The unparalleled talent of the country started from Harbin Institute of Technology

Chapter 298: The tiger is away, the monkey is king

March 3, 1986, Harbin Institute of Technology, Administration Building, Secretary's Office.

Yesterday, Wang Duoyu went to the new campus in Weizigou and looked at the flowers and plants.

Yes, those flowers and plants are very beautiful, but I heard they don't bloom for long because the temperature is too low, especially at night. The sub-zero temperatures make it easy for roses, tulips, and the like to perish.

If we want to release these flowers and plants on a large scale, we'll have to wait until after the Qingming Festival.

Southern cities like Kunming and Guangzhou have a spring-like climate all year round, and can send a lot of flowers and plants to Harbin Institute of Technology at any time.

But there's no need. Building greenhouses in Harbin and cultivating them ourselves is perfectly fine.

Today is the third day of the third lunar month. While people in the south are singing folk songs, Wang Duoyu was summoned to the secretary's office by a phone call.

Nintendo's vice president, Taiji Ashikaga, went to Zhao Guobin to plead for leniency, asking Liu Deben and his team if they could show some mercy.

It turns out that Liu Deben's attitude was very tough, demanding that the Nintendo executive provide compensation and an apology, and that it be very sincere.

The most crucial point is that if the road in front of Harbin Institute of Technology becomes an internal road, then things will get complicated.

For Nintendo, they have to take this route. It's no longer a public road in Harbin, forcing Nintendo to take a detour, which not only increases costs but also adds at least 12 kilometers to the journey and is a very ordinary gravel road.

This kind of gravel road, well, you know what I mean.

If that's the case, then it's going to be difficult.

Nintendo can't possibly repair this entire 12-kilometer road just for such a small matter, can they?

So they reached out to Zhao Guobin, hoping that Liu Deben and his group could show leniency.

Originally, Wang Duoyu didn't need to come for this matter, but Ashikaga Taiji really wanted to meet Wang Duoyu. The latter initially refused, but soon he suddenly agreed.

Meeting this vice president of Nintendo doesn't seem like such a big deal.

Of course, that's not the point. What Wang Duoyu wanted to talk to Liu Deben about was something.

Ashikaga Taiji and the others did not stay in the office for long before leaving.

There is no doubt that Harbin Institute of Technology will definitely turn the road at the school gate into an internal road.

Nintendo must apologize and provide compensation. As for their detour, isn't that simple? They can communicate with the city government and have the nearby roads properly repaired.

So the pressure was put on Zhao Guobin, who was asked to discuss with Nintendo how to raise funds from these foreign companies to improve the city's infrastructure.

"Executive Zhao, this is a rare opportunity. You should let foreign companies like Nintendo participate fully."

Wang Duoyu said with a smile:

"Didn't Harbin make so much money from the foreign exchange market last year? They should pave all the roads, big and small, in Harbin with asphalt so that everyone can travel more easily."

"Only by making the city cleaner, tidier, and more hygienic, with wider and brighter roads, can we attract more foreign companies to set up operations."

“Relying solely on preferential policies is no longer enough to attract more foreign companies, so you need to be more flexible.”

Upon hearing this, Zhao Guobin nodded repeatedly.

After discussing this matter, Wang Duoyu said to Liu Deben:
"Secretary, I'm preparing to launch the Harbin Institute of Technology student ID card program."

Last year, Harbin Institute of Technology started to fully implement the campus meal card system. It doesn't seem like a big deal for students to have campus cards, right?
Of course they are different. Only students, teachers and researchers holding this type of ID card can enter the campus. It uses the same technology as the meal card, but it is a different application of technology.

This is a further step to ensure security, to prevent people who want to do bad things from sneaking into the campus.

Although contactless IC smart chip technology is not a particularly remarkable technology, it did not appear until 1994 in the original timeline.

However, after this technology was developed, Harbin Institute of Technology has not yet considered promoting it on a large scale.

