Chapter 105 RB High-Speed Rail

Clasp your hands together and look at each other.

Minister Jiang pointed to the sofa next to him, "Mr. Li, please take a seat." ”

"What do you want Mr. Li to drink?"

As soon as Li Yixuan was about to talk about tea, he immediately thought that this was the United States, and how could there be tea, aren't you embarrassed by others? ”

A staff member brought the water to Li Yixuan, and saw that the white steam coming out of the mouth of the cup was actually heated boiled water.

You know, Europeans and Americans don't have the habit of drinking boiled water, they drink cold water all year round, no matter how cold the winter day is, they just drink cold water, and they don't see people getting any stomach problems.

It is very valuable to be able to drink boiled water in a foreign country.

Seeing that Li Yixuan dared to be interested in Bai Kairen, Minister Jiang, who was sitting on the side, explained with a smile: "The electric kettle for heating boiling water was brought by myself from China, and Europeans and Americans drink cold water no matter what time it is, and our Chinese stomachs are not used to it, so every time I visit abroad, I take the electric kettle with me." ”

After speaking, Minister Jiang also asked the secretary to show Li Yixuan the electric kettle he brought.

"The brand of RB Toshiba, I bought it at the mall when I visited RB last time I visited. ”

Li Yixuan asked in a ghostly manner, "Isn't there an electric kettle in China?"

"No, I'm not afraid of Mr. Li's jokes, at present, we can't produce heating components for electric kettles in China. ”

Li Yixuan took the electric kettle from the staff and looked at it over and over again, this is the most primitive electric kettle, the core of which is a quartz heating tube, but I didn't expect it to be produced in China. This heating quartz tube is the same as the small solar heater used in later generations.

At this time, he thought of an induction cooker and an induction kettle.

The so-called induction cooker is the use of magnetic field induction eddy current heating principle, the use of electric current through the coil to generate a magnetic field, when the magnetic force in the magnetic field through the bottom of the iron-containing pot, that is, will produce countless small eddy currents, so that the pot itself itself high-speed heating, and then heat the food in the pot.

Compared with the previous quartz tube heating method, the electromagnetic heating method is obviously more environmentally friendly and energy-saving, and the thermal efficiency is also higher, the heating speed is faster, and it will not produce any heat radiation, and the completeness is much higher.

Minister Jiang asked him to come, and Li Yixuan roughly had a number, whether he would cooperate with the mainland to produce induction cooker products.

Seeing that Minister Jiang was about to speak, he shut up, because he remembered that if you want to produce induction cookers, you must solve a key problem, that is, IGBT.

Without this thing, the induction cooker would only be a castle in the air.

Minister Jiang had been observing him, and when he saw that he had something to say, he encouraged: "If you have any ideas, let's hear them first, and if not, then say something else." ”

Since the other party said so, Li Yixuan told Minister Jiang about the idea of the induction cooker, and finally said: "The induction coil of the induction cooker is easy to manage, but this IGBT is very difficult to handle." ”

He also explained: "The concept of IGBT was first proposed in the late 70s, and at the beginning of this year, IGBT was successfully developed by GE and RCA companies in the United States. ”

Although you are the Minister of China's Electronics Industry, IGBT is the first time he has heard of it, after all, this thing has just come out, even the concept has just appeared, Minister Jiang does not know that it is too normal, but the whole world can count the slap of the whole world who know this thing. What's more, IGBT is still in the stage of secrecy in the United States.

"Is this IGBT important?"

Li Yixuan said: "It's not just important, it's just too important. Minister Jiang, let me explain, the so-called IGBT is the abbreviation of "insulated gate bipolar transistor", in the simplest terms, it is a high-power electronic switch, by controlling the voltage on the gate, can achieve the conversion of on-off and off.

Compared to mechanical switches, electronic switches can respond up to hundreds of thousands of times per second without the fear of damage due to repeated switching. The transistor in the radio is also an electronic switch, and the IGBT can be regarded as a special transistor, which is characterized by higher withstand voltage, higher current, faster speed, better reliability, etc.

