Replay 07: Opening the Temple of Learning

Chapter 343 The east wind is coming
People from the relevant departments are holding an emergency meeting. They have a lot of things to study and judge, and the most core issue is whether this matter can be handed over to Lu Shan.

It’s not that they don’t trust Lu Shan enough, it’s just that this matter is too complicated and they have been cheated before.

There is nothing to hide. In those years, the gap between Xiaguo and the rest of the world in some fields was too big, especially in the field of civilian computers. The gap was extremely large.

In order to catch up with the gap, we have to think of various ways.

The simplest and most direct way is to buy, but foreigners don’t sell.

Then the next best thing is to do your own research.

Then the problem arises.

Countless companies claim to have unique technologies and have defrauded a lot of money, but in the end, they just make a shell for Linux or a shell for the Windows system to deal with periodic inspections.

It wasn't until the final delivery that I realized the system was bullshit.

What is this called? This is called information asymmetry!
In the environment at that time, Xia State was extremely closed and underdeveloped in terms of information, and did not know much about many things happening abroad, which gave these companies the opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

The operating system is like this, the scam is only worth hundreds of millions of yuan.

Even more disgusting is the "Hanxin" incident. The guy studied abroad and bought backward foreign computer chips back to China. He wiped off the logos on them and said they were developed by himself, thus defrauding more funds.

The consequences of such incidents are very serious. The economic losses can only be described as negligible. The worst consequence is that the country loses confidence in such projects and no longer invests in them. This delay can last at least ten years.

Just think about it, after so many years, the gap between China and foreign countries has widened to such an extent!
There is an even more difficult question here. For people or companies with such information asymmetry, can their backgrounds be simple?

With so many people involved, is there no professional who can notice the problem?

If you think about these two questions, you will understand why similar incidents can happen.

Now someone says he can solve the operating system problem. Naturally, the relevant departments are paranoid and worried, fearing that they will be cheated again.

"Go ahead, Lu Shan seems more reliable."

"Yes, after all these years, our identification skills have improved, and we shouldn't be fooled."

"We can't throw the baby out with the bathwater. It's not a long-term solution to keep the operating system foreign. If we don't start it today, we will have to start it in a few years. By that time, if Lu Shan doesn't have the energy and time, I really don't know who will do it."

"Having said that, are there any rules about how much money should be given, how to give it, and how to manage it?"

There are still many specific issues. The operating system issue is not a big one, but it is quite big too. We need to divide the responsibilities clearly first so that we know who to hold responsible if any problem occurs.

If the responsibilities and powers are not clearly defined in some work, there will be a lot of wrangling and in the end everyone will get punished together, which will delay things.

While the meeting was in progress, the relevant departments received a report from the Xiaguo Academy of Sciences, saying that they had allocated 10 million yuan and were even preparing to allocate personnel to provide support.

"The Academy of Sciences is so quick to act!" The relevant departments were amazed and announced the news.

If the Xiaguo Academy of Sciences wants to spend money, it doesn't need to discuss it with anyone. Just spend it on research. It only needs to report it to the relevant departments to let others know about it and know how to manage it later.

With the proofing from the Xiaguo Academy of Sciences, the relevant departments acted very quickly. No matter how smart I am, can I be as professional as the people in the Academy of Sciences?
The relevant departments quickly passed a resolution to temporarily allocate 100 million yuan to Lu Shan for research and development, and at the same time provide full support, allowing Lu Shan to make any requests he needs.

There is just a small requirement. For such a large project with so much money, a supervisor must be there to take a look. Don't get me wrong, it's a routine operation.

It is not clear whether Lu Shan minds or not, but Lian Xiang definitely minds, and he minds a lot, to the point of vomiting blood.

"Are they crazy? They took our software and gave it to Lu Shan to develop operating software! Did the taxpayers agree to this? If it doesn't work out, Lu Shan won't be held responsible? Bastards!"

Yang Qing was so angry that he could not sit still, tossing and turning, pacing back and forth, and he wanted to rush directly to the relevant departments to protest.

Lianxiang is obviously the most powerful computer company in Xia Country, and it used to have many computer projects in direct cooperation with the country. But after that damn Lu Shan showed up, no projects were available!

