In the early morning of the next day, February 17, before dawn, the Sky Science and Technology Park was already crowded with more than 400 media reporters from all over the world, including many journalists from Europe and the United States in China.

At the gate of the Chrono Science and Technology Park, several red banners were hung, among which the most conspicuous one was prominently written with the words "Warmly welcome the Prime Minister to inspect the Chrono Science and Technology Park".

Yes, today the Prime Minister of the State Council will visit the Superspace Science and Technology Park to inspect the work.

Since the establishment of the Super Time Science and Technology Park, in the past four years, this is the first time that a national leader has come to do an inspection, which is of great significance to the development of the Science and Technology Park, and naturally has attracted much attention.

In addition, there is another reason why so many reporters from various countries in the world are coming to the Chrono Science and Technology Park today, and that is the question about Yin Weijian and the multiverse.

As of today, although Yin Weijian's identity has not been officially announced to the outside world, many media reporters have learned that Yin Weijian is a researcher of the Chrono Science and Technology Park and has been working here for several years.

What's more, the Chrono Science Park, like the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, is also conducting research on the multiverse. And since Yin Weijian is currently the world's top and even the only authoritative expert on the theory of the multiverse, there is no doubt that the Chrono Science Park has the best chance of becoming a base for the development of time-traveling techniques.

It is precisely because of this that at such a special moment, the Prime Minister of the State Council personally visited the Chaokong Science and Technology Park today, which has naturally become the focus of global attention.

Ten o'clock in the morning. The premier's flight arrived at Jinghua International Airport on time, and after getting off the plane, he did not make any stay and immediately rushed to the Chaokong Science and Technology Park.

The leaders who accompanied the premier on the inspection were also the deputy secretary general of the State Council, the vice minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the director of the National Development and Reform Commission, the minister of science and technology, the vice minister of national defense, the vice minister of finance, and the deputy governor of the People's Bank of China. There are more than 20 deputy directors of the Research Office of the State Council.

Upon arrival at the Technopark. Accompanied by Wei Xiaobao, Secretary of the Jinghua Municipal Party Committee and Mayor of Jinghua City, and other leaders of the municipal government, as well as Ouyang Ke, the general director of the "Chronometer Planning", the Prime Minister made a comprehensive and detailed inspection of the Chrono Science and Technology Park, and listened to the detailed introduction of the progress of the "Chronometer Planning" by Academician Huo Xing, Chief Scientist of the Chrono Science and Technology Park.

During the inspection, the Prime Minister was full of praise for the astonishing development speed of the Chrono Science and Technology Park. He highly affirmed the outstanding contributions made by Ouyang Ke, Wei Xiaobao and Huo Xing academicians in recent years.

It has been less than five years since the establishment of the Chrono Science and Technology Park. Five years ago. It's still a wasteland, which Ouyang Ke bought for 170 million yuan. After that, Ouyang Ke received a grant of 20 billion from Tang Xiaosheng. Almost with the help of one person, the "Chronometer Plan" was officially launched, and every effort was made to raise funds to start the large-scale construction of the Chrono Science and Technology Park.

Today, this wasteland has become a large-scale science and technology park with a construction area of more than 25 square kilometers, with a total output value of 770 billion yuan, becoming one of the five major high-tech parks in China.

The speed of development of the Chrono Science and Technology Park is unprecedented, and can almost be described as a miracle. And this miracle was born mainly thanks to two people.

The first is Ouyang Ke. More than 90 percent of the funds in the science and technology park were raised by him; More than 90 percent of the investors and partners in the science and technology park were negotiated by him; He single-handedly planned the establishment of the science park.

The second is Wei Xiaobao.

Since Wei Xiaobao became the mayor of Jinghua City, he has vigorously reformed the investment environment of Jinghua City, introduced many new policies, and made every effort to create the best development conditions for the chronometer plan. It is precisely because of this that in the past two years or so, the Chrono Science and Technology Park has developed extremely rapidly as if it was on the highway.

For example, at Wei Xiaobao's initiative, the Jinghua Municipal Government set up an "Innovation and Technology Award" with 12 billion yuan to reward enterprises and individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the "Chrono Planning". After the introduction of this policy, it not only attracted many investors to settle in, but also attracted many authoritative experts and scholars to join.

As of February 2033, more than 2,700 enterprises, 297 universities, and 98 provincial and municipal scientific research units have joined the Chrono Meter Scheme, and the total number of researchers in the Chrono Science and Technology Park has exceeded 12,000.

Among the top 100 key universities and research institutes in China, 91 institutions have established in-depth cooperative relations with Chaokong Science and Technology Park, including the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, the Research Institute of Peking University, the Research Institute of Tsinghua University, the Research Institute of Jinghua University, the Research Institute of Zhejiang University, etc.

