Rebirth: Romania Rising

"We need to know the attitude of the War Department."

Dr. Naomi was the first to react from her "indulgence" and quickly replied: "Although Victor's views are full of fantasy, at least he is telling the truth. A country that is strong with science and technology is strong with talents."

Other scientific research experts also expressed their opinions: "Besides, politicians do not understand scientific research and technological progress, and they cannot manage university alliances as well as public affairs. The ancient sages said that there is no loose and free environment. , there would be no technological innovation.”

"Like other colleges, our country's engineering colleges do not have enough funds, and it is very difficult to deal with problems such as mechanical design and material breakthroughs. Several times, students have reported that Romania does not pay attention to talents, so that they can only choose to go abroad to find them. It’s a high-paying job and it’s frustrating.”

Everyone was thinking hard, and Victor suddenly laughed: "Gentlemen, you have entered a big misunderstanding. I have a very good way to solve this difficulty, take into account the balance, and make Romanian science progress." University alliances can not only develop good science and technology, but also allow domestic enterprises to gain profits."

"My point of view is very simple. The development of science and technology must continue to rely on the reform of the science and technology system, and we must firmly grasp the core issue of promoting the close integration of science and technology and military affairs. The Ministry of War must systematically promote the reform of our country's science and technology management, decision-making, and evaluation systems, and establish a relationship with Romania. A modern scientific and technological system that is compatible with military expansion and war preparations and in line with the laws of scientific and technological development.

To put it in more simple and crude terms, the Ministry of War issues the indicators, the university alliance designs, the industrial giants cooperate in production, and the army places the order.This is the case. As long as every link runs normally, everyone can benefit:

The War Department can complete its national defense tasks, the university alliance can train talents and accumulate experience, companies and workers can make money, and the military can be equipped with new equipment. This is a virtuous cycle.And Victor is here to ensure that only technocrats will be sent, not those politicians!

"What you say is beautiful, but how can the Ministry of War have so much money to invest?"

Victor thought that if he would not encounter financial problems when he became prime minister, as long as he worked hard in the next few years, Romania would be able to turn around.

In fact, there are many countries that think this way. Except for Britain and France, which want to maintain their status through world war, other countries basically want to turn over, but not many can do it.

In another time and space, the only countries that had successfully turned around after the world war were the United States and Japan. Before the world war, the United States and Japan were both indebted countries, and their creditors were the United Kingdom.As a result, after the World War, the United States and Japan not only paid off the money they owed Britain, but also became Britain's creditors, successfully achieving a "class jump."

Now Victor also wants to copy the success of the United States and Japan, and Victor not only wants to make money, but also wants to gain more territory and have a greater say in the Versailles-Washington system established after the World War. , these are all worth fighting for for Victor.

Historically, Romania only entered the war inspired by the Brusinov Offensive. Before that, it had remained neutral. Logically speaking, Romania still had two years to make "war profits."

Brusinov can be said to be the highest peak of the Russian army. In the three-month offensive, the Russian army killed and wounded more than 3 enemy troops, captured nearly 70, and recovered 40 square kilometers of land. It was an unprecedented achievement on the Eastern Front battlefield. victory.The sharp performance of the Russian army convinced King Ferdinand of the weakness of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, so in August 38000, he led Romania to boldly participate in World War I.

But if Victor boasts too much now, he will probably be regarded as a lunatic.So we only talked about Bulgaria’s reparations for the Second Balkan War and got confused.

"Mr. Victor, what you say is so simple. But what should we do if our Romanian technology is still very backward? Can't we simply use foreign advanced technology? Britain, France, Germany, Austria, and Russia, which one is not better than Romania? ?" A discordant voice passed through the crowd and suddenly reached Victor's ears.

The scene was a bit embarrassing. Many people present were dissatisfied with this statement, but not many people could directly refute it.

So he became even more proud and gave another example: "If there are already similar things abroad, even if you can innovate, there is no need. For example, if you buy a thing abroad, it only costs 1000 yuan. If you develop it yourself, it will cost all aspects. Processing equipment, production lines, talents, a lot of manpower, material, financial and time are required, and I am afraid it will cost 5000 yuan in my hands. I think this is not cost-effective."

The co-author advocated that "it is better to build than to buy, to buy is better to borrow, and to borrow is worse than renting."

Isn't this a kind of "use-ism"?If other countries have well-researched things or existing empirical theories, then we can just "bring them over". This is so simple and trouble-free, and it doesn't waste time or brain cells.Seeing this man's exquisite egoistic and ugly face, Victor was dumbfounded. It turned out that Romania also had public knowledge.

"The development of science and technology is backward. On the surface, these are just caused by appropriationism, but behind appropriationism is vanity and hedonism. From the previously suppressed innovative thinking to now, we are subjectively unwilling to use our brains and are afraid to think. Others concluded What a ridiculous behavior it is to just accept things without much mental judgment and think that it is the truth.

Awakening our innovative thinking does not happen overnight, just as our ability to innovate cannot be destroyed in a short while.Each of us has free thinking and no one can stop it. This is basic common sense. Under the same conditions, the innovation ability of Dacians is no worse than that of foreigners. There is no need to feel inferior!

What this gentleman said seems reasonable - foreign imports are cheap, why not rely on foreign countries?Then I can only say that you can be a qualified businessman, and you can also be a politician who is very good at talking, but you will never be an excellent scientist, politician, or even a technocrat. You are too If you are too ignorant, you may not even know about Romania’s import tariffs. "

"The whole of Europe is now busy in an arms race. Even countries like Belgium have begun to prepare for war. Of course, Romania is also doing the same. Military technological progress is imminent! As for what the Ministry of War wants is a rifle and a pistol that can It is a submachine gun that is lightweight and can fire fully automatically, with strong firepower and fast firing rate. I drew the drawings myself, and I hope gentlemen can refer to it."

What good ideas could Victor have?Everyone became suspicious, with curiosity written all over their faces.Victor's solution to the problem was very simple, and it wasn't even what he had in mind - a direct copy of the famous Sten submachine gun. It was not as complicated as imagined. Victor simply sketched the three views and interior of the Sten submachine gun. structure.

"What the Romanian army needs is a submachine gun with low cost, simple structure and good performance so that it can be produced at high speed in the future. This submachine gun needs to save labor and materials when manufacturing, and keep the cost to the minimum while meeting the most basic performance requirements. Reduce costs as much as possible.”

Everyone was stunned, Victor's thinking was really wild, but Mistry's expression did not change at all - when he and Victor had related discussions in Dobrich last year, they talked about mechanical design and firearms for a long time. We have not discussed this deviant or absurd idea before, but a submachine gun with continuous firepower is nothing, it is just childish.

"Good idea, good idea, genius-like, brilliant idea." The adjutant's eyes shone, and he suddenly clapped his hands in praise. This posture made Mihai and Eric curl their lips involuntarily: I know you want to borrow The machine is flattering, but the traces are too obvious.

Victor now knows that medium submachine guns are useful in trench warfare, but which caliber and length are better?How long is the airway?Is the gun body? 6?7 milled? 6?7 machined or stamped?This is not something that Victor, a time traveler, can decide by just patting his head, but reflects a country's scientific research and industrial strength.Otherwise, why would there be so many countries in the future that cannot even make a gun or a bullet?

Likewise, of course he knows about airplanes, tanks, and artillery.But he can only give scientists some inspiration and direction. The specific equipment still needs to be researched and tested by university alliances. These things cannot be copied at all!