Chapter 4 The Emperor and the Prince Want to Participate in Politics Qingfengzi Chemical Industry New Progress

Emperor Chongzhen said very solemnly: "Zhang Dongjia, I have also learned about the matter of the people's congress that you are preparing now, and it is very good!" There are both elected representatives from all over the country and invited representatives from all walks of life. I was thinking, many of the adults in our original court will also be very virtuous, can we also use them as a sector to elect some representatives? ”

After listening to Emperor Chongzhen's proposal, Zhang Zhimu was uncomfortable from the bottom of his heart, knowing that the emperor still wanted to participate in politics, but he had no choice but to refuse, so he had to say: "Okay, Your Majesty, the more we represent the middle sector, the better, so that it is more representative!" Then ask the emperor to help recommend a few delegates to report to the conference preparatory office. When Zhang Zhimu said this, he also left a little leeway, and asked the emperor to help recommend it, and report to the conference preparatory office, and there will be a part of the review. If you don't want that person to be involved in this, you won't approve it.

After the New Year, there were some farces on the Yaogang side, which also made Zhang Zhimu very unhappy.

The Burmese king and some Mongolian princes came to the Yaogang office building together to ask to see Zhang Zhimu. Yang Yulin arranged them in a small reception room.

Yang Yulin informed Zhang Zhimu that everyone was fine, and Zhang Zhimu asked: "What is the matter with these people today, and they are so together?" ”

"Humph!" Yang Yulin said, "It's all people who are full of food and have nothing to do, and it is estimated that there is nothing good!" ”

"Don't say that about them! It's the best thing that they're okay! They will not feel good if they lose their land status! ”

"You! It's soft! Yang Yulin counted. Zhang Zhimu understood what she meant, but Zhang Zhimu knew that these people had a purpose in raising them.

As soon as Zhang Zhimu entered the small reception room, the Burmese king and their princes also stood up.

"Sit down, everybody! Sit down, everyone! After Zhang Zhimu politely invited everyone to sit down, he asked with a smile: "Ladies and gentlemen, why do you have time to come to me today?" ”

Zhang Zhimu asked, everyone didn't know what to say!

Zhang Zhimu didn't continue to ask, picked up the tea he had just poured and took a sip.

A Mongolian prince couldn't hold back and said: "Zhang Dongjia, we all know that you are very busy, and there is generally no major event, we are embarrassed to disturb you!" ”

"Oops! I'm very happy that everyone came to see me. Zhang Zhimu said, "However, people are so together today, I think there must be something, I think so, let's talk about things first, and then we will chat!" ”

"Hey! I'll just say it bluntly," said the prince, "we've been here for so long, and it's said that the kiln gang has arranged a good arrangement for us!" However, we are fighting for fair treatment today! ”

"Oh! I want to hear about it, what is unfair to everyone in Yaogang? Zhang Zhimu asked.

"That's the case, we are all princes, why can some people enter the Senate as elders, but we can't?"

"Yes! is the same prince, why is the treatment different? ”

"That's right! That's what we're asking! ”

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These princes have spoken!

Zhang Zhimu understood their intentions, "Hehe! This is what everyone is arguing about! Zhang Zhimu put down the teacup with a smile and said, "Everyone wants to go into the Senate to do more work and take more responsibilities for the kiln, which is a good thing!" However, everyone must also understand that the elders in the Senate have made very outstanding contributions to the kiln, and they are all very wise, who can make suggestions for the development of the kiln, and can give the gatekeeper and orientation to major matters, not the prince or anyone can get in. ”

Zhang Zhimu's words made these people not know what to say. In fact, they also know that they can't compare with several elders in the Senate, but they feel uncomfortable if they can't get in. Zhang Zhimu knew that they all knew that the veterans of the Senate had very high honors, not to mention, and they also enjoyed the treatment of senior cadres in the kiln gang, which was a very generous treatment that made them blush. At the same time, they all have a desire to participate in politics.

