Chapter 742: Mysterious Island
Now
Bicycles, tractors, automobiles and other industries are developing smoothly, there are more than a dozen brand bicycle factories, more than 10 tractor factories, and four automobile factories (Crown, Volkswagen, Xinghui, Foton) in the territory of the Ocean Kingdom, and the development of the machinery manufacturing industry is in full swing, showing a good momentum of catching up with me.
As a key R&D project of the Ministry of the Army, the medium tank project has been continuously invested for many years, constantly improving the tank chassis design, overcoming countless scientific and technological difficulties, and is now carrying out turret trial installation work, and the remaining is a three-year field environment test and performance test, from which the shortcomings are found out and improved one by one.
In order to maintain a high degree of secrecy, the project has been relocated to the Tasmanian Experimental Base, which is the private domain of the royal family, and the more than 2,700 residents of the original island have all moved out, making it a completely isolated island with excellent secrecy.
That's it
With resource advantages and patented technology, the above products are ahead of the world's advanced industrial countries, as long as continuous investment in research and development, the formation of a virtuous circle, the future development prospects are quite broad.
The only thing worth worrying about is the airplane, since the Kunpeng No. 1 aircraft was born at the end of the century, through Australia's most influential "World Journal" report, causing a huge shock and great attention around the world.
The Times reported;
The Fu Changge brothers have realized the dream of mankind for thousands of years, which is a huge scientific and technological achievement that can affect the future direction of the world, and will be remembered in the annals of history, which on the other hand demonstrates the vitality of scientific and technological innovation in the Ocean Kingdom, which is impressive.
reported by the German newspaper Frankfurter Zeitung;
On April 7, 1897, mankind flew into the sky for the first time in a powered aircraft, taking the first step to explore the sky, which is also a brilliant achievement worthy of eternal memory in the industrial wave of scientific and technological development.
It is reported that the engineer brother of the Ocean Kingdom, who invented the flying machine, received valuable help from a German expert in the arduous research and development process, and this newspaper will continue to pay attention to this.
reported by the French newspaper Paris Saint-Germain;
In the distant oceania, the Ocean Kingdom once again brought surprises to the world, and the Chinese engineer Fu Changge brothers achieved the first powered flight of mankind, attracting the world's attention.
This distant kingdom always surprises, so let's look forward to what the next one will be!
Citigroup's "New York Times" sour statement;
The Ocean Kingdom has taken the lead in aviation science and technology and achieved the first powered flight of mankind, which is only a brief lead in the long-distance race, and there is no need to rejoice too soon.
Citigroup technologists with dreams have devoted themselves to scientific and technological research and development in this field after this successful flight.
I believe that it will not be long before Citigroup will have a place in the aviation field......
Li Fushou clearly knows that what the "New York Times" said is not a big deal; among the world powers today, Citigroup ranks second only to the Tsarist Russian Empire in terms of population, and it has emerged in the second industrial revolution after the wave of the first industrial revolution, digesting and absorbing advanced scientific and technological achievements in Europe, and ranking among the world's advanced in the development of many industrial fields.
Therefore, after the world's first aircraft came out six years ahead of schedule, Li Fushou had a strong sense of crisis, pondered for a while, and invited the secretary to order;
"Records that several top-secret measures for the development of the aviation industry are referred to the Heads of the Secretariat for consultation and are known only at the level of the Under-Secretary-General and above;
First, the Red River Valley University and the Imperial University will set up secret laboratories dedicated to the research and development of aero engines, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs will allocate special funds, and the annual amount of funds for the first three years will be tentatively set at 500,000 gold oceans, which will be increased or decreased as appropriate.
Second, led by the Secretariat and co-organized by the Ministry of the Interior and the Secrecy Department of the Political Intelligence Bureau, the scientific research project team is strictly screened, and scientific and technological elites who are loyal to the kingdom, willing to dedicate, love science, strictly keep secrets, and can withstand strict background checks.
Third, the construction of a large-scale scientific research base on Tasmania, in line with high standards and advanced requirements, focusing on the research and development of aviation power, long-range confidential communications, long-wave radio, vacuum tube electronic technology, tanks in the military field, small and medium-caliber machine guns and other cutting-edge technology, codenamed "Mysterious Island".
This cutting-edge project is fully invested by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and this year it has allocated 1.2 million gold to start the infrastructure project, and will continue to invest funds every year in the future.
After the "Mystery Island" base was put into use, the highest level of secrecy measures were taken to strictly prevent the leakage of information.
Fourth, a special "scientific committee" will be set up under the Ministry of Industry to regularly screen emerging scientific and technological talents from all over the world, with the aim of attracting scientists with rich conditions, a good scientific research environment and sufficient scientific research funds, and joining major domestic universities and scientific research institutes, so as to continue to provide new impetus for scientific progress.
Fifth, it is recommended that the cabinet deliberate and approve special scientific research support funds, and increase the funding of more than a dozen domestic scientific research institutions, with an annual amount of not less than 4 million gold oceans.
Sixth, establish and improve the application system for scientific research projects, have scientific research project initiators declare, organize relevant expert and scholar groups to review, and support all projects that are in line with scientific and technological progress, industrial development, and basic theoretical research.
