Chapter 377 The Deputy Prime Minister Asks for Advice

Schultz finally said: "I believe you all understand this truth

The significance of drawing China into our anti-Soviet alliance cannot be overstated. It was totally worth sacrificing a couple of devices for the sake of getting this ally. China showed us the Spark computer first, and we took out a few devices to answer later. Even if we in the United States don't sell it, the Japanese will. If our intelligence is correct, this time Japan will propose to sell high-end equipment to China, and this group of people only has their own interests in their eyes.

Another advantage of opening up equipment to export to China is that several of our major companies can sell old equipment together, free up funds to buy new equipment, free up funds for research and development, and we must not let the Chinese catch up and become our pioneers in the computer field.

I don't know if you know that the future economy is the computer, and whoever masters the commanding heights of computer technology will master the engine ♀ of the world economy, and the engine cannot be in the hands of the Japanese, not in the hands of the Europeans, still less in the hands of the Chinese, and must and can only be in the hands of us Americans! ”

The Deputy Secretary of State sneered: "I am not obsessed with Mr. Scholz's patriotism, and I also agree with your strategic plan, especially your plan to let China act as our pawn to resist the Soviet Union, although I doubt that it can be realized, but I still look forward to it." If we can really get the Chinese to sacrifice our children for us, it is indeed necessary to send some equipment, but the premise is that the Soviet Union will invade Afghanistan.

Computers will be the engine of the world economy in the future, and I agree that because of this, we must be cautious about the export of semiconductor production equipment and large-scale integrated circuit manufacturing equipment. I don't know if our CIA, led by Mr. Schultz, knows that the microprocessors used in these five Xinghuo computers produced by the Chinese are all Z0 microprocessors produced in China? The main integrated circuits inside are basically made in the United States, a small part of them are made in Europe and Japan, and almost nothing has been found in the Chinese themselves, except for the chassis. ”

END, he mockingly sneered at CIA Director Schultz.

Schultz sneered and said: "Yes, the microprocessors in the five computers are indeed all Z0 chips produced in China. But I don't know if Mr. Deputy Secretary of State has noticed, the Z0 chip came out in 976, and it was really put on the market at the end of 977, and China bought it back later

According to our investigation, they were brought back to China by some overseas Chinese in the middle of last year, and it was not until the end of last year that they purchased them on a large scale, and because of our country's restrictions, they did not purchase much, and no more than 500 pieces were shipped back to China. ”

Schultz asked the deputy secretary of state, "What does this mean?" Without waiting for the deputy secretary of state to answer, he himself replied, "This shows that the Chinese have made chips that are no worse than our z0." If it weren't for Your Excellency's reminder just now, I would have one less reason to export the equipment. ”

The deputy secretary of state said dissatisfiedly: "This is your speculation, right? ”

Schultz asked, "Your Excellency, when did we in the CIA speculate on such an important matter?" ”

The Deputy Secretary of State said: "Then let me ask Your Excellency, do you know when the Chinese copied our 00 chip?" ”

Schultz said: "The imitation of 00 is slow, and it has only recently been successfully imitated, but what does this mean? You're helping me convince you, right? How do I feel that this fact you have put forward becomes an argument for my argument? Proof that China has the capacity to produce more advanced microprocessors? I tell you that many things in mysterious China are strictly secret, even if there is no need to keep them secret in our future, many of their technologies are half-truths and half-truths, and the technologies that come out are tightly covered.

We organized several major companies in the United States to study the Spark computer for the Chinese, and the experts attending the meeting unanimously agreed that the design of this Spark computer is so mature, it took at least four years for Chinese experts, that is, we set American experts to develop, from design to mature products It will take two to three years. That is to say, China has not yet come out with Z0, and their computers have already begun to be researched.

Does it mean that they started working on the Z0 chip? Definitely not, because no matter how mysterious the Chinese are, they are not gods, and it is impossible to predict that we will produce z0. The only explanation, then, is that they designed this computer based on another microprocessor. Maybe it's because the performance of this microprocessor is still unstable, or maybe it's because they don't want to leak the secrets of this microprocessor, so they replace it with two Z0 chips and use them to make computers for export.

Our experts believe that the Chinese must have a computer based on a better microprocessor for domestic use, otherwise they would not be in such a hurry to launch this computer. The fact that they were able to change the original design to fit the Z0 chip we had just produced in such a short period of time, and were able to compile the perfect software so quickly, shows that the level of computers in China is far beyond our imagination. Our experts don't think they're going to be that fast. ”

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Guo Zhuocheng slept well, and did not get up until nine o'clock in the morning the next day, and just after washing, he heard someone knock on the door, and then a waiter said that Vice Premier Yu was coming.

