Chapter 344: Mobile Phones

In the past few days in the Soviet Union, Zhang Feng relied on his own feelings that this country was a little different from what later generations described.

Because of the highly planned economy, the people's enthusiasm for labor has been discouraged, and due to the recklessness of the army, the daily necessities are very scarce, and there is even a drought in the country, and the embarrassment of having to urgently import grain from abroad.

But now, what he observed, the workers were working in an orderly manner, everything was normal in society, and there was no extreme scarcity of materials.

All this is due to Andropov.

Although Andropov came to power not long ago, he was born in the KGB, he is well aware of the contradictions in society, and is carrying out a series of reforms to put the country on a normal track, and the current Soviet Union, the society is still very stable, and the people's life is relatively good, at least in Moscow, more than 90 percent of families have television, which is even more popular than in Iraq.

If Andropov had lived a few more years, then the Soviet Union might have embarked on a healthy trajectory of good development, not to the extent of later generations.

Zhang Feng was a little emotional.

Coming to this red empire, Zhang Feng suddenly felt that such a country would collapse in later generations, in fact, there are many very regrets, this world, very important, is checks and balances, without the unipolar world after the Soviet Union, it is full of variables.

If Iraq can rise and cooperate with the great powers of the East, perhaps, it can stand together in the future world!

As soon as he walked out of the design bureau, Zhang Feng had not yet stepped into the car, when he saw a Soviet staff member who had been following him, taking out something bigger than a brick, holding something very similar to a telephone microphone with a lead in one hand, and putting it to his ear and mouth and talking.

Zhang Feng was completely stunned, looking at the other party's appearance, Zhang Feng knew that that kind of thing wouldn't be a mobile phone, right?

Soon, after the other party finished speaking, he came over to Zhang Feng and said, "Your Excellency Qusay, after you return to Moscow, Mr. Gorbachev wants to meet with you. ”

Hearing the words of Ajelina next to him, Zhang Feng didn't react, just stared blankly at the big guy that the person was holding, and said, "What is that thing in your hand?" ”

The Soviet staff saw the reaction of the famous Honorable Kusay, who had never seen the world, and before he could speak, Kartsev, who came from behind, had already taken the thing from his hand, handed it to Zhang Feng, and said: "This is the mobile communication product of our great Soviet Union, Altai." ”

Ajelina also felt a little inappropriate when she saw Kusay's expression, she had seen such a thing in the Soviet Union, but it seemed that this Kusai Excellency had really never seen it, and moreover, he was so interested.

Mobile communication products? Zhang Feng was even more surprised when he heard the word translated by Ajelina, when it comes to mobile communications, shouldn't it be Motorola?

Kartsev was in high spirits and began to explain to Zhang Feng.

Zhang Feng gradually understood that later generations were indeed misled a lot, this kind of mobile phone that would be necessary for everyone in later generations or even a few per person, speaking of ancestors, it should be the Soviet Union!

The electronics of the USSR were not as bad as they were advertised, and the same was true of computers and networks.

In 1957, the outstanding Soviet engineer Leonid . Kupriyanovich invented the ЛК-1 mobile phone. Make calls anywhere in the city and connect to any landline. It's just that his invention is very expensive and has not been promoted.

The main difference between a mobile phone and a walkie-talkie is that it needs to be connected to the local phone network, which allows you to make direct calls to landlines with your mobile phone, while also ensuring that the call is clear.

Thanks to the efforts of Soviet scientists, the "Altai-AC" system was launched in the early 60s, setting up a central base station in a large city with a working radius of 60 km, using a frequency of 150 MHz, providing 6 wireless channels, equipped with 8 transmitters, which can serve 800 users, and the antenna system is installed on the spire of a high-rise building to ensure the quality of calls within a range of tens of kilometers. Within 40-60 km outside the outskirts of the city, enough peripheral relay stations have been installed along various roads, but due to system defects, it is not possible to cover the entire line between cities. (This principle is very similar to that of modern mobile phones, except that the signal at that time was still an analog signal, and the communication capacity was small.) After entering the 70s, the "Altai" system has been greatly developed, and the upgraded system uses a new channel with a frequency of 330 MHz, with a total of 22 transmitters and 8 channels, and the coverage area is greatly enhanced, which can ensure that more users can communicate at the same time. By the mid-70s, the "Altai" system was popularized in 114 cities of the USSR.

On the eve of the 1980 Moscow Olympics, the Altai system underwent another large-scale modernization, which contributed to the success of the Games.

