kinds of safety measures such as anti-collision, slow descent, and returning to the original route if they get lost or lose signal, but there are still so many drone crashes.

"Huh? It should be miniaturized in a few years, and the light show can be held on the lake. If it falls off, it falls off." Ni Nan answered when he heard his boss's concern.

Liu Hai looked at the remote control and it was very different from the remote controls of the 2020 drones.

It feels a bit like playing with a large remote-controlled drone.

However, current chip, semiconductor and communication technologies cannot reach the technical level of real-time video control.

"Have you tested it?" Liu Hai asked again.

"The testing hasn't started yet, so why don't we let the boss come and witness it in person?" Ni Nan said.

In fact, the laboratory has already conducted preliminary tests and found that there are no problems with takeoff and landing.

It’s time to formulate last year’s year-end bonus, so I asked the boss to take a look at the production progress of this drone.

As long as it meets the boss's psychological expectations, everyone can earn extra income.

As for how far, how high and how long this drone can fly, it is hard to say because it requires a lot of test data support.

Liu Hai could probably guess what these people were thinking, but as long as everyone worked hard, they would be able to make money.

"Then let's find a place and try it." Liu Hai nodded.

Fenghuo Technology Company has never manufactured aircraft or the like. Although it has assisted in the manufacture of some aircraft systems, the testing was all done in other places, so it started testing on the basketball court.

Because the drone uses lithium batteries, a large bucket of water is also prepared.

Once the drone loses control and falls from the sky, causing the lithium battery to go out of control, the entire drone will be thrown into the water.

Lithium battery combustion is still an unsolved problem in 2020.

Because huge amounts of electrical energy are stored in the battery, once the battery is hit, damaged or torn, it can easily trigger a chain reaction.

When a lithium battery burns, even if it is placed in water, it will release energy, not to mention other fire-fighting methods.

The drone looks pretty ugly right now because it's all the color of the material itself.

The wings of this drone can also be folded. The folded wings can be opened, and then the rotors can be opened.

The lithium battery is installed directly on it just like the lithium battery of an electric vehicle.

Everything is ready. Liu Hai holds the remote control in his hand, which looks a bit bulky and needs to be hung around his neck.

Of course there is a bulletproof glass in front of the bangs. After all, this is an aircraft, and who knows what strange accidents may happen.

Liu Hai feels that this remote control is a bit heavy. Of course, it can be further optimized after large-scale production.

For example, circuit boards, casings, and other things can all be optimized.

This thing was originally designed by Liu Hai, so I am very familiar with its operation process.

First is the power switch. After the power switch is turned on, several indicator lights on it light up. There is also a display screen on the remote control, which displays icons one by one, a bit like the various icons on the top of a mobile phone, with battery level display and signal.

At this time, the rotor of the drone also moved.

When all indicator lights are on, it means that the remote controller has established a wireless control connection with the drone.

Oh oh oh!
Accompanied by a humming sound, the quadcopter rose directly under Liu Hai's control at a very fast speed.

In 2020, Liu Hai likes to play with cross-country drones very much. He believes that the development of cross-country drones will be better in the future. In the future, the enemy soldiers hiding in bunkers or buildings will not be able to escape the bombing of cross-country drones.

This is a bomb with eyes in the true sense of the word.

Of course, drones are not omnipotent, after all, their electronic systems can also be interfered with.

Liu Hai stared at the drone carefully, and when he let go of his hand, the drone hovered in the air.

Liu Hai looked at the various icons on the display screen, including the battery percentage icon, signal icon, load icon, and altitude data.

There is also a locking mode on the remote control, which means that the drone can be locked at a certain height.

"It would be great if there was a terrain adaptive radar." Liu Hai felt a little regretful.

Terrain adaptive radar, so that the drone can fly at a certain height above obstacles.

However, it is completely fine to use it for spraying pesticides and the like through human manipulation.

This is just like the remote-controlled drones that kids play with, and the skill is acquired through practice.

"Very good, this must be very good for spraying pesticides." Liu Hai landed the drone. This thing is nothing new and is far worse than that in 2020.