Semiconductor manufacturers are keen on IGBTs because they are used in a wide range of applications. From rail transit, aerospace, electric power, petroleum and other pillar sectors of the national economy, to consumer electronics such as inverter home appliances, digital cameras, and induction cookers, IGBT can all be found. ”

Minister Jiang was shocked, "So important?"

Li Yixuan nodded and said, "RB's Shinkansen, Minister Jiang has sat on it, right?"

Seeing the other party nodding, Li Yixuan continued: "Minister Jiang knows that RB's Shinkansen only has its name, but not its reality. ”

"Oh, how do you say?" RB's Shinkansen he personally sat on, he was very impressed, at that time in RB visited him, he only had one thought in his heart, RB's high-speed rail technology is too developed, China is too backward.

Unexpectedly, today Li Yixuan told him that RB's high-speed rail was just a virtual appearance, which made him feel very unbalanced in his heart.

He now regretted seeing the young man a little, and felt that he had spoken too little.

Li Yixuan couldn't see his reaction, and explained with a smile: "Minister Jiang knows that since the opening of the RB Shinkansen, until now, RB's railway company has not made even a penny at all, but has been losing money. The Shinkansen has been able to survive until now thanks to the continuous blood transfusion of the RB government for many years. ”

"Operating at a loss!" Minister Jiang was stunned, he didn't expect that the Shinkansen, which represents RB's highest technological achievement, was actually operating at a loss.

"That's right, it's a well-known secret at RB. Just ask a little and you'll find out. ”

Seeing what the other party said, Minister Jiang had already believed it for seven or eight points and asked: "Then tell me why the RB government still wants to implement the high-speed rail plan even though it knows that it is a loss." Is it just for the sake of face?"

Li Yixuan replied: "Not all, the reason why the RB government vigorously develops high-speed rail technology is not only for face, but for the international high-speed rail market in the future." RB executives believe that high-speed rail is the most important means of transportation for people in the future, that is, after planes and cars, and if a country has a large number of high-speed rail lines, no matter how large the country's territory is, it can go from one end of the border to the other in a very short time. Even if the huge country and the world have become a small village head.

At that time, people's travel will be more convenient and efficient, and a country's economy will become more dynamic because of high-speed rail. That's why RB spared no effort to develop high-speed rail. They want to take the first step, wait until the RB high-speed rail technology is mature, and then export to other countries, then if the whole world uses RB high-speed rail, then the entire industrial economy of RB will also usher in unprecedented development, and even get rid of dependence on the American market.

This is the reason why they vigorously develop high-speed rail knowing that it is a loss. You must know that high-speed rail requires countless upstream and downstream supporting projects, involving metal smelting and processing, machinery manufacturing, precision machining, advanced semiconductor industry, advanced chemical industry, etc., and the industrial chain involved is amazing, even bigger than the automobile industry.

You must know that RB is only an island country, and the entire land area combined, it is only a province of China. Although RB's industry is incomplete, RB's automobile, electronics, metallurgy, metal processing, machinery manufacturing, precision CNC machine tools, advanced chemical industry and other industries are very developed.

The first is exports, RB's market is limited, and it cannot afford to support so many enterprises and industries, and only exports can maintain huge industrial production. However, relying on the traditional export strategy will inevitably cause a backlash from other countries, after all, if you export more goods to their country, the industrial economy of other countries will inevitably be affected, and the national trade disputes will continue.

Therefore, RB people thought of high-speed rail, and RB people hope to drive the entire industrial development and economic prosperity of RB by exporting mature high-speed rail lines in the future. That's why when Comrade Xiaoping visited RB in '78, the RB Prime Minister was so active in showing you the high-speed rail.

Everyone knows that China's railway technology is backward, and if RB's high-speed rail can take root in China and bear fruit, what kind of stimulating effect will it have on RB's entire industry! Minister Jiang should understand. ”

"However, what is the use of a high-speed rail that does not make money, and it is much to lose to build it. Minister Jiang no longer doubts Li Yixuan's words, but he still can't figure out how RB should export a high-speed rail that can't bring benefits, and will other countries accept such a high-speed rail?