Failure to get a project means no subsidies. Getting subsidies by setting up a project is a traditional skill of many companies and institutions in Xiaguo.

Every time the country has a major project, countless new companies are established, then they take over the project, then go bankrupt and the project is declared a failure.

When photovoltaic power generation was in progress, everyone was into photovoltaic power generation, and countless photovoltaic companies were established. Later, the country started to develop chips, and everyone was engaged in chip research and development. Even those who made aluminum alloys and sold pig feed established chip research and development companies. Three sheep and five dogs were considered one company.

The most outrageous case is a chip company in Hubei Province, which defrauded the country of hundreds of billions!

If you follow suit, the people below will also learn from you.

Two years later, as the rural economy developed, countless public accounts were established based on production teams, and countless cooperatives were established. Some said they were planting grapes, and some said they were planting passion fruit. In the end, the village committee asked the villagers to sign, saying that they were renting land and would pay rent if they planted.

The villagers signed, but didn't plant any crops, and then this group of people got the subsidies.

Lianxiang’s product is a bit more advanced and perhaps has achieved some results, but the cost is too high.

Yang Qing had no place to vent his anger, so he turned around and found a technician watching "For a Word". The line read: "If you don't take it and I don't take it, how can Commissioner Geng take it? If Commissioner Geng doesn't take it, how can you and I make progress!"

Yang Qing's blood rushed to his head and he shouted, "Watching TV? Did the company pay you to watch TV? Don't you have anything else to do?"

The technician looked confused and his eyes were bloodshot: "Boss Yang, I'm on the night shift and I've already finished get off work. I'll just adjust here and leave..."

"If you want to leave, leave quickly! Don't do anything unrelated to work in the company!" Yang Qing knew that he was wrong to scold her, but he still kept a tough attitude.

The technician curled his lips and obediently turned off the TV. Who would quarrel with a leader who pays them? Just coax him and it will be over. Unless you just ask him to work overtime without paying, then you really can't spoil him.

The most terrifying thing for programmers is not quarreling, but deleting the database and running away...

Lianxiang was in chaos, but Ze Meng was smiling happily. No one expected that the bosses would give so much money and arrange for a team to undertake the research remotely. This way, Ze Meng would be under a lot less pressure.

After receiving the money, Lu Shan did not rush to start work, but trained the employees. Training is necessary, because the Endless Compiler and the Zemeng system that the employees are going to use, the underlying logic, the mathematical logic, everything are different from the original ones, so the knowledge points must be broken down and taught carefully.

In addition to the original employees, students from related majors in the Natural Science Laboratory also participated in it, and Lu Shan would make his own arrangements with the Xiaguo Academy of Sciences. The vain labor should not be wasted.

Lu Shan stood on the podium, feeling very comfortable. He was the director of the Natural Science Laboratory and was often required to give lectures.

"In the past, the basis of digital logic was Boolean algebra, including basic operations, namely, AND, OR, NOT, absorption law, distribution law and other basic theorems. The required logic functions can be realized by analyzing and designing logic circuits.

However, the logic of the Endless Compiler and the upcoming Zemeng system will be upgraded based on the results of the Riemann hypothesis..."

Lu Shan talked eloquently, sorting out the original logic and the new logic, and summarizing the rules. Mathematics is universal, and any method can work, but the efficiency varies.

"The development language of Windows was assembly language in the early stage. In version 95, it became C language. Later, it also supported C++ and VB. However, the efficiency and intelligence could not be improved. The underlying logic was not good. Even if it developed for another hundred years, it could only do addition little by little, and could not do multiplication in one step."

During the lectures, the employees seemed to have returned to their student days, and some of them actually were students.

After listening to Lu Shan’s lecture today, my perspective on life has been broadened. Such advanced concepts can’t be heard everywhere.

After the lecture, the application came directly. Lu Shan took out the internal professional version of the Endless Compiler and gave it to the employees to use, allowing them to work directly according to the tasks.

This is also the consistent approach of Lushan education. Theory and practice are never separated overnight.

As they used it, the employees and trainees realized something was wrong.

"Fuck! This is too smart! It can actually convert the code directly! And it's a code with new logic."

