The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 587 Concentrating Resources to Accomplish Major Tasks

These words were like a bomb thrown into a calm lake, instantly creating huge waves.

What is the Two Bombs, One Satellite Project? It was a project that established our nation. It was because of the Two Bombs, One Satellite Project that our country stood tall, and it was also because of the Two Bombs, One Satellite Project that our overseas Chinese scattered all over the world were no longer bullied like pigs and dogs.

Many overseas Chinese who lived in the West in the 1960s and 70s know that after our country's first mushroom bomb exploded, their neighbors smiled at them, a treatment that was absolutely unheard of before.

"Teacher, is that the Two Bombs, One Satellite Project? If ours can be compared to the Two Bombs, One Satellite Project, then shouldn't we also go down in history?"

"Success is the only way you'll have a chance to be remembered in history." Liu Hua said with a smile, "If you fail, then there's nothing to talk about. So don't think about anything else now, just focus on doing your job well. Every solid step you take forward is a stepping stone to your place in history."

For people in our country, especially highly qualified individuals, nothing is more inspiring than leaving behind a legacy of loyalty to illuminate history.

From that day on, everyone's enthusiasm for work soared. Who wouldn't want to be like our predecessors and make a significant contribution to the development of our country?

While Liu Hua was busy and overwhelmed at the secret base, he was suddenly summoned away by the Science and Technology Commission. It was a very sudden phone call.

"Academician Liu, I heard that your nuclear physics institute is researching controlled nuclear fusion power generation."

Liu Hua nodded: "That's right. This project hasn't been going on for very long. The clean energy brought by controlled nuclear fusion power generation is enormous, and it's the key to the future evolution of humankind. Hasn't our country been researching it all along?"

"That's the problem. Our country has been researching controlled nuclear fusion. Now that you're starting a new project, it will inevitably divert our limited resources and cutting-edge scientific research capabilities. So we propose that your research project be incorporated into our existing projects."

Liu Hua shook his head: "No, one flower does not make a spring."

"It's not a question of whether it's spring or not now," a colleague from the Science and Technology Commission said with a smile. "Whoever masters controlled nuclear fusion will have an advantage in future development. We must concentrate our efforts on major tasks now, get ahead of the West, and be the first to develop controlled nuclear fusion."

Liu Hua nodded: "You're right to think that way. Let me reassure you first. The West has no chance of achieving controlled nuclear fusion."

"why?"

"The entire West is now showing a trend of decline. Europe is another story. They are being suppressed by the United States, and the United States will not allow them to stand out. They also do not have the strength to stand out, so they can only decline slowly."

The comrade from the Science and Technology Commission nodded: "We understand that. Our main competitor is the United States, and the United States has very strong scientific research capabilities."

"The US is also declining, but in many ways," Liu Hua said disdainfully. "First of all, let's talk about economic development. Economic development also needs money to drive it. But the US has poured hundreds of billions of dollars into the Middle East war a year. With so much money, what kind of economic development can't they achieve? But they insist on investing it in war, so economic decline is inevitable."

"For the Americans, this is not a big problem. They still have the dollar hegemony and can reap the benefits from the world."

Liu Hua shook his head: "It's fine for the first ten years, but if it drags on for fifteen or twenty years, then there will be big problems."

"What's the big problem?" "The decline of the United States is not just an economic decline, but a comprehensive decline." Liu Hua said with a smile: "One thing that has had a profound impact on them is allowing private capital into the education sector."

"What's going on?"

“Private capital entering the education sector isn’t doing charity; they’re looking to make money.” Liu Hua smiled. “Private schools charge high fees because they have the best teaching staff. They’ll use their money to buy the best teachers and the best equipment for their schools, while public schools can only wait for government funding.”

"And then..."

"The best teachers are all in private schools. Public schools are full of bad teachers, so how can they achieve good results? The less good the results, the less funding public schools get. For those who can only afford to send their children to public schools, there is only one outcome for their children: they are ruined."

"That's not necessarily true. What if the child is willing to learn?"

Liu Hua waved his hand: "Come on, how many kids like that have you seen? Besides, the Americans are still promoting happy education. You don't actually learn much in public schools, but you learn a lot in private schools. They really train rich kids to be elites."

"This shows that they are still capable of cultivating elites."

Liu Hua shook his head: "What are the elites in the eyes of the rich? Those who study law, medicine, and finance, but not science and engineering. Twenty years from now, the Americans probably won't even have many qualified young nuclear engineers."

"Most importantly, the Americans have now planted a time bomb."

"What kind of thunder?"

"Capital is now rampantly devouring everything in the US," Liu Hua said happily.

"That makes sense, but it doesn't really have much to do with merging your nuclear fusion project into our existing project."

Liu Hua shook his head: "Controlled nuclear fusion has not been successful yet. Are you sure your tokamak device is correct?"

The comrade from the Science and Technology Commission shook his head: "It's precisely because it didn't succeed that we can't be sure if it was right or wrong."

Liu Hua clapped his hands: "That settles it. I'm working on a stellarator. If we work on both at the same time, one of them will succeed. If neither of them succeeds, then it just means we're really unlucky."

"Scientific research cannot rely on luck."

Liu Hua nodded: "I think you should encourage private capital to conduct research on large-scale projects like controlled nuclear fusion. The previous large-scale projects were very effective, and we can do it again now, but we need to change our approach."

The comrades from the Science and Technology Commission reported the record of their conversation with Liu Hua, and then nothing more was said. Taiyi New Energy's nuclear research institute continued its research on nuclear fusion as usual.

(End of this chapter)