Chengdu, in the office.
Chen Nian sat opposite Li Xiang, complaining about the news he had just received from Chen Guo.
"Technical bullying? How interesting."
"They can always invent some particularly mysterious words, such as changing aggression to humanitarian relief, and changing massacre to combating extremism."
"It's good now that this style of play is not only used on themselves, but also imposed on us."
"To be honest, even if we completely ban them from participating in the EAST project, it wouldn't be considered technological protectionism, right?"
"If this can be considered technological bullying, then can we say that by not building aircraft carriers for Africa, it is also technological bullying against them?"
Hearing his words, Li Xiang smiled helplessly, and then replied:
"Who knows? Anyway, they look like victims, as if they are innocent."
"However, it cannot be said that they are definitely doing this out of pure grumbling. It is more likely that they are paving the way in advance."
"I have a feeling that the United States will gradually decouple from us in the future - of course not using the original aggressive sanctions, but through guided policies to achieve this goal."
"What's in it for them?"
Chen Nian asked puzzledly.
"They want to create internal economic circulation and get rid of China's 'technological bullying'."
"After all, they have really done this before, and they know very well what consequences it will bring to them if we allow us to crush them technically."
"So a more prudent solution is to restart protectionism, replace internal circulation with internal circulation, and use self-enclosure to resist the first wave of technological impact."
Hearing this, Chen Nian couldn't help but laugh.
Economic circulation?
It’s almost as crazy as asking for it.
In fact, in his previous life, there were not many countries and regions that proposed to engage in so-called "internal economic circulation."
After all, at a time when international conflicts and confrontations are becoming more intense, being able to maintain the internal circulation of the economy means acquiring the ability to survive under extreme conditions.
But what needs to be done first to gain such ability?
First of all, you must have a large enough land area, because a vast land can have sufficient, rich, and complete types of natural resources to support the foundation of internal circulation.
In this regard, Korean is a typical example.
At that time, it was the most developed country in Asia after the island countries. However, after losing aid from the Soviet Union, its economy quickly collapsed. The main reason was the loss of oil resources on which modern industry depends.
Not only oil, but also minerals, forests, fresh water, and cultivated land lack any one of these resources, or any of these resources cannot meet the needs of the population. Talking about "internal circulation" is just nonsense.
In addition to land area, population is also extremely important.
Without a population, there is no market. Without a market, there is no demand. Even if the demand is insufficient, how can we talk about internal circulation?
In addition, a complete industrial system, a complete industrial chain, a strong national defense force, and even a long history of accumulation are the keys to ensuring the smooth progress of the internal cycle.
It sounds a bit nonsensical - historical background?
This content seems to have nothing to do with modern economic theory, but in fact, the historical background determines the solidity of the cultural closed loop, the depth of the people's internal identity, and whether the closed and high-pressure social environment can be maintained. Stability plays an extremely crucial decisive role.
Therefore, in summary, there are only a few companies that are truly qualified to engage in internal economic circulation.
——
Not even Russia, because it is a typical resource country.
If they want to establish internal circulation, it must be before 1991.
In the previous life, the only countries that were relatively close to the inner circle were two, one was Iran and the other was China.
The former is too small, and its national defense capabilities cannot meet the critical requirements for stability; the latter is too large, and the road to internal circulation is extremely long.
By and large, no country has succeeded.
And the United States is actually proposing internal circulation now?
I don’t know whether to call them stupid or smart.
Call it stupid, the industrial hollowing out of the United States has not yet reached its peak. If a strong man cuts off his wrist, he may be able to stop the downward trend in a tragic way, and it may even take as long as ten or even twenty years. trough period in exchange for their next peak.
MAGA!
Of course, it's hard to say that they are smart.
Establishing internal circulation is originally a kind of "delayed gratification" in terms of interests, but with China's rapid progress, how long they can sustain it is still a question.
Thinking of this, Chen Nian said:
"The matter of internal circulation seems to be a decision they will make."
