The rejuvenation of a great nation: from educated youth to national treasure scientist

Chapter 138 Power Problems
Ni Guangnan said: "Teacher He, we are still in a relatively weak position in the world."

"The entire West, represented by Judaism, controls the high-tech industry!"

"If they find out that we have made breakthroughs in high-tech fields, they will definitely be alert."

"Maybe they will take some actions to suppress and sabotage us."

"So, when we are still weak, my advice is to keep a low profile and develop quietly."

He Yiming still didn't quite understand: "But even if we don't publicize it, Yusa will find out through some channels, right?"

Wang Haoran coughed lightly at this time and said, "Teacher He, I think what Teacher Ni said is very right!"

"When we develop high technology in the future, we still have to keep a low profile."

"Don't be so conspicuous."

"Only in this way can we get more space and time for development."

"Let's stop promoting our breakthroughs in the computer field."

"We will maintain this low-key development strategy for at least 10 years, until we can no longer hide, and then we will show our strength."

He Yiming shook his head, still a little confused.

"But aren't we partners with Yusa now? Isn't our relationship very close?"

"Do we have to hide things from our friends?"

Wang Haoran frowned slightly.

He thought, it seems that many intellectuals and scientific and technological talents have been deceived by Yusa.

Wang Haoran said, "Teacher He, remember one thing: Jusa's cooperation with us is just a temporary solution! They just want to relieve their own pressure."

"We can't trust Jusa completely."

"The essence of Jusa is still an empire run by big capitalists. They have committed heinous crimes in the past. They have been stirring up trouble all over the world and wreaking havoc on the globe!"

"We were originally two cars running on two different tracks."

"Even if there is a short-term cooperation, it is a relationship where both sides get what they need!"

"So, you know what I mean, right?"

"We must look at the problem from the perspective of our own country!"

“Only when we stand firm can we look at all the issues in a correct way.”

Wang Haoran didn't want to preach.

Especially when facing seniors.

However, there are some things that really cannot be left unsaid.

After hearing what Wang Haoran said, He Yiming did feel a little uncomfortable at first.

However, when he thought about it carefully, he felt that he did have an inexplicable liking for Yusa.

But if we look at Jusa from a historical perspective, it is really not a good bird. It still holds a terrible prejudice and still dreams of turning the Dragon Kingdom into a vassal.

Therefore, a patriot should consider any issue based on the interests of his own country.

You can't just treat a robber as your own brother just because he shows you a little kindness, right?
"Comrade Haoran, you are right to criticize."

"My thoughts are sometimes a little naive."

Wang Haoran smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Teacher He, I have absolutely no intention of criticizing you."

"We are a team and we should encourage each other."

"Next, we still have to continue working."

"Domestic computers have basically been completed, but without application software, their functions cannot be fully utilized."

“My suggestion is: we need to build a series of applications.”

"For example, in order to help office staff complete various documents, forms, and presentations, we need to write a file processing software."

As Wang Haoran spoke, he looked at Qiu Bojun.

Qiu Bojun was listening attentively.

He saw Wang Haoran looking at him and quickly straightened his chest.

Wang Haoran said: "Bojun, your progress in programming is still very rapid."

"I want to entrust you with an important task: writing a document form processing software. Are you willing to accept the task?"

Qiu Bojun nodded quickly after hearing this. He felt that he was valued and said excitedly, "Uncle Haoran, I do!"

Qiu Bojun is indeed a programming genius. During the days when he was writing the Pangu operating system, he grew rapidly.

In the end, he was able to work independently and wrote a lot of important system codes.

The code he writes is stable, creative, and almost bug-free.

This is really extremely rare.

In his previous life, Qiu Bojun used assembly language to write a god-level software like WPS by himself.

Assembly language is pretty difficult.

Now that he has mastered the more convenient and easy-to-use C++, I believe his programming speed will be greatly improved, right?

Of course, Wang Haoran did not intend to let Qiu Bojun write WPS by himself. It took him a full year and four months to write WPS back then. Even if he used C++, it would probably take him seven or eight months to write WPS now, right?
It’s still faster to write as a team.

Wang Haoran had a ready-made WPS design framework and source code in his mind.

If he explained this to Qiu Bojun and others, it would help them work more efficiently.

Wang Haoran nodded and said, "Very good!"

"I will form a team for you later, and you will lead us to write document processing software!"

Writing the Pangu operating system has trained a large number of programmers.

When doing this task, Wang Haoran specially selected a group of more than 500 young students with outstanding talents from major universities in Beijing.