Anyway, the patent has already been registered, so let's take it slow.

If used well, it will definitely attract attention from the outside world.

Zhao Guobin, who was standing to the side, listened to Wang Duoyu and Liu Deben discussing this matter. He grew increasingly eager to join in and suddenly interjected:
"Professor Wang, Secretary Liu, this campus card you mentioned, can it actually be used in other schools as well? Could this generate foreign exchange through exports?"

Wang Duoyu and Liu Deben exchanged a glance and both laughed.

"Of course, but Executive Director Zhao, we're not in a hurry."

Harbin Institute of Technology achieved a revenue of US$27.2 billion in 1985, all of which was earned through exports.

If it continues to expand like this, it will definitely be easy for them to be targeted.

In response to this matter, Wang Duoyu and his team have already begun implementing other covert operations.

Take this contactless IC card smart chip technology as an example. The company that registered this patent is an organization in the UK called Robles Labs.

Then Heilongjiang Capital spent money to purchase domestic patents from Robust Labs in China.

The parent company behind Robust Labs is operating covertly in the archipelago, with many institutions holding cross-shareholdings, making it difficult to unravel the relevant structure and determine who the real major shareholder is.

Wall Street has a lot of capital, and there is a lot of international speculative capital. If they don't want to be discovered, they will inevitably use nominee shareholding to achieve so-called actual control.

Therefore, many application technologies are well planned in advance, and their widespread adoption is delayed as much as possible.

It may seem that being a year or two late will result in a year or two less in patent fees, but in reality, this type of technology updates and iterates very quickly, and twenty years is already a very long time.

That's enough to earn that much money.

Zhao Guobin was unaware of Harbin Institute of Technology's plans, so although he was anxious, there was nothing he could do.

However, Wang Duoyu then changed the subject, saying:
"Executive Zhao, although we're not in a rush to promote it, could you give us your feedback and submit this technology to the higher-ups?"

"Professor Wang, you're also going to a meeting in Beijing, why didn't you submit your application?"

The meeting is held in Beijing every March. Wang Duoyu has extraordinary influence both internationally and domestically, so his suggestions are naturally quite unique.

Upon hearing Zhao Guobin's words, Wang Duoyu shook his head and said:

"I'm just here to observe, and neither Secretary Liu nor I are suitable to bring this up, but Executive Director Zhao, you're perfect for it, so you'll submit it."

The first generation of ID cards was introduced two years ago, and the Resident Identity Card Regulations were officially passed last year, marking the nationwide implementation of the ID card system.

In that case, why not just start implementing resident ID cards with built-in contactless IC card smart chips?

By incorporating both a photo and a chip, this new anti-counterfeiting ID card further enhances the security of the document.

After hearing this, Zhao Guobin was a little stunned, but then became extremely excited.

This is a huge achievement, and we're just going to give it to him like this?

However, upon closer reflection, neither Wang Duoyu nor Liu Deben deserved such credit.

Liu Deben goes without saying; Harbin Institute of Technology will be upgraded this year or next, and then such merits will no longer be needed.

Wang Duoyu was originally a mathematics professor, and he wasn't part of the government system, so he had even less need for such technology.

"Thank you!" Zhao Guobin was extremely grateful. He hadn't expected to get such a reward; he had truly struck gold.

In fact, submitting it to leaders of other public security departments would truly maximize the credit.

However, Zhao Guobin is no less capable; he also deserves such credit.

After the matter was settled, Wang Duoyu left the secretary's office.

A few days passed in the blink of an eye. On the evening of March 12th, Wang Duoyu planned to set off for Beijing the next day.

Although he wasn't needed for the meeting in Beijing this time, there was a lot of work piling up there that he needed to go and handle.

"Dad, I want to go too!"

At the dinner table, when they learned that their father was going to the capital, the two brothers, Wang Junhong and Wang Junan, immediately started clamoring to go to the capital together.

