Chapter 401: Great Thoughts from Two Thousand Years Ago
When it comes to scientific research, Xu You does not have much of a burden for fame and fortune, and it is not even for the purpose of upgrading any system.
The main reason is the love for scientific exploration.
Even without the advent of the system, he would still be the ordinary Xu You who was struggling to study for the college entrance examination.
Xu You will also maintain his love for science and do his best to study the scientific problems he likes.
After hearing Xu You's answer, Che Shaozhong realized that his way of asking questions seemed a little inappropriate.
"This realm is too high. We haven't thought of this step yet. Let's put it this way. If we limit ourselves to the level of national development, what is the higher realm of scientific research?"
Xu You thought about it and replied: "First determine the general direction of scientific research, and then specialize in smaller directions."
Che Shaozhong nodded vigorously, expressing his satisfaction with Xu You's answer.
"That's right. It's about determining the general direction of scientific research. An outstanding scholar cannot just focus on the small direction of his own research, but should think about problems from a higher perspective. We call these people 'scientific research decision makers'."
After hearing what Che Shaozhong said, Xu You seemed to understand what kind of identity his mother Wu Jing had.
"So, you are a 'scientific research decision maker' like my mother?"
"You can say that. This is an existence independent of any system, because only those who are truly engaged in front-line scientific research can accurately predict the development direction of scientific research and make the best decision-making plan. Each scientific research decision-maker may focus on a certain scientific research field, or may take into account multiple scientific research fields. After all, many scientific research problems have something in common, and there are also some scholars, like you, who are cross-disciplinary talents and have outstanding achievements in multiple fields."
Che Shaozhong's words really opened up a new world for Xu You.
Before this, Xu You had never heard of the term "scientific research decision makers".
"Then what areas does my mother focus on?" Xu You asked tentatively.
"Your mother is truly a rare genius. You two are both rare cross-disciplinary talents. As Mr. Wu's son, it's no surprise that you have achieved what you have now."
Che Shaozhong did not mention Xu You's father Xu Zhou, as if Xu Zhou's identity was not worth mentioning.
At this time, Che Shaozhong added:
"Of course, your father is also an outstanding materials expert. Your whole family has made significant contributions to the country."
Che Shaozhong did not say what Wu Jing had done specifically. These were probably things that could not be revealed to Xu You for the time being.
"By the way, the verification platform of the aviation engine control system that we want you to study is a very important research. It has a lot to do with our new generation of various domestically produced aircraft, and it is also related to the aircraft carriers code-named Four and Five. Because according to our judgment of the current situation..."
Che Shaozhong took a deep breath and continued:
"In Yihai, there will definitely be a confrontation! And it will most likely happen in the near future!"
After hearing what Che Shaozhong said, Xu You suddenly understood why some projects were so urgent.
These projects that urgently called on Xu You to participate in are also preparations for this possible sudden situation.
After Che Shaozhong's in-depth analysis, Xu You became more certain of Che Shaozhong's judgment on the situation.
"Of course, this confrontation is not limited to the military, but also economic and technological. The Art of War says, 'The best strategy is to attack the enemy's plans, the next best is to attack their alliances, the next best is to attack their troops, and the worst is to attack their cities. We will not resort to the worst strategy unless we have no other choice.'"
Xu You couldn't help but sigh that these military ideas from more than two thousand years ago are still not outdated even now.
"It's not that we don't have the ability to attack with force. It's very easy for us now. But we can't just pursue short-term results, but we have to consider more long-term things. If we are too radical, we will be at a disadvantage in the international community."
Xu You learned a lot from listening to military expert Che Shaozhong's analysis of the situation.
Xu You felt that he still had to take time to read more books.
"It's the same with the Bald Eagle. In addition to the military, they also hope to suppress us economically and technologically. But judging by the current trend, it's only a matter of time before we surpass them. When they can't bear it any longer, they will take action. If that happens, we will send out the army before that..."
"But the best case scenario is to defeat the enemy without fighting. If we are strong enough that they don't even dare to do anything, then liberating them will save a lot of trouble."
"So, the ultimate goal of our research on military weapons is not necessarily to use them, but to own them. As a military expert, I personally hope that those terrible weapons will never have the opportunity to be used."
"But... we must also be prepared at all times and not leave anything to chance."
After communicating with Che Shaozhong, Xu You learned to think about problems at another level.
"Teacher Xu, in fact, the projects you are working on, such as superconductivity, quantum computers, and controlled nuclear fusion, all demonstrate the ability of a scientific research decision maker. I personally hope that you can take on more responsibilities."
"Don't worry, Mr. Che, I won't let you down for your trust in me."
After seeing Che Shaozhong off, Xu You took some time to start studying the relevant materials.
Simply put, what Che Shaozhong wanted Xu You to do was to build a fault-tolerant verification platform for aircraft engines.
Because in a new engine, there may be various faults.
Finding these faults in actual testing is an extremely tedious and costly task.
To this end, the best method is to use software to simulate various engine failures and verify the feasibility of the design while designing the aircraft engine.
In this way, the trial and error cost of the engine development process can be greatly reduced and the efficiency of development can be improved.
When the problem became clear, Xu You began to summarize the difficulties.
The first problem is to accurately enter a large number of possible aircraft engine failures into the system.
In the hard drive that Che Shaozhong gave to Xu You, all types of failures were described in detail.
However, how to accurately convert these faults into patterns that the system can recognize and how to quickly review these faults are currently unresolved problems.
The second problem is the setting of the flight scene.
In order to ensure that the engine performance test is detailed, it is necessary to simulate various flight conditions of the aircraft in the system.
