Great Country Academician

the capital. Mid-July.

The scorching summer has only just begun for this northern city.

Chang'an Avenue, the Forbidden City, a place of historical interest, is still crowded with people.

At this moment, in a small-to-medium-sized manor not far from the north side of the Forbidden City, an old man was busy in the fields in plain clothes with his sleeves rolled up.

The small vegetable plot is full of various vegetables.

Not far away, some common fruit trees such as apples, apricots, peaches, and plums hang heavy fruits.

Every summer, as midsummer approaches, leaders of countries in the northern hemisphere will adjust their work mode to vacation mode one after another.

"Politicians are human beings too, and they need to rest." This sentence was said by Cameron, the former prime minister of the country on which the sun never sets. When he said this, he was taking his wife Samantha to enjoy the sunshine and delicious food on the streets of Portugal.

As the national image of a country, ordinary people often only see their political and political side, but rarely know what they are like when they are resting.

For these people, their vacation life can be described as mixed. Some people were scolded for being "too extravagant", and some were questioned about "holiday show".

But for people who were born on this land, planting something is probably something that is engraved in their bones.

The old man cleaned up the weeds in the vegetable field, got up and patted the dirt off his hands, and walked towards the orchard.

In the garden, another old man who looked much older was holding a bright red peach in his hand and gnawing on it.

The old man walked over with a smile, turned on the tap to wash his hands, picked up a peach from the basket and ate it.

"How is it, Mr. Pan, the taste I planted by myself is not bad." While eating, the old man asked with a smile.

In the garden, the old man who is eating the peaches he planted on the opposite side of him is Mr. Pan Deming, a former professor of mathematics at Peking University.

This old academician has long since retired and belongs to the earliest group of mathematicians in the country. He (once) participated in various confidential projects of the country. For example, he once made missiles and sent satellites to the sky with Mr. Qian, which is very respectable. .

On the opposite side, Pan Deming, who was eating a peach, said with a smile: "It seems that you have been quite free recently, and you are in the mood to rest."

The old man shook his head with a smile, and said: "It's not enough to be free, there are quite a lot of things. But you can't keep going, you have to have some rest time, right, it's just a sneak in."

Pan Deming smiled and asked, "I heard that the international situation is not very optimistic recently?"

The old man nodded and said: "Yes, those countries have increased the restrictions, but fortunately, they can still hold on for now."

Pan Deming asked curiously, "How is the situation in Jinling?"

The old man thought for a while and replied: "Judging from the previous information, the progress is quite smooth. The first wall material has been solved. The previous Academician Xu wrote me a letter, and he is currently organizing other controllable projects in the country. The fusion research facility tackles some of the last of the puzzle."

Hearing this, Pan Deming was a little moved and surprised: "The first wall material has been solved? Haven't heard of this news report?"

The old man smiled and said: "Academician Xu's request may be due to concerns about international influence, and it has not been reported through the media."

Pan Deming said with emotion: "He really thinks about the country."

The old man smiled and said, "Yes, the blessing of the country."

After a pause, he continued: "Judging from his previous letters, there may be hope that the fire will be ignited next year."

Hearing this, Pan Deming couldn't control the shock on his face anymore, and couldn't help asking: "Next year? Is he serious?"

The old man smiled and said, "Although I've asked many people, they don't think it's very promising, but I still feel a little hopeful."

Hearing this, Pan Deming said with emotion: "If this is true, then it is really a witness to history."

"Controllable nuclear fusion, I've heard about it for decades, and there is no hope of realizing it in my lifetime."

"Decades ago, when I went abroad to study in the United States, the United States and Big Brother were doing this. At that time, many people thought that it could be done in twenty or thirty years at the latest. No one thought about it later, Big Brother It’s all disintegrated, and the new century has arrived, but controllable nuclear fusion is becoming more and more difficult.”

"Fifty years forever, I didn't expect to make me wait until this day."

Although he is not a scholar majoring in nuclear energy, he used to be one of the top mathematicians in China, participated in many engineering calculations in the field of nuclear energy, and also understood some developments in the field of nuclear fusion at home and abroad.

From the earliest tokamak devices to inertial confinement. Then the NIF in the United States failed to ignite, and after pouring a basin of cold water on the direction of the entire inertial constraint, everyone began to study the magnetic constraint again, and then there were all kinds of things.

Tokamak, stellarator, pebble bed, anti-field mirror hoop, magnetic mirror.