"Why are you following me? I'm going by train, not plane!" Wang Duoyu shook his head and said.
"Besides, your mother isn't coming with me. As the men of the family, you two brothers should stay home and protect her, understand?"

Why isn't Mom coming with us?

"Because your mom is about to give birth to your younger brother or sister, and with such a big belly, it's not suitable for her to travel far, you know?"

You have to reason with little kids, and you have to be gentle with your tone.

Yes, that's how it works at this time. If the little brat throws a tantrum and doesn't listen, then just say three, two, one, and start hitting!
Mischievous children are truly a nuisance; the gentler adults speak to them, the more they take advantage and rebel against them.

Therefore, we have to resort to certain methods.

If a child is naturally obedient and well-behaved, then of course there's no need to worry so much; just treat them gently.

Liu Xiaoli watched the conversation between the father and his two sons with a smile, nodding or smiling but not saying a word.

She is very satisfied with her current life.

If time could flow as slowly as it does now, that would be even better.

The next day, Wang Duoyu took his two children with him, along with his eighth sister, and Xue Wenbin and the other children, and went to the capital.

Only Liu Xiaoli and the others remained at home, because Wang Meili and the others weren't going to Beijing together.

The little brat wanted to fly, so Wang Duoyu called Su Zongxi of Northern Airlines and asked him to help arrange a plane ticket.

Wang Duoyu needs to buy a plane ticket to travel by plane.

Although Su Zongxi always said it wasn't necessary, Wang Duoyu still asked Yuan Zuliang to help pay for the plane tickets.

Firstly, Wang Duoyu doesn't lack this money, and secondly, Northern Airlines also needs high-net-worth passengers like Wang Duoyu.

From deciding to fly to heading to the airport, Wang Junhong and his children were extremely excited throughout the entire process.

A little over an hour later, the plane landed smoothly at Beijing Nanyuan Airport.

To Wang Duoyu's surprise, Zhao Guobin and a leader personally came to the airport to welcome him.

This leader's name is Nong Yunqing, and he is a leader in the public security department.

Upon meeting, he excitedly shook hands and exchanged pleasantries with Wang Duoyu, his enthusiasm almost overwhelming Wang Duoyu.

After exchanging pleasantries, Wang Duoyu got into the car with Nong Yunqing, and then Nong Yunqing started talking about the anti-counterfeiting technology for ID cards.

The first-generation ID card was introduced last year, but it hasn't been rolled out to many areas yet, so it's perfectly acceptable to replace it now.

Zhao Guobin's contactless IC card smart chip technology is truly impressive; Nong Yunqing praised it highly after reviewing it.

Several experts from the public security department held a meeting overnight to discuss the matter in detail.

As we all know, since the reform and opening up, the number of cases across the country has increased significantly, especially in public places such as trains, where petty theft is commonplace.

If this ID card technology can be widely adopted, it will be of great help in apprehending criminals.

"Sir, if the goal is to reduce the number of these types of cases, especially criminal cases, I believe the solution is to ban guns!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Duoyu offered his own thoughts:
"I'm just briefly sharing my experience. Last year, on my way from Shangri-La to Kunming, I happened to encounter such a highway robbery."

"If we can ban these increasingly rampant firearms and strictly control guns, then we can reduce similar incidents as much as possible nationwide."

"Of course, I think CCTV should be installed in places with very high population mobility, such as train stations."

ID cards are merely a means to make management more convenient, but they are not the most effective method.

Of course, Wang Duoyu was just making a suggestion casually and didn't think about it much.

Nong Yunqing took this suggestion very seriously and immediately wrote it down.

Nong Yunqing values ​​any suggestions that are useful to their public security department.

The current situation has truly given them a major headache.

The distance from Nanyuan Airport to No. 87 Zhongguancun West Street is not far, and you'll arrive at your destination quickly.

Although Nong Yunqing was still somewhat reluctant to leave, she took the initiative to get out of the car and say goodbye to Wang Duoyu.

