Chapter 1408 The big brother who likes to make wedding dresses (third update, please subscribe)
It may even go bankrupt faster!
“What?”
Yuan Jialiu said in surprise:
“How is this possible?”
"Opening up new paths for transistors and integrated circuits, which is a feasible path in scientific theory, may lead to breakthroughs, but in the end it will not work. The reason is simple - the Soviet Union seriously lacks market application scenarios to match advanced technologies.
Even if his chip may be more efficient, what will it be used for after it is developed and used by Soviet civilians? The market is too small. Once this thing is made, it will not be worth the loss, and it cannot enter the market. With excessive attention to military production, civilian products are always put last, and if it is an advanced gadget, military products will not be able to enter the market. The party would immediately require it to be kept secret and prohibited from entering the civilian market.
In the Soviet Union, high technology will always require funding. The "scientific acrobatics" that we cultivated. When this blood transfusion system becomes unsustainable, it will come to an end and even go bankrupt earlier than the "copycat R&D"."
Standing on the shoulders of historical giants. Li Yi'an, who knew the mentality of the Soviet people to the extreme, said softly:
"Furthermore, young Soviet students are not Pursuing electrical engineering degrees, they want to be like a minister, that is, a bureaucrat, rather than designing new products. Their motivation for designing new products is to gain recognition from their superiors, from technicians to technocrats, or even career bureaucrats, because This is the best reward for technicians. When they become bureaucrats, personal research stops."
This is the problem that the Soviet Union has been unable to get rid of from beginning to end. Why is Korolev so great?
It is because he balanced the relationship between the two and focused his energy on research. Of course, this is also directly related to Khrushchev's full support for him. The Corn Emperor is a big boss, but it is undeniable that he has great respect for scientists, but that's just him.
But only one Korolev can balance the two. Most of the time, when a technician becomes a bureaucrat, he becomes a bureaucrat. The result is obvious.
What’s even worse is that there are some professional politicians who know nothing about scientific research, but are good at business. They do their best to exclude and attack talents who are unwilling to join in the same trend, while they will always attack those who are flattering. Green light.
“In our case, the inventions and innovations of technicians are rewarded with wealth. After new inventions are put into the market, they will bring unimaginable wealth to individuals, but the inventions will soon be eliminated by the market. , if you want to continue to get returns, you must continue to introduce new innovative inventions
Two completely different paths determine two completely different results, so..."
Puckering his lips, Li Yian placed a chess piece and said:
"Even if they open up a The new path will not threaten us. In the end, it will just serve as our wedding dress. "
Then Li Yiran said in an extremely conceited tone:
"Without the popularization of market applications, even if they develop the process technology to replace the silicon process, they will ultimately be satisfied with it. Military supplies are limited to the military, the Soviet Union’s civilian market..."
Smiling, Li Yian said in a slightly sarcastic tone:
“It simply cannot support the market support needed for technological change. After all, that market is planned and not something within the plan... How can there be a market? ”
Plan!
There everything is planned!
With a slight smile, Li Yian said:
"So, the new path they opened is just a path. As for overtaking..."
Shaking his head, Li Yian's tone became very certain:
"Not only can't overtaking the car..." , and may even lead to lagging behind in new fields - relying on the foundation they have completed Through research and market application, we can achieve greater breakthroughs with new material processes, and by then, we will not just be making wedding dresses, but will give them to us! The new throne!”
In fact, does the Soviet Union still have little technology in making wedding dresses?
The simplest example is that the concept of aircraft stealth was proposed by Soviet scientists, but it was scrapped and finally shelved. After American companies got the paper in a Soviet magazine, they immediately started research on it.
Combined with the stealth paint being developed by the United States, the F117 was developed, and its stealth concept evolved into fifth-generation fighter jets such as the F22 and F35.
As for other fields, there are countless others. Even the famous Pentium processor was developed by former Soviet engineers after they came to the United States. Even its technical basis is almost the same as the El-90 developed by the Soviet Union. .
However, advanced design cannot make up for the backward production technology.
So in the end, it’s just a waste of water.
Why it goes bankrupt faster - because any "blood transfusion research system" that cannot convert market benefits will not be sustainable.
Independent research and development is more expensive, which means that in the end, they will choose to give up when faced with an investment that has no return.
This is a natural thing. Of course, as long as economic conditions permit, they will continue to invest. However, when economic conditions are good, they will invest. Once economic problems occur, such investment will continue to shrink, and eventually the entire project will be stopped.
