Chapter 318 Technology Open Source
Wakanda is indeed closed. The terrain is surrounded by mountains on all sides, but there is a large plain inside, which is very suitable for farming. Even the water comes up from the ground.
The land is fertile beyond imagination, with a yield of 1,800 per acre. Lille even suspected that those soil survey reports on Wakanda were conservative.
Because Lear not only checked the report on Wakanda, but also looked at the situation on the African continent in recent years.
Civil wars have continued on the African continent in recent years. These civil wars are even spontaneous. A large amount of oil and gas resources cannot be exploited due to the chaotic state. Farming has also been stopped year by year. Sudan, which has the richest resources, has been fighting. The worst thing is that it is common for the government to be replaced every four to six years.
This kind of change is not the kind of electoral change in Berry or other developed countries, but a coup and civil war——
Large-scale instability causes at least 2.6 million people to face famine every year, and more than 6 million people lack the economy. Or the physical ability to obtain enough food, 50% of the population across the continent faces food access difficulties.
The actual situation is much more severe than reality, because this number even averages the data of Wakanda and surrounding Central African countries, and there is basically no famine in these countries.
These countries should have faced the same situation, but with Wakanda's large and low-cost food aid, the political situation was basically stable.
Others rely on armed force to stabilize order, but Wakanda feeds its neighbors and convinces them. This shows that King T'Chaka's political methods are indeed smart, but he does have a lot of food. .
However, it is somewhat unrealistic to develop high-tech and other industries.
Because it is a wealthy agricultural country, and it is still an agricultural country. It is already trying its best to drag the surrounding brothers to barely stabilize their lives.
".It's not that we haven't tried to develop industry, but the progress is very slow. There are two reasons."
T'Chaka sighed and answered Lear's questions: Wakanda Maybe it's just that it's rich in agricultural resources, but Central Africa as a whole is quite rich in minerals.
There is no reason why it cannot develop.
"The first reason is that it was too late for us to let go of contact with the outside world."
"Before that, you were hiding in the mountains and living a pastoral life?"
T'Chaka A little embarrassed, but still nodded: "The colonists once came to Wakanda, but they left quickly and took away Heirloom treasure"
"Vibration gold?"
T'Chaka nodded: "For generations, we only know that it is a powerful hammer that can create miracles, and we have never thought about it. Gold has other functions, but we only learned about its properties through papers published by outsiders.”
Leal's mouth twitched - it's possible that Wakanda in this world only has a small piece of vibranium. This is the conclusion he came to recently.
This piece of vibranium has been around for a long time, and last appeared on the Hydra Stomper, a war mech in the Howling Commandos during World War II.
With the decryption, people learned from some top-secret reports that it was a material with powerful energy
And in the hands of the royal family of Wakanda, it was a The magical hammer symbolizes imperial power and has been wielded by the royal family for generations.
It is a pity that the king holding the hammer did not block the colonists' bullets.
Therefore, without scientific thinking, holding treasures may not be effective.
Of course, saying this just adds salt to T'Chaka's wound.
T'Chaka continued: "The colonists brought a painful past to this land. My father, my father's father thought that these wealthy lands would bring disaster, so they closed them into the mountains. ”
Then they are out of touch with the world - if there is a large amount of vibranium, Wakanda can develop its own technology, but in this world, they still have no worries about food and clothing, but they only have enough food and clothing. .
The funny thing is that the colonists didn't even notice the fertility of the land, because they burned it and left, busy processing the vibranium.
After all, it is quite troublesome to transport the products when setting up a plantation in the Wakanda mountains.
“After I succeeded to the throne, unlike my father, I began to explore the outside world. Seeing the situation of our compatriots, I decided to participate in outside politics, and then the African Union came into being.
< br>We tried to mine minerals and develop industry, but starting from the most basic raw material mining, the outside world only sold us the most backward machinery. and technology.
Unfortunately, the cost of mining is high, and the risks are high, not only the production risks, but also the attacks by terrorists and some warlords.
I don’t know how they did it. Maybe it’s advanced geological exploration technology or there’s a mole, but they can always find our mine.”
Accurate positioning, advanced firepower, and months or even years of hard work being wiped out in a single attack are really shocking.
Countries that are not already rich are even worse.
So T'Chaka's posture is very low, and Lille is not aggressive.
Infrastructure, public safety, medical and health, housing and other areas with little technical content will be left to Wakanda officials themselves. Lear will not squeeze the market of low-end industries, nor will it expand Carry out land annexation and use financial means to force the government to exchange power.
In exchange, Atlas Group's special status will be established, permission to develop private force, a large number of green lights in policy, international endorsement, etc.
It's hard to say which side benefits more. For now, it's a win-win.
