Technological Hegemony

The boat departed from the pier, sailed along the Yangtze River into the East China Sea, and then turned a corner southwards to its destination, the East China Sea Bridge.

Although Luo Jia promised Professor Ouyang to watch the ceremony, he didn't want to be on the rostrum, and he didn't want to take the opportunity to show off. He just planned to watch from afar and watch his hometown change little by little.

"The Beidou system is so powerful that it can log in to the Internet even at sea!" Principal Raphael hugged his phone excitedly.

Luo Jia smiled and explained to him, "The navigation signal is indeed provided by Beidou, but the Internet service is not a function of Beidou. On April 12, 2017, Huaxia launched the first high-throughput communication satellite. Practice 13 No."

"Shijian 13 uses a Ka-band multi-beam broadband communication system, and is also equipped with a laser communication device. It uses electric propulsion to maintain orbit for a long time. The total communication capacity is as high as 20GB, which exceeds the total capacity of all communication satellites in China."

"We are connected to this satellite now, and Huaxia uses ion electric propulsion, which weighs seven tons. The world's largest communication satellite Shijian No. 18 was destroyed due to a launch accident in July 2017. It's a pity. The total communication capacity of Shijian 18 has reached 70GB, if that satellite is successfully launched into the sky, our current network speed can be even faster.”

The boat was moving slowly, and it was a bit boring. Principal Raphael and Luo Jia suddenly chatted about the satellite system, which immediately aroused the strong interest of a large number of technical nerds.

Once upon a time, Huaxia was just a layman in aerospace technology. When the Soviets and North Americans competed in space, the Chinese could only look up at them from a distance, watching the North Americans leave their first footprints on the moon, and watching North America’s Mars exploration. successfully logged in.

Today, our country is also a big player in the space field. At present, there are four global satellite navigation systems in the world. The North American GPS system has the fastest record of launching six satellites a year, and the Russian GLONASS system has nine satellites a year. The European Galileo system has six stars a year.

In 2018, the Huaxia Beidou system carried out a total of nine launches, each launching two satellites, setting a new record of 18 satellites in one year. In the following 2020, the Beidou system will officially light up the world.

"May 2, 2000." While everyone was discussing enthusiastically, Luo Jia suddenly mentioned a date out of nowhere, which stunned everyone.

"We should remember this date. On May 2, 2000, on this day, North America officially lifted GPS civilian signal interference. Prior to this, the positioning accuracy of civilian GPS has been poor. It is not because of technology, but because North American authorities deliberately I'm interfering, and I don't want everyone to get a more accurate positioning."

Cao Yuan asked in confusion: "Then why did they cancel the interference?"

Roger said with a smile,

"Because Russia developed the GLONASS system, GPS has competitors, so every time I see some fans on the Internet saying that the GPS system in North America has contributed to human civilization, I can't help laughing."

"Maybe they don't know that the reason why GPS was developed was not to benefit mankind, but to guide missiles and perform surgical killings. The accuracy of military GPS can reach the millimeter level, while civilian signals are worse, at the decimeter level. And that's after canceling the interference."

"When there was only the GPS system in the world, North America could do whatever it wanted. In 1999, during the India-Pakistan war, North America directly blocked the local signal, so the soldiers in India and Pakistan returned to the Stone Age overnight. .”

"The commander used a ruler to measure on the map, and the troops were caught blind. For a while, the Indian army ran to Pakistan and was completely wiped out, and for a while, Pakistani tanks drove into the Indian army camp because they couldn't find their way in the dark."

"Anyway, it made India and Pakistan miserable that time, so they invested capital and engaged in regional satellite positioning by themselves. Now among the major international armies, the only one still using the GPS system is Neon, and their Zenith system Relying entirely on GPS, maybe the Neon people really think that North America is their real father, and no matter how poor other countries are, they still need to build a few positioning satellites."

Luo Jia's language is witty, and it was very interesting to listen to his talk about history. Everyone couldn't help laughing. At the same time, they also deeply felt that China's development of the Beidou system was really a correct decision.

Destiny should be held in one's own hands, and some people who hate the country on the Internet accuse the Beidou system of wasting people's fat and people's anointing. Why do they have to build their own when they obviously have GPS?

