After the "Future Science and Engineering Master Plan" was written, it was not submitted immediately. It must wait until the plan has achieved substantial results before it can be considered.
However, some preparatory work can be done first. For example, for the research on high-energy particle accelerator equipment, precision instrument companies can be arranged in advance to conduct preliminary research work.
Moreover, if you want to operate a high-energy particle accelerator, you also need a huge power supply. As there is currently no power surplus in China, it is necessary to arrange for Xinhui Energy Company to build a new power station next to the high-energy particle accelerator experimental equipment.
Therefore, it is necessary to find a place in advance to build a high-energy particle accelerator, which involves research on domestic geography and finding a suitable place.
Another example is the research on controllable nuclear fusion. First, it is necessary to clarify what pathways and methods are available to achieve controllable nuclear fusion, and then specific plans and details can be implemented for these pathways and methods.
Fortunately, Zhao Yi has already analyzed the realization method of controllable nuclear fusion in the general outline and listed several feasibility research directions. If we conduct in-depth research according to these directions, we can finally reach the destination.
Although there are many methods, they always have their own advantages and disadvantages, the technical difficulty is different, and the power generation cost after implementation is also very different. In fact, Zhao Yi knows all this, but he still has not written down the optimal solution.
Instead, all feasible plans are listed, and then these feasible plans are studied one by one, and even promoted by multiple parties simultaneously.
Doing this will undoubtedly increase research expenditures and cause a huge waste of money and manpower, but Zhao Yi still does it. His purpose of doing so is mainly for two reasons.
The first reason is to train researchers in a real scientific research environment so that they can realize that scientific research is not always smooth sailing. They always look for the best answer at the time from countless options.
Among the several solutions listed in the general outline, some are technically difficult to implement, but have obvious side effects, such as relatively low energy output and input, and a large waste of resources.
And some are very technically difficult. With the current level of science and technology, it takes a lot of effort to solve the problem. But once a breakthrough is achieved, the controllable nuclear fusion power station eventually built will have a higher energy output-to-input ratio and resource The utilization rate is higher.
However, this kind of plan is obviously not able to achieve a breakthrough in the short term, so those research approaches and plans that do not seem to have ideal final results also have certain research value.
Only by studying controllable nuclear fusion in various ways can we comprehensively cultivate talents in this field, instead of Zhao Yi telling them that if they just do it, they will definitely achieve good results.
The reason why Zhao Yi wants to train these researchers is to make himself more relaxed and try not to let him come forward by himself, so that others can complete some project research on his behalf.
For this reason, he even did not hesitate to spend more money to achieve this goal. After all, compared to money, these researchers and their research spirit are the most important. They will eventually become the mark of a civilization and be remembered in the blood of civilization.
This is like Dayu's water control. Water control is definitely a merit, but the spirit conveyed through water control affects the behavior of future generations, and is a spirit that can be remembered in the blood of civilization.
Flood control may only be a contemporary achievement, but this spirit will influence generations to come.
Zhao Yi wants to integrate the scientific spirit into the national blood in this subtle way, deepen this memory through small scientific and technological breakthroughs, and eventually become the gene of our national civilization.
The second reason is to form the industrial foundation of controllable nuclear fusion and deepen theoretical research on controllable nuclear fusion, so that our researchers can comprehensively grasp all research directions of controllable nuclear fusion.
This will lay a good foundation for subsequent in-depth research on the miniaturization of controllable nuclear fusion.
Researching in one direction alone can of course save money, but correspondingly, it means that the number of researchers engaged in this undertaking will also decrease. The reason is very simple. Scientific research does not mean that more people are more powerful.
I thought that transferring researchers from other controllable nuclear fusion research directions would definitely speed up the research. In fact, there is no obvious correlation between them, at least not always a positive correlation.
Because there are rules for the development of everything, and the same is true for scientific research. It is not always correct to have more people and more power.
To give a very simple example, only a few people can participate in the installation of equipment. Others can only watch from the side and cannot help much.
Therefore, through a multi-pronged approach, we can increase the number of researchers in this area and expand the base of researchers.
Moreover, certain materials and foundations for controllable nuclear fusion in multiple directions are common. As long as one makes a breakthrough, projects in other directions will also benefit from it.
The other is theoretical research. It is said that all roads lead to Rome. Of course, the goal is easy to achieve, but as a scientific researcher, you need to know how many roads lead to Rome.
Only by knowing how many roads lead to Rome can we comprehensively understand the entire matter and have a comprehensive and clear understanding of the research on controllable nuclear fusion, instead of just talking on paper and boasting.
Only with a comprehensive theoretical knowledge system can we be of greater help to the subsequent optimization research of controllable nuclear fusion and reduce a lot of resistance to subsequent research.
