The hometown of Jiangcheng.

As soon as he entered the gate, Tang Qi saw the large screens hanging from the hall.

Super large screen!

This is the style of Tang Qi's research, and it is also the style of Old Man Tang.

Both the father and son pursue a visual information acquisition method that is "full mastery" and a view of the overall situation that controls the overall situation.

The spacious lobby with the duplex building layout has the overwhelming number of these super large screens, which makes people feel a little cramped.

On one large screen, there was an endless desolate Gobi. Just as you appreciate this desolation and vastness, bleakness and tranquility, a scientific research drilling vehicle suddenly appeared on the picture.

The drilling car is like a living guy, but is very lonely walking on this lifeless land, with a deep and dim background.

On the left side of the large screen, there is also a large screen hanging, reporting the scene of Yan Kingdom's exploration of Mars.

"... The detection spacecraft launched by Yanguo has set sail and returned more than two months ago. This time, the detection spacecraft uses new driving devices and new power energy, and is provided by a driving energy company in Tangguo..."

A big young man stood in front of the big screen, watching carefully, his face filled with a knowing smile.

Hearing the footsteps, the young man turned his head...

Before entering the gate, Tang Qi was mentally prepared. What kind of person and father he was about to face was a person.

Unexpectedly, after entering the door, I found that my father was not here, but an alumnus:

"Song Chang? Why are you here?"

Although it was unexpected, Tang Qi was secretly happy. He was secretly happy that the boss was not at home and could enter and exit the house freely without looking at people's faces, let alone prepare for a verbal battle or psychological war.

"Tang Qi? So you live here?"

The young man named Song Chang was also surprised.

"No, I don't live here. I'm back to get something."

Tang Qi looked around and confirmed that the boss was not in the room, and he immediately relaxed.

"Mr. Tang, Tang Qi... Uh? Mr. Tang, you-?"

Song Chang discovered something immediately.

Tang Qi nodded and reached out to signal not to mention this relationship again.

Song Chang had a surprised expression on his face.

"I have been disagreeing with him since I was a child. My mother passed away three months ago and even had a breakup with him."

Tang Qi did not give an in-depth explanation, but just made a trail.

"I remember now, no wonder I never listened to you when I was studying for a doctorate in the University of Defense."

Song Chang suddenly came over.

"When did you join Shengtang Company? I remember when you were studying for a doctorate, you were in the field of nuclear physics. After graduation, you entered a nuclear research institution. Why did you come out now?"

Tang Qi conjectured this fact from when Song Chang called Tang Sen General Tang.

"There is no way. All the people in the same department have jumped into the sea. I can't jump or not. Isn't anyone in your organization jumping into the sea?"

Song Chang called the act of the worker of the National Academy of Sciences to switch to business as jumping into the sea.

"It seems that the scientific research community of Tang Kingdom is about to be over. They have turned to business, and few of them are willing to stay in the research institute and do scientific research honestly. Money is the first to harm others, and entertainment is the first to harm others!"

Tang Qi sighed deeply and said authentically.

"Tang Qi, you can't say that. You are also engaged in scientific research when you switch to business, but it's more applicable."

Song Chang disagreed with it.

"Turning to business is also doing scientific research? The scientific research here cannot bring essential progress to basic science, and cannot produce new theories that are subversive like the theory of relativity and quantum theory. Such scientific research is only applied at best, and it is worthy of its name."

Tang Qi showed an unhappy expression when he saw Song Chang's face.

Song Chang looked a little embarrassed. After all, Tang Qi was also a fellow traveler and knew the "water condition" in it.

However, he did not agree with Tang Qi's attitude of standing at the highest point to examine this issue, so he forced a smile and said:

"Tang Qi, you are joking. Theories like the theory of relativity and quantum theory that have pioneered the country are not something that can be born casually."

"Being rooted in basic science does not mean that theories that are shocking ancient and modern times must be born like the theory of relativity and quantum theory. I mean that at least they can be improved and supplemented."

Tang Qi smiled and relieved the awkward atmosphere.

All those who engage in scientific research know that quantum theory is not a complete set of theories. Apart from the fact that wave function does not have an authoritative and convincing interpretation, it also has one flaw: although it unifies three of the four basic forces, it has not successfully solved the problem of substitution of the induction force.

The current quantum gravity is just an attempt and has not been successful.

To become a set of "universal theory", quantum theory needs further improvement and more supplements, which requires scientists to honestly take root in basic science to do research.

The proposal of supersymmetry, the concept of string theory, and the expansion of various parameters of the standard model, etc. are all efforts made by basic scientists in improving it.

"In the West, when it comes to improving and supplementing quantum theory, it is not our turn to do it! Our ability to transform them and transform them into productivity is the greatest contribution to the scientific research community. This is also one of the reasons why I jumped into the sea."

Song Chang smiled, everyone knew it.

How many people can truly concentrate on doing basic scientific research with long cycles, weak transformations, low incomes, coupled with impetuous social atmosphere, fast pace of life and material needs that can never be met?

"I don't deny the value of commercial scientific research, I just feel that it's a pity. It's too wasteful for cutting-edge scientists like you to switch to commercial scientific research."

Tang Qi felt sorry for him.