After thanking Nong Yunqing, Wang Duoyu turned and walked into the courtyard.

He hadn't been to courtyard number 87 for a while.

The courtyard is still the same as before.

"You must behave at home and not run around. If you accidentally get lost, do you remember how to save yourself?"

The next day, before Wang Duoyu left, he gave Wang Junhong and the other children a final reminder.

Wang Jun'an was only a little over two years old, so Wang Duoyu wasn't too worried. But Wang Junhong, who was over five years old, was mischievous and naughty, so Wang Duoyu was a little worried.

His eighth sister might not be able to control Wang Junhong, and this little guy, relying on his cleverness, often leaves his eighth sister speechless.

Yes, a five-year-old child, even adults can't win an argument with him.

It wasn't that his eighth sister, Wang Meifeng, couldn't curse or hit people, but rather that Wang Junhong was not only clever and quick-witted, but also sharp-tongued. He had learned so many twisted arguments from who-knows-where, always leaving Wang Meifeng at a loss for how to respond to this little guy.

That's what Wang Duoyu was worried about.

After giving the little brat some instructions, Wang Duoyu turned and left.

Wang Duoyu got out of his car and walked into a large courtyard near Wenjin Street that had no house number or sign.

For the next few days, Wang Duoyu stayed in this compound to finish up his previous work.

Until this day, two cars arrived at the gate of the compound, and several leaders got out.

The visitors were not Nong Yunqing, nor Lü Yangui, nor Fang Lihe, but experts and leaders from another department.

More than ten minutes later, in a conference room in the compound, Wang Duoyu sat in his seat and listened to the experts from Shenyang and Chengdu finish their presentations before speaking:
"Gentlemen, I understand your thoughts, but the reality is that we haven't developed a more advanced engine yet, so the technologies we've developed in this project will not be released to outsiders."

The experts and leaders from Chengdu and Shenyang made their intentions very clear: they wanted to borrow some of the technologies already developed in the Mach 5 fighter jet project.

For example, there are three relatively advanced technologies: photoelectric distributed aperture system, stealth coating, and air intake design.

Currently, the top fighter jet in China is the J-8 twin-engine high-speed fighter jet, which completed its maiden flight in 1969, finalized its design in 1979, and entered service in 1980.

The J-8 fighter jet is equipped with two WP-7A turbojet engines manufactured by Liming Aero Engine Company, with a maximum Mach number of 2.2.
The weaponry consists of a 23mm twin-barreled cannon with seven external hardpoints. It can use PL series short-range air-to-air missiles, as well as PL-11 medium-range radar-guided air-to-air missiles, unguided air-to-air missiles, and rockets.

It can be said that the J-8's equipment is already very advanced.

However, if the J-8 fighter jet could be equipped with an electro-optical distributed aperture system, stealth coating, and air intake design, and perfectly integrated, then this fighter jet would definitely experience a qualitative leap.

First, let's talk about the photoelectric distributed aperture system. This is an infrared photoelectric sensor, mainly used for high-resolution dynamic imaging. It can maximize the details of the image and is small in size.

In the original timeline, the photoelectric distributed aperture system was developed by the U.S. Office of Naval Research in the late 1990s as part of the Naval Advanced Technology Demonstration Program for Distributed Infrared Aperture.

The Mach 5 fighter jet project cost so much money, and the first technologies to be perfected were the optoelectronic distributed aperture system and related technologies.

Although a Mach 5 fighter jet is still nowhere to be seen, these technologies need to be developed ahead of time because they still need further optimization.

The reason is simple: Mach 5 fighter jets are too fast.

Although photoelectric distributed aperture systems are used for high-resolution dynamic imaging, they are too fast for a Mach 5 fighter jet to provide a reliable high-resolution imaging warning.

Therefore, the technology needed to be optimized. However, before the technology was even optimized, it was already being targeted.

