Chapter 102: You Don't Know You Don't Understand
"I basically changed the draft of your proposal report, and the content of the technical pretense is too rough and too layman, and it is not something you summarized so simply.
I think the points that need to be doubted have been sorted out for you. If you want to enter the feasibility demonstration link, you must first implement all this part. ”
Gu Biao pushed over the thick stack of technology lists with dark circles under his eyes.
A total of more than 500 bucket ash area technologies are involved, and the workload is naturally very large, which needs to be sorted out step by step.
Gu Biao and Ye Kun, as well as President Liu, as well as a few academicians of the Academy of Engineering who were assigned to be absolutely reliable and occasionally provide reference advice, were busy in the first two weeks, and they only eliminated the part that "absolutely cannot be stolen and is not suitable for stealing the reverse method", so as not to waste unnecessary energy in the future.
Even if you just look at the abstract and technical background of each technology, if you want to initially understand what this thing is doing and how big the gap between China and foreign countries is, everyone can not see ten in a day. Ye Kun still has no foundation in science and engineering at the university level, so it is even more difficult.
In addition, it is impossible for President Liu to personally ask too many questions, just relying on Gu Biao and the experts assigned by the Academy of Engineering, and occasionally calling the relevant units, the four of them add up to thirty or forty articles a day, and finally read more than 500 items in two weeks.
160 items were excluded from the action plan and were tentatively determined not to be considered, and 370 items remained, which could be coordinated with the reverse plan.
The next step is to focus on these 370 gray area technologies and imagine possible procurement excuses. And Ye Kun's partial liberal arts attributes were slightly inadequate again at this time. It's like a pure law student can't become a patent attorney because he can't figure out how cutting-edge the existing technology is.
However, there is no choice, and there are no science and engineering students at the Foreign Affairs University. They can only co-ordinate by themselves, and then package it to find the outsourcing unit to knock on the side and ask.
To take the simplest example, for example, one of the higher technologies on the list, the TF39A turbofan of General Dynamics in the United States, the Americans have been officially equipped for 12 years, and the Soviet counterparts have also made better goods, so they are now in the gray area of the bucket list.
As for the LM39 based on the TF2500, and even the modifications after the TF39-B, it was only in the 70s that the Americans themselves had, because it was slightly better than the Soviet goods of the same period, and in 80 it belonged to the red zone.
(At that time, a large number of technologies that Americans had successfully developed for 11~15 years were classified as gray zones, and technologies within 10 years were classified as red zones.) They don't know how backward China is, so they draw a rough line.
Later, after more contact and understanding of China's real backwardness, the scope of the gray zone was relaxed. Because they know that in some fields, China still can't make what the United States developed 15~20 years ago, and it is necessary to guard against it. )
The work to be done by Gu Biao's research group is equivalent to drawing up a guidance plan for "if China wants to buy TF39, what purpose and use should it be disguised to buy it". If you say you want to copy the C-5 transport plane, you can't get it. But if you want to use it to change a McDonnell Douglas, you have to evaluate it separately.
Or take a step back, and when you really can't figure out that this kind of thing can be used for other purposes, "procure it in the name of other countries, according to the original purpose, and then design it into the country".
In a word, it's either disguised in terms of purpose, or in terms of actual purchaser and user identity, in short, a certain field is disguised.
Because things in the gray zone are not monolithic and not sold, but not sold to specific countries. The Americans also create business with these orders.
"Sure enough, I'm taking it for granted? So, do you know these techniques? You're also a liberal arts student. ”
Ye Kun looked at Gu Wei's revisions that had drawn a bunch of red circles, and couldn't help but be a little discouraged.
Gu Biao comforted: "No, I didn't say that I don't understand, I just said that I at least know that I don't understand and know how many paradoxical things there are in cutting-edge technology." And you don't even know how much you don't understand. ”
The science and engineering student is not omnipotent, even if he later served as the project technical director of Alipay.
And many liberal arts students' misunderstanding of this problem is equivalent to thinking that if you catch a programmer, you should understand all software problems. Many people even think that programmers should be able to fix computers.
What Ye Su lacks is the vision of comprehensive talents.
In other words, Gu Biao is also ignorant, but Gu Biao at least knows how ignorant he is and knows where he must consult an expert.
Ye Kun was a little lacking in the ability to assess his ignorance, so he naturally took it for granted when he started, and swept over some places that should be consulted by experts.
The two of them looked at the list, and there were dozens of items with obvious differences, and each item took a few minutes to discuss, and two or three hours passed quickly.
Ye Kun couldn't help but yawn: "Then what do you think should be done next?"
Gu Biao pointed out very constructively: "Tomorrow I will make a report on the current situation and apply to President Liu: we will first find the domestic design institutes and research institutes that are responsible for each technology, and then visit them in person, or make a phone call, to consult the potential uses of these technologies, so that professionals can evaluate them, and we are only responsible for enlightening them." Of course, our ultimate motives and real goals cannot be told to the grassroots technical experts, so we have to summarize a set of questions to ask. ”
There is a sequence of hearing the Tao, and there is a specialization in the art industry.
Whether it can be disguised for other purposes, and whether it will be worn after camouflage, should be referred to by the people of each corresponding research institute.
