Chapter 2831
The Key to Unlocking an Era
Chapter 2831 The Key to Unlocking a New Era
Inside the laboratory, the machines roared incessantly.
Gu Suo followed the gaze and looked over. "Speaking of which, this thing was initially said to be for artillery use. Is it really that useful?"
Wang Qing did not answer, but the assistant who was operating the machine nodded and said, "Director, according to the materials provided by headquarters, this thing will become the eyes of the artillery."
The assistant then picked up a document and said, "This document states that artillery reconnaissance radar works by capturing and analyzing the trajectory of projectiles to deduce the coordinates of the launch site, thereby quickly providing our artillery with a basis for counterattack."
"If we can make this, the enemy's artillery will have no secrets from us."
The assistant spoke excitedly, and Director Gu stepped forward and slapped him on the head. "Do you need to tell me that? Don't I know?"
"I'm asking whether what we've produced so far can meet the targets set by Director Yang."
"Everyone understands the principle, so why is it that some people can make something that works, while others just make scrap metal?"
The assistant quickly looked down at the test data and didn't dare to interrupt.
Director Gu stopped what he was doing and looked at Wang Qing. "Director Wang."
"How about it? Can you make it?"
Wang Qing placed the folder on the table beside her, then took a deep breath before saying, "There are still two issues that need to be resolved, otherwise our product won't meet the requirements."
Director Gu nodded. "Which two? Tell us and we'll take care of it right away."
After listening, Wang Qing took out two documents from the pile of files beside her and handed them over. "One is the receiver. Our current sensitivity is sufficient, but it is easily interfered with by clutter. The other is the signal processor. The current computer algorithm has problems. The delay we have made is too large and does not meet the requirements."
"If we solve these two problems, we can basically get it done."
Director Gu took the document, glanced at it, and then asked, "What's with this noise?"
"The electromagnetic waves transmitted and received by our radar are usually emitted by a conical scanning antenna, which will be mixed in with Doppler filtering, affecting the judgment of the target trajectory."
As Wang Qing explained, Director Gu frowned as he looked at the document. As the director of the radar research institute, he knew some basic common sense.
Moreover, it is clear that these are common problems with most radars, and solving them is not easy.
"To reduce or mitigate this, we need to improve the precision of the radar, which is something we can do."
Gu Su muttered to himself, while Wang Qing rolled her eyes dramatically. "Don't be so sure of yourself. This isn't your average radar; the requirements are extremely high. If you agree but can't deliver, well..."
"That would be a huge loss of face."
Gu wanted to refute, but the words caught in his throat. Finally, thinking of Wang Song and Xu Hua whom he had just met, he gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry, we'll take this job."
After she finished speaking, not only Wang Qing, but everyone else in the laboratory looked over in surprise.
You know, they had never seen their director so resolute.
Wang Qing snapped out of her daze and nodded quickly, "Okay, that's really great."
Director Gu calmly held the document in his hand. "There's one more thing, what's with that algorithm?"
Wang Qing quickly explained, "It's about the computer's processing program. We need to create a completely new algorithm to process the data quickly and then output the results."
"The version we created based on this computer may have some issues."
At this point, Wang Qing's eyes lit up, "Director Gu, why don't you take care of this as well?"
No sooner had Wang Qing finished speaking than Director Gu took the documents and walked out, saying, "Forget it, I know my place."
"This is a matter for the Ordnance Research Institute, so we don't need to worry about it."
After saying that, he pushed open the door and left.
The people behind him glanced at the door, and then someone chuckled softly.
Then everyone started laughing.
Sure enough, the director is still the same director.
Wang Qing shook her head inwardly, then looked at the computer in the middle, feeling somewhat excited.
This thing is really good, especially for its huge help in radar research.
With computers, we can conduct more research and participate in more research fields.
It's like a key, a key to unlocking a new world.
Unfortunately, there's only one here right now. It would be great if there were a few more.
Thinking of this, Wang Qing couldn't help but stand up and walk outside.
She needs to submit an application to her superiors, requesting as many of these computers as possible.
The city of Sijiu, nine departments.
After reporting the situation of the Jinling Institute of 14 to Yang Xiaotao, Liu Xiangdong returned to his office to prepare for the next task.
But not long after I sat down, the phone on the table rang.
After answering the phone, Liu Xiangdong heard Director Gu's voice on the other end. He listened for a moment, then wrote it down in his notebook. After hanging up, he prepared to leave.
Before my hand could even touch the doorknob, the door was pushed open.
Fortunately, my arm was some distance from the door, otherwise I would have been hit.
"Old Xu, you scared me!"
Upon seeing that the visitor was Xu Pengcheng, Liu Xiangdong placed his hand on the door, preparing to leave.
"Old Liu, don't go yet, I need to talk to you!"
Xu Pengcheng saw Liu Xiangdong about to go out again and quickly stopped him.
"No, I have something to tell you. I've come to you twice already."
Xu Pengcheng grabbed Liu Xiangdong's arm and hurriedly said.
Seeing Xu Pengcheng's expression, Liu Xiangdong quickly nodded, "Alright, you go first. But hurry, I still need to report to Director Yang."