When Ni Nan heard what his boss said, he wondered why he couldn't keep up with his boss's thinking.

Even the researchers in the surrounding drone laboratories were a little surprised. They didn't expect that their boss was researching this to spray pesticides?
The researchers in the laboratory have already figured out how to use this thing. The loaded objects can be exchanged for some dangerous goods, and the laboratory has already developed the relevant control structure.

Unexpectedly, the boss said he wanted to use it for spraying pesticides.

"Once the 3G data communication system is successful, we can implement real-time control through data communication video." However, the boss's next words made everyone understand that the boss was standing on a higher level.

The researchers thought of many ways to increase the accuracy of the drone's bombing, but because it can only be judged with the naked eye, it is difficult to judge the accuracy. But when the boss said this, everyone understood it instantly.

At that time, just hang a camera on the drone.

"This is all thanks to the boss. In fact, we just did some hard work." The head of the laboratory was so happy that he almost jumped up when he heard Liu Hai say this. It seems that he will definitely get a year-end bonus.

"Everyone has contributed. You need to continue to optimize this product. You need to equip it with more equipment, such as terrain adaptive radar and obstacle avoidance radar, so that the drone can return to its original route if the signal is lost!"

"You will do these things later." Liu Hai saw the researchers in the laboratory take out the lithium battery of the drone first, and then fold the wings.

"We will definitely try our best!" The head of the laboratory also knows how expensive this drone is now, and it will definitely not be cost-effective if it is really used to spray pesticides.

However, Fenghuo Technology Company has a lot of reserve products and technologies. Some things are not used now, but it does not mean that they will not be used in the future. Anyway, as long as the boss approves and pays for it, it will be fine.

Why do we work so hard on research? Of course, it’s for money.

Don't talk about hobbies or anything like that.

"Boss, WCDMA technology should be fully available within two years." Ni Nan waited until the boss and the other two were alone before reporting other matters.

WCDMA, which is 3G network technology, is the cdma1998 technical standard proposed by the Bald Eagle Company in 2000. In 2000, a small company launched the real 3G, WCDMA.

"That's good. In two years, we have been able to develop drones to a level that we couldn't even imagine." Liu Hai certainly knew that as long as someone developed a drone, the subsequent extended models and subsequent optimization would be easy.

Especially for a large technology company like Fenghuo Technologies.

"Yeah." Ni Nan didn't know where the boss got this technology from.

After all, this is an aircraft, especially the flight control system inside.

Of course, the current flight control system is still very simple, because the performance of the drone itself is relatively simple.

It can be said that this type of drone has no application direction at all now.

Because it needs to be controlled within a visible distance, if it is really used to spray pesticides, the cost may not be enough.

"Optimize this drone and prepare for formal factory production within this year!" Liu Hai's next words surprised Ni Nan a little.

"Boss, you're not really going to use this to spray pesticides, are you?"

"Of course not. It's just more expensive, but the efficiency of this type of drone is beyond doubt."

"In addition, this type of drone has many other uses. For example, when the power department is laying wires, they can directly use the drone to pull the traction rope!"

"If there are various debris entangled in the wires, you can carry a flamethrower and burn the entangled debris."

"You can also bring some automatic cameras to take photos in places that are inconvenient for some people to go to."

"Early on, reconnaissance aircraft would take photos and then analyze them."

"Of course, the biggest application is in agriculture."

"Okay!" Ni Nan found it hard to understand Liu Hai's thoughts.

Don't forget that Liu Hai has an agricultural reclamation company in the northwest, which mainly reclaims farmland and then contracts it out to individuals.

At that time, we can rent the drones to others to spray pesticides, or we can spray pesticides for others at a certain price per acre.

From now on, Liu Hai will be the largest landlord in the northwest. Of course, the company must pay taxes when collecting rent.

"The year-end bonus for this project team could be a little higher, after all, they produced the finished product in just one month."

"I'll thank the boss on their behalf!"

"Boss, affected by the economic crisis of Bald Eagle, the OEM sales of Panda 2 mobile phones have declined."

"Aren't the higher authorities ready to lower the price?"

"The higher authorities just want to lower the price!"