Luo Jia felt that these people should not be stupid, but purely bad.

After a pause, Luo Jia continued, "Both GPS and Beidou are only responsible for positioning or sending short messages within 120 characters. It is communication satellites that really allow us to connect to the Internet at sea."

"Currently the number one communication satellite company in the world is North American International Communications, the second is Luxembourg SES Global, the third is European Communications, the fourth is Canadian Telecom Star, the fifth is Neon JAST, and the sixth is Goudahu. Arabian satellite."

"Why are they all foreign companies? Where do we rank?" Ling Feng asked anxiously.

Luo Jia said lightly, "China Satellite Communications ranks ninth in the world, but this ranking is not accurate. It is ranked according to annual turnover. In terms of turnover, Thailand ranks ahead of us, ranking eighth. Russia is even worse, ranking eleventh."

"The reason for this phenomenon is that our and Russia's communication satellites are mainly used by the national team, and the degree of commercialization is not high, and the fees are also low. The sixth largest dog, in fact, only has six satellites, just because of commercial use. It’s done well, so it’s at the top of the list.”

"Of course, even if we rank according to the number of satellites, our country is not high. It's probably fifth or sixth. North American International Communications and Luxembourg SES Global both have 60 satellites, and we only have a dozen."

"This is a civilian communication satellite. How many communication satellites the military has is more metaphysical. Anyway, I don't know. Even if I knew, I wouldn't say it if I was killed."

Everyone chuckled again. The national conditions are such that the strength of the Huaxia military is indeed very metaphysical, but the backwardness in the field of civilian communication satellites is also unacceptable to everyone.

A strange atmosphere has already formed in Xingchen Technology. As long as the tough guy Tiantuan knows that there is still a backward phenomenon in any field, everyone will be unhappy, and hold back their energy to give him this field.

It seems that in the eyes of the tough guys, Huaxia should not be associated with the word backward.

When they got near the Donghai Bridge, everyone found out that it was a wise decision for Luo Jia to rent a boat to watch the ceremony.

Because the shore is already crowded with people, it seems that the residents of the entire Yangtze River Delta have all run to the East Sea, the dark figures can't be seen at a glance, and the cheers can be heard from more than ten nautical miles away.

The coast guard has already pulled up the warning buoy, and the power generated by the Karmen vortex street is so powerful that no ships are allowed to approach it.

Luo Jia asked the captain to anchor outside the cordon, and there were some large and small ships beside them, and all the people on board came to watch the ceremony.

The crew moved out boxes of binoculars and distributed them to everyone.

The subsidiary Xingchen Optics recently received a batch of orders from the military, so these telescopes are all camouflage army-customized versions. After using them up this time, the telescopes will be distributed to everyone as a bonus as a souvenir.

Originally, Luo Jia wanted to bring the whole company over, but I heard that there were so many people that the traffic police started to block the roads, so most of the straight men stayed at the company to watch the live broadcast.

According to the Chinese tradition, everything must be auspicious. The cutting ceremony of the thirteen power generation arrays is scheduled for 10:58 in the morning. There is still some time before the ribbon cutting. Those who have not eaten breakfast can eat a little on the boat. Standing on the deck, waiting.

The huge power generation array can be clearly distinguished without a telescope. It is no longer what it used to be. After remodeling, it has become a huge sea wall with four sets of generators and a total of forty-eight wind turbines.

The reason for grouping is because of the convenience of maintenance. If any unit is running abnormally, you only need to stop the unit for inspection and repair, instead of shutting down all the arrays, which can improve operational efficiency.

The total installed capacity is as high as 2400M. Under the full working condition, it can generate 2.4 million kWh per hour. Among them, the No. 1 array is the experimental array of Xingchen Technology. The parks and monuments built along the coast will prove its extraordinary historical significance .

If you have to describe it in one language, Luo Jia feels that these four sets of power generation arrays are like four bridges, the kind of steel bridge specially used for trains to pass, with an extremely complicated multi-link system, and countless bridges. fixed wing.

During the waiting time, Luo Jia opened the webpage to watch the forum. Since the satellite network is not only expensive but also very slow, watching the live broadcast of Station B is a no-brainer. You can only check the posts in the forum.