"Okay, it'll be quick!"
After finishing speaking, Xu Pengcheng closed the door and stood in the doorway, saying, "Old Liu, did you use a computer to research that radar?"
Liu Xiangdong nodded; this was no secret within the research institute.
"Yes, we have already started and have achieved some results."
Xu Pengcheng nodded happily, "Old Liu, what do you think of this computer?"
Will pairing it with a computer improve work efficiency?
"And is this computer easy to use?"
Xu Pengcheng asked excitedly, but Liu Xiangdong shook his head slightly, "Old Xu, to be honest, I've never even touched a computer before."
"Right now, only the colleagues in charge of research and development have operated it. How would I know if it's easy to use or convenient?"
Xu Pengcheng was somewhat disappointed, but Liu Xiangdong added, "However, this is something that Director Yang is going to do, so it should be fine, right?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Pengcheng regained some composure and nodded.
Seeing this, Liu Xiangdong asked, "Old Xu, what exactly do you mean by asking this?"
Xu Pengcheng then said, "Well, I heard that you guys are using computers on radar. You know our next step is to research printers, which are all-in-one printers and copiers, so I was thinking of seeing if we could connect computers and printers."
"But to design this, we need a computer for reference."
"Otherwise, we really wouldn't know what to do."
Liu Xiangdong opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.
This computer can only punch a hole now, you expect to print or copy documents directly?
However, he couldn't say such a thing directly, so he could only vaguely suggest, "Then, why don't you go and talk to Minister Yang?"
"Perhaps he can give you some guidance!"
After Liu Xiangdong finished speaking, Xu Pengcheng was somewhat tempted, but then shook his head, "Forget it, I'll talk to Director Yang after I've made a plan. If I go now without any preparation, I'm afraid I won't be able to explain it clearly."
"That works too. Being prepared will increase the chances of success."
Liu Xiangdong agreed, then remembered his work and walked out again, saying, "I'll go find Director Yang first, we can talk about it later."
"Okay, remember to keep an eye on the computer for me!"
"no problem!"
Not long after, Liu Xiangdong knocked on Yang Xiaotao's office door. Lou Xiao'e got up to open the door, Liu Xiangdong nodded to Lou Xiao'e, and then went into the room.
"Minister Yang, this is news from Nanjing. They are currently facing two problems."
Liu Xiangdong immediately explained the situation at the Fourteenth Institute. Yang Xiaotao listened helplessly, "We haven't even made a computer yet, how can we write programs!"
"Tell them to wait! Finish the other things first!" Liu Xiangdong nodded and didn't dare to ask any more questions.
Just as Liu Xiangdong was leaving, Yang Xiaotao remembered the date that Boss Peng had mentioned and casually said, "Two months, give them an answer in two months!"
"Okay, okay!"
Liu Xiangdong nodded in agreement.
After Liu Xiangdong left, Yang Xiaotao glanced at the documents on the table and reluctantly picked up a pen to deal with them.
Before he could even finish reading a document, the office door was pushed open.
"Minister Yang, do you have some time?"
Seeing Xu Pengcheng walk in, Yang Xiaotao put down his pen and walked to the side. "It's nothing, Mr. Xu, is there anything I can help you with?"
Xu Pengcheng didn't sit down, but stood aside and said with a smile, "Minister Yang, didn't you mention our next research direction before, which is the research on printers and computer accessories?"
"I'd like to ask if this research can continue."
After Xu Pengcheng finished speaking, he looked at Yang Xiaotao with hope in his eyes.
Yang Xiaotao took a deep breath before saying firmly, "The research must continue."
"This is something that our nine departments must develop."
"As for computers, a breakthrough will be achieved soon, you can rest assured about that."
Xu Pengcheng left the office happily after receiving Yang Xiaotao's affirmative reply.
Yang Xiaotao, however, remained seated on the bench for a long time without moving.
Lou Xiao'e and Liu Lixue exchanged a glance, but dared not ask.
After a long while, the phone on the table rang, and Yang Xiaotao was finally interrupted by Lou Xiao'e's voice.
"Minister Yang, this is Elder Chen's."
Yang Xiaotao remained calm, slowly stood up, and then took the phone.
"Boss, this is Yang Xiaotao."
"Xiao Tao, I need to talk to you about something. Come over here right away."
Old Chen's voice was equally serious. Yang Xiaotao immediately agreed, then hung up the phone and went out.
After arriving at Mr. Chen's place, Secretary Guo escorted Yang Xiaotao into his office and then closed the door behind him.
When Yang Xiaotao entered the office, he saw that besides Old Chen, there was another middle-aged man who was about the same height as Old Chen, with a slightly yellow complexion and a thin build.
When Old Chen saw Yang Xiaotao come in, he hurriedly greeted him and stepped forward, and the people beside him also stood up.
"Xiao Yang, come here, let me introduce you."
"This is Comrade Bao Qingji, the director of the Shanghai Institute of Biology."
"This is Comrade Yang Xiaotao from the Ninth Department."
