Rebirth in 1989: Building a Chinese Technological Empire

"Little guy, do you have any suggestions for the future development of our country? Don't be afraid, just say whatever you want to say. Speak up and we'll listen. If it's good, we'll discuss it. If it's not good, we'll pretend we didn't hear it."

In the room, an old man couldn't help asking. Xu Huasheng's actions during this period and his sharp eyes told everyone that they should not underestimate the young man in front of them. This young man has a sharper and more far-sighted vision than everyone else.

Looking at the people in the room, Xu Huasheng nodded. Since he was here, Xu Huasheng didn't plan to hide it.

"Dear leaders, I think it can be summarized in one sentence."

Xu Huasheng said directly.

"Oh, tell me."

An old man asked curiously, and others also looked at Xu Huasheng.

"National security is more important than heaven..."

Xu Huasheng said a sentence directly, which made everyone stunned, and then they thought about it.

Everyone looked at Xu Huasheng with curiosity, waiting for Xu Huasheng's next words.

"National security does not only refer to national defense security, but also energy security, information security, food security and other aspects..."

"Take national defense security for example. If we want national defense security, we must have advanced weapons and equipment. We must build our nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines, so we must develop the shipbuilding industry and the nuclear industry. We must have advanced missiles and satellites, so we must develop the aerospace industry. We must have advanced fighter jets, so we must develop the aircraft manufacturing industry. We must have advanced command systems and communication systems, so we must develop the communication industry..."

In the room, Xu Huasheng's words made everyone think seriously, and some even took up their notebooks to take notes. It is clear at a glance that national security leads to related industries.

"Energy security is equally important. We have too many people. With the economic development of our country in the future, the demand for energy such as oil and natural gas will definitely be very large. The reason why the United States had an oil crisis is because they have too many cars and consume too much oil. With the development of our economy, our people will sooner or later have cars like Americans. By then, we will definitely be the world's largest energy consumer. This is beyond doubt. After all, population determines energy consumption..."

Xu Huasheng said seriously, and everyone nodded. This is inevitable. With development, there will be such a day sooner or later. It is just a matter of time. After all, China is the world's most populous country.

"Our country's oil and natural gas reserves are not too much, and we will definitely need a lot of imported oil at that time. Foreign oil, to put it bluntly, is in the hands of Western oil tycoons and the countries they can influence. I bet that after the Soviet Union disintegrates, the United States will deal with any oil-producing country in the world that does not listen to the United States. Because the dollar is linked to oil, the United States will definitely control oil. For oil, they will not hesitate to start a war, whether it is in the Middle East or Africa..."

Xu Huasheng said seriously, and everyone's expression became more serious when they heard this.

"By that time, our energy security will be controlled by them. They can raise prices if they want to, and do whatever they want, and we can only passively suffer. So I think we must plan ahead, develop the power industry, develop the nuclear power industry, develop new energy industries, and reduce our dependence on fossil fuels such as oil and natural gas..."

Xu Huasheng's words made everyone nod their heads. Yes, some things must be prepared for a rainy day and planned early. These things are the lifeblood of a country and cannot be controlled by foreign countries.

"Also, information security, I think this is very important, and it is also something I think must be done as soon as possible."

Xu Huasheng's words made everyone stunned. What on earth made Xu Huasheng feel so urgent?

Looking at everyone, Xu Huasheng took a deep breath.

"Dear leaders, do you know what the Internet is?"

Xu Huasheng's face became serious.

"Are you talking about the thing called ARPANET that the United States made?"

An old man couldn't help asking, he knew this thing.

"Yes, the United States and Western countries are currently vigorously developing the Internet industry. The function of the Internet is very powerful. The popularization of the Internet represents the advent of the information age, which is a brand new era. Let me briefly introduce the function of the Internet..."

In the room, Xu Huasheng carefully introduced what the Internet is, what functions the Internet has, and the Internet industry in detail.

Xu Huasheng spoke in great detail, from what the Internet could do at the beginning, to what it would do slowly, including how much economic volume the Internet industry could drive.

And this speech made everyoneEveryone's eyes widened, without exception.

This is a world they can't imagine at all. Every household has a computer. On the computer, you can video chat with people thousands of miles away, shop, play games, work, entertain, and see a doctor remotely. Almost everything can be done on the Internet.

If this is the case, then the Internet is a new world. Although we can't calculate how much economy this new world can drive, we know that it is a very large volume.

"Dear leaders, the next era will definitely be the Internet era. This is inevitable. That's why the United States is now fully developing the Internet. We are already behind. So we must pay attention to it. We can't wait for them to build a good system before we join. If we do that, we will lose the initiative forever. We must build our Internet system, build our foundation, build our root server, and build our Internet standards. Even if it's a little worse, at least in the future, we can take the initiative in our own hands. We can't hand over the foundation of this new world to the Americans..."

At this point, Xu Huasheng took a deep breath.

This is a big deal, a bigger deal than the semiconductor industry.

Before his rebirth, even though China's semiconductor industry had made a big breakthrough. But in terms of the Internet, China still did not have the initiative.

There is no root server in the whole of China, and various standards are still set by the United States.

Programmers need to write code in English, and many things must be in accordance with their standards.

This is the biggest insecurity for a country.

And in this life, Xu Huasheng can't watch this happen.

He wants to build China's Internet system, create China's Internet standards, and build a root server belonging to China in China.

After this system is built, even if it is connected to the world Internet in the future, at least China still has the initiative. If the United States really doesn't allow China's Internet to access the world Internet, it's not a big deal. At most, there are two systems, you play yours, I play mine, and no one interferes with anyone else.

The room was extremely quiet, and Xu Huasheng's words had a huge impact on the big guys.

If they knew more or less what Xu Huasheng said before, they really knew nothing about the Internet now.

But after Xu Huasheng finished speaking, they realized how important this matter was.

It took a long time for everyone to recover.

Everyone who recovered looked serious. At this moment, they finally understood how important information security is? They also understood how big the gap is between China and European and American countries?