Great Power Technology.

Chapter 381 Burning the Cage
Although the laser ignition plan failed, everyone except Wu Ping was shocked by the scene just now, but the point of their shock was actually different.

For the old man and Ye Lan, they were surprised that domestic laser weapons had developed to such an extent that they could even target this pile of small fires with a diameter of no more than one meter from space. Wait, this seems to be an anti-missile system.

But for the rest of the population, they saw more than just the laser itself.

Especially Ye Shu, since Ye Zhou popularized the Ugly country's military equipment last time, he has been paying attention to this area, and he also knows the role of the laser anti-missile system in modern warfare.

The space-based laser anti-missile system, once used, will have a shorter lifespan, but now, my son can actually mobilize such a nationally important weapon with a phone call, just to light a bunch of bonfires.

So, what level has his status in the country developed to?
At this moment, Ye Shu suddenly realized that there might not be an answer to this question.

Because he couldn't ask at all.

However, this is also a good thing. Who can say no to a big shot in their own home?
Even this big shot must remain anonymous for the rest of his life.

On the other side, Xiao Mo finally ran into the RV and released a small bottle of gasoline. Under the intense burning, the moist firewood was instantly dried up, and the fire rose as he wished.

Seeing this scene, Ye Zhou said with some emotion:
"Sure enough, gasoline vehicles still have the benefits of gasoline vehicles. If you drive over today with new energy vehicles, I guess the fire won't light up."

"New energy vehicles are also okay? Remove the battery, can't it still be ignited?"

Father Ye asked a little puzzled.

"The ones that can be ignited are lithium batteries. Now domestic new energy vehicles are basically sulfur-silicon batteries, and they can still be ignited. Alright, alright, hurry up and ignite the charcoal."

"I found that we were really fooling around. In fact, we could have used the wax cotton to ignite the charcoal first, and then used the charcoal to ignite the firewood. None of them used their brains, as if the pile of firewood were competing with each other."

Hearing his words, Wu Ping on the side laughed and replied:
"Perhaps this is the dignity of a man."

The flames gradually grew stronger, and Ye Zhou invited the service staff of the camp to sit around the fire, and then inserted red willow meat skewers around the fire, and began to grill the meat skewers in the traditional way, and the aroma soon wafted away. Except for the dedicated security guards who insisted on going back to stand guard after eating a few symbolic mouthfuls, most of them ate with Ye Zhou's family until the bonfire faded and the moon was in the sky.

As the crowd gradually dispersed, Ye Zhou's long-term pressure gradually dissipated.

With a warm fire in front of him, a deep and pure night sky above his head, and surrounded by trusted comrades and friends, at this moment, he felt a long-lost tranquility in his heart.

He fiddled with the bonfire with a pair of long tongs, threw two new pieces of firewood into it, and then said to Ye Lan and Wu Ping beside him:
"Actually, before I came here, I always thought that this kind of vacation was a waste of time, but after I came here, I felt that people still need to rest."

Wu Ping nodded and replied:

"Yes, in fact, Boss Chen told me many times before, saying that I am closest to you and let me supervise you, but I actually didn't do well in this point--mainly because I don't understand the things you study , so there is no way to distinguish the priorities."

"I plan to ask Boss Chen to find some non-confidential information for me in the future, so that I can understand it a little bit, so that next time you tell me that the project is urgent, I can at least refute it."

Ye Zhou shook his head helplessly and said:
"I'm just being polite, you don't have to take it seriously. So many people haven't had a rest, how dare I rest. Speaking of which, when was the last time you said you were going back for vacation?"

"In March, there will be a new person to take over for me for a while. Don't worry, it won't affect your work. Moreover, the news I have received is that the security measures for you will be relatively relaxed in the future——Ye Worker, have you also received the notice?"

Ye Zhou nodded.

In fact, the reason why he chose to take this vacation in Xiata, a place whose security is far more difficult than the complete control area, is largely due to the notice Chen Hao gave him before.

After the RSA decryption technology was applied, the second thing the officials did was to try their best to decode all the other party's information about themselves, and launched a round of targeted attacks. Therefore, the domestic security situation, especially for him That being said, it has indeed improved a lot.

If this trend continues, it can be expected that perhaps those important scientists in China who are still hiding their names will be able to return to normal life someday in the future.

Thinking of this, Ye Zhou sighed with emotion.

He once again realized the influence of national strength on individuals. When you are inferior to others, many things can only be done behind the scenes, but when you have crushing power, these things can all be brought to the table. .

It was late at night, Wu Ping chatted with Ye Zhou in front of the bonfire, and then got up to check the sentry position, while Ye Zhou lay down by the bonfire, looking at the night sky above his head.

This night the moon and stars were scarce, and he carefully tried to find the positions of those unfamiliar constellations, but he still found nothing.

Ye Lan crawled over from her own seat, sat down beside Ye Zhou, and then began to look at the sky above her head like Ye Zhou.

