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"The explosives used in modern times are hundreds of times more powerful than the ancient black powder; the boosters used in modern fuzes can control the explosion extremely precisely; modern paints have better anti-corrosion effects. These are brought to us by the chemical industry. What came next is medicine, which greatly reduced the casualties on the battlefield. It is ridiculous that the British did not pay attention to these basic areas.”

Shen Wanqing asked: "Then what should we do?"

Lin Yuan said: "We definitely can't let their 'Golden Fleece Project' succeed. I have already figured out a countermeasure. We will bring all their scientists to us."

Shen Wanqing asked in surprise: "What? Get them all here? In Europe now, there are tens of thousands of people engaged in science and technology. How can we get them all?"

Lin Yuan laughed and said: "I didn't make it clear that these scientists don't need to be brought in, we only need to bring in some scientists, although according to the dialectical materialist view of history, history is created by the masses Yes, even if Newton hadn't discovered gravitation, there would have been Marton, and Horton would have discovered gravitation."

"But having said that, in the process of scientific and technological development, the personal qualities of these talented scientists have indeed played a role that cannot be ignored. If we bring these scientists over, the original technological discovery process will be greatly affected, at least costing The time will increase a lot.”

Shen Wanqing asked: "Then we need to get those scientists?"

Lin Yuan thought for a while and said: "Let's talk about each subject, first of all, mathematics, the development of mathematics in this era, how should I put it, between the two worlds, the famous mathematicians of the previous stage, For example, Gauss, Euler, Abel, and Galois have all passed away, and the famous mathematicians of the twentieth century are still too young, so there is only one person I am eyeing, and that is Hilbert."

"In 1900, Hilbert gave a speech at the Mathematical Congress in Paris, and proposed 23 unresolved problems in the development of mathematics, which are known as 'Hilbert's 23 questions' in history. These questions undoubtedly promoted the development of modern mathematics. development, and the development of modern mathematics has laid the foundation for modern military technology, such as the prime number problem mentioned in Hilbert's 23 questions."

At this point, Lin Yuan looked at Shen Wanqing and said, "You should be familiar with prime numbers, right? You spies should be very kind to see prime numbers, right?"

Shen Wanqing asked helplessly: "What do you mean by that? Why should you like prime numbers if you are an agent?"

Lin Yuan said: "When you are an agent, you often have to deal with password issues. Modern encryption systems are based on prime number theory. In Hilbert's prime number problems, such as Riemann twin prime numbers, Goldbach's conjecture, etc. , have had a profound impact on the cryptography of later generations."

"Another major application of mathematics is computer algorithms. Algorithms are the basis of computer programs. In the end, each program is nothing more than solving mathematical problems. Missiles, satellites, global navigation systems, and even a small smart fuze , their working process can be abstracted into a mathematical model."

Shen Wanqing nodded lightly, and Lin Yuan continued: "There is also physics. In this era, the mansion of classical physics has been established. Classical mechanics represented by Newton and Galileo. This is the trajectory of artillery balls, satellites, satellites, etc. The basis of launch; thermodynamics represented by Carnot and Kelvin, which is the basis of all military engines; and electromagnetism represented by Maxwell, which is the basis of future radar and communication equipment.”

"In this era, there are three most important advances in physics. One is the general theory of relativity and special relativity proposed by Einstein. The other is quantum mechanics. Representatives are Born, Bohr, Heisenberg, etc. If there is no progress in the basic theory of quantum mechanics, there will be no rapid development of electronic technology; the last is nuclear physics, represented by Pierre Curie and Marie Curie. If there is no nuclear physics, there will be no atomic bombs , there will be no nuclear-powered machinery on the Beijing ship.”

Shen Wanqing asked: "But there are so many people, how do you get them here? You don't mean to kidnap them, do you?"

Lin Yuan shook his head and smiled, "I want them to follow me back to China willingly!"

Shen Wanqing looked at Lin Yuan, eyes full of admiration, and said, "You just said so much, you don't understand all those subjects, do you?"

Lin Yuan laughed, and said, "Just picking any one of those subjects is enough for a person to learn for a lifetime. How could I understand all of them? There are a few experts on our ship, and I will take them there."

Shen Wanqing said in surprise: "What? Are there any experts in basic disciplines on our ship? I don't know about this at all. The leaders of the National Security Bureau have never mentioned this to me!"

Lin Yuan said: "Because their mission on the ship is top-secret, only me and Political Commissar Han on the entire Beijing ship know about this matter, because it involves a top-secret plan of our country."

Shen Wanqing asked curiously: "What top secret plan?"

Lin Yuan hesitated for a moment, Shen Wanqing snorted disdainfully, and said coquettishly: "We have all reached this age, what else can you not say, I will tell you all the secrets I know!"

Lin Yuan quickly said: "Don't be angry, I'll tell you this secret. The name of this project is 'Science Commanding Heights'. Our country's original science and technology development put too much emphasis on practicality. Poor, but later, when our country became stronger, the country proposed to gain a leading position in basic scientific theories.”

"Only by occupying the commanding heights of basic science and technology can our country be truly invincible, and it will cause huge changes in the international situation. For example: low-temperature nuclear fusion. Once this technology succeeds, it will It will allow us to have a large amount of power resources, and will save a large amount of oil and natural gas for chemical production, and our country will no longer need to import oil at that time.”

Shen Wanqing asked: "Then what mission will the experts perform on the Beijing ship this time?"

Lin Yuan said: "Their mission this time is mainly to detect some elementary particles, such as neutrinos. Since the huge water body in the Pacific Ocean can slow down such elementary particles, they hope to conduct a detection in the Pacific Ocean; I don't really understand magnetic monopoles and so on."

Shen Wanqing said: "Okay then, let's make a list and invite these people one by one."

Lin Yuan shook his head lightly, and said: "There are six such experts in total, and five of them are already old. They will inevitably be unable to bear such a long-distance travel. There is another one who may not be easy to hire."

Shen Wanqing asked, "What happened to that person?"

Lin Yuan hesitated and said, "It's hard to say, why don't you and I go meet him?"

Shen Wanqing smiled and said, "What's the matter with him? Why do you look embarrassed when you mention him, is there something shameful about him?"