Although these young people did not get involved in operating system tasks, overall, they received systematic training.

Some of them are highly spiritual and have basically grown into excellent programmers.

These talents are the hope for China's future technological development.

Wang Haoran plans to give these people some opportunities in the process of writing a series of application software so that they can develop as quickly as possible.

Qiu Bojun hurriedly said gratefully: "Thank you, Uncle Haoran."

Wang Haoran waved his hand and said, "You're welcome! I give you a chance because I trust you because of your talent!"

Wang Haoran looked at Wu Xiaojun again.

Wu Xiaojun nodded expectantly.

He also hopes to get an important mission.

Wu Xiaojun's growth rate is also quite fast.

He had never been exposed to programming before.

But Wu Xiaojun can now stand on his own.

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "We now need to write a Chinese input method."

"Although the system already comes with a pinyin input method, it is difficult to use and inefficient."

"Comrade Xiaojun, I hope you can come up with a better pinyin input method."

"This input method can support phrase and even sentence input, and has the ability to input associative phrases."

"Do you think you can do it?"

Wu Xiaojun nodded quickly and said, "No problem!"

“The input method is indeed very important.”

"If we don't have a good Chinese input method, our computers won't be very useful."

Wang Haoran said: "Then this task is left to you."

Wang Haoran does not plan to use the Wubi input method.

This thing has a threshold and is not friendly to ordinary people. Moreover, it is easy to make typos.

Wang Haoran felt that, as for the input method, it would be good enough as long as he could find a good one!

In fact, most people probably only use one input method throughout their lives, and that is the Pinyin input method.

After talking about the input method, Wang Haoran looked at He Yiming again.

He Yiming also nodded with a smile.

He was looking forward to what task Wang Haoran would assign to him.

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "Teacher He, we need to use the image editing function in many places in our lives."

"So, we still need a picture editing application software on our domestic computers. I have a rough software creative framework in my mind. Let's talk about it later. I hope you can lead the team to write it."

"Do you think it's okay?"

He Yiming hesitated for a moment.

Photo editing software?

This thing is a professional application software.

The key point is that He Yiming has no idea about him.

If he were to lead the writing of such a software, he was worried that he might not be able to do a good job.

Wang Haoran saw He Yiming's hesitation.

He smiled and said, "I know it's quite difficult for you to write such a professional software."

"Let's talk about it later. My suggestion is that you can talk more with people in the design and art fields and listen to their suggestions. In fact, image editing is a kind of modification. You need to adjust the brightness and fineness, and perform some background conversion and other operations."

"If we can build these functions into the software and allow practitioners to easily handle them directly on their computers, then we will be considered successful!"

After listening to this, He Yiming nodded and said, "Comrade Haoran, now that you've said that, it's all clear to me."

"I promise to complete the task!"

Wang Haoran nodded with a smile and said, "Let's talk about it in the next two days. I'll give you an idea."

He Yiming knew that when Wang Haoran said he wanted to give him an idea, what he actually wanted to give him was an entire software framework idea.

At that time, he only needed to write the software according to Wang Haoran's idea.

I have to say, it’s so easy to do things following Wang Haoran, and it’s easy to get results.

Moreover, there are good subsidies.

"Thank you, Comrade Haoran. I sincerely hope that we can continue to cooperate forever."

He Yiming was very happy and expressed his expectations. Ni Guangnan sat quietly by the side, feeling very happy and relaxed at the moment.

Because being able to participate in building a nearly miraculous domestic computer makes him feel full of a sense of accomplishment at this moment.

Wang Haoran gave the task of writing a typesetting design software to Ni Guangnan.

Nowadays, Chinese newspapers are still typeset using lead type.

This typesetting method is very inefficient and the printing quality is poor.

Now that we have created a domestically produced computer with world-leading functions, it is natural to change the way newspapers are printed.

It is necessary to develop a typesetting design software.

In addition, a new laser phototypesetting printing machine will be built to directly produce film from newspapers typeset in the typesetting design software, and then print them on the machine.

This can improve efficiency, reduce costs and enhance typesetting effects.

After this set of functions is developed, the domestic printing and publishing industry will definitely see a substantial improvement.

Wang Haoran handed over the writing of typesetting design software to Ni Guangnan.

Finally, he decided to entrust the task of developing the laser typesetting press to Guo Mingliang, a lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Beijing Institute of Technology.

Guo Mingliang is considered an old member of his team. He is very cooperative and a very nice person.

People like this should be given more support.