Again, there are no shortcuts in scientific research. The correct method is found after eliminating countless wrong methods. But are the wrong methods worthless
Definitely not, even the value of these wrong methods is more valuable than the only correct method, especially the impact on the entire social scientific research system, the value of wrong methods is often higher than the value of the correct method.
Because the companies under Zhao Yi are not very short of funds now, especially those high-tech companies, most of their profits are still retained in their companies. I hope they can use these funds to increase their scientific research efforts.
So Zhao Yi broke down the project modules in the general outline and distributed them to his companies to conduct relevant research. Even if the general outline does not win the favor of the government in the future, he will implement it in his own company.
Among the projects listed in these general outlines, the genetic research project is one that does not have a clear goal, because there is really no way to set a goal. Could it be that the goal is to enable humans to fly through genetic modification
Therefore, regarding genetic research projects, Zhao Yi just listed some technical research directions, such as analyzing the functions of human gene fragments, exploring gene cross-stability research, exploring artificial gene chain technology, etc.
In fact, these are all exploratory studies, all conducted within the existing genetic framework. Even if the research is thorough, it will not allow humans to escape from this environmental category, and they will still be full-fledged earthlings.
More high-end genetic research is able to self-construct genes after fully analyzing the existing gene status. It can even construct genes with special functions that are different from the current gene-building forms.
To give a very simple example, currently human beings cannot move independently in space and must bring relevant equipment. However, through innovative genetic research, humans can gain the ability to walk in space.
Once these genetic technologies are mastered, human beings will become the creators, and human evolution will completely deviate from its original track and form a self-evolving advanced civilization.
At that time, the universe will no longer be feared by humans, and even the entire universe will be just a playground for humans. Human beings with the power of God will be the masters of the entire universe.
It's just that to reach this level, not only breakthroughs in genetic technology are needed, but also other aspects must reach the corresponding level, so as not to cause the collapse of social civilization.
Of course, the time required is also immeasurable. Zhao Yi has no hope for the time being. Even if he has the skills in this area, he will not release them. There is no benefit in doing so.
As for the earth environment research project, it is divided into countless small projects, such as atmospheric research, animal and plant habits research, stratigraphic environment research, etc.
One of the research projects is an aerial water diversion project, which Zhao Yi attaches great importance to. If this research can be completed, it will be of great value to the human living environment.
As the number of humans increases, environmental damage becomes more and more serious, and humans will face more and more difficulties. The two most important crises are the food crisis and the fresh water crisis.
As the number of humans increases, the per capita arable land becomes less and less, and the food crisis becomes inevitable. If we have not yet broken out of the earth and gained a larger living space, this problem must always be with us.
Even if Zhao Yi asked Tianji Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Company to prepare an offshore farm, it would only solve the short-term difficulties. In the long term, it would not solve the fundamental problem.
At that time, either humans will control themselves, or a war will break out to artificially reduce the population. Therefore, Zhao Yi actually has no particularly good way to face this crisis. He can only hope in the broader universe.
There is also the issue of fresh water. This does not mean that the total amount will decrease, but that the distribution of fresh water resources is extremely uneven. Drought will kill others and floods will kill them.
The most common way to solve the problem of fresh water is seawater desalination technology, which allows humans to obtain certain freshwater resources by desalinating seawater.
However, the amount of fresh water obtained in this way is limited and consumes a lot of resources. Moreover, due to geographical restrictions, it is more difficult to obtain this fresh water in areas far away from the coastline.
Of course, if controllable nuclear fusion technology is successfully commercialized, then energy will be inexhaustible for mankind, and energy costs will be much lower.
At that time, the desalinated water can be transported to inland areas at a lower cost, so the seawater desalination technology is also a project that Zhao Yi has asked his own Fluclight Environmental Management Company to study.
It's just that it's not particularly urgent now, and Yaoguang Environmental Management Company can't take care of it for the time being. It won't start researching this technology until the environmental management company has more spare energy and the seawater desalination market becomes larger.
Compared with obtaining fresh water through desalination, another way is to use technology to draw fresh water from the sea air to inland areas to form rainfall and bring fresh water resources to these places.
This kind of technical difficulty is of course very high. It is equivalent to human beings taking away some of their rights from nature. It is a good microcosm of human beings fighting against nature.
Once the aerial water diversion project is successful, at least there will be no floods or droughts, and the problems that plague mankind will be completely solved.
Of course, the general outline written by Zhao Yi will definitely not just raise questions and research projects and ignore the rest. Instead, he will put forward some of his own research insights in all projects.
Some are more detailed, and some just provide some ideas. In each project, a sentence will be written for reference only, allowing those participating in the research to explore more implementation methods and approaches. (End of chapter)