Liu Hai certainly knows what the higher-ups mean. Panda phones are almost a monopoly product now, so if possible they will try not to lower the price.

Of course, it can also be said that this is the consequence of monopoly.

"I suggest that the price of the first generation of Panda mobile phones be reduced again, and the price of the second generation of Panda mobile phones should also be reduced. The same goes for Panda computers, so as to tap into the market potential." Liu Hai said.

"The higher authorities have this plan, because the reduction in the shipment volume of Panda phones will affect the domestic industrial chain."

Liu Hai understood what Ni Nan meant. If the shipment volume of mobile phones decreased, the upstream material production and transportation companies would also decrease.

Liu Hai couldn't say anything about this matter. Pursuing profits is human nature. If Bai Tou hadn't been affected by the economic crisis and the sales of the Panda 2nd generation mobile phone were not affected, the higher authorities would never have lowered the price.

This is the consequence of monopoly. After monopolizing the market, companies always have sufficient profits and have no motivation to develop new products.

Because developing new products requires more investment.

But now that it has come to this, there is nothing I can do but let my bangs remain.

On January 1994, 1, Sun Aiguo returned from a trip abroad.

"Xiao Liu, thank you so much." Before Liu Hai had the chance to visit Sun Aiguo, he didn't expect the other party to come to him on his own initiative.

"Some of my comrades-in-arms' families are not doing well." Sun Aiguo is a little thinner than before, but he looks more energetic and a little darker.

Liu Hai had been prepared for all this, because no matter how rich a place is, there are always poor people.

It’s not that poor people don’t work hard, some of them are just limited by their innate conditions.

Some are due to various reasons, such as illness or natural disasters or man-made disasters.

Even in 2020, a natural disaster may cause a wealthy person to lose everything overnight, or even go into debt. The debts incurred due to illness will be even greater.

"So this is what you have to do, old factory director." Liu Hai laughed and poured a cup of tea for the old factory director.

"So this time I'm shameless enough to ask you one more question. What do you think people in backward areas should do?" As long as Sun Aiguo's comrades are alive, they have a little money every month. However, this amount of money cannot make much difference to people in places with poor conditions. It can only make their homes a little better than those around them.

"If it's because of the environment, I think we can move to the northwest, where there's a lot of land."

"Of course, this is only the first suggestion. The second suggestion is to adapt to local conditions. On the one hand, we can train young and strong laborers and send them to work in factories. On the other hand, we can see what kind of breeding can be developed locally." Liu Hai continued.

“There is a severe water shortage in some places.”

"This can be used to repair water conservancy facilities. I can use the money to do this."

"Thank you so much." When Sun Aiguo heard Liu Hai take out money again, he was about to stand up and bow to Liu Hai.

"Old factory director, what are you doing?" Liu Hai quickly got up and supported the old factory director.

"I am thanking you on behalf of my comrades and their families. In some places, not only are the people poor, but even the government is poor. There is not even enough money to build a pond!"

"Now I understand how difficult it is to ensure that all of the more than one billion people in our country have enough food to eat and have good housing to live in."

"I visited the home of a comrade-in-arms. We walked along the mountain road from the moment we got off the bus. It took more than five hours. It was really a series of mountains."

"But in such a remote mountain, electricity is available, but the cost is relatively high."

Liu Hai certainly knew that the Village-to-Village Road Project had not yet covered all farmers in 2020.

The main reason is that there are too many mountains in our country.

Of course, from another perspective, when facing foreign enemies, the more mountains the better.

In fact, the endless plains like the Bald Eagle also have their flaws. There are often hurricanes in the Bald Eagle area because it is too transparent. This is like living in a building that is transparent from north to south. If you open the windows on both sides, the wind inside will be very strong.

Liu Hai can't help much with the Village-to-Village Road Project because the project is too huge.

But bangs can help in other ways.

"I can solve the lighting problem by directly using photovoltaics." In 2020, there were many such photovoltaic lamps, and many street lamps in rural areas used this type of photovoltaic street lamps.

There is no problem at all in providing lighting to remote rural areas now.