Seeing that everyone didn't speak, Zhang Zhimu said again: "However, I think the door of the Senate is open to everyone. The development and construction of our kiln gang has just begun, and our people's congress is about to be held, and a new development plan is being formulated. We still have a lot of opportunities to make meritorious contributions, and when we really contribute to the construction and development of the kiln, I think that there will be a place for everyone in the Senate at that time. ”

These princes actually didn't expect them to come to Zhang Zhimu to enter the Senate by themselves, they came together to remind Zhang Zhimu not to forget them. Hearing Zhang Zhimu say this, they are not good to say anything more!

Zhang Zhimu said: "Originally, I wanted to tell you about the news for a while, but today everyone is here, so I will tell you first!" When the People's Congress is about to be held at the beginning of spring, we will invite many of you to attend! ”

"Oh! That's great! ”

"Really?"

Apparently everyone was very interested in the news, and one person asked, "Can we also make a proposal?" ”

"This won't work! Only official delegates can make proposals! Zhang Zhimu said, "However, you can propose it to the delegates attending the meeting, and they will propose it!" ”

These princes came to him this time, and Zhang Zhimu was very pleased that this showed that people from all walks of life in Yaogang had very much agreed with the political status of Yaogang, and the emperor was also competing for the people's representative seats for those ministers, indicating that Yaogang had begun to transform into a political center. Only when everyone is willing to participate in and discuss politics can there be democracy.

After sending these princes away, Zhang Zhimu thought of Li Yan and discussed with Li Yan that some legal matters to be announced at the People's Congress were about to go out, when Master Qingfengzi, who had not had any new news for a long time, called and asked Zhang Zhimu to come over.

Seeing Qingfengzi, Yang Chang, and Li Di is Zhang Zhimu's happiest thing, and they often bring exciting good news.

When he came to Yaogang College, Zhang Zhimu asked the car to stop directly in front of Qingfengzi's chemistry laboratory building. As soon as I entered Qing Fengzi's office, I saw Qing Fengzi and a few disciples talking loudly.

Seeing Zhang Zhimu coming in, Qingfengzi said, "Mr. Zhang, come and see, is this the kind of nylon you said?" ”

Hearing the word nylon, Zhang Zhimu immediately ran over and picked up a wax-like thing from Qingfengzi's table. Zhang Zhimu only introduced chemical fibers to Qingfengzi in chemistry class, including things like nylon, but in fact, Zhang Zhimu didn't know what nylon was. For nylon, Zhang Zhimu knows nylon socks and nylon gears. But such a wax-like thing, Zhang Zhimu really can't tell what it is, but Zhang Zhimu knows that no matter what, this thing is a polymer compound.

Pinched this thing with his hand, and then checked it, Zhang Zhimu glanced at the excited eyes and asked Qingfengzi, who was a little glowing, "This is the polymer compound you synthesized?" ”

Qing Fengzi nodded, pointed to a few disciples and said, "Exactly, this is what they just sent over today!" ”

Zhang Zhimu knew that several disciples of Qingfengzi had been working on polymer compounds, and he had heard Qingfengzi talk about it a few times, and the molecular weight of the polymer compounds they were engaged in continued to increase, but there had been no major breakthroughs. This polymer compound laboratory is located on the side of the smelting plant, and Zhang Zhimu rarely sees these people who are engaged in polymers.

These people who are engaged in polymers may have stayed in the smelting field for a long time, and when they saw Zhang Zhimu being very restrained, when Qingfengzi pointed to them and introduced them to Zhang Zhimu, several of them were even more nervous. Zhang Zhimu said to them: "I heard Master Qingfengzi say that several of you have been studying this polymer compound day and night in the smelting field for several years. It's not easy to stick to it for so long. I want to thank you guys! ”

"No, no, Mr. Zhang, we really like this, for three or four years, we have been doing this with our heads covered, although there has been no substantial progress, but in this process, we have gained a lot of things that are worth it." One technician said that a lot.

"Yes! To do research, it is necessary to make a major breakthrough and accumulate the necessary requirements. There are a lot of basic things that seem simple, but you have to step on them solidly. It takes time, and you also need to be able to endure loneliness and calm down! Zhang Zhimu understood them very well, and what he said also moved them very much, and his eyes were a little moist.

