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"Yes."

Dai Kan nodded.

The "Great Wall Project" can be said to have come to a successful conclusion.Since it is successful, of course it needs to be rewarded on merit.

"Everyone is very happy with the success of the atomic bomb, but this is only the first step. At present, we have just achieved the success of the first test explosion, and the power is not strong enough. We will continue to carry out research on the atomic bomb, and strive to make this The power of bombs continues to increase, and we are more proficient in mastering the technology of these bombs. Only by continuously conducting various experiments can we obtain more data and provide more support for the development of atomic technology in our country. Therefore, although the "Great Wall Project" It succeeded, but the investment in the atomic bomb will not be reduced because of the successful test. We will continue to invest in this project every year, so I hope that all departments are prepared and can support it as before this project."

"Chairman, it should be. We should have dozens of these bombs. Let's see which power in the world dares to say something to us."

Before, everyone felt that the "Great Wall Project" was too expensive.

But now after hearing the power of this bomb, everyone is excited.With such a bomb, build dozens of them.If an atomic bomb destroys a city, which country dares to show its teeth, immediately use this to scare them.

After having this super bomb, these people here feel that their backs have become a lot harder.

"Another point."

Duan Xun continued: "Everyone knows that the experiments and theories about nuclear fission are the results of Professor Meitner, the head of China's Atomic Research Institute. Professor Zhao Zhongyao and Professor Wang Ganchang both participated in the original experiments and subsequent theory construction. According to their According to the theory, a large amount of energy will erupt after nuclear fission. This energy is used in weapons, which is the atomic bomb we make. If it is used in civilian applications, it is the energy we dream of. I have seen many European nuclear physicists In the article, many of them believe that the energy of nuclear fission can be used in construction, especially in power construction. If the energy of nuclear fission is used well, the power generated by a power plant using nuclear fission is definitely not the firepower we use now Power stations can be compared. Looking at the power of atomic bombs, we can see how high the power generation of nuclear power plants using nuclear fission will be. Of course, these are just some guesses by those nuclear physicists, and no country or laboratory has completed it yet. But I think their speculation is very prescient, and nuclear power plants are entirely possible. Therefore, my opinion is that the Ministry of Industry should add a nuclear industry department, set up a technical public relations team, and start to conquer the peaceful use of nuclear fission.”

"I agree."

Dai Kan expressed his opinion immediately.

Then he echoed: "We already know this kind of energy clearly from the atomic bomb. If it can be used peacefully, it will be a great supplement to our country's resource utilization."

"Nuclear physicists in our country are basically in the 'Great Wall Project'. Therefore, the establishment of the Ministry of Nuclear Industry needs to be discussed with Professor Zhao Zhongyao and Professor Wang Ganchang to see how to allocate these nuclear physicists."

"Yes."

"Everyone, now that there is an atomic bomb, I think everyone has a bottom line. Don't have any worries now, and carry out our work boldly."

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"Professor Zhao (Zhao Zhongyao), Professor Wang (Wang Ganchang), you are heroes of the country, I want to thank you."

After China's first atomic bomb test exploded, the main leaders of the "Great Wall Project" such as Liu Xiang, Zhao Zhongyao, and Wang Ganchang all came to Beijing soon.Duan Xun brought several people from the Supreme Committee to meet them.

Seeing the young Zhao Zhongyao and Wang Ganchang, Duan Xun immediately walked over and shook hands with them.

These two people, if they have a good laboratory and just focus on experiments, are big figures in physics who have a chance to win the Nobel Prize.It's just a pity that although China is developing rapidly, it is still far behind in the field of basic research.

Whether it is capital investment, personnel reserves, or even the scientific research atmosphere, it is not as good as that of European and American countries.While China is changing in this regard, it is not something that will happen overnight.It takes more than ten years or more than 20 years of continuous investment and more than ten years of talent training to produce results.In all aspects of basic research, China is far behind Europe and the United States.

Therefore, every time Duan Xun sees them, he feels sorry for them and is very grateful for their efforts.

