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Chapter 418 The dawn appears (first update, please subscribe)

All problems are economic problems!

This sentence may be somewhat arbitrary, but the economic base determines the superstructure, and economic relations are the basis of all relations.

For this reason, even before coming to Nanyang, Li Yi'an determined the basic principle of paying close attention to "economy". After four years of development, Nanyang's economy has also achieved earth-shaking development.

However, in Li Yian's view, this is just the beginning.

"This year is the real beginning of the year!"

Li Yi'an said while looking at the report on the Ministry of International Trade and Industry's delegation to participate in the Chicago Home Appliances and Household Products Exhibition.

"We have spent four years on infrastructure construction. Now with the implementation of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, the doors to markets in various countries are opening one after another. It is just the time for us to enter this blue ocean and expand the market. To seize this period of opportunity, we The "Four-Year Plan" can be combined with foreign trade. The prosperity of foreign trade will bring foreign exchange, which will become a booster for Nanyang's construction. In this way, with two-way development of internal and external circulation, Nanyang's economy is bound to take off rapidly. , and we must seize this opportunity and do our best to accelerate all-round economic development."

Although Nanyang has actually implemented a "four-year plan", in fact it has not. The previous four years are to "build the foundation" and lay the foundation. After all, comprehensive construction not only requires a large amount of basic raw materials such as steel and cement, but also requires Workers, technicians and other personnel base.

Therefore, the past four years have been more about “laying a solid foundation” than development. According to the plan, the first "Four-Year Plan" will be implemented only this year. After the implementation of this plan, Nanyang... will be really different!

According to Li Yi'an's plan, after three "four-year plans". That is to say, in 1961, Nanyang's industry, technology, economy and national income will reach European levels.

That is to say, when old powers like Britain, France, and Germany keep pace with each other, Nanyang will become the first developed country in Asia.

What is the biggest difference between Nanyang officialdom and Tangshan officialdom?

There is no burden of history!

The first "Four-Year Plan" implemented this year is the basis of all this. It will be implemented at the same time as Nanyang's national income doubling plan.

"But sir, the development of the foreign trade market, like the development of industry and commerce, cannot be rushed. We need to find a breakthrough and then promote it with all our strength, rather than blindly and aimlessly."

At that time, most of the people who came to Nanyang were a group of young people in their twenties and thirties. Under the modern civil service system, Nanyang officialdom cultivated officials who were mainly technocrats. Although some people are flatterers and some are corrupt, what is certain is that the officialdom habit of "only obeying the superiors" is not very common, especially in the professional field.

The basis for achieving all this is to implement the "Four-Year Plan" with the will of the country, fully promote the construction of industry, and achieve economic leaps through the will of the country.

Zuo Xiaohan, the new director-general of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, is a bit surprisingly young. In fact, this is also the biggest characteristic of Nanyang's technocrats - youth. He graduated from Harvard when he was less than forty years old. He was an employee hired by a company in the United States in the early days and came to Nanyang. He first worked in the company, and later was transferred to the General Affairs Department, where he has been serving as Liu Chengyu's deputy, assisting him in his work.

"Yes, I understand."

Even in the face of Li Yi'an, a well-known "business expert", Zuo Xiaohan would directly point out that "do all we can to speed up"... It's just an idealized rhetoric.

"I understand this!"

Li Yian smiled. "Economy is different from playing mahjong. The latter basically relies on luck. Economics is very complicated. It is not just a simple accumulation of factories and product push. There must be an objective basis and market demand. You cannot rely on luck. If it is just a matter of luck, Blindly emphasizing speed is putting the cart before the horse. The market, what you say is right does not count, what I say does not count. In the end, consumers have the final say. What companies need to do is to grasp the market and keep up with the market."

After saying a few simple words, Li Yian thought for a while and emphasized.

"Xiaohan, this is our first time to organize a large-scale group to go overseas. You are the director-general of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. You must make preparations in advance. You personally lead the team there. After all, this is a foreign exhibition. The representative is the country-it is made in Nanyang. It must be To put our best products out there is not a matter of embarrassing the country, but a matter of the reputation of Nanyang manufacturing, do you understand?"

Zuo Xiaohan immediately replied:

"Sir, don't worry, I will prepare carefully and I will definitely not smear Nanyang."

After Zuo Xiaohan left, Li Yian's mood instantly became happy.

"I was originally thinking about finding an opportunity to promote radios in Europe or the United States, but now it saves me a lot of trouble!"

The radio Li Yian mentioned was the latest product of United Electronic Communications - a transistor radio. After the invention of the transistor, everyone knew that the transistor would sooner or later replace the large, bulky, expensive and unreliable vacuum tubes. Take radios as an example. Today's radios use vacuum tubes to achieve wireless communication and amplification functions, and have good high power. and linearity characteristics. However, the disadvantages of electronic tubes are also obvious: they are large in size, consume a lot of power, generate heat, have a short lifespan, and require a high-voltage power supply. Therefore, tube radios are not only expensive, but also very bulky and inconvenient to carry.

But United Electronic Communications - it used to specialize in the production of military radios and other products, and tube radios were also its main products. After the invention of the transistor, it took a fancy to transistors and started researching from point-contact transistors, but its performance was limited , there has been no breakthrough. However, after the PN junction transistor was invented last year, it immediately invested all its resources in researching and finally conquered the production process of the PN junction transistor at the beginning of the year. A month ago, United Electronic Communications launched the world's first portable transistor radio. The weight is only one-fifth of the vacuum tube radio with the same performance, and the price is only one-third. It contains four transistors and can listen to multiple AM ​​channels. As long as a few batteries are installed, it can be carried around.

This lightweight, cheap, and practical radio is destined to replace the tube radio. When he received the sample from the company, Li Yian was still thinking about whether to promote this cross-era product, but now it seems that There is absolutely no need for this!

"semiconductor……"

At the mention of this name, Li Yian's lips raised slightly.

In another world, for a long time, semiconductors have even become synonymous with radios, so one can imagine their subversive replacement of radios.

"Okay, from now on, it's the era of semiconductors!"

Semiconductor radios are bound to attract attention all over the world, but they know... this is just the beginning!

Yes, this is just the beginning. Integrated circuits will follow. Thinking of the changes that integrated circuits will bring to human civilization, Li Yian can't sit still. After all, historically, integrated circuits would not be invented until 58.

Now that the PN junction transistor has been invented, why not introduce integrated circuits?

In fact, integrated circuits all benefit from a genius idea - resistors and capacitors (passive components) can be made from the same materials as transistors (active devices). In addition, since all components can be made from the same piece of material, these parts can be fabricated on the same piece of material first and then connected to each other to form a complete circuit.

Sometimes, things are just that simple and all it takes is a genius idea. For Li Yi'an, who stands on the shoulders of historical giants, all he needs is to "invent" in advance, even though this invention seems to be "plagiarism." But its role in promoting scientific and technological civilization for all mankind is unimaginable.

After all, such technological "smuggling" will only continue to accelerate the development of human civilization...

(End of this chapter)