Does Wang Duoyu not know how terrifying the photoelectric distributed aperture system is?

Of course I know that the reason he doesn't want to apply it to other projects so early is because he's afraid of leaks.

Electro-optical distributed aperture systems can provide aircraft, armored vehicles, and ships with a clear field of view from all directions, offering functions equivalent to a commander's observation device, a gunner's sight, and a pilot's observation device.

It can automatically identify and defend against incoming targets and provide a high-resolution imaging early warning, greatly improving the battlefield situational awareness capabilities of spacecraft and other equipment.

However, there is no war in China nowadays, and the country is relatively peaceful.

Secondly, this device is essentially a cheat code, so it's not too late to provide it a few years later.

Because what Wang Duoyu wanted to do was to showcase one generation, produce one generation, and develop one generation, rather than just throwing out all sorts of new gadgets.

If the enemy finds out, then there will be trouble again.

As for the stealth coating, it is a new material secretly developed by the materials research institute under Harbin Institute of Technology. It is a stealth material that is fixedly coated on the structure of weapon systems.

Currently, radar stealth coatings, infrared stealth coatings, visible light stealth coatings, and multifunctional stealth coatings have been developed.

Other advanced technologies, such as sonar stealth coatings, have not yet been developed and are still under development.

Taking radar stealth technology as an example, as we all know, radar reconnaissance is one of the most widely used and effective reconnaissance methods in the world, so radar stealth technology naturally becomes one of the most important stealth technologies.

Extensive research has been conducted on this topic both domestically and internationally.

The research on this technology mainly focuses on two aspects: structural design and absorbing materials. There are many absorbing coatings used in aircraft, such as ferrite absorbing materials, ceramic absorbing coatings, radioactive isotope absorbing coatings, and conductive polymer absorbing coatings.

The Mach 5 fighter jet project led by Wang Duoyu aims to create a nano-absorbing coating formed by combining inorganic nanomaterials and organic polymer materials.

Unfortunately, developing this type of coating was not easy.

Radar stealth coatings alone are subdivided into many different types because they have different technical requirements for different fighter jets.

Not to mention the stealth technologies corresponding to different reconnaissance methods such as infrared, electromagnetic waves, and shock waves, which have even higher technical requirements.

Finally, there's the air intake design that Shenyang Aircraft Corporation and its experts are currently discussing.

If you dissect a fighter jet, you'll find a strange phenomenon: there's a long cavity in front of the engine, which is what's known as the aircraft's air intake.

The Mach 5 fighter jet uses a combined cycle engine, which of course also has an air intake.

Furthermore, Wang Duoyu proposed several different intake duct design schemes for the entire engine, corresponding to different subsequent technical design improvements.

Throughout the development of the Mach 5 fighter jet project, the process progressed from easy to difficult. For example, in the engine development process, Wang Duoyu and his team started with the simplest subsonic ramjet engine before moving on to the current turbine-based combined cycle engine.

There is no doubt that the development of the subsonic ramjet engine is quite difficult, even far more so than the J58 variable cycle engine of the Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft.

But Wang Duoyu's R&D team was already very strong, not only because the team was extremely capable, but also because Wang Duoyu prepared a lot of tools for the project, such as simulation software.

Furthermore, there is the Yuanchang Large Wind Tunnel Laboratory currently under construction at Harbin Institute of Technology, as well as many materials research institutes, all of which are research institutions prepared for the Mach 5 fighter jet project.

Most importantly, the Mach 5 fighter jet project was actually a research and development project established by Wang Duoyu to study strong solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations.

It was just an application project he used to verify his theoretical mathematical tools, nothing more.

As one of the world's most outstanding mathematicians, he would naturally be well-prepared for projects he personally leads and focuses on.

"why?"

The leader from Shenfei immediately countered with a question, to which Wang Duoyu crossed his arms and replied:

"For no particular reason, it's just that these technologies aren't ready to be exported yet!"

