The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 670 Pros and Cons
The second industrial revolution was electrification.

The period was roughly from the 19s to the 70s, lasting almost a hundred years.

It is not actually appropriate to say that it is electrification. To be precise, it should be internal combustion engines and electricity.

In the first industrial revolution, machines using steam and water power could not meet the needs of the rapid development of human society. New energy and machines led to the birth of the second industrial revolution. Thanks to the invention of the internal combustion engine and the application of electricity, electrical appliances have been widely used. At this time, machines have sufficient power, and transportation tools such as cars, ships, and airplanes have developed rapidly, and the functions of machines have become more diverse.

Due to the development of telephones, communication between humans became simple and fast, and the spread of information among humans laid the foundation for the third industrial revolution.

In 1866, German Siemens made a generator, and in the 70s, a practical generator was available. In the 19s and s, the electrical age began, and three-wheeled cars, four-wheeled cars, electric lights, automatic telegraph recorders, telephones, movie projectors, etc. appeared one after another.

The invention of the internal combustion engine promoted the development of the oil extraction industry and the production of the petrochemical industry. From 1870 to 1900, the output of oil, as a new energy source, increased significantly from 80 tons to 2000 million tons.

During this period, anyone who seized the opportunity of the Second Industrial Revolution undoubtedly became a great power.

The Second Industrial Revolution greatly promoted the development of social productivity and had a profound impact on the economy and politics of human society. The socialization of capitalist production was greatly strengthened, and monopoly organizations came into being; the struggle of imperialism for market economy and world hegemony became more intense, which promoted the formation of the world colonial system, and finally established the capitalist world system, and the world gradually became a whole.

It can be said that it was the Second Industrial Revolution that led to the First World War and the Second World War.

The core of the First World War and the Second World War was actually that the emerging capitalist powers were dissatisfied with the old order and were fighting for market economy and world hegemony!

In fact, the third industrial revolution does not refer to any one high-tech as the main one, but covers multiple fields, including space technology, atomic energy technology, electronic computer technology, bioengineering, new materials technology and many other fields.

Here, computers or electronic information technology are the extremely critical core.

After the founding of the Republic, we were actually going through the first, second, and third industrial revolutions. As a result, the Chinese people have gone through three hundred years of the Westerners' time in their lifetime.

The leader wrote in his notebook that he had great respect for science and technology, and for scientists, and he had said more than once that science and technology were the primary productive forces.

As the chief scientist of Huaxia, Liu Tao's suggestions, views and opinions are undoubtedly very valuable for reference.

Under the leadership of Liu Tao, Panshan Machinery Factory was transformed from a third-line military factory with operational difficulties into the behemoth Panshan Group in just a few years. Today, Panshan Group is even richer than a country, and the assets controlled by Panshan Group account for more than one-third of the country's assets.

The Ministry of Finance cannot come up with 300 billion yuan, but Panshan Group can.

Panshan Group is also the largest taxpayer in the country and also supports half of the military construction.

The miracle created by Liu Tao undoubtedly proves the assertion that "technology is the primary productive force". "Now China is at the forefront of the world in computer technology, information technology, and new material technology, and is rapidly catching up with the United States and the Soviet Union in space technology. However, we are relatively weak in atomic energy technology and biotechnology. It seems that we need to work hard in this area in the future." said the leader.

In computer technology, China has been overtaking the world since the 80s, whether it is small computers or large computers. In terms of small computers, Jinlong Computer is the world's largest personal computer manufacturer, covering all price ranges and having strong market competitiveness. In terms of large computers, China even has a supercomputing center. China's supercomputers have a computing capacity of more than one trillion times per second, far ahead of other countries.

In terms of computer science, China already has hundreds of colleges and universities offering computer-related majors, which can train tens of thousands of computer professionals every year.

Not only colleges and universities have dedicated computer labs, but even high schools and junior high schools have dedicated computer labs and computer courses. In some key primary schools in major cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen, even primary school students are taking computer courses.

Computers are not only widely used in various scientific research institutions and used for scientific research, but many companies also use computers for office work, and more and more families own computers.

Information technology: Ten years ago, only companies had telephones. To install a home telephone, you had to be a department-level cadre. Junior cadres might not be able to install a home telephone even after waiting for three to five months. But now, home telephones have become popular. It is very convenient for everyone to make and receive calls. Mobile phones are becoming more and more common in society, especially for the first group of people who have become rich. For the convenience of making and receiving calls, everyone has a mobile phone.

Mobile phones have become a status symbol.

The country has now achieved preliminary networking, and it will take only a few years for the whole country to be truly connected.

China also owns a considerable number of communication satellites to provide support for China's communications.

In terms of new material technology, China has mastered a large number of new material technologies in recent years, making these new materials applicable to all aspects, and Liu Tao has made great contributions to this.

The leaders found that whenever Liu Tao was involved, the technology would often make breakthroughs quickly, but when Liu Tao was not involved, it was extremely difficult to overcome the technology.

The leaders were all thinking about whether to transfer Liu Tao to the Ministry of Nuclear Industry or to the Ministry of Health.

But then he thought about how huge the Panshan Group is and how big its business is. There is really no one who can take over without Liu Tao. No matter who it is, it will be difficult to win the support of the people and it will inevitably fall into internal chaos, which will not be worth the loss.

Panshan Group is now a major taxpayer and also a major engine of economic development. It must not make any mistakes.

It's not that no one believes that a group that is too large is not conducive to market competition and national development, but this voice is small and never becomes mainstream. One very important reason is that under the leadership of Liu Tao, Panshan Group has been constantly creating new glories and greater achievements. Moreover, Panshan Group is too important. The more you look up, the clearer you see its importance.

However, in the entire Panshan Group, only Liu Tao has enough prestige to unite the Panshan Group and lead it forward.

Once there is any problem with Panshan Group, the impact will not only affect one company, but the entire Panshan Group system, dozens of provinces, and even the entire country.

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