"Chairman, this is our duty."

"Yes. Let's go home"

Zhao Zhongyao and Wang Ganchang immediately shook their heads.

The two of them are currently leaders in the field of atomic physics in China. When they returned to China, they both gave up the relatively good experimental conditions abroad.For example, when Wang Ganchang returned to China, Germany kept trying to persuade him to stay.Because Wang Ganchang was already very good at that time.Including Wang Ganchang's teacher, Professor Meitner, who is now a professor of physics at Tsinghua University and the head of the Beijing Institute of Atomic Research, tried his best to keep Wang Ganchang.

It's really because Wang Ganchang is so good.

He himself is in the field of atoms and has many unconstrained ideas.And these ideas are often very correct.Just like the conjecture about neutrons, Wang Ganchang suggested that Professor Meitner conduct neutron experiments, but was rejected by Professor Meitner.Because although Wang Ganchang had good grades at that time, Professor Meitner still looked down on the students from China.A few years later, the neutron was discovered and won the Nobel Prize, which made Professor Meitner regret it.It is also because of this that Professor Meitner pays more attention to this Wang Ganchang who comes from the "physical desert".But Wang Ganchang still rejected them and returned to China. At that time, his original words were "I came to Germany to study to serve the country".Originally, he was already very accomplished in the study of atomic elementary particles, and he was even well-known in the physics circle.However, since he accepted the "Great Wall Project", he gave up his original research direction of elementary particles and began to participate in nuclear weapon research.

More than that.

Although responsible for such an important job, both Zhao Zhongyao and Wang Ganchang never let go of the cultivation of Chinese physics talents.The two of them are high-ranking, and Duan Xun has vigorously improved the treatment of these scientific researchers, so their income is very high.Their salaries plus subsidies, what they get in their hands in a month is more than twice that of Duan Xun, the chairman of the Supreme Committee.I can get more than 1100 yuan a month.

But the two only left 100 yuan, and used the rest of the funds to establish the Chengdu Institute of Physics.This is because the "Great Wall Project" had three headquarters at the time, one was on the Beijing side, the other was on the Chengdu side, and the other was the frontline nuclear test base.

Zhao Zhongyao and Wang Ganchang spent a lot of time in Chengdu.Because Chengdu is the theoretical center of atomic bomb research.

Chengdu is one of the education centers in China. There are more than 30 universities of various types. The number and quality of universities are top in China.But Zhao Zhongyao and Wang Ganchang discovered that the universities in Chengdu are very strong.Especially in geology, chemistry, metallurgy, and mechanics.

For example, Sichuan University, China University of Geosciences, China University of Chemical Technology, Sichuan University of Science and Technology, and China University of Petroleum are all top-notch universities in China and are directly under the Ministry of Education.There are historical reasons for this.

Duan Xun mainly supported two directions in the early days, one was geology and the other was chemical industry, because these two industries made money at the time.Representatives are Ding Wenjiang in geology and Fan Xudong in the chemical industry. As a result, the geology and chemistry of the universities in Sichuan are very strong.

In addition, in order to support the development of Chongqing's industrial city, those universities in Chengdu have gathered a large number of talents in metallurgy and machinery.Also, because Standard Oil of New Jersey invested in Sichuan, it helped establish China's first petroleum university in Chengdu, which is also the cradle of talents for the Chinese petroleum industry.

Not only in terms of science and engineering, Southwest University of Political Science and Law, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Sichuan Normal University, Sichuan Police University, and Sichuan Agricultural University are also among the top universities in China in terms of politics and law, finance and economics, teachers, police, and agriculture.Because Sichuan is the place where Duan Xun made his fortune, these universities naturally received attention.

These universities in Sichuan can not only receive strong support from the Ministry of Education, but also have a lot of investment from the provincial government because of the relatively good economic conditions in Sichuan.Compared with other provinces, the funding of Sichuan schools is very high.To put it bluntly, the development of universities is also a competition for money.