After Mr. Chen finished his introduction, Yang Xiaotao was still thinking that the name of the Shanghai Institute of Biology sounded familiar when Bao Qingji across from him extended his hand enthusiastically, "Director Yang, hello, I've heard so much about you, it's great to finally meet you in person."
"She's even younger than I thought."
Bao Qingji said with a smile, and at this moment Yang Xiaotao finally realized where he was. Wasn't this the place where Wang Guangmei and the others used to work?
Wasn't it the first unit to synthesize bovine insulin?
Thinking of this, Yang Xiaotao quickly put on a smile, "Director Bao, hello, hello! I've long admired you and the Shanghai Research Institute."
"I finally saw it today."
The two shook hands warmly before taking their seats.
Yang Xiaotao knew that Old Chen must have called him here for something, and it probably had something to do with the person in front of him.
"Director Bao, you didn't even tell me you were coming. I'll have Teacher Wang come later so we can all get together."
Yang Xiaotao spoke first, saying that no matter what, it's best to establish good relationships first, so that there will be room for maneuver no matter what happens next.
Director Bao shook his head, "I came here secretly this time, so please don't disturb Teacher Wang."
After a moment of contemplation, he looked at Yang Xiaotao with gratitude and said, "I have also been following their situation. I would like to express my gratitude here. It is thanks to your support that this technology has been promoted and that our research has become meaningful."
Upon hearing this, Yang Xiaotao quickly shook his head and waved his hands, "Director Bao, please don't say that. I only did my little bit of insignificant duty. It was all the result of the comrades' hard work."
Bao shook his head. "Talented horses are common, but discerning judges of horses are rare."
The two were about to continue their flattery when Old Chen interrupted, "Alright, let's get down to business."
Both of them nodded upon hearing this, and then Old Chen said, "Director Bao, tell us about the current situation."
Bao nodded, then looked at Yang Xiaotao, "Minister Yang, our current work is also related to you."
Yang Xiaotao pricked up his ears curiously, and after listening to Bao Qingji finish speaking, he opened his mouth wide and gasped.
"You, you mean, you're saying you're collecting blood?"
Yang Xiaotao's voice trembled slightly. What he had heard in later generations was that foreign countries were collecting blood samples from China under various pretexts, which caused quite a stir when it was exposed.
That was when genetic weapons came into people's view.
The commonalities in the genetic material of an ethnic group have only recently come to the forefront.
Now it's completely reversed.
They've started studying foreigners' blood right away—it's unexpected, yet also quite exciting.
After Director Bao finished speaking, Yang Xiaotao quickly asked, "Where are you at in your research so far?"
"How many samples were collected? Is there anything I can help you with?"
Yang Xiaotao's enthusiasm was beyond the expectations of both Old Chen and Director Bao.
However, the two quickly exchanged glances, and then Director Bao nodded and said, "In order to avoid attracting attention, we started from the east and worked our way up step by step."
"Over the past few years, we have obtained a large number of blood samples from eight countries, which have now been sealed."
"Follow-up research will also be conducted."
Bao Qingji briefly explained the situation, and then went on to talk about the purpose of his visit.
"This time we requested a computer to facilitate data analysis and storage of research results."
"Because this area is so large and involves so much data, the personnel involved simply cannot process it quickly enough, so we need more computers and more storage space."
After Bao Qingji finished speaking, Yang Xiaotao understood the other party's purpose.
I need a computer.
We need better computers.
At this moment, Mr. Chen interjected, "I heard that you are researching a better computer, so I came to ask you about the progress."
Yang Xiaotao looked up and said, "We are indeed researching better computers, but the difficulties are greater than we imagined."
"However, we have launched a copycat project to make a computer that is similar to a minicomputer, which should be able to meet the current needs."
"Going forward, we will research more and better computers, and our Ninth Department is serious about this."
After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, Bao Qingji nodded in agreement, "That would be great."
"If we had three computers, we could complete the construction of the blood database. You don't know, we already have a whole warehouse of paper reports from our tests!"
"To analyze so many reports by people alone would be an enormous undertaking."
"Minister Yang, thank you for your support."
As he spoke, Bao Qingji stood up to express his gratitude to Yang Xiaotao. Yang Xiaotao also quickly stood up and said sincerely, "Director Bao, what you have done is a great achievement for the present and a benefit for future generations."
"I, Yang Xiaotao, will do anything to help."
"Thank you, thank you~"
Director Bao looked grateful, while Old Chen nodded with a smile, "Young Yang, now I know why you insisted on making computers a key project."
"Now it seems that mastering this technology has profound significance for our future development."
Hearing Old Chen's感慨 (sentiments/reflections), Bao Qingji nodded in agreement. Yang Xiaotao, however, felt the pressure but still smiled and said, "Boss, since you know the benefits of this technology, how about approving a few hundred million more for us?"
"Forget it, we have neither money nor people."
After saying that, all three of them burst into laughter.
But in everyone's mind, the future role of computers is recognized.
In particular, Professor Chen gave the green light to everything concerning the Nine Computers in the following period, which made the Nine Computers' research go much more smoothly.