"Brother, what are you looking at?"

Hearing Ye Lan's voice, Ye Zhou shook his head slightly, and replied:

"Nothing special, just thinking."

"What are you thinking about? The universe? Life? Or the meaning of the end of science?"

".You think too much. I'm thinking about the progress of the Nantianmen project. The nuclear-powered aviation development will enter the ground trial next month. I'm recalling the documents Chen Hao sent me yesterday."

"Is there a problem?"

"No problem, all the parameters are based on the technical documents, and Mao Xiong also contributed some experience. It should be said that the current data results of this engine are better than I expected."

"If the test run can be successful once and the thrust reaches the calibrated value, I feel that the first flight of the Golden Crow should be a period of time earlier than previously expected."

"How much earlier? I remember when the project was announced, didn't it say ten years?"

"Ten years is a conservative goal. In fact, for the project team, their internal goal is five years. Then, because of the lifting of technical blockades in all aspects, and after the large-scale conflicts some time ago, Mao Xiong may recognize Realistically, there is no hiding in technology, so the progress may be further accelerated."

"It has been two years since the Nantianmen project was established. Jinwu is the first milestone achievement, and the most resources have been invested in the short term. If the situation is optimistic, the first flight may be possible in three and a half years, or four years. "

"This time is quite suitable. It just happens to be able to continue the blank period when the RSA threat ends, so our subsequent development window can be extended for a period of time."

Hearing Ye Zhou's words, Ye Lan hummed and continued:

"Brother, I said I wanted to ask you a question before eating, can you answer it now?"

"Okay, just ask."

Ye Zhou still looked at the moon in the sky, and replied without turning his head.

"Well, you know, I'm currently studying the history of international economic development. Then, I found a problem."

"The economic development of this world is not linear, nor is it unified—I'm not talking about the blockade of powerful countries, the interference of hostile forces, etc., but some kind of, how to describe it, resource boundaries?"

"Since ancient times, the economic development of a country has been affected by this resource boundary. For example, the most classic is the development of several dynasties in history. After they developed to the later stage, they generally began to touch that boundary. .”

"The contradiction between resources and needs is getting bigger and bigger, and the marginal effects that can be obtained through conquests have been diminishing. Even the powerful forces that hit the Arabian Peninsula like the Yuan Dynasty began to decline rapidly in the end."

"Of course, you can say that this is caused by insufficient productivity, but the problem is that not only big countries face such problems, but small countries in Europe also face such problems."

"In fact, our productivity has been developing in a spiral, but at the same time, the speed of resource consumption is also increasing."

"And when the resource consumption curve starts to intersect with the productivity development curve, the decline begins."

"I've observed almost all the cases, and then, I now have a guess."

"You said, could it be that our consumption value is fundamentally greater than the production value? Could it be that no matter how hard we try, we can't change this fate of decline?"

"—Don't interrupt me, I know our productivity is developing, but what if this development is only because our curve has not yet reached the peak?"

"The technological explosion in the last hundred years has made the development of productivity faster and faster, but at the same time, the speed of resource consumption is also faster and faster. I have a hunch that if this conclusion is correct, then our decline this time has a Probably more intense than ever."

"Even more pessimistically, when the gap between the speed of productivity development and the speed of resource consumption reaches a certain threshold, will we lose the possibility of continued development?"

"I have thought about this question for a long time and I think the answer is very pessimistic."

Hearing Ye Lan's words, Ye Zhou suddenly laughed for no reason.

He suddenly realized.
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No, he has always known the answer to the question Ye Lan raised, but he has never systematically straightened out the logic.

After thinking for a while, he said:
"First of all, I have to congratulate you. You probably accidentally discovered the manifestation of entropy increase theory in economics. But if you look through the literature carefully, you should find that someone has already proposed this idea. "

"And, they even gave a solution. The key to solving this problem is: technological explosion."

"As long as a real technological explosion is realized at a certain point in time—rather than the one in which technology and consumption rise at the same time, productivity can be developed by leaps and bounds, thereby narrowing the gap between resource consumption and productivity development you mentioned, and achieving sustainable development goals."

"As for how to achieve such a technological explosion? I don't know what they said, but I can guess that it is nothing more than international cooperation, increased investment, and environmental protection."

"However, I can also tell you that it is very difficult to break the so-called 'production-consumption' cage without the intervention of external influence, just for internal optimization."

"This requires extremely precise calculations, extremely difficult sacrifices, and luck. But the problem is that humans cannot rely on luck, because we have no chance to do it again."

"That's what you're worried about, isn't it?"

Ye Lan nodded solemnly, and after a while, asked:
"Aren't you worried?"

Ye Zhou let out a long breath, got up from the ground, then picked up the last few pieces of dry firewood and threw them into the fire, and replied:

"I'm not worried."

"Because there is me."

"I'll light a fire and burn down that cage for us."

(End of this chapter)