However, although this system has covered most of the cities of the Soviet Union, due to the high price and the limited number of telephones that can be accommodated due to the limited number of channels, it is only used by political axes and some large enterprises, and more are rented.

This is also normal, in later generations, until the nineties, wireless phones were also a luxury for the wealthy, and ordinary people could not afford this kind of expense.

Since Zhang Feng's visit was very important in the eyes of the Soviet side, he arranged for a mobile phone device of this kind among the Soviet personnel accompanying him.

Zhang Feng had such an idea in his mind, first introduce this kind of thing to Iraq, and then, let himself be produced in Princess Faisal's factory in Europe, if he can occupy the global market, even if it is just to compete with Motorola, it will be a considerable profit!

You must know that in later generations, almost everyone has a mobile phone, and after the initial networking of mobile phone companies is completed, the profits in the later period are even greater.

The constitution of the highly planned economy of the Soviet Union was not very vigorous, and it was better to let yourself carry them forward than to let other companies of later generations crush them!

Moreover, Zhang Feng also thought of another opportunity, this kind of large-scale exchange network also needs computers! Take advantage of this opportunity to bring in a few mainframe computers!

Kartsev looked at the fact that under his own explanation, this guy from Iraq was getting more and more interested, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of glory in his heart, this is the product of the great Soviet Union, it is the most advanced in the world!

In this era, every Soviet person, there is a sense of pride.

Back in Moscow, Zhang Feng met the person he knew very well, Gorbachev.

As an important figure in the Soviet Union, Gorbachev was very busy, so Zhang Feng came for a few days, and the other party took this time to meet him.

Of course, for Zhang Feng, this kind of treatment is very normal, and his mentality is also very peaceful.

"We finally met again in Moscow, my old friend." Gorbachev said.

"Yes, when I came to your country this time, I felt the prosperity and strength of your country, which made me very envious." Zhang Feng also said.

If you are complimentary, you won't die if you say too much, Zhang Feng knows that it is of great benefit to himself to let the strong person in front of him gain a good impression now.

Sure enough, Gorbachev was very happy to hear Zhang Feng's words, "The Soviet Union and Iraq have always had a deep friendship, especially in the military aspect, and we have always spared no effort to support Iraq's just cause." Gorbachev said.

Nonsense, if Khomeini hadn't criticized the Soviet Union as a little Satan and the United States as a big Satan, I'm afraid the Soviet Union would have been involved with the Iranians a long time ago, Zhang Feng thought in his heart that Iran's geographical location is much better than Iraq's, especially Iran next to Afghanistan, if Iran supported the Soviet Union, then Afghanistan would have been unable to hold on.

"Yes, we have a deep friendship, and this time, with sincerity, we came to your country to discuss the introduction of the production line, but we have not yet received approval." Zhang Feng said.

He knew that since Gorbachev had seen him, it meant that this thing must have been done.

"There was a bit of a misunderstanding in this matter, and the agreement reached at the beginning did not mention that your country would introduce our more advanced tank engines." Gorbachev said: "However, you can rest assured that after our deliberations, the Soviet Union has agreed to export this engine production line to your country." ”

Zhang Feng was also very happy to hear Gorbachev's words, and this time, he said very sincerely: "Thank you for your help, on behalf of Iraqi President Mr. Saddam Hussein, on behalf of all the fighters and all the people of Iraq, thank your country." ”

"However," Gorbachev said, "because the engine was very advanced in the Soviet Union, in order to prevent the technology from leaking to a third country, we need to send some technicians to Iraq with the introduction of this production line." ”

I already knew that you were going to say this, but Zhang Feng didn't mind, the more technicians he sent, the better.

If he didn't send a single person, handed it over to Iraq and left, it would still be a pile of scrap metal, and the Iraqis themselves would not have started this production line.

Moreover, Zhang Feng is not afraid of infiltration by the Soviet Union, what is the use of infiltration for a country whose lifespan is no more than ten years? When the time comes, the Soviet Union will collapse, and the most suitable choice for those personnel is probably to continue to stay in Iraq, which is equivalent to the other party sending technicians to themselves for free, receiving them themselves, and asking for them.

"That's great." Zhang Feng said: "I would also like to hire the former chief designer of your country, Kartsev, as the leader of this team, to go to Iraq together. ”

Kartsev? "He's retired, and if he wants to go, that's no problem at all," Gorbachev said. ”

After talking about this matter, Zhang Feng cautiously mentioned again: "I see that your country's mobile communications are very good, I wonder if it can be introduced to Iraq, so that big cities such as Baghdad and Basra can make mobile calls?" ”

(To be continued)