And the two reliable academicians of the Academy of Engineering who are currently being sent are only for the purpose of providing authoritative opinions, and are responsible for telling Gu Biao and Ye Kun who is the most professional in the field in China.
It is equivalent to an index of human resources.
There is no way, the national scientific research catch-up plan is so complicated to discuss, and the layers of science and technology trees are nested, resulting in scientists at the upper nodes may not understand specific problems, but only know which people to find when encountering problems.
"Well, if there are only three or fewer technologies involved in a research project, we'll call and get it done. If there are more than 3 large institutes, let's split up and go on a business trip. After thinking about it, Ye Kun refined the suggestion.
Gu Biao nodded, and undoubtedly divided the labor: "I'll write a list of questions for the technical leader, and you will write a report to the principal." ”
"Deal. ”
The two of them buried themselves in writing again, and another three hours passed in a flash, and they studied by themselves until the second half of the night.
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"This suggestion is good, very solid, constructive and feasible, and it is down-to-earth at first glance. Xiao Gu's consultation is also summarized well, you can all refer to it. ”
The next morning, President Liu skimmed through Ye Kun's long report and nodded frequently.
"Give you two days, find Academician Lu and Academician Tang together, and list the list of responsibilities and the specific responsible persons of the institution. Then, wherever the design institute is located, you can fly as you like.
The procedures and funds will be solved by the relevant departments for you in one stop. You're going to split up, and I'm going to see all the cover items by the end of the month. ”
"Yes, Headmaster. Gu Biao agreed.
He suddenly felt that this kind of high-level co-ordination work was also quite fulfilling, although there was no superficial flashiness.
Then there are three days of combing, and even ten days of foreign visits.
According to the list discussed with Academician Tang and Academician Lu, a total of about 40 scientific research institutes have been sorted out, and the list is not complete, but only one or two in each category are selected to visit.
For example, although there are many fist units in the aviation industry, it is enough to find a sincere West to provide consultation. This is also a combination of distance and technical lineage (it is difficult to find the Shen lineage who is only familiar with Soviet technology).
Navy, metallurgy, petrochemical, electronics...... In each field, we only look for leading research institutes that are familiar with the current state of Western technology in the United States, Japan, Germany, and France.
Considering that cities directly under the central government and provincial capital level often have multiple research institutes, Gu Biao managed to coordinate a fairly easy route, and only flew to 10 cities above the provincial city level in 10 days.
The airline tickets are stacked thicker than textbooks.
But the results are also abundant.
The communication with the top scientific researchers of various national research institutes has made Gu Ao's vision improve rapidly.
On the first day, when he chatted with the directors of the institute, he was often despised. In just the tenth day, he was able to use the habits and terms of various insiders, plus the occasional finishing touch, to talk and laugh with those bad-tempered scientific research bigwigs.
It even makes people feel that this is an insider.
Who let Gu Biao and the scientific research experts have more opportunities to talk nonsense every day than anyone in China.
Whoever you want to change and want these people to chat with him at a high density and chat for 10 days in a row, it is an impossible chance.
There is a specialization in the art industry, Gu Biao may not be a top R&D talent, but he has quickly become a "technical blower".
Give him a straw and he can boast of its technical content into a gold bar.
This is how the flicker technique was practiced little by little.
On Saturday, March 29, Gu Biao took a late-night flight back to the capital from the last stop, Shudu. For 10 days, he didn't even have time to look out the window when he was on the plane, so he asked the flight attendant to pull up the curtain and then read the materials and preview the conversation by himself.
This hard work has also turned into a new solid report.
"Smack~Slap~"
Gu Biao and Ye Kun threw the conclusion of their respective visits on the table, and then simply counted them.
Gu Biao touched his sparse short beard and said frankly: "Of the 374 technologies, 311 can be disguised at the use level. Just like the last time I camouflaged the military high-precision gyroscopes and force feedback with Stardicon.
There are still 63 items left, which are military at first glance, or a single high-precision civilian use, such as machining centers. It seems that only the second move can be counted on. ”
"Tomorrow, let's take the stage report to the principal first, right?" Although Ye Kun was also very hard, she looked at Gu Wei's bearded appearance, and she was a little sad for no reason.
She has known Gu Biao for three years, and she has really never seen such an uneven beard on the other side.
Gu Biao himself doesn't care about his appearance, he is naturally handsome. However, when I was studying at the Foreign Affairs University, the school rules had very strict grooming indicators.
Including boys must shave in time, or simply keep a neat beard.
Only this kind of person who does not touch the ground in the air for two weeks, and looks at the materials while flying in the sky, will live so sloppy.
However, Gu Biao didn't have any awareness of distraction: "Don't be in a hurry to show the principal, isn't tomorrow Sunday, there is still time before the deadline set by the principal - I will attach my newly sorted second-hand preparations, and then show them to the principal together." ”
"When did you think of the back-hand preparation? Why don't I know? Gu Biao, don't act according to the plan. Ye Kun is a little anxious again, she is a very methodical and regular person, and she hates people who slap her head the most.
It's been many years, Gu Biao has always liked to pat his head and thigh.
Gu Biao: "Why do I want to tell you when I think of it? Some things are stopped when I say them in advance, because I am an adventurer." ”
Ye Kun: "You?!"