Chapter 418 The dawn appears (first update, please subscribe)
All problems are economic problems!
This sentence may be somewhat arbitrary, but the economic base determines the superstructure, and economic relations are the basis of all relations.
For this reason, even before coming to Nanyang, Li Yian determined the basic principle of paying close attention to "economy". After four years of development, Nanyang's economy has also achieved earth-shaking development.
However, in Li Yian's view, this is just the beginning.
"This year is the real beginning of the year!"
Li Yi'an said while looking through the report of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry's delegation to participate in the Chicago Home Appliances and Household Products Exhibition.
“We have spent four years on infrastructure construction. Now with the implementation of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, the doors to markets in various countries are opening up. It is just the time for us to enter this blue ocean and expand the market. During this period of opportunity, we can just combine the "Four-Year Plan" with foreign trade. The prosperity of foreign trade will bring foreign exchange and become a booster for Nanyang's construction. In this way, there will be internal and external circulation. With two-way development, Nanyang's economy is bound to take off rapidly, and we must seize this opportunity and do our best to accelerate all-round economic development."
Although Nanyang has actually implemented a "Four-Year Plan." But in fact, it was not the case. The previous four years were about "building the foundation" and laying the foundation. After all, comprehensive construction not only requires a large amount of basic raw materials such as steel and cement, but also requires a personnel base such as workers and technicians.
So the past four years have been more about "laying a solid foundation" than development. According to the plan, the first "Four-Year Plan" will be implemented only this year. After the implementation of this plan, Nanyang... will be really different!
According to Li Yi'an's plan, after three "four-year plans". That is to say, in 1961, Nanyang's industry, technology, economy and national income will reach European levels.
That is, with the old powers such as Britain, France, and Germany, at that time, Nanyang will become the first developed country in Asia.
The basis for achieving all this is to implement the "Four-Year Plan" with the will of the country, fully promote the construction of industry, and achieve an economic leap through the will of the country.
The first "Four-Year Plan" implemented this year is the basis of all this. It will be implemented at the same time as Nanyang's national income doubling plan.
“Yes, I understand.”
Zuo Xiaohan, the new director-general of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, is a bit surprisingly young. In fact, this is also the biggest characteristic of Nanyang's technocrats - youth. He graduated from Harvard under the age of forty. In his early days, he was an employee hired by a company in the United States and came to Nanyang. He first worked in the company, and later was transferred to the General Affairs Department, where he has been serving as Liu Chengyu's deputy, assisting him in his work.
“But sir, the development of the foreign trade market, like the development of industry and commerce, cannot be rushed. We need to find a breakthrough and then push it with all our strength, rather than blindly and aimlessly.”
The largest officialdom in Nanyang and Tangshan What's the difference?
There is no burden of history!
Most of the people who came to Nanyang back then were a group of young people in their twenties and thirties. Under the modern civil service system, Nanyang officialdom cultivated officials who were mainly technocrats. Although some people are flatterers and some are corrupt, what is certain is that there is not much of an officialdom habit of "only obeying those above", especially in the professional field.
Even in the face of Li Yi'an, a well-known "business expert", Zuo Xiaohan would directly point out that "do our best to speed up"... It's just an idealized rhetoric.
"I understand this!" "
Li Yian said with a smile. "Economy is different from playing mahjong. The latter basically relies on luck. Economics is very complicated. It is not a simple accumulation of factories and product push. It must have an objective basis. There is market demand and it cannot be left to chance. If you just blindly emphasize speed, you are putting the cart before the horse. What you say about the market is good, but what I say does not count. In the end, consumers have the final say. All companies need to do is to grasp the market and catch up with the market. "
After saying a few simple words, Li Yian thought for a while and emphasized.
"Xiaohan, this is our first time to organize a large-scale group to go overseas. You are the director-general of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. You must make preparations in advance. You personally lead the team there. After all, this is a foreign exhibition. The representative is the country-it is made in Nanyang. It must be Taking out our best products is not about embarrassing the country, but about the reputation of Nanyang manufacturing. Do you understand? "
Zuo Xiaohan immediately replied:
< br>"Sir, don't worry, I will prepare carefully and I will definitely not bring discredit to Nanyang."
After Zuo Xiaohan left, Li Yian's mood instantly became happy.
“I was originally thinking about finding an opportunity to promote radios in Europe or the United States, but now it saves trouble!”
The radio Li Yian mentioned was the latest product of United Electronic Communications - a transistor radio. After the invention of the transistor, everyone knew that the transistor would sooner or later replace the large, bulky, expensive and unreliable vacuum tubes. Take radios as an example. Today's radios use vacuum tubes to achieve wireless communication and amplification functions, and have good high power. and linearity characteristics. However, the disadvantages of electronic tubes are also obvious: they are large in size, consume a lot of power, generate heat, have a short lifespan, and require a high-voltage power supply. Therefore, tube radios are not only expensive, but also very bulky and inconvenient to carry.
But United Electronic Communications - it used to specialize in the production of military radio stations and other products, and tube radios were also its main products. After the invention of the transistor, it took a fancy to transistors and started researching point-contact transistors. , but limited by its performance, no breakthrough has been achieved. However, after the PN junction transistor was invented last year, it immediately invested all its resources in researching and finally conquered the production process of the PN junction transistor at the beginning of the year. A month ago, United Electronic Communications launched the world's first portable transistor radio. The weight is only one-fifth of the vacuum tube radio with the same performance, and the price is only one-third. It contains four transistors and can listen to multiple AM channels. As long as a few batteries are installed, it can be carried around everywhere.
This lightweight, cheap and practical radio is destined to replace the tube radio. When receiving the sample from the company, Li Yian was still thinking about whether to promote this cross-era product. , but now it seems that this is not necessary at all!
"Semiconductor..."
Li Yian's lips raised slightly at the mention of this name.
In another world, for a long time, semiconductors have even become synonymous with radios, so one can imagine their subversive replacement of radios.
"Okay, from now on, it's the era of semiconductors!"
Semiconductor radios are bound to attract attention from all over the world, but they know... this is just the beginning!
Yes, this is just the beginning, there will be integrated circuits next. Thinking of the changes that integrated circuits have brought to human civilization, Li Yian can’t sit still. After all, historically, integrated circuits had to wait until 1958 will be invented.
Now that the PN junction transistor has been invented, why not introduce integrated circuits?
In fact, integrated circuits all benefit from a genius idea - resistors and capacitors (passive components) can be made from the same materials as transistors (active devices). In addition, since all components can be made from the same piece of material, these parts can be fabricated on the same piece of material first and then connected to each other to form a complete circuit.
Sometimes, things are so simple and all it takes is a genius idea. For Li Yi'an, who stands on the shoulders of historical giants, all he needs is to "invent" in advance, even though this invention seems to be "plagiarism." But its role in promoting scientific and technological civilization for all mankind is unimaginable.
After all, such technological "smuggling" will only continue to accelerate the development of human civilization...
(End of this chapter)