Wang Haoran was re-assigning tasks to his team members when the power suddenly went out in the laboratory.

Because the power outage was so sudden, all computers that were running were forced to shut down.

"Huh?! There's a power outage here too?" He Yiming was surprised.

Ni Guangnan said: "It seems that the electricity gap has widened a lot."

"Rural areas now have less than an hour of electricity a day."

Wu Xiaojun smiled and said: "The main reason is that our country's industrial development is accelerating significantly, but the power generation capacity can't keep up for the time being."

Without electricity, people started talking about it, mainly about the problem of power shortage.

In fact, in the early days of reform and opening up, Longguo’s power shortage was very serious, and power outages became the norm across the country.

Not to mention the untimely electricity supply in rural areas, even in cities, it is already good to have electricity for half a month.

Moreover, due to the shortage of electricity, many companies have to stop working for three days and operate for four days, or even stop working for four days and operate for three days, resulting in serious under-operation.

Even if there is a power outage, sometimes the voltage is very low and the light is very dim, making it difficult to read or read newspapers under the light.

Today, lighting candles and kerosene lamps is a common phenomenon across the country.

At that time, the department in charge of electricity was called the Ministry of Water Resources and Electric Power, but the people jokingly called it the "Shutoff Ministry" because, except for particularly important departments and enterprises, people across the country could not use electricity normally.

Wang Haoran thought, if industry wants to develop rapidly, it will not work without electricity!

We must greatly enhance the construction of power infrastructure!
The only way to quickly increase power generation is thermal power.

Now, there is a fatal problem for Longguo: the lack of production technology for large-scale thermal power generating units.

In addition, the power generation efficiency of Longguo’s thermal power generating units is too low.

Low power generation efficiency, serious coal waste and lack of safe, stable, reliable and advanced large-scale thermal power generating units are extremely serious problems nowadays.

Wang Haoran felt that he must help the country develop advanced thermal power generating units.

The main technical difficulties of thermal power generating units are the development of high-temperature resistant materials and the guarantee of high reliability and high availability of the units.

In Wang Haoran's mind, there is a ready-made complete design plan for ultra-supercritical thermal power generating units.

He thought, I have to find an appropriate opportunity to present this design.

With an advanced and comprehensive plan, if we hand it over to the Ministry of Electric Power Industry to coordinate construction and manufacturing, they should be able to handle it, right?
As Wang Haoran thought about this, he already had an idea in his mind: he would first go to the thermal power plant in Beijing to inspect it and take a look at the basic situation.

After completing the investigation, he will first submit the design plan of the ultra-supercritical thermal power unit to the Ministry of Electric Power Industry.

Wang Haoran was just thinking about it when the lights in the room came on again.

The electricity came back.

From this we can see that the country also has its considerations. For schools and scientific research institutions like Beijing Institute of Technology, the power supply must basically be guaranteed.

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The next day, Wang Haoran went to see Liu Xianchao, the president of Beijing Institute of Technology.

He explained his ideas to Liu Xianchao.

He said: "Principal, our country's power infrastructure is still too weak! The power gap is too big."

"If we don't solve this problem, it will be almost impossible for our industry to develop rapidly."

Liu Xianchao nodded and said in agreement: "That's true. But we can't rush the construction of power plants. This problem can't be solved in a short time."

"However, after the power outage yesterday, I went to ask the relevant departments. The power supply was indeed too tight yesterday, and then our school's line directly tripped. The power department will pay attention to this problem in the future."

Liu Xianchao thought that it was the power outage yesterday that affected the operation of Wang Haoran's laboratory, so he came to tell him.

Wang Haoran said: "I think we must vigorously develop more advanced and efficient large-scale thermal power generating units to quickly make up for the shortfall in my country's power development."

"I want to visit the thermal power plants in the Beijing area. What if I can contribute a little to the development of thermal power in the country?"

Liu Xianchao was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect that Wang Haoran would actually want to think about improving the domestic power generation infrastructure.

However, the current electricity shortage is indeed a major problem in the country.

If this problem is not solved, it will affect the development of the domestic economy.

Considering Wang Haoran's extreme intelligence, maybe he can really help.

Liu Xianchao smiled and said, "Haoran, you have a lot of work on hand now, right?"

"Can you be busy?"

Wang Haoran nodded and said, "It should be fine."

"My project on domestically made computers has basically come to an end."

"I have reported to you that the computer hardware problem has been basically solved, the operating system has also been completed, and my colleagues are now writing several important application software."

“Once the application software is written, it can go into production.”