Various routes have sprung up after inertial constraints failed.

Of course, tokamak and stellarator are the two hottest and most promising routes.

But even so, there is still no hope for controllable nuclear fusion, and it has been hailed as "forever fifty years" by the scientific community.

Unexpectedly, the young man who was all-powerful in the field of mathematics at the time is now moving forward with controllable nuclear fusion, and it is almost realized.

Hearing the emotion of the old academician Pan Deming, the old man became a little curious.

He smiled and asked, "You seem to be optimistic and confident about him?"

Pan Deming smiled and said: "Don't forget that the field where he first became famous was mathematics. He has created countless miracles in the mathematics world."

"Solved a world-class problem at the age of seventeen, solved one of the seven millennium problems at the age of twenty, and won the Philippine Award in the same year, setting a new record for the youngest winner of the Philippine Award."

"For the mathematics world, he is like a genius born out of nowhere. Even the likes of Euler and Newton in history, I'm afraid it was nothing more than that when he was young."

"If you look at him from the perspective of the field of mathematics, I am afraid that any mathematician has great confidence in him. For today's mathematics field, he can be said to be a miracle."

"So even if he achieved controllable nuclear fusion, I wouldn't be surprised."

The old man smiled and said: "Fortunately, we invited him back back then. It would be unimaginable for such a talent to be left abroad."

Hearing this, Pan Deming was also reminded of a bit of memory, and couldn't help smiling.

In 2018, he could still take a plane to see the young man at the Crafford Award ceremony in Sweden, and resolve some conflicts between Peking University and him.

Now, it is possible to support the elderly at home.

The two old people chatted in the park, feeling the past.

At this moment, a guard hurried in from outside the courtyard.

"For the first time, Gao Hongming Gaoting came from Jinling, saying that he has something urgent to see you, and it has something to do with Academician Xu." Walking in front of the old man, the guard quickly reported.

Hearing this, the old man's expression tightened, thinking something was wrong, he quickly said: "Let him in quickly."

"Yes!" After saluting, the guard hurriedly ran out of the courtyard.

Without waiting for a long time, accompanied by the guards, Gao Hongming walked in quickly, with an expression of excitement and joy on his face, which made the old man who saw him startled for a moment, and then put down the stone in his heart.

It seems that nothing happened to that Academician Xu.

"Why are you so anxious?" The old man asked with a smile.

Gao Hongming looked excited and excited. He quickly took out a letter from his close-fitting jacket, handed it to the old man, and said, "The latest news came from the Qixia Controllable Nuclear Fusion Project. Academician Xu has solved the last problem of tritium self-sustaining." , the demonstration reactor project has entered the final stage of equipment assembly and commissioning."

Hearing this sentence, the old man's pupils shrank slightly, and quickly took the letter from Gao Hongming's hand, opened the envelope, and took out the letter paper inside.

【Dear】

[Hello, recently, the Qixia Controllable Nuclear Fusion Project ushered in another major breakthrough. 】

[On the basis of solving the problem of the first wall material, and through the unremitting efforts of many researchers in the Lixiao Institute, we have found a technology suitable for the recovery and reuse of tritium elements in controllable nuclear fusion reactors--'Liquid Lithium Melting Salt Breeding Tritium Technology'. 】

[This technology, which plays a major role in controlled nuclear fusion, makes up for the last piece of the important puzzle that we are missing. So far, in terms of controllable nuclear fusion technology, we have mastered most of the puzzles. 】

[The construction of the Lixiao controllable nuclear fusion demonstration reactor project has also come to an end, and the relevant equipment is undergoing final assembly and debugging. 】

【Therefore, here, as the general manager of the Qixia Controlled Fusion Project, I am applying to the central government to apply for the Fuxiao Controlled Fusion Demonstration Reactor to be ignited in the second half of this year! 】

[Please approve the central government! 】

The letter is not very long, and all the content is written in just one page.

But the arrival of this letter made the old man who was on vacation laugh heartily, and all the worries of the past dissipated.

"good!"

"good!"

"good!"

"It's really good!"

The old man was extremely emotional, even in front of Pan Deming and Gao Hongming, he didn't care about his demeanor.

After the joy and excitement, the old man took a deep breath, adjusted his state, faced Gao Hongming, stood up straight, and calmly gave instructions.

[Approval of Qixia Controllable Fusion Demonstration Reactor project, start ignition! 】

PS: There should be another chapter in the evening, ask for a monthly ticket