Carrick seemed to be caught up in his own thoughts. It's not the first time Link has encountered such a thing. When I used to work in a restaurant with him, once he fell into such a state, he could stand with the food served to the guests, and he would never move if he couldn't figure it out. At this time, don't even think about interrupting him. Just wait.

"However, in order to improve the efficiency to the point where the port abandons its current way of working, the quay crane needs to be redesigned. I remember that the maximum efficiency of a single quay crane today is equivalent to 100' TEUs per hour. That's for the operation of the 20' box. In order to improve efficiency, more powerful motors and stronger steel are required. Each port also needs a small supercomputer system."

Carrick muttered for a moment before smiling and saying to Link, "It will take me about three months to compile the system you want." ”

"You can take your time, I'm not in a hurry. ”

If he gets that kind of system, he won't be of any use for a while. But he felt that there was one thing that he might need: "Can we change the shipping system to a land-based freight distribution system?" This thing will help me even more. ”

"It's a waste of my time to get something like that. Carrick refused without even thinking about it.

"I want nationwide unmanned logistics. In fact, it is the same as the unmanned shipping you are getting now. ”

"Unmanned logistics?" Carrick said with a smile after a moment's thought. It seems to mean the same thing. Okay, I'll change this thing. But how much are you going to pay for it?"

Link looked him in the eye, "How much do you need?"

Carrick laughed and said, "You're not stupid! Twenty-six million, they need twenty-six million." ”

"Deal. ”

Link really needs that kind of system. He is looking to build his own retail network, which he already has.

The establishment of pollution-free food standards and the smooth implementation need to be supported by retailers. As long as he can have a sales network, plus he is in a leading position in terms of technical support for pollution-free standards. With these two items, he can occupy a very important position in the process of pollution-free standardization, and no one can ignore his interests in it.

Of course, he has already planned to build a food processing complex, and those processing plants cannot take into account all the agricultural production areas, but he can set up purchasing stations in various agricultural production areas, and use unmanned logistics to establish the docking between the purchasing station and the factory and between the factory and the retailer.

Carrick seemed to be relieved and said, "You give the money first." Things will be done for you in half a year. ”

"How long?" Link joked. "If you don't become a hacker, your hands and feet will slow down?"

"You think that kind of system is building blocks?" Carrick said disdainfully. "The first thing to do is to understand the situation of all the transport networks, the various restrictions on the various roads that need to be passed, speed limits, bridge heights, etc. How the system responds to traffic rules in the United States. How to refuel. Most importantly, I also need to understand the detailed structure of the vehicle, and set up a sensing system for the whole vehicle to ensure that the system can cope with all problems like an old driver, and at the same time make the maintenance of the vehicle more convenient. ”

"Don't make it too complicated, the cost is too high, and I can't afford it!" Link couldn't help but remind him when he heard him say so much. "I just want to save on labor costs, and what I need is efficiency. ”

The cost of manpower in logistics is very high. If you don't have tens of thousands of dollars a year, no one will do it for you. And one car needs to hire two drivers. If you ask other private vehicles to transport it, the cost is even greater. If there is such a freight system that can hand over long-distance transportation to unmanned vehicles, and the logistics within the city to other companies, it can save a lot of costs and improve efficiency.

"The systems you have to do include the logistics distribution system, the monitoring and navigation system, and the maintenance system. I guess a truck would cost $300,000. However, as long as the logistics support is done well, a car can run 24 hours a day, and the bicycle can save you more than 100,000 US dollars in labor costs every year, and you don't have to worry about the increase in transportation costs during holidays or even the failure to find a driver to deliver it. The cost is easily recouped. ”

"What about all kinds of infrastructure? Satellites, communication relay stations, logistics support systems, these are not investments?"

"Logistics support system, you don't need this system, you also need it. Satellites are indeed one of the biggest costs. "The lifespan of a satellite is usually only five years. To build a nationwide network, you need at least three or more geostationary satellites. That cost could be as high as $200 million a year. That's a big cost indeed.

Carrick thought about it for a moment and said, "Maybe you can work with the communications system and use their ground base station to monitor the vehicle. That doesn't have to be a big investment. Moreover, the unmanned vehicle can be operated without micro-operation, you only need to monitor its dynamics in real time and know the location of the cargo at any time. Signal delays are not a big problem. ”

Link thought for a moment and said, "That's a good solution indeed." But you've been working on this project for the past six years?"

