I have to say that the grand plan proposed by Xu Chuan and the old man made the entire high-level heart moved.

If other scholars or researchers proposed such a huge plan to them, I am afraid that these old people in the country would directly veto it without even thinking about it.

But the people who put forward this grand plan are the people who have created countless miracles and led the country to achieve controlled nuclear fusion technology, and they are still quite excited.

Of course, the heart is the heart. It remains to be investigated whether a project so ambitious, even larger than a controlled fusion project, will be carried out.

Even if you put aside the final ultimate goal and transform Mars. The whole list of goals, such as the relaunch of manned spaceflight, landing on the moon and Mars, building bases in outer space, and so on, can be called ambitious enough.

Just after the internal meeting, the old man invited Xu Chuan to a small meeting.

The meeting was attended not only by high-level officials, but also by several academicians from the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

After understanding the purpose of the meeting, Xu Chuan smiled dumbly and explained:

"I think everyone has a little misunderstanding, although I proposed this set of plans, but the final situation is still undecided."

"Especially the ultimate goal of this plan, the transformation of Mars, this is just one direction, and you can even see it as a dream."

"We can't start this kind of project now, not to mention whether it can be realized, even the pressure on the economy is too great. And it's not a good thing to step too big, I recommend a little bit. ”

After listening to Xu Chuan's explanation, another old man sitting across the conference table nodded, and asked with a smile, "If that's the case, then what should we do next?" ”

Hearing this, Xu Chuan thought for a while and replied: "Personally, I suggest that you can start from two aspects. ”

"The first aspect is to restart manned space flight and develop space technology, which is the direction I recommend."

"To be honest, the development of manned spaceflight is not something that started from scratch. Even if I don't bring it up, we have our own lunar exploration project and plan to explore Mars. ”

"The development of space technology is not only a necessary way for the future, but also a necessary condition for us to maintain our leading position in the world. After all, we can't always live on the earth, and with the development of the times, exploring outward is the only way to go. ”

"It's just that I hope to invest more resources in this in the future."

Hearing this, everyone in the office, whether it was senior leaders or those academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences who were invited, nodded in agreement.

On the basis of the controlled nuclear fusion technology that has been achieved, energy has been liberated to the greatest extent.

In addition to improving the country's productivity, improving the national happiness index and life, the development of science and technology is also something that needs to be paid attention to.

After all, whether science and technology are advanced or not is one of the cores that determine a country's deterrent power, strength, international status, and other aspects.

The project of manned spaceflight, needless to say more about Xu Chuan, is also a road that must be taken.

Not only for future exploration and planning, but also for the development of manned space technology, which can also be applied to many other aspects, such as military, civil aviation, communications, information and other fields.

Sitting beside Xu Chuan, the old man nodded and said: "Regarding the development of manned spaceflight and space technology, this is the road that must be taken, as for the specific investment and resources, as well as the direction and route, these will have to be discussed in the future." ”

After a slight pause, the old man then asked, "In addition to aerospace, is there another direction?" ”

Xu Chuan: "If the development of manned spaceflight and space technology is from the direction of applied science and technology, then the second thing is from the direction of theoretical science and technology. ”

"Application and theory are the two cores of the development of science and technology, and without either one, science and technology and science will become a lame man walking on one leg."

"And the second direction, I'm more theoretical, to build a large strong particle collider of our own."

Hearing this, there was a slight commotion in the office.

In fact, it was not that no one mentioned this in the early years.

For example, the institute of Peking University and the institute of Jinling Nanda have also suggested to the above to build a large strong particle collider.

Not only for the research in the fields of high-energy physics and particle physics, but also for the scientific and technological achievements of the Large Strong Particle Collider, a large number of research results have been applied in the fields of medicine and biomedicine, aerospace, security, Industry 4.0, cultural heritage, energy technology and other fields.

These application areas involve a wide range of major technical aspects and are used in a wide range of applications.

Just like CERN, it is top notch in beam instrumentation, superconducting magnet technology, ultra-low temperature cooling technology, ultra-high vacuum technology, industrial control, magnet technology, particle tracing and heat measurement, radiation protection and monitoring, radio frequency and sensors, superconducting technology, and so on.

Of course, there are those who support the construction, and there are naturally those who oppose it.

The famous physicist, Mr. Yang, who is known as the first person in the physics field today, belongs to the group of openly opposed.

The reason is very simple, on the one hand, the amount of money spent on the construction of a large strong particle collider is huge, and on the other hand, there is a shortage of domestic physics talents.

There are many physics professors and researchers who go out every year, but many of them emigrate.

The inability to retain advanced talents is the biggest problem and regret at present.

Based on these two considerations, Mr. Yang stood up against the construction of a large strong particle collider, and he believed that even if it was built, it was very likely that it would be a wedding dress for foreign physicists.

As for whether to build such large-scale scientific research equipment, the senior management also seriously considered it, and finally decided to postpone it.

After all, China was indeed not rich at the time, and it was indeed a bit embarrassing to spend 200 billion yuan to build a large-scale strong particle collider.

Now that the old matter is brought up again, it was brought up by Academician Xu, who has made great contributions to the country, and naturally there will be some commotion.

Sitting beside Xu Chuan, the old man raised his eyelids and said, "Can you tell me your opinion?" ”

For him, building a large strong particle collider is actually supportive, but he needs a reason to convince others.

After all, it is not something that he can do alone to use so much money and resources to build a facility that is close to pure scientific research.

Xu Chuan nodded, and continued: "Regarding whether it is necessary to build a large strong particle collider, I personally think it is necessary. ”

"First, this kind of large-scale scientific research equipment can cultivate talents for us, and it is not limited to the pure field of physics, which can be seen from CERN. At the same time, the completed collider will also attract physicists and talents from other countries. ”

"Second, after the completion of controlled nuclear fusion, we have enough capacity to complete the project. In the process of construction, the development of various technologies, such as superconducting materials, ultra-low temperature cooling technology, ultra-high vacuum technology, industrial control, magnet technology, particle tracing and heat measurement, can not only be applied to the collider fuselage. ”

"Taking them apart alone can also greatly promote the development of other fields."

"Third, after the completion of controlled nuclear fusion technology, in the future development, we will inevitably have competition with other countries in other fields, whether in the field of applied science or theoretical science, there will definitely be competition."

"And instead of expecting others to always open their doors to themselves, you should have what belongs to you. Whether it's people, or equipment. ”

"Fourth, if there is any breakthrough direction and development direction that can be almost clear in the field of high-energy physics, dark matter and dark energy are the core of it."

"Although it may be difficult for us to take advantage of them now, there's no denying that this is a completely new field. If we didn't have our own Large Strong Particle Collider, would we be left behind? ”

"In the last few decades, we have caught up with the times by generations. And the hardships that have been endured, the blood and tears that have been shed, the humiliations and grievances that have been suffered, no one will want to do it again."

Xu Chuan's words made everyone in the conference room silent for a while.

In the past few decades, the hardships they have endured, the blood and tears they have shed, no one knows better than those who can sit here today, it is a painful experience and memory.

In the conference room, after a moment of silence, the old man spoke: "Thank you very much Academician Xu for your suggestions, then we will seriously consider these proposals." ”

PS: There is another chapter in the evening, asking for a monthly pass