Chapter 126 He Xi’s Confusion
He Xi was a little confused, but he was not confused about the money. Although there is a shortage of money in this area, He Xi has a way to get money. He is confused by this development model. Can't every time science and technology advance, He Xi bites the bullet and gets money from other places?
This is not a healthy ecology.
This is not to say that the way the country invests in scientific research is wrong, but the situation is different.
First, as the world's number one power and the hegemon in East Asia, Ming Dynasty has no competitors. The only person who can become an opponent is Can Yuan. At this moment, the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty is already in Nanjing, dancing for Zhu Yuanzhang.
Under this situation, the Ming court had no urgent need to improve science and technology. And people have not really realized the benefits of science and technology. and importance.
And it is the latter that is most important.
No matter how much money He Xi could make, the money would be small for the entire Ming Dynasty.
And there are always more places to spend money. He Xi would be criticized by others for investing so much money in scientific research. After all, many people have no idea where future technology will go. I think it's pretty good now.
Why should we increase investment? Although the plan of linking steam engines and waterwheels, in He Xi's view, it is completely a transitional plan. It must be eliminated. But the problem is that this current plan is actually very profitable.
Xie Lun bought the brick factory because of this.
Even when He Xi was in power, he personally felt that the imperial court did not directly interfere with scientific research, but only maintained the environment for scientific research. That's the most practical way.
He Xi knows the future direction of science. But don’t other people in Daming know? Even if you know it, will you be able to do it after investing in it? He Xi thought it was possible before, but now after actually trying it, he felt it was not possible.
Even if many companies in later generations do not dare to invest in large-scale research and development, Huawei is only a minority. It is not that these companies see the benefits of technological research and development, but they are more aware of the dangers of a company that puts pressure on technological research and development. If this project fails, the entire company will go bankrupt.
The imperial court is deeply involved in scientific research and development, which is the best way for a rising country. Because the state is not involved, no other domestic institution can take on this important task. But it was different in Ming Dynasty. There is no sense of urgency to catch up with the latest technology. After the country abandoned many factories, the profits from using the highest technology also decreased.
Even if the profit is obtained, it is not directly related to the responsible official.
The transformation of industry, academia and research will be a problem even in later generations, let alone in this era.
Therefore, let commercial companies invest in scientific research for the sake of higher profits in the market. The country does not have to bear the cost of scientific research investment, nor can it bear losses for scientific research failures, but it can reap a series of dividends from scientific research success.
It also reduces a series of scientific research management shortcomings.
Thinking about it is the best solution.
However, He Xi was helpless. Many things develop according to their own rules. If He Xi ignores them, he estimates that it will take thirty to fifty years before the steam engine that can be used on trains will appear. As for trains and ships. Just further.
Perhaps when He Xi is gray-haired, he can truly see these things.
This is probably the process of the emergence and maturity of steam engines in the West. This is also progress brought about by business competition.
The degree of business competition in this era is far less than that of later generations, and the speed at which products need to be iterated. It is far inferior to later generations. This method of linking waterwheels with steam engines has not yet been fully popularized. If we follow normal rules, when this production technology is fully promoted, many factories will be able to produce it. Overproduction. In order to compete for higher interests, people began to suffer preparations for replacement. There are even some places with meager profits that cannot afford to update their equipment, which has lasted for a hundred or two hundred years, just like the small factories in some parts of China and the German car factories in 1930. At that age, he was older than the oldest worker in the factory.
It will take at least ten years for the market to naturally phase out the scheme of linking waterwheels and steam engines.
If He Xi comes up with a new plan now, it will harm the interests of many people. If nothing else, Xie Lun may go bankrupt.
Moreover, many nobles are related to each other and may not like to see such changes.
Let nature take its course, which is best.
But He Xi was unwilling in her heart.
He is already in his thirties and half of his life is over. In this case, even if he is lucky enough to live for a hundred years in this era, at this rate of technological change, will he be able to see electric lights and internal combustion engines when he is about to die of old age?
Not to mention computers.
In his heart, he was eager to replicate everything he saw in later generations in this era. Although he knew that this idea had some problems. However, he still couldn't help it. On the one hand, he has been feeling homesick for many years.
I don’t know how many times I have dreamed about it at midnight, watching the Spring Festival Gala with my parents on New Year’s Eve, jumping over the wall to go to an Internet cafe, and playing games. Playing with your mobile phone, but when you wake up, you find that there is not even a light, even the highest grade whale oil lamp, so what?
Even if some unknown spices are added to this whale lantern, after it is lit, there is not only no smoke, but a faint aroma, so what?
Still not as good as the dim, twenty-watt light bulbs he had when he was a child.
Even the mobile phones and laptops I brought with me have been damaged one after another. He Xi asked someone to make a box out of the best rosewood. Decided to be his own burial object.
On the other hand, it is also his mission.
From the beginning, he felt that he must have a mission when he returned to this era from modern times for no reason. Nowadays, He Xi has become more aware of his mission, which is to promote the development of the entire society and seek benefits for the people of the world.
Even though he has trained so many students, He Xi understands one thing very well: they are not as good as him.
It's not that He Xi is so conceited that there are no geniuses in the entire Ming Dynasty. Rather, the education that He Xi experienced in later generations, even in later generations, if calculated in full, excluding state subsidies, is probably not worth more than a hundred thousand. Not to mention, things that would be common in later generations can only be imagined in this era.
From this point of view.
The education He Xi received was priceless.
It cannot be measured by the money here in Ming Dynasty.
It’s not that Ming Dynasty doesn’t have great geniuses. For example, Zhang Zongde, in He Xi's opinion, is a genius, and such geniuses will continue to appear one after another. But these people cannot replace He Xi's own position. 33
Zhu Yuanzhang's lifespan has entered a countdown. He Xi also had to think about the future. What should he do when He Xi reaches this time?
This is not because He Xi thinks too highly of himself, but the reality is that some people can be replaced and some people cannot. Zhu Yuanzhang and He Xi are both irreplaceable people.
Therefore, He Xi also understood that she would wait for him to leave this world. The speed of scientific progress in this world will be greatly reduced.
Therefore, He Xi actually wants to do more if he can in his lifetime. It would be best to bring about the second industrial revolution, that is, the electrical revolution. As for nuclear energy in the future? I'm sorry, although many people say that the process of making atomic bombs is now public on the Internet.
As long as there are enough raw materials, college students can make it.
But not including He Xi.
At least in the first two industrial revolutions, He Xi could provide direction. After that, He Xi could only give some guidance, but nothing more was possible.
Therefore, if the plan given by Zhang Zongde is placed in future generations, it will naturally be full of errors and omissions, and it will be immediately dismissed and redone. But in He Xi's opinion, it was gratifying enough. But despite being pleased, He Xi's mind was no longer on the plan.
But the more important aspect. How to drag the world forward.
This is the task He Xi has given himself.
He Xi asked directly: "If you give me some time, when can this thing be built?"
Zhang Zongde gritted his teeth and said: "If you want to do small-scale mass production, it only takes one year. If you want to do large-scale mass production, it will take three years or even longer."
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