"But the problem is, it's not the right time."
"I personally feel that in the near future, their main purpose is to put pressure on us to win shares and seats in fusion technology."
Li Xiang, who was opposite him, nodded and replied:
"Judging from the other party's current performance in public opinion, this possibility is high."
"Of course, we still have to be prepared—Xinghuo, is there a new strategy from above?"
Chen Nian looked at Li Xiang with a half-smile, and asked:
"you guess?"
Li Xiang was stunned for a moment.
"Is it also an internal circulation?"
"Inner circulation, of course."
Chen Nian let out a breath and then said:
"Internal economic circulation is the ultimate solution for a country's development."
"It is actually divided into two stages. The first stage is to realize the cycle internally."
"The second stage is to redefine the interior."
"Now our sphere of influence obviously cannot support us to achieve the second-stage goal, so we can only start from the first stage."
"Once this goal is achieved, the endogenous power it can bring is limitless. It is very likely that the time we need to move from the first stage to the second stage will be shorter than everyone expects."
“So, now it’s a process of checking for leaks and filling them.”
"In terms of major projects, we still follow the underlying logic."
“In terms of civilian use, it’s about making up for what’s missing.”
"Laser is the first step. Relying on the technology that has been produced, we will have a series of actions ahead."
A series of actions?
Li Xiang's eyes were curious and expectant.
Medical, agricultural, industrial, energy?
In every link, we still have shortcomings that must be made up for.
So, where does Spark start? ——
etc.
It seems like it should be metallic hydrogen, right?
Since the birth of room-temperature superconducting materials, the development work based on its potential has been relatively stable and mature. According to the latest progress, this thing has broken through its original brittle and ceramic-like state and begun to enter the "plasticity" stage.
That is to say, the originally planned power transmission network, electric motors, batteries, and chips are all likely to be launched in the near future?
It seems that a great change in mankind is about to begin.
At the same time, in the imperial capital, in the office of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission.
Three men uniformly dressed in Mao suits sat around an old-looking coffee table, drinking a pot of precious tea in a leisurely manner.
The man sitting facing the door put down his tea cup and said in a sincere tone:
"The water from Hupao and the tea from Lingyin Temple. If you two hadn't come here today, I would have been reluctant to take them out anyway."
"This water alone has frozen me for two months. Look at the color when it's boiled. It's really crystal clear."
However, before he could finish his words, the person opposite interrupted him.
"Okay, okay, Old Liu, Liu Wenchang, don't do this to me."
"It's mountain spring water and Mingqian tea. Do you really think you can just give me this little thing?"
"Don't you know why I'm here to find you?"
"Now that we've finished the tea, Zhiyuan is here too. Let's talk about whatever we need to talk about. Don't waste time by talking about other things."
"Let me tell you, I have already said hello to the above. No one will come to cover you today. How will the resources be allocated? I want a result now!"
Hearing his words, Liu Wenchang couldn't help but sigh.
He glanced at the man named Miao Zhiyuan opposite him, then at Hong Yongrong in front of him, and replied helplessly:
"You know what to do with me every day. If you have the guts, can you follow me?"
"What's the point of forcing me? The money doesn't come from me. Our State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission is originally responsible for dispatching."
"Now you make it seem like we have become the God of Wealth."
"Then I don't care. Anyway, the tone has been set. You are the department in charge and the plan has been set. The resource allocation should also be implemented, right?"
Hong Yongrong interrupted Liu Wenchang again. Miao Zhiyuan next to him shook his head and smiled bitterly, but did not answer.
In fact, he came to the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission today for the same purpose as Hong Yongrong, which was to get more budget from Liu Wenchang to support the development of the project at hand.
However, this matter is not that easy.
Just "getting a budget" is hard enough, but what's the situation now?
Two directions with the same great influence and equally promising development prospects are competing for budget.