"However, if you need the blueprints for the air intake design, that's fine, you can borrow them, but you must make sure that this information is not leaked, not even a tiny bit!"

The leader immediately became a little annoyed and said irritably:
"Professor Wang, Shenyang Aircraft Corporation is no ordinary organization. How could we possibly allow such information to be leaked?"

"To put it bluntly, all of Shenyang Aircraft Corporation's current technology is, in my opinion, worthless!" Wang Duoyu didn't mince words and immediately retorted.
"Professor Qian and his team have developed many missiles, but frankly, they're not very useful when mounted on the J-8 fighter jet."

"The J-8 fighter jet isn't lacking in capability. As our ancestors said, 'When the tiger is away, the monkey reigns supreme.'"

"I'm not belittling the J-8, but rather stating the facts: the Mach 5 fighter jet we are developing is the true terminator of all aircraft in the atmosphere."

nonsense!

The fastest aircraft currently in service is the Blackbird reconnaissance plane, but even the Blackbird's speed is only Mach 3.2.

However, the design speed of the Mach 5 fighter jet project was Mach 5.

In the world of martial arts, speed is the only way to break through!

Of course, if this Mach 5 fighter jet is just a tiny thing that can only maintain a Mach 5 speed for a very short time, then it's just a shell.

However, if it can be maintained for more than half an hour, that would be remarkable. But if it can maintain a flight time of more than half an hour, and still maintain a flight speed of Mach 5, then even if the engine has very low fuel consumption, its fuel consumption would still be terrifying.

In other words, these two are contradictory and difficult to balance.

If most of the aircraft's design is used for fuel tanks, making it unable to carry multiple weapons, then it's just a pretty face.

So the Mach 5 fighter jet project sounds incredibly impressive, but in reality, the technical challenges that need to be overcome are numerous.

The leaders of Shenyang Aircraft Corporation (SAC) are not technical experts and cannot refute Wang Duoyu, but the other experts at SAC are indeed masters.

They seized upon Wang Duoyu's statement to refute it.

However, Wang Duoyu only said one thing: "Technology is not to be shared!"

In terms of secrecy level, the Mach 5 fighter jet project is much higher than the J-8.

Therefore, several experts and leaders of Shenyang Aircraft Corporation were furious with Wang Duoyu's arrogant attitude.

The leaders and experts of Shenyang Aircraft Corporation, whose efforts came to nothing, left in disgrace.

After returning, they embellished the story and reported it to their superiors.

So, the next day, while Wang Duoyu was still at work, Fang Lihe and Lü Yangui came to see him with several leaders.

After exchanging pleasantries, Wang Duoyu learned the purpose of their visit and immediately smiled:

"I guessed it yesterday. If they can't win the argument, they'll definitely find someone else to persuade me. Haha, how boring!"

"Gentlemen, if you want my technologies to be known by others, then just sign off. Once you sign, I'll immediately withdraw from this project. You can do whatever you want with it. I'll consider the money I invested as gone."

Everyone: "."

Fang Li and the others were speechless. Good heavens, did they really need to be so alarmist?

To be honest, this is a bit too much.

Shenyang Aircraft Corporation is no ordinary unit. Why would Wang Duoyu distrust it so much?
"Duoyu, you don't need to overreact like this. Tell us, what are you worried about? Are you really that afraid that these technologies will be discovered?"

Hearing Fang Lihe's words, Wang Duoyu nodded and said:

"Equipping the J-8 with an optoelectronic distributed aperture system and stealth coating is no different from a three-year-old child carrying gold in public. Do you think others wouldn't notice it?"

"I don't need to elaborate on how the enemy will detect and obtain these things, do I?"

"And how long has the Mach 5 fighter jet project been underway? We don't have many countermeasures at all, and I don't want this technology to continue to be discovered."

Lu Yangui immediately said, "I remember you said that these technologies are only relatively low-end technologies, and your Mach 5 fighter jet project is still developing more advanced technologies, so it's not a big problem to use them on the J-8 now, right?"