T'Chaka was silent for a while and continued: "However, we still have some stable minerals. Commonly used industrial minerals such as tin, tantalum, nickel, and cobalt can all be mined, but the cost is relatively high. . ”
This high cost is a problem caused by backwardness in all aspects from mining to smelting technology.
With the food supply of Tchaca, the African Union is not prone to large-scale famine, so it is basically stable and does not sell land resources to foreign companies at will. Generally speaking, although it is poor, it is The political environment is much better.
However, the remaining political costs have also been spent on border security, which is still somewhat uncontrollable.
This is relatively good news, because Lille himself has good technical literacy in this type of industrial technology, and the team behind him is also highly skilled in materials and machinery. Having a material foundation means that you won’t face too embarrassing situations when you go to Africa.
Technological upgrading is no problem, the key is whether the education level of their people can keep up.
After thinking about it, Lille said: "These are not problems, but I have a question, how many qualified engineers do you think the entire African Union can provide?"
Tchaka Scratching his head in embarrassment: "I believe our compatriots have many qualified engineers around the world, but in Africa"
"This will definitely affect the speed of development. I have a suggestion." Lear said, "Do you have a technology department?"
"Yes, but..."
"Yes, that's fine. Inside is a skill teaching method about brain-computer interface and virtual reality. I hope to add one to our medical cooperation contract to promote the technology of brain-computer interface
Use brain-computer interface and supporting equipment. The teaching method can greatly improve the teaching efficiency and quickly improve the quality of workers."
"This" Tchaka frowned as he watched Lille take out a stack of hard drives.
Wakanda does have its own science and technology department, which has contributed a lot of advanced agricultural technology, and its scientific and engineering literacy is still sufficient.
International Gene Cooperation's brain-computer interface has caused an uproar in the scientific community, and of course they know it.
The Ministry of Science means: This thing is very powerful, but it is also very dangerous.
Seeing the expression on the old king's face, Lille felt more judgment in his heart and continued: "You can take the hard drive back and look at it.
I can open source the technology to you. This is important, otherwise I might hire more foreign labor to match the growth rate
This may have some unnecessary impact on our cooperation. ”
Open source?
Tchaka was stunned, he knew about open source.
How can we have a technology monopoly if we are open source?
The key is, Africa The Alliance is wary of businessmen, or so-called "capital", but is under pressure to accept a more modest capital entry into Africa.
But aren’t better businessmen also businessmen?
This once again refreshed T'Chaka's understanding of Lille. He did not expect Lille to be willing to open source such a key technology.
Brain-Computer Interface Thinking of the Ministry of Science and Technology’s evaluation of this technology, it would be false to say that you are not interested.
The table fell into silence, and soon the old king made his choice.
“I need to take the information back and discuss it with my advisor.”
"Of course." Lear nodded happily.
This decisive reaction convinced T'Chaka that Lear was indeed not playing tricks.
As a result, the food no longer tasted good. He grabbed the hard drive, took a deep look at Lille, stood up, faced Lille and Maya, put his right hand on his chest, and lowered his head slightly.
"It seems I have to leave first. I will give you an answer as soon as possible - Madam, thank you for the meal you prepared for us. I must leave first."
A king's thanks , Maya was a little at a loss, but when she saw Leer nodded calmly, she sat silently on the chair and did nothing.
After T'Chaka left here, Maya breathed a sigh of relief and tapped Lear's head gently: "Why didn't you tell me first that a king would be a guest?"
Lir held up his hands. : "Mom, what's wrong with the king? Is the king superior to others? This is modern society, we are partners, nothing else.
The relationship between the king and the serfs."
Maya still feels a little incredible .
This feels like seeing a legend from my childhood - as a Latvian, things like "king" and "president" are too oppressive.
In a sense, the king is even more powerful than the president in her heart.
She shook her head and gently stroked Lille's back: "Son, talking to the king must be very stressful, right?"
Liel stuffed a piece of ribs into his mouth, Her speech was a little slurred: "That's it."
Looking at his appearance, Maya suddenly smiled: "You are a brat and a partner of the king? Then aren't you on the same level as the king?< br>
If you were also a king, I would be the Queen Mother. Speaking of which, your grandfather seemed to have said that our ancestors have noble blood.”
Maya began to ramble on and on, recounting all the things she had often fantasized about as a child, about being visited by a noble one day and then returning to a large manor to become the heir.
As for Lille – becoming king?
Never thought about it.
[ctOS corporate intranet reminder: data reception.]
[Frank: Boss, the first batch of data transmission has been completed. 】
[Lille: Okay. 】
Thanks to Li Murong sns, Qi Feilan, and Wuxia Huaxia limic for their rewards
(End of this chapter)