"I won't say thank you. I will definitely get things done. When I come back this time, I plan to ask for some policies from the higher-ups."

"I have great confidence in you, old factory manager!"

"Then I won't talk to you anymore. I'll talk to you again in a few days. I'll go write the plan first." Sun Aiguo said and left in a hurry.

Liu Hai took out a notebook and wrote something related to photovoltaic lighting equipment.

Because this thing is used in remote rural areas, don't make it too complicated.

Directly use photovoltaic panels, lithium batteries, and then match them with low-voltage LED lamp bulbs.

Even illiterate people who want to do this will know how to do it after reading this.

Of course, there are a lot of things involved, such as charging protection, as well as rain, water and moisture resistance.

Although this will affect the power grid’s revenue, there is no other way around it.

"Let the relevant laboratories work overtime to make this thing according to the requirements first." Liu Hai went directly to Ni Nan and handed him what he had written.

"Boss, are you preparing for emergency lighting?" Ni Nan was very familiar with this thing, because many buildings now have emergency lighting equipment.

Just like the lights in many office buildings, every two or three lights are emergency lights, which are powered by lithium batteries as soon as the power goes out.

"I am preparing lighting equipment for farmers in remote areas. Next year, I plan to donate a batch of such equipment to farmers in remote areas." Liu Hai told the truth without any need to hide it.

"Don't worry, boss." Ni Nan could tell that the boss had put a lot of thought into what was written.

Because the amount of sunlight in different regions is different, different regions require photovoltaic panels of different areas.

The temperatures in different regions also have different requirements for lithium batteries.

The boss has detailed requirements for different regions, different lighting, different temperatures, and even electricity usage habits in different regions.

This is enough to prove that the boss is doing this with all his heart. If someone else were to replace him, he would just use a photovoltaic panel with a lithium battery and then a low-voltage LED lamp. As for the effect of use, this cannot be fully guaranteed.

In addition, the boss also had special requirements, such as rat-proof, moisture-proof, and charging protection, etc.

"I'll leave it to you, I'm at ease!"

It was not until the end of January 1994 that Liu Hai met the old factory director again.

"This trip has deeply touched not only me but also the old guys who went down with me. I feel very sorry for my comrades." Sun Aiguo looked at his yard, which still had a lot of green vegetables, which were taken care of by Sun Aiguo's wife.

"Our country has a weak foundation. Although it has developed rapidly in the past few decades, many places are restricted by conditions. In fact, you, the old factory director, have done your best. Our factory has recruited many workers and students from remote areas over the years, and these people have brought up many families!" Liu Hai said comfortingly.

"I think I should have gone down to take a look a long time ago. It was only after you reminded me that I started thinking about these things. Maybe I have lived in comfort in Kyoto for too long and have forgotten the hard days I went through." Sun Aiguo felt a little guilty.

"Old factory director, we are doing very well now, and I believe things will get better and better in the future." Liu Hai certainly knew how deeply Sun Aiguo was touched when he saw some bad situations.

"Next year I will give the old factory director an additional 20 billion, so he can use it as he pleases, with 50 billion a year."

"Xiao Liu, I don't think giving money directly is a solution. What do you think about me giving them motorcycles? Motorcycles can be used for transportation in rural areas, whether it's carrying people or goods, it can be considered an income." However, Sun Aiguo had obviously given it careful consideration.

Although our country is now a major exporter of motorcycles, there are still many places in the country where people cannot afford motorcycles.

"Old factory director, it is okay to carry people and cargo, but the relevant insurance and related laws and regulations need to be sound, in case something goes wrong while carrying people and cargo." Liu Hai did not mention the electric motorcycles, because the motorcycles the old factory director was talking about were mainly for use by the families of comrades in remote areas, and electric motorcycles were not suitable in these remote areas.

"I will give my opinions on this matter to the higher authorities. What do you think of my idea?" Sun Aiguo nodded.

"The old factory director's idea is very good, but have you ever thought about this: if everyone in a village uses motorcycles to transport people and goods, then how much business can there be? We still need to take a multi-pronged approach." Liu Hai took a sip of water and asked.

(End of this chapter)