At the same time, there are more than 2,100 experts and professors from key universities and research institutes across the country, and the number of academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Sciences has reached 49.

Among them, the graduate schools of 9 key universities in Jinghua City have become sub-regional research institutes of Chaokong Science and Technology Park.

It can be said that after Wei Xiaobao took office, he integrated the scientific research resources of Jinghua City and even the whole country to serve the Chaokong Science and Technology Park to the greatest extent within the scope of his authority.

It is precisely because of the joint efforts of Ouyang Ke and Wei Xiaobao that the achievements of the Chrono Science and Technology Park are today.

In the eyes of the outside world, the most commendable thing about Ouyang Ke and Wei Xiaobao is not their efforts, but their "foresight".

At the beginning, when Ouyang Ke set up the Chronometer Scheme, he was once ridiculed, and he felt that it was ridiculous that he spent a huge amount of money to do such a ridiculous thing. During Wei Xiaobao's tenure as the deputy mayor of Jinghua City, he was blocked by other municipal leaders when he spared no effort to promote the construction of the Chaokong Science and Technology Park.

At that time, most people didn't see the significance of Ouyang Ke and Wei Xiaobao doing this.

Until now, when the American Academy of Sciences developed a "multiverse connector", all countries in the world were stunned, and the Chinese can rejoice to say that our country also has a chrono science and technology park. Looking back now. The citizens couldn't help but realize what a far-sighted idea the "chronometer and planning" was, and how prescient Ouyang Ke and Wei Xiaobao's insistence was at the beginning.

Therefore, in the process of inspecting the science and technology park, the prime minister was full of praise for Wei Xiaobao, Ouyang Ke, Huo Xing and several other persons in charge of the science and technology park, and did not hesitate to praise them.

The entire inspection lasted a full afternoon, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

After the end of the inspection, the prime minister did not leave immediately, but met with an important person in the office of the scientific research center of the time-space science and technology park - Yin Weijian (Tang Xiaosheng).

In fact, half of the reason why the prime minister came to inspect the science and technology park this time was because of Yin Weijian. Because of the cosmological theory proposed by Yin Weijian, "Yin's Multiverse Theory". Not only shocked the global scientific community. Moreover, it has affected the pattern of the entire world and the future of China.

Yin Weijian's research work is no longer just his own business, but the whole country's business. Even the affairs of the whole world.

It's no exaggeration. Overnight, Yin became the focus of politicians and civilians in the world. At the same time, it has become a trump card or secret weapon of China.

Yesterday, Yin Weijian (Tang Xiaosheng) already knew that Premier Lu Dao was going to meet him for an interview during his visit. It's noon today. Tang Xiaosheng was originally going to accompany the prime minister to inspect the Chrono Science and Technology Park. However, this idea was eventually dispelled.

Because the global media are now looking for Yin Weijian, once Yin Weijian publicly appears at the scene of the Chrono Science and Technology Park, it may cause the reporters present to follow frantically, and even cause riots, which will seriously affect the prime minister's inspection work.

It is precisely because of these considerations that Tang Xiaosheng has been busy in the scientific research room this afternoon and has never shown up.

Until 7 o'clock in the evening, under the recommendation of Wei Xiaobao, the mayor of Jinghua City, Tang Xiaosheng met the prime minister in the office of the scientific research center. Since the prime minister and Tang Xiaosheng had a secret meeting this time, there were only the two of them in the office, and Wei Xiaobao, Ouyang Ke and others were not present.

Tang Xiaosheng met with a national leader for the first time in his life, but he was not too nervous. On the one hand, it is because he has seen a lot of people in the world, and his mind is more stable and mature than ordinary people; On the other hand, because the prime minister is amiable and approachable, it does not make people feel that this high-ranking national leader is like an old friend who has known each other for many years, which makes people feel more cordial.

When he met Yin Weijian, the prime minister followed the local customs, and like other staff members of the scientific research team, he affectionately called Yin Weijian "Little Yin".

After that, Tang Xiaosheng and the premier sat together on the sofa in the office for a secret meeting. The prime minister is a person who likes to drink tea, and it just so happened that there was Anxi Tieguanyin in the office, so Tang Xiaosheng made a pot of tea, and then chatted with the question while drinking tea.

"Xiao Yin, I heard that the American Academy of Sciences approached you the day before yesterday and offered you an annual salary of up to $500 million, and wanted to invite you to the United States for development." The prime minister took a sip of Tieguanyin and asked, "As a result, you politely refused, is there such a thing?" ”

Hearing this, Tang Xiaosheng's heart moved slightly, Professor Yang Tianxing of the American Academy of Sciences came to invite him to the United States late the night before yesterday, Tang Xiaosheng had never mentioned this matter to anyone, the prime minister had already known about it, and even the details of the annual salary of 500 million US dollars were clear, which was indeed a bit surprising.