"Boss, it's not that simple!"

Wang Duoyu shook his head.

He wasn't trying to persuade anyone; if Lü Yangui and his group really wanted to do it, he meant what he said.

Moreover, he already said yesterday that the J-8's air intake design could be improved. As for the stealth coating, well, it doesn't make much difference whether it has it or not.

After thinking for a moment, Wang Duoyu said:
"How about this? I know we're currently working on the J-10 project. We could improve the air intake design, or add technologies like an electro-optical distributed aperture system and stealth coatings. However, I can help develop a twin-engine fighter jet."

The standard version of the J-10 fighter jet is a single-engine design. As early as 1982, the chief designer, Song Wencong, participated in the review and demonstration meeting of the new generation fighter jet development plan. The J-10 project was officially approved for development this January.

However, by December 1981, all the design drawings for the Mach 5 fighter jet project led by Wang Duoyu had been compiled and sent to Beijing.

On May 1, 1982, the project was successfully launched.

To be honest, the Mach 5 fighter jet project is progressing much faster than the J-10.

It's possible that by then, Mach 5 fighter jets will have already been developed, while the J-10 will only have just begun manufacturing.

Of course, in the original timeline, the J-10 was manufactured starting in 1994, made its maiden flight in 1998, began flight testing in December 1999, and was not delivered for use until 2003.

From 1986 to 2003, no, it should be said that from 1982 to 2003, a full twenty-one years were spent.

too slow!
"Twin engines?"

The Shenyang Aircraft Corporation experts who came with Fang Li immediately raised questions:
"Professor Wang, the design for the J-10 fighter jet has been finalized and cannot be changed."

"And you're changing from a single-shot to a dual-shot, which makes it even more impossible!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Duoyu simply smiled quietly and waited for the other person to finish speaking before speaking himself:
“This expert, you are being too arbitrary. You may not know, but my Mach 5 fighter jet project only took six months from the feasibility study meeting to its official approval. Unlike the J-10 project, which dragged on for four years before being approved.”

This is why Wang Duoyu wanted to stay at Harbin Institute of Technology, and why he even founded the Want Want Group.

When he has money, he can do whatever he wants without having to worry about anything else.

Even if Wang Duoyu is a math whiz and excels in every aspect, and his superiors trust him, he can't cook without rice if he has no money.

So if he had money, Wang Duoyu would speak this loudly now.

Shenyang Aircraft Corporation expert: "."

He was rendered speechless by Wang Duoyu's retort, because he felt that Wang Duoyu was too outrageous.

Unfortunately, he couldn't find a reason to refute it. He couldn't very well say that Fang Li and the other leaders "favored" Wang Duoyu and allowed him to squander the country's research funds, could he?

I can't say it!
He wouldn't dare say that, after all, there were quite a few leaders present, how could he dare to speak recklessly?

Fang Lihe spoke up at this moment:

"Duoyu, the J-10 project really can't be changed any further. It's already been approved. If we add these technologies now, it means we'll have to start discussing it again, which will delay the J-10 project once more."

"So, it can be added to the J-8 fighter jet?" Wang Duoyu asked rhetorically.

Before Fang Lihe could speak, he continued:

"If the J-10 project isn't needed, then forget it; it'll save me time and energy. But forget about the J-8; that fighter jet is too outdated and not suitable for adding these advanced technologies and equipment."

There was absolutely nothing wrong with that statement, but Fang Li and the others didn't quite understand its meaning.

The Shenyang Aircraft Corporation expert wanted to say something more, but a leader standing nearby said with a smile:
"Professor Wang, you are an expert in aerospace and a mathematics professor. You know better than us old guys how to design and produce fighter jets. I have a question for you. Why is the J-8 fighter jet so outdated? It is currently the most advanced fighter jet in our country. It shouldn't be that bad, right?"

