Siheyuan: The Era of Struggle

Chapter 115 "One Stack One Device" Design Completed (Subscription Request)
Yang Ning was not talking nonsense. After all, he was just an ordinary person in his previous life. His understanding of missiles was limited to some news on online TV. He had never even seen a missile in this life.

In his simple understanding, missiles are just that, they are just another form of cannon used for long-range targeted strikes.

As for intercontinental missiles, Yang Ning had never heard of any country daring to use them in actual combat in his previous life.

Since it cannot be used in actual combat, he thinks that thing is just for scaring people, just a mascot that is pulled out for fun.

To say that thing is useless is pure nonsense, but to say that it is useful, the number of enemies it has killed since the birth of intercontinental missiles has always been zero.

After hearing Yang Ning's understanding of missiles, Mr. Qian chuckled and shook his head.

"Although it feels weird, when I think about it, it is indeed as you said."

"But even if it is a cannon under the new war mode, we must have it, otherwise the century-old national humiliation will be repeated. So, I hope you can take some time to learn this. When we need to manufacture our missiles, we will need your ability at that time."

As he spoke, Mr. Qian took out a few books from his bag and handed them to Yang Ning.

Yang Ning took it and looked at it. It was all in English. And judging from the wear and tear on the books, these books should have been the textbooks that Mr. Qian used during his college years.

Unlike his junior brother Mr. Guo who was not allowed to bring back a single piece of paper when he returned to China next year, Mr. Qian at least brought back most of his books.

It was these books that later trained a large number of experts in aerodynamics and rockets and missiles for us, enabling us to catch up and reach the world's advanced level in these two fields.

"Mr. Qian, these are too expensive. I can't accept them." Yang Ning knew the importance of these books. He held the books in his hands and looked at Mr. Qian nervously. He also glanced at Dean Guo who was just drinking tea and looked as if it was none of his business.

"Haha, just take these books. I will need to trouble you with my research in the future. You can't be completely in the dark and not understand anything by then!"

Mr. Qian looked at Yang Ning and said, "Although my memory is not as good as yours, the contents of these books are still not difficult for me. If you have any questions in the future, you can ask me directly."

After finishing speaking, Mr. Qian said with some emotion: "I thought I would have to start all over again after returning, but I didn't expect that we still have a trump card like you."

“In my opinion, a country’s computing power will also be part of its scientific research foundation in the future.

And it is because of you that our scientific research foundation is no worse than that of other countries.

Although we are still a bit behind in some areas, I believe that with your help, we will catch up soon.”

Mr. Qian looked at Yang Ning and said with a smile, full of optimism.

"Sir, you think too highly of me." After hearing his words, Yang Ning put away the book in his hand and said modestly.

"I'm not overestimating it at all. I believe that if we, the scientific researchers, work together, we will soon have our own missiles."

Mr. Qian then talked about his study and life in Eagle Sauce, and Yang Ning also talked about his own situation. At this time, Dean Guo also joined in. For a while, the office was filled with laughter, just as we firmly believed that we would be able to catch up with other developed countries and were full of hope for the future.

Mr. Qian and Dean Guo didn't stay with Yang Ning for long. After chatting for a while, they said goodbye and left.

However, this brief meeting was of great significance to Yang Ning. A current boss in the scientific research field, a boss with the strongest scientific research ability, plus Yang Ning's strongest assistant at present.

Thinking of this, a confident smile appeared on Yang Ning's face.

At this moment, what can stop us from rising?

After leaving Yang Ning, Mr. Qian and Dean Guo went directly to Director Nie's office.

"How is it? Comrade Yang Ning didn't disappoint you, did he?" Seeing the two people come in, Director Nie looked at Mr. Qian and asked with a smile.

Mr. Qian was no longer as casual when facing Director Nie as he was when facing Yang Ning. After all, he knew that, unlike Yang Ning, every word he said to Director Nie at this time might affect the development of our future scientific research work.

Mr. Qian considered for a moment and said seriously: "The organization has already examined Comrade Yang Ning's ability, so I won't say much about this.

I didn't expect that we had such a trump card. I had originally planned to spend five years to develop our own missiles.

But now with Comrade Yang Ning, I believe we will be able to develop our own missiles in two years at most."

"It's good that you have this confidence. The conditions here are more difficult, not as good as those in the United States. If you need anything, just let us know. We will do our best to satisfy you.

In a word, we will definitely satisfy you if we have something, and we will try our best to satisfy you if we don’t have something.”

Director Nie said with a firm look: "We must have our own atomic bomb missiles."

The look he gave Mr. Qian was full of expectation and encouragement.

"Please rest assured, I will do my best to ensure that we have a sword that can kill the enemy."

Mr. Qian sensed Director Nie's earnest expectations and stood up and made a solemn promise.

This was also a promise that Mr. Qian made to the organization, and Mr. Qian spent half a century fulfilling this promise, truly devoting himself to the cause until his death.

Mr. Qian’s research will not be carried out immediately. After all, he was imprisoned by the Eagle Sauce for five years. Even though he repeatedly asked to start working as soon as possible, the organization still gave him some time to adjust his body.

So now Yang Ning puts his main energy on Team Leader Qian.

After nearly a year of research and discussion, our heavy water reactor theoretical level has entered the critical stage.

What follows is the need for a large amount of data settlement, from the shell strength, to the addition of moderators, the concentration and addition of raw materials, the number of neutrons, the reaction rate and so on.

In order to be able to conduct experiments immediately after the heavy water reactor is built, all these aspects must be taken into consideration during the design.

This means that the computing power of the two 103 machines at the Chinese Academy of Sciences can no longer meet the requirements, and Yang Ning has to do it himself.

Compared with cyclotron accelerators, the design and production requirements of heavy water reactors are more stringent and their structure is much more complicated.

However, during the design phase, the heavy water reactor does not involve many complex calculations, only the basic calculations are large.

After all, heavy water reactors only need to consider safety and stability and provide experimental data for the subsequent atomic bomb program.

With the addition of Yang Ning, the huge calculation problems in the design process were easily solved, and the theoretical design of the heavy water reactor was quickly completed.

With the design of the heavy water reactor and cyclotron completed, and after all the experts in the atomic research group conducted the final review of the drawings, Team Leader Qian announced the dissolution of the atomic research group.

Yang Ning knew that with the completion of the design of the "one pile and one device", the atomic research program would soon enter a new stage.

After the construction of the "one reactor and one device" is completed, the Atomic Research Institute will also be established. At that time, the development of the atomic bomb will enter the substantive stage and will no longer be just a plan on paper.

(End of this chapter)