Unexpectedly, the degree of attention of overseas netizens is not weaker than that of Huaxia, but the mood is completely different.

From the north to the south, all Chinese people were bursting with excitement. Just look at the hundreds of thousands of spectators at the scene. Their cheers kept going up to the sky, and many people cheered to the point of hoarseness.

This is not only a power generation array, but also represents the hope for the revival of the entire nation.

For a hundred years, we have learned science from the West. They are teachers and we are students.

But with the wisdom and tenacity of the Chinese nation, although our students started a little late and our family is a little poor, one day we will complete a historic transcendence and regain our place in this world.

However, overseas netizens are different. Their feelings can be summed up in five words: envy, jealousy, and hatred.

"I feel cheated. The news has always told me that China is a poor and ignorant country without freedom, but why are they the first to achieve energy freedom in the world?" A more rational western netizen left a message .

"The news is all lying to you. If you go to Huaxia with your own eyes, you will understand that we Westerners have been living in the memory of the past, while Chinese people have been working hard. Can you imagine that in recent years, their average 10,000 kilometers of highways are built every year! And the highways in the entire British Empire are only 3,800 kilometers!" A netizen who is more familiar with Huaxia left a message.

"The data is coming, the Dutch highway is the tenth in the world with 2335 kilometers, the UK is the ninth with 3803 kilometers, the neon is the eighth with 6514 kilometers, Italy is the seventh with 6957 kilometers, Spain is the sixth with 9763 kilometers, and France is the fifth with 11300 kilometers. km, Germany ranks fourth with 12,400 km, Canada ranks third with 18,570 km, North America ranks second with 100,000 km, and China ranks first with 131,000 km!" A data party left a message.

"Let me tell you, the data is all fake! Huaxia actually only has one highway, and all the highways on the map are from PS! Those power generation arrays are also fake, they are all fake, and they can't be used to generate electricity at all! Qian Don't be misled, brothers, Huaxia is a poor and backward small country, there is nothing to fear at all, just look at Russia next door, their nuclear weapons are always aimed at us, that is the truly terrifying opponent!" A strategic deception bureau comrades leave a message.

After seeing this message, Luo Jia laughed.

The Bureau of Strategic Deception was spontaneously organized by Huaxia netizens. It is said that the director of the bureau is Comrade Zhang Zhaozhong, a famous military deceit. The purpose of the bureau is to weaken the China threat theory, mislead the Western people, and make them think that China is still poor and backward. Wait.

In the initial period of time, the strategic deception still played a role. They made India think that mastering democracy is equivalent to mastering everything. As long as there is democracy, there is no need to work hard. Everything will be descended from the gods. Let North America mistakenly think that as long as China reforms and opens up, the sky will definitely change and so on.

It's a pity that at this stage, the job of fooling foreigners is becoming more and more difficult, because the facts are there. Luo Jia and his partners have reached a shocking level in the ferocious siege of cities all over the world. .

In this case, even a fool would find it hard to believe that Huaxia is a harmless rabbit.

suddenly~

The huge noise broke through the clouds, and hundreds of thousands of people on the shore cheered wildly, as if they were celebrating something.

However, Luo Jia looked at the time. There were still a few minutes before the unveiling. Why did the celebration start earlier?

"It's official! It's finally official!" An Ran shouted excitedly: "A few minutes ago, the national team officially announced that starting from February 1, the national electricity price will be adjusted uniformly. Electricity, all adjusted to 40 cents per kWh!"

"I'll go! So many drops!"

"Yes, in the past, the price of industrial electricity was more than one yuan!"

"The national team has done a great job! This is definitely a big deal! The price of electricity has been lowered, and industrial profits have risen instantly! Global competitiveness can also be raised to a higher level!"

"Forty cents a kilowatt-hour? This should be the lowest electricity price in the world, right?"

"It's not the lowest in the world. Some small countries heavily subsidize residents' electricity consumption, but among all industrial countries, we are the lowest!"

"This day has really come. You must know that this is the first electricity price adjustment, and there will be at least two more reductions this year!"

"Energy freedom is just around the corner!"

Everyone was extremely excited. The national team had fulfilled their historical mission, and with the shocking reduction in the price of electricity, it gave China's industry and commerce a powerful shot of chicken blood.