Although it wasn't stated clearly and the tone wasn't particularly accusatory, Wang Duoyu understood what the leader meant: the other party was angry.

Wang Duoyu shook his head and said:

"Leader, let's not even talk about comparing with foreign countries. Let's take Harbin Institute of Technology as an example. If needed, Harbin Institute of Technology is currently manufacturing a fighter jet based on a subsonic ramjet engine and rockets. Its combat capabilities can completely overwhelm the J-8 in every aspect."

In May of last year, the sub-project of the sub-steam ramjet engine in the Mach 5 fighter jet project was completed and subsequently transferred to the Yuan Chang Large Wind Tunnel Laboratory for testing various data.

At the end of last year, Wang Duoyu went to the Yuanchang Wind Tunnel Laboratory to discuss and resolve related technical issues with Xu Yimin and his team.

In early March, the engine had passed all the tests and was ready to begin 3,000 hours of trial runs.

In other words, once the test run is completed, ground test flights can indeed be conducted immediately, followed by the maiden flight test.

Of course, the fact that such a fighter jet needs to be launched by rockets is enough to prove its flaws.

Even so, such a fighter jet is still an incredibly powerful existence.

The premise is that it can actually pass this 3,000-hour test drive and successfully pass subsequent ground test flights and other tests.

"Professor Wang, are you able to produce this fighter jet right now?"

"We can't produce it, but if the J-8 needs to be equipped with technologies such as an electro-optical distributed aperture system, wouldn't that also take time?"

This is a classic case of both sides having their own version of the truth.

Nobody can convince anyone else!
Wang Duoyu holds the technology in his hands; if he says he won't give it to them, then he really won't.

If this leader insists on taking a hard line and forcing the issue, then the mess that is the Mach 5 fighter jet project will likely be left unresolved.

Last time, Fang Lihe wanted to join forces with other departments to get rid of Liu Deben and Lü Gongliang.

As a result, Wang Duoyu immediately lost his temper, ran out, and threatened Fang Lihe with the Mach 5 fighter jet project.

In the end, Fang Li had to give in to them.

Fang Lihe couldn't bear the consequences of angering Wang Duoyu; he couldn't handle them.

Although this time is somewhat different from last year, it is still impossible to force Wang Duoyu to comply.

Fang Lihe and the others exchanged glances, and could only pause the topic before starting to call for more people.

Half an hour later, Qian Xuesen arrived at the courtyard.

When Wang Duoyu saw that Professor Qian had also arrived, he was filled with helplessness.

The latter is undoubtedly a super senior figure in the domestic scientific community. In any case, Wang Duoyu needs to respect the other party's opinion.

"Let me have a chat with Professor Wang, what do you say, leaders?"

Qian Xuesen spoke up, so Fang Lihe and the others had no choice but to give up their seats.

Inside the office, only Wang Duoyu and Qian Xuesen remained. However, the latter did not talk about the current matter. Instead, he talked about the process of conducting missile research with other scientists in the 1950s.

Developing a missile is not so easy, while developing a nuclear bomb is relatively easier.

In reality, under those circumstances, it would have been extremely difficult to develop anything, whether it was an atomic bomb, a missile, or a hydrogen bomb.

"Back then, we didn't have the technology we have now. There were so many secret agents back then," Qian Xuesen recalled, mentioning how they often caught some spies.

Wang Duoyu understood that those were difficult times, but Qian Xuesen probably didn't quite grasp it; the devil was always one step ahead of the saint.

Moreover, now that we've entered a period of reform and opening up, everyone is focused on making money.

With money, what can't you do?

Technologies that have been painstakingly developed with money, especially those like photoelectric distributed aperture systems, should ideally remain unknown to the public.

This is our trump card; it's not time to reveal it yet.

Just as Wang Duoyu and Qian Xuesen were chatting, a phone call came in. After answering the call, Wang Duoyu's expression changed drastically.

(End of this chapter)