The Red Era, the Opening University Speech

Chapter 383 Ground Penetrating Radar
In the conference room.

Li Mu led the expert group to continue discussing the issue of upgrading nitrogen fertilizer production technology:
"Currently, my country's nitrogen fertilizer technologies include ammonium sulfate, ammonium nitrate, urea and ammonium bicarbonate."

"But the main one used is ammonium nitrate, which has a larger output."

"But compared to urea and ammonium bicarbonate, ammonium nitrate actually has obvious disadvantages..."

He started from a technical perspective and talked to everyone about the advantages and disadvantages of several types of fertilizers currently available in the country.

Ammonium nitrate was a type of nitrogen fertilizer commonly used in the country in the 60s, but its properties are easy to decompose and explosive, so it is usually not used in agriculture, but more in industrial and military explosives.

The leaders also understood this, so they developed two new types of nitrogen fertilizers, urea and sodium bicarbonate, early on.

Of these two nitrogen fertilizers, the former is an organic nitrogen fertilizer with stable fertilizer effect and high utilization rate of about 33%; while the latter has a fast fertilizer effect and can be directly absorbed and utilized by crops.

But it's not without its shortcomings.

Urea needs to be converted into ammonium nitrogen by soil microorganisms before it can be absorbed and utilized in large quantities by crops.

However, ammonium bicarbonate is easily affected by moisture and caking, and its utilization rate is low, only 17% to 20%.

In the end, Li Mu concluded: "So what we need to do is not only to increase the yield of nitrogen fertilizer, but also to make new breakthroughs in technology."

The voice just fell.

Thunderous applause broke out in the conference room.

Of course they are aware of the shortcomings of ammonium nitrate, but to be honest, no one has the courage to talk about innovative technology.

After all, the difficulty involved is not a little bit great.

Xia Country does have urea and ammonium bicarbonate, but the output just cannot be increased. This is a fact that everyone knows.

And they have no hope of changing this fact in the short term.

It’s not that they don’t want to, but it’s not possible.

An expert raised his hand and asked, "Consultant Li, do you mean that you have a way to update the process and improve the quality and output of urea and ammonium bicarbonate?"

After he finished speaking, he looked at Li Mu with sharp eyes. There was no doubt in his eyes, only strong hope and expectation.

Not only him, but everyone is like this.

National progress is something that everyone hopes to see.

"I can't say for sure that it will succeed, but I do have an idea. I'll share it with you and let you criticize and correct me." Li Mu smiled.

Then he talked about the improved aqueous solution full circulation urea process.

This is a technology invented in China in the 1980s. It uses multi-stage steam utilization to reduce the steam consumption per ton of urea to a fairly low number.

There has been a significant improvement in both efficiency and cost.

If it is put into use today, it is undoubtedly a powerful weapon.

After all, even the aqueous solution full circulation urea process has not been invented yet, let alone the improved version.

And now Li Mu doesn’t have to worry about not being able to make it.

The emergence of 3+2-axis CNC milling machines has greatly improved the level of domestic high-precision mechanical equipment.

Some even boasted: "What Emperor M can make, they can make too. What Emperor M cannot make, they can make now too."

Although this is somewhat exaggerated, it also reflects the progress of domestic mechanical manufacturing technology.

Take the experts and professors in the conference room now as an example.

When Li Mu talked about the synthesis tower, pre-distillation tower, reactor and other equipment required for the improved aqueous solution full-circulation urea process, no one doubted that it could not be built.

……

Around 11 o'clock.

Li Mu finally managed to finish talking about the problems of the improved aqueous solution full circulation urea process.

I originally wanted to hold on a little longer, but when I saw the bloodshot eyes of some experts and professors in the conference room, I finally gave up the idea.

Many people rushed to the Agricultural College right after arriving in Kyoto. They were exhausted from the long journey and had not had a chance to rest for a moment.

Just because he can endure it doesn’t mean everyone can.

Afterwards, he politely declined the invitation from Liu Quangong and others.

Li Mu prepared to leave the Agricultural College.

Just getting ready to get in the car.

Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw Mi Qiao peeking around not far away.

So he asked Guan Jianmin to stop the car for a while on the way to the school gate.

Not long after, the latter followed.

But perhaps because he saw Guan Jianmin and General Zhao there, he felt a little embarrassed and did not step forward immediately.

Seeing this, Li Mu waved to him and said, "If you don't come over, I'll leave."

"No, no." Mi Qiao heard this and hurried up.

Seeing her, Guan Jianmin and General Zhao were slightly surprised.

Li Mu first let him get in the car, then took out a thin piece of paper from his briefcase and said:
"Here are some reference ideas I wrote. You can take them and study them."

"Don't expect me to stay and teach you. I don't have that much time."