Guo Shucheng was startled, hurriedly threw the towel to the side, and hurriedly walked towards the door, not wanting Yu Gangqiu to stride in, and said, "I know you were very tired yesterday, so I didn't dare to disturb you in the morning."

Guo, did you sleep well? ”

Guo Zhuocheng hurriedly welcomed him in and said, "Vice Premier Yu is too polite. You're the leader, make a phone call, I'll go over, please take a seat. ”

Yu Gangqiu smiled: "Now that you are a teacher, I came to ask for advice, and it is not in line with the etiquette to recruit you." As he spoke, he said sternly, "Now that time is tight, I won't talk about it." You are familiar with the economic aspect, so what should you pay attention to if we negotiate with the Japanese, in addition to not wanting their interest-free loans in yen? Is it better to borrow in USD or GBP? ......, to tell you the truth, after listening to your report yesterday and knowing that you will be able to earn a lot of foreign exchange for the country in the future, I am so happy that I almost can't sleep, I am thinking, if you can really earn so much foreign exchange, then we will not stop exporting crude oil and coal. That's a little less, and it hurts to transport them out from under your nose. ”

Guo Zhuocheng, who was an official in two lifetimes, was not an angry youth in either life, and he understood China's helplessness in selling oil, coal, and other mineral resources, and also knew the necessity of China's large-scale aid to Africa in the past, although some African countries were insatiable and turned China into a cornucopia of whatever they wanted.

Now seeing Yu Gangqiu say this, he was very calm, and even a little happy, so he said: "The foreign exchange we earn far exceeds the foreign exchange that can be exchanged for exporting crude oil, coal and other mineral resources, and we really no longer need to make money by selling them in the future, and we can even use foreign exchange to buy crude oil, coal, ore, and timber abroad." ”

Yu Gangqiu said with a smile: "You kid likes to go to extremes, just to make a little foreign exchange, just said that not only do not export, but also import, and the loser can't be so defeated." Let's talk about it, if we ask Japan for a loan, what currency should we use to settle the loan, and what is the maximum interest that can be tolerated? No way, who told you to understand economics better than us big bosses, don't ask you, ask whom? ”

Guo Shucheng said embarrassedly: "If you are a big boss, then there are few people in China who are not a big boss." If you can follow the Italian ......, haha, let's use the dollar, so that both sides can be reasonable, and the interest will be based on the average deposit and loan interest in the United States, and I don't know how much their interest is. ”

Guo knew that there would be a nationwide general strike in Italy two years later, which lasted for a year, and it was not until the years and months that the situation slowly recovered, and the Italian currency, the lira, fell sharply.

If the lira is now used as the settlement currency between China and Japan, we will naturally be able to make a lot of money. But if it is really suspected of being a god to say it now, it is better to settle it honestly in dollars. Although Guo Zhuocheng did not like the Japanese, although the Japanese came to make money, they were still able to lend to China anyway, which was helpful to China's economy, and from the actual role of the previous life, these yen loans still helped China develop its economy, and alleviated China's lack of funds in a certain way, which is still much better than other Western countries. Besides, who doesn't want to make money, who doesn't want to make more money, who doesn't want to be able to make money and save fame at the same time?

The Japanese themselves are sure that the yen will eventually appreciate, but they are not very clear about how much it will eventually rise and when. Only the reborn Guo Zhuocheng knew that the rapid appreciation of the yen began after the United States forced Japan to sign the Plaza Accord in September '95.

Yu Gangqiu nodded and said, "Yes, it's better to be in dollars." The United States is a big country with a strong economy, and although we don't like them, we have to admit that their currency is still strong. Spend a little interest, just spend a little interest. ......, Xiao Guo, after our preliminary negotiations with the Japanese side, they are willing to provide us with some equipment that we urgently need. ”

Guo Shucheng said with a smile: "You are the director of the State Planning Commission, don't you know?" ”

Yu Gangqiu sighed and said, "Hey, there are too many places to ask. Not to mention the military industry, they don't dare to provide us with high-end military equipment, and it's useless for us to say it. Just talking about civilian equipment, no matter what it needs now, it is waiting to be fed. Industrial manufacturing, smelting, agricultural machinery, and chemical industry are all waiting for rice to be put into the pot, and hundreds of millions of dollars of equipment can be swallowed up at will, and they are all urgently needed. However, Comrade Xiansheng said that the development zones you designed are the top priority of the current economic work, and other industries must give way, and on the premise of giving priority to ensuring the equipment you need, other departments and industries should be considered, so I will ask. You must know this best, and others can only guess and gamble, no. ”

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