Zhang Zhimu raised the things in his hand and asked, "This is your latest synthesis?" ”

"Yes," replied one, "we are done synthesizing, and we can pull out the filaments in the molten state." After cooling, the drawn silk is still very elastic. We think it's like the kind of nylon you talked about in your lectures. So we rushed over early this morning to show the teacher! ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "I can't tell what this thing is." I think since this thing has been synthesized, you can get some more and try it with Lu Qi and the others. At the same time, you should study the molecular structure of this thing, and various physical and chemical properties. In any case, the fact that you can synthesize such a polymer compound is a great progress. If this thing is really the kind of nylon I'm talking about. You may not know how big you are doing. You're going to change the landscape of the textile industry. If these things are nylon, they can not only be used for fiber weaving, but also for fishing nets that are not afraid of seawater corrosion, nylon ropes with higher strength, and nylon cloth that is rainproof. Wear-resistant mechanical gears can also be made. You will bring about a revolution! ”

Zhang Zhimu was a little excited when he said it, and it also infected several people in the room.

Qingfengzi said: "I'm really happy today! You haven't been busy in vain these years. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Master Qingfengzi, this year you are going to add a new major to the Department of Chemistry, which is called the chemical fiber major. We want to recruit two classes, and we must prepare talents for our chemical fibers as soon as possible! ”

didn't wait for Qingfengzi to speak, these people who were engaged in chemical fibers were happy. One man said, "Oops! That's great! We really need people over there! Since we have not produced any results, and the smelting field is remote, the new graduates are reluctant to go, and those who go cannot be kept. Let's train specialized people, such students have to go if they don't go. ”

"When the students graduate this year, we have to supplement them with staff, and the funds must be used by them! Their side will be a top priority in the future. Zhang Zhimu said.

"Hey! Our equipment should have been updated a long time ago, but we haven't produced results, and we don't bother to ask for it! One person said.

"I'm going to criticize Master Qingfengzi for this. People don't know about them, you should know about them! Zhang Zhimu said.

"I'm to blame for this!" Qingfengzi is a very calm person, "I really don't care enough about them." ”

"That's it! From now on, you will be the baby pimple of our kiln! You've made it through! Zhang Zhimu said, "You go and get more of this stuff as soon as possible." By the way, tell Lu Qi that if you can really pull out the silk. It should be noted that not only the cylindrical silk thread is pulled out, but the cross-sectional area can also be triangular, cross-shaped and other shapes, which can increase the perspiration of the woven fabric. ”

Qingfengzi said: "In fact, now acetate and adhesive fibers can also change the performance of fibers by changing the shape of the cross-sectional area!" ”

"Yes! We need to have special people to study these things! Zhang Zhimu said, "Let's just say that your thing is really nylon, and you have a lot to do in the future!" You also need to synthesize nylon with different molecular chains, and you also need to modify the nylon according to various needs. For example, high temperature resistance, wear resistance, high strength, high hardness and other needs, there will be more work in the future! ”

"So, Mr. Zhang, you have to give us more talents!" Someone took the opportunity to propose conditions.

"No problem! This year's graduates, we try to give you as much as we can! Zhang Zhimu said.

Qingfengzi said: "Mr. Zhang has spoken, these things are not a problem. What I'm thinking about now is that if we want to produce nylon in large quantities, we need to produce a large number of raw materials. ”

One of the chemical fiber dealers said, "Yes! The raw materials we used for our experiments were also made little by little, which was very difficult. Just now, Mr. Zhang, you let us get more of this thing, and we're still very worried. We need to make raw materials from adipic acid, ammonium adipate, hexacyanide and ethylenediamine step by step, and the process is very complicated. If you want to mass production, it is even more difficult! ”

"No matter how difficult it is, it can't stop people. Let's work together! Zhang Zhimu said.