"There's such a thing." Tang Xiaosheng nodded in acknowledgement.

"With such a good welfare package, why don't you go for it?" The Prime Minister asked curiously. Yin Weijian is only in his early twenties, and young people like this often can't resist the temptation.

There are many reasons why Tang Xiaosheng doesn't want to go to the American Academy of Sciences, the most important reason is that more than a dozen of his lovers now live in Guangmingding, and he is naturally reluctant to go abroad.

However, it was impossible for Tang Xiaosheng to say such a thing at present, so he had to say: "The reason why I didn't go is because I believe that what can be done in the United States can also be done in China." ”

The prime minister was slightly stunned, and after a while, he nodded with satisfaction, gave a thumbs up, and praised: "What a hero is a young man, so young, so ambitious!" ”

After a pause, the prime minister sighed softly and said slowly: "In the past two days, I have been thinking about one thing. The article "On the Structure of the Multiverse" was written by you, the article was published in China, and the theory was put forward by the Chinese, so why was the person who first developed the "Multiverse Connector" the American Academy of Sciences, not a Chinese scientific research institution? ”

Turn your head. Looking at Tang Xiaosheng, the prime minister asked, "Xiao Yin, don't you want to talk about it, what is missing in our country?" ”

Tang Xiaosheng was slightly stunned, he didn't expect the prime minister to suddenly throw him such a big question.

"You can just say what you think, speak freely, and it doesn't matter if you're right or wrong." At this time, the Prime Minister specially added.

Tang Xiaosheng thought for a while, and said after a while: "I think it's a lack of respect for knowledge. ”

"Respect for knowledge?"

"Yes."

This time, the American Academy of Sciences was able to take the lead in developing the "Multiverse Connector". And find evidence of the existence of the multiverse for the first time. Although this is a bit unexpected, it is also reasonable.

The Chrono Science Park has been doing similar research and development work, but it ended up being one step behind the National Academy of Sciences, and there are many reasons for this.

In objective conditions. The United States is currently leading the rest of the world in terms of scientific research. Has the largest number of top scientists. The investment in scientific research projects is also the largest.

The National Academy of Sciences of the United States has been established for nearly 200 years, and the Academy of Sciences not only has the most advanced scientific research hardware facilities. Moreover, there are the world's best and most authoritative scientific research experts, including more than 100 Nobel Prize winners.

Compared with the American Academy of Sciences, the Chrono Science Park is much more down. It has been less than five years since its establishment, of which nearly four years have been spent improving the hardware facilities, and until now, the project of the Chrono Science and Technology Park is still under construction. If it weren't for Ouyang Ke and Wei Xiaobao working hard to promote this project, there would definitely be no such achievements today.

As a result, the development of the "multiverse connector" actually took only about a year, more than two years less than the American Academy of Sciences, and the research and development budget was only one-fifth of that of the American Academy of Sciences.

The short R&D time and low funding are one of the reasons why the Chrono Science Park did not take the lead in developing the "Multiverse Connector" before the National Academy of Sciences.

However, Tang Xiaosheng feels that this is not the main reason, the most fundamental problem is that the entire environment of China still lacks enough respect for knowledge, which has virtually led to the lack and loss of a large number of talents, and it is difficult to improve the level of scientific research.

For example, Academician Huo Xing.

Academician Huo Xing is currently the most famous expert in general relativity and cosmology in China. More than 20 years ago, after graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he gave up the preferential treatment offered by the U.S. government, resolutely returned to China, and became the youngest member of the Academy of Sciences in China's history.

In the past 20 years, Academician Huo Xing has been conscientious and conscientious in his post, devoting all his energy to research work. Now that he is over sixty years old, he is still not married, and he has not even been in love. It is precisely because he has dedicated his whole life to scientific research that he has made remarkable achievements in statistical physics, general relativity, astrophysical physics, quantum field theory, mathematical physics, etc., and has become one of the most influential academicians in China's scientific circles.

It's a pity that, despite this, the general public knows almost nothing about Academician Huo Xing, and Academician Huo Xing's fame in China is not even one percent of that of a third-rate entertainment star who relies on the lower limit of the show to hype.

Of course, scientists don't need to be compared to entertainment stars, but if scientists are not respected enough and the public is indifferent to scientific knowledge, in such a social atmosphere, values are bound to be problematic. Invisibly, there are more and more people who want to be officials, want to get rich, and want to be famous, but there are fewer and fewer scientists who are really determined to explore the truth of the universe.