"If you don't understand something, don't ask me directly. Ask other professors first. It will save your reputation. If you really don't understand, come back and ask me."

He was helping though.

But it is impossible to help too much, otherwise it will undoubtedly stifle the latter's enthusiasm for scientific research.

"Okay, thank you." Mi Qiao took the paper as if it were a treasure, and then got out of the car stealthily without any small talk.

Seeing his look, Li Mu couldn't help but shook his head in amusement.

At this time, Guan Jianmin and General Zhao also understood what Li Mu was doing.

The two of them joked, "I never thought that a great consultant like you would give people special lessons?" It was well known how difficult it was for Li Mu to give people lessons.

Presidents and deans of numerous universities begged him countless times, but he was only allowed to give one or two lectures.

This opportunity for individual teaching is unprecedented.

And the content is this extremely important research project.

It's almost like giving the credit to someone else.

"If you want to do research, I can also give you guidance." Li Mu replied casually.

He doesn't care about any credit. Too much credit would be a burden. It's better to help his friends around him.

Of course, it doesn’t mean helping without any bottom line.

He is willing to cultivate Mi Qiao because she has talent and ability.

If his talent is average, when Li Mu heard him say that he wanted to stay in school to teach, he would not persuade him and would just say "it's a wise decision".

Hearing this, Guan Jianmin and Army Officer Zhao shook their heads and said, "Forget it. Even if you are willing to teach us, we don't have the ability to learn it."

"I think so." Li Mu nodded seriously and said jokingly, "If you agree, I will have a headache as to how to teach you."

After he finished speaking, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Guan Jianmin and General Zhao looked at each other and couldn't help laughing and cursing.

……

Go home.

It was already late at night.

Li Mu opened the door quietly.

When he saw that there was no familiar figure on the sofa, he felt a little relieved.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I entered the room and closed the door, I turned around and saw Wang Ya coming out of the kitchen with a bowl of noodles. She said indifferently, "You're back."

"Yeah." Li Mu nodded slightly and looked at the noodles.

Seeing this, Wang Ya said, "You must be hungry. I didn't know you would come back tonight. Eat first and I'll cook some more."

As she spoke, she handed over the noodles with soybean paste in her hand.

"Let's eat together." Li Mu rubbed the latter's head.

Only after her hair was ruffled did Wang Ya reveal an angry expression.

Li Mu admitted his mistake decisively and said, "I was really busy with research, so I came back a little late. I will pay more attention next time!"

"Who said I was angry about this?" Wang Ya put down the noodles and said, "I just think you haven't taken good care of your body. It's time to eat something."

"Okay, I'll definitely do it next time." Li Mu nodded quickly.

Hearing this, Wang Ya couldn't help but look up and rolled her eyes at him, saying, "Of course you must. What if you come back and I fall asleep? Will you not eat and go to bed hungry?"

"How is that possible?" Li Mu's eyes dodged slightly.

But having said that, if he really saw that Wang Ya was already asleep when he came back, even if he was really hungry, he probably wouldn't go to the kitchen and make some noise to disturb her rest.

"You're still talking about me. You haven't had much rest recently." Li Mu began to change the conflict.

As expected, Wang Ya's original momentum suddenly weakened.

But he did not "pursue the victory". After all, if he pushed himself into a corner, he would be the one who would suffer.

After thinking for a while, he asked, "Is the institute busy with research recently?"

"I'm not that busy anymore, but I want to help the teacher develop an 8-bit processor as soon as possible, and then develop a more powerful automated guidance system." Wang Ya shook her head.

Her level of computing technology is also quite good.

Otherwise, Li Mu would not have taken her, Yang Tianxing and the other two to Sichuan for academic exchanges.

"Don't be too tired, just take it slow. The current automated guidance system is already very powerful." Li Mu hesitated for a moment, then said.

Wang Ya smiled and said:

"Don't worry, I know, but it's better to be faster, isn't it?"

"For a country to develop, it is inseparable from the progress of technology in all aspects."

"Although I'm not as good as you, I'm not a pushover. I'm sure I'll succeed!"

At the end, she waved her fist playfully.

Li Mu knew her character well and knew that he could not persuade her, so he said, "If you encounter any problems, you can come to me."

……

The next day, early.

Wash up after exercise.

Li Mu went to the Radar Research Institute.

When we arrived, we first took a look around the commercial truck research workshop to confirm that there were no major problems.

Then he went to several radar research laboratories.

At present, the research on battlefield surveillance radar and ground reconnaissance radar is relatively stable, and it only takes a little time to succeed.

Results can be achieved in half a month at the fastest and a month at the slowest.

When you tell me this time.

Both Peng Shilu and Bi Dexian had uncontrollable excitement on their faces.

In the past, it was unthinkable to develop a radar in just two or three months.

(End of this chapter)