Return to 78: Why are all the Americans panicking about doing scientific research?

From ancient times to the present, wherever there are people, there will be conflicts.

The vast majority of conflicts arise from differences of opinion.

For several major industrial ministries, the biggest disagreement lies in the issue of capital investment.

At a time of economic tension across the country, how to spend money has become a key issue.

How to invest limited funds into areas that can generate economic benefits as quickly as possible.

As the saying goes, good steel should be used on the blade. Where exactly is the blade?

The strengthening of Dragon Country's ties with foreign countries did not begin in the late 1970s.

As early as the early 1970s, Longguo had begun to seek technology introduction from abroad.

Promote the 43 Project and purchase advanced foreign equipment.

As contacts with the West continued to deepen, analysis of the use of funds continued within the Fourth Ministry of Machine Building.

Should we purchase equipment and technology from abroad in an all-round way, or should we carry out independent research and development while introducing them?

became the main topic of disagreement.

For some projects that cost a lot of money, we choose to either continue to push forward or cancel them.

A group of people led by Xie Wenyuan, a senior engineer of the Fourth Ministry of Machine Building, believed that if they wanted to learn from the West, they should learn it thoroughly.

Stop all domestic semiconductor projects.

Especially large-scale integrated circuit projects, they need to be stopped immediately.

Every day you delay means one more day of expenses.

Some people oppose the project, while others naturally support it.

Another senior engineer, Professor Yuan, director of the Institute of Semiconductors, firmly supports the research and development of domestic semiconductor projects.

Adhering to the principle of walking on two legs.

While introducing foreign technology, we must ensure that our own research and development is not affected in any way.

Integrated circuit projects are indeed extremely expensive and it is difficult to see results in a short period of time.

But that doesn’t mean the project is in vain.

Once the research is successful, the value that the project can achieve is unprecedented.

It will not only help the current Dragon Country, but also affect the technological development in the next few decades.

Industrial machine tools, ships, aerospace, and every aspect of military construction all require the assistance of semiconductor chips.

The more advanced the performance, the more it can drive Longguo's industrial development and technological innovation.

be honest.

Professor Yuan’s views are convincing.

Wu Ankang, the Minister of the Fourth Ministry of Machine Building, worked his way up from the bottom step by step.

Wu Ankang, who has been working in the front line of scientific research for a long time, knows well that Longguo’s semiconductor research is not as bad as some comrades say.

Large integrated circuit projects will eventually be successful.

But then again.

Practical difficulties are also an unavoidable factor.

This is also why, although Wu Ankang supports Professor Yuan, it is impossible for him to clearly support the project from being discontinued.

The country was short of money, and the Fourth Ministry of Machine Building was even short of money.

The amount of funds on hand is limited.

Once all investment is made in domestic semiconductor technology research, what will the Fourth Ministry of Machine Building use to purchase advanced foreign technology and equipment?

"Comrades, we have discussed so much, I think you are all tired, let's take a break for two hours."

"I'll call Comrade Lin Kaifeng and ask him to come over as soon as possible to meet with everyone and discuss how to promote corporate funding for scientific research."

After the topic was over, Wu Ankang and several deputy ministers left the meeting room together.

Professor Yuan glared at Xie Wenyuan fiercely, then took a few old friends to the corridor to smoke and get some fresh air.

"Xie is already quite old, but he is so short-sighted. I think he has lived in vain for so many years."

"As a senior engineer, he is even more short-sighted than an ordinary technician. He is capable of destroying his own Great Wall!!!"

"Alas, what evil has our semiconductor industry done to deserve such a villain?"

"That's not right. Xie Wenyuan's words are not pleasant to hear, but after all, he is talking about practical difficulties. The integrated circuit project has been promoted for several years, and the progress made is minimal. We can't be too harsh on his views."

Hearing several old friends attacking Xie Wenyuan, Professor Yuan couldn't help but speak up for Xie Wenyuan.

Disputes over academic theories should not escalate to the level of personal attacks.

The spirit of discussing issues is to stick to the facts.

"Old Yuan, you are good in every way, except...sigh."

A scientific research expert smoked a cigarette helplessly.

Xie Wenyuan was digging up the ancestral grave of semiconductors, but Professor Yuan actually spoke for him.

Professor Yuan sighed and said, "Xie Wenyuan is indeed short-sighted, but his idea of ​​canceling the semiconductor chip project is not entirely unreasonable. The country wants to split every penny into two, while the ministry treats every penny as one dollar."

"Comrades, we are scientific researchers, not street shrews. We should stick to the facts and discuss them as they are."

"Let's stop discussing Xie Wenyuan. What we should be most concerned about now is not whether the project will be cancelled, but whether the Northern Machinery Company can really come up with enough funds to support us to continue our research on semiconductor chips."

"As long as there is sufficient funding, each project will be able to achieve major breakthroughs in a short period of time."

"We didn't make any progress before, not because we didn't try hard, or because we didn't have the ability, but because we were short of funds."

"Some urgently needed research equipment and experimental materials have been delayed in arriving."

"It is said that a good cook cannot cook without rice. Without research materials, you can't create something out of thin air."

After these words were spoken, everyone nodded, and this was indeed the case.

In 77, Longguo decided to resume the college entrance examination.

Hundreds of thousands of college students will be trained every year.

We must not only restore higher education construction, but also strengthen the teaching staff and provide college students with certain living allowances.

Every year, the country invests tens of millions of efforts and funds in hundreds of thousands of college students.

Some departments with sufficient funds will inevitably have to make sacrifices.

The state gradually began to reduce funding from the Ministry of Industry and used the freed-up money on higher education, which in turn led to an unprecedented funding shortage for major research institutions and scientific research institutes.

It's approaching dark.

A car drove up to the compound of the Fourth Ministry of Machine Building.

Lin Kaifeng got out of the car and, under the guidance of the staff, entered the conference room of the Fourth Ministry of Machine Building.

The meeting resumed.

Wu Ankang said with a smile: "Comrades, some of you have heard of Comrade Lin Kaifeng, and some of you don't know much about him."

"Let me introduce you again. This is our country's foreign exchange earner, General Manager of Northern Machinery Company, Comrade Lin Kaifeng."

"Crash..."

There was warm applause.

Everyone only knows that Lin Kaifeng is not very old.

Unexpectedly, Lin Kaifeng is not even thirty years old.

Being able to achieve so much at such a young age actually proves the old saying.

The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and the new generation replaces the old.

Some scientific and technological personnel and department heads who are over 50 years old understand the country's move to cut funds from scientific research departments and invest in higher education.

The resentment in my heart was also disappearing quickly.

Young people are indeed the future masters of the country.