Qingfengzi said: "This matter, I'm afraid the difficulty is no lower than that of synthetic ammonia!" ”

"Hmm!" Zhang Zhimu nodded and asked, "How about the extraction of ethylene at the refinery?" ”

"It's not that hard!" Qingfengzi said, "The difficult thing is the kind of polymer polymer polyethylene you mentioned. Now we don't have that many people to do that. Besides, the test device for these things is too expensive! ”

"Someone has to do this!" Zhang Zhimu said, "I have repeatedly told you, you don't have to worry about spending money, just tell me!" ”

Qingfengzi smiled bitterly and said, "Hey! There are no benefits for a few years, and we can't do too much about spending money! If others don't say it, we ourselves feel embarrassed! ”

"Confused! Master Qingfengzi, why are you so confused? Zhang Zhimu said, "This chemical industry is made of silver." However, it is highly input-producing and high-output! ”

"We don't have a problem with the ethylene production technology now, we just need to control the distillation temperature." Qingfengzi said, "These few synthetic fibers can be divided into two responsible for polyethylene." However, the autoclave and the supporting control equipment all require a lot of silver. In particular, the best steel is used for the synthesis kettle. The safety requirements for the control equipment are also extremely high. Many of the things we use are toxic and can't be emitted directly into the air. all need to be dealt with. We were all very careful with the last project! ”

Zhang Zhimu understands Qingfengzi's concerns, such a test device needs many people to work together, the cycle is very long, and it costs a lot of silver. What's even more terrifying is that I don't know when I will be able to produce results, and whether I can produce results.

Zhang Zhimu said patiently: "Master Qingfengzi, we are not short of money now, if you engage in ten projects and one of them succeeds, you will earn back a hundred times the silver invested." Can you talk about the benefits of our synthetic ammonia every year? Let's just say that this thing on our table, if it is really nylon, the value he creates is unimaginable! This year, you will not only add one major, but also two more classes. Your chemical engineering department should also expand its enrollment. When they graduate, a lot of new things will be put into production, and it is likely that this is also the time when we need a large number of chemical talents. ”

"Good!" Qingfengzi said, "Since Mr. Zhang has said this, we will do this immediately!" ”

Hearing Qingfengzi say this, Zhang Zhimu also showed a smile on his face, "During this time, there has been no new news from you, what are you busy with?" ”

"There's a lot going on!" Qingfengzi said, "However, there is one thing, some progress. In the past, when we shot color films, we used beamsplitters to separate the red, green, and blue colors, and then used three films to make a three-color film, and then developed into three colors of the film and combined them into a color film. Now our experiment is to use a film to paint three layers, each layer is sensitive to the three colors of red, green and blue, and then develop it out directly into the color negative. This will be done soon this year. There are also color photos, which are also made together. If you get it right, you can do it this year. ”

"That's great!" Zhang Zhimu knew that this meant that the era of color photos had really come, but he remembered the matter of color phosphors again, "How did you and Yang Chang do with the color phosphors?" ”

"There's only one red and we're all satisfied. There is also a kind of green, although I am not very satisfied, but I can make do with it, but the blue one has not been found. There is no urgency in this matter. Qingfengzi said, "But there is a phenomenon I want to tell you about. When we experimented with a new material to make a diode for PN junction, we found that a little red light flashed, we thought it was burned, but it turned out that it was not indeed glowing, but the light was very weak! Qingfengzi said.

"Oops! You've made light-emitting diodes now! Zhang Zhimu was surprised, "I still want to wait for a while for you to develop diodes." ”

"What? Did we get a diode that emits light? Qingfengzi was also surprised!

"yes!" Zhang Zhimu said, "In fact, between any PN junction, when the electron jumps, it will emit light, because the electron energy and change is to release energy in the situation of light." However, the internode distance of ordinary PN is different, and the light they emit has a very long wavelength that we can't see. However, different materials can emit different visible light due to different distances of PN junctions. This kind of light-emitting diode will have a very long life due to the absence of filament. The luminous efficiency will also be very high. You should continue to develop reflective diodes with the materials you experimented with. ”

"But the light is weak!" Qingfengzi said, "You can't see it if you don't look carefully!" ”

"You can use a condenser as a diode package and you can concentrate the light." Zhang Zhimu said, "Besides, this luminous efficiency must also be continuously improved!" ”

"If this thing were to be used for lighting, it would be far from it!" Qingfengzi said.

"Huh! However, using them as display equipment is much more energy-efficient than cathode ray tubes! Zhang Zhimu said.

"Oh! Right, right! Qingfengzi understood. In fact, he has not imagined the application prospect of high-power light-emitting diodes.