For decades, China's scientific community has been denied the Nobel Prize, and this is definitely not because the Chinese people are not smart enough, let alone because the population of China is not large enough.

In the process of establishing the Chrono Science and Technology Park, the biggest problem encountered by Ouyang Ke and Wei Xiaobao was not the problem of funds, but the problem of talents.

"Chronometer Planning" is a pure exploration of the universe and space-time project, it is difficult to market, simply put, may not make money for a long time. Due to the unprofitable, most universities, colleges and scientific research units are not interested in this plan, and they have no intention of cooperating with the Chrono Science and Technology Park at the beginning.

It is precisely because there are so many utilitarian scientific research units that they pursue wealth and merit, rather than science and knowledge itself. In such an environment, it is difficult to give birth to real scientists, and the level of scientific research will naturally not improve.

Even if a huge amount of money is spent to build the largest and most luxurious science and technology park in the world, if there are no first-class scientists, then the science and technology park is just a beautiful empty shell.

Therefore, compared with the American Academy of Sciences, what is really lacking in the Chrono Science Park is not funding, but talent.

Although Yin Weijian (Tang Xiaosheng) is currently the world's top cosmologist, a super huge project like "Chronometer and Planning" is impossible to complete with Tang Xiaosheng's alone.

China needs to produce more scientists and have a stronger scientific research team, which is the biggest problem facing the "chronometer planning". To solve this problem, it is obviously not something that can be accomplished by one person or a few people, but requires the government's macroeconomic regulation and policy support.

Therefore, Tang Xiaosheng brought up the topic of respecting knowledge to the Prime Minister, and explained: "Although the American Academy of Sciences has confirmed the existence of the multiverse and received information from other universes, there is still a very, very long way to go before the development of the 'Crossing Technique' that has taken shape. According to conservative estimates, this road will take at least seventy, eighty, or even hundreds of years, and it will not be possible to achieve it in one generation. ”

The Prime Minister's brows tightened slightly, and after thinking for a while, he asked with concern: "Is it really going to take so long to develop the 'Crossing Technique'?" Are you sure of that? ”

Tang Xiaosheng nodded: "You can't be wrong, with the current level of scientific research, it will take at least seventy or eighty years to develop the Crossing Technique." This is still the most conservative estimate, and the actual situation is certainly much greater than this time. ”

After the news that the American Academy of Sciences had developed a "multiverse connector", many ordinary citizens were full of expectations for the crossing, and even felt that the crossing might be realized in the near future.

However, Tang Xiaosheng himself knew very well in his heart that the situation was far from so optimistic.

For the past four years, he has been studying the internal structure of the moonlight treasure box drawn by Zixia, and has been constantly refining his "Yin's Multiverse Theory". As his research deepened, he felt more and more deeply that the universe was far larger, more mysterious, more complex, more complicated, and more vast and profound than he could have imagined, and he often even suspected that human beings might never truly understand the nature of the entire universe.

Because the more you know the Tao, the more you will find that you don't know the Tao, even endlessly, and this feeling of nothingness is really easy to make people feel broken and hopeless.

Tang Xiaosheng is now at the forefront of the global scientific community, and he naturally sees the future development path of the scientific community most clearly.

It is precisely because of this that Tang Xiaosheng knows that on the road of exploring the crossing technique, the current research results of the American Academy of Sciences have only taken a small step, and there is still a long road ahead that there is no end in sight, and every step will be difficult and difficult to walk.

Therefore, this is a protracted battle, which cannot be achieved in a short period of time, but requires several generations to work together.

Hearing this, the prime minister also fell into deep thought, because the progress of the crossing technique will directly affect the future strategic deployment of the entire country. If the traversal technique can be successfully developed in a short period of time, then there will inevitably be great turmoil in the world, and it is necessary to be prepared to deal with crises and even wars; And if there is still a long way to go in the traversal technique, then for a period of time in the future, the world realm will be relatively stable.

Therefore, Tang Xiaosheng's prediction of the progress of the research and development of the traversal technique will become one of the important bases for national leaders in formulating the country's future strategy.

"Xiao Yin, this issue is not trivial, it is directly related to the fate of the entire country and all the people, and there is no room for sloppiness." The prime minister reminded him very seriously, sank for a moment, and asked again, "How sure are you of your own judgment?" ”

Tang Xiaosheng replied quietly: "I am 100% sure." Without seventy or eighty years, there would have been no breakthrough in the traversal technique. The contest between the countries of the world to explore the traversal technique will continue for at least a hundred years in the future. ”

Hearing this, the prime minister relented and added: "The competition in the future is a contest of talents. ”

"Yes. We need to train more top scientists in order to hope to achieve the goals set by the 'Chronometer Plan' within a century. ”

The Prime Minister nodded, thoughtful. (To be continued......)