"However, considering our current low personal spending power, after our microcomputers are mass-produced, they will probably only be supplied to government agencies and enterprises for a long time."

"Yesterday's power outage made me realize that if the power shortage problem is not solved, it will have a huge impact on us. So I have to see if I can help the country solve the problem of large thermal power units first."

Liu Xianchao said: "Then I suggest you submit a research project application report to the Ministry of Electric Power Industry. Only after you get their support can you conduct a more in-depth study of my country's current power plants."

Wang Haoran nodded and said, "Okay, I'll write a research application report first."

In the next two days, Wang Haoran carefully wrote a research project application on "ultra-supercritical thermal power generator sets".

Ultra-supercritical thermal power generating units are currently the most advanced technology for thermal power generation in the world.

The so-called supercritical refers to a unit in which the main steam pressure is greater than the critical pressure of water, 22.12 MPa.

The main steam pressure of ultra-supercritical units can reach 25 to 35 MPa or even higher. The main steam and reheat steam temperature of ultra-supercritical thermal power units is generally above 600 degrees.

The reason why ultra-supercritical thermal power units have high power generation efficiency is mainly because the water in the boiler directly changes from liquid to vapor, that is, wet steam becomes saturated steam, which greatly improves the thermal efficiency!

For this reason, ultra-supercritical thermal power units have high power generation efficiency, low coal consumption and better environmental performance.

Of course, its technical content is also quite high.

After Wang Haoran wrote the project application report, he went to the Ministry of Electric Power Industry in person.

He wants to apply for this project in person.

By the way, Fang Nanbo, head of the Ministry of Electric Power Industry, was also worried about the nationwide power shortage at this time.

Because now the power shortage has seriously affected production development!
Therefore, Fang Nanbo was severely criticized by his superiors and was asked to make every effort to build more power plants in the next few years to ease the rapidly growing demand for electricity.

Fang Nanbo is now preparing to negotiate with Toshiba in Taiwan about introducing their advanced thermal power generating sets.

Nowadays, many of Longguo’s advanced industrial equipment are imported from Zuben.

This is mainly because Jiaoben provides Japanese yen loans with relatively favorable terms.

As I said before: there is a severe shortage of foreign exchange right now.

Today, Longguo can only rely on selling coal, oil and grain to exchange for foreign exchange, and then use the foreign exchange to purchase Western industrial equipment and production lines.

And Jiaoben is now hoping to turn Longguo into its own dumping market and raw material production base.

Wang Haoran’s fame and influence in Longguo are now extremely high.

He came to the Ministry of Electric Power Industry in person to apply for a project, so the people who received him naturally did not dare to neglect him.

Soon, Fang Nanbo knew that Wang Haoran was coming to visit.

He quickly invited Wang Haoran to sit down in his office.

"Comrade Haoran, welcome, welcome!"

"I've been wanting to invite you to come and see us for a long time."

"But I was worried that you were too busy, so I didn't dare to disturb you, haha!"

Fang Nanbo laughed heartily and shook hands with Wang Haoran warmly.

The current heads of ministries and commissions are basically revolutionary predecessors who have been tempered in wars of blood and fire.

So, it is still very easy to deal with.

Wang Haoran greeted with a smile.

After a few pleasantries, Wang Haoran explained the purpose of his visit.

Fang Nanbo was overjoyed when he heard this: "Great! Great! Comrade Haoran finally paid attention to us."

"We are also very distressed now!"

"The domestic power generation units are relatively small, the power generation efficiency is not high, and problems are very likely to occur. This has prevented our power generation from increasing."

Wang Haoran smiled and said, "I also pay close attention to advanced power generation technology from abroad."

"I see that the American Westinghouse Company has developed a 60-kilowatt ultra-supercritical thermal power generating unit that only requires 275 grams of coal per kilowatt-hour, and the cost of generating electricity is very low! The thermal efficiency is extremely high, and the pollution caused by their generating units is also relatively small."

Fang Nanbo nodded and said, "Westinghouse is indeed a very advanced power generation giant. Unfortunately, it is too expensive and we can't afford it."

Wang Haoran shook his head and said, "In fact, there is no need to import foreign equipment at all."

"Their generator technology has papers published in international academic journals. If we study it, we may be able to make it ourselves."

If someone else said this, Fang Nanbo would definitely not believe it.

But now, the one who said this to him was Wang Haoran.

Therefore, Fang Nanbo thought that he should trust Wang Haoran and give him full support to see if this young man could surprise him.

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