"Hehe, nuclear fusion is still 50 years away from application! Of course, it may take forever 50 years!" Scientists have claimed from a very early time that controlled nuclear fusion can be achieved in only 50 years, but today it is still 50 years in their mouths!

"As for how long it will take for me to lead the team, it depends on how much support the state can provide!" Lu Qiujian continued, "As far as I know, from the Sixth Five-Year Plan to the Ninth Five-Year Plan, all the funds invested by the state in this area add up to only 2.5 billion! With all due respect, if this is the case, I am afraid that in another 50 years, we may not be able to touch the edge of controlled nuclear fusion!"

"Well, our country's investment in the basic field is not yet comparable to that of the United States!" Although Qin Feng heard this figure for the first time, he was not surprised; in the final analysis, although Huaguo has developed rapidly in recent years, its foundation is still very weak compared with that of the United States, so the investment in the basic fields that cannot see the benefits in a short period of time is quite limited.

The country can spend a lot of money on aircraft carriers and airplanes because these have been proven feasible at present, and the country has these needs in a short period of time; as for basic projects such as CEPC and Jinping Underground Laboratory, there are also international precedents, and the whole world is in the exploration stage of controllable nuclear fusion, and no matter how much money is invested, it may not be able to see results.

"At the current level of technology, it would take hundreds of billions to build, maintain and operate a tokamak-type fusion device, and considering the practice in the field of controlled thermonuclear fusion, this cost may need to be multiplied by five to get close to the real cost!" If you directly report 500 billion, I am afraid that no country in the world will approve this fee, so when applying for the fee, it is generally folded in half and then folded in half, and then the amount of small funds required for the first period is given (of course, this small amount is also relatively speaking), and after getting this money, you will make a little thing first, or even directly do some paper work and then ask for the second phase of funds, so that you can slowly get together the funds you need.

But there is a downside to this. Because it is almost inevitable that there may be overspending at any time in the process, and after overspending, it will inevitably be attacked, and the project may be cut in half.

Then some people have to ask, controllable nuclear fusion is an incomparably great project, once it is successful, it will completely solve the energy problem and greatly improve people's living standards, and the country should invest a huge amount of money in it!

That's true, but you can't look at things from a single perspective, and investing money in a single field on a large scale can lead to a series of problems: first of all, you're not sure that the investment will pay off, and you've invested huge sums of money in human history to try to make scientific breakthroughs. There are countless cases of failure alone, such as Neon's fifth-generation computer development plan in the last century, which cost hundreds of billions of yen, and if the country invests 500 billion yuan in controlled nuclear fusion and ultimately fails, no one can afford to bear this responsibility.

Second, it is not just the controllable nuclear fusion project that urgently needs funds, but the state spends so much on science and technology every year, and what should we do if it is all given to the controllable nuclear fusion project? Should we engage in high-energy physics research? Should the aerospace project be discontinued because there is no funding? Will Yuan Lao stop the research on hybrid rice and go home to retire?

As for reducing spending in other fields and investing in the field of science and technology, I'm sorry, but the people in the western region are still grazing! Although the state has a lot of money. But none of them can be cut!

All in all, it's true that controlled nuclear fusion is important, and it's not wrong that countries should invest money in research, but. The amount of funds can only be adjusted according to the existing economic situation of the country, and it is never possible to provide unlimited support.

"Five hundred billion!" Qin Feng's scalp tingled when he heard this number, "Our province's GDP last year just exceeded one trillion, ranking fourth among all provinces in the country! A single project will cost half of our province's GDP!"

And these 500 billion may not be effective. If it is determined that 500 billion yuan can achieve controlled nuclear fusion, then the country will do it even if it tightens its belts as it did back then, but no one dares to guarantee it.

"Huh. This is just my inference based on the current state of the country's technology, and it's just the operating cost of the tokmak device!" Suppress the other party first, and then give a little hope, "But if it were me, I don't plan to use the tokmak device as a way to achieve controlled nuclear fusion! ”

"Of course, it's too early to say this! After you have verified the information on increasing the production of tritium, let's move on to the next step of discussion!" Lu Qiujian didn't expect him to get a large amount of unrestricted funds for himself just by relying on his own foolishness, anyway, there is still a period of time before he graduates, so let's take it slowly!

"Well, I'll find someone to verify this matter as soon as I go back!" Qin Feng nodded and said, today's meeting was a surprise for him, at first he just wanted to chat casually with a young talent in the scientific community, but he didn't expect to hear such surprising news; if he described the prospect and could achieve it, then the great rejuvenation of Huaguo was close at hand.

"In a while, you can send someone to pick up the materials with me!" Feeling that the conversation was almost over, Lu Qiujian got up and said, "Don't worry, these studies are all conducted by me in private, and neither the teachers and classmates at Munich University nor my colleagues at CERN know about it!"

"Xiao Lu, this research is so important, if people know that you have made a breakthrough in this area, I am afraid that there will be problems with personal safety, I think it is better for you to go back to China!" Qin Feng reminded.

Whether it is the United States as the world hegemon, or the Middle East countries that rely on oil to quickly enter the rich countries, they will not allow China to master this technology, if they know that Lu Qiujian has a way to quickly achieve controlled nuclear fusion, then I am afraid that they will try their best to buy or destroy him!

"I can finish my PhD in more than a year, and now there are still some research to borrow from CERN's equipment, so I can't leave for the time being!" Lu Qiujian politely declined Qin Feng's suggestion, he didn't have enough prestige in Europe, even if he went back now, at most he would help others, which was inconsistent with his goal, "Besides, I'm usually very careful, so far you are the first person to know that I have research in this area!" (To be continued.) )

PS: I'm not very sure about this data, if there is an error, please point it out.