Seventh, the Pierre-Curie couple, the deans of the Department of Physics at Imperial University, should be given key financial support for their basic physics research, and more elite Chinese scholars should be selected as assistants, so as to strive to cultivate their own leading talents in the field of physics.
Eighth, the relevant deficiencies will be implemented by the Secretariat after organizing expert demonstration. ”
Li Fushou said a few points, and felt that there was nothing to add, so he waved his hand and asked the secretary to do something.
In terms of the development of aviation technology, Li Fushou himself did not have any real insight, he did not know anything about that thing, he only recognized one truth;
That's a miracle.
The key to the development of the aviation industry is the aero engine, especially the piston engine with light weight, reliable work and high horsepower, which should be the top priority and the most core key factor in the development of the current aviation industry.
Australia is leading the world in this field, and has trained a large number of young and middle-aged experts in engine production research and development for many years.
In the original history
After the Wright brothers flew the "Aviator" into the blue sky in 1903, it quickly set off an aviation boom in countries around the world, and many scientific and technological workers who are interested in the aviation industry have developed unique aircraft on this basis.
This era is also an era of whimsical ideas, all kinds of strange flying machines compete for the sky, so that human creative ideas and emit dazzling flames, blooming incomparably bright.
But the vast majority of these were civilian acts, and the slow decision-making of governments lagged behind the times, and it was France, Germany, the United States, and other countries that first perceived the military use of aircraft, and it was after 1908.
By this time, the outbreak of World War I in 1914 was not far off.
Li Fushou does not want to change the course of history, all he has to do is to quietly take the lead and concentrate resources, scientific and technological talents and funds before the vast majority of countries are aware of it, and take the lead in winning the crown in the field of aviation science and technology...... Aero engines.
It is now 1897, and there are still more than 10 years before European countries discover and attach importance to the military role of aircraft, and the Ocean Kingdom can quietly enter the village, and use this precious time to open up the gap of more than a generation.
To this end, Li Fushou did not hesitate to invest heavily in supporting independent research and development of scientific and technological workers, and created his own 51 district, a scientist paradise for the birth of black technology.
It is based on this that the Mystic Island project secretly develops high-power aero engines under the cover of medium tank projects and other scientific and technological research and development projects, so as to form a leading edge in aviation science and technology.
The high-power aero engine research and development project will be regarded as the most classified project, and even cabinet members will not know about it, so as to avoid leaking information.
The project will also be kept secret from the military, because both the Army and the Navy have a shallow understanding of this new technological thing and greatly underestimate its importance in changing the face of warfare.
Therefore, Li Fushou is ready to hand over the project to his most trusted royal secretariat, and equip capable personnel to implement the plan.
Either he doesn't make a move, or if he does, it's a big battle.
Different from the petty fights of civil aviation enthusiasts, the planned Mystery Island scientific research base, only a large category of aero engines, will gather hundreds of scientific and technological experts in various fields to fight a general battle in the form of joint scientific and technological research.
In the future, large-scale facilities such as wind tunnels and high-altitude test benches will be built in the scientific research base to provide the best scientific research conditions and the most cutting-edge scientific research equipment, so as to create the true heritage of the kingdom.
Several famous universities in the country have now gained a certain international prestige, and now the large-scale Imperial University has been put into use, bringing together famous scholars and experts from all over the world, and the Faculty of Arts and Science and Technology have world-class experts sitting in it, which is a comprehensive university.
The university was built by the royal couple with a donation of 5.6 million gold oceans, located on the shore of the beautiful Xiangmi Lake, and the overall architectural style is a magnificent palace-style building in the Tang Dynasty, supplemented by a modern reinforced concrete structure, solemn and elegant.
The school has an enrollment of 5,500 students in the fall, and can accommodate about 30,000 students after it is fully completed, and the entire campus covers an area of more than 1,800 acres, located in the northern suburbs of Red River Valley City, about 21 kilometers away, and has a small town of more than 10,000 people next to the campus, called Lijiabao Town, which is a royal asset.
This land was donated by the royal couple to build the Imperial University.
His Majesty the King is also the Honorary Chairman of the Imperial University, a position that will remain held by members of the royal family for generations to come, and it will also become a top institution for the cultivation of elites, and the children of the Wang family and many nobles will also attend the school.
The eldest prince Li Siyuan, the second prince Li Sihan, and the crown prince Gu Tingqing of Yue are all first-term students of the Imperial University, and there are also many children of celebrities and nobles vying to enter the school first, even if they can't become the friends of His Royal Highness the Prince, it's good to be familiar with each other first.
What satisfies Li Fushou the most is that Imperial University has a strong faculty, which is a research-oriented university that focuses on scientific research and has strong scientific and technological research and development capabilities.
Come to think of it
Li Fushou had a heartfelt smile on his face, feeling great;
I'm not the creator of great technology, but just a porter of tech workers, working like an ant to bring good things home.
"Come on, cancel all the original agenda for the next three days, inform the royal guards, go to the Imperial University tomorrow to inspect, and by the way, stay in Lijiabao Town for two days."
"Yes, Your Majesty."