Lucy said: "Then let's officially start, the first topic we discuss is the relationship between capital and technology, what do you think is the relationship between capital and the development of modern technology?"

Xu Xincheng thought for a while, quickly mobilized all the information on this topic from his brain, organized it, and said: "Capital can be said to be one of the most fundamental driving forces for the development of modern science and technology, the history of the development of modern science and technology can be traced back to the European Renaissance that began in the 14th century, and the extremely large financial support of the Italian Medici family is one of the most critical factors for the success of the European Renaissance.

Since then, capital has been one of the most fundamental driving forces for the development of modern science and technology.

The best case should be Silicon Valley, where the rapid development of the past few decades has benefited from a large amount of capital investment, such as Joe's Company A. After the establishment of company A in early 1977, it was difficult to continue due to a serious lack of funds, and if it were not for the timely injection of capital by angel investors, company A would probably not survive the first year; at the end of 1980, company A went public to the public, which created the largest IPO record in history on the same day, and the largest IPO financing in the capital market laid a solid financial foundation for the future development of company A.

It can be said that without capital, Company A would not have become the A company it is today, and Joe would not have become the great Joe, and without Company A and Joe, personal computers and smartphones would not have developed to the level they are today. ”

"Yes, capital is to modern technology, just as gasoline is to a sports car, fuel is to a rocket, without gasoline, no matter how good a sports car is, it can't run, and without fuel, no matter how high-tech a rocket is, it can't rise into the air. The investment company is the best organization to gather capital from all over the world, and the purpose of I founded New World Investment is to gather as much capital as possible in the most efficient and legal way, so as to achieve our goal and complete our mission. ”

Xu Xincheng nodded, and a wave of emotion surged in his heart, he thought to himself: "It turns out that in order to complete that mission, Lucy has been working hard since four or five years ago, but she was only sixteen or seventeen years old at that time!"

Lucy continued: "The history of human society actually began when humans learned to use and gradually master the technology of fire, and fire can be said to be the first technology that humans learned to use and gradually mastered.

About 1 million years ago, human beings began to learn to use fire to hunt and use fire to cook meat, so human beings bid farewell to the barbaric life of drinking blood and officially became civilized people, and the development of human society began to accelerate. Subsequently, human beings learned to make fire artificially, and gradually learned to use fire to cast bronze objects, so that human society entered the Bronze Age, and then gradually entered the steam age from the Bronze Age, and the whole process took about 1 million years.

Since the industrial revolution in the 60s of the 18th century, the scientific and technological development of human society has entered the fast lane, and it only took more than 200 years to develop to today's scientific and technological level. What do you think is the fundamental reason why science and technology developed so slowly in ancient times, but in modern times, science and technology has shown a trend of accelerating and rapid development?"

Xu Xincheng thought for a while and said: "I have also thought about this question before, but my answer is not necessarily comprehensive, I think, first, the great development and universal application of printing in the European Renaissance has greatly promoted the spread of human culture and scientific knowledge, thus greatly improving the overall scientific literacy and spirit of mankind; second, a large number of famous scientists and inventors have emerged, such as Watt, Newton, Bell, Edison, Third, since the globalization that began with Columbus's voyages, various countries in the world have begun unprecedented exchanges and integration, and have begun large-scale competition and cooperation on a global scale, which has provided a powerful impetus and a broad market for the great development of science and technology. ”

"Very good, these reasons are correct, but there is another fundamental reason that you have not mentioned, that is, the establishment and continuous improvement of the modern market economy and business system.

First, as I said earlier, capital is the fuel for the development of science and technology. The venture capital mechanism developed by the modern business society, as well as the financial market composed of stocks, securities, foreign exchange, etc., have gathered a large amount of capital in the most efficient way and sought the best investment opportunities for capital in the world. This provides a lot of financial support for the rapid development of science and technology.

Second, after the beginning of the industrial revolution, the market economy and business system were rapidly established and continuously improved, which led to the emergence of more and more enterprises, which quickly became the largest subject to promote scientific and technological innovation and development, and the vast majority of innovations and inventions in modern times were made by enterprises. As you just mentioned, the biggest reason for the popularization and widespread application of printing is the emergence of a large number of booksellers and publishing companies, and these booksellers and publishing companies sell their books through the market, thereby making huge profits, and then use the profits they earn to reinvest in reproduction, and so on, greatly promoting the dissemination of human culture and scientific knowledge.

Third, the establishment and continuous improvement of the market economy and the commercial system have brought about the formation and great development of the global commercial society and the pattern of international competition, and the global commercial competition has further promoted the great development of science and technology; at the same time, the formation and development of the global trade and international markets have provided a broad global market for the consumption and application of scientific and technological products.

Fourth, the establishment and continuous improvement of the market economy and commercial system have promoted the transformation of the management systems of various governments. For example, the Manhattan Project of the United States, as I mentioned earlier, and the arms race such as the US-Soviet space program during the Cold War were all government-led scientific and technological projects, but these were all special products of special periods. There are also state-owned enterprises set up by the state, which for a period of time were also one of the main bodies of scientific innovation and invention.

However, the governments of various countries soon discovered that this practice did not conform to the law of development of the market economy and the basic rules of commercial society, and that the system and mechanism of state-owned enterprises were too rigid and were not the most ideal subjects, so they began to vigorously encourage and develop private enterprises. At the same time, governments are gradually changing their roles from market players to market leaders and defenders of order.

Up to now, it has basically formed a global business system with the government as the leader and maintainer, market-oriented, and enterprise-oriented.

All in all, the rapid development of modern business has promoted the rapid development of modern science and technology, and the rapid development of modern science and technology has in turn promoted the rapid development of modern business. The two complement each other, promote each other, and act as accelerators for each other, thus forming a trend of accelerating and rapid development of science and technology and economy. ”

Xu Xincheng suddenly had a feeling of being sudden. He has read a lot of books over the years, including many science fiction novels, but most of them simply attribute the development of science and technology to the genius and contribution of some scientists and inventors, which is correct to a certain extent, but that is not the most fundamental reason for the rapid development of modern science and technology, the most fundamental reason is the establishment and continuous improvement of the modern market economy and business system that Lucy just said.

Xu Xinxiang was in awe of Lucy after hearing the teacher's enlightening teaching, and he nodded gratefully and said, "Yes, that's right. ”

Lucy continued: "This is also the fundamental reason why we founded Sino-American Xinfei Company, only by following the internal development law of the modern market economy and the fundamental rules of the business society, with the help of the global market and the power of the world business society, we can achieve our goals and complete our mission in the shortest possible time." ”

After Lucy finished speaking, she turned her head leisurely, looking at the beautiful sky and lake, and at the beautiful world she had been fighting for for many years.

Xu Xincheng looked at Lucy, and at this moment, Lucy was completely integrated into the beautiful landscape painting in front of him.

The landscape paintings, which I thought could not be more beautiful than before, have become more beautiful and meaningful at the moment. At this moment, Xu Xincheng wished that he was a painter, so that he could paint this beautiful picture into an oil painting. However, he is not disappointed, because he has already painted this picture into his heart, and this most beautiful landscape painting is permanently fixed in his mind.