Will you stop research in this area due to funding issues when you come to Russia? No way of knowing. However, the estimated cost investment will eventually hit the brakes.
After a moment of silence, Yuan Jialiu said with helpless evidence:
“This is asking Russia to spend more money.”
“This is for all mankind!”
Li Yian said:
“They have always said—— For the sake of all mankind, isn’t investing more power in chips for the common benefit of all mankind?”
Once again, Li Yian showed the righteousness of “all mankind”!
Isn’t this politically correct?
Yuan Jialiu was immediately speechless by him. After a long time, he said:
"What if they fail?"
Failure...
This possibility is not impossible. On the other hand, the Soviet Union entered the transistor era almost simultaneously with the United States. However, what the Soviet Union developed was not silicon transistors, but germanium transistors.
Germanium was the first material used to make transistors, but the germanium element has a natural weakness and is not resistant to heat. As long as it is heated to 75 degrees, germanium will lose its semiconductor properties.
And the small reserves are also the destiny of germanium. Even so, the Soviet Union plunged headlong into the germanium transistor route. It was not until six years later that scientists discovered that this road was unavailable. When the research direction turned to the silicon route again, there was already a gap of nearly ten years between them and the United States.
So...since we failed once, what’s the point of failing again?
Anyway, it was the Soviet Union that tried and made mistakes!
After thinking about it, Li Yian said:
"At least, their failure proves that silicon technology is the only choice for mankind, at least for now!"
Then he added:
"Big brother, isn't it just for sacrifice?"
When the words fell, Li Yian dropped a chess piece.
"General!"
......
Make a wedding dress!
For Vetrov, he now has a feeling that Silicon Valley is making a wedding dress for the Soviet Union.
As long as you have money here, you can buy the best chips.
After all, everything here is market-oriented, and you will not be asked to provide an ID card or go to a security agency to issue a certificate just because someone buys a chip.
This is nonsense!
Besides, for those businessmen, what they care most about is selling their products. If they sell one, they don’t think they can sell 100 at least, then they will definitely open champagne to celebrate.
So here - money is king.
Because of this, just one week after arriving in Silicon Valley, Vetrov purchased hundreds of chips. The chips are used in electronic computers and CNC machine tools and other fields.
These chips are all displayed in the display cabinets of Silicon Valley companies. Just like now, Vetrov saw two young people holding instructions there, comparing and calculating something.
“This is too expensive,”
“You can use a smaller processor, after all, what we are trying to do is not an electronic computer.”
Young man wearing glasses People were saying there,
"What we need is the cheapest processor..."
Listening to their conversation, Vetrov couldn't help but feel grateful to these young people.
Because of their existence, these processors in Silicon Valley are like candies, placed on the counter for everyone to buy.
There are many young people here who buy various processors from the market and conduct their research. They will design new electronic computers and research new processors.
Hundreds of young people flock here every year, and they sit here to dream of getting rich.
“Get rich…”
Vetrov smiled and thought to himself.
"That is, they are daydreaming here every day. Eating the cheapest food, sleeping on the floor. Chasing the most unattainable dream..."
Of course, Vetrov hopes that all this will continue, and that as long as these young people exist, those processors here will always be placed in the display cabinet like candy.
As long as you have money, you can buy them. Although those processors are for civilian use, they can always be used in related fields.
A few hours later, Vetrov arrived at the airport. He did not buy a ticket to Moscow, but held a round-trip ticket to Star City. While he was waiting to board the plane in the departure hall , suddenly felt a hint of danger.
Someone seemed to be staring at him not far away. Vetrov's instinct told him that he was being targeted.
The people who were eyeing him included passengers, cleaners, and... They walked towards this direction from several directions.
What should I do in such a situation? Do?
Resist to the end?
Of course not, there is no need to even think about escaping, because there is no way to escape at all - several exits are already controlled.
In other words - I was exposed.
Facing an arrest is different from what many people imagine. Vetrov had no intention of struggling at all.
After all, as an agent, he knew the current situation very well - there was no room for struggle at all.
Vitrov just sat there quietly, waiting for his upcoming departure. However, compared to his quietness, the arrest seemed a bit rough - the person coming out from the side directly pushed him down. On the ground.
Then his captor said in Russian:
"Sir, you have been arrested for espionage——"
(End of Chapter)