Chapter 412 Research Institute (I)

At 8 o'clock in the morning the next day, Yang Yiwei got up and followed Wei Lei out of the door, Wei Lei went out to rent a car, and then took Yang Yiwei to the address given by Shi Lao, the location of the institute is not in the suburbs of Beijing, about the 7th ring road, but this place is actually no different from the suburbs, with Xiaoxi's help, naturally there is no need for any maps and directions, Yang Yiwei easily drove the car outside the research institute with Wei Lei.

It's just that when Yang Yiwei got out of the car, he was a little speechless when he looked at this institute, this is a dilapidated campus, there is about a simple three-story building with three couplets, the small building is already very dilapidated, it looks like it has a history of at least 20 years, and there is a crooked sign hanging at the door of the courtyard, on which is the name mentioned by Shi Lao: Petrochemical Energy Research Institute. The sign had not been taken care of for a long time, and the gate was chained with a small door next to it.

When Yang Yiwei got out of the car, before he could call Shi Lao, he saw Shi Lao, who he had seen in the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, hurriedly walking here, and Yang Yiwei was waiting at the door with a smile. "Xiao Yang, I'm sorry, I'm smiling at you, this place is a little shabby." Shi Lao scratched his head a little embarrassed.

"It's okay, it's okay, but isn't the institute a national research institute? How do you get worn-out like this? Yang Yiwei still can't figure it out, although the funds of the institute are not much, but this is too shabby, this place is like a place to collect waste, and the yard is also full of a lot of things that Yang Yiwei can't understand.

But fortunately, there was a security guard in his forties at the door watching, "It's a national research institute, but this is not the main body of the institute, we moved here about twelve years ago." The main research site in the institute was ceded to another research team. Shi Lao's face flushed slightly, and he was a little embarrassed to speak.

As soon as Shi Lao said this, Yang Yiwei immediately understood, I'm afraid this research institute is not like what Shi Lao said that it will be revoked, right? It is estimated that it has been revoked, and Shi Lao and his group of researchers still don't want to give up, so they moved the institute to this place, otherwise there is no way to explain that a national-level research institute would be so dilapidated. And there is not even a little bit of security, just a security guard, what role can it play?

"Can you tell me more about that? Shi Lao, don't mind. I just want to get the whole picture. Yang Yiwei thought about it, he originally thought that although the state funding was very small, at least the establishment of the institute was still there, but now it seems that things are not like this. Yang Yiwei doesn't care about 50 million, but he also wants to know the details of what happened.

"Absolutely. That one...... Xiao Yang. I'm sorry, but the first time we told you, the situation was a bit different from reality. Shi Lao's face turned red.

"It's okay, Shi Lao, you said, no matter what the situation is, I can accept it. You scientists of the older generation are worthy of respect for those of us. Yang Yiwei said seriously.

"Let's go in, then, as we go. Actually, here's the thing, our institute was founded in the 60s of the last century, about 69 years ago. That is, it has been 44 years so far. Shi Lao sighed and spoke.

44 years...... Yang Yiwei didn't know what to say, if what Shi Lao said before was true, that is to say, there was no progress in the subject of their research institute for 44 years, or no results. "In the past 44 years, from the beginning of hundreds of researchers, and sufficient research funds, until now, there are only 7 of us old guys who are still holding on, but we can't hold on anymore, so we want to be able to study this thing in our lifetime, at least we don't want our research to be useless." Shi Lao smiled bitterly.

Yang Yiwei didn't have an interface, just listened quietly, "The youngest of the seven of us is 69 years old this year, and the oldest is 78 years old...... In other words, we don't have a few years to live, and all these years are all supported by the salaries of the seven of us teaching at various universities. Shi Lao sighed and said.

Yang Yiwei was immediately in awe, these old people are all solid and well-employed, they teach in Tsinghua University and other universities, and their annual salary is at least hundreds of thousands, or even millions, but all 7 people have invested in this research institute. "In fact, the institute slowly began to reduce investment after 93 years, and by 99 years, there were basically a few of us old people left, but at that time the main body of the institute could still be used, but then we all retired one after another, and the state also wanted to hire us back, but the premise is that we turn to other research, but this thing is our decades of hard work! It can be said that we have been studying it all our lives, and if we just give up, we will give up......" Shi Lao said here, blocking Yang Yiwei's face, and he couldn't help but have some old tears.