"Most of the time is spent on this. By the way, there's one that you might be able to use as well. ”

He said and took out his phone: "Look at this phone." ”

"What brand?" The phone looks very ordinary, but it doesn't have any logos. "What is the special purpose of this phone? It's out of battery?" There are no external buttons on the phone, and the touch screen doesn't light up when you click on it.

Carrick took the phone from his hand again: "This is the Carrick brand AI phone. He said as he tapped his finger to a corner of the screen. The screen lights up. "Owner's fingerprints are required to start. ”

"Smartphone?" Link certainly didn't believe that what he had brought out to offer was just an ordinary smartphone. "Is it any different from a regular phone?"

"Its core program is a self-learning smart, main function to ensure the safety of mobile phone use. The owner can operate it via touch screen or voice. It can also screen the installed software, review the software that may leak the mobile phone information, and the software that needs to send information to use can send effective virtual information to avoid the leakage of the owner's information. For example, many software nowadays require the owner to provide information such as location. In order to be able to use the nearest base station of the owner to send information, to reduce costs. And this mobile phone can analyze the location of the base station, and send a fake address within this range, and the software can also be used. It can turn all information other than the phone number into a valid virtual message. ”

"What else?"

"It's more convenient. For example, many paid services are now very convenient to open, but it is very complicated to cancel. This mobile phone, as long as you don't need a certain service, you don't have to cancel it yourself, as long as you give the command to the mobile phone to remove the service, it can automatically cancel the corresponding service according to the corresponding steps. ”

"It's safer. It can be identified with a fingerprint, or it can identify the owner with a combination of pupils and voice. Owners can make a variety of wireless payments via direct voice. During the online shopping process, as long as the mobile phone is bound, the mobile phone will automatically monitor the bound online shopping software, and if there is an order placed by a non-mobile phone, a warning will be issued immediately and the bank card will be temporarily unbound. It is also a two-way firewall inside and outside, and any software will run virtually before installation, so as to detect the threats existing in the software in advance and eliminate all viruses. At the same time, it will also avoid any software tampering with the core AI. Of course, most importantly, it is burglar-resistant. If it is not commanded by the owner of the unit, it will automatically shut down. ”

He said as he clicked on an app on his phone and used fingerprint and face recognition software. A plug pops up on one side of the phone and says, "It's embedded intelligence." It is possible to continue using it when changing phones. But if you want to take it out, you have to be the owner to pop it out without breaking the phone. Otherwise, you can only remove it by knocking on the phone. Stealing a mobile phone is also of no value. ”

Link gritted his teeth when he heard what he said, so he smiled and said, "Probably anti-theft is the most important reason why you made this mobile phone." ”

"Yes, I had my phone stolen twice in the Southern Dynasty. My phone wasn't worth much, but all the photos I had worked so hard to take were gone. And the inspiration that I recorded on my phone. By the way, this phone also has a voice input function. It can be recognized no matter how technical it is. It took me a month to enter all the existing formulas. It doesn't matter if you're in that industry, as long as you say it, it can be compiled perfectly in no time. It calculates even the most complex mathematical models very quickly. ”

Link stared into his eyes and didn't speak for a long time.

Carrick was furious at his staring, and smiled a little dryly: "What?

"I'm really surprised, you have such a thing, why do you still want to make money by gambling? Even if you don't want to do business, it's faster to find a company that makes mobile phones to cooperate and collect royalties than you can make money from gambling. ”

"Why should I sell?" Carrick said with a laugh. "I've got you!"

"Give it to me?" Link would have been genuinely surprised. "Do you know how much this thing is worth?"

"Money, I just have enough. "He just had enough money to go. "I don't feel comfortable giving this thing to others. This AI has the ability to learn. It can be dangerous if it is misused. ”

As long as someone modifies some of these programs, humanity will not perish, but it can easily turn the whole world into chaos. Money from the bank may be used casually, and phone calls may be used for someone else's phone bill. Steal the information of all cell phone users and more. He is indeed a genius, but not a mad scientist.

And Link, he can still trust it. At least without any request for three or four million dollars, Link was at least not a bad businessman.

Link was impressed by this. If he has such mobile phone technology, he can completely occupy the high-end mobile phone market in the whole world. Tens of billions of sales per year are no longer a problem.

"How much does such a mobile phone cost?"

"The most valuable thing is this chip, which cost me $10,000 when I made it. But if it's mass-produced, maybe not fifty dollars. The fuselage cost thirty-six thousand hundred dollars. But that's also because of the custom. ”

"I invest in you. How? Maybe we can replicate Apple's miracle. ”

"Apples, I prefer plums!" said Carrick, shaking his head. "I told you to give it to you. I don't have time for business. ”