"Tang Qi, did you have such a personal experience when you stay in the National Academy of Sciences: you have studied for many years without any results, but you are receiving salary every day, and you feel like you are a sacrificial soul?"

Song Chang looked at Tang Qi and wanted to see the changes in the expression on Tang Qi's face.

Because he knew that most of them who adhere to basic scientific research had such a personal experience, and Tang Qi was definitely no exception.

Basic science cannot be compared with commercial research.

The relationship between basic science and production practice is relatively indirect, and it needs to be transformed into material productivity through a series of intermediate links. Commercial scientific research can be directly transformed into productivity, and visible results are even visible wealth.

Song Chang's question made Tang Qi fall into silence.

Indeed, most of them who are engaged in basic science have been "mediocre" all their lives, and even if they prove the incorrectness of a certain truth, it is extremely difficult.

Feeling the atmosphere frozen, Tang Qi sat down on the side of the coffee table, and reached out to Song Chang, signaling him to sit down too.

"There has not been much progress in basic science in the past century. This is not something that one or two scientists can do, nor is it something that one or two generations of scientists can accomplish. Now that the energy level desert has emerged, the energy level collision of the particle collider has reached its limit, and new particles that can break through the existing cognitive theory, or the existence of energy strings cannot be discovered. It is obviously impossible to establish a particle collider that is circumvented by the orbit of the solar system. Under this energy level limitation, if scientists keep working on this basic science, they can only wait for death. It is better to switch to a broader commercial field, benefit the public in a wider way, and let the public truly enjoy the convenience brought by scientific and technological development."

Song Chang succeeded with one blow and immediately exerted further force.

"This report from Yanguo-"

As the general trend was coming, Tang Qi, who was powerless, had to change the awkward topic, raised his hand and pointed to the large screen hanging in the hall:

"It should have been reported recently, right? The report mentioned that their detection spacecraft uses new drive devices and new power energy, which is provided by a driving energy company in Tangguo. I guess, this driving energy company refers to your Shengtang company, right?"

Song Chang nodded:

"Yes, it's our Shengtang Company. But our cooperation with them is not a righteous and pure color, and it is entirely a commercial cooperation."

"understand."

Tang Qi nodded as well, and then asked curiously:

"This cooperation, what kind of driving device will your Shengtang Company develop?"

“Lithium ion thruster.”

Song Chang looked at Tang Qi, gave up some thought, and continued:

"It is an upgraded version of the ion thruster, with smaller drive devices and ten times the thrust of the previous generation. This time it was used on the Yanguo detection spacecraft and was successful. This strengthened our Shengtang Company's confidence in the research of lithium-ion thrusters."

"The report said that the probe returned more than two months ago. Are you back to Earth now?"

Tang Qi wanted to know how fast the new driver of Shengtang Company could bring to Yanguo's Mars rover.

"I guess I'm about to return to Earth. According to calculations, the whole trip will not exceed three months."

Song Chang replied with a little smugness.

"Excellent, this should be the fastest spacecraft on Earth, right?"

Tang Qi exclaimed.

The fastest known spacecraft that has been to Mars is more than 200 days, and the exploration spacecraft of Yan Kingdom only takes about three months, which is a very obvious improvement.

"What's so amazing about this? We are now carrying out the third generation of improvements. As long as we overcome the laser beam manufacturing problem in lithium-ion propellers, it only takes a few days to use it to hit Mars in the Sun and Times. That's the amazing speed."

"It's very good, at least visible and tangible hope. However, it's still too snail to run out of the solar system."

When Tang Qi saw Song Chang's smug look, he couldn't help but pour some cold water on him.

"This speed is enough to relax near the earth, such as strolling around the moon and rushing through the gates of Mars. As for running out of the solar system, it is not necessary? The current living environment of the earth will be fine in a few thousand years, unless the earthlings commit suicide and destroy the earth's environment. Either the earthlings are curious about the attack and seeking out some alien life, they will think of running out of the solar system to see."

Song Chang said in a sarcastic tone.

"No matter how Shengtang Company upgrades the lithium-ion thruster, it is impossible to achieve light-speed flight. In my opinion, you should focus on the research on controlled nuclear fusion. Once successful, it can be used to manufacture nuclear fusion spacecraft engines and solve the earth's clean energy problem."

Tang Qi was very enthusiastic and actually wanted to bring Song Chang back to basic scientific research.

"Tangqi, it is a bit too early to talk about clean energy. If controlled nuclear fusion is realized, the first thing to be put into use is the nuclear fusion engine, and secondly, it will be considered for nuclear fusion power generation."

After all, Song Chang is an expert in this field. He knows that controlled nuclear fusion is obviously not worth the effort when used in power generation, because the input energy is much larger than the output energy. However, spacecraft does not need to care about the output energy, so as long as the technology develops to the extent of the input energy and the output energy are close, controlled nuclear fusion can be used first in spacecraft.

"Once controlled nuclear fusion is successful, will it be used in spacecraft first?"

Tang Qi was a little surprised.

"Deep Space Strategy! Now all countries are competing in secretly, which is controlled nuclear fusion technology. It depends on who is the first to break through and reach the top. Didn't Donglin Kingdom implement the same deep space strategy as our Tang Kingdom? Isn't it just to build a base on the moon to dig helium-3?"
Chapter completed!