Yang Yiwei silently, scientific research is not all results, some people even have no results in their lifetime, especially in the first half of the last century to the second half of the page In fact, many scientific research can be said to be wishful thinking, but there are many scientists who have dedicated their lives to them, without these scientists, the process of human civilization cannot develop so fast, in just more than a hundred years of history, from human beings who have nothing to do with airplanes, to now they can set foot on the moon and Mars.

"Over the years, some companies have invested in us, but ...... It's that I'm sorry for these entrepreneurs who invested, and I didn't research anything, but I looked for you Xiaoyang, not because of anything else, because our product has finally had a certain result. Shi Lao was a little excited.

Yang Yiwei is a little curious, what is the 44-year research history being studied? Even the Republic of China didn't spend so long researching the atomic bomb back then, "What are you studying?" Can I know the Tao? In the middle of chatting with Shi Lao, Yang Yiwei and Shi Lao have recently entered this small building, and the decoration in the entire small building is obviously still the decoration of the eighties and nineties of the last century.

The heating power of this heating is not very good, but will the old people here give up their research in winter? Obviously not, regardless of the rest, just for the sake of these old scientists who are still persisting in their 70s, Yang Yiwei feels that he has a reason to help them.

"Of course, in fact, we have been deceiving ourselves all these years, these were state secrets back then, but after we saw you last time, we applied to the state...... The state staff told us that in fact, our project has long been listed as impossible to complete, and it will not be possible to complete it in at least 200 years, so the secrecy level of our project is basically gone, even if it is shown to other countries. Shi Lao smiled a little self-deprecatingly.

Yang Yiwei sighed in his heart, I have to say, these old scientists are really strong, if you are any other person to come, when you are in your 70s, the country tells you that what you have fought for all your life is actually impossible to achieve, that is, your lifelong struggle and efforts are doing useless work...... What will happen to you? I think most of them will suffer a major blow, and it is not for nothing that they have a mental breakdown, not to mention that the youngest of these old people is 69 years old?

"Actually, the system we are studying is very simple, and it is called the energy regeneration system in our case." Shi Lao immediately shifted the topic to his research project, and when he said this, Yang Yiwei could pay attention to it, and when it came to his research, Shi Lao's eyes began to shine, and the whole person became shining, just like a young man in his twenties.

"Energy regeneration system?" Yang Yiwei chewed the words in his mouth, "That's it, let's go, go to my laboratory and sit down, Lao Wu and Lao Wang are also there." As they spoke, the two of them came to a place labeled Testing Laboratory. After entering, Yang Yiwei saw two old men with gray hair who were looking through the documents with glasses and intently.

Hearing the sound, the two people raised their heads and saw Yang Yiwei, Yang Yiwei also noticed that these two old men were two people that Yang Yiwei had also seen, and when they saw Yang Yiwei, the two old men were also a little excited and stood up and walked over: "Xiao Yang, hello." ”

"Wu Lao, Wang Lao is good." Yang Yiwei hurriedly greeted the two, "Come, let's introduce our system to Xiao Yang, and let Xiao Yang know that our system is not useless." Shi Lao waved his hand and said.

"Let me tell you, Xiao Yang, in fact, as a young man, you should be able to understand our system, our system was born for aircraft carriers back then." Lao Wang took Yang Yiwei's words and said.

"Aircraft carriers." Yang Yiwei was stunned, he started his research 44 years ago, that is, did the Republic ever think about building an aircraft carrier at that time? "Yes, aircraft carriers! Now the aircraft carrier of the United States is nuclear-powered, but when our research institute was established, it was impossible for our country to build a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at that time, so it could only be a conventionally powered aircraft carrier, but a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier has an incomparable advantage over a conventionally powered aircraft carrier, that is, maintenance, and range! Nuclear-powered aircraft carriers can sail on the sea without changing fuel for decades, but conventionally powered aircraft carriers cannot, so they have to carry a lot of fuel when they are limited in size. Wang Lao quickly introduced.

Yang Yiwei nodded, although he still didn't know what the energy regeneration system of Lu Dao meant, but Yang Yiwei was not in a hurry, he knew that these things must be a prelude. (To be continued.) )