"Fortunately, we learned some new theories, otherwise we wouldn't be able to see the problem."

"You sound so great. There's no problem with the program running. At most, it just requires some minor adjustments."

“It’s good to be able to spot minor problems with program execution!”

When everyone is together, there is the most communication and the most ideas. Although the scene may be a little chaotic, it is better than keeping silent. If you keep silent, you will learn nothing and think of nothing.

During the use, the staff and students were once again shocked by Lu Shan.

"Who created this Endless Compiler, which is so smart? Is it a technician from Zemeng?"

"From their expressions, I know it's not the case. It seems that Dean Lu took it out directly."

"one person?"

"Anyway, I haven't heard of anyone helping him. No one on Ze Meng's side recognized him, and Ji Yue didn't even seem to know about the Endless Compiler."

"I didn't expect Mr. Lu to have such skills."

"What do you mean by unexpected? His level of teaching proves that only he has this ability!"

Members of the Zemeng system development team couldn't help but sigh that the bosses of other companies just manage, check the progress, and scold people.

But Lu Shan was really serious about it. He paid money, taught technology, and personally participated in the development, leading the entire team to improve together, as if this was not a development project but a teaching activity.

Moreover, from a technical point of view, Lu Shan was far superior to everyone else, even Luo Xuan, the technical vice president, was far ahead of him. Luo Xuan was a madman who only researched technology, unlike Lu Shan who also had to manage the group and take into account many aspects of technology at the same time.

How can one person have such a broad scientific vision and achieve such excellence in every field?
The train runs fast because of the locomotive. Lushan's locomotive is not an ordinary diesel locomotive, it is a super high-speed train.

With this technology, plus such an easy-to-use Endless Compiler, the confidence of the development team increased immediately!

If they don't know something, they will ask Lu Shan directly. If something is good or not, Lu Shan will tell the most critical problem at a glance, and then make the revision successfully in one go. Lu Shan is very patient, he is tolerant to everyone and doesn't find anyone annoying at all.

This attitude makes the team members feel very embarrassed. They get paid so much to develop programs together, but they find that the boss is the one who does the most work and has to provide guidance to them. So, their contribution is negative and they are holding the boss back!
I felt embarrassed, and since we were all talented, we were all proud of ourselves. So we were really working hard to make up for the lessons and practice privately, and we really didn't want to ask the boss any more questions.

When people are united, they can move mountains. With everyone working together, progress was soon evident and Lu Shan was very satisfied.

When it came to the middle of 2012, the most discussed topic was the Mayan civilization's prophecy, which was that human civilization would end on the winter solstice of that year. Some also said that it could end on any day in 2012.

Rumors on the Internet, analysis of various gossips and chats occupy many people's leisure time.

The upcoming American movie "2012" has also attracted a lot of attention. In fact, Lu Shan understood at that time that this matter was probably nonsense.

If something really happened, the United States would not do it this way. It would definitely prepare quietly without involving anyone.

Besides, the plot of the movie is ridiculous. After the earthquake, the ground cracked and followed the plane. Is it possible? The speed of the ground cracking caused by the earthquake is thousands of kilometers per second. The plane fell down long ago and passed by without anyone noticing.

Putting aside the obviously anti-intellectual remarks outside, Zemeng Company has received the best news - that is, the Zemeng operating system has finally been developed!

The entire development team cheered collectively, and the foreign aid team of Xiaguo Academy of Sciences was no exception. They had paid a lot during this period, but they had also gained a lot.

Lu Shan is not a very stingy person. He can come to help and teach them some things. These things can greatly improve their understanding of computer technology, and it will also be convenient for people to know how to use and understand it after Lu Shan promotes it.

This is just the first step. The Zemeng operating system is moving so fast because it is intentionally directed in the right direction. There is still a lot of work to be done in developing software for the Zemeng operating system.

Lu Shan asked his employees to first make a statistics of the office software the company needed, the more detailed and specific the better, and then start internal development and testing.

It must be noted that office software is divided into administrative and technical application categories.

So it involves a communication issue. Lu Shan asked Qiao Weiwei to coordinate this matter, and he should just be the hands-off boss.

(End of this chapter)