The same goes for military academies.

The Sichuan Weapons and Equipment College, China University of Engineering Technology, and Sichuan Army University established in Chengdu are also among the top military academies.It can be seen that Chengdu is strong in colleges and universities.

Although the physics of colleges and universities in Sichuan is not as good as Tsinghua University and Beiyang University, they are not weak in China.But here in Chengdu, there are many research institutes for historical reasons.Like the Institute of Geology, the Institute of Chemistry, and the large mathematics institute set up for nuclear weapons research, etc., but there is no Institute of Physics.

Such a foundation, but without a good physics institute, made Zhao Zhongyao and the others in Chengdu very dissatisfied at the time, thinking that the talents here were wasted.Therefore, as soon as the physicists in Chengdu gathered together, they each donated some funds and established the Institute of Physics.Zhao Zhongyao and Wang Ganchang took the lead, and there were more than 30 people who contributed.

Zhao Zhongyao and Wang Ganchang contributed more than 4 yuan each, and together with others, they raised a total of nearly 30 yuan.With the support of Sichuan University and Sichuan University of Technology, a physics institute was established at Sichuan University to absorb physics talents from the southwest region.

After that, Zhao Zhongyao and Wang Ganchang gave money to support Chengdu Institute of Physics every month.

Duan Xun admired Zhao Zhongyao and Wang Ganchang's majors.Duan Xun admired their feelings even more.Scientists such as Zhao Zhongyao and Wang Ganchang, in order to reduce the daily expenses of the Institute of Atomic Bomb Theoretical Physics, even raised sheep by themselves when they were in Sichuan.

After the simple politeness, Duan Xun began to listen to their reports.

There are many detailed things that have not been reported before.This time several leaders of the Supreme Council were present, so they reported more detailed information.After the report was over, Duan Xuncai said: "Professor Zhao, Professor Wang, the atomic bomb test was successful. It stands to reason that the 'Great Wall Project' has been successfully completed, and the 'Great Wall Project Committee' should end. But the atomic bomb is just the beginning, and the follow-up is still to come." There are many things to develop, so the 'Great Wall Project' not only cannot end, but must continue to be strengthened."

Zhao Zhongyao and Wang Ganchang were not surprised.

The atomic bomb succeeded, but developments in this field were just beginning.Especially for such a super bomb, the development work cannot end here.

"I'm a layman for specific technical aspects, so I can only talk about it in a general direction. I mainly talk about three aspects. The first is that our atomic bomb has just been successfully tested. But I think it is precisely because It has just been successful, so there should be many deficiencies in many aspects of technology, the power will also be much worse, and the data collection is not enough. So my opinion is that the atomic bomb should continue to be improved, more detailed data should be obtained, and the manufacturing A more powerful atomic bomb."

"Chairman, this is indeed our next step."

Zhao Zhongyao spoke immediately.

Dao: "For the success of the first atomic bomb, we adopted conservative methods in many aspects of technology. Some technically difficult methods were not adopted. In terms of the power of the atomic bomb, we also adopted conservative methods as much as possible. , the final result is 1.2 tons of TNT equivalent. But we have done calculations, and the power of the current technological atomic bomb can exceed 2 tons of TNT equivalent. Our next work is to overcome more technical difficulties and improve the stability of the atomic bomb Sex, and increase the power of the atomic bomb. We have organized a capable force to overcome some technical difficulties in the process of the atomic bomb.”

"It seems that Professor Zhao has long been prepared."

Duan Xun smiled.

The first atomic bomb still has many technical problems.Including the stability of the atomic bomb, various conditions are too harsh.If you don't pay attention, not only can you not detonate, but you may have problems yourself.There is also the issue of power. The equivalent of 1.2 tons of TNT seems to be very large, but it is just the beginning.More than 2 tons of TNT equivalent will not have too many problems.

It seems that Zhao Zhongyao and the others are already prepared.

Duan Xun continued: "The second direction I want to talk about is the issue of 'combination of two bombs'."

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