Hong Yongrong represents the direction of power transmission and storage, and he represents the direction of electricity consumption - or to be more precise, mainly the direction of research and development of new generation superconducting motors and superconducting chips.
In order to convince the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, both himself and Hong Yongrong tried their best.
The research report he produced over there is full of new agricultural factories, large-scale maglev rail transit, never-ending mines, super batteries with energy storage efficiency of 90%, etc., then what about myself? On the other hand, we need to come up with chips with era-defining computing power, motors that completely replace internal combustion engines and get rid of the hegemony of oil, particle accelerators that are stronger and more likely to be close to the truth of the world, and sophisticated medical equipment that everyone can use.
Every technology is of great significance to the development of human society; every technology has the potential to completely change the future of this country.
It is precisely because of this that Liu Wenchang, or the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, adopted an extremely cautious strategy when allocating resources.
He was unwilling to take sides or miss any opportunities.
But generally speaking, the resources that the SASAC can mobilize are limited.
If the distribution is really based on the average method, neither side will be able to implement their plan 100%.
Therefore, regarding this plan, both sides have the same opinion, that is: they do not accept it.
Of course, this kind of non-acceptance is not malicious, but a simple disagreement on the line.
Thinking of this, Miao Miao Zhiyuan finally spoke.
"Wenchang, Yongrong is right. We must come to a conclusion today on the matter of resource allocation."
"It's impossible to achieve equalization and eat from the same big pot. If you want everything, you won't be able to do anything well."
"On this point, we have consulted the Office of Civil Development's advice before. Anyway, from Spark's perspective, they tend to prioritize development in a certain direction."
“Whether it is power transmission and storage or the direction of power consumption, there must always be a priority.”
"Don't worry, once the hammer falls on your side, we will definitely have nothing to say!"
Compared with Hong Yongrong, Miao Zhiyuan's attitude is much gentler, but Liu Wenchang also knows that behind this "gentleness", there is actually still a stubbornness that does not want to lag behind others.
Looking at the two people sitting opposite who were staring at each other with eager eyes, Liu Wenchang shook his head and said:
"Your problem is not a purely technical one, nor is it even a purely economic one."
"Forcing me to make a decision like this is actually forcing my superiors to express their stance."
"But if you think about it, you will know that we are all approaching this field for the first time. There is no experience from the outside world to refer to. If you insist on expressing your position, who can express it?"
Having said this, Liu Wenchang paused for a moment, and after confirming that neither of them planned to refute, he continued:
"Before you come, I also went to discuss it with my superiors."
"The conclusion we draw is simple: there will be no separation."
“Power transmission, storage, and consumption are inherently one line, and only the cooperation of the three can play the greatest role.”
"So, the final strategy is very simple, to use demonstration projects to apply this technology."
"Xinghuo has verified this strategy many times before and it has proven to be no problem. Do you have any opinions?"
Hearing this, Miao Zhiyuan and Hong Yongrong were stunned at the same time, but then nodded:
"no comment!"
They all heard what Liu Wenchang meant.
The situation has changed, and the superiors do not intend to carry out another large-scale project that is in place.
What they want to do is to use this technology on a small scale first in a block way and on a "whole field" scale!
I have to say that in terms of direction, this is indeed a relatively compromised solution.
But at the same time, it is also an extremely radical plan in terms of technological development.
Because this means that the space for technical trial and error is compressed to the extreme. As a demonstration project, they must succeed the first time.
“So what exactly is the content of the demonstration project?”
Hong Yongrong asked impatiently.
Liu Wenchang smiled slightly and asked:
"Do you know about the Nantianmen Aerial Platform Project?"
"This is an important part of our future space strategy. From the beginning of the project, its progress has been quite slow."
"Now, superiors have decided to prioritize room-temperature superconducting technology in this project."
"We need to build a military-industrial complex that includes power generation, transmission, storage, and consumption, and then rely on this complex to promote the progress of the Nantianmen project."
"Once each technology is verified in